Daum Lighting
For collectors, Daum is a name in the first rank of the French makers of art glass, along with those of Émile Gallé and René Lalique. Led in its early decades by the brothers Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), the company, based in the city of Nancy, established its reputation in the Art Nouveau period, and later successfully adopted the Art Deco style.
In 1878, lawyer Jean Daum took over the ownership of a glassworks as payment for a debt and installed his sons as proprietors. Initially, Daum made glass for everyday purposes such as windows, watches and tableware, but the success that Gallé enjoyed at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris — the international showcase for which the Eiffel Tower was built — inspired the Daum brothers to begin making art-glass pieces. They produced popular works of cameo glass, a decorative technique in which an outer layer of glass is acid-etched or carved off to reveal the layer below, but Daum became best known for vessels and sculptures in pâte de verre — a painstaking method in which finely ground colored glass is mixed with a binder, placed in a mold and then fired in a kiln.
Though early Daum glass was never signed by individual artists, the firm employed some of the masters of the naturalistic, asymmetrical Art Nouveau style, including Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter (whose first name is frequently misspelled). Daum also collaborated with furniture and metalware designer Louis Majorelle, who created wrought-iron and brass mounts for vases and table lamps. In the 1960s, Daum commissioned fine artists, most notably Salvador Dalí and sculptor César Baldaccini, to design glass pieces. As you see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Daum has been home to an astonishingly rich roster of creative spirits and is today a state-owned enterprise making pâte de verre figurines.
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Creator: Daum
Edgar Brandt and Daum Nancy Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum, Edgar Brandt
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco wrought iron chandelier with ginkgo biloba leaf decoration, circa 1925.
4 tulips and a central glass paste shell signed Daum Nancy.
Frame stamped E Brandt.
Chandelier electrified and in perfect condition.
This chandelier will be disassembled and sent in two separate boxes. One for the glass and another for the frame.
Height: 86cm
Frame diameter: 42 cm
Shell diameter: 27 cm
Weight: 12kg
You can contact me for more information and for delivery costs.
Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period.
It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death.
In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures.
Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Lamp Nude with Vase by Fayral P. Le Faguays Daum Vers L'oasis 1930
By Pierre Le Faguays, Daum, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp kneeling nude holding a vase by Fayral, Vers L'oasis, with Daum glass shade.
Patinated Art Metal on Portor marble base. France 1930.
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Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
Acid Etched Lamp by Nancy Daum
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
An acid-etched table lamp. Autor: Daum.
Frace, CIRCA 1930.
Libro: Christie´s, (2000) "Art Deco". Pag 96.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Signed Daum France Table Lamp a Thick Sommerso 'Clear Crystal Casing'
By Daum
Located in Verviers, BE
This simple yet dramatic table lamp is in large size; 15.74 inches excluding the lamp-fitting and shade. The claer core in classic Daum has been given a thick sommerso (clear crystal...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Floor Lamp Paul Kiss And Daum Nancy
By Daum, Paul Kiss
Located in NANTES, FR
Floor lamp circa 1930 in wrought iron stamped P Kiss Paris, glass paste cup signed Daum Nancy.
Perfect condition and electrified.
Diameter: 42 cm
Height: 175,5 cm
Weight: 25 kg
Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period.
It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death.
In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures.
Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Daum France Table Light with Hand Embroidered Silk Lampshade
By Daum
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautiful amorphous table Light, clear crystal, free hand-formed by Michel Daum, France, produced 1958, signed on the Bottom Daum France, new textile w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Art Deco Glass Chandelier
By Daum
Located in Fairfax, VA
Clear frost blown acid glass chandelier signed Daum Nacy.
Total of five lights 75 watts max each.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Daum Table Lamp with Lamp Shade Made From Vintage Pucci Silk
By Daum
Located in Hamburg, DE
Daum crystal table lamp base, Daum France engraved at the bottom,
Size crystal base at the bottom 6 x 7cm, top 7 x 23cm, 14cm high,
Total height with lampshade 37cm,
Lampshade oval shape 18cm height, 16cm width x 32cm length,
Made from vintage pucci silk...
Category
1960s French International Style Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French Daum Crystal Glass Table Lamp, around 1960s ' Signed '
By Daum
Located in Wien, AT
French Daum crystal glass table lamp, around 1960s ( signed )
Original condition
Brass version ( europe e27 ).
