Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Art Deco
"Polo Player, " Classic and Rare Art Deco Sculpture in Caramel Hue by Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest and most classic Art Deco sculptures ever produced in 1930s America, this striking Polo Player, complete with his original polo mallet, was sculpted by Waylande Gre...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Mahogany
"The Water Mother, " Rare Large Rendition of Famous Sculpture by Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Based on a famous, large sculpture entitled "The Water Mother" sculpted by Kai Nielsen for the Winter Garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, installed in 1921, this vers...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Canneel Art Deco Belgian Sculptor Monumental Bronze
By Jean Canneel
Located in Oakland, CA
Impressive bronze sculpture by International artist Jean Canneel. A serious statue depicting a man on horse. The figures of both the man and horse are rendered Art Nouveau to Art Deco realistic style, the figure is mounted on red marble. Artist signature clearly embedded in the base. An extremely rare piece, Jean Canneel exhibited many times in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Liège, but also in Paris. In 1925 he participated in the Exhibition of Decorative Arts and presented Joy of Spring for which he was a medalist. Eugène Canneel...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Rare Art Deco Bronze with Male Nude Holding Shield by Castiglioni, 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Commissioned by Rotary International to celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 1930, the "The Idea of Rotary" was sculpted by Giannino Castiglioni in Milan and cast by the renowned Stefan...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized and reductive, this beautiful 1930s-vintage ceramic sculpture depicts a sitting mother holding her child very close, her legs crossed...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Whispering with the Sphynx", Stunning, Rare Art Deco Bookends, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unusual in conception and stunning in color, this pair of bookends from France -- unlike other depictions of the sphynx which show a man straining to hear its whisper -- depict a win...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Francois Emile Decorchemont Pate De Verre Mask of Pan
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare and large pate de verre molded sculpture of the mythological God Pan. Very thick and heavy; this glass piece is primarily bluish green with yellow, reds and orange. The likeness is uncanny with perfectly modeled facial features and traces of his goat horns. This piece was said to exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in 1971 but there is no documentation. The mask is stamped Decorchemont on his right cheek. For serious collectors of Art Deco - Art Nouveau rare and beautiful glass, circa 1915.
Measures: Height: 7.75 inches (19.75 cm)
Width: 5 inches (12.8 cm)
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Art Glass
"Shepherd and Shepherdess, " Monumental Art Deco Sculptures, Probably by De Vegh
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and dignified, this pair of Art Deco sculptures depict a shepherd and shepherdess, crisply shaped and stylized like the best of 1930s public sculpture, and painted in rich but subdued colors with an effect like sun-bleached stucco. It is our estimation that they were sculpted by Geza De Vegh, the Hungarian-American sculptor who created a range of pieces for the Lenox and Lamberton Scammell porcelain works, both in Trenton, New Jersey, as well as a group of rare ceramic pieces for the Phoenix Company. Importantly, De Vegh's work was very popular among set designers and art directors in Hollywood. His works are evident in the background of important Bette Davis films such as "The Letter," art directed by Carl Weyl; and "Now Voyager...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Jenő Kerényi, Magician, Hungarian Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Signed KEREMYI on the back of the plinth.
Some patina abrasions are noticeable in the back area.
The white Carrera marble base obviously is a later replacement.
Dimensions:
Height 14.75”
Width 11.75”
Depth 7.75”.
Jeno Kerényi...
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1930s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hagenauer Bronze Miniature Polo Palyer
Located in Westport, CT
Hagenauer bronze small Austrian polo player with signed co .On bottom stamped.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Masterpiece Bronze Reclining Sculpture Important Artist Jan Anteunis
By Jan Anteunis
Located in Oakland, CA
A rare Art Deco Bronze. Incredible quality from an important Belgian artist named Jan Anteunis, (1896-1973). It is not often that we are able to find a piece with all of these qualit...
