Maison Gripoix French Art Nouveau Fish Buckle
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and large Maison Gripoix French Art Nouveau Fish Buckle in silverplated bronze with ruby poured glass cabochons and emerald pastes from the 1900's.
Giant german Art Nouveau fish fork
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
This havy and large piece was made in the early 20th century in the style of Art Nouveau with some floral decoration. The Designer Alex Katsch produced in Berlin Germany approx. 19...
Brass
Danish Art Nouveau Fish Ash Tray / Bowl by Axel Sorensen for P. Ipsens Enke
By P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Art Nouveau fish ash tray / bowl designed by Axel Sørensen in 1927 for P.
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Fish Vase by Matheus Pettersson & Nils Emil Lundström for Rörstrand
By Rörstrand, Nils Emil Lundström
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mold by Matheus Pettersson; Artist is Nils Emil Lundström. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handl...
Porcelain
Art Nouveau 800 Silver Fish Servers Serving Set Fork & Knife Vintage, Sweden
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau fish servers serving set of a fork & knife, vintage Sweden.
Silver Plate
Antique Blackinton & Co Nouveau Fish & Water Repousse Sterling Silver Matchsafe
By R. Blackinton & Co., Whiting Manufacturing Company, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed silver Art Nouveau fish-themed matchsafe. By R. Blackinton & Co.
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Vase Decorated with Fish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau vase decorated with fish. Measures 22 cm.
Pisces-The Fish
By Eugène Grasset
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Pisces From: Les Douze Mois de 1889 As published in Vol. 9, No. 425 of Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui. Published by Sagot, Paris Proof before letters without the calendarium as published ...
Lithograph
Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Enamel, Steel
Japanese Art Nouveau Decorative Cloisonné Vase w/Birds & Fish, Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Nouveau Decorative Vase with Birds & Fish, Ca. 1900 Cloisonné Late Meiji Period Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Height: 20.5 in (52.07 cm) Diameter: 10 in (25.4 cm) ABOUT A fi...
Metal
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau German Sterling Fantasy Fish Motif Oil Lamp/Cigar Lighter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau German Sterling Fantasy Fish Motif Oil Lamp/Cigar Lighter German, Late 19th Century, Unmarked, .800 Silver Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with t...
Sterling Silver
Fish-shaped Art Nouveau Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Fish-shaped Diskometal Vase designed by Just Andersen in the late 1920s. * Fish-shaped diskometal vase * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: D1389 * Year: 1929-1933 * Condition: Good ...
Metal
Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase Decorated with Two Handles in the Shape of Fish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Art Nouveau porcelain vase decorated with two handles in the shape of fish.
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Scorpion Fish by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Enamel, Brass
Dolphin Fish Metal Bronze Door Stop, Art Nouveau Vintage European 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful and substantial Nautical, cast metal, antique doorstop with original patina finish. Depicting a mythological grotto dolphin style sea serpent coiled around Poseidon's tri...
Metal, Bronze
Antique German Art Nouveau .800 Silver 12 Piece Fish Flatware Serving Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This twelve piece serving set is signed by an unknown maker, but presumed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The...
Silver
Art Nouveau Wellner Chrome Fish Flatware Set, German, 12 Pieces for Six Persons
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau flatware set of 6 knife and 6 forks.
Chrome
An Exceptional Set of Twelve Art Nouveau Silver Gilt Fish Knives, circa 1900
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An exceptionally fine set of twelve Art Nouveau Period silver-gilt fish knives, all having richly cast and hand chased rocaille silver handles & blades with conforming scrolled and s...
Silver
1960 Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Abstract Fish Handwoven 2x4
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage handwoven tapestry featuring a unique abstract Art Nouveau design with a rich and dynamic color palette. This circa 1950 piece showcases artistic geometric elemen...
Wool
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
1960 Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Abstract Fish Handwoven 2x4
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Abstract Fish Handwoven "This is a beautiful vintage handwoven tapestry featuring a unique abstract fish design with artistic Art Nouveau influence.
Wool
Art Nouveau Vase with Exotic Fish by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Eduard Stellmacher, Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #4598. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...
Earthenware
$640Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set for two butter box dish & two plates, fish, Art Nouveau ceramic 1910 Austria
Located in Wien, AT
The set is made of ceramic, glazed and hand painted, of the Art Nouveau period, made around 1910, in Austria.
