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
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
Jean-Émile PUIFORCAT (1897-1945) A Silver Art Deco Entree Dish & Cover
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Amazing and rare Jean-Émile PUIFORCAT (1897-1945) Art Deco Entree dish in silver, hollow rectangular body decorated with geometric crosses in the corners - Signature of a stamp "Jean...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roussel-doutre - Important 20th Century Silver Cooler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Roussel-doutre - Important 20th Century Silver Cooler"
Important Cooler in solid silver, model resting on an octagonal pedestal, molded with gadroons as a reminder on the edges of t...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Of 6 Art Deco Silver And Enamel Coffee spoons Turner & Simpson 1948
Located in London, GB
Set Of 6 Art Deco Silver And Enamel Coffee spoons Turner & Simpson 1948
Assayed in Birmingham
Nice futuristic design on handles.
Nice quality enamel.
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hukin & Heath - Rare Art Deco Solid / Sterling Silver Toast Rack
Located in Bath, GB
A perfectly stylish toast rack made from solid English silver in a stunning and unusual Art Deco design made by the highly collectable silversmith, Hukin and Heath.
The silver is fu...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portsmouth by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 144 pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Portsmouth by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - pieces. This pattern features a timeless modern pointed unadorned handle design. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Kn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
ANTON MICHELSEN 1930 Pair Of Blue Enameled Fluted Vases In Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of enameled vases designed by Anton Michelsen.
This is a gorgeous pair of enameled vases created in Copenhagen Denmark by the Anton Michelsen Co., back in the 1930. The vases h...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
David Andersen Silver Gilt & Guilloche Enamel Napkin Ring c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning and rarely found Norwegian napkin ring made by the famous silversmith, David Andersen.
The ring is made from sterling silver, stamped 925 (925/1000) and lavishly washed ...
Category
1920s Norwegian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lelièvre (eugène-alfred) – tiffany solid silver coffee pot circa 1880 art nouvea
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large solid silver coffee pot with flat bottom, ovoid body, carved ebony handle, fixed with an umbel flower decoration. We find this same decoration under...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Large Engine Turned English Silver Photograph / Picture Frames, 1915
Located in Bath, GB
So lovely to find a pair of large sterling silver picture frames with smart linear engine turned decoration each with a small circular vacant cartouche to the top.
The backs are m...
Category
1910s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Art Deco Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Glass Owl-Form Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Art Deco Period, sterling silver-mounted glass owl-form match striker (with original glass eyes), London, England, year-hallmarked for 1925. Excellent detail.
Matches are stru...
Category
1920s English 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
Tetard Freres Perles Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 72 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded in 1880 by Edmond Tétard (1860-1901) following the purchase of the house of Mr. Hugo. In 1889, he participated in the World Expo and received a Gold Medal. The house speciali...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Crystal and Sterling Silver Locking Decanter by Hukin and Heath
Located in Bath, GB
Highly sought-after and certainly scarce, this is a truly stylish crystal decanter with beautifully cut top. Made by the highly collectible silversmith, Hukin and Heath.
This is a...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Fish Fork Georg Jensen Silverware Acanthus Silverware, Georg Jensen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fish fork Georg Jensen silverware Acanthus silverware, Georg Jensen.
Pattern Acanthus. Designed by Johan Rohde.
Measures: Length 17 cm.
Stam...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Silver Figural Smoking Monkey & Pipe Knife Rest by Louis Mathey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed French Art Deco knife rest.
In French second standard silver.
By Louis Mathey, the renowned French Art Deco silversmith.
In the form of a flat cut bar terminating in 2 seated monkeys each smoking...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
De Vecchi – Vase In Sterling Silver Italian Design 1970
By De Vecchi 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong-shaped silver cooler, futuristic model with a flat bottom and worked in one piece. United body.
Dimensions: height 26 cm – width at the neck 14 cm
Subject: Agent 1st title 9...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Ladies Dresser Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This three piece sterling silver and guilloche enameled dresser set was made in England in circa 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The set is compo...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat French Sterling Silver Platter Tray Art Deco Style Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Emile Puiforcat, French 0.950 (higher purity than sterling) silver platter tray in Art Deco style, from the early 20th century, in a geometrically inspired design. It measures 11 3/4...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
16 art deco silver knife rests
Located in Brooklyn, NY
large set of knife rests in stylised animal forms from the 1920/1930's
each piece is stamped
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Norwegian Continental Silver '.830' Bud Vase by Magnus Aase
By Magnus Aase
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, Continental silver (.830) bud vase, Bergen, Norway, circa 1920s, Magnus Aase, maker. Measures 6 1/2 inches high x 2 1/2 inches diameter at widest point x 1 1/4 inches diame...
Category
1920s Norwegian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Sauce spoon in sterling silver, all silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Sauce spoon in sterling silver, all silver.
Hallmark: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 18.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co Art Deco Sterling Silver Tray/dish
Located in York, GB
Fine pair of Tiffany & co silver trays of oval form, marked ''TIFFANY & CO.
(this model was first produced in 1925),
also marked 111N.
1070 total weight approx.
size 28cm x 22cm
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Novelty Antique English Sterling Silver Jewelry Box, 1921
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderfully handsome and unusual jewelry box in the form of a bow fronted drawers on legs or a dressing table with two solid silver knobs to the fron...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique Silver Cup JARDINJÄR Silver & Crystal European Decorative Bowl Cup
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique silver cup or large Decorative food or fruit cup, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. unstamped, tested with the scratch test, Height 15cm, Width 41c...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Fountain Pen in Sterling Silver fired Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain pen in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. With 14 carats gold nib and ink cartridge. Diameter mm. 10.5 Total length cm. 14. Weight gr. 45. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
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
Art Deco Sterling Silver Dish, Mappin & Webb, 1936
Located in Glasgow, GB
Mappin & Webb sterling silver dish in Art Deco style with dual handles featuring geometric patterns, reeded edge, engraved inner band, and a castellated base.
