Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Coffee Table, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau coffee table. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Oak
Art Nouveau Coffee Table Signed "Gus"
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A finely crafted and characterful table from the School of Nancy, showcasing the artistry of French decorative arts in the early 20th century. Made in Indian rosewood and mahogany, t...
Rosewood
Round art nouveau coffee table with carved top
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Round art nouveau table with carved top in nice original vintage condition.
Wood
$1,132Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau Coffee Table, Wenge Wood, Early 20th Century, Europe
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a small Art Nouveau table from the early 20th century. The rectangular top is supported on wavy legs, which are connected with a Y-shaped stretcher. At the bottom of...
Wood
In good condition elegant oval Art Nouveau design coffee table
Located in Harderwijk, NL
The renowned Dutch brand Schuitema is known for its high-quality furniture, beautiful detailing, and excellent use of materials. This charming Art Nouveau coffee table from the Jugen...
Wood
20th Century Art Nouveau Coffee/ Side Table with Brass Base, Austria, ca. 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable black lacquered Art Nouveau coffee table/ side table out of Vienna - Austria from the period around 1910.
Brass, Copper
1900s Art Nouveau Lacquered Wood Sicilian Round Coffee Table
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This enchanting early 1900s Sicilian Art Nouveau coffee table is a masterpiece of Stile Liberty design, capturing the fluid, organic poetry of the era.
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Art Nouveau Thonet Seating Set - 4 Chairs With Table, AT circa 1915
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
A fantastic, eye catching Art Nouveau coffee table set from the early 20th century in Austria, coming in great restored condition.
Beech, Bentwood
$962Sale Price|35% Off
Art Nouveau Period French Chestnut Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Nouveau Period French Chestnut Coffee Table is a splendidly preserved example of one of Belgium and France's most significant contributions to the style world during a period of ...
Chestnut
Vintage Salterini Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Garden Patio Rectangular Coffee Table
By Salterini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Salterini Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Leaf & Vine Garden Patio Rectangular C...
Wrought Iron
$1,981Sale Price|20% Off
Mahogany Coffee Table in the Art Nouveau Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Mahogany Coffee Table in the Art Nouveau Style, Early 20th Century This elegant Art Nouveau mahogany table is a beautifully restored piece dating back to the early 20th century.
Mahogany
$6,598Sale Price / set|20% Off
C. Conndray Bronze Figural Art Nouveau Sculpture Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Louis Icart
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Beautifully patinated, absolutely exquisite Art Nouveau figural bronze coffee table by C. Conndray.
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Scrollwork Coffee Table Base, No Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Scrollwork Coffee Table Base, No Top.
Wrought Iron
20th Century Art Nouveau Fledermaus Coffee Table by Josef Hoffmann, AT ca. 1906
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, early 20th century Art Nouveau "Fledermaus" coffee table/ side table, designed around 1906 by none other than the famous Austrian architect and founder of the renowed "Wi...
Beech
$10,320Sale Price|20% Off
Majorelle Art Nouveau Ormolu Two-Tier Table
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau ormolu table. Measures: Width 42.5", depth 27", height 29.5". In good used condition.
Bronze
Acrylic coffee table by Fabian Art, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Acrylic coffee table with a 3d sculpture depicting a laying woman. Topped off with a rectangular table top. 1980s - Italy Made by Fabian Art Very good condition Height: 45cm W...
Glass, Lucite
Nature Art Nouveau style walnut Na Pali low coffee table by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against the cliffs. Inspired by...
Brass
Art Nouveau Marquetry Side Table by Émile Gallé, Walnut, France, 1900s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau marquetry side table. Design by Émile Gallé Original solid walnut base with four tapered legs. The original table top, which has been slightly bended...
Macassar, Walnut
Restored Art Nouveau Round Table, by Hans Reinstein, Beech, Austria, 1910s
By Hans Gunther Reinstein
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process. This item features Art Nouveau elements. ...
Wood, Lacquer, Beech, Spruce
Early 20th Century Small Side Table Art Nouveau, Wienner Werkstatte attributable
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant antique service table in the Wienner Werkstatte style in wax-polished solid wood Measures cm: H 66, W 76, D 45. ABOUT Wienner Werkstatte The Wiener Werkstätte (engl.: Vien...
