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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Style: Art Deco
Period: 1920s
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Archer Sculpture on Black Marble Base by Otto Schmidt-Hofer
By Otto Schmidt Hofer
Located in New York, NY
This gripping Art Deco Gilt Bronze Archer Sculpture on Black Marble Base is by the artist Otto Schmidt-Hofer and originates from Germany, Circa...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
1925 René Lalique Suzanne Statuette Deep Milky Opalescent Glass, Woman Statue
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Suzanne" vase made in 1925 in molded deep and milky opalescent glass.
Molded "R.LALIQUE" signature back and engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect and great condit...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Blown Glass
'Spanish Dancer' An Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Louis Botinelly
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Spanish Dancer' a bronze figure of a spanish dancer in theatrical dress caught in movement. Set over naturalistic base. Signed 'Louis Botinelly' to base.
Dimensions: H 36cm W 34cm...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Golden Youth", Gilded Sculpture of Young Man's Head by Lundqvist, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong, placid visage of a young man, eyes closed and hair flowing, was sculpted by John Lundqvist, sometimes compared to Carl Milles, who was Sweden's leading sculptor in the e...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Art Deco Wiener Werkstätte Porcelain Madonna Ida Schwetz Lehmann 1923 Austria
By Ida Schwetz-Lehmann 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Wiener Werkstätte figure Madonna from white glazed porcelain by
Ida Schwetz-Lehmann for Wiener Werkstätte 1923, Vienna.
A high quality and lovely figure Madonna with Jesus
represen...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
French Art Deco Lumberjack Sculpture, Ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture, France, ca.1925. "Lumberjack". Spelter, marble & onyx. Measures: width : 27.5"(70cm), height : 22"(56cm), depth : 8.8"(22.5cm). Weight : 27.5 kgs. Some bit...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Enigma Art Deco bronze sculpture seated nude with bracelet by Guiraud Rivière
Located in Antwerp, BE
Enigma Art Deco bronze sculpture seated nude with bracelet by Maurice Guiraud Rivière.
With Les Neveux de Lehmann Paris Foundry seal. Numbered.
Presented at the Exhibition of 1925.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Déco Sculpture by Pierre le Faguays on high Stone Base. Illuminated.
Located in Köln, NW
Silver-plated signed Art Déco bronze sculpure by Pierre le Faguays on a high stone base. 1920s. The figure carries an illuminated alabaster bowl on its hands. High heavy beige stone ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Stone, Alabaster, Bronze
Royal Dux Crackle Glaze Ceramic Sculpture, the Young Lady and the Fawn 1918-1925
By Royal Dux
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Art Deco - Art Nouveau group in glazed porcelain biscuit by Royal Dux, Bohemia, 1919-1925. The young lady and the fan. Measures: Height 15.75"(40cm), width 8.9"(22.5cm), depth ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Period Green Patinated Spelter Sculpture Woman with Harp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant Art Deco sculpture a woman, playing harp. The statue is made of 'metal d'art', a special kind of spelter. The statue stands on a black Belgian mar...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
Venus Torso
Located in London, England
Hand carved oak figure, signed ‘Gallot’. A well-known atelier for bronze and marble statuettes 1920s Paris..
Super tactile thing in remarkable all original condition.
Based on Venu...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Oak
Art Deco Bronze Bookends of Chinese Children Playing by M. White, England, 1920
By Mabel White
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bronze bookends of Chinese children playing by M. White, England, 1920.
