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
Period: Mid-20th Century
Jean Despres Silver o.925 Art Deco Brooch
By Jean Despres
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jean Despres was a French jewelry maker and designer best known for his intricate Art Deco jewelry made from semi-precious stones, machine parts, andenamel. Despres' aesthetics were ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Salt Cellar and Spoon
By Georg Jensen
Located in San Mateo, CA
Sterling silver salt cellar and spoon model 110 by Georg Jensen. This is hand hammered. The handle folds around to the bottom and ends with two ball feet. The end of the spoon has a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Dish, Mappin & Webb, 1936
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Mappin & Webb sterling silver dish, designed in the Art Deco manner. This elegant dish features dual handles adorned with geometric patterns, a delicately reeded edge, and an intri...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Place Size 60 Pcs New
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Embodying the spirit of casual luxury, Fairfax has a sterling design that never goes out of style. As timely today as when it was first introduced in 1910, this design is influenced ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco Drakes D6 Silver Plated Beef Carving Trolley 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and rare fully restored antique Art Deco silver plate serving cart, circa 1930 in date.
Serve your roast beef in style!!
This stunning trolley is suitable for serving cooked meats such as roast beef, lamb, and turkey.
It features a vented silver plated locking retractable revolving dome which opens to a detachable well and water tank over 2 spirit burners.
The water tank has two recesses with containers for gravy or vegetables, as well as an aluminium carving board. It has a vented screw knob for filling the tank with water and for vapour or steam escape.
The sides are fitted with handles and a detachable plate holder, set upon an oval walnut cabriole leg base.
The middle shelf is fitted with an oval silver plated utensil tray and the whole is mounted on four rubberized wheels.
This superb piece was crafted by perhaps London's finest silversmith of the time, Drakes Silversmiths of Brewer Street, London W1.
It is a Drakes model, D6, No: 824 and bears the silver plated label. It is one of the most desirable models they made, with the revolving dome, which makes it very easy to use.
This truly exceptional piece is offered in superb fully restored overall condition.
Provenance:
Executive Chef John Williams, The Ritz, 150 Piccadilly, London.
Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully repolished in our workshops, the silver plated parts have all been beautifully replated by a top London silversmith, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 120 x Width 119 x Depth 68
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 11 inches x Width 3 foot, 11 inches x Depth 2 foot, 3 inches
Drakes
Harry Drake started manufacturing carving trolleys and gained success in the 60s when he made two for the new London Hilton. Conrad Hilton...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen. Art Deco "Pyramid" candelabra, sterling silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen.
Art Deco "Pyramid" candelabra in sterling silver.
Dated 1933-44.
Design 537A.
In very good condition.
Measures: 33 x 23 cm.
Early stamp.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Art Deco salt cellar with matching salt spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Art Deco salt cellar with a matching salt spoon in sterling silver.
Model 110.
1933-1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Salt cella...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Engine Turned Silver Compact. English 1930's
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very smart art deco silver compact
Engine turned
Clear hallmark. Birmingham 1938
Good condition.
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen, Art Deco napkin ring in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Art Deco napkin ring in sterling silver.
Model number: 238A.
1933-1944 hallmark.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 5.2 cm x W 2.7 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen. "Cactus" salt and pepper shakers in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gundorph Albertus (1887-1970) for Georg Jensen, Denmark,
"Cactus" salt and pepper shakers in sterling silver.
Designed in 1930.
Model number: 629A.
Stamped with 1945-51 Georg Jens...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gundorph Albertus for Georg Jensen. "Cactus" salt and pepper shakers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gundorph Albertus (1887-1970) for Georg Jensen, Denmark.
"Cactus" salt and pepper shakers in sterling silver.
Designed in 1930.
Model number: 629A.
Stamped with 1945-51 Georg Jens...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Cactus, two sterling silver appetizer forks/herring forks.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Cactus, two sterling silver appetizer forks/herring forks.
Stamped with the hallmark from 1945-1951.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions:...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Cactus, a pair of sterling silver jam spoons.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Cactus, a pair of sterling silver jam spoons.
Stamped with the hallmark from 1945-1951.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 13.6 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Salt Pepper Shaker, Art Deco Decorative Condiment Set with Tray
Located in Hampshire, GB
A modernist Silver Condiment Set comprising a Salt shaker, a Pepper Shaker, a Mustard Pot & a spoon. The mustard pot has a blue glass bowl and a silver spoon. Each item's exterior ha...
Category
1940s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver, Metal
Georg Jensen, Cactus, six sterling silver dinner spoons.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Cactus, a set of six sterling silver dinner spoons.
