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
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
$372 / set
H 0.79 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Rare Vintage SLP Limoges Porcelain Bridge Set, Original Box, c.1950s–60s
By Limoges
Located in Trensacq, FR
A charming and unusual boxed set of four Limoges porcelain bridge dishes by the Société Limousine de Porcelaines (SLP), Limoges, France, dating from the mid-20th century. Each dish ...
Porcelain
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
$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
Art Nouveau Silver Metal Jewelry Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Nouveau Silver Metal Jewelry Box Beautifully ornate jewelry box featuring embossed designs including floral patterns and symmetrical leaf-shaped motifs at the corners. The centra...
Metal
Late 19th Century Figural Maiden and Poppy Blossom Centerpiece Bowl
By Maurice Bouval
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This heavy centerpiece bowl dates to the late 19th century and is composed of cast iron with a gilt finish. The bowl has a shallow basin made up of a series of detailed open poppy bl...
Iron
$10,800
H 2.75 in W 15.75 in D 11.75 in
French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Mirror centerpiece/tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Mirror centerpiece/tray. The wonderful oval tray is raised by four toupie shaped Ormolu supports. The outer sides and inne...
Ormolu
$5,165
H 3.15 in Dm 18.12 in
19th Century Italian Empire Mercury-Gilded Bronze Mirrored Plateau Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
A magnificent large antique Tuscan Empire ormolu mirror plateau centerpiece from a historic Italian villa, finely crafted in mercury-gilded bronze. This exceptional 19th-century circ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Limoges -Rosalie Warranted 22 K Gold Tableware Set, 30 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
A timeless Limoges tableware set of 30 Pieces stamped Triumph, made in the USA Limoges Rosalie 1 T S 350-1 22 carat gold. Each piece is finely made of porcelain and hand painted in 2...
Porcelain
$3,752
H 8.39 in W 11.7 in D 8.67 in
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Silver Plate Centerpiece Card Tray, Germany, c. 1910
By Albert Mayer, WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
A beautiful art nouveau Jugendstil silver plate centerpiece card tray or tazza of a nymph holding a dove, made by WMF in Germany c. 1910. This is one of the most iconic pieces of ...
Silver Plate
Vintage Italian Decorated Brass Table Mirror, 1960s
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Tabletop mirror with a gilded and decorated brass frame, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition; may show signs of wear due to age. DIMENSIONS: Height 50 cm; Width 41 ...
Brass
$200Sale 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
$15,000
H 70 in W 20 in D 34 in
Lifesize Cibardie French Art Nouveau Style Bronze Female Nude Nymph Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Life Size French Art Nouveau Style Bronze Female Nude Nymph Statue, Cibardie. Item features an impressive cast bronze figure of a majestic nude woman with flowing draped wrap, cornuc...
Bronze
$1,470 / set
H 1.25 in Dm 10.25 in
Vintage 4-Piece Longchamp Place Settings with Serving Tray, Set of 6, France
By Longchamps
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 4-Piece Longchamp Place Settings with Serving Tray, Set of 6, France This beautifully hand-painted dish set is in good condition. The floral pattern features brightly colore...
Porcelain
$38,000
H 112 in W 95 in D 0.1 in
Zabihi Collection Swans Ducks 18th Century Aubusson French Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Aubusson tapestry panel made in France. Measures: Height 9 feet 4 inches, width 7 feet 11 inches. Swans and ducks swimming in a lake flanked by vases beneath flora...
Wool
$97
H 9.85 in W 6.7 in D 1.19 in
Antique Mozart Sonatas Sheet Music Book, Peters Edition, Late 19th Century, 2C48
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Description A striking antique volume of Mozart piano sonatas, published by the renowned Edition Peters (Leipzig), a historic music publisher celebrated for its high-quality classic...
Paper
$2,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 6 in W 4 in D 0.4 in
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap. Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
Animal Skin, Paper
Yki Nummi 'Lokki' white acrylic pendant for Innolux Oy
By Innolux Finland, Yki Nummi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yki Nummi 'Lokki' white acrylic pendant for Innolux Oy. Designed in 1960, Nummi's innovative 'Lokki' is one of the best-known finnish design Classics. The name Lokki comes from the...
Metal
Art Deco Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chandelier, brass, glass, Italy, 1940s This refined Italian chandelier from the 1940s is a beautiful example of early modern glass craftsmanship. Composed entirely of sculptural gla...
Brass
Bronze Sculpture by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Bronze sculpture by Victor Roman. Signed and numbered 2/8.
Bronze
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...
Porcelain
Reclining Nude Oil on Canvas, Hungarian, Circa 1920s, Inscribed
By Istvan Szonyi
Located in Houston, TX
Hungarian Artist (1894-1960) "Reclining Nude", circa 1920s Measures: 19.5" H x 23.5" W, overall size is 28" x 32.5" Oil on canvas, inscribed lower right "Somody baratomnak szere...
Canvas
$37,500 / set
H 29.5 in W 28 in D 27.25 in
French Art Deco Club Chairs by Pierre Chareau, Ash & Upholstery, 1925
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Art Deco (Circa 1925) ash club chairs with padded upholstered scoop back and seat on U form support & platform. (Attributed to Pierre Chareau) (PRICED AS Pair)
Ash, Upholstery
$445,811
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
Moroccan Vintage Moorish Glass Lantern from Marrakech
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Oversized Moroccan candle glass lantern from Marrakesh, clear and multicolored glass adorned with filigree Moorish designs. High end traditional Moroccan hurricane candle lantern han...
Metal
Butterfly Specimens in a Convex Glass Frame
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natural butterflies specimens in a convex glass frame.
Glass
$22,500
H 33 in W 26 in D 44 in
Italian Baroque Rocking Chair by Pauly & Co., 19th Century Silver Leaf
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
1970s Surrealist Mirror by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
Cast bronze mirror with a surrealist shape. Model signed and numbered. Limited edition of 25 copies of a model created in the 1970's by the sculptor Victor Roman.
Bronze
Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Enamel Flowers Fleurs Des Siècles, Circa 1970s
By Jane Hutcheson, Gorham
Located in Elkhart, IN
An exceptional example of the celebrated Fleurs Des Siècles collection designed by Jane Hutcheson for Mottahedeh and produced by Vista Alegre, this sculptural floral arrangement comb...
Enamel
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.