Rare Hezzanith Oak Cased Barograph With Art Nouveau Inlay
Located in Cheshire, GB
very unusual and highly decorative Edwardian barograph by Hezzanith, presented in an elegant glazed oak case with striking Art Nouveau influenced inlaid decoration to the uprights an...
Oak
Art Nouveau Style Sideboard with Brass Inlay
Located in Hanover, MA
Early 1960's vintage custom made French walnut sideboard with illuminated bar cabinet having distinctive Jugendstil/fin-de-siecle/art nouveau style brass inlay within the left and ri...
Brass
Exqusite Art Nouveau credenza with inlay and arounded vitrine
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Exqusite Art Nouveau credenza with inlay and arounded vitrine
Glass, Mahogany
$8,950Sale Price|28% Off
Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Signed Cabinet, Inlays and Ironwork
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Miami, FL
Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Signed Cabinet, Inlays and Ironwork Offered for sale is a fine French Art Nouveau cabinet by Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926).
Iron
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
1900s Art Nouveau Italian Scale with Floral Inlays and Bronzes
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An art nouveau bronze and wood scale with floral inlays and bronzes hand-crafted in Italy in the early 120th century.
Bronze
Art Nouveau Copper Charger with Spider Crab by Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
By Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Stone, Copper
Art Nouveau Copper Charger with Bird and Berries by Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
By Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Copper
$4,196Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of six Art Nouveau style chairs with grape wood inlays
Located in Milano, IT
The backrests are beautifully adorned with hand-carved decorative inlays, depicting grapevine and foliage motifs, iconic elements of the Art Nouveau era.
Wood, Leather
Rare Italian Liberty Style/Art Nouveau Commode with Painted Wood Inlays
Located in Milano, IT
Rare commode in the style of Louis Majorelle with front and sides inlaid in painted wood. Two doors on the front that hide a cabinet with open compartments and small drawers in light...
Wood
Art Nouveau Flower Container Mahogany Stained Brass Inlays Vienna, circa 1915
By Viennese Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Viennese Art Nouveau flower container, circa 1915-1920 High quality handwork / beechwood / dark mahogany stained / shellac hand polished Elegant Viennese Art Nouveau flower conta...
Beech
$11,840Sale Price|20% Off
Wall Cabinet with Marquetry Inlays and Drawer Art Nouveau Vienna Austria, 1900s
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wall cabinet with 4 drawers and marquetry inlay Door. Perfect as a furniture in your dressing room for your lingerie or in your living room. It could also be great at the w...
Metal
Antique Art Nouveau Cherry Wood Rocking Chair Rocker With Wreath Marquetry Inlay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Cherry Wood Rocking Chair Rocker With Wreath Marquetry Inlay.
Cherry
Art Nouveau Mahogany magazine rack with fruitwood & mother of pearl inlay C1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautiful Art Nouveau Magazine Rack This very attractive furniture, Art Nouveau magazine rack in mahogany, having elegant, brass supports and inlaid and slatted side united by under...
Brass
Art Nouveau Mirror in Brass and Glass Inlay, Signed A.H. Villaket, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1910 / Mirror / signed A.H. Villaket / Brass, wood, and glass / Art Nouveau A rare and lyrical embodiment of French Art Nouveau craftsmanship, this exquisite mirror, signed...
Brass
$7,011Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau Wood Inlaid Wardrobe, France, circa 1900
By Louis Majorelle, Émile Gallé
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Magnificent mahogany wardrobe with double doors inlaid with flowers. From the Art Nouveau period but some elements such as the pediment recall the Napoleon III style. Key present,...
Wood
Dutch antique Art Nouveau/Nieuwe Kunst Magazine Rack
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
This elegant oak magazine or sheet music stand, dating from around 1915, is a beautiful example of the Dutch Art Nouveau movement known as Nieuwe Kunst. Nieuwe Kunst was the Dutch in...
Copper
Frank Faulkner (1946 - 2018), Weineraner, 1980, 72" x 72"
By Frank Faulkner
Located in Dallas, TX
Other pieces resemble large tapestries, and yet others take their inspiration from Art Nouveau inlays. Faulkner is quick to admit his sources.
Canvas, Paint
Large Frank Faulkner (1946 - 2018) Mixed Media on LInen in Frame
By Frank Faulkner
Located in Dallas, TX
Other pieces resemble large tapestries, and yet others take their inspiration from Art Nouveau inlays. Faulkner is quick to admit his sources.
Linen, Natural Fiber, Paint
Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell 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...
Copper
$1,772Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau Mahogany Center Table From the Early 20th Century with Floral Inlays
Located in Opole, PL
Art Nouveau Mahogany Center Table From the Early 20th Century with Floral Inlays We present you this center mahogany table in the Art Nouveau style, made in Western Europe.
