$7,800 / item
French Art Nouveau Marble Pastry Table Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Art Nouveau pastry table or console table featuring a dark green marble slab top.
Marble, Bronze, Steel
Amaizing Table in Marble and Alabaster Art Nouveau, Jugendstil , France, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Iron
Art Nouveau Side Table, Wood and Marble, circa 1900, Belgium.
By Victor Horta
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Art Nouveau side table, circa 1900, Belgium. Curved dark tainted oak base and beautiful Ceppo rosso marble top.
Marble
Amaizing 2 Tables in Marble and Alabaster Art Nouveau, Jugendstil , France, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Iron
Antique Art Nouveau Period French Bistro Cafe / Garden Table With Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
A French, Art Nouveau period, Bistro cafe Table, circa early 1900's.
Marble, Iron
Art Nouveau Side Table in Walnut and Marble, France ca. 1915
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A graceful expression of early 20th‑century French design, this 1915 Art Nouveau side table unites the warmth of walnut with the cool refinement of marble in a form that feels both s...
Marble
Art Nouveau Bronze and Marble Console Table by Costantini, Lychorinda
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Bronze and Marble Console Table by Costantini, Lychorinda The Lychorinda Console table balances modern scale and proportion with Art Nouveau influences.
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Faux Marble Painted Brass Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The top has rosettes in each corner and is signed by the artist Roy Alderson. Stunning table with gracefully curved trestle base crafted in the art nouveau taste and neoclassical fau...
Brass
Art Nouveau Oak and Marble Console Table, France, 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very gorgeous Art Nouveau brushed oak console table with cabriole legs, decorated with entwining flowers and foliage.
Wrought Iron Wall Console Table, Art Nouveau Style, Marble Top, 1920
Located in PARIS, FR
Wrought iron wall console adorned with scrolling motifs and gilt foliage decoration, topped with a veined marble surface. The wrought iron structure features elegant curves and flow...
Marble, Iron
French Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Marble Amphora Base, Circa 1900
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This extraordinary table lamp with a marble base in the shape of a narrow amphora, standing on a square base and a marble bowl, comes in very good condition. The light marble of the ...
Marble
French Art Nouveau Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top, Circa 1900
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Art Nouveau giltwood console table circa 1900, a sculptural piece of furniture that expresses the artistry of the period when every aspect of interior design was an opportunit...
Marble
Art Nouveau French Bronze and Marble Circular Ostrich Leg-Shaped Side Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Nouveau French black patinated bronze and marble circular ostrich leg-shaped side table By: unknown Material: metal, copper, bronze, tin, marble, stone Techni...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
French Art Nouveau Green Wrought Iron Marble Top Scrolling Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Art Nouveau Green Wrought Iron Marble Top Scrolling Console Hall Table.
Marble, Wrought Iron
Art Nouveau Italian Carved Alabaster Marble Small Urn & Grapevine Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Italian Carved Alabaster Marble Small Urn & Grapevine Table Lamp.
Marble
$1,000Sale Price|81% Off
Rare Estate Gilt Art Nouveau Mount Round White Marble Table
Located in New York, NY
The Following Items we are Offering is this Rare Outstanding Important Art Nouveau style White Gueridon Marble Top Side Table.
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s French Bistro Cafe Table with Art Nouveau Base and Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
A French bistro cafe table from the early 1900s with a lovely, period style, cast iron base. The piece has naturally aged to reveal an old metal patina beneath the original paintwork...
Marble, Iron
Pair Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Marble Table Lamps After Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Art Nouveau period bronze vases after the original model by Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917), mounted on variegated green marble pedestals, converted to table lamps...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Pedestal Plant Stand, Hand-Carved Beech & Marble, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau pedestal or plant stand. Striking French design from the 1900s. Original hand-carved patinated beech frame with original white marble top. The marble...
Marble
Vintage French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Marble Top Painted Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Marble Top Painted Side Table - a Pair.
Metal, Wrought Iron
19th Century Pair Art Nouveau Bronze and Marble Top End Tables by Ferville Suan
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 20.25 inches high x 16 inches x 16 inches An exceptional and highly decorative pair of 19th century Art Nouveau end tables signed Ferville-Suan, masterfully executed in ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Art Nouveau Table Lamps in Metal, Brass and Marble, US, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Art Nouveau table lamps reflects the movement’s commitment to organic line, ornamental detail, and sculptural presence.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau Table Lamp with brass and marble base and glass shade, 1920s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1920 / Table Lamp / brass, glass, marble / Art Nouveau French Art Nouveau table lamp made around 1920.
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Console Iron and Marble, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Edgard Brant
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Iron, Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Hall Tree, Hand-Carved Wood & Marble
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary French 19th century vanity or hall tree that could serve many functions around the home to anchor an entryway, hall or dressing room in need of a statement piece of ...
