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"Triton, Merman and Mermaid, " Sculptural Vase w/ Aquatic Motif and Nudes in Blue
By Edgardo Simone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A masterful -- and brilliantly-hued -- example of high style Art Deco sculpture, this large and unique vase depicts several nude figures along its upper edge -- a Triton blowing his shell-horn on one side and a nude merman and mermaid embracing on the other. The sides of the vase are enlivened by a series of jumping dolphins, and the entire surface is glazed in streaky blues, pale greens and rich browns. The artist was Edgardo Simone, an eccentric and brilliant sculptor who worked in bronze, plaster and ceramics over several decades. He was born in Italy and trained in Rome, but spent much of his career in America, specializing in portrait busts. He sculpted the likenesses of Thomas Edison, John Pershing, Henry Ford, Louis Brandeis, Sally Rand, President Franklin Roosevelt...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
"Double Play, " Sculpture Capturing Dramatic Baseball Play with Male Nude, 1953
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant piece of sculpture capturing one of the most dramatic moments in American baseball, this 1953 bronze by Joe Brown shows a baseball player touching second base with his right foot and readying to throw the ball to first base for the second out with his right arm. The figure is cantilvered over the wood base, and the placement of his arms and legs is dancelike in its grace and strength. Brown has captured the tension of his torso and limbs and the beautiful musculature of the man's back, reminding the viewer that he learned from the master of American athletic sculpture...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Brother Against Brother", Rare Art Deco Silver Medal/Sculptural Piece by De Lu
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and rare example of late Art Deco sculpture struck in solid silver, this medal was designed by Donald De Lue in 1965 as part of the larger New York University Hall of Fam...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
"Face Jar in Cream, Blue and Yellow, " Fabulous Art Deco Pottery by Woman Artist
By Madeleine Sougez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this high-style Art Deco face jar, highlighted in tones of sky blue, lemon yellow and grassy green, was designed by Madeleine Sougez for th...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Jars
Materials
Ceramic
"Golden Dolphin, " Art Deco Glass Vase with Enameled Decoration, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and unique, this flaring glass vase -- unsigned, but clearly showing the influence of Vicke Lindstrand's work at the Orrefors glass company -- is decorated with an antique dolphin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Floating Male Nude with Drapery, " Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Grosz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and impressive, this sandblasted glass vase by Franz Grosz depicts a nude male figure floating in the air -- perhaps a dancer in the midst o...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Art Deco Fish with Chevron Markings, " Unique Sculpture by Russell Aitken, 1930s
By Russell B. Aitken
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Both charming and sophisticated, this plump Art Deco fish, complete with curving, streamlined fins and chevron marks on its tail, looks as if it swam out of a scene from Walt Disney's "Fantasia." However, it was sculpted by Russell Barnett Aitken...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Flowers and Fruit, " Rare, High Style Intaglio Art Deco Charger, Ford Ceramics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and beautifully made, this large, sand-colored charger was made by Ford Ceramic Arts in Columbus, Ohio in the 1930s, using an expensive photographic process patented b...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Dancing Figure in Asian Costume, " Monumental Mid Century Enamel Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The most spectacular piece of mid century enamelwork we have ever seen, or offered, this monumental shallow bowl, designed for hanging on a wall, depicts a dancing female figure -- c...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Reclining Male Nude, " Antique Hinged Box with Inset Drawing by Gaston Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created at the height of the Art Deco period, in 1940s France, but clearly inspired by the monumental male nudes of Michelangelo and the high Renaissance in Italy, this 1942 drawing ...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
"Bacchus Teapot, " Bold and Rare Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Rometti, Italy
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this 1930s glazed teapot was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic works in Umbertide, Italy, not long after it wa...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Glory, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Celebrating World War I French Soldiers, 1934
By Jules Bernaerts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this bold, bronze allegorical sculpture is entitled "Glory" or "Gloire," and is a smaller version of a grand public scu...
