Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
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
UDALL
BALLOU 1920 Art Deco Golf Ball Desk Lighter In , 925 Sterling
By Udall
Ballou
Located in Miami, FL
A Udall & Ballou golf-ball desk lighter ashtray.
This is a beautiful desk-petrol table lighter created in New York City during the art-deco period by Udall & Ballou, back in 1920. T...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,575 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco Boy Golfer Lighter by Lorenzl, C1930
Located in Devon, England
An Art Deco patinated at metal figural table lighter of Boy Golfer on an Onyx base. Made by the austrian sculpture Joesef Lorenzl.
The striker wand is miss...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Chrome, Spelter
Luc Lanel
Christofle for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique a Set of Six Cups
By Christofle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Orfèvrerie Christofle for "Ile de France" 1949 Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Paquebot
A set of six silvered metal cups
Monogr...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$2,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Slag Glass Green Chunk Natural Specimen Rock 45 Pound Stone Garden Element
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Slag Glass Green Chunk Natural Specimen Rock Approx 45 Pound Stone Garden Element. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 7" H x 18" W x 10" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Antique Cast Bronze Newspaper Office Want Ad Accounts Cashier Flange Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and heavy office sign is made of solid cast bronze and shows no foundry or maker's mark, but is presumed to have been made in the 1920s in the Art Deco style somewhere in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Vintage J.E Stevens Cast Iron Still Bank Tammany Hall Politician Coin Piggy Bank
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Reproduction J.E. Stevens Cast Iron Still Bank Tammany Hall Politician Coin Piggy Bank. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 5.5" H x 3.75" W x 4.25" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Modernist Matching pair Of Enamel Gents Cufflinks by Lambournes
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these wonderful and original 1930s Art Deco three toned gents cufflinks. Slightly staggered and raised three toned enamel cufflinks on a rolled rose gold b...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-Century Topaz Cocktail Ring 10k Gold with Empire Art Deco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extraordinary Empire / Mid-Century / Art Deco Revival Styled Topaz and 10k Yellow Gold Ring. The stone is a Brilliant Blue Topaz Emerald Cut with four corner prong setting. The shoul...
Category
20th Century Baltic Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Georges H. Laurent Art Deco Period Seagulls Bronze Animal Sculpture France 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Green patina bronze Art Deco Animal Sculpture featuring two seagulls, signed G H LAURENT,
Reveyrolis Paris, FRANCE 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ronson 1936 Art Deco Tourette Geometric Bronze Table Touch Iip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Tourette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
Very rare desk table Touch-Tip lighter, created in Newark New Jersey by Ronson, at The Art Metal Works Co. during the art deco per...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$906 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Stackable Bakelite Ashtray Set, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The set includes multiple individual ashtrays that nest or stack inside a central holder or caddy. This design was popular in hotels, bars, and offices because it allowed many clean ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$269 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Danish SNTS Morse Telegraph Register Wheatstone transmitter w motor
Located in Sweden, SE
The telegraph apparatus made in early 20th century and equipped with electric motor (Københavns Elektromotor Fabrik) perhaps later ca 1925.
The brass and steel instrument is state of the art creation by legendary Danish engineers. Very good, minimal age n usage wear, original state, very well preserved and likely functioning. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! Register serial 70868. app. 14,5 cm high (6”) 27 cm deep (11”) and 22 cm wide (9”). App. 6,2 kg weight it is going to measure some 9 kg packed for shipment.
Wheatstone type transmitter was produced by The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Det Store Nordiske Telegrafselskab A / S) that was founded in Denmark in June 1869. It was set up as a merger of three recently established telegraph companies initiated by Danish industrial mogul Carl Frederik Tietgen. The aim of the firm was to create a worldwide telegraph company. The former headquarters of the GNTC on The Bund, Shanghai. The starting point of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (now GN Store Nord) was a concession agreement, which C.F. Tietgen made with the Russian Tzar...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Dunhill Sterling Silver
Black Onyx Suit Cufflinks in Original Dunhill Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Dunhill Sterling Silver & Black Onyx Suit Cufflinks in Original Dunhill Box With Presentation Card
Engraved logo on the swivel fastening.
99% Silver, 1% Rhodium plated
Made in Germ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Silver
Antique Lungers Hausen German Set of 10 Child
s Toy Nesting Blocks or Boxes
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This child's toy set of nesting blocks or boxes was m fade by Lungers Hausen of Germany in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The blocks or boxes are constructed of wood which has been covered with vibrant and colorful lithographed paper images of nursery rhymes, animals and children playing. The graduated set can be configured in numerous ways, but when stacked reach over fifty inches in height. The nesting boxes...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine, Paper
1920s Popsicle Mold Vintage Industrial Good Humor Relic Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Complete with the stainless steel stick holder/mount that sets on the mold.
