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.
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Style: Art Deco
Rock Crystal, Mounted, Smokey Quartz, Lamp Special Made Base, Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Smokey Quartz point with Rutilated strands throughout, hi polished and made with light in the Custom hexagon brass baes. Fantastic when it is...
Category
1990s Brazilian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Art Deco Vase, Nude Pulling Net, Bronze Golder Patina, after Clr Vibert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great looking nude lady hanging on the side of a vase pulling in a fishing net. Good size at 16" in height and 11" wide. Very heavy casting, and with great details in hi-quality lo...
Category
1990s North American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Deco Modern Spears, Polished Nickel, Rock Crystal, Marble
By Murano 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Deco Modern Spears, Polished Nickel Rock Crystal, Black Marble base. Rock, Crystal is from Brazil. One of a kind decorations .
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Marble, Nickel
Pair of Art Deco book-ends by Erling Olsen, Wedgwood, circa 1935
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A very rare pair of bookends by this much sought-after designer, Erling Olsen. He did a small amount of work for Wedgwood, including at least two designs for bookends; but this basal...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Designed Andiron, Single
By Desny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A good Deco looking Andiron after the design of Donald Deskey. Heavy steel with bronze patina finish. Custom made (sample) for a Lighting Showroom. Height is at 22" and 9" wide. The ...
Category
1990s North American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Runner Sculpture By H. Hans Muller (Austria, 1873-1937)
By Hans Muller
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...
Category
1910s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure 'Daisy' Young Lady With Guitar, Stephan Dakon 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare art ceramic figurine from the early 1930s:
Standing young lady with a pullman cap and bob hairstyle, head turned to the left, in a long-sleeved shirt with wide sleeves and ...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Wuilleumier, Sculptures 'Les Joueurs De Rugby', G.A.M. France, 1940
By Willy Wuilleumier, Studio Gam
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Deco Pair of sculptures 'les joueurs de rugby'
Willy Wuilleumier (1898-1983)
Executed by G.A.M. France, circa 1940
Équipe de France.
Signed on the base.
Handpainte...
Category
1940s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Collectors Book, Limited # 2459/3000 Never Opened Isadora Duncan Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A hard to find deco book in a hard binder box. The book shows great color photos of some of the best deco figurines and tells the story of Isadora Duncan’s tragic death. It is said t...
Category
1970s European Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Wooden Sculpture of a Reclining Panther by Noël Ange Martini Art Deco Period
Located in Marseille, FR
Sculpture in direct maple or lemon tree carving of a reclining panther by Noël Ange Martini Art Deco period 7 cm wide and 22 cm high
Additional in...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine, Girl with Ukulele, by Stephan Dakon, Ca 1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s:
Standing young lady with blond hair in beige-green-red checkered dress over blouse with large mesh and wide red hemmed s...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cast Bronze, Art Deco Lamps with Solid Glass Rods
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Designed lamps, cast bronze, With smooth solid glass rods, Has the deluxe double socket assemblies. They were the showroom samples and were never sold . Looks great with ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unique Colorful Mosaic Pouf Ottoman Sculpture, France
By V.M.E
Located in Paris, FR
One of a kind mosaic ottoman pouf sculpture created using an original vintage small customized covered in fragments of ceramic, porcelain dishes, mirrors, glass, etc. All these diffe...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Polystyrene, Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass, Mirror
Terrakotta bust "Candeur", Henri Émile Allouard
Located in Neuss, NW
Wonderful Terrakotta bust "Candeur" (Innocence) by french artist Henri Émile Allouard (1844-1929). The sculpture in shades of light and dark brown showing an unknown woman was made i...
Category
1870s Antique Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hagenauer Bronze Miniature Polo Palyer
Located in Westport, CT
Hagenauer bronze small Austrian polo player with signed co .On bottom stamped.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Bronze Pigeon on a Marble Base Signed G.Arisse
By G. Arisse
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful art deco pigeon bronze on a marble base signed G.Arisse on the base.
Nice patina and perfect condition.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Penguin iluminated sculpture by Marcel André Bouraine
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Penguin iluminated sculpture by Marcel André Bouraine (1886 -1948). Silverplated bronze and alabaster base with light.
