Tag: Art Deco

Vintage cocktail shakers in fun designs guaranteed to make martinis icier and daiquiris that reek of lime juice. Art Deco, 1920’s-30’s.

Penguin. Art Deco.
Penguin personal cocktail shaker. Art Deco. Chrome plated. Napier, maker. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/Napier-Art-Deco-Penguin-Personal-Cocktail-Shaker-Chrome-Small-6-1-2-Rare/323540860235?hash=item4b5489bd4b:g:xNMAAOSwEYpb5Q2V&autorefresh=true
Bubble jingle bell. Mid 20th c.
Bubble jingle bell. Mid 20th c. Chrome. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/MID-CENTURY-Chrome-Bubble-Jingle-Bell-Cocktail-Shaker-Rare/173408143020?hash=item285fee46ac:g:h7IAAOSwuINb
Fire extinguisher. Vintage.
Fire extinguisher with side spout. Vintage. Chrome. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CHROME-COCKTAIL-SHAKER-THIRST-FIRE-EXTINGUISHER-WITH-SIDE-SPOUT/263933046259?hash=item3d73a2adf3:g:WXwAAOSwTw5bmSwj
Skyscraper.
Skyscraper. Art Deco. Chrome plated. Lehman Brothers, New York City, makers. Fair use license. via https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-lb-lehman-brothers-art-deco-1811969754

More Art Deco fabulousness found in one of the deeper back corners of the internet. Artwork from art magazine Wendingen, printed in Amsterdam between 1918 and 1932.

Cover, Volume 12, Number 11/12. 1931.
Cover, Volume 12, Number 11/12. 1931. Lithograph on paper. Zietsma, designer. Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Fair use license. via https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/68776049/
Cover. #3 on Diego Rivera. 1929.
Cover. #3 on Diego Rivera. 1929. Victor Huszar, designer. In the public domain due to age. via http://designblog.rietveldacademie.nl/?m=201105
Cover of edition 60.
Cover of edition 60. In the public domain due to age. via https://bloggingmarieke.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/wendingen/
Cover for issue 12, 1927.
Cover for issue 12, 1927. Tine Baanders, designer. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/boeken/kunst-en-cultuur-architectuur/m1342350137-wendingen-1927-12-tine-baanders.html?c=8c285449651fa109c354bbabe740c1b&previousPage

Art Deco cigarette cases . . . not making these anymore but what glorious days they must have been to smoke if you got to carry one of these around . . .

1930. Rose gold, silver, enamel and onyx.
1930. Rose gold, silver, enamel and onyx. Image © Christies. Fair use license. via https://www.decoweddings.com/1206/art-deco-cigarette-cases/
Lighter. 1920.
Lighter. 1920. Art Deco. French. Platinum and diamond. Cartier, maker. Image © Doyle Auctions. Lighter in the public domain due to age. via https://doyle.com/auctions/13jl02-important-jewelry/catalogue/372-art-deco-black-enamel-and-diamond-cigarette-lighter
Design for a cigarette case. 1936.
Design for a cigarette case that was presented to Mrs. Cole Porter at the première of her husband’s 1936 show, “Red, Hot and Blue.” 20th c. Verdura, maker. Image © Verdura. via http://www.jewelsdujour.com/2014/04/cole-porters-red-hot-and-blue-cigarette-case-by-verdura/

Sheet music front covers to make you sing and dance the night away or at least trot around the dining room table once. Swedish. Einar Nerman, illustrator (1888-1983). Did other things too . . . .we can see more of them later . . .

"Min lilla Wa-tah-wall" (Dark Waters). Musicales collection. 1915.
“Min lilla Wa-tah-wall”. Musicales collection. 1915. via https://theartstack.com/artist/einar-nerman/dark-waters-7.
"Kullornas Vals." 1927.
“Kullornas Vals.” 1927. via https://modular4kc.com/tag/flat-design/
"Carmencita." 1925.
“Carmencita.” 1925. via https://modular4kc.com/tag/flat-design/.
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“En gyllene medelväg.” (A Happy Middle Way) 1919. via http://www.imagesmusicales.be/search/illustrator/Nerman/9871/ShowImages/80/Submit/

In the public domain due to age.

Vintage typewriter ribbon tins . . . .very glam and no black smudges at all . . . . .All Art Decoish . . . .so much prettier than a cartridge for a printer . . .oh dear some things just keep life from decorating up!

"Midnight". Carter's.
“Midnight”. Carter’s. via https://www.etsy.com/listing/656149019/vintage-carters-midnight-typewriter?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=carter%26%23039%3Bs+midnig.
"Grevy." August Baggenstos (agent for Hermes).
“Grevy.” August Baggenstos (agent for Hermes). Collection of Alfred R. Wepf. Photo credit: G. Sommeregger, typewriters.ch. via http://typewriters.ch/typewriter_ribbon_tins_2.html.
"Carter's Ideal". Remington.
“Carter’s Ideal” with a flower and bow design. Remington. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TYPEWRITER-RIBBON-TIN-Round-Carters-Ideal-FLOWERS-BOW-Remington/173686421051?hash=item287084763b:g:DWQAAOSwsrlcA~tM:rk:46:pf:0
"Mercure" ribbon. Eugene Keller and Company, Bern.
“Mercure” ribbon. Eugene Keller and Company, Bern. Collection of Alfred R. Wepf . Photo credit: G. Sommeregger, typewriters.ch. via http://typewriters.ch/typewriter_ribbon_tins_2.html

Illustrations of a world in eternal summer by Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi. Living from 1879 to 1949 he dressed up magazine covers, costumes for plays and fairy tales all in glorious shades and wondrous imaginings.

Sketch for the character of "Pedrolino" for a production of "Commedia Dell'Arte". ca. 1914.
Sketch for the character of “Pedrolino” for a production of “Commedia Dell’Arte”. ca. 1914. Ink, watercolor and gouache. Image source: Childs Gallery, Boston. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died before 1948. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedrolino,_from_Commedia_Dell%27Arte_by_Umberto_Brunelleschi.jpg.
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Sketch of a costume for a production of “Sheherezade”. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died before 1948. via https://matouenpeluche.typepad.com/matouenpeluche/2011/09/umberto-brunelleschi.html.
Illustration from "Contes du Temps Jadis". 1912.
Illustration from “Contes du Temps Jadis”. 1912. Published by l’édition d’art H. Piazza, Paris. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died before 1948. via https://www.nocloo.com/umberto-brunelleschi-contes-du-temps-jadis-1912/.

Perfect for a Saturday night anywhere on earth . . .vintage 1920’s Art Deco liquor advertisement promotional fans . . . .

Cognac Richarpailloud
Cognac Richarpailloud. via http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/blogs/vintage-advertising-fans-they-spoke-to-many/fan-cognac-richardpailloud/
Cognac Sorin.
Cognac Sorin. via http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/blogs/vintage-advertising-fans-they-spoke-to-many/
Amer Picon.
Amer Picon. via http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/blogs/vintage-advertising-fans-they-spoke-to-many/.