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
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.
Zenith Watch Co., Swiss Art Deco Metal Dore and Cloisonne Enamel Clock, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Zenith SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The company was started in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot at the age of 22, in Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel. Zenith w...
Metal
Swiss Art Deco table clock from the 1930s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Swiss Art Deco Mantel Clock, 1930 This Art Deco mantel clock features a circular, clear glass dial that allows for an unobstructed view. The Arabic numerals and hour markers are silk...
Bronze
Art Deco Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale
By The Perivale British Clock Company
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale Art Deco mantel clock housed in an unusual two colour oak stepped case with round...
Oak
$629 / item
1930s Modernist Art Deco Mantel Clock
Located in Marseille, FR
1930s modernist Art Deco mantel clock in onyx. Hunter and antelope on the front.
Onyx, Marble
Art Deco Electric Bakerlite Mantel Clock
By Temco
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco timepiece Art Deco electric timepiece in a light green and black Bakelite case standing on rectangular shaped feet and resting on a stepped two color plinth. Square di...
Bakelite
Simon Frères, Fine Art Deco Table Clock, France, C. 1925
By Simon Frères
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco clock in patinated bronze dating from 1925 and featuring geometric patterns and details of bluebells.
Bronze
French Fireplace Clock Made In Gilded Bronze From 1820s
Located in Lejre, DK
The French fireplace clock from the 1820s exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted from luxurious gilded bronze, this exquisite timepiece showcases the opulence and refin...
Bronze
Chinese Art Deco Carved Mahogany Mantle Clock, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Turn of the century Chinese carved mahogany mantle clock, circa 1900, an Art Nouveau to Art Deco transitional style with a period wind-up mechanical cl...
Mahogany
Asprey London, Art Deco Agate Stone Desk Clock One of One 1930's
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Asprey London STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco MOVEMENT / CALIBER: High Grade / 8 Day / 15 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Enamel with Arabic Numerals / Blued Steel DIMENSIONS: 8 I...
Agate
Vintage Deco Stone and Bronze Chameleon Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this enchanting Vintage Art Deco Mantel Clock, a true masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. Featuring a striking bronze chameleon sculpture poised grace...
Stone, Bronze
French Art Deco Mantel Clock Set Signed Bennet & Pottier Made in Paris, France
Located in Beirut, LB
Delightful Art Deco French mantel clock set of clock and two matching garnitures, circa 1930s, in mottled purple marble with geometric br...
Marble, Bronze
Shreve & Co. Small Leather Bedside Alarm Clock, 1930s
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve and Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Bedside Alarm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding DIMENSIONS: 5" X 4" WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement. LIFETIME SERVICE COMM...
Leather
Gorgeous French Art Deco Clock Set and Two Tazzas Signed C.H PARIS and “JUST"
Located in Beirut, LB
Great French Art Deco marble mantel (fireplace) clock set with two Tazzas to either side as garniture. Ideal for Living Room, placed on a top of a Fireplace or at the Office. The clock mechanism is stamped "C.H. Paris, Made in France & bears the "JUST" trademark. Charles Victor Hour, in 1891 took on an associate - Diette. Together they became one of the most important clock makers in France. "JUST" brand had been used for their watch production since the 1900s. Most of the large JUST clocks...
Marble, Bronze
Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set, Signed Bonnet and Pottier, France, 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Vintage French Art Deco mantle clock set in marble and bronze. Arch shaped and includes two ornamental "tazzas", and a key, with beautiful...
Marble, Bronze
Asprey Art Deco Agate Stone Clock, circa 1920s
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Asprey London STYLE / REFERENCE: Strut Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Polished Beveled Agate and Nickel CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's / 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 9.5" X 5.25"...
Agate, Nickel
Rare Skyscraper Rouge Marble Art Deco Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare skyscraper rouge marble Art Deco mantel clock. A rare and unusual Art Deco Skyscraper mantel clock housed in a rouge marble case with exceptionally fine figuring with b...
Marble
Rare Gilt Bronze and Parchment Gübelin Swiss Table Clock
By Gubelin
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare gilt bronze and parchment Gübelin Swiss table clock with eglomized figural dial and roman numbers on frame original movement replaced by battery.
Bronze
Art Deco Alabaster Compendium Set
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco alabaster compendium set. Art Deco alabaster compendium standing on a raised, bevelled plinth with stepped Lapis Lazuli sides. Eight day clock on the left with paint...
Alabaster
Gubelin Glass "Ice Cube" Mid Century Moderist Desk Clock 1960's
By Gubelin
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: E. Gubelin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Table Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Blown Glass CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's / 60's DIMENSIONS: 4.25 Inches Square MOVEMENT / CALIBER: ...
Blown Glass
Art Deco Table Clock by Alexandre Chevrie, Marble & Bronze, c. 1910
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Marble table clock with bronze plate with mercury gold plating, Chevrie machine, 8 Jaures. France, CIRCA 1910.
Marble, Bronze
1930 Art Deco Pendulum Spelter And Portor Marble
Located in Marseille, FR
Art Deco 1930 pendulum dancer in regulates on marble base portor movement of the pendulum to be revised or repaired.
Spelter
Abercrombie & Fitch Clock Art Deco Rear View Mirror Style 1930's
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Abercrombie & Fitch STYLE / REFERENCE: Rear View Mirror Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Wood, Metal and Glass CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS: 6 Inches Long X 3 Inche...
Metal
J.W. Benson Nickel Finished Nautical Desk Clock with 2 Enamel Dials from 1930s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: J.W. Benson Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Nautical Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Nickel Finished CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSION...
Brass, Other
Mappin & Webb Agate and Gilded Brass Art Deco Style Desk Clock
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Mappin & Webb STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Agate Stone Easel Desk Clock MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 15 Jewels Swiss Made / Eight Days / Manual W...
Agate
Bucherer Stone and Metal Art Deco Desk Clock with Original Dial 1930's
By Bucherer
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Bucherer Jewelers STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Stone and Nickel Finished Metal CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 6 Inches X 6 Inche...
Stone, Nickel
J.W. Benson Gilt Art Deco Clock with Hand Painted Dial, circa 1920s
By J.W. Benson
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: J.W. Benson Jewelers to STYLE / REFERENCE: Desk METAL / MATERIAL: Gilt and Brass CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 3 X Diameter 3 MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Original Bone with Gilt Minute Chapter / Blued Steel Hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This classic Art Deco Octagon Clock...
Brass
Shreve & Co. Art Deco Stone Clock by Zenith, circa 1930s
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve by Zenith STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Stone and Gilt Bronze CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 5 Inches Tall MOVEMENT / C...
Stone, Bronze