Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Erotic Cigarette Case, Circa 1910
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An exquisite antique cigarette case crafted from sterling silver. The exterior features a high polish sterling silver whereas the interior is lined in gold plated sterling silver. Th...
Sterling Silver
Erotic Nude Statue, Art Nouveau style Bronze Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This erotic nude statue in the style of Art Nouveau sculpture depicts a kneeling nude woman adjusting a delicate necklace, combining sensuality and introspective grace in fluid, natu...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case With Erotic Enamel Painting by F. Reznicek
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite cigarette case with Enamel Paing: Hinged silver box with decorated lid, depiction of a young lady situated in her bed in a luxuriously furnished bedroom, Signature 'Reznice...
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
English Art Nouveau Carved Wood Pipe Depicting an Erotic Composition, Ca. 1900
By Josef Niedermoser
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Tobacco Smoking Pipe Erotic Composition England, Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Length: 6.5 inches Width: 1.5 inches Height: 1.75 inches ABOUT An English Art Deco circa 1920s ...
Fruitwood
Art Nouveau Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case with Erotic Scene
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Its exceptional state of preservation, combined with the rarity of erotic enamel decoration from this period, makes this cigarette case an important collectible for admirers of Art N...
Silver, Enamel
$378Sale Price|34% Off
Altweibersommer (Indian Summer, Surreal, Art Nouveau Influence, ~34% OFF)
By Paul Wunderlich
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul Wunderlich lithograph, German figurative print, sensual female figure artwork, surreal figurative composition, allegorical portrait print, symbolic erotic imagery, Art Nouveau i...
Lithograph
Mort de l'Amour, Series of 8 Erotic Limited-Edition Wood Engravings.
By André Rouveyre
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of 8 erotic early 20th Century wood engravings on arches paper, a limited edition, number 241 of 1000, by Andre Rouveyre. Produced by Kauffmann on the 29th October 1911. The wo...
Ink, Paper
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Bronze
Erotic Bronze table bell. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze table bell. Austria, early 20th century.
Bronze
Erotic - Nude Woman Viena Bronze Sculpture / Desk Paperweight. Austria 1900´s
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1995.
Bronze
Erotic, Naughty, Mechanical Bronze Buddha Opens to Reveal Nude, by Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
I have been selling these mechanical naughty bronzes for over 40 years and this one rates as one of the best. Made in Austria by the master of these bronzes, Franz Bergmann. The Bud...
Bronze
Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This is a great example of an erotic Vienna bronze. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1995.
Bronze
Austrian Erotic and Naughty Bronze "Treasure Seeker" Carl Kauba, Boy Finds Gold!
By Carl Kauba
Located in Petaluma, CA
This whimsical and sexy bronze (titled Treasure Seeker) was done by the noted Austrian Sculptor of many unusual and sexy and erotic bronzes, Carl Kauba. Signed on the base, and hav...
Bronze
Antique German Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case with Erotic Hand-Painted Scene
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Its compact dimensions of 8.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 1 cm make it an elegant display piece as well as a desirable addition to any collection of antique silver, tobacciana, Art Nouveau objects...
Silver, Enamel
Unavailable
H 4 in W 3 in D 3 in
Erotic Austrian Bronze by Bergman Gilt and Cold Painted Art Nouveau, circa 1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Redding, CA
This is a very rare Model by Bergman one of the most popular of the bronze factories in Austria of the period. Remarkable details in the casting and cold painted expertly. Someone w...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 11.82 in W 9.57 in D 1.97 in
Norman Lindsay Etchings Catalogue Raisonne Book Erotic Art Odana Editions 1999
By Norman Lindsay
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
Over a period of eighty years Australian artist Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1897-1969) produced a prodigious amount of work — pencil drawings, pen and ink drawings, watercolours ...
Paper
Rare Erotic Austrian Bronze Figure, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
Fantastic erotic Austrian bronze figure beautiful patina, circa 1900. Excellent condition.
Bronze
Unavailable
H 1.5 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Vienna Austrian Bronze Signed Bergman Erotic Subject Cold Painted 1900
By Bergmann Foundry
Located in Redding, CA
A very rare and fantastic Austrian cold painted bronze from the erotic series by The Bergman Factory one of the most famous and highly sought.
Bronze
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H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
Adolphe Willette Lithograph Original Hand Signed Seven Deadly Sins Erotic Nude
By Adolphe Willette
Located in FR
Adolphe Willette Lithograph Original Hand Signed erotic nude No 189 Well known for his version of The Seven Deadly Sins Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857 – 4 February 1926) was a F...
Lithograph
Unavailable
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
Adolphe Willette Lithograph Original Hand Signed Seven Deadly Sins Erotic Nude
By Adolphe Willette
Located in FR
Adolphe Willette Lithograph Original Hand Signed 'Le Banquet' erotic No 95 Well known for his version of The Seven Deadly Sins Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857 – 4 February 1926) ...
Lithograph
Art Nouveau Erotic Pearl Charm
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delightful Art Nouveau charm is as provocative as it is enchanting.
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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H 4.73 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in
Mythological Art Nouveau Erotic Lockbox, France Early 20th Century
By George Barbier
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare erotic lockbox from the late 1800s originating from France. Sensually decorated and painted with depictions of mythological fauns, women, men, and totems in various s...
Wood
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H 6.5 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
Art Nouveau Erotic Bronze Sculpture of a Kneeling Nude Louis Chalon France 1900
By Louis Chalon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful erotic Art Nouveau bronze of a kneeling nude by the famous French artist Louis Chalon, circa 1900.
