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"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...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Egret in Blue and Gray", Mid Century Enamel Panel with Gold Sky, Walnut Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully expressed in tones of blue, gray, green and gold, this fabulous Mid Century enamel panel shows an egret along the edge of a stream, with saplings in black and slate exten...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"Turbanned Man on Goat w/ Flowers', Striking Enamel Painting, Style of Rubin
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly drenched in vibrant colors -- forest green, deep red, cornflower yellow, black and white -- this framed enamel panel depicts an exotic man in a turba...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"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...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight", Superb Limoges Enamel of Gérôme Painting
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although KPM, the German porcelain firm, is well known for its glazed plaques that copied great European masterwork paintings, Limoges in France did the same, though in enamel, an ar...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Homage to Belgian Resistance Against Nazis, Remarkable Wall Plate by d'hossche
By Ernest d'Hossche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and executed by Ernest d'Hossche, one of Belgium's leading Art Deco artisans in the 1930s and 40s, this very rare wall plate features a nude female figure holding an upright...
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Family in Italy, " 1930s Art Deco Wall Charger with Father, Mother and Son
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly composed and beautifully glazed, this large wall charger -- designed with display in mind -- features the idealized Italian family as res...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Nudes in Paradise, " Spectacular Wall Charger, High Style Art Deco by Sevres
By Jean Beaumont
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most spectacular high style Art Deco pieces we have ever offered, this large wall charger depicting two female nudes and a deer in an idyllic, color-drenched garden was made in 1927 by the famed Sevres porcelain manufactory in France. The designer was Jean Beaumont, who is known for designing some of the most ambitious and striking of Sevres' Art Deco vases and other pieces in the 1920s and 30s, and the ceramic artist who applied the glazes was Adrien-Auguste Leduc, who worked at Sèvres from 1923 until 1948. Made only two years after the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes was held in Paris, which gave the Art Deco style its name many years later, the theme of this charger -- and its stylized, elongated nudes...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
"Mannerist Nudes, " Spectacular Art Deco Enamel with Female Nudes in Blue & Gold
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by the greatest master of enamel painting in America's Art Deco period -- Edward Winter -- this large and spectacular panel features two female nude figures, impossibly elong...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"Stomping Grapes, " Art Deco Etched/Enameled Mirrored Panel with Winemaking Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable in its size, ambition and complexity, this large Art Deco mirrored panel depicts a grape stomping scene at its center, surrounded by a farm scene full of life, executed in...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
"Female Nude with Lyre, " Spectacular, Rare Art Deco Framed Tile by Greek Artist
By S.S. Simonaky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dominated by an elegant female nude embracing a Greek lyre, this spectacular framed Art Deco glazed panel shows the period's fascination with Classical imagery interpreted in a modern way. Awash in tones of rose and blue highlighted in a metallic gold glaze, both the nude's hair and robes are depicted as flowing waves of dreamy color. The Greek artist...
Category
Vintage 1930s Greek Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Phoenician Soldiers, " Pair of Brilliant Midcentury Enamel Panels, Framed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliant and striking examples of midcentury enamel art, this pair of panels showing ancient soldiers with helmets and spears is not signed, but each is superb in craftsmanship and ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"Paris at Night, " Large Midcentury Platter or Low Bowl with Sailor and Blonde
By Ruscha
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hinting at the demimonde of Paris after World War II, this rare and atmospheric bowl/platter depicts a lamp post flanked by a sailor with his cap and bandanna, and a blonde woman in a tight sweater and pair of fashionable Capri pants. The setting is a rundown section of the city, probably near the docks, and the ragtag background of houses and the striped alley cat complete the picture. This piece was made by the famed Ruscha ceramic...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1930 Bronze Bas Relief by Codman for Gorham Company
By William Codman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and expertly cast and patinated by the famed Gorham Company in 1930, this large panel was awarded to the winner of the Commercial Vehicle Inter-Fleet Contest in ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Horse in the Midnight Sky, " Large, Fabulous Art Deco Rondel Panel by Winter