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Brass
Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French Daum Nancy Crystal Table Lamp, 1970s
By Daum
Located in Delft, NL
A crystal table lamp by Daum, France, 1970s. A transparent crystal lamp with a 3 dimensional effect. Hollowly worked inwards, so that it gives a beautiful effect at the front.
Signe...
Category
20th Century French Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Large Pair of French Leune / Daum Enameled Vases as Lamps; Signed Leune
By Daum
Located in San Francisco, CA
The bottle-form vases now mounted as lamps enameled with cascading holly bush stems over a satin finished glass; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; Leune was a decorating w...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Glass and Lucite Table Lamp by Daum France 1970s
By Daum, Jean-Pierre Demarchi
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful table lamp in transparent and blue art glass with a unique lampshade in lucite.
The original sign is engraved on the back, as visible in the pictures.
Made in France...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Metal
Daum Crystal Table Lamp in the Form of an Owl
By Daum
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
French Crystal lamp base by Daum France - rewired and ready for use.
Etched signature, Daum France to the base.
Dimensions with the shade:
H - 5...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Table Lamp Blown Glass Wrought Iron 1910 France
By Daum
Located in Milano, IT
Daum Nancy table lamp blown glass wrought iron 1910 France.
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Wrought Iron and Daum Nancy Glass Table Lamp, France, circa 1920-1930
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wrought iron and Daum Nancy glass table lamp. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920-1930.
Glass signed Daum Nancy.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Handblown Glass Table Lamp Signed Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern brutalist table lamp was hand blown by the storied atelier of Daum in Nancy, France circa 1970. It features a sculptural body with incised forms deep...
Category
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
French 1950s Daum "Chardon" Cristal Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Crystal table lamp by Daum with acid engraved Chardon motif, signed on the bottom.
Rewire and shade upon request.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Chandelier by Daum, Nancy France, in Pate de Verre, circa 1940
By Daum
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful 3-light chandelier.
Executed in 4 separate pieces of glass in the "P@te de Verre" technique.
Manufactured and signed by Daum in Nancy, France circa 1940.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Midcentury Daum Nancy Art Crystal Glass Table Lamp, 1950s, France
By Daum
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful midcentury table light made of hand blown organic-formed clear crystal glass by Michel Daum in Nancy, France. The lamp is in fully working tested rewired excellent conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp by Daum Studio
By Daum
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Art Nouveau lamp is by the celebrated French glasswork studio Daum which was founded in 1878 in Nancy, France. The lamp is inscribed ‘DAUM, NANCY’.
The lamp is of ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Landscape Pink Vase Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A acid etched cameo art nouveau pink landscape vase tastefully mounted as a multi luminescent lamp. Enjoy a exquisite Daum Nancy art nouveau cameo vase...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Minimalist Crystal Table Lamp by Daum Nancy, France, 1960's
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum crystal lamp
leatherette base
retrofitted for use in the US.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Fossil Shell Crystal Table Lamps with Green Silk Shades by Daum France
By Daum
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of table lamps by Daum France
Crystal lamp base of semi-circular form, with fossil design. The shades are in fine green Silk.
Both are Signed 'Daum France.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French Art Deco Daum Frosted Acid Etched Glass Lantern
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco frosted acid-etched glass lantern with a geometric design having a half round dome base under a conical shaped center-post with a finial bottom (DAUM).
Category
Early 20th Century Daum Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp
By Edgar Brandt, Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Freres Nancy; Edgar Brandt, Table light, circa 1925,
Daum Nancy shade is variegated and mottled art glass with powder fusions of, white, orange...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Iron
Daum Nancy French Art Deco Smoked Glass Chandelier
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco (circa 1937) smoky glass dome shaped chandelier with an acid-etched swag and circular design supporting 6 light shades and a tiered center post (signed: DAUM NANCY).
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Ceiling Pendant Lamp Signed DAUM, France
By Daum
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A French Art Deco ceiling lamp. Made in the end of the French Art Deco period, circa 1930-1940. It have a modernist appeal. The lamp have a frosted etched glass bowl. The base is an ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Daum Lighting
Materials
Iron
Daum Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Daum table lamp. Located in NY
Model Lynx 73 (documented).
Category
20th Century French Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Beautiful Daum France Coppelia Crystal Table Lamps
By Daum
Located in East Hampton, NY
Daum France Coppelia crystal table lamp. Base of lamp is in colorless crystal with purple, mauve, and brown overlay in the form of applied and tooled flowers in the Coppelia pattern....
