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: Brown
"Architecture, " Rare, Large Mougin Vase with Nude Male Figures by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and striking Art Deco vase sculpted by Gaston Goor for the Mougin pottery works in France, this brilliantly-hued piece shows the production of terracotta elements for the fac...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Alexander Archipenko, Terracotta Abstract Cubist Sculpture, ca. 1937
Located in New York, NY
Signed ‘Archipenko’.
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (Ukrainia/American, 1887-1964) was an Ukrainian American artist best known for his original Cubist-inspired sculptural style....
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Unusual Art Deco Style Carved and Lacquered Screen, Room Divider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art Deco style carved and lacquered screen, room divider depicting woman swimming surrounded by dancers, amazing work, hand-carved and painted.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers.
No signature found.
Made circa 1940s.
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
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 –...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Josef Lorenzl Style Spelter and Onyx Dancer Style Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A superb spelter metal and Ivorine sculpture, this piece serves as a great example of early Art Deco statues made popular in the 1920s. The sculpture's style is reminiscent of simila...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Very Decorative Mannequin or Tailor's Dummy Made of Checkered Thick Cardboard
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This highly stylized, nearly graphic, tailor's aid is fully customizable. The different parts, that are made of thick cardboard, can be adjusted by means of split pins.
The clean li...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
By Otar USA
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare 1935 all-original decorative box was designed and produced by John Otar in California. The box features individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked to create a sp...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Figurine by Royal Dux
By Royal Dux
Located in Vienna, AT
Royal Dux Porcelain white or gold sculpture in excellent condition. Stamped with the Royal Dux symbol and signature triangle.
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
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...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Sculpture Women, 1930
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of terracotta
- Author August Otto born 1868 in Oeslau near Coburg, died 1947.
- From 1891 to 1915 he was a modeller in th...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lenci, Italian Ceramic Design Helen Scavini Konig Ragazza di Harrar
By Lenci
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lenci, Italian ceramic
Design: Helen Scavini Konig
Ragazza di Harrar, 1936
Size: 54 cm in 21.7
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Albanian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Golden Lion, circa 1950
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful lion standing on a rock, its mouth half open ready to roar.
Golden plaster
1950s work.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Diana Huntress and Leaping Antelope by Le Verrier and Demarco Base
Located in Oakland, CA
This is Diana the Huntress, a theme often repeated in Art Deco folklore. What makes this piece so spectacular: It has the style, small size and all the elements. The quality is of th...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Goldscheider Vienna Lady Dancer Dress Flower Pattern by Dakon Model 6704
By Stefan Dakon
Located in Vienna, AT
Goldscheider Vienna Dancing Lady Clad In Multicolored Dress
Designed by Stefan (= Stephen) Dakon (1904 - 1992), circa 1933 / made 1935-19...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Amphora, Czechoslovakia, Hand-Painted Porcelain Figurine of Lioness on Rock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Amphora, Czechoslovakia. Hand-painted porcelain figurine of a lioness on the rock. 1930/40's.
Measures: 22 x 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Vienna Lady Tall Odalisque Model 5613 by Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
Female Oriental Figurine Wearing Costume: Tall Odalisque
Designed by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) / one of most important designers having been active for Goldscheider manufactory in...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Very Beautiful Terracotta Sculpture Entitled “Dreaming” Signed D.H CHIPARUS
Located in Beirut, LB
D. H. Chiparus Art Deco Terracotta sculpture entitled 'Dreaming' of a naked woman sitting on an inclined lot with her knees partially bent towards her.
She is leaning forward a litt...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hand Engraved Glass Art Table Plaque Depicting Child Jesus Blessing the Land
Located in Lisse, NL
Joyful and colorful, Van Gogh-esk work of religious art with maker's monogram.
Because we are always looking for the rarest and most beautifully hand-crafted antiques, we 'regularly...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fine Sculpture of Apollo, Ceramic with a Metal like Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine sculpture of Apollo, ceramic with a metal like finish.