Marble
Art nouveau Style gueridon in antique bronze and marble
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This Art Nouveau-style pedestal table features a single, ornate leg adorned with acanthus leaves.
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Dining Set by Louis Majorelle, Walnut & Marble, c. 1905
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
An Art Nouveau set consisting of a wooden table with a Violet d'Afyon marble top, two open-sided armchairs, and four chairs, model "AUX CLEMATITES," all with carved and openwork deco...
Breccia Marble
Rare Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bronze Table or Desk Lamp with a Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
There is ofcourse the amazing detail on the stem of this stylized plant, the perfect, overal balance, the red marble insert in the base and the impressive weight of this quality anti...
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Vanity Cabinet, Carved Cherrywood, Bevelled Mirror, Gray Marble Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century vanity cabinet Art Nouveau in hand carved solid cherrywood with bevelled mirror and marble top. Handles in burnished brass All solid wood, restored and polished to...
Brass
Feathers Art Nouveau Side Table in Agra Grey Stone Designed by Stephanie Odegard
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Feathers Art Nouveau Side Tables in Agra Grey Stone - a mesmerizing set of art nouveau side tables handcrafted in India.
Marble
$923Sale Price|42% Off
French Art Nouveau High Side Table Ash Wood & Marble Entry Hall Pedestal c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Typical shape of the Art Nouveau period with its curved feet and its front legs and the curvature of its legs.
Marble, Brass
Pair of French Art Nouveau Console Tables by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Queens, NY
2 French Art Nouveau mahogany bracket console tables with a floral carved apron supported on a single leg with "D" shaped yellow marble top (PRICED EACH)
Marble
Early Three Bulb Art Nouveau Figural Bronze and Marble Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early three bulb Art Nouveau figural table lamp featuring a beautiful figural casted bronze female fixed to a two-piece, two-tone marble base topped with an organic freeform floral f...
Bronze
An ART-DECO ART-NOUVEAU PEDESTAL, GUERIDON or SIDE TABLE, France 1930
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in PARIS, FR
A simple and elegant, high pedestal, "gueridon" or side table, Art Deco, NeoClassical, high square structure mounted on high thin legs simply stylised at the crossover of Art Nouveau...
Marble
Table Lamp 1900 "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty", France, Signed Figudo
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau shop counter in lacquered wood with a faux marble effect, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Vintage Art Nouveau shop counter in black and garnet lacquered wood, with a faux marble-effect painted top, original from the 20th century, from an Italian Art Nouveau pharmacy. Maxi...
Poplar
$2,470Sale Price / set|35% Off
Near Pair of French Art Nouveau Guéridon Cast Iron Tables with Stone Tops
Located in Highwood, IL
Guéridon is defined as a small table supported by one or more columns and often with a circular top in stone. The gueridon or pedestal table originated in France towards the mid-17th...
Marble, Iron
Console in Wood, French 1900, Style: Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Iron
Iron and marble console table by Pier Luigi Colli, Italy, Art Deco
Located in Nice, FR
Exceptionnelle console attribuée à Pier Luigi Colli — Italie, milieu du XXe siècle Rare et élégante console demi-lune attribuée au célèbre designer italien Pier Luigi Colli, remarqu...
Marble, Metal
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
8 ft Marble & Ebonized Wood Table by Michael & Katherine McCoy Cranbrook
By Michael and Katherine McCoy
Located in Pasadena, TX
A stunning design by Michael and Katherine McCoy, inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh signature Art Nouveau style, from Arkitektura. Construction of ebonized wood bases and edge w...
Marble
Console and Mirror, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf
French Art Nouveau Carrrara Marble Iron Garden Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary French art nouveau garden dining table or centre table featuring a 1 inch thick round Carrara marble top.
Carrara Marble, Iron
Italian Round Iron Carrara Marble Center or Garden Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The versatile design is reminiscent of early 20th century Art Nouveau period French bistro tables and garden furniture, well suited for use indoors and outdoors as a center table, di...
Carrara Marble, Iron
Console Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty in bronze and Iron, 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Iron Round Center Table With Verde Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite French round center table is a masterful combination of wrought iron and Verde Marble, embodying the fluid elegance of Art Nouveau design from the early 20th century.
Marble, Iron
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
Antique Side Table in Wrought Iron and Marble
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Side Table in Wrought Iron and Marble, late 19th century. This is a very elegant and tall side or bistrot table with a very handsome tripod base in patinated wrought iron an...
Marble, Wrought Iron
$5,720 / item
Brass and Marble Dinner Table Bara 120cm Ø
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Bara is a sophisticated and unique dinner table that perfectly couples a complex tubular brass base with a simple but beautiful Estremoz marble top, inspired by the lines of Art Nouv...
