From cigarette cases and watches to compacts and lighters, a range of portable, exquisitely crafted classics from the Art Deco era In the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco style influenced everything from art and architecture, interiors and furnishings, automobiles and boats to the small, personal objects that were part of everyday life: cigarette cases and lighters; powder compacts, minaudieres, and cosmetic accessories; watches and jewelry; and even cameras. Featuring high-quality photography and carefully sourced period illustrations and ephemera, Art Deco Collectibles brings these objects to life in all their exquisite detail for the first time. The objects in this thematically structured book encompass Deco style at its most alluring, as well as the modernity, excitement, and social revolution of the Jazz Age. These items were the height of fashion then and are highly prized collectibles today. They remind us of an era of closer cooperation between designers and manufacturers, who aimed to produce goods that were not only useful but also beautiful and well made. This showcase of portable Art Deco classics from Britain, Europe (particularly France), and the United States will appeal not just to collectors but to anyone with an interest in Deco style and the history of fashion, design, and small, beautiful things.s.

The Art Deco era was one of beauty, elegance, sensuality, and vivid, colorful graphics! This is the first collectibles book with an emphasis on the everyday, affordable items, such as games, playing cards, advertising brochures, tins, packaging, labels, fans, fashion and book illustrations, packaging from the cosmetic industry, travel literature, and automobile brochures. All are illustrated in 535 color photos. Price guidelines are included.

More than 700 streamlined, Art Deco chrome wares presented in 600 photos and illustrations, including table decorations, drinking and buffet items, smoking articles, and lamps, all products of firms such as Chase, Manning-Bowman, Kensington, and Revere. Histories of the firms and their industrial designers appear with patent and design information.

The definitive, all-color guide for any Art Deco enthusiast. Showcasing over 1,000 individually priced items and with up-to-date tips and advice from bestselling expert Judith Miller, this glorious guide will show you all you need to know about Art Deco. Art Deco contains affordable collectables and classic pieces, and showcases popular Art Deco collecting fields. From Clarice Cliff to Chanel, an array of styles are covered here, with historical information, collectors' tips and price guides. A must-have for all Art Deco collectors.

Over 200 illustrations & advertisements of Art Deco collectibles from the 1930s, some in color. Traces history of Chase Brass & Copper Company. Pictures their Art Deco styled chromium household specialities & lamp lines, including designer pieces by Russell Wright & Walter von Nessen. Background of the general Art Deco Movement & reprint of complete Chase 1941 Catalog included. "Very useful"--KOVELS ON ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES (May 1988); "Of special interest to the Art Deco enthusiast & collectors...profusely illustrated...worthy of your consideration"--ANTIQUES & COLLECTING, HOBBIES (May 1988); "The pictures are worth more than any words I can use. This book should be added to your library"--THE GLAZE (May 1988); "Recommended"--Anita Gold, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE (April 1988); "Clear pictures, easy-to-read type & style & well-documented information make this book an absolute necessity for anyone who collects or deals in the area of Art Deco"--THE DAZE (May 1988); "Chase contributions to the Art Deco movement exemplified in Kilbride's book"--ANTIQUE GAZETTE (April 1988); "Good reference for positively identifying those pieces made by the Chase Company"--THE ANTIQUE TRADER WEEKLY (May 10, 1989). Value Guide included.

Discusses the nature of art deco and includes information on the availability and value of specific items.

Showcases a broad array of horse-related items from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including many striking art deco pieces. Here are figurines, planters, lamps, plates, books and bookends, ashtrays, advertising pieces, glassware, tapestries, vintage pamphlets, illustrations, magazine covers, artwork, show ribbons and trophies, jewelry, belt buckles, and more. Includes tips on collecting, values, index, bibliography.