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.
Louis Icart "Pierrette in Moonlight" 1927
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Engraving by Louis Icart from 1927, "In the Moonlight" model. Original frame. In very good condition. Height: 75 cm Width: 54 cm Thickness: 2 cm Weight: 3 kg Louis Icart (1888-1950...
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Pair Art Deco Period Classic Vintage Cadillac Car Advertising Prints, 1928, 1929
Located in New York, NY
Cadillac La Salle Fleetwood and Fisher Fleetwood 1920's vintage Saturday Evening Post advertising prints 1928 and 1929 The first, featuri...
Paper
Original Vintage Art Deco Print by Margery Lawrence, 1921.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Margery Lawrence Tipped in plate. On green card Lithograph. Published 1921 The measurement given is the card size not the actual printed image.
Paper
Antique French Woven Silk Neyret Frerer Stevengraph - THE PALM SUNDAY .
By Elisabeth Sonrel
Located in Den Haag, NL
Woven on the Jacquard ribbon looms of the renowned Neyret brothers Rothers weavers House in st Etienne France . This antique woven Stevengraph is based on the painting 'LES RAMEAUX' (The palm Sunday) by French artist , Elisabeth Sonrel...
Silk
Art Deco Revival Kinder Harris Large Art Titled Deco Kimono II Signed Tim Vance
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Art Deco Revival Kinder-Harris large scale art piece titled “Deco Kimono II” numbered 135/300 and pencil signed by Tim Vance with framing and matting designed by Carolyn Kinder...
Aluminum
$1,608Sale Price|20% Off
Barcelona 1929 International Exposition Print on Canvas, Hand-Coloured
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed print on canvas: " Exposición Internacional de Barcelona, Año 1929 " The 1929 International Exposition was one of the most important events to have shaped the urban landsca...
Canvas, Wood
Original Vintage Art Deco Print by Margery Lawrence, 1921.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Margery Lawrence Tipped in plate. On green card Lithograph. Published 1921 The measurement given is the card size not the actual printed image.
Paper
Eugen Savage "Festival of the Sea" Lurline Matson Lines Print in Bamboo Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Matson Lines Hawaii "Festival of the Sea" artwork lithograph by artist Eugene Savage taken from the well-known Matson Cruise Line's original menus. It is featured in the ori...
Bamboo, Paper
Large Paul Longenecker "Resting Cheetahs" Lithograph on Gilded Ground c. 1980
Located in leucate, FR
This masterful work by American naturalist artist Paul Longenecker captures the serene elegance of two cheetahs in a moment of repose. Set against a richly textured, golden-hued ba...
Paper
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Mabel Lucie Attwell. C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Mabel Lucie Attwell Lithograph. Originally a plate from "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie Published C.1920 The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Paper
1980 Young Woman in Green Art Deco Lthograph Print by Tamara de Lempicka Framed
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This image is a framed print after the painting Young Woman in Green (Young Woman with Gloves), also known by its French title Jeune Fille Vert, by the Polish Art Deco painter Tamara...
Metal
Original Signed Louis Icart Etching Titled "Idleness" or Laziness" Bear Rug 1925
By Louis Icart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Louis Icart (1888-1950) artist that worked in America and France. This Erotic etching and aquatint printed with colour and with hand colour titled "SMOKE' (FUMÉE), 1926" showing a beautiful woman in a diaphanous gown reclining on a bear skin rug...
Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Poster CONTRATTO CAPPIELLO, 1930 Oversize
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist Leonetto Cappiello Year 1930 Dimensions 137x198cm Condition Good
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Harry Clarke From Poe's "Mystery And Imagination" 1935
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Harry Clarke Originally an illustration from " Tales of Mystery And Imagination " By Edgar Allan Poe. Published by Tudor Publishing Co., New York. 1935 Unframed...
Paper
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Serigraph by Mexican Artist Ernesto Garcia Cabral Signed and Dated
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare signed and dated 1927 serigraph by Ernesto Garcia "El Chango" Cabral. 140/200 Titled: "¡Por Fín!" Stamped in the back as shown. This beauty is a clear example o...
