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
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
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.
French Art Deco Wooden Desk Wastebasket - Desk Accessory 1940s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
French Art Deco Wooden Desk Wastebasket - Desk Accessory - 1940s Elegant French wooden wastebasket in fruitwood. Art Deco desk accessory, circa 1940. This piece features a strong ...
Wood, Fruitwood
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Centerpiece Bowl Basket, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French Art Deco centerpiece, serving bowl, decorative bread basket, or fruit basket features Macassar wood sides with several chrome metal ball handles and accents. The...
Metal, Chrome
Werkstatte Hagenauer bronze tray / vide - poche / ashtray, Austria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Art Deco tray in bronze by Hagenauer , Austria .
Bronze
Wrought Iron Snake Shaped Vide-Poche in style Edgar Brandt - France 1930's
By Edgar Brandt
Located in New York, NY
Rare "Pied Fumeur" to be used as vide-poche. Made of hammered "Martelé" wrought iron in the shape of a snake. Graphic art deco piece. This piece will ship from France and can be ret...
Wrought Iron
Rene Lalique Calypso Coupe Ouverte, Designed 1930
By René Lalique
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Rene Lalique Calypso Coupe Ouverte, Designed 1930 The piece is inspired by Greek mythology and Homer. Additional information: Date : Designed 19...
Crystal
Large Light-Bronze Bowl designed by Just Andersen, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Large Light-Bronze Bowl designed by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Flat bronze platter with chased detailing along the rim * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: LB1734 * Period: 1936 *...
Bronze
Shagreen Tray with Mix Inlay Pattern Including Shell and Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
$359Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Ceramic Knight Plate by Carlo Morelli Faenza, 1960s
Located in Milano, MI
Decorative Ceramic Plate by Carlo Morelli Faenza, depicting a knight, made in the 1960s Ø 27.5 cm
Ceramic
Pedestal Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Pedestal Pewter Bowl designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. * Pedestal pewter bowl * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: 1101 * Year: 1918-1929 * Condition: Fair vintage cond...
Pewter
Art Deco Bronze Dish with Ship, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A nautical themed heavy bronze dish or ashtray depicting a 17th century Frigate (Fregat) battleship. It was made in Denmark during the 1930s. Distinct Art Deco styling to the slightl...
Bronze
Art Deco German Pottery Bowl from Carstens Uffrecht Keramik, 1930s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Deco German Pottery Bowl from Carstens Uffrecht Keramik, 1930s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materi...
Ceramic
Arthur Amour Hammered Aluminum "Mariners World Map" Wastepaper Basket, 1930s
By Arthur Armour
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Arthur Armour Hammered Aluminum Mariners World Map Trash Can, 1930s. Featuring a smooth hand wrought, reflective, hammered aluminum oval form, evenly hammered rim, low profile world ...
Aluminum
Art Deco Vide-Poche signed Melo (Armand Lemo)
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco vide-poche circa 1930. Green onyx base surmounted by a silvered bronze sculpture of a girl with a balloon. In very good condition, with a few minor chips to the onyx. Total...
Onyx, Bronze
Antique Danish Art Deco Bronze Vide-Poche Dish, Lizard Design, 1930s
By Just Andersen, Ystad-Metall, GAB
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Danish Art Deco bronze vide-poche dish manufactured in the 1930s. Beautifully patinated with a lizard in the centre. Stamped under base. Great vintage condition. Denmark, 19...
Metal, Bronze
Small Danish Art Deco Just Andersen Decorative Low Bowl of Bronze, 1930s-40s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Small decorative Art Deco low bowl made of bronze. The brown patina mixes in with cobber green towards the center of the bowl. It's designed by the Danish artist Just Andersen (1884...
Bronze
Art Deco Opalescent Molded and Frosted Glass Centerpiece Bowl Signed J. Landier
By J. Landier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco opalescent glass centerpiece bowl is a fine example of early 20th-century French glass artistry by the renowned designer J. Landier. Designed circa 1930, the b...
