Art Nouveau Etagere, Side Table, Fruitwood with Nice Inlays, France, Around 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Fine antique etagere France (?) Fruitwood Art Nouveau around 1910 Dimensions: H x W x D: 69 x 42 x 31 cm Description: Dainty side table with two shelves.
Fruitwood
Rare Jugendstil or Art Nouveau Etagere Table / Stand with Glass Display Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and practical Art Nouveau table with built-in display cabinet. This multi-layer and multipurpose piece of Art Nouveau furniture is a great example of the creative and elegan...
Glass, Wood
libreria etagere art nouveau originale thonet anni 20
By Thonet
Located in taranto, IT
splendida e rara etagere originale degli anni 20 di Thonet, realizzata in legno nella migliore tradizione della famosa casa austriaca, composta da tre mensole poste su livelli divers...
Wood
Victorian Rosewood Etagere with Beveled Mirrors, Art Nouveau, 1890
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This is a stunning example of a late Victorian or Edwardian sideboard-etagere or parlor cabinet. It is a highly architectural piece that blends several design movements, notably the ...
Rosewood
French Art Nouveau Walnut Etagere Table with Floral Carvings, 1890
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut three tier etagere table with oval top and shelves and carved floral trim corners.
Walnut
Unique Art Nouveau / Jugendstil Oakwood Open Shelf Etagere, Sideboard, Buffet
Located in Lisse, NL
Pure Art Nouveau and good size, three shelf side table. This early and good size, Arts & Crafts period sideboard with its stunning design makes a great statement piece for your priv...
Bronze
$2,551 / set
Small Bookshelves or Étagères, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of bookshelves or étagères from the 19th century. Each features two open shelves, a drawer, and a lockable lower cabinet. The gently arched top is decorated with delicate inlay ...
Wood
Émile Gallé "Papillon" Étagère Wall Shelf
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Galle wall shelf showcases an array of flowers, vegetables, butterflies, and moths that thrived in his garden at 27 Avenue de la Garenne. Adorning the left wall are de...
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Early 20th Century Federal Style Mahogany Corner Etagere with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
An early 20th century two-tier Art Nouveau corner shelf with one drawer
Wood
Solid Mahogany Organic Shape Oval Beveled Glass Staggered 4-Tier Étagère Shelf
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid mahogany pre Art Nouveau style decorative étagère.
Mahogany
Italian liberty walnut wood with ground mirrors showcase or étagère, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian liberty walnut wood with ground mirrors showcase or étagère, 1900s. Italian liberty walnut étagère with showcase, late 1800-early 1900. Liberty etagere in walnut equipped wit...
Mirror, Walnut
Late 19th Century Bookcase Étagère by Fratelli Mora Milano in Walnut Wax-Polish
By Fratelli Mora
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Nouveau bookcase étagère by Fratelli Mora Milano in walnut restored and polished to wax, 1880-1900s Measures in cm: H 128 x W 100 x D 43/33.
Walnut
French Art Nouveau Two-Tiered Fruitwood Étagère
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Very elegant lines and details on this Art Nouveau fruitwood two-tiered étagère. Graceful bowed legs with floral carved details and brass handles and capped feet.
Handmade blue ceramic etagere, stand tray or jewellery holder
Located in Münster, DE
The handmade ceramic etagere is part of an entire etagere series from CortoMagDelft and can be used as a conventional etagere for placing and storing snacks, but also as a cake, jewe...
Metal, Copper
Unavailable
H 76 in W 25 in D 12 in
European Ètagerè Asian Style with Carved Dragon Figure, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
Art Nouveau in taste this wonderful cabinet reminds me of something you would see in the Hearst Castle in a study stuffed with opulent items containing. Objects of Vertue. The shap...
Wood
Art Nouveau Étagère by, Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in Englewood, NJ
French Art Nouveau étagère by Emile Gallé, featuring inlaid fruitwood marquetry depicting flying butterflies throughout, with inlaid sailboats, and flora throughout.
Bronze
Emile Gallé French Art Nouveau Etagere
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau etagere by Emile Gallé with dragonflies in marquetry on the shelves and back panel and additional organic carved forms comprising the structural elements of the ...
Beautiful Art Nouveau Etagere Beech/ Nutwood, Austria, circa 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
With more then 110 years of age this beautiful Art Nouveau etagere is coming from Vienna/ Austria.
Beech, Nutwood
c.1890 French Walnut Art Nouveau Etagere
Located in Highwood, IL
Unbelievable circa 1890 hand-carved French walnut Art Nouveau etagere, Graceful and flowing lines are what set Art Nouveau style apart from any other.
