Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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
Goldscheider Ceramic Statuette of Tennis Player by Stefan Dakon 1930s
Located in Milano, MI
Goldscheider ceramic figurine depicting a tennis player, made by Stefan Dakon in 1932.
Ø cm 9 h cm 27.5
Stefan Dakon (1904-1992) was a talented Austrian sculptor and designer who ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,423 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco style Sculpture Nude Hoop Dancer ILLUSION by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture dancer Illusion signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Patinated Art Metal on a Black marble base.
With the Le Verrier foundry mark.
Design 1930...
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2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Tall 43" Italian Art Deco hand carved polychrome alabaster dancer circa 1930
Located in New York City, NY
A large and finely hand-carved Italian dancer, circa 1930 signed : Prof. Eugenio Pattarino, made in Italy stands with arms outstretched in a graceful pose, adorned with a bodice, co...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Franz Hagenauer, Violinist Sculpture, 1920s, Silvered Bronze
Wood
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Step into the enchanting world of the 1920s with Franz Hagenauer's Violinist Sculpture—a symphony of artistic brilliance. Crafted from silvered bronze and wood, this masterpiece embo...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,876 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Sculpture by Limousin of Woman Seated with Dog on Exotic Marble Base
By Limousin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Art Deco sculpture by the celebrated artist Limousin is a stunning representation of 1930s elegance and craftsmanship. The piece portrays a graceful woman seated in se...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco patinated and silvered bronze figure of a nude, by Armand Lémo
Located in New York City, NY
An original French Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude dancer with a veil by Armand Lemo 1881-1936
An exceptional and rare French Art Deco statue showcasing a polychrome figure of...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Figural Ceramic Sculpture by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
Art Deco figural nude ceramic sculpture, 1930s
4 ¼ inches wide by 3 inches deep by 9 inches tall
Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Cocteau Original Edition Ceramic Vase "Les Vestales", 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic vase - "Les Vestales" from 1958
Edition originale Madeline & Jolly - Signed - and with original certificat
Red Terracotta earthenware with yellow / blue / green...
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Georges BASTARD French Art Deco Waiter Porcelain Bottle, Paris Olympic Games
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco waiter porcelain bottle by Georges BASTARD (Paris), France, ca.1924. Designed by Margerie. White porcelain made in Limoges. Height : 11.1"(28.3cm), Width : 3.75"(9.5...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture entitled "Coquette" by Erte
By Erté
Located in London, GB
A fabulous limited edition cold painted bronze figure of an elegant beauty dressed in a full length gown looking into her pocket mirror with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail. Signed Erté, numbered 179/375, dated 1986 and with foundry mark.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 46 cm
Circa: 1985
Foundry: Fine Art Acquisitions
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref: Erté The Last Works by Eric Estorick
Page no. 104
SKU: 9104
ABOUT
Erté La Coquette
Erté Sculpture
Erté La Coquette – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with Paul Poiret in Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles...