Category
1970s French Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French Art Deco Chandelier by DAUM LORRAIN
By Daum
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Deco chandelier by the French artist "Daum Lorrain". Six shades with matching large hexagonal center coupe in clear frosted glass. Geometric flower motif with polished d...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Attributed Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
An Edgar Brandt style four light wrought iron chandelier with Daum Nancy glass shades each signed Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine. Shades are in pink, purple and cream variegated d...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Glass Lamp by Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century crystal art glass lamp by "Daum." Elegant organic form, fine original, working condition. 21"- H to top of socket, shade not included. Retains original "Daum" decal, as s...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Lamp with Air Bubbles Pattern, Signed "Daum France", circa 1975
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glass lamp with air bubbles pattern in the cylindrical shaft.
Signed Daum France.
Work realized circa 1975.
Functional electrical system.
The "Daum France" signature is the one ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Daum Nancy Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An important Daum Nancy Art Deco chandelier, circa 1925, in acid etched frosted glass, inscribed Daum Nancy with croix de Lorraine.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Glass
Original Smoke Tinted Acid Etched Chandelier Signed Daum Nancy, 1935
By Daum
Located in New York City, NY
Original French Art Deco smoke tinted acid etched art glass chandelier by Daum Nancy. A polished and frosted bell shaped dome bearing diamond patterns is gracefully suspended by the ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1970s Lamp Signed Daum France
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
1970s lamp in crystal by Daum France.
Category
1970s French Vintage Daum Lighting
Edgar Brandt and Daum “La Tentation” Table Lamp
By Daum, Edgar Brandt
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco serpent lamp by Edgar Brandt and Daum titled “La Tentation”. The lamp features a rich brown, bronze Boa Python, almost completely vertically extended, wrapped aroun...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Edgar Brandt and Daum "Les Roses" Floor Lamp
By Daum, Edgar Brandt
Located in New York, NY
This wrought iron and glass “Les Roses” floor lamp by Edgar Brandt and Daum surprises and delights with its high Art Deco styling. A calyx of wild rose buds and stylized cabbage rose...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco wrought iron table lamp by Daum Nancy, 1930s
By Daum
Located in Saarburg, RP
Art Deco desk lamp by DAUM - 1930s.
The rare Daum Nancy ART DECO ceiling lamp is a fascinating example of the masterful craftsmanship and exquisite design of this renowned French glass manufacturer. This signed table lamp skilfully combines the charm of the Art Deco style with the beauty of wrought iron and floral...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Edgar Brandt and Daum Art deco lamp
By Edgar Brandt, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco lamp circa 1925.
Wrought iron foot with spiral decoration, stamped E. Brandt.
Shell in blue and orange speckled white glass paste signed Daum Nancy France.
Electrified and i...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Hand Blown Daum Crystal Petite Table Lamps Pair
By Daum
Located in Pasadena, CA
This charming petite pair of hand blown clear and marbled white crystal tulip shaped based lamps are paired with lovely new custom silk shades.
They are newly rewired, measure 15...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Daum Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French Glass Table Lamp by Daum, 1950s
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage bubble glass vase table lamp by Daum, France, 1950s. Newly French-wired and fitted with a custom shade in silk.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Lighting
Materials
Silk, Glass
Daum lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Daum lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Daum lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Daum were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Muller Frères, David Gueron Degue, and Charles Schneider. Prices for Daum lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $400 and can go as high as $120,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,900.
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Questions About Daum Lighting
- Is all Daum glass signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Daum glass is normally signed. The location of the company's mark varies, but it usually says "Daum Nancy" above, below or beside the cross of Lorraine, a cross with two crossbars. Find a variety of Daum glass on 1stDibs.
- How is Daum glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How Daum glass is made involves a process unique to the manufacturer, called pâte de verre. It involves filling a refractory mold with finely crushed glass and then baking the piece in a kiln. Shop a collection of Daum glassware on 1stDibs.
- Are all Daum vases signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, all Daum vases are signed. Authentic Daum glass work will have the signature “Daum Nancy” and incorporate the cross of Lorraine. Looking for a signature is one of the best ways to ensure authenticity. Browse a range of authentic Daum vases and other glassware on 1stDibs.
- Is Daum crystal marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024Yes, Daum crystal is typically marked. The French maker usually adds the word "Daum Nancy" and its logo, a double cross called the Cross of Lorraine, to its pieces. You can locate the mark in a discreet area, such as on the bottom of stemware and decorative objects. Find a selection of Daum Nancy crystal wares on 1stDibs.