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.
$1,125Sale Price / set|40% Off
Art Deco Flapper Fashion Illustration "Tanz" Prints Frames by Vala Moro, Pair
By Vala Moro
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This striking pair of Art Deco flapper fashion "Tanz" prints by Vala Moro captures the elegance and glamour of the 1920s. Each illustration features a stylishly dressed flapper frame...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Art Deco engraving by Jean Hardy Louis Icart School
By J. Hardy
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco engraving circa 1925. Elegant lady with parasol and macaws. Signed Jean Hardy, French engraver, decorator and illustrator from the circle of the fa...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Mabel Lucie Attwell. C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Mabel Lucie Attwell Lithograph. Originally a plate from "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie Published C.1920 The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Mabel Lucie Attwell, C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Mabel Lucie Attwell Lithograph. Originally a plate from "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie Published circa 1920 The measurement given is the paper size not the a...
Paper
Alberto Vargas Original Signed 1928 Limited Edition Print 2/20
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An early 1928 limited edition print by Alberto Vargas, number 2 of 20. The image area is 29 1/2" by 19.25". The print has not been examined outside of the frame, the frame will be to...
Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Art Deco Print by Margery Lawrence, 1921.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Margery Lawrence Tipped in plate. On green card Lithograph. Published 1921 The measurement given is the card size not the actual printed image.
Paper
Antique French Woven Silk Neyret Frerer Stevengraph - THE PALM SUNDAY .
By Elisabeth Sonrel
Located in Den Haag, NL
Woven on the Jacquard ribbon looms of the renowned Neyret brothers Rothers weavers House in st Etienne France . This antique woven Stevengraph is based on the painting 'LES RAMEAUX' (The palm Sunday) by French artist , Elisabeth Sonrel...
Silk
$244Sale Price|24% Off
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover, December 1938
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous original Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover, December 1938. The cover of Fortune Magazine for December 1938, fram...
Paper
Louis Icart Original Etching Badende (Bathers), 1926 L’Estampe Moderne
By Louis Icart
Located in Norwood, NJ
This exquisite 1926 etching and aquatint by Louis Icart, titled Badende (Bathers), beautifully exemplifies the artist’s celebrated mastery of elegance, movement, and feminine sensual...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Dream Garden", Spectacular 1920s Print with Maxfield Parrish-Inspired Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary paean to Maxfield Parrish brings together an original, 1920s print featuring the "Dream Garden" mosaic in Philadelphia, with a recent, ...
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Art Deco Signed Louis Icart Paris Framed Lithograph Etching Resting Nude Woman
By Louis Icart
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco French brown carved framed lithograph etching from a nude resting by the Artist Louis Icart, Paris 1928. These paintings hung in the master bedroom in the French apartments...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$1,200Sale Price|25% Off
Maxfield Parrish Iconic Art Deco Original 1923 Print "Daybreak"
Located in Miami, FL
Maxfield Parrish Iconic Art Deco Original 1923 Print "Daybreak" Offered for sale in an original Maxfield Parrish iconic American art deco framed 1923 print...
Wire
Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Look", Dated 1928
Located in København, Copenhagen
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "Look". Dated 1928. Visible dimensions: 46 x 35 cm. Total dimensions incl. passepartout: 67 x 49 cm. The frame measures: 2 cm. In exc...
Paper
Original Vintage Caricature Print of The Viceroy of India. 1934
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super image of Lord Willingdon Originally a plate from Punch or The London Charivari Published 1934 The measurement given is the paper size not the actual image.
Paper
Art Deco Modern Unframed René Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Bistro
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist René Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 28.5...
Paper
Original Vintage Poster CONTRATTO CAPPIELLO, 1930 Large
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist Leonetto Cappiello Year 1930 Dimensions 100x140cm Condition Excellent
Paper
Early 1900 Umberto Brunelleschi Art Deco Litograph Watercolor Pochoir
Located in Brescia, IT
Pochoir Umberto Brunelleschi Early 1900 Art Deco Pochoir on paper Original wood frame "Brunelleschi" signed Very good condiction
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Bitter Campari Spiratello Leonetto Cappiello, 1921
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Bitter Campari Spiratello Leonetto Cappiello, 1921 This is a beautiful art deco poster by the famous artist, Leonetto Cappiello from 1921. Cappiello influenc...
Linen, Paper
Pair of Art Deco Engravings by Jean Hardy
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of Art Deco engravings circa 1925. Elegant with a hat by Jean Hardy. Original carved wooden frame. In very good condition. Height: 58.5 cm Width: 48 c...
Wood, Paper
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...
Paper
Louis Icart, 1888-1950, Zest (L' Elan)
By Louis Icart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Zest (L' Elan) Etching and drypoint by Louis Icart: French/American, 1888-1950. 1928 signed in pencil lower right, numbered "205" lower left. Windmill blindstamp lower left, printed ...
