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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

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 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...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Onyx, Brass

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

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Marble, Spelter

Art Deco Spelter Figural Lady on Onyx Base, 1930's
Located in Devon, England
A very elegant and original 1930's Art Deco figurine of a lady in cold painted Spelter. She stands on an onyx base which is in good order and free from any damage. She's in great con...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Onyx, Spelter

Art Deco Hand Carved Female Flapper Girl Alabaster Bust, Unsigned
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original hand carved Art Deco bust of a young smiling Flapper woman. Worked out of Fine alabaster the sculptor has a two-tone look with the woman carved in white alabaster and her cl...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Alabaster

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

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Plaster

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

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Terracotta, Wood

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

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Art Glass

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

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Plaster

French Art Deco Patina Lady Busts
Located in New York, NY
2 French Art Deco (1930s) green patina plaster busts of young women (signed: VADIM ANDROUSOV) (PRICED EACH).  
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20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

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...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts

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Composition

Original Plaster Bust of a Woman with Short Hair by Claudius Linossier, 1927
Located in Brussels, BE
Original plaster bust representing a woman with short hair by Claudius Linossier, 1927 Signed and dated Signed in three different places. This is the original plaster. It is wit...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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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

Early 20th Century Modernist Art Deco Statue of a Child Made of Carrara Marble
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful marble bust of a young child. This statue is hand cut from Carrara marble. This statue dates from circa 1930, from the modernist Art Deco period. The beautiful, smooth fa...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Carrara Marble

1930's Roman Bronze Works Sculpture by Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta Cora Timken
By Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the Roman Bronze Works of New York this large bronze sculpture by Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta (1887-1948) . Bust of Cora Timken. Signed at base.  
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Bronze

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...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

Art Deco Spelter Figurine of a Swimmer, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and original Art Deco cold painted Spelter figurine of a swimmer, holding a large plume in her outstret...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts

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Onyx, Spelter

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

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Plaster

Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers. No signature found. Made circa 1940s.   
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Bronze

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 terracotta sculpture of a nude male...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Terracotta

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

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Paper

Art Deco Spelter Figure on Onyx Base, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original Art Deco spelter figure depicting a young women in fashion of the day, wearing slacks and top and what ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts

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Onyx, Spelter

Art Deco Style Bust
Located in Stockton, NJ
Art Deco style brass bust on square mahogany base. Wonderful patina throughout and presents beautifully.
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Busts

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Brass

Exotic Indian Art Deco Sculpted Head in Wood by Arias
Located in Oakland, CA
Original wood carved Peruvian Indian head in the Art Deco style. Lots of geometric and triangular details integrated within the head-dress. Interesting history imagines the face characteristics seem to be from a South American Indian origin. The piece somehow found its way to Israel where it was purchased on my behalf. The condition is excellent and the pose is very serious and intense. The artist Arias, Inca art...
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1940s Ecuadorean Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Wood

Viktor Schreckengost Styled Fiberglass Horse Bust on Hardwood Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Viktor Schreckengost-styled fiberglass maroon horse bust on a hardwood base. Dimensions: -Sculpture- Height: 26" Width: 16" Depth: 5" -With Base- Height: 26" Width: 20" Depth: 16.5"
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1970s American Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Fiberglass, Hardwood

Large French Art Deco Mannequin Display of 1930s Chic Woman
Located in New York, 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

Ceramic Art Deco Buste Mother and Child by Belgium Artist G.Wasterlain
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco large sculpture in ceramic of a Mother and Child by Belgian sculpture, Georges Wasterlain. Glazed reddish-brown stoneware with no chips or defects. George Wasterlain was a ...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Ceramic

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
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1940s Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Wood

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

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Plaster

Art Deco Spelter Figural Lady on Alabaster Base, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
A very elegant and original 1930s Art Deco figurine of a lady in cold painted Spelter. She stands on an alabaster base which is circular and stepped. Wearing fashion of the day (1930s) body stocking...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Belgian Black Marble, Spelter

Antique Cast Sculpture Egypt Goddess Isis
Located in Munich, DE
Decorative cast of a sculpture of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

Huge Art Deco Male Figure Tennis Player, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
On first viewing of this fabulous original Art Deco figure you can't not be taken aback by the sheer size, very unusual and impressive, standing 55 cm high and 40 cm in length he's t...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Belgian Black Marble, Spelter

Art Deco Albaster Plautilla Bust Neoclassic, Early 20th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Arts deco neoclassic Plautilla alabaster bust, circa 1930 white alabaster marble Handcrafted in the neoclassic style Very good condition For shipping: H 29 x W 13.5 x D 11.5 2....
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Alabaster

