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
Brown Small Enamel Art Deco Style Flower Shaped Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small enamel Art Deco style flower pendant lamp from enamel. This old lamp is made out of thin enamel metal and has a warm brown colour. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb and cu...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Magnificent and Huge Art Deco Chandelier Vienna, 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Magnificent and huge Art Deco chandelier Vienna of the 1920s.
Polished brass and stove enameled.
The crystal parts of the chandelier are ori...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Sculptural Chrome Finish Floor Lamp with Parchment Inlay by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines.
The Cosmo Sky floor lamp by Kifu Paris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Opaline Glass Pendants
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel/brass frame nickel-plated, opaline glass shade, fitted with one E27 socket. Made in Austria in the early 1930s.
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Brass and White Frosted Glass Four-Light Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant French Art Deco chandelier from the 1930s. Three brass arms, each with a white frosted glass shade, and one socket for the E 27 light bulb. The bottom is centered with a f...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Top Quality Carved & Great Color w. Black Veins Alabaster Art Deco Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful colors with flowing black veins alabaster light fixture.
If you are looking for a good quality and striking pendant to grace your interior then this early 20th century sp...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Art Deco Black Lacquer and Nickel Stacked Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage table lamp features two stacked black enameled balls separated by chrome mount with base and top chrome elements in the same size as the mount. The lamp is reminiscent ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Chandelier with Nickel Finish and Monumental Tiffany Glasses
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Luminous Art Deco Chandelier with nickel finish and Monumental Tiffany Glasses.
Category
2010s French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Algues" Night Light
Located in New York, NY
Argy Rousseau’s Algues nightlight displays the Fucus, a brown algae harvested in Brittany, flanking a spray of water in an arresting teal and amethyst. The seaweed harvest was histor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Pendant Vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco pendant Vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enamelled
Original glass shade.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Opal, Brass
Superb Art Deco Ninfea Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier Italy, 1940
By Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing hand blown Ninfea Murano glass chandelier on two levels by Ercole Barovier. Cascade of precious iridescent hand blown leaves.
Timeless eleganc...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Gold and Pearly White Murano Glass Leaf Sconces in Barovier Style
By Barovier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
These beautiful leaves shaped Murano glass sconces were entirely hand made in Italy. Their shape is remarkable, as if it was meant to move, it is very lively. Glass is very thick and...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Rhapsody Cluster II Chandelier in Shagreen Quartz & Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Art Deco Alabaster and Brass Three-Light Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Art Deco alabaster and brass three-light chandelier, 1930s.
This elegant chandelier from the 1930s features a dark brass oviform body with three arms each with a beautiful white and ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Art Deco Style Streamline Alabaster Sconce
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and elegant Art Deco Style Streamline Alabaster Sconce originates from France, during the 20th Century. Featuring a minimal form with lovely proportions and subtle veined ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
QUEENS 5 Sconce in Calacatta Marble by Brownstone Boys x Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Part of The Boroughs Collection, created in partnership with The Brownstone Boys.
Inspired by the iconic designs of the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the Queens Sconce pays homage to t...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel, Enamel, Bronze
Cascading Murano Glass Disc Chandelier: A Statement of Art Deco Italian Elegance
Located in Villaverla, IT
Magnificent Cascading Murano Glass Disc Chandelier: A Statement of Art Deco Italian Elegance
Presenting a breathtaking chandelier that epitomizes contemporary Italian design and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Top Quality Pair of Two-Light Art Deco Sculptural Bronze Wall Sconces Lights
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and highly decorative pair of stunning bronze sconces.
With early 20th century lighting as one of our specialities, we have seen a lot of great and unique fixtures, but neve...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Geometric Table Lamps by Schneider
Located in North Bergen, NJ
A pair of French Art Deco table lamps signed by the French artist Charles Schneider. The shades are enhanced by geometric motif in clear frosted glass with polished details. Held by ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Lighting
Art Deco Ceiling Pendant Lamp Signed DAUM, France
By Daum
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A French Art Deco ceiling lamp. Made in the end of the French Art Deco period, circa 1930-1940. It have a modernist appeal. The lamp have a frosted etched glass bowl. The base is an ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Iron
High Style Art Deco Relief Cubist & Geometric Frosted Glass Chandelier by Degue
By Degué
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco pendant was realized by the esteemed maker, Degue, in France circa 1930. The chandelier offers stylized cubist floral patters, as well as geometric motifs throu...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Art Deco Style Glass Sconces Vintage, German, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of Art Deco style sconces. Beautiful clear glass on gold plated frames. Each fixture requires one European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulb, each bulb up to 40 watts.
