Art Deco Wall Decorations
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.
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Style: Art Deco
Eastman Kodak Co No. 2C Folding Autographic Brownie Folding Below Camera
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester NY USA No. 2C Folding Autographic Brownie Folding Below Camera Within a Rarer Square Ended Case
Takes 130 Film
Introduced: May 1916
Discontinued: 1926
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Antoine Blanchard Original Antique Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique origina painting was done by well known Anoine Blanchard of France in approximately 1920 in his signature Impressionistic style. The painting is done with oil pain...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Antique Art Deco Ceramic Wall Masque Woman Black Hair Red Hat Ribbon Flower
Located in Munich, DE
The ceramic wall masque was handcrafted in 1920 ca. The masque in the shape of a stylish young lady with delicately modelled face is wearing a fashionable little red hat on the side ...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original PLM Tourism Poster, Gorges Tarn, Railway Map, Canyon, Cavern, Cave 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original tourist poster created by Maurice Barbey in 1927 to promote the Gorges du Tarn and the Aven-Armand.
Artist: Maurice Barbey
Title: Les Gorges du Tarn et l’Aven-Armand – P.O....
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20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mid twenty century framed still life oil painting fruits on a table
Located in Birmingham, AL
Vintage framed still life oil painting of fruits and table, the colours are vibrant and refreshing. It will turn heads and it will add charm to any wall decor. The painting very h...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Brass Accented Crystal wall decor – Elegant Geometric Design
By DAINTE INC
Located in Monroe, NY
Experience the perfect blend of artistry and craftsmanship with the Brass Accented Crystal Wall Decoration. The geometric design, combined with the sparkle of crystal and the warmth ...
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2010s American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Art Deco Maxfield Parrish Print of Cleopatra, Framed, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Art Deco Maxfield Parrish Print of Cleopatra, Framed, C1920
Measures - 16.25 x 21.25" x 1"
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
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 ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Chestnut Merchant
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Louis ICART (1888-1950) "Chestnut Merchant in Front of Montmartre," 1928. From the "City of Light" series. Signed and numbered color etching and aquatint. Copyright in the plate 1928...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Young woman with her child, Karel VAN BELLE, 1933
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a young woman holding her sleeping child in her arms.
Signed Van Belle, dated 1933 lower right. Symbolist painter, born in Ghent, his compositions exude a gr...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Antique Hand Crafted Dutch Art Deco Barometer & Thermometer W. Great Details
Located in Lisse, NL
Highly stylish and marvelous design Art Deco wall barometer.
This stylish antique from the early 1900s is a dream of anyone with an Art Deco (inspired) interior. This design could...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Zinc, Brass
Original Antique Advertising Poster Saison Ausverkauf Kurt Bormel Shopping
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster featuring a great Art Deco design depicting a bell boy in uniform carrying various colourful boxes and a flower bouquet on a yellow background, dr...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Dynamic, Louis-charles Pinet De Gaulade - Aubusson Tapestry - 132Lx160H, N 1539
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Louis-Charles Pinet De Gaulade (1920-2010)
Era: 20th century
Style: 1950s-1960s design
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 132 cm
Height: 160 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
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20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
RONSON 1930 Pik A Cig Magic Penguin Lighter Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
A beautiful, exceedingly rare and very decorative mechanical dispenser desk box, created in the city of Newark, N...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Steel
Wall magazine wood and brass rack vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Wall magazine wood and brass rack vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Wood shellac polished
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect blue. Painted in gouache on illustration board, the Sphinx mark -- one of the brands of the Weber company -- is visible on the reverse. This would make a perfect addition to the walls of a children's room, or a collection of American illustration art.
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
majolika karlsruhe WALL PLATE gustav heinkel 1930s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful platter designed by Gustav Heinkel for Majolika Karlsruhe in the early 1930s. Majolika Karlsruhe logo on the backside.
