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
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
Antique Sterling Silver Set Six Candelarbra Candlesticks Ellis & Co London 1925
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare set of six antique Sterling silver candelarbrum and candlesticks Ellis & Co (Ellis Jacob Greenberg) London & Birmingham 1925.
There are six matching cirular based candl...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Bowl, 546B, circa 1931
By Georg Jensen
Located in Sarasota, FL
Georg Jensen hand hammered Art Deco footed sterling bowl designed by Georg Jensen himself. Beautiful hand hammered surface. The bowl has 1925-1931 marks, and designer "GI" for Georg ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
LUC LANEL Paris For Christofle 1930 Art Deco Silver Plated Geometric Hand-Mirror
By Luc Lanel, Christofle
Located in Miami, FL
A geometric hand mirror designed by Lucien "Luc" Lanel for Christofle.
This is a beautiful hand-mirror designed in Paris France during the art deco period by Lucien "Luc" Lanel for the house of Christofle, back in the 1930. The useful hand-mirror has been crafted with sharp geometric shapes in solid silverplate with polished finish. It is a very nice piece of decorative art and is fitted with an octagonal beveled mirror.
Lucien "Luc" Lanel
Luc Lanel (1893-1965) was a very talented sculpture and creator. Very talented designer and ceramist had received his training at the École des arts décoratifs in Paris. He worked mainly with silver or silver-plated metals as well as bronze for the companies Süe et Mare and - as head of the galvanoplastic department - for Christofle, Paris from 1920 to 1946. As a skilled illustrator, he was also responsible for the company's advertisements. Together with the furniture designer Jules Leleu, he received various commissions for interiors and cruise ships. As early as 1928, he created various ceramics in collaboration with his wife Marjolaine Giradet. After the end of the Second World War, the couple concentrated almost exclusively on ceramic work. In addition to regular participation in the Paris Salons and other exhibitions at home and abroad, he also appeared at the Exposition Internationale des Art Décoratifs et Industriels in 1925, as well as at the 1937 Paris World's Fair. His most important creation was the “Odulations” collection and other iconic designs created for the First-Class dining room and the Grand Bar of the great ocean liner the S.S. Normandie which was considered the epitome of Art Deco Design in every way.
Country: Paris, France.
Period: Art-Deco, 1930.
Weight: 391.8 Grams, (0.40 Kg).
Measurements: 250 mm by 103 mm by 16 mm (9.85 x 4.05 x 0.63 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; the maker's and manufacturer marks and signed as follows, "CHRISTOFLE".
Condition: The overall condition of this Christofle hand...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$665 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver Noah's Ark Porringer
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver porringer with Noah’s Ark motif. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1926. Bellied bowl and solid shaped handle. On exterior is acid-etched frieze with a lio...
Category
Early 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
$1,738 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Candlelabra Golden Art Deco Style Candlesticks, A Set of 5 Bronze
Located in Wembley, GB
A set of 5 antique nickel silver, bronze and glass Art Deco-style candlesticks and candelabra pressed cast, and chased. Circular, curved feet wit...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, Gold Leaf
Large Silver Plated Vessel in the Manner of Puiforcat, France 1940's
By Puiforcat
Located in New York, NY
Elegant vessel that can be used as an object of a vase / plant stand, made of silver plated brass in the style of Puiforcat with a gorgeous patina.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Barbour Sterling Silver Bar Tray Platter from Early 20th Century Art Deco Style
By Barbour Silver Co.
Located in New York, NY
Barbour, sterling silver two-handled round bar platter or tray in Art Deco style with an elegant, geometric design, from the early 20th century. It measures 14 1/4'' in diameter (11 ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel-Mounted Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel-mounted magnifying glass, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1923, George Henry Biggins - maker. Measures just under 7...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique English Crystal & Sterling Silver Biscuit Barrel or Covered Jar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique biscuit barrel or covered jar was made by the well known English silversmith James Deakin & Sons in approximately 1920 and done in...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
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
Art Deco Sterling Silver and Yellow Guilloche Enamel and Crystal Powder Jar
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Art Deco, sterling silver and yellow guilloche enamel-mounted cut crystal powder jar, Birmingham, England, 1929, Adie Bros. - makers. The yellow guilloche enamel that deco...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Gentleman Vanity Set
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This set of 10 pieces contains a modern design engraved with the Initials MCB and on each end presents a repousse work of scrolls, foliage and bunch of flowers. It consist of: hairbr...
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
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
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
Nocturne by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 93 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large nocturne by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 93 pieces. This pattern has an simple, Art Deco, linear design.
This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
Georg Jensen, Kaktus, set of twelve sterling silver dessert spoons.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, Kaktus, a set of twelve sterling silver dessert spoons.
Stamped with the post 1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 16.9 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Round Serving Platter on Raised Base Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Deco, sterling silver round serving platter on pedestal base, Tiffany and Co., New York, year-inventory marked for 1924-1925. Designed with an Art Deco figure in the cen...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Celtic Design Sterling Silver Serving Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, Celtic design, sterling silver serving bowl, R. Wallace & Son, Wallingford, Ct., circa 1930s. Measures: 10" x 10" x 2 1/4" high; 14.0 troy ounc...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Amber Glass & Sterling Silver Ruler, 1927
Located in Bath, GB
A very pleasing and hard to find amber coloured glass was used to create this smart desk-top ruler. Either end is fitted with a solid English sterling silve...