Glass
Nittsjö Sweden - Art Deco Green Glazed Ceramic Bowl, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking Swedish Art Deco ceramic bowl produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, circa 1930s. The piece features a wide, shallow form with a subtly raised foot and an expressive, richly mottled g...
Ceramic
Art Deco Fruit Bowl by Pierre D'Avesn, Frosted Glass, France, 1920
By Pierre D'Avesn, Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Exceptional French Art Deco frosted molded glass fruit bowl / centerpiece designed by Pierre d’Avesn and produced by Daum at their Croismare glassworks, France, circa 1920s. This el...
Glass
Thorkild Olsen Royal Copenhagen Terracotta Gilt Craquelure Vide Poche Tray #3391
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen, terracotta and grey crackle glazed porcelain vide poche. Edged with gilded banding - an elegant and useful little tray Signed and numbered 3391....
Porcelain
$326Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Production Daum Design Pierre d'Avesn French Molded Glass Bowl
By Pierre D'Avesn, Daum
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Origi...
Glass
Art Deco Molded Glass Ashtray France 1940 transparent Color Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vide poche or ashtray in in Glass. It has been done circa 1940, in France. Transparent Color. Original and iconic molded glass bowl; its shape is simple and decisive, skillfully...
Glass
Art Deco Beige Marble Glass Bowl Catchall, European Vintage 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Deco footed bowl with two dove handles. Cream with beige details, marble look. Manufactured by STS -Sjedinjene Tvornice Stakla (United Glass Factories) This factory was...
Art Glass
Waylande Gregory for Dunhill Fused Glass Ceramic Bowl Signed, 1940s Ashtray
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Waylande Gregory bowl was made for British luxury goods firm Alfred Dunhill in 1940s. Bowl was made in cream-colored clay with dark olive green and transparent crackled glaze and ti...
Art Glass, Ceramic, Pottery
Modernist Black Obsidian, Gold-Mounted Carnelian stones bowl manner of Cartier
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Modernist black obsedian carved vide poche with gold mounted carnelian semi-precious stones. One minor chip to a corner. French c.1930’s
Cut Glass
Art Deco Silver Gilt Plated Handkerchief Fazzoletto Bowl, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Silver Gilt Plated Art Deco Handkerchief Fazzoletto Bowl, Circa 1920's
Metal, Sheet Metal
1920s Just Andersen Art Deco Lidded Tin Bowl, Denmark
By Svenskt Tenn, Georg Jensen, Mogens Ballin, Estrid Ericson, Just Andersen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique 1920s Art Deco Just Andersen Tin bowl with hammered surface, two handles and lid with floral and delicate relief details. In the style of Georg Jensen and Svenkt Tenn. Can be...
Metal, Tin, Pewter
$315Sale Price|30% Off
CARLTON WARE - Rouge Royale - Art Deco Gilt Ceramic Bowl - U.K. - Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
CARLTON WARE - "Rouge Royale" - Art Deco style ceramic bowl - featuring a luster finish to the glaze with gilded details to the rim - signed on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1970...
Ceramic
Art Deco Silvered Black Glass Linear Detailed Bowl signed HEM by Michel Herman
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco bowl, crafted circa 1935 and signed HEM by Michel Herman, epitomizes the bold yet refined aesthetic of French Art Deco design. The bowl's silvered finish is com...
Glass
Alfredo Barbini Art Deco Oval Angled Bowl, Murano Glass 1970s Signed
By Oggetti, Alfredo Barbini, Barbini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage angled glass bowl or vessel features sculptural oval form in thick clear glass, with angled asymmetrical opening and flat polished base adding Op-Art element to the design. T...
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Art Deco Patinated Bronze Bowl by "Njal" Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A refined Danish Art Deco patinated bronze bowl by "Njal Bronce", dating from the 1930s. The piece features a beautifully balanced hemispherical form with a subtly flared rim, restin...
