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
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
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.
Elegant Swedish Art Deco Pewter Vase by GAB, Sweden, 1939
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined Swedish pewter vase produced by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget in Stockholm during the late 1930s. Executed in solid pewter, the vase features a restrained yet sculptural Art De...
Pewter
Green Art Deco Stoneware Vase by Nils Emil Lundström. Rorstrand, Sweden, 1920s
By Nils Emil Lundström, Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful, stoneware art deco globe vase, with amazing green hares fur glaze. Designed by Nils Emil Lundström for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1920s. Great original condition. Some slight s...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Diskometal Vase by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Bottle-shaped Diskometal Vase designed by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen in the 1940s. * Bottle-shaped metal vase * Designer: Ellen Schlanbusch * Manufacturer: Just An...
Metal
Monumental Wilhelm Kåge Argenta Vase, Gustavsberg, Sweden, circa 1930
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exceptionally rare and monumental Argenta vase designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, circa 1930. This striking example represents one of the largest and most impressiv...
Sterling Silver
Big Art Deco Silvered WMF Vase "Ikora" Germany around 1930s 'Marked'
Located in Wien, Au
Big Art Deco Silvered WMF Vase "Ikora" Germany around 1930s 'Marked' Original condition With trace of use
Brass
$4,814Sale Price|30% Off
Charles Schneider “Jade” Vase - Rare Multilayered Art Deco Glass, c. 1920s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A scarce and highly desirable Charles Schneider “Jade” vase, showcasing the master’s most sophisticated palette and technical virtuosity. Unlike the more accessible Le Verre Français...
Blown Glass
Red 20th century design art deco ceramic vase by Gustave Asch 1950 primavera
By Gustave Asch
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Asch Art deco 20th century design ceramic vase Red and black ceramic glazes colors Signed under the base original perfect condition Height 21 cm Large 20 cm
Ceramic
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Amphora Vase by Svenskt Tenn, 1930s
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined Swedish Art Deco pewter amphora vase, designed for Svenskt Tenn in the 1930s. This elegant piece features a classical silhouette with a tall, tapering body and distinctive ...
Pewter
Substantial Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Impressive Diskometal Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Eight-sided cone-shaped vase on foot in diskometal * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D1932 * Year: 1937 * Con...
Metal
Round Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Round Pewter Vase made by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Round pewter vase with lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: 1662 (stamped ‘Just 1662’) * Year: 1933 * Condition: G...
Pewter
$816Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Blue White Export Japanese Chinese Reticulated Hexagonal Porcelain Vases
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Assembled Set of five Hand Painted Chinese Export Reticulated Pierced Blue and White Porcelain Vases all of hexagonal outline, sometimes referred to as cricket pots or cages....
Ceramic, Porcelain
Michel Herman HEM Art Deco Silver Overlay Black Glass Vase, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Verreries d'Art de HEM manufactured this elegant 1930s French Art Deco black glass vase based on a design by Michel Herman. The vessel features a silver and pink-salmon color deposit...
Glass, Opaline Glass
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Litte Art Deco Pewter Vase made by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Small pewter vase with incised vertical lines and lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: 1758 * Year: 1935 * Con...
Pewter
Just Andersen Art Deco Vase in Disko Metal, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare bottle-shaped metal vase with unusual ornamental relief panels. Designed and made by Just Andersen in Denmark circa 1935-39. Model: D2195 (stamped 'Just D2195, Denmark'). It i...
Metal, Pewter
"Archers and Deer", Art Deco Vase w/ Nude Males in Turquoise and Brown, Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and impressive, this Art Deco vase by the great master, Jean Mayodon, depicts a pair of stylized nude male archers with bows in hand on one side, and two deer embedded in a ric...
Ceramic
Conical Pewter Vase by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Pewter Flower Vase designed by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen in the late 1940s. * Conical pewter vase with one foot * Designer: Ellen Schlanbusch * Manufacturer: Jus...
Pewter
Rare Art Deco Vase by GAB ORI Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Just Andersen, Sune Bäckström
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful Art Deco / Swedish Grace vase with amazing patina. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Crafted in 'Ori' metal, a patented bronzed babbitt techni...
Metal
Gustave Asch 20th century art deco green abstract ceramic vase CAB primavera
By Gustave Asch
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Asch Large art deco 20th century design ceramic vase Green ceramic glaze and abstract forms Realised circa 1940 Signed under the base Original very good condition Heig...
Ceramic
Amphora-Style Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Amphora-style Pewter Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. * Amphora-style of pewter vase with lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: 1801 * Year: 1926-1929 * Condi...
Pewter
Art Deco Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase, Floral Design, Denmark, 1930s
By Kähler, Josef Ekberg, Jean-Leon Mayodon, Charles Catteau, Boch Freres Keramis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Art Deco ceramic vase with vertical hand-carved straight and organically swirling lines with hand-painted bright blue floral decor on cream colored base. Artist's signature ...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby, Swedish Ceramic Vase, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined ceramic vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, circa 1940s. This sculptural piece embodies Thomson’s signature balance of organic softness and moderni...
