Art Deco Posters
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.
Style: Art Deco
Color: Brown
Original Advertising Poster ‘Hop Pickers in Kent’ By E A Cox
Located in Petworth, GB
Wood framed original vintage advertising poster depicting
‘Hop Pickers in Kent No 5’
Featuring a colourful image of farmers and a lady holding a baby with traditional Kent oast house...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Premier Fills Poster by Robys 1936
By Robys
Located in Faversham, GB
An original Premier Fills beverage poster by Robert Wolff, also known as Robys.
The horizontal poster advertises the French aperitif ‘Premier Fills’,...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Pine, Paper
Giant French Horse Racing Poster Mural by Jacquot, circa 1930s
By Michel Jacquot
Located in Essex, MA
A rare, giant original French horse racing poster or mural, lithograph on paper, mounted on linen, in four panels joined to form one large image b...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
French Green-white-black Art Nouveau Poster Advertising with Cancan Dance, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Advertising poster for an event featuring "cancan dancers" with printed event information and a well-staged dancer in motion with her petticoat billowing....
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1980s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Gold Leaf
'La Moda Maschile', Set of 6 Framed Original Illustrations, Italy, 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 6 framed original illustrations of men's fashion from the 30s
from the magazine “La Moda Maschile”, Italy 1933 1934
Golden wo...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Wood, Paper
French Black-White-red Art Déco Poster Advertising "Casino De Paris", 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Advertising poster for the "Casino de paris" with printed event information and a well staged Art Déco dancer on a stool.
The subject, the typeface an...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ludwig Hohlwein Zoologischer Garten Munchen Vintage Poster Re-Edition
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Very decorative vintage poster by famous German advertising artist Ludwig Hohlwein.
This is a new licensed re-edition by 'Editions Langlaude' in a ...
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2010s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Bernard Villemot Art Decó Screen Print
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Original Bernard Villemot Art Decó screen print. 1940s.
Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our in-house workshop....
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1940s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Working Steadily, " Very Rare Art Deco Poster w/ Semi-Nude Steel Worker, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly rare and full of rich, dramatic color, this poster depicting three steelworkers, their bodies rosy from the glow of molten steel at their fingertips, was issued by the National Service...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Framed French Art Deco Panel showing a Scene with Elephants in a Jungle Pattern
Located in Ulm, DE
Jungle scene with elephants, framed
Dimensions:
Width: 108 cm
Height: 74 cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Wood
Rare Russian Avant Garde Constructivist Soviet Propaganda Poster by Miaziakin
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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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
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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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Cycle Bike Poster "De Dion Bouton" 1925 Art Deco
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
So distinctively 1920s, for French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer operating from 1883-1932.
Artist:
Fourney
Year:
1925
Dimensions:
119 x 81 cm
C...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Australia Canberra Federal Capital & Garden City
By James Northfield
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Canberra Federal Capital & Garden City Australia featuring a stunning scenic view by James Northfield (1888-1973) with a couple in the foreground, ...
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1930s Australian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Map Poster Marruecos Espanol Spanish Morocco Illustrated Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel map poster for Marruecos Espanol / Spanish Morocco featuring a great illustration of an outline of the Africa contin...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Shell For Anti Knock Rolls Royce Classic Car
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Shell's superior quality petrol featuring a stunning Art Deco design of a Classic car in yellow driving at speed diagonally up a hill across t...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Intourist Poster Soviet Armenia Mountains Art Deco Car Railway
By Sergey Igumnov
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Soviet Armenia issued by the state travel company Intourist featuring a stunning Art Deco style image of elegantly dr...
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1930s Russian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
'Spain' Travel and Tourism Original Vintage Poster by Delpy, 1948
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Spain' travel and tourism original vintage poster by Delpy, 1948
A romantic, surreal depiction of Spain. An original vintage tourism poster design...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover May, 1938
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous original Art Deco Fortune Magazine cover May, 1938.
The cover of Fortune Magazine for May 1938, framed and mat...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Pologne Poland Upper Silesia Industrial Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco design travel poster for Poland Upper Silesia / Pologne Haute Silesie featuring a factory and rig with an industrial chimney on a grey background. The histo...
