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Art Deco Ceramics

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Kai Nielsen Bing & Grondahl Denmark Art Deco Stoneware Faun with Grape
Located in Brescia, IT
Kai Nielsen From the series '"Grape Harvesting" B&G, 1919 Stoneware figure Perfect Condition Measures: H 11 cm.
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

Pair of Ceramic Vases, Belgium, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of ceramic vases, Belgium, circa 1940.
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1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

French Faience Oyster Plate Fouillen Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate signed Fouillen Quimper, circa 1930.   
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic, Faience

Scandinavian Modern Vase from Upsala Ekeby by Sculpture Einar Luterkort
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Modern, Swedish art deco vase with a mottled glaze and raised decoration on all sides. Designed by sculpture Einar Luterkort for Upsala Ekeby, Measures: Diameter 7...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Art DecoRare Unglazed Flower Vase by the Fulham Pottery Company, England
Located in London, GB
Rare unglazed pottery flower vase model 'Napoleon's Hat' produced by the Fulham Pottery company for the society Florist Constance Spry.
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1940s British Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Rare Large Art Deco Centerpiece by Winterhalder Made in Cupertino, CA, 1947
By Erwin Winterhalder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in chartreuse-yellow and Mediterranean blue-green, this unique and important Art Deco bowl was made by Erwin Winterhalder in Cupertino. The artist was born in Swit...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Presumably Wilhelm Kage for Farsta circa 1930 Unique Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Presumably Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) for Farsta, Sweden, circa 1930. Unique vase in unglazed art pottery, decorated with a bird in brown glaze. Unstamped. In very good c...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

"Deer with Weeping Willow, " Superb Art Deco Vase by Primavera, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of Art Deco craftsmanship, produced by one of the world's finest workshops in the 1930s, this vase depicts a deer with lifted head, flanked by a weeping willow tree,...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

Art Deco Royal Dux Naked Woman, Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Art Deco Royal Dux naked woman, porcelain. Measures: 24 x 7 cm. Marked. In perfect condition.
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

Rare French Art Deco Harlequin & Columbines Ceramic Sculpture by Edouard Cazaux
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and vibrant sculpture, originating from the Italian commedia dell'arte. This unique and vibrant glazed sculpture by Edouard Cazaux (1889-1974) is in mint condition. The history of this jester-like figure dates back to the 1670's when it was first introduced in the Italian folk theatre known as the 'commedia Dell'Arte'. Many of the characters in the commedia Dell'Arte are archetypes in the spectrum of human personalities and their behaviour. If you are a collector of Art Deco, of rare sculptures, of meaningful art...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Kai Nielsen Bing & Grondahl Denmark Stoneware Art Deco Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Kai Nielsen From the series '"Baccus Harvest" B&G, 1919 Stoneware figure Perfect condition.
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful sculpture in brown earthenware modeled in the expression of a woman in polychrome glaze with blue hair, made in Germany, 1930s. Erwin Spuler (1906-1964), who initially studied at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart, studied with Georg Scholz...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Earthenware, Majolica

Important Art Deco Ceramic Bowl with Trumpet Shell by Linn L. Phelan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1942, two years before becoming the founding potter at the School for American craftsmen at Dartmouth College in 1944 and four years before joining the famed ceramic program at Alfred University, Linn...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

French Faience Oyster Plate Fouillen Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate signed Fouillen Quimper, circa 1930. With a crab.
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic, Faience

French Faience Oyster Plate Fouillen Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate signed Fouillen Quimper, circa 1930.
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic, Faience

Charles Catteau for Boch La Louvière, Art Deco Ceramic Vase, Belgium, 1925
Located in New York, NY
This vase displays Catteau's design number D.1009, featuring birds against stylized foliage resting on fields of markedly geometric shape. The physical form of the vase differs from ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

Giovanni Gariboldi Vase for Richard Ginori, Milano, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental and rare Giovanni Gariboldi vase for Richard Ginori, Milano, Italy 1930s.
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Primavera, Green Semi-Ovoid Art Deco Vase, France, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Glazed ceramic vase by French design house Primavera, early 20th century. Stamped: CAB / 209 / Made in France.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Kähler, Denmark, Table Lamp in Glazed Stoneware, 1930s by Svend Hammershoi
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kähler, Denmark, table lamp in glazed stoneware, 1930s. Designed by Svend Hammershøi. Beautiful gray black double glaze. Measures: 26 x 13,5 cm (without socket) Stamped. In very...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

Kai Nielsen Bing & Grondahl Denmark Art Deco Stoneware Figure with Grape
Located in Brescia, IT
Kai Nielsen From the series '"Grape Harvesting" B&G, 1919 Stoneware digure Perfect condition.
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

Vase by Francis Jourdain, circa 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Ovoid earthenware vase with slightly protruding annular neck, modernist decoration in enamel with black and blue lines interrupted by blue squares on the belly, granite blue ground. ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Earthenware

