About Renaissance Man Antiques
Renaissance Man Antiques is America's only antique gallery to focus on pieces that celebrate the beauty and power of the human figure, and many of them are Art Deco or Mid-Century in style. We offer paintings, prints, drawings, bronzes, ceramic and glass pieces, and other antiques that include male and female nudes, allegorical subjects, portraits and architecture-related pieces. Most of the pieces we offer are unique or rare, and we love to share our knowledge, so you will see that our descriptions are as detailed as possible. We encourage visits by appointment, and ...Read More
Featured Pieces
"Brotherly Love", Art Deco Masterwork in Gold for Elks Memorial, 1926
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A true Art Deco masterpiece, painted as a final study for one of a series of large murals for the National Elks Memorial in Chicago, finished in 1926, this large gold-hued scene depi...
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Running Squirrel and Panther", Rare Art Deco Covered Jar by Rometti, 1930s
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and modern both, this 1930s lidded jar or vase was made by the famed Rometti ceramic works in Umbertide, Italy, not long after it was founded in 1927. The piece features run...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Jars
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Ceramic
"Zodiac w/ Helios and Cornucopia", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Eugene Savage -- arguably, America's most successful and prolific muralist in the Art Deco style, with important surviving paintings dating from the 1920s to the 1950s -- ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"America, Old and New", Mural Painting W/ Industrial Scene, George Browne, 1926
By George Elmer Browne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted a decade before the start of the Works Progress Administration, but presaging its fascination with the growth and development of the American scene, this large mural study wa...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Egyptian Revival Compact/Cigarette Case, Sterling Silver & Enamel, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare -- perhaps unique -- enameled cigarette case or compact features a cartouche with a kneeling Egyptian figure surrounded by symbols and hieroglyphics on its lid, all in tone...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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Silver
"Bacchus", Fabulous Art Deco Jar with Lid by Sougez for Primavera
By Madeleine Sougez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and quintessentially Art Deco, this high-style face jar, enrobed in a pale ivory glaze, was designed by Madeleine Sougez for the famed Primavera ceramic workshop in the 1930...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Jars
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Ceramic
"Sigrid", Exceedingly Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Forest Green, Bopp Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of Art Deco ceramic sculpture, this female head was made by David Seyler for the Harold Bopp Pottery in northern Kentucky, in the brief period before it became the...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Hand-Formed Vase with Male Nudes by Stewart, 1952
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique in the oeuvre of Pat and Covey Stewart, this footed vase features a total of six nude male figures, expressed in lovely tones of brown and ivory in a setting of misty gray and...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
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Ceramic
"Suzanne", Art Deco Paperweight in Green Glaze by David Seyler for Kenton Hills
By Kenton Hills Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare, perhaps unique, this quintessential Art Deco sculptural object -- probably meant to serve as a paperweight -- was sculpted by David Warren Seyler for Kenton Hills Pottery in no...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paperweights
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Ceramic
"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensitively painted with a rich but subdued palette and dramatic lighting, this large painting of a male youth leaning on a long pole was made by Sigvard Mo...
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Vintage 1910s American Beaux Arts Paintings
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Paint
"St. George and the Dragon", Rare Bronze and Glass Art Deco Chandelier, Sweden
By Per Torndahl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly unusual and striking hanging light fixture featuring St. George, protector and defender of Sweden, was designed and made in Sweden in the 1930s, probably by Per Torndahl ...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze
"Bedouin with Keffiyeh", Handsome Portrait of Arab Male Figure, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted toward the end of the Great Depression, this striking portrait of a handsome bedouin with a traditional headdress featuring a red and white keffiyeh, was painted by Peter Opa...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
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