Art Deco Black Lacquered Wood and Ivory Velvet Italian Chairs, 1930s

This set of 16 Art Deco style chairs is actually composed by 14 chairs and 2 thrones (chairs with arms for the heads of the table) . They were produced in the north of Italy in the 1...

This set of six Art Deco style chairs was produced in Italy. The set is composed by 4 chairs and 2 capital chairs with arms. All of the six are cove...

This stunning pair of Art Deco style armchairs was produced in Italy in the 1980s. The back is in parchment (goat skin), the frontal frame and the legs are black lacquered, while th...

This Art Deco table was produced in Italy in the 1930s. It is completely made of walnut wood, framed by black lacquered profiles. Completely restored.

This Art Deco cabinet was produced in Italy in the 1930s. It is completely covered in parchment and has a black lacquered wood geometric decoration. Also the lower profiles of the le...

This set of 12 Art Deco chairs was produced in France in the 1930s. They have a maple structure and are upholstered with two different color of leather: cream and light brown for the...

Late Italian Art Deco glamorous pair of handcrafted side chairs in Liberty style and in very good original condition. The original fabric is extremely interesting in a weaved black s...

1930s Art Deco Italian robust side chair in ebonized mahogany and mahogany veneered the back, new upholstered with light blue cotton fabric. Original spring seat; upholstered and wax...

Warren McArthur chair, Warren McArthur Corporation, aluminum, leather, copper, rubber, USA, 1930s. Measures: 33½ H × 17 W × 21 D in Provenance: Collection of Stuart Parr Private Collection Warren McArthur Jr. was an innovator in Machine Age/ Art Deco furniture design. McArthur moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1929 to pursue metal furniture manufacturing; . he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation there in 1930. His furniture designs while unique were true to the Machine Age aesthetic. Machine Age design emphasized sleek forms inspired by automobiles, locomotives and airplanes. These objects were symbols of progress and modernity to the American consumer and industrial designers began constructing furniture in streamlined designs from steel, chrome and aluminum. Prior to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, known as the “Century of Progress Exhibition.” The fair’s tagline, “See America Streamlined,” and the abundance of metal furniture and home goods exhibited finally presented the concept of utilizing metal designs in the typical American household. The Museum of Modern Art followed suit in subsequent years with exhibitions like "Machine Art," (1934), and "Bauhaus 1919-1928" (1938), further exposing the American public to this design style. The Warren McArthur Corporation moved manufacturing to Rome, New York in 1933, just as metal furniture was gaining popularity; the company’s products were sold out of a showroom in New York City on Park Avenue. As a manufacturer, McArthur filed numerous patent designs which he utilized in advertisements to exhibit the innovations he developed. The company also proudly printed patent numbers on furniture...

Sculptural solid oak wooden Art Deco chair, in Haagse School style. The details, materials and nearly modernist appearance of the design are matching the Haagse School style. This s...

Set of 8 metal and bentwood dining chairs from 1930s England. The metal legs have a wonderfully minimal design and mild patina. The bentwood s...

A antique English Chiavari black wood painted side chair with striking red velvet tufted seat, England, circa Late-19th century to early-20th century. Chair has spindle back with bla...