My Finest ART DECO Item

[Doctor Strange]

Kodak Six-16 folding camera. It was manufactured from 1932 to 1937, used long-discontinued 616 rollfilm to make 2-1/2 x 4-1/4-inch negatives, and cost $40 new.

Dig those crazy rails!

 

[decojoe67]

Here is an unusual table aquarium called the "Spirit of the Nile". The statuettes swivel to allow a snug fit for the bowl. Possibly Frankart, Nuart, or Verona, but there are no ID marks. I believe this proper replacement bowl shape was originally a green-tint "Vaseline" type.

 

[Horace Debussy Jones]

Here's a circa 1930 chalkware boudoir lamp. I redid the wiring, made a new frosted diffuser shade, and touched it up. The finish really looks like bronze and it has a place for a pack of cigarettes. It's fairly large - 9" X 7". Underneath is a tag which reads "Mackey Mfg. Chicago". I cannot find a word about the company. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Nice. I saw the exact same lamp in a local antiques place here that I can get for about $250. Needs a cord though to be safe, but it has the original deco glass. If I get it, I'll post a pic.

 

[Alex Oviatt]

Here are a few Art Deco watches and a travel clock which is effectively a pocket watch with a swivel stand.

None are particularly valuable--the silver Vertex is worth a bit--but I love the deco numerals.

 

[Jon Crow]

Also love Art Deco, my marble case clock, bronze figurines, and the painted bronze candelabra came from Casablanca, used to be in a old colonial French Cafe

 

[Alex Oviatt]

Beautiful pieces, Jon! I also have a deco mantel clock, with two flanking vases, by a French sculptor called Thomas François Cartier (no relation to the jeweler). It is on a 70's deco revival bookcase. The items were meant to go on a mantel but are under my TV.....

My very favorite Are Deco item, though, is this silvered bronze watch stand that I have posted before in another forum:

 

[Jon Crow]

Beautiful pieces, Jon! I also have a deco mantel clock, with two flanking vases, by a French sculptor called Thomas François Cartier (no relation to the jeweler). It is on a 70's deco revival bookcase. The items were meant to go on a mantel but are under my TV.....
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My very favorite Are Deco item, though, is this silvered bronze watch stand that I have posted before in another forum:
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Very nice Alex, same, beautiful pieces!

 

[Mister Cairo]

My most recent pride and joy, a French 1930 art deco sculpture of a panther.

The panther, along with Borzoi and other dog motifs, was a popular image during the height of the art deco period.

This is signed (etched on the top of the marble base) by the artist, J. Brault.

Bronze with silver patina on black marble. Cert of authenticity provided by the seller in the Netherlands.

 

[Cavalier]

This is my

artist's proof -- state 3 of 4 -- of Louis Pierre Rigal's fabulous "diplome" (certificate) designed for the 1925 Paris Exposition that introduced Art Deco to the world.