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Kensington Art Deco

Pair of Art Deco Candle Holders in Brushed Aluminum & Glass signed Kensington
Pair of Art Deco Candle Holders in Brushed Aluminum & Glass signed Kensington

Pair of Art Deco Candle Holders in Brushed Aluminum & Glass signed Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in New York, NY

This elegant pair of Art Deco candle holders by Kensington exemplifies the sleek geometry and modern sophistication characteristic of the Art Deco era.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Candelabras

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Ice Bucket in Blue Glass W/ Aluminum Base & Tongs signed Kensington
Art Deco Ice Bucket in Blue Glass W/ Aluminum Base & Tongs signed Kensington

Art Deco Ice Bucket in Blue Glass W/ Aluminum Base & Tongs signed Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in New York, NY

Highly collectible, this Kensington-signed piece reflects the spirit of Art Deco design, with its focus on modernity, elegance, and innovative material use.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Barware

Materials

Glass

Set of Three Deco Aluminum 'Stratford' Compotes by Lurelle Guild for Kensington
Set of Three Deco Aluminum 'Stratford' Compotes by Lurelle Guild for Kensington

Set of Three Deco Aluminum 'Stratford' Compotes by Lurelle Guild for Kensington

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Nice set of three Art Deco aluminum compotes from the 'Stratford' series (Model 7411), conceived and designed by Lurelle Guild for Kensington in 1934.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Skyscraper Rouge Marble Art Deco Mantel Clock
Rare Skyscraper Rouge Marble Art Deco Mantel Clock

Rare Skyscraper Rouge Marble Art Deco Mantel Clock

By Bonnet and Pottier

Located in Norwich, GB

Pottier also worked with Mansell whose collaborative work can be found in the South Kensington Museum, equally Art Deco pieces by Pottier can be found in fine collections throughout ...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble

French Art Deco Mantel Clock Set Signed Bennet & Pottier Made in Paris, France
French Art Deco Mantel Clock Set Signed Bennet & Pottier Made in Paris, France

French Art Deco Mantel Clock Set Signed Bennet & Pottier Made in Paris, France

By Bonnet and Pottier

Located in Beirut, LB

Dimensions: Clock H 23 cm, W 47.5 cm, D 10 cm Garniture H 26 cm, Ø base 10 cm Pottier who also worked with Mansell (originally named Maunsell) whose collaborative work can be found...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set, Signed Bonnet and Pottier, France, 1930
Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set, Signed Bonnet and Pottier, France, 1930

Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set, Signed Bonnet and Pottier, France, 1930

By Bonnet and Pottier

Located in Beirut, LB

Dimensions: Clock H 32 cm, W 32 cm, D 10.5 cm Garniture H 20.5 cm, Ø base 11 cm Pottier who also worked with Mansell (originally named Maunsell) whose collaborative work can be fou...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Art Deco Aluminum Compote Lurelle Guild for Kensington
Art Deco Aluminum Compote Lurelle Guild for Kensington

Art Deco Aluminum Compote Lurelle Guild for Kensington

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Kensington Lurelle Guild Designed "Stratford" Compote. Ca. 1934. One of Americas most famous makers of Aluminum ware. This compote is in the permanent collection at the Metropolitan ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Aluminum

Kennsington Ware Art Deco Table
Kennsington Ware Art Deco Table

Kennsington Ware Art Deco Table

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H 23 in W 18 in D 18 in

Kennsington Ware Art Deco Table

By Kensington Ware

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish, chic and rare American Art Deco side table dates to the 1930s and was created by the American firm Kensington Ware, which was known for its innovative designs and form.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Original Signed Kensington Aluminum Machine Age Objects by Lurelle Guild
Original Signed Kensington Aluminum Machine Age Objects by Lurelle Guild

Original Signed Kensington Aluminum Machine Age Objects by Lurelle Guild

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in Dallas, TX

1) Factory prototype lamp, to match the #7411 Stratford compote, a patented design by Guild in 1934, and #7405 candlestick holders, designed by Samuel C. Brickley in 1939. Extremely ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Serving Pieces

Lurelle Guild American Art Deco Folkestone Bowl

Lurelle Guild American Art Deco Folkestone Bowl

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in Coral Gables, FL

Lurelle Guild (1898 – 1986) designed this Aluminum bowl for Kensington in 1934. The bowl, with brass accents and three glass balls, was introduced for “Small fruits and…sizable flowe...