Walnut
Round glass snake coffee table
Located in Diest, BE
Great glass coffee table with snake in the glass top. S shaped wooden base. Real eyecatcher
Glass, Wood
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Very tasteful square table, Secession, Art Nouveau Jugendstil, 1910 Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Extraordinary cocktail table or coffee table, an original from the Art Nouveau period around 1910, made in Austria.
Brass
French Gallè style wooden inlaid coffee table, 1910s
Located in MIlano, IT
It can also be used more generally as a side table. Gallé style, Art Nouveau/Liberty. 1910s, France.
Wood
Scandinavian Oak Coffee Table with Ceramic Tile Top
Located in Hundested, DK
Decorative Scandinavian coffee table crafted in solid oak with an integrated ceramic tile top featuring an organic Art Nouveau-inspired motif.
Oak
Decorative 2 tone Art Nouveau Wine Table by Bulstrode of Cambridge
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Decorative 2 tone Art Nouveau Wine Table by Bulstrode of Cambridge This lovely table stands on a very unusual three footed base it has an exquisitely turned centre column with the r...
Walnut
Sculptural Iron and Carrara Marble White Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Iron and Carrara Marble White Coffee Table.
Carrara Marble, Iron
Circa 1920's French Cherry Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's French faux bamboo coffee table made from cherry. The top is made from nicely grained cherry and the top is banded in faux bamboo turned molding. The table is support...
Cherry
Elegant Liberty Coffee Table with a Precious Mother of Pearl Insert 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Art Deco coffee table in various essences of wood, ornate with precious mother of pearl inserts . The base signed C. Excellent vintage condition.
Wood
Vintage Salterini Style Leaf Vine Scroll Wrought Iron Oval Patio Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Salterini Style Leaf & Vine Scrolling Wrought Iron Small Oval Garden Pati...
Wrought Iron
Roslin Leather and Solid Wood Coffee Table by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
The Roslin coffee table features solid wood ribbing and table top / low VOC acrylic finish / sustainably sourced leather wrapped ribs Lead Times 10-14 weeks Customizations availab...
Leather, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Elegant Liberty Coffee Table with a Precious Mother of Pearl Insert 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Art Deco coffee table in various essences of wood, ornate with precious mother of pearl inserts . The base signed C. Excellent vintage condition.
Wood
$3,094Sale Price|20% Off
Coffee Table Rectangular Red Marble White Wood Base Handmade Italy by Cupioli
By Cupioli made in Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
This decorative coffee table is handcrafted using a Tuscany marble, known as Paonazzo. This selected marble has suggestive naturale veines in a red amaranto color. The top stands on...
Marble
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Fantasy Inlaid Mermaid Adjustable Coffee/ High Top Yacht Table, Style of Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Design/Style reminiscent of Émile Gallé (1846-1904) the French artist and designer who worked in glass, pottery, and furniture, is considered to be one of the major innovators in th...
Metal
$13,879 / item
Xilo Coffee Table by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Xilo Coffee Table by De Castelli Dimensions: W 96 x D 66 x H 45 cm Materials: DeGlyphé Brass Inspired by the refined, sinuous aesthetics of Art Nouveau, the XILO coffee table is a v...
Brass
Art Deco chester of drawers
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco chest of drawers after renovation
Birch
Rare french brass smoking table
Located in Paris, FR
We did not find in any original smoking tables in our research. The only ones we found had been converted into floor lamp in the 20th century. This piece is probably unique.
Brass
Bronze Organic Double Wave Design Table
Located in Tempe, AZ
Bronze and Glass Double Wave Table by Tom Bollinger – Sculptural Ocean-Inspired Design The Double Wave Table by artist Tom Bollinger is a sculptural bronze and glass table that tran...
