Art Deco Sterling Silver
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
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Serving spoon in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Serving spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 18.2 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Serving spoon in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Serving spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 20.1 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Carving fork in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Carving fork in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1944.
In excellent condition with a minor insignificant dent. See photo.
Dimensions: Length 23.3 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Very large serving spoon in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Very large serving spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmark: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 24.5 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two cake forks in sterling silver. Stamped with 1933-1944
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two cake forks in sterling silver.
Stamped with 1933-1944 hallmark and after 1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 13.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Serving spoon in sterling silver. Art Deco style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Serving spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 20.1 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Sauce spoon in sterling silver. Art Deco style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Sauce spoon in sterling silver, all silver.
Hallmark: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 18.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Salad set in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Salad set in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Hallmark: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Dinner knife in sterling silver and stainless steel
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Long-handled dinner knife in sterling silver with stainless steel blade.
Hallmark: After 1945.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 22.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Long-handled dinner knife.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Long-handled dinner knife in sterling silver with stainless steel blade.
Dating: After 1945.
Hallmarked.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 22.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid, four short-handled dinner knives in sterling silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, a set of four short-handled dinner knives in sterling silver. Stainless steel blades.
Dating: 1933-1944 and after 1945.
In excellent condition with signs of use...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$576 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid, three dining spoons in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, three dining spoons in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1945.
In excellent condition.
Length 18.6 cm.
Pyramid pattern was designed by the renowned artist Harald...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen. Pyramid pattern, six dining spoons in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, six dining spoons in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1945.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Length 18.6 cm.
Pyramid pattern was designed by the renowned art...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid serving spade in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid serving spade in sterling silver and stainless steel.
1933-1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 19.5 cm.
Pyramid pattern was designed by the reno...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Set of six dinner spoons in sterling silver. 1933-1944
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, set of six dinner spoons in sterling silver.
Hallmark: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 18.6 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Acadia. Art Deco compote/sugar spoon in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Acadia. Art Deco compote/sugar spoon in sterling silver.
Stamped with 1933-1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Length 10.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus. Meat fork in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus. Meat fork in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19.7 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus. Long carving fork in all silver, sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus. Long carving fork in all silver, sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 23.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus. Jam spoon in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus. Jam spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 13.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus. Set of three tablespoons in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus. Set of three tablespoons in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$448 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus. Large serving spade in all-silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus. Large serving spade in all-silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In excellent condition with signs of use.
Dimensions: Length 22.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid dinner fork in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid dinner fork in sterling silver.
Stamped with 1933-1944 hallmark.
In perfect condition. Appears as new.
Dimensions: Length 19.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen, Cactus, sterling silver and stainless steel sauce spoon
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, Cactus, a sterling silver and stainless steel sauce spoon.
Stamped with the hallmark after 1944.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 20.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid, set of five long-handled lunch knives.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, a set of five long-handled lunch knives in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Hallmarks: One knife with 1933-1944 hallmark. Four with after 1944 hallmark.
In ...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid, two dinner forks in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, a set of two dinner forks in sterling silver.
Stamped with post-1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 18.2 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen, Pyramid. Salad spoon in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, Pyramid. Salad spoon in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Post 1945 mark.
In excellent condition with minor signs of use.
Length 18.8 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Hans Hansen Art Deco Dinner Knife in Sterling Silver, Four Knives Available
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Hansen silverware no. 7. Art Deco dinner knife in sterling silver and stainless steel. 1930s.
Four knives are available.
Length: 22.2 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$96 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Georg Jensen Acanthus Serving Spoon in Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Georg Jensen Acanthus serving spoon in sterling silver.
Measure: Length: 22.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / goldsmith can poli...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Cactus Serving Spade in Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Cactus serving spade in sterling silver.
Measures: length: 17.5 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silv...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$288 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Georg Jensen Acanthus Pastry Forks in Sterling Silver, 1920s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Four Georg Jensen Acanthus pastry forks in sterling silver, 1920s
Measures: Length 14.2 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / jeweler can po...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$352 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen, Three Early Acanthus Pastry Forks, 1917-1930
Located in København, Copenhagen
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen. Three early Acanthus pastry forks in sterling silver. Dated 1917-1930.
