Art Deco 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.
Style: Art Deco
Color: Beige
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
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1960s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Meissen Figurine 'Bajazzo', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Posing dancer, depicting Vaclav Nijinsky as a bajazzo (or harlequin), with his upper body leaning slightly forward, standing on his right leg, slig...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure Striding Dancer With Train, by Lorenzl c1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremeley rare porcelain figurine around 1930:
Elegant dancer striding to the side with her upper body turned forward, wearing a knee-length, shimmering gray-pink trouser dress with...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Original Art Deco sculpture in marble circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original Art Deco marble sculpture circa 1930;
Direct carving
the tail has been glued back on, visible repair
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Goldscheider Vienna Figurine 'Joujou' Girl with Ball by Germaine Bouret, 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Little curly girl in a blue spotted dress, her hands on her hips and looking at a ball in front of her.
On a beige, round flat base.
Designer:
GERMAINE BOURET (1907 - 1953)
Dra...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th century French Art Deco St Clément Ceramic Cat, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Period art deco kitten in St Clément ceramic signed Dax on the back.
Perfect condition and very good quality.
Rare piece.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Sitting Lady With Two Terriers by Josef Lorenzl 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Goldscheider Figure Group of the 1930s:
Young lady in rosé pantsuit with brunette short haircut sitting on a large stool with low back support, embracing with both hands tw...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
art deco ceramic mask circa 1930/1950, monogram, to identify
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
art deco ceramic mask circa 1930/1950, monogram, to identify
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand made Vintage Ceramic Signed Monkey Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Hand made Vintage Ceramic Signed Monkey Sculpture Rendering Abstract Art Décor Brown, White
Dimensions. 6 W ; 4 1/2 D ; 4 1/2 H
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1970s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Déco Posing Figure, Dance Study by Stephan Dakon, ca 1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Gracefully posing dancer with head tilted to the right, tight-fitting top with bustier and floor-length, wide, front-slit, beige skirt with poppy decoration, holding it up with the a...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Sculpture "Seated Nude With Flowers" 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique French Art Deco bisque porcelain model of a seated nude woman with flowers by the sculptor Henri Desire Grisard (1872-active until 1940) and bearing his...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Déco Porcelain Figure Korean Dance by C. Holzer-Defanti Rosenthal Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Dancer in an oriental costume with traditional Korean looking headdress, with raised, bent legs and arms performing a dance pose, a Chinese pagoda leaning against her leg. The figure...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure, 'Fan Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's:
Dancer with shoulder-length hair in a long, wide, gray skirt with floral decoration and a pink...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Brass Greek Key Architectural Element
Located in Stamford, CT
1940s long solid brass Greek key architectural element. Recently polished in a satin brass finish. There are 4 pre drilled holes for mounting (mounting har...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Fountain in Marble, Year: 1920, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Fountain: Marble Roso Verona
Rosso Francia marble, also known as Rouge incarnat or Languedoc, is a historical French marble used since the 19th century for churches and noble palace...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Goldscheider Art Deco Group Nude with Shepherd Dog, Lorenzl and Postl, ca 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s:
Standing young, unclothed lady with chin-length blond hair, loosely holding in front of her the leash of the German shepherd sit...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Blanc de Chine Elephant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Porcelain blanc de chine elephant, Austria, Art Deco period. Chip on tip of ear and front right foot. 5 3/4" h., 9 1/4" w., 3" d.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester Art Deco The Thief Porcelain Figure 1936
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and finely made English Art Deco porcelain figure titled The Thief in Middle Eastern dress made by Royal Worcester and dated 1936. The figure of...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tedesco Art Deco Wolfgang Schwartzkopff Aschermittdagen "Ash Wednesday" Figure
Located in Gardena, CA
Tedesco Art Deco Wolfgang Schwartzkopff Aschermittdagen "Ash Wednesday" Figure
Art Deco Wolfgang Schwartzkopff Schwarzburger Aschermittwoch "Ash Wednesday" figures - Standing Pier...
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20th Century German Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure 'Fascination', Dancer with Headdress by W. Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Impressive Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1920s:
The young lady with artfully pinned hair wears only transparent stockings and high heels, as well as a headdress densel...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Denby Art Deco Green Glazed Art Pottery Lamb Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful English Art Deco pottery figure of a lamb decorated in green glazes made by Denby and dating from the 1930’s. The figure is hand crafted and stands on four legs with its...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Goldscheider Vienna Ceramics Sitting Lady with Two Dogs by Josef Lorenzl 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Rarest Goldscheider Figure Group of the 1930s.