Sold
H 35.8 in W 22.8 in D 10.6 in
Art Nouveau Etagere/ Side Table by D.G. Fischel, Bohemia, circa 1905
By D. G. Fischell
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
This super rare Art Nouveau etagere or side table was made by the famous manufacture of D.G.
Beech
Emile Gallé French Art Nouveau Étagerè
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau walnut “Étagerè aux Libellules.” Both the inlay and the structural elements of this ètagerè are derived from plant forms.
Majorelle French Art Nouveau Étagère or Cabinet
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau two-door étagère or cabinet with two display areas by Louis Majorelle, featuring extravagant floral woodcarving and flora inlays.
French Art Nouveau Etagere by, Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in Englewood, NJ
French Art Nouveau Bamboo Étagère by, Emile Gallé Rare French Art Nouveau carved wood, inlaid marquetry and pierce carved "Bamboo" étagére by, Emile Gallé with each shelf decorate...
Wood
A Rare French Art Nouveau étagère by, Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Englewood, NJ
The étagère is signed, "L. Majorelle, Nancy" Reference: The identical étagère is photographed in "Louis Majorelle Master of Art Nouveau Design" by, Alastair Duncan; ©1991 pg.61...
Wood, Glass
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H 43.31 in W 26.58 in D 18.12 in
Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Étagère No 31 Book Shelf, Mahogany Stained, circa 1900
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegantly shaped etagere with four large storage levels, the straight uprights slightly flared in the lowest area, decorative, openwork struts in the form of repeating stylized conta...
Beech
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H 47.25 in W 33.47 in D 15.75 in
Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Étagère No 32, Book Shelf, Mahogany Stained, Ca 1900
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegantly shaped etagere with five storage levels, four curved uprights with console elements carry the different sized shelves, vertical struts in the middle area for storing newspa...
Beech
Art Nouveau Corner Shelves French Oak Étagère
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Art Nouveau étagère, Corner shelve from a pharmacy (meuble de métier) Dimensions between two shelves: 11.42 in.
Oak
Antique Art Nouveau Carved Mahogany Reticulated Étagère, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Nouveau étagère offers mahogany construction with upper display over beveled mirror backsplash surmounting single door case having flanking display shelves, raised on ...
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
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H 41.54 in W 13.39 in D 11.11 in
Art Nouveau / Jugendstil Etagere, Ebonized Wood, Brass, Austria circa 1910
Located in Regensburg, DE
Rare small Jugendstil / Art Nouveau etagere or shelf from Austria around 1900-1920.
Brass
English Art Nouveau Walnut Étagère or Bookcase with Leaded Glass Doors
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two part English Art Nouveau étagère or bookcase, its upper case featuring a radial carved crest and spiral turned finials surmounting a center cabinet with leaded glass doors...
Glass, Walnut
Antique American Art Nouveau Small Mirrored Étagère with Curio Cabinet
Located in Doylestown, PA
American Art Nouveau étagère with a dark walnut finish, circa 1910's.
Brass
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H 48.43 in W 26.77 in D 12.99 in
Art Nouveau Mahogany Display Cabinet/ Etagere With Painted Flowers, FR ca. 1900
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Superb Art Nouveau display cabinet or etagere made out of fine mahogany in France around 1900.
Brass
Signed Louis Majorelle French Marquetry Etagere Music Cabinet, 1900
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau etagere-music cabinet. With marquetry on sides, center and front depicting foliage, vines, flowers and lily pads.
Wood
Petit Oak Art Nouveau Shelf / Étagère
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The small shelf dates from the Art Nouveau period and was made of oakwood. The shelf is in a good restored condition.
Oak
Art Nouveau Style Brass & Glass Etagere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Nouveau style decorative brass and curved glass shelf etegere. Stamped "SIEGEL PARIS."
Glass
Thonet Art Nouveau Vienna Etagère or Bookshelf, circa 1905
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful Art Nouveau Thonet etagère will be a perfect enrichment for your living room please note: Remainders of original "Thonet Firm Label" are existing at reverse side...
Beech, Mahogany
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H 90.56 in W 82.29 in D 21.26 in
Art Nouveau French Wroughtiron, Gild Bronze Bookcase, Etagére, Shelves
By French House & Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional French ÉTAGÈRE, SXIX-PP SXX, Art nouveau, in gilt bronze and wrought iron.
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair Custom Art Nouveau Inspired Aluminum Etageres
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant art nouveau inspired polished aluminum etageres with three-eighths inch thick polished edge glass shelves.
