Art Deco Lighting
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
Creator: Atelier Jean Perzel
Pair of Art Deco Brass & Frosted Glass Reverse Dome Sconces Signed Jean Perzel
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of Art Deco brass and frosted glass reverse dome sconces were realized by the esteemed atelier of Jean Perzel in France circa 1940. They feature volumetric rectangu...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fine French Art Deco Square Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a lacquered and bronze square frame that holds the frosted side glass and the bottom enameled glass diffusers.
The square bottom glass diffuser is removable for bulb repl...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
5 Fine French Art Deco Flush Mounts or Wall Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - Five fine French Art Deco ceiling or wall lights with a round optical fluted frosted glass shade supported by three bronze studs.
Price is per fixture.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rare Large French Art Deco Chandelier by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco chandelier with a brass frame that holds two off-white enameled bent glass side diffusers and textured bottom glass diffusers with prismatic glas...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
3 Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Enameled Glass Flush Mount by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a brown patina bronze square frame that holds the white enameled optical glass diffusers.
The flat square horizontal diffuser is easily removable in order to change the b...
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
8 Fine French Art Deco Chrome and Glass Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eight fine French Art Deco chrome and enameled white glass sconces by Jean Perzel
Price is per sconce.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Exceptional Art Deco Zodiac Desk Light or Table Lamp by Jean Perzel France 1940s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and elegant Art Deco desk light or table lamp with zodiac signs. Designed & manufactured by Atelier Jean Perzel, Paris, France, 1940s. Signed on the base beside the s...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
3 pairs of Fine French Art Deco Brushed Nickel and Glass Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Jean Perzel - Three pairs of fine French Art Deco wall lights with a white enameled glass shade mounted on a brushed nickel frame.
This model trimmed the walls of "le petit s...
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20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Ceiling or Wall Light by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - A fine French Art Deco enameled glass and gilded bronze square ceiling or wall light with rounded corners.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Rare and Large Art Deco Wall Sconces by Jean Perzel, Paris, circa 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Wonderful pair of French wall sconces by Jean Perzel, Paris, circa 1930s.
They are made of nickeled bronze and heavy ground glass slabs.
Lamp socket: each one x e 27 (for standard ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Pair of Large Perzel French Art Deco 1940s Flush Ceiling Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of modern French Art Deco polished brass and frosted glass large flush ceiling lamps by famed lighting maker, Jean Perzel. Rewired 4 standard sockets. Can be sold individually...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
A pair of Fine French Art Deco Brushed Nickel and Glass Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A pair of fine French Art Deco wall lights with a white enameled glass bowl shade mounted on a brushed nickel frame.
Signed
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Glass and Nickel Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - A pair of fine French Art Deco wall lights with a nickel base and an enameled glass cylinder shade.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A pair of fine French Art Deco wall lights made with a semi-oval bronze bowl adorned with crystal glass slabs.
Signed.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Glass and Brass Ceiling or Wall Lights by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Jean Perzel - A pair of fine French Art Deco enameled glass and gilded bronze square flush mounts or sconces with rounded corners.
Signed
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Jean Perzel '1892-1986' for Claude Lumière, Art Deco Desk Lamp
By Claude Lumière, Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Jean Perzel (1892-1986) for Claude Lumière.
Desk lamp in burr-style lacquered metal, flared tubular legs and circular base, holophane glass topped with...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
A Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Cut Glass Sconce by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A creation from the 1930s by Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco wall light with some frosted and clear hand-cut crystal glass underlined with a bronze frame which supports a double...
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1850s French Antique Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Fine French Art Deco White and Pink Glass Wall Lights by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco round sconces with enameled and frosted glass shades mounted on a re-polished bronze base.
Model created in 1926
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1760s French Antique Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Enameled Glass Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a gold lacquered bronze crown-shaped frame that holds the white enameled glass diffusers.