Bronze
Josef Hoffmann Table For Jacob & Josef Kohn No. 906
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Čelinac, BA
Josef Hoffmann Table N0.906 For Jacob & Josef Kohn
Wood
Bronze Organic Double Wave Design Table with Black Patina
Located in Tempe, AZ
Bronze and Glass Double Wave Table by Tom Bollinger – Sculptural Ocean-Inspired Design The Double Wave Table by artist Tom Bollinger is a sculptural bronze and glass table that tran...
Bronze
Fischel Antique Conference or Dining Table, 1890
By Fischel
Located in Praha, CZ
- detailed central part of the legs made of bent beech rods - restored - new shellac hand-polished - bent steamed solid beech - markings not preserved - photo from Fischel cata...
Beech
Maitland Smith Gilded Iron Faux Bois Tray Top Statement Tole Cocktail Table
By Alessandro for Baker Furniture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 36" x 48" Hollywood Regency Tole cocktail/coffee table by Maitland Smith. The coffee table features a hefty Faux Boise iron base with beautiful faux carved wood details on the ...
Metal
Emile Galle Marquetry Three Tier Dragonfy and Botanical Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (1846-1904) Three-Tiered Table Circa 1900 This three tiered, four legged French walnut table with "Libellules," or "Dragonflies," fruitwood marquetry decoration, by Émil...
Fruitwood, Oak
Early 20th Century Two-tiered Baroque Venetian Tripod Dessert Table in Walnut
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Delicious and important two-tiered Venetian tripod dessert table in Venetian Baroque style from the Della Torre family in Rezzonico, Lake Como. In blond walnut Hand-carved in the ear...
Walnut
20th Century Art Nouveau Gaming Table/ Coffee Table, Brass Base, AT circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding early 20th century Art Nouveau mahogany gaming table/ coffee table out of Vienna/ Austria from the period around 1910.
Brass
$1,207Sale Price|20% Off
Side Table Square Onyx Top, Wooden Legs handmade in Italy by Cupioli Available
By Cupioli made in Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
Square small side table composed by a special Onyx top decorated with artistic engraving in gold leaf finishing. The base is made in natural wood with 4 simple legs to leave the emph...
Onyx, Gold Leaf
1920s Architectural Oak Coffee or Side Table Art Nouveau Influence
Located in London, London
A solid oak side table, produced in the Netherlands or Belgium, circa 1920s. The table features a restrained architectural form that bridges late Art Nouveau and early Art Deco infl...
Oak
Sophisticated side coffee table, Jugendstil Art Nouveau, 1905, Vienna Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning side table / coffee table from the Jugendstil / Art Nouveau era, a typical piece of furniture of Vienna, Austria.
Brass
Chester of drawers Secession
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
ART NOUVEAU chest of drawers after renovation
Birch
$754Sale Price|46% Off
Italian Brass Bar Stand with Smoked Glass Shelves, 1981
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Magnificent Italian brass vintage bar stand. All original parts. The side table has three shelves in smoked glass. Its modern yet classic design gives impression of luxury and style....
Brass
Nature Art Nouveau style lacquered Na Pali medium coffee table by InsidherLand
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against the cliffs. Inspired by...
Brass
Nature Art Nouveau style walnut Na Pali medium coffee table by InsidherLand
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against the cliffs. Inspired by ...
Brass
Venice 1910s Art Nouveau Side Table Wiener Werkstätte style, walnut wax-polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original very nice Venetian 1910s Art Nouveau side table coffee table or nightstand in walnut wax-polished The beauty and elegance of this small table is given by the shape of the f...
Walnut
Italy antique Sorrentine Coffee Table Solid carved Walnut richly Inlaid the Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th Century Sorrentine coffee table centre table with the top inlaid of floral elements with elm burl ; tripod central leg in solid hand-carved walnut. Wax-polished Measure co...
Elm, Walnut, Burl
Side, Coffee Cocktail Table by Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann Attributed
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Art Nouveau occasional side table, coffee and cocktail table by Wiener Werkstätte Josef Hoffmann designer attributed, in solid walnut, restored and wax polished.
Walnut
Extra Large Coffee Table designed by Ettore Zaccari done in black lacquer oak
By Ettore Zaccari
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extraordinary, large antique coffee table designed by Ettore Zaccari,, an Italian master, in 1905. It is done oof solid oak and finished in black lac...