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20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Allegory of Speed, " Art Deco Bronze Depicting the Ecstasy of Athletic Effort
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and dramatic, this Art Deco bronze by Robert Delandre, circa 1930, depicts three nude male athletes all straining to reach the finish line of the race, their arms straining forward to win, and upward in ecstatic joy. The concentration and focus evident in their faces, and the beauty of their physiques, is beautifully captured by the artist, and the bronze is gorgeously finished in a green-brown patina that brings out the details of each figure. Delandre is largely known for his tabletop bronzes for the home or office, but he also entered competitions for public monuments and memorials. His most famous work is the "Monument to the Latham 47 Heroes" in Caudebec en Caux, France. The sculpture honors the men who disappeared in the prototype of the Latham 47 twin engine airplane in 1928, with Roald...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Art Deco Rene Lalique Victoire Car Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in Northampton, GB
Original Rene Lalique Car Mascot
From our Lalique collection, we are thrilled to offer this original Rene Lalique Victoire Car Mascot. The Mascot fro...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pierre le Faguays x Max Le Verrier, Beethoven Bronze Bust, Art Deco 1920s
Located in PARIS, FR
A stunning green-patinated bust of Beethoven, sculpted by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier. A masterpiece of French Art Deco from the 1920s, it captures the composer lost in the ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lalique Purple "A Marosto" Sculpture, France 1930s
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
The A Marosto by Lalique, is a stunning example of Art Deco elegance. Crafted from frosted purple crystal, it depicts a bust of a female figure. The soft lavender hue and satin finis...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Exceptional French Art Deco J.E Descomps Bronz, 1925
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful French Art Deco bronze figure of a Dancer, by Joseph Emmanuel Descomps Cormier in a standing pose, with arms outstretched holding a drapery, signed "J.E. Descomps" on base,...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$7,635 Sale Price
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Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Lamp in Spelter and Marble
Located in Ulm, DE
CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier
Original Max Le Verrier
Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style
Color patinated white bronze and marble
Han...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Sarreguemines Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Lady, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Lady Sculpture, France, 1920s. This exquisite French Art Deco ceramic lady features a beautiful cr...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls by Maurice Jallot depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although they ser...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Bust Young Boy Achilles by Constant Roux, 1920
By Constant Roux, Les Neveux De J. Lehmann
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture bust young Achilles.
The bronze bust is signed by Constant Roux with foundry mark Les Neveux de Lehmann and stamped number.
The sculpture is fixed on a g...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bacchanale Dancer Sculpture by Janle for Max Le Verrier, France 1930s
By Max Le Verrier, Janle
Located in Ulm, DE
Vintage “BACCHANALE” by Janle for Max Le Verrier – A Stunning Art Deco Masterpiece
Step into the elegance of the Roaring Twenties with this original Art Deco sculpture, BACCHANALE, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco French Ceramic Sain-Clement Statue Of Charles Lemanceau
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects
Beau...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Sculpture The Archer Hercules by Max Le Verrier
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Art Deco Sculpture The Archer Hercules by Max Le Verrier
This sculpture shows the classic pose of The Archer / Hercules, son of Zeus, drawing his bow....
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze, Spelter
Demetre Chiparus - Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Lamp France c. 1925 "Delhi Dancer"
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Demétre Chiparus - An Art Deco bronze sculpture Table Lamp, France circa 1925 "Delhi Dancer", the bronze dancer mounted on a substantial brown marble base with an illuminated honey o...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Brass
Wood Figural Female Sculpture by Hagenauer Wien Austria 1930s
Located in Troy, MI
Art Deco figurative sculpture by Hagenauer Werkstatte Wien Austria
Circa 1930s
Sculpted wood and brass silhouette of a female mounted to brass base
Signed to underside
3.5 inch dia...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Max Le Verrier Figurine sculpture Signed Guerbe, Art Deco French Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original metal figurine of a Dancer by Max Le Verrier / Pierre Le Faguays, called GRISERIE, and signed GUERBE, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1930 .
The fig...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
"Indian Figures", Fabulous Folk Art - Art Deco Carved Ladle, Native American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and affecting, this hand carved wood ladle -- a masterpiece of folk art showing the influence of modern Art Deco motifs -- depicts two American In...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Marius Ernest Sabino French Art Deco Opalescent Glass Nude Figure
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality French Art Deco opalescent glass figure of a standing nude by Marius Ernest Sabino (1878-1961) and dating from circa 1931. Born in Sicily Sabino moved to Franc...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Opaline Glass
Postmodern Art Deco Style Plant Stand in the Shape of an Elegant Lady
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This large stylized plant stand is made of wood. It has the shape of an elegant lady dressed up in the style of the Art Deco heydays. Above her head she carries a planter that serves...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1920s Tôle Palm Tree Sculpture with Carved Wood Base
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An evocative and rare decorative object, this 1920s tôle palm tree sculpture brings an exotic and whimsical flair to any interior. The piece features finely hand-cut and painted meta...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of White Ceramic Dove Sculptures by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Art Deco white ceramic dove sculptures were realized by Jacques Adnet- one of the most celebrated and influential designers of the A...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ugo Cipriani The Rudder, French Art Deco Terracotta, 1920
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani, 1920s Man Operating Rudder. This striking French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ugo Cipriani dates from the 1920s and depicts...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1912 Rene Lalique, Statuette Moyenne Voilee Opalescent Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Statuette "Moyenne Voilee" made in opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1912.
Engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect original condition. Extremely rare model.
heigh...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco "LEUR" Ball Dancer Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, Signed "Le Verrier"
Located in Beirut, LB
The "Leur" Ball Dancer Sculpture by Max Le Verrier, , aptly describes this Art Deco sculpture of a nude lady playing ball. With fluid lines and exquisite detailing, the sculpture exu...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Marble, Metal
Erte "Peace" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1984
Located in Astoria, NY
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990) "Peace" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1984, signed "Erte" to verso and stamped in cast "232/500 UM / FINE ART ACQUISITIONS / 1984". ...
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1980s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
CAMPBELL French Art Deco Man Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
A striking French Art Deco sculpture of a man by Campbell, created in France ca.1920. Crafted from spelter, marble, and onyx, this impressive piece showcases the bold, dynamic style ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
"Pirate with Cutlass, " Early Sculpture by Walter Inglis Anderson for Shearwater
By Walter Inglis Anderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Walter Anderson is best known for his superb series of watercolor paintings depicting the birds and animals of the Gulf Coast, influenced by the stylization of the Art Deco period, he also collaborated with his brothers in creating ceramic pieces for the Shearwater Pottery...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Hick Kick
An Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'High Kick' an Art Deco bronze figure of a dancing lady. Excellent deep rich patination.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“A Lady with her Borzoi dog” Art Deco Sculpture Signed Godard
Located in Beirut, LB
Stunning French Art Deco bronze patina spelter figure with a decorative motif design sitting on a beautiful Portoro marble (5 cm of thickness), signed Armand Godard, depicting an ele...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Just Andersen Art Deco Diskometal Figurine
Boy on Rhino
, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mythologically perceived small group figurine with faun and rino by Just Andersen, Denmark. Designed and made around 1930. Composed of Just Andersens own alloy called Disko Metal. Th...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pr. Art Deco Busts by Kupur Aka Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of Art Deco busts by the artist formerly known as Kupur , aka Frederick Cooper. These are an example of his earlier work, before he focused on making lighting, primaril...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
$1,200 / set
Art Deco Lamp Seated Nude with Drape Guerbe
Max Le Verrier, Rèverie
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rèverie Art Deco style lamp seated nude with drape holding a globe by Raymonde Guerbe for Max Le Verrier. France.
With Le Verrier foundry seal.
Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary...
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2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vintage French Art Deco "Masked Ball" Figurine Sculpture Signed " L.LEYRITZ"
By Leon Leyritz
Located in Beirut, LB
Sculpture in earthenware crafted by the renowned French artist Léon Albert Marie de Leyritz (1888-1976), better recognized as Léon Leyritz. Titled 'Masked Ball'
This piece was meticu...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronzed Pierrot Sculpture, David Fisher, Austin Productions, 1986, Signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
Art Deco style seated Pierrot hollow-cast sculpture by David Fisher, Austin Productions, 1986. A Pierrot in classic attire is depicted expressing a melancholy demeanor with arms outs...
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1980s North American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Stone
Art Deco style Sculpture Bathing Nude VENUS by Fayral Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture nude bather VENUS by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays with Le Verrier foundry seal.
Patinated Art Metal on a Black marble base.
Design 1930.
Posthumo...
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2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Nude Female Ceramic Sculpture signed by F. Trinque
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Art Deco nude ceramic sculpture featuring a figural study of a young female form with an early streamlined form by F. Trinque
The artwork showcases the woman in pristine whi...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,350 Sale Price
40% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figure Leda and the Swan by Paul Philippe
Located in Newark, England
SILVERED BRONZE
From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this rare example Art Deco Bronze Figure by Paul Philippe. The figure beautifully raised upon a geometric bla...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Schafer
Vater Rare What a Night Porcelain Novelty Figure
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique German novelty porcelain figure ‘What a Night’ produced by renowned makers Schafer & Vater and dating from around 1910.