Marble, Brass
$5,460 / item
Brass and Marble Dinner Table Bara 150cm Ø
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Bara is a sophisticated and unique dinner table that perfectly couples a complex tubular brass base with a simple but beautiful Estremoz marble top, inspired by the lines of Art Nouv...
Marble, Brass
Two Art Nouveau Nightstands or Bedside Tables with Marble Tops, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Solid oak bases with original patinated brass knobs on drawers and doors. Original white marble tops. This wonderful pair of Art Nouveau nightstands or bedside tables with marble top...
Marble, Brass
French Art Nouveau Lady's Dressing or Vanity w. Cabinets & Large Tilting Mirror
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, practical and all hand-crafted dressing table with full-size beveled mirror. This museum quality AND condition piece of Art Nouveau furniture is a work of art at the same ...
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Carved Nightstands / Bedside Tables with Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
These excellent quality pieces are made of solid walnut and feature their original marble tops. Recently refinished using French polish masterfully applied by our in house "ebeniste"...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau bedside tables by Vittorio Valabrega with marble shelves
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Art Nouveau Bedside Tables – Attributed to Vittorio Valabrega, Italy circa 1900 Provenance: Casa Moneta Milan, private G.Malacrida collection.
Marble
Oval Bistro Table in Iron with Carrara Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Additional information: Period: 20th century Style: Art Nouveau Condition: Good condition Material: Marble Dimension: 165 W x 65 D x 71 H cm, Ø 65 cm Reference (ID): 1576275
Carrara Marble, Iron
French Marble & Cast Iron Console or Side Table, 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This French console table was designed and made circa late 19th century from marble and cast iron. It remains in a very good condition. It can be used as a display table in a shop or...
Marble
Victorian Bentwood Thonet Style Dressing Table with Marble top
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Dressing table in perfect condition, we have cleaned waxed and polished it from top to bottom, there will be normal age and use related patina marks here and there Height...
Bentwood
French Liberty Stand Table in Walnut, Marble Top, Art Nouveau, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An elegant french walnut Liberty stand table, beautifully carved. An Art Nouveau piece with a singular central drawer, a double top in marble both in the upper and lower section.
Marble
Spectacular entrance Marble French display table at Studio ALM
Located in Paddington, NSW
A spectacular and elegant table featuring a striking white marble top paired with a beautifully crafted wrought iron base. The ironwork consists of gracefully looping and intersectin...
Marble, Iron, Wrought Iron
Art Nouveau Figural Alabaster Lamp on a Light Brown Oynx column
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A figure of a standing young lady finely carved in white alabaster. dressed in an almost ‘flapper’ style skirt as she leans with her elbows against an ochre mottled rectangular alaba...
Alabaster, Marble
Large French Art Nouveau Mantel Clock and Garniture
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Large French Art Nouveau Mantel Clock and Garniture This impressive clock set features a woman and child holding a floral branch with a bird perched above. A striking centrepiece...
Marble, Brass, Ormolu, Spelter
Large Art Nouveau Green Marble Column, circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A large Art Nouveau green marble column with a rotating platform, circa 1900.
Marble
Unavailable
H 31.11 in W 14.57 in D 14.18 in
Antique bedside cabinet Art Nouveau around 1900 Walnut & marble
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ High-quality walnut ✓ Classic Art Nouveau shapes ✓ Noble marble top Dimensions: W: 37cm H: 79cm D: 36cm Article: Antique side table bedside table Item no.: 1007 Epoch: Art Nouve...
Marble
Art Nouveau Sculpture Three Light Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Amazing sculptural Art Nouveau table lamp with handmade blown glass lamp shades. Professionally rewired.
Marble, Bronze, Spelter
Unavailable
H 24 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Sale! Outstanding Art Nouveau Round Pale Lavender and White Marble Side Table
Located in New York, NY
This rare outstanding important art nouveau style lavender white marble top side table.
French Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp by E. Urbain
Located in Fairfax, VA
Bronze bird and wetland plants and beautiful flora blown glass shade table lamp.
Marble, Bronze
French Marble Top Cast Iron Patina Table
Located in Alton, GB
Typical of the Art Nouveau period, with its aged marble top and supported by its elaborately designed cast iron leg base, this table would be suitable for both in the garden or as a ...
Marble, Iron
Rare Paul Croix-Marie Art Nouveau Pedestal
By Paul Croix-Marie
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Paul Croix-Marie Art Nouveau pedestal in mahogany with a marble top. This piece is documented in " Paris Salons " by Alastair Duncan.
Marble
French Cast Iron Cafe Table with Marble Top
Located in Culver City, CA
This French cafe table is from the late 19th century. The table has a beautifully designed cast iron base with remnants of the original green paint. The marble top has some additiona...
