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"Yellow & Green Parrot in Bird Cage", Mid Century Enamel on Copper Panel, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sophisticated and charming both, this enamel-on-copper panel shows a green and yellow parrot happily perched in a Mid Century wire birdcage, its sides curving and its top embellished...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Enamel

"Capricorn", Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of a sea-goat (half goat, half fish) -- the classic symbol of Capricorn -- was sculpted by Paul Manship, the most impor...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Caldwell Clock w/ Siena Marble and Caryatids", Lorillard Estate, Tuxedo Park
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary work of art by America's leading maker of luxe objects for homes and businesses in the early 20th century, this large and heavy Siena marble clock by J. E. Caldwell ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

"Benjamin Franklin & Nude Athletes", 1925 Bronze Relief for Univ of Pennsylvania
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinary in size and subject matter, this monumental bronze relief sculpture, dating from 1925, depicts four nude athletes receiving the victory laurel from a seated Benjamin Fr...
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Vintage 1920s Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

"Phoenix Bowl", Large, Low Art Deco Bowl w/ Phoenix Motif by Gregory for Cowan
By Cowan Pottery, Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bathed in a vivid, fresh jade green glaze, this large and rare low bowl featuring a Phoenix bird at its center, its wings outstretched, was designed by Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pot...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

"Industry and Agriculture", Unique Pair of Bronzes Celebrating American Workers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In some ways a classic example of WPA-era sculpture celebrating the American worker, this pair is also different than other pieces with the same theme in the 1930s. These men are br...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Music, Theatre, Ballet", Large, Rare Art Deco Tapestry in Blue & White, 1944
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Representing Scandinavian Modernism at its best, this large and very rare linen tapestry depicting three of the performing arts -- theatre, music and dance -- was designed by Vicke L...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Tapestries

Materials

Linen

"Pulling A Soldier to Safety", Large Art Deco War Memorial Bronze by De Lue
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful and poignant, this sculpture depicts a powerful nude helmeted soldier carrying and pulling his brother to safety after a serious injury on the battlefield. ...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Helios, God of the Sun", Large, Spectacular Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by De Lue
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the largest and most impressive bronzes ever sculpted by Donald De Lue -- one of America's greatest sculptors of Art Deco monuments over the course of 50 years -- this bronze ...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Lounging Nude in Marrakesh", Brilliant Oil Painting, Pinto, collected by Barnes
By Salvatore Pinto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in a brilliant palette of orange, deep red, sky blue and forest green, this scene of a half nude female figure lounging on a black settee probably dates to the 1930s when Sal...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Air Mail" Coin Bank, Rare, World War II-Era Metal Bank, British Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extremely rare example of World War II-era Art Deco/Moderne design, produced by the Chad Valley Company in England, served as a coin bank, with a slot on one side to accept coins by young men and women motivated to save their pennies. The painted metal bank...
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Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Aviation Objects

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Metal

"Cavorting Gods and Goddesses", Art Deco Plate, Mayodon for Sèvres, Gold & Black
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Joyous and buoyant, this scene of four nude gods and goddesses, each with blue striped capes, cavorting in the clouds above, was designed and executed by the great Jean-Leon Mayodon ...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Porcelain

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Porcelain

"Promise of Paradise", Print with African American Male Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Printed in a lovely shade of ruddy brown, this mysterious print depicts a young Black male figure in the foreground, with an older African American man behind him and holding him by ...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Prints

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Paper

"Triton Blowing Seashell", Very Fine Art Deco Drawing, Allyn Cox, Possibly UCLA
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating an impressive confidence and mastery of detail, this drawing of a nude male triton, blowing a trumpet made from a seashell, was made by Allyn Cox, no doubt as a study f...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

"Riding the Currents", Rare Art Deco Sculpture of Merboy and Fish by Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Joyful and full of energy, this rare -- possibly unique -- sculpture by Just Andersen depicts a merboy, complete with fins on each feet, riding a plump fish through the sea, his mout...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around her as she moves through space, her head looking down and her hands at ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Honoring Svatopluk Čech", Art Nouveau Relief Plaque w/ Male & Female Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine and unusual example of Czech Art Nouveau sculpture -- complete with male and female nudes in profile, and a border of pine branches -- features at its center a portrait of ...
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Vintage 1910s Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Pewter

"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s
By Howard Whalen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although best known today for his abstract sculptures, many at display at the Howard Whalen Sculpture Garden in Sierra Madre, California, the artist started his career in the WPA era...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Clay