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare P H Vogel
Co Antique Shagreen Cigarette Case Silver
Gold Gilt
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique PH Vogel & Co silver and gold gilt cigarette case
A very rare good looking and functional piece of...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Ready For Love
Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1934
Located in Devon, GB
The dazzling Art Deco design, standout typography and vividly contrasting candy pink and emerald green tones combine to irresistible effect on this rare US One Sheet poster for the 1...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Six Art Deco Patterned Boxes, John Held, Jr Box
An Art Deco Decoupaged Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An assembled collection of art deco patterned cardboard boxes along with a decoupaged glass vase. The boxes in an assortment of sizes. Most notabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Large 14k Gold Stepped Natural Aventurine Oval Pendent
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Art Deco-style pendant embodies elegance with its luxurious aventurine centerpiece and radiant gold accents. Designed with a classic stepped pattern, the pendant captures the ge...
Category
1980s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
Canadian WW1 21st Regiment Soldier
s Uniform Buttons, Badges
Medals Grouping
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This grouping of some three dozen WW1 items come from the estate of CPL. D.C Stewart who served in the Infantry of the 21st Regiment of the Canadian Armed Fo...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Nudy Lady Thermometer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Celluloid nude lady Art Deco thermometer.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Art Deco Pelican Le Verrier Sculpture Car Mascot Paperweight Packet Watch Holder
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bird sculpture / car mascot / paperweight / packet watch holder.
Art Deco "Pelican Max Le Verrier "
Genuine period sculpture. Excellent condition.
Silvere...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Stylish Art Deco Velvet and Chrome Handbag Purse, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly stylish and rare 1930s black silk velvet clutch bag originating from England. Features a chrome frame and cla...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Stunning English Solid Sterling Silver 1936 Art Deco Style Cigarette Dispenser
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely 1936 solid sterling silver art deco cigarette dispenser
A very good looking and well made piece, full...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Cubist Bronze by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Ferdinand Parpan (1902-2004)
"St. Francis", a black patinated cubist bronze on rouge marble base, signed, monogrammed and dated 1950 in the bronze. Mea...
Category
1950s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Black Grosgrain Handbag
Located in Devon, England
This wonderful vintage handbag was made in the 1930s-1940s for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. The body of the bag is constructed from black grosgrain, ...
Category
1940s Central American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Vintage Cord and Bakelite Handbag, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this wonderfully stylish English ladies handbag made from cord with a butterscotch coloured catalin Bakelite clasp. This is a totally authentic bag...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Special tobacco box, lidded box, dancing women, ceramic, Art Deco 1920s, Hungary
Located in Wien, AT
This is a wonderful ceramic tobacco box with a so-called oxblood glaze, made in Hungary in the 1920s.
This lidded box is shaped like an egg resting on three ball feet; the top part ...
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1920s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
The Mills Double Deluxe Violano Virtuoso
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of only a handful ever made, this Double DeLuxe Violano Virtuoso, created by the Mills Novelty Company, is an extremely rare example of American musical automata, featuring not one, but two brilliantly tuned violins. Singled out by the U.S. government in 1909 as one of the eight greatest inventions of the decade when it was introduced at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, the Mills DeLuxe Violano-Virtuoso stands as one of the most important and incredible musical devices ever made. The “Double Mills,” as it was nicknamed, plays classical, operatic and popular music. It can play on a single or up to 15 nickels and has the ability to run for approximately an hour. It produces exceptional sound with a crisp tonal quality and melodious notes. Housed in a beautiful quarter-sawn oak case, each violin produces 64 notes and is accompanied by a 44-note piano.
It is truly rare to find a historical musical mechanism so complete, with such remarkable sound quality and in excellent condition. This particular Violano has been updated with a digital player system that allows song selections to be made over a WiFi connection. This gives the user a choice between digital downloads or traditional paper rolls for added convenience.
Perfected and patented in 1912 by Henry K. Sandell, the Violano-Virtuoso was produced in limited quantities until 1929 and could be found in the very finest restaurants, hotels and oceanliners. In fact, the Violano-Virtuoso was one of the few American-made mechanical musical devices to be distributed worldwide to the most exclusive international clientele.
