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
Silvered Sculpture of a Ram's Head
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered metal sculpture of a ram's head with detailed features and glass eyes, including curved horns and textured fur. The sculpture is mounted on a black marble base. The craftsma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
"At the Finish Line, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Runner with Nude Male, Le Faguays
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a rich, brown patina, this extremely rare bronze by Pierre Le Faguays depicts a nude runner racing at top speed, his hea...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Fighting Roosters, Japan, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Fighting Roosters, Japan, circa the 1950s
A pair of beautifully and lifelike sculpted bronze roosters with red-painted rooster combs and wattles. These i...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco Ceramic Parrot Animal Birds Figurine 1930
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco large ceramic animal figurine
Depiction: Two parrots on a tree trunk
Hand crafted and hand painted in strong ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Becquerel Rare Art Deco Bronze
Located in NANTES, FR
ANDRÉ-VINCENT BECQUEREL silvered bronze circa 1930.
7 swallows on a weather vane mounted on a surfine black marble base from Belgium.
Note 2 small chips on the marble .
Total height...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture The Archer Hercules by Max Le Verrier
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Art Deco Sculpture The Archer Hercules by Max Le Verrier
This sculpture shows the classic pose of The Archer / Hercules, son of Zeus, drawing his bow....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze, Spelter
Male Mannequin designed by Moth Figuren, Germany , 1930s
By Moch Figuren
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare male adjustable mannequin antique 1920’s art deco German display mannequin. Lovely art deco period hand painted face and real hair. Beautiful ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Upholstery, Plaster
Hand Carved Wooden Cobra Walking Stick This Carved piece is made in sycamore
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Carved Wooden Cobra Walking Stick
This Carved piece is made in sycamore, it has been made from 2 pieces joined near the centre of the cane, the stick has a 3 dimensional Cobra w...
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Sycamore
Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Turquoise Blue Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
In tradition
Anahita, the Persian goddess associated with water, fertility, and wisd...
Category
1970s West Asian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Maximilien FIOT, The Flight of the Ducks Sculpture, 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Couple of ducks flying on ocean waves by Maximilien FIOT (1886-1953), France, 1910s. Lost wax bronze - Double Rodin patina (black tinged with green). Here is the famous and rare scul...
Category
1910s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Bronze Lion Sculpture 19th Century Brown Patinated Roaring Lion Statue
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique 19th Century Bronze Lion Sculpture, Naturalist Animalier Style
A powerful and finely cast antique bronze sculpture of a lion, dating to the 19th century, embodying the majest...
Category
1880s French Antique Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Amorphous Candles in Black Shagreen-Textured Wax & Brass by Patrick Coard, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines.
The cream amorphous brass sculptural candle collection is the first design and now iconic signature collection within the universe of Patrick Coard Paris. These candle are intended to be lit and due to its unique formula, a small diameter will be created as it burns so that overtime one will not lose the overall sculptural shape as it burns. Over time as the candle burns one will also be able to see the metal from inside, which creates a glow effect. Discover the family of sculptural candles to complete your collection. Sold as a group or separately, each candle is available in cream or black. The unique shagreen textured wax is original to the collection as well as the brass inserts. These candles are not only functional pieces but a work of art.
From left to right on group image: Tower, Prometheus, Oval Queen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Charles LEMANCEAU Ceramic Greyhound Couple, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco greyhound couple sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1920s. Greyhound race. Width: 20.5"(52.2cm), Height: 11"(28cm), Depth : 4.8"(12.2cm). Sig...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1930 Annie Fokker Cottrau Art Deco Silver Bronze Sculpture Woman Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Sculpture
Annie Fokker Cottrau
Italy, 1930-1940
Silver Bronze
"Annie Cottrau" and "Fond Laganà Napoli" signed
Rare Sculpture
Annie Cottrau (Blitar, 1887 – Capri 1949)
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Panther Sculpture Signed E. Pierre for Atelier Primavera
By Primavera
Located in New York, NY
This refined and important Art Deco stylized ceramic Panther sculpture was realized in France for Atelier Primavera au Printemps, circa 1925. It offers an elegantly striding earthenw...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Table Lamp Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Art Deco sculpture with three deer on a marble base.