A pair of bronze bookends with Chinese children playing, one ...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture of Woman Walking Borzois Signed G.Gori for Etling, Paris
Located in New York, NY
This materially stunning and elegant Art Deco Sculpture of a Woman Walking Borzois was created by the artist Georges Gori for the Company Etling in Paris France, Circa 1925 Features a tiered Black Marble and Onyx base, with remarkably beautiful geometric inlays creating a dynamic and rewarding support for this elegant multi-figure Gilt Metal and Bone sculpture with hand-painted elements. In the center of the composition stands a female figure holding the leads of two Borzois, also known as Russian...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Onyx, Metal
Antoine Capaldo French Art Deco Terra Cotta Lioness, circa 1920
By Claire Jeanne Roberte Collinet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Antoine Capaldo, sculptor who produced in the late 19th and early 20th century present at the Salon des Artistes Français in the 1910s. Edited...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Franz Hagenauer, Violinist Sculpture, 1920s, Silvered Bronze & Wood
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Step into the enchanting world of the 1920s with Franz Hagenauer's Violinist Sculpture—a symphony of artistic brilliance. Crafted from silvered bronze and wood, this masterpiece embo...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure Seated Pierrette With Lute, Wilhelm Thomasch c 1922
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Ceramic Figure of the 1920s:
Depiction of a young musician dressed as Pierrette, sitting on a pedestal with her lute, wearing a wide red costume with knee-length harem pants...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Alexandre Kéléty Art Deco Bronze Scarf Dancer 1925 French
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco Bronze Scarf Dancer by Alexandre Kéléty created in France in1925 . It depicts a dancer holding aloft a stylized scarf, silver-plated and gilded, mounted on a silvered bro...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Lejan French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Ship Sculpture at Orchies's, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by Lejan at Orchies, France, circa 1925. "BOUNTY". One of the largest Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic pieces. Measures: Width 15" (38cm), height 18.9" ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Sarreguemines Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Lady, Ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic lady, France, ca.1925. Measures: Height: 9"(23cm), Width : 7.6"(19.4cm), Depth: 6.7"(17cm). Intaglio stamp "Sarregue...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Ruth Milles French Art Deco Terracotta Statue, "Suzanne" Breton Character, 1927
By Ruth Milles
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ruth Milles (1873-1941), Carl Milles sister. School of Paris. France, 1927. "Suzanne", Breton character. Measures: Height 8.7" (22cm), width 5.9" (15cm), depth 5.5" (14cm). Incised name "Suzanne" and signature "Ruth Milles". Editor stamp (see photos).
Milles was born Ruth Anna Maria Anderson on Örby Manor in Vallentuna near Stockholm, Sweden. She was the daughter of Chief Verifier of the brännvin manufacturing in Sweden, Emil Anderson (1843-1910), called "Mille". She had two siblings when her mother died in childbirth and gained three half siblings after her father remarried. Her brother was the sculptor Carl Milles (1875-1955) and her half-brother Evert Milles (1885-1960) was an architect. Unlike her brother Carl, Milles was a college educated artist. She studied at the Tekniska Skolan (the Technical School), predecessor to the Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm in 1892-1893, after which she went on to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in 1894-1898, where she was considered talented enough to skip a year. She would also visit the Theosophical Society which became influential for her future works.
In the autumn of 1898, Milles left for Paris, approximately a year after her brother Carl had moved there. She studied at the Académie Colarossi and École des Beaux-Arts, and used Paris as base for journeys through France and Germany. Milles and her brother spent much time together in Paris where they collaborated, artistically and economically, in a joint company they started. Among other things, the company sold small bronze figurines, depicting children and characters from fairy tales made by her. She spent the summers in the fishing village Briac in Bretagne where she would draw inspiration from the local fishers' life for her sculptures. Her sculptures were made in an early Impressionistic style. While in France, she and her brother changed their surname to Milles after their father's nickname. In 1902, she received an honorary award at the Salon in Paris. The next year she fell ill with tuberculosis. She travelled back to Sweden and settled down in Islinge on Lidingö, where she set up a studio which she sometimes shared with the wife of her brother Carl, Olga Milles...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Gilbert Privat, French Art Deco Bather with Child, Terracotta Sculpture, 1920s
By Gilbert Privat
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large terracotta sculpture by Auguste Gilbert Privat (1892-1969), 1920s, France. Bather with a child. Measures: H 64.4 cm, 25.4 in, W 18.8 cm, 7.4 in, D 16.7 cm, 6.6 in. Signed on th...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Large French Art Deco Grape Picker Couple Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco couple of grape pickers, France, 1920s. These large plaster sculptures adorned the entrance to a cellar of a vineyard. Measures: The woman - height 35.4" (90cm), widt...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
French Art Deco Pierrot Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture, France, 1920s. "Pierrot". Spelter and onyx. Height : 11.2"(28.5cm), Width : 8.7"(22cm), Depth : 4.5"(11.5cm). Very good condition
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Spelter
French Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen statue, France, 1920s. Oak. Hand carved statue from what appears to be a single piece of oak. The size is important and the silhouette fine. It sh...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Oak
Jean de Roncourt French Art Deco Hunter Sculpture, ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Jean de Roncourt, France, 1920s. "Hunter with Spear". Spelter, bronze (spear) and onyx. The patina shows signs of time, a small repair on a upper edge (s...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Bronze, Spelter
ORIGINAL Art Deco BRONZE SCULPTURE - SPRING DANCER - PIERRE LE FAGUAYS C.1925
Located in Stourbridge, GB
An Art deco bronze sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962) . An exotic dancer holding a bunch of grapes artistically in her hands whilst posing. It is in excellent original condit...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
French Art Deco Dancer with Balls Sculpture, Ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture, France, ca.1925. "Dancer with balls". Spelter and marble. Measures: Height : 10"(25.3cm), Width : 6.1"(15.6cm), Depth : 4.7"(12cm). Usual traces of age on ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Spelter
French Art Deco Man Sculpture, circa 1925
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco man sculpture, France, circa 1925. Spelter, marble & onyx. Width : 21.25"(54cm), Height : 18"(45.5cm), Depth : 15"(38cm). Weight : 21.2 kgs. S...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Marble, Spelter
French Art Deco Ceramic Wall Plate, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic plate, France, 1920s. Measures : Height: 19.5" (49.5cm), Width: 12.8"(32.5cm), Depth: 4.3"(11cm). Signed on the back (see photo)
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
French Art Deco Child with a Fruit Basket Sculpture, 1930s
By Paris Studio
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco child sculpture, France, 1920s. Country corner - Child with a fruit basket. Polychrome plaster. Measures: height : 15.2"(38.5cm), width : 5.9"(15cm), depth : 7.6"(19....
