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Fine Daum Nancy Glass Perfume Bottle France, circa 1910
Fine Daum Nancy Glass Perfume Bottle France, circa 1910

Fine Daum Nancy Glass Perfume Bottle France, circa 1910

By Daum

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Property of A Private Collector Fine Daum Nancy Glass Perfume Bottle France, circa 1910 The diamond shaped bottle, decorated with a full blown iris highlighted with gold on a deep...

Category

1910s Antique Iris

Materials

Art Glass

19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier
19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier

19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier

By Delphin Massier

Located in Austin, TX

They produced an incredible whole range of flowers like iris, roses, daisies, wild roses, orchids, pansies.

Category

1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

19th C French Ormolu Mtd. Multi-Arm Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, w/ Fleur de Lis
19th C French Ormolu Mtd. Multi-Arm Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, w/ Fleur de Lis

19th C French Ormolu Mtd. Multi-Arm Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, w/ Fleur de Lis

By Baccarat

Located in New York, NY

The fleur-de-lis is a stylized lily or iris with three petals that's often used as a decoration or heraldic charge.

Category

1880s French Louis XVI Antique Iris

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Kirsehir Traditional in Red and Beige Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Antique Kirsehir Traditional in Red and Beige Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim

Antique Kirsehir Traditional in Red and Beige Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

Hand knotted in high-quality wool, at the center of the multi-tonal, textural red field Mihrab is an allusion to the ‘evil eye’ enveloped by green, eggplant, and beige yellow symbols...

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1890s Turkish Antique Iris

Materials

Wool

Antique Kayseri Traditional Rug in Red and Gold Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Antique Kayseri Traditional Rug in Red and Gold Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim

Antique Kayseri Traditional Rug in Red and Gold Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

These particular patterns show a rare choice of asymmetry to the beige and green colorways, which are not perfectly mirrored lie the other colorways in the flawlessly repeated border...

Category

1910s Turkish Art Deco Antique Iris

Materials

Wool

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako
Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

Located in Austin, TX

The main design features a single stalk of flowering Japanese water iris inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the ohirame technique, the leaves in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e.

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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Iris

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

20th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Trophy Cup, Woshing, Shanghai c.1900
20th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Trophy Cup, Woshing, Shanghai c.1900

20th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Trophy Cup, Woshing, Shanghai c.1900

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 20th Century Chinese export solid silver trophy cup, impressive and exceptionally fine quality, decorated with iris and perched exotic birds against a hand chased matte...

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Antique Iris

Materials

Silver

Pair of Signed Val Saint Lambert Amethyst Art Nouveau Vases with Bronze Patina
Pair of Signed Val Saint Lambert Amethyst Art Nouveau Vases with Bronze Patina

Pair of Signed Val Saint Lambert Amethyst Art Nouveau Vases with Bronze Patina

By Val Saint Lambert

Located in Great Barrington, MA

A lovely pair of signed Val Saint Lambert handblown amethyst crystal vases overlaid with a gilded bronze-patina; the body is decorated with a high relief depicting Irises decorated i...

Category

1880s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Crystal

Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period
Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period

Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

The inro features a pair of Chinese mandarin duck resting under a bundle of blooming irises on the pond. Hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and raden (mother-of-pearl) shell inlay were used i...

Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Iris

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Arctic Diver Lithograph: The Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), 1927
Arctic Diver Lithograph: The Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), 1927

Arctic Diver Lithograph: The Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), 1927

Located in Langweer, NL

The artist has captured the loon's distinctive profile: its sharp, pointed beak, which is instrumental in catching fish, is set against the backdrop of a pale sky, and its eyes are m...