Measures: Width:43 cm.
Depth:15 cm.
Height:37 cm.
Weight:10 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Jacques Adnet Pair Ceramic of Doves circa 1930
Located in CA, CA
This wonderful pair of Turtledoves is by the key Art Deco designer Jacques Adnet and was first shown at the pivotal 'Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes' of 1925 w...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,400 / set
Art Deco Panther Sculpture Signed by Irenee Rochard France 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
This striking Art Deco panther sculpture by renowned French sculptor Irenée Rochard perfectly captures the strength and grace of the animal form. Created circa 1930 in art metal with...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Metal
Demetre Chiparus - Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Lamp France c. 1925 "Delhi Dancer"
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Demétre Chiparus - An Art Deco bronze sculpture Table Lamp, France circa 1925 "Delhi Dancer", the bronze dancer mounted on a substantial brown marble base with an illuminated honey o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Ormolu Serpent Handle, Stamped LT / 2, circa 1925–1935
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Deco Ormolu Serpent Handle, Stamped LT / 2, circa 1925–1935
A rare and striking French ormolu serpent handle, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1925–1935. Cast in two ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Ariadne and the Panther, Art Deco Sculpture in Wood and Brass, 1920s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This captivating Art Deco sculpture, created around 1920, is inspired by the depiction of Ariadne, the heroine of Greek mythology, atop a majestic panther in motion. Crafted from car...
Category
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,843 Sale Price
20% Off
"Nude Male with Shovel, " Highly Rare Bronze Sculpture by Oskar Lindenberg
By Oskar Lindenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare work by Oskar Lindenberg, a German sculptor who produced few pieces during his productive years, this beautiful nude male bronze captures its s...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Style Sculpture Nude & Gazelle Seduction Fayral & Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Seduction, elegant sculpture in Art Deco style of a nude lady with gazelle by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier, signed Fayal and with foundry seal.
Art metal with dark green pat...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Panther Sculpture on Marble, D.H. Chiparus
Located in Houston, TX
"PANTHER" Sculpture covered in a cold patina. c.1930 Rests on marble base. Inscribed in script: D. H. Chiparus.
Cold patina was very popular in the Art Deco period. The metal: bronze, spelter, etc. would be covered with chemicals to create the brownish tone. Usually ammonium chlorite and cupric chloride was used to achieve the desirable tone. Since the finish was quite fragile and could wear off...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco "LEUR" Ball Dancer Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, Signed "Le Verrier"
Located in Beirut, LB
The "Leur" Ball Dancer Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, , aptly describes this Art Deco sculpture of a nude lady playing ball. With fluid lines and exquisite detailing, the sculpture exu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Marble, Metal
Art Deco style sculpture nude scarf dancer Bacchanale by Janle & Max Le Verrier
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture nude dancer with scarf Bacchanale by Janle for Max Le Verrier.
Patinated art metal on a black marble base. Signed & with foundry mark.
France.
This sculpt...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Tiger Bookends - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Tiger Bookends - France 1930´s
Tigers are mounted over Belgium Black Marble.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and A...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Modern Abstract Sculptures in Polished Steel by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing an exquisite pair of modern abstract sculptures from Patrick Coard Paris, crafted in a polished steel veneer inlaid on a fiberglass core to evoke a sense of celestial gra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Glazed Porcelain Leopard Sculpture
By Capodimonte
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian Mid-Century porcelain sculpture of a leopard, mid-stride, with open mouth.
Italian hand-painted glazed porcelain standing leopard.
M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Frederic C.FOCHT (1879-1937) "Vitesse" An Art Deco Bronze Sculpture circa 1930
By Frederic Focht
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frederic C.FOCHT (1879-1937)
"Vitesse"
circa 1930
A "Vitesse" ("Speed") green patinated bronze sculpture byFrederic C.Focht around 1930
On a black marble base.