The flat round horizontal diffuser is easily removable in order to change the bu...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
One Jean Perzel Original French Art Deco Period Glass and Metal Sconce, Signed
Located in New York City, NY
A single original Art Moderne semi-cylindrical sconce spotlighting a heavily molded polished art glass sheath
with linear pattern and original mounts...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Glass
Jean Perzel Art Deco Brass and Glass Flush Mounts Lamps, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Two large French Art Deco brass and glass flush mounts lamps by Jean Perzel- priced per piece
Beautiful pair of large 23 inch ceiling lamps by Jean Perzel, France (marked on the ins...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fine French Art Deco Two-Tiered Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - fine French Art Deco two-tiered round ceiling fixture with a gilded lacquered bronze frame which supports the bent and flat enameled white glass diffusers.
The flat bo...
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Fine French Art Deco Two-Tiered Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco two-tiered round ceiling fixture with a gilded lacquered crown-shaped bronze frame which supports the bent and flat enameled white glass ...
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1980s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel: A fine French Art Deco rectangular ceiling light with a brush painted and bronze frame that holds the lateral glass diffusers, and a white enameled glass bottom diffuser...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Flush Mount/ Sconce by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco flush mount ceiling fixture or wall light with a fluted round and frosted glass shade supported by three bronze studs.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Jean Perzel French Art Deco Very Rare Floor Lamp, circa 1932
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Perzel, rare floor lamp, model 32, in nickel-plated bronze and salmon-pink crystal. Very rare, only a few collectors and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris own this mo...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
4 Fine French Art Deco Brass and Glass Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - Four fine French Art Deco sconces with a brass support and a frosted fluted glass shade.
Price is per sconce.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Jean Perzel Floor Lamp
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Jean Perzel floor lamp in chromed metal and glass shade.
Signed on the base.
A 1930s design, was chosen for the ocean liner "Normandie" 1n 1935. Remade in 1990s.
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Superb Eclips Jean Perzel Table lamp model 936
Located in Den Haag, NL
Eclipse. A lamp designed with soft pleasant lines consisting of a light sphere supported by a 360° swivel support enabling to play with the light intensity.
Model n° 936 GM Work...
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1980s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large pair of Perzel art deco bronze sconces from the 30's
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beautiful pair of French art deco sconces from the '30s by Perzel. Solid bronze structure and thick faceted glass diffusers. Beautiful vintage condition, with a nice patina of age on...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
3 Exterior Watertight Glass Slab Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a minimalist white lacquered base.
Recent edition.
Price is per fixture.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel: A fine French Art Deco rectangular ceiling light with a bronze and lacquered frame, sand blasted glass diffusers and "crystal" c...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Ceiling Light by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a bronze crown-shaped frame that holds the frosted glass diffusers. The round white horizontal laminated white glass diffusers is easily removable in order to change the b...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
4 Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a bronze bowl that supports a frosted glass shade and a cascade of ground glass slabs. Two standard bulbs per wall light (up to 300 watts)
Price is per sconce.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Ceiling Light by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a bronze crown-shaped frame that holds the frosted glass diffusers. The horizontal round enameled white glass diffuser is removable in order to change the bulbs.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Brass Flush Mount/ Sconce by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco flush mount ceiling fixtures or wall light with a round frosted glass shade supported by three bronze studs.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco chandelier with a convex frosted glass diffuser sitting on a chrome bowl and a center prismatic glass lens.
US re-wired.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Model No. "1142" Wall Light by Atelier Jean Perzel, France Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
From 1920 to 1939, Art Deco revolutionized 20th century architecture and design. The period also gave birth to the Jean Perzel company, which would also make its mark on the world of...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of rare 1930s Illuminated Glass and Chrome Consoles by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel (1892 - 1986) - A pair of fine French Art Deco illuminated glass and chrome demi-lune consoles with their original Saint Gobain glass tops.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Fine French Art Deco Square Glass and Bronze Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a bronze square frame that holds the frosted glass diffusers. The square bottom glass diffuser is removable in order to change the bulbs.
