Art Nouveau Bronze and Crystal Candelabra by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Crystal and Gilt-Bronze Candelabra Baccarat Circa 1900 An exquisite pair of Art Nouveau
20th Century French Candelabras
Crystal, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze and Crystal Candelabra by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Crystal and Gilt-Bronze Candelabra Baccarat Circa 1900 An exquisite pair of Art Nouveau
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Of Art Nouveau Style Silvered Bronze Four Light Iris Candelabra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely crafted heavy silvered bronze candelabra with traces of vermeil overall. With four leafy
Silver Plate, Bronze
$6,456
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 5.52 in
Pair of silvered bronze Art Nouveau candelabra by Georges de Feure France 1901
By Georges De Feure
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of silvered bronze Art Nouveau candelabra with floral design by Georges de Feure for Galerie L
Bronze
$3,850 / set
H 9 in W 7 in D 3 in
Wonderful Pair of Tiffany Studios Dore Bronze Art Nouveau Two Arm Candelabras
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Tiffany Studios Poppy flower bud centers candelabrum, in the Art Nouveau
Bronze
$595
H 18.5 in W 11.5 in D 10 in
French Renaissance Art Nouveau Bronze 4 Candle Pink Glass Column Candelabra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Figural Bronze 4 Candle Pink Glass Column Candelabra. Circa
Brass, Bronze
$4,930 / set
H 17.72 in W 10.63 in D 9.45 in
Pair of art nouveau candlesticks Austrian urania imperial zinn candelabra
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of art nouveau candlesticks from the 1920s from the Austrian manufacturer Urania Imperial Zinn
Bronze
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.57 in W 9.85 in D 5.2 in
Pair of Brass Candelabra - Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts
Located in Skien, NO
candelabras, crafted from solid brass in Sweden / Denmark, exemplifies Art Nouveau elegance with influence of
Brass, Bronze
Bronze candelabra by Christophe Fratin
By Christophe Fratin
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of powder-coated bronze candelabras with a design of goat heads at the top and 3 pumas at the
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Doré Bronze Candelabra
By Eugene Lelievre, Susse Freres
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional pair of hand-chased doré bronze candelabra by the distinguished French sculptor
Bronze
Georges de Feure Pair of Gilt Bronze Candelabra
By Georges De Feure
Located in New York, NY
This pair of French Art Nouveau three-light gilt bronze candlesticks, by Georges de Feure, with
Bronze
$7,800 / set
H 15.75 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of French neoclassic gilt bronze Putti cherub candelabras circa 1910. Acanthus leaf details
Bronze
$10,000 / set
H 15.25 in W 21.125 in D 4.25 in
19th Century Tiffany Studios Gilt Bronze Branch Form Candelabra
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This matched pair of Art Nouveau gilt bronze candelabra were made by Tiffany Studios of New York
Bronze
$1,855Sale Price|47% Off
H 13.25 in W 8.5 in D 6.5 in
Claude Bonnefond Art Nouveau Woman Candlestick or Statue, a Pair
By Claude Bonnefond
Located in Plainview, NY
is signed by the artist who worked during the Art Nouveau period and was heavily influenced by the
Metal, Bronze
Vintage Lady Dancing decorative Candle holder Art Nouveau Style.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Brass in material but not confirmed. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Dimensions 7.5”W ; 2”D ; ...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Pair of "Pineapple" Candelabrum
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
bobechés that mimic the silhouette of a closed flower in bloom. Tiffany’s blown glass bronzes were the
Bronze
$3,404 / set
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Beautiful Pair of French-style five-flame gilt bronze candelabra
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Beautiful Pair of French-style five-flame gilt bronze candelabra - Private Collection Domenico Rugiano
Marble, Bronze
$7,437Sale Price|50% Off
H 33 in W 15.5 in D 11.5 in
Antique French Auguste Moreau Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture Clock Candelabra
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Antique French Art Nouveau Auguste Moreau garniture clock set. Made of bronze with gilt
Bronze
$3,500 / set
H 25.25 in W 11 in D 6 in
Pair Antique Figural Gilt Bronze and Rouge Marble Candelabra Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
pair of figural gilt bronze candelabra lamps depicting joyful young man and woman with rose
Marble, Bronze
$3,470 / set
H 10.5 in Dm 5.75 in
Pair of Italian Bronze Early Modern Candlesticks or Candelabra, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sober pair of French Art Nouveau candlesticks / vases / sculptures in brass and bronze
Bronze
E. Lelievre French Bronze Candelabra Gold Dore Finish, circa 1880
By Eugene Lelievre
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely cast bronze pair of candelabra with chased gold doré finish. Sculpted by E Lelievre with
$5,282 / item
H 22.45 in Dm 11.82 in
Antique Venetian Pair Electrified Girandoles Candelabra, Swaroski Crystal, Gilt
By Swarovski
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique pair Art Nouveau Venetian electrified four-light girandoles in gilded bronze with Swarovski
Crystal, Bronze
