Art Deco Busts
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
"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by stylized Etruscan and African sculpture, this heavy-lidded female head is a classic example of Art Deco design. The artist was Jean de Marco...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Clay
Art Deco Original 1930s 'Girl in Hoop' Figure, England
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s Art Deco large female nude figure made from underwired plaster, Totally authentic. This is NOT a modern reproduction . A lovely lady who...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Style Ceramic Woman Bust
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Ceramic sculpture of a female bust with elegant, straight, and elongated features, making it a very interesting and beautiful piece.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$378 Sale Price
20% Off
French Vintage Faun Bust
Located in Austin, TX
Plaster bust from the Art Deco period in France. This piece shows a faun with pointed ears and whimsical facial expression in white plaster. The bust is in very nice vintage conditio...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$2,250
Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
By Max Louis Jean Barneaud
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947.
The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
A plaster sculpture of a man's head with closed eyes - France - 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A refined plaster sculpture depicting a man's head with closed eyes, crafted in France during the 1950s. It features a magnificent patina, adding to its allure and sophistication.
T...
Category
1950s European Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Very Decorative Mannequin or Tailor's Dummy Made of Checkered Thick Cardboard
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This highly stylized, nearly graphic, tailor's aid is fully customizable. The different parts, that are made of thick cardboard, can be adjusted by means of split pins.
The clean li...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Busts
Materials
Paper
Bronze of Beethoven by Henri Dropsy, France, circa 1920
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Bronze medal mounted on marble, representing the famous musician Ludwig van Beethoven.
By Henri Dropsy, France, around 1920.
In very good conditio...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$283 Sale Price
20% Off
Post Modern Lora Marx (Samuel Marx) Deco Bust Head Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A large Post Modern Deco style Plaster Bust Sculptures. Signed on top of the base "White Art ST C 80".
Appears to be very similar, if not identical to the work of Lora Marx (Samuel Marx 's Wife). Please see photo included...Pair of Art Deco sculptures...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Maxime Real del Sarte for Sevres, Art Deco Sculpture of Young Woman
Located in København, Copenhagen
Maxime Real del Sarte (1888-1954) for Sevres. Art Deco sculpture of a young woman in glazed ceramics, 1930s.
Measures: 25 x 13.5 cm.
Signed.
In very good condition.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Arlequin Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 36 cms. with base and 28cm alt. total and 19 c...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Heavy Amber Glass Figural Female Bust Table Accent Lamp or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco thick and heavy amber glass lighted table sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the former Czech Republic in approximately 1920 in the period style. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Busts
Materials
Art Glass
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decorative Piece
Description:
This is a wooden sculpture representing an African man's head, hand-carved with fine...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base (26,37 x 19,29)
Excelent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Terracotta Bust
Located in Austin, TX
Sculptural bust from France hand-crafted in terracotta. This finely detailed vintage work of art features the likeness of a woman and has a wonderful warm tone.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
French Art-deco-orientalist Spelter of a Nude Young Maiden, Attributed to Hottot
By Louis Hottot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Imposing fine and large French Art-Deco Spelter (Petit-bronze) figure of a standing semi-nude orientalist maiden in a brown patina, attributed to Louis Hottot (French, 1834-1905). The smiling young topless beauty, posing with her arms outstretched, her hair wrapped with a headscarf centred with a green art-glass bead and a scantily scarf tied around her waist, standing barefoot among tropical shrubs and flowers and raised on a circular mottled green marble base. A brass plaque reads "TYPHA", Paris, circa 1900.
Louis Hottot was a French sculpture who mainly specialized in Orientalist female figures and other Orientalist subjects and themes, most of his works were produced in spelter. He exhibited his works at the Paris Salon from 1885 to 1898. Hottot is best known for his Orientalist-themed sculptures, including Almie du Caire, circa 1887 and Fille d'Egypte, circa: 1885. He was a member of the Socie´te´ des Artistes Franc¸ais.
Literature:
Les Bronzes du XIXe Siecle, P. Kjellberg, Les Editions de L'amateur, Paris.
S. Richemond, Les Orientalistes...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
$24,850 Sale Price
29% Off
Art Deco Wire Work Shop Display Mannequin A Quirky piece of Deco design
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Wire Work Shop Display Mannequin
A Quirky piece of Deco design, this mannequin is small but full height, and a wire work form in pink
The mannequin is 61” tall and 16” a...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wire
Terracotta Vintage French Hermes Bust
Located in Austin, TX
Large French bust made of terracotta with the original patina. This piece is in excellent vintage condition – the photos accurately depict the condition.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Sculpture of a Vietnamese Bust, circa 1920.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture of a Vietnamese bust, circa 1920.
Bronze sculpture representing a bust, art of Vietnam, circa 1920.
H: 38cm, W: 32cm, D: 24cm
Category
20th Century Vietnamese Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intriguing advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage French Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Plaster bust/mannequin which served an advertising purpose for new lingerie collections.
It is in very good condition for its age.