Stamped with the hallmark from 1933 to 1944.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 19.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Cactus, set of six sterling silver dinner spoons.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Cactus, a set of six sterling silver dinner spoons.
Stamped with the hallmark from 1933 to 1944.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 19.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Tea and Coffee Set 4 Pieces Sterling silver
Located in Kiel, SH
A Coffee and tea set with sugar pot and milk jug
All pieces are made of Sterling silver
with bakelite handles
all pieces marked Fr Veniziani Milano Firenze 900
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid, set of five long-handled lunch knives.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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
Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver
A Pair Antique Silver Salt Pepper Shaker Art Deco Decorative Condiment Set Tray
Located in Hampshire, GB
A pair of modernist Silver Condiment sets comprising a Salt shaker, a Pepper Shaker, a Mustard Pot & a spoon. The mustard pot has a blue glass bowl and a silver spoon. Each item's ex...
Category
1940s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver
Set of 12 Fine French Art Deco Silver plated "Gallia" Knife Rests by Christofle
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Set of 12 fine French Art Deco silver plated knife rests designed by Marcel Sandoz for the Gallia collection of Christofle. All 12 animals are different.
Original case.
Hallmark ” Ga...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco A. Michelsen Sterling Silver & Enamel 1931 Christmas Spoon & Fork Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Christmas souvenir spoon set.
By Anton Michelsen.
In sterling silver with gilt decoration throughout and enamel decoration to the h...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period, sterling silver cocktail shaker - Cocktails for Two - Reed and Barton Silversmiths, Taunton, Mass., circa 1930's. Lightly gilt inter...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Table Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period, sterling silver table box with hinged lid and wooden interior, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1933, Auguste Dreyfus - maker. Lid is engine-turned in design...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 98 Pieces Place Size
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Embodying the spirit of casual luxury, Fairfax has a sterling design that never goes out of style. As timely today as when it was first introduced in 1910, this design is influenced ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1937. Round with curved and fluted sides. Rim flat and applied with incised band. Short foot ring with same. Fully ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portsmouth by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 124 pieces
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Portsmouth by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 98 pieces. This pattern features a timeless pointed unadorned handle design. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 1/2"
12 Forks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hans Hansen silverware, Arvesølv no. 7. Art Deco lunch knife in sterling silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silverware, Arvesølv no. 7. Art Deco lunch knife in sterling silver and stainless steel.
1940s.
Stamped.
In excellent condition, knife blade with minor wear.
Dimensions: ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Set of 3 English Art Deco Sterling Silver Napkin Rings
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 George VI sterling silver napkin rings. Made by Turner & Simpson Ltd in Birmingham in 1939. Hexagonal with allover engine-turned ornament in thin plain frames. Letter block ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn, two grapefruit spoons. Mid-20th century.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Acorn, two grapefruit spoons.
Mid-20th century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: L 14.7 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Robert Wallace & Sons Patriotic 1940 Bullet Salt and Pepper Set in .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Unusual shakers set designed by Robert Wallace & Sons.
A beautiful set of 6 salt & pepper shakers, designed during the WWII period, circa 1940's. They was crafted with patriotic m...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Vanity Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver Art Deco vanity mirror. It’s the perfect size for you vanity table — not too big and definitely n...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Bowl Small Fruit Basket with Relief, Openwork Decorative Object
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique silver bowl small fruit basket with relief, openwork decorative object hallmarked sterling silver oval bon bon dish bowl intricate cut out ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Table Box autumn colours, Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver, Enamel and Coral Sa
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Sterling Silver Toast Rack, Richard Woodman Burbridge for Harrods
By Richard Woodman Burbridge
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver toast rack, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1932, The toast rack has the maker's mark of Richard Woodman Burbridge for Harrods. Richard Woodman Burb...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Acorn, Large Serving Spade in Sterling Silver, 1933-1944
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Acorn, large serving spade in sterling silver.
1933-1944.
In perfect condition with minimal signs of use.
Marked.
Dimensions: L 22.8 x W 8.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Design - Sterling Silver Tea Set - Walker & Hall 1947
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1947 by Walker & Hall, this fantastic, Sterling Silver Tea Set, is the height of Art Deco design, with a wooden base, handle and finial to the teapot.
The...
