French Art Nouveau Metal Pewter Trinket Jewelry Vanity Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This small French tray is decorated in the typical styles of this Art Nouveau period featuring a nude woman posing. The condition of the tray is sturdy and has an amazing warm and ch...
Metal
Art Nouveau Lady with a Peacock Fan, Brass Vanity/Pin Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Art Nouveau Lady with a Peacock Fan, Brass Vanity/Pin Tray, circa 1890-1900, the tray is in the form of a full open peacock fan with a semi-nude lady on the bottom holding the fan.
Brass
Vintage French Art Nouveau Style Bronze Vanity Mirror Powder Room Perfume Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Art Nouveau Style Bronze Vanity Mirror Powder Room Perfume Tray.
Bronze
Antique La Seynie P & P Limoges 5 Piece Vanity Tray Set
By Limoges
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Antique La Seynie P & P Limoges 5 Piece Vanity Tray Set. The large tray is signed G. Dodge on the upper right side. The smaller tray bears the manufacturer's hallmark on the bot...
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Vanity Tray
By E. J. Partridge
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau, sterling silver vanity tray decorated with Joshua Reynolds' "Cherubs in the Clouds" motif, Birmingham, England, 1907, E.J.
Sterling Silver
Vintage Bronze Art Nouveau Vanity Tray, Signed Hans Schwathe
By Hans Schwathe
Located in Bronx, NY
This early 20th century Art Nouveau period bronze vanity tray features a beautifully sculpted nude water nymph sunbathing along the water's edge.
Bronze
Vintage French Gilt Ormolu Mirror Vanity Tray, circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning vintage French gilt ormolu oval mirror vanity or bar tray, circa 1950. This beautiful tray is a nice large oval size surrounded by a gorgeous floral gallery with ornate ha...
Ormolu
Bronze Art Nouveau Figural Tray Vanity Dish Nymph Maiden
By Francis Renaud
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ash tray or trinket dish featuring a female figure with her arms outstretched. In the style of Francis Renaud, this small vanity tray is beautifully detailed and evokes the...
Bronze
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H 13.75 in W 11.5 in D 1.38 in
Vintage 1980s Art Nouveau / Deco Style Vanity Tray / Picture Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 1980s Art Nouveau / Deco Style Vanity Tray / Picture Frame These nicely cast frames and vanity trays were manufactured in Taiwan in the 1980s for both Rosenthal Netter and T...
Metal
Graham Bronze Leaf Vide-Poche, Valet Tray or Vanity Dish
Located in Doylestown, PA
Solid bronze leaf form trinket or valet dish, signed Graham Bronze. A lovely work with smooth organic shaped edge and gently curved details. Beautiful alone or handy for rings, keys...
Bronze
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H 1.5 in W 22 in D 14 in
Large Hollywood Regency Style Foliate Metal Oval Framed Mirrored Vanity Tray
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite oval vanity, decorative table, or barware, tray having a cast brass frame with original mirror surface. The tray features decorative metal foliate trim, with leaves and f...
Brass
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H 2 in W 19 in D 11.25 in
French Gilt Ormolu Grape Leaf Vine Footed Mirror Vanity Tray circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning vintage French gilt ormolu oval mirror vanity or bar tray, circa 1950. This beautiful tray is a nice large oval size surrounded by a gorgeous grape leaf gallery with ornat...
Ormolu
Beautiful quality antique Victorian bathroom set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Beautiful quality antique Victorian bathroom set, having a beautiful antique Victorian wash set consisting of a jug and bowl, two soap dishes and a squat vase, decorated with birds a...
Ceramic
$1,350 / set
H 0.75 in W 12.75 in D 4 in
Art Deco Sterling and Enamel Floral Dresser Set, 6 Pieces by Saart Brothers
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Deco Saart Brothers, sterling silver and white guilloche enamel with a floral vanity, dresser brush set. Marked with Saart Brothers hallmark and sterling. It includes: Hand held ...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Art Nouveau Brass Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Nouveau Brass Beveled Mirror. Stunning period French Art Nouveau brass hand hammered beveled mirror with beautifully decorated corner appliques. This lovely beveled mirror...
Brass
Art Nouveau Rectangular Silver Plate Jewelry Box, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This French rectangular silver box is heavily decorated in the typical styles of this Art Nouveau period. The box has vintage red velvet interior and the original hardware with a wor...
Silver Plate
French Art Nouveau Bronze Card Tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau Bronze card tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920s This absolutely adorable card tray or pin tray, Vide - Poche, is made of bronze and features in a relief a profi...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figurine, Figural Tray Maiden & Lily Pads, Ernst Wahliss
Located in Lisbon, PT
An extraordinary Secession Style Ernst Wahliss hand-painted porcelain figurine tray with an elegant seated maiden flanked by a green lilypad. Made in Teplitz, Austria, circa 1891. ...
Porcelain
Antique Ornate Mirror Cast Bronze Picture Frame, France 1900
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very rare luxurious table mirror, France, 1900. Produced using traditional bronze casting technology. Fits perfectly into any classic or vintage interior. It will be a good gift fo...