Bryan Catley (1978) "Art Deco ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Carl Gutt , "Galant Scene" German Sculptural Group circa 1892
Located in Madrid, ES
CARL GUTT (1867-?) "GALANT SCENE"
German sculptural group, in fruit wood and carved ivory, circa 1892.
Based on a wooden base.
Small flaws.
Dim.: (s...
Category
19th Century German Antique Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Art Deco Gilt Patina Young Girl with A Faun By Henry Fugère
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze Art Deco gilt patina young girl with a faun by Henry Fugère on cherry marble base. the patina of the bronze is to be resumed. DPA.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze
Ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Plaster Child's Profile, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of plaster child's profile, 20th century.
Pair of plaster sculpture representing child profiles, 20th century.
Each: H:41cm, W:32cm, D:6cm
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Early 20th Century Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Figures, Tennis Player
Located in London, GB
A delightful pair of early 20th Century Austrian cold painted bronze figure of a young boy tennis player holding his racket and young girl holding a ball, both signed R.Lor and raise...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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
Goldscheider Vienna Group Female Nude With Leopard & Snake, Karl Perl, Ca. 1922
By Karl Perl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and exceptional Goldscheider Art Déco ceramic group of the 1920s:
Unclothed woman sitting sideways on a rock, leaning against a leopard, which playfully winds around her on the ground and turns towards her, a large twisted snake lying on the animal's belly, its head pressed against the laughing...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco 'Fashion Figurine' by Claire Weiss, ca 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of an elegant lady with artfully pinned up hair in a long, tight, strapless lace dress in black low cut at the back, with a red, long ...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Group 'Jealousy' Lady With Two Pekinese Dogs, ca. 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s:
Depiction of a standing, elegant lady in a long, red, checkered dress with tiered flounces, matching hat and red gloves, holding ...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Group, Russian Ballet, by Claire Weiss, ca 1934
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant dance couple, performing a long dance step to the side: the leading figure with a black hat, red jacket with wide sleeves and matching red breeches hugs the dance partner from behind in a strapless, black and white lace dress...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Figure Lady With Hat And Guitar by Stephan Dakon, Vienna ca. 1934
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and exclusive Goldscheider Art Déco Ceramic Figurine:
Posing young lady in a dark gray lace dress with a bustier attached to the front of the skirt, an elegant, wide-brimmed, li...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Eugene Riboulet Art Deco White Clown "Paillasse", Biscuit Proof
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Eugene Riboulet Art Deco White Clown "Paillasse", Biscuit Proof
circa 1930
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure, 'Triton', Girl with Scooter, by Dakon, Around 1936
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna figurine of the 1930s.
Girl with a green cap, black sleeveless blouse with white collar, green and white checked skirt, white socks and light brown shoes...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Sculpture "Woman Sitting Hand on Her Head" by Joseph Csaky, 1932
By Joseph Csaky
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture in bronze with black patina
Signed and numbered. Stamped with the foundry stamp Blanchet and marked AC (Atelier Csaky)
The model from 1932, the present cast is a postmort...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Busto de niño sonriente
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Busto de niño sonriente Circa 1.920, de Desiderio da Settignano sobre la divina gracia de la infancia.
Category
1920s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure Elegant Lady Posing, By Claire Weiss, c 1931
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of an elegant young lady posing in a long, low-cut light gray wrap dress decorated with red flowers, a large red bow tied at the back, three-quarter sleeves with ruffles, t...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ernestine Sirine-Real, Large Art Deco Statue in Plaster, circa 1925
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994), large Art Deco statue in plaster, circa 1925.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Goldscheider Vienna Group Schoolkids by Claire Weiss, circa 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Especially rare goldscheider ceramic figurine group.
Boy in sailor suit with shorts, long-sleeved top and sailor hat, carrying a school bag on his back, leading a smaller girl lost ...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Banjo Play' Zerline Balten As A Banjo Player, Goldscheider Vienna, ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Art Ceramic Figurine around 1930.
