Decorative Art
Decorative Art For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Color: Blue
Giovanni de Simone Ceramic Tile Italian Design Multi-Color Swordfish Marlin 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giovanni de Simone ceramic tile Italian design multi-color swordfish marlin.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"The Pink Panther", 1970 French Moyenne Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this original French film poster dating from 1970 for a cinematic run of The Pink Panther animation series in France.
This vintage poster has been professionally linen-backe...
Category
20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Huge Royal Delft De Porceleyne Fles Blue and White Bloomers Charger Plate Plaque
By Delft
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This impressive Delft Blue and white ceramic charger or plate was produced in the 20th century at De Porceleyne Fles (now Royal Delft). The image is after a painting by Dutch painter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Bearded Blue Lady Original 1983 Polish Cyrk ‘Circus; Poster, Waldemar Swierzy
Located in Bath, Somerset
A very risky and different style from the normal CYRK posters of the time. We adore the design of one sassy bearded lady on this original Polish Circus / Cyrk poster from 1983, desig...
Category
20th Century Polish Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Barcelona 1950s Spanish Travel Advertising Poster, Flowers, Ship
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic original travel poster for Barcelona from the 1950s. Issued by the Municipal Office of Tourism and Information and featuring sumptuous, colourful artwork depicting a red su...
Category
20th Century Spanish Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Cobalt Blue Hand-Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo
The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Les Enfants Du Paradis 1970s Academy Cinema Film Poster, Peter Strausfeld
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original Academy Cinema film poster a featuring fantastic design by Peter Strausfeld. for the classic Children of Paradise (original French title:Les Enfants du Paradis) 1945
Straus...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Fish Wall Plaque Panel Relief Master Work Helmut Schaffenacker Ceramic Pottery
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A polychrome glazed pottery wall plaque decorated with several fish, created by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm in the 1950s. Helmut Schaffenacker was a renowned German ceramist known fo...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Three Amigos 1990 East German Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful pop design features on this original East German film poster for 80s classic comedy Three Amigos! Starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin ...
Category
20th Century German Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
BRING JOY 1965 Christmas Shopping HUNGARIAN ADVERTISING POSTER, SANDOR LENGYEL
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love the festive design by Sandor Lengyel that features on this original Hungarian advertising poster - "Bring Joy - Christmas Sale at the Coperativ...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Graduate 1967 Danish Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic design on this original first-year-of-release Danish film poster for Mike Nichols's 60s classic The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne...
Category
20th Century Danish Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Delft Ceramic Decorative Tile Featuring a Man on Horse
By Delft
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Delft tile featuring a noble man riding a horse.
This characterful Delftware tile a man on horseback in expressive blue coloring on a whit...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Neon Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neon sign by Alexandre Ferucci, "IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK". Framed in plexi-glass box, 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Original 1930s Swiss Travel Poster, Walter Herdeg and Alb Steiner
Located in Bath, Somerset
Beautiful, extremely large, advertising poster for the French electrical manufacturing company Ribet Desjardins.
We love the colours and design on this original 1930s Swiss St. Moritz Travel poster. A classic Swiss photo...
Category
20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Bengt Åberg, Fåglar, Color Lithograph
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Bengt Aberg, Faglar
Lithography
EA number
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number
(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 63/48
Unframed
Bengt Åberg (1941-2015), wa...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Stitch in Time 1969 Czech A3 Film Poster, Jaromir Gal
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous first-year-of-release Czech film poster for Norman Wisdom's classic a Stitch in Time.
This original vintage movie poster is sized 11 x 16 inches and will be sent rolled ...
Category
20th Century Czech Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Tamar Markova Folk Art Painting, 1970s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Tamar Markova Folk Art painting, 1970s.
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles Wall Plate, 1948
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles wall plate, 1948
A Dutch delft Porceleyne Fles wall plate with in medallion painted bouquet with flowers in vase with birds on each side. Floral decor on...
Category
20th Century Dutch Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
Set of 6 French Faience Floral Plates Quimper Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
A set of 6 French faience dessert plates with a floral pattern signed HB Quimper circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Rustic Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Moroccan Ceramic Blue Plate, Fez, 1920's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century blue Moroccan Ceramic plate hand made in Fez.
Handcrafted and glazed decorative ceramic bowl from Fez, Morocco.
