Art Deco Furniture
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: Venini
Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchini for Venini 1921
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin. A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese " Annunciation " in...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Rhythm: this is the word that defines the shape of the Deco series of vases. The rings are repeated, one after another. They increase, decrease, then increase again. They seem to mov...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1930 Carlo Scarpa Venini "A Bollicine" Vetro Murano Art Deco Bottiglia
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brescia, IT
Bottiglia "A Bollicine"
Carlo Scapa, Venini
Italy, 1930
Bottiglia Art Deco in Vetro Murano verde.
Raro oggetto.
Originale degli anni 30
Perfette condizioni
Bibliografia: "Carlo Sc...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Floor Lamp in Glass and Gold Leaf
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, floor lamp, model '502', glass, brass, gold leaf, Italy, 1933-38
A truly magnificent Italian floor lamp designed by the Milanese multidisciplinary artist To...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
VENINI Art Deco ‘Sconces MURANO GLASS RAME SMALTATO 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rare ed eccezionali Appliques Art Deco’ VENINI
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Diamante Glass Bowl by Venini, Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Diamante Glass Bowl by Venini, Italy 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconce, Dated, circa 1935
By Venini
Located in Sacile, PN
Three Venini sconces, big dimension, truncated pyramid shape. Made by alternate clear and amethyst glass plates.
*********ONE SCONCE AVAILABLE*********
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini clear Murano glass and brass ceiling lamp, Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Venini Glass ceiling lamp.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Vintage Boxed Wall Lights from Venini’s Hotel Collection, Signed
By Venini
Located in Westport, CT
Set of rectangular shaped brass wall lights with its original etched and frosted front glass panel and glass rods encasing its sides.
Illuminated with one candelabra light bulb u...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carlo Scarpa for Venini A Treccia table mirror in olive oil green glass
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Carlo Scarpa Vanity mirror for Venini in a unique combination of olive oil tinted Murano glass and silver structure details
Venini Model: 76 Blue Catalogue
Signed with impressed manu...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
VENINI MURANO - art deco chandelier - 1930s
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - Murano - Elegant chandelier in pulegoso glass, from Murano, original 1930s , Art Dèco period.
Pulegoso glass is a technique developed in the 1920s by Napoleone Martinuzzi at...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Venini Multicolored Murano Glass Goblets from the 1950s
By Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Set of six glasses (plus 1) in multicolored Murano glass, made by Venini in the 1950s. Each glass is signed at the base.
Ø 7 cm h 21.5 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tree. of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Refined tree chandeliers Venini Murano glass and brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Liquore Set, Attributed Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy 30s
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare Murano glass liquore set in red and black color. Designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in the 30s.
In good vintage condition with minor signe of use and age.
Dimentions:...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Deco, Pulegoso Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini, Italy 1940s
By Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Pulegoso Murano glass chandelier produced in Italy during the 40s by Venini. Great original vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. No cracks or chips. Full working with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
12 Light Chandelier Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Signed Venini 2009/16
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
12 Light chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini , Model 99.37 in Murano Italy.
This Chandelier originally designed in 1940 was manufactured in 2009.
All the pieces are in ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tomaso Buzzi, Mid-Century Pink "Bullicante" Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Great condition with no chips or cracks for this chandelier made from rare pink "bullicante" glass and designed by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Italy 1930s. Full working with EU standard...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa Venini Murano Bollicine White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear white bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass mini vase / vide poche. Documented to the Venini company, and created by master des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Carlo Scarpa Venini Murano Signed Bollicine Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Ashtray
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear bubbles in champagne or caramel color with gold flecks Italian art glass ashtray. Documented to Venini company, and created by mast...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Venini Carlo Scarpa Wall lamp 1936 Art Glass Murano Catalogo Blu
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Venini Carlo Scarpa wall lamp 1936 Art Glass Murano Catalogo Blu.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Chandelier Filigrana Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Tile of Gazelle by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in London, GB
Molded glass gile depicting a wounded gazelle by Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977)
circa 1930 for Venini, molded mark 'NM'
An example of this model was employed in a floor lamp de...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Glass Pumpkin Sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi, 1920's
Located in London, GB
Two Pumpkin Sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi circa 1928 for V.S.M. Venini & Co., blown glass applied with pasta glass with gold foil applications
...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini “ Filigrana “ Murano Glass Gold Brass Iron 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Chandelier.
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini 1930s Tyra Lundgren Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very rare and large, antique Murano hand blown "A Fasce" striped Italian art glass fish with iridescent surface sculpture. Documented to Tyra Lundgren circa 1935-1936, fully signed "...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
Single VENINI Sconce design Tommaso Buzzi 1923 ca,
By Venini
Located in Sacile, PN
Single Venini sconce with bubble glass cup and support, wall bracket nickel-plated metal, dated 1923-1925.
Designed by Tomaso Buzzi.
References:
Tomaso Buzzi alla Venini, Skira ca...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Metal
VENINI Sconces Murano Glass Brass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Sconces.