Category
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Art deco nickel clamp table lamp vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art deco nickel clamp table lamp vienna around 1920s
Original condition
e-14 bulb ( the small one )
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Jean-Michel Frank's Iron Design Table Lamps for Argentine Company Comte
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Jean-Michel Frank's iron design table lamps for argentine company Comte S.A., circa 1938
By: Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A.
Material: iron, metal, cord
Technique: cast, molde...
Category
1930s Argentine Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of Large Italian Table Lamps in Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of large Art Deco style Italian table lamps.
The base is made of thick plywood painted in glossy black and decorated with polished brass sheet on the top. The glass part is hand...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Style Chandelier
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and glass rods.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of ART DECO Degué wall applique lamp wrought iron, 1930s
By Degué
Located in Saarburg, RP
Pair Art Deco sconces by Degué
These original wall lights by Degué impress with their simple and functional Art Deco design. Both lamps are signed and provide a very pleasant light....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Arte Deco Cut Glass Gilt Bronze Flush Mount, Ceiling Light, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely cut glass and gilt bronze flush mount/ceiling France, 1930s. This beautiful piece is very good condition, aged patina to gilt bronze, no chips or cracks, rewired.
One brass...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces Signed by Sabino
Located in North Bergen, NJ
A pair of French Art Deco wall sconces signed by the French artist "Marius-Ernesto Sabino" Can be hung vertically or horizontally. A glass cylinder shaped in clear frosted glass, sha...
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Glass
1930s Art Deco Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Restored
- Cleaned and rewired: two separate circuits
- 5x , E26-E27 bulbs
- US wiring compatible
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Barovier & Toso Art Dèco Style Brass Murano Glass Lantern Chandelier
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This fabulous Art Deco lantern-shaped chandelier is composed of printed and textured glass sheets fixed with brass spheres on a metal and brass structure, made entirely by hand by th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Deco Style Cascading Murano Glass Leaf Chandelier
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
A luxurious and intricately designed Art Deco style chandelier of cascading, tiered Murano glass leafs. Arranged in an alternating pattern of light and dark glass it creates a strik...
Category
2010s European Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Iron & Brass Floor Lamp/ Shade
Located in Malibu, CA
Classic 1920’s wrought iron, wood & brass floor lamp. The lamp has an intricate ornate base and a twisted brass stem. Decorative metal elements surrounding the wood pieces on the stem.
All original surfaces. Re-wired with two vintage brass sockets...
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
1980's Art Deco Style Glass Torchiere Uplighter Lamp
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage glass art deco style torchiere table lamp.
Crafted from soft dove grey and white rolled glass, the lamp's single-piece construction—both shade and base—exhibits a skilled ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Hollywood Regency Gilt Bronze Palm Tree Art Deco Chandelier w Pink Frosted Glass
Located in Coimbra, PT
This stunning high quality fixture is from the mid century and created in a Classic Art Deco form. It features solid bronze frames, unusual pink thick frosted glass shades, and take 6...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Art Deco Pink Pendant, 1930, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant Art Deco chandelier with unusual pink glass globes marked GISUN-ROSE.
Chrome with minimum age patina - polished.
Globes in a perfect condition.
Rewired: 2x60W, E25-E27 bulbs....
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Modernist Chrome Small Table Lamp with Adjustable Shade
Located in Amityville, NY
Art Deco Modernist Chrome Plated Small Table Lamp with Adjustable Shade. Inspired by Modernist designs by makers like La Maison Desny. The banded, cone shaped shade slides along a cu...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
French Art Deco Floor Lamp, 1930
Located in palm beach, FL
Art deco lamp with chrome base. The column is capped with a geometrical decoration in point on three dimensions, the whole rests on a broad and stable base.
