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Woman, Black, Abstract, Twist, Dance, Gown, Art Deco, Garden, By Commission
Woman, Black, Abstract, Twist, Dance, Gown, Art Deco, Garden, By Commission

Woman, Black, Abstract, Twist, Dance, Gown, Art Deco, Garden, By Commission

By David Hostetler

Located in Nantucket, MA

Summertime Lady can be commissioned. You can have it with the black finish or painted Ferrari Red. I've cast it in a pale green patina for a pool in Bermuda. Outstanding focal point ...

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Early 2000s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Deco Beaded Dot Dance Dress
Deco Beaded Dot Dance Dress

Deco Beaded Dot Dance Dress

Located in New York, NY

French art deco dress of black beaded dots which graduate from small to large across bodice and skirt on silk chiffon base. Beautiful quality workmanship. The dress has a waist where...

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1930s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Flirty Bias Silk Chiffon Beaded Dance Dress
Flirty Bias Silk Chiffon Beaded Dance Dress

Flirty Bias Silk Chiffon Beaded Dance Dress

Located in New York, NY

Charming Bias Silk Chiffon Beaded Dance Dress from the 1980's. Retailed by Mary Jane Denzer, a well

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1980s North American Evening Dresses and Gowns

Elegant Art Deco Silk Velvet Dance Dress
Elegant Art Deco Silk Velvet Dance Dress

Elegant Art Deco Silk Velvet Dance Dress

Located in New York, NY

Elegant Art Deco Silk Velvet Dance Dress from the 1920's. Pull over tank top style with 2 tiers of

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1920s American Evening Dresses

Black Souffle Gown with Gold Sequins & Beading, 1940s
Black Souffle Gown with Gold Sequins & Beading, 1940s

Black Souffle Gown with Gold Sequins & Beading, 1940s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Perfect for dancing! 1940's gown in black rayon organza. Full, sweeping skirt, bishop sleeves, and

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Mid-20th Century Day Dresses

Geoffrey Beene Black Satin and Soutache Dance Dress
Geoffrey Beene Black Satin and Soutache Dance Dress

Geoffrey Beene Black Satin and Soutache Dance Dress

By Geoffrey Beene

Located in New York, NY

Elegant Geoffrey Beene Satin and Soutache Dance Dress of black silk satin, ribbon lace with nude

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1980s American Cocktail Dresses

Karl Lagerfeld Vintage 1980s Ballerina Dancer Embellished Black Dress
Karl Lagerfeld Vintage 1980s Ballerina Dancer Embellished Black Dress

Karl Lagerfeld Vintage 1980s Ballerina Dancer Embellished Black Dress

By Karl Lagerfeld

Located in San Francisco, CA

Karl Lagerfeld vintage 1980s black wool long sleeve dress with embellished rhinestone/crystal ballerina at front and great seam detailing at bodice. Leg of mutton sleeves with rhines...

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1980s French Cocktail Dresses

1930s Gold Floral Lame Dress with Organza Capelet
1930s Gold Floral Lame Dress with Organza Capelet

1930s Gold Floral Lame Dress with Organza Capelet

Located in London, GB

walks, or dances. This gown is fully lined in matte chartreuse silk which was custom added for the

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1930s American Evening Dresses

Off Broadway  multi figurative purple colors dancers women in gowns
Off Broadway  multi figurative purple colors dancers women in gowns

Off Broadway multi figurative purple colors dancers women in gowns

By Stephen Basso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

a recent painting signed and dated on reverse oil on stretched linen canvas heavy duty wooden stretchers framing recommended but not necessary.

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Linen

"Dancing with the Stars" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting Paper
"Dancing with the Stars" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting Paper

"Dancing with the Stars" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting Paper

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

"Heart on Fire" Limited Edition Archival Print by Louis Shields, 2018
"Heart on Fire" Limited Edition Archival Print by Louis Shields, 2018

"Heart on Fire" Limited Edition Archival Print by Louis Shields, 2018

By Hastening Designs

Located in Middleburg, VA

composition features a dancer mid-motion, her crimson gown caught in a moment of dramatic extension against a

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2010s American Modern Prints

Materials

Paint, Paper

“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”
“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”

“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”

By Louis Icart

Located in San Francisco, CA

Still in her silken evening gown and dancing slippers, the glamorous ingénue is savoring her

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1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Le ventriloque by Erté
Le ventriloque by Erté

