Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
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
Large Square Chinese Art Deco Style Coffee Table, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic and sleek black-lacquered Art Deco style low square table with a gold geometric motif in the center of the table top.
Raised and outward-curving edges on two sides of the top....
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Chinese Vintage Art Deco Ribbed Game Table with Pull-Out Drawers and Canted Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese Art Deco game table from the mid-20th century, with pull-out drawers, ribbed accents, quadripod base and petite shelf. Born in China dur...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese 1930s Advertisement Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage poster from the 1930s features a fashionably dressed young mother posing with her son and daughter. The poster may have been given as a gift for the Chinese New Year, as...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Paper
Set of Four Chinese Deco Dining Chairs, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in the 1930s to satisfy the worldwide hunger for all things Art Deco, these unique chairs combine the streamlined style of the era with a Classic Chinese aesthetic. The beautifu...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Wool, Hardwood
Light Yellow Chinese Art Deco Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by an unusual all-over grid pattern on a soft lemon yellow background, this carpet is an example of the eclecticism of Chinese weavings in ...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by the Deco aesthetic, which permeated every aspect of life in the bustling, vibrant city. This petite glass pendant is a product of the era and a beautiful example of Deco glass work. Sculpted of a milky white opaque glass, the ruffled pendant...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Art Glass
Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarettes Advertisement Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Hatamen Cigarettes from the late 1920s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the nuanced color and fine resolution of co...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Framed Vintage Chinese East West Advertisement, circa 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Mixing Western and traditional pictorial styles, this vintage ad depicts a young family on a garden stroll. A cheongsam-clad woman nods to tradition in cont...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
20th Century Pair of Oil on Canvas Chevrolet Theme, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Not common pair of oil on canvas representing 1920s women repairing a Chevrolet car.
These canvas comes from an Automibile school in Barcelona (Spain).
...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Canvas
20th Century French Raw Oak Art Deco Gueridon, 1925
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French raw oak Art Deco gueridon from the 1925.
This nice gueridon has been pickled to show the raw oak and the top has...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Oak
Chinese Art Deco Peacock Carpet
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in Shanghai, a bustling port city at the forefront of taste and culture in early 20th century China, this hand knotted Art Deco carpet has an unusually subdued taupe-colored ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Wool
Vintage Chinese Deco Excel Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This poster, a advertisement calendar for excel cigarettes from the 1930s, melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. This advertisement depicts a fashionable woman in traditional Chinese dress...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Hatamen Cigarettes from the late 1920s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. These adver...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Fertilizer Advertisement Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Influenced by Western advertising, commercial posters featuring beautiful women in modern settings gained popularity in China in the 1920s and 1930s. Posters like this one came to symbolize prosperity and fortune and were often purchased by Chinese consumers to decorate their homes. This 1930s advertisement...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hu Boxiang Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931
Located in Chicago, IL
The famous commercial advertising artist Hu Boxiang created this advertisement calendar poster for the British American Tobacco Company in 1931. Unlike other poster artists, Hu was k...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Paper
Vintage Chinese Deco White Horse Cigarette Advertisement Poster, 1936
Located in Chicago, IL
This calendar advertisement poster for White Horse cigarettes was produced by Hu Boxiang, a famous commercial advertising artist in Shanghai during the 1920s-1930s. Framed in a highly ornate floral border, a fashionable woman poses while gathering plum blossoms, emblems of winter and eternal beauty. Dressed in a traditional qipao but with Western hairstyle and accessories, the woman reflects the rising influence of Western advertising and the Art Deco movement during the economic boom of early 20th century Shanghai. Beneath this scene is a calendar for the year 1936, surrounded by packs of prominent cigarette brands...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Sankyo Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s for a Japanese company operating in China melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Lithograph Advertisement Poster, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This poster from the 1920s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. The poster depicts two young girls gathered by an ornate stool...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Deco Medicine Pharmacy Advertisement Poster, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising calendar poster dated from 1920 for the "Chinese and Western Medicine Pharmacy" melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. Compared to other Western influenced advertisements of the era featuring seductive women, posters like this one captivated consumers with the latest fashion trends. We see a woman with a Western hair cut...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Dominique, Cabinet, Sheathed with Natural Varnished Parchment, 1938
Located in Paris, FR
A quadrangular cabinet, sheathed with a natural varnished parchment. The top part present a glazed niche with an interior in Macassar ebony veneer opening with two doors, a circular ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Art Deco Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This Art Deco wall mirror from Shanghai, China is framed in a fine hardwood valued for its tight grain and warm coloring. The influence of Western aesthetics in the early 20th century is apparent in the modern geometry of its deceptively simple frame...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Hardwood, Mirror
Vintage Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography—and a side of risque. The poster features a young woman dressed in a fur-trimmed coat with Western accessories...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Paper