Category

1920s Swedish Antique Iris

Materials

Paper

Paul Berthon - Sarah Bernhardt La Princesse Lointaine " The Faraway Princess "
Paul Berthon - Sarah Bernhardt La Princesse Lointaine " The Faraway Princess "

Paul Berthon - Sarah Bernhardt La Princesse Lointaine " The Faraway Princess "

By Paul Berthon

Located in PARIS, FR

In this drawing, Berthon transformed the tiara of her costume and her garland of flowery jewelry into real irises framing her idealized face. Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923) was a reno...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Japanese Art Nouveau Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, ca. 1900s
Japanese Art Nouveau Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, ca. 1900s

Japanese Art Nouveau Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, ca. 1900s

Located in New York, NY

The Awaji potters were adept at creating unadorned monochromes, two-tone glazes, three-color glazes (sancai), incised decoration (most commonly featuring irises), and applied relief ...

Category

Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Pottery

Antique Khotan Traditional Red Wool Rug Medallion Style Floral by Rug & Kilim
Antique Khotan Traditional Red Wool Rug Medallion Style Floral by Rug & Kilim

Antique Khotan Traditional Red Wool Rug Medallion Style Floral by Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

The medallion field design features floral irises similar to pomegranates and chrysanthemums, accented by finely woven black, white, blue, and green curvilinear motifs in the rich re...

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1920s East Turkestani Khotan Antique Iris

Materials

Wool

Japanese Style Tray Attributed to L.-C. Sevin & F. Barbedienne, France, c. 1860
Japanese Style Tray Attributed to L.-C. Sevin & F. Barbedienne, France, c. 1860

Japanese Style Tray Attributed to L.-C. Sevin & F. Barbedienne, France, c. 1860

By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin

Located in PARIS, FR

The decor represents a river surrounded by wisterias, chrysanthemums, peonies, iris and reeds, led by birds and fishes. A frieze with floral pattern frames the set.

Category

1860s French Japonisme Antique Iris

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Wings of Elegance: A Victorian Exploration of British Butterfly Splendour, 1890
Wings of Elegance: A Victorian Exploration of British Butterfly Splendour, 1890

Wings of Elegance: A Victorian Exploration of British Butterfly Splendour, 1890

Located in Langweer, NL

**Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)**: The Purple Emperor is one of Britain's most spectacular butterflies, sought after by naturalists for its beauty and elusive nature.

Category

1890s Antique Iris

Materials

Paper

Oil painting on canvas depicting Still life Roman school of the 17th century
Oil painting on canvas depicting Still life Roman school of the 17th century

Oil painting on canvas depicting Still life Roman school of the 17th century

Located in Milan, IT

Questi ultimi si distinguono per la scioltezza del tratto con cui l’artista li dipinge: piccoli tocchi di pennello lumeggiano i petali di iris, gerbere, tulipani screziati e il fogli...

Category

17th Century Antique Iris

Materials

Canvas

Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando Jubei
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando Jubei

Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando Jubei

By Ando Jubei

Located in Newark, England

The Cloisonne Enamel composed on a dark blue ground with cicada lappet borders to the top and bottom rims, the body of the vase beautifully inlaid with silver wire of varying gauge w...

Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Iris

Materials

Enamel, Wire

Antique Hand-Colored Flower Print of Campanula Plants, 1794
Antique Hand-Colored Flower Print of Campanula Plants, 1794

Antique Hand-Colored Flower Print of Campanula Plants, 1794

By J.B. Elwe

Located in Langweer, NL

This work showcases the very most spectacular tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, peonies, roses, auriculas, iris, crocus and all the splendid species that were so coveted in the time.

Category

18th Century Antique Iris

Materials

Paper

Still Life with Flowers
Still Life with Flowers

Still Life with Flowers

By Arthur Woelfle

Located in Milford, NH

A fine impressionist still life with tulips and irises in a stoneware vase on a table by American artist Arthur Woelfle (1873-1936).

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Iris

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seven Floral Embroidered Silk Curtains Parham House Sussex 104"high 379"long
Seven Floral Embroidered Silk Curtains Parham House Sussex 104"high 379"long

Seven Floral Embroidered Silk Curtains Parham House Sussex 104"high 379"long

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Depicting an abundance of spiralling tendrils and interlacing roses, peonies and iris's. Using silk threads in a palette of gold and silver and tones of red, green, buff on a cream s...