Signed "Fred C.Foch...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$11,798 Sale Price
45% Off
"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when artists were capturing the exoticism and athleticism of modern dancers, such as Richmond Barthé's depiction of Féral Benga dancing with a large, curved sword or Paul Colin's drawings of Josephine Baker with her skirt of bananas, this sensuous presentation of a nude male dancer with a long spear stands out. The bronze was sculpted in 1926 by Brenda Putnam, who is best known for a series of bronzes showing children at play, often placed in gardens and parks. However, Putnam was ambitious to do more, leaving academic sculpture behind as she collaborated with architect Paul Philippe Cret to create the Puck Fountain for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., executed a number of portraits in bronze, exhibited at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, and created "The Crest" -- consisting of a a large male nude swimming...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Panther Sculpture, Solid Bronze, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Art Deco bronze sculpture of a panther from France around 1930.
Bronze, dark gray-black patina. Standing on an oval bronze plinth.
Flat panther sculpture (only 1 cm deep)...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Max Le Verrier Bronze Vide Poche or Catch All, Libra Zodiac
Located in Miami, FL
Max Le Verrier Bronze Vide Poche or Catch All, Libra Zodiac
Bronze by Max Le Verrier that makes a great key holder/vide-poche, Libra Zodiac Bronze Vide Poche.
The balance symbols ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Art Déco Brass Seated Greyhound Dog by Karl Hagenauer, Austria
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th Century Art Déco polished brass seated greyhound dog figurine by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien (WHW), Austria
By: Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass
Marble and bronze art deco sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco sculpture Paul Philippe
Origin France Signed on its base
Materials Marble and bronze
Lioness and naked woman
original patina, very good condition
wear and tear.
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Lamp in Spelter and Marble
Located in Ulm, DE
CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier
Original Max Le Verrier
Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style
Color patinated white bronze and marble
Han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Sculpture Nude Disc Dancer Derenne Marcel Bouraine danse Paienne 1930.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Art Deco sculpture of a nude dancer with discs, danse Paienne, 19.7 inch tall.
Signed Derenne.
Pseudonym used by Marcel Bouraine for his art metal sculptures cast by the...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Postmodern Art Deco Style Plant Stand in the Shape of an Elegant Lady
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This large stylized plant stand is made of wood. It has the shape of an elegant lady dressed up in the style of the Art Deco heydays. Above her head she carries a planter that serves...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Guinea Pig Cochon d'Inde Bronze Paperweight 1919
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1881-1971,) Guinea pig silver plated bronze paperweight. Marked "Ed M Sandoz" near the lower edge, also with Susse Fres Ed mark.
Description
"COCHON D'...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand Carve Sculpture African Green Malachite Stone Figurine Rhinoceros
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the inner world's beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to brin...
Category
1930s Zimbabwean Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Panther by Bracquemond & Etling Paris 1930
By Emile Louis Bracquemond
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Panther by Emile Louis Bracquemond, bronze with black patina, on a Belgian black marble base.
Signed and with founders signature Etling Par...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Borzoi Greyhound Couple, 1930s Majolica
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A rare majolica ceramic sculpture by Charles Lemanceau for Saint Clément. The piece depicts two sleek, streamlined greyhounds in motion, capturing the essence of speed and grace. The...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
1920s Hubley 'Charleston Dancers' Doorstop by Anne Harriet Fish
Located in Louisville, KY
This very rare and desirable antique Hubley 'Charleston Dancers' #270 cast-iron doorstop by Anne Harriet Fish (1890-1964) is a prize catch for collectors or those interested in start...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Carved Solid Ebony Wood Panther Sculpture
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elegant Art Deco carved wood sculpture features a reclining panther, leisurely stretched out, but ready to jump and pounce. A fine choice of solid Ebony Macassar wood contributes a b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ebony, Wood
"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in read...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Anne Fish for Hubley Charleston Dancers Doorstop
Located in Red Lion, PA
Hubley Anne Fish Figural Doorstop – "Charleston Dancers"
This exquisite figural cast-iron doorstop, titled "Charleston Dancers," embodies the lively energy and elegance of the Art D...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Hand Blown Murano Horse Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This hand-blown Murano glass horse sculpture, with its striking black finish, embodies the pinnacle of contemporary luxury and timeless artistry. Exquisitely sculpted by master artis...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large French Art Deco Dragon Double Wall Light, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco Dragon Wall Light, France, 1920s. A striking French Art Deco wall light featuring a bronze dragon design with elegant alabaster detailing, crafted in France. Th...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
"Head of Young Man, " Striking, Unique Bronze Sculpture by Bischoff, 1947
By August Bischoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by August Bischoff and cast by the famous Brandis foundry in Dusseldorf, Germany, which also cast bronzes by important artists such as Arno Breker...