Ceramic
1912 Rene Lalique Vase Six Figurines Et Masques Glass Electric Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Six Figurines et Masques" made in frosted glass with electric blue patina by René Lalique in 1912. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Very beautiful patina. Height:...
Blown Glass
1923 René Lalique - Vase Nefliers Glass With Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Nefliers" made in frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1923. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Superb patina. Height: 14.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique -...
Blown Glass
Antique Awaji Pottery Art Deco Blue Buttress Architectural Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Art Deco Awaji pottery buttress handled architectural form vase in blue monochrome glaze. 10 1/8" high, 4 1/2" wide, 4 1/4" deep. Light scratching, as shown.
Pottery
Celadon Green Ceramic Art Deco Vase by Arthur Percy for Gefle, Sweden, 1930s
By Ewald Dahlskog, Gefle, Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Arthur Percy
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful, fluted ceramic Art deco / Swedish Grace vase with amazing celadon glaze. Made by Arthur Percy for Gefle Sweden, 1930s. Great original condition - no chips, cracks or cr...
Ceramic
Murano AVeM 1932 Teal Green Pulegoso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, antique Murano hand blown soft teal green Italian art glass flower vase, with applied handles decoration and flared foot. The piece is documented to the Arte Vetr...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Little Diskometal Vase made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. * Diskometal vase with opening shaped as figure-eight (from top down) * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D120 * Year: 1...
Metal
Early Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Early Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A fine piece for the exquisite home. * A fan-shaped metal vase with vertical lines and lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D20...
Metal
Art Deco Silver Plate Modernist Bud Vase, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
Featuring a sleek, minimalist geometric design, this silver-plated bud vase has a double opening for two flowers to stand elegantly on the mantle, adding a sophisticated touch. This ...
Metal, Silver Plate
René LALIQUE Rare Art Deco "Poissons" (fishes) Vase 1921
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare Art Deco "Poissons" Vase by René Lalique, 1921 – Amber Glass with Green Patina A rare and exquisite Art Deco vase by René Lalique, made in Paris, France, circa 1921. This magni...
Glass
Rolf Engströmer Modernist Pewter Vase for FAK, Art Deco, Swedish Modern, 1935
By Rolf Engströmer, Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver
Located in Stockholm, SE
This elegant pewter vase, designed by the acclaimed Swedish artist Rolf Engströmer for FAK in 1935, reflects the refined aesthetics of the Art Deco movement. Featuring smooth, sculpt...
Pewter
Richard Le Corrone Greek Stoneware Vase, Ciboure, Early 1950s
By Ciboure, Richard Le Corrone
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Stoneware Vase by Richard Le Corrone, Ciboure, France, Early 1950s. Important French stoneware vase created in the early 1950s by Richard Le Corrone for the renowned Ciboure p...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$378Sale Price|20% Off
1930s Pale Blue Art Deco Vase with Pan and Nymph Relief, Beswick
By Beswick
Located in Glasgow, GB
An elegant ceramic vase by Beswick, handcrafted in England during the 1930s—a period when Art Deco design explored both bold geometry and classical revival. This sculptural piece pre...
Ceramic
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Lovely Pewter Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. * Drop-shaped pewter vase * Designer: Just Andersen * Manufacturer: Just Andersen * Style: 1556 * Year: 1918-1929 * Cond...
Pewter
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Vase by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget GAB, 1938
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pewter vase by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB), one of Sweden’s most prominent metalwork manufacturers of the early 20th century. This example, marked “GAB Tenn” and “Svensk Vara,” dates...
Pewter
French Art Deco Vase By Robert Lallemant, Circa Early-20th Century, France
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco geometric ceramic vase by Robert Lallemant, signed “R Lallemant France,” France, circa 1928–1935. A turquoise‑blue sculptural ceramic vase by Robert Lallemant, defi...
Pottery
Beautiful Art Deco Bronze Vase by Unknown Danish Designer. Denmark, 1930s.
By H.F. Bronce, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sune Bäckström, Just Andersen
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful Art Deco bronze globe vase with amazing patina. Made by an unknown designer in Denmark, 1920s or 1930s. Good original condition, some scratches and scuffs and wear to...
Bronze
waji Pottery Art Deco Japanese Vintage Taotie Mask Handles Sancai Drip Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery vase with taotie mask handles and arresting sancai (three color) drip glaze. Circa 1930. Hand turned. Impressed marks, including a potter's mark. 8" high, 6 1/2" diame...
Pottery
Art Deco Ceramic Vase, Indigo Blue Beehive Form, England, 1930s
By Keith Murray, Saint-Clément
Located in Glasgow, GB
This Art Deco ceramic vase produced in England circa the 1930s features a sculptural spherical beehive form finished in a richly layered indigo blue glaze. The design combines the st...
Enamel
Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant disko metal vase made by Just Andersen in the 1940s. * Disko metal vase with horizontal lines and lugs * Manufacturer: Just Andersen * Model: D2354 * Period: 1943–1947 * C...