Paper
Eugen Savage "Pomp and Circumstance" Lurline Matson Lines Print in Bamboo Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Matson Lines Hawaii "Festival of the Sea" artwork lithograph by artist Eugene Savage taken from the well-known Matson Cruise Line's original menus. It is featured in the ori...
Bamboo, Paper
Rare 1920's Art Deco Print of African American Jazz Age Club by Everett Walsh
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1920s Art Deco Print of an African American Jazz Age Club by Everett Walsh. Exceptional Black & White Composition This rare and striking 1920s Art Deco print by Everett Walsh ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Leonetto Cappiello Veuve Amiot Champagne King Print
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Original Cremant Du Roi framed print by Leonetto Cappiello (Italian 1875-1942). Italian and French poster art designer who lived in Paris, France. Known...
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
"Jazz Club Dancing, Paris, " Quintessential 1920s Print by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Paul Colin, one of the artists who helped define the elegance of 1920s Paris, and in particular the rising prominence of jazz clubs which featured Josephine Baker and other Black performers, this print features a couple dancing to a modern tune with high energy, their arms and legs at acute angles which echoed the geometries of high style Art Deco form. The Black male figure is the height of fashion in his tuxedo, and the female figure is wearing a thin, diaphanous, pale green dress...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Mabel Lucie Attwell, C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Mabel Lucie Attwell Lithograph. Originally a plate from "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie Published circa 1920 The measurement given is the paper size not the a...
Paper
Extremely Rare 1935 Original Bugatti Litho "Automobiles and Railcars" R. GERI
By R. Géri
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Extremely Rare Original Bugatti Poster "Automobiles and Railcars" Printed in 1935. Provenance: the seller of the goods had a long association with Bugatti Trust R. GERI (20th Centu...
Paper
Art Deco engraving by Jean Hardy Louis Icart School
By J. Hardy
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco engraving circa 1925. Elegant lady with parasol and macaws. Signed Jean Hardy, French engraver, decorator and illustrator from the circle of the fa...
Paper
Art Deco Period Jewelry Advertisements, Gattle and Co.
By Cartier
Located in Riverdale, NY
Wonderful folio of Art Deco Period Jewelry Advertisements made for E.M. Gattle and Co. circa 1930's. Made to promote their shops in NY, Atlantic City and Miami Beach. Perfect for fra...
Paper
Mid-Century C1935 Aquatint Print of the Brooklyn Bridge by Luigi Kasimir
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful aquatint print by Luigi Kashmir of Hungarian descent C1935. Sold from the antique department at B.Altman & Co. This is a fine fragmented representation of the Iconic Brook...
Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
"Element of Air, " Art Deco Print with Male Nude and Atlantis Theme by Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensuous, finely rendered and full of mystery, this very rare signed print by Andrey Avinoff was one of several he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical po...
Paper
Champagne Lady Art Deco Poster, Framed Print, 127 x 190 CM, New
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Champagne Lady The Art Deco poster "Champagne Lady" is an impressive example of advertising art from the 1920s and 1930s. It perfectly captures the elegance and glamour of the Art D...
Hardwood, Paper, Art Glass
Original Vintage Poster Sydney Bridge Celebrations D Annand and D Whitmore, 1932
By D. Annand & A. Whitmore
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This evokative Art Deco poster promotes the celebrations associated with the opening of what was to become a national and international icon, the Sydney Bridge, 1932. A statuesque lifesaver dominates the scene while spectators clad in swimwear watch the harbour pageantry from shore. Original vintage poster Sydney...
Paper
Louis Icart Art Deco Engraving Musette 1927
By Louis Icart
Located in NANTES, FR
Louis Icart, engraving from 1927. Elegant in front of the cathedral of Paris. Note some freckles clearly visible on the photos. Height: 72 cm Width: 54 cm Depth: 2 cm Weight: 3.5 Kg ...