Bronze
Art Deco Acid Etched French Bowl
Located in Riverdale, NY
Art Deco acid etched stepped French bowl in pale green with elaborate grape cluster and vine decoration. 1930s, France. Unsigned. 13" x 3" high. Base 5".
Glass
Venini Scarpa Murano Bollicine White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Mini Vase
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear white bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass mini vase / vide poche. The piece is documented to the Venini company, and created ...
Gold Leaf
Art Deco 'Ikora' Art Glass Bowl by Karl Wiedmann for WMF ca. 1928, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautifully made WMF 'Ikora' crackled art glass bowl by artist Karl Wiedmann for WMF Germany. An original art deco piece, one-of-a-kind hand made: with details in pale pink-red tone...
Art Glass
Danish Art Deco Just Andersen Large Bowl of Bronze with Incised Decoration 1930s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large round decorative Art Deco bowl made of bronze partly with brown patina designed by the Danish artist Just Andersen (1884-1943) in the 1930s-1940s. The strong quality bowl has ...
Bronze
Cartier Silver-Plated Art Deco Purse
By Cartier
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Cartier Silver-Plated Art Deco Purse An elegant Cartier purse with a refined, sculptural handle formed by two stylized hands holding a cabochon-style green stone. The piece combines ...
Metal
Art deco Hammered solid copper bowl vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art deco Hammered solid copper bowl vienna around 1920s Polished
Copper
Antique Rene Lalique Style Barolac Art Deco Opalescent Bowl Centerpiece 1930s
By René Lalique
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An impressive Art Deco Rene Lalique style opalescent Circular Vase of outstanding quality. Made in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s by Barolac Glass Company. The main outer body sup...
Porcelain
Mid-Century Art Deco Porcelain Centerpiece Bowl with Birds
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Amazing in design and execution, this Art Deco compote features three charming birds supporting a polychromed fruit bowl or sculpture. This bowl, acquired in a collectors home in Bel...
Creamware
Frederick Rhead Dragon Vases by Wood & Son, Hand-Painted, 1930s, UK
By Frederick Rhead, Wood & Son
Located in Glasgow, GB
Two tall, flared-neck vases from the Dragon pattern series designed by Frederick Rhead for Wood & Sons’ Bursley Ware line, dating to the 1930s. Each vase is individually hand-pai...
Gold, Enamel
German Art Deco Bowl or Wall Plate with Brabant Decor from Villeroy & Boch 1930s
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Art Deco Bowl or Wall Plate with Brabant Decor from Villeroy & Boch, 1930s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional info...
Ceramic
Primavera HM French Art Deco 'Plat Circulaire' Champlevé Bronze Plate, 1920s
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good Primavera HM Art Deco period plat circulaire. The round bronze plate has turquoise and black enamel champlevé decoration and a mottled verdigris patina. The reverse has ...
Bronze, Enamel
Italian Murano Glass Ashtray – 1960s – Anise Yellow, Hand-Blown with Air Bubbles
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Italian Murano Glass Ashtray – 1960s – Anise Yellow, Hand-Blown with Air Bubbles Description: This is a hand-blown glass ashtray made in Italy in the 1960s, likely from a Murano gla...
Glass
Ceramiche Mola Majolica Tray Ashtray Sardinian Girl, Cagliari Italy
Rare majolica small tray or ashtray is shaped in form of bust of young woman wearing traditional Sardinian costume, leaning on her crossed hands with her eyes closed. White color of...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Lucien Fontaine and Daum French Art Deco Center Table Bowl 1920
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Art Deco Center Bowl by Établissements Lucien Fontaine (L’ELF) with Daum Glass, France, circa 1920. Striking Art Deco center bowl created by Établissements Lucien Fontaine (L’ELF), ...
