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
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel
Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$4,725 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Black Dial Telephone Bakelite PTT Ericsson Type 1951
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage rotary or dial telephone, made entirely of Bakelite, designed in 1951 by Ericsson for the PTT, the design is based on its art deco style predecessor, the Ericsson model 1931....
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Collection of Six Santa Claus Christmas Bottles, vintage German 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful collection of six Santa Claus Belsnickle and Gnome Art Deco decanter bottles. Some have original cork stoppers. In very good condition with no chips, with signs of...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Rare Bark Design Cigarette Lighter In Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant and Stylish Rare Cartier Briquet Bark Design Gas Gold Plated Cigarette Lighter Cased With Original Box No.7406489
Serviced in Working Order, Made in Paris, France
Cartier...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Art Deco Silver Cigarette Case by Deakin
Francis, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Art Deco Silver Cigarette Case realized by Deakin
Francis in 1930s.
Made in Birmingham, UK
Sterling silver.
Hallmarks inside.
Very good condition.
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$461 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco French Caudron, Renault Desk Airplane Model, Late 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French Caudron - Renault Desk Airplane Model. Late 1930´s.
Made of Lacquered Wood and Polished Aluminium
The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron-Re...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$2,500 Sale Price
34% Off
Art Deco Leather and Sterling Silver Cigarette / Cigar Case
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exquisite leather cigar case with sterling silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes.
Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the re...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Ronson England 1929 Deco RonDeLight Steel Table Lighter Black
Cream Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, b...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$418 Sale Price
30% Off
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Holder Case
Located in New York, NY
An English Art Deco period sterling silver cigarette (or other) holder case, circa early-20th century, England. Marked 'Sterling' on inside; please see last image.
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter
Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ronson Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1936. This is the mechanical Pik-a-Cig Monkey box...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
$2,789 Sale Price
30% Off
Dunhill Palladium Plated Rollagas Pocket Cigarette Lighter With Original Box
By Dunhill
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Dunhill Palladium Plated Rollagas Pocket Cigarette Lighter With Original Box.
Dunhill Booklet - Purchased December 2007 at Selfridges, London.
This lighter is a beautiful example ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Western Electric Desk Telephone
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a WESTERN Electric Desk Telephone. It depicts a black color telephone with an oval base and a Bakelite handset. The base has a rotary dial. The phone is connected through a c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Circa 1930s Carnelian
14K White Gold Filigree Ring
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1930s carnelian & 14k white gold filigree ring. Fine craftsmanship. Size 6.5. The lattice filigree accented with Art Deco florets.
1" x 0.75"
We are a family business that has...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Jade Green Ruba Rombic Ashtray
By Reuben Haley
Located in Red Lion, PA
The Ruba Rombic ashtray, produced by the Consolidated Glass Company, stands as an iconic example of Art Deco design. Crafted in Jade green cased glass, this stunning piece features b...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Dupont by Davidoff Ligne 1 Cigarette Lighter Made in France Stamped 1E9DY06
By Davidoff 1
Located in Reading, Berkshire
S.T Dupont for Davidoff Black Laque De Chine Ligne 1 Pocket Cigarette Lighter
Made in France
Stamped 1E9DY06 With Black Leather Branded Davidoff Slip Case
2.5" x 1.4" x 0.48"
S....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Grandfather Clock Radio by Silvertone, Circa 1931
By Silvertone
Located in Fulton, CA
Scarce, Silvertone clock radio. Made by the Colonial Radio Company in 1931 and retailed under the Silvertone name by Sears Roebuck Company. Exceptional con...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Cigarette Lighter Boxed
Velvet Cartier Pouch
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Cigarette Lighter With Cartier Box, Flints, Red Velvet Pouch And Original Papers
Serviced in Working Order, Made in Paris, France
Cartier Internat...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Cigarette Case Black and White Art Deco Style Fire Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ladies’ cigarette case rectangular convex “olive” shape in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white fire enamel with Art Deco style design. With “lost” hinge, that is semi-invis...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gold-Plated Ronson Banjo Stylish Design Petrol Lighter, Japan
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare reproduction of the original 1926 Ronson Banjo features a gold-plated finish was produced by Ronson Japan in 1990.