Goldscheider Inspired Czech Signed Ceramic Stylized Art Deco Head
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Goldscheider inspired Czech signed ceramic stylized Art Deco head.
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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Primavera, Gourd-Shaped Vase, France, circa Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Stamped and numbered.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

"Samson and the Lion, " Large, Rare Art Deco Sculptural Panel with Tile Mosaic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tour de force example of Art Deco wall sculpture, this depiction of Samson slaying the lion was made by Valentin Shabaeff, a Russian-Canadian artist who settled in Montreal. Shabae...
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1930s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair of Art Deco Hand-Painted Ceramic Vases with Orientalist Motifs by Bretby
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated pair of hand-painted ceramic vases were realized by the esteemed British early 20th century pottery studio, Bretby. Hand-painted in dark chocolate and cream tones, they feature whimsical interpretations of orientalist motifs- including bamboo trees and kabuki masks...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic, Paint

Danish Ceramic, Manufacture Bing and Grondahl ‘B.G’, Ceramist bkjøbenhavn
By Bkjøbenhavn
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Danish ceramic, manufacture Bing and Grondahl (B.G). ceramist: bkjøbenhavn.
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

"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...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

Goldscheider Inspired Czech Signed Ceramic Stylized Art Deco Head
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Goldscheider inspired Czech signed ceramic stylized Art Deco head.
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1930s Slovak Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair of Belgian Art Deco La Louviere Earthenware Floral Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Art Deco (Belgian) crackled earthenware vases with blue floral motif (stamped Boch Frs/La Louviere, #D944) (PRICED AS Pair)
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Earthenware

"Vase with Classical Nudes, " Rare, Unique Vase with Male Nudes by Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly glazed in tones of ruddy brown, ivory and dark chocolate, this stunning vase by Jean Mayodon features a series of medallions with classical nude male figures in various poses....
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

"Figure with Harp, " Art Deco Midcentury Low Bowl by Rudolf Petersen, Rare
By Rudolf Petersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine and highly rare bowl, featuring a seated female figure in classical robes who is plucking an oval harp, exhibits the incised design and rich colors that Rudolf Peterse...
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1950s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

"Fawn" Art Deco Sculpture by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of brown and gold, this very rare sculpture depicting a spotted fawn was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. ...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Kahler, Denmark, Glazed Stoneware Jug with Handle Stamped 1930-1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kähler, Denmark, glazed stoneware jug with handle. Stamped. 1930-1940s. Measures: 17 cm. X 12.5 cm. X 11 cm. incl. handle. In perfect condition.
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

Charles Catteau for Boch Frères, Art Deco Vase, Belgium, 1925
Located in New York, NY
This vase displays Catteau's design number D.1009, featuring birds against stylized foliage resting on fields of markedly geometric shape. The design, like others by Catteau, is incised into the ceramic and enlivened by paint. Signed: Ch. Catteau Incised: Grès Kéramis...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

"Africans with Jars, " Rare Art Deco Charger by Andlovitz for Societa Ceramica
By Societa Ceramica Italiana
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Much as Gio Ponti modernized and energized the porcelain production of the fabled Ginori company in Italy, so too did Guido Andlovitz revolutionize the work of the old Societa Cerami...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Kähler, HAK, Large Glazed Stoneware Dish or Platter, circa 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kähler, HAK, large glazed stoneware dish or platter, circa 1940s. Marked. Measures: 30 cm. In perfect condition.
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

Catteau Era Ceramic Art Deco Vase with Bird
Located in Oakland, CA
Catteau era vase with bird. Any piece depicting an animal is highly sought after. This was a great era for decorative pottery and Boch cloisonné ceramics from this company have great depth, execution and personality. These objects of desire have become internationally known, sold in auctions and by collectors/dealers world-wide. This is a special piece that is just on the market now. These Belgian ceramics...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Enamel

Art Deco Czech Ceramic Vase in Spiralling Hues of Rose Quartz and Sapphire
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco vase was created by hand in Czechoslovakia (what is now the Czech Republic)- a region renowned for producing some of the finest glass and ceramic ware of the p...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

"Lemons" Art Deco Lidded Vase by Max Laeuger
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco covered vase by Max Laeuger "Lemons." Finley galzed in yellow green and black depicting lemon tree branches. Marked with makers and artist's mark.
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

Atelier Revernay Stoneware Art Deco Charger
Located in Sharon, CT
A large and heavy stoneware charger by Atelier Revernay (1896-1930). Signed and numbered. Revernay Sarreguemines Digoin. Measures: 11 1/8" diameter.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ceramics

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Stoneware

Rare Art Deco Style Mid-Century Stylized Racoon Sculpture Anthracite
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind, stylized racoon sculpture. We have had this beautifully stylized racoon for a number of years now, but we never had it up for sale. We...
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20th Century Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Rosenthal Footed Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco footed porcelain centerpiece by Rosenthal. White porcelain with gold accents. Stamped: Rosenthal Bavaria.
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Green Glazed Pottery Figure of Bacchus and Donkey
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, green glazed pottery figure of Bacchus and donkey. Stamped. In perfect condition. Measures: Height 18 cm., length 27 cm.
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Ceramics

"Nude Among Flowers, " Deep, Wide Art Deco Bowl by California Artist, 1930s
By Mary Erckenbrack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by Matisse and other European modernists, this large and deep ceramic bowl with sgraffito decoration depicts a female nude and seated m...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

"Nude Hunters with Deer, " Exceptional Art Deco Sculptural Vase by Jean Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A highly unusual vase by Jean Mayodon, one of France's leading artists in the Art Deco era, this piece depicts two scenes of nude male hunters with several deer. One of the hunters i...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

Rare, Large Art Deco Vase with Foliate Motif by Stangl for Fulper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very rare form, but glazed with the gorgeous mottled and streaky glaze that Fulper Pottery was famous for, this fluted, flaring vase is decorated with deep bas relief leaf and bran...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

"Nude with Bowl, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Solon for Amer, Encaustic
By Leon Victor Solon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and rare example of Art Deco sculpture, this piece was designed by Leon Victor Solon, an important color theorist and designer who became the artistic director of the American Encaustic Tile...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pierrefonds, French Vase in Ceramic, circa 1930
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pierrefonds, French vase in ceramic, circa 1930. Decorated in Grès de Pierrefonds glaze. Measures: 20 x 20 cm. In perfect condition. Stamped.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

Collection 'Red Rubin' Pottery with Red Glaze with Gold, Upsala-Ekeby, Gefle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Collection 'Red Rubin' pottery with red glaze with gold, Upsala-Ekeby, Gefle. Design Arthur Percy. Consisting of six candlesticks and nine small dishes. Largest candlestick ...
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Ceramics

"Women with Baskets, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Decorated Plates, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with freshness and sophistication, this pair of Italian Art Deco plates depict elegant female figures, each balancing baskets on their heads, striding toward a tower in the distance. One in a blue Classical robe, with her Art Deco hair...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

CAB Compagnie des Artistes Bordelais for Primavera, Ceramic Vase, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CAB (Compagnie des Artistes Bordelais) for primavera, ceramic vase, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Austrian or German Small Ceramic Glazed Bowl in Green with Mice
Located in New York, NY
A delightlful Austrian or German Art Deco glazed ceramic bowl in green. Two white glazed mouse figures are perched at the bowl's opening. Diameter: 4.5", Height: 2.75". Marked by mak...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

Kähler, HAK, Svend Hammershöi Glazed Stoneware Bowl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kähler, HAK, Svend Hammershöi glazed stoneware bowl. In good condition. Beautiful glaze in black and shades of gray. Stamped. Measures...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

Swedish Art Deco Ceramic Vessel with Handle by Gertrud Lonegren, Rorstrand
Located in New York, NY
A unique Swedish art deco ceramic vessel with handle finished in a range of medium to deep blues. Made by Gertrud Lonegren for Rorstrand. Measures: H...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

"Nude Shepherd Playing Pipes, " Unique Art Deco Sculptural Panel, 1940
By Jolan Cser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Somehow naively charming and sophisticated at the same time, this pierced sculptural panel by Jolan Cser, a Hungarian artist, depicts a nude shepherd youth playing the pipes, accompa...
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1940s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair of Rörstrand Art Deco Lidded Vases in Dark Blue Faience, Sweden, 1930-1940
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of Rörstrand Art deco lidded vases in dark blue faience, Sweden, 1930-1940s. Measures: 12.5 and 12.5 cm. In perfect condition. Marked.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

"Pegasus, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Male Nude by Brunetti, inspired by Walter Crane
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and subtly glazed in tones of grey, green, pink and tan, this stunning Art Deco sculptural rondel depicts Bellerophon, a nude male figure from Greek mythology, restraining a winged Pegasus in a lush springtime landscape. This piece is a rare example of the work of Mario Brunetti, who was part of a circle of sculptors and ceramicists influenced by the enormously successful Lenci workshop in Turin (Torino). Brunetti favoured mythological subjects, but his work is extremely rare. This motif of Bellerophon, shown nude with Greek cap, restraining the rearing Pegasus...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

Large and Impressive Danish Private Collection
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large and impressive Danish private collection (Total of 42 unique vases, bowls, figurines, etc.) Soren Kongstrand 1872-1951) and Jens Petersen (1890-1956) Vase, Soren Kongstrand,...
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20th Century Danish Art Deco Ceramics

Art Deco ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco ceramics made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy, Upsala Ekeby, and Wilhelm Kåge. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $89 and tops out at $28,000 while the average work can sell for $1,774.

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