Metal
Daum Nancy Art Deco Acid-Etched Vase, Green Art Glass, France, 1920
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exquisite French Art Deco vase, created by the renowned glassmaker DAUM (Nancy, France) in the 1920s, is a remarkable example of the era's craftsmanship. The vase features a stu...
Art Glass
Constance Spry Fern Handle Fulham Pottery Vase circa 1935
By Fulham Pottery, Constance Spry
Located in CA, CA
A rare design fern handled mantle vase ivory unglazed designed by the influential florist Constance Spry for Fulham Pottery. The exterior of the vase is matte, with a gloss interior....
Ceramic
$206Sale Price / set|47% Off
French Art Deco Pink & Green - 'Rubina Verde' Glass Vases, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exquisite French colored glass vases. Pink and green glass or Rubina Verde as they are called in France. Executed with vertical ribbings. Distinct...
Glass
Art Deco Green Glass Vase by Wolfgang von Wersin, Austria, 1924
Located in Glasgow, GB
This 1924 green glass vase was designed by Wolfgang von Wersin for Tiroler Glashtte, an early and refined example of Austrian Art Deco glassware. Crafted from vibrant emerald green g...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
"Blue Deer at Play", Tall, Unique Art Deco Vase with Female Figure and Deer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tall and elegant, this cylindrical terracotta vase features a female figure and running deer in relief, finished in a rich, deep blue glaze. The vase was molded and incised with hor...
Terracotta
Anna Lisa Thomson Vase Green Relief Ekeby Sweden 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Basel, BS
Anna-Lisa Thomson stoneware vase, hand-thrown in Sweden in the mid to late 1930s at Ekeby ceramic factory. Relief structured turquoise-green glaze, signed with the artists initials ...
Stoneware
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Early Pewter Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. * Oval pewter vase with slim neck. * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: 1522 * Year: 1918-1929 * Condition: Good vintage con...
Pewter
André Delatte Nancy Art Deco Vase
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco vase circa 1930. Blown glass in a wrought iron and bronze frame. Signed A.Delatte Nancy. Height: 27 cm Base diameter: 10.2 cm Neck diameter: 10.8 cm André Delatte (born in...
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1920 René Lalique Vase Gui Cased Opalescent Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Gui" made in cased opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Very nice opalescence. height : 17 cm Félix Marcilhac, ...
Blown Glass
Art deco 20th century design Green ceramic vase by Georges Jaegle 1940
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Georges Jaegle Large art deco green ceramic vase Realised circa 1940 Original perfect condition Signed Height 24 cm Large 20 cm
Ceramic
Large Art Deco Icon by Sylvia Stave, Swedish Modern CG Hallberg, Stockholm, 1931
Located in Stockholm, SE
An elegant and highly collectible Swedish Art Deco pewter vase, designed by Sylvia Stave and produced by CG Hallberg, Stockholm, in 1931. The vase features a refined amphora-inspire...
Pewter
1927 René Lalique - Vase Malesherbes Glass With Grey Green Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Malesherbes" made in frosted glass with green patina by René Lalique in 1927. Stamped signature. Perfect condition. Very beautiful color. Height: 23 cm Félix Marc...
Blown Glass
Ludwig Moser Art Deco Amethyst Crystal Glass Vase, Fipop Series, Karlsbad, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
An exquisite Bohemian Art Nouveau crystal vase from the Fipop series, crafted by Ludwig Moser & Sons Glassworks in Karlsbad, former Czechoslov...
Glass
$346Sale Price|30% Off
Art Deco Glass Vase Karel Zentner, Libochovice, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
An Art Deco green pressed glass vase blown in the mold, with galloping horses designed by Karel Zentner around 1930. It was made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s-1930s. The model was i...
Blown Glass
Swedish Art Deco Bronze Vase by Nordiska Juvelaktiebolaget (NJ), 1930s
By Akta Brons
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and refined Swedish Art Deco bronze vase by Nordiska Juvelaktiebolaget (NJ), dating to the 1930s. This piece exemplifies the brand’s signature balance of understated elegance ...
Bronze
Large Green Vaseline Uranium Glass Vase, Glows in UV
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large Art Deco style vase was made of light green glass, often referred to as "vaseline glass" with sculptural, wavy rim and base and ovoid-shaped elongated body. The vaseline gla...
Glass, Uranium Glass, Art Glass
Art Deco Vase brass and copper conbination vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco Vase brass and copper conbination vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled
Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Faience Handled Vase with Drip Glaze, Belgium
By Wasmuel Majolica, Thulin, Denbac
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking large ceramic vase features the organic, rounded shape with 3 curved, free-flowing decorative handles. It is decorated in characteristic Belgian Art Nouveau style with the u...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, 1933
Located in Stockholm, SE
An elegant and well-proportioned pewter vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, dated 1933. This refined example of Scandinavian Art Deco / early Functionalism showcases a beautif...
Pewter
Carstens & Uffrecht 1940's Art Deco Vase
Located in New York, NY
1940's Art-Deco pottery vase by Carstens Uffrech beautiful designed and color, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Pottery