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Art Nouveau Silver Overlay "Scotch" Back Bar Bottle / Decanter with Thistles
Art Nouveau Silver Overlay "Scotch" Back Bar Bottle / Decanter with Thistles

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay "Scotch" Back Bar Bottle / Decanter with Thistles

By Lapierre Silver Co.

Located in Nantucket, MA

American silver overlay back bar bottle or decanter having an allover overlaid design of thistles

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Leo Laporte Blairsy Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Bronze, 1903
Leo Laporte Blairsy Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Bronze, 1903

Leo Laporte Blairsy Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Bronze, 1903

Located in Dallas, TX

L'alsacienne Or Bretonne aux Rameau silver overlay patina by Leo Laporte Blairsy (French, 1867-1923

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Pinch Decanter with Scrolling Leaf Decoration
Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Pinch Decanter with Scrolling Leaf Decoration

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Pinch Decanter with Scrolling Leaf Decoration

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Art Nouveau sterling silver overlay clear glass pinch decanter with three dimpled sides and allover

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Glass Cocktail or Lemonade Pitcher
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Glass Cocktail or Lemonade Pitcher

Antique Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Glass Cocktail or Lemonade Pitcher

Located in Philadelphia, PA

applied handle. With scrolling silver overlay around the rim and upper part of the pitcher. The front of

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20th Century American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Silver

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Decanter or Back Bar Bottle with Thistle Design
Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Decanter or Back Bar Bottle with Thistle Design

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Decanter or Back Bar Bottle with Thistle Design

By Lapierre Silver Co.

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early 20th century silver overlay decanter or back bar bottle with a silver overlay collar above a

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay "Wheat Head" Whiskey Back Bar Bottle or Decanter
Art Nouveau Silver Overlay "Wheat Head" Whiskey Back Bar Bottle or Decanter

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay "Wheat Head" Whiskey Back Bar Bottle or Decanter

By Lapierre Silver Co.

Located in Nantucket, MA

American silver overlay back bar bottle or decanter having an overlaid design of wheat heads around

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Art Nouveau Floral Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Flask
Antique Art Nouveau Floral Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Flask

Antique Art Nouveau Floral Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Flask

By Gorham

Located in Miami Beach, FL

vine art nouveau silver overlay design, a removable cup base and a hinged flat lid. There is a round

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay
Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay

Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass

Located in Miami, FL

Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay, Art Nouveau Loetz

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand-Blown Cranberry Crystal Decanter with 7 Glasses
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand-Blown Cranberry Crystal Decanter with 7 Glasses

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand-Blown Cranberry Crystal Decanter with 7 Glasses

Located in Wembley, GB

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Hand-Blown Cranberry Crystal Decanter with 7 Matching Glasses

Category

Antique 1880s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Metal, Silver, Sheet Metal

Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Trivet
Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Trivet

Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Trivet

Located in Riverdale, NY

Sterling over glass trivet from the Art Nouveau period. Thick sterling floral and vine patterns are

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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle

By Watson Silver

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Being offered is a sterling silver Art Nouveau overlay perfume bottle. This bottle has cranberry

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Candle Guard
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Candle Guard

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Candle Guard

Located in Riverdale, NY

Sterling Silver overlay candle guard from the early 20th century. Art Nouveau sterling violet

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Glass Perfume Bottle with English Sterling Silver Filigree Overlay
Art Nouveau Glass Perfume Bottle with English Sterling Silver Filigree Overlay

Art Nouveau Glass Perfume Bottle with English Sterling Silver Filigree Overlay

Located in Sheffield, MA

rampant lion) silver filigree overlay and cap. The design reflects the Art Nouveau design period of the

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Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Loving Cup (Tyg) with Engraved Silver Overlay
Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Loving Cup (Tyg) with Engraved Silver Overlay

Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Loving Cup (Tyg) with Engraved Silver Overlay

Located in North Palm Beach, FL

A masterful example of Art Nouveau design, this multi-handled Tyg—or Loving Cup—was created by the

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Murano Glass Sliver Overlay Six Pieces
Art Nouveau Murano Glass Sliver Overlay Six Pieces

Art Nouveau Murano Glass Sliver Overlay Six Pieces

By Arte Nuova Murano

Located in Uppsala , SE

overlay. These pieces are likely from the Art Nouveau period, known for its decorative arts and use of

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

12 Minton Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Service or Dinner Plates
12 Minton Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Service or Dinner Plates

12 Minton Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Service or Dinner Plates

By Minton

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This set of 12 Minton service plates is a rare example of Minton's sterling silver overlay. Most

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Early 20th Century British Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Black Starr & Frost Antique Fine Silver Overlay Crystal Decanter
Black Starr & Frost Antique Fine Silver Overlay Crystal Decanter

Black Starr & Frost Antique Fine Silver Overlay Crystal Decanter

By Black, Starr & Frost

Located in Mount Kisco, NY

Magnificent antique cut crystal decanter with .999 fine silver overlay for Black Starr & Frost