Dimensions: Height 12", diameter 9"
NI 1201.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Sculpture of Lions A L'affut by A. Martinez, Paris, 1924
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A large plaster sculpture of a Lioness and a Lion. Vivid details with a lot of 'movement' and muscularity. It is titled L' Affut (trans: lying ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a "Dancer" by Gerda Gerdago
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful bronze Art Deco sculpture was created in the 1920s during the height of the Deco period by the sculptor Gerda Gerdago (1906-2004). Gerdas career began as a costume de...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Original Italian Hand Carved Nude Sculpture/ Lamp Signed Umberto Stiaccini
Located in New York City, NY
Hand carved white alabaster sculpture of a nude woman reclining inside a clam shell with three winged putti carrying her
aloft from shell laden waters.
Signed to verso by the Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Most Stylish Large & Quality Carved Wooden Art Deco Corpus of Christ on Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
Large crucifix with stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina.
This remarkable and large corpus of a deceased Christ on the cross is truly uniqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Painted Ceramic Sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted ceramic sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940.
Tiziano Galli, (1908-1986).
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Lion Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta lion sculpture.
Measures: Width 34 cm.
Height 25 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1930 Art Deco Terracotta Girl Statue, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Material terracotta, hand painted, about 100 years old
- Author August Otto was born in 1868 in Oeslau near Coburg, he died in 1947. From 1891 to 1915 he was a modeller in the ter...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Hand Carved Art Deco Era Sculpture of Artist & Designer Chris De Moor
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid teakwood bust of an attractive and clean cut gentleman on a coromandel base.
Christiaan Nicolaas Everhardus (Chris) de Moor (Rotterdam, 1899 - Amsterdam, 1981) was a Dutch art...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak
Rosenthal Art Déco Figurine Pierrot 'Ash Wednesday' Max Valentin Germany, 1922
By Max Valentin, Selb Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Art Deco figurine of a lute playing pierrot
In a wide bright robe with Art Deco decoration. Wearing hat and ruff and playing a lute. A white ca...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Deco Sculpture of a Walking Lion King by Max Le Verrier
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco sculpture of a walking lion by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier. Art metal of the highest quality with beautiful dark brown/bronze patina on a Belgian black marble ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
Category
1940s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Charles Vyse British Studio Art Pottery Figure of Cineraria Boy, circa 1925Art D
By Charles Vyse
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Charles Vyse British Studio Art Pottery figure of cineraria boy, circa 1925.
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Art Deco Style Smokey Cut Rock Crystal Ball Form Ornaments
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of unique Art Deco style smokey cut rock crystal silvered bronze mounted ball form decorative ornaments.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Large French Art Deco Silver and Parcel-Gilt Bronze Fish Sculpture, M.L Simard
Located in New York City, NY
A large and impressive silver and parcel-gilt bronze fish attributed to Marie Louise Simard.
This elegant Fine Art sculpture of a stylized exotic fis...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Art Deco Albaster Plautilla Bust Neoclassic, Early 20th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Arts deco neoclassic Plautilla alabaster bust, circa 1930
white alabaster marble
Handcrafted in the neoclassic style
Very good condition
For shipping: H 29 x W 13.5 x D 11.5 2....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Cast Sculpture Egypt Goddess Isis
Located in Munich, DE
Decorative cast of a sculpture of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Ary Bitter Bronze Art Deco Sculpture Woman Running with Lambs Bronze
By Ary Bitter
Located in Oakland, CA
Ary Bitter was an important French Artist who specialized in animal sculptures and the female form. He created many significant works during the Art Deco period. This unique piece, e...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bookends in Ceramic with the Shape of Lion Heads
Located in London, GB
Two original Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting lion heads, attributed to Jan Schonk who designed for Royal pottery factory Gouda.
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Viktor Schreckengost Styled Fiberglass Horse Bust on Hardwood Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Viktor Schreckengost-styled fiberglass maroon horse bust on a hardwood base.
