Art Nouveau Style Mahogany Bistro Table, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Mahogany bistro table with Art Nouveau style legs. Original and rare model.
20th Century French Art Nouveau Tables
Mahogany
Art Nouveau Style Mahogany Bistro Table, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Mahogany bistro table with Art Nouveau style legs. Original and rare model.
Mahogany
Thonet Style Art Nouveau Oak Bistro Table, circa 1900
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Thonet style Art Nouveau oak bistro table, circa 1900.
Oak
$1,890
H 31.5 in Dm 23.5 in
Michael Thonet Bentwood Bistro Table with carved Art Nouveau Woman Face (top)
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
This beautiful side /bistro table, attributed to renowned Michael Thonet, exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of the Jugendstil period, also known as Art Nouveau, from early 2...
Beech
$2,286
H 28.75 in W 19.69 in D 39.38 in
Antique Art Nouveau Period French Bistro Cafe / Garden Table With Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
A French, Art Nouveau period, Bistro cafe Table, circa early 1900's.
Marble, Iron
$1,614
H 31.11 in W 42.13 in D 19.69 in
Early 1900s French Bistro Cafe Table with Art Nouveau Base and Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
A French bistro cafe table from the early 1900s with a lovely, period style, cast iron base. The piece has naturally aged to reveal an old metal patina beneath the original paintwork...
Marble, Iron
French Wrought Iron Bistro Table Or Garden Table
By Arras Foundry
Located in Houston, TX
French Wrought Iron Bistro Table Or Garden Table. Offered is a charming beautifully patinated French forged wrought iron garden table in the manner of Arras Foundry. This versatile t...
Iron
Iron Bistro Table, France, circa 1910
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Iron bistro table, France, circa 1910. Curved iron base with glass top. Original painted surface.
Iron
English Cast Iron Pub or Bistro Table Garden Table
Located in Newtown, CT
English Cast Iron Base Pub or Bistro Table with Marble Top. It is 30" high x 24" wide. Then finish is remnants of red color and rust. Provides for a nice patina. The marble top h...
Marble, Metal
$1,458
H 27.96 in W 64.97 in D 25.6 in
Oval Bistro Table in Iron with Carrara Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Oval bistro table in iron with a Carrara marble top. Excellent condition.
Carrara Marble, Iron
$3,400
H 27.5 in W 41.5 in D 21.5 in
French Bistro Table by Delpeche Freres, Marble Top, Cast Iron Base, circa 1900
Located in Chappaqua, NY
French Bistro Table by Delpeche Freres, Marble top, Cast Iron Base, circa 1900. Ornate molded cast iron base with rectangular marble top. Weathered red paint on base. Makers mark st...
Marble, Iron
$1,995
H 29 in W 47 in D 25.5 in
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Period Painted Iron and Marble Bistro Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French brasserie during the late nineteenth century, this white enameled cast iron bistro table or cafe table features a solid white oval marble top with grey ve...
Marble, Iron
Italian Round Iron Carrara Marble Center or Garden Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The versatile design is reminiscent of early 20th century Art Nouveau period French bistro tables and garden furniture, well suited for use indoors and outdoors as a center table, di...
Carrara Marble, Iron
$1,203Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.14 in W 30.32 in D 18.51 in
French Paris Bistro Table Beech Bakelite & Brass Table, early 20th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This table was made and sold in a Parisian bistro. Meticulously crafted, it has been built to withstand the test of time and to welcome numerous customers. The bottom of the feet has...
Metal, Brass
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 53 in D 53 in
French Bistro Style Patinated Iron Brass Garden Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive French iron and brass dining table suitable for patio or garden. The round table features a pastry table style iron base crafted from four gracefully curved legs ending w...
Brass, Iron
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Original Base of Tripode Bistro Gueridon by Hector Guimard, Art Nouveau France
By Hector Guimard
Located in Biarritz, FR
This tripode cast iron black base by Hector Guimard ( 1856-1928 ) has the typical floral decoration of the Art Nouveau style There are 2 marks : Charlionais and Pourailly (bronze c...
Art Nouveau Bistro Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pink Marble from Toulouse, France on cast iron base, with Copper edging on top.
Marble, Iron, Copper
1900 French Cast Iron Art Nouveau Bistro Table
Located in Surrey, BC
This "Art Nouveau" Bistro Gueridon/ table with a age cracked polychrome paint , cast iron base, and decorated with three faces on the bottom portion, Extremely unique rare item with ...
Marble, Brass, Iron
French Cast Iron Base with Travertine Bistro Table 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Art Nouveau bistro table with a florial and geometric cast iron base and a travertine stone top.
