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 Bronze Sculpture Nude with Drape by Abel R. Philippe, France 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture nude with drape signed by Abel.R. Philippe.
With foundry mark of Meroni Radice, marked cire perdue, lost wax technique.
The bronze has a beautiful patin...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Chiparus Bronze and Bone Art Deco Hush Sculpture
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Demeter Chiparus was the leading sculptor of the Art Deco period .
His sculptures are not , like so many other sculptors, academical representatives .
They are testimonys of it...
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1920s Romanian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Diana with Fawns" by Marcel-andré Bouraine
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco sculpture called Diana with Fawns. Made of bronze, silver plated and patina in brown and green. Made by Marcel André Bouraine (1886-1948). Sign...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Porcelain sculpture "Bildhauer" by Thomas Andreas "Theo" Vos
By Theo Vos
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Bildhauer" model porcelain sculpture made by Thomas Andreas "Theo" Vos (1887–1948). It represents the German dancer Gertrud Leistikow.
Leistikow beg...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Déco Figurine 'Dance Of Vanity' by Josef Kostial, Goldscheider Vienna, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Ceramics Model by Goldscheider from the 1920s:
Portrayal of the dancer Lucie Kieselhausen in an exotic costume consisting of a jacket and knee-length skirt with star decoration in brown, blue and yellow, sleeves and skirt part with tiered flounces with a wavy hem, the waisted jacket on the side and on the back with three peaks similar to a bellflower, jagged headgear with long colored feathers curved upwards, floral decorative element on the side of the posing figure at her feet.
The figure is based on a black, round base with the artist's signature 'Kostial' on the top next to the figure.
The dancer and actress Lucy Kieselhausen (1897 - 1926) was a student of Grete Wiesenthal and was a successful German dancer at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy Kieselhausen appeared in three silent films: 'Thousand and one Woman' (18), 'The Seventh Great Power' and 'Earth Spirit'. In addition to her dancing activities, Lucy Kieselhausen also wrote the dance drama 'Salambo', which was set to music by Heinz Tiessen. In 1926, Lucy Kieselhausen died in a tragic accident caused by a petrol explosion with a burning jet of flame in her bathroom. Source: Cyranos ch
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Elegant Art Deco Sculpture in Bronze by Elischer
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant art deco sculpture by Johann Wolfgang Elischer (Austria 1891-1966). Made in colored bronze with an onyx base. Art Deco circa 1920s and signed in the bronze base.
Wear cons...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Bronze
Child sculpture in Bronze and marble
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
"Saint Thérèse de Lisieux" by Demetre H. Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Saint Thérèse de Lisieux" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Bronze and ivory on marble base.
Alberto Shayo (2016) "Chiparus Master of Art Deco" p. ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art deco Table Lamp, Sing: Made in Austria "Keramos", 1920 in Ceramic
By Kéramos
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp Art deco
Materia: Ceramic
Style: Art Deco
Country: Austria
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Frankart Lady Holding Dish T330
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frankart nude lady Ashtray T330. Looks like this one was repainted in last 20 years. Reproduction Ceramic dish has been glued. Presents very well!
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Large Porcelain Animal Figure, Silver Pheasant, Rosenthal Selb Germany, C. 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Déco Figurine by Rosenthal:
Large depiction of a silver pheasant sitting on a leafy branch with sparse polychrome painting, blue-grey plumage, head turned backwards.
On an irregular natural base, artist's signature 'KÄRNER' on the top of the base behind the animal.