Bronze
$335
H 3.75 in W 5.12 in D 0.4 in
French Art Nouveau Brass Vide - Poche or Pin Tray with Dragonfly and Flowers
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau brass card or pin tray, vide-poche, 1920s. This delightful card tray or pin tray, vide-poche, is made of brass and showcases a relief design of a dragonfly, adorn...
Brass
Antique Mirrored Tabletop Tray, Silver Plate, European, 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mirrored Oversized Tabletop Tray from the Early to Mid-19th Century. The European ornate silver plate tray is a very versatile accessory, with lots of functionality, including sittin...
Silver Plate
$545Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.79 in Dm 6.7 in
Art Nouveau Four Majolica Villeroy Boch Germany Early 20th Century
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Uppsala , SE
Antique Villeroy & Boch Schramberg 4 Majolica plates dating from the early 1900s. Style: It is a piece of Majolica pottery from the Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) period, featuring ...
Ceramic
Elegant Limoges' porcelain dinner set, 19th century
Located in New York, NY
Timeless elegance, set to perfection This exquisite Limoges porcelain dinner set, adorned with delicate floral patterns and subtle gold accents, transforms any table into a true wo...
Porcelain
Vienna Bronze Style Art Nouveau Lady Signet Antique, Austria, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This charming early 20th-century Austrian signet is a finely detailed miniature object, engraved with a decorative crown and initials that give the piece a distinctly personal and he...
Bronze
$295
H 2.68 in W 1.7 in D 0.48 in
Antique American Art Nouveau Repousse Sterling Silver Matchsafe or Vesta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed silver Art Nouveau matchsafe. In sterling silver. With repousse decoration of rocaille swags around the edges of both sides. With a striker to the base. Mar...
Sterling Silver
English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...
Porcelain
$995
H 18.75 in W 7.5 in D 8.25 in
Antique Art Nouveau Cast Figural Metal Pedestal Ladies Dresser or Vanity Mirror
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast figural ladies pedestal dresser mirror is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in circa 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style. The base of the mirror i...
Metal
$202Sale Price|30% Off
H 13.39 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
French Classic Brass Table Mirror Gold Baroque Style 34cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
French classic tilting table mirror, vanity mirror made of brass or yellow copper, entirely in Baroque style, France, circa mid-20th century. The mirror glass is decoratively staine...
Brass
$55,466
H 76.78 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Poerugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo quartz display cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes,...
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Granite, Brass
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Art Nouveau Bat Inkwell by Unknown French Artist
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Little is known about the origins of this amazing piece, apart from it being from France, circa 1900. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, ...
Bronze
$822Sale Price|30% Off
H 15.5 in W 21.75 in D 1.75 in
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera's Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 18th century French Louis XVI / Neoclassical painted boudoir hand fan. White sticks pierced with foliate / floral designs as well as trumpets and sheets of music; gilded acce...
Silk, Paint
$520Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.5 in W 18 in D 11 in
Hollywood Regency Italian Brass Rope & Tassel Framed Mirrored Tray c. 1965
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Timelessly elegant gilt rope and tassel Italian Tray with a mirrored base circa 1960s. Original velvet backing. Whether for you to enjoy or as most thoughtful and generous gift, this...
Brass
Raynaud Limoges 23-Piece Porcelain Tea & Coffee Service with Gold Trim
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 23-piece tea and coffee service by Raynaud & Cie embodies the elegance and artistry for which Limoges porcelain is renowned. Each piece is crafted from fine, translucent por...
Porcelain, Paint
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Tazza 264B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early vintage Georg Jensen grapes tazza or footed bowl, design #264B, created by Georg Jensen in 1918. This piece is the largest size of its design and showcases exceptional craft...
Sterling Silver
$3,800Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 12.6 in
19th Century Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Set with Comital Coronet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain. Each piece features a hand...
Porcelain
Spode Blue Italian 81 Piece Dinner Set
By Spode
Located in Montreal, Quebec
81 pieces crafted using fine earthenware porcelain make up this classic collection by Spode. The Blue Italian design depicts a scene in the Italian countryside with natural elements ...
Earthenware, Porcelain
Sterling Silver Peruvian Repousse Picture Frame Ca. 1920s
Located in Peabody, MA
An early 20th century art nouveau sterling silver repousse picture frame, marked Industria Peruana Plata, Sterling. Frame measures 12.5" wide x 15.25" high overall. The opening on t...
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau "Vase with Bat" by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel, Eduard Stellmacher
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
$2,080 / set
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Limoges 34 Pieces Tableware in Very Fine Porcelain by GOA
Located in Paris, FR
Limoges porcelain tableware by GOA. Very white fine porcelain decorated with small roses and basket weave motif with a gold rim. Dinner plates (25 cm) - 12x Soup plates (25 cm) - 9x...
Porcelain
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
Stained Glass
$3,500
H 8 in W 11.5 in D 3.25 in
Antique Franz Bergman Bruno Zach Cold Painted Bronze Peacock with Fanned Train
By Franz Bergmann, Bruno Zach
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous bronze peacock was made at Franz Bergman's Vienna foundry and bears the name of sculptor Bruno Zach. The highly detailed sculpture is beautifully cast and features col...
Bronze
Lizard Vase by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Amphora, Eduard Stellmacher
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
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.