Carl Deffner Copper German Art Nouveau Thistle Tea Set - 4 pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Carl Deffner Copper German Art Nouveau Thistle Tea Set - 4 pc Set. Circa Late 19th Century.
Copper
E. Colin & Cie, Patinated Bronze Art Nouveau Thistle Chandelier, France 1900s
By E. Colin & Cie 1
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent gold and orange patina bronze Art Nouveau thistle chandelier by the Emile Colin & Cie manufacture, France circa 1882-1898.
Bronze
Art Nouveau "Thistle" or "Le Chardon" Table Lamp by Maurice Bouval
By Daum, Maurice Bouval
Located in New York, NY
Bouval” Literature: Pictured in: Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting by Alastair Duncan, Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London, 1978, page 133, plate #32.
Bronze
$6,386Sale Price|20% Off
"Thistles" vase
Located in PARIS, FR
His early works were influenced by Art Nouveau style plant motifs and animal themes.
Blown Glass
Technicolor Thistle Art Nouveau Vase by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
Earthenware
Montjoye Vase, Thistle Design, Iridescent Glass, 1900, Art Nouveau.
By Verreries Montjoie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Montjoye vase, thistle design, iridescent glass, 1900, Art Nouveau.
Glass
Exceptional Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Jardiniere Flowerpot Thistle Motif
By Gustave De Bruyn, Fives-Lille
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A highly decorative and vividly colored Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière or flowerpot, dating from circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
French Art Nouveau Bronze Thistle Letter Opener or Paper Knife, Signed
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A prominent stylized thistle motif appears on the handle, framed by flowing leaves and sinuous stems typical of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.
Bronze
D'Argental French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Thistle Decoration
By D'argental
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
D'Argental French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Thistle Decoration Beautiful French Art Nouveau cameo glass vase by D'Argental, dating from the early twentieth century.
Art Glass
Antique Art Nouveau French Bronze Gilt Thistle Letter Opener Albert Marionnete
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Art Nouveau French Bronze Gilt Thistle Letter Opener Albert Marionnet France Bronze c. 1900 Dimensions: Length 31.5cm Of notably large size, this letter opener is a...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of Crystal Vases With Thistles – Maison Moser – Art Nouveau Period
By Moser
Located in BARSAC, FR
Unsigned, attributed to the Moser firm, Art Nouveau period circa 1900. Very good condition.
Crystal
French Art Nouveau Majolica Vase with Thistles and Lizards, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
The two handles on the top of the vase formed by the curled tops of the large thistles leaves with their beautiful organic lines very characteristic of the French Art Nouveau aesthet...
Majolica
$422Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau bowl with thistles and leaves by Bing & Gröndahl, Denmark
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Hannover, DE
This gem comes from an old Art Nouveau villa on the German-Danish border. The delicately worked decorations in the form of leaves and thistles are unique.
Alpaca
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 in sterling. The "Thistle" symbolizes Scotch. Back bar bottles were popular from the...
Sterling Silver
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Enamel Soliflore w/ Dragonfly & Thistles, Nancy, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Dragonfly and Thistles Soliflore (Bud Vase) Multi-Color Enamel over Clear Art Glass Nancy, France Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Height: 3.25 inches Max.
Art Glass
$9,204Sale Price|20% Off
Emile Galle Orange Black Multilayer Glass Thistle Vase, Art Nouveau, 1900s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare Etablissement Galle Cherries mold-blown souffle cameo glass vase. The baluster body with acid-etched and mold-blown decoration, in shades of red on an etched yellow and opaque...
Glass
Art Nouveau Plique-a-Jour Enamel Diamond Platinum 18K Thistle Pendant Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a stylized yellow gold thistle flower - fanning with pierced platinum whiplash foliates Body of thistle features plique-a-jour style enamel in intricately webbed recesses...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
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.
Walnut
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 dense overall pattern of thistles and scrolling leaves, all centering a scroll cart...
Sterling Silver
Amazing set of Art Nouveau Nesting Tables by Emile Galle ''Thistle'' 1905 Walnut
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A set of four French Art Nouveau nesting tables by Emile Gallé decorated with fruitwood marquetry in a motif of carlile thistle and butterflies.
Wood, Walnut
The Majestic Thistle: An Art Nouveau Study by Henry Lambert, 1896
Located in Langweer, NL
The Majestic Thistle: An Art Nouveau Study by Henry Lambert This striking Art Nouveau botanical illustration, titled Chardon, showcases the thistle in a masterful interplay of nat...
Paper
Vase with Thistles Signed Verlys
By Verlys Glass
Located in Beaune, FR
Blue opalescent molded and pressed glass vase decorated with thistles signed Verlys France under the feet of the vase. It is in very good condition . Dimensions Height: 25 cm Neck d...
Art Glass
$4,725Sale Price|30% Off
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Chardons", circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Thistle Decor, Miniature Quadrangular Form, circa 1900 An elegant miniature quadrangular vase by Daum Nancy, created circa 1900 at the h...