The lighter comes fully functional with fresh flit and fluid ready for use.
Stamped on the lighter:
Ronson Lighter
US PATENT Dec,31,1918
RONSON WORLD'S FIRST AUTOMATIC...
Category
1990s Japanese Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
$310 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco Bakelite Necklace By Jacob Bengel, c1930
By Jacob Bengel Company
Located in Devon, England
Extremely stylish piece of jewellery from the house of Jakob Bengel, dating to the 1930's and so advanced for it's time in it's design that one could be forgiven for not recognising ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Rene Lalique Blue Glass
Ceriser
Bracelet
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique blue glass 'Ceriser' Bracelet. The bracelet consists of 14 rectangular, cylinder-half shaped tablets, strung together with elastic. Cer...
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Cabinet Console Record Player attributed to Ico Parisi design
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This rare 1940s record player cabinet by LESA (Laboratori Elettrotecnici Società Anonima), Milan, represents a refined fusion of Italian craftsmanship and early modernist design. The piece features:
A solid wood frame veneered in exquisite walnut burl, with striking natural grain patterns that add depth and character.
Ebonized trim that highlights the clean geometry and subtle curves of the cabinet.
Slender, tapered legs typical of Italian furniture design of the period, lending the piece a light, elegant stance.
A functional 78 rpm turntable integrated into the cabinet, with original metal and bakelite components. The mechanism is in working condition.
A drop-front door that conceals the turntable when closed, preserving the cabinet’s sleek aesthetic.
A lower shelf suitable for storing records or accessories.
LESA, founded in 1929 in Milan, was a leading Italian producer of phonographs, radios and hi-fi components. The company was known for combining technical innovation with stylish furniture integration, making pieces like this a hallmark of mid-century Italian domestic design.
🌟 Why acquire this piece
Functional art: This cabinet is not only a piece of furniture, but also a working vintage audio device, providing authentic 78 rpm playback in its original form.
Historical value: An original example of LESA’s craftsmanship from the 1940s — a brand that was once a market leader in Italian hi-fi.
Aesthetic appeal: The combination of walnut burl, ebonized details and streamlined form makes it a perfect fit for Art Deco, mid-century modern, or eclectic interiors.
Conversation piece: Its rare combination of furniture and audio technology will attract attention and admiration in any setting.
Investment: Well-preserved vintage audio furniture by noted manufacturers is increasingly sought-after by collectors and interior designers.
Cabinet Console of the 1940s in burr walnut and walnut flame applied veneered. Cabinet with two shelves, the upper with central flap drawer with internal turntable Record...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
RONSON 1928 Junior Sport First Thumb Model Petrol Lighter In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Junior sport petrol lighter designed by Ronson.
This an extremely rare antique pocket petrol lighter created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Art Metal Work Co. during the ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$1,715 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Metal Sail Boat Model, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exquisite 1930s French Art Deco Sailboat Sculpture in Macassar and Chrome
This rare and exceptional Art Deco sailboat model is a masterful embodiment of early 20th-century French ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix, 1920
By Peter Hartmann
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix by Peter Hartmann, Switzerland, 1920s. Elegant and rare French Art Deco bronze crucifix by Swiss sculptor Peter Ha...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Black Bakelite
Pewter Scottie Ashtray/Pipe Rest
Located in New York, NY
This charming Art Deco skyscraper-style ashtray or pipe rest, crafted in America circa 1935, is a delightful combination of functionality and whimsical design. Featuring a striking b...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Raymond Barton Na-Mac Co Art Deco Machine Age Zeppelin Potato Baker
By Raymond L. Barton
Located in San Diego, CA
Streamline art deco potato-cooker by Raymond L. Barton for NA-MAC Products Corporation in Los Angeles. The Top-O-Stove Potato Baker is constructed of Aluminum, c. 1935 Could be polis...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1920
s Wooden Mr. Jiggs Bringing Up Father Smoking Stand
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1920s Mr. Jiggs Smoking Stand – Bringing Up Father
This antique 1920s smoking stand is an exceptional representation of Mr. Jiggs, the beloved character from Bringing Up Fathe...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Extra Large Size Collinson Rocking Horse A handsome Dapple Grey galloper
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Extra Large Size Collinson Rocking Horse
A handsome Dapple Grey galloper with a beautiful Horse Hair mane and tail, he has the classic open...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Modernist Ladies Powder Compact, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Not only does this Art Deco compact look awesome but it's functional too. Dating to the late 1920s-early 1930's this high style compact was meant to adorn a ladies dressing table. Yo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
1930s Racing Car Black and Red Scale Model, Highly Detailed, Medium Size
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning contemporary reproduction of a vintage racing car from the 1930s. The streamlined body, exhaust pipes, wheels and dashboard are all faithfully reproduced and highly detailed...