Marble, Iron
Unavailable
H 24 in W 14 in D 6.5 in
Art Nouveau French Figural Table Lamp in the Manner of L & F Moreau
By Louis & François Moreau
Located in San Francisco, CA
An uncommon signed Art Nouveau-period French figural spelter table lamp with art glass shade and marble stage, done in the manner of L & F Moreau, Julien Caussée, or Ernest Rancoulet...
Marble, Metal, Spelter
Unavailable
H 22.05 in W 8.27 in D 7.49 in
Louis Chalon, Cast by E. Colin and Cie, Art Nouveau, Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Louis Chalon, E. Colin & Cie 1
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
A "Woman with a torch" Art Nouveau table lamp, circa 1900. Gilt bronze, the base in marble.
Marble, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Cast Iron and Marble-Topped Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This fine Art Nouveau cast iron table, signed by its maker, "A.
Marble, Iron
19th Century Pedestal Table with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Hand chiseled pedestal by French sculptor with marble table which is set up to be attached when delivered. Should not be moved as one piece - marble top should be crated.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 43.71 in D 98.43 in
Fleur Dining Table by Dam Atelier for Delvis Unlimited Green Marble
Located in Milano, Lombardia
In developing Fleur, dAM Atelier was inspired by the lightness, sinuosity, and organicity of the Art Nouveau period. Starting from the intricate floral patterns found on furniture of...
Marble, Sheet Metal
Unavailable
H 45.67 in W 16.93 in D 14.18 in
Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Nightstand / Bedside Table with Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in L'Etang, FR
Amazing nightstand / bedside table in carved walnut with a marble top. The bedside table consists of 1 drawer, 2 cupboards, 1 marble top and 1 shelf.
Marble, Brass
Unavailable
H 81.89 in W 76.78 in D 19.69 in
Art Nouveau Oak Carved Dining Room Set by Gauthier Poinsignon, circa 1910
By Atelier Gauthier Poinsignon, Camille Gauthier
Located in L'Etang, FR
Superb dining room set composed of nine elements: One large buffet, one credenza, one large extendable table and six chairs. French Art Nouveau, Ecole de Nancy, by Gauthier Poinsign...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 30 in W 54 in D 15.75 in
Emerald Envy Malachite Stone Console Table in Black Italian Marble
Located in Coulsdon, GB
This console is named "Emerald Envy" to evoke the deep green color of emeralds and suggest a sense of envy or desire for the beauty of these pieces. These pieces are unique and visua...
Malachite
20th Century Liberty Table
Located in Monza, IT
Italian liberty table. Entirely authentic, the table is composed by a marble base that give stability and preciousness to the leg carved in solid wood with a foliate ornament.
Marble
Unavailable
H 22.05 in W 10.24 in D 5.52 in
French Table Clock. Bronze, Brass and Green Marble, Mid 1800s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
French table clock. Bronze, brass and green marble. Attribuited to Emile Bruchon. mid 1800s.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
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
Unavailable
H 15 in W 6 in D 4 in
French Figural Clock Set Carrera Marble and Gilt Bronze Diminutive, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
Wonderful quality is found on this smaller French three-piece clock set. Centred by a beauty in classical attire with a horn, beautifully cast and gilt as are all the mounts involved...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Hermès Statue Lamp with Greek Key Glass Shade
Located in Cookeville, TN
Hermès carries his lighted torch in this spelter metal lamp from the late 19th century. The statue has a satin frost etched Greek key pattern lamp shade. Details on the lamp are embe...
Marble, Spelter
Bras-en-l'air
By Russo
Located in London, Nottinghill
A rare and interesting French Clock, circa 1870, in which the time is indicated by a guilt young girl who is slowly raising her arms and then letting them fall. The finger of her...
Marble
Art Nouveau Style Marble Top Round Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage Art Nouveau style round table made of carved teak with blonde mahogany spandrels and shelf.
Marble
Art Nouveau Marble-Top Lamp Table
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Fabulous vintage lamp table / café / bistro table in Art Nouveau style, from circa 1900s, with a round marble top and elegant pretty cast iron base.
Marble and Brass Art Nouveau Console Table
Located in Toronto, ON
This is a unique brass console with its graceful Art Nouveau lines and soft white lacquered beveled marble top ( likely not original). It is open and airy and is designed to be ancho...
Marble, Brass
Belgian Art Nouveau Oval Carved Side Table With Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
Belgian Art Nouveau oval side table in carved wood. The piece has an oval veined marble top and a 'Made in Belgium' label on the bottom.
Marble
French Art Nouveau Cast Iron Table and White Marble 1900s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Refined French Art Nouveau table from the early 20th century, featuring a flowing cast iron base with vegetal curves and elegant organic motifs.
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This graceful French Art Nouveau marble-top bistro table, made in France, circa 1920, features a circular rouge-marble top rimmed with gilt-metal, supported by three down-swept arms ...
Marble, 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.
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.