Category
1920s British Vintage 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
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
Photo Frame Black and White Enamel Squared Shape Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco-style geometric design. External dimensions cm. 14.5 x 14.5 internal cm. 9 x 9. Weight gr. 260. Designed b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Tea Set, Bullet Style, 1937
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1937, this handsome, 3 Piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, comprises a teapot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl, all pla...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver 79-Piece Flatware Set in Faneuil Pattern Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Tiffany & Co., sterling silver flatware set from the 1920's in Faneuil pattern and Art Deco style, with a beautiful geometric design, consisting of 91pieces: - 6 salad forks measuring 6 3/4'' in length - 10 luncheon forks measuring 7'' in length - 14 luncheon knives measuring 9 1/8'' in length - 8 Fish knives measuring 9 1/8'' in length 8 flat butter spreaders measuring 5 3/4'' in length - 14 soup spoons measuring 7'' in length - 14 dessert spoons measuring 7'' in length - 3 serving spoons measuring 7'' in length - 2 Ladels measuring 5 3/4'' in length 1 Sugar Sifter measuring 5 3/4'' in length - 1 Gold wash Caserole Spoon measuring '' in length 1 Vegetable Spoon measuring 8`'' in length - Total approximate weight (including 0.5 oz per knife) is 6300 Grams. 202 ounces. Each piece bears hallmarks as shown. All non monogrammed. The legendary Tiffany brand was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in Connecticut as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium," with the help of Charles Tiffany's father who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. Tiffany & Co. soon became a highly regarded brand for jewellery, gemstones, and silver. In 1845, Tiffany was a pioneer when it launched the Blue Book, which at the time was the first mail-order catalogue to be distributed in the US. In 1878, Tiffany won the gold medal for jewellery and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid, set of six dinner forks in sterling silver. 1933-1944
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, set of six dinner forks in sterling silver.
Hallmark: 1933-1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 18.1 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
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
$1,188 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Unusual Art Deco Sterling Silver and Black Onyx-Mounted Hinged Crystal Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, sterling silver and black onyx-mounted hinged crystal inkwell, American, circa 1920s-1930s. 12-sided, faceted, clear crystal lid is mounted by a 12-sided piece of black onyx...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, 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
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
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
24 piece Cutlery A Set of Silver Plated Dinner Spoon & Fork in Wooden Box
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare case set of 24 silver plated antique valuable luxury handle sterling silver dining cutlery spoons, forks, knives and coffee spoons ... a set of...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Elegant Pair of Art Deco Silver and Bakelite Salt Shakers from 1935
Located in Knivsta, SE
An elegant pair of Art Deco silver and bakelite salt shakers from 1935. Designed by Eric Pihlgren for GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Stockholm Sweden and dated I8 = 1935.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Box Black and White Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black and White enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1920s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in 1976.
It is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box Blac...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Pyramid, six dessert spoons in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid, six dessert spoons in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1945.
In excellent condition.
Length 16.5 cm.
Pyramid pattern was designed by the renowned artist Harald ...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Midcentury Sterling Silver Decorative Dish with Foliate Tray by J.E. Caldwell Co
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco decorative tray was realized by the Philadelphia based fabled American jeweler and producer of fine luxury silver goods, James Emmot Caldwell, since 1839. It f...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Compote spoon in sterling silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Compote spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmark: 1915-1932.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 9.8 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
1930 Jean E. Puiforcat Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Vermeil Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee set in sterling pure silver, vermeil and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat created in the 1930s.
Service including:
- a...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen, "Kosmos" Coffee Set in Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen. "Kosmos" coffee set in sterling silver with ebony handles.
Dessin 45A and 45C.
Consisting of coffee pot,...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$6,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Top Quality American Sterling Silver Picture Frame, c.1930
Located in Bath, GB
A solid, heavy, top-notch photograph frame made from sterling silver with a solid Oak backing. This Art Deco example has an all over hammered / planished decoration, as stylish today...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
Small Antique Belgian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Tray, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
Perfect as a "Vide Poche" or a business card tray, this little gem of a tray is quite exceptional made from Sterling silver (marked 935) and stands ...
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mappin & Webb Sterling Silver and Blue Glass Salt and Pepper cellars dated 1919
Located in London, GB
Presenting for sale a stunning pair of Art Deco Sterling Silver Hallmarked Salt (and/ or Pepper) Cellars with their original Blue Glass liners made by the renowned UK silversmiths Ma...
Category
1910s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$611 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Sterling Silver Centerpiece Dish, International Silver Co, C.1940
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco Sterling silver centerpiece dish, International Silver Co, C.1940. The large dish on plain pedestal foot, the body with scalloped undu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Perfume Holder Black and White Art Deco style octagonal base 925 Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Perfume holder with octagonal base in black and white fired enamelled 925/1000 sterling silver with screw cap, in Art Deco style. Base cm, 4.3 x 4.7 bottle height cm. 8, total height...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1923 Tazza Footed Dish in Hampton Pattern Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tazza or footed dish in Hampton pattern number 20270 from 1923 and in Art Deco Style with a wide-shaped, geometrically inclined, curvilinear rim. It mea...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid serving fork in sterling silver..
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Pyramid serving fork in sterling silver.
1915-1930 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 22.0 cm.
Pyramid pattern was designed by the renowned artist Harald Ni...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Two Compartment Sterling Silver Footed Table Box with Hinged Lids
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Deco Period, sterling silver, two-compartment table box on bun feet and having two hinged lids and a handle, The Watrous Division of The International Silver Co., Meride...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Early 20th Century Child's Christening Mug Art Deco Style
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver child's or christening mug, made in the early 20th century, gilt inside, in Art Deco style with an elegant, geometric design. It measures 2 5/8'' in height by ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Bottle opener in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in København, Copenhagen
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
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Cut Glass and Silver Biscuit Barrel, Dated 1935, Assayed in Sheffield
Located in London, GB
Art Deco cut glass and silver biscuit barrel, Dated 1935, assayed in Sheffield
Made by Charles William Fletcher with a very 1930's look.
The kn...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.
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