Category
2010s European Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$710 Sale Price
20% Off
1930s Amusement / Carnival Motorcycle Ride, Carousal, Merry-go-round
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s Antique midway amusement park wooden motorcycle ride is one of the earliest produced for carousels and merry-go-rounds. Wonderful aged patina, ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 1900s Salesman Sample Miniature Vanity
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Some history on salesman samples-
An aggressive form of direct marketing by companies pushing their specific products, these miniature goods, known as salesman samples, were easily ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$800 Sale Price
42% Off
Large Art Deco Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model, Italy 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on a Estate sale in Modena, Italy.
Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! Some scrat...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
RONSON 1935 Elephant Touch-Tip Striker Lighter Black Cast Steel
Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Desk elephant Striker Lighter designed by Ronson.
The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker Lighter was created in New Jersey United States by The Art Metal Works for The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1935. Designed in the shape of an Elephant made in polished solid chromed steel attached to a oval black base. The colored plastic tusks were named Ïvoroid” by Ronson.
Weight: 597.5 Grams, (1.32 Pounds).
Measurements: 82.55 mm by 91.44 mm by 116.84 mm (3.25 x 3.60 x 4.6 Inches).
Marks: Signed with the maker's mark label, "FASHIONED BY RONSON".
Ronson
The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. In the 1910s The Art Metal Works were producing very good quality Hood Ornaments and gained a reputation as a dependable supplier of same. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in his parent's home - before receiving a U.S. patent for a commercially valuable metal-plating process he developed when he was 24 years old, and he sold half the rights while retaining the Right to Use. "His experiments, which he has been conducting since his early youth, resulted in 1893 in the discovery of a process for electrically producing tinplate. Much money was expended upon improving the process... and has been of great practical value to the whole industry. Retaining its rights, he sold half the patent rights, and later used part of the proceeds to open the Art Metal Works in Newark, N.J. Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace.
Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,039 Sale Price
30% Off
Dupont Ligne 2 Lacquer American Art Deco (Chrysler Building) Lighter
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Norwood, NJ
This is a limited edition S.T Dupont Ligne 2 Lacquer American Art Deco (Chrysler Building) Lighter. Since the beginning of the 20th Century, Art Deco has influenced many areas of des...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Danish Art Deco Desk Armillary - Sundial in Brass
Onyx Marble, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish armillary sphere - sundial raised upon two architecturally shaped blocks of red/maroon onyx marble. It has a small bronze plaque saying in Danish 'Do as I, count only the l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass
A Rare Knife Sharpener From the Late 18/19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A rare knife sharpener from the late 18th century.
English,
iron and wood, by "Warren's Rotary."
Minor defects.
Dimensions: 44 x 54 x 25 cm
Good condition
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rare Dunhill Rollagas Bordeaux Gold Dust Cigarette Lighter With Dunhill Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Dunhill Rollagas Bordeaux Gold Dust Cigarette Lighter With Original Dunhill Box
Lighter Made in Switzerland With Dunhill Box.
In great working condition, has recently been ser...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
$846 Sale Price
25% Off
Cigarette Case black and red lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with red and black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
ALFRED DUNHILL 1930 England Art Deco Unique Sport Pocket Petrol Lighter Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Unique A sport petrol lighter designed by Dunhill.