Travertine, Iron
French Bistro Table gueridon Circa 1900 by Charlionais & Panassier
By Charlionais & Panassier
Located in Surrey, BC
This French, Art Nouveau Bistro Table by Charlionais & Panassier, circa 1900, is in excellent condition retaining a nice red finish brass trim with marble insert .
Carrara Marble, Brass, Iron
French Art Nouveau Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French cast iron marble top bistro table circa 1890. Great quality heavy casting with durable painted finish and an elegant Art Nouveau design.
Stone, Marble, Metal, Iron
French Art Nouveau Forged Iron Bistro Table
By Hector Guimard
Located in Austin, TX
A charming bistro table from the Art Nouveau period, cast iron base and Carrara marble top, in the Manner of H.
Marble
French Art Nouveau Iron Bistro Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming French Art Nouveau bistro or cafe dining table crafted from wrought iron.
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This graceful French Art Nouveau marble-top bistro table, made in France, circa 1920, features a circular rouge-marble top rimmed with gilt-metal, supported by three down-swept arms ...
Marble, Iron
French Parisian Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Delightful French iron bistro cafe table featuring a Carrara marble-top with an interesting grain pattern. Lovely detail on the tripod iron base with a patinated black finish.
Marble, Iron
French Parisian Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Turn of the century iron bistro cafe table featuring a weathered marble top. Lovely patinated finish on the iron base with an authentic Parisian outdoor look on the vintage marble.
Marble, Iron
French Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Antique French white marble-top bistro table featuring an iron pedestal base with tripod legs.
Carrara Marble, Iron
French Art Nouveau Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Art Nouveau period, circa 1900, marble-top cast iron bistro table will be an exciting addition to a patio or interior across a diversity of decorating tastes.
Marble, Iron
French Marble Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive French bistro table featuring a dark grey slab of marble with an intricate vein pattern. Supported by a cast iron base with cross stretchers in a sleek black finish.
Marble, Iron
Reproduction French Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Parisian style marble top & iron bistro table. A unique white marble top is banded by an antiqued brass trim. The base is a classic cast iron pedestal with three feet. This...
Stone, Cast Stone, Marble, Brass
French Antique Bistro Garden Table Early 1900s
Located in London, Park Royal
This tidy sized, French antique bistro table from the early 1900's, has 'beaucoup de charm'. The decorative base is made from cast iron, featuring generously curved sections that ho...
Marble, Iron
Antique Cast Iron Bistro Table with Fir Top
Located in Austin, TX
The top is a gorgeous, hand hewn fir on a French Art Nouveau cast iron base, found in a vineyard barn north of Lyon in the Rhone valley, circa 1920 (reassembled for strength). This w...
Iron
French Antique Marble-Top Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in Austin, TX
French antique bistro table of cast iron with gray Saint Anne marble top. The base is untouched, still showing remnants of the original paint (no flaking).
Marble, Iron
French Bistro Marble Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable French bistro dining table featuring a large black slab of marble with elegant gold and white veining running through the entire surface. Supported by a cast iron base wit...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Parisian style marble top & iron bistro table. The white marble top is surrounded by a tarnished brass band over three iron splayed legs. The patina and wear are consistent...
Marble, Brass, Iron
French Antique Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in Austin, TX
A French antique bistro table, as found in sidewalk cafés lining the streets of Paris. With a cast iron base and patined brass trimmed top, this beautiful piece was designed to serve...
Marble, Brass, Iron
Vintage French Iron & Marble Bistro Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming French iron and marble bistro table with a white color ogee edge marble top and black enamel painted base. As seen in the coffee shops and bistro's of Paris, this table e...
Marble, Iron
French Thonet Style Bentwood Bistro Table
By Thonet
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant early 20th century French bistro table in the Thonet style, sourced in Provence, France. Crafted from solid wood with gracefully bentwood supports and shaped feet mounted ...
Bentwood
French Reproduction Bar Height Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Parisian style marble top & iron bistro table. A unique white marble top is banded by an antiqued brass trim. The base is a classic cast iron pedestal with three feet. This...
Stone, Marble, Brass
French Antique Cast Iron & Marble Bistro Table
Located in Austin, TX
French antique bistro table with cast iron base and oblong Carrara marble top.
Marble, Iron
French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Zinc Painted Garden Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Painted French Art Nouveau period bistro table or garden dining table.
Iron, Zinc
French Art Nouveau Patinated Iron Bronze Garden Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Weathered French early 20th century art nouveau iron patio and garden dining or bistro table.
Bronze, Iron
Antique French Marble Top Bistro Table, circa 1920
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique French Marble Top Bistro Table, circa 1920. Finely detailed wrought iron base. Newer marble.
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Art Nouveau Iron Pub Bistro Garden Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive French 19th century iron pub, bistro, garden, or café table. Made in the Art Nouveau period featuring a thick round iron top signed Laine.
