Art Deco Home Accents
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
Art Deco Bauhaus Vintage Chromed Metal Glass Shelves Flower Stand 1930s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Bauhaus vintage flower stand or book stand or room divider or shelves from chromed metal and clear glas plates, which was designed 1930s,...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Walnut, Black Enamel & Brass Sculptural Penguin Bookends
Located in New York, NY
This charming pair of Art Deco sculptural bookends features a playful and elegant penguin design, showcasing the sophisticated craftsmanship of American artisans circa 1935. The book...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vienna Glam Screen with Handcrafted Crystals and Glossy Lacquered Body
By Mahmut Anlar
Located in İstiklal, TR
The patterns on the Vienna separator, designed by Geostudio and inspired by Art Deco, are placed on the glossy lacquered body. These patterns are accentuated by handcrafted crystals ...
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2010s Turkish Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Nymph and Faun by Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends nymph and faun by Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated bronze on a Portor marble base with glass inlay. France 1925. These bookends are...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bookends Cat and Bulldog Signed by Irenée Rochard, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends cat and bulldog signed by Irenée Rochard.
Art Metal with silver patina on a marble and onyx base. France 1930.
Animals in bronze by Christopher Payne. Antique c...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bookends attributed to Jacques Adnet circa 1930
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Owning these Art Deco bookends attributed to Jacques Adnet circa 1930 is like possessing a slice of design history infused with timeless elegance. Jacques Adnet, a luminary of the Ar...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Chrome
Mountain Goat Bookends
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of mountain goats traverse the edges of a cliff in this adventurous pair of bookends. There is a mythological quality to these carved soapstone pi...
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Soapstone
ViNTAGE HAND ALUMINIUM & BROWN LEATHER AVIATOR COFFEE TABLE STORAGE TRUNK CHEST
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely decorative hand hammered Aluminum & brown leather Aviation style drawers to be used as a TV stan...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends, France, 1920's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier (French, 1849-1927) Art Deco Pair of Silvered Metal Playing Bears Bookends. Each with impressed “FABRICATION FRANCAIS PARIS” foundry mark. Made in France,...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
1930s Red Canvas "Cube Shape" French Hat Trunk, Steamer Trunk, Travel Trunk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This very nice red canvas and leather hat box features leather trim and leather top handle as well as solid brass locks,clasps and studs.It still has got its working key.
It is very ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Copper Plated Elephant Bookends c.1920-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco copper plated elephant bookends. Both pieces have retained their original copper finish.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920-19...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Copper
Rare Pair of Bookends, Art Deco, France
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant and rare pair of modernist French bookends typical from the art deco period and 1930's. The base is made of black marble with nickel plated metal with a glass ball on top.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal, Nickel
Art Deco Ibex or Ram Bookends Signed by the Sculptor Max Le Verrier France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco Ibex or Ram bookends, signed by the sculptor Max Le Verrier.
The bookends are in green and black patinated art metal, France 1930.
Literature:
Art Deco sculpture by Vic...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Bookends
Located in palm beach, FL
Art Deco period two greenhouse delivered carved in original rosewood signed B Ralisam
The sculpture represents two men almost naked in the effort of the work. They push a wheel with...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bookends in Ceramic with the Shape of Lion Heads
Located in London, GB
Two original Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting lion heads, attributed to Jan Schonk who designed for Royal pottery factory Gouda.
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Ceramic
Andirons with Sphinx
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old beautiful andirons with sphinx: first mold, interesting price.
ref. O/4389
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Ironstone
Art Deco Bookends Pierrot and the Lady with a Fan Spelter on Marble
Located in Ulm, DE
Bookends
Pierrot and lady with fan
White bronze with original patina on a base of Portor marble
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions:
Width: 22 cm
Height: 19 cm
Dept...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Big Pair of Obelisks, 1930 in Golden Leaf Iron , Height: 86.62 cm
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)".
Obelisks in golden leaf i...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Black Alligator Suitcase
By America Pedro P. Diaz 1
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco black alligator suitcase with original satin lining and straps. Chrome hardware and original label. America Pedro P Diaz Arequipa De Peru.