The hairstyle of the lady is also in the 'a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$585 / item
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Mannequin Head of a Young Lady from Brussels
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
The mannequin of a young lady from Brussels in Belgium circa dates back to the 1930s of the 20th century and is made of plaster. It is painted polychrome. The lady is wearing make-up...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$447 Sale Price
36% Off
Sculpture, 1920, Art Deco, Sign: Akl. Ges.H.Gladenbeck & Sohn
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign:
Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck was a foundry located in Berlin, Germany, that operated from 1851 until 1926. During the 75-year period when the foundry was in operation it was...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22.04 x 7.48 ) inches
Excellent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
1935 René Lalique Art Deco Statue Crucifix Christ Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Crucifix Cross Jesus Christ made in glass by René Lalique in 1935.
Stamped signature.
Perfect condition.
Height: 17 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raiso...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Style Bust
Located in Stockton, NJ
Art Deco style brass bust on square mahogany base. Wonderful patina throughout and presents beautifully.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Busts
Materials
Brass
$2,450
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
"Peruvian Male in Traditional Headdress, " Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly carved and visually striking, this life-size depiction of a Peruvian man in a traditional knitted headdress is a superb example of stylized Art Deco sculpture, as well as th...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Mahogany
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Bigi Torino
Bust of a maiden in ceramic, the dress and the headdress are in the romantic style of the 19th century, the sweet and well made face expresses sweetness and serenity, th...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture in Marble Powder from France Woman Body, in a White Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a Body of a woman, with one hand in the hairs. This is in marble powder, in a White color, and has been made in France in the 20th Century.
Art Deco Style.
Category
20th Century African Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Mannequin Counter Top Shop Display, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish and completely original 1930s Art Deco female mannequin. She's made from compressed board, similar to papier maché and then skillfully layer of plaster and hand p...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Composition
Marcel-André Bouraine Bronze Bust Sculpture
Located in Norwood, NJ
Marcel-André Bouraine (1886-1948) Bronze Bust Sculpture. Fine quality period Art Deco bronze bust by celebrated sculptor Marcel-André Bouraine. Mounted ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Patinated Plaster Bust of Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated plaster bust of woman by Herbert McRae Miller representing Elizabeth O'toole. marked 1928 on paper and signed inside the sculpture "1928 RCA show.
H. McRae Miller"
Herber...
Category
1920s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Patinated Plaster Bust of Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated Plaster Bust of woman by Herbert McRae Miller Signed: H. Mcrae Miller/32
Herbert McRae-Miller was born in Montreal. He studied at the Art Students League, New York under J...
Category
1930s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th Century Alabaster Bust - Young Woman - Art Deco - Signed A. Trefoloni
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautifully executed alabaster bust of a young woman, crafted during the Art Deco period by renowned Italian sculptor A. Trefoloni. This charming sculpture captures the innocent gr...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Large Sculpture by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Substantial Discometal Sculpture designed by Just Andersen in 1939. An exquisite center piece in great vintage condition.
* Discometal Bust of a Boy Riding a Fish
* Designer: Just A...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Metal
A ‘Boy with horn’ bust by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A little, exquisite 'Boy with horn' bust in excellent condition designed by Just Andersen in 1939.
* A small metal sculpture of a boy with a ho...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Metal
Rene Mercier Unique Piece - Christmas Mother & Child Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Unique Hand-Carved French Art Deco Mother & Child Statue by René Mercier, 1920s Rare Wood Sculpture. This exceptional hand-made French Art Deco mother and child statue by renowned sculptor René Mercier dates from the 1920s, a prime period for elegant and emotive decorative art. Meticulously hand-carved from solid wood, this unique sculpture measures 16.1 inches (41 cm) tall, 9 inches (23 cm) wide, and 9.8 inches (25 cm) deep.
The statue beautifully captures the tender bond between mother and child, embodying both intimacy and grace with refined Art Deco stylization. Mercier’s expert craftsmanship is evident in the smooth contours and expressive details, making this piece a rare and moving example of early 20th-century French wood sculpture...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
Large French Art Deco Mannequin Display of 1930s Chic Woman
Located in Montclair, NY
A very large and stunning hand painted French Art Deco necklace and/or camisole display mannequin bust of a chic woman. Her expression is not ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Just Andersen Denmark, 1930s Danish Fano Girl Bronze Bust, Carl Emil Ruge #2111
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark bronze bust of a Fano Danish Girl designed by Carl Emil Ruge
A lovely innocent face makes this piece absolutely charming
Superb dark...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Charming bust child boy terracotta marble sculpture Carli 1920 Art Deco Belgium
Located in Wien, AT
Rare particularly beautiful depiction of the of a boy. Created by Gustave van Vaerenbergh under his pseudonym G. Carli from the Art Deco period.
This terracotta was polychromed by ...
