William Comyns English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Tray

The exquisite pair of silver candlesticks, shown here, were made in London by William Comyns & Sons Ltd, 1934. They both display the impressed manufacturer's mark 'Made in England fo...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver heart frame, an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver photograph frame has a plain heart shaped form. The broad border of this silver heart frame is plain and unembellished. This impressive heart shaped frame is fitted with the original leatherette covered back, secured with two swivel catches. This antique frame is inset with a removable glass panel. Condition This antique silver heart...

This is a vintage lidded soap dish. An English, art glass bathroom tray in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Wonderful green glass with an appealing dec...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver pho...

Antique early 20th Century Art Deco solid silver & guilloche enamel rectangular tray. Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1919 (d), Maker William Walker. New Bond ...

Beautiful patinaed Art Deco Bronze dish by danish manufacture Agentor from the 1930's. The Dish has the motive of a woman running with her hunting dog next to her. This dish is the perfect piece as a decorative element but can also be used as a fruit or nut bowl or whatever else you could think of. The dish is signed Agentor Bronce number 47. Art Deco, short for the French Arts Décoratifs, and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects like radios and vacuum cleaners. It got its name after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris. Art Deco combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, it represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. From its outset, Art Deco was influenced by the bold geometric forms of Cubism and the Vienna Secession; the bright colours of Fauvism and of the Ballets Russes; the updated craftsmanship of the furniture of the eras of Louis XVI and Louis Philippe I; and the exoticized styles of China, Japan, India, Persia, ancient Egypt and Maya art. It featured rare and expensive materials, such as ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship. The Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and other skyscrapers of New York City built during the 1920s and 1930s are monuments to the style. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, Art Deco became more subdued. New materials arrived, including chrome plating, stainless steel and plastic. A sleeker form of the style, called Streamline Moderne, appeared in the 1930s, featuring curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces. Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles, but its dominance ended with the beginning of World War II and the rise of the strictly functional and unadorned styles of modern architecture and the International Style of architecture that followed. This dish are the perfect detail for any interior from the modern Wabi Sabi style...