Edouard Colonna Furniture

French Art Nouveau cabinet by Edouard Colonna, 1900-1901, identified in numerous period sources as Bibliotheque Victor Hugo. It is 57" wide x 16" deep x 83" high. Colonna used it as the image in his own full-page advertisements in 1900-1901. Fabricated in Ceylonese lemonwood and leaded stained glass. The drawings for the cabinet are in the Decorative Arts collection of the Louvre, notated in Art Nouveau Bing by Gabriel Weisberg. This cabinet was exhibited at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Also exhibited at the Nassau County Museum of Art's Reflections of Opulence, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, in 2001. It is pictured in the catalog from the exhibition. Janet Calderwood Tue, Apr 23, 12:07 PM (1 day ago) to me I found this in an email from a couple of years ago - is there space on 1stDibs to include a designer's bio? I did a lot of research to distill this info: EDWARD COLONNA (b. Germany, Edouard Klonne 1862-1948) Renowned Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry and objets d’art designer and architect, EDWARD COLONNA, was German-born and raised, studied architecture in Brussels, Belgium, became an American citizen, lived in Canada for several years, and had the artistic soul of a Frenchman. Colonna was born in Muhlheim near Cologne (Koln), Germany in 1862. He studied architecture in Brussels and in 1882 he moved to the United States. There he found a position with Associated Artists...

A French Art Nouveau mahogany side table with carved decoration in an abstract curvilinear vegetal motif by Edouard Colonna (1862-1948). Circa 1900. Along with Louis Comfort Tiffany, Edouard Colonna was one of the main designers who worked for Siegfried Bing and who, under Bing's guidance, was responsible for the creation of what is known today as the Modern Style, or Art Nouveau. Colonna is remembered for his tasteful elegance and his use of abstract forms to create a graceful linear rhythm and dynamic intertwining lines. While he occasionally started with a floral motif, Colonna abstracted nature to create the impression of a flower bud or bloom held within a carefully constructed geometric scheme. This design scheme is evident in the delicate carvings ornamenting each leg of the table and in the overall rhythm of the piece. Colonna furniture, jewelry and designs for small objects like scarf and money holders...