Aluminum
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H 28.15 in W 33.46 in D 17.72 in
Art Nouveau Bentwood Etagere/ Side Table/ Flower Pedestal, Austria ca. 1905
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic designed, rare Art Nouveau bentwood etagere/ side table/ flower pedestal from the very early 20th century around 1905 in Austria.
Beech, Bentwood
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H 47.24 in W 33.46 in D 15.35 in
Thonet Art Nouveau Shelves Side Table Étagère Bentwood Vienna Made, circa 1900
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau set of shelves / étagère / side table made, circa 1900 Manufactory: Thonet Brothers / Vienna, Model 32 Beechwood (bentwood furniture), mahogany stained, refurbish...
Bentwood
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H 14.18 in Dm 10.63 in
Viennese Silver & Glass Art Nouveau Table Étagère by Würbel & Czokally, Ca. 1900
By Wurbel & Szokally
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent original Viennese Art Nouveau centerpiece: Two-tiered, silver table étagère on a large, domed stand richly decorated with volutes and panels on four rocaille feet, baluster...
Silver
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H 26.78 in W 26.58 in D 7.68 in
Mahogany Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts Hanging Shelf Étagère by K.P.C. de Bazel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts hanging shelf étagère.
Mahogany
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H 54 in W 26.5 in D 12.5 in
French Art Nouveau Tortoiseshell Bamboo & Lacquer Chinoiserie Bookcase Etagere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this perfect example of the French Aesthetic Movement in the late 19Th. century. This French Art Nouveau Tortoiseshell Bamboo & Lacquer Chinoiserie Bookcase and Etagere als...
Bamboo, Lacquer
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H 48.032 in W 13.78 in D 14.173 in
Art Nouveau Bentwood Etagere/ Pedestal/ Plant Stand by Thonet, AT, ca. 1906
By Josef Hoffmann, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very rare bentwood pedestal made by the famous company of Thonet Vienna around 1906. This fantastic shaped - similar to Mod.Nr. 9522 - but really hard to find Thonet pedestal/ stand ...
Bentwood
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H 48.032 in W 13.78 in D 14.173 in
Art Nouveau Bentwood Etagere/ Pedestal/ Plant Stand by Thonet, AT, ca. 1906
By Josef Hoffmann, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very rare bentwood pedestal made by the famous company of Thonet Vienna around 1906. This fantastic shaped - similar to Mod.Nr. 9522 - but really hard to find Thonet pedestal/ stand ...
Bentwood
French Wrought Iron Pair of Etageres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Impressive French early 20th Century facing pair of etageres or baker's racks made of wrought iron in the Art Nouveau style.
Wrought Iron
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H 58.67 in W 22.45 in D 14.18 in
Exceptional Art Nouveau Cabinet by Louis Majorelle 1900 French Antique Nancy
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & breathtaking! This French antique Art Nouveau cabinet / etagere by Louis Majorelle 1900 Nancy France.
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Corner Etagere Plant Table 5 Levels 144cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Antique etagère, corner rack or plant table of high quality, made of mahogany, it has 5 shelves of increasing size, first half of the 20th century, probably French. This beautiful e...
Mahogany
Viennese Etagere Shelf Thonet Nr.41, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. In the production program was included in the year 1904. Original state.
Beech, Bentwood
Viennese Etagere Shelf Thonet Nr.41, circa 1904
By Michael Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. In the production program was included in the year 1904. Newly restored.
Beech, Bentwood
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H 61.03 in W 25.6 in D 13.78 in
Italian Liberty Walnut Étagère with Showcase, Late 1800-Early 1900
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian liberty walnut étagère with showcase, late 1800-early 1900. Liberty etagere in walnut equipped with showcase and grinding mirror. Small container mirrored module in the inter...
Mirror, Walnut
Viennese Secession Etagere, Shelf, Thonet Nr.41, circa 1904
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. In the production program was included in the year 1904. Marked with paper label "Thonet". Original very good condition.
Bentwood
Viennese Étagère, Shelf, Gebrüder Thonet Nr.2, circa 1895
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. In the production program was included in the year 1895. Marked with paper label "Thonet". Newly restored.
Beech, Bentwood
Viennese Étagère, Shelf, Gebrüder Thonet Nr.2, circa 1895
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. In the production program was included in the year 1895. Marked with paper label "Thonet". Newly restored.
Beech, Bentwood
Victorian Art Nouveau Mirrored Hand Painted Étagère
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Hand painted cherubs with flowers on all the shelves decorate this piece from the Art Nouveau period. Shelf brackets and the large central mirror are indicative of this period. Great...