Category
Early 20th Century Peruvian Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Animal Skin, Fabric, Scrap Wood
ART DECO ANTiQUE CIRCA 1920'S POLISHED CHROME FIRE GUARD SCREEN WITH BEAR ON TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1920'S Art Deco polished chrome with Bear on top Fire Screen or Guard
A very good looki...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Chrome
Crocodile Attache Briefcase Overnight Case Original Leather Interior
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, 19th century, high quality, crocodile attache, briefcase or overnight case with exposed handle, brass hardware with lock stamped 'secure leve...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair Pale White Onyx Horse Head Bookends with Contrasting Base
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant pair of sculpted pale white onyx bookends, featuring handsome horse heads. Dating from the 1970s, these unique pieces stand out for the natural beauty of onyx; the bases o...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Onyx
Gilt Bronze Native North American Indians Bookends, France, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief. Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 an...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Wrought Iron, Bergere & Hardwood Triple Panel Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely triple panel, wrought iron, bergere and mahogany framed free standing room divider.
A very good...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends signed H Fady in Bronze
A delightful pair of bronze and marble bookends that are finely cast with elephants...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Frankart Parrot Bird Book Ends
Located in Westport, CT
Pair art deco Silver Finish Frankart co Parrot Book ends 1930's
with gun metal bases
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Fire Screen Attributed to Paul Kiss
By Paul Kiss
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Art Deco wrought iron fire screen having hammered and gilded surface work and a central motif depicting a vase holding a bouquet of flowers. Attributed to French master metalworke...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Pair Ceramic Art Deco Bookends - Poodles - by Sèvres - Paul Millet
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of ceramic bookends, made by the French brand Sèvres, designed by Paul Milet.
The bookends are images of poodles, very nice and expressive, made in the typical red co...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Restaurant or Bistro Screens
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
pair of Art Deco restaurant or bistro screens.
In stained beech and brass.
Come from an art deco hotel in the south of France.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Bookends Pair Marble Art Deco Architectural Ochre
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Very fine quality evoking classic Art Deco architectural designs
- Beautiful form with the layered segmented curves creating soft yet bold fo...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Siena Marble
Set of Two 1930s Art Deco Wood and Iron French Bookends
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a set of two bookends that captures the essence of the Art Deco era. They blend contrasting materials, warm-toned wood with the darker, more rigid iron in a design that's bo...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Boys Bookends in bronce and Marble, France , Style: Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Silvestre / Susse Fes Ej. Paris
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pu...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bookends Art Deco Grey Alabaster Horses Mid-20th Century Italy 40s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Art Deco bookends, curiosity, they are two figures sculptures in the shape of a horse, in white/grey veined marble
They are very decorative functional pieces and at the same time th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Alabaster
Pair Bronze Patinated Polychrome Pirate Bookends by Pompeian Bronze
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of bronze patinated polychrome pirate bookends by Pompeian Bronze, circa 1920s. The bookends are in fair antique condition and measure 6" W, 4.25"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
Ronson Pair of Art Deco Bookends
By Ronson
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco bookends in white metal (regula), circa 1930. They represent children with butterfly wings, leaning against a book and holding a butterfly in the hand. A small frog ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco Style 'Swallow' Bookends in Molded and Frosted Crystal signed Lalique
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
These gorgeous Art Deco Style 'Swallow' Bookends by the esteemed Art Glass Company 'Lalique' originate from France during the latter half of the 20th Century. Featuring truly elegant...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Art Deco Style Rock Crystal Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large Art Deco style cut rock crystal and green quartz obelisks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Rock Crystal
Art Deco silvered bronze Marabou stork bookends by Marcel Bouraine France 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco silvered bronze Marabou stork bookends by Marcel André Bouraine.
Signed & numbered. Silvered bronze on green marble base.
France 1925.
With COA.
Literature:
Art Deco and...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1930 Bookends in Solid Rosewood with Its Saint Gobain Block of Glass
By Saint Gobain, Bernard Richters
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculptural bookends in the style of Bernard Richter’s.
In solid rosewood, it is heavy, with a beautiful old patina.
