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Art Deco Sterling Silver

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

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
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Acorn" Flatware
Located in Bronx, NY
This stylish sterling silver flatware service for ten is designed in the Acorn pattern. It was produced by Georg Jensen & is circa 1917. The flatware set of ninety three pieces weigh...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Stunning French Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning enamel box, French in origin with the boars head mark for solid silver (minimum 800/1000). The goldsmith's makers mark is also present, I think GB but a little...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver, Enamel

Evening Bag Sterling Silver Shape of an Envelope Black Fired Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Evening bag in the shape of an envelope in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Measure cm. 8.2 x 4.7 x 13.5 - interior with beveled mirror and velvet lining. With trian...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold

Antique Silver Salt Pepper Shaker, Art Deco Decorative Condiment Set with Tray
Located in Wembley, GB
A modernist Silver Condiment Set comprising a Salt shaker, a Pepper Shaker, a Mustard Pot & a spoon. The mustard pot has a blue glass bowl and a silver spoon. Each item's exterior ha...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Decorative Silver Salt Shaker, A Pair of Antique Salt Shaker Sliver Quail Birds
Located in Wembley, GB
Silver Birds Vintage Salt and Pepper, Set of 2 w/ Sliver Quail Birds. Antique valuable silver salt and pepper shaker or Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased pair of quail bi...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf

Vintage Italian Solid Silver Tray by Greggio, Padova c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A large, smart and elegant tray, a simple Art Deco style with linear detail to the border. Made from solid (800/1000) silver fully marked for the maker, Greggio of Padova "29PD" and...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique Silver Pitcher, Italy Crystal CLARET JUG Decorative Crystal Flask Silver
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Italian Silver Pitcher, GLASS CLARET JUG Decorative Crystal Flask Silver plated Head 1880s with a bird & human mask mounted scroll handle, the body with etched leaves decorat...
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1880s Italian Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Tiffany Barware Service / 12 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Sterling Silver Tiffany barware / tableware silver sherry service for twelve people . Each cup is in great condition . Minor wear consistent with age / use . Maker's mark undersigned...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Unusual Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box With Hinged Lid
By Hassett & Harper Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, rare, Art Deco Period, footed sterling silver table box with rounded, hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1938, Hassett and Harper Ltd. - makers. Underside ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Tetard Freres Perles Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 343 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded in 1880 by Edmond Tétard (1860-1901) following the purchase of the house of Mr. Hugo. In 1889, he participated in the World Expo and received a Gold Medal. The house specializes in services and Louis XV style pieces. In 1901, the house was taken over by his three sons, Henri, Jacques and Georges under the name Tétard Frères. From the 1920s, the house works after the models of Valery Bizouard (1875-1945) and Louis Tardy (1881-1978), creators of Avant Garde. Jean Tétard...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver menorah, American, Ca. 1930's. Standing on a hexagonal base, the border of which has a delicate floral design, the menorah measures 10 1/2 inches hig...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Creamer, Cream Jug
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique sterling silver Creamer or milk jug. This sweet antique Creamer stands on three paw feet and has a squat, pot be...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Lauzun by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set French 77 Pcs with Fitted Box
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jean Elysée Puiforcat was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Puiforcat is is considered the "most important French Art Deco silversmith." These handcrafted utensils show...
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20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique RW&S Wallace Sterling Silver Art Deco Vainty Dresser Grooming Set & Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive antique eight piece vanity grooming set by Robert Wallace & Sons featuring Art Deco styling with floral motif. Includes mirror, brush, comb, scissors, file, button hook l...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood sockets by Puiforcat created in the 1930s. Service comprising: - a coffe pot of 16 cm x...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver cocktail shaker, Marcus and Company, New York - makers, Ca. 1935. Measures 5 1/4 inches high x 3 1/4 inches diamete...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Set Salt and Pepper Sterling Silver gilt guilloche enamel, Art Deco 1920s Norway
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful set of a salt and a pepper shaker, with guilloche enamel, made in the 1920s to 30s in Oslo, Norway (hallmarked). The two-tone design of this set is exceptional. The shaker...
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1920s Norwegian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

ROLASON BROTHERS - Art Deco Pair of Sterling Silver Napkin Rings - U.K. - C.1921
Located in Chatham, ON
ROLASON BROTHERS (Vyse Street - Birmingham) - Art Deco pair of sterling silver napkin rings - each ring with engine turned design and a circular cartouche for an initial - each carto...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