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Applique Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Applique.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Important Venini Table Lamp in Red, Form "Diamante", Murano by Paolo Venini
Located in Halle, DE
A beautiful and important early 20th century Murano desk lamp in rare red colored "diamante"-form glas by Venini.
The Diamante serie was invented c...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Handblown Murano Glass Rod and Brass Sconces Signed by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This of Art Deco Handblown Murano Glass Rod and Brass Sconces were produced and signed by the fabled atelier of Venini in Italy, cir...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cendrier in Deep Red Glass by Carlo Scarpa circa 1942 for Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in London, GB
Rare deep red cased and iridized glass, bowl complete with stubber (cendrier / ashtray), designed by Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) circa 1942, for Venini, with acid stamp on its underside 'Venini Murano MADE IN ITALY'
From 1933 to 1947 Scarpa became the artistic consultant to Venini from 1933 to 1947 the glass manufacturer, one of the great celebrated glass works in the history of design. Carlo Scarpa’s highly inventive use of traditional Murano techniques resulted in this original sculptural and sensually formed crimson dish companied by its pestle. Scarpa's success was to look to the past with an innovative approach towards technique and creativity giving birth to the avant-garde.
• Literature
A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen Collection
Helmut Ricke, Eva Schmitt, 'Italian Glass Murano: Milan...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini table lamp Murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Brass Metal 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass brass metal 1930 Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Vase Filigrana Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini vase Filigrana Murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Sconce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini #Filigrana# Chandelier Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier #Filigrana# Murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1930s Venini "Torchon" Twisted Murano Glass Art Deco Table Clock
By Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Twisted murano glass frame with silver detail.
Junghans hand-wound watch.
Nickel brass base.
Perfect working order.
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Late Art Deco Venini Lantern in "Filigrana" Murano Glass Carlo Scarpa Attributed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini in "Filigrana" Murano glass and brass in clear Art Deco style, circa 1930-1940 and attributed to Carlo Scarpa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana Murano Glass pendant, Italy, 1930s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana murano glass pendant,
Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini Tree of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Refined tree chandeliers Venini Murano glass and brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fuochi Iridati, Blown Glass Sculpture/Vase, Giorgio Vigna, Venini Murano
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
This blown-glass sculpture is made up of a slightly iridescent clear glass vase decorated with two flowers of different shape placed on copper stems. Each flower can be removed of the vase and arranged differently.
Giorgio Vigna...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
1960-1970 Pair of Venini Murano Doria Lechten Chandeliers 6 Levels 194 Crystal
By Venini
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of chandeliers Venini Murano Doria Lechten with 194 pieces for each.
Height without stem 50 cm
22 vials
6 rows of crystals 53 + 45 +36 + 28 + 20 + 12 + 4
Good condition, cir...
Category
1970s European Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Signed Venini Three-Light Chandelier "Lattimo" Murano Glass, 1940 Model 960/12-3
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Small three-light chandelier signed by Venini in a dark, near-solid, amber/brown Lattimo Murano glass in Art deco style, circa 1930-1940.
This model has a number reference in Venini'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Wall Lamp in Murano Glass Gold and Brass with Three Leaves, from 1930s
Located in Milano, IT
Venini wall lamp in 1930 Murano glass characterized by a mixture of grit glass transparent color with a "cord" in the upper edge of gold. Composed of three...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Couple Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini couple table lamp Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Floor Lamp Murano Glass and Brass, 1930
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rafined Venini floor lamp Murano glass and brass, 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Pair of Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini pair of sconces Murano glass brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Venini Brass and Red Murano Glass Italian Sconses 1930
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Excepitional pair of appliques, 1930, Venini. Brass and glass... special color Red.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair 1950 Art Deco Glass Ornaments Sconces by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Italy
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of large Art Deco Sconces with polyhedral shaped blown glass ornaments.
Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Italy and made circa 1950.
In perfect working condition and takes E-1...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Steel
Signed Venini Vintage Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Signed
By Venini
Located in East Hampton, NY
Signed "Venini 1994" at base and to underside of white glass bowl reflector. This is blue glass rod and bowl.
Stunning and 24-karat gilded base and floor dimmer.
This item is c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
1950-1970, Clandestic Murano Cristal and Gold Inclusion
By Venini
Located in Paris, FR
Clandestic crystal with inclusion of gold, good condition, circa on 1950-1970, three leaves up, three leaves down and three flowers up.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Crystal
1930s Venini Twisted Murano Glass Italian Design Picture Frame
By Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Picture Frame Art Deco
Venini, 1930s
Italy
Twisted glass
Brass details
Perfect condiction.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tyra Lundgren Murano Fully Signed Pink Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and rare antique Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Tyra Lundgren for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Venini Pair of Gold & White Blow Murano Glass & Brass Sconces Wall Lights Italy
By Venini
Located in Miami, FL
1940s Venini Art Deco elegant and tall pair of brass Sconces with large white and gold Murano Glass Feather.
US rewired, in working condition and each Sconce takes one bulb with max...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco furniture 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 furniture 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, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include R & Y Augousti, René Lalique, Art Hide, and Kifu Augousti. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6 and tops out at $700,000 while the average work can sell for $2,798.
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