Art Deco Max Le Verrier / Artus Pelican Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Hard to find circa 1925 famous Pelican by Artus. (Pseudonym for Max Le Verrier).
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Pelican Le Verrier Sculpture Car Mascot Paperweight Packet Watch Holder
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bird sculpture / car mascot / paperweight / packet watch holder. Art Deco "Pelican Max Le Verrier " Genuine period sculpture.
Metal
Unavailable
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 3.15 in
French Art Déco 'Pélican' Night Light / Pocket Watch Holder by Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in South Gippsland, Victoria
A rare combination of night light & pocket watch holder modelled as a pelican with an open beak. Cast in 'fonte d'art' - a unique alloy developed by the foundry of Max Le Verrier as ...
Spelter
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H 9.26 in W 13 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Art Deco Sconces with Pelicans Max Le Verrier France Original 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hard to find pair of Art Deco wall lights or sconces with pelicans by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930. The metal frame has a dark green patina and holds the original opaline cloudy gla...
Metal
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H 6.3 in W 4.73 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco Animal Sculpture, Pelican Ring Dish by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930s
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Whimsical Art Deco pelican trinket dish in Régule by Max Le Verrier – a rare decorative object full of wit, charm and French flair.
Spelter
Art Deco Pendant Light with Pelicans Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco pendant light with pelicans by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930. Green patinated metal with cloudy opaline glass.
Metal
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H 9.26 in W 13 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Art Deco Sconces with Pelicans Max Le Verrier France Original, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hard to find pair of Art Deco wall lights or sconces with pelicans by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930. The metal frame has a dark green patina and holds the original opaline cloudy glass.
Metal
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H 9.26 in W 29.53 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Wall Light or Sconce with Pelicans Max Le Verrier Unique, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unique large Art Deco wall light or sconce with pelicans by Max Le Verrier. The metal frame has a dark green patina and holds the opaline cloudy glass, France, 1930.
Metal
$1,199
H 4.34 in W 6.3 in D 3.75 in
Art Deco Cubist Pelican Paperweight Desk Sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Cubist Pelican paperweight desk sculpture by G.H. Laurent, France, 1925. Art Deco cubist pelican figure mounted over a Italian marble. Dark Green original patina on the bird...
Metal
$8,042
H 4.26 in W 2.09 in D 1.38 in
Art Deco Sculpture Mandarin Duck with Tuft by Marie Louise Simard
By Marie Louise Simard
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exceptional example of an Art Deco bronze representation of a mandarin duck, finely chiseled, with dark brown and red-brown patina, with old silver enhancement to the wings and tu...
Bronze
$2,700
H 5 in W 2.5 in D 2 in
Art Déco French Owl-Shaped Car Mascot by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz for Susse Frères
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco french nickelled bronze owl-shaped car mascot by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz for Susse Frères By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Frères Material: bronze, nickel,...
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Nickel
Art Deco Sculpture Seagull on Marble Base Bronze Patina 51cm
By Fritz Diller
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large Art Deco sculpture, a seagull in flight, on a rounded red marble base. The sculpture is presumably made of spelter metal that has been patinated green to resemble bronze, remin...
Marble, Metal
$1,317
H 3.75 in W 4.1 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Ronson Pelican Table Striker Lighter, Chrome Finish, 1935
By Ronson
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Ronson Pelican Table Striker Lighter With Lift Out Striker, Finished With a Green Baize Base, Fitments of Polished Chrome Plate Fashioned by Ronson 1935, Made By Art Metal ...
Chrome
$1,030
H 10.13 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Art Deco Nickel-Plated Bronze Condor Sculpture on Marble Base, circa 1940s
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An unusual Art Deco nickel-plated bronze sculpture of a condor, circa 1940s, modeled standing upon a naturalistic rock and raised on a two-tier Belgian marble pedestal base. The fig...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Eagle Sculpture By Henri Rischmann
By Henri Rischmann
Located in NANTES, FR
Silvered bronze circa 1930. Eagle on a rock mounted on a marble base. Signed Rischmann. Eagle height: 31.5 cm Total height: 52 cm Width: 13 cm Depth: 13 cm Weight: 10Kg Henri Risch...
Marble, Bronze
$1,800 / set
H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Vulture Bird Bookends Max Le Verrier, France, 1920s
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Stylish pair of Art Deco bookends with vulture birds by Max Le Verrier. Art Deco metal with lovely Silver plated patina on Belgian Black marble base, France, circa 1930 This model is...
Metal
Art Deco Cold Painted Bronze Figure of a Bird on a Branch
Located in Barnstaple, GB
An Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a bird sitting on a branch, beautiful detail, the bird singing with open beak and wings spread almost as if it is ready to fly from the well...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture the Wounded Bird by H Moreau
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in NANTES, FR
Sculpture circa 1920 in spelter entitled "The Wounded Bird". Executed by Hippolyte François Moreau. Signed H Moreau. Small chip on the marble, see on the last photo. Measures: To...
Marble, Spelter
$2,000
H 9.45 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Escultura Art Déco de Búho en Metal Plateado de M. Bouzaine, circa 1930
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco Silvered Metal Owl Sculpture by M. Bouzaine, circa 1930 Striking Art Deco sculpture depicting a stylized owl, executed in silvered metal and mounted on its original black m...
Bronze
French Bronze Art Deco Bird Stone Base Desk Collectible c 1940s
Located in University City, MO
French bronze art deco avant-garde bird stone base desk collectible c 1940s The stylized bronze bird is mounted on a murky green stone base The bird is adorned with a pair of small...