Erte - Romain de TirtoffLe ventriloque by Erté, 1974

$18,500

H 20.75 in W 16.88 in D 0.75 in

Le ventriloque by Erté

By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

puppet resembling Zizi Jeanmaire as his dancing partner. The little dancer's jewel-encrusted gown

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Agathon Leonard Silvered Bronze Of Marguerite
Agathon Leonard Silvered Bronze Of Marguerite

Agathon Leonard Silvered Bronze Of Marguerite

By Agathon Léonard

Located in Dallas, TX

made a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1900. Some of his best-known works are studies of dancers

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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Late 1930's Black & Brown Charmeuse Jeweled Dance Gown
Late 1930's Black & Brown Charmeuse Jeweled Dance Gown

Late 1930's Black & Brown Charmeuse Jeweled Dance Gown

Located in Oradell, NJ

This is an extraordinarily beautiful, late 1930's vintage, black and brown charmeuse, jeweled dance

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Evening Gowns

Cyd Charisse in Gown Fine Art Print
Cyd Charisse in Gown Fine Art Print

Cyd Charisse in Gown Fine Art Print

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in

Cyd Charisse in Gown Fine Art Print

Located in Las Vegas, NV

a black gown for the camera. Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from

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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

1940s black lace gown
1940s black lace gown

1940s black lace gown

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

...This bewitchingly sexy black lace gown...made for dancing, with it's wide sweep of hem and it's

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1940s Unknown Evening Gowns

70s Bob Mackie Bead Fringe Silk Dancing Dress w/ Low Racer Back
70s Bob Mackie Bead Fringe Silk Dancing Dress w/ Low Racer Back

70s Bob Mackie Bead Fringe Silk Dancing Dress w/ Low Racer Back

By Bob Mackie

Located in Gresham, OR

70s Bob Mackie solid bead fringe dancing dress with irregular hem and oceans of movement. Deep

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1970s American Cocktail Dresses

Art Deco Starbursts in Pearls and Crystals
Art Deco Starbursts in Pearls and Crystals

Art Deco Starbursts in Pearls and Crystals

Located in New York, NY

, and the dropped waist silhouette was perfect for dancing. This gown is as wonderfully suited to a

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Early 20th Century Evening Dresses and Gowns

Antique Ballet Prints Compilation with Delicate Rococo Costumes, circa 1860
Antique Ballet Prints Compilation with Delicate Rococo Costumes, circa 1860

Antique Ballet Prints Compilation with Delicate Rococo Costumes, circa 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

sensuous curves of the dancers' gowns, reflecting the opulent and sophisticated tastes of 18th-century

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Antique 1860s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Dancing Dawn Til Dusk
Dancing Dawn Til Dusk

Ryn Del MarDancing Dawn Til Dusk, 2016

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H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

Dancing Dawn Til Dusk

By Ryn Del Mar

Located in Westport, CT

, grace, lace, white, fabric, gown, ballerina, dancer BIOGRAPHY Although currently residing in New

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Bronze Sculpture of Lady with Tambourines Signed S Lugli
Bronze Sculpture of Lady with Tambourines Signed S Lugli

Bronze Sculpture of Lady with Tambourines Signed S Lugli

Located in Montreal, QC

her dance. This sensual figure may perhaps be Terpsichore, the muse of dance. Her hair, gown and

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Moonlit Frolic
Moonlit Frolic

Ryn Del MarMoonlit Frolic, 2016

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H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

Moonlit Frolic

By Ryn Del Mar

Located in Westport, CT

, grace, lace, white, fabric, gown, ballerina, dancer BIOGRAPHY Although currently residing in New

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Amazing Antique Cameo Natural Pearl Rose Gold Bracelet
Amazing Antique Cameo Natural Pearl Rose Gold Bracelet

Amazing Antique Cameo Natural Pearl Rose Gold Bracelet

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Elegant hand carved full figure dancing maiden in flowing gown surrounded by 32 shimmering rose cut

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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Bangles

Materials

Agate, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Rose Gold

Cold Painted Limited Edition Bronze Vase "Oriental Mystery" by Erté
Cold Painted Limited Edition Bronze Vase "Oriental Mystery" by Erté

Cold Painted Limited Edition Bronze Vase "Oriental Mystery" by Erté

By Erté

Located in London, GB

dressed in a full length gown dancing amongst waves heightened with gilt motifs. Signed Erté, dated 1990

