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.
Art Deco Chrome and Glass Serving Piece by Chase
By Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare 1930s Art Deco serving piece that could be used as a cream and sugar or salt and pepper set that is made of chrome and frosted glass. The set includes the lidded double server on stand, a plate rest, and a pair of glass spoons...
Chrome
$1,861Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 6 Gio Ponti (Attributed.) Coffe Cups for Krupp, Milano, Art Déco 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Alpaca cups, Arthur Krupp, Milan 1930. The cups, clearly Art Dèco in style, were made in the 1930s in Milan for Krupp, exactly in the perio...
Alpaca
$1,500Sale Price / set|20% Off
Japanese Art Deco Tea Set for Four People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco tea set made of the chary wood .Artisan antique work and hand painted Weight of the set is about 1.5 Lb .( 750 grams ).
Fruitwood
$750 / set
Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee and Tea Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
A four piece hexagonal shape Art Deco Period tea and coffee set with rosewood handles and knobs. High quality silver plate, marked on the bottom but not discernible (possibly German)...
Silver Plate
Painted Porcelain Tea Set Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tea set signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920. All pieces are sig...
Porcelain
$369Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Tea Tray Oriental Flower and chicken Hand Painting Wooden Serving Tray
Located in Wembley, GB
Satinwood Tea Tray Oriental Flower and Chicken Hand Painting Serving Tray with Handle. Decorative objects for your home decor. Impressive Flame Brow...
Paste, Fruitwood, Oak, Paint
$408Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Rococo English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique Art Deco tea set and silver-plated teapot beautifully designed and created suit elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased vaulted lid. Coffee pot, Height 27 cm. S...
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal
"Bacchus Teapot, " Bold and Rare Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Rometti, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this 1930s glazed teapot was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic works in Umbertide, Italy, not long after it wa...
Ceramic
Spode Copeland Blue & White Cream and Sugar Set in Silver-Plated Stand
Located in Braintree, GB
A blue-and-white porcelain cream jug and sugar bowl by Spode Copeland, held within a fitted silver-plated carrier. The porcelain is transfer-printed with landscape decoration and fin...
Silver Plate
Vintage Art Deco Silver Coffee and Tea Set by WMF, Germany, 1920s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Roma, IT
Silver coffee and tea set is an original group of decorative objects realized in the between the 1920s and the 1920s. Original silver metal. Made in Germany by WMF. Farir ...
Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Set by Barker Brothers, 1939-1946
By Barker Brothers Silver Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham between 1939 and 1946 by Barker Brothers Ltd. this architectural George VI sterling silver five-piece tea set is of a fine Art Deco design. The pieces have a...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Deco Coffee Service 736 Harald Nielsen
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a seldom seen sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco coffee service with ebony handles, design #736 by Harald Nielsen from the early 1930s. Additional information: Material: ...
Sterling Silver
$6,128 / set
Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set
Located in London, GB
A rare and unusual sterling silver tea and coffee set of art deco design. The four pieces were hallmarked in England between 1935 and 1937, and the squat round form is complemented o...
Silver
Three Art Deco Cups and Saucers by De Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, 1920s
By Klaas Vet, Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
A charming set of three ceramic cups and matching saucers made by De Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek in Arnhem, the Netherlands, during the 1920s. The pieces belong to Series 148 and feat...
Earthenware, Faience
Coffee and Tea Set 4 Pieces Solid Silver by Tétard Frères circa 1940
Located in Paris, FR
Art Déco style silver coffee and tea set composed of 4 pieces: one teapot, one coffeepot, one sugar bowl, and a milk jug. Silver decorated with pinched ribs decoration and flat areas. French Minerve silver mark, silversmith mark and each piece is numbered. Total weight: 2.008 kg - 1 teapot 16 cm H x 24 cm W x 12 cm D - 1 coffeepot 21 cm H x 18 cm W x 10 cm D - 1 sugar bowl 11 cm H x 14 cm W x 10.5 cm D - 1 milk jug 7 cm H x 12,5 cm W x 6.5 cm D Tétard Frères is a french silversmith company created in 1880. Edmond Tétard...
Silver
Art Deco Silver Tea Set with Rosewood Handles, 4-Piece, 1930s UK
Located in Queens, NY
4-Piece English Art Deco silver tea set with rosewood handles and finial tops along with a matching oval tray with handles. Tray, pitcher, crea...
Silver
Vintage Art Deco Centerpiece / Teaset by Lloyd, Payne & Amiel, England, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco Centrepiece is an original decorative group of objects realized in the 1930s. Original tin with wood handles and knobs. Made in England. Designed by Lloyd, Payne & Am...
