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Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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

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
Art Deco Miniature 'Dragon' Sailing Boat
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Style Miniature 'Dragon' Sailing Boat. Europe, mid to late 20th century. A wonderful miniature sailing boat - very refined and semi-abstract. Wonderful details and appearan...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Stone, Metal

MODEL SHIP, “Fragata Siglo XVIII” Large Handmade Antique English Decorative Ship
Located in Wembley, GB
1900s Astonishing large “Fragata Siglo XVIII”model ship in walnut wood. Handmade. Made in England. This model is amazing and in excellent condition and all handmade. A true piece of ...
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1890s British Antique Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Patent 75086 - This is a large tobacco box with many purposes, (Child's Paint Set). Car in multicolored golden tin in classic brass. Almost new with all the original parts. Wonderful...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal, Brass

Antique 1913 Model Touring Car and Driver Wooden Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
A meticulously crafted 1913 model touring automobile. The car model features a two-tone color scheme, predominantly black with red accents, which highlights its vintage allure. The...
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20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Early 20th Century French Carved Wood Articulated Artist's Mannequin, Lay Figure
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco articulated carved wood artist's mannequin or lay figure on its original display stand and retaining its paper label.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Antique French Art Deco Mirrored Three-Door Prototype Miniature Armoire, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Unique and stunning French Art Deco three-door miniature armoire with mirror, brass handles, and hand-carved floral ornaments. Two removable shelves. Most probably it was a prototype of a large Art...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Sailboat Model, Painted Wooden Body, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Sailboat model on stand. Painted wood body and bronze accessories. Made between 1920s-1930s. Very nice restored conditions. Very decorative item, perfec...
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20th Century Unknown Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Vintage Handmade Miniature Metal Chair in the Art Deco Style
Located in Amityville, NY
Unique handmade vintage miniature metal chair. Art Deco inspired with a geometric skyscraper - like diamond and rectangle design on the back. The seat surface is flat and can hold a ...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

1930s, Art Deco Flapper Girl Pin Cushion Half Doll
Located in Devon, England
Lovely 1930s Art Deco pin cushion half doll in the form of a young girl with a black bob haircut, typical flapper styling. Nicely detailed features with sensitive painting. Both arms...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Style Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model Vintage, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some wear - but l...
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1950s German Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

1930s Art Deco Race Car Metal Model, Highly Detailed, Collectible Decorative
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative Model Car - Art Deco Race Car - Man Cave Collectible A highly detailed, extremely attractive model of a classic racecar, replica of the miniature-engine scale models used for "arena racing" in the 1930s, and especially at the New York World Fair of 1939. Crafted with a metal body and wooden chassis, the not-so-little car is an ideal decorative piece for any car enthusiast, and can find its spotlight on a coffee table, bookshelf, or in your special mancave. It has spoke wheels, functional steering and an opening bonnet that shows a faithful reproduction of the original engines fitted in yesteryears' racing models...
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2010s Dutch Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Stainless Steel

Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Art Deco model car fully made in brass. This charming model car box with many purposes was made in the US during the 1930s. Patent 75086 - This elegant and rare brass model c...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal, Brass

Art Deco Two English Pottery Glass Eyed Dog Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Two delightful English Art Deco pottery novelty dog figures with glass eyes made by Fielding’s and Crown Devon and dating from the 1930’s. The small figures portray two small puppy d...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Boeing 314 Airplane Pan American 'Clipper', circa 1938
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Aviation Model Boeing 314 Airplane Pan-American 'Clipper', circa 1938 A superbly crafted rendering of the legendary transoceanic Boeing 314 Pan-Ame...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Black Lacquered Rondette Desk Lighter in Stainless Stee
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondette lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1934. This is a very unusual lighter designed with wonderful geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel with a central round body set upon two smaller cylindrical feet. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great contrast with the base polished steel. Extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition. Weight: 104.9 Grams, (67.24 Dwt). Measurements: 66 mm by 21 mm by 82 mm (2.59 x 0.83 x 3.23 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON US PAT.RE.NO.19023 RONSON RONDETTE ART METAL WKS INC NEWARK NJ US PAT.RE.NO.19023". The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! So...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco three-masted barque ship by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1920s. Wood and metal. Painted white metal sails, wood hull and painted black base
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Art Deco Pin Cushion Doll Head by William Goebel
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this petite and very skillfully painted Art Deco pin cushion head manufactured by the German factory of William Goebel. Measuri...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Ceramic