Manufactory: Selb / Bavaria / Rosenthal Germany
Dating: manufactured 1923
Material and technique: porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish
Design: THEODOR KAERNER (1884 - 1966) German porcelain and animal sculptor, 1898–1903 training as a modeller at the Hutschenreuther company, 1914 and 1921 enrolled as a guest student with the animal painter Heinrich von Zügel at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, worked as a permanent sculptor in the Nymphenburg porcelain factory in Munich, later as Freelancer at the Rosenthal company in Selb, he was then employed as the artistic director of the Allach porcelain...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
"Snake Dancer, " Extremely Fine Art Deco Sculpture w/ Female Nude, Alabaster Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and very finely cast, this gilded bronze sculpture of a snake dancer in harem clothes -- but with a modern 1920s hair style -- was sculpted by Raymond Delamarre...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
French Art Déco Bronze Antilope Scultpure on Stone Base by Max Le Verrier 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very finely crafted bronze sculpture from the period of French Art Deco.
Attributed to the sculptur Max Le Verrier.
The antelope is jumping, the dynamics and movement of the animal is very well captured in the depiction.
The bronze is brown, the horns a little darker.
The object rests on a stepped natural stone base which gives the whole a special sophistication.
Biography
Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier, short Max Le Verrier
(born January 29, 1891 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; † June 6, 1973 in Paris, France) was a French sculptor.
Le Verrier was the son of a Parisian goldsmith and jeweler; his mother was from Belgium. His parents separated when he was seven years old. He attended several boarding schools, including the École des Roches in Verneuil-sur-Avre.
Against Max's wishes, his father sent him to study agriculture at Saint-Sever and La Réole. At the age of 16, he returned to Paris and took odd jobs to avoid working in agriculture. In 1909, he left France and moved to London for a short time, where he found it difficult to find work.
Le Verrier worked at a flying school in Rendon, where he first serviced aircraft and then earned his pilot's license in 1913. During World War I, he saw action in a French bomber squadron beginning in February 1915. On May 25, 1915, he was shot down in a dogfight by a German fighter plane...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Stone, Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Figure of Sibylle May on a Wooden Base, Signed
By Sibylle May
Located in Köln, NW
Rare French Art Deco bronze figure of Sibylle May.
English sculptor Sibylle May worked in Paris in the twenties, belonged to the group of artists "La Stèle" and "L´Evolution" founded by Arthur Goldscheider. The two groups of artists presented their work at the 1925 World´s Fair in Paris in their own pavillon, designed by Eric Bagge...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Amedeo Gennarelli Bronze Bust Art Deco Woman
Located in Oakland, CA
An original patinated bronze bust by Amedeo Gennarelli, circa 1925. This slightly nude model is depicted from her shoulder looking forward with a stylized turban on her head. a stunning deep bronze patina signed in the cast ‘A.Genneralli’. The model has a beautiful face with a realistic depiction of lips, nose, and overall features. Each angle from the front, back, or side equally depicts the quality and beauty of this unique bronze. In addition to the signature in the lower cast, on the back of that case is also the words, “cire perdue” which indicates it is the “lost wax” process, certainly made in France. The fantastic patina on this piece.
Amedeo Gennarelli (Naples 1891-Paris 1943) was an important Italian sculptor during the Art Deco period in France. A student of Francesco Jerace...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Joseph D´Aste Sculpture Italian, Art Deco Woman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Style: Art Deco
Material: marble and bronze
Country: Italy
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx, Signed C. Charles
By C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles
Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base.
Signed C. Charles and Stamped F...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Pheasant Sculpture by André Vincent Becquerel, France 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze pheasant sculpture by André Vincent Becquerel,
Bronze, patinated on a Belgian Black marble base.
France 1925.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Woman, Art Deco, Design, Joe Descomps Cormier, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Cormier Joseph Descomps
Born January 18, 1869, died on 24 April 1950. Joseph -Jules -Emmanuel Joseph Cormier becomes Descomps after World War II. Sculptor, engraver, master goldsmit...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Claudio Botta, ‘Salome’, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1923
By Claudio Botta
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Claudio Botta (Italian, 1891–1958) was an Italian sculptor and painter. Son of Battista Botta and Maria Martinelli, from 10 to 14 he works as an apprentice in a del...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Deco Boy Sculpture in Terracotta and Wood, Sign: C. Mulnis
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Style: Art Deco
Material: wood and terracotta
Country: london.