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1930s Polish Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
French Art Deco Advertising Poster, By Ribet
Located in Norwood, NJ
Shopping for shoes in Paris with the family? Gilt framed antique French Art Deco advertising poster, "La Premiere Marque Du Monde", Chaussu...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover, October 1937
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous original Art Deco Fortune Magazine cover, October 1937.
The cover of Fortune Magazine for October 1937, framed...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
French Art Deco Chimney Sweep Lithograph Poster
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Art Deco chimney sweep lithograph poster, France or Brussels, circa 1930s. It measures an impressive 63" height x 48" width. It has been professio...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Framed Chinese Deco Advertisement Poster with Mirrored Back, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
Influenced by Western advertising, commercial posters featuring beautiful women in modern settings gained popularity in China in the 1920s and 1930s. Commercial companies presented posters, like this one, to their clients for Chinese New Year. This poster depicts a woman luxuriously dressed in a western style fur-trimmed coat holding a purse that also indicates Art Deco influences. This brand of Chinese advertisement draws on the classic American advertisements...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper, Mirror
Original Vintage Poster Student Culture Our Homeland Let's Study Civil War Spain
Located in London, GB
Original vintage propaganda poster issued during the Civil War in Spain - Culture Redeems Our Homeland Let's study! / La Cultura Redimira La Nostra Patria Estudiem! - issued by the F...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair Trylon Perisphere Libertas
By John Atherton
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by John Atherton (1900-1952) featuring people walking towards the Trylon and Perisphere at the fair on top of a base of the world globe with a classical image of Libertas the Roman goddess of liberty...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Dodge Truck America Art Deco Cruise Ship Liner Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Dodge featuring a stunning design showing a shiny red truck below the bold black lined title lettering with two birds flying next an Art Deco style ship in the background. Founded in 1900, Dodge is an American automobile brand manufacturing cars and trucks...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Gorges De La Diosaz Vallee De Chamonix Servox PLM Travel
Located in London, GB
Original vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee railway travel poster for the Gorges de la Diosaz Vallee de Chamonix Servox featuring a stunning scene of the dr...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Old Art Deco Advertising Poster, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Original poster (no replica), framed,
- 1930s
- Marked by author.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Glass, Paper
Original French Print Advert for Radiograms, circa 1931
Located in Devon, England
This is an original advert on printed paper for Philips radio, the advert is French and totally original. Newly framed in a black wooden frame with glass...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Art Deco Poster Advertising Ciney Belgium 1930s in Red and Black
Located in London, GB
Hand printed red and black poster advertising Cinay ovens with a strong image of a working man with Hammer and the Ciney logo below with signature...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Poster Tandonderhoud Eukalos Elixir Toothpaste Art Deco Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage dental care advertising poster for Tandonderhoud Eukalos pastei poeder elixir / toothpaste powder ointment featuring a great Art Deco i...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
1930s Futurist Watercolor of a Motorbike Race by Italian Artist Aris Bacci
Located in London, GB
A 1930s futurist watercolor painting of a motorbike race by Italian futurist artist Aris Bacci. Mounted in original geometric cream mottled frame, with stun...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Wood, Paper
Commemorative Diploma for Belgian Artistic Art Deco Exposition
By Eugeen Canneel
Located in Oakland, CA
Brussels commemorative diploma for 1935 Artistic Art Deco exposition. The high style art certificate was given to artists who participated in this ...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Wood, Paper
Art Deco Original Vintage French Circus Poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Art Deco original vintage French circus poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926
This is an original vintage poster from the Art Deco period of the...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Pop Art Exhibition Poster, 'Adami' 1976, Galerie Maeght
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Pop Art exhibition poster, 'Adami' 1976, Galerie Maeght
Original vintage poster promoting the work of the famous Spanish pop artist, Adam...
