LCT Tiffany Favrile, Rare Glass Shot Cup in Iridescent /Gold Glass
By Tiffany Furnaces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare glass shot, in iridescent gold glass, signed (LCT) and numbered D 451.
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York Favrile Glass Centerpiece
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
: Favrile Glass Signed: 1798 LCT Tiffany Favrile Literature: Similar centerpiece is pictured in Tiffany
Glass, Blown Glass
Original Antique L.C. Tiffany Gold Aurene Cup, Signed "LCT", ca. 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Petaluma, CA
Tiffany. The son of the famous owner of Tiffany Company. Louis Comfort Tiffany went out on his own
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany LCT Gold Favrile Art Glass Open Salt Cellar Set
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Comfort Tiffany in circa 1890 in the period Victorian style. These open salts are done with a base of gold
Art Glass
$1,200
H 3.63 in W 4 in D 4 in
Amber "Sherbet" Favrile Glass Compote by Tiffany Signed LCT New York Circa 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Incline Village, NV
Amber colored favrile art glass sherbet compote made by Tiffany Studios, circa 1905; signed "L.C.T
Glass
LCT Tiffany & Co. Art Glass Pastel Green Favrile Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Pasadena, CA
LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. art glass bowl, circa 1900. Scalloped rim with a green to yellow
Art Glass
Unavailable
H 11.25 in Dm 4.25 in
LCT Tiffany Favrile Gold Iridescent Lily Pad Decanter Applied Tendrils circa1890
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
LCT Tiffany favrile gold iridescent lily pad decanter applied tendrlls, circa 1890. Applied lily
Glass
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H 2.5 in Dm 2.75 in
LCT Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Miniature Vase, Pulled Designs #A2981, c1895
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
LCT Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Miniature Vase, Pulled Designs #A2981, c1895 L.C.T. Louis
Glass
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H 3 in W 6.375 in D 7.25 in
Lct Tiffany Studios 2pc Favrile Art Glass Ruffled Dish and Underplate
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Atlanta, GA
A (2) two piece grouping of LCT Tiffany Studios favrile art glass including a ruffled dish and
Art Glass
Large French Art Deco Schneider Variegated Vase, circa 1920
By Charles Schneider
Located in Dallas, TX
, LCT, Tiffany Studios and Muller Freres.
Glass
Muller Croismare Wheel Carved and Fire Polished Vase
By Muller Frères
Located in Dallas, TX
condition. Please consider Avantiques collection of Schneuder, Galle, Daum Nancy, Loetz, LCT, Tiffany
Glass
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile LCT Feather Pulled Trumpet Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
on a bronze base with a pineapple stem and circular foot, circa 1900. Base marked Tiffany Studios
Bronze
Antique Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Bowl Circa 1920 Signed LCT
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Bowl Circa 1920, Signed LCT Measures
Art Glass
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H 4.625 in Dm 2.875 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase #1055 LCT Peacock Blue Vase C. 1900
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Atlanta, GA
**L.C. Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Glass Vase No. 1055, circa 1900** This hand-blown art glass vase
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Damascene Bronze Counter Balance Floor Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
accompanying a Signed LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrille Damascene green irradescent silver and blue swirling
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Seven-Light Lily" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
: All Shades Signed "LCT". Base signed: "Tiffany Studios New York 385". (MG #15339)
L.C.T Tiffany Favrile Tall Slender Blue Footed Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
LCT Favrile Vase. Tiffany studios, New York, #5935D. Description: WOW! More beautiful than the
Art Glass
Monumental Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Glass Trumpet Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
inside vase from use. LCT, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Glass
Signed LCT Tiffany King Tut Pattern Iridescent Footed Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Toledo, OH
A unique footed vase by LCT Tiffany. Vase is 9" tall and has a blue and green King Tut iridescent
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H 4.25 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Lct Tiffany Studios Favrile Feather Pulled Art Glass Vase / Now Goblet
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful antique LCT Tiffany Studios favrile art glass feather pulled vase that has been cut
Art Glass
LCT Tiffany Favrile Ruffle Mini Vessel /Salt Cellar, Gold/ Iridescent Glass
By Tiffany Furnaces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful miniature vessel /salt cellar in iridescent glass, and ruffle edges. Signed ( L.C.T ).
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Feather-Pulled Gold Favrile Glass Floriform Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
. Please consider Avantiques collection of Schneuder, Galle, Daum Nancy, LCT, Tiffany Studios and Muller
Glass
Tiffany Art Nouveau Iridescent Favrile Miniature Glass Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made Art Nouveau iridescent favrile miniature glass bowl by LCT Tiffany and dating
Glass
Signed Tiffany LCT Favrile Glass Table Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Toledo, OH
A stunning Tiffany glass table lamp. The bronze base has it's original dark green patina, is signed
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Favrile Art Glass Goblet LCT Marked
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite iridescent glass goblet measuring 7.5" h x 3.25" w, by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848
Art Glass
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H 3 in Dm 6.75 in
Antique Tiffany Studios Bowl Blue Iridescent Favrile Glass Bowl Signed LCT 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Tiffany Iridescent blue glass "Favrile" bowl, circa 1905. The bowl of a very
Art Glass
L.C.T. Tiffany Favrile Candle Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
use. Some fraying to cloth cord. Tiffany studios lct favrile art glass candle lamp signed original.