Wrought Iron
Frederick Rhead Dragon Bowl, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Bursley Ware, 1930s
By Frederick Rhead, Wood & Son
Located in Glasgow, GB
A hand-painted ceramic bowl designed by Frederick Rhead in the 1930s for Wood & Sons’ Bursley Ware line, this decorative piece belongs to the highly collectable Dragon pattern ra...
Gold, Enamel
Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans, Signed Sculptural Ceramic Shell Bowl, Sweden 1932
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and highly expressive ceramic bowl designed by Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans, Sweden, dated 1932. This signed example is a superb representation of Dahlskog’s early modernist w...
Ceramic
$210Sale Price|30% Off
CARLTON WARE - Rouge Royale - Art Deco Gilt Ceramic Tray - U.K. - Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
CARLTON WARE - "Rouge Royale" - Art Deco style ceramic pin tray - featuring a red luster finish to the glaze with hand painted gilded details to the rim - cream body and clear glaze ...
Ceramic
Footed Centerpiece Bowl, Early American Studio Art Glass, 1986
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Footed art glass bowl with ruffled rim features a free form flowing abstract pattern in burgundy red glass, reminiscent of Favrille glass with pulled feather elements, that accentua...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pedestal Pewter Bowl designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A truly elegant piece. * Pedestal pewter bowl on foot with delicate embossings. * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: 813 *...
Pewter
Art Nouveau Jugendstil Tulip Basket in Style of Achille Gamba, Pewter, Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Art Nouveau Figural Basket is decorated with figurative tulips; the double handle has two unopened tulips on top. Baskets with very similar designs are documented in online catalogue...
Metal, Pewter
$196Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Fruit Bowl Coupe Marcelle Val Saint Lambert 1935
Located in Poperinge, BE
Clear glass Art Deco fruit bowl from the Luxval collection of 1935. It is no. 38 Coupe Marcelle, designed by Charles Graffart, a bowl with a satin-finished base and handles, Val Sain...
Glass
$2,100 / set
Lalique Plate and Bowl Shells
By Lalique
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Lalique plate and bowl shells. The bowl is 13 x 5 cm and the plate 16 cm.
Art Glass
Double-Sided Erotic Bronze Ashtray, Figural Couple, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cast bronze ashtray produced during the 1940s, executed in a compact oval form with integrated cigarette rests. The piece is defined by its sculptural relief decoration and the natur...
Bronze
Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Pewter Art Deco Woman Bathing Vide Poche #829C
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen, of Denmark 1930s pewter Art Deco vide poche The central figure of a kneeling woman bathing has superb detail and patina Circa 193...
Pewter
Scalloped Centerpiece in Gold Metal Italy 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Scalloped Centerpiece in Gold Metal Italy 1960s A very distinct and shiny mid century centerpiece or decorative bowl made in metal. Very stylish scalloped shape with sharp lines and...
Metal
Art Deco Bronze Plates made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set Bronze Plates designed by Just Andersen in the late 1920s. * Set (2) of polished bronze plates with engravings on the edge. * Designer: Just Andersen * Manufacturer: Just Ande...
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze With Flowers by Njal Denmark, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative bronze dish or bowl with flowers in relief. Manufactured and designed by NJAL in Denmark during the 1930s in a style reminiscent of Just Andersen and Tinos. Measurements...
Bronze
Large French Floral Crystal Glass Shell Bowl by Art Vannes, France, 1970s
By Art Vannes
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: crystal glass bowl Producer: ART VANNES FRANCE (marked) Age: 1970s Wonderful heavy glass element designed and produced by ART VANNES in France in the 1...
Crystal
GALVANI - ANGELO SIMONETTO - Futurist ceramic plate ITALY 1930.
Located in Milano, IT
GALVANI ceramic plate from Pordenone ITALY 1930. - Designed by ANGELO SIMONETTO, airbrush painted in the ART DECÒ period. Airbrush painted with a beautiful stylized fish.
Ceramic
Shagreen Tray with Mother of Pearl and Brass Inserts by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Lunar light...
Brass