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"Asian Archer," Art Deco Painting of Asian Yout...
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
Dramatically and vividly painted, this depiction of a seated Archer of Asian descent, holding his bow in one hand, is a Classic example of Depression-era portraiture. The contemplati...
"Bacchus and Nymph," Superb Art Deco Vase with ...
René Buthaud
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Ceramic
Designed and glazed by René Buthaud, arguably the world's finest sculptor/ceramicist working in the Art Deco manner in the 1920s and 1930s, this superb vase depicts two nude figures:...
"Fish Bowl by the Window", Early and Important ...
Edward Winter
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Enamel
A brilliant and early example of enamel art in America, this footed bowl depicts a fish bowl sitting on a long table, with a Classical-Art Deco chair against one wall, and figured cu...
"Philosophical Dispute," Rare Nude Male Porcela...
Ferdinand Liebermann
Vintage 1910s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
A marvelous combination of whimsy and sensuosity, Ferdinand Liebermann's depiction of a nude youth holding forth with a stork, symbol of wisdom, was first cast in bronze in 1906, and...
"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet," Rare, Large...
Vintage 1910s German Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
Art Deco Compote with Nude Male Caryatids, Osca...
Oscar Bach
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Centerpieces
Bronze
Stunning in design and execution, this large Art Deco compote is composed of a bronze base featuring a group of nude male caryatids supporting a gorgeous, gold-hued glass compote mad...
'Compote with Stork’, Monumental Marble and Bro...
Oscar Bach
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Unique and masterfully crafted, this monumental Art Deco compote features a group of stylized storks supporting a coral-hued marble bowl, carved on its underside with interlocking ac...
"Ivory Coast Figures", Important Art Deco Sculp...
Jean Camus
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
Representing the fascination that so many French and Belgian sculptors had in the people of the colonies established by their nations in West and Central Africa, culminating in the e...
"Polo Player in Blue and White," Unique 1930s L...
Waylande Desantis Gregory
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Porcelain
Glazed in brilliant cerulean blue and white, this remarkable lamp base, never fitted with hardware for a lamp was sculpted in the 1930s by Waylande Gregory, the great WPA artist. Pro...
"August Evening," Masterful Landscape with Figu...
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
Full of dramatic, shifting light and deep, atmospheric colors, this landscape painting by Norwood MacGilvary depicts rolling farmland and a winding road, with a dramatic mountainside...
"Icarus Falling," Brilliant Painting by Genre S...
Kyra Markham
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
Masonite, Paint
Although she is famous for her genre scenes such as "Bleeker Street Fire Hydrant" and "New Year's Eve in Greenwich Village," Kyra Markham began her career as an actress, gaining some...
"Looking Toward Temple Rock," Surreal Ptg. by E...
Eduard Buk Ulreich
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
This surrealist scene of a robed woman looking back at an island topped with a diaphonous temple is mysterious and mesmerizing. It was signed and dated 1935 by Edward Buk Ulreich, an...