French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Ceramic

Art Deco 1930s Original Ceramic Figurine
Located in Devon, England
A beautiful, elegant, stylish, Art Deco lady figurine seated on a draped seat. She is in excellent condition with no cracks, chips or restoratio...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts

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Ceramic

Maxime Real del Sarte for Sevres, Art Deco Sculpture of Young Woman
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Ceramic

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

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Carrara Marble

Art Deco Large French Figural Group, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
A wonderful 1930s figural group depicting a young women playing with a kitten. Signed to the dress France and very much in manner of Uriano, a French sculpture. Weighing in at close ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Marble, 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

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Marble, Bronze

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

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Epoxy Resin

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 ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Hand Carved Boy and Girl Alabaster Bust Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Modern hand carved Alabaster bust set featuring a bother and sister in snow gear. The girl is smiling with a bob haircut and the boy has a toboggan cap on.
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Alabaster

French, Art Deco Terracotta Athlete Sculpture by Bargas
Located in Houston, TX
This fabulous French Art Deco patinated terracotta sculpture of a nude male athlete is signed Henri Bargas. This well executed scul...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Terracotta

Art Deco Figural Girl and Swan, France, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very charming and original 1930s French figural group, features a young nude lady sat down reaching out to a swan, she has a styled hair cut of her era. The ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts

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Marble, Spelter

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

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Marble, Spelter

Art Deco Plaster Bust, Painted Mannequin
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco plaster bust. Painted mannequin. The item is on our Europe storage.
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

Beautiful Hand Carved Art Deco Era Sculpture of Artist & Designer Chris De Moor
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid teakwood bust of an attractive and clean cut gentleman on a coromandel base. Christiaan Nicolaas Everhardus (Chris) de Moor (Rotterdam, 1899 - Amsterdam, 1981) was a Dutch art...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Busts

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Wood, Teak

Butterfly
Located in Paris, FR
Plaster Unique piece Signed and stamped.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

Carrara Marble and Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco Period, France, circa 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble and bronze sculpture. Art Deco period. France, circa 1920. Rosso Verona marble base.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Carrara Marble, Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Female Bronze by Paule Bisman Serenite
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco bronze female statue by Paule Bisman entitled ”Serenite”. A high quality bronze was produced with only 12 examples ever made, this is number 4/12...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Marble, Bronze

1930 Art Deco Head of Woman in White Marble Carrara Signed by M. Di Domenico
Located in Paris, FR
Woman head in white marble Carrara statuary, on marble base green sea, good condition, circa 1930.
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Marble

Jan Anteunis Art Deco Female Statue Belgian Sculptor
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco female bronze sculpture by important Belgian artist, Jan Anteunis who worked primarily in the city of Ghent. A large and dra...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

Jan and Joel Martel "L'Accordioniste" The Accordion Player Sculpture Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Jan and Joel Martel “L’Accordioniste” The Accordion Player. in cast stone sculpture with painted wood base France, circa 1925. One of the most imp...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Cast Stone

French Art Deco Golden Bronze Sculpture by Gaston Beguin
Located in Oakland, CA
A French bronze sculpture in the pastoral and Classic Art Deco image of a woman and deer. Partially nude, but draped in elaborate folds of dark bronze which contrasts the brilliant gold tones of her skin and tresses. The artist is Gaston Beguin...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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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...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Mahogany

Jan & Joel Martel Art Deco Cubist Bronze Angel Monumental 2 of 8
Located in Oakland, CA
Original bronze by Jan and Joel Martel. Image of a stylized cubist Angel playing a harp.. Rare and famous figurative bronze made by Susse Frères foundry cast posthumously from the original with permission of the family in 2002. Signed: "JJ MARTEL" The Martel brothers...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Bronze

Baby Boy by Søren Kongstrand Danish Ceramic Bust in Lustre Glaze, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Commissioned work by ceramist and sculptor Soren Kongstrand who worked out of Esbjerg at the west coast of Denmark from the 1920s through to the 1940s...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Ceramic

Neoclassical Sculpture in Gilt Painted Plaster, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neoclassical sculpture in gilt painted plaster, circa 1930-1950.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Plaster

Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful sculpture in brown earthenware modeled in the expression of a woman in polychrome glaze with blue hair, made in Germany, 1930s. Erwin Spuler (1906-1964), who initially studied at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart, studied with Georg Scholz...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Busts

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Earthenware, Majolica

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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