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1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Steelworker" Rare Late Art Deco Sculpture of Worker, 1950s, Austria
By Karl Nieschlag
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extremely rare and powerful depiction of an Industrial worker with the tool of his trade at his feet, this steelworker, simply draped in a leather apron and heavy mittens, was sculpted by Karl Nieschlag. The artist studied under Josef Müllner at the master school of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts at the Schillerplatz in Vienna from 1935-1939, and then attended the master school for stage design under Emil Pirchan...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"L'Effort, " Large Art Deco Bronze with Nude Males in Common Cause
By Joseph Witterwulghe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most powerful depictions of the male nude we have ever offered, "L'Effort" was sculpted by Joseph Witterwulghe, a Belgian sculptor, in the late 1920s. The sculptor studied...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
French Art Deco Carved Wood Decorative Floral Baskets Attributed to Sue Et Mare
By Sue et Mare
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco carved and partially gilt wood decorative floral baskets with cascading fruit garlands attributed to French designers Louis Sue and Andre Mare. The pair was likely de...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Nude Mercury, " Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Mauritius Pfeiffer for Volkstedt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and featuring exquisite details, this Art Deco depiction of a seated, nude Mercury sitting on a bag of coins -- indicating that he wa...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Bronze Dancing Lady
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco bronze figure of dancing lady "Antinea, Queen of Hoggar" standing on 3 black marble steps in front of a wrought iron Gothic style gate (at...
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20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron
"Cupid and Psyche, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture with Exotic Theme by Henning
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this sculpture is reputed to be a telling of the story of Cupid and Psyche -- the Classic story of the union between Soul and Love -- it also serves as a story of the coming...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gustave Gillot, Goddess Pomona, French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Impressive "high" Art Deco bronze dark-brown patinated sculpture of Pomona by Gustave Gillot (French, 1888-1965) of an excellent quality.
Signed by the sculptor and stamped "Edition Pomona" on the plinth.
Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards is watching over, protects and cares for their cultivation. Pomona is associated with the flourishing of the fruit trees, in artistic depictions she is generally shown with a platter of fruit or a cornucopia.
A statue of Pomona is set atop the Pulitzer Fountain in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Signed by Jean Lambert-Rucki, circa 1925, France
Located in Jersey City, NJ
French deco Sculpture by Jean Lambert-Rucki is whimsical example of a Norman Warrior with pointed hat and nose guard this early wooden sculpture with has maintained its colors well.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Spelter
"Memorial", Large Maquette for Art Deco Memorial Monument with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and powerful, this large plaster maquette for a major monument memorializing the dead, perhaps soldiers lost in World War I, features a trio of Art Deco angels...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Italian Art Deco, Equestrian Groom, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Signed on the base: “DITA”.
Impressed foundry stamp.
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture on Black Marble Base Signed by C Mirval
Located in North Bergen, NJ
A beautiful signed bronze French Art Deco female sculpture by Cluad Mirval. The deco dancer is plated in polished nickel on three stepped black marble base. The sculpture is signed C Mirval...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
"Mermaid Bowl, " Large, Important Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by one of America's most important sculptors working in the Art Deco period, this large and heavy sculptural bowl by Waylande Gregory depicts a mermaid holding a fish in eith...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Fiberglass Pinecone Decoration
Located in Buchanan, NY
This fiberglass decoration in the shape of a pinecone is a truly interesting piece that is most likely a stage prop or a shop decoration. The piece is a beautiful representation of a...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
"Agriculture", High Style Art Deco Sculpture Depicting Laborer with Wheat
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of the love of allegory among sculptors and painters in the Art Deco period, this rare piece depicts a stylized female figure holding a sheaf of wheat and scythe, ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Set of Six Polychromed Figures Depicting the Processions of Holy Week
Located in Miami, FL
Set of six polychromed figures depicting the processions of holy week in Valencia, Spain
All the sculptures signed by the ceramist Antonio Peiró.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Exotic Head Vases, " Unique California Pottery Sculptures, circa Late 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exotic and dramatic, this pair of tall head vases, partially molded and partially hand-formed, depict mask-like smiling heads with chocolate-brown bodies contrasting with sage-green ...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Erte Romain De Tirtoff "The Hunting" Bronze Sculpture
By Erté
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This sculpture represents a creature - half woman, half animal wounded by a cruel hunter. She is crying, sitting on a bed of dead leaves, holding the naked branches of a tree in orde...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
"Nude with Bowl, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Solon for Amer, Encaustic
By Leon Victor Solon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and rare example of Art Deco sculpture, this piece was designed by Leon Victor Solon, an important color theorist and designer who became the artistic director of the American Encaustic Tile...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rudolph Henn, Child Feeding a Squirrel, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s
By Rudolph Henn
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the artist on the plinth, this desk-size sculpture of a child feeding a squirrel was created by the sculptor mostly known for his depictions of children, Rudolph Henn. In t...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Allegory of Abundance, " Important MGM Movie Prop, Art Deco Sculpture
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An MGM Studios prop and an important survivor of Hollywood's Golden Age, this piece may be the most ambitious Art Deco sculpture produced by any of America's leading porcelain manufa...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Satyr and Rabbit, " Superb Art Deco Sculpture, Carved Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, this depiction of a rotund satyr beguiling a woodland rabbit is clearly the work of a master carver. Sculpted from a cylinder of ruddy mahogany, the ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
F. Falcone, Orientale, Italian Art Deco Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Signed on the side of the base, "F. Flacone" and "Orientale 1800", dated "1925".
