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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

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 & Alabaster Nude Maiden, Signed, Sienna Marble Base, ca. 1920's
Located in Petaluma, CA
This sexy young nude maiden displays two mediums used to create a sculpture, cast bronze and hand carved alabaster. The white alabaster brings the statue to life, and is a nice addition to any statue of a female. The beautiful nude has flowing hair and the body reveals just enough to create a sexy pose. Mounted on a sienna marble base is always a plus, and not often used for sculpture. Artist signed "Vale", and also bearing the foundry signature and seal of Henry Schumacher...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Nude Bronze Sculpture by Affortunato Gory
Located in Oakland, CA
An early Art Deco bronze nude sculpture of a Dancer by Affortunato Gory. This is one of the most spectacular pieces we have been able to offer. The darkly gilded patina is smooth and flawless, highlighting all the delicate features of the subject. Note her lovely face, perfectly rendered hands, and feet (the details many sculptors do not execute so deftly). Her elaborate headdress has great texture, and the alabaster ball...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Discus Thrower, " Large, Extremely Rare Bronze with Nude Male Athlete, McKenzie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by America’s foremost artist with a focus on the form and performance of male athletes, this masterpiece of 20th century sculpture -- especially large and rare -- depicts a nude discus thrower as he is about to hurl the disc forward. Robert Tait McKenzie...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Pin Dish by Bruno Zach
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco bronze pin dish with a ladies head looking outward. Signed 'B. Zach' and stamped 'Made in Austria' Artist: Bruno Zach (1891-1935) Dimension...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1930s Art Deco French Craquelè Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
1930s Art Deco French Craquelè sculpture.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Art Deco Dancer Posing On Drum by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1926
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's: Representation of a young variety dancer in pose. She wears a short, low-cut, blue ruffled dress, the skirt ends of whi...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Bronze Figure Entitled 'Riding Crop' by Bruno Zach
Located in London, GB
An erotically charged early 20th century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a seductively dressed young lady holding a riding crop behind her back standing in a domineering pose and wearing a revealing basque with gartered stockings, raised on an oval shaped Brazilian green onyx plinth, signed Zach. Bruno Zach (German, 1891–1935) - Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Marcel Guillard Art Deco Girl & Borzoi Pottery Sculpture for Etling Paris
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and large impressive French Art Deco earthenware figural study of a seated young naked girl sat between two Borzoi hounds by Armand Godard produced by Marcel Guillard (1896-1932) for Editions Etling, Paris and dating from around 1925. This huge pottery figure is mounted on a long rectangular shaped integral base and portrays the naked girl...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

Goldscheider Figurine 'Aida' by Josef Lorenzl, Vienna, around 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a standing lady, proudly looking to the side in oriental garb. She is wrapped in a large beige cloth that extends to the floor, the front is decorated with a stylized, g...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Sculpture 'Descomps' Nude Fem
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nude fem sculpture (Descomps) gilt bronze and onyx material perfect condition with natural wear Art Deco, 1920.
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Hand Painted Plaster Mannequin Head, 1920s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian unique hand painted plaster mannequin head 1920s.   
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" Antique Pressed Steel Truck
By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" antique pressed steel truck, wonderful original condition, color surface, patina.
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

"The Mourning of Orpheus, " Rare Gilded Bronze by Strindberg w/ Nude Male & Lyre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted by Tore Strindberg, one of Sweden's leading sculptors in the early 20th century, and sensitively cast and gilded by the Otto Meyers fou...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pierrette in Harlequin Costume by Josef Kostial, Goldscheider Vienna, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Large Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure around 1925 Standing Pierrette, bent slightly forward, putting one foot in front of the other, supporting her hands on her hips, smiling and looking to the right. She wears a cap over her chin-length hair, a dress patterned with bouquets of flowers and a wide ruff, over it a striped jacket and a wide, long, black cloak with a light brown-orange lining. The figure is based on a cream-colored, round base, artist's signature 'Kostial' on the back at the bottom of the cape. designed by Josef KOSTIAL...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Seated Nude with Flowers by Real Del Sarte, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture seated nude with flowers by Maxime Real del Sarte, France 1888-1954. Ca. 1920 Information about the artist: Bronzes, sculptors and founders by H. Berman, Abage. The dictionary of sculptors in bronze by James Mackay...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although the sculptor is not known,...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