Zerline Balten, a Viennese dancer and actress, is depicted accompanying herself in her 'fantasy dance' on a banjo. The yo...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Statue, Bronze, Czech Republic, Original Condition, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bronzed Statue
Material: Ceramic bronze
Source: Czech - Art Deco
Period: 1920-1929.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman Figure from TRE AAA Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Generously sized ceramic figure, depicting a happy latin girl, dressed in makeup and festive dress. Finely sculpted and painted, the colors are united with the joyful character of the girl, giving the already large work a strong positive impact. On the background Tre AAA Torino made in Italy hand painted n...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figurine, Water Carrier, Lorenzl, ca. 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider ceramic figurine of the 1920's:
Striding graceful young lady in oriental clothing, balancing an amphora on her head...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Art Deco Figurine of a Fish by R. Rodes
Located in Montreal, QC
Terracotta Art Deco figurine of a fish signed R Rodes.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Déco Sculpture Skier "Rest in mountains"
By Paul Serste
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Interesting Déco terracotta " Rest in mountains " : perfect for a mountain house -
The facial expression and the position of the body convey the sensation of pleasant relaxation.
s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine, Lady in Riding Costume, by Claire Weiss, ca 1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figure of the 1930s:
Standing, elegant lady with a dark feather hat, in a long, dark skirt and a red, tailored jacket with a high, light-grey c...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Girl with Bow Dress with Flower in Her Hair from Wallendorf, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic sculpture of a girl with a bow dress with flower in her hair of Wallendorf.
Category
1940s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely Collection of Four Antique Small Solid Marble Statues of Lighthouses
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four handmade Lighthouse statues in solid marble
A good looking collection, one has a little bronze chap on, the other a ba...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Villenauxe After Bohumil REZL: Champenoise in Regional Costume
By Bohumil Rezl
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Villenauxe after Bohumil REZL (1899-1963): Champenoise in regional costume presenting "La vendange".
Terracotta, signed and marked.
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Goldscheider "Indian Dancer" Ceramic Statuette by Podala
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Goldscheider "Indian Dancer" ceramic statuette design by Podola and it was registered as "Model 4495". The stattuete depicts the female dancer Ruth Saint ...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Bigi Torino
Bust of a maiden in ceramic, the dress and the headdress are in the romantic style of the 19th century, the sweet and well made face expresses sweetness and serenity, th...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Patinated Plaster Bust of Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated plaster bust of woman by Herbert McRae Miller representing Elizabeth O'toole. marked 1928 on paper and signed inside the sculpture "1928 RCA show.
H. McRae Miller"
Herber...
Category
1920s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Terracotta Woman Sculpture
Located in Marseille, FR
Superb ART DECO sculpture representing a woman's head on a green marble base. Head 22 cm high base size 20 x 20 x 9 cm H.
Additional information:
Material: Acajou, Marbre & onyx,...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco" Bust of a Man", Plaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Art Deco Bust of a man", plaster,
circa 1930.
May be her husband the painter Charles Real (1898-1979).
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Goldscheider Vienna Balancing Nude With Lace Cape by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s:
Pale young lady with a well-formed, slender figure and parted, curly, shoulder-length hair, balancing on tiptoe, arms rais...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
P.Serste, Large Art Cedo Terracotta Sculpture, Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
P.Serste, large Art Cedo terracotta. Signed
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Goldscheider Vienna Group, 'Pierrots' Three Children Walking, by Dakon, ca 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Three children walking side by side: in the middle a blond boy dressed as Pierrot with a pointed hat, arm in arm with two girls, one in a red tutu dress, th...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Seagull Statuette, Terracota, France, Original Condition, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Pair of seagull statuette
Material: Terracota
Source: France - Art Deco
Period: 1920-1929.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
An Art Deco Dancer by Dorothea Charol, c1920
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
An Art Deco Dancer by Dorothea Charol, c1920
Additional information:
Date : c1920
Origin : Germany
Decoration : Chryselephantine and bronze figure of a dancer.
Size : H 37 cm
Base ...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Moineau" by Jan and Joël Martel
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Moineau" by Jan and Joël Martel (1896–1966). Glass sculpture with an original sticker that says "fabrication française".
Victor Arwas (1987) ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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.