Paper
Early 1900 Umberto Brunelleschi Art Deco Litograph Watercolor Pochoir
By Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Brescia, IT
Pochoir Umberto Brunelleschi Early 1900 Art Deco Pochoir on paper Original wood frame "Brunelleschi" signed Very good condiction
Paper
Original Vintage Caricature Print of The Viceroy of India. 1934
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super image of Lord Willingdon Originally a plate from Punch or The London Charivari Published 1934 The measurement given is the paper size not the actual image.
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 Linen Backed Lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 linen backed lithographic poster Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas) Printer, publisher or brands: DAVIDE ...
$272Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Bugatti "Le Champion du Monde 1926" Racing Print, Art Deco
Located in San Carlos, CA
This striking vintage-style print pays tribute to Bugatti and its legendary racing legacy, featuring the iconic Art Deco composition Le Champion du Monde 1926. The bold graphic desig...
Paper
Large 1980s Art Deco Revival Framed Serigraph "Rendezvous" Signed by the Artist.
Located in Miami, FL
Large 1980s Art Deco Revival Framed Silkscreen "Rendezvous" Signed by the Artist. Signed and numbered in pencil by Del Valle. Features an Art Deco-inspired image of a couple enjoyin...
Aluminum
"Labor is Life", Impressive Pair of Prints Depicting Massive AFL-CIO Mosaics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of prints was issued by Lumen Martin Winter, the mosaic artist, to illustrate two enormous murals -- each 15 feet tall and over 40 feet long -...
Paper
$20,000 / set
Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
By Paul Poiret
Located in New York, NY
Paul Poiret's career began in the Belle Epoque, when fashion was defined by imprisoning corsets, restrictive tailoring, and ethereal colors. Opening his own fashion house in 1904, he...
Paper
Marie R. MacPherson "Blond Satyr" Art Deco Numbered Silkscreen 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Allegorical Art Deco silkscreen by Marie Macpherson depicting a partly clothed Blond Satyr playing his flute to a squirrel sitting on an apple tree. ...
Paper
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Male Nude and Skyscraper", Rare, Signed Surrealist-Art Deco Print by Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and extraordinary, this signed print by Andrey Avinoff is one of a set he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by George Golokhvastoff published...
Paper
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Serigraph by Mexican Artist Ernesto Garcia Cabral Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare signed serigraph by Ernesto Garcia "El Chango" Cabral. 191/200 Titled: "Como me ves..." This beauty is a clear example of Art Deco, the colors are beautiful and ...
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Harry Clarke From Poe's "Mystery And Imagination" 1935
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Harry Clarke Originally an illustration from " Tales of Mystery And Imagination " By Edgar Allan Poe. Published by Tudor Publishing Co., New York. 1935 Unframed...
Paper
Framed Vintage Scarf by Picasso, Art Deco, Mid-20th Century, Signed
Located in Beirut, LB
Large colorful vintage scarf, featuring a woman with her new born with red blue yellow and white colors, on an abstract background Having the signature of the artist PICASSO on the ...
Wood, Fabric
Vintage Charm: St. Raphael Quinquina 1920s French Advertisement
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elevate your appreciation for the past with this captivating 1920s French magazine advertisement featuring St. Raphael Quinquina Rouge and Blanc. This original offset print, encased ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
The Sacrifice Framed Print, Art Deco, Paper, Circa 1926, Netherlands
By Jan Toorop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch painter and graphic artist Jan Toorop is considered one of the most important members of a group of artists that led the way towards the new directions art in the Netherlands v...
Paper
Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Look", Dated 1928
Located in København, Copenhagen
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "Look". Dated 1928. Visible dimensions: 46 x 35 cm. Total dimensions incl. passepartout: 67 x 49 cm. The frame measures: 2 cm. In exc...
Paper
Erté (Russian-French, 1892-1990) "Manhattan Mary I" Signed Lithograph
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Romain de Tirtoff "Erté" (Russian-French, 1892-1990) "Manhattan Mary I" lithograph depicting a fullbody view of a fashionable Art Deco style woman with short brown hair, blue makeup,...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Original 1930s French Art Deco Poster by Fabrice Mory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original 1930s French Art Deco poster, artwork by Fabrice Mory, published by Chaix, France, circa 1935. This is a vintage original on linen and has been professionally framed under g...