The block of glass is from Saint G...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Glass
Art Deco Etched Decorative Glass Panel with a Beach Scene Signed Gardner NY
Located in Bernville, PA
Art Deco etched decorative glass panel fire screen with a beach scene signed Gardner NY. Beautiful scene of a family enjoying the beach with amazing Art Deco detail. Custom built, so...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Glass, Maple
Art Deco Ceramic Bookends Dancers by ROBJ, France
By ROBJ
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting two dancers. Stamped under the bottom ROBJ, Paris.
Excellent condition.
Dimensions: 14 x 5.5 x 20 cm (5.51 x 2.16 x 7.87 in).
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Overland Trunk Wardrobe Fitted Steamer Trunk Luggage Closet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Overland Trunk Wardrobe Fitted Steamer Trunk Luggage Closet. item features W.E." monogram, fitted interior, clothing hangers, leather wrapped h...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Cast Iron Bookends of Authors Dickens & Oliver Holmes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends were made by the well known B radley and Hubbard Company of the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier France 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
Patinated Art Metal on a Portor marble base.
Original, France ca. 1930.
With COA.
These bookends are illustrated in:
M...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
Hermes Paris Art Deco Bookends Horse Head
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris Art Deco Horse Head Bookends
This is a pair of Art Deco bookends featuring a horse head design sculpted in bronze. Each head is mounted on a rectangular dark marble base...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Royal Doulton Rare Pair Art Deco Figural Musician Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and very rare pair Royal Doulton novelty figural bookends modeled as musicians dating from around 1920. The ceramic bookends portray two novelty figures of men dressed in oversized clothing...
Category
1920s British Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Displays a desirable age...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Cypress Burl Wood Spheres, French Mid-Century Modern
Located in ROUEN, FR
Pair of Art Deco Bookends, Cypress Burl Wood Spheres, French Mid-Century Modern
Circa 1940.
Impressive pair of oversized Art Deco bookends featuring large sculptural spheres crafte...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Cypress
14" Tall Art Deco Poloished Calcite & Green Onyx Obelisk w/ Calcite Point, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Art Deco era obelisk pair combines banded calcite, which fosters emotional balance and clarity, with green onyx, which symbolizes strength and perseverance. Together, the Mo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Onyx
Ilonka Karasz (attributed) Nursery Wallpaper Screen
Located in Sharon, CT
A three paneled wallpaper screen with stylized farm elements pattern. Both sides-6 wallpaper sides in all. Enough stylistic evidence to attribute the wallpaper to Ilonka Karasz. A...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Paper
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
By Nuart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Original pair of highstyle Nuart NYC, c.1930s Art Deco nude flapper girl spelter metal bookends with original black paint. Features a women sitting on a pedestal in the nude. Felt bo...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Spelter
Pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period and powerful rams.
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of powerful Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period designed rams. Made in patinated metal with marble bases.
Wear consistent with age and use
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Art Deco Bronze and Marble Goat-Shaped Bookends, France, circa 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of Art Deco bronze and marble goat-shaped bookends
Continental
Bronze, marble
Early 20th Century / c. 1930
Dimensions: H x W x D: 14cm x 16cm x 9cm
This superb pair of booke...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Book Ends, Sculpture representing a kneeling woman. The objects are in wood. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period. It is...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Folkart Pair Oak Hand Carved Figural Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Art Deco folkart pair of hand carved oak bookends with figures dating from around 1930. The bookends have been carved from a single block of wood with a flat polished book...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Oak
Pair of Art Deco Birds Book ends, Wood, Brown, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of bookends representing birds. The objects are in wood. These bookends were made in France in the 1940s, they are typical objects from the Art Deco period. It is signed.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Pair of Cast Iron Original Paint Hubley Doorstops C1935 Flowers in a Bouquet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful pair of Hubley Doorstops hand painted cast iron appears to be original surface. One has a little more loss of paint than the other, see pics. Otherwise all there in excelle...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Art Deco period Walnut Flower inlayed Bookrest / Bookend
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful original Art Deco bookshelf. Beautifully decorated with marquetry inlay with fine wood types, such as walnut and light fruitwood types.
A beautiful piece of craftsmanship...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Home Accents
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Art Deco home accents for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco home accents 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 home accents created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco home accents 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 home accents, popular names associated with this style include Max Le Verrier, Louis Vuitton, Walter Von Nessen, and Chase and Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for home accents 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 $71,400 while the average work can sell for $1,597.