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.
1969 Framed Original Poster by Roy Lichtenstein for The Guggenheim Exhibition
Located in San Diego, CA
1969 Framed Original Poster by Roy Lichtenstein for The Guggenheim Exhibition beautiful colorful great condition in plexy framed we polished the piece top quality frame by Art Servic...
Plexiglass, Paper
Jan & Joël Martel 1925 Paris International Exhibition Framed Art Deco Poster.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Jan & Joël Martel 1925 Paris International Exhibition of the Decorative Arts and Industries Framed Art Deco Offical Poster. Framed with the original anodazed Aluminum Fra...
Aluminum
Original Antique Advertising Poster Fete De L'Eau Water Festival Niermans
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for the Fete de l'Eau Grand Bal de Nuit Travesti / Water Festival Grand Night Time Costume Drag Ball held at the Nouveau-Cirque / New Circus (1886...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Monte Carlo Summer Joy Louis Icart Monaco
By Louis Icart
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Quelle joie de vivre l'ete a Monte-Carlo / What a joy to live the summer in Monte Carlo - featuring a stunning Art Deco design by the French painter,...
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Lemonnier, Vintage Alcohol Poster, Chablisienne, Burgundy Wine, Vineyard, 1926
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for La Chablisienne created by Henri Le Monnier in 1936. -- Artist: Henry Le Monnier (1887 - 1978) Title: La Chablisienne - Ses Chablis authentiques Date: 19...
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1979 Pierre Fix-Masseau EXACTITUDE ETAT Lithograph Vintage Poster Made In Paris
Located in Turku, Finland
This gorgeous & rare Art Deco stone lithograph poster was designed by the great French poster artist Fix Masseau and it was originally released in 1932. This copy was printed in Fran...
Plexiglass, Paper
Broders, Original Art Deco Poster, Winter Sports, Bobsleigh Skiing Art Deco 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
P.L.M. poster created by Roger Broders in 1930 to promote winter sports in St Pierre de Chartreuse in the Alps. Artist: Roger Broders (1883-1953) Title: Les Sports d’Hiver à St Pie...
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Shanghai Deco Hatamen Cigarettes Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Nanyang Brothers Tobacco dates to the 1920-30s and melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the nuanced color and fine reso...
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Vinci, Original Air France Poster, Paris Stockholm, Brussels, Copenhagen, 1935
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Air France poster created by Vinci in 1935 to promote tourism between Paris and Northern Europe. Artist: Vinci Title: Air France – Paris - Stockhol...
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Andre Daude, Original Vintage Art Deco Music Poster, Piano Daude, Paris, 1926
By Andre Daude
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Art Deco Poster by André Daudé for his own brand of musical instruments Piano Daudé dating from 1926 Additional Details: Materials and ...
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Original Vintage Czech Travel Poster Praha Prague Vltava River Charles Bridge
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Czechoslovakia travel poster for Praha / Prague featuring a striking Art Deco design by Zdenek Rykr (1900-1940) of the historic city in a dramatic orange sunset glow...
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Large Architectural “Blueprint” of The Chrysler Building
Located in Toronto, ON
This unique larger reproduction in a deep aubergine hue background with gold details and lettering, depicts an early rendering of the Chrysler Building in New York City, from the for...
Paper
Robys, Original Vintage Poster, Kina Lillet Wine, Bordeaux, Bunch of grape, 1937
By Robys
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Artist: Robys (Robert Wolff) Title: Kina Lillet - Au vin blanc de la Gironde Date: 1937 Size (w x h): 51.2 x 77.6 in 130 x 197 cm Printer: Affiches Stentor - Etabts Marboeuf, 91...
Paper
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
Leonetto Cappello (Italian 1875-1942) Framed Original Vintage Poster for Cognac
Located in San Francisco, CA
A dramatic Italian poster by the well-known Italian graphic artist Leonetto Cappello for Cognac Pellisson. The delightful image depicts a small figure moving an enormous barrell of c...
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Original Antique Swedish Movie Poster The Little Cafe Max Linder Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original antique Swedish movie poster for the 1919 silent French comedy film The Little Cafe / Lilla Kafeet / Le Petit Café directed by Raymond Bernard and starring the French comedi...
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Geo Dorival, Set of 3 Original PLM Poster, Le Mont-Blanc, Mountain Art Deco 1928
By Geo Dorival
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original French Vintage Travel PLM Poster by Geo Dorival for Le Mont Blanc in 1928. Artiste : Géo Dorival Titre : Triptyque Vers le Mont-Blan...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Come To New Zealand This Summer Marcus King
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Come to New Zealand This Summer! - featuring a great design by the renowned New Zealand artist and designer Marcus King (1891-1983) depicting a geyse...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris Havre New York French Line Sebille Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for the cruise and rail services provided by French Line and the French State Railway - Paris Havre New York Chemins de Fer de l'Etat Compagnie General...