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20th Century American Serving Bowls

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Art Deco Cast Aluminum Martini Shaker by Kensington
Art Deco Cast Aluminum Martini Shaker by Kensington

Art Deco Cast Aluminum Martini Shaker by Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in San Diego, CA

Super clean Art Deco cast aluminum martini shaker by Kensington Ware, circa 1940s.

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20th Century American Art Deco Barware

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Machine Age Polished Aluminum Box by Kensington
Art Deco Machine Age Polished Aluminum Box by Kensington

Art Deco Machine Age Polished Aluminum Box by Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in New York, NY

It bears the signature Kensington on the bottom. A great example of the Machine ages influence on Art Deco in America.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Art Deco Brushed Aluminum & Glass Centerpiece Bowl signed Kensington
Art Deco Brushed Aluminum & Glass Centerpiece Bowl signed Kensington

Art Deco Brushed Aluminum & Glass Centerpiece Bowl signed Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in New York, NY

This striking centerpiece bowl by Kensington showcases the refined elegance and craftsmanship characteristic of the Art Deco movement.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Machine Age Cigarette Box in Aluminum & Walnut signed Kensington
Art Deco Machine Age Cigarette Box in Aluminum & Walnut signed Kensington

Art Deco Machine Age Cigarette Box in Aluminum & Walnut signed Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in New York, NY

This elegant cigarette box by Kensington, crafted circa 1935, is a quintessential example of Art Deco Machine Age design, blending functionality with striking materials characteristi...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Aluminum Art Deco Kensington Marlborough Vases by Lurelle Guild
Pair of Aluminum Art Deco Kensington Marlborough Vases by Lurelle Guild

Pair of Aluminum Art Deco Kensington Marlborough Vases by Lurelle Guild

By Lurelle Guild, Kensington Ware

Located in San Mateo, CA

Pair of Marlborough vases designed by Lurelle Guild in 1934 for Kensington Inc. The Kensington Ware line was introduced in 1934 by Alcoa as aluminum alloy giftware and domestic items...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Large Uncommon Deco Lurelle Guild Kensington Centrepiece Compote Bowl
Large Uncommon Deco Lurelle Guild Kensington Centrepiece Compote Bowl

Large Uncommon Deco Lurelle Guild Kensington Centrepiece Compote Bowl

By Lurelle Guild, Kensington Ware

Located in Chicago, IL

Have not come across this form before. Heavyweight with solid brass foot and appliques. One of Guild's finer designs to acquire. Need to confirm dims. should be very close.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Metal

Six-Piece Kensington Aluminium and Brass Table Accessories
Six-Piece Kensington Aluminium and Brass Table Accessories

Six-Piece Kensington Aluminium and Brass Table Accessories

By Kensington Furniture Company

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Aluminium and brass pieces table accessories by Kensington, including vase (H x D = 10" x 7 1/2"), pitcher (H x D = 8" x 6"), bowl (H x D = 2 1/2" x 5"), tray (D = 17") and two candl...

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20th Century American Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Art Deco Bronzed Sculpture "Le Guetteur" Jean De Roncourt 1920, 20th Century
Art Deco Bronzed Sculpture "Le Guetteur" Jean De Roncourt 1920, 20th Century

Art Deco Bronzed Sculpture "Le Guetteur" Jean De Roncourt 1920, 20th Century

By Jean de Roncourt

Located in London, GB

Since 2011 the record price for this artist at auction is £1750 GBP ($2,946 USD) for "Modelled and cast as an athletic young man with his hand cupped to his ear," sold at Christie's ...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Plaster Wall Sculptures from 1942 Movie Theater
Plaster Wall Sculptures from 1942 Movie Theater

Plaster Wall Sculptures from 1942 Movie Theater

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Dattola Theatre opened in 1942 in New Kensington Pa. The Art Deco facade was anchored by a large neon marquee and flanked with turquoise terracotta walls adorned with Egyptian themed...

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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington
Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington

Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington

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H 88 in W 11.75 in D 3.13 in

Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish American Art Deco aluminum and brass storage box dates to the 1930s-1940s and was created by Kensington.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Art Deco Covered Dish Bowl in Aluminum Brass by Kensington
Art Deco Covered Dish Bowl in Aluminum Brass by Kensington

Art Deco Covered Dish Bowl in Aluminum Brass by Kensington

By Kensington Ware

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Art Deco covered dish bowl polished aluminum and brass by Kensington 1930s from a Palm Beach estate.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Art Deco Lurelle Guild for Kensington Aluminum 18 Inch "Constellation" Tray
Art Deco Lurelle Guild for Kensington Aluminum 18 Inch "Constellation" Tray

Art Deco Lurelle Guild for Kensington Aluminum 18 Inch "Constellation" Tray

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in Dallas, TX

Machine Age Art Deco Lurelle Guild Kensington aluminum 18 inch "Constellation" tray Probably the largest piece in Guild's Machine Age line for Kensington, at 18 inches diameter.