Dimensions: Diameter 7 2/3" (19.5 cm), height 3...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica
Beautiful Italian Frame Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian Frame early 20th century
Approx. 9 cm wide, profiled wooden bar rising to the middle of the frame, painted with tendrils and blossoms on a black background, mitr...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Royal Exchange City of London Assurance
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Royal Exchange Assurance Incorporated A.D 1720 Fire Life Sea Accident & General Insurances - featuring a view by the notable British poster ar...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Gaston Dumont, Faune , Gold patinated Plaster Bas-Relief, 1939
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gaston Dumont, Faune with Pan Flute , Gold patinated Plaster Bas-Relief, 1939.
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
A Set of Six Highly Decorative Art Deco French Advertising Prints
Located in Pewsey, GB
A Set of Six Highly Decorative Unframed Art Deco French Advertising Prints all mounted, cellophaned and line drawn and coloured around print ready to go in a frame of your choosing....
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 8 Botanical Photogravures by Karl Blossfeldt, Berlin, 1932
Located in Stamford, CT
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravures Wundergarten der Natur, 1932.
Hung together, these make a very impressive and modern wall display. Available in smaller groups or individually at $595...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1966 Iberia, Mexico Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful poster from 1966 promoting Iberia airlines routes to Mexico. The Spanish airline was founded in 1927 and continues strong to this day. With brilliant Art Deco design depict...
Category
1960s Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Art Deco Coat Hooks
Located in Faversham, GB
A chrome Art Deco style coat and luggage rack with a sturdy detachable mesh rack over three over sized hooks.
A wonderful piece of timeless design ready for everyday use in the mode...
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20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Original Vintage French Bastille Day Lithograph Poster, 'Fete Nationale', 1930
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French lithograph poster, 'Au Bon Marche' by Rene Vincent, 1920
Artist
Anonymous
Year
1930
Dimensions
68 x 53 cm
Conditio...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of wrought iron Art Deco sconces
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of wrought iron sconces in the Art Deco style from the late 20th century. Each light fixture is composed of a shaft in twisted swirling rods giving movement and lightness to the...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Saints on the wall
Located in Praha, CZ
I am offering for sale an antique relief of a saint made of plaster and wood, this unique piece with a beautiful patina of time comes from the last century and is a great addition to...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Carpet Sketch, Blue
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolor and ink on paper.
Signed and dated lower right.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Australia Tallest Trees British Empire Marysville
By Percy Trompf
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Australia The Tallest Trees in the British Empire Marysville Victoria - featuring an Art Deco design by the Australian poster artist Percy Trompf (19...
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1930s Australian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rene Lalique Calypso Coupe Ouvert, Designed 1930
By René Lalique
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Rene Lalique Calypso Coupe Ouvert, Designed 1930
Additional Information:
Heading : René Lalique Calypso coupe ouvert
Date : Designed 1930
Origin : Wi...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Original Vintage Poster Le Tracteur Austin Tractor Charles Loupot Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco poster for Le Tracteur Austin featuring an agricultural design by Charles Loupot (1892-1962) depicting a farmer on a blue tractor with the bold blue and gre...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Travel Poster Deauville Normandy Art Deco Riviera France J Don
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Deauville featuring a great design by Jean Don (1900-1985) depicting a lady holding a bouquet of red flowers with fruit trees and a classic car dri...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"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 -...
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1950s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972), gouache of a Burmese dancer
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie is a painter who has travelled extensively throughout Asia. She is renowned for her portraits. She studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, then at the Ecole de...
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1920s Burmese Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage French Art Deco Wood Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Wood Frames
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Theatrical Mask Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful pure Deco image of theatrical masks on a leafy background over a geometric ground. in the style of Andre Arbus.
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
By Gilbert Bayes
Located in Morristown, NJ
Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Sculpted by Gilbert Bayes (1872–1953), from Designs by Gerald Cobb. Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Plaste...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Still Life of Pink Peonies Italian Oil Painting on Canvas Signed Airoldi 1924
Located in Milano, MI
Still Life Of Peonies Airoldi 1924 oil painting on canvas depicting a composition of flowers, of pink peonies within a vase, signed and dated lower right B. Ajroldi 1924.