Oak
Viennese circa 1900 Side Coffee Table by Thonet in Ebonized Walnut Wax-Polished
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original secessionist bentwood side table in the manner of Joseph Hoffman. In good original condition. Measures cm: H 61, W 42, D 42 (internal shelves H 40cm).
Walnut
Large Art Nouveau Style Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Flatware Cake Shovel 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A special vintage piece in Art Nouveau design for your pretty coffee table.
Metal, Silver Plate
Set Art Nouveau Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Flatware Cake Shovel & Sugar Tongs
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A special vintage piece in Art Nouveau design for your beautiful coffee table.
Metal, Silver Plate
Set of Two Art Nouveau Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Flatware Cake Shovel, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A special vintage piece in Art Nouveau design for your pretty coffee table.
Metal, Silver Plate
Set of Two Art Nouveau Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Flatware Cake Shovel, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A special vintage piece in Art Nouveau design for your pretty coffee table.
Metal, Silver Plate
Unavailable
H 22.84 in W 35.44 in D 26.38 in
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Coffee Table or Console Table Mahogany Veneer
Located in Senden, NRW
Art Nouveau coffee table or console table, circa 1920 with a marvoulus mahogany veneer.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 27.56 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
1900 Oak Coffee Table Tea Table Att. Paul Hamesse Art and Craft Art Nouveau
By Paul Hamesse
Located in NOUVION-SUR-MEUSE, FR
Très jolie guéridon en chène reposant sur 4 pieds, double plateaux. Cette table est probablement l'oeuvre de Paul HAMESSE , ébéniste belge de la période art nouveau. Beau travail d...
Wood
Beautiful Thonet Restored Table, Art Nouveau, 19th Century
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Gyermely, Komárom-Esztergom
Renovated rare beautiful Thonet Vienna living room table
Bentwood
Unavailable
H 27.17 in W 18.9 in D 45.28 in
Trio of Wonderful Inlaid Art Nouveau Emile Galle Coffee Tables, Various Woods
By Émile Gallé
Located in Varese, Lombardia
These delightful coffee tables are the work of the French cabinetmaker and ceramist Emile Gallè (1846-1904). Made in the early years of the 20th century, they are made of wood with t...
Wood
Art Nouveu Cast Iron and Wood Coffee Table, 1920s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Coffee table in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century in United Knigdom.
Iron
Unavailable
H 22 in W 40 in D 40 in
ANTONI TABLE A Modern take on Art Nouveau. Sloping legs, Carved, Collectible.
By Thomas W. Newman, Vladimir Krasnogorov
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Its legs slope slightly inward and the dimensions put it into the coffee table range. The Classic geometry of this little table, a round top over a triangular shelf or stretcher ass...
Sapele Wood
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 26.78 in D 18.9 in
Emile Gallé - Tea Table With Three Trays In Marquetry. Art Nouveau Period, 1900s
By Émile Gallé
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Tea table composed of a structure embellished with three trays richly inlaid with flowers, leaves and butterflies. Work signed "Gallé" on the upper plate with a vegetal signature as ...
Fruitwood
Fabulous Bronze Snail Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous bronze snail coffee table.
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Coffee Table, Austria-Hungary, circa 1905
Located in London, GB
Arts and Crafts cigar or coffee table with a drawer. Attributed to Karoly Kos, architect in circa 1910-1915 in Wiener Werkstatte style. Hand-hammered red brass decoration.
Circular Coffee Table in the Style of Carlo Bugatti
Located in charmes, FR
Circular coffee table in veneer wood inlaid with lemon and ebony, brass, parchment and imitation crocodile leather decorated with a rosette with legendary fillets of suras four openw...
Wood
Josef Hoffmann set with Bat table
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Josef Hoffmann set with Bat table A beautiful sofa set by Josef Hoffmann called "Bat". Set of 4 chairs upholstered in Beckhausen Vienna fabric and a table. The set was made around 1...
