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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: 1910s
Viennese Bronze, Snake Dancer on Marble Base, by Franz Bergmann, Around 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Young dancer in an oriental costume with a tight bustier, a long, softly falling green skirt and a diadem on her hair tied at the nape of her neck, posing with her upper body stretch...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Stunning early 20th century bronze " Woman with cane" signed. very unusual !
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning early 20th century bronze " Woman with cane" signed. very unusual ! Un-even finish / patina,, adds to the charm,,
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Robert Bousquet French Art Deco Bronze Dancer Sculpture, Late 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Genuine French Art Deco sculpture by Robert Bousquet, France, late 1910s. "Tambourine woman dancing", A jester's rattle on the base. Genuine bronze and marble. Bronze, not spelter. O...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Heinrich Karl Scholz, Declaration of Love, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, 1919
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Heinrich Karl Scholz Declaration of Love Patinated Bronze Sculpture Austria, 1919 DIMENSIONS Height: 13.75 inches Width: 6.75 inches Depth: 4.75 inches ABOUT This Art Deco brown-patinated bronze sculpture, stunning with its grace and fine lines, was created by the famous Austrian sculpture...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Runner Sculpture By H. Hans Muller (Austria, 1873-1937)
Located in Miami, FL
Hans Muller (Austria, 1873-1937) bronze sculpture of a nude male figure, depicted with his hands to his chest and running, mounted on a Sienna marble base. This is a nice present for...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Art Deco Bronze Lesbian Art LGBTQ Heinrich Karl Scholz Austrian 1919
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful, warm and loving bronze depicts 2 women embracing. One is dressed very formal and dashing while her partner is nude. The style and especially the faces are pure art d...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Fred Voelckerling Bronze Sculpture of "Polo Players", 1919
Located in Bochum, NRW
A German Expressionist bronze sculpture "Polospielers" (Polo Players). Signed and marked 'Fred Voelckerling, 1919' on the base. In very good condition, normal wear and patina. Dimen...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Perios Terracotta Sculpture by Louis Riché
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large unglazed terracotta sculpture depicting a young woman with a sheep. Signed at the plinth. The sculpture is in good good condition and has a nice old, vivid patina. Louis RICHÉ, France, 1877-1949 His first exhibit at the Salon in Paris was in 1896 at the age of nineteen. Riché sculpted many animals subjects but his favorite models were German Shepherd dogs. He continued exhibiting at the Salon and except for the interruptions of both World Wars he continued to create his artistic subjects. He worked mostly with the Thiébault Frères foundry, for the casting of his models but it is noted that some of his sculptures of lions were cast in silver by Risler and Carré...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

'Danceuse aux Lances' Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by F Ouillon Carrere 1919
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Sword Dancer an Art Deco bronze figure of a nude lady with arms outstretched, delicately stepping over a circular bronze base with three protruding spear ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Guglielmo Pugi Art Deco Marble "Snake Charmer", 1910
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent Early Art Deco white marble female figure of a snake charmer "Charmeuse de Serpent" by Guglielmo Pugi, made circa 1910. The nude snake charmer k...
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Thekla Harth-Altmann Rosenthal Porcelain Enrico Caruso Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb and stylish German Rosenthal Art Deco porcelain figure of Enrico Caruso by renowned designer Thekla Harth-Altmann (1887-1998) and designed in 19...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Patinated Plaster of Paris Sculpture by Joseph Zomers Belgium
By Joseph Zomers
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Statuette of a naked woman sitting in patinated plaster of Paris; plaster of Paris, is a very resistant material, used since ancient times, it was used by the ancient Egyptians as a binder in the construction of the pyramids and is used in sculpture for its strength, the name is linked to the ancient quarries of Montmartre in Paris; the statue is a work of the famous Belgian sculptor and bronze artist Joseph Zomers which he executed between 1915 and 1920 and whose signature is on the pedestal. The woman is represented posing with ill-concealed malice and shows without reticence her body with a thin erotic veil, the artist has not executed the face precisely to accentuate a mysterious charm; it is a figure of harmonic proportions that takes into greater consideration the erotic connotations, however, a refined and elegant eroticism that presents itself in a courteous manner, subtle and suggestive but at the same time provocative and irreverent; the woman, in her most intimate dimension, as a naked presence, defenseless but seductive, becomes the embodiment of the poetic essence of the artist, the emblematic figure of his aesthetics. It is an object in perfect Art Nouveau style (Jugendstil), in fact, many artists of this current used eroticism as their work, portraying women as ethereal and fatal beings, letting themselves be inspired by "le beau sexe" thanks to their naked forms, soft and seductive. Joseph Zomers was born in Liege in Belgium in 1895 and died in 1928; he studied art in Maredsous (Belgium), many of his works are permanently exhibited at the Musèe de Liège; Zomers is well known for his public monument "Tchantchès" in Liege. This great work in stone and bronze is located in the Otremeuse district in Rue Pont-Saint-Nicolas; designed by Joseph Zomers, the statue represents a "hiercheuse", the name was given to the women who pulled the carts in the mine, a tribute to those valiant young people vilified and victims of the exploitation of women's labor, the woman holds aloft the puppet of Tchantchès. Tchantchès is the name given to a puppet that appeared in Liège in the 19th century. The popular character, Tchantchès became over time the archetype of the goodman of Liege, witty and good-natured, wise and subtle, quick to find resolutions and fertile in resources, when he is depressed, he recovers with a joke that reveals the popular Walloon citizen, mocking and sentimental. It was therefore fitting to erect a monument to these two popular and significant symbols of the proud city...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