Wood, Paper
Leonetto Cappiello Veuve Amiot Champagne King Print
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Original Cremant Du Roi framed print by Leonetto Cappiello (Italian 1875-1942). Italian and French poster art designer who lived in Paris, France. Known...
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Serigraph by Mexican Artist Ernesto Garcia Cabral Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare signed serigraph by Ernesto Garcia "El Chango" Cabral. 191/200 Titled: "Como me ves..." This beauty is a clear example of Art Deco, the colors are beautiful and ...
Paper
$195Sale Price|40% Off
1980 Young Woman in Green Art Deco Lthograph Print by Tamara de Lempicka Framed
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This image is a framed print after the painting Young Woman in Green (Young Woman with Gloves), also known by its French title Jeune Fille Vert, by the Polish Art Deco painter Tamara...
Metal
"Manon" by Louis Icart Art Deco Etching
By Louis Icart
Located in Brescia, IT
"Manon" Luis Icart 1927 Manon by Louis Icart (French 1888-1959) Etching and Aquatint with Touches of Hand Coloring on Wove paper. Circa 1927. Signed in pencil lower right. With or...
Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Poster CONTRATTO CAPPIELLO, 1930 Oversize
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist Leonetto Cappiello Year 1930 Dimensions 137x198cm Condition Good
Paper
Louis Icart "At Carnival" 1920
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Engraving by Louis Icart from 1920, "At the Carnival" model. In very good condition. The frame is new. Width: 79 cm Height: 59 cm Weight: 4 kg Louis Icart, born November 12, 1888 i...
Paper
$340Sale Price|20% Off
Fire-fly by Loretta Murawski Framed Serigraph 12/62, Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Serigraph print, 12/62, signed and numbered by the artist on the lower margin. The print is framed in round gilded wooden frame, accentuating the unusual round shape of the artwork...
Gold Leaf
"Labor is Life", Impressive Pair of Prints Depicting Massive AFL-CIO Mosaics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of prints was issued by Lumen Martin Winter, the mosaic artist, to illustrate two enormous murals -- each 15 feet tall and over 40 feet long -...
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Model Modern ÈVE II
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco engraving from 1933 signed louis Icart modern model Ève version ll In very good condition, some light stains in the margin. Width: 57 cm Height: 72 cm Depth: 2,5 cm Weight: ...
Paper
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
1920s Lyonel Feininger Woodcut Art Deco Cityscape Abstract Futurist Cubist Print
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Lyonel Feininger (American 1871-1956) Fishing Boats, 1921, woodcut on paper. This example is from the Print Club of Cleveland edition no. 49 for 1971, a posthumous edition of 252. ...
Paper
$1,550Sale Price|20% Off
The Sting Original Spanish Film Poster, Robert Redford & Paul Newman, 1974
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original framed The Sting Spanish Movie Poster, 1974 Robert Redfort and Paul Newman. ________________________________________________________________________ "El Golpe" The film The ...
Metal
Andre Daude, Original Vintage Music Poster, Piano Daude, Paris, 1980
By Andre Daude
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-André Daudé-Piano Daudé-Music-Reissue, c.1980 Poster for Pianos Daudé, located at 75 Avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris. This poster is...
Paper
Art Deco Modern Unframed Rene Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Springtime Shower
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 29.5...
Paper
Original Vintage Art Deco Print by Margery Lawrence, 1921.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Margery Lawrence Tipped in plate. On green card Lithograph. Published 1921 The measurement given is the card size not the actual printed image.
Paper
Erte "Byzantine" Ltd Ed Serigraph, Signed and Numbered
By Erté
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Great decorative piece by Art Deco artist Erté (1892-1990) 20th century. 1985 Production. Signed lower right, numbered 184/300 lower left. An elegant female figure in silver with add...
Acrylic, Paper
$244Sale Price|24% Off
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover October 1936
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous original Art Deco Fortune magazine cover October 1936. The cover of Fortune Magazine for October 1936, framed ...
Paper
Marie R. MacPherson "Blond Satyr" Art Deco Numbered Silkscreen 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Allegorical Art Deco silkscreen by Marie Macpherson depicting a partly clothed Blond Satyr playing his flute to a squirrel sitting on an apple tree. ...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Harry Clarke From Poe's "Mystery And Imagination" 1935
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Harry Clarke Originally an illustration from " Tales of Mystery And Imagination " By Edgar Allan Poe. Published by Tudor Publishing Co., New York. 1935 Unframed...
Paper
Jean Hardy 'b. 1880', France, Lithography on Paper, Young Woman, 1930's
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jean Hardy (b. 1880), France. Lithography on paper. Young woman. Beautiful oval gold frame with a bow ribbon. 1930s. Visible dimensions: 29 x 21 cm. Total...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Harry Clarke From Poe's "Mystery And Imagination" 1935
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Harry Clarke Originally an illustration from " Tales of Mystery And Imagination " By Edgar Allan Poe. Published by Tudor Publishing Co., New York. 1935 Unframed...
