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Style: Art Deco
Place of Origin: American
"Peruvian Male in Traditional Headdress, " Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly carved and visually striking, this life-size depiction of a Peruvian man in a traditional knitted headdress is a superb example of stylized Art Deco sculpture, as well as th...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
"Benga, " Important Photograph of Barthe Sculpture by M. Smith
By Richmond Barthé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's most important sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl Bailey...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"Two Giraffes, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Rondel in Enameled Aluminum, Unique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this remarkable polished aluminum rondel with matte-finish enamel painted decoration depicts two towering giraffes, flanked by Primitive symbols. The symbols incor...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
"Shepherd and Shepherdess, " Monumental Art Deco Sculptures, Probably by De Vegh
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and dignified, this pair of Art Deco sculptures depict a shepherd and shepherdess, crisply shaped and stylized like the best of 1930s public sculpture, and painted in rich but subdued colors with an effect like sun-bleached stucco. It is our estimation that they were sculpted by Geza De Vegh, the Hungarian-American sculptor who created a range of pieces for the Lenox and Lamberton Scammell porcelain works, both in Trenton, New Jersey, as well as a group of rare ceramic pieces for the Phoenix Company. Importantly, De Vegh's work was very popular among set designers and art directors in Hollywood. His works are evident in the background of important Bette Davis films such as "The Letter," art directed by Carl Weyl; and "Now Voyager...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Zinc Flapper Portrait Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco zinc flapper portrait bust, with her head tilted wearing a bobbed haircut, raised on a ebonized wood plinth base.
Category
20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
"Allegory of Abundance, " Important MGM Movie Prop, Art Deco Sculpture
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An MGM Studios prop and an important survivor of Hollywood's Golden Age, this piece may be the most ambitious Art Deco sculpture produced by any of America's leading porcelain manufa...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Aluminum Sculpture, Titled "Tunic of Venus", American, 1930s-1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This amazing American Art Deco sculpture was created in the 1930s-1940s and captures the spirit of movement and classicism. The piece is in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
"Memorial", Large Maquette for Art Deco Memorial Monument with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and powerful, this large plaster maquette for a major monument memorializing the dead, perhaps soldiers lost in World War I, features a trio of Art Deco angels...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Mermaid Bowl, " Large, Important Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by one of America's most important sculptors working in the Art Deco period, this large and heavy sculptural bowl by Waylande Gregory depicts a mermaid holding a fish in eith...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Schmitz Plaster Sculpture, circa 1940
By Carl Schmitz
Located in Sharon, CT
Schmitz was an important German-American figurative sculptor of the 1930s-1940s. Studied with J.Wackerle. Commissions include: Brooklyn B...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Gray Swan, " Iconic Art Deco Sculpture by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of Waylande Gregory's most dynamic and winning sculptures, this example glazed in a velvety grey flannel color, the swan is shown from two sides, with its lovely taupe wings on full display. Like most of his animal sculptures, this one displays the artist's virtuoso Sgraffito effect, where he scratched through one layer of glaze to reveal another layer below. Gregory was a renowned a WPA sculpture...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Agriculture", High Style Art Deco Sculpture Depicting Laborer with Wheat
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of the love of allegory among sculptors and painters in the Art Deco period, this rare piece depicts a stylized female figure holding a sheaf of wheat and scythe, ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Clay
American Modernist Roman Bronze Works Sculpture of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan
By Roman Bronze Works, Walter Rotan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb Modernist model of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan (1912-2001) with a very dark verdigris patina.
Cast at the Roman Bronze Works in the 1930s or 1940s.
The bronze is stamped Roman Bronze Corp. NY to the reverse and bears an integral signature in the plinth.
Rotan was an important 20th century American sculptor. A student of Albert Laessle, Rotan's work is held in public and private collections throughout the country. During his lifetime, his work was exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art.
A similar gazelle is incorporated into his sculpture installed at Brookgreen Gardens.
