Art Deco Wall-mounted 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
Relief with 3 dog
s heads
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Wall plate in relief with 3 dog's heads. Three different dog breeds, three different hunting dogs. The relief is in bronzed eternite, with 4 holes to hang up.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Other
"High-Stepping Horse, " Unique Art Deco Midcentury Ceramic Relief Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating a modern take on Etruscan and other ancient sculpture, this 1941-vintage relief rondel depicts a high-stepping horse and a leafing branch,...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
"Eve and Adam in Eden, " Magnificent, Art Deco-WPA Sculptural Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of WPA sculptor Waylande Gregory's work at the height of his career in the 1930s, when he was creating major fountains, public monuments and World's Fair sculpt...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Mercury and Caduceus, " Art Deco Sculpted and Painted Advertising Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully carved and painted, this remarkable Art Deco panel depicts Mercury and his staff the caduceus, encircled with serpents, which has served as the symbol of the medical prof...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"Two Giraffes, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Rondel in Enameled Aluminum, Unique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this remarkable polished aluminum rondel with matte-finish enamel painted decoration depicts two towering giraffes, flanked by Primitive symbols. The symbols incor...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
The Rowan Sylva Hook in Bronze by Sister by Studio Ashby
Located in London, GB
Inspired by abstract tree forms, the Sylva Hook is a functional sculptural piece cast in Bronze or Aluminium. Its name comes from Sylva, an Old English word from the Latin silva, mea...
Category
2010s British Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
The Maple Sylva Hook in Bronze by Sister by Studio Ashby
Located in London, GB
Inspired by abstract tree forms, the Sylva Hook is a functional sculptural piece cast in Bronze or Aluminium. Its name comes from Sylva, an Old English word from the Latin silva, mea...
Category
2010s British Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
The Willow Sylva Hook in Bronze by Sister by Studio Ashby
Located in London, GB
Inspired by abstract tree forms, the Sylva Hook is a functional sculptural piece cast in Bronze or Aluminium. Its name comes from Sylva, an Old English word from the Latin silva, mea...
Category
2010s British Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Danish Wall Relief in Plaster by Niels Jakob Eriksen, Illums Bolighus, 1930s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Danish 1930s Wall Relief in Plaster by Niels Jakob Eriksen (Jacob Eriksen), Illums Bolighus
Beautiful and rare Danish wall relief, likely from the 1930s, depicting a tender scene of...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
"Comedy and Tragedy", Rare Pair of Copper Art Deco Sculptural Masks, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatic -- appropriately! -- and well crafted, this pair of copper repoussé, wall-mounted masks depict the classic faces of Comedy and Tragedy. The faces have a lovely coppery colo...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Copper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Opposition, " Rare Art Deco Cloisonné Tile with Anti-Nazi Theme, 1945
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and remarkable tile produced at the close of World War II in Delft, depicting the Nazi dragon being slayed by the Dutch people, is a superb example of Art Deco cloisonné t...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Harp and Guitar, " Fabulous Cubist-Art Deco Bas Relief Plaques, Terra Cotta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superb in conception and execution, this pair of terra cotta plaques, depicting the pairing of a harp and guitar in the manner of Gris or Braque, is...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fabulous Pair of Art Deco Masks in Asian Headdresses, Shadow Boxed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning and exotic, this pair of Art Deco masks, framed in deep shadow boxes, are beautifully sculpted and painted, each with gilded South Asian headdresses...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
"Girl with Beret, " Lovely, Carved 1930s Sculptural Plaque by Bela Janowsky
By Bela Janowsky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and winning, this unique terracotta plaque, sculpted and fired by Bela Janowsky, depicts a lovely girl with long hair and a beret. Janowsky is known for his large bas relief sculpture, "The Last of the Mohicans...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B
nai B
rith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly important both artistically and historically, this high style Art Deco bronze panel, full of symbolism and patriotic fervor, was commissio...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Maschera con Nodo" Lenci Wall Mask, Elena Konig Scavini
By Lenci, Helen Scavini
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a rare and much sought-after model. The stylish young woman is wearing a green polka dot scarf and another around her neck. Her lips and cheeks are dabbed with blush .She has...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Lonely Wanderers Gather Silently", Symbolist-Art Deco Sculptural Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quite extraordinary in concept and execution, this carved wood relief panel by one of Argentina's leading sculptors in the early 20th century depict...
Category
1910s Argentine Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Huge Plaster Head of a Satyr
Located in Berlin, DE
This Huge 1930s French Art Deco plaster head of a satyr has got a beautiful patina and is in its original condition.
A unique piece which is a great e...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,705 Sale Price
20% Off
"Torchbearers, " Art Deco Etched Glass Panel with Nude Males
By Ivan Rigby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant and beautifully crafted, this etched panel, in purplish-blue glass, is a superb examples of Moderne design with a strong graphic appeal. The artist, Ivan Rigby, was a native ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair of French Art Deco Silver and Snake Skin Torch Design Wall Sconces
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pair of French Art Deco torch design wall sconces with round bowl design top. Details metal: Base material brass is silver plated, the holder under the bowl has 4 bone bars as embell...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Cast Concrete Art Deco Plaque "Dancing Couples"
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted by Chuck Dodson. This has been framed in an industrial iron frame. The con...