Category
1940s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Compotes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These sterling silver compotes have a Jensenesque appearance without the painful price!! Four marble size balls are between the bowl and base. The base is NOT weighted and has an Art...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Large Art Deco Period Solid Sterling Silver Serving Platter/Tray by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Very large, Art Deco Period, solid sterling silver serving platter/tray, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, Ca. 1935. Measures 20 1/2 inches long x 14 1/2 inches...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cartier Large Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy Cartier sterling silver reeded table box from the mid-century modern era. Rectangular with domed and ribbed top; straight sides; ribbed front and ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Engine-Turned Footed Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco style, engine-turned, footed table box with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1960, Jay Richard Attenborough and Co., Ltd. - makers. Measures 6 1/2 inches...
Category
1960s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 5-Flame Art Deco Silver Candelabras by Wilhelm Binder Germany Ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Two five-flame candelabras of simple elegance on an octagonal, stepped foot, raised in the middle and ending in a shaft with an octagonal cross-section, in the lower area of the shaft the wall is slightly wavy, converging and widening again, removable top piece with a central spout and four curved volute arms with struts, attached, bud-shaped spouts with eaves bowls, the eight-pointedness continuing here in every detail.
Made around 1930
crescent + crown - German imperial silver...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Wiwen Nilsson 1961 Sweden Art Deco Geometric Pitcher Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An octagonal pitcher designed by Wiwen Nilsson (1897-1974).
Beautiful and elegant Scandinavian geometric pitcher, created in Stockholm Sweden by the artist and silversmith Wiwen N...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1930. Rectangular with straight sides. Corner posts on ball support. Cover flat and hinged; on top horizontal en...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Volmer Bahner Salt & Pepper Set in Sterling Silver & Enamel Guilloche, 1960s
By Ovesen and Volmer Bahner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful set consisting of salt and pepper shaker in sterling silver and maroon/red and lemon yellow enamel guilloche. This ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Box in Hammered Solid Silver with a Decoration of Stylized Flowers
Located in ARGENTEUIL, FR
Superb cigarette box from around the mid-20th century with a beautiful silver lid hammered with a seedling of 800/1000e solid silver flowers. There is an unidentified punch under the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Mint Julep Cup by Alvin
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period, sterling silver mint julep cup, Alvin Silver Manufacturing. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1930s-1940s. Measures 3 3...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Unusual Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box With Hinged Lid
By Hassett & Harper Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, rare, Art Deco Period, footed sterling silver table box with rounded, hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1938, Hassett and Harper Ltd. - makers. Underside ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Bernadotte Danish Dinner Set for 12 with 123 Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Bernadotte sterling silver dinner service for 12. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. This set compromises 123 pcs (dimensions in inches):
Forks: 12 dinner forks (8 1/8), 12 salad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Art Deco Mayan Sterling Silverware Service for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A complete Sterling silver Georg Jensen Mayan Pattern silverware service for twelve persons. The Mayan pattern is design #56 by Johan Rohde from 193...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Bittersweet Sterling Silverware Set for Twelve
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage Georg Jensen sterling silverware service in the rare Bittersweet pattern, design #79 from 1940 by Gundorph Albertus. This is...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco box by Cartier, New York in Sterling Silver & 14ct Gold, 1930
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier, New York
A magnificently stylish Sterling silver cigar box of high Art Deco style by Cartier, New York, circa 1930, the rectangular box...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Sterling Silver
Silver box with red stone cabochon by GAB, Sweden, 1930
Located in Paris, FR
A silver box with with red stone on the lid , cedar wood interior, height approx. 4 cm, length approx. 12.5x8.5cm. Marked "GAB" with several stamps for silver. made in Sweden circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 5 Sterling Silver Vintage Martini Cocktail Olive Picks Barware Appetizer
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 5 sterling silver charming Art Deco style cocktail appetizer picks. These picks feature 5 different large bulb finials that have a raised, 3-D l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cactus Napkin Ring 81A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage sterling silver napkin ring in the Cactus pattern, design #81A by Gundorph Albertus. There were three sizes napkin ring pr...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker Designed by Keith Murray, Hallmarked, 1932
Located in London, GB
Art Deco cocktail shaker, with stepped and lined decoration to the top and body of the shaker, by Keith Murray for Mappin and Webb. Hallmarked Sheffield 1932. The cocktail shaker has...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Coffee Pot and Sugar Bowl, " Art Deco Pieces by Atelier Borgila, Sterling Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely designed and executed, this Art Deco coffee pot and sugar bowl form an elegant pairing, and were made by Erik Fleming's Atelier Borgila...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker
By Marcus & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver cocktail shaker, Marcus and Company, New York - makers, Ca. 1935. Measures 5 1/4 inches high x 3 1/4 inches diamete...
Category
1930s American 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.
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