Among the many Art Deco designed items given modernistic lines were jewelry, lamps, hood ornaments, fashion/clothing, furniture, bridges, light fixtures, cocktail sets, door handles, skycrapers, theatres, theatre seats, box office signs, advertisements, clocks, perfume bottles, cigarette cases, decorative gates, wrist watches, thimbles, decorative buttons, mirrors, fireplaces, restroom signs, coffee machines, cigarette vending machines, wall sconces, water fountains, exit signs, desk pen holders, vases, dishes, gas stations, greyhound bus stations, train stations, stairways, elevators, turnstiles, schools, museums, homes, hotels, nightclubs, ocean liners, trains, lobby mail slots, broadcasting buildings, airports, radio stations, court houses, motorcycles, cars, dealerships and even lawnmowers. Everyday objects including radios, cameras, vacuum cleaners, telephones, telephone booths and even toasters sported streamlining.
Kodak Petite Cameras
Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague
Circa 1927
Crosley Radio
Zenith 12S 471 Floor Console with Shutter Dial Radio
Circa 1940
Emerson Radio
The most opulent art deco clocks were made of precious stones such as jade, crystal, gold and silver. They were decorated with enamels and even diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
Sonja Art Deco Green Cups and Saucers
Circa 1930-1940
Gilded Silver Plated Penguin Cocktail Shaker
The Napaier Company
Circa 1936
Silver and White Porcelain Tea Service
Circa 1937
Cigarette Case
Cigarette Vending Machine
Art Deco Mermaid Glasses
Art Deco Uranium/Vaseline Glass Mascot Figure
by Heinrich Hoffman, notable Czech glassmaker
1875-1939
Vincent Powered Rapier Lawnmower
1930s RCA American Art Deco RadioBar
Rare Austrian Early Art Deco Mahogany Barrel-Back Chair
by
Josef Hoffmann
Circa 1920s
Amusement Park Bumper Car
Art Deco Door Handle
Gold and Silver Decorative Thimbles
Circa Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Art Deco Evening Purse
Circa 1933
Art Nouveau Tiles
Circa 1920s
Art Nouveau Centerpiece
Circa 1906
Art Nouveau Maiden Claret Pitcher
Guardians of Traffic
Hope Memorial Bridge
Cleveland, Ohio
Circa 1932
Henry Hering carved each piece out of a 43 foot tall sandstone slab based on designs by architect, Frank Walker.
Main Doors Cochise County Courthouse
Bisbee, Arizona
Designed by Roy Place
Circa 1931
Art Nouveau Shell Desk Lamp
by
Moritz Haker
Circa 1900
Bohemian Art Deco Glass Vases by Karl Palda
Circa 1930s
Schneider Chandelier
Circa 1920s
Art Deco Entrance
Rene Lalique Opalescent Frosted and Stained Glass Ceylan Vase
Circa 1924
One of the Finest Art Deco Lobby
Fisher Building
Detroit, Michigan
A Pair of Art Deco Slip Shade Wall Light Fixtures
Lincoln Company, Manufacturer
Circa Late 1920s-1930s
Rocket Vase made in Czechoslovakia
Vaseline Glass (aka uranium glass)
Circa 1930
"Love Birds"
Beautiful and Unusual American Glass Jug
with Rare Wisteria Pattern
Signed by Libbey Glass Company
1 comment:
Excellent! Love the coffee cups & saucers and the tea pot! WRL
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