Ceramic
1920's Danish Art Nouveau Handcrafted Fish and Salamander Bowls by Ipsens Enke
By P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
1920's Danish Art Nouveau Handcrafted Fish and Salamander Bowls by P.
Ceramic
Spectacular antique wall decoration fish gargoyle, patinated copper, 1900 France
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning huge wall decoration - a fish in the reeds, made of pure copper that has been patinated - an original from the Art Nouveau period, made around 1900 in France.
Copper
French Art Nouveau Gold Gargoyle Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful French Art Nouveau Gold Gargoyle or Dragon-Fish Pendant in 18k gold circa 1900.
Gold, 18k Gold
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
"Nude with Fish", Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Amberg for KPM in 1905, to celebr...
Porcelain
Daum Art Glass Fishes Vase Multicolor, Violet Orange, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vases with violet, blue and orange colors by Daum, France. The vase - made out of art glass - has violet, blue and orange glass on the bottom. I...
Art Glass
Coral Symphony Jade Bowl Lapis Lazuli Fish, Pearls, Vermeil-Handcrafted To Order
Located in ראשון לציון, IL
This decorative centerpiece bowl “Coral Symphony” is handcrafted from luminous natural yellow jade, selected for its warm golden tone and colorful aquatic vegetation structure. The s...
Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Sterling Silver, Silver, Vermeil, 24k Gold
$2,367 / set
RB Blanche Ceramic Service - Fish
Located in Lugo, IT
RB Blanche ceramic dinnerware Small defects on the edges Good condition. Thank you
Ceramic
Crystal Fish Figurine by Lalique
By Lalique
Located in IT
Beautiful satin-finished crystal fish figurine by Lalique. Crafted from high-quality frosted crystal, it reflects the elegance of Art Nouveau style, often depicting animals in natura...
Crystal
Georg Jensen Lily of the Valley Silver, Fish Knife and Fish Fork
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Lily of the valley silver, fish knife and fish fork. Measures: Fish knife 21 cm. In perfect condition. Early stamp. Designed by Georg Jensen in 1913.
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Venetian Murano Red Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
By Salviati, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
You will be able to showcase it as a decorative piece in any room. Art Nouveau, Art Deco era. Measures 6 1/2" tall x 3 3/8" wide at the base.
Gold Leaf
$1,051 / set
Danish Frigast Sterling Silver Fish Serving Set
By Frigast
Located in Hellerup, DK
Additional Information: Material: Sterling Silver Style: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: Both pieces hallmarked on the back, a “F” inside a dotted circle and Copenhagen silver marks for 1937.
Sterling Silver
René Lalique Oleron French Fish Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Franklin Park, IL
René Lalique Oleron French Fish Vase This vase measures: 3.75 wide x 3.75 deep x 3.5 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to...
Glass
French Majolica Fish Pitcher, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pitcher with large fish, aquatic plants, fish handle, circa 1920.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Fish Slice 533
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Additional Information: Material: Sterling Silver Style: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: With Georg Jensen hallmark, made in Denmark.
Sterling Silver
New Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Fish Knife 062
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: Marked with Georg Jensen hallmark, “Sterling Denmark”.
Sterling Silver
New Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Fish Fork 061
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: Marked with Georg Jensen hallmark, “Sterling Denmark”.
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Silver Continental Sterling Silver Fish Serving Set 231
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Style: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: Both pieces with matching Georg Jensen hallmarks and Danish assay marks for 1928, 830s.
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen & Wendel Denmark Acorn Sterling 2pc Fish Serving Set #14715
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
The Acorn pattern, which combines Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, has become a timeless classic.
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Jugendstil Figural Copper Platter Charger of Fish by Steinicken & Lohr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Jugendstil Serpentine Figural Copper Platter Charger of Fish, Sea Creatures, and Seaweed by Steinicken & Lohr. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 22" H x 22" W x 1"...
Copper
Arnold Krog for Royal Copenhagen: "Fish Service" Porcelain Very Large Oval Dish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arnold Krog for Royal Copenhagen: "Fish service" porcelain very large oval fish dish decorated in colors with fish. Number 999/3001. Measures: 60 cm. x 27 cm. 2nd., in perfect co...
Amalric Walter Nancy, Fish In Glass Paste, Early 20th Century
By Amalric Walter
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Fish in glass paste in a gradient of green and blue, signed A Walter Nancy Good general condition, small chip at the mouth of the fish and below the tail Art Nouveau Amalric Walte...