Iron
French Trompe L'oeil Marble Granite Inset Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Art Nouveau bistro or cafe table featuring a granite Trompe L'oeil decorated marble inset top.
Granite, Iron
Sold
H 29.81 in W 46.86 in D 23.63 in
French, Vintage Bistro Table with a Oval Marble Top from the Early 20th Century
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
This French bistro table has an oval marble top it dates from the early 20th century. Its marble top rests on a heavy iron based that is painted in a soft cream colour which has gone...
Marble, Metal, Wrought Iron
French Vintage Cast Iron & Curvy Marble Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A whimsical turn of the 20th century (circa 1900) French bistro table with sensual, Art Nouveau references in the curvaceous silhouette.
Marble
Sold
H 27.56 in W 41.54 in D 19.49 in
French Bistro Garden Table Cast Iron and Marble Top Table, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
A French Art Nouveau period rectangular bistro table with a marble top, a beautifully shaped chromed wrought-iron base with footrest.
Marble, Metal
French Marble-Top Bistro Table with Cast Iron Base
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant French bistro table features a beautifully veined white Carrara marble top with softly rounded edges. The cast iron base, painted in white, has a graceful silhouette wit...
Carrara Marble, Iron
French Bistro Style Round Iron Glass Garden Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome French round patio and garden dining table crafted from iron. The table features four gracefully curved scroll legs conjoined by a round stretcher and topped with a 1/2 inch...
Bronze, Iron
19th Century French Bistro Table with Marble Top and Cast Iron Base
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant 19th-century French bistro table embodies the charm of classic Parisian café culture. Featuring a beautifully aged white marble top with subtle gray veining, the table o...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Art Nouveau Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant Art Nouveau marble-top and iron bistro table, circa 1890, is from France and features a black marble-top with white veining and canted corners, over an iron base having ...
Marble, Iron
French 20th Century Art Nouveau Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This excellent example of a French Art Nouveau pine bistro table, circa 1900, is of rectangular section and features elegant bentwood legs so quintessential to the period.
Pine
Sold
H 29.14 in W 42.13 in D 22.84 in
Art nouveau French Bistro Table Circa 1900 by Charlionais & Panassier
By Charlionais & Panassier
Located in London, Park Royal
This French, Art Nouveau Bistro Table by Charlionais & Panassier, circa 1900, is a find.
Marble, Brass, Iron
French Art Nouveau Style Iron Marble Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful iron and marble bistro table made in the French Art Nouveau taste.
Marble, Iron
French Art Nouveau Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish wrought iron bistro cafe table with a scrolling foliate leg design.
Marble, Wrought Iron
French Art Nouveau Iron and Marble Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Captivating French Art Nouveau bistro, cafe, or console table. Featuring a painted cast iron base topped with a light rose marble top.
Marble, Brass, Iron
French Art Nouveau Iron Bistro Garden Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century French iron bistro cafe or garden dining table made in the Art Deco period. Features a painted distressed patina with craquelure finish. The round top has an umbre...
Metal, Iron
Sold
H 28.5 in W 45.5 in D 20.875 in
Art Nouveau Cast-Iron Bistro Table with Carrara Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Art Nouveau cast-iron bistro table, France circa 1900, designed in the spirit of Hector Guimard, whose organic and flowing lines defined the movement.
Carrara Marble, Iron
Sold
H 28 in W 54.5 in D 25 in
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Period Iron and Oval Marble Bistro Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French Art Nouveau Period iron bistro table from the turn of the twentieth century features an oval marble top.
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Art Nouveau Iron Bistro Table, Pub Table or Garden Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This circa 1900 cast iron pub table exemplifies the playfulness of the Art Nouveau furniture maker. Emboldened by the machine age, the artisan had great freedom to pull from a wide r...
Iron
Sold
H 28 in W 43 in D 23 in
French Art Nouveau Period Cast Iron Bistro Table with Oak Top, circa 1900
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French brasserie around the turn of the 20th century, this Art Nouveau period bistro table or cafe table features a cast iron base and a beveled oak top construc...
Iron
French Parisian Antique Bistro Table
Located in Austin, TX
French antique bistro table with a beautiful cast iron base, Altuglas top with brass trim. We loved the perfect condition of this iconic Parisian bistro table. A second, matching ta...
Brass, Iron
Thonet Bistro Table, circa 1900
By Thonet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming original Thonet bistro table that retains all of its original elements with the exception of the replaced leather surface. The size of the table make it perfect fo...
Brass
Reproduction French Bistro Bar Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This classically designed bistro bar table is the perfect way to elevate any small dining space or bar room. Originally made popular during Paris’ Belle Époque, marble bistro tables ...