1920 Head Bronze Sculpture by Erik Cohort
By Erik Cohrt 1
Located in Milano, IT
1920 head by Erik Cohort bronze sculpture a marble base (lost wax casting by Meroni and Radice foundry France). Erik Cohrt (Denmark, 1902-70) studied at the Academy Reale in Rome, l...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Antique KPM Porcelain Group of Bacchus and Aphrodite’ Feast, XIX Century
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite KPM Porcelain Mythological Group of feasting Bacchus depicts Dionysus (also called Bacchus - a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of ...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Royal Vienna Porcelain Group of Children Playing Wedding, ca. 1915
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful porcelain sculptural group depicting children playing in an 'adult wedding’ conveys with surprising accuracy the emotional component of the moment, conveyed in the expression of children's faces. Dimensions: Height: 7.13 inches (17.82cm) With: 11.75 inches (29.37) Depth: 4.5 inches (11.25cm) Royal Vienna Porcelain. The Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory (German: Kaiserlich privilegierte Porcellain Fabrique) was a porcelain manufacturer in Alsergrund in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1718 and continued until 1864. The firm was Europe's second-oldest porcelain factory after Meissen porcelain, and for 25 years the two remained the only European...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art-Deco Bronze "The Forbidden Fruits" Girl & Chimpanzee after Jean Verschneider
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French early 20th century patinated bronze group of "The Forbidden Fruits, after Jean Verschneider (French, 28 August 1872 - 20 December 1943)...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Female Artist Mannequin Figure Sculpture Lime Tree, France
Located in Munich, DE
Rare female articulated mannequin from an artist’s studio in Paris, circa 1910-1920. The charming figure is carved from lime tree and signed on the back: Marquette Artistique C.M.B –...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Fine Johannes C. Bjerg Gilded Bronze Sculpture, circa 1917
Located in Kastrup, DK
A fine Johannes C. Bjerg gilded bronze sculpture, circa 1917. "Sejrherren" (The Victorious) A prancing horse carrying a victorious man, mounted...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Lady Figurine, Signed Champagne, Lg Title Charmeise circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Antique large size bronze figurine of a girl with birds. Multi-patinas and signed and title by the Artist ( Champagne Sr.) Heavy piece. Total height is 30" and base is 12" wide. ...
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1910s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Philosophical Dispute, " Rare Nude Male Porcelain by Liebermann for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous combination of whimsy and sensuosity, Ferdinand Liebermann's depiction of a nude youth holding forth with a stork, symbol of wisdom, was first c...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Danish Blanc de Chine Mother & Child Figurine by Kai Nielsen for Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Despite being designed in 1913 this blanc de chine mother and child figurine by the Danish sculptor Kai Nielsen has and striking clean and mo...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Old Big Cross of Consecrated Church
Located in Praha, CZ
- Wood, cast-iron - circa 80 kilogramme - circa 1910.
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1910s Czech Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Francoise Emile Decorchemont Pate De Verre Mold of a Woman’s Face
Located in Dallas, TX
François-Emile Decorchemont Pate-de-Verre Glass Mold Of A Female Ladies Face. A rare, large and very heavy sculpture of either a mask or a modeled face. At 3.5 inches thick in glass with a peach, pink or rose color; this statue was exhibited in the Brooklyn Museum, New York in 1971. With much research; I haven’t seen or heard of a similar form by Decorchemont. The original Brooklyn Museum loan sticker is on verso with the Decorchemont stamp on her left cheek. For serious collectors or rare Art Deco, Art Nouveau glass. Circa 1910 Molded Signature DECORCHEMONT Height: 7 Inches (13.3 cm) Width:. 5.2 Inches (16.5cm). AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return if the items are not as described. François-Emile Décorchemont French, 1880-1997 François Décorchemont, originally an accomplished painter and potter of recognized ability, turned to the making of glass in 1904. Pâté de verre was the medium in which he excelled and for which he is best known. After studying decorative art in Paris, François Décorchemont returned to his native Conches in 1910 to develop new techniques in stained glass, particularly in the use of crystal to give multicolored and faceted panes. After 1909, while continuing to produce fine glass paste pieces, Francois Decorchemont began to experiment with a new casting technique. François Decorchemont, Emile's son and also an artist, helped out in his father’s studio, in particular helping him to research the possibilities of creating jeweled adornments in pates d'email (enamel pastes) for Gerome's polychrome sculptural creations. Francois Décorchemont, a potter and painter at the outset of his career, became fascinated with the IDEA of developing and utilizing a thin translucent glass material in his work. It was in essence the revival and an adaptation of a long forgotten Egyptian glass-making process using colored crystal powdered glass, metallic oxides and an adhesive paste. This "new" material, known as pâte de verre was developed around the turn of the century, principally at the Sevres porcelain factory, by a number of artists working there, notably Henri Cros and Albert Dammouse. The end of the 19th century was an illuminated period in the history of art. Impressionist painting appeared and created an interest in glass as material. Traditional sculpting materials such as bronze and marble made way for glass with its possibilities of light and color. Henry Cros and François Décorchemont became the leaders of French pâte de verre and facilitated the proliferation of this colorful glass. His first major work, in 1934, was inn the Eglise Sainte-Odile near Porte Champerret in Paris, some 300 square meters of brilliant colors. After the war, he devoted his work to churches in the Eure, including of course Beuzeville where, thanks to the generosity of the local council, the church is lit at night so that his work can be admired from outside. During the first half of the 20th century a number of French artists became famous for their work in pâte de verre, and Francois Decorchemont among them. March 2014, 20th Century’s Greatest Art Dealer Felix Marcilhac’s Collection Privee at Sotheby’s - Chang Yi Entrusts Antoine Leperlier in the Bidding of a Francois Decorchemon's Original. It has been reported that Felix Marcilhac’s Collection Privee auction at Sotheby’s brought in 33,125 Euros (28,000 RMB), three times the estimated price. Marcilhac is considered the greatest Art Deco dealer...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Art Glass

