Art Deco Figures and Figurines
Art Deco figures and figurines are among the most beautiful and most collectable of all art deco antiques. However some art deco artists are more collectable and more highly prized than others. Major designers of Art Deco figures include Chiparus, Lorenzl, Colinet and Priess.Beautiful, original 1930s Art Deco figures, whether made from plaster, speltor or bronze look nothing less than spectacular in the correct setting.
Even well executed reproductions of well known art deco figurines produced in metal or ivorine and set on marble bases can be stunning design pieces and will set-off any minimalist interior.
The ever popular art deco style is an architectural and decorative-arts style, popular from 1910 to 1940.
Art deco is characterised by highly stylised natural and geometric forms and ornaments, which are usually very symmetrical. Art Deco themes were often classical motifs reduced to geometric stylisations.
Art Deco glass uses geometric patterns, bold colours, exuberant, sometimes stylised, female figures, and animal motifs. Major designers of Art Deco glass were Rene Lalique, Maurice Marinot, Daum Freres, Marius Sabino, Etling, Schneider, Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, and Francois Decorchemont.