Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
$1,118Sale Price|20% Off
Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Patent 75086 - This is a large tobacco box with many purposes, (Child's Paint Set). Car in multicolored golden tin in classic brass. Almost new with all the original parts. Wonderful...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Single Satinwood & Walnut Blonde Bed, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco single bed, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed company. Veneered in Satinwood with walnut fea...
Iron
ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED PETER RABBIT CHiLDRENS CHEST OF DRAWERS FROM BEDROOM SUITE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Circa 1920's English hand painted Peter Rabbit Chest of Drawers which is part of a bedro...
Wood
Art Deco Very Attractive Single Walnut & Satinwood Bed, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco single bed, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed company. Beautifully f...
Iron
Edison Little Folks Child's Dresser/ Armoir
Located in Highland, IN
This lovely little child's armoire in maple by Edison Little Folks has handsome deco style detailing and is highly functional with a bank of four drawers ...
Metal
Mobile in Rose Quartz and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Art Deco Matching Pair of Single Beds In Satinwood & Walnut. England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco matching pair of single beds, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed comp...
Iron
French Art Deco Kid's Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique kids bed total refurbishing, new made mattress new upholstery. Bed can be easy reassemble for easy shipping and storing.
Wood
$2,750Sale Price / set|20% Off
Two Art Deco Modernist Children's Armchairs by Jan Wils for Eik en Linden, 1918
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare set of two Art Deco Modernist children's armchairs. Design by Jan Wils for Meubelfabriek Eik en Linden Alkmaar. Striking Dutch design from around 1918. ...
Oak
Art Deco Vintage Fabric Wood Glove Puppetry, circa 1920 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage glove puppetry with 10 character puppets, circa 1920 Austria. A fabulous and very rare glove puppetry including the characters: Mr. Pu...
Fabric, Wood
Mobile in Bronze-Patina Brass and Shell by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Vintage Fuchsia and Black Moroccan Round Upholstered Stools
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of modern fuchsia and black Moroccan Art Deco Style stools. The upholstery is a damask fabric in floral taffeta with a raised velvet printed texture. Pair of modern Contemporary round Moroccan style stool in pink fabric upholstery in 1970s style. Moroccan Art Deco Style little pouf...
Fabric, Damask, Satin, Velvet
Lloyd Loom Art Deco Six Piece Child's Suite of Furniture
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable child's six piece suite of furniture crafted in wicker in art deco high style including a settee, rocking chair, armchair, table, lamp and planter all in the orig...
Wicker
Art Deco Walnut Single Bed, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco single bed, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed company. Beautifully f...
Iron
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Child Chair with Cane Seat, Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a nursery or children’s room with this charming antique bentwood chair crafted in France circa 1920 in the manner of Thonet. The petite chair features the iconic steam-bent ...
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Thonet Style Bentwood Child Rocking Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a child’s room or nursery with this charming antique bentwood rocking chair crafted in France circa 1920 in the manner of Michael Thonet. The petite rocker features the icon...
Cane, Bentwood
Antique Bentwood Children's High Chair with Folding Tray and Caned Seat
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
A delightful and exceptionally collectible early 20th-century bentwood convertible children's high chair (Kinderhochstuhl), crafted in the renowned Austro-Hungarian tradition of Gebr...
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Clothes valet by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet (H102cm) circa 1940/1950
By Bonnichon, Jacques Adnet
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Clothes valet by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet (H102cm) circa 1940/1950
Beech
20th century French Pair of Decorative Art Deco Velvet Armchairs, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Pair of charming miniature club chairs in blue embossed velvet. Perfect for a child’s room or as decorative accent pieces. Overall in good condition. One of the chairs shows slightl...
Velvet, Wood
Rare RCA Victor Childs Folding Chair, Nipper Dog and Horn
By RCA Victor
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare RCA Victor Childs folding chair, nipper dog and horn. I’ve only seen one other in 40 years, Classic 1930s childs size folding chair with original RCA V...
Wood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Armchair Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child armchair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of Michael Thonet, and built of bentwood, the baby chair stands on four cu...
Cane, Bentwood
$1,118Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Period Handmade Childs Arm Chair set, 1920's Belgium
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Early 20th Century Art Deco Period Handmade hand crafted Childs Size Arm Chair set of 2. Made in Belgium, 1920's. Beech wood constructed chairs...
Beech
$20,000 / item
Pair of bigs Art Deco Horse, 1940, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Horse in wood and chrome. ...
Chrome
$996Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.75 in W 17.5 in D 8 in
Mid-19th Century Child’s Grain Painted Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-19th century Benchmade child’s grain painted Miniature chest of drawers. A country piece in the American Empire style, with a step-back drawer and backsplash, above the case with...
Wood
Satinbirch Child's Wellington Chest, Victorian Style, Circa 1870
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mid 19th century Satinbirch wood, childs size wellington chest, having eight drawers with original turned wooden knobs, enclosed by Locking Pilaster. Childs si...
Birch
Art Deco Figured walnut double bed
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful highly figured walnut Art Deco Double Bed. The headboard and footboard boasting beautiful heavily figured matching book paged and quartered American walnut veneer with ba...