Metal
Modernist Brass Tea Caddy by Hayno Focken
By Hayno Focken
Located in Petworth, GB
Modernist Tea Caddy by Hayno Focken with integral spoon. Brass Makers Stamp mark German Circa 1930 Height 12cm Diameter 8cm Spoon: Height 0.5cm. Width 3.5cm. Length 14cm
Brass
Chinese Pewter Teapot with Carnelian Bead, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
Carnelian, Pewter, Brass
$6,739 / set
Vintage Georg Jensen Art Deco Coffee Service 319
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco coffee service, design #319 by Harald Nielsen from circa 1928. The coffee pot has a beautiful horn handle applied in two pieces, for h...
Sterling Silver
$3,005Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Italian Silver Coffe, Chocolate Pot Art Decò Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Coffee - Chocolatepot in solid 800 silver in Art Decò style, made entirely by hand. The body is completely smooth octagonal rectangular with polychrome glass inserts on 4 sides. The ...
Silver
Four-Piece Art Deco Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service by Walker & Hall
Located in Torino, IT
Four-piece silver plate tea and coffee service, stepped Art Deco bases and lids, with wood handles, comprising a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer by Walker and Hall Sheffield...
Silver Plate
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Tea Set, Bullet Style, 1937
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1937, this handsome, 3 Piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, comprises a teapot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl, all pla...
Sterling Silver
$2,400 / set
Art Deco Shelley Complete Tea Set for 4 +
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Set your table with this rare and complete teaset with bold Art Deco decoration, made by Shelley. The rare shape of the porcelain screams Art Deco, the colors and pattern complete th...
Paste, Porcelain
Art Deco Style Teapot with Infuser, Germany circa 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco Style Teapot with Infuser, Germany, circa 1950 Elegant teapot with infuser made of blown glass using traditional artisan techniques. Of German origin, this piece combines g...
Silver
Set of Five Porcelain Cups, One Kettle and One Tray by Bastard Paris, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of five porcelain cups, one kettle and one tray by Paul Kiss for Georges Bastard Paris, France. Measures: 5 cups (1 cup is missing in the photos): 4 cm diameter x 4.5 cm height....
Porcelain
A Vintage Tea & Coffee Service By French Silversmith Ercuis, 30's
By Ercuis
Located in London, GB
A vintage five-piece tea and coffee service by the luxury French silversmith Ercuis Paris, likely from the 1930's, Model Saturne. Includes a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, ...
Silver Plate
Art Deco Full Side Tea and Coffe Service, 1930, Made
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Metal
Art deco sterling silver cafe au lait hallmarked in Chester in 1926
By Jay Richard Attenborough & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Chester in 1926 by Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co. Ltd., this handsome, George V period, Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait, is in the art deco taste, octagonal in shape,...
Sterling Silver
French Silver Art Deco Tea and Coffee Service by Cardeilhac
By Cardeilhac
Located in Sarasota, FL
French silver Art Deco tea and coffee service by well known maker Cardeilhac. Each piece is marked with French hallmarks and signed. ...
Silver
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Tea Set by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Haviland, France, 1920
By Haviland & Co., Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tea set by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland. Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine" p. 102...
Ceramic
Side Handled Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, Henry Atkin, 1920
By Henry Atkin
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1920 by Henry Atkin, this very stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, is in the Art Deco taste, plain in design, and featuring straight side ha...
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait, London 1929 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1929 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this stylish, Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, is in the Art Deco taste, and is octagonal in shape. Each measures ...
Sterling Silver
$6,400 / set
Georg Jensen Sterling Cosmos Pattern Coffee Set
By Georg Jensen
Located in Sarasota, FL
Georg Jensen sterling tea/coffee 3 piece set. Cosmos pattern designed by Johan Rhode for Jensen. Ebony wood handles. Marked for maker, designer and sterling, after 1945. Pattern num...
Silver
Andlovitz Guido Design for Lavenia Italy/Laveno Set of Four Cups with Plates
Located in Biella, IT
Andlovitz Guido design for Lavenia Italy/Laveno set of four cups with four plates good condition for the set except two little defect in two cups that you...
Ceramic
Art Deco Enameled Ceramic Teapot Mustard with Sculptural Double Handle, Italy
Located in Beirut, LB
A rare and vibrant example of early 20th-century Italian ceramic design, this Art Deco teapot dates to circa 1930. Rendered in a bold mustard-yellow glaze, the piece embodies the op...
Ceramic