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Vintage Poster Original Bourin Quinquina Poster Bellenger 1936 Food &Wine French
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fun with beautiful colours, this is a very clever poster by Bellenger from 1936. Artist Bellenger Year 1936 Dimensions 130 x 200 cm Condition Good Format Linen backed
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WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s - Original litho poster - Designed by Bruce Angrave - Framed in a black wooden frame with glass - English ~ 1940s - 52cm wide x 78.5cm tall B...
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1950 Cinzano Vermouth Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Dating back to 1757, Cinzano is an iconic brand synonymous with the likes of Casanova. A family run business until 1985 (now owned by Campari), the famous vermouth drink from Turin i...
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$448Sale Price|20% Off
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Costumes of the Latin Quarter, Signed Exhibition Poster
By Erté
Located in San Carlos, CA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Costumes of the Latin Quarter, Signed Exhibition Poster, Boston Center for the Arts A striking original exhibition poster by the legendary Art Deco master E...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Cordoba Corte De Los Califas Spain Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Spain featuring a great Art Deco design by the renowned Spanish artist and illustrator Carlos Saenz de Tejada (1897-1958). depicting the Cordoba Co...
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1950 Campari Leonetto Cappiello Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Iconic Italian liqueur brand Campari hired the renowned French-Italian poster designer Leonetto Cappiello to create a number of varied designs across the early part of the 20th centu...
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Large Original Vintage Advertising Poster: Motos Cycles Terrot Dijon Motorcycles
Located in London, GB
Large original vintage advertising poster for the French manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles Terrot based in Dijon in eastern France (founded 1887). Dynamic design featuring the...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Airline Route Europe Canadian Pacific Cruise Ship
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting The Airline Route to Europe only 3 to 4 days open ocean Canadian Pacific featuring a striking Art Deco design depicting the Empress of Britai...
Paper
Rare Original Vintage Travel Poster Playa De Madrid Beach Art Deco Lady Diver
By Luis Quintanilla
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage travel poster advertising the Playa de Madrid a quince minutos de la Puerta del Sol / Beach of Madrid fifteen minutes from the Gate of the Sun - featuring a sty...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Evian Les Bains Art Deco Golf PLM France Railway
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco travel poster issued by the PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee railway for Evian les Bains The Wonderful Savoy Spa featuring stunning artwork by the French artist ...
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1950 Baratti e Milano Torino Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Going on to become one of the most recognisable names in Italian confectionary, Baratti e Milano was founded in 1858 when they first opened their shop in Turin (Torino). This beautiful Art Deco design showing a woman showering...
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Original Antique Swiss Winter Travel Poster Palace Hotel St Moritz Switzerland
Located in London, GB
Original antique winter travel poster for the Palace Hotel St. Moritz Switzerland featuring a stunning design by the notable Swiss artist Emil Cardinaux (1877-1936) depicting a group...
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Original Antique Sport Poster Heart Female Golfer Georges Grellet Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster designed by the French artist Georges Grellet (1869-1959), featuring a great Art Deco image of a stylish young lady golfer in a flowing white dress with a col...
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Original Vintage Czech Travel Poster Praha Prague CSR Czechoslovakia Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Praha / Prague - the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia and the historical capital of Bohemia, located on the ...
Paper
Dransy, Original Art Deco Poster, Nicolas Wine, Bottle, Nectar, Waiter, 1925
By Jules Isnard Dransy 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster created by Poyet et Frères around 1925 based on Dransy's drawing to promote the Nicolas wine brand. Artist: Dransy Jules (1883-1945) Title : Nicolas – Fines Bouteilles Date...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by J...
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Balneario San Sebastian Barcelona Piscina Familia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising the Piscina Familias / Family Pool at the popular 1920s-1940s beach resort of Balneario San Sebastian in Barcelona Spain featuring a stunni...
Paper
'Marihuana' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1930s
Located in Devon, GB
Claiming to be a "Daring Drug Expose!", this early exploitation film evaded strict censorship of its lurid content ("Weird Orgies, Wild Parties, Unleashed Passions!") by claiming to ...
Paper
Paris 1937 -- Exposition Internationale
By Eugene Beaudoin and Marcel Lods
Located in London, GB
Original French poster for the Exposition International in Paris, 1937. This award-winning Art Deco design was created by Eugene Beaudoin (1898-1983) and Marcel Lods...
Original Vintage Poster Trilysin Hair Tonic Cosmetic Beauty Oil Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - Day after day Trilysin The biological hair tonic that helps! The dandruff disappears The hair loss stops The hair grows again. Scientific hair care with Trilysin and Trilysin Oil - featuring a great design by the notable German graphic artist Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) featuring a smiling lady wearing a colourful outfit putting some hair care on her blonde hair, a man standing behind her ready to help, and an image showing the cosmetic beauty bottles...
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Original Vintage Poster Demon Modern Petroleum Cooking Apparatus Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Demon The Modern Petroleum Cooking Apparatus Cooks quickly, cleanly and economically / Demon Der Moderne Petroleum Kochapparat Kochtschnell, Reinlich und Wirtschaftlich featuring a stunning Art Deco style design depicting two devil demons reaching up on a swirling flame blue shaded curve holding up a Demon logo and cooking stove...