Mirror, Hardwood
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H 28.35 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
French Art Nouveau Plant Table Etagere Artificial Bronze Antique circa 1900
Located in Poperinge, BE
French Art Nouveau plant table, 3-tiered etagere, originally made to be used by a fireplace or stove to place hot pots on, but today it can be used perfectly as a plant stand, antiqu...
Metal
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H 33.08 in W 22.84 in D 7.88 in
Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Wall Étagère No 51, Book Shelf, Mahogany stained, 1903
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegantly shaped etagere with four large storage levels, the straight uprights slightly flared in the lowest area, decorative, openwork struts in the form of repeating stylized conta...
Beech
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H 37 in W 17.5 in D 12.8 in
Art Nouveau Style Etagere Stand / Side Table in the Manner of Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical Art Nouveau style table. This fine looking and remarkable condition table in the Art Nouveau style is entirely made of solid teak wood. Thanks to the elega...
Teak
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H 37.4 in W 15.75 in D 12 in
Art Nouveau Style Etagere Stand / Side Table in the Manner of Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical Art Nouveau style table. This fine looking and remarkable condition table in the Art Nouveau style is almost entirely made of solid mahogany or teakwood. Tha...
Mahogany
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H 48.82 in W 18.9 in D 14.18 in
Étagère bookcase, magazine or correspondence holder, original Art Nouveau. c. 1910
Located in Torino, IT
Étagère bookcase, magazine rack or correspondence, liberty original. Walnut wood. PERIOD Early twentieth century MATERIALS Walnut wood, upper section of glass back. DIMENSIONS Hei...
Wood
Oak Art Nouveau Pedestal Table or Plant Stand, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau pedestal table or plant stand. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak with original hand-carved elements. This wonderful Art Nouveau pedesta...
Oak
$891Sale 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
$1,387Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.25 in W 16.25 in D 18.5 in
Josef Hoffmann 'Fledermaus Bat' Chair Model No.728
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Basel, BS
Designed by the renowned Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann in 1907 for the Fledermaus Cafe in Vienna, this single "Fledermaus" Model number 728, aka "Bat" Cafe chair features black u...
Leather, Faux Leather, Beech
$1,855Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 17.72 in D 16.54 in
Set of Two Art Nouveau Oak Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant pair of Art Nouveau chairs crafted in solid oak around 1900. The chairs display the graceful lines and flowing organic forms typical of the Art Nouveau period, with finely cu...
Oak, Fabric
Art Deco Luxury Vanity Console in Walnut, Ebony and Marble
Located in Antwerp, BE
High-end walnut and ebony vanity table This eclectic and exuberant piece shows a beautiful form with stunning details such as the hand carved claw feet and flower motives Th...
Marble
$4,523
H 19.69 in W 13 in D 5.52 in
Art Nouveau Table Clock by Christian Ferdinand Morawe, Gustav Becker Clockwork
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Nouveau table clock, Gustav Becker clockwork, designed by Christian Ferdinand Morawe This exquisite table clock comes from the Art Nouveau era and is characterized by its artis...
Mahogany
$2,180Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 45.28 in D 8.86 in
Art Nouveau Oak Wall Shelf, Polished, German, Circa 1895, 115cm
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This unique hanging shelf is from the Art Nouveau period from Germany around 1895. The shelf is hung on the wall with two original eyelets. The shelf was made of oak and is hand poli...
Oak
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
Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art nouveau carved wall cabinet in excellent original condition.
Wood
Art Nouveau Dining Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Art Nouveau period extending dining table, France, circa 1890-1910. (with two conmforming leaves.) The table can be extended to a length of 89" - 2.27 cm. Height 30.1" - 76.5 ...
Wood
$17,164 / 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
Art deco Thonet side table
By Debrecen Bentwood Furniture Company
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art deco Thonet side table. Professionally stained and repolished.
Beech, Bentwood
$2,261
H 45.08 in W 26.19 in D 15.16 in
Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Extra Large Pedestal or Plant Stand, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau extra large pedestal or plant stand. Solid oak base with small pull out door with original patinated brass handle. Both sides of th...
Brass, Zinc
$4,907
H 94.89 in W 47.84 in D 14.77 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Side Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian rosewood inlaid side cabinet having a fantastic quality rosewood inlaid back with five bevelled edge mirrors, attractive shaped shelves and pedi...
Rosewood
Jugendstil side table no.31 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Jugendstil side table no.31 by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished with shellac.
Beech, Bentwood
$4,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 101.58 in W 51.19 in D 20.48 in
Breton Cabinet, Carved French Sideboard, Oak, Late 19th Century, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved Breton cabinet. A carved French sideboard crafted in oak in the late 19th century, circa 1880. An ornate example of French, Breton cabinetry displaying b...
Oak
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.