Carved out inscription on the bottom of the base, "Chiavari". (Chiavari is a small town in the Pro...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Original Art Deco Nude Scarf Dancer Bronze Signed Fanny Rozet, circa 1920
By Fanny Rozet
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning original French Art Deco nude scarf dancer bronze signed Fanny Rozet was among the few women artists and an important members of the "Evolution Group" an Avant-garde group o...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
American Modernist Roman Bronze Works Sculpture of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan
By Roman Bronze Works, Walter Rotan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb Modernist model of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan (1912-2001) with a very dark verdigris patina.
Cast at the Roman Bronze Works in the 1930s or 1940s.
The bronze is stamped Roman Bronze Corp. NY to the reverse and bears an integral signature in the plinth.
Rotan was an important 20th century American sculptor. A student of Albert Laessle, Rotan's work is held in public and private collections throughout the country. During his lifetime, his work was exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art.
A similar gazelle is incorporated into his sculpture installed at Brookgreen Gardens.
References include Beartrice Gilman Proske's 1968 book...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charles Raphaël Peyre, French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculptural Group, c. 1925
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco silvered bronze sculptural group with two female putti figures reclining together in an embrace, surrounded by flowers and filigree. Sculpture has a beautiful silver finish, and rests on the original rouge marble base. Signed on the right front “Raphael Peyre”; and foundry mark “B.L. Paris” with “Cire Perdue” (lost wax) in an oval cartouche in the back.
The piece is very heavy (51 pounds), crating recommended for shipment.
Charles Raphaël Peyre...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Nondum, " Remarkable Art Deco Bronze Sculptural Panel with Multiple Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Nondum" or "not yet," this remarkable and important bronze panel by Anna Ladd depicts a time in the future -- a mysterious, ecstatic world that seems to represent both para...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Neptune & Salacia Riding Dolphins, " Unique Art Deco Sculptures or Lamp Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, bold and unique, this pair of Art Deco sculptures, originally designed to serve as lamp bases, depict Neptune and his wife Salacia r...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female Nude Bookends, Rare Bronze Sculptures by Max Kalish, Paris Foundry
By Max Kalish 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finished with a gorgeous, deep green-black patina with mossy highlights, this rare pair of bronze bookends depicting seated female nudes was sculpted by Max Kalish, best known for his series of sculptures celebrating the American worker...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Terracotta Sculpture by T. Foris
Located in Houston, TX
Well executed antique French terracotta figurative sculpture signed T. Foris (1921). This gorgeous French terra cotta figurative sculpture depicts two dancing maidens.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Victor Riding His Mount, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture by GyöRgy Zala
By György Zala
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famous for his design of Heroes Square in Budapest, including the sculpting of several monumental bronze figures atop the central column and framing piers, Gyo¨rgy Zala was one of Hu...
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1920s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prototype of Blacksmith by Wessel Couzyn
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A prototype by Dutch sculptor Wessel Couzyn in plaster depicting a blacksmith with hammer. Signed at base.