Stone, Marble, Brass, Iron
French Wrought Iron and Marble Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French wrought iron and marble bistro table made in the Art Nouveau taste. Features a painted wrought iron base with a distressed patinated finish.
Marble, Wrought Iron
Reproduction French Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Parisian style marble top & iron bistro table. A unique white marble top is banded by an antiqued brass trim. The base is a classic cast iron pedestal with three feet. This...
Stone, Marble, Brass
French Reproduction Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Parisian style marble top & iron bistro table. A unique white marble top is banded by an antiqued brass trim. The base is a classic cast iron pedestal with four feet. This ...
Stone, Marble, Brass
Reproduction French Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Parisian style marble top & iron bistro table. A unique white marble top is banded by an antiqued brass trim. The base is a classic cast iron pedestal with three feet. This...
Stone, Marble, Brass
French Cast Iron Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French cast iron marble top bistro table. Dark blue-gray base with old rusty patina. White marble top. Perfect for outdoor use. Please refer to photos for more details.
Marble, Iron
French Marble Top Cast Iron Bistro Table, circa 1900
Located in Chappaqua, NY
The tripod iron base has detailed cast designs in the Art Nouveau style.
Unusual Bistro Table, circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual cast-iron bistro table, probably Spain or Argentina, circa 1900 with cast stone top. Embossed "Pedro Cardini" in the base.
Cast Stone, Wrought Iron
$903Sale Price / item|26% Off
H 37.01 in W 17.72 in D 18.9 in
Art Nouveau Chair, Walnut Wood, Restored Upholstery, Germany, 1900
Located in Hannover, DE
An Art Nouveau chair whose shape and design perfectly reflect this art period. Finely crafted walnut wood covered with a dark, fine glaze. This chair has been artfully restored and r...
Wood, Nutwood
$1,587
H 28.15 in W 29.93 in D 7.09 in
Wall Iroko Wood Shelves Beveled Mirror & Marquetry Art Nouveau Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Iroko and wood mural shelves of the Art Nouveau period with a balustrade, columns drawers and niche. Very fine details: you can observe the elaborate balustrade and the marquetry in...
Brass
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$1,896 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Crystal, Brass
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
Regency Style Antiqued Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style mahogany and reclaimed oak veneered console table restored with pollard oak, the rectangular three quarter gallery top with six turned finials atop each turn...
Wood
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
$3,009
H 26.97 in Dm 23.63 in
an extremely rare French Art Nouveau side table Paris ar. 1905 iron brass zinc
By Hector Guimard
Located in Landshut, BY
Bonjour ! This object is a gem, and in this rare version it features a riveted wrought iron frame with hammered zinc sheet fixed to a wooden panel. The panel has artistically desig...
Iron, Brass, Zinc
Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice sized lamp with a 17 inch diameter. The base is heavy bronze with with beautiful clean lines. The shade and slag glass are free of cracks or chips. Each glass panel ha...
Bronze
The Lily, Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. An iconic, unobtrusive design. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgiu...
Linen
Emile Galle Marquetry Two Tiered Walnut and Fruitwood Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (1846-1904) Two-Tiered Table Circa 1900 Émile Gallé French Walnut and Fruitwood Marquetry Two-Tiered Pedestal table. This Art Nouveau classic two tiered French walnut p...
Walnut, Fruitwood
New Haven Clock Co. Art Nouveau Style Table Clock
By New Haven Clock Company
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Nouveau Style Table Clock. It depicts a small balloon shape clock mounted in copper color metal. A standing young nymph is adorning the front of the case while holding...
Bronze
French 19th Century Oak & Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional 19th century French bistro table with personality and stylized details in the cast iron base. The dark oak planks have a well-patinated surface–consistent with age and...
Cast Stone
$2,648
H 50.99 in W 47.25 in D 24.02 in
Art Deco Stylish Vanity Dressing Table In Walnut, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original 1930s Art Deco Walnut dressing table. Originating from England and oozing everything about this wonderful bygone era we've all come to love an...
Mirror, Walnut
$17,395 / set
H 40.56 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Josef Hoffmann attr. Pair of Extraordinary Chairs 1905-10 Jugendstil Art Nouveau
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of extraordinary chairs in the style of the early Josef Hoffmann furniture. The significant skids were used by Hoffmann in the early years of the Wiener Werkstätte from 1903 o...
Fabric, Wood
$15,886Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.89 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Original Art Nouveau Pedestal by Emile Galle 1890 French Antique Inlaid Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking & Most rare! This French Art Nouveau Pedestal by famous designer Emile Galle with early signature circa 1890. Exquisite Art nouveau shaped pedestal with the more r...
Wood, Fruitwood, Rosewood
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
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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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .