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"Female Nudes and Ivy, " Deeply Engraved Art Deco Glass Vase, Czech
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Deeply engraved -- not molded -- in gorgeous glass crystal, this Art Deco vase depicts two nude female figures under a canopy of ivy. The glass sculpting is impressive and shows the ...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Of Truth or Consequences", WPA-style Oil Painting, 1940s, Deep Pink, Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of deep pink, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a celebrated modernist from Phi...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Display Cabinet in Golden Mahogany, Bubble Glass & Greek Key Shelves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning in concept and execution, this large, impressive Moderne-Art Deco cabinet consists of four parts, all centered around an internally-lit porthole vitrine with glass shelves a...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Glass
"Fawn", Art Deco Painting of Resting Deer, Brown, Green and Yellow, Ohio Artist
By Louis Kabrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely, striking Art Deco painting -- executed in gouache (opaque watercolor) and applied with an airbrush, a new tool that became widely popular in the 1930s and 40s -- was mad...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Indian Dance", Drawing Depicting Native Americans by Jean Target, France
By Jean Target
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This depiction of two Native American men in full headdresses, dancing in the company of three women, arm in arm, is evidence of Western Europe's fascination with American Indian cul...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paint
"Planting and Harvest", Important Art Deco Engraved Glass Vase by Lejsek
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unique, fabulous engraved glass vase celebrating agricultural laborers who are sowing and harvesting wheat in the Czech Republic, illustrates the fact that Bohemia was one of th...
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"The Modern Olympia", Odalisque Painting with Nude and Attendant, Sweden, 1926
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted a year after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) debuted in Paris, i...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Slender Art Deco Vase with Antelope Motif by Rookwood, 1952, Ivory & Soft Brown
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in hues of soft brown and ivory, this tall, elegant vase depicting a stylized antelope was hand-glazed by artisans at the famous Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati at t...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Standing Male Nude", Pencil Drawing by William Littlefield, 1937
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerfully expressed, with the angular stylization characteristic of Art Deco decorative art, this pencil drawing was executed in 1937 by William Littlefield. The artist was fascina...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Trophy Bowl for Billy Direct, " Art Deco Silver Bowl for Champion Horse, 1938
By International Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning work of art and a significant historic memorial to a great moment in horse racing history, this silver plated bowl by International Silver was given by The National Trotti...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
"The Good Samaritan", Remarkable Art Deco Relief Sculpture w/ Two Male Nudes
By Juan De Ávalos Y García-taborda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable and unique, this carved and painted wood relief sculpture depicts two nude male figures, one assisting the other, possibly illustrating the Biblical tale of the Good Samar...
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Peace After the War", Important Surrealist Painting, De Chirico Influence, 1933
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Undoubtedly the most important example of American Surrealism we have ever offered, this 1933-vintage painting by Daniel Koerner depicts a deeply-fissured Classical statue and a fema...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Basket Fishing", Powerful Mid Century Painting with Shirtless Man, South Africa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This powerful depiction of a half-nude man capturing a fish in his conical basket -- much like men and women have done for centuries -- is painted in a rich, deep palette of warm bro...