$985 / set
H 21 in W 10 in D 4.75 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Table Top Four Light Candelabras, c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
blown glass table top candelabras The frames are made from cast bronze Each candelabra measures 4.5
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Art Nouveau French Candelabra
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
A graceful pair of Art Nouveau bronze candelabra with leaf forms winding up a central stem. Each
Bronze
Unavailable
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
Tiffany Studios Art Glass and Gilt Bronze Candelabra in the Art Nouveau Style
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
The Art Nouveau movement during the turn of the century was categorised by natural forms and
Bronze
Tiffany Gilt Bronze Six-Arm Candelabra
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Cookeville, TN
A lovely Tiffany gilt bronze six-arm candelabra from the Art Nouveau period. Six candle sconces are
Gold, Bronze
20th Century Pair of Bronze Silvered Candelabras Signed Christofle
By Christofle Cardeilhac 1
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic Pair of Candelabras signed Christofle, first years of XX century,finely wrought , the
Silver Plate, Bronze
20th Century Louis Tiffany Bronze Candlestick
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Cookeville, TN
Louis Tiffany bronze four-arm candelabra with patinated bronze finish. Bottom is stamped Tiffany
Bronze
Unavailable
H 16 in W 11 in D 4.38 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Wall Sconces with Electrified Candelabra
Located in Cookeville, TN
The Art Deco period brought out stunning designs! This pair of sconces is a prime example of that
Bronze
Unavailable
H 18 in W 5 in D 5 in
Pair of French Art Nouveau Bronze Candlesticks Candelabras, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous pair of French Art Nouveau style candlesticks in bronze - Perfect left and right, the
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabra by Auguste-Nicolas Cain, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau bronze candelabra by Auguste-Nicolas Cain, circa 1890 We are proud to offer a pair of
Bronze
Pair of French Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabras by Maurice Bouval
By Maurice Bouval
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French gilt bronze candelabra, "Obsession et Rêve" (Dream and Obsession), by Maurice
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabra
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of candelabra dating from the early 1900s, French manufacture. Made entirely of
Bronze
Art Nouveau Art Glass & Bronze Candelabra After Tiffany Studios, 20th C
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Nouveau root candelabra after Tiffany Studios offers bronze frame in organic
Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Five-Light Candelabra, France, circa 1910
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of large Art Nouveau solid bronze candelabra decorated with floral motifs, raised on a richly
Bronze
Sold
H 19.5 in W 8.3 in D 8.3 in
Pair of Large Art Nouveau Bronze Five-Light Candelabra Candle Holders circa 1890
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of large and heavy Art Nouveau bronze five-light candelabra richly ornate, circa 1890-1900
Bronze
Sold
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 5.32 in
Pair of bronze Art Nouveau candelabra with floral design by Georges de Feure
By Georges De Feure
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of bronze Art Nouveau candelabra with floral design by Georges de Feure for Galerie L' Art
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Ormolu Bronze and Green Marble Candelabra by F. Rambaud
By Susse Freres
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau Ormolu Bronze and Green Marble Candelabra by F. Rambaud, and cast by the foundry
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Art Nouveau Figural Candelabrum by Gustav Gurschner
By Gustave Gurschner
Located in New York, NY
A polychrome bronze Art Nouveau figural candelabrum by Gustav Gurschner. A young woman with brown
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios Doré Bronze Candle Holder, c1890
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Nouveau double candle stick by Tiffany Studios features Dore bronze construction
Bronze
Sold
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
Pair of Italian 19th Century Gilt Bronze Two-Light Candelabra Organic Pattern
Located in Firenze, IT
These charming gilded bronze candelabra, crafted in 19th century Italy, showcase the exquisite
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 21.5 in W 14.5 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Belgian Gilt Bronze Candelabras by Georges Van de Voorde (1878-1970)
By Georges Van De Voorde
Located in Dallas, TX
Full of life and movement, this pair of gilt bronze candelabras from Belgium (signed by Georges Van
Metal, Bronze
Sold
H 15 in W 14.07 in D 4.13 in
Tiffany Studios Four Place Candelabra with Blown Out Green Glass Candleholders
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage patinated bronze candelabra was made by the Tiffany Studios, New York & dates from the
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Double arm Candelabrum
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
Matched pair of vintage early 20th century Tiffany Studios, New York double arm candelabras are
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Art Nouveau Lily Form Candelabras