Fabric, Wood
Unavailable
H 29.93 in Dm 23.63 in
Antique Art Nouveau Bentwood Coffee Table from the Late 19th Century by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
This stylish antique Thonet bentwood table from the late 19th century is a good representation of the Art Nouveau movement with its very fine display of craftsmanship which is exhibi...
Bentwood
Unavailable
H 20.87 in W 32.29 in D 20.48 in
French Transatlantic Paris Traveling Trunk with 2 Inside Compartment, circa 1920
Located in Roubaix, FR
Transatlantic Paris French traveling trunk with 3 brass locks 2 inside compartments, France, circa 1920.
Brass
Unavailable
H 28.75 in W 57.09 in D 17.72 in
midcentury modern marble and wood sideboard with cabinets and drawers
By AMANI SAAD
Located in Saida, LB
Phoenician Sideboard is a sideboard design inspired by the middle eastern forests, golden sun and blue sea. Besides its luxurious design that reflects the rich history of the Middle ...
Brass
Sold
H 18 in W 35.5 in D 26.25 in
Vintage Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Glass Top Art Nouveau Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage wrought iron Arts & Crafts glass top Art Nouveau coffee table. Item features ornate scrolling ironwork, heavy wrought iron construction, glass top, very nice vintage item, gr...
Iron
Art Nouveau Coffee Table with Copper Base, Austria, circa 1910
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable round Art Nouveau coffee table from the very early 20th century in Austria.
Brass, Copper
French Liberty Art Nouveau Coffee Table "gigognes", 1910
Located in Traversetolo, IT
An astonishing batch of 4 coffee tables, on the top decorated with floral painting in the Liberty style. You can see also legs in bamboo shape, a characteristic element from the pe...
Wood
Sold
H 30.52 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Viennese Art Nouveau coffee table Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1909
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
label "Thonet" beech, bent, stained, polished; brass, hammered, polished, glass; fabric by Backhausen Bib.: Stefan Asenbaum, Julius Hummel (ed.), Gebogenes Holz. Konstruktive Entwü...
Brass
Art Nouveau Cerise Eglomise Coffee Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous Cerise Eglomise and Bronze Coffee Table
Bronze
Art Nouveau Blond Walnut French Coffee Table
Located in Prato, Tuscany
The coffee table has been treated with ancient manual restoration techniques by our team of craftsmen and is in excellent condition.
Walnut
Art Nouveau Inspired Coffee Table
Located in Highwood, IL
Reproduction Art Nouveau inspired coffee table with a cast iron top and a burnished steel base.
Iron
Art Nouveau Eglomise Coffee Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bronze and Eglomise Coffee Table
Bronze
Art Nouveau Style Wrought Iron Coffee Table.
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hammered wrought iron coffee table. New black inset glass top, original onyx top available (see picture),great patina.
Sold
H 19.75 in W 35 in D 21.75 in
French Art Nouveau Period Mahogany and Lemon Wood Marquetry Coffee Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in Paris, this French Art Nouveau period coffee table from the turn of the 20th century features finely inlaid marquetry.
Fruitwood, Sycamore, Mahogany
Sold
H 19.89 in W 39.57 in D 19.49 in
Antique Glazed Coffee Table, French, Brass, Art Nouveau, Early 20th, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique glazed coffee table. A French, brass framed accent table in Art Nouveau taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Brass
Sold
H 30.3 in Dm 22 in
Art Nouveau Round Mahogany Coffee Table Early 20th Century, Austria, circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional round Art Nouveau mahogany coffee table from the early 20th century in Austria.
Brass
Sold
H 30.3 in Dm 27.2 in
Black Art Nouveau Coffee/ Side Table by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria, circa 1910
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive black Art Nouveau coffee or side table made by the world renown bentwood specialists Jacob & Josef Kohn in Vienna/ Austria, circa 1910.
Beech
Sold
H 18 in W 40 in D 24 in
20th Century Iron Coffee Table Made with French Art Nouveau Period Balcony Grill
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This steel coffee table or cocktail table was created in the 20th century from a late nineteenth century French Art Nouveau period balcony grill.
Steel, Iron
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.
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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