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
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.
Jindrich Halabala Stools in Decorative Upholstery
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jindrich Halabala for UP Závody, footstool, tabouret, ottoman, fabric, beech, Czech Republic, 1930s. This poetic pouf, designed in the 1930s at the height of the Art Deco movement, ...
Fabric, Beech
Belgian Art Deco Chess Table in Black and Honey-Toned Marble, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A rare Belgian Art Deco chess table in marble, dating from the 1920s to 1930s. More than a games table, this is also a piece of decorative architecture in miniature, composed in blac...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Swedish Modern Alabaster Ceiling Pendant with Rope & Brass Details, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A sculptural Swedish hanging pendant lamp from the 1940s, featuring a hand-carved alabaster shade with beautiful natural veining in soft ivory, grey, and warm translucent tones. When...
Alabaster, Brass
Art Deco Chrome and Wood Sport Skier Cocktail Picks by Sudre, France circa 1930
By Raymond Sudre
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional modernist Art Deco bar cocktail pick accessory was crafted in France circa 1930. This male skier is very likely participating in a major sports competition in the Fr...
Metal, Chrome
Dutch Art Deco Armchair, Oak, Modernist Design, 1920s, Netherlands
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A particularly handsome Dutch Art Deco armchair from the 1920s, executed in oak and showing a beautiful balance between architectural restraint and subtle sculptural movement. The d...
Fabric, Oak
Swedish Art Deco Brass Figural Table Lamp by Ystad-Metall, 1930s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking and sculptural Swedish Art Deco table lamp attributed to Ystad-Metall, dating to the 1930s. This elegant piece exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and lyrical forms of e...
Brass
French Surrealist Tapestry “Orphée et les Muses” by Lucien Coutaud, 1942
By Lucien Coutaud
Located in Miami, FL
Lucien Coutaud “Orphée et les Muses” Tapestry, Pinton Felletin, French Surrealist Textile Art, 1942 Monumental and museum-caliber hand-woven wool tapestry by Lucien Coutaud, titled ...
Textile
"Champs Élysées" Chandelier by René Lalique, France, 1960s
By René Lalique
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A "Champs Élysées" frosted glass chandelier of Sycamore leaf design and a gilt solid bronze frame, France, 1960s. All glasses signed "Lalique France". In an excellent original cond...
Brass
1920s Francis Jourdain Pair of Dining or Side Chairs in Stained Wood and Rush
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Francis Jourdain, pair of dining or side chairs, stained beech, rush, France, 1920s Designed by the French painter and cabinetmaker Francis Jourdain (1876–1958), these elegant chair...
Beech, Rush
Satin Striped Glass & Brass Pendants, Sweden 1940s 1950s
By Harald Notini, Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These elegant pendants were designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1940s to 1950s. The lights feature elegant elongated opaline glass shades with soft vertical stripes, creating...
Brass
French Art Deco Oak Sideboard by Jacques Klein, circa 1925
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1925 / Sideboard / Jacques Klein / oak / Art Deco A rare and sculptural creation by renowned French decorator and designer, Jacques “Jaque” Klein (1899-1963). This 1925s oa...
Oak
Set of Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Pewter Bowls with Lugs designed by Just Andersen in 1930. * Set (2) of small pewter bowls with lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: 18...
Pewter
Two 1990 Barovier Style Mid-Century Modern Brass and Rostrato Glass Wall Sconces
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of wall lights designed and manufactured in Italy in the style of Barovier, which invented this particular glass processing technique named Rostrato characterized by large lig...
Brass
Dr Ing Schneider & Co Opaline Glass Pendant Light Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Dr Ing Schneider & Co Opaline Glass Pendant Light Circa 1930s - Stepped handblown opaline glass - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Brass top - Comes with 150cm of cable - Produced by D...
Brass
Swedish Art Deco Bronze Jardinière by Jacob Ängman for GAB, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined and sculptural Swedish Art Deco bronze jardinière designed by Jacob Ängman and produced by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget) in the 1930s. This exceptional piece embodies the qui...
Bronze
Jindrich Halabala Stool in Decorative Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jindrich Halabala for UP Závody, footstool, tabouret, ottoman, fabric, beech, Czech Republic, 1930s. This poetic pouf, designed in the 1930s at the height of the Art Deco movement, ...
Fabric, Beech
Conical Bronze Bowl designed by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Bronze Bowl on Foot designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. * Conical bronze bowl * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: B46 * Year: 1925-1930 * Condition: Very good vintage c...
Bronze
Antique Art Deco Tiered Walnut Coffee Table 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Art Deco walnut coffee table, circa 1920 in date. The table top is rectangular in shape and features an arrangement of wonderful tiers in walnut. There is...
Walnut
René Prou Gilt Wrought Iron and Glass Top Coffee Table circa 1940
By René Prou
Located in CA, CA
René Prou Gilt Wrought Iron and Glass Top Coffee Table circa 1940
Wrought Iron
Pair French Art Deco Tub Club Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Period French Art Deco Tub Round Backed Club Chairs. Art Deco French round Tub backed club chairs in good condition. Period pair of Art Deco Tub chairs with individualy car...