Featuring an elaborate hand-painted Moorish pattern...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
8 Fogli Mosaico Bisazza Blu, Anni 90
Located in Felino, IT
8 fogli mosaico Bisazza originale, anni 90 montati su rete. dim 30 x 30 cm adatti uso rivestimento vasi, cornici, rivestimento. adatti anche per uso in esterno.
fogli pronti da inco...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Abstract Resin Painting by Noted Artist Anita Weschler
By Anita Weschler
Located in New York, NY
Large and impressive abstract art work by noted artist Anita Weschler. This piece is from her series of resin pieces done in the mid 20th C., it is in v...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Stefan Knapp Enamel Painting on Steel Panel 'Untitled' 1989
By Stefan Knapp
Located in London, GB
Born in Poland in 1921, Knapp was arrested by the Russians in 1939 at the age of eighteen, and sent to a prison camp in Siberia. He was released in 1941 and then undertook an epic journey through numerous countries still at war, eventually making it to Britain, where he enrolled in the RAF and spent several years as a Spitfire pilot. The dramatic aerial perspective of the world that he experienced during this time would become highly influential in his painting. In 1947 he enrolled in London’s Central School of Arts, following which he studied at the Slade School of Art.
In 1953 Knapp discovered the remarkable luminescent qualities of jewellery enamel while attempting to fix a girlfriend’s broach that she had broken after secretly borrowing it from her father’s collection. He immediately began experimenting on sheets of copper, and before long was producing enormous panels of up to ten feet long. There was a tremendous building boom at this time both in Europe and America and Knapp envisaged buildings throughout cities being clad with vibrant enamel exteriors. In 1957 he adapted his technique to suit steel which was stronger than copper and the earliest accomplished examples of this important development were shown in an exhibition at Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York the same year. In 1958 he received his first chance to realise his dream when he was commissioned to create seventeen large murals for Heathrow Airport. Many other major commissions followed, including an enamel mural for the Seagram Building in New York, and the Alexander Corporation, New Jersey, in 1960 which was the largest mural ever created, measuring 200 x 50 feet. Knapp created these large-scale works with the vision that they would transform the meaning of the architecture and buildings they adorned. By the 1960’s Knapp had achieved international acclaim and exhibited extensively throughout the world.
The artist’s work is represented in numerous major museums of modern art, including: Museum of Fine Art, Dallas; Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Tate Gallery, London; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Hall of Fame Museum, Mexico City; Breda Museum; Katowice Museum, Poland; Royal Palace, Rabat; The Art Center, Milwaukee; San Jose Museum of Arts, U.S.A.; Holocaust Museum...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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 Art Deco Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
French Majolica Fish Platter Sarreguemines Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica fish platter signed Sarreguemines Circa 1930.
Measures: 21 inches Lenght.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Peacock Pattern Vintage Velvet Wall Hanging 4.3x6.8 Ft Colorful Bedspread
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage velvet wall hanging or bed cover from Uzbekistan, circa 1970. This wall hanging is in good condition, sturdy and clean as a brand...
Category
Late 20th Century Uzbek Bohemian Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo
The tile painted in cobalt blue over wh...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Small German Majolica Iris Plate, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German Majolica Iris Plate Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture with White and Green Glazes Decoration, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture with white and green glazes decoration.
In the style of sainte radegonde.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1960.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo
This tile painted in blue over white in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
German Majolica Birds & Roses Plate, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica birds & roses plate, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Strawberries Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica strawberries plate Keller & Guerin Saint clement Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad "Flora" Screenprint, 1964, Denmark
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Rare large scale "Flora" screen print by Bjorn Wiinblad 1964. Vibrant colors in a faux bamboo gold gilt frame. This art piece is rare in how large it is and the simplicity of it with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Expressionist Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Paco Rabanne Electric Blue Space Curtain for Baumann AG, Switzerland 1970s
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Milan, IT
Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Rare Electric Blue and Silver Space Curtain for Baumann AG,
Switzerland 1970s
Category
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
French Majolica Duckling Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Duckling and insect and plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Border with poppies.
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Victor Vasarely Rosenthal Studio Line Limited Edition Porcelain Plate
By Rosenthal
Located in Bochum, NRW
Victor Vasarely Rosenthal Studio Line, limited edition of 5000 pieces, no.: 4020, in unused, flawless condition.
Rosenthal artist plate No. 13 - "Live and let live...
Category
1970s European Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Bucharest Clown 1974 Romanian Circus Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Very rare and wonderful Romanian poster from 1974 to advertise the Bucharest Circus. Superb matt colours. Art by Dan Cioca.
Professionally linen-backed...
Category
20th Century Romanian Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Vintage Basquiat Tseng Kowng Chi Announcement
By Tseng Kwong Chi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, 2002
Vintage announcement card to a renown Paris photo exhibition featuring works by Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Nan Golden,...
Category
1980s Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Spanish Hand Knotted Wool Tapestry, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditionally hand knotted wool tapestry.