References include Beartrice Gilman Proske's 1968 book...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Nondum, " Remarkable Art Deco Bronze Sculptural Panel with Multiple Nudes
By Anna Coleman Ladd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Nondum" or "not yet," this remarkable and important bronze panel by Anna Ladd depicts a time in the future -- a mysterious, ecstatic world that seems to represent both para...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seated Nude Male Bookends with Fine Bas Relief Detail
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...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female Nude Bookends, Rare Bronze Sculptures by Max Kalish, Paris Foundry
By Max Kalish 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finished with a gorgeous, deep green-black patina with mossy highlights, this rare pair of bronze bookends depicting seated female nudes was sculpted by Max Kalish, best known for his series of sculptures celebrating the American worker...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Nude with Bowl, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Solon for Amer, Encaustic
By Leon Victor Solon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and rare example of Art Deco sculpture, this piece was designed by Leon Victor Solon, an important color theorist and designer who became the artistic director of the American Encaustic Tile...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Designers Fair Award, 1947, " Art Deco Sculpture for Henri Bendel
By Oronzio Maldarelli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An important piece of American fashion history and a significant example of American Art Deco sculpture, this unique piece was awarded to Priscilla McCaffrey of Henri Bendel for her fashion design at the Designers Annual Fashion Fair...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Plaster
"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin
By Chester Beach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of tender affection and familial love, this marble sculpture is one of the finest works of Chester Beach, one of America’s foremost sculptors in the...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Girl and Goose, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bookends by Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully detailed, with a gorgeous deep patina, this rare pair of bronze bookends by Oscar Bach depict girls holding geese by the neck, like something out of a charming nursery rh...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Satyr and Rabbit, " Superb Art Deco Sculpture, Carved Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, this depiction of a rotund satyr beguiling a woodland rabbit is clearly the work of a master carver. Sculpted from a cylinder of ruddy mahogany, the ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Neptune & Salacia Riding Dolphins, " Unique Art Deco Sculptures or Lamp Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, bold and unique, this pair of Art Deco sculptures, originally designed to serve as lamp bases, depict Neptune and his wife Salacia r...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of American 1930s Lead Greyhound Dogs Sculptures Sitting on Cushions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of midcentury American lead dogs, obediently sitting on cushions. This adorable pair of dogs, circa 1930, was born in the United States and features t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Lead
Rudolph Henn, Child Feeding a Squirrel, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s
By Rudolph Henn
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the artist on the plinth, this desk-size sculpture of a child feeding a squirrel was created by the sculptor mostly known for his depictions of children, Rudolph Henn. In t...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Female Head, " Fabulous Lucite Sculpture by Susan Bush
By Susan Bush
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable and rare work by Susan Bush from the 1970s, this piece, to quote the artist, "is very archetypal and the carved forms of the head and hair are ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
A large Art Deco architectural figure of a cast plaster stylized perched eagle.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Wild Youth, " Art Deco Sculpture by Fred Press
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This depiction of a youthful figure, perhaps a street urchin from the alleys of New York, with his or her hair blowing wildly, is a rare or unique sculpture by Fred Press...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Fawn" Art Deco Sculpture by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of brown and gold, this very rare sculpture depicting a spotted fawn was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Leaping Zebra, " Fine and Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Signed by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and élan, this rare sculpture by Waylande Gregory, dating from the 1940s, depicts a zebra in mid-air, looking behind with elegant unconcern. The ceramic form is glazed in a lovely off-white glaze, and is mounted on a dark-stained walnut plinth. Gregory was a renowned a WPA sculpture...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Anubis by Roman Bronze Works
By Roman Bronze Works
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco bronze sculpture of Anubis, Egyptian God of the Underworld, by Roman Bronze Works. The foundry mark is on the base.
Good vintage condition...