Category

1920s English Louis XV Antique Iris

Materials

Silk

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp

By Quezal

Located in NANTES, FR

One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines.

Category

1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Brass, Copper

Signed Vladimir Pavlosky Oil on Canvas of Peackcock and Flowers Dated 1927
Signed Vladimir Pavlosky Oil on Canvas of Peackcock and Flowers Dated 1927

Signed Vladimir Pavlosky Oil on Canvas of Peackcock and Flowers Dated 1927

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

A grand urn overflowing with blooming tulips, roses, chrysanthemums, and irises anchors the composition, while trees and flowering shrubs in the background create depth and atmosphere.

Category

1920s North American Expressionist Antique Iris

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Jade Plaque Inscribed with Poem, 1900
Jade Plaque Inscribed with Poem, 1900

Jade Plaque Inscribed with Poem, 1900

Located in Northampton, MA

The reverse side is inscribed with what I believe to be irises, which would make sense since they are associated with spring in Chinese symbology.

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Jade, Silver, Copper

Art Nouveau Daum Claret with Gorham Sterling Mounts
Art Nouveau Daum Claret with Gorham Sterling Mounts

Art Nouveau Daum Claret with Gorham Sterling Mounts

By Gorham Manufacturing Company, Daum

Located in Riverdale, NY

It has been tinted emerald green and cameo carved to reveal 3 D flowering irises which are subsequently decorated in gold leaf.

Category

Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Glass

Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890

Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890

By Maison Jansen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An almost identical single Berger is illustrated in Eric Boman, Rare Bird of Fashion: 'The Irreverent Iris Apfel', New York, 2007, p. 23, featuring the home of American businesswoman...

Category

Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Antique Iris

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer

Rare Egyptian Revival Ebony and Inlaid Settee, Late 19th Century
Rare Egyptian Revival Ebony and Inlaid Settee, Late 19th Century

Rare Egyptian Revival Ebony and Inlaid Settee, Late 19th Century

Located in Southampton, NY

Egyptian Revival ebony and inlaid settee, late 19th century "Of architectural form with geometric borders and inlaid with fruitwoods, ivory, mother of pearl and wire, the carved g...

Category

Late 19th Century British Egyptian Revival Antique Iris

Materials

Wire

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

The cart carries a large basket with the most exuberant floral arrangement, showcasing peonies, chrysanthemums, branches of plum blossom, hibiscus, and Japanese irises. The interior ...

Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Iris

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Late 19th Century Romantic French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Paul Cézanne
Late 19th Century Romantic French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Paul Cézanne

Late 19th Century Romantic French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Paul Cézanne

By Paul Cézanne, François Boucher

Located in Dallas, TX

Every botanical flourish in the foreground—from stylized lilies to the soft unfolding of iris leaves—has been rendered with bespoke elegance and symbolic poise.

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Iris

Materials

Wool, Silk

Study From the Nude of a Girl Lying Down

Study From the Nude of a Girl Lying Down

By Theodore Casimir Roussel

Located in New York, NY

Hetty served as a studio assistant for Roussel, and may have been his art student as well; Roussel and Pettigrew had a personal relationship including a child named Iris, the subject...

Category

1890s Impressionist Antique Iris

Materials

Drypoint

19th Century Art Nouveau Pewter Vase
19th Century Art Nouveau Pewter Vase

19th Century Art Nouveau Pewter Vase

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Monumental pewter vase; German; ca 1885-1910; molded pewter, having a gourd-shaped body, long neck, and inward-flared lip with low relief irises and peonies enveloping the base and n...

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Iris

Materials

Pewter

Antique Bird Print of the Corn Crake by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Antique Bird Print of the Corn Crake by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Antique Bird Print of the Corn Crake by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Located in Langweer, NL

The strong bill is flesh-toned, the iris is pale brown, and the legs and feet are pale grey.