Manufatured in Spain, circa 1960.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
M...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Art Nouveau Stained Window Glass by Covina, 1930's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Art Nouveau Painted Glass was produced in Portugal, by Covina - Companhia Vidreira Nacional, during the 1930's. It belonged to a door or a window and is a hand painted behind gl...
Category
1930s Portuguese Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo
This tile painted in blue over white in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Set of 12 Large Ceramic Plates Zodiac Signs Wall Decoration 1960's Italy
Located in Paris, FR
Italian Ceramics signed Laura Faenza , set of the 12 zodiac signs wall decoration 1960's
Each is about 30 cm x 20 cm (each with hooks to fix on wall)
Very nice condition (a few chi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cyrk Three Basset Hounds Polish B1 Circus Poster, Cieslewicz R1970s
Located in Bath, Somerset
The fabulous and much celebrated Three Basset Hounds Cyrk poster by one of the Masters of the Polish School of Posters, Roman Cieslewicz. In museum collections around the world inclu...
Category
20th Century Polish Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Giorgio De Chirico Large thick Glass Slab Engraved with Ettore and Andromaca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giorgio De Chirico Large Thick Glass Slab Engraved with Ettore and Andromaca
Category
1990s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Cyrk Bikini Aerialist 1975 Polish Circus Poster, Milach
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful design by Zdzislaw Milach of a rather buxom Bikini Aerialist features on this original Cyrk Polish Circus poster from 1975, its first, ...
Category
20th Century Polish Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Sylvia Watmough Troika Style Artwork on Board
Located in Alton, GB
Signed Sylvia Watmough artwork in the style of troika painted in turquoise and white Bas relief on a rectangular hardboard. A very striking piece of artwork that would become the ta...
Category
20th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
Donna Marxer: Biomorphic Abstractionist's 'GOLDCOAST BLUE STUDY'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Featured here is Donna Marxer's 'GOLDCOAST BLUE STUDY', a representation of her remarkable career as an "artist, poet, activist, and humanist". Recognized and praised by the New York...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century French Black & Green Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French black & green majolica oyster, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo
This tile painted in blue over white in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, seaweeds and shells.
Nautical style.
Measure: 9.3" diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Tin-Glazed Plaque in the Style of Old Dutch Delftware
By Delft
Located in Verviers, BE
Tin-glazed plaque in the style of old Dutch Delftware, quatrefoil shape with raised rim, painted in blue with a chinoiserie decor of a pavilion in an oriental garden. Two figures are...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo
This tile painted in blue over white in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Lanci in the Manner of Rene Magritte
Located in Miami, FL
A unique oil on canvas painting that is so perfectly executed that it almost appears to be a machine made print. However, it is not. Instead it's a work that is masterfully painted w...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica plate with morning glory on a blue basket weave and a brown border, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Offset Plate Film The Seekers, Land of Fury Film Offset Plate, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Aluminium offset plate for the film The Seekers - Land of Fury - Les Démons des Mers du Sud - De duivels der Zuidzee
Film Poster - Movie Poster with cast:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
THE MAN ON THE ROOF 1976 London UK Quad Film Movie Poster, Strausfeld
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original Academy Cinema film poster a featuring fantastic design by Peter Strausfeld.
Strausfeld, born in Cologne, came to England in 1938. Whilst interned on the Isle of Man dur...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Art
Antique, new and vintage decorative art is crucial to personalizing your interior.
Bringing art into your home will help you create a warm and welcoming atmosphere, whether you are expecting to regularly host guests for cocktails in your living room or you are inclined to soak up some “me time” on weekends by curling up with a book in your library. After all, a room isn’t quite complete until you hang some art on the walls.
Choosing a piece of art for your interior is a matter of finding something that resonates with you. You should also consider what will work with your current decor. Keep in mind that a wide range of objects counts as decorative art — antique and vintage prints, paintings, wall-mounted sculptures and more. There is so much to choose from! And art can feel as deeply personal with the vintage posters that promoted your favorite classic films as it can with framed photographs of your loved ones.
Decorative art can set the mood for a room and will typically make for great conversation. When you find wall decor and decorations that speak to you, why not introduce them into your space? It will give you and your guests the opportunity to meaningfully engage with the art every time you see it. You can play with different styles, eras and colors. Mix and match pieces to integrate a refreshing pop of color or create a theme by dedicating a room to a color palette or certain time period. A great way to tie your layout together is to choose wall art that complements your decor and color scheme.
Folk art is an interesting category for its wide range of works across various media and the array of textures it can offer. Paper art is another versatile option because it will be easy to find a home for portraits, collages, drawings and other works in your space. With decorative paper art, you can also get creative with how you arrange your wall art. There are plenty of options that include hanging the works salon-style.
On 1stDibs, find a constantly growing collection of antique and vintage decorative art today.
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