Mahogany
$5,900
Stone inlay mirror
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large inlaid stone mirror with intricate foliate motif surround.
Stone
Art Nouveau Cosmic 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...
Copper
Emile Galle French Art Nouveau Floral Marquetry Rotating Top Occasional Table
By Émile Gallé
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau occasional table with a circular top with shaped edge and floral marquetry inlay that rotates on a central axis, resting on four tapered sabre legs joined by a squ...
Wood
$1,290Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau Wooden Tray with Floral Marquetry, French, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Ideal for those who appreciate Art Nouveau design, floral marquetry, and vintage French craftsmanship.
Wood, Bentwood
$3,488Sale Price|24% Off
Superb Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Art Nouveau Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptional antique English marquetry inlaid late 19th century Art Nouveau mahogany corner cabinet with wonderful stylized inlays of the Arts & Crafts / Art Nouveau period.
Mahogany, Satinwood
Camille Gauthier French Art Nouveau Floral Marquetry Display Cabinet / Vitrine
By Camille Gauthier
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau two-tier display cabinet / vitrine with a glass upper cabinet topped with an elaborately carved floral crest over an open compartment, resting on a lower demilune ...
Metal, Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Inlaid Wooden Cabinet by Majorelle, France, Signed
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Detroit, MI
This exquisite antique French Art Nouveau inlaid wood and glass cabinet was designed by Louis Majorelle and made in Nancy, France circa 1910-1920. This exceptional, museum quality ca...
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Inlaid Mahogany Leonard Wyburd Liberty & Co Plant Stand 1905
By Liberty of London, Leonard Wyburd
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant antique tall Art Nouveau mahogany inlaid plant stand, designed by Leonard Wyburd and retailed through Liberty & Co, London, circa 1905. This very stylish Arts and Craf...
Mahogany, Fruitwood
1920s Art Nouveau Venice Console, Vanity by Testolini & Salviati
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920s Vanity Art Nouveau, Eclecticism Venetian dressing table, console, in excellent conditions, polished to wax.
Crystal
Emile Galle. An Art Nouveau Walnut writing desk with exceptional inlaid scenery
By Émile Gallé
Located in London, GB
An exhibition-quality Art Nouveau Walnut writing desk with an exceptional scene depicting moored boats on a river overlooked by a large tree on the river bank inlaid to the upper cup...
Walnut
Antique French Art Nouveau Side Table “Lilly” signed by Louis Majorelle 1900
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This elegant Art Nouveau side table, signed by Louis Majorelle and made in France circa 1900, is a fine example of the period’s craftsmanship and organic design. The shaped top feat...
Walnut
Antique English Art Nouveau Liberty & Co. Inlaid Oak Wall Mirror C. 1900
Located in London, GB
Antique English Art Nouveau Wall Mirror, Oak with Inlaid Stylised Flower Motifs, C.1900 A solid golden oak wall mirror in the manner of Liberty & Co.
Oak
Antique Set of French Japonisme Art Nouveau Nesting Tables 1890 table side table
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous & Rare! This set of French Art Nouveau nesting tables in Japonisme minimalist style 1890 with gorgeous inlaid wood displaying birds , butterflies & floral motives. The set...
Wood
1900 Rosewood Box Art Nouveau by Erhard & Soehne
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in Marseille, FR
Box rosewood and brass inlay cover Art Nouveau by Erhard and Soehne, circa 1900.
Copper
20th Century Fine Set of Thonet Art Nouveau by Marcel Kammerer. Vienna, C. 1910.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Art Nouveau Seating Set Designed by Marcel Kammerer – Manufactured by Thonet, Vienna, circa 1910 We are pleased to offer an exceptionally rare and elegant Art ...
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Art Nouveau Gaming Table/ Coffee Table, Brass Base, AT circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
The four hidden extendable shelves with small inlayed brass bowls (for coins or usable as an ashtray) are another great highlight of this exceptional Art Nouveau gaming table.
Brass
20th Century Art Nouveau Mahogany Cabinet/ Buffet by August Ungethüm, AT ca 1900
By August Ungethüm Kunstmöbel-Fabrik, August Ungethüm
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
The lower and also largest part offers a lot of space divided into three compartments, hidden behind two very artfully created doors with darker mahogany fields adorned by outstandin...
Copper
$11,965Sale Price|20% Off
Bespoke Burl Wooden Art Nouveau Display Glass Cabinet H. Pössenbacher Est. 1784
By Moritz Ballin
Located in Landshut, BY
A bespoke display cabinet, crafted by one of Munich's most distinguished cabinet makers, Heinrich Pössenbacher, during the early 20th century (specifically between 1908 and 1918).The...