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta, Wood
Woman Art Deco Table Lamp, France, Glass and Silver Plated Metal, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tables lamps Art deco
Materia:Glass and silver plated metal
Style: Art Deco
Country: France
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Glass
Wiener Werkstatte St Christopher Pottery Figure Attributed to Michael Powolny
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Austrian art pottery sculptural figure of St Christopher carrying the Christ child across a river attributed to renowned Austrian sculptor, Ceramist, designer and teacher Michael Powolny (Austrian, 1871-1954) and probably dating between 1920 and 1930. The hand-crafted figure shows St Christopher with the Christ child on his shoulder and a wooden staff...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Stoneware
"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Patinated and cold painted bronze and ivory on onyx and marble base.
Alberto Shayo (1993) "Chiparus, Mas...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Marble, Bronze
American Art Deco Carved Slate Nude Kneeling Woman Sculpture, ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco
Nude Kneeling Woman
Carved Slate Sculpture
ca. 1920
DETAILS
Mounted on original marble base.
Apparently unsigned.
DIMENSIONS
Hei...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Slate
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bathing Nude Bain De Champagne by Georges Chauvel 1926
By Chauvel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of a bathing nude, Bain de Champagne Caron by Georges Chauvel dated 1926, with the foundry mark of Henri Rouard fondeur Paris...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Original Art Deco Bronze and Marble Sculpture, French, C1920
By Aurore Onu
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Mask Dance' An Art Deco bronze sculpture by Aurore Onu depicting two nude female figures performing a theatrical dance. The two holding a double sided face dangling between them. Se...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture on a Marble Base, Lur-Blowing Nude Woman, 1920s / 30s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Art Deco bronze sculpture on a marble base. Lur-blowing naked woman. 1920s / 30s.
Measures: 30 x 15 cm
In excellent condition.
Signed, Merle.
Presumably French sculptor.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Alexandre Zeitlin, Faerie, American Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, C. 1920
By Alexandre Zeitlin
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS
Signed by the author and stamped with Roman Bronze Works Foundry NYC stamp.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 14.5 inches
Width: 6.5 inches
Depth: 9inches
ABOUT THE SCULPTURE
Made of black patinated bronze, the fairy literally floats in the air thanks to a wonderful composition using a huge light scarf fluttering in the wind.
ABOUT THE SCULPTOR
Alexandre Zeitlin (French/American, 1872 - 1946) was an outstanding sculptor known for his portrait busts. Alexander Zeitlin was born in Tiflis, Georgia (Russian Empire), in 1872. He held his first art exhibition in his hometown in his early teens. At first, the novice sculptor studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts (1890–1894), where his portrait busts of Archduke Otto were noted.
He then studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Zeitlin's ‘Despair’ statue and a portrait bust of the opera singer Jeanne Hatto were among the first to receive public recognition. He became known for his portrait busts. Zeitlin received the Ordre des Palmes académiques (1903) for the busts of Camille Flammarion...
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1920s North American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Draped Nude & Kneeling Man by Raoul Lamourdedieu, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture dancing nude and kneeling man by Raoul Lamourdedieu.
Foundry Mark Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris. Edition Pomone, the design stu...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Erotic Bronze Figure by Bruno Zach, 1930´S
By Bruno Zach
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bruno Zach (Austrian/German, active 1918-1930). An erotic-themed cast bronze featuring an erotic pose,. Austrian, circa 1930. With all original patina.
An erotically charged Art Deco bronze figure of a seductively young lady in a sexual pose with gartered stockings.
The surface of the bronze with excellent deep dark color and very fine hand finished detail, raised on a marble base and signed B Zach.