Bronze
Tall Franz Bergman Erotic Bronze
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Dallas, TX
Franz Bergman Erotic Patinated Bronze Of A Woman Putting On Her Robe. Wearing a shear (almost) see through lingerie under garment; the lady is going through the motions to put on her...
Bronze
Erotic Sterling Enamel Cigarette Case, London, 1904
By Cohen & Charles
Located in Toronto, ON
Erotic Continental Sterling Enamel Cigarette Case, London import mark 1904 Cohen and Charles. Convex form, painted enamel cover with red hair nude woman, green lower towel robe, burg...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Nouveau Vienna bronze erotic table bell in the shape of a nude 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau Vienna bronze erotic table bell in the form of a nude.
Bronze
Erotic Bell Push
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever seen. Normally you get a little boy, or an animal, but not here. You ...
Marble, Bronze
Louis Icart Erotic Etching “Highly Swollen Areola” 1945
By Louis Icart
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Icart (French, 1888- 1950) “Highly Swollen Areola” La Vie Des Seins by Docteur Jacobus, 1945 Limited Edition of 190 Dry point etching on arches paper Fig. 202, Louis Icart...
Paper
Erotic Sculpture "Egyptian Mummy" by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Austrian cold painted bronze erotic figurine titled 'Egyptian Mummy' of an Egyptian sarcophagus opening to reveal a nude beauty with excellent color and very fine hand finished detai...
Bronze
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Erotic Bronze Tray
Located in Petaluma, CA
This luscious and velvety bronze is as sexy as you'll ever see in a period antique piece of sculpture. It is done in high relief and is pure art nouveau. The sensuous couple is emb...
Bronze
2 Austrian Movable Naughty, Erotic Bronzes, circa 1920
By Bruno Zach
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are always looking for the fun bronzes, especially those with the kind of theme here. The one that flips open was done by Bruno Zach, while unsigned we know his work. He never sig...
Bronze
Erotic Silver and Enamel Nude Woman, Mermaid Cigarette Case Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic silver and enamel nude woman, mermaid cigarette case box. European superb original antique solid silver cigarette case. Marked 800. Lovely scene of a nude lady in a sea wav...
Carrera y Carrera Erotic Intertwined Couple Pendant in 18K Yellow Gold
By Carrera y Carrera
Located in Fairfield, CT
This pendant is a tiny sculpture you can wear, celebrating the grace and creativity of the Art Nouveau period. It’s the kind of piece that sparks curiosity and conversation, making a...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Carrera y Carrera Erotic Nude Lovers 18k Yellow Gold Band Ring
By Carrera y Carrera
Located in MIAMI, FL
From famed designer Carrera Y Carrera is this amazing erotic 18k yellow gold ring. The ring is a rare design as it is part of the "Coleccion Privada Manuel Carrera". The ring is numb...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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H 13 in W 7.88 in D 6.89 in
Erotic Vienna Bronze Oriental Nude Removable Skirt Franz Xavier Bergman, 1910
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Antwerp, BE
Big windy day, large erotic cold painted mechanical Vienna bronze of an oriental nude dancer. Her skirt lifts to reveal her naked body. Signed ‘Nam Greb’ and ‘B’ in a vase. Cold p...
Bronze
Vienna Bronze Made by Franz Bergman(n) Female Nude Erotic Bronze circa 1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous Vienna Erotic Bronze figurine made by famous manufactory Bergman(n) around Turn of Century (circa 1900). The nude figurine lying on earth is hidden by a mantle which is fold...
Bronze
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H 7.29 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in
Erotic Cold Painted Vienna Bronze sculpture of a Nude in a Chair 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Erotic cold painted Vienna bronze, nude sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette on an oriental carpet. Literature: A similar model is illustrated on page 167 “Bronzes de Vienne” b...
Bronze
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H 19.25 in W 27 in
Erotic Embracing Nude Couple Austrian Lithograph Art Nouveau Vienna Secession
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed in plate (or stamped with nachlass stamp), also with blind stamp from publisher; from limited edition of 1000 hand numbered; Published in Graz Austria in 1985. The justificati...
Lithograph
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H 19.25 in W 27 in
Erotic Nude Couple with Baby Austrian Lithograph Art Nouveau Vienna Secession
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed in plate (or stamped with nachlass stamp), also with blind stamp from publisher; from limited edition of 1000 hand numbered; Published in Graz Austria in 1985. The justificati...
Lithograph
Lovely Erotic Age Nude Sculpture, Art Nouveau, 19th century
Located in South Burlington, VT
SALE - NOW SAVE 25% AND MORE This is a large and lovely Erotic Age bisque porcelain sculpture of a reclining female nude signed Scheibe Alsbach porcelain manufacturer, Jugendstil pe...
Porcelain
Austrian Erotic Bronze Nude/Erotic Woman Cigar Cutter, 1910
By Carl Kauba
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique naughty cigar cutter - Carl Kauba Erotic bronze lady figure cigar cutter on marble base - open & close legs to cut cigar. Signed by the great Austrian artist Carl Kauba (18...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Vienna Bronze Erotic Nude Sculpture on Bear Rug
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vienna bronze erotic nude sculpture in polychrome bronze, designed as a reclining female figure resting on a bear rug. This 20th century sculpture reflects the refined decorative sty...
Bronze
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.
Aside from his iconic commercial prints, the Czech artist endeavored to make works that spoke to the soul.
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, enamel jewelry encompasses a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
The first art and design movement of the 20th century was all about celebrating beauty of women and nature.