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Burl
Antique French art nouveau side table “Thistle” by Emile Galle 1900 gueridon
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This elegant Art Nouveau guéridon was designed by Émile Gallé, circa 1900, and is a fine example of his signature marquetry work. The shaped tabletop features a delicate floral scene...
Walnut
Early 20th C American Inlaid Mother Of Pearl Mahogany Art Nouveau Bench
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 20th c., American Art Nouveau settee with mother of pearl and satinwood inlay in a floral wreath and swag design set into a flame mahogany back.
Brass
Art Nouveau Copper Cicada Vase with Opal by Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
By J. Winhart & Co., Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Copper
Pair of Art Nouveau / Art Nouveau carved walnut frames - Early 20th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant pair of large solid walnut frames, made in the early decades of the twentieth century and featuring fine engraved decoration with floral and plant motifs. The designs, inspir...
Wood
Pair of Art Nouveau bedside tables by Vittorio Valabrega with marble shelves
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Milano, IT
Expertly crafted, the cabinets showcase outstanding marquetry work: a delicate interplay of various wood essences creates flowing floral compositions, typical of the Art Nouveau aest...
Marble
Art Nouveau Enameled Bronze Egyptian Lotus Bowl by Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
By J. Winhart & Co., Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Attributed to Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler for J. Winhart & Co. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable ...
Bronze, Enamel, Silver
1890s English Art Nouveau Mahogany Inlaid Corner Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1890s English Art Nouveau mahogany inlaid corner vitrine display cabinet.
Textile, Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. A Progressive New Art armchair with fruitwood inlays
By J.S. Henry, George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. A rare progressive new art armchair. The rounded top follows down the backrest sides and meets the rounded roll over arms that in turn join the rear legs, ...
Fruitwood
Unusual Oak Art Nouveau Dental /multi-drawer Cabinet by Premier Cabinet Co.
By American Cabinet Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice arts and crafts detailed finial..Classic Art Nouveau designed metal and wood inlay . (left top) beveled glass cubby with 2 shelves, (right top) original beveled glass mirror (st...
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Scarab Wings Birds Frame Enamel Copper Wood Mother of Pearl
Located in Munich, DE
This truely wonderful and rare Art Nouveau frame, with the powerful image of a winged scarab, was the symbol for life renewing itself in ancient Egypt. The body of the scarab is en...
Copper, Enamel
Kimono Vase in Patinated Bronze, Copper, Lacquer and Abalone Inlay
By Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The composition draws inspiration from traditional Japanese textiles, where embroidered flowers emerge from fields of silk and metallic thread. Art Nouveau decorative arts adopted si...
Bronze, Copper
OTTO HEINTZ Art & Craft 1890 Fluted Vase Polished Brass & Sterling Silver Orchid
By Otto Heintz, Heintz Art Metal Shop
Located in Miami, FL
A fluted art & craft vase designed by Otto Heintz. This is a very decorative art & craft vase created during the art nouveau period by Otto Heintz. Crafted in America in sol...
Sterling Silver, Brass, Bronze, Silver
$2,564Sale Price|56% Off
Art Nouveau V. Ducrot Restored Inlaid and Carved Wood Table 1900 Italy
By Vittorio Ducrot
Located in Palermo, IT
Prestigious rectangular wooden table, restored, in Art Nouveau with carved floral decorations, with veneer and inlays on the top.
Wood
Edwardian Mahogany Settee Barrel Back Pink Inlaid Tub Antique Art Nouveau 1910
Located in London, GB
A rare and exceedingly charming Edwardian Art Nouveau mahogany inlaid settee in lovely antique condition.
Upholstery, Boxwood, Mahogany
Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942). Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...
Brass, Copper
Piero Zen Small Desk with Maple and Mather of Pearl Inlays, Italy Milan
By Carlo Zen
Located in Sacile, PN
Piero Zen small desk with nickel silver feet and frezies, maple and mather of pearl inlays, circa 1905. The friezes around the top carry small ruby glass half-spheres. Signature ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Alpaca, Wood
Carlo Bugatti Mirrored Hall/Hat Stand with Mother of Pearl, Silver, & Bone Inlay
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Art Nouveau narrow hall / hatrack stand having a walnut & ebonized wood frame with pewter & pearl inlay and a shaped inSet full-length mirror,with elaborate columns and cente...
Metal, Silver
Mahogany Two Tier Circular Side Table by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Montreal, QC
Mahogany two tier circular side table by Louis Majorelle with marquetry inlaid decoration and mother-of-pearl. branded mark "Majorelle Nancy," France:circa 1920
Mahogany
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.