German Bronze Figure "Diana the Huntress" by a Muller-Crefeld
Located in London, GB
A very fine bronze sculpture modelled as the beautiful goddess standing with her bow and quiver and gently holding the collar of her hunting hound. The bronze with warm brown patina ...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Francois Emile Decorchemont Pate De Verre Mask of Pan
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare and large pate de verre molded sculpture of the mythological God Pan. Very thick and heavy; this glass piece is primarily bluish green with yellow, reds and orange. The likeness is uncanny with perfectly modeled facial features and traces of his goat horns. This piece was said to exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in 1971 but there is no documentation. The mask is stamped Decorchemont on his right cheek. For serious collectors of Art Deco - Art Nouveau rare and beautiful glass, circa 1915. Measures: Height: 7.75 inches (19.75 cm) Width: 5 inches (12.8 cm) AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return if the items are not as described. François-Emile Décorchemont...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Art Glass

B&G, Kai Nielsen 1882-1924, Figurine in the Form of a Lying Woman, 1919
Located in Copenhagen, DK
B&G, Kai Nielsen, 1882-1924. Figurine in the form of a lying woman with a bunch of grapes, from the series 'Grape Harvesting.' Signed Kai Nielsen, 1919. Model number 4...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Erotic Bronze Female Nude in Sarcophagus by Bergmann Vienna Around 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
At first glance an upright Egyptian sarcophagus, which opens to both sides when pressure is applied to a small lever on the front of the base, revealing an upright nude young woman w...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Viennese Art Deco Bronze Dancer by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1915/1920
Located in Vienna, AT
The graceful, bare dancer with short, curly hair combed back, leads, with her upper body turned to the right, her arms stretched out horizontally from the body, a dance step forward ...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Austrian Sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zach
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Austrian Art Deco patinated and polychromed bronze sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zack of a Native American Indian with a feather headdress riding a top a running horse. The sc...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"David with His Hound, " Unique and Important Sculpture by Paul Manship, 1914
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A dignified and poignant bronze by America's greatest sculptor of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, this unique piece by Paul Manship depicts young David in ancient Israel...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Josef Lorenzl, Max Le Verrier, and Pierre Le Faguays. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $198,000 while the average work can sell for $3,118.

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