Bruno Zach (German, 1891–1935) - Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture / Bust of a Princess, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Italian silvered plated bronze bust of a princess. She has a tiara. Sculpture is signed Baldi. Bust is mounted of a marble base. Perfect size sculpture for a desk or a side ...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Auguste Guénot, French Art Deco Sculptor 1924 Female Model 1st Edition
Located in Oakland, CA
Auguste Guénot, French Art Deco Sculptor 1924 Reclining Female Model “Nymphe” 1st Edition. Influential artist with many monumental and public works. Auguste Guénot was born on Octobe...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figurine, Water Carrier, Lorenzl, ca. 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider ceramic figurine of the 1920's:
Striding graceful young lady in oriental clothing, balancing an amphora on her head...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Art Deco Chiparus Bronze Sculpture
Located in Tampa, FL
1920s solid bronze sculpture of a seated flapper girl. She is solid bronze with a gold and silver and green patina on a marble base. Signed by the artist, Demetre Chiparus. The marble is Beige with a pink cast to it.
Romanian artist Demetre Chiparus (1886-1937). Demetre Chiparus was considered one of the main sculptors of the Art Deco movement, his ability to imply movement worked well with the playful dancers he so often sculpted. His Art Deco pieces produced in Paris between 1913 and 1933 are of chryselephantine, a type of figural sculpture in which the flesh was made of ivory and the drapery of gold and he was considered one of the most important realist artist of his time. In 2007 his Les Girls...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
'Spring Dancer' an Art Deco Bronze Figure by Pierre Le Faguays French 1925
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco bronze sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962). An elegant female dancer in a playful pose holding a bunch of grapes between her hands, wearing a loose fitting dress. SIlvered bronze, set over a marble base with a silvered bronze decoration to the front. Signed P Laurel...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Naiade' Statuette
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene lalique opalescent glass 'naiade' statuette. Grey stained details. Features a naiad crouching, holding a shell(?) up to her ear. In Greek mythology, the naiads are a type of fem...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Glass
Art Deco Painted Bronze Harem Dancer by Pierre Le Faguays, French, ca. 1925
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very special large bronze was done by the highly respected artist of the Art Deco period, Pierre le Faguays (1892-1962). His works have always been some of the of the most sough...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Allan Clark, the King's Temptress, Carved and Polychromed Mahogany, ca. 1926/27
By Allan Clark
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT SCULPTURE
This unusual colorful sculpture depicts a very beautiful Balinese woman with a dance crown on her head, looking straight at the viewer....
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Mahogany
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Musician Guitarist Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Musician Guitarist Statue. Figure “Pierrot Musicien”, circa 1917. Hard-paste porcelain with a white glaze, and pa...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Enamel
Large French Art Deco Figure of Woman with a Deer
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This large French Art Deco figure in earthenware, features a woman in a long flowing gown, with a deer to her right hand and a large wicker wor...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Earthenware
French Modernist Sculpture Saint John Baptist Bronze by Jean Lambert-Rucki Paris
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Jean Lambert-Rucki (French 1888-1967.) Patinated Bronze Statuette on hardwood plinth of St. John the Baptist.
Retains original paper label on bottom inside from Foundry; Adalc Paris, Made in France. Wooden base is stamped, Cheret Paris...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Nude Male with Lyre, " Rare Bronze Sculpture by Cummings, San Francisco Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Masterfully conceived and executed, this highly rare, perhaps unique, bronze sculpture captures a young male nude figure twisting to his right to pluck the strings of his lyre. Perhaps a reference to Orpheus who was able to charm all living creatures, the sculptor Earl Cummings...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Paul Bocquillon Faience de Paris Art Deco Horse w. Topless Equestrienne Signed
Located in Miami, FL
By sculptor Nelly Pollak, an Art Deco period white ceramic sculpture of horse with topless female rider or equestrienne, holding a fish, for Paul Bocquillon and his Faïence de Paris. Signed in blue underglaze N. Polack on the front and Faience de Paris on the back, both on the ceramic plinth...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Faience
"Two Dancers" by Chana Orloff Susse Fondeur, Paris
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This exquisite bronze statue by Chana Orloff portrays two intertwined female dancers. It is signed by Orloff on the top of the bronze base and stamped with the Foundry "Susse Fondeur...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Edgardo Simone, Accordion Player, Art Deco Silvered Plaster Sculpture, ca. 1925
Located in New York, NY
Edgardo Simone, (Italian/American, 1890-1948)
Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California. His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences.