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of bronze Art Nouveau lily form four light candelabras. Ivory resin candle sleeves allow for
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp Candelabra
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very unusual example of the Art Nouveau period has a beautiful two-color patina and the
Bronze
Art Nouveau Electrified Candelabra by, Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau bronze & glass "Six Branched Electrified Candelabra" by, Tiffany Studios
Bronze
Sold
H 23 in W 13 in D 5 in
Antique Art Nouveau Brass Ornate Mantle Clock and 2 Candelabras - Garniture Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Art Nouveau Brass Ornate Mantle Clock and 2 Candelabras - Garniture Set This art nouveau
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Bronze Queen Anne’ Lace Candelabra
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
bronze, blown glass. A very decorative Art Nouveau - Art Deco candle stick lamp. Stamped TGDCO
Bronze
A pair of Art Nouveau candelabra by Georges De Feure, France, 1901.
By Georges De Feure
Located in Antwerp, BE
, Bröhan Museum Berlin. "Lampen und Leuchter, Art Nouveau Art deco" Wolf Uecker, Schuler. "The Paris
Bronze
A Wonderful Pair Of Tiffany Studios Bronze Two Arm Candelabra
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Tiffany Studios Bronze Two Arm Candelabra. Stamped on The Bottom Of Each
Bronze
Auguste-Nicolas Cain, Pair of French Candelabra with Bird's Nest
By Auguste Nicholas Cain
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Art Nouveau bronze candelabra by Auguste-Nicolas Cain, (French 1821-1894). The bronze
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Pair of Candelabra, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Excellent early 20th Century Art Nouveau French gilt and patinated bronze figural candelabra with
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 8.75 in W 7 in D 3 in
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural Floral Candelabras Signed Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of bronze Art Nouveau candelabras were realized in the United States circa 1910
Bronze
Sold
H 19 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Art Nouveau Fire Gilded Bronze Five-Light Candelabrum, France, 1890-1900
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large French Art Nouveau solid fire gilded bronze five-arm candelabrum decorated with floral motifs
Bronze
Sold
H 20 in Dm 7.25 in
19th C. Decorative Continental Grotto Style Gilt Bronze 3 Arm Candelabra, Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., a distinctly decorative pair of gilded bronze three-arm candelabras in the Art
Bronze
Pair of Tiffany Studios New York Art Nouveau Candlesticks, 1900
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany studios New York Art Nouveau candlesticks, 1900. These bronze patinated and gilt candle
Bronze
Bronze Candelabra Table Lamp with Glass Tulip Shade
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Art Nouveau solid bronze candelabra on large decorative base with tulip frosted glass shade. The
Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabra
Located in Fairfax, VA
Pair of antique French bronze candelabra. Pieces have four arms with floral scrolled in Art Nouveau
Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabra
Located in Fairfax, VA
Pair of antique French bronze candelabra. Pieces have two arms, three candle cups with floral
Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabra
Located in Fairfax, VA
A pair of French bronze candelabras, with a flora design reflecting its Art Nouveau time period
Bronze
Art Nouveau Ceramics and Bronze Candelabra Majolica, circa 1900
Located in Liverpool, GB
Art Nouveau ceramics and bronze candelabra Majolica circa 1900 Art Nouveau candlestick with a
Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau of 6 Branch Bronze Effect and Gilt Brass Candelabras
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Good decorative pair of French Art Nouveau faux bronze and gilt brass candelabras of a good quality
Brass
Tiffany Studios Four-Arm Candelabrum
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A bronze Tiffany Studios four-arm candelabrum, in rich brown patina, with four original bobeches
Bronze
Sold
H 32 in W 12 in D 12 in
19th Century French Art Nouveau Bronze Woman Sculptural Six-Arm Candelabra Lamp
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, late 19th century French Art Nouveau, bronze and marble sculptural
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau Candelabras By Paul Follot
By Paul Follot
Located in Fairfax, VA
Pair of gilt bronze Art Nouveau candelabras by Paul Follot. This beautiful pair of French
Ormolu
Gilt Bronze Tiffany Studio Six-Arm Candelabra
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Tiffany gilt bronze six-arm candelabra with a simple yet organic form. Six round candle sconces
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Pair of Art Nouveau Bronze Candelabras
Located in Fairfax, VA
Pair of antique French dore bronze candelabras. Pieces have FOUR arms with floral scrolled in art
Bronze
Pair of French Dore Bronze Candelabra
Located in Fairfax, VA
Simple but elegantly designed pair of gilt bronze candelabras.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Harp Desk Lamp, circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period harp desk lamp By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th century Gilt bronze, with beautiful alabaster shade. Measures:...