E. Popineau Cymbals Dancer Sculpture
By Francois Emile Popineau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture, by E. Popineau, circa 1920, cymbals dancer. Signed. Also stamped by foundry, la Stele. 36.25" high. 17" wide at hands. Francois-Emile ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Dancing Flapper, Attributed to Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna cold painted bronze dancing flapper, attributed to Bergman Fantastically modeled and painted, beautifully patinated surface, unsigned This work stands 6.5-inches high x 3-i...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Standing Dancer with Headdress by Wilhelm Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics figurine The dancer wears a dance dress in red-brown tones cut low at the front and back with a wide, short ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

French Art Deco Terracotta Seated Nude with Fawn, Signed Ary Bitter
Located in New York City, NY
A fine signed original French Art Deco terracotta sculpture of a naked young woman seated on a rectangular shaped self plinth. The bare chested ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine 'Pierrette' by Dakon & Lorenzl, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Viennese ceramic art from the 1920s: The standing young lady holds a black mask in front of her in her folded hands and looks dreamily to the side. She wears a blue and rose two-piece suit with a slouchy top and ruff...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Paul Silvestre, Faun & Goose, French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Signed on the plinth “Silvestre” Original wooden base. Dimensions Height: 11.75 inches (29.37cm) Width: 23.25 inches (58.12cm) Depth: 6 inches (15cm) PAUL SILVESTRE (French...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Vienna Vaudeville Lady Dancer with Top Hat by Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare goldscheider figure of the 1920s: The standing dancer wears a pink cylinder hat on her short brown locks. The flower-patterned top of her costume is tight-fitting and sleeveles...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Vienna 'Owlglass' Jester with Owl by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1925-1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Art Deco Goldscheider figurine by Josef Lorenzl. Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950), one of the most important designers having been active for Goldscheider manufactory in the period of 1920-1940. Model 5193 was created 1923-1924. Made circa 1925-1930 Specifications: The young man dressed as a jester with a fool's cap sits on a black base. An owl sits on his left outstretched hand. With the right index finger raised, the fool seems to regulate the bird. Referring to his name, 'Eulenspiegel', which literally translated means: 'owl mirror...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Reclining Woman by Darcles
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco bronze sculpture by Darcles entitled “Nu Allonge” (Reclining Nude) on a marble base. Created in 1925 and embodying all the stylistic elements of the Deco Era and executed...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Ernst Seger, David and Lion, German Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, c. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Signed “E. Seger”. Black patina. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) THE BIBLE STORY Samuel 17:34-36 Originally, Saul would not allow David to fight Goliath (17:33). Saul’s reason was simply that Goliath would be stronger than David. David was young and he did not have the experience to fight such a capable enemy as Goliath. David was likely to die, and his death would benefit nobody. Often people wrongly imagine that they are acting in faith (in other words, that they are trusting God). Really, they are acting in a foolish manner, as if the danger is not real. They are not trusting in God, but in their own thoughts, hopes and desires. David’s reply to Saul shows us his attitudes. This reply explains clearly why David had offered to fight Goliath. In other words, it shows how David considered himself able to defeat Goliath. Like many boys and young men in Israel, David had worked as a shepherd. That is, he looked after sheep. He was responsible to look after those sheep in every way. In particular, he had to protect them from wild animals. Lions and bears are some of the fiercest large wild animals. They were common in Israel at the time of the Bible. They are much stronger than a man (see for example 1 Kings 13:24 and 2 Kings 2:24). Only the bravest and strongest men were able to kill a lion (Judges 14:5-6; 2 Samuel 23:20). However, David had killed both a lion and a bear. He had killed animals that were stronger than him. David did not believe that the strongest man would win the fight. David had a close relationship with God; he was trusting God to rescue him (17:37). David was not pretending that there was no danger. However, God’s Holy Spirit was active in David’s life (16:13). By the power of his Holy Spirit, God had given David the faith (trust in God) to fight Goliath. Because David really was trusting God, there was no reason for him to be afraid of Goliath. THE ARTIST Ernst Seger (1865 1939), born in Neurode (Nowa Ruda, now Poland), studied sculpturing from 1884 at the Kunstschule in Breslau under Robert Härtel. From 1886 he worked in the Atelier of Christian Behrens, where he created the Eichendorff-Memorial for the Silezian City of Neisse. From 1893 to 1894 Seger stayed in Paris where he worked in the atelier of Auguste Rodin. However, Seger finally chose a ‘Jugenstill’ and a more ‘naturalistic’ or ‘Neuklassizismus’ style. His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own atelier and created the Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial for the Silesian City of Glatz. In 1897 Seger created the sculpture ‘Jugend’ (‘Youth’), which was displayed at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1898, at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1899, at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1899 and at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1908. As a sculptor Seger regarded this as his first relevant work, his breakthrough. A copy of the sculpture in bronze, 1.60 metres high, was placed in the ‘Scheitniger Park’ in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In 1898 Segers ‘Diana’, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Childbirth, was unvealed in Park Szczytnicki, Breslau, Polen (earlier ‘Schneitniger Park’). Until 1945 the sculpture stayed in the Schneitniger Park, Breslau. This part of the park is still called ’Dianagarten’. After the turn of the century the elegant female dancers and nudes by Seger gained great popularity. In 1905 Ernst Seger created -together with the sculptor Bernhard Sehring- the ‘Bismarck Brunnen’ (‘Bismarck Fountain’) in Breslau. This memorial-fountain (which still exists) represents the allegories ‘Kampf’ and ‘Sieg’ (‘Battle and Victory’). Seger’s ‘Verwundete Amazone’ (‘Wounded Amazon’), displayed at the Grosse Münchner Kunstausstellung in the Glaspalast in 1908, was placed in the garden of the ‘Kaufhauses Wertheim’ in Berlin. In the same year he was appointed as a professor. Seger’s marble sculpture ‘Kypris’, created in 1916, was placed in the Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 1925 the City of Berlin acquired his sculpture ‘Anbetung’ and placed it at the Johannaplatz. ‘Storchenbrunnen’ (‘Stork-fountain’), was placed in 1931 at the Adolf-Scheidt-Platz in Berlin. In 1935 the American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought Seger’s sleeping ‘Ganymede’. During the Third Reich Ernst Seger was commissioned numerous Hitler busts...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Art Deco Dancer with Headgear and Scarf by Josef Lorenzl, ca. 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's: Representation of a dancer in pose. She wears a headdress that tapers to a point at the front and frames her face, and a sh...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Art Deco Figure 'Pierrot' by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's: Depiction of a standing Pierrot in a slightly bent position, his right hand in the...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Statue, Bronze, Czech Republic, Original Condition, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bronzed Statue Material: Ceramic bronze Source: Czech - Art Deco Period: 1920-1929.  
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Vienna 'Owlglass' Jester with Owl by Josef Lorenzl, c. 1925-30
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Art Déco Goldscheider Figurine by Josef Lorenzl The young man dressed as a jester with a fool's cap sits on a green base. An owl sits on his left outstretched hand. With the right index finger raised, the fool seems to regulate the bird. Referring to his name, 'Eulenspiegel', which literally translated means: 'owl mirror...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Lucile Swan, Fan Lady, American Art Deco, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Signed on the plinth “Lucile Swan” Valsuani Foundry stamp. Original black patina. Dimensions Height: 14.5 inches (36.25cm) Width: 5 inches (12.5cm) Depth: 2.5 inches (6.25cm) LUCILE SWAN (American, 1887-1965) was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago from 1908 to 1912. In December 1912 she married painter Jerome Blum...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Seated Pierrette with Lute by W. Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Deco Goldscheider Ceramics Figurine A young musician is depicted who, dressed as Pierrette, sits on a pedestal with her lute. Her wide ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Figurine Pierrette With Balloon Skirt by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1920s: Standing pierrette leaned forward and holding her hands together behind her back, in a white costume with a multi-layered, pine-cone-like balloon...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Seated Pierrot with Lute by Wilhelm Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Depicted is a young musician, dressed up as Pierrot, who is sitting on the elongated base with his legs outstretched and hugging his lute. He wears a green suit with a wide, multi-la...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Nursing Mother in Africa, " Rare Cubist-Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, Prob. Belgium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by the geometric forms and exaggerations of French Cubism, this rare and striking bronze presents an African mother nursing her child,...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Supplication, " Art Deco Sculpture from Archipenko's Ceramic School, Woodstock
By Lu Duble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest and most important sculptures eminating from the ARKO ceramic school established by Alexander Archipenko in Woodstock, New York, this stylized group of praying figu...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Italian Ceramics Cacciapuoti Art Deco
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italian ceramics Cacciapuotti Art Deco in perfect condition.
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude with Drape F. Trinque, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude in split pose with arm outstretched holding a scarf behind her on a marble base. Beautiful multi-color patina. Signed in the bronze F. Trinque, ci...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Man with a Bow by G.Gori, 1925
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century Art Deco bronze man with a bow signed by G.Gori from the 1925. Very nice brown patina. Very elegant statue. Perfect condition.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Standing Dancer with Headdress by Wilhelm Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Deco Goldscheider ceramics figurine The dancer wears a blue-green dance dress cut low in front and at the back with a wide, short skirt...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Figur 'Pyjamas' by Stephan Dakon, circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Art Deco goldscheider ceramics figurine The young lady with a brunette page-boy head, shown is the German actress Emmy Sturm (1900-1977), is wearing turquoise silk pajamas...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Figure, Harlequin with Flute by Josef Kostial, Goldscheider Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Art Deco Goldscheider ceramic figure of the 1920s. Depiction of Till Eulenspiegel in a uniform costume with brown ribbons, framed by a black zigzag pattern, with matching shoes, a large ruff and a brown fool's cap, leaning on a pedestal covered with a colored cloth and playing a flute. On a black oval base with the artist's signature 'Kostial' on the back of the pedestal. Originally from Germany, Till Eulenspiegel allegedly lived as a wandering rogue in the 14th century, born around 1300 in Kneitlingen near Brunswick. He traveled around the Holy Roman Empire and other parts of Europe, as a country traveler he became the protagonist of a Middle Low German collection of swans, which was first published by a Strasbourg publisher without naming an author long after his death around 1510. In later illustrations, the fool's cap became his most important attribute and distinguishing mark, often with 'Donkey ears' and / or bells occupied. 'Eulenspiegel' made his main entrance in English- speaking culture late in the 19th century as 'Owlglass', but was first mentioned in English literature by Ben Jonson in his comedic play The Alchemist. Designed by Josef KOSTIAL...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Bronze Car Mascot in the from of a Lady Golfer, Jose Dunach
By José Dunach
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous gilded bronze car mascot modelled as a lady golfer and mounted on a marble base. Signed on the base J Dunach; Jose Dunach (1886-1957) was bor...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Charles Vyse British Studio Art Pottery Figure of Cineraria Boy, circa 1925Art D
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Charles Vyse British Studio Art Pottery figure of cineraria boy, circa 1925.
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

Goldscheider Figurine Lady Dancer in Russian Costume by Josef Lorenzl circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1920s A standing dancer looking to the side with arms crossed and raised in front of her is shown. The young lady wears a Russian costume, decorated with elaborate blue embroidery, with a high fur cap and a highly tailored, fur-lined coat with wide sleeves, tight trousers and high, black heeled boots...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine 'Pierrette' by Dakon & Lorenzl, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Viennese ceramic art from the 1920s: The standing young lady holds a black mask in front of her in her folded hands and looks dreamily to the side. She wears a green two-piece suit with a slouchy top and ruff...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"African Drummer, " Fabulous Cubist Bronze Sculpture, France, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of early French cubist sculpture, this depiction of an African drummer, her hands beating the two-sided drum and her head looking up as she sings or chants to the music, illustrates the fractured, reinvented reality that Picasso and Braque invented just ten or twenty years before. The abstracted breasts of the figure bring to mind the mature Cubism of Ossip Zadkine, Jean Souverbie...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large French Art Deco Mannequin Display of 1930s Chic Woman
Located in New York, NY
A very large and stunning hand painted French Art Deco necklace and/or camisole display mannequin bust of a chic woman. Her expression is not ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Original Art Deco Sculpture Ballerina White Metal Signed D.Alonzo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A good size deco figurine of a ballerina standing on one foot. Has part of one finger missing. Measures: Height at 20 3/4" and 16" long. Base is signed by the artist D.Alonzo circa 1...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter

Art Deco Centerpiece with Bronze Sculpture of Dancing Girls Andre Gilbert, 1925
By Andre Gilbert
Located in Antwerp, BE
Whirling, spectacular circular marble centerpiece with a bronze sculpture of two dancing girls holding hands by the French artist Andre Gilbert, circa 19...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Bing & Grøndahl, Stoneware Figurines, Bacchus and Boy with Grapes by Kai Nielsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bacchus and a boy with grapes by Kai Nielsen (1882–1924). From Bing and Gröndahl. Signed on the base. Boy: Number 21. (1912) 11 x 10 cm. And A 51. (t279) 13 x 13 cm. The figurines is...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Large Art Deco Figure Group 'Young Love' by J. Limburg Rosenthal, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Rosenthal figurine group by Josef Limburg Manufactory: Rosenthal / Selb / Bavaria / Germany Dating: manufactured circa 1925 Material and technique: porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish Design: Josef Limburg 1923 'Young Love' Two naked cherubs kissing each other; a seated putto hugs the second boy crawling towards him and kisses him on the mouth; modest painting; The group of figures is based on a flat rock...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Birth of Venus, " Exquisite Marble Art Deco Sculpture of Venus with Dolphins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely sculpted, probably by an Italian artist, this lovely and beautiful marble sculpture depicts a nude Venus figure emerging from a scallop shell,...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Susi Singer Terracotta, Pottery/Ceramic Sculpture Girl, Signed, Gudrun Baudisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice terracotta girl by the well known Austrian artist Susi singer. Made by Gudrun Baudisch. (SS). Made in Austria.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Terracotta

"Sprites with Amphorae, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Bronze Candlesticks with Nudes
By Edward McCartan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, this Classic -- and rare -- pair of bronze candlesticks depict male and female sprites, each standing on a gilded sphere and carrying an Amphora. The...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Driving the Plow, " Large, Powerful Bronze Sculpture with Half-Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and rare, this bronze sculpture depicting a half-nude laborer in the field, straining to move his plow through the soil, was sculpted by Jeanne Bertrand...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Silver Statue 'Bowling Player' with a Wooden Base
Located in Braintree, GB
Silver statue 'Bowling player' with a wooden base, used as award or trophy Maker: W.J.L (unidentified) Made in 1923 Fully hallmarked. Dimensions: Approximate 13 x 8.5 x 17 cm ...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Sterling Silver

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