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and striking enamel rondel panel by the great enamel artist, Edward Winter, this Art Deco masterpiece depicts a proud horse, with his head raised high and one leg ready to mo...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"Old King Cole, " Rare, Striking Linoleum Panel with Nursery Rhyme Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Utterly charming and graphically strong, this depiction of Old King Cole with his three fiddlers is an original linoleum panel produced by the Armstrong company in Lancaster, Pennsyl...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
"Spiny Fish, " Rare Art Deco Tile with Quartersawn Oak Frame
By Mosaic Tile Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cleanly designed and beautifully glazed by the Mosaic Tile Company of Zanesville, Ohio in the 1930s, this Classic Art Deco tile is framed in its original quartersawn oak frame. Founded in the 1890s, the Mosaic company reached its peak in the 1920s and 1930s, attracting major talent such as Frederick Hurten...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
"Football Field, " Rare Linoleum Panel Mounted on Wood, circa 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Graphically strong and very appealing, this stylized depiction of a football field and two players is an original linoleum panel produced by the Armstrong Company in Lancaster, Penns...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Decorative Art
"Aquarius, " Important Art Deco Tile with Nude Male and Limed Oak Frame
By Bonnie MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile dates from the 1940s,...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
"Gondolas at Night, " Superb Example of Mid Century Enamel Painting
By Judith Daner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saturated with color -- in tones of periwinkle, cobalt, aqua and midnight black -- this enamel panel was painted by Judith Daner, the last surviving master of enamel painting from th...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
"Capricorn, " Important Art Deco Tile with Zodiac Theme by MacLeary
By Bonnie MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
"Garlanding the Fawn with Pearls, " Art Deco Masterpiece, Ceramic Panel
By S.S. Simonaky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly painted in tones of rose, purplish blue and fawn, this scene of three robed women in a fantastical garden, placing their pearl necklaces around the...
Category
Vintage 1930s Greek Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Conch, Scallop and Cowry, " Set of Three Framed Tiles by Strong
By Harris Strong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare set of tiles by Harris Strong, featuring an array of sea shells in tones of apricot, pink and aqua, retain their original frames and linen backings. Strong was the most im...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
"Nativity", Brilliant Enamel Panel in Blue, Purple and Orange by Karl Drerup
By Karl Drerup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arguably the finest enamel artist that America has ever seen, Karl Drerup immigrated here from Germany in 1937, his anti-Nazi activism and his wife's Jewish heritage forcing them to ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Enamel
"The Blue Knights, " Brilliant, Mid-Century Enamel Panel by Hansen
By Helen Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly designed and executed, this ambitious enamel panel -- depicting four blue knights with swords, voluminous robes and fantastic hats -- was created by Helen Hansen in the 1...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Enamel
"Icarus, " Rare Large Bookplate by Schaefer for Eugen Bergmann
By L. Schaefer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed and finely printed, this rare, large bookplate was created by L. Schaefer for Eugen Bergmann in 1912. The classic mythological story of the nude Icarus falling ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Couple in Folk Costume, " Art Deco Panel w/ Wood Inlay, USSR
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully crafted of walnut, mahogany, beech and other hardwoods, this wood inlay panel depicting a peasant couple was sold as a souvenir in the Transcarpathian region of the Ukrai...
Category
Vintage 1940s Ukrainian Art Deco Decorative Art
Pair of Fine Panels with Fruit and Flowers, Enamel on Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Both extremely fine, this pair of enameled panels mounted on walnut depict compotes overflowing with flowers and fruit, all in lovely, rich hues of violet, cerulean, burnt sienna and...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
"Aztec-Mayan Figures", Rare Pair of Carved Art Deco Panels, Golden Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary pair of sculptural relief panels, depicting elaborately costumed figures in highly decorated settings, is clearly drawn from Aztec and Mayan art and architecture. ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Mahogany
"Arcadia, " Rare Enamel Panel with Pan and Nymph
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Featuring rich, saturated colors and mythological figures surrounded by a group of horses, this unique panel is a classic, superb example of 1950s enamel work. The Pan figure...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
"Fortune Teller, " Rare Tour de Force panel by Harris Strong
By Harris Strong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare, tour de force tile panel depicting a fortune teller holding her crystal ball aloft, surrounded by wafts of perfumed air, was produced by Harris Strong, America's mo...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Art
Monumental Charger/Low Bowl with Roman Scene, Made in Italy, Blue and Deep Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted with a scene from ancient Rome depicting two soldiers near a body of water, this large, impressive charger is marked "Made in Italy." The glazes are rich and lov...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