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Original Vintage French Poster by Firmin Bouisset
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Early 20th century original vintage French poster by Firmin Bouisset
Firmin Bouisset was a French painter, poster artist and printmaker. This poster was created before the text was printed, it is advertising chocolate...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Roger Gerle, Original Vintage French Poster by Hartford, 1940
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Roger Gerle, original vintage French poster by Hartford
A charming poster from the 1940s, Roger Gerle was a French entertainer and m...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Roger de Valerio Cherry Maurice Chevalier Poster, 1935
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"Cherry Maurice Chevalier": In 1935, Roger Valerio designed a poster N 3 famous for the cherry brandy that iconic French celebrity heart throb Mauric...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century Silent Film Poster, 'Bowled Over', Black & White Comedy, 1923
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Early 20th century silent film poster, 'Bowled Over', black and white comedy, 1923
American film poster, poster printed in the U.S.A.
Artist
...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Art Deco Gardening Poster, 'L’ Art L’Ecole', 1931 by R. Rochett
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage Art Deco Gardening Poster, 'L’ Art L’Ecole', 1931 by R. Rochette
Original Art Deco poster featuring children gardening. This poster was designed by R. Rochette, t...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original 1930s French Art Deco Poster by Fabrice Mory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original 1930s French Art Deco poster, artwork by Fabrice Mory, published by Chaix, France, circa 1935. This is a vintage original on linen and has been professionally framed under g...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood
Vintage American Express Print, Framed, Retail, Advertisement, Poster, Amex
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage American Express print. An American, framed retail advertisement poster for Amex, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
C...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
The Broadway Melody
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster for The Broadway Melody 1929.
This film was directed by Harry Beaumont. It tells the story of two Vaudeville sisters trying to get a break on Broadway. This was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first musical, which won them an Oscar for Best Film.
This beautiful Swedish poster...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Framed Poster, Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller, Sauria Lacerta Agilis, 1904 Vienna
Located in Bronx, NY
Professionally Framed Wooden Gold frame, poster ,Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller,Sauria lacerta agilis, 1904.
Hand drawn by Austrian zoologist, printed and used for Swedish school , ...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Deco Excel Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This poster, a advertisement calendar for excel cigarettes from the 1930s, melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. This advertisement depicts a fashionable woman in traditional Chinese dress...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage French Coupe Tennis Davis Cup by Cassandre A. M, 1980
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Cassandre Coupe Davis Tennis Davis Cup 1980 by the famous A.M. Cassandre
Artist
Cassandre
Year
1980
Dimensions:
91 x 69 cm
Condition:
Good.
Category
1980s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Vintage Hu Boxiang Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931
Located in Chicago, IL
The famous commercial advertising artist Hu Boxiang created this advertisement calendar poster for the British American Tobacco Company in 1931. Unlike other poster artists, Hu was k...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
"King Kong" 1933 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1933 poster for the 1933 film King Kong directed by Merian C. Cooper / Ernest B. Schoedsack with Fay Wray. This 29 x 43" stone lithograph poster was issued in 1933 in Argent...
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1930s Argentine Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Poster for the "Exposition Internationale Des Arts Décoratifs", France, 1925
By P. Roque
Located in Paris, FR
This poster was created by P. Roque for the famous 1925 Decorative Arts Show held in Paris (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs - 1925). This show is most famous as it laun...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Huge Original 1920s French Art Deco Poster L'Alsacienne Teint & Ravive Ch Roux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An oversize two part framed French Art Deco advertising poster for "L'Alsacienne - Teint & Ravive", by Ch. Roux ca. 1920. Item features an adorable girl with great colors and form. Poster is custom framed in a 97" x 67" frame with plexi face and was originally created for a Belgian Fabric...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper, Plexiglass
'Corroboree' Australia Original Vintage Poster by Sellheim, 1934
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Corroboree' Australia Original Vintage Poster by Sellheim, 1934
Gert Sellheim, a German-Australian artist, was one of the earliest designers commissioned by the Australian National Travel Association (ANTA) to produce designs for Australian travel posters...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
1941 Vintage New Hampshire Art Deco Style Ski Promotion Poster by Hechenberger
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful Art Deco style ski promotion poster for the White Mountains in the state of New Hampshire, one of two posters created for the state by the artist Lou Hechenberger (origina...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Posters
Materials
Linen, Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Art Deco posters for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco posters 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 posters created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco posters 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 posters, popular names associated with this style include Leonetto Cappiello, Roger Broders, Roger de Valerio, and Denis Paul Noyer. 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 posters differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $215 and tops out at $118,567 while the average work can sell for $2,368.
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