The quirky bisque porcelain figure is one of a range of similar figures which were produced at the beginning of the 20th Century. The company was founded by Gustave Schafer and...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Modern Dancer", Extremely Rare Depiction of Male Nude, Bronze, poss. Leon Barte
By Emmanuel Andrew Cavacos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and superb depiction of modern dance in the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham, this figure of a modern male dancer, his ar...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Passing the Baton", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude Athletes, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With their chiseled physiques and angular faces, this bronze sculpture of two nude male figures passing the baton at the height of a relay race is the epitome of stylized Art Deco ar...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude with Drape F. Trinque, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude in split pose with arm outstretched holding a scarf behind her on a marble base. Beautiful multi-color patina. Signed in the bronze F. Trinque, ci...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Ceramics, Boch.F, Sign: Catherine Barjansky, Belgium
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of ceramics
Sign:
Ceramic with enamel : Catherine Barjansky
Made in Belgica Boch
Ceramic White:
Sign: BFK made in Belgium
The Boch manufacture was established in Belgian La Louvière by Jean-François Boch, one of main owners of another known company, Villeroy & Boch. The direction of Boch Freres SNC was in 1844 taken by Victor Boch. Production could be started immediately thanks to other Boch family ceramic businesses that sold Victor ready-to-use copperplates.
This faience manufacture developed very fast. In 1847 the company won a gold medal at the exhibition of the Belgian industry. In 1855 they already employeed 300 workers in La Louvière (Keramis) and 100 in Tournai (Boch Freres) factory. Around 1860 the production of polychrome pieces was started. In 1904 the first in Europe tunnel kiln was launched.
Problems started in 1970s. The company went bankrupt in 1985 and was reactivated as Novoboch and MRL Boch. In 2015 was started Keramis Center, just two rooms showing Royal Boch history.
One of the most important designers for Boch Frères Keramis was Charles Catteau. He was French but in 1906 moved to La Louvière. Patterns designed by Catteau were created in following years:
The Boch Frères Kéramis factory (Belgium, province of Hainaut, La Louvière) is now well known thanks to the work of the very dynamic Charles Catteau. That of the sculptor Catherine Barjansky is much less so, even if her career is international: Rome, Berlin, New York, Vienna, Paris, Brussels...
Catherine is from Odessa, a Ukrainian city located in the Soviet Empire. At the age of twenty, she studied sculpture in Monaco where she met her husband, Alexandre Barjansky, the famous violinist whose name is now inseparable from a Stradivarius! Thanks to her husband's job, she travels a lot.
Witnesses to his exchanges with the intellectual milieu of the time, his portraits of personalities dominate his work: a bust of Einstein, kept at the Solvay Institute in Brussels; a bust of Freud; or even Colette, author who prefaced her first exhibition in Brussels. She made a bust of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1920s Art Déco Cream-Glazed Earthenware Frigate Sculpture by ROBJ, Luxembourg
By ROBJ, Villeroy
Boch
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s Art Déco cream-glazed earthenware frigate sculpture designed by Noël Feuerstein for ROBJ and manufactured on the Villeroy & Boch factory, Luxembourg
By: Noël Feuerstein, ROBJ,...
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1920s Luxembourgish Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Max Le Verrier Bronze Vide Poche or Catch All, Libra Zodiac
Located in Miami, FL
Max Le Verrier Bronze Vide Poche or Catch All, Libra Zodiac
Bronze by Max Le Verrier that makes a great key holder/vide-poche, Libra Zodiac Bronze Vide Poche.
The balance symbols ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Important Art Deco Silver
Gilt Bronze Goddess G. Lavaroff
Located in New York City, NY
An exceptionally large and rare French Art Deco original bronze sculpture circa 1927 by a well known artist Georges Lavaroff (1895-1991)
It's quite uncommon to find this very large size and notably featuring the silver and parcel gilt finish.