Walnut
$5,245
H 30.71 in W 44.89 in D 24.02 in
Anthroposophical Children's Desk by Felix Kayser for Schiller Möbel, circa 1930
By Felix Kayser, Schiller Möbel
Located in Berlin, DE
Anthroposophical children's desk designed by Felix Kayser made of handcrafted ash wood. The desk was probably made by Schiller-Möbel, Stuttgart, Germany, c. 1930. Literature: Reinhol...
Ash, Wood
$1,295 / set
H 25.25 in W 25.75 in D 11.25 in
Rustic Red Children’s Hand Crafted Wood Diner Style Table & 2 Benches Set
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Rustic red children’s hand-crafted wood diner style table & 2 benches, a set. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage a...
Wood, Paint
$437Sale Price|65% Off
H 22 in W 30 in D 17.5 in
19th Century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s Chest of Drawers
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s chest of drawers This child’s Baroque style French country chest of drawers has a finely ser...
Fruitwood
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 77 in W 54 in D 10 in
Antique Neoclassical Satinwood Double Bed With Hand Painted Swags c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Satinwood Double Bed With Hand Painted Swags c1930 H board - 46 3/4" x 57" x 2 1/2" F board - 27 3/8" x 57" x 2 1/2" Interior - 77" x 54" x 10" An antique neoc...
Satinwood
Crayon childrens chair
By Pierre Sala
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Wooden chair for children, primary colors, "Crayon" model by (or after) Pierre Sala, 1980s. Height 50cm. Width 28cm. Depth 32cm. Seat height 24cm. Weight 700gr. In good condition ...
Wood, Paint
$380
H 21.5 in W 24.5 in D 13.5 in
Germany vintage Hausser Children's Tricycle 1950s / 60s - Old toy - Collectible
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Hausser Toy Company (also known from the Elastolin Figures) Germany blue red and beige children's tricycle, in iron, sheet metal and tubes - This tricycle has small rotating pedals o...
Metal
Italian 40s Deco Single Bed
Located in Milan, IT
Deco single bed. Solid walnut wood frame with minimal sleek top decoration.
Walnut
$2,795 / set
H 43.25 in W 38.75 in D 81.75 in
Rare Pair English Satinwood Paint Decorated Adams Style Twin Single Size Beds
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare pair of English satinwood paint decorated Adams Style twin or single size beds exudes timeless elegance and craftsmanship. Beautifully constructed in satinwood, these antiq...
Satinwood
$2,485
H 20.5 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
Modern Abstract Sculpture in Bronze Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Thaddeaus" sculpture by Patrick Coard Paris redefines modern luxury with its bold yet elegant design, handcrafted from a bronze patina brass veneer inlaid on a fiberglass core. ...
Brass
Bentwood chair for children
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Elegant antique bentwood armchair, featuring a distinctive minimalist design inspired by the early 20th-century Vienna Secession era. With its clean lines and classic curved backrest...
Beech, Bentwood
Bentwood chair for children by Pancota Vienna
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bentwood chair for children by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
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H 37.5 in W 18 in D 23 in
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair by M. Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 and attributed to Michael Thonet, the child chair stands on four curved legs embellished with a pierced footrest on the front; both seat and arched back features hand knotted caning, and the feeding tray table lifts up with lock mechanism to keep child safe in place. The bentwood high...
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair by M. Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair; crafted in France of bentwood circa 1920 attributed to Michael Thonet, the child chair stands on four curved l...
Cane, Bentwood
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H 10.04 in W 19.69 in D 4.93 in
Lacquered Plywood Art Deco Modernist Children's Furniture Credenza, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist children's furniture credenza. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Original lacquered plywood base with hand-painted multi-colored handles. Thi...
Plywood
Art Deco French Mahogany Goatskin Nighstands, 1930s
Located in North Miami, FL
Behold a captivating duo of French Art Deco nightstands, crafted circa 1930, where the allure of mahogany meets the opulence of goatskin. These nightstands are distinguished by their...
Chrome
Art Deco Chest of Drawers Ttompe-L'œil French, Circa 1930
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco Chest of drawers of small proportions. Trompe-l'œil on solid pine with original bakelite handles. Trompe-l'œil macassar ebony and satin birch.
Pine
Antique Childrens School Desk, 1930s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Antique childrens school desk. Beautifully crafted cast iron legs with oak seat and desk. Even the original porcelain ink well isp r...
Iron
Art Deco Walnut Single Bed, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these superbly styled Art Deco single bed, totally original to the 1930s and made in England by the Vono bed company. Be...
Iron
Art Deco Walnut Night Stands Italian
Located in Buggiano, IT
Pair of original art decò night stands, in walnut, Italian honeycomb panels, right and left. Comes from an old country house in the Pisa area of Tuscany. As shown in the photographs ...
Walnut
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H 37.5 in W 16 in D 25 in
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane High Baby Chair Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Feed your child in style in the antique and sturdy Art Deco high chair; crafted in France of bentwood circa 1920, and attributed to Michael Thonet ...
Cane, Bentwood
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H 31.5 in W 15.5 in D 23 in
Unusual Constructivist Childs High Chair, , Hand Crafted, , Bench Made,
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Constructivist Childs High Chair,, Great little item,, Recently purchased from prominent Buffalo Ny architect,, (noy sure if he designed )Very reminiscent of early designs by...
Wood