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Sculptures in Wood and Ceramic from France in a Black-Red Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculptures in Wood and Ceramic from France in a Black-Red Color 20TH Century
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
$331 Sale Price
20% Off
Vietnamese Art Deco Lacquered Bronze Bust of Asian Woman by Nguen Than, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Vietnamese Art Deco Lacquered Bronze Bust of Asian Woman by Nguen Than, Ca. 1920
Signed by the artist.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 7 inches
Width: 3.5 inches
Depth: 3 inches
ABOUT SCULPTUR...
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1920s Vietnamese Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian romantic bust of woman with 1970s rose
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian romantic bust of woman with 1970s rose
Category
20th Century Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Terracotta Buste Portrait of a Child Signed Mary
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant terracotta bust, portrait of a young child. The statue is made of terracotta. The head is untreated terracotta, the foot is glazed. This contract gives a nice effect. The sta...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Alexsander Danel Austin Productions
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful contemporary bust sculpture of a woman designed by Alexsander Danel (Russia/Estonia, 1940 - 2001)
Marked "Austin Prod Inc. 1990" and sig...
Category
1990s Art Deco Busts
Materials
Earthenware
French Art Deco Plaster Child Reading a Book Sculpture, 1900s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco plaster child sculpture, France, 1900s. Child reading a book. Polychrome plaster. Measures: height : 11.4"(29cm), width : 9.2"(23.5cm), depth : 7.5"(19cm). Signed and...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Déco Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Nude Woman, Italy 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This sculpture fits beautifully into the Art Deco period, a style that flourished internationally from the 1920s to the 1940s. Art Deco is known for its elegance, glamour, and modern...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble
$2,364 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Small Spelter Female Table Lighter, C1930
Located in Devon, England
An original 1930's Art Deco cold painted spelter figure strike lighter. Depicts a young woman dressed in the fashion of the day night slip holding a draped ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Art Deco Figural Brass Trinket Tray, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco Small bronze coloured, believed to be brass, figure of a woman resting on an alabaster circular base. She has an bakelite/celluloid face, some of the original paint work for...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Onyx, Brass
1920 Art Deco Bamboo Italian Tailor's Bust
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A bamboo tailor's bust designed and manufactured in Italy in the Twenties, it's in original conditions with signs of use and age visible on the photos. It embodies the sleek, geometric lines characteristic of the Art Deco movement, making it an ideal style for a tailor's bust, an item intended to showcase craftsmanship and style.
The bamboo material adds a unique texture and natural element to the bust, Italian craftsmanship of the time was renowned for its attention to detail and quality, so the tailor's bust have been meticulously crafted.This Art Deco Bamboo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Bedouin Head Bust Terracotta, Glazed Ceramic & Wood Table Lamp, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind bedouin head bust table lamp.
Bust is handmade out of Terracotta and Ceramic and mounted on a black lacquered base.
Marked at the reverse.
Wired for Europe, can be m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Boy and Girl Alabaster Bust Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco hand-carved Alabaster bust set featuring a brother and sister in snow gear. The girl is smiling with a bob haircut, and the boy has a toboggan cap on. Each bust features a t...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Ceramic bust African woman with flame lips by The Weiner Werkstatte, Vienna 1930
By Josef Hoffmann and Konrad Schindel for Wiener Werkstatte
Located in London, GB
A rare Wiener Werkstätte ceramic, beautifully stylised as the head of a young African woman with flame orange lips. Overall in a black glaze, with enigmatic tilt to the composition a...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Plaster Bust, Painted Mannequin
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco plaster bust. Painted mannequin.
The item is on our Europe storage.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, Cubist Sculpture by William Slattery
By Bill Zuro
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, cubist sculpture by William Slattery
Included original printed brochure from exhibit,, see photo of sculptu...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Limestone
Original Art Deco Female Nude Sitting Figure, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s Art Deco large figure made from underwired plaster, totally authentic. This is not a modern reproduction. A lovely lady who makes a big statement! Condition is very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Neapolitan 'Scugnizzo' Bust by De Martino, Gilt and Burnished Bronze
By Neapolitan Craftsman
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Neapolitan "Scugnizzo" bust, Street boy, in gilt and burnished bronze, circa 1920 by Giovanni De Martino .
Sculpture in gilded bronze and dark patina on a square base in light gray marble. The realistic trait typical of the author is striking. Signature of the artist De Martino on the back
Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor active in Paris.
Important Bronze sculpture depicting a boy's head in Naples called "Scugnizzo"
Excellent quality and sublime workmanship, note the delicacy and expressiveness.
The sculpture is signed DE MARTINO on the back. GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (Naples 1870-1935) very important sculptor known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular street urchins, fishermen, common people, with realistic features.
Excellent quality, as seen in the detail photos. Excellent workmanship. A truly beautiful sculpture!
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST
Giovanni de Martino (1870-1935) trained in Naples at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups and frequently exhibited at the "Paris Salon", winning the Louvre Museum prize for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Locust Fisherman).
Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and on dedication to the production of sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, in rascal species, "scugnizzi", children and young fishermen.
The dominant theme of his production is childhood: in particular he represents in his works pensive, sad, skinny children, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerge (for this reason De Martino becomes known with the nickname of "The sculptor of children...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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