"Restraining the Bull", Striking Art Deco Painting w/ Shirtless Male Figure
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatic and bold, this painting of a shirtless man restraining a bull -- his skin dark as night, and the bull's hide as pale as moonlight -- is a classic example of Art Deco design....
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Black Man Carrying Green Bananas", Art Deco Drawing, 1930s, in Blue & Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in a brilliant palette of sky blue, jade green, ivory and chocolate brown, this striking drawing of a Black male figure carrying a pile of green bananas on his head was done...
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Vintage 1930s Central American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Men, Arm in Arm", Extraordinary Art Deco Bowl w/ Six Male Nudes by Mourier
By A. Mourier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly rare and extraordinary in subject matter and palette, this low, footed Art Deco bowl by A. Mourier depicts six nude male figures around its circum...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

"Vine & Tendril", High Style Art Deco Sterling Silver Dish w/ Pierced Lid, 1940
By Erik Fleming
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most elegant and sophisticated examples of Art Deco silver artisanry we have ever offered, this dish with a pierced lid (originally serving as an ashtray) features a curli...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Ashtrays

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Silver

"Triton with Dolphin", Art Deco Low Bowl in Blue with Aquatic Creatures, France
By Roger Mequinion
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this unique low bowl or plate depicts a form of Triton that is part man, part horse and part fish -- known as an ichthyocentaur -- who is cavorting in the sea with a dolphin and starfish, with rows of waves below and around him. The artist was 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 blue color, but the sandblasting reveals layers of light blue 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 Decorative Bowls

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Ceramic

"Seduction by a Satyr", Large, Rare Art Deco Sculpture with Nudes by Camus
By Jean Camus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and affecting, this sensual bronze by Jean-Marie Camus depicts a nude satyr figure seducing a nude female figure laying prostrate before him, beguiled by the music from h...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Nudes and Hounds", Unique and Striking Art Deco Low Bowl, 1920s, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Somehow charming and yet highly sophisticated and elevated, this footed, low bowl or plate features four tiers of lithe female nudes, each accompanied by a lean hound or dog on a lea...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

"Tunisian Man in White Shirt", 1930s Watercolor Painting by Porter Woodruff
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piercing and powerful portrait of a Tunisian man with an open-necked shirt provides a glimpse into the life of artist Porter Woodruff in North Africa. Woodruff was best known for his paintings and illustrations for Vogue magazine -- one of five American fashion illustrators who worked for the magazine -- as well as House & Garden. He was born in Tennessee, but spent much of his creative life in Paris and Tunisia, where he lived with Georges Sébastian, an important Hungarian-born, French orchestra conductor...
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Vintage 1930s Tunisian Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia artist Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This is the fi...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this painting dates to 1951, a few years after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) period ended in the 1940s, this tight composition of two pipe fitters doing their work in a cramped space is very much akin to America's Depression-era murals that celebrated the American worker. The painter was Byron Gere...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Breton Fishing Village, " Art Deco Masterpiece Vase by Leduc for Sevres, 1934
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest pieces of Art Deco porcelain we have ever seen, and probably the greatest work ever executed by Adrien Leduc for Sevres, this large doub...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

"Circus", Large and Ambitious Painting by John B. Lear w/ Male Nudes, 1965
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This early and ambitious watercolor painting by John B. Lear shows the growing scale and detail of his best work, here incorporating three nude and semi-nude male figures in a surrea...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Portrait of a Young Jockey", Vivid, Superb Portrait Painting by Peter Hurd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the finest portrait we have ever offered, this depiction of a young jockey in 1941, his complexion warm and glowing and his blue eyes echoing the color of his shirt, was pain...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Waking Angel", Remarkable, Early Painting of Nude Male Figure, Leyendecker
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful depiction of a young male angel, stretching as he awakens from his sleep, is a remarkably assured and skilled painting by the young Joseph Christian Leyendecker, later...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings

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Paint

"State Fair Scene with Horses & Merry-Go-Round", American Scene Painting, 1947
By Edmund Brucker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and dynamic, this 1947-vintage painting depicts a shirtless man handling a high-spirited Percheron horse that won a blue ribbon at the Indiana st...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Sea Dragon", Art Deco Low Bowl w/ Silver Overlay in Rare Red Glaze, Argenta
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, heavy and impressive, this low bowl produced by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a sea dragon at its center, expressed in silver over a rich deep red glaze. ...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo
By Brents Carlton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Roping Sculpture", Drawing of Two Youths w/ Classical Stone Head, Burnt Sienna
By Peter Todd Mitchell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This finely detailed drawing by Peter Todd Mitchell -- famed for his fabric and wallpaper designs after World War II -- depicts two semi-nude male figures maneuvering a Classical stone head...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

"Leaf and Branch", Striking Art Deco, Wrought Iron Candelabra, Exquisite Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exquisite example of high-style Art Deco artisanry, this wrought iron, three-arm candelabra features a leaf-and-branch motif that is beautifully conceived and finely executed. Th...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Candelabras