$3,950
H 3 in W 7.13 in D 4.13 in
French Art Deco Bronze Hummingbird Vide-Poche attributed to Louis-Albert Carvin
By Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco Bronze Hummingbird Vide-Poche, circa 1925 attributed to Louis-Albert Carvin An elegant and finely modeled French Art Deco bronze vide-poche, attributed to Louis-Albe...
Bronze
Art Deco Cast Brass Macaw Bird Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive cast brass Macaw parrot sculpture crafted in the Mid-Century with Art Deco influence. Having graceful flowing form and presented on a walnut stand. Hand polished and lacqu...
Brass
Mid-century vintage Maison Bagues solid brass Heron sculpture
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage handcrafted Heron sculpture by the atelier Maison Bagues. This beautiful handcrafted brass Heron sculpture was made in France Circa 1950. The Heron scul...
Brass
$6,780
H 8.25 in W 11.5 in D 2.5 in
André Vincent Becquerel Art Deco Bronze Bird Sculpture on Portoro Marble Base
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Miami, FL
André Vincent Becquerel (French, 1893–1981) Art Deco Bronze Bird Sculpture on Portoro Marble Base, circa 1935 Signee André Vincent Becquerel An important and historical pedigree br...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$2,913
H 6.7 in W 11.82 in D 3.15 in
Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Lamp in Spelter and Marble
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier Original Max Le Verrier Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style Color patinated white bronze and marble Han...
Marble, Spelter
$2,564
H 14.97 in W 8.27 in D 3.94 in
Clarté Sculpture Lueur Lamp from the Important Art Deco Artist Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Smallest model of the famous "Clarté" “Lueur Lumineuse” Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco style, France. Table lamp, lighted sculpture made in spelter / white-bonze (french = Régu...
Marble, Spelter
$1,340
H 8.86 in W 5.52 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco style Sculpture Bathing Nude VENUS by Fayral Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture nude bather VENUS by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays with Le Verrier foundry seal. Patinated Art Metal on a Black marble base. Design 1930. Posthumo...
Marble, Metal
$2,302 / set
H 5.71 in W 4.14 in D 3.15 in
Antique Art Deco ''Squirrel'' Bookends by Max Le Verrier 1930 France Marble
By Max Le Verrier, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Original antique Art Deco bookends model: "Squirrel'' by Max le Verrier 1930. Superbly stylized Art Deco sculptures that always draw your attention. They are in ...
Marble, Spelter
$4,429
H 9.45 in W 25.99 in D 5.52 in
Art Deco Style Sculpture Nude & Gazelle Seduction Fayral & Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Seduction, elegant sculpture in Art Deco style of a nude lady with gazelle by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier, signed Fayal and with foundry seal. Art metal with dark green pat...
Marble, Metal
$4,953
H 16.74 in W 11.03 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Style Lamp Nude with Scarf by Fayral for Max Le Verrier Séréntité
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp sculpture nude with scarf SERENITE signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass. Design ca. 1930. Posthumous cont...
Marble, Metal
$2,039
H 11.23 in W 8.08 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Style Sculpture Dancing Nude Folie by Denis for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant sculpture in Art Deco style, ball dancer signed by Denis. With foundry mark. Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry. Designed ca. 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. Patinat...
Marble, Metal
$2,505
H 6.7 in W 16.54 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco Style Panther Sculpture OUGANDA by Max Le Verrier, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ouganda, Art Deco style sculpture by Max Le Verrier with foundry mark. Designed ca. 1920/1930. Posthumous contemporary cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry in Paris. Handcrafted. Wi...
Marble, Metal
$4,895
H 11.82 in W 20.87 in D 6.3 in
Max Le Verrier lighted Sculpture Aube French Art Deco vintage Table Lamp
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
“Aube” (French. break of dawn) Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonymes from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962). His good friend and col...
Marble, Spelter
Jacques Adnet, Mahogany Semicircular Desk, France, circa 1936
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
A grand mid-1930s desk as marvelous for its utility as its striking beauty. Not only do the elegant U-shape and large, receding supports complement the desk's rich mahogany finish, t...
Mahogany
$1,400
H 11.03 in W 5.71 in D 3.75 in
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930 Art deco silvered bronze sculpture of a stylized human head, mounted on a black oval marble base. The head is tilted...
Marble, Bronze
$1,153 / item
H 8.27 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat CHAT JONGLEUR signed Janle for Max Le Verrier. With Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. Patinated Art Metal on a b...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
$3,846
H 20.28 in W 12.6 in D 5.12 in
Big Vintage Art Deco Sculpture Olympia by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
OLYMPIA Big, dynamic sculpure of an Greek athlete. Colored patinated white bronze with original patina. Sloping stone base with signature. Original work of Pierre Le Faguay, sig...
Stone, Spelter
$1,690
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase Fayral & Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous, contemporary cast. These...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
At the Yacht Club
By Edward Cucuel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Artist Edward Cucuel and his wife Clara Lotte von Marcard spent their first two decades together in Germany, mostly in a villa on Lake Ammersee in Holzhausen near Munich. It is the w...
Canvas, Oil
$12,238
H 9.06 in W 24.02 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff, numbered, 1935.
By Georges Lavroff
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff. Signed G. Lavroff in the bronze, Stamped number, 9133. Patinated bronze on a Belgian Black marble base. France 1935. This pa...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Max Le Verrier was born on January 29, 1891, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He opened his studio in 1919 and won a medal at the famed 1925 Exposition in Paris that gave Art Deco its name. Later, he established a foundry that cast bronze sculptures for Pierre Le Faguays and Marcel Bourain, among others. Although Le Verrier experimented with other alloys, he continued to create pieces in bronze as well. Le Verrier died on June 6, 1973, in Paris.
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.