The young lady in a blue trouser suit with a short brunette hairstyle sits on a large stool with a low backrest. With both hands, she ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Composition
"Head of a Potter, " Highly Rare Art Deco Sculpture of Male Figure by Nielsen
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable "Head of a Potter" in the pebbly Sung glaze by Jais Nielsen is both strong and subtle, an evocative and beautiful capturing of a young man's visage, no doubt...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Dancer 'Dignity', by Stephan Dakon, Around 1926
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Large Goldscheider Art Deco Ceramic Figurine of the 1920s:
Young lady with short hairstyle in a short, low-cut strap dress with large floral decoration, posing lasciviously and...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fred Cooke for Minton Art Deco Pierrette Porcelain Figurine
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Minton Art Deco porcelain figurine titled Pierette designed by Fred Cooke and dating from around 1930. This delightful standing figurine stands moun...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
'Top-Hat', Goldscheider Art Déco Dancer Posing In Tight Costume, Dakon, c 1928
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Viennese ceramic figure from the late 1920s:
Young, fancy dancer in a tight costume with a shoulderless and backless top held by a pearl necklace and short harem pants, bl...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna, 'Summer Evening', Elegant Lady with Wreath of Flowers, 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the late 1930s:
Representation of an elegant lady in a long, close-fitting, off-the-shoulder dress with a ruffled neckline made of rose-colored ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture of Mother Mermaid 1930 Lenci Italian Design with Child Abele Jacobi
By Abele Jacobi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture of Mother Mermaid 1930 Lenci Italian Design with child Abele Jacobi.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Doulton Art Deco The Parsons Daughter Pottery Figure HN564
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and stylish Art Deco early figurine by Royal Doulton titled The Parsons Daughter and designed by Harry Tittensor and dating between 1929 and 1938. The lightly potted hollow fi...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine, 'Fan Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's:
Dancer with shoulder-length hair in a long, wide, light gray skirt with floral decoration and ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rosenthal Art Deco Porcelain Figurine, Ballerina, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Art Deco porcelain figurine. Ballerina. 1930s.
Measures: 23.5 x 11.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure 'Papagena', Dancer In Exotic Costume, by Dina Kuhn
Located in Vienna, AT
Impressive Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1920s:
The young lady with artfully pinned up hair and headdress wears only an exotic-looking short skirt in the manner of a ro...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Figurine of 'Mata Hari' by Capodimonte / Naples Porcelain Company
By Capodimonte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco Figurine of 'Mata Hari' by Capodimonte / Naples Porcelain Company
Italy, circa 1925
An exceptional work, displaying grace and movement, subtly hand- painted. The seductive turban and gold earring wearing dancer draped in a White and Iron-Red Moon and Star motif garment, on a tasseled pillow.
Hence our Mata Hari, attribution/suggestion. The name Mata Hari, is a Malay expression for the sun. Literally meaning “eye of the day"/ dawn of the day'
This exquisite figure, depicts the The dancer (Mata Hari ?) as the sun-wearing the moon and stars.
Marked with the variation Blue underglaze Crown & N.
In remarkable well cared for condition, some minor wear to the gilt.
The figurine stands...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Cold Painted Spelter Figure of a Greyhound
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1925, an absolutely charming cold painted Spelter figure of a standing greyhound. This elegant lady captured standing head alert, looking fo...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Goldscheider Vienna Figurine, Lady in Japanese Costume, by Josef Lorenzl, C1931
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s:
Representation of a young lady in a brown, Japanese silk coat over light, baggy trousers, hai...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Figurine Group, Girl With Fox Terrier, by Germaine Bouret, 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Art Ceramic Group of the late 1930s:
Little blond girl with curly hair in a white and blue checked summer dress with red edges holding a fox terrie...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
3 Cubist Art Deco Style Musicians Large Ceramic Sculptures
Located in Oakland, CA
Three Cubist Art Deco style musicians sculptures in ceramic. These large statues are done in a French technique called Craquele (crackle ware). They are signed and numbered “N.R” (Natacha Roche). Groups of ceramic musicians...
Category
1980s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna, Young Lady Dancer in Flower Dress, by Josef Lorenzl c. 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Ceramics Figure of the 1920s.
Representation of a young dancer in a knee-length dress with a white flounce neckline, elaborate...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Ceramic Barzoi Sculpture, signed
By GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953), Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Voorburg, NL
A Stunning and beautiful Hand Painted ceramic Barzoi sculpture made in Austria by Goldscheider in the 1930s. This very decorative ceramic barzoi figurine by the renowned company of Friedrich Goldscheider in Vienna - Austria. The manufactory of Goldscheider, one of the most successful companies in European ceramic history, was founded 1885 and is world famous for their outstanding figurines and amazing shaped busts. This beautiful crafted early 20th century prowling ceramic barzoi dogs impresses with its realistic depiction. The timeless beauty and quality of this Goldscheider dogs sculpture makes...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Plaster Lion
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco plaster lion sculpture.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Royal Worcester Art Deco Joan Figurine by Freda G Doughty
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and scarce Royal Worcester porcelain figurine entitled Joan modelled by Freda G Doughty and dated 1935. The very young child figure stands raised on a half-moon shaped b...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Carved Art Deco Era Marble Eagle & Alabaster Globe Shade Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
Highly decorative and quality carved, winged eagle table lamp.