Vintage Chinese Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This commercial advertisement poster from 1930s Shanghai melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. Large companies often presented posters such as this to their clients to commemorate the Chinese New Year. This poster depicts a young woman luxuriously...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Deco Gold Bar Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This 1930s advertising poster for the Gold Bar Cigarettes company draws from a well known Chinese opera scene. It melds the meticulous detail of trad...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Double Strand Jade Graduated Bead Necklace with 18-Karat Gold Clasp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Art Deco double strand Jade hand strung graduated bead necklace with 18-karat gold, four diamonds and Jade on clasp. Measures: 27 inches long double strand, 14 inches tied.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Jade, Gold
Vintage Chinese Deco Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. These advertisements, influenced by the...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
20th century Chinese Carpet with Sculpted Border
Located in Savannah, GA
This 20th century Chinese carpet is unusual because it is an nearly square and it is monochromatic. The subtle sculpted border features a fretwork and bat pattern...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Cotton, Wool
Vintage Chinese Lithograph Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography that was popularized in China during the econom...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese New York Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This commercial advertisement poster from 1930s Shanghai melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. Large companies often presen...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Deco Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. The serene landscape print depicts a young woman d...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
1920's Art Deco Sung De Boeuf Lamp, USA
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An early 20th century Sang De Boeuf Art Deco lamp. The luscious flambe red glaze with bronze finish mounts with new electric wiring and bronze finish lotus motif mounts. The simple s...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minimalist Art Deco Chinese Rug 1930's
Located in Milan, IT
The painterly effect obtained by mixing varying proportions of ivory and indigo wool is peculiar to this family of northern Chinese weavings. As most of them were sourced directly in...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Chinese Art Deco Tables Republic Era
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful tables with solid, single board tops and elegant flared legs. Each table has a full depth drawer on the side. Legs carved with a foliage pattern. The tables can b...
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20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Open Field Ivory Art Deco Chinese Rug, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
From the large output of Chinese carpets from Tianjin during the 1930s, only a very few are decorated by geometric patterns typical of the Art Deco period. Some of these extremely ra...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinoiserie Screen Art Deco Style in Colour China Red and Black Lacquer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chinese Paravent, Art Deco style, China red lacker, main frame in black lacquer, base material wood, can be used as room divider as back side as a dec...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Stunning Lacquer Red Chinese Art Deco Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
During the Art Deco period many designers commissioned their patterns to the city looms located in Tianjin through companies such as Nichols & Co. Some designs, such as this one, show a combination of European sensibility together with a Chinese influence, where we see Ming period vases framed by tone-on-tone floral elements on a rich lacquer red...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Antique Chinese Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Sourced in China a few years ago, this unusual square carpet depicts the symbolism associated with the Aztec Sundial. These are inscribed in circles at the centre of which there is a...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modernist Geometric Chinese Rug, 1930's
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual carpet woven in two colors with an all-over pattern of square devices. Although it was originally sourced in China, carpets of this type were influenced by the Eur...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
1930s Art Deco Chinese Rug with Abstract Design
Located in Milan, IT
This rare and unusual carpet, which is perhaps more reminiscent of a contemporary painting than a weaving, is decorated with a 'salt and pepper' effect through the miscellany of red ...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tamura Japanese Showa Period Hawthorn Decorated Cloisonné Vase, circa 1930
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly stunning and exceptional Japanese Showa period cloisonné enamel vase signed Tamura and dating from circa 1930. This tall elegant vase is decorated with two stylized stems of ...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Abstract Decorated Bowl in Hammered Brass by Cris Agterberg, Netherlands 1934
Located in Hellouw, NL
In addition to the beautiful table lamp that we present during the PAN, we also have an object from the hand of sculptor and decorative artist Cris Agterberg. This abstractly decorat...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
China 1880 Qing Dynasty Nephrite Jadeite Jade Urn Vase Por Perfumed Oil Scents
Located in Miami, FL
Perfume scent urn vase carved from nephrite jade Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
An exceptional antique urn for perfumed scents from the 19th century. The carvings are from the Chinese,...
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1880s North American Antique Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
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Jade, Sterling Silver, Bronze
Vintage Silk Obi
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very long vintage Japanese Obi that features a detailed figural city scene. The heavy silk weaving of the textile is of the highest quality. The obi not only exceeds the av...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Stuart Travis Art Deco Painted Asian Style Folding Screen with Bird Scenery
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period heavy wood folding screen hand-painted in Asian style in 1928 with a multitude of highly detailed birds in natural setting by American artist, illustrator, cartograph...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Geometric Chinese Rug with Polychrome Lozenges
Located in Milan, IT
A fine Peking type carpet woven by an honeycomb arrangement of polychrome lozenges with an almost random color distribution.
Carpets of this type are representative of an early 20th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
Art Deco asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage asian art and furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco asian art and furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original asian art and furniture, popular names associated with this style include Harald Nielsen, Vantot, Davidson, and Demetre Chiparus. 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 asian art and furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $70,083 while the average work can sell for $1,993.
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