Linen, Glass, Wood
Original Vintage Poster, Cordial Campari Nizzoli 1927 Lithograph Beverage
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster, Cordial Campari Nizzoli, 1927 Condition backing / material: Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas) Printer...
Paper
Art Deco Signed Louis Icart Paris Framed Lithograph Etching Resting Nude Woman
By Louis Icart
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco French brown carved framed lithograph etching from a nude resting by the Artist Louis Icart, Paris 1928. These paintings hung in the master bedroom in the French apartments...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Art Deco Era "Rosita" Colored Etching Signed Don Jose in Original Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1920 women in the country side titled "Rosita" hand colored etching signed Don Jose in original Frame. This rare piece is very similar to the 1928 "Seville" Etching by Louis Ic...
Paper
"Spirit of Atlantis and Serpent of Quetzalcoatl, " Rare Art Deco Print by Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily sensuous and imaginative, this very rare signed print by Andrey Avinoff was one of several he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by...
Paper
Limited Lithograph Combat entre un lion et un python by Paul Jouve 1930
By Paul Jouve
Located in Ulm, DE
Lithograph "Combat entre un lion et un python" (French: "Fight between a lion and a python") by "Paul Jouve" (1878 - 1973) "Signed "Jouve Lithograph with limited edition - number ...
Paper
Print " Mado s'habille " from Carlos Bady, 1932, France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Art Deco pochoir illustration titled “Mado s’habille”, created in 1932 by French illustrator Carlos Bady. This work is part of the celebrated series “La Journée de Mado”, pub...
Paper
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Large Maxfield Parrish "Dream Light" Art Deco Edison Mazda Calendar Top c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large Maxfield Parrish "Dream Light" Antique Art Deco Edison Mazda Calendar Top, Framed, c1920 Measures - 35.5"H x 23.25"W x 1.25"D This piece is a large Art Deco calendar...
Paper
"Horses in the Sun, " Remarkable Woodblock Print by Charles Kassler, Art Deco
By Charles Kassler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare, perhaps unique, woodblock print by Charles Kassler positively radiates Art Deco energy -- both from the sun at the upper left corner, and from the pair of black horses, wh...
Surrealist Lithographs by Wassily Kandinsky and Andre Masson, circa 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky, André Masson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Surrealist Lithographs, by Wassily Kandinsky and Andre Masson for the limited edition 1938 portfolio Verve and printed by the famed French printer Mourlot. The one seen ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$640Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco “La Gazette du Bon Ton” Framed Plate by Vogue Artist Eduardo Benito
Located in Palm Springs, CA
“The White Fur” a rare 1922 image from the French Art Book “La Gazette du Bon Ton”. A simple but striking black and white image on a creme butter ground. The image has been matted in a matching color. It has its original decades old antique silver...
Paper
Victor Max Ninon 1920 Art Deco Venice Carneval Pochoir Set of 2
Located in Brescia, IT
Set of 2 Pochoir with Frame Victor Max Ninon Italy, 1920 Art Deco Pochoir with original passepartout and frame with glass Excellent Condiction Pochoir size: 27 x h 19 cm Painter, ...
Wood, Paper
Rene Gruau La Rose Rouge Signed Art Deco Lithograph on Paper 119/300 Framed 1987
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary Art Deco lithograph on paper titled "La Rose Rouge" by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940's and 1950's. Hand signed on the lower right...
Paper
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff 1892-1990)Untitled Gouache, Signed Art Deco Illustration
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An Art Deco fashion illustration by celebrated designer Erte (Romain de Tirtoff), this signed gouache captures the artist's signature stylization and mastery of form. The figure, ren...
Paper
"Archer, " Lovely Art Deco Aquatone by Louis Kabrin, High Style Art Deco
By Louis Kabrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine example of Art Deco printmaking at its most stylized and lovely, "Archer" is a unique airbrush print -- what the artist sometimes called a "aquatone" -- made by Louis Kabrin, a Cincinnati...
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