Alabaster, Bronze
$228,912Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Axel-Einar Hjorth 'Lovö' cabinet, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovo cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s.
Iron
Tiffany Studios New York Flower Form Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York flower form Favrile glass vase is uniquely shaped roughly in the silhouette of a curled flower not yet in bloom, with a rounded, rippled rim. The vase f...
Art Glass
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$40,838
H 28.35 in W 30.32 in D 12.21 in
Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...
Bronze
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$7,200
H 4.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Tiffany Studios Bronze Table Lamp with Contemporary Lundberg Favrile Glass Shade
By Lundberg Studios, Tiffany Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Tiffany Studios patinated bronze table lamp base marked "Tiffany Studios 606". Paired with a contemporary green favrile oil spot shade signed Lundberg Studios 2015. Its radiant p...
Bronze
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in Dm 24 in
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company Leaded Glass Peony Table Lamp C. 1915
By Unique Art Glass Company, Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company (New York, active 1889-1917), circa 1915. This truly magnificent leaded glass table lamp which was produced during the time period after Louis Comfo...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroic amber-golden and green ...
Bronze
$29,975
H 56 in Dm 12.5 in
Documented Tiffany Studios #425 Bronze Dore "Bell" Floor Lamp W/Favrile Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
Illuminate your space with the timeless elegance of the Signed Tiffany Studios #425 Gilt Bronze Dore "Bell" Floor Lamp, featuring a stunning Favrile Damascene shade. This exquisite A...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Pine Needle Pattern Hankerchief Box
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage early 20th century Tiffany Studios, New York “handkerchief” box is designed in caramel color favrile art glass with a pine needle patterned dore’ bronze overlay & four b...
Brass
Thomas Webb & Sons Two-Color Cameo Vase
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...
Glass
Vintage Tiffany Bronze & Green Favrile Glass Candlesticks
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Vintage Tiffany Bronze & Green Favrile Glass Candlesticks.
Bronze
$285,000
H 60.5 in Dm 48 in
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze (Ormolu) and fitted-Baccarat crystal (cut-glass) twenty-six-light figural chandelier with five large cher...
Bronze
Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...
Porcelain, Mirror
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.
For centuries, candles have been used in religious ceremonies such as Hanukkah, provided light to work or read by and more. During meals, the soft glimmer of candles adds warmth to a dinner table that no lighting solution could possibly imitate. With the right antique or vintage candleholder, candles can elevate a table setting or just help support your efforts to create a romantic atmosphere in any room.
When you combine the distinctive glow of a candle with a candleholder that matches the color scheme and decor you’ve painstakingly put together, the result can feel like magic. Finding the candleholder that best meets your needs can be daunting because you’re essentially bringing a piece into your home that is as important as the candle itself. Unsurprisingly, venturesome designers over the years have crafted innumerable alternatives to the traditional form of candleholders, and today a broad array of these decorative objects can be found on 1stDibs, whether they’re 19th-century candleholders made of silver or sleek mid-century modern glass candleholders for an understated accent to your dining area.
Try a tabletop orb candleholder from Lynne Meade Ceramics for a distinctive interpretation of this long-loved furnishing. An alluring pair of Georg Jensen stainless-steel candleholders, featuring pronounced organic curves, or Art Nouveau–informed natural-world motifs, on the other hand, can bring a dose of sculptural elegance to your living room.
If you’re more inclined to opt for antique or vintage pieces, find a collection that includes everything from simple wood taper candleholders to elaborate candelabras of gilt bronze or cut glass on 1stDibs now.