WIWEN NILSSON 1974 Sweden Art Deco Pattern Geometric Jar In .925 Sterling Silver
By Wiwen Nilsson
Located in Miami, FL
An octagonal creamer jar designed by Wiwen Nilsson (1897-1974). This is a beautiful an elegant Scandinavian geometric jar created in Sweden by the artist silversmith Wiwen Nilsson, ...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Silver box with red stone cabochon by GAB, Sweden, 1930
Located in Paris, FR
A silver box with with red stone on the lid , cedar wood interior, height approx. 4 cm, length approx. 12.5x8.5cm. Marked "GAB" with several stamps for silver. made in Sweden circa...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Vintage Silver Metal Vases attr. to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Silver Vases is an original artwork realized in Germany in the 1930s. Original silver metal. Design attributed to Fritz August Breuhau...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Deco Modern Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Demitasse Coffee Service Set
Located in Forney, TX
A fine vintage American sterling silver coffee service set by Tiffany & Company Makers, New York, circa late 1930s / eary 1940s, directorship of John C. Moore II (1907-1947), Art Dec...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Spanish Silver Art Deco Flatware Service, Jaume Mercade, Barcelona, circa 1930
By Jaume Mercade
Located in Cape May, NJ
Antique Art Deco Jaume Mercade Queralt solid .916 silver handmade 196 piece flatware set that serves 12. The set is complete without a single missing piece. It is in excellent condition, just perfect with a lovely patina. The entire set is hand-wrought. The style is a genuine mix of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Arts & Crafts. The rounded tiered handles are Art Deco, the hand-forged Hammer marks tell of their Arts & Crafts influence and the monogram is the epitome of flowing tendril like Art Nouveau design. The set is hand made by the studio of Jaume Mercade Queralt (1887-1967). Mercade was a painter, jeweler and silversmith who from 1919 taught gold and silver making at the School of Arts & Crafts in Bracelona Spain. While one can occasionally find his original jewelry and paintings on the market his silverware and hollowware is excessively rare and usually only found in museums. This set is hallmarked with Spains pre - 1934 silver hallmarks. From between 1884-1934 there were not mandatory silver hallmarks for Spanish silverware however the maker or purchaser could choose to have a professional assayer test the pieces. This large set was assayed by two different Barcelona assayers who have signed the works (except the hollow handled knives). All of the pieces are marked Mercade but some of them have the Spanish crest in wreath signifying that it is at least 916/1000 silver and LBB which is the initials of the assayer. The rest are marked Mercade SA 916/1000 and the other assayers mark which I cannot quite read. The set consists of 196 pieces that serve 12: 12 - large soup spoons at 7.6" long. 12 - table spoons at 6.75". 12 - cream soup spoons at 5.9". 12 - ice cream spoons at 5.75". 18 - teaspoons at 5.75". 12 - desert / salad forks at 7". 12 - seafood or cocktail forks at 5.95". 12 - regular / lunch forks at 6.8". 12 - dinner forks at 8.1". 12 - terrapin turtle or ramekin forks at 5.5". 12 - breakfast / desert knives at 6.75". 12 - individual butter knives at 6.25". 12 - fish knives at 8.25". 12 - luncheon knives at 7.75". 12 - dinner knives at 9.9". One large serving spoon at 10". One waffle / croquet server at 10.20". One pie / desert server at 8.9". One pickle fork at 6.6". One vegetable serving spoons at 8.1". One sardine fork at 6.05". One master butter knife at 7.05". One large meat fork at 10". One fish serving fork at 9.5". One fish server at 11.7". The Knives (Hollow handles and stainless steel blades) weigh a total of 49.035 Troy Oz. The solid silver pieces...
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1920s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Sterling Silver Leaf Form Catchall Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco style sterling silver leaf shaped catchall tray or jewelry dish By Tiffany & Co. (signed to the underside) USA, 20th Century Measures: 6.13"W x 4.13"D x 1.38"H...
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20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