• Assay: .925 (Sterlin...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Short-handled dinner knife. Dated 1933-1944
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Short-handled dinner knife.
Sterling silver. Stainless steel blade.
Hallmarked: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 22,5 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Antique Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Napkin Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver napkin ring.
In sterling silver.
By Tiffany & Co.
With engraved lines to the top and bottom edges.
Together with ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Set of six dinner forks in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
A set of six dinner forks in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1945.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 18.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Spot-Hammered Quaich, R.E. Stone, London, 1946
By R E Stone
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George VI sterling silver Quaich in the Art Deco style; hallmarked London, 1946, and made by highly collectable silversmith R.E. Stone. The Quaich is of circular spot-hammered form...
Category
1940s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Box, Birmingham, 1931
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent large box made from a hefty piece of English crystal with a variety of intricate cutting creating an impressive and truly glamorous piece.
The hinged rims are made f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Petite Travel / Pocket Solid Silver Shoehorn - 1928
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little shoehorn, due to it's smaller size, I assume it was made for travel / pocket use.
Made from solid sterling silver it has an import mark formally hallmarked in the ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Bottle opener in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Bottle opener in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Hallmark: After 1944.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 11.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Evening Bag with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval evening bag in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. Measurement cm. 5.5 x 10 x 14.8, interior with ground mirror. Weight gr. 748. Created in 1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Bottle opener in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Compote spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmark: 1915-1932.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 9.8 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Two cold meat forks in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Two cold meat forks in sterling silver.
Hallmarks: 1915-1932 and 1933-1944.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 14.0 cm.
Category
1910s 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
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Georg Jensen, Pyramid salt spoon in sterling silver. 1931
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Pyramid salt spoon in sterling silver.
1915-1932 hallmark.
Dated 1931.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Length 4.9 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl M. Cohr Elite Cake / Coffee Forks & Spoons in Silver, Set of 25
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 25 pieces (12+12+1) spoons, cake forks and a single cream spoon. This design/patterns is called Elite and was made at Carl Cohr's silver workshop in Denmark circa 1900-1940....
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver, with Black Enamel Mounted Powder Jar
Located in New York, NY
Lovely, Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted powder jar, Foster and Bailey, providence, Rhode Island, circa 1920s-1930s. Sterling silver lid is "tuxedo striped" and has black enamel des...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Striking English Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Art Deco Decanter, 1935
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking Art Deco decanter made from a hefty piece of glass, beautifully hand-cut. The towering stopper sits in a collar which is wrapped in English sterling silver, fully ha...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Glass
Fountain Pen Sterling Silver fired Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain Pen Sterling Silver 925/1000 with translucent fired enamel on guilloche.
Fountain Pen Sterling Silver has 14 carats gold nib and ink cartridge.
Fountain Pen Sterling Silve...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Serving spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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
English Sterling Silver Cream and Sugar, Art Deco, London, 1935
Located in Bath, GB
A fine quality and very stylish cream and sugar set made from a good heavy gauge of sterling silver with a very elegant Art Deco design.
Each piece is fully hallmarked for London ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon-Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver sugar spoon with a long graceful handle. The piece has a hallmark and is stamped Sterling. Probably English.
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. A six-person lunch set in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. A six-person lunch set in sterling silver.
Comprising six long-handled lunch knives, six lunch forks, and six tablespoons.
Stamped with after 1944 hallmark.
In p...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions diameter cm. 15.8 high cm . 8.2. Weight gr. 974. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by objects designed by Louis Cartier around 1920 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens, also in parure with other objects and in different colors, in the headquarters by the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 750°<800° C.
About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier.
Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation.
Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ".
With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones.
At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists.
In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001.
In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State".
We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue.
An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Thomas Bradbury, Art Deco Britannia Silver Twin Handled Cup, UK, circa 1923
Located in Chatham, ON
THOMAS BRADBURY & SONS (Sheffield) - Fine quality Art Deco Britannia silver twin handled Christening cup - gently sloping sides - S shaped handles - 'CWST' Art Deco monogram within a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen, Three Early Acanthus Pastry Forks
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen. Three early Acanthus pastry forks in sterling silver.
Measures: Length 14.2 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent con...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box with wedges Enamel Sterling Silver black and white Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal wedge box in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white colors fire enameled in Art Deco style. Measures 7.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm. Weight gr. 281. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Candle Guard
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sterling Silver overlay candle guard from the early 20th century. Art Nouveau sterling violet floral patterns fused to a curved panel of glass with cen...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Base Talcum Powder Holder Black and White Art Deco 925 Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Hexagonal base talcum powder holder in black and white fired enamel in 925/1000 sterling silver with perforated screw cap and pressure counter-cap, in Art Deco style. Base cm, 5.3 x ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Blue White Guilloche Enamel Brush Dresser Set
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Beautiful blue guilloche enamel and sterling silver three piece brush set featuring a mirror and 2 brushes. This set was made in Birmingham England by D.M. & Co. Davis, Moss & Co. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Sterling Silver-Mounted Shagreen Table Box
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted shagreen table box, London, 1923, Charles Boynton & Sons, Ltd, makers. Measures: 6 1/4" wide x 3 1/2" deep x 2 1/4" high. Wood lined. Shagreen is be...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Moser Glass & 800 Silver Liqueur Decanter and Six Shot Glasses
By Carl Moser 1
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning Art Deco liqueur decanter in clear glass with a solid silver (continental 800 silver) stamped 800.
Complete with the six origin...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
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.