This is a beautiful antique lift arm petrol lighter designed by the Alfred Dunhill Company during the Art Deco period, back in 193...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique, 2 Vols, HG Wells, The Outline Of History, Reference Book, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of two antique volumes of The Outline of History by H.G. Wells, an iconic early 20th century reference work chronicling the development of life and civilisation. Dating...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Model R-1131 with Magic Eye Tube by Delco
Located in Dekalb, IL
1937; United Motors Service - New York
Streamline Art Deco console radio with wooden tuning knobs.
This piece features a solid state Magic Eye tube, an inexpensive way to do the sa...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$2,340 / item
Art Deco Kodak Vigilante Junior Six-20 Folding Camera c.1940-1948
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An Art Deco Kodak Vigilante Junior Six-20 Folding Camera with a leather wrapped body, chrome accents and flip out view finder. Folds neatly to 1.5 i...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$90 Sale Price
21% Off
Art deco sterling silver Hanukkah Menorah or Hunukkiah made in 1938
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1938 by Britton, Gould & Co., this handsome, George VI, Sterling Silver Menorah, is in the art deco taste. The menorah measures 10.5"(26.5cm) tall, by 10....
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cartier High Jewelry Coffee Table Book by Hans Nadelhoffer
Located in New York, NY
A hard-cover Cartier high jewelry coffee table book by Hans Nadelhoffer, 1984. Book showcases royal and high jewelry, timepieces, and precious o...
Category
Late 20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Leather Gymnasium Dummies
Located in Hanover, MA
Two leather wrestling dummies marked Ivan’s Wrestling Products around the five Olympic rings embossed logo.
Large 65 inches tall by 43 inches wide arm to arm. Weight approximately 13...
Category
Late 20th Century Romanian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$3,900 / set
Cigarette Case black lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Modernist Piano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco piano and bench by Pierre-Paul Montagnac, a variant of the model used in one of the luxe apartments, the Caen, on the great French oceanliner Normandie in 1935. Created in rosewood and sycamore, and carefully and correctly restored, including the fine Erard (#127208) instrument. 56” wide x 60” deep. Documented in numerous sources, including the July 1935 issue of Art et Decoration.
Pierre-Paul Montagnac
(1883-1961)
Born in Saint-Denis, France on 9 May 1883, Pierre-Paul Montagnac was equally talented as a fine artist and a decorative artist. He was educated in both disciplines, studying with Eugene Carriére as well as at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiére, both in Paris.
His inaugural exhibition was at the 1912 Salons – and at the 1920 Salon d’Automne he received a traveling scholarship. In 1918 he began working in the firm of André Mare and from 1922 collaborated with Maurice Dufrene at La Maîtrise, the famous design studio of Galeries Lafayette. From 1921 he exhibited at the Salons of la Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Salon des Architectes Modernes,
and internationally, in Barcelona and Leipzig. He designed suites on the grand French oceanliners, l’Atlantique, Normandie and Pasteur.
At the 1925 Paris International Exposition his work was in a standout class. At the 1937 Exhibition he organized the pavillion of the Artistes Decorateurs and personally won a Grand Prix. For the New York Exhibition in 1938, he was a member of the international jury, organized the group of Decorators, and, as architect, organized the exhibitions of jewelry and perfumes.
He became a member of the Society of Modern Architects and executed important and numerous architecture and decorating projects including the luxury apartments on the great French oceanliners l’Atlantique, Pasteur, and Normandie.
Vice President and then President of the Societe des Artistes Decorateurs from 1930-1938, he was also President of the Salon d’Automne and Vice President of the Committee of the Exhibition of Arts and Embellishments of Life; member of the steering committee of C.T.I. and Artistic Property, member of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Decorative Arts. He was also an Officer of the Legion of Honor and received the Cross of War.
MONTAGNAC was the son of an engineer and he had a taste for geometry
and science that predisposed him to the rigors of architectural laws.