Signed.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Chandelier with Glass by Jean Perzel
Located in Zurich, CH
This chandelier highlights an iconic lighting piece by Jean Perzel, a renowned designer celebrated for his pioneering contributions to lighting. The piece showcases Perzel's meticulo...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Square Enameled Glass and Chrome Flush Mount by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - Fine French Art Deco square enameled glass ceiling light mounted on a chrome frame.
The square flat bottom glass diffuser is...
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20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Sconces / Reading Lamps by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A pair of fine French Art Deco wall lights - reading lamps made with a bronze mount and swivel shade that turns around the frosted glass balls shade.
These reading lam...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Sconce by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco sconce patina bronze and frosted glass by Jean Perzel.
Model #542D.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of rare Art Deco wall sconces by the French Modernist lighting designer Jean Perzel, made of frosted tinted glass and nickel-plated supp...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Glass
Rare Fine French Art Deco Glass and Brass Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - A rare ceiling light mounted on a round brass frame, which holds a laminated glass diffuser and a central prismatic glass lens.
Bibliography - Jean Perzel "Luminaires,"...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Glass and Chrome Ceiling or Wall Lights by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Jean Perzel - A pair of fine French Art Deco flush mounts or sconces with white enameled glass diffusers mounted on a chromed frame.
Signed
Category
1950s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Square Flush Mount by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mounted on a bronze square frame that holds the enameled glass diffusers. The square bottom glass diffuser is removable for bulb replacement.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Sconce by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - Fine French Art Deco sconce with a frosted and fluted glass diffuser that sits on a bronze clasp
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine Large French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Wall Light by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With some vertical diamond cut-glass slabs outlined by a bronze mount, a bronze bowl and a glass bowl diffuser.
This wall light adorned the grand luxury cabin on the cruise liner “N...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Brass and Opal Wall Light by Atelier Jean Perzel, France Early 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
From 1920 to 1939, Art Deco revolutionized 20th century architecture and design. The period also gave birth to the Jean Perzel company, which would also make its mark on the world of lighting and design. Jean Perzel’s light fixtures and furniture in both glass and bronze later adorned the world’s most prestigious addresses… from the King’s Court in Belgium to the home of Henry Ford as well as the Rothschild’s family residence. He also conceived the lighting for the League of Nations in Geneva, the Luxembourg Cathedral, the Embassy of Canada at Lahaye, and even the French cruise ship Normandie.
Like all wall lights from the Atelier, this wall light was designed and handcrafted in their workshop located in the heart of Paris. Since each model highlighted the architecture of the place that inspired its creation, the pure lines of Jean Perzel’s fixtures...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fine French Art Deco White Glass and Chrome Flush Mount or Sconce by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a minimalist chromed frame mount that supports the white enameled glass, diffusing a nice and bright light.
Can be used as a ceiling or wall light.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
3 Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Crystal Clear Glass Sconces by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Perzel - Three fine French Art Deco wall lights made with a semi-oval bronze bowl adorned with crystal clear glass slabs.
Signed.
Price is ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Semi Cylinder Shape Sconce by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - A fine French Art Deco semi cylinder shape optical glass wall light supported by a bronze mount.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Slabs Glass Sconce by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco slabs glass wall light mounted in a bronze frames sconces by Jean Perzel.
Signed.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine Glass and Bronze Cylindrical Sconces by Jean Perzel (only one fixture left)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - Fine French Art Deco wall light with an enameled glass cylinder shade mounted on a bronze base.
Only one light remains for...
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Glass Ceiling or Wall Light by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco flush mount or sconce with white enameled glass diffusers mounted on a bronze frame. Signed.
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Chandelier by Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine French Art Deco pendant by Jean Perzel with a satin enameled glass cylinder shade and three bronze studs that support a prismatic glass lens (which is easy to remove for bulb ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Mambo Unlimited Ideas, Marius-Ernest Sabino, Atelier Jean Perzel, and David Gueron Degue. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $75 and tops out at $700,000 while the average work can sell for $2,774.