Category
1940s German Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Ceramics, Boch.F, Sign: Catherine Barjansky, Belgium
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of ceramics
Sign:
Ceramic with enamel : Catherine Barjansky
Made in Belgica Boch
Ceramic White:
Sign: BFK made in Belgium
The Boch manufacture was established in Belgian La Louvière by Jean-François Boch, one of main owners of another known company, Villeroy & Boch. The direction of Boch Freres SNC was in 1844 taken by Victor Boch. Production could be started immediately thanks to other Boch family ceramic businesses that sold Victor ready-to-use copperplates.
This faience manufacture developed very fast. In 1847 the company won a gold medal at the exhibition of the Belgian industry. In 1855 they already employeed 300 workers in La Louvière (Keramis) and 100 in Tournai (Boch Freres) factory. Around 1860 the production of polychrome pieces was started. In 1904 the first in Europe tunnel kiln was launched.
Problems started in 1970s. The company went bankrupt in 1985 and was reactivated as Novoboch and MRL Boch. In 2015 was started Keramis Center, just two rooms showing Royal Boch history.
One of the most important designers for Boch Frères Keramis was Charles Catteau. He was French but in 1906 moved to La Louvière. Patterns designed by Catteau were created in following years:
The Boch Frères Kéramis factory (Belgium, province of Hainaut, La Louvière) is now well known thanks to the work of the very dynamic Charles Catteau. That of the sculptor Catherine Barjansky is much less so, even if her career is international: Rome, Berlin, New York, Vienna, Paris, Brussels...
Catherine is from Odessa, a Ukrainian city located in the Soviet Empire. At the age of twenty, she studied sculpture in Monaco where she met her husband, Alexandre Barjansky, the famous violinist whose name is now inseparable from a Stradivarius! Thanks to her husband's job, she travels a lot.
Witnesses to his exchanges with the intellectual milieu of the time, his portraits of personalities dominate his work: a bust of Einstein, kept at the Solvay Institute in Brussels; a bust of Freud; or even Colette, author who prefaced her first exhibition in Brussels. She made a bust of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Erte Art Deco Glamourous Female Figurine Franklin Mint
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This signed Erté Art Deco glamorous female figurine, crafted for the Franklin Mint, captures the iconic elegance and theatrical style of the legendary desi...
Category
1990s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Erotic Wooden Carving Human Sculpture Antique Decorative Figurine a Mobile Man
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized Erotic Wooden Carving Human Sculpture Antique Decorative Figurine a Mobile Man with a great balance of harmony stood, portrays the beauty of the inner world thro...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
Art Deco Sculpture of a Polynesian Woman
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art deco terracotta-painted plaster sculpture of a partly nude odalisque walking holding a tray, signed and dated "KA (19)15" by Swedish sculptor Knut Andersson (1884–1954). This ...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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
Antique Sculpture Horse Head Decorative Abstract Figurine ANETTE EDMARK
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized horse head figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty.
This unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior the eternal opposites in an everlasting fusion dance.
SCULPTURE, horse figure.
Antique Decorative Figurine ANETTE EDMARK...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic
Art Deco Sculpture the Wounded Bird by H Moreau
Located in NANTES, FR
Sculpture circa 1920 in spelter entitled "The Wounded Bird".
Executed by Hippolyte François Moreau.
Signed H Moreau.
Small chip on the marble, see on the l...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Cast Metal Sculpture of a Greyhound Dog
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful cast metal bronze greyhound dog sculpture.
An elegant, detailed cast sculpture depicting a greyhound dog..
Sculptures depicting a greyhound dog.
Made with the fusion sys...
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1990s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small Nude Bronze Sculpture of Women Posing on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming figure of a woman posing. This bronze sculpture on a lucite base will accentuate your home on a bookcase, console table or coffee table.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
PH Bow Grand Piano in American Red Maple Burl with Brass, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works.
- 5 year guarantee.
- We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance.
This gorgeous new PH Bow Grand Piano...
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2010s Danish Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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