Category
20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Exotic Head Vases, " Unique California Pottery Sculptures, circa Late 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exotic and dramatic, this pair of tall head vases, partially molded and partially hand-formed, depict mask-like smiling heads with chocolate-brown bodies contrasting with sage-green ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"African with Lute, " Rare Sculpture of Female Nude by Archipenko Student
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted in the late 1920s by Margaret Berger, a student of Alexander Archipenko, this is one of the finest sculptures to come out of his ARKO Modern American Ceramics school in Wood...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
By Wheeler Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Wooden Sculpture of a Woman, Attributed to Albert Wein
By Albert W. Wein
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture of a standing female figure, attributed to American sculptor Albert Wein (b.1915 - d.1991), in natural wood grain. The figure stands in a languid...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Rearing Goat, " Highly Stylized Art Deco Sculpture, Cleveland School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unique Art Deco sculpture -- carved, not molded -- depicts a highly-stylized goat figure with the ears of a satyr rearing up over a mound of Art Deco tendrils. The mythological feeling of the goat is reminiscent of the animals that romped to the strains of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony in "Fantasia," and the detail is very fine. This piece, though not signed, comes from an artist from the Cleveland...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s
By Elizabeth Anderson Seaver 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable ceramic sculpture, probably the best work of Elisabeth Andersen Seaver, one of the famous Cleveland School ceramicists -- depicts an Indian chief with full feather he...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Highly Rare Art Deco Bronze Box, General Bronze Corporation
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Celebrating the formation of the General Bronze Corporation, this beautifully crafted bronze box was created in 1928. It is decorated with high-style Art Deco motifs on two sides, and with Italian Renaissance motifs...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Holmes
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Solid bronze woman sculpture signed by Holmes.
Category
20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important, Rare Pair Art Deco Polynesian-Themed Sculptures or Lamps by Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully modelled, molded and glazed, this pair of sculptures was originally designed to serve as tabletop torchere lamps, with light washing the wall above, and lighting the eyes of each head. Very finely crafted, the sculptures were made by Doane Powell, an important Nebraska cartoonist and illustrator who later became famous for the masks he made of celebrities such as Mae West, Governor Huey Long...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bathing Beauties Sculptures
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of finely modeled, delightfully whimsical and warmly patinated bronze sculptures depicting frolicking bathers.
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, the anonymous sculptor of "Pan with Rabbit" has created a masterful portrait of a rotund Pan beguiling a woodland rabbit. Carved from a cylinder of r...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Brass Prancing Art Deco Doe Sculpture by Frankart
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Art Deco signed Frankart brass-finish prancing doe female deer figural spelter sculpture. Circa 1920s-1930s.
Less common and a bit larg...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Art Deco Lucite Hand Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco style lucite hand sculpture
USA, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 3.25"D x 2.25"H
Very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Rare 1930s Alcoa Aluminum Double Bass / Fiddle / String Bass
By John Burdick, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare aluminum string bass, circa 1930s, bass was originaly wood grain painted, has been stripped and polished.. restrung and set up, new bridge and custom (alcoa) tail piece, original ebony fret board, Sounds amazing. If purchasing to play, wonderful decorative sculpture,
Pfretzschner aluminum bass
In 1928, The Aluminum Company of America manufactured 50 aluminum double basses...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Stunning White and Black Art Deco Porcelain Penny Scale by Navco
By NAV
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning white and black Art Deco porcelain penny scale by Navco. Amazing design, reminiscent of a womans cloaked silouette, retains original key...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Robert Aitken, A Dance, American Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture circa 1920s
By Robert Aitken
Located in New York, NY
Signed ‘AITKEN’, and ‘XOROS’ (Greek: Dance) on the plinth.
Dimensions:
Height 20 inches
Width (top) 11 inches
Depth 6 inches
This remarkable in its expensiveness sculpture depicts a forest spirit – satyr, dancing and playing his reed simultaneously. With horns and horse ears, satyrs were endowed with the qualities of wild creatures with animal qualities, little thought of human prohibitions and moral standards. In addition, they were distinguished by fantastic endurance, both in battle and at the festive table. Their great passion was the passion for music, reed being one of satyrs’ main attributes.
Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878-1949) was a noted American sculptor, born in San Francisco, California. He became a noted sculptor who spent most of his career teaching at the National Academy of Design in New York City. He has done numerous portraits, full size and bust, of well known figures, and his work is in many collections and museums including the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. For his early study, he was a painting pupil of Arthur Mathews...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"David with His Hound, " Unique and Important Sculpture by Paul Manship, 1914
By Paul Manship
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...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Eternal Springtime, " Romantic Antique Sculpture in Marble with Nudes by Kalish
By Max Kalish 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Max Kalish is renowned for his bronze sculptures of laborers in 1930s, America, he also carved remarkable pieces in marble, often depicting idealized figures and couples in ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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