Paper
Rare Original Antique Poster Fokine Ballets Russe Bakst Scheherazade Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Rare original antique poster for the Fokine Ballet at the New Theatre featuring The Royal Swedish Opera - Det Ny Teater Kl. 8 Fokin Baletter Fra Kungl. Teatern Stockholm - depicting ...
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Original Vintage Poster CONTRATTO CAPPIELLO, 1930 Oversize
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist Leonetto Cappiello Year 1930 Dimensions 137x198cm Condition Good
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Original Vintage Poster International Overseas Exhibition Paris 1931 France
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising the International Overseas Exhibition Paris 1931 featuring a colourful design by Victor Jean Desmeures (1895-1965) of four men from different coun...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Lago Di Garda Lake Riva Torbole Italy Sailing Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ENIT travel poster for Lake Garda / Lago Di Garda Riva Torbole in Trentino Italy featuring a stunning Art Deco design by the Italian art...
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Cappiello, Original Vintage Poster, Cachou Lajaunie, Candy, Feather, Smoke, 1920
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Poster for the promotion of Cachou Lajaunie created by Cappiello in 1920. Artist: Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942) Title: Cachou Lajaunie Date: 1920 Size: 38.8 x 56.7 in / 98.5 x 1...
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Russian Avant Garde Constructivist Soviet Propaganda Poster by Miaziakin, 1923
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Russian Avant Garde Soviet Propaganda poster by Miaziakin from the highly influential Economicheskaya Zhizn, Economic Life- the off...
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Original Vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee Railway Travel Poster Vichy Golf
Located in London, GB
Original vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee railway travel poster for sport tourism and theatre in the historical spa resort town in the Auvergne Rhone Alpes region of central Franc...
Paper
Vintage Erte Signed Art Deco Soho NYC Graphics Retrospective 1980 Framed Poster
Original Vintage Poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 Linen Backed Lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 linen backed lithographic poster Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas) Printer, publisher or brands: DAVIDE ...
Original Vintage Poster Sydney Bridge Celebrations D Annand and D Whitmore, 1932
By D. Annand & A. Whitmore
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This evokative Art Deco poster promotes the celebrations associated with the opening of what was to become a national and international icon, the Sydney Bridge, 1932. A statuesque lifesaver dominates the scene while spectators clad in swimwear watch the harbour pageantry from shore. Original vintage poster Sydney...
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Rare Original Vintage Travel Poster Bilbao Visit Spain Antonio De Guezala PNT
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage travel poster promoting tourism to Bilbao Spain issued by the Spanish National Tourist Board PNT Patronato Nacional del Turismo - Besucht Spanien Bilbao Der Str...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Germany Berlin Art Deco Dzubas Deutschland
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Germany Berlin - by the German artist Wilhelm 'Willy' Dzubas (b. 1887) for the country's capital city featuring a stunning Art Deco painting depictin...
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$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Rene Vincent (French 1879-1936) Original Lithograph for Porto Ramos-Pinto Framed
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful Art Deco period original lithographic poster for Ramos-Pinto port by Rene Vincent depicting two lovers joined by a winged cupid offering a glass of port. This iconic ima...
Plexiglass, Hardwood
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Berlin Germany Jupp Wiertz Art Deco
By Jupp Wiertz
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Germany published by the German State Railway RDV Reichsbahnzentrale fur den Deutschen Reiseverkehr featuring a stunning Art Deco desig...
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Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster New Zealand Shipping Company Cargo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cruise travel poster - The New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. Continent to New Zealand Via Panama Regular Service from Hamburg Bremen Antwerp Rotterdam - featuring a grea...
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Original Vintage Poster Torneo Nazionale Di Tennis Tournament Italy Sport Event
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for the Torneo Nazionale Di Tennis / National Tennis Tournament published by the Italian Tennis Federation featuring a dynamic Art Deco style illustrati...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster East London South Africa Glorious Holidays
Located in London, GB
Original vintage South Africa travel poster - For Glorious Holidays Visit East London - featuring a great design by James Greig (186...
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Original Vintage Ski And Winter Sport Travel Poster Austria Paul Kirnig Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski and winter sport travel poster for Austria featuring stunning artwork by Paul Kirnig (1891-1955) depicting two people skiing wearing long turquoise scarves, the ...
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Original Antique Swiss Travel Poster Palace Hotel St Moritz Golf Emil Cardinaux
Located in London, GB
Original antique travel poster for the Palace Hotel St. Moritz Switzerland featuring a stunning design by the notable Swiss artist Emil Cardinaux (1877-1936) depicting guests enjoyin...
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Original Antique Movie Poster The Loves Of Letty Pauline Frederick Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original antique movie poster for the black and white silent drama film - The Loves Of Letty / Lettys Karleksaffarer - directed by Frank Lloyd, written b...
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Original Vintage Poster Cordoba 1940 Great Fair Lady Of Health Spain Flamenco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising the Cordoba 1940 Gran Feria de Nuestra Senora de la Salud / Great Fair of Our Lady of Health held from 25 May to 2 June featuring a Flamenco dance...
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