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Flower Seller
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
The Flower Seller in Front of the Arc de Triomphe. 1928. Color etching (drypoint and aquatint) signed lower right, embossed LI, a press, and numbered. Copyright L. Icart and date in ...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Harry Clarke From Poe's "Mystery And Imagination" 1935
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Harry Clarke Originally an illustration from " Tales of Mystery And Imagination " By Edgar Allan Poe. Published by Tudor Publishing Co., New York. 1935 Unframed...
Paper
Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarettes Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed advertising poster for Hatamen Cigarettes from the late 1920s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the Craft of color lithography. These adver...
Paper
Art Deco Erté Framed Signed Serigraph of a Women Dressed as Dracula
By Erté
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 42"H x 32"W x 1 1/4inD This vintage Art Deco Erte (1892-1990) print "Soiree" is perfect for you and your home! Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990), kno...
Wood, Paper
$880Sale Price|20% Off
"Star Child, " Rare Art Deco Pochoir by Louis Kabrin
By Louis Kabrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully printed in tones of reddish brown, gray and acid green, this rare and lovely aquatone (a form of pochoir) was created by Louis Kabrin, a Cincinnati artist. He was undoubtedly influenced by the work of William Hentschel, one of the senior artists at Rookwood Pottery and the founder of Kenton Hills pottery, who created a series of fine Art Deco pochoir prints...
Paper
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
"Dancers in Unison, " Richly-Colored, Art Deco Woodblock Print by Woman Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of high style Art Deco fine art, brilliantly executed in a warm oxblood ink, this woodblock print depicts two nude female dancers, ...
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Model Glycine
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Louis Icart Art Deco engraving, La Glycine (Wisteria), circa 1940, drypoint and aquatint. Original frame. Frame dimensions: Height: 67 cm Width: 87.5 cm Depth: 4 cm Total weight: ...
Paper
Extremely Rare 1935 Original Bugatti Litho "Automobiles and Railcars" R. GERI
By R. Géri
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Extremely Rare Original Bugatti Poster "Automobiles and Railcars" Printed in 1935. Provenance: the seller of the goods had a long association with Bugatti Trust R. GERI (20th Centu...
Paper
Original Signed Louis Icart Etching Titled "Idleness" or Laziness" Bear Rug 1925
By Louis Icart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Louis Icart (1888-1950) artist that worked in America and France. This Erotic etching and aquatint printed with colour and with hand colour titled "SMOKE' (FUMÉE), 1926" showing a beautiful woman in a diaphanous gown reclining on a bear skin rug...
Wood, Paper
$76Sale Price|88% Off
Lithographic Print on Paper from the 1930s
Located in Søborg, DK
Lithographic print on paper from the 1930s in the original frame. This print has never been out of the frame. Made in Denmark by an unknown Danis...
Wood, Paint, Paper
$244Sale Price|24% Off
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover, February 1938
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous original Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover, February 1938. The cover of Fortune Magazine for February 1938, framed and matted. This is an original cover, no...
Paper
Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "at the Urn", Dated 1923
Located in København, Copenhagen
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "At the Urn". Dated 1923. Visible dimensions: 44 x 33 cm. Total dimensions: 48 x 38 cm. The frame measures: 1.5 cm. In excellent condit...
Paper
"Orpheus Charming the Animals", Rare 1920s Print with Mythological Theme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, perhaps unique, this 1920s print of Orpheus charming the animals with his lyre and song was made by David Osborne Hamilton, the esteemed ...
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...
Paper
1927 Etching of Bowling Green Park New York by Anton Schutz
By Anton Schutz
Located in Chicago, IL
This signed etching of Bowling Green Park was done by Anton Schutz. It is dated 1927. It depicts a bustling scene in the Financial District of Lower Manh...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large Framed Lithograph by Philippe Henri Noyer titled "White Rolls Royce"
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a lovely large framed lithograph by French artist, Philippe Henri Noyer in his signature surrealist/modernist style. It is titled "White Rolls Royce" and features 2 female f...
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Denis Paul Noyer Lithograph, French Restaurant Drouant, Signed , 1979
Located in Beirut, LB
This vintage Denis Paul Noyer Lithogram , is part of a series of images Denis Paul Noyer created that feature famous restaurants and vintage luxury cars. This print depicts a classic...
Chrome
$2,246Sale Price|25% Off
Art Deco Revival Kinder Harris Large Art Titled Deco Kimono II Signed Tim Vance
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Art Deco Revival Kinder-Harris large scale art piece titled “Deco Kimono II” numbered 135/300 and pencil signed by Tim Vance with framing and matting designed by Carolyn Kinder...
Aluminum
$150Sale Price|40% Off
1938 SS Mariposa Dinner Menu for Matson Lines Artwork by Frank Mcintosh
Located in Van Nuys, CA
SS Mariposa dinner menu for Matson Lines dated July 28, 1938, with cover artwork by Frank Mcintosh. Messurments: 9" tall by 6.5 " wide United States, 1938
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