The pressed ball in glas...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
1950s Cenedese Italian Orange Blue Green Scavo Murano Glass Sconce
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
A very colorful and fun Art Deco design wall light by Cenedese, handcrafted in orange, yellow, blue and green very thick Murano glass (one inch) worked with the Scavo technique, the ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Henri Chaumeil Uplight Floor Lamp Torchère, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful and rare original French Art Deco chrome and ceramic uplight floor lamp or torchère (torchiere) was designed by Henri Chaumeil (1877-1944). It features a tall chromed ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
A Pair of ART DECO Bronze LAMPS in the style of MAISON JANSEN, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and rigorous pair of lamps with 2 arms of light, Art-Deco, Modernist, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, circular bases with steps and inverted U-shaped arms of square section, a...
Category
1970s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces by Genet and Michon (two pairs available)
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of wall sconces by the French artist “Genet et Michon” in great condition. Clear frosted glass shades with flower motif details. Shades are held with nickel frames. These scon...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Art Deco 1930 White Ceramic Table Lamp Mid Century Lighting Jean Besnard Style
By Jean Besnard
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jean Besnard
Original 1930 Art Deco ceramic table lamp
French unique piece mid century design
original perfect condition
new electrical system
Ceramic ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Murano Glass and Brass Pendants or Lanterns by Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
A beautiful pair of Italian Art Deco chandeliers by Ercole Barovier, made of clear Murano glass and brass.
Each with one E 27 light bulbs.
We can rewire for your country standards.
T...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Art Deco Pendant Light, 1930s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Antique Art Deco hallway pendant light with a beautiful marbled opaline lamp shade emitting a stunning light.
This lamp is very typical for the art...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
White art deco unique handmade ceramic table lamp by Louis Dage 1940 20th design
By Louis Dage
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Louis Dage
Art deco unique handmade ceramic table lamp
White and red ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Ceramic height 23 cm
Large 10 cm
Heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Walther and Sohne Peach Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this tall and very elegant and original Walther and Sohne peach colored glass table lamp, circa 1930's. Features female nude to create the column of the lam...
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Chrome
A Poetic ART-DECO NEO-CLASSICAL Zoomorphic OWL TABLE LAMP, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and spectacular owl lamp, Art-deco, Modernist, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, superb owl in silver metal topped with a pagoda lampshade with a composition of leaves, to be at...
Category
1960s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Art Deco Heavily Veined Alabaster Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Natural Alabaster heavily veined art deco bowl chandelier. Gorgeous shape and simple elegant style. Bronze chains with original bronze ceiling canopy. Newly rewired with three ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Big Sconces in Modern Plaster in the Style of Giacometti G170
By (after) Jean Michel Frank, Diego Giacometti
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of modern French sconces in the style of Jean Michel Franck or Diego Giacometti. Structure and lampshade in white textured plaster. Sober and pure design...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Brass Swag Table Lamps , a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large pair of Art Deco style urn shaped lamps made of brass, polished to a mirrored finish. Brass sockets are supported on beveled necks that curve down to angular shoulders. Embos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Style Female Face Mask Wall Sconce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of Art Deco styled female face mask wall sconces with a signature on the back marked“118 P." The wall sconces resemble the lovely face of an Egyptian princess wearing a flowin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
French Art Deco Frosted Glass and Bronze Pendant Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Brussels, BE
French Art Deco Frosted Glass and Bronze Pendant Chandelier, 1920s
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Style White Wave Regency Statement Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning, highly decorative modernist Art Deco style statement table lamps from the late 1970s-early 1980s. Warm white glass globe mounted on eleg...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Style Polished Brass Task Floor Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylishbrass task floor lamp designed by Harry Lawenda for Boyd Lighting Sausalito, CA. The lamp features a bee hive-shaped dome swivel shade with a reeded finish. The light has a di...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Piano table lamp with opaline glass shade art deco vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Piano table lamp with opaline glass shade art deco vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Original antique opaline glass shade
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso 1940s Murano Glass Lantern
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant Murano glass lantern by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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.