Category
Vintage 1950s South African Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Apollo", Large Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Male Nude for Ocean Liner, 1948
By M. Mascherini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great, indisputable masterpieces of Marcello Mascherini's career, and one of his relatively early works, this large bronze depicting Apollo with his lyre was made for the ...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Music and Dance", Large, Unique Art Deco Covered Urn by Wheeler Williams
By Wheeler Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Wheeler Williams, one of the masters of Art Deco sculpture in America, this unique covered urn features two stylized female nude figures representing Music and Dance, eac...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
"Steering the Ship", 1941 Illustration Art with Sailor for Saturday Eve Post
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly conceived and executed, this original maquette for a proposed Saturday Evening Post cover by Larry Segall depicts a sailor at the helm of a ship, his hands on the wheel and hi...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"The Harvest", Art Deco Painting with Male Laborer in Blue and Purple
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gloriously painted in a palette of blue, purple, white and yellow, this painting by Jocke Åkerblom depicts a laborer in the field, wielding his scythe, with a glorious sky above that...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Comedy and Tragedy", Pair of Gilded Bronze Bookends Celebrating Theatre, 1922
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, perhaps unique, this stunning pair of gilded bronze bookends depict the ancient figures of Comedy and Tragedy in a modern way, each head poised on a closed book to in...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
"Herald on Horseback w/ Hound", High Style Art Deco Drawing, W. H. Diederich
By Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and stunning example of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich's work at the height of the Art Deco era, this drawing depicts a herald on horseback, his trumpet raised high, with an attenuat...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Townscape in Corsica", Brilliant Art Deco Landscape Painting by Åkerblom, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with a strong, vivid palette which captures the brilliant sky, terra cotta roofs and golden walls of this townscape, probably in Corsica, this work is a fine example of Art D...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Promise of Hope", Art Deco Painting with Male Nude and Dove, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in a lovely, colorful palette and full of hope and symbolism, this painting by Jocke Åkerblom depicts a standing male nude figure looking into the distance, the sky swathed i...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Cupid with Bow", Rare Art Deco Teapot by Rometti, Deep Pink & Black, 1920s
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and very modern, this Art Deco teapot depicting a Cupid figure with his bow drawn, ready to strike his victim, was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic w...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Man with Driving Cap", 1923 Cubist-Influenced Art Deco Drawing
By Misha Reznikoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Compellingly drawn in a Cubist-influenced Art Deco manner, this strong and vivid portrait of a man in a driving cap was made by Misha Reznikoff, a Ukranian-American artist. Reznikof...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Zodiac Bowl/Charger", Monumental Art Deco Low Bowl in Rusty Red and Gold, 1920s
By Ernest d'Hossche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, substantial and visually stunning, this unique Art Deco low bowl -- designed to hang on a wall or sit on a table -- features the twelve Zodiac symbols, beautifully designed an...
Category
Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"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 Colin's drawings of Josephine Baker with her skirt of bananas, this sensuous presentation of a nude male dancer with a long spear stands out. The bronze was sculpted in 1926 by Brenda Putnam, who is best known for a series of bronzes showing children at play, often placed in gardens and parks. However, Putnam was ambitious to do more, leaving academic sculpture behind as she collaborated with architect Paul Philippe Cret to create the Puck Fountain for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., executed a number of portraits in bronze, exhibited at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, and created "The Crest" -- consisting of a a large male nude swimming...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Teeming with allegory and symbolism, this large and elaborate study by Eugene Savage for a major mural to be executed in mosaic was painted for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a...