The below testimonial was sent to the Mills Company by the Governor of Idaho, aptly describing the incredible music produced by the Violano-Virtuoso.
Dear Sir, Have just had the pleasure of listening to your wonderful Automatic Violin and Piano on exhibition at the Government Building here. This marvelous instrument certainly far surpasses anything that I have eve heard in automatic music. The tone and expression of the violin and the piano are so perfect and clear that is really hard to believe but that there is the human hand playing..."
Indeed, for the price of a nickel, the Mills Violano...
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20th Century North American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage German Patinated Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leather medicine ball, circa 1940s, Germany.
Perfectly aged patina with natural wear/soiling present, as shown.
H: 13" x Diameter: 12.75"
Category
1940s German Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1930s Art Deco Bakelite + Celluloid Linked Necklace Dark Green Arching Dangles
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1930s. Unknown Maker, possibly Mazor. A light green Celluloid linked chain and (11) dark green Bakelite dangles. They have an organic feeling of arching reeds or arcing grass blades. American Industrial design...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
English Art Deco Men’s Cufflinks
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous pair of matching Art Deco men’s cufflinks with a great geometric pattern. Silver toned metal with black enamel decoration. Condition i...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer, Mahogany
Art Deco Modernist Matching Pair of Enamel Gents Cufflinks, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Extremely stylish and totally original are these matching pair of English 1930s Art Deco modernist enamel gents cufflinks. Fabulous geometric patterning and color, with a slight mode...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Petite Art Deco Flapper Girl Pin Cushion Half Doll
Located in Devon, England
Very delicate and petite Art Deco flapper girl, half nude with black bob hair cut without stretched arms. An unusual size and beautifully detail...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco 1940´s Desk Fighter Airplane Model. c 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco 1940´s Desk Fighter Airplane Model
Model airplane mounted on a wooden globe stand. The airplane is made of metal and is depicted in flight with its propeller at the front. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Art Deco Inspired Boat in Wood and steel Designer: Marcelo Peña, 2024
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible boat: in solid wood.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushin...
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2010s Chilean Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage 1940s Retail Counter Top Female Mannequin Doll Store Display Black Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1940s department store retail counter top female mannequin or doll store clothing display on round wood base. Original black paint shows age, ar...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
1923 "Washington, The Beautiful Capital of the Nation" Baltimore and Ohio RR Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a fabulous 1923 bird's eye map of Washington, DC that shows the city in amazing detail. Every building is individually drawn and all major roads in the city are shown. The vi...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Austrian Art Deco Smoker Set
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass bowls with brass nickel-plated frame, made in Austria in the 1930s.
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Rare Art Deco Pierette Half Doll Pin Cushion
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this petite and very skilfully painted Art Deco pin cushion head manufactured by the German factory of William Goebel. For your consideration is this rare designed Art Deco Pierette half doll...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
English Art Deco Men’s Cufflinks
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous pair of matching Art Deco men’s cufflinks with a great geometric pattern. Silver toned metal with engined turned decoration. Condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus (1886 - 1947)
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
English Art Deco Men’s Enamel Pair of Cuff Links
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous pair of matching Art Deco men’s cuff links with a great geometric pattern. Silver toned metal with blue and white enamel decoration. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
1930s Art Deco Gents
s Skyscraper Enamel Cufflinks
Located in Devon, England
A rare find are these totally original enamel gents matching cufflinks dating from the 1930s. Great Art Deco geometric styling and color, can't be confused with any other era can the...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Swifts Silverleaf Brand Pure Lard 4 lbs. Tin Can Pail Advertisement
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Swifts Silverleaf Brand Pure Lard 4 lbs. Tin Can Pail Advertisement. Item features metal lid, swing handle, original colored decals, very nice vintage item. Circa Early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rene Lalique Art Deco Snake Pendant
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rene lalique was a word famous jeweler before becoming a successful glass designer.
He was a man of the Art Nouveau style and his creations were celebrated by French artists as Sarah bernard...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
RONSON 1928 Art Deco Chromed Geometric Perfume Perfu-Mist Dispenser Red Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco mechanical perfume dispenser Perfu-mist designed by Ronson.
This is a beautiful and rare perfume dispenser flask, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$278 Sale Price
30% Off
Four Antique American Car or Automobile Association
Membership Grill Badges
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This grouping of four metal automobile grill badges are all unmarked with respect to their respective maker, but presumed to have been made in the United S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Big Jeweler Style Art Deco in Wood, 1920, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1920
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinct...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Stylized stuffed jaguar by Alain Montserrat, France 1970s
By H. Josef Leven, Renate Müller
Located in ECHT, NL
Stylized art deco style stuffed jaguar. Made from a sort of waxed nylon fabric and filled with polystyrene.