All handcrafted out of natural materials, this rare eagle table lamp is a marvelous work of art in the daytime and a...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Antique Art Deco Hand-Carved Italian Bust or Sculpture of a Young Female & Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bust or figurative sculpture is unsigned by the artist, but is identified as originating from Italy and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure 'Spanish Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Ceramic Figurine:
Dancer in Spanish costume: long skirt with slit above the knee and embroidered bolero jac...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Amazing, Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Wood Nymph' Statuette, France, 1960
By Lalique, René Lalique
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Rene Lalique Opalescent glass 'wood Nymph' Statuette. France 1960.
Creating a perfect moment for your space is an easy accomplishment with this fi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Goldscheider Vienna 'Sailor Dance', Dancer in Sailor Costume, by Dakon, ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics Figurine around 1930:
Young dancer in a sleeveless top reminiscent of a bathing suit and wide trousers, a sailor hat on the short black curls, looking to the right and taking a step forward with her right leg, leaning her upper body slightly backwards, her hands relaxed in her trouser pockets.
The figure is supported on the left leg, below the featured leg, by a model sailing ship...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure 'Kimono' Young Lady in Kimono by Stephan Dakon 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent art ceramic figurine from the 1930s:
Young lady with bob hairstyle standing upright, torso turned to the left and supporting both arms on the hips, in a short blue kimono with a floral pattern and high heels. Behind her between the legs is seated a harlequin doll...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Terracotta of Greek Ladies Ed Lanteri Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Terracotta of Greek Ladies ED LANTERI sculpture.
XIX th Century terracotta sculpture depicting ladies on a Neoclassical klismos chair, entitled "Duo" and signed "E D ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rosenthal, Gustav Oppel, 'Salambo', Art Deco Porcelain Figure, Circa 1930's
By Rosenthal
Located in Chatham, ON
Rosenthal- Gustav Oppel (1891-1978) - 'Salambo' - Model Number 956/2 - Fine Art Deco 'snake charmer' porcelain figurine - hand painted - featuring gold gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Myron Bronze-Patina Brass Sculpture by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Coard Paris expands on his unique and beautiful sculptural object collection. The Myron is geometric and sleek with its delicate but define...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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 Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Art Deco Fish with Chevron Markings, " Unique Sculpture by Russell Aitken, 1930s
By Russell B. Aitken
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Both charming and sophisticated, this plump Art Deco fish, complete with curving, streamlined fins and chevron marks on its tail, looks as if it swam out of a scene from Walt Disney's "Fantasia." However, it was sculpted by Russell Barnett Aitken...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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 Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Herend Porcelain Hand Painted Medium Size Ducks
By Herend
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Herend porcelain hand painted medium size ducks. Their background is white with orange fish scale net pattern. Their wings are hand painted navy blue, pink, and tur...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
His Masters Voice Large Advertising Paper Mache RCA Store Display 'Nipper' Dog
By Old King Cole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large advertising store display 'Nipper' dog was made by the Old King Cole Company of Ohio, and dates to approximately 1920 and done in a period Art Deco style. The sculpture is done entirely of a molded paper mache which has been hand painted with a white ground, and black accents with some gold finish on the collar. This RCA advertising store display has been restored at some time, as evidenced by the re-painting of the entire sculpture. There is some overall wear as presented in the photos and consistent with age and use,. This figural advertising 'Nipper' dog is clearly signed with a red paper label for the 'Old King Cole Company' inside the hind quarter with the crown logo. These store display Nipper dogs were done for several years for RCA, and the first ones were done in paper mache, and later done in fiberglass and the last renditions done in a molded plastic. This advertising sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Large Meissen Animal Figure, Toucan with Fruit in Beak, by Paul Walther, 20th C
Located in Vienna, AT
Highly decorative depiction of a life-size peppereater with its head turned backwards and a fruit in its beak, clinging to a leafy plant.
Painted with strong color accents, on a tre...
Category
Late 20th Century German Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine, Lady In Coat With Setter, by Stephan Dakon, 1933
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic Figurine of the 1930s:
Standing blond lady with cap and coat, showing great resemblance to Marlene Dietrich, with setter.
On a cream-colored r...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco 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 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 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 sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Max Le Verrier, Josef Lorenzl, and René Lalique. 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 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 $250,000 while the average work can sell for $2,501.