Couzyn attended the Dutch Royal Academy of Plastic Arts in the late 1930s and was awarded the Prix de Rome in that time to study in Italy. Some bronze works can be found at the Jewish Heritage...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
"Female Head, " Fabulous Lucite Sculpture by Susan Bush
By Susan Bush
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable and rare work by Susan Bush from the 1970s, this piece, to quote the artist, "is very archetypal and the carved forms of the head and hair are ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
"African with Lute, " Rare Sculpture of Female Nude by Archipenko Student
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted in the late 1920s by Margaret Berger, a student of Alexander Archipenko, this is one of the finest sculptures to come out of his ARKO Modern American Ceramics school in Wood...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Modernist Wooden Sculpture of a Woman, Attributed to Albert Wein
By Albert W. Wein
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture of a standing female figure, attributed to American sculptor Albert Wein (b.1915 - d.1991), in natural wood grain. The figure stands in a languid...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Smelling the Rose, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture with Female Nude, France
By Onnaing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With a basket of roses in her lap, more roses at her feet, and another at her nose, this lovely sculpture of a female nude with a very modern hair style is a classic example of Art Deco design. The sculpture was produced by the famed Onnaing pottery, established in 1821 and best known for a long line of Majolica ware...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin
By Chester Beach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of tender affection and familial love, this marble sculpture is one of the finest works of Chester Beach, one of America’s foremost sculptors in the...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Ivory Coast Figures", Important Art Deco Sculptures for Eugène Printz Interior
By Jean Camus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Representing the fascination that so many French and Belgian sculptors had in the people of the colonies established by their nations in West and Central Africa, culminating in the e...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1930s Art Deco Gilded Trophy Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique art deco trophy sculpture. These trophy sculptures were made from the 30's to the early 60's and were given as recognition for sales executives. These are rare...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Cast Bronze Archer Figure on Marble Base C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Art Deco Cast Bronze Archer Figure on Marble Base C1930
Measures- 35''H x 16''W x 6''D
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Archer Statue by Salvatore Melani
Located in Austin, TX
Statue of an archer with drawn bow made of bronze patinated pewter. The sculpture sits on a black marble base adorned with two onyx embellishments. The figure is in very good antiqu...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Attributed to Frankart With 1922 Copyright to Base
By Frankart
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Attributed to Frankart With 1922 Copyright to Base
Offered for sale is an Art Deco bronze sculpture attributed to Frankart with an impressed copyright date...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Woman Dancing Bookend Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Woman Dancing Art Deco Sculpture Bookend, France
This charming solid cast metal bookend with that Art Deco flair displays stunningly from all angles. Certainly makes a gorgeous stat...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bronze ''Aphrodite'' Sculpture in Verdigris Patina by Gabriel Forestier
Located in Montreal, QC
Bronze sculpture in verdigris patina by Gabriel Forestier (1889-1969), representing "Aphrodite".Signed Gabriel Forestier on the base; also inscribed "Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris". France Circa 1930 Provenance: Private New York Art Deco collection. Forestier entered the Municipal School of Fine Arts of Bordeaux in 1907. He won the end-of-year competition in 1907 and was authorized to compete for the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris where he was permanently admitted in 1908. He settled in Paris. From 1909, at the age of 20, he received his first orders. He exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists between 1910 and 1939, and won several medals there. After the war, he obtained several commissions for war memorials across France: He sculpted the War Memorial of La Force, that of Ducey in 1921. In 1922, he made a study trip to Italy and continued his artistic research. He created the war memorials of Bergerac in 1927, and that of his hometown, Eymet. In 1930-1931, he participated in the creation of the large bas-relief for the facade of the Musée des Colonies, for the colonial exhibition of 1931. Returning to Paris, he continued his work. His "Giant Suffocating a Snake" from the Salon of 1934 earned him a gold medal, and he received the grand prize of the International Exhibition of 1937 for the creation of the sculpture of the bronze door of the City's museum of modern art from Paris. He received the title of knight in 1939, then Officer of the Legion of Honor of Arts and Letters in 1949 for his works. He served as a jury at the École des Beaux-Arts between 1939 and 1942. After the war, he created the Sea Horses fountain...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marie-Louise Simard, Art Deco Sculpture of a Woman, France, 1926
Located in New York, NY
Signed M SIMARD, located PARIS and dated 1926 on the base.
This is likely the Mona Vanna sculpture exhibited by Simard in 17th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1927. Its date (of 1...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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