Art Glass
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Bowl
By Amston Silver Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking sterling silver bowl is a beautiful example of Art Nouveau-inspired design, distinguished by its richly sculpted border of intertwined thistles, flowing stems, and natu...
Sterling Silver
Large 19th Century Pair of Ewers Thistles Vases Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century Pair of Ewers Thistles Vases signed Delphin Massier. Height / 22 inches.
Majolica, Ceramic
$6,067Sale Price / set|34% Off
Emile Gallé, Smoker Set Enameled Topaz Glass 3 Pieces, Thistles
By Émile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Smoker set "Chardons " made in topaz glass with enameled design of thistles by Émile Gallé. Each piece is signed “E.Gallé”. All parts are in perfect condition. Service of 3 pi...
Enamel
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gripoix Ruby Flower Thistle Jelly Belly Brooch Pendant
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty 1980s Gripoix Ruby Red Thistle Flower Pineapple Jelly Belly Pendant Elegant Brooch, Gold Plated Very excellent condition. Not any scratches or co...
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Arty Gold Green Blue Maltese Cross Thistle Pendant Brooch
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Ripple Lake Green Blue Enamel Maltese Cross Thistle Pineapple Flower Elegant Modernist Chunky Brooch Pendant, Gold Tone Very excellent condition,...
Gold Plate
$7,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
Thistle Goblets, Rare Gilded Bronze Pieces by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1907
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed to celebrate the opening of the Engineers Club in New York City in 1907, by Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany and Company, the firm founded by his father, this rare and lust...
Bronze
Set of Six Saint-Louis, Thistle engraving Green Wine Glasses, 1910, France
By Saint Louis
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice set French of six green wine-glasses made by Saint-Louis crystal date 1910 with a Thistle engraving and golden rings.The set glasses was created during the Art Nouveau move...
Blown Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Green Glass and Sterling Overlay Mounted Bowl Thistle Design
By Daum
Located in Toledo, OH
Green cameo glass large bulbous shape footed bowl by Daum Nancy. Sterling decorative rim and bottom trim. Back cameo design depicts sprays of thistles with Fine thorny branches. Gold...
Glass
Unavailable
H 13.39 in Dm 3.94 in
18 Glasses and Decanter in Crystal St Louis Thistle Gold Model, French
By Saint Louis
Located in Manduel, FR
18 glasses with decanter model gold thistle six water glasses (height 180 mm), six burgundy glasses (height 162 mm), Six Bordeaux glass (height 142 mm), height decanter: 34 cm in per...
Crystal
Unavailable
H 0.1 in Dm 0.1 in
Coignet French Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set 18 Pieces Art Nouveau
By Louis Coignet 1
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
The handles have sophisticated and unusual Art Nouveau Pattern with thistles and foliage. No monograms.
Sterling Silver
Unavailable
H 0.01 in Dm 0.01 in
Veyrat French Sterling Silver Dessert Hors D'oeuvre Four-Piece Set, Art Nouveau
By Gustave Veyrat 1
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
A set of truly exceptional quality, for the richness of its decoration, its form and sculpting. Handles have Art Nouveau decoration with thistles. The Greeks and Romans attributed th...
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique Art Nouveau White Metal Chalice with Thistle Motif -1Y21
Located in Bordeaux, FR
, this chalice is a perfect addition to any collection of antique silverware or Art Nouveau décor. Features: Authentic early 20th-century piece Intricate Art Nouveau design with a ...
Metal
Henri Vever Art Nouveau Silver Thistle Cloak Clasp Designed by Ferdinand Erhart
Located in London, GB
cf. La Bijouterie Française au XIX siecle Henri Vever, 1908, translated into English by Katherine Purcell, French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century, London 2001,illustrated p.1037; V...
Silver, Gilt Metal
Iridescent Freeform Thistle Art Nouveau Vase by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
Earthenware
Sold
H 16.25 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Art Nouveau Dandelion & Thistle Repoussé Mantle Clock Set 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...
Brass, Copper
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H 6.11 in W 3.94 in D 3.35 in
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Thistle Decor & Cross of Lorraine, France 1895
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; at the end of the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a l...
Glass
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Tiffany & Co. Bowl with Shamrock and Thistle
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
An Art Nouveau Tiffany & Co. sterling silver bowl with raised intricate shamrock and thistle border.
Sterling Silver
Delphin Massier Majolica Thistle Jardinière
By Delphin Massier
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier Majolica jardinière which features flowering thistles. Coloration: cream, pink, green, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Delphin Massier pottery.
Majolica
Large Émile Gallé Vase in Frosted Art Glass Decorated with Green Thistles
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Émile Gallé vase in frosted art glass decorated with green thistles. Approx. 1915. In excellent condition. Signed. Dimensions: H 26.5 x D 19.0 cm.