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Dancers, ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Art Deco group in crackle glaze ceramic, Europe, ca.1925. Group of 2 cabaret dancers mimicking a military march. Height: 11.2"(28.5cm), Width : 7"(17.7cm), Depth: 3.9"(10cm). Stamp u...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Art Deco Bronze & Copper Sculptures of Seated Flappers by Ferdinando De Luca
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical pair of Art Deco Bronze and Copper Sculptures of Seated Women by Ferdinando De Luca originate from Italy during the dawn of the 20th Century. Featuring a pair of women...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze, Copper, Iron
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Thomas Cartier Art Deco Bronze-Patinated Spelter Sculpture, Lioness with Cubs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879 - 1943) designed this spectacular cast spelter sculpture during the Art Deco period in France in the 1920s. The artwork features a lioness with two cubs...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Spelter
Demetre Chiparus French Art Deco Terracotta Lady Bust Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), France, 1920s. Young lady and a lamb. Measures: Height : 15.75"(40cm), width : 23.2"(59cm), depth : 6.7"(17cm). ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French Art Deco Young Girl & Partridge Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture, France, 1920s. Young girl & partridge. Spelter, onyx and marble. Width : 22.8"(58cm), Height : 8.3"(21cm), Depth : 4.7"(12cm). Slight traces of age on pati...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Onyx, Spelter
Large French Art Deco Plaster 2 Setters On The Hunt Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco sculpture, France, 1920s. "Allez Hop" (Let's go). Young teenager with two setters. Polychrome plaster. Height : 19.3"(49cm), Width : 23.2"(59cm), Depth : 11.4"(...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Art Deco bronze sculpture athlete with spear by Pierre Le Faguays France 1927
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture athlete with spear signed by Pierre Le Faguays.
The sculpture has a rich green patina with shades of brown.
France 1927.
This bronze is illustrated on page...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Deco bronze sculpture woman with panthers signed by Michel Decoux 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture woman with panthers signed by Michel Decoux.
Patinated bronze on a Belgian Black and green marble base.
France 1920.
A similar model is illustrated on page ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
A.Wagner Muhl Art Deco 1920 black bronze musician
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Wagner v.d. Muhl france Art Deco 1920 bronze musician.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
1929 René Lalique, Car Mascot Coq Houdan Rooster Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car mascot "Coq Houdan" (Rooster) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1929.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Some very light amethyst reflects.
height: 20 cm
Félix Marci...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Blown Glass
Bronze Art Deco Veil Dancer by Armand Lemo on Marble
Located in Oakland, CA
Bronze Art Deco Veil Dancer mounted on marble by Armand Lemo. This sculpture depicts a dancing woman in the Art Deco style, with a veil-like element inco...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
1920s Royal Dux Art Deco Flapper Nude Porcelain Figurine Elly Strobach mod. 3332
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A charming and well-modelled Royal Dux Art Deco figure of a nude female by Elly Strobach (b.1908), with soft bisque ivory flesh tones, beautifully detailed painting of the hair and hands, her knees bent with a gold material draped across her thighs. The gold detail continues on her shoes and her plinth.
There are impressed and printed marks and numbers to the underside: model 3332, the applied pink triangle...
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1920s Czech Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Lejan French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Ship Sculpture at Orchies's, 1930
By LEJAN
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by Lejan at Orchies, France, circa 1925. "BOUNTY". One of the largest Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic pieces. Measures: Width 15" (38cm), Height 19" (4...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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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 acid...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Goddess of the Hunt by Andre Lavaysse, Susse Freres
By André Lavaysse
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Goddess of the Hunt by Andre Lavaysse, Susse Freres.