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1990s Russian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bedouin Warrior on Camel Bronze Sculpture After Leonard, 20th Century
Vintage Bedouin Warrior on Camel Bronze Sculpture After Leonard, 20th Century

Vintage Bedouin Warrior on Camel Bronze Sculpture After Leonard, 20th Century

Located in London, GB

, executed in a characteristic fin-de-siècle manner and rendered in gilt, showed a dancer in a flowing gown

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Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Kimono Embroidered with Dancing Figures and Fans
Japanese Kimono Embroidered with Dancing Figures and Fans

Japanese Kimono Embroidered with Dancing Figures and Fans

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Kimono Embroidered with Dancing Figures and Fans

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Evening Dresses and Gowns

Multicolor Alexander McQueen Cutout Open Back Dancer Dress Spring 2004
Multicolor Alexander McQueen Cutout Open Back Dancer Dress Spring 2004

Multicolor Alexander McQueen Cutout Open Back Dancer Dress Spring 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Switzerland, CH

GORGEOUS ALEXANDER MCQUEEN CUTOUT DRESS AN UNIQUE PIECE DESIGNED BY MCQUEEN HIMSELF FOR HIS FAMOUS SPRING 2004 COLLECTION Gorgeous silk print dress by Alexander McQueen ...

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses

1950's Fred Perlberg Pink & Black Muslin Dress With Gold Heart Accents
1950's Fred Perlberg Pink & Black Muslin Dress With Gold Heart Accents

1950's Fred Perlberg Pink & Black Muslin Dress With Gold Heart Accents

By Fred Perlberg

Located in Atlanta, GA

This 1950's Fred Perlberg 'Dance Originals' evening gown is loaded with charm and an expert

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1950s American Evening Dresses

Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Dancer TL Tested
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Dancer TL Tested

Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Dancer TL Tested

Located in Dallas, TX

Chinese Tang Dynasty painted pottery dancer TL Tested. Ca. 618-907 AD A delicate female dancer

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture of a Female Dancer
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture of a Female Dancer

Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture of a Female Dancer

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Simple and elegant Bronze sculpture of a woman in a gown dancing. Signed but cannot make out the

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bedouin Warrior on Camel Bronze Sculpture After Leonard 20th Century
Vintage Bedouin Warrior on Camel Bronze Sculpture After Leonard 20th Century

Vintage Bedouin Warrior on Camel Bronze Sculpture After Leonard 20th Century

By Agathon Léonard

Located in London, GB

in a characteristic fin-de-siècle manner and rendered in gilt, showed a dancer in a flowing gown with

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1990s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancing Gown

Dancing Gown

By Diane Williams

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Diane Williams, Dancing Gown, an abstract floral oil painting in reds.

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Chanel Pleated Black Gown
Chanel Pleated Black Gown

Chanel Pleated Black Gown

By Chanel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Total Length of gown 58 inches Dance the night away in this black chiffon Chanel evening dress

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Evening Dresses

Clovis Ruffin Dancing Queen 1970s Drop Back Dress
Clovis Ruffin Dancing Queen 1970s Drop Back Dress

Clovis Ruffin Dancing Queen 1970s Drop Back Dress

By Clovis Ruffin

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Please contact dealer prior to purchase for White Glove shipping options. Clovis Ruffin Dancing

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1970s American Maxi Dress

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By Oscar De La Renta

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By Tom Ford for Gucci

Located in Naples, FL

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1990s Evening Dresses and Gowns

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THIERRY MUGLER Black Skirt Suit With Lace Details Size 40

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By Thierry Mugler

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Located in Miami, FL

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Located in Water Mill, NY

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

She is a rare and lovely beauty. 1920s opera coat in an autumnal toned floral lame lined and trimmed in a pale green velvet with ruched stand up collar and exaggerated cuffs. Open ...

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Zürich, CH

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By JIKI

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

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Early 2000s Evening Dresses and Gowns

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Dance Gown For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary dance gown for your needs in our varied inventory. Many people prefer black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find red, brown and more options on these pages. If you’re looking for a dance gown from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. An accessory like this designed by Fortuny, Fred Perlberg and Lillie Rubin — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured item — is worth considering. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Dance Gown?

Prices for a dance gown can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $150 and can go as high as $1,200,000, while, on average they fetch $1,248.