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
Pierrette in Harlequin Costume by Josef Kostial, Goldscheider Vienna, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Large Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure around 1925
Standing Pierrette, bent slightly forward, putting one foot in front of the other, supporting her hands on her hips, smiling and looking to the right. She wears a cap over her chin-length hair, a dress patterned with bouquets
of flowers and a wide ruff, over it a striped jacket and a wide, long, black cloak with a light brown-orange lining.
The figure is based on a cream-colored, round base, artist's signature 'Kostial' on the back at the bottom of the cape.
designed by Josef KOSTIAL...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Leon Salat Dancing Lady on Onyx Base Signed, Early 20th Century
By Leon Salat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leon Salat Dancing Lady on Onyx Base Signed, Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Goldscheider Art Deco Figure 'Pierrot' by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's:
Depiction of a standing Pierrot in a slightly bent position, his right hand in the...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female Statue by Wolfgang Schwartzkoff for Rosenthal, 1929
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Female Statue by Wolfgang Schwartzkoff for Rosenthal, 1929.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes)...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bathing Beauties Sculptures from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of finely modeled, delightfully whimsical and warmly patinated bronze sculptures depicting frolicking bathers.
Category
1960s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
White Marble Bust of a Young Woman by Eduardo Rossi
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant white marble bust of a woman by Italian sculptor Eduardo Rossi (1867 – 1926). This small female marble bust captures her feminine profile...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure 'Tennis Player', by Stephan Dakon, ca 1930
By Stefan Dakon
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Ceramic Art Figure from around 1930:
Standing young lady with a brunette bobbed haircut in elegant sportswear: comfortable, short-sleeved waistcoat with a low...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Period Bronze Turkey by H Petrilly
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze turkey from the art deco period By H Petrilly green patina on portor marble base measuring 17 cm by 10 cm by 11.5 cm.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1930 Spelter Sculpture Jockey and His Horse
Located in Marseille, FR
1930 Spelter sculpture representing Jockey and his horse.
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Gorgeous Horse Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous horse head with white lacquer and golf details.
Category
1960s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1930 Art Deco Young Girl with Birds Green Patina Bronze by Melani
Located in Marseille, FR
Young girl with bronze birds, 1930 Art Deco green patina signed Melani on black marble base.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wilfrid Prost for Primavera, Ceramic Sculpture of a Bear, France, circa 1936
Located in New York, NY
Bibliography:
For an illustration of this model, see:
Hardy, Alain-Rene´. Primavera 1912-1972: Atelier d'Art du Printemps. Dijon: E´ditions Faton & Vingtie`me Plus, 2014. p. 372.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lee Duran Modern Art Deco Siren Sculpture Chrome Goddess Series #2 of 5 Made
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Lee Duran (1941-2014) aluminum and polished granite sculpture. This important work of art was part of Duran's Chrome Goddess Series Siren Sculptures...
Category
Early 2000s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Aluminum
"Nu au Masque" Large Art Deco Subject Ceramic, signed Gory
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Nu au masque" large Art Deco subject ceramic , signed Gory
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Isa
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina on a Macassar ebony base. Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered 5/8
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Vienna Figure, Boy with Golf Bag, by Claire Weiss, Around 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Boy with red cap, red jumper and checked harem pants standing, facing right, right hand in trouser pocket, carrying golf bag full of clubs and clasping it with his left hand.
Designer:
Claire/Klára Herczeg/Weiss (1906 - 1997)
Sculptor, childhood in Vienna, apprenticeship as a sculptor at the Vienna Arsenal Foundry, studies at the Budapest Art Academy, designs for several manufactories from 1940 mainly active in Budapest, state and municipal commissions, important representative of socialist Hungarian sculpture.