Art Glass
Three Tiffany Studios Gold Favrille Bowls, circa 1900
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
; Y9853; 5227A. Measures: 4-1/2 inches (11.4 cm) (highest). The three LCT (Louis Comfort Tiffany
Glass
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H 8.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Bronze & Gold Favrile Glass Three-Light Pond Lilly Piano Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in San Diego, CA
each iridescent art glass shade is signed "LCT Favrile" (Louis Comfort Tiffany) . The lamp is
Bronze
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H 5.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Early Decorated Favrile Art Glass Vase LCT 1894
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Tiffany Vase SOLD Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), one of the most creative and prolific
Art Glass
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H 1.13 in Dm 2.63 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany LCT Favrile Glass Antique Bowl Signed Marked Circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful favrile glass bowl by Louis Comfort Tiffany. This piece is signed with initials, L.C.T
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 12.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Vase with Enameled Bronze Dore Mount
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
impressed on the underside "Louis Tiffany Furnaces, Inc" with "LCT" monogram logo and "159" denoting the
Bronze
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H 15.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
LCT Tiffany Studios Bronze Boudoir Lamp with Lundberg Art Glass Shade, 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
painted. Lamp is signed on the underside "Tiffany Studios New York" with "LCT" monogram stamp and numbered
Bronze
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H 12.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
LCT Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Harp Lamp with Bohemian Art Glass Shade -1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this exceptional Tiffany Studios “harp” lamp made from patinated bronze and features a
Bronze
LC Tiffany Heart & Vine Decorated Art Glass Favrile Trumpet Vase, circa 1920
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
foot. Signed on the underneath "1533-4855M LCT Tiffany Furnaces Inc Favrile" and dating circa 1920
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Goblet - LCT 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass stem goblet. This
Art Glass
LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Cordial Art Glass #4
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass cordial glass that
Art Glass
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H 4.25 in W 3 in D 3 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Cabinet Vase, LCT, circa 1898
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Cabinet Vase, LCT, circa 1906
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Fluted" Salt, LCT circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass salt dish. This
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Footed Vase, LCT, circa 1906
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this delightful Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass footed vase. This
Art Glass
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H 2.5 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Decorated Opal Bowl, LCT circa 1915
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile and opalescent decorated iridescent art
Art Glass, Opaline Glass
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H 10.15 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Footed Floriform Vase, LCT, 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this delightful Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass footed floriform
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H 1.25 in Dm 2.25 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Cauldron" Salt, LCT circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass salt dish. This
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Fluted" Salt, LCT circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass salt dish. This
Art Glass
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H 1.75 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Cordial / Toothpick Gold Favrile Art Glass #1
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass cordial glass that
Art Glass
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H 1.75 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Cordial, Toothpick Gold Favrile Art Glass #3
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass cordial glass that
Art Glass
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H 1.75 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
LCT Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Cordial / Toothpick Gold Favrile Art Glass #2
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass cordial glass that
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Prunts" Bowl, LCT circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this exceptional Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass bowl. This
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H 9 in W 3 in D 3 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Opalescent & Blue Pastel Favrile Art Glass Vase, LCT 1915
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this delicate Louis Comfort Tiffany blue "pastel" Favrile iridescent art glass footed vase
Art Glass
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H 2.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Cinched Cabinet Vase, LCT circa 1919
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Blue Favrile Art Glass Vase LCT Rare Color 1913
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this outstanding, ribbed Louis Comfort Tiffany blue Favrile iridescent art glass vase
Art Glass
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H 9.1 in W 3.1 in D 3.1 in
Opalescent - Blue Pastel Favrile Art Glass Vase Louis Comfort Tiffany LCT 1916
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this delicate Louis Comfort Tiffany blue "pastel" Favrile iridescent art glass footed
Art Glass
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H 3.25 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Melon Cabinet Vase, LCT, circa 1919
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Cinched Cabinet Vase, LCT circa 1913
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Flared" Dish, LCT circa 1920
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass dish. This "flared
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Cinched Cabinet Vase - LCT circa 1913
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass cabinet vase. This
Art Glass
Large Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Vase, LCT, circa 1915
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this large Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Large Gold Favrile Art Glass Serving Bowl LCT 1918
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this nice size Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass serving bowl. This
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H 1.25 in Dm 2.25 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Pig Tail" Salt, LCT, circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass salt dish. This
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H 1.25 in Dm 2.5 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Bean Pot" Salt, LCT, circa 1910
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass salt dish. This
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Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass "Onion Skin" Bowl, LCT circa 1905
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this diminutive Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass bowl. This bowl
Art Glass
Daum Pate de Verre Amaryllis Vase, Signed Daum, France Number 94
By Daum
Located in Lexington, KY
Daum Pate de Verre Amaryllis Vase in pinks and greens. This piece is signed Daum, France and numbered 94. This piece has been retired and is no longer in production. Since 1878,...