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Silver

Antique Art Nouveau American Belleek CAC Lenox Silver Overlay Porcelain Vase
Antique Art Nouveau American Belleek CAC Lenox Silver Overlay Porcelain Vase

Antique Art Nouveau American Belleek CAC Lenox Silver Overlay Porcelain Vase

By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique American Belleek silver overlay porcelain vase. By CAC (which becomes Lenox in

Category

20th Century North American Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Art Nouveau Art Glass Perfume Bottle with a Pierced Sterling Overlay
Art Nouveau Art Glass Perfume Bottle with a Pierced Sterling Overlay

Art Nouveau Art Glass Perfume Bottle with a Pierced Sterling Overlay

By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company

Located in Louisville, KY

smile. How could anyone miss this stunning piece of art in glass and sterling, capturing all that's Art

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Loetz Witwe Glass Vase "Cytisus Yellow" with Silver Overlay, CZ circa 1902
Loetz Witwe Glass Vase "Cytisus Yellow" with Silver Overlay, CZ circa 1902

Loetz Witwe Glass Vase "Cytisus Yellow" with Silver Overlay, CZ circa 1902

By Johann Lötz Witwe

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Very rare Loetz Witwe glass vase, decor "Cytisus Yellow" with silver overlay from the early 20th

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Silver

Émile Gallé Cornflowers Vase, Art Glass, Blue & Green Overlay, 1920
Émile Gallé Cornflowers Vase, Art Glass, Blue & Green Overlay, 1920

Émile Gallé Cornflowers Vase, Art Glass, Blue & Green Overlay, 1920

By Émile Gallé

Located in Basildon, GB

Emile Galle 'Cornflowers' Vase circa 1920, clear overlaid glass with dense yellow pigment powder inclusions; the exterior overlaid in blue and green; continuous decoration in several...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Art Glass

c1900 Edwardian Era Sterling Silver Overlay Whiskey Flask with Swirl Motif
c1900 Edwardian Era Sterling Silver Overlay Whiskey Flask with Swirl Motif

c1900 Edwardian Era Sterling Silver Overlay Whiskey Flask with Swirl Motif

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Southampton, NJ

An exceptional c1900 sterling overlay hip flask attributed to Gorham. The quality of the engraving

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Herman Eiselt Steinschönau Purple Glass Vases with Silver Overlay c1900
Pair of Herman Eiselt Steinschönau Purple Glass Vases with Silver Overlay c1900

Pair of Herman Eiselt Steinschönau Purple Glass Vases with Silver Overlay c1900

By Fachschule Steinschönau

Located in Worcester Park, GB

silver layer in a stylised art nouveau pattern (please note the silver layer is negligible) As it is so

Category

Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Japanese Art Nouveau Bronze Lobed Vase with Silver Overlay
Japanese Art Nouveau Bronze Lobed Vase with Silver Overlay

Japanese Art Nouveau Bronze Lobed Vase with Silver Overlay

Located in Austin, TX

An attractive Japanese Art Nouveau silver overlaid bronze vase, late Meiji period, early 20th

Category

Vintage 1910s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Art Nouveau Glass and .800 Sterling Silver Overlay Bud Vase
Art Nouveau Glass and .800 Sterling Silver Overlay Bud Vase

Art Nouveau Glass and .800 Sterling Silver Overlay Bud Vase

By Otto Heintz

Located in San Diego, CA

A very nice Art Nouveau glass and .800 sterling silver overlay bud vase, circa early 1900s. The

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fine Pair of Bohemian Overlay Glass Lusters
Fine Pair of Bohemian Overlay Glass Lusters

Fine Pair of Bohemian Overlay Glass Lusters

$3,600Sale Price / item|20% Off

Fine Pair of Bohemian Overlay Glass Lusters

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Baccarat glass vases with alternating hand painted portraits of young children and still life flower paintings. Gold vines and foliage surround the located portraits on the c...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Glass

Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Phaenomen Gre Silver Overlay, circa 1900
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Phaenomen Gre Silver Overlay, circa 1900

Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Phaenomen Gre Silver Overlay, circa 1900

By Loetz Glass

Located in Vienna, AT

Decor: PHAENOMEN GRE & Gorgeous Silver Overlay This finest Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of very

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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Art Nouveau Fine Sterling Overlay Perfume Bottle signed Steuben
Art Nouveau Fine Sterling Overlay Perfume Bottle signed Steuben

Art Nouveau Fine Sterling Overlay Perfume Bottle signed Steuben

By Steuben Glass

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite Art Nouveau perfume bottle, crafted in America circa 1910 and signed by Steuben, is

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 6 Green Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses, 1 Decanter, Saint Louis
Set of 6 Green Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses, 1 Decanter, Saint Louis

Set of 6 Green Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses, 1 Decanter, Saint Louis

By Baccarat

Located in Rijssen, NL

Luxury at its finest, set of 6 high-end glasses by Baccarat and 1 carafe by Saint Lois in green double-layered crystal with a beautiful carved decor. 1. Wine glasses Baccarat: H 7.6...