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Shore Leave, " Sailors at Port with Female Escorts, Rare Art Deco Form, 1930s
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suggestive of the work of Charles Demuth in its focus on sailors on leave, and its smudgy, atmospheric depiction of men and women on the edge of society, this large and important vas...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, the anonymous sculptor of "Pan with Rabbit" has created a masterful portrait of a rotund Pan beguiling a woodland rabbit. Carved from a cylinder of r...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood
By Ottaviani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully crafted of hammered silver -- now with a soft, old silver patina -- enamel and rosewood, this exceptional decorative box depicts a wildly imaginative crane-like bird with...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rare Art Deco Desk Clock w/ Geometric Forms, Bronze and Brass, Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly designed and rare -- perhaps unique -- this extremely fine desk clock by Tiffany & Company consists of a bronze case inset with an 8-day windup clock...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
"Bathers in the Marsh, " Mid Century Dish with Male Nudes Along Laguna Coast
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially rare example of Pat and Covey Stewart's ceramic work in Laguna Beach, California, this dish depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing in a marshy area along the California coast. Here, Pat Stewart used a squeeze bag...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Down for the Count, " Extraordinary, Rare Bronze w/ Nude Male Boxers by Howard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most celebrated figural sculptures of the 20th century, and one of the finest depictions of the male figure from the 1920s and 30s, this extremely rare bronze by Cecil de Blaquiere Howard depicts two boxers, one triumphant and one defeated, in the heat of the match. Each of the two nudes is beautifully captured in a scene that is compact and complex, with the standing figure stepping over and around the fallen figure below. The sculpture is depicting a dramatic moment in the boxing ring, but it is also presenting two male figures at their peak of physical perfection. Howard was born in Canada, brought up in America, and trained under sculptors such as James Fraser...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Hydrangea in Blue, " 1930s Enamel Bowl with Leaves and Flower Clusters by Winter
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Edward Winter, one of the masters of American enamel artistry in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, this low bowl features a composition of hydrangea flowers and leaves at its center...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Enamel
"Right Jab, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer, Nickel Finish by Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by one of the greatest innovators in Art Deco sculpture in 1930s Europe, this nickeled brass figure of a boxer, his right arm reaching out to jab at his opponent, was made b...
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vase with Collared Insert, Rare Bronze by Evan Jensen, Danish Master
By Evan Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished with a rare, mottled patina, this unusual and very scarce Art Deco bronze vase by Evan Jensen features a bronze, fluted collared insert that distinguishes Jensen...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Bronze
"Angel Fish, " Large, Stunning Technicolor Art Deco Sculptures, Occupied Japan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of technicolor-hued Art Deco angel fish sculptures -- glazed in hues of gold, dark pink, cobalt, sea green and canary -- was made in Japan between 1945 and 1951, when American forces occupied the nation after World War II and required that goods made there be marked "Occupied Japan...
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Grape Carriers, " Striking and Unique Art Deco Bowl w/ Wine Motif by Nylund
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting a Black male figure paired with a white female figure carrying clusters of grapes and ancient wine jars, this unique and striking Art Deco ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
"Bumblebee, " Mid Century Jug in Purple & Blue by Gambone w/ Cubist Influence
By Guido Gambone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Astonishingly modern in color, texture and subject matter, this handled jug by the great mid century master, Guido Gambone, shows the clear influence of Cubism and Pablo Picasso in i...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
"Shepherdess and Lamb, " Brilliantly-Glazed Art Deco Sculpture, Primavera, France
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps, Madeleine Sougez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in hues of dark pumpkin, emerald green and ruddy putty, this unique ceramic sculpture of a shepherdess in a wide, pleated skirt embracing one of her lambs was crea...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Bowl with Female Nudes, " Rare, Striking Art Deco Bowl by Cazaux, French Master
By Edouard Cazaux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Edouard Cazaux, master sculptor and ceramicist who exemplified the French Art Deco style at its best, this small ceramic bowl is ringed by three, sharply-defined female nu...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
High Style Art Deco Vase/Lamp Base w/ Mayan Influence, 1930s, by Glidden Parker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Masterfully carved -- not molded -- and bathed in a textured, rich brown glaze, this very early lamp base/vase by Glidden Parker is a superb example of Art Deco artistry by one of th...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
"Man, Woman and Horses, " Striking Art Deco Covered Urn by Nylund for Rorstrand
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of rust, sable, ivory and chocolate, this unique lidded urn with foliated pinnacle and curving handles depicts a man with upraised arms and rearing horse o...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Porcelain