Model 7191 was created circa 1935
made circa 1935
Manufactory: Goldscheider Vienna / Austria
Material & Technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish
Size:
height: 23.0 cm / 9.05 in
width: 10.0 cm / 3.93 in
depth: 9.0 cm / 3.54 in
Marks:
model number 7191 / 72 / 3
Goldscheider Wien...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nude Statuette from Olimpia, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Nude Statuette from Olimpia, 1940s.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mirefa
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ema
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture 'Nude Sitting' by Joseph Csaky, 1929
By Joseph Csaky
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture in bronze with black patina
Signed and numbered 8/8. Stamped with the foundry stamp Blanchet and marked AC (Atelier Csaky)
The model from 1929, the present cast is a Post...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1930 Geese Fighting Over a Frog by H. Petrilly Art Deco Wooden Sculpture
By H. Petrilly
Located in Marseille, FR
1930s wooden sculpture representing Geese fighting over a frog by H Petrilly.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Goldscheider Vienna Figurine, Elegant Lady with a Muff by Claire Weiss, ca 1932
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic Figurine:
Representation of an elegant, standing lady in a dress with a wide flounced skirt with a stylized flower pattern in violet and rose tones, red roses adorn her shoulder-length hair, a wide-brimmed hat plays around her face, she holds both hands in a beige muff in front of her.
The figure is based on a black oval base.
Manufactory: Goldscheider Vienna / Austria
Technique: hand crafted ceramics, finest hand painting, glossy finish
Designer: Claire Weiss /= Klára Herczeg (1906-1997)
Sculptor, childhood in Vienna, apprenticeship as a sculptor in the Arsenal foundry in Vienna, 1924-1928 at the Budapest Art...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Aretia
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Squirrel Bookends Attributed to Jozef Peeters - Belgium 1930s
By Jozef Peeters
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of squirrel bookends attributed to Jozef Peeters - Belgium 1930s.
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1930 Art Deco Head of Woman in White Marble Carrara Signed by M. Di Domenico
Located in Paris, FR
Woman head in white marble Carrara statuary, on marble base green sea, good condition, circa 1930.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Sculpture Entirely in Bronze, Signed by the Sculptor Celano France 1940
Located in Napoli, IT
Art Deco sculpture entirely in bronze, signed by the sculptor Celano France 1940.
The sculpture bears the engraved signature "Celano" on the base.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Ceramic Sculpture by Andrea Salvatori Italy Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Andrea Salvatori, "Maria Teresa", 2021, glazed earthenware, measures: H 57 x 35 x 31 cm
Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Large Wax Study by an Unknown Artist, France, 1920s
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The wax figure represents the study of a naked woman who stretches herself in height along a column. She stands on her tiptoes and leans her left hand against a column. She stretches...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Other
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
Large White Ceramic Sculpture by Andrea Salvatori, Italy, Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Andrea Salvatori, "Maria Luigia", 2021, glazed earthenware, measures: H 55 x 33 x 38 cm
Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Llama with Glass Eyes, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1930s Argentine Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
1930, Italian Murano
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Aria
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pergame
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Matea
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco Plaster Sculpture of a Man
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco plaster sculpture of a man circa 1940
not signed.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Wood Sculpture of Geese Fighting Over a Frog by H Petrilly Art Deco
Located in Marseille, FR
Pretty wooden sculpture representing a pheasant accompanied by its pheasants signed Brossard, 31 cm H, 86 cm W and 16 deep.
Additional information:
Material: Fruit woods
Artist:...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tinplate Football or Ice Hockey Sports Figures
Located in London, GB
A delightful and highly decorative set of six coloured tinplate sports figures. As they have a kicking action we think they are possibly English or American footballers. If anyone kn...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Apollo", Large Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Male Nude for Ocean Liner, 1948
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great, indisputable masterpieces of Marcello Mascherini's career, and one of his relatively early works, this large bronze depicting Apollo with his lyre was made for the ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giancarlo Impiglia "Female Sculpture," acrylic on wood 1980 - Art Deco
Located in Vicenza, VI
Acrylic on wood sculpture by Giancarlo Impiglia, titled "59th and 3rd," depicts a very elegant female figure waiting for an appointment on 3rd Avenue.
The sculpture, probably commi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914/1997) Low relief , dated 1941, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914 / 1997)
Low relief in plaster depicting an African scene, in a woodframe
Signed and dated 1941
161,5x215,5 cm
supplied with wall hanging brackets
,
Native of São Miguel...
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Art Deco Bronze Figural Sculpture on Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on Carrara marble pedestal. Sculpture has a nice patina to the bronze. Mounted to the base.
Category
1940s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, 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 American Vintage Art Deco 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 American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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.