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Vintage 1940s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Crystal

Antique Art Nouveau 8-Lobed Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay c.1895
Antique Art Nouveau 8-Lobed Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay c.1895

Antique Art Nouveau 8-Lobed Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay c.1895

Located in Louisville, KY

This stunningly designed Art Nouveau piece is nothing short of spectacular and is comprised of

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hand Blown Moser Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase W/ Gold Overlay & Engraved Cherubs
Hand Blown Moser Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase W/ Gold Overlay & Engraved Cherubs

Hand Blown Moser Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase W/ Gold Overlay & Engraved Cherubs

By Koloman Moser

Located in Great Barrington, MA

this perfect for display and your favorite flowers. It is a true work of art from another time that

Category

Vintage 1910s Czech Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Crystal

Set of 6 Deep Blue Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses and Decanter, 1940, France
Set of 6 Deep Blue Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses and Decanter, 1940, France

Set of 6 Deep Blue Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses and Decanter, 1940, France

By Baccarat

Located in Rijssen, NL

Luxury at its finest, set of 6 high-end glasses and  1 carafe in deep blue double- layered crystal by Baccarat with an beautiful carved decor. Height wine glass 19 cm  Diameter 7,5 ...

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Vintage 1940s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Art Nouveau Fine Sterling Overlay Perfume Bottles signed Steuben
Pair of Art Nouveau Fine Sterling Overlay Perfume Bottles signed Steuben

Pair of Art Nouveau Fine Sterling Overlay Perfume Bottles signed Steuben

By Steuben Glass

Located in New York, NY

craftsmanship. The sinuous designs of the silver overlay are quintessential of the Art Nouveau style, capturing

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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Baccarat crystal bowl / ramekin, red cut overlay crystal - 19th century
Baccarat crystal bowl / ramekin, red cut overlay crystal - 19th century

Baccarat crystal bowl / ramekin, red cut overlay crystal - 19th century

By Cristalleries De Baccarat

Located in GRENOBLE, FR

Baccarat crystal bowl, magnificent deep pink crystal, France, late 19th century production or circa 1900. Originally designed as a fingerbowls (listed as such in early 20th century c...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Sterling Overlay c. 1890's
Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Sterling Overlay c. 1890's

Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Sterling Overlay c. 1890's

Located in Louisville, KY

This beautiful piece of functional art is a gorgeous reflection of the Art Nouveau era from which

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Frosted Glass Cachepot w/ Foliate Sterling Overlay by Emile Lanlois
Art Nouveau Frosted Glass Cachepot w/ Foliate Sterling Overlay by Emile Lanlois

Art Nouveau Frosted Glass Cachepot w/ Foliate Sterling Overlay by Emile Lanlois

Located in New York, NY

This elegant Art Nouveau Cachepot was realized by the esteemed silversmith Emile Langlois in France

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Sterling Silver

Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay
Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay

Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass

Located in Dallas, TX

) Diameter: 3 Inches (7.5 cm) Condition: Glass vase with silver overlay etched with Art Nouveau floral motif

Category

Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay
Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay

Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass

Located in Miami, FL

Nouveau glass vase with Alvin Sterling Silver overlay by Loetz would enhance any shelf, table, nightstand

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Italian Sterling Silver Overlay Venetian Scene Green Glass Vase
Large Italian Sterling Silver Overlay Venetian Scene Green Glass Vase

Large Italian Sterling Silver Overlay Venetian Scene Green Glass Vase

Located in Atlanta, GA

enhanced with intricate sterling silver overlay depicting an elaborate Venetian scene. The overlay likely

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20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 1893 Amelia Sprague Rookwood Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Vase 12"
Antique 1893 Amelia Sprague Rookwood Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Vase 12"

Antique 1893 Amelia Sprague Rookwood Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Vase 12"

By Gorham Manufacturing Company, Rookwood Pottery Co.

Located in Dayton, OH

features Art Nouveau style pinecone / pine tree theme with sterling silver overlaid on iris glaze. Circa

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Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Style, Bronze, Ebony, Linen, Table Lamps, France, 1920s
Art Nouveau Style, Bronze, Ebony, Linen, Table Lamps, France, 1920s

Art Nouveau Style, Bronze, Ebony, Linen, Table Lamps, France, 1920s

Located in Manhasset, NY

Nouveau table lamps, each has silver overlay gilt bronze urn supported by a marble block base depicting

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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique American Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Flask
Antique American Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Flask

Antique American Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Flask

Located in New York, NY

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass flask with engraved silver overlay. Flat front and

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Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

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Art Nouveau Silver Overlay For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the art nouveau silver overlay you’re looking for. An art nouveau silver overlay — often made from metal, silver and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect art nouveau silver overlay — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An art nouveau silver overlay, designed in the Art Nouveau or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Alvin Corporation, Loetz Glass and Gorham Manufacturing Company each produced at least one beautiful art nouveau silver overlay that is worth considering.

How Much is a Art Nouveau Silver Overlay?

An art nouveau silver overlay can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.

A Close Look at Art-nouveau Furniture

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

  • Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
  • Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
  • Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals 
  • Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood

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.