Measure: Length 14.2 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Our skilled Georg J...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen, Six Early Acanthus Cold Meat Forks, 1920s-1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen. Six early Acanthus cold meat forks in sterling silver, 1920s-1930s.
Measures: Length 15.5 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Our skilled Georg Jen...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen, Acanthus Jam Spoon in Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen. Acanthus jam spoon in sterling silver. Dated 1945-1951.
Measure: Length 15 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Pyramid Marmalade Spoon in Sterling Silver, 1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen pyramid marmalade spoon in sterling silver, 1930s.
Measures: Length 13.7 cm.
Designed by Harald Nielsen, 1927.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen "Cactus" Sauce Spoon in Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen "Cactus" sauce spoon in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Designer: Gundorph Albertus.
Measure: Length 19.5 cm.
Stamped.
In very good condition.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Georg Jensen "Cactus" Sauce Spoon in Sterling Silver, Dated 1932
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Georg Jensen "Cactus" sauce spoon in sterling silver. Dated 1932.
Designer: Gundorph Albertus.
Measure: Length 19 cm.
Stamped.
In very good condition.
...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Georg Jensen "Pyramid" Children's/Travel Knife in Sterling Silver 1933-1944
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rare Georg Jensen "Pyramid" children's / travel knife in sterling silver and stainless steel. Dated 1933-1944.
Designed by Harald Nielsen, 1927.
In very...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Parallel, Rare and Early Sauce Spoon in All Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Parallel. Rare and early sauce spoon in all silver.
Measures: 19 cm.
In very good condition.
Early stamp: 1931.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Parallel Fish Fork in Sterling Silver. 10 Forks available.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Parallel. Fish fork in sterling silver. 1933-1944.
10 forks are available.
Measures: 16 cm.
In very good condition.
Early stamp: 1933-1944.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Evald Nielsen Rare and Complete Fruit Service for Eight Persons, Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Evald Nielsen, rare and complete fruit service for eight persons in sterling silver.
Measures: fruit knife 17.5 cm.
Stamped, 1920s.
In perfect condit...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
$1,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century Tiffany & Co. Demitasse Sterling-Silver Set, Rare
Located in Berlin, DE
Extremely rare Tiffany & Co. demitasse set in sterling silver, Art Deco, circa 1907-1937.
The set consists of four pieces.
Jug, cream jug, sugar bowl and tray.
All pieces are ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Tea Service by Wolfers Freres
By Marcel Wolfers
Located in Sarasota, FL
Art Deco sterling tea service and tray with bone handles. Designed in 1936 by Marcel
Wolfers, and depicted in a book about Wolfers Freres. The service...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling silver and enamel picture frame, By Liberty & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1919
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique sterling silver and enamel picture frame
By Liberty & Co Ltd
Made in Birmingham 1919
Fully hallmarked.
Dimensions -
Size : 26.8 x 19.6 x 1.6 cm
Weight : 522 grams
Conditio...
Category
1910s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Goldsmith Lapparra - Vase In Sterling Silver Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large baluster-shaped solid silver vase decorated with vertical grooves, fixed on a stepped wooden base set with silver at the four corners.
Dimensions: height: 27.5 cm - diameter 21...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith r. Ruys - centerpiece in solid silver art deco twentieth
By Raymond Ruys
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table centerpiece in the shape of a rectangular tureen in solid silver placed on a bat, the body is plain and covered.
The grip and the handles are in silver and ivory.
Rare piece ...
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Of Two Silver Teapots By The Goldsmith G.Lecomte XXth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Flat bottom model, the paunchy body has pinched ribs. THE
The lids of the two teapots are fitted with a thumb rest in
rosewood. The rosewood handle is fixed and inserted into a
si...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Deco Silver Candelabras, 2-Arms - Spain, Barcelona, 1934 - 1940
Located in Girona, Girona
Pair of Art Deco candelabras, 2 arms, sterling silver, weighted bases.
Stamps: "Star", 071B and 171B.
Stamp "Star" for sterling silver in S...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco sterling silver 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 sterling silver created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco sterling silver made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sterling silver, popular names associated with this style include Georg Jensen, Harald Nielsen, Sigvard Bernadotte, and Tiffany & Co.. 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 sterling silver differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $58,967 while the average work can sell for $972.