Art Glass
Tall Émile Gallé Vase in Frosted Art Glass Decorated with Green Thistles
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tall Émile Gallé vase in frosted art glass decorated with green thistles. Approx. 1915. In good condition with older restoration on the base. Signed. Dimensions: H 31.0 x D 8.0 cm.
Art Glass
Miniature Daum Nancy Thistle Vase c1900
By Daum
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
This small but beautiful 'Verre de Jade' vase by Daum Nancy was made around the turn of the 20th century and is gilded and signed to the base. The production of jade glass was quite ...
Art Glass
Tiffany & Co Vintage Sterling Silver Thistle & Clover Bowl
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Baltimore, MD
Add a touch of vintage elegance to your collection with this beautiful Tiffany & Co. sterling silver bowl. The intricate thistle and clover pattern in the Art Nouveau style is sure t...
Sterling Silver
St. Louis "Thistle" Gold Square Whiskey Decanter
By Saint Louis
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French Saint Louis crystal whiskey carafe/decanter decorated with gold pattern from "Thistle" collection. with stopper in the "Thistle" gold decorated pattern, acid etched mark on th...
Crystal, Gold
Antique Scottish Thistle Brooch, Amethyst, 9k Yellow Gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique Scottish thistle brooch. The rich gold bar brooch has two scrolling terminals each designed as a thistle flower. The centre showcases a beautiful oval Amethyst, ...
Amethyst, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Leaded Glass Thistle Lamp, Chicago Mosaic Company
By Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very pretty example of what has become known as the "Tiffany" style lamp, stands on it's own. This lamp with rich green bent tiles and pink thistles and mounted on the matching ...
Metal
Emile Gallé, Orangeade Set Thistles Yellow Enameled Glass 5 Pieces
By Émile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Orangeade set made in yellow glass with enameldesign of thistles by Emile Gallé. Signature under each piece. All pieces are in perfect condition. Service of 5 pieces including...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Emile Gallé, Two Sake Liquor Glasses with Thistles Yellow Enameled Glass
By Émile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Set of two sake liquor glasses made in yellow glass with design of enamelled thistles. Signature under each glass. Perfect condition. Measure: height: 5cm.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 0.04 in Dm 0.04 in
Emile Gallé, Orangeade Set Chardons Yellow Enameled Glass 6 Pieces, Thistles
By Émile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Orangeade set “Chardons” made in amber yellow glass with enamel design of thistles by Émile Gallé. Each piece is signed “E.Gallé”. All parts are in perfect condition. The carafe ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 17.52 in Dm 0.04 in
Emile Gallé Vase Grey & Opalescent Glass Engraved Thistles Enameled Snowberries
By Émile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Symphorines" made in grey and opalescent glass decorated with engraved thistles and enamelled snowberries. Signature under the base. Perfect condition. Superb enamel and en...
Enamel
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H 0.4 in W 12.21 in D 1.66 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Letteropener or Bookmark by A. Marionnet, 1900
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description: Art Nouveau bronze thistle bookmark. Artist/ maker: A.
Bronze
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W 0.99 in L 1.15 in
Buccellati Vintage Tulipa Flower Thistle 18K Gold and Silver Clip Back Earrings
By Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
Explore your artistic side with these prominent Buccellati Vintage 18K Yellow Gold and Silver Tulipa Flower Thistle Gold Earrings by Buccellati! The top portion of the flowers displ...
18k Gold, Silver
Art nouveau : Daisies, Thistles and Umbels - Original lithograph
By Mary Golay
Located in Paris, IDF
Mary GOLAY (1869 - 1944) Art nouveau : Daisies, Thistles and Umbels Original stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum 39 x 14.5 cm (c. 16 x 6 inch) Edited by Coulin...
Lithograph
C RIOM : Hollyhocks And Thistles - Original Lithograph - Art Nouveau 1890s
Located in Paris, IDF
C Riom Hollyhocks And Thistles Original lithograph and watercolor stencil Printed signature in the plate On vellum 49 x 21.5 cm (c. 20 x 8"1/2) Excellent condition, light defects a...
Lithograph, Stencil
Art Nouveau Silver Thistle Pendant Box Locket Pendant
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Anusual Art nouveau round silver box to be worn as a pendant.
Art Nouveau German Royal Bonn Thistle Pottery Vase
By Royal Bonn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arts and Crafts Style Art Nouveau Potter Vase by Royal Bonn. The piece is hand made in the early 20th Century, circa 1900.
Pottery
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H 28.35 in W 34.85 in D 24.81 in
E Gallé, Center Table With Thistle Decoration, Art Nouveau, 20th Century
By Émile Gallé
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pretty center table, with 2 tops decorated with thistles, 3 legs imitation bamboo stems The bottom top is signed Emile Gallé Nancy Slight traces of use Height 72cm 88.5 x ...
Wood
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
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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.