The artwork features a majestic female nude, adorned with a stylized cloak in alternating stripes of gold and silver, which showcases a pyramid shape. The Egyptian goddess is depicted as an undraped figure with arms outstretched above her head, holding a crescent moon. She wears a north star headdress that adds to her regal appearance. The cloak is embellished with stars and a comet, and the female figure rests on a bed of stylized clouds. The sculpture is presented on its original black and gold marble base.
All of these attributes add to the uniqueness and value of the artwork, making it even more remarkable and sought after by collectors and art enthusiasts.
Water bottle shown for scale.
Documentation :
Les bronzes Art Deco de Georges Lavaroff, sculpteur Russe a Paris 1930
Kastelyn et Mazzucotelli.
Georges Lavaroff was born in Sibera in 1895. He studied medicine and painting. After the revolution of 1917 he moved to Moscow and became a member of the Russian artists association where he began to exhibit his work and take part in shows as a member of the Association of artists of Revolutionary Russia.
He then worked in France from 1927 until 1935. This period was the richest point of his profession where he produced his most famous works of Art Deco figures...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Bronze
1920s Hubley
Charleston Dancers
Doorstop by Anne Harriet Fish
Located in Louisville, KY
This very rare and desirable antique Hubley 'Charleston Dancers' #270 cast-iron doorstop by Anne Harriet Fish (1890-1964) is a prize catch for collectors or those interested in start...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Femme Allongée" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive early 20th Century silvered and gilt bronze figure of an Art Deco beauty on one knee knelt down as her other leg is extended. The lady dressed in a flowing dre...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Art Deco Revival Bronze Diana the Huntress Josef Lorenzl 20th C
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Art Deco Revival sculpture of Diana the Huntress with Hounds, after Josef Lorenzl, dating from the 20th Century.
The decorative sculpture of silvered cast-bronze features a naked Diana the Huntress, with bow and a pair of hunting dogs, standing on a sloping naturalistic base raised on a rectangular black marble plinth.
This high-quality hot cast solid bronze was produced using the traditional "lost wax" process, otherwise known as the "cire perdue" method.
This is a splendid bronze sculpture and it will no doubt become the centrepiece of your collection.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 30 cm x Width 11 cm x Depth 18.5 cm
Weight 3 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot x Width 4 inches x Depth 7 inches
Weight 6.6 lbs
Josef Lorenzl (1 September 1892 – 15 August 1950) was an Austrian sculptor and ceramicist of the Art Deco period.
While at the Vienna Arsenal, Lorenzl produced many bronze and chryselephantine sculptures, and captivated by the female form he became famed for his shapely dancing girls with long, elegant legs and closed eyes. These pieces of his were signed "Enzl", "Lor", "R. Lor", "Renz" or "Renzl". Occasionally the name "Crejo" appears on his pieces, Crejo having been a painter and one of Lorenzl's friends, and who sometimes applied colour to the pieces. These joint works are sought-after items. The large majority of Lorenzl's figurines were attached to Brazilian green onyx plinths.
Lorenzl's talents also extended to being a gifted ceramicist. He produced pieces for Goldscheider, working from a studio on company grounds. As with his chryselephantine pieces, his ceramic works were in great demand and became the embodiment of the Art Déco period. Famous amongst these is "The Butterfly Girl" after the famous dancer Niddy Impekoven...
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Mérida, YU
Art Deco bronze sculpture by French Artist Pierre Le Faguays, France 1930. Bronze on green marble base. This sculpture is illustrated in: Art Deco and other figures by Brian Catley, ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Fan Dancer After Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The quality in workmanship in casting is almost perfect. The Marble base is superb. Never seen one this nice. From a private Art Deco Collector. Has been very well kept. This will re...
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1990s North American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco ceramic bookends
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Déco Buchstützen
Dieses Paar Buchstützen aus Steingut, auch bekannt als Keramik. Ein beeindruckendes Beispiel für die Kunstfertigkeit, die in die Herstellung solcher dekorativen ...
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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco figurative sculptures 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 figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Josef Lorenzl, Max Le Verrier, and Pierre Le Faguays. 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 figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $198,000 while the average work can sell for $3,118.
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