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Iron

"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and crayon depicts a stagecoach being loaded with mail and passengers for the journey from ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Ringmaster and Ram", Art Deco Circus Theme Marquetry Panel w/ Female Nude
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterwork of marquetry or inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts a nude female ring master with whip in hand,...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Chinese Noblewoman w/ Lotus Flowers & Orchids", Art Deco Painting, Pink & Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in deep pink, sky blue and ivory tones, this 1936-vintage oil painting depicts a Chinese noblewoman in an embroidered gown and elaborate headpiece, flanked by sym...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Portrait of Swedish Student", Art Deco Painting in Blue and Gray by Söderberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in a quiet palette of blue, gray and warm skin tones, this portrait of a college student with blonde hair and fair complexion was made by Ernst Söderberg in 1920....
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Nude Pan with Pipes", Large, Vivid Painting w/ Male Nude by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Like his contemporary, Raoul Pene du Bois, Waldo Angelo served as an important designer for Broadway productions over decades, but in his private time, he produced a number of beauti...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark (1875-1942)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered, this image depicts three male nude figures connected by a trailing line of red ribbo...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Europa and the Bull", Art Deco Masterwork of Marquetry by Szoeke, 1939
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterwork of marquetry or inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts Europa riding the bull, a classic story from...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards,...
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Male Nude and Skyscraper", Rare, Signed Surrealist-Art Deco Print by Avinoff
By Andrey Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and extraordinary, this signed print by Andrey Avinoff is one of a set he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by George Golokhvastoff published...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Prints

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Paper

"Bellerophon and Pegasus", Art Deco Tile by Ponti for Milan Triennial V in 1933
By Richard Ginori
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Produced to promote the Richard Ginori firm's exhibition at the Milan Triennial V exposition in 1933, this exceedingly rare glazed tile depicts Bellerophon taming the wild Pegasus. ...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

"Art Deco Clock in Chinese Manner", Gübelin Clock w/ Red Hardstone Finial
By Gubelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and elegant, this rare -- possibly unique -- Art Deco table clock in the Chinese manner by the renowned Gübelin firm in Switzerland is a close cousin to the impossibly rarified ...
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Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble

"Bedouin Women", Rare Art Deco Porcelain Sculpture, Internally Lit, Limoges
By ROBJ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture and night light depicts two Bedouin women swathed in brilliant white robes, framed by gold headbands and a gold floor beneath their feet. ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Commerce and Industry", Beaux Arts/Art Deco Allegorical Mural w/ Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of allegorical mural painting, this large piece by Edward Holslag features a central winged figure holding a reflective orb, flanked ...
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Vintage 1920s American Beaux Arts Paintings

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Paint

"On the Beach", Art Deco Painting of Reclining Young Man in Swimsuit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and full of light, this gouache painting of a young man in a black swimsuit lounging on a wide beach was painted by Louise Alix in the 1950s. The man's rosy complexion, the...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Tray of Oranges", Rare Art Deco Perfume Warmer w/ North African Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For a French woman in the 1920s, this figure of a turbaned North African woman, resplendent in a yellow robe and carrying a tray loaded with orange...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Deer Season", Rare Art Deco Fabric Designed by Rockwell Kent, circa 1950
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and striking Art Deco fabric panel, featuring a running deer in a forest expressed in rich red and maize, was designed by Rockwell Kent for Bloomcraft Inc. in 1950. The de...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Tapestries

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Fabric

"Dream Garden", Spectacular 1920s Print with Maxfield Parrish-Inspired Frame
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary paean to Maxfield Parrish brings together an original, 1920s print featuring the "Dream Garden" mosaic in Philadelphia, with a recent, ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints

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Paper

"Neptune and His Companions", Art Deco Silver Wine Coaster w/ Mythological Scene
By GAB
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bursting with joy and great energy, this sterling silver wine coaster features Neptune with his trident, riding a hippocampus, accompanied by teeming array of oceanic creatures, incl...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

"Hunter in Paradise", Art Deco Humidor in Cast Iron by Elmberg, Sweden
By Carl Elmberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its furniture and artisanry in a stylized Art Deco manner, often characterized as Swedish Grace, it is not so well known that Swedish artists led the way in creating fine pieces from humble materials such as cast iron or pewter. This humidor with high-relief sculpture in cast iron by Carl Elmberg is a fine example. The figure of a nude male archer chasing a deer, accompanied by a female nude figure in a wooded, idyllic setting, exhibits a beautiful texture and deep color thanks to the material Elmberg chose. The piece was cast by the famed Näfveqvarns Bruk foundry, which in the 1910s collaborated with the Swedish Society of Craft and Industrial Design to sponsor a competition which encouraged new and modern designs by artists such as Anna Petrus, Erik Grate...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Iron

"Near the Ocean Floor", Art Deco Lacquered Screen w/ Fish & Coral by Jallot
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and extraordinary, this two-panel Art Deco folding screen by Léon Jallot depicts an array of sea life near the ocean floor, including exotic...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

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