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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 han...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 silve...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
By M. Mascherini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great, indisputable masterpieces of Marcello Mascherini's career, and one of his relatively early wor...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 featu...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
By Georges Engrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and handsome, this sculpture of a nude male runner, probably cast for the art competition at the 1924 Olymp...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
By Lu Duble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest and most important sculptures eminating from the ARKO ceramic school established by Alexander ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Commissioned by Briger Design and made by Mexican artisans in San Miguel de Allende, this painted tole wastebask...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
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 hi...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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,...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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, th...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
By Axel Locher, Bing & Grøndahl
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...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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 Simonett...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
By Emmanuel Andrew Cavacos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and superb depiction of modern dance in the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and modern dance pione...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unusually dramatic and flamboyant, this is one of the most distinctive engraved Art Deco vases we have seen by V...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although paintings by Rubens and Poussin offer the most famous depictions of the Abduction of the Sabine Women -...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
By Pewabic Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not as well known as Grueby, Rookwood, Cowan and other potteries that made superb vessels and sculpture...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enveloped in a glaze the color of grey flannel, this unique Art Deco sculpture depicts a prancing horse, his coa...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and superb examples of high style Art Deco sculpture, this pair of terracotta figures depict Harlequin (Arl...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Truly fine and extraordinary, this large and heavy bronze bookend, beautifully sculpted, cast and chased, depicts a sleeping male nude figure, his arm resting on a Classical mask, his body curled around an owl, and his left arm clasped by a small child. Given that the owl represents knowledge and wisdom, and the mask indicates art and theater, the sculpture is suffused with allegory and meaning. The sculpture is not signed, but is stamped 530/101 and shows an engraved inventory number, probably added by the first owner. The bronze has a lustrous patrina, and sits on an oxblood marble...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and affecting, this hand carved wood ladle -- a masterpiece of folk art show...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and impressive, this unique Art Deco urn by Waylande Gregory depicts two flying phoenix birds, wings outst...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
By Edris Eckhardt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Inspired by Rima, the "Jungle Girl" character in the enormously popular novel, "Green Mansions," this sculpture ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely striking and original, this bronze paperweight features two crabs framed by enameled anemone and bits o...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
By Dahl Jensen, Jens Jacob Bregnö
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Uncontestably, one of the most sensuous pieces of figural porcelain ever produced in the 20th century, this piec...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the 1930s, Sweden was the world's epicenter for the production of high quality, engraved glass pieces in the ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, this very fine ceramic figure of a half-nude Pacific Islander or Hawaiian male figure balancing ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan, Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when French artists and sculptors were taking inspiration from Africa, Asia and the Near East, this Ar...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Jars
Materials
Ceramic
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of a series of bronze sculptural reliefs featuring Zodiac signs sculpted by Paul Manship in 1946, this piece...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bronze
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Almost Baroque in the energy and movement of the scene it depicts, this Art Deco footed dish by Max Le Verrier d...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bronze
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 class...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 20...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
By Waylande Gregory, Cowan Pottery
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, ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In some ways a classic example of WPA-era sculpture celebrating the American worker, this pair is also different...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful and poignant, this sculpture depicts a powerful nude helmeted soldier carrying and pull...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 sculp...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
By Just Andersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Joyful and full of energy, this rare -- possibly unique -- sculpture by Just Andersen depicts a merboy, complete...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around h...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine and unusual example of Czech Art Nouveau sculpture -- complete with male and female nudes in profile, ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
By A. Mourier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly rare and extraordinary in subject matter and palette, this low, footed Art Deco...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
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 f...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, heavy and impressive, this low bowl produced by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a sea ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
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 h...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exquisite example of high-style Art Deco artisanry, this wrought iron, three-arm candelabra features a leaf-a...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Candelabras
Materials
Iron
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne...
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
By Gubelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and elegant, this rare -- possibly unique -- Art Deco table clock in the Chinese manner by the renowned Güb...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and powerful, this depiction of a male nude figure, seated on a tree trunk and looking to his rig...
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
By ROBJ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture and night light depicts two Bedouin women swathed in brilliant white...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For a French woman in the 1920s, this figure of a turbaned North African woman...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Iron
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this unique covered urn captures circus scenes that are decidedly populist in nature, this piece is hig...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Virtually glowing as light passes through its satiny glass, this highly rare Art Deco clock by Maurice Model fea...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