In Italy, he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war and city monuments, and tombstones in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York."
In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including such of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis. Sally Rand, the famous fan dancer of Chicago's World's Fair in 1933-1934, sat as a model in his studio as did President Franklin Roosevelt and author Theodore...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Large Goldscheider Vienna Art-déco Harlequin Figurine by B. Haniroff, ca 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional goldscheider figurine with lamp of the 1920s:
A harlequin lost in thought is depicted in a costume elaborately decorated with a fine floral pattern in shades of blue and yellow. His cap, the ruff and the strap shoes are kept in dark brown. Under his left arm he holds a gray umbrella to which an electrified metal lantern is attached.
The figure is positioned on a snow-covered earth base.
Particularly loving and delicate execution of the painting.
Designed by B. Haniroff (XIX - XX) around 1905
for Goldscheider Vienna / Austria
Material: ceramics, painted, glossy finish; metal sheet, electrification
made circa 1920
Marks:
Model number 3131 / 137 / 19
Goldscheider Vienne manufactory stamp
Hand-decorated
painter's and former's signs existing
French dealer...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Paul Philippe, 'Irony’, French Art Deco Gilt Bronze & Marble Sculpture, ca. 1925
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture
'Irony' is one of several works by the famous French sculptor, Paul Philippe that make up his celebrated series of outstandingly beautiful female nude figures in var...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Henri Louis Bouchard, The Victory of Bogota, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1925
By Henri Louis Bouchard
Located in New York, NY
About ‘VICTORY OF BOGOTA
Henri Louis Bouchard was an important French Romantic sculptor, known for works commemorating heroic moments in the hist...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fall of Eve, Art Deco Multi-Color Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Bearing a clear aesthetic influence of the Art Deco era, this wonderfully beautiful image of the progenitor Eve is a Western-European school sculptural portrait of a stunningly beaut...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dorothea Charol Rosenthal Art Deco Pierrette Porcelain Figurine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning Art Deco Rosenthal porcelain figurine titled Pierrette designed by renowned Sculptor Dorothea Charol (German, 1889-1963) dating from around 1926. This tall and ex...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude Male with Shovel, " Highly Rare Bronze Sculpture by Oskar Lindenberg
By Oskar Lindenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare work by Oskar Lindenberg, a German sculptor who produced few pieces during his productive years, this beautiful nude male bronze captures its s...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Italian Sculpture in Precious Pink Marble from Portugal
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined sculpture in Portugal pink marble. Great artistic quality, not signed. Face of the virgin Mary in prayer. Work of the Art Deco period.
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French Terracotta Bust of a Satyr by Max Le Verrier
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and rare French Art Deco terracotta bust of a satyr by well listed artist Max Le Verrier, (1891-1973). This unusual French terracotta bust sculpture is artist-signed on the...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Joé Descomps, French, circa 1925
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco bronze sculpture by Joé Descomps of a nude female wearing a loose green patinated cloak and matching colored head scarf. Signed 'Joé Descomps' to bronze. Set over a varie...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rene Lalique Glass 'Tete De Paon' Peacock Car Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear & frosted glass 'Tete De Paon' car mascot. This model features the head of a peacock. The bird is mounted onto a rectangular, black glass base. Moulded maker's mar...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Swordsman and Running Panther, " High Style Art Deco Lamp Base, Copper & Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of French dinanderie, or mixed metal artisanry, this Art Deco copper and silver lamp base depicts a bounding swordsman and ru...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Copper
Porcelain Figure, Seated Oriental Woman with Mirror, R. Förster, Rosenthal, 1923
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Deco porcelain figurine of the 1920s.
Young oriental woman sitting on a rock with her leg up, looking at herself in a hand mirror and adjusting her headgear. Sparing painti...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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