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
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...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
French Art Deco Terracotta Athlete Sculpture by Henri Bargas
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco terracotta athlete sculpture by Henri Bargas.
This fabulous French Art Deco patinated terra cotta sculpture of a nude male athlete is signed Henri Bargas. This well e...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
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...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
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: 52 cms. with base and 42cm alt. total and 24 c...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Cabaret 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: 66 cms. alt. without base 55, and 22cm aroung...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Female Mannequin Bust
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful female mannequin hat stand made from plaster.
It was used to be displayed at a shopcounter or vitrine.
Comes from a lot acquired from ...
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1960s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Shop Counter Mannequin, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish and completely original rare 1930's Art Deco female advertising shop counter mannequin. She's made from hollowed plaster and has ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Large Spelter Figure, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco sculpture in gilded spelter on a solid marble base 'LA JOUEUSE DE FLUTE'. Originates from France and dates to the 1930's. She's unsigned but very much in the manner of Urian...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Bronze Figure 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...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
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.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Plaster Bust Mannequin
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco plaster bust. Mannequin.
They were owned by a Spanish designer that restaured.
The item is in our storage in Europe.
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Art Deco Hand-Carved Italian Bust or Sculpture of a Young Female & Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bust or figurative sculpture is unsigned by the artist, but is identified as originating from Italy and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Alabaster
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...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Metal
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...
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1960s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$594 / item
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
$594 / item
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...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Limestone
Art Deco Figural Group on Marble, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Magnificent Art Deco "Diana Huntress" figural group in spelter possibly by Molins or Ballesté. Features a female archer with a dog. All rests on a solid ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in BILBAO, ES
Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet 1880 - 1950
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "C.L.J.R Colinet
Measures: height 45cm (54 with base...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
1943 Hand Carved Wood Bust Refined Bespectacled Gentleman Patinated Gold
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1943 Distinguished Hand Carved Wood Bust Elegant Bespectacled Gentleman Rich Gold Patina.
Solid wood with original vintage unrestored finish.
...
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1940s Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Butterfly
Located in Paris, FR
Plaster
Unique piece
Signed and stamped.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$27,612
French Terracotta Bust of a Satyr by Max Le Verrier
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and rare French Art Deco terracotta bust of a satyr by well listed artist Max Le Verrier, (1891-1973). This unusual French terracotta bust sculpture is artist-signed on the...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
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.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
1928 René Lalique - Pair Of Bookends Car Mascots Tete De Belier Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of Bookends Car Mascots "Tete de Beliers" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1928.
Originally mounted on a black opaline glass base.
Molded signature on each head and stam...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Blown Glass
French Early 20th Century Art Deco Marble Figure "Kneeling Nude Girl"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French early 20th century Art Deco white marble figure of a kneeling nude beauty, attributed to Affortunato Gory (Gori) (Italian, 1895-1925). The kneeling nude figure of a you...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
$11,955 Sale Price
20% Off
Bust of young woman in alabaster, signed "A Genna" - Amadéo Gennarelli
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant, finely sculpted alabaster bust of a young woman wearing a veil, in a soft, melancholy pose. The artist has skilfully translated the delicacy of the features and the finesse ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Alabaster
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...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wire
Art Deco Ceramic Bust, in 1938
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Ceramic
Re-polished
Labeled
Original condition
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$662 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Ceramic Bust of a Young Faun
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Art Deco craquelé ceramic bust of a young faun with pointed ears and a garland of leaves on his head. Marble base. Weight: 4.5 lbs. Please refer to photos for more details. ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble
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...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Busts
Materials
Paper
Rare Sophisticated 1970 Buste in Art Deco Style
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful 1970s buste in Art Deco style. This is large buste can be used to display scarves, glasses or hats.
The bust will be shipped overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Vintage mannquin head
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful female mannequin head made from plaster servings as an advertising bust in a shop.
It was used to be displayed at a shopcounter or vitrine.
Comes from a lot acquired from a clothes shop...
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1960s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$420 / 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 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. ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Busts
Materials
Art Glass
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...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$453 Sale Price
36% Off
Italian Hand Painted Plaster Mannequin Head, 1920s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian unique hand painted plaster mannequin head 1920s.
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
$24,850 Sale Price
29% Off
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...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940 by Cav. Arnaldo Giannelli, founder of the firm.
Born in Volterra Italy, in 1907, he was a keen sculpture stude...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Sheet Metal, Gold Leaf
$1,615 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian Hand Painted Plaster Mannequin Head, 1920s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian unique hand painted plaster mannequin head 1920s.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
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Plaster
Jean Mermoz bust by Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jean Mermoz bust by Alexandre Kéléty (1874-1940). Patinated bronze and marble base.
Jean Mermoz (1901-1936) was a french aviator that worked for the French Air Force and later on fo...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Female Mannequin Bust, c1940's
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous Art Deco display female shop mannequin. She's in good vintage condition with the usual bumps and bruises one would expect but no serious damage...
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Mid-20th Century English 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...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts
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Bronze
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...
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1930s 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 representing Elizabeth O'toole. marked 1928 on paper and signed inside the sculpture "1928 RCA show.
H. McRae Miller"
Herber...
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1920s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Busts
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Plaster
Art Deco Shop Counter Mannequin, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish and completely original rare 1930's Art Deco female advertising shop counter mannequin. She's made from hollowed plaster and has ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bust On Stand, c1930 By Bohumil Rezl
Located in Devon, England
Superbly stylish is this 1930's Art Deco bust of a female, standing 32 cm high and made from terracotta this bust makes the perfect statement piece. Free from any damage and showing ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
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...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
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 ...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Iron
"Saphir" Sculpture by Kelli Bedrossian, 2016
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina. Limited edition of 8, signed stamped and numbered 1/8, seal of the founder.
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2010s French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
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...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco busts for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco busts 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 busts created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco busts made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original busts, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Demetre Chiparus, Just Andersen, and Affortunato Gory. 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 busts differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $320 and tops out at $72,000 while the average work can sell for $2,450.
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Roman Plaster Head
Torso Apollo
Alexander The Great Bust
Bronze Bust By Emmanuel Villanis
Bust Marble Hermes
Bust Of Antinous
Bust Of Faun
E Villanis
Grecian Bust
Michelangelo David Bust
Pomellato Queen
Terracotta Female Bust
Athena Bust
Caesar Crown
Julius Caesar Head
Used Prosthetic Limbs
Alabaster Bust Of Young Girl