Walnut
Round Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Round Pewter Vase made by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Round pewter vase with lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: 1662 (stamped ‘Just 1662’) * Year: 1933 * Condition: G...
Pewter
Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s ‘Alpaca ‘
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s ‘Alpaca ‘ Polished
Alpaca
Art Deco Alabaster and Brass Pendant Light with Dark Veining, Germany, 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large white alabaster with pronounced dark veining, suspended on a refined brass structure with three internal light points. A striking and generously proportioned Art Deco pendant ...
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Fan-Shaped Wall Sconces - Art Deco Style - 1970s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pair of Fan-Shaped Wall Sconces in Gilded Metal, White and Amber glass paste, 1970s A rare and exquisite pair of handcrafted wall sconces in the Art Deco style, dating from the 1970...
Metal
1990s Barovier Style Art Deco Murano Glass and Brass Horizontal Picture Frame
Top Quality Large Size, Timeless Design Alabaster Pendant Light with Rope Chain
Located in Bochum, NRW
A sculptural alabaster pendant chandelier with a generous 56 cm diameter and exceptionally rich natural veining, offering the warm, atmospheric glow characteristic of high‑quality ea...
Alabaster
René LALIQUE Rare Art Deco "Poissons" (fishes) Vase 1921
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare Art Deco "Poissons" Vase by René Lalique, 1921 – Amber Glass with Green Patina A rare and exquisite Art Deco vase by René Lalique, made in Paris, France, circa 1921. This magni...
Glass
Danish Lyfa Art Deco Pendant Lamp - w. Globe Pumpkin Opaline Glass Shade
By Lyfa
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco or Bauhaus era styled hanging lamp featuring a pumpkin style fluted shade in blonde/beige opaline glass in a brown bakelite socket. It was made in by Lyfa in Denmark during ...
Glass, Bakelite
1930s Art Deco Bakelite Skyscraper Alarm Clock and Lamp by Bayard, France
By Bayard
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Bakelite Skyscraper Alarm Table Clock and Lamp by Bayard France 1940s Dimensions: 21x11x30cm Gorgeous design this alarm clock was made by the French clock makers Bayard. Ver...
Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Sterling Silver Guilloché Enamel Coffee Spoons – Set of 6
Located in Bergen, NO
A refined set of six Scandinavian sterling silver coffee spoons featuring delicate guilloché enamel decoration in soft blush pink and pale blue tones. Each spoon is beautifully deta...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Art Deco Drakes Silver Plated Beef Carving Trolley 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and rare fully restored antique Art Deco silver plate meat serving cart, by Drakes of Brewer Street, London, circa 1930 in date. Serve your roast beef in style!! Thi...
Silver Plate
Rare Osvaldo Borsani Vanity Table in Maple with Mirrors and Built-in Lights
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, dressing table, model '6142', maple, brass, mirrored glass, lacquered wood, Italy, 1943 An exquisite and truly exceptional vanity tab...
Brass
Art Deco Side Table in Black & Red, Mikko Nupponen, Lahti Finland 1930s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A very rare Art Deco side table by Mikko Nupponen, Lahti Finland from the 1930s. This beautiful piece from the early functionalist era in Finnish design features a three layered shel...
Birch
Jindrich Halabala Stools in Decorative Upholstery
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jindrich Halabala for UP Závody, footstool, tabouret, ottoman, fabric, birch, oak, Czech Republic, 1930s. This poetic pouf, designed in the 1930s at the height of the Art Deco movem...
Fabric, Birch, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Art Deco Nightstands Bedside Tables Walnut Glass Top
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and refined Italian 1950s Mid-Century Modern design, pair of bedside tables with double front door, glass top and beautiful wood veneer burl decors on the sides and door...
Brass
Art Deco Scroll Form Lounge Chair W/ Walnut Supports in Viridian Velvet Mohair
Located in New York, NY
A captivating Art Deco lounge chair, this piece features a striking scroll form silhouette paired with elegantly stylized saber supports, showcasing the dramatic and sculptural style...
Mohair, Walnut
Vintage Antique Art Deco Semi-Spherical Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1930
Located in London, GB
Beautifully formed semi-spherical opaline glass pendant lamp with copper gallery. c.1930 Moulded opaline glass shade, this shape of lamp were often found in churches and chapels up ...
Brass
Scandinavian Art Deco pendant lamp, fluorescent glass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Forserum, SE
A Swedish Art Deco pendant lamp produced by an unidentified manufacturer in the 1930s. The fixture is constructed with a chrome-plated metal stem, twined with a dark green thread tha...
Steel
Pair of Otto Korhonen Bent Plywood Armchairs in Dark Brown & White Finland 1920s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A pair of round chairs by Otto Korhonen and manufactured by his company Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas in the 1920s. This series of chairs were some of the first ones Otto made util...
Birch, Plywood, Fabric
Francis Jourdain Lounge Chairs in Woven Rush and Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Francis Jourdain, pair of armchairs, rush, stained beech, France, 1925 Designed by the French painter and cabinetmaker Francis Jourdain (1876–1958), these elegant chairs possess a s...