Glass
$1,450
H 2.5 in Dm 4 in
Antique Original L.C.Tiffany Green Feathered Glass Bowl, ca. 1905, Signed L.C.T.
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very fine example of the work of the premier glass maker, Louis Comfort Tiffany. In addition to the wonderful lamps his studio produced, he made many beautiful and exotic glass it...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Favrile Arabian lamp. Art Nouveau, circa 1910 Tiffany Arabian lamp has blown glass shade and base. Shade is decorated with a green iridescent zipper design against a wave g...
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Enameled Vase by François-Théodore Legras, France, 1890s
By François-Théodore Legras
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore LEGRAS, Cristallerie de Saint-Denis, France, 1890s. Blown glass vase ribbed inside. Clear glass becoming more and more purple towards the...
Art Glass
French Majolica Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890
By Jerome Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica tulip Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890 Height / 7 inches. Diameter / 10 inches.
Ceramic
Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 20 cm high footed Cameo vase made in...
Glass
$125,000
H 24.81 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
Amethyst, Quartz
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
Bronze
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Scalloped Bowl
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass scalloped bowl By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa 1910 M...
Art Glass
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...
Velvet, Glass, Wood
Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
The "Newell Post" lamp by Tiffany Studios New York, features three gold Favrile glass shades with purple iridescence, suspended from a gilt bronze “Wilson” base with a twisted stem. ...
Bronze
Iridescent Art Nouveau Monumental Beetle Vase by Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Tiffany Favrile Glass Five-Piece Serving Set
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Tiffany iridescent gold Favrile glass five-piece set includes a fruit bowl and four individual serving bowls. The matched set has cylindrical bodies with flared rims having scal...
Glass
$2,666
H 12.49 in W 7.41 in D 6.7 in
WMF Art Nouveau Claret Jug Decanter with Mermaid Handle, Germany, c. 1901
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality art nouveau decanter made by WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) in Germany in c. 1901. The silver plated mount features a mermaid as a handle, outstretche...
Silver Plate
Louis Comfort Tiffany was undoubtedly the most influential and accomplished American decorative artist in the decades that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beyond glass, he worked in mediums that ranged from furniture and enameling to ceramics and metalware, with his Tiffany Studios producing highly collectible table lamps, vases, serveware and other objects.
The name Tiffany prompts thoughts of two things: splendid gifts in robin’s-egg blue boxes and exquisite stained glass. Charles Lewis Tiffany founded the former, and his son, Louis, is responsible for exemplars of the latter.
By the time Louis Comfort Tiffany was born, the stationery and “fancy goods” emporium his father had established 11 years before had grown to become the most fashionable jewelry and luxury items store in New York. Tiffany fils declined to join the family business and pursued a career as an artist. He studied painting with several teachers, notably the scenic painter Samuel Colman, while spending long periods touring Europe and North Africa. Though he painted his entire career, visits to continental churches sparked a passionate interest in stained glass. Tiffany began experimenting with the material and in 1875 opened a glass factory-cum-laboratory in Corona, Queens — the core of what eventually became Tiffany Studios, a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory.
Tiffany developed a method in which colors were blended together in the molten state. Recalling the Old English word fabrile, meaning “hand-wrought,” he named the blown glass Favrile, a term that signified handmade glass of unique quality. In his glass designs, Tiffany embraced the emerging Art Nouveau movement and its sinuous, naturalistic forms and motifs. The pieces won Tiffany international fame. (Siegfried Bing, the Paris entrepreneur whose design store, L’Art Nouveau, gave the stylistic movement its name, was the leading European importer of Tiffany pieces.)
By 1902, along with glass, Tiffany was designing stained-glass lamps and chandeliers as well as enameled metal vases, boxes and bowls, and items such as desk sets and candlesticks. Today such pieces epitomize the rich aesthetics of their era.
Antique Tiffany Studios table lamps are the most recognizable and the most prized. They range in price from $60,000 to upward of $2 million for intricate shade designs like the Dragonfly. Tiffany glass vases and bowls are generally priced from $1,000 to $30,000 depending on size, color, condition and form. Simpler accessories such as metal trays and small picture frames can fetch from $800 to $3,000. Tiffany design of any type is an emblem of taste and craftsmanship. As you will see on 1stDibs, Louis Comfort Tiffany ensured that each piece he and his company produced, magnificent or modest, was a work of art.
Find Louis Comfort Tiffany vases, serveware and other items on 1stDibs.
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.