Dimensions:
-Sculpture-
Height: 26"
Width: 16"
Depth: 5"
-With Base-
Height: 26"
Width: 20"
Depth: 16.5"
Category
1970s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood
French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
By Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Italian Animals Sculpture in Walnut Timber, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Spectacular sculpture of two monkeys in Italian walnut timber, circa 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Sculpture of a Male Pulling a Rope signed “Alexandre Kelety"
Located in Beirut, LB
Art Deco terracotta sculpture of an athletic young man pulling a rope signed by the French artist Alexandre Kelety.
Mounted on a wooden base.
Dimensions of the wooden base: H 3 cm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lenci Art Deco Ivan the Russian Boy Pottery Figure by Elena Scavini
By Lenci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An attractive and rare Italian Art Deco pottery figure of Ivan the Russian Boy designed by Elena Scavini for Lenci and believed to date from circa 1936. ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Etched Decorative Glass Panel with a Beach Scene Signed Gardner NY
Located in Bernville, PA
Art Deco etched decorative glass panel fire screen with a beach scene signed Gardner NY. Beautiful scene of a family enjoying the beach with amazing Art Deco detail. Custom built, so...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Maple
Hollywood Regency Vintage Polished Brass Sculptures of Horses Bust Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Hollywood Regency polished gold brass horses bust bookends.
Gorgeous large heavy vintage pair of bookends with shiny gold bronze horse head.
These terrific equestrian bookends...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Adrien Dupagne '1889-1980' Africanist Sculpture in Terracotta, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Adrien Dupagne (1889-1980) Africanist sculpture in terracotta, circa 1940-1950.
Small wooden base.
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Pair of Viennese Art Deco Brass Stylized Waterbuck Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of Art Deco stylized waterbuck brass sculptures were realized in Vienna, circa 1940. They feature abstracted interpretations of the waterbuck- an African plains ant...
Category
1940s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pair Pineapple Antique Decorative Rustic Finials Sculpture Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Art Deco Pair Pineapple Antique Decorative Rustic Finials Sculpture Los Angeles. Pair of Pineapples Metal Hand forged Cast and hand made Garden finia...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Goldscheider Art Deco Figure of Nude Woman in Partially Glazed Red Clay
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Goldscheider Art Deco figure of nude woman in partially glazed red clay, 1920s-1930s.
In very good condition.
Measures: 35 x 11.5 cm.
S...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Terra Cotta Mask Art Deco Czech like Goldscheider
Located in Oakland, CA
These 3 dimensional masks do not come up very often. Made in the Austrian tradition like Goldscheider, it is not marked. After, many years of working with these masks, we have learne...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Early 1900 Terracotta Sculpture of Fighting Panthers on a Marble Base by Fagotto
By A. Fagotto
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking sculpture of two ferociously fighting big cats.
This stunning sculpture does not depict two panthers in a playful fight, these two are in it to win it. This is a perfect ex...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Very Large French Art Deco Bronze and Mahogany Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
A large, nice quality pair of French Art Deco handcrafted bronze and mahogany wood bookends, circa 1940. Delightfully heavy.
These attractive bookends featuring what appears to be...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Eve and the Serpent, " Unique, Carved Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture by Merignargues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly carved -- not molded -- and beautifully glazed, this stylized figure of Eve, sensuously encircled and surmounted by a powerful serpent, was sculpted by Marcel Merignargues, ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hagenaurer Art Deco Carved Wood Charging Ram Bookends
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and hard-to-find pair of charging ram bookends by Hagenauer. These beautifully executed bookends are made of carved wood and chrome-plated bronze...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Walter von Nessen Art Deco Bookends
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of sculptural Art Deco bookends, designed by Walter Von Nessen for Chase, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. They are believed to be constructed of brass, but have taken on a warm...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
1930s Art Deco Figure Depicting a Leaping Dog
By P. Belys
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish 1930s Art Deco figure depicting a leaping dog, very iconic image from the 1930s. Originating from France and made by the artist P. BELYS, the figure is made from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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.