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Building a Home in Colonial America", Important Tempera Painting, Riggs, 1930s
By Robert Riggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and important, this scene of two Colonial era figures -- probably father and son, one with reddish hair and the other blond -- shows them sawing and splitting logs for a new...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Seated Man", Fine Drawing of Nude Male Figure by Woodruff, Vogue Artist
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely drawn and quiet in mood, this lovely drawing by Porter Woodruff depicts a seated, nude male figure from the side, his arms crossed on his knees and his eyes looking into the d...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in the 1940s when Americans were traveling more widely and becoming deeply interested in "exotic" lands and cultures, this portrait of a handsome young man -- probably Mexica...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Archer with Geese", Exceptional Art Deco Painting with Male Nude, Pierced Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this high style Art Deco painting depicts a nude male archer with his bow stretched and his arrow aiming toward a flock of geese overhead. In the background is a ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Supplication, " Art Deco Sculpture from Archipenko's Ceramic School, Woodstock
By Lu Duble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest and most important sculptures eminating from the ARKO ceramic school established by Alexander Archipenko in Woodstock, New York, this stylized group of praying figu...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Green Striped Wastebasket", Handcrafted, Painted Tole Piece by Briger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Commissioned by Briger Design and made by Mexican artisans in San Miguel de Allende, this painted tole wastebasket is boldly designed and painted. The flaring sides of the piece are...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
"Skyscraper Salt, Pepper and Mustard Pot" by George Jensen, Rare Sterling Silver
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinary in terms of both design and rarity, this trio of items for the table -- salt and pepper shakers and mustard pot -- were designed in the "Skyscraper" style, complete wit...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
"St. Sebastian in Gold and Coral", Striking Art Deco Painting by Remy, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vivid and striking example of Art Deco painting, this depiction of St. Sebastian in tones of gold and pink-papaya shows the figure with a rich, brown complexion, wounded with four ...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Archer", Highly Rare, Spectacular Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Riolo
By Salvator Riolo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it seems that every major sculptor in the Art Deco period yearned to depict a nude archer pulling on his bow to claim his target in the distance, starting with Antoine Bourd...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Orpheus Charming the Animals", Rare 1920s Print with Mythological Theme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, perhaps unique, this 1920s print of Orpheus charming the animals with his lyre and song was made by David Osborne Hamilton, the esteemed ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of American Scene painting, depicting a group of four laborers loading the harvest onto a wagon amidst the fields, has the energy and dynamic of Thomas Hart Bent...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Reclining Male Nude", Important Early Pencil Drawing by John B. Lear, 1960
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine and very early drawing by John B. Lear shows the care with which he captured the beauty, strength and character of the men he admired. Lear's earliest works are often in o...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Bowl with Songbirds by Mequinion, in Jade Green and Yellow
By Roger Mequinion
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully glazed and carved in tones of jade green and pale yellow, this unique bowl ringed with songbirds and vines was made Roger Mequinion in France. The artist produced an ent...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Portrait with Centaur", Art Deco Painting by Muralist for Texas Hall of State
By James Owen Mahoney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and important work by one of America's most important muralists working in the 1930s and 40s, this painting of a female figure on the edge of a magical forest, accompanied by ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Life Undersea", Rare Art Deco Plate w/ Fish and Starfish by Winter for Cowan
By Cowan Pottery, Thelma Frazier Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare survivor from a fleeting moment in Cowan Pottery's history, before it closed at the onset of the Great Depression, this plate designed by Thelma Frazier Winter...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
"Apotheosis of Pottery", Stunning Art Deco Low Bowl w/ Female Nude by Nielsen
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Jais Nielsen was one of Denmark's most prominent and prolific artists in the early to mid-20th century, and is known for his paintings and drawings that show the influence o...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Satyr, Pan and Deer", Fabulous Art Deco Ink Drawing by Dorothy Lathrop, 1922
By Dorothy Lathrop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and evocatively executed, this 1922 pen and ink drawing of a satyr figure watching over a child Pan playing his pipes and drawing a deer to the scene, was created by one of America's greatest illustrators in the years between World Wars I and II -- Dorothy Lathrop. This image accompanied a poem beginning "They Told me Pan Was Dead," one of a series of fantasy verses written by Walter de...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Council of the Gods", 1923 Print with Hermes, Athena and Zeus, by Lipinsky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and beautifully detailed etching by Sigmund Lipinsky depicts several of the Greek gods on Mount Olympus, dominated by Zeus and Athena, who are shown standing over a nude Hermes...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