Marked with the makers mark underneath.
It has no tears or holes. Undern...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nylon, Polystyrene
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Hermes Paris, Rare French Silver Smoking Set, c 1930
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Refined "guilloché" smoking set for two people in silver. Contains match holders and ashtrays. Original case included. Very rare collectors piece.
Hermès
Each piece hallmarked, furth...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1939 "A Good-Natured Map of the United States" by Greyhound
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original 1939 map, titled “A Good-Natured Map of the United States Setting Forth the Services of the Greyhound Lines and a Few Principal Connecting Bus Lines.” This brightly colored pictographic map was one of several similar United States maps...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1930
s Cast Aluminum Church / Funeral Light Up Crusifix
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique 1930's Cast Aluminum Church / Funeral Light Up Crusifix .Wonderful Art Deco design,, Heavy cast aluminum construction, Adjustable height.. Tested and working perfectly.
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Louis Vuitton Paris Auction Catalog 2019 by Gros
Delettrez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Louis Vuitton Paris Auction Catalog 2019 Published by Gros & Delettrez.
2019 307 lots Gros & Delettrez 15 Avril 2019
Title: Louis Vuitton Paris Auction Catalog 2019
Book Publisher: Gros & Delettrez
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good.
Title: Louis Vuitton Paris Auction Catalog 2019.
Dimensions: 11 3/4' x 8 1/4".
Great reference book catalog on rare vintage high end collection from Louis Vuitton Paris France...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Styled Chrome and Swirled Glass Smoker
s Stand or Accent Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the mid-20th century, and done in an Art Deco style, this chrome and swirled alabaster colored glass smoker's stand is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the Uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1915 "San Francisco City and County" Hanging Map by W. Bashford Smith
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a rare wall map of San Francisco by W. Bashford Smith. Published in San Francisco in 1915, this map indicates streets and city districts, and, most notably, shows the si...
Category
1910s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Artcurial, Paris Art Deco May 28 2013 Artcurial Auction Catalog
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Artcurial, Paris Art Deco, May 28 2013 Artcurial Auction Catalog.
Art Deco, Text in French and English.
Paperback Art Book 196 pages.
Dimensions: 8.75...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Naldun 1930 Art Deco Pocket Lighter Sterling Silver
Essex Glass Horse Intaglio
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco petrol lighter designed by Naldun.
Very beautiful and useful petrol lighter, created in America by the Naldun Company, back in the 1930. It was crafted as a slider piece in the art deco style, with an octagonal shape in solid .925/.999 sterling silver. Embellished on top with an Essex glass piece depicting the intaglio carving of a horse. It is in great shape with minimal trace of wear, with no dings, marks or bumps. The Essex glass piece is in perfect shape with remains of all the vibrant colors.
Weight: 16.40 Grams, (10.51 Dwt).
Size: Octagonal Small.
Measurements: 15 mm by 15 mm by 43 mm (0.59 x 0.59 x 1.70 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the silver and signed, "NALDUN REG. MADE IN U.S.A PAT. PEND. STERLING".
Essex Glass
Essex crystal pieces are formed from a rock crystal cabochon (polished domes of rock crystal with a flat base), an image or motif is then reverse carved into the flat base, and then painted, to give them impression of a three dimensional object or image encapsulated in the cabochon when viewed from above. Production of a reverse crystal intaglio begins with the mining and cutting of fine rock crystal from Brazil or Madagascar. A well-formed cabochon is the key to a beautifully made reverse intaglio and the tedious process of hand polishing it to perfection had to be completed before the design work could begin. A watercolor rendering of the image was painted on the underside of the cabochon and an oil and diamond dust mixture was used along with up to 250 scribing tools to carve the design into the interior of the crystal “…the deeper the carving the more pronounced trompe l’oeil effect.” Once the carving was established the painting process began with extremely fine brushes and paint working in reverse to create incredibly detailed images. This process of carving into the back of the cabochon is sometimes referred to as reverse intaglio, not be to mistaken with intaglio, which is designed to be viewed from the same side on which it is carved, unlike Essex crystal. Particularly when the image is of something which is itself small in reality, such as an insect, they can be very convincing when created by skilled craftsman. Thomas Cook was believed to be responsible for introducing them to Britain from the continent in the 1860s, and there were initially sold by Hancock’s in London. During the same period the artist William...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$472 Sale Price
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