Category
1950s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Iron
"Atalanta and Hound, " Large, Rare Jade-Green Art Deco Wall-Mounted Bowl, Cowan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in a vivid, jade green glaze, this large and rare wall-mounted shallow bowl was designed by Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pottery at the height of its success during ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Nude Shepherd Playing Pipes, " Unique Art Deco Sculptural Panel, 1940
By Jolan Cser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Somehow naively charming and sophisticated at the same time, this pierced sculptural panel by Jolan Cser, a Hungarian artist, depicts a nude shepherd youth playing the pipes, accompa...
Category
1940s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Penguin Charger, " Rare Art Deco Charger in Glazed Aluminum by Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and rare, this glinting charger featuring a penguin standing atop an Art Deco ledge is composed of a silvery aluminum finished in a subtly iridescent glaze. This piece, alon...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn
By Rudolph Henn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and important pairing of plaster maquette and bronze panel, sculpted in preparation for a WPA bas relief at the post office in Loudonville, Ohio, was created by Rudolf Henn in 1938. Henn was a respected and successful sculptor in Germany before moving to America at the end of the Depression, creating the boy with fish...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Weatherhead Award, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel for Excellence in Aerospace
By Walter Sinz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walter Sinz, one of Cleveland's most celebrated sculptors in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this rare bronze panel recognized leading manufacturers in the aerospace industry, in this case an aircraft electronics company in Philadelphia. Like a rocket exploding out of its launching pad, this panel depicts a nude female figure shooting into the sky, in classic Art Deco stylized form. Sinz designed the Thompson Trophy, awarded by one of the prominent air races...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Achievement, " Rare Bronze Art Deco Rondel with Archers, Industrial Setting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
No doubt commissioned to recognize excellence in some area of American industry in the 1930s or 40s, this highly rare bronze rondel depicts a pair of arc...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
"Homage to Poussin", Art Deco Take on the Baroque, Nudes in Arcadia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and gorgeous bronze panel, this bas relief sculpture was created by Pierre Bouret in honor of Nicolas Poussin. It's multiple male and female nudes in a bucolic setting are clearly inspired by some of Poussin's Arcadian paintings...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Graphic Antique Cast Iron Stove Grates For Kitchen Or Resturant
Located in Stamford, CT
A group of 9 vintage and antique graphic cast iron stove grates. these range in size from 7 1/2" to 12" wide and are less than 3/4" deep. Easy to hang and display in many layouts. Th...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Cast Concrete Art Deco Plaque "Architect"
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
A wonderful depiction of an architect at task. Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted by Chuck Dodson. This has b...
Category
1950s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Cast Concrete Art Deco Plaque "Dancers"
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a wonderful depiction of two can-can dancers with Classic details. Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted...
Category
1950s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Pair of Barovier
Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending with delicious hand blown gold tulips.
We have 2 pairs and available also a mag...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Barovier
Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending and delicious hand blown gold tulips.
We have 2 pairs and available also a magn...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
1929
South America
Limestone Frieze Phila Civic Center
Located in New York, NY
This unique limestone frieze depicts a map of South America and formerly was part of the façade of the Philadelphia Civic Center in Pennsylvania. The ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Wall Mounted Sculpture by Doris Kathleen Flinn
Located in London, GB
Fine quality gilt bronze wall mask of a male subject with striking features, by Doris Kathleen Flinn. This piece could be wall hung, hung on a stand or even used to make a superb lam...
Category
1920s British Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$983 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 20th Century French
PIANOS
Pine Letters
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful set of six large 20th Century French Art Deco letters, spelling PIANOS.
These letters are in an excellent condition, carved from pine and painted for an off-white finish. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pine
$3,277 / set
"Profile of Henry Donaldson, " Sculptural Portrait of Pioneering Neuroscientist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted just a year before both sculptor and subject died in 1938, this important and unique sculptural rondel was made by Robert Tait McKenzie, ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art deco gold ceramic
By Alfred Auguste Janniot
Located in PAU, FR
Wonderful art deco ceramic wall sculpture.
Gold earthglazed
Attributed to Alfred Auguste Janniot.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
$1,504
Mid Century French Copper and Brass Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-century French panel, crafted with copper and brass rivets, presents a uniquely textured surface that captivates the eye. The panel's rich texture, reminiscent of intricate ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Jazz-Age Plaster Mural of a Band of Musicians, France, circa 1930s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very large, decorative polychrome plaster bas-relief representing a band of musicians. Formed part of the decor of a Parisian Jazz club.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Heyndrickx, Art Deco Mask in Hammered and Patinated Bronze, Signed, Dated 1941
By Heyndrickx Johannes Werner
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heyndrickx. Art Deco mask in hammered and patinated bronze, signed and dated 1941.
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco wall-mounted sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco wall-mounted 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 wall-mounted sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco wall-mounted sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall-mounted sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Chuck Dodson, Sylvain Norga, Barovier&Toso, and Erté. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall-mounted sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $2,950.
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