$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Epergne with Squirrel Motif, " Art Deco Sculptural Centerpiece by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners an...
Metal
"Penguin Charger, " Rare Art Deco Charger in Glazed Aluminum by Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners an...
Aluminum
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Compote with Nude Male Caryatids, Oscar Bach Bronze with Lustre Glass
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners an...
Bronze
"The Arts, " Large Silvered Bronze Casket with Symbols of Pottery, Spinning et Al
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bach crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners ...
Bronze
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Nude Hunter with Stag", Rare Art Deco Bronze and Marble Lamp Base, Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bach was, along with Samuel Yellin, one of America's premier metalworkers in the 1920s and 1930s, he crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Musi...
Bronze
"Bar Cabinet w/ Forest Motif", Art Deco Masterwork w/ Bronze Mounts, Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the greatest masterpieces ever created by Oscar Bach -- who made the enormous sculptural rondels on the facade of Radio City Music Hall designed by Hildreth Meière, and the la...
Bronze
Oscar Bruno Bach, Round Pedestal with Figural Bas-Reliefs, United States, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Bach's extraordinary catalog of domestic objects and grand commissions includes the lobby panel for the Empire State Building and the monumental plaques for Radio City Music Hall (wh...
Bronze
Oscar Bruno Bach, Candlesticks and Ram Motif Compote Dish, United States, 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Bach's extraordinary catalogue of domestic objects and grand commissions includes the lobby panel for the Empire State Building and the monumental plaques for Radio City Music Hall (...
Bronze
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H 19.25 in W 7.5 in D 5.25 in
"Hunters with Hounds, " Rare Pare of Illuminated, Art Deco Bronze Table Lamps
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bach was, along with Samuel Yellin, one of America's premier metalworkers in the 1920s and 1930s, he crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Musi...
Bronze
'Compote with Stork’, Monumental Marble and Bronze Sculpture by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners an...
Bronze
Rare Pair of Bronze Patinated Table Lamp by Oscar Bruno Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Montreal, QC
Some of his commissions includes the lobby panel for the Empire State Building and monumental plaques for Radio City Music Hall, created in collaboration with Hildreth Meiere Prove...
Bronze
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H 2.38 in Dm 10.88 in
"Leaping Stag Bowl, " Rare Art Deco Bowl with Sculptural Relief by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners an...
Aluminum
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H 3.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
"Flying Fish, " Very Rare Glass Box with Silvered Fish Motif, Oscar Bach, Signed
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners an...
Metal
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H 0.5 in Dm 3.75 in
"Aquarius/January, " Rare, Art Deco Bronze & Red Enamel Pin Dish or Bowl by Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bach crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière for Radio City Music Hall, as well as countless sculptures, lighting fixtures and furniture for wealthy homeowners ...
Bronze, Enamel
$7,800
H 11.6 in W 12.2 in D 3.9 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924), France.
Located in New York, NY
Green patinated bronze sculpture of an archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924). This petite Art Deco sculpture beautifully captures the elegant formal language of the period. Crafted in ...
Bronze
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.5 in W 22 in D 6 in
"L'Effort, " Large Art Deco Bronze with Nude Males in Common Cause
By Joseph Witterwulghe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most powerful depictions of the male nude we have ever offered, "L'Effort" was sculpted by Joseph Witterwulghe, a Belgian sculptor, in the late 1920s. The sculptor studied...
Bronze
Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
Canopus Jar "Asmet", With certificate of authenticity. 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt. Good condition. Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels that the ancient Egyptians ...
Alabaster
$1,780,000
H 49 in W 90 in D 2.75 in
50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
Act fast to claim this exquisite piece of natural history, as our fossils will no longer be available through 1stDibs after October 31. This sculptural stone specimen features an ex...
Limestone
$21,000Sale Price|25% Off
H 81 in W 56 in D 2 in
"Youths Bathing in the Bay of Algiers, " Monumental Painting by Ortega, 1934
By José Ortega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in tones of turquoise, Mediterranean blue, aqua, sky blue and a range of rich browns, tans and grays, this view of three young men bathing in the bay of Algiers i...
Paint
$3,300
H 17.92 in W 21.26 in D 14.97 in
Campbell French Art Deco Man Sculpture, Spelter & Onyx, Circa 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
A striking French Art Deco sculpture of a man by Campbell, created in France ca.1920. Crafted from spelter, marble, and onyx, this impressive piece showcases the bold, dynamic style ...
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 65 in W 72.25 in D 1 in
"Dividing His Cloak , " Monumental Art Deco Ptg with Nudes, St. Martin of Tours
By Ernst Georg Martin Hildebrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically illustrating the legend that says that St. Martin of Tours used his sword to divide his cloak and share it with a naked beggar, this large and striking Art Deco painting...
Paint
$96,000Sale Price|67% Off
H 84 in W 26 in D 18 in
Japan 1950s Museum Bronze Over Life-Size "Male Reborn” Koga Tadao, 84"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan an important 84" Tall life-size sculpture of "Male Reborn" by midcentury master sculptor Koga Tadao (Meiji 36 (1903) to Showa 54 (1979). For further information please call D...
Bronze
$5,900
H 14.5 in W 10 in D 7.5 in
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
By Franz Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for ...
Bronze
$7,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 14.5 in D 6.5 in
"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in read...
Bronze
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[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 81.875 x 34.25 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$12,500
H 25.5 in W 9 in D 7 in
"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam
By Brenda Putnam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when artists were capturing the exoticism and athleticism of modern dancers, such as Richmond Barthé's depiction of Féral Benga dancing with a large, curved sword or Paul C...
Bronze
$16,500
H 18.5 in W 17 in D 6 in
"Caldwell Clock w/ Siena Marble and Caryatids", Lorillard Estate, Tuxedo Park
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary work of art by America's leading maker of luxe objects for homes and businesses in the early 20th century, this large and heavy Siena marble clock by J. E. Caldwell ...
Marble, Bronze
$6,750 / set
H 17 in Dm 7 in
"Sprites with Amphorae, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Bronze Candlesticks with Nudes
By Edward McCartan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, this Classic -- and rare -- pair of bronze candlesticks depict male and female sprites, each standing on a gilded sphere and carrying an Amphora. The...
Bronze
$4,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 4 in
"Service & Knowledge", Art Deco Bronze with Male Nude, Rotary-Commissioned, 1930
By Giannino Castiglioni
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Commissioned by Rotary International to celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 1930, the "The Idea of Rotary" was sculpted by Giannino Castiglioni in Milan and cast by the renowned Stefan...
Bronze
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.