A flashy ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Beech
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 Wall Decorations
Art Deco Luggage Rack
Located in Faversham, GB
A chrome Art Deco style coat and luggage rack with a sturdy four bar luggage rack over five oversized hooks.
A wonderful piece of timeless design ready for everyday use in the moder...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Chrome
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Portrait of a young woman, pastel, Art Deco, by M.Ducoin, France, 1934
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Portrait of a young woman, drawing / pastel framed under glass.
By M.Ducoin, signed and dated.
France, 1934.
Art Deco.
Gilded wooden frame from the same period as the work.
Framer'...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Beech, Paper
Vintage Art, Possibly circa 1850s
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Art, possibly circa 1850s.
Dimensions. 22 1/2 W ; 1 D ; 22 1/2 H.
Category
1850s Antique Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
1920s New York Harbor Scene Marine Oil Painting Lucien Biva (1879-1976)
Located in Sarasota, FL
Lovely Art Deco period oil painting of New York Harbor looking towards the city from I believe Brooklyn. Executed by Lucien Biva (1879-1976).
Housed in a new frame with beautiful l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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. ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Christmas Themed 'Loterie Nationale', Original Vintage Lithograph Poster, 1955
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Christmas themed 'Loterie Nationale', original vintage lithograph poster, 1955
Dimensions:
60 x 40
Year:
1955
Condition:
Good
Format:
...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1930s Luce Balla Italian Signed Still Life Painting
Located in Roma, IT
1930s Luce Balla Italian Signed Still Life Painting
Beautiful and important painting by the great Italian avant-garde artist Luce Balla
Oil on canvas
This still life of rare intensi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Erte "Heat" Hand-Signed Serigraph
By Erté
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Erté was born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 23rd, 1892 and was raised amidst Russia's social elite. At the age of five he created an evening gown for his mo...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Copy of Thomas Har Benton's "Building of Railroad" Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting by Thomas Hart Benton "Building of Railroad"
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Sea Battle, " Very Fine Painting on Leather with Studded Leather Frame circa 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly painted by a master hand when Tudor Revival and Mediterranean Revival homes were the rage in America, this is a remarkable example of painting on leather...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Paint
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Wall Sculpture by Doris Kathleen Flinn
Located in London, GB
Silvered bronze mask of a female, an original piece by Doris Kathleen Flinn. This was most likely of her partner who she often used as a model. It can be hung on the wall, mounted on...
Category
1920s British Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
A Pair Art Deco Water Colour Paintings - Portraits of Woman - Signed Titus
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely set of two original watercolor paintings, portraits of women.
The set dates from the Art Deco period, circa 1920-1930.
The paintings are framed behind glass in special origi...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Black and White Paper Print of Antique Screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Early 20th century Japanese black and white paper print of drawings of 18th century Japanese screen.
This black and white paper print ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster-Dorfi-Alsacienne-Dyeing-Laundry, 1938
By Dorfi
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Dorfi-Alsacienne-Dyeing-Laundry, 1938
Poster promoting 'L'Alsacienne', a Belgian brand from the 1920’s. A woman wearing an Alsatian headdress (Alsace, Rhin...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Unique Art Deco Opaline Glass Pendant Light w. Ski & Winter Sport Scene Graphics
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and stunning work of lighting art.
If you are passionate about early 20th century decorative art in general and about the outdoor winter sports (and fun) in particular then...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Opaline Glass
Original Art Deco Poster-Jean Don-Jane Marny-Actress -France, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Jean Don-Jane Marny-Actress -France, 1930
Poster for the actress and singer Jane Marny known for "Not on the Mouth" "The fortune" and "Paris-Soleil"
Poster ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Ruth Reeves Wall Hanging, circa 1930 American Modernist
By Ruth Reeves
Located in Sharon, CT
A very large and possibly unique fabric by the famous American Modernist Illustrator and fabric designer. Can be stretched and framed. Image area is 68" x 34.5", total fabric 87" x 5...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
Art Deco wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Erté, Leonetto Cappiello, Dunbar D. Beck, and Pierre-Paul Jouve. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $2,675.