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Art Deco Bronze Tray with Decorative Glyphs, 1930s
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Ashtrays
Bronze
Handsome and a bit mysterious, to our knowledge this bronze Art Deco tray is the only known example to survive. Its center features three ancient glyphs, perhaps drawing on Egyptian...
"Dance, Literature, Sculpture, Art," Art Deco F...
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
Superbly sculpted and finished, this silvered bronze panel depicts a group of four figures in bas relief representing the Arts, including dance and literature. The figures, all nude...
"Resting," Art Deco Masterpiece Painting by Rig...
Louis Rigal
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Paint
One of the most important Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, "Resting" (or "Nu Incliné" in France), was painted by Louis Pierre Rigal in 1925, the same year he painted murals f...
"Running Bunny Rabbit," Charming Book Illustrat...
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect bl...
"Art Deco Nudes," Deeply Engraved Glass Vase wi...
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Vases
Glass
Deeply engraved in gorgeous glass crystal, this Art Deco vase depicts two nude female figures shaded by the branches of a tree. The glass sculpting is impressive and shows the hand o...
"Dancing Satyr," Rare/Unique Art Deco Vase by T...
Trenton Potteries
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Ceramic
To our knowledge, this remarkable vase -- produced by the famed Trenton Potteries Company in the 1930s -- is unique. Starting with a simple blue ceramic vase, the artist etched a dan...
"Peace and Prosperity," Art Deco Mural Design f...
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
This ink and watercolor painting was the winning submission for a large mural at Fort Meade in Maryland in 1951, solicited by a design competition and intended for one of the service...
"Phoenician Soldiers," Pair of Brilliant Midcen...
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Enamel
Brilliant and striking examples of midcentury enamel art, this pair of panels showing ancient soldiers with helmets and spears is not signed, but each is superb in craftsmanship and ...
"Adam and Eve," Bas Relief Marble Sculpture, Ar...
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble
Beautifully and movingly sculpted, this remarkable bas relief marble panel depicting Adam and Eve was sculpted in 1950 by Warren Dewitt Cheney, a California artist. Even though the a...
"Nudes on Hypnos," Monumental Art Deco Masterpi...
Paul Swan
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
An extraordinary work by an increasingly important and fascinating artist, "Nudes on Hypnos" was painted by Paul Swan, a dancer-turned-painter who was once deemed "the most beautiful...
"Two Men in Bed," Rare Depiction of Gay Male In...
Avel de Knight
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Paper
This rare depiction of a gay male couple in a quiet moment of bedroom intimacy, dating from the 1950s, was drawn by Avel de Knight, an important Black artist and teacher. Born in New...
"Leaping Gazelles," Rare Pair of Art Deco Porce...
Waylande Desantis Gregory
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Porcelain
Porcelain
Gorgeously glazed in tones of warm grey (almost taupe), white and mirrored gold, this rare and stunning pair of plates depict leaping gazelles, a favorite motif of artists in the Art...