Venetian Murano Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ballet Slipper Shoe
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Venetian / Murano hand blown blue, white and gold flecks Italian art glass ballet slipper. The delicate shoe has a soft quilted pattern, with white rim and flower d...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Gold Leaf

Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Oversized retail advertising presentation brass fountain pen and mechanical pencil display signs from the early 1920s when they would have been featured within a wood and glass display cabinet at the pen counter of a stationary store. Originally the fountain pen would have been marked on its side "Wahl Pen...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Art Deco Style Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model Vintage, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on a Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some wear - but lo...
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1950s German Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

1930s Racing Car Black and Red Scale Model, Highly Detailed, Medium Size
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning contemporary reproduction of a vintage racing car from the 1930s. The streamlined body, exhaust pipes, wheels and dashboard are all faithfully reproduced and highly detailed...
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2010s European Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Lacquer, Mahogany

Petite Art Deco Flapper Girl Pin Cushion Half Doll
Located in Devon, England
Very delicate and petite Art Deco flapper girl, half nude with black bob hair cut without stretched arms. An unusual size and beautifully detail...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Ceramic

Large Art Deco Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model, Italy 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on a Estate sale in Modena, Italy. Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! Some scrat...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Antique Brass Letter Holder Paper Clip
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique brass letter or envelope holder. In the shape of a delicate hand, this petite clip with an end ring will not only look handsome on a desk, but is quite capable of holding pap...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Large 1940s Magnesium Bodied Indianapolis style Tether Race Car
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large 1940s magnesium bodied tether race car. Speed chief.
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Aluminum, Other

"Penthouse, " Perfume Group by Lelong in Art Deco Box, Unusually Fine Condition
By Lucien Lelong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although the perfume industry in France and America embraced the new streamlined and geometric styles of the 1920s and 30s -- which we would call Art Deco tod...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Glass

Godard Armand "Woman Sitting with Doves" Art Deco Sculpture black marble
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
"Jeune femme aux colombes" "young woman with doves" By Armand Godard. Beautiful sculpture with beautiful patina Art Deco period representing a woman sitting feeding birds on oval terrace in black marble. Very fine work. Signed. France,  circa 1930 Armand Godard made many chryselephantine statuettes in bronze and ivory in the Art Deco style, especially for the foundry Edmond Etling. In the 1920s and 1930s, he exhibited in Paris in the salons of the Society of French Artists. During the 1937 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he showed a monumental statue 4.5 meters high and a patinated plaster sculpture.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Marble

1930s Amusement / Carnival Motorcycle Ride, Carousal, Merry-go-round
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s Antique midway amusement park wooden motorcycle ride is one of the earliest produced for carousels and merry-go-rounds. Wonderful aged patina, ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Flapper Girl Pin Cushion Doll Made by Fasold & Stauch, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
This very charming flapper girl pin cushion doll has a real echo of Betty Boop about her. Lovely detailing, all hand painted and styling with her fur trim coat. The colours are brigh...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Porcelain

Early Racing Car Model, Indianapolis Type, Brass and Wood, Automobilia
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic vintage racing car, the Indianapolis type. Very nice done. Handmade. Perfect for any Automobilia, or Car Mascot - Hood Ornament collector. Very good conditions. Just got a ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Art Deco Rare Pin Cushion Doll by Fasold & Stuach, c1930
Located in Devon, England
This piece is absolutely gorgeous, and complete with half doll and pincushion together. The porcelain half doll has wonderful mint green colour dr...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Porcelain, Cotton, Silk

Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Steel, Iron

20th Century French Vintage Dark Red Wooden Truck Model, Table Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark red model truck of an antique French lorry with opening doors and removable back part, in good condition. Hand crafted in wood and hand painted. Min...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Paint

Vintage 1940s Retail Counter Top Female Mannequin Doll Store Display Black Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1940s department store retail counter top female mannequin or doll store clothing display on round wood base. Original black paint shows age, ar...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Composition

1930s Racing Car Black and Red Scale Model, Highly Detailed, Medium Size
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning contemporary reproduction of a vintage racing car from the 1930s. The streamlined body, exhaust pipes, wheels and dashboard are all faithfully reproduced and highly detailed...
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2010s European Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Set of 12 Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests in the Manner of Christofle
Located in London, GB
Set of 12 Art Deco Silver-plated knife rests in the manner of Christofle French, 20th Century Fish (eg.): 3cm x 10cm wide x 2.5cm depth. This charming set consists of twelve Art...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Silver Plate