Beech, Rush
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco banker lamp with green glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled
Brass
Pair of Petite Shanghai Deco Persimmon Jars with Pine & Crane, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's brief Republic Period (1912-1949), these petite oval ginger jars impart a blessing of longevity. An allover glaze of persimmon-orange color cloaks t...
Porcelain
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Amphora Vase by Svenskt Tenn, 1930s
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined Swedish Art Deco pewter amphora vase, designed for Svenskt Tenn in the 1930s. This elegant piece features a classical silhouette with a tall, tapering body and distinctive ...
Pewter
Art Deco Figured walnut double bef
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful highly figured walnut Art Deco Double Bed. The headboard and footboard boasting beautiful heavily figured matching book paged and quartered American walnut veneer with ba...
Walnut
Maija Heikinheimo Art Deco Side Table Apu Model 604 in Honey Birch, Asko 1930s
By Asko
Located in Helsinki, FI
A functional and beautifully simple Art Deco side table by Maija Heikinheimo, produced by Asko in the 1930s. In the original Asko drawings the model is named “Apu”—Finnish for help—a...
Birch
Pair of Art Deco wall sconces by SEVB
By SEVB Société d'Exploitation des Verreries de Bagneaux
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of Art Deco wall sconces, circa 1930. Made of pressed molded glass decorated with pine cones. Hammered iron frame. Wired, E14 socket. In perfect condition. Total Height: 30.5 c...
Iron
Mid-Century Walnut & Brass Table Lamp attr. Erik Tidstrand, Sweden 1940s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Erik Tidstrand, Bertil Brisborg
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant table light was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1940s. The light features a sleek conical metal shade in a grey-blue tone with a perforated lower edge, creat...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Opaline Glass and Brass Sconces, 1940s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Art Deco Opaline Glass and Brass Sconces, 1940s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps Lamp is in very good condition. These lamps works with E14 standard light bulb. Wire...
Brass
Pair Paul Follot Art Deco Gilt Bergeres
By Paul Follot
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of gilded Paul Follot French Art Deco bergére chairs newly upholstered in a striated ecru velvet. To view more of our listings from Moxie Interiors, scroll down and click VIEW ...
Velvet, Wood
Art Deco Lounge Chairs with Sculpted Curved Form
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchairs, fabric, beech, Europe, 1940s These lounge chairs from the 1940s are a clear example of Art Deco design, combining strong proportions with subtle decorative detail. Their ...
Fabric, Beech
Levitan Décoration Pair of French Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Levitan Décoration, pair of lounge chairs, fabric, lacquered wood, France, 1930s One can hardly resist the charm of these 1930s French armchairs by the French studio Levitan Décorat...
Fabric, Wood
Barovier & Toso Italian Pendant Chandelier in Murano Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barovier & Toso, pendant light, Murano glass, gold leaf, brass, Italy, 1940s This pendant light by Barovier & Toso, produced in Italy during the 1940s, demonstrates the work...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Art. Deco Leather Tub Chair by Gunlocke c. 1940's
By Gunlocke
Located in New York, NY
Voguish Art Deco tub chair, made by Gunlocke, circa 1940's. The chair features a chic distressed green leather surface, it is structurally sound and sturdy, and in clean and ready to...
Leather, Walnut
Murano table lamp with fabric shade italy around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Murano table lamp with fabric shade italy around 1920s New nickel - pated The fabric shade is replaced ( new )
Nickel
Art Deco Chandelier, Silvered Bronze & Art Glass, France, 1930
By Degué
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Art Deco chandelier. Four glass panels with geometric design. and four glass shades with geometric design in a matching brass frame silvered. In original good condition. Re...
Silver, Bronze
Swedish Art Deco Bronze Nude Dancer Napkin Holder, circa 1930
By Just Andersen, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking and sculptural Swedish Art Deco napkin holder, cast in solid bronze circa 1930. The piece features a stylized nude female dancer in a dynamic, arched pose, gracefully stre...
Bronze
Wrought Iron Floor Lamp Model 808 by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, Finland, 1930s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Striking and sculptural floor lamp crafted in wrought iron by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen in Finland during the 1930s. The elegant, hand-forged frame features a beautifully balanced comp...
Wrought Iron
Jindrich Halabala Stool in Decorative Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jindrich Halabala for UP Závody, footstool, tabouret, ottoman, fabric, beech, Czech Republic, 1930s. This poetic pouf, designed in the 1930s at the height of the Art Deco movement, ...
Fabric, Beech
Art Deco Acorn Opaline Lights by Edison Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Art Deco Acorn Opaline Lights by Edison Circa 1930s - Price is per light (13 available) - Stepped opaline glass in acorn shape - Original gallery stems and ceiling roses, with black...
Opaline Glass
Cosmo Side Table in Cream Shagreen, Stone and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Cosmo side table by Kifu Paris is a whimsical and sculptural piece, inlaid in reversible cream shagreen/ black shagreen, Baguio stone, black pen shell and bronze-patina brass. Th...
Stone, Brass