A dark patinated bronze figural group representing Diane with d...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Sculpture "Seated Nude With Flowers" 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique French Art Deco bisque porcelain model of a seated nude woman with flowers by the sculptor Henri Desire Grisard (1872-active until 1940) and bearing his...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Goldscheider Vienna Figure Owlglass Jester With Owl by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Art Déco Goldscheider Figurine by Josef Lorenzl:
Man disguised as a jester with jester's cap, wide shirt and tight trousers seated on a black pedestal, on his left outstr...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ary Bitter Bronze Sculpture of Diana with 2 Greyhounds in Nature
By Ary Bitter
Located in Oakland, CA
Ary Bitter Bronze Sculpture of Diana with 2 Greyhounds in Nature. This is a powerful and artistic statue, unusually large and detailed of museum quality and size. Ary Bitter was an i...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art deco porcelain Etling Paris
By Genevieve Granger
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco porcelain Etling Paris
Figure ( Spanish lady ) art deco
Origin France Circa 1920
Rare Etling Paris Edition Signed G.Granger
Perfect condition (sealed at its base)
The artist is Granevieve Granger
porcelain test
His company La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling, founded in Paris in 1909, manufactured decorative objects and commissioned sculptors and artists, including Georges Béal, Demétre Chiparus, Claire Colinet, Armand Godard, Geneviève Granger, Marcel Guillard, Maurice Guiraud-Rivière, Géza Hiecz, Fanny Rozet, and Lucille Sevin...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Original Demetre Chiparus Art Deco Cold Painted Bronze Figure
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'A Dancer' an Art Deco cold painted gilt bronze figure by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947). An athletic dancer dressed in scantily clad theatrical costume with arms outstretched in a sty...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Goldscheider Art Deco Odalisque 'Aida' by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional decorated Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's:
Depiction of a standing lady proudly looking to the side in oriental garb, wrapped in a large blue-gree...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vally Wiethelthier, Drunken Sailor, Art Deco Art Ceramic Figurine, ca. 1925
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT
This funny, humorous tabletop ceramic figurine depicts a drunken sailor lying on his back. Around his neck is a metal ring with an anchor on it.
MARKINGS
Signed on the left buttock: "Italy".
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 2.5 inches
Width: 2 inches
Depth: 3.5 inches
VALERIE “VALLY” WIESELTHIER (Austrian-American, 1895 – 1945) was an outstanding ceramic artist. She was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Wilhelm Wieselthier was a lawyer. Valluy attended theWiener Frauenacademie in Vienna from 1912 to 1914 and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Rosalinda Rothhansl, Kolo Moser, Jodef Hoffmann and Michael Powolny from 1914 to 1920. In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War.
From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte. From 1922 to 1927, she ran her own ceramic workshop in cooperation with the Augarten porcelain factory, which was newly founded in 1923, but also with other companies such as Friedrich Goldschider, Gmundner Keramik and Lobmeyr.
Her expressive and humorous porcelain figures attracted attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris in 1925 and are considered typical examples of the Art Deco style style. From 1928, the artist increasingly moved her center of life to the United States. She went to the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in New York City in October 1928. In 1933, she moved to Chicago with Paul Lester Wiener...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Géo Maxim '1885-1940', Sculpture "Woman and Her Greyhounds", France Art Deco
By Geo Maxim
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare art déco sculpture by Géo Maxim (1885-1940) representing a woman running after her greyhounds. Beautiful green patina on the regula affixed to a superb black and oran...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Spelter
American Art Deco Female Nude Bronze Sculpture by Joseph C. Motto, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
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This wonderful sculpture in patinated bronze on an original black granite base depicting a nude young woman emerging from the water was created by Joseph C. Motto (American, 18...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Egyptian Dancer' by Démetre Chiparus
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A cold painted enamel and gilt bronze sculpture of a dancer dressed in Egyptian style scantily clad costume with her arms outstretched. Set over a marble base with front plaque. Sign...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Vienna Figure, Harlequin with Umbrella, by B. Haniroff, circa 1922
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Goldscheider Figurine of the 1920s after an Art Nouveau Design:
Representation of a thoughtfully walking harlequin in an elaborate costume decorated with a large floral ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Déco Group 'Twin Dancers in Phantasy Costume', Lorenzl ca 1926
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a female dancing couple, named Katta Sterna and Maria Solveg, in identical costumes with backless, fitted, black and white patterned top with black neck piece closed hig...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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