Rare Art Deco Pierette Half Doll Pin Cushion
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this petite and very skilfully painted Art Deco pin cushion head manufactured by the German factory of William Goebel. For your consideration is this rare designed Art Deco Pierette half doll...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Ford Tri-motor desk airplane wooden model - ca. 1925. Fantastic desk / counter airplane, made of polished wood and polished aluminium. Fully Restored and ready to display. Some History: The Ford Trimotor...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Aluminum

American Vintage Model of a Speedboat 'Ricky-O'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American vintage model of a Speedboat 'Ricky-O' Well crafted in hardwood with numerous details, The stern is inscribed 'Ricky-O' with a blue bottom. C...
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20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Danish Art Deco World Globe with Compass on a Wooden Base, Heimdal No. 34
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare surviver in shape of this 90 years old Globus. Its made from paper-covered bakelite suspended in a numbered brass frame on an Art Deco/architectural st...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Wooden Hat Form Mold, Vienna, Austria, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden hat form mold, found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Has the form of the typical Art Deco style. So we believe it was made in the 1920s. Nice decorati...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Vintage Wooden Hat Form Mold, Vienna, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden hat form mold, found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Has the form of the typical Art Deco style. So we believe it was made in the 1920s. Nice decorati...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Liberty of London Small Brown Leather Hippopotamus Decorative Model
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1920's Liberty of London Small Hand-Crafted Brown Leather Hippopotamus with Glass Eyes Decorative Model.
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Leather, Glass

Vintage Wooden and Felt Hat Form Mold, Vienna, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden and felt hat form mold, found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Has the form of the typical Art Deco style. So we believe it was made in the 1930s. Nice...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some minor w...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Goldtone Heads or Busts of a Woman by Frankart
Located in San Diego, CA
A really unique pair of vintage art deco goldtone heads or busts of a woman by Frankart, circa 1930s. They are in original condition with a fine patina, some light oxidation and some...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal

White Rustic Glazed Bandini Art Deco Fauns circa 1938 for Zaccagnini
By Urbano Zaccagnini, Mario Bandini
Located in Melbourne, AU
A pair of cherubic fauns, playing music. One sports a cupid's bow in one hand and blows a conch Horn. A quiver of cupid's arrows lies at his feet. The second faun accompanies on a ba...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Terracotta

Art Deco Sabino Glass Opalescent Fish by Sabino
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Deco fish opaline glass figure miniature with mouth up by Marius Ernest Sabino. Circa 1933 “Sabino” signed.
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20th Century French Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Glass

Art Deco Sabino Pink Opaline Glass, France, 1930s
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exquisite French Art Deco pink opaline glass fish sculpture by Marius-Ernest Sabino, signed “Sabino”, dating from the 1930s. This delicate miniature embodies the refined artistry...
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20th Century French Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Glass

An Art Deco Silver Plaque by René Lalique
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Republic, is a remarkable piece that embodies both historical significance and exquisite artistry. René Lalique, a master of Art Deco design, is celebrated for his exceptional craftsmanship and innovative techniques. This plaque, crafted from silver, is a testament to Lalique's unparalleled ability to blend elegance with profound symbolism. Owning this plaque means acquiring a unique artifact that commemorates a pivotal moment in Chilean history—the 100th anniversary of its independence. The intricate details and refined craftsmanship reflect Lalique's dedication to excellence, making it not just a commemorative item but a work of art. The Art Deco style, characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, adds a layer of sophistication and timeless appeal. This plaque serves as a significant historical piece, bridging the cultural heritage of Chile with the artistic legacy of René Lalique. Its rarity and provenance make it a valuable addition to any collection, offering both aesthetic pleasure and a tangible connection to the past. The plaque’s elegant design and historical relevance ensure it will be a treasured item, admired for both its beauty and its story. Investing in this Lalique plaque...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Silver

Art Deco models and miniatures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco models and miniatures 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 models and miniatures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco models and miniatures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original models and miniatures, popular names associated with this style include FASOLD & STAUCH, Marius-Ernest Sabino, Anthoine Art Bois, and Anthony Holt. 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 models and miniatures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $156 and tops out at $58,967 while the average work can sell for $1,069.

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