"Poseidon Calming the Sea, " Sculpture w/ Swimmers by Joe Brown Awarded by AAU
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enormously important, both artistically and historically, this unique bronze depicting a monumental Poseidon figure calming the sea and making space for swimmers to complete below, w...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Flowering Cactus, " Rare, Brilliantly Glazed Art Deco Bowl by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully glazed in tones of mossy green, papaya, ivory and blue topaz, this bowl by Waylande Gregory depicts a cactus laden with brilliant blossoms. Gregory was one of America's greatest sculptors and ceramicists before and after World War II. He was prodigious and indefatigable, producing a wide range of sculptures and wares in ceramic during his years working with Lorado Taft...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
"Two Tritons, " Art Deco Plate w/ Mythological Figures in Green and Gold, Mayodon
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of Jean Mayodon's fascination with mythological figures, especially gods and goddesses cavorting in the sea, this fine Art Deco plate depicts two Tritons, one sta...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
"Zodiac Clock, " Spectacular Art Deco Sculptural Clock in Wrought Iron and Copper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most unusual and spectacular Art Deco pieces we have ever offered, this large Art Deco clock is composed of fer forgé or wrought iron a...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Clocks
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Verdigris Bronze Art Deco Centerpiece Supported by Three Nude Male Figures
By Maurice Guiraud-Rivière
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Spectacular and very rare, this large, high style Art Deco bronze centerpiece with a beautiful verdigris patina, consisting of a semi-spherical dish richly decorated with a dense pat...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
"Study in Black & Burnt Sienna, " Early Vase, Abstract Pattern by Glidden Parker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This early and important vase by Glidden Parker, an important American pioneer in ceramics for the modern home, dates from the 1940s and precedes the lines of homewares that he is mo...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Perch & Angelfish, " Unique, Ambitious Art Deco Covered Urn by Nylund, Rorstrand
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ambitious, elongated urn with elaborate handles and a sunburst lid is beautifully decorated with perch on one side and angelfish on the other, all in tones of black, charcoal an...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Porcelain
"Gathering Water, " Fabulous Art Deco Vase with Female Nudes by Nylund/Rorstrand
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully conceived and executed, this elegant vase designed by Gunnar Nylund for the famed Rorstrand porcelain works in Sweden depicts two pairs of nude women, all collecting wate...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Wheat Harvest, " Unique Art Deco Vase with Semi-Nude Worker by Nylund, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created in 1934 and commissioned by Från Nyman as a gift to Eric Tiblom, this unique vase depicts a shirtless farmworker using his scythe to cut wheat in a field, all glazed in warm,...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Black Male with Upraised Arms, " Nude Sculpture of African Figure by Fenton
By Beatrice Fenton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly unusual in Beatrice Fenton's oeuvre, this dramatic figure of a Black male figure with his arms raised and crossed at the wrist -- either in cele...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Ocean Bottom, " Mid Century Bronze Sculpture with Fish, Seaweed and Seashells
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lively, this rare bronze sculpture depicts a school of fish, undulating in the ocean current, intermixed with seaweed rising from the sea floor ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"in the Forest, " Midcentury Églomisé Painting with Woman and Dog in Red and Blue
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of midcentury reverse-painted glass, this piece by Marianna von Allesch depicts a woman and her square-jawed dog, possibly a boxer, amidst a grove of trees and ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass
"Forest Nymphs, " Pair of Large Art Deco Female Nude Sculptures, Alabaster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and highly dramatic, this pair of large Art Deco sculptures in creamy alabaster depict two female nude figures resting on leafy tree boughs, their hair streaming...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although America's sculptors interested in African American life and Black subjects, including Elizabeth Catlett, Richmond Barthé, Sargent Johnson and ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Hauling the Net, " Rare Art Deco Bronze with Nude Male Fisherman
By Alexandre Ouline
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This powerful bronze -- depicting a nude fisherman hauling in his net -- is a superb example of Art Deco sculpture influenced by Auguste Rodin's emphasis on the emotion and physicality of the human figure. Here, the strength and muscularity of the male figure is shown to great effect, its power belying the sculpture's diminutive size. It was sculpted by Alexandre Ouline, who executed a series of bronzes that depicted male figures performing feats of strength and courage, such as pulling a great weight or steering a ship in a stormy sea. Ouline won First Prize in the Seine et Marne agricultural fair...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Eve and the Serpent, " Unique, Carved Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture by Merignargues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly carved -- not molded -- and beautifully glazed, this stylized figure of Eve, sensuously encircled and surmounted by a powerful serpent, was sculpted by Marcel Merignargues, ...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Allegory of Speed, " Art Deco Bronze Depicting the Ecstasy of Athletic Effort