French Art Deco Sterling Silver, Enamel Glass-Mounted Burled Walnut Table Box
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, Art Deco, sterling silver, rust colored enamel and beveled glass-mounted burled walnut table box with hinged lid, Paris, circa 1910...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Tea Set 3-Piece Sterling Silver Fine Quality, Sheffield England 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Sterling Silver, Art Deco period, 3-piece tea set consisting of teapot, milk jug and Sugar Bowl, made by Cooper Brothers...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set Spanish, c. 1930 Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Large Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigar Box
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver cigar box. Made by Barnard & Sons, Ltd in London in 1930. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and with tapering tab; top flap with engine-turned li...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Decois in 925/1000 sterling silver. Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco has white fired enamels on guilloché. Picture Frame vertical lines has two...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Crystal Glass Cologne or Perfume Bottle Sterling Silver Top Art Deco London 1919
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality crystal cut glass cologne or perfume bottle with a sterling silver screw top lid with engine turned detail, made in London and dating to the early Art Deco period, 1919. The clear glass bottle or jar has a rectilinear shape, having an oval section, with finely hand cut vertical sides and small panels cut on the shoulder. The sterling silver circular top is threaded for turning onto the neck section. It is finely engine turned to the top which is very decorative. It is marked on the side of the neck with sterling silver hall marks for London 1919...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Mint Julep Cup by Alvin
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period, sterling silver mint julep cup, Alvin Silver Manufacturing. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1930s-1940s. Measures 3 3...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver

Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Robert Pringle & Sons in London in 1939. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed; top has engine-turned wave ornament and rect...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Handbag Perfume Holder enamel on guilloché and fine hand engravings Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Cylindrical handbag perfume holder in 925/1000 sterling silver with screw cap and fine hand-engraved design in Art Deco style, fire enamelled in 3 colours. Diameter 2 cm, total heigh...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Sterling Silver Scalloped Decorative Dish Signed by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco sterling silver dish was realized by the esteemed American maker Tiffany & Co., circa 1920. It features a round body with raised and scalloped sides, separated ...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

7 Antique American Sterling Silver Gilt Art Deco Sherbet Cocktail Wine Goblets
Located in Portland, OR
A good set of antique American sterling silver gilt sherbets/ wine goblets, by Reed & Barton, circa 1928. Each goblet is made of solid sterling silver with a flared bowl...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Déco Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Showcase by Bruckmann &Sons Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 140 parts, in wooden showcase. Date of manufactory: around 1920 Material: massive 800 silver + steel blades Form type: Simple, elegant design with curved handle ends with surrounding thread. Wooden Showcase: This silver cutlery set is kept in a sleek, glazed wooden showcase. Display window on the top, from the front the four drawers, which are perfectly equipped on the inside, can be opened with the button-shaped brass handles. The showcase stands on four small feet, the wooden surfaces ore shellac hand-polished. 140 Pieces: 1st drawer: 12 mocha spoons / 12 coffee spoons / 1 butter knife / 1 cheese knife / 2 salad servers / 1 sardine server / 1 soup ladle / 2 serving spoons / 1 bowl scoop 2nd drawer: 12 soup spoons / 12 dessert spoons / 1 sauce ladle / 1 meat server / 2 cake lifters / 1 butter/porridge scraper 3rd drawer: 12 starter forks / 12 dinner forks / 12 starter knives / 12 dinner knives / 1 serving fork 4th drawer: 12 dessert forks / 6 fish...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Box Black and Red geometric Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black and Red enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1980s. It is in 925/1000 sterling. Box B...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Guilloche & Silver Topped Glass Scent or Perfume Bottle, London 1922
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful scent, cologne or perfume glass bottle with a gold coloured Guilloche enamel and sterling silver topped screw top lid, made in Lond...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Jean E. Puiforcat - Pair Of Modernist Art Deco Candlesticks In Sterling Silver
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of three-light Modernist Art-Deco candlesticks made in solid sterling silver  950/1000th and designed by Jean E. Puiforcat in the 1930s. All parts are stamped Minverve 1st Title...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Pitcher, Crystal CLARET JUG Decorative Crystal Flask Silver Itay
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Italian Silver Pitcher, GLASS CLARET JUG Decorative Crystal Flask Silver plated Head 1880s with with mounted scroll handle and , the body with etched leaves decoration and a ...
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1880s Italian Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver / Gilt Punch Bowl Service / 8 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver / gilt barware / tableware art deco style punch bowl service for eight people . The set include 10 piece altogether. Eight drinking cup. One large punch bowl. One serving ladle. Each piece is in great condition. Minor wear / oxidation consistent with age & use. Maker's mark undersigned on each piece. The punch bowl...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver

Rare Spanish Sterling Silver Mounted Art Deco Recipe Cocktail Shaker c.1940
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent vintage cocktail shaker made from glass with white enamel lettering creating an interesting recipe / menu cocktail shaker. The mounts and fittings are made from Span...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Eight Georg Jensen Acorn Butter Knives in All Sterling Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eight Georg Jensen Acorn butter knives in all sterling silver. Measure: Length 15 cm. In very good condition with minor wear. Stamped.
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20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame Art Deco Chinese influence Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling firings at approximately 750° < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions diameter cm. 14.5 cm high. 3. Weight gr. 648. With clear amethyst of cts. 15.40, set on the lid, cut in the shape and size of the "Hortensia", one of the hundred most famous diamonds in the world...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Fine Art Deco Silver and Guilloche Enamel Hand Mirror
Located in Bath, GB
A superb Art Deco mirror, made from English sterling silver and blessed with a wonderful rich blue guilloche enamel in undamaged condition. The mirror itself is also in excellent co...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Hermès French Art Deco Silver and 18-Karat Gold Powder Box with Lipstick
Located in Mexico City, MX
A circa 1940 French Art Deco .950 silver powder box with lipstick by Hermès. The powder box's parts are numbered 138. The box's bottom shows a serial...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Jade, Gold, Silver

Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat about 800°C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Art Deco Gorham Large Oval Sterling Silver Serving Tray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique presentation oval serving tray was made by the Gorham Company of the United States in approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. This heavy and substantia...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

11 Piece Antique Sterling Silver & Blue Guilloche Enamel Ladies Dresser Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique ladies dresser or vanity set is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from the United States and da...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 175 Pieces in Large Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding monumental French 950 silver dinner size high quality Louis XV style Flatware set - 175 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, pointed, 9 7/8" 12 Large Dinner Size Forks, 8 1/4" 12 Luncheon Knives, pointed, 8 1/4" 12 Luncheon Forks, 7" 12 Teaspoons, 5" 11 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8" 12 Demitasse Spoons, 4 3/8" 12 Fish Forks, 3-tine, 7 1/8" 11 Fish Knives, flat handle all-sterling, 8 1/4" 11 Dinner Spoons, 8 1/4" 11 Pastry Forks, 3-tine, 5 5/8" 11 Ice Cream Spoons, gold-washed, 5 1/4" 12 Oyster Forks, 5 1/8" 1 Large Vegetable Spoon, 10" 1 Berry Spoon, 8 1/4" 1 Fish Serving Fork, 3-tine, 9 1/2" 1 Fish Servers, flat handle all-sterling, 10 3/4" 1 Oyster Ladle, 9 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 7/8" 1 Large Cold Meat Fork, 10" 1 Flat Handle Master Butter, 6 5/8" 1 Hollow Handle Master Butter, all-sterling, 8" 1 Salad Set, gold-washed, all-sterling, 9 1/2" 1 Pie Server, flat handle all-sterling, 10 1/2" 1 Soup Ladle, 12" 1 Roast Carving Set, 2-pc, 12 1/2" 1 Lamb Shank holder w/stainless implement, 8 1/2" 1 Sugar Tong, 5 1/4" 1 Cheese Knife w/stainless blade, 8" 1 Sugar Sifter Ladle, gold-washed, 6 1/2" 1 Tea Caddy Spoon, 5 5/8" 1 Sardine Fork, 5 3/4" 1 Petit Four Server...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Table Box autumn colours, Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver, Enamel and Coral Sa
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Sterling Silver Wine Baby Porringer Engraved "Ann" Ellmore Co. 1930
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American sterling silver wine or baby porringer by Ellmore Silver Co., New York, circa 1930, engraved with the name "Ann". The porringer of circular form and in the co...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Asprey sterling silver cigarette / card case, slide opens Pat 21914
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful silver work in this early Asprey Co , before Garrard cigarette case, /card, marked and patent number as shown .Has also a personalized. inscription inside . The Asprey ca...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Exclusive Tea COFFEE SPOONS, 47 pcs. Sterling Silver & Rare Collection 4 Set Box
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare Collection of 4 sets Cased 47 antiques and valuable sterling silver spoons. An elegant Vintage Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Spoon 4Set 47 silver teaspoons, the 1930s/40s, C.G Hallberg, Stockholm Sweden in luxury leather boxes...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Sterling Bowl by Tiffany & Co.
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Cast Sterli...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Cartier Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact Case by
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Cartier compact case in Art Deco style, circa 1930s. Sterling silver with gold gilt interior. The exterior features engraved line pattern that r...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Deco sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco sterling silver 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 sterling silver created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco sterling silver made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sterling silver, popular names associated with this style include Georg Jensen, Harald Nielsen, Sigvard Bernadotte, and Tiffany & Co.. 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 sterling silver differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $58,967 while the average work can sell for $972.

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