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Platters and Serveware

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Cake Stand
Art Deco Cake Stand

Art Deco Cake Stand

By Kensington Furniture Company

Located in Brambleton, VA

Art Deco Cake Stand, 1930s Aluminum and Gilt Bronze Stamped Kensington on verso A rare pewter cake stand with three finely detailed gilt bronze rests.

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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum, Ormolu

British Art Deco Period Fashion Poster by Leonard Richmond
British Art Deco Period Fashion Poster by Leonard Richmond

British Art Deco Period Fashion Poster by Leonard Richmond

By Leonard Richmond

Located in Chicago, IL

The building on Kensington was designed in the art deco style and is most famous for its Kensington Roof Gardens.

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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Posters

Rare American Art Deco Aluminum Cracker Tray by Lurelle Guild for Kensington
Rare American Art Deco Aluminum Cracker Tray by Lurelle Guild for Kensington

Rare American Art Deco Aluminum Cracker Tray by Lurelle Guild for Kensington

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in Port Hope, ON

This American Art Deco aluminum cracker server was marketed under the name the "Crackerac" and designed by Lurelle Guild for the Kensington Ware range of products, a division of Alco...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum

American Art Deco Complete Aluminium Thirteen Piece Kensington Zodiac Service Set by Lurelle Guild
American Art Deco Complete Aluminium Thirteen Piece Kensington Zodiac Service Set by Lurelle Guild

American Art Deco Complete Aluminium Thirteen Piece Kensington Zodiac Service Set by Lurelle Guild

By Kensington Ware, Lurelle Guild

Located in Port Hope, ON

This rare complete set of the iconic brushed aluminium 'Zodiac Service Plates' (11" in diameter) each feature a brass bas-relief mount for a different sign of the Zodiac. Designed in...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dinner Plates

Science Museum; South Kensington
Science Museum; South Kensington

Science Museum; South Kensington

By Eileen McKinney

Located in Minneapolis, MN

With a modernist sensibility, McKinney evokes industrial design in this bold example of art deco era original poster art. Sight Size 14" x 20" Framed 21" x 28"

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1930s Art Deco Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Collection Lurelle Guild Machine Age Aluminum Kensington Cocktail Serving Pieces
Collection Lurelle Guild Machine Age Aluminum Kensington Cocktail Serving Pieces

Collection Lurelle Guild Machine Age Aluminum Kensington Cocktail Serving Pieces

By Lurelle Guild, Kensington Ware

Located in Dallas, TX

Sizable grouping of Kensington brushed aluminum by Guild, in good vintage lightly-used condition. Large coldchester shaker, large laurel tray, four coldchester juleps, four coldch...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Barware

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Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude in split pose with arm outstretched holding a scarf behind her on a marble base. Beautiful multi-color patina. Signed in the bronze F. Trinque, ci...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

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Marble, Bronze

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Located in Berlin, DE

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Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock
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H 2.75 in W 4 in D 1.25 in

Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This enameled silver desk clock is unsigned, so a specific maker cannot be identified, but the case was made in France, and the movement in Switzerland in the period and style of Art...

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By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel

Located in Palm Beach, FL

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By Electric Neon Clock Company

Located in Buffalo, NY

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Mantel Clocks

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$9,552

H 9.84 in W 7.28 in D 4.33 in

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By Hour Lavigne

Located in Northampton, GB

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Marble, Metal, Brass

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Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Icarus, Marble Base, Art Deco Style, 21st century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Patinated bronze sculpture of Icarus, marble base, Art Deco style, 21st century. Sculpture of Icarus in patinated bronze, marble base, Art Deco style, 21st century. Dimensions : h:...

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Marble, Bronze

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$1,800

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By Pierre Le Faguays

Located in London, GB

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Kensington Art Deco For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the kensington art deco you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each kensington art deco for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and brass. There are many kinds of the kensington art deco you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A kensington art deco, designed in the Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Kensington Ware and Kensington Furniture Company each produced at least one beautiful kensington art deco that is worth considering.

How Much is a Kensington Art Deco?

Prices for a kensington art deco can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $250 and can go as high as $3,500, while the average can fetch as much as $495.

A Close Look at Art-deco Furniture

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.