Multi-talented, he worked independently as a painter – who had
paintings acquired by the French government – while also working in
the related fields of architecture and decoration. His work included
homes, apartments, galleries, luxury shops, banks and the aforesaid
oceanliners.
As a designer/decorater, Montagnac had the taste for quality, luxurious
furniture, using precious woods, bronze extensions, ivory inlays, mother-of-pearl,
metal and coral. He advocated for a resolutely modern style and, free of all
pastiches, focused on beautiful cabinetry, the challenges of furniture design,
particularly from 1940 to 1945, captured all his attention.
The tireless activity of Montagnac, whose varied works are represented in
official museums and residences, was also recognized from a professional
and social point of view. He was a remarkable organizer, devoted to the
cause of art, to the defense of the trade and his colleagues. It was Montagnac
who, in 1939, with Anatole de Monzie, took the initiative to found the
ENTRAIDE to Artists (which provides support to talented young French artists).
MOBILIER ET DECORATION, September/October 1953
ERARD
An illustrious piano manufacturer, Sebastien Erard began building superior harpsichords in Paris in the mid-1700s, produced pianos for the French Court, and received a multitude of patents, many of which are still in use in piano manufacturing. Erard pianos were marketed as the finest pianos in the world and were owned by Queen Victoria, Franz Liszt, Chopin, Verdi, Ravel, and Felix Mendelssohn among many others. They continued to enjoy international success well into the 20th century. They were known for their unique sound quality, similar to the American square grand piano...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood, Sycamore
Art Deco Sterling Combination Coin Compact Card Case, American, circa 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco sterling combination coin compact card or cigarette Case, American, circa 1920 by Webster Co. Rectangular cushion shape with hand chain attached. Opens to reveal half and fu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$356 Sale Price
40% Off
1920s J.C. Deagan 725 Marimba Model B, Rosewood Keys, 3 Octave
By Deagan
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s J.C. Deagan 725 Marimba model B, rosewood keys, 3 octave, original condition, amazing Art Deco design. Retains 4 original mallets, Last patent date 1926.
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1920s. This impressive French Art Deco ship model represents a three-masted barque, expertly crafte...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cast Iron Still Bank Uncle Sam Novelty Bank Book of Knowledge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cast Iron Still Bank Uncle Sam Novelty Bank Book of Knowledge. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 11.5" H x 5" W x 4" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Ultra Rare Art Deco 1930
s SLIDEOUT Red
Black Cigarette Case in Original Box
Located in Red Lion, PA
Ultra Rare Art Deco 1930s Slideout Red & Black Cigarette Case with Original Box
A true rarity of Art Deco design, this ingenious 1930s “Slideout”...
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Unique French Art DÉco Picnic Case Creme-White Hornback Croco Leather 1930s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Unusual handcrafted Art Deco picnic case out of croco leather with hornback.
The interior of the picnic case is missing.
The object is sewn together and ed...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crocodile
RIPLEY
GOWAN 1928 Art Deco .925 Sterling Guilloche Enamel Purse Petrol Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
An art-deco pocket petrol lighter designed by Ripley & Gowan Co.
This is a beautiful and unusual petrol purse lighter created in America during the art-deco period, back in 1928. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
$628 Sale Price
30% Off
Evans Gold Toned Cigarette Case and Lighter in the style of Dunhill
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A gold toned flip open cigarette case with upper lighter, the inside having spring loaded wings to hold your cigs or other combustibles. Presented in its original manufactures displa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mother of Pearl and Brass French Opera Binoculars With Leather Case France 1920s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mother of Pearl and Brass French Opera Glasses With Leather Case, France 1920s
A stunning set of opera or theatre binoculars in original leather case.
Gorgeous Mother-of-pearl inset ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$269 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Platinum Ladies Wristwatch with Diamonds
Located in Toledo, OH
A stunning Art Deco style platinum ladies wristwatch with diamonds. This beautiful watch features a platinum case surrounded by 1.75-carat of diamonds. The case is marked 900 platinu...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Platinum
RONSON USA 1927 Art Deco Tabourette Desk Lighter In Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
A Tabourette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful Tabourette desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$488 Sale Price
30% Off
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