Category

18th Century Antique Iris

Materials

Paper

Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750
Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750

Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

It is abundantly ornamented with various multicolored paintings decorating the item's walls in finest manner: °the outer walls of box as well as inner and outer side of one lid are p...

Category

1750s German Rococo Antique Iris

Materials

Brass

Distressed Antique Turkish Rug with British Colonial Style
Distressed Antique Turkish Rug with British Colonial Style

Distressed Antique Turkish Rug with British Colonial Style

Located in Dallas, TX

The weathered field is covered in a repetitive all-over botanical pattern composed of arabesque vines, blooming palmettes, pomegranates, rosettes, curved sickle leaves, stylized flor...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish British Colonial Antique Iris

Materials

Wool

French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras Glassworks
French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras Glassworks

French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras Glassworks

Located in Miami, FL

Intricately cut cameo glass pieces, acid-etched and enameled imagery – requiring up to five separate firing processes to achieve the desired effect – became the Legras hallmark, with...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900
Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900

Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900

By Awaji Pottery

Located in New York, NY

The Awaji potters were adept at creating unadorned monochromes, two-tone glazes, three-color glazes (sancai), incised decoration (most commonly featuring irises), and applied relief ...

Category

Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Ceramic

A Belle Époque Iris Stickpin By Lacloche
A Belle Époque Iris Stickpin By Lacloche

A Belle Époque Iris Stickpin By Lacloche

By LaCloche

Located in London, GB

The stickpin, depicting a blooming iris, features five enchanting petals, each adorned with a central deep purple amethyst surrounded by shimmering rose-cut diamonds.

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Iris

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

Japanese Meiji Enamel Centerpiece Bowl with Irises & Water Lilies
Japanese Meiji Enamel Centerpiece Bowl with Irises & Water Lilies

Japanese Meiji Enamel Centerpiece Bowl with Irises & Water Lilies

Located in New York, NY

Applied and enameled water lilies and irises rooted in engraved eddying water as well as two koi fish.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Iris

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Box with Iris Flowers
Antique Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Box with Iris Flowers

Antique Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Box with Iris Flowers

Located in New York, NY

English Victorian Classical sterling silver cann, 1864. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised and beaded foot. Four scroll frames with leaf and bead surround...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Silver

Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Napkin Ring
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Napkin Ring

Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Napkin Ring

Located in New York, NY

American Art Nouveau sterling silver napkin ring, ca 1900. Applied iris flowers—loose and splayed blooms—and scrolled tendrils.

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Sterling Silver

Gorgeous Shiebler American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Pitcher
Gorgeous Shiebler American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Pitcher

Gorgeous Shiebler American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Pitcher

By George W. Shiebler & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Tall baluster bowl with outsized iris flowerheads applied to striated tendrils with scrolled wispy tips.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand Mirror
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand Mirror

Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand Mirror

Located in New York, NY

In dense low-relief are swans with whiplash necks, a nymph with tentacular tresses, and iris flowers in eddying water. Center has engraved S-monogram.

Category

Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Sterling Silver

Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay
Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay

Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass

Located in New York, NY

Engraved silver overlay in form of Japonesque irises. Big blooms and whiplash tendrils. An open and loose design with nice shimmer.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Iris

Materials

Silver

Pair of Continental Belgian Iris Lithographs
Pair of Continental Belgian Iris Lithographs

Pair of Continental Belgian Iris Lithographs

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Continental Belgian hand colored lithographs of irises matted and in a gold frame (signed Horto Van Houtteano-Circa 1853).  

Category

19th Century Belgian Other Antique Iris

Materials

Gold

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Antique Iris For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique iris you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique iris — often made from ceramic, metal and silver — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique iris — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique iris is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau, Victorian and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique iris has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Emile Puiforcat, Delphin Massier and Emile Gallé are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Iris?

Prices for an antique iris start at $75 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $1,663.