Unique Bronze and Mica Lamp Inspired by Oscar Bach, Mask Motif
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This domed bronze and mica lamp, a singular form, was crafted in the manner of Oscar Bach, America's foremost metal craftsman in the 1920s and 1930s. The frieze-like circular panel, ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
"Explorer on the Beach", Large, Vivid Art Deco Tapestry, Gösta Adrian-Nilsson
By Gösta Adrian-Nilsson/ GAN
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable in size, subject and palette, this large tapestry presents Hanna Ripa's homage to a painting by Gösta Adrian-Nilsson, using a rich variety of vividly hued, appliquéd fabri...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Art Deco Bowl w/ Persian Influence by Metthey, Blue, Green and Gold
By André Metthey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in tones of jade, deep turquoise and gold, this Persian-influenced Art Deco bowl was made by André Metthey, the innovative artist and ceramicist who operated out o...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Mermaid & Sea Dragon", Exceptional Art Deco Vase w/ Silver Overlay, Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large and impressive vase by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden is rare for two reasons -- first, the detail of the silver overlay, showing a nude mermaid riding a fierce...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Silver
"Three Dancers", Bold Drawing of Three Male Nude Figures, 1930s, English
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and full of energy, this pen and ink drawing depicts three nude male figures, their arms upraised, caught in mid pose as they dance across the room. Although it is not signed, ...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Mermaid with Dolphins & Starfish", Rare & Ambitious Art Deco Platter, Mequinion
By Roger Mequinion
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and bold, this Art Deco ceramic platter featuring a mermaid trumpeting a shell and embracing a dolphin while another dolphin and starfish are cavorting in the water nearby, was made Roger Mequinion, who produced an entirely unique series of ceramic pieces with thick layers of glaze that he sandblasted to create a layered, three-dimensional design. Here, the outer glaze is a deep red color, but the sandblasting reveals layers of light red and white underneath. Mequinion was the first sculptor to work for René Lalique, and helped the master develop a sandblasting technique for his early glass...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
"Seven Deadly Sins", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A companion painting to another piece in our gallery, this painting -- "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" -- served as a study by Eugene Savage for a major mosaic proposed for the new...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Left Jab", Compelling Drawing of Boxer by Luis Mora, Pencil on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lithe portrait of a slim boxer throwing a left jab, executed in pencil on thin paper, was executed by Francis Luis Mora, a rare example of an American artist with Uruguayan heri...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Bliss, " Unique and Early Bronze of Female Nude by John Gregory, 1907
By John Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful and sublime personification of contentment and bliss, this bronze was sculpted by John Gregory -- who later executed 9 large bas relief pa...
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Antique Early 1900s American Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Portrait of Young Woman, " Masterpiece by John Gregory, Folger Library Sculptor
By John Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary piece of American sculpture, this depiction of a young woman, dated 1930, was sculpted in white marble by John Gregory -- who executed 9 large bas relief panels for ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Victory", Large, Unique Allegorical Porcelain Sculpture with Male Nude
By Bing & Grøndahl, Axel Locher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and extraordinary, this sculpture entitled "Victory" depicts a dignified Danish figure in honorific robes standing astride a crouching nude male figure. Clearly allegorical, the grouping may represent the victory of the Allies over the Central Powers...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Barc in the Sky", Art Deco Covered Box w/ Sailboat in the Clouds by Simonetto
By Angelo Simonetto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of high style Art Deco design by one of Italy's masters in the 1930s -- Angelo Simonetto -- this covered, oval ceramic box depicts a golden barc or sailboat ...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
"Art Deco Bowl w/ Medieval Shields", Rare Bowl w/ Flambe Glazes, Brown and Green
By Fulper Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this Art Deco bowl by the renowned Fulper Pottery features its signature flambe glazes inside the bowl -- in shades of caramel, green and blue -- in addition to three Medieval-influenced shields applied to the rim, each with knight's helmet and star motifs. Founded in 1809, Fulper produced utilitarian ware in the Trenton, New Jersey area for many years, but in 1910 Martin Stangl became the ceramics engineer and artistic director, producing a line of Art Nouveau and Art Deco pieces...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Cubist Goblet, Rose & Lute", Rare Art Deco Book Cover by Reinoso for Printemps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous example of Cubist-Art Deco design, this 19th century book was given a new cover and end papers designed by Reinoso for the Printemps department store in the 1920s. The co...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