Glass
Vintage Ceramic Fish Tureen for Marinated Herring or Trout Dinnerware
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful vintage ceramic fish tureen made in Germany. Nice addition to any table.
Ceramic
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Powder Blue Fish Bowl
By Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A powder blue bone china bowl designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood circa 1915, beautifully decorated with a school of swimming fish. This stunning powder blue fish bowl is an...
Porcelain
$25,600Sale Price|20% Off
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Fish Platter and Mazarine #206
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An exceptionally early and rare Georg Jensen silver fish platter along with mazarine #206, designed by Georg Jensen in 1918. This piece originates from the same year of its design an...
Sterling Silver
Vintage French Bronze Leaf Dish by Loys Paris, Fish Motif Catchall
By Loys
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Executed in an elegant elongated leaf form, the piece rests on three sculptural feet and features a finely carved fish motif at the center. The curled stem handle adds a subtle Art N...
Bronze
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Blue Lustre Fish Bowl
By Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A light blue lustre bone china bowl designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood circa 1915, beautifully decorated with an aquatic scene. When examining this bowl, it’s easy to see w...
Porcelain
Ipsens, Copenhagen, Number Two, Ceramic Dish, Fish in Relief
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ipsens, copenhagen, number two, ceramic dish, fish in relief Beautiful dark blue glaze. Measures: 30 cm. In perfect condition. Stamped.
Crown Trifari 1950s Ruby Vivid Baby Tropical Fish Red Gold Crystal Eye Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Wokingham, England
Crown Trifari 1950s Vintage Vivid Baby Tropical Fish Red Ruby Crystal Eye Brooch, Gold Tone Very good condition. 100% genuine. Very light scratches or colour loss, barely noticeable...
Gold Plate
Alexandre / Belgium Vase green glazed terracotta decorated with Fish in relief
Located in Verviers, BE
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant colored details. Made in Belgium Art Nouveau period 1930 fine quality. The piece is in Good condition and a real beauty.
Ceramic
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Fish Platter and Cover, Design #335
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large and important Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Fish Platter and Cover, Design #335C, Designed by Johan Rohde, circa 1919. Of oval form, the platter with shell-form handles and fi...
Sterling Silver
Brooch shape of a fish with single cut diamonds up to 0.50ct platinum 4.0 grams
Located in The Hague, ZH
Platinum brooch in the shape of a fish set with single cut diamonds. 0.50ct – F/G – VS/SI detailed description: the size of the brooch is 1.6 cm long by 2.3 cm wide weight 4.0 gr...
Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Old Paris Vieux Paris Tiffany & Co. Hand-Painted Fish Platter
By Old Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This distinctive and large elongated fish platter is perfect for serving your favorite fish in style. The removable pierced strainer/drainer will keep your cooked fish easily accessi...
Porcelain
Mid Century Alabaster Fish Lamp Night Light & Mood Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous fish night light table lamp. Carved from alabaster in two pieces. Fish sits in a carved cradle type form and secures it. Inline switch and when lit fishes eyes sparkle red. ...
Alabaster
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acorn Pattern Fish Serving Set
By Georg Jensen, Johan Rohde
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This pre-1945 fish serving set was designed by Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen of Denmark. The sterling silver pieces have been made in Rohde's popular Acorn pattern which was introduce...
Sterling Silver
$1,118Sale Price / set|30% Off
LIMOGES France 1900 Elite Set of White Porcelain Dishes And Tray For Fish
By Limoges Elite Porcelain 1
Located in Miami, FL
The art nouveau set is composed by six dishes and one large serving tray, finely crafted in white porcelain.
Gold, Enamel
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.
Art Nouveau furniture was a style of furniture that emerged at the end of the 19th century and was characterized by its complex curved lines. The curved details in the furniture were typically carved by hand and finished with lacquer. The unmistakable gloss that is associated with Art Nouveau comes from the thick coat of varnish applied to the furniture as the final step of the production process.
The main difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco is that the former is detailed and ornate, and the latter is sharp and geometrical. When the movement started at the end of the 19th century, Art Nouveau was heavily influenced by nature and the curved lines of flowers. Art Deco, which became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, was inspired by the geometric abstraction of cubism.
The Art Nouveau design movement used such materials as cast iron and steel, ceramic and glass. This style of architecture, design, art and jewelry was characterized by its use of long, sinuous lines that are reflected in nature.
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.