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and dramatic, this Art Deco bronze by Robert Delandre, circa 1930, depicts three nude male athletes all straining to reach the finish line of the race, their arms straining forward to win, and upward in ecstatic joy. The concentration and focus evident in their faces, and the beauty of their physiques, is beautifully captured by the artist, and the bronze is gorgeously finished in a green-brown patina that brings out the details of each figure. Delandre is largely known for his tabletop bronzes for the home or office, but he also entered competitions for public monuments and memorials. His most famous work is the "Monument to the Latham 47 Heroes" in Caudebec en Caux, France. The sculpture honors the men who disappeared in the prototype of the Latham 47 twin engine airplane in 1928, with Roald...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pan and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculptural Group with Nudes by Salomon for Rörstrand
By rorstrand studio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in an ivory-hued glaze, this ambitious and rare sculptural grouping of a Pan and Nymph with flute and cymbal was sculpted by Harald Salomon for the famed Rörstra...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Ode to Music, " Exceptional Art Deco Vase with Bars of Music by Kåge, 1938
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning and elegant, this unique 1938 vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg demonstrates the clean, unfussy lines that Scandinavian Art Deco is known for, yet tells a complex, fascin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Under the Sea, " Atmospheric Art Deco Vase with Fish and Seaweed, 1944
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous, atmospheric example of Art Deco artisanry, this cylindrical vase by Jens Jensen for Rookwood Pottery depicts a fish swimming amidst moving water and tendrils of seaweed,...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Mermaid's Reign, " Art Deco Bowl with Underwater Scene in Emerald Green and Gold
By Odette Chatrousse-Heiligenstein, Auguste Heiligenstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glazed in gorgeous jewel tones, emerald green and sapphire blue, this unique and extraordinary Art Deco bowl was created by an artistic husband-and-wife team in France: Auguste and O...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Frolicking in the Waves, " Art Deco Porcelain Vase with Nudes by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and lovely, this flaring porcelain vase designed by Rudi Stolle for the famed Meissen Porcelain works depicts a bas relief frieze of nude nymphs...
Category
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude with Fish, " Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Ambe...
Category
Vintage 1940s German Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in read...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Two Centaurs, " Highly Important Original Maquette for Palais de Tokyo, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and important example of stylized Art Deco figural sculpture, this bas relief of two centaurs -- a father centaur being embraced by a baby centaur -- is the original plaster maquette by Marcel Armand Gaumont for a sculpture adorning the facade of the Palais de Tokyo...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Black Dancer, " Art Deco Depiction of African American Female Figure, Rare
By William Wallace Rosenbauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With her elbows jutting to the side and her hips thrust forward, the viewer can almost picture this dancer out on the floor, her dress flaring and her shoulders glistening from the h...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Mermaid Riding Hippocampus, " Large, Unique Argenta Covered Jar by Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning in size, composition and execution, this large covered jar by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a highly-detailed mermaid ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Jars
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude Archers, " Rare Art Deco Dish Celebrating Stockholm Archery Competition
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and stunning example of the Argenta line of porcelain art wares produced by the Gustavsberg works in Sweden, characterized by a glowing, turquoise blue-green glaze decorated w...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
"Exchange of Cultures, " High Style Art Deco Porcelain Lamp Base w/ Nudes by Robj
By ROBJ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Illustrated in "Ceramiche Robj" and considered a major design by the renowned sculptor and ceramicist, this large piece was probably made in early 1930s to coincide with the debut of the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris, which attracted almost 9 million visitors in less than a year. Rare and striking, this porcelain table lamp base depicts the globe surmounted by a tightly composed cluster of nude and semi-nude female figures representing cultures around the world. The women depicted here, all glazed in a gorgeous snow-white glaze highlighted in gold, are clearly representing a range of nations in Asia and Africa, probably coinciding with the nations that were part of the French Colonial Empire in the 1930s, before they won their freedom. Much like the one surviving building from the Exposition, now the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration, which features a massive bas relief mural...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
"Bellerophon and Pegasus, " Rare Art Deco Vase with Nude Male by Lindstrand
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable Art Deco vase -- created by one of the masters of engraved glass art in the 1930s -- depicts Bellerophon taming the wild, flying figure of Pegasus, having la...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Dancing African, " Rare Bronze Art Deco Sculpture by Hagenauer Contemporary
By Richard Rohac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the decades-old interest among Europeans in the art and culture of Africa -- starting with Cubism which borrowed heavily from African art -- and also demonstrating th...
Category
Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
