Art Nouveau Vase Pair
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
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Antique Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Vases
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Pottery
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Vases
Porcelain
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Vases
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Vases
Enamel
20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Marble, Bronze
20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vases
Ceramic
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Blown Glass
Antique Late 19th Century German Vases
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases
Bronze
Vintage 1910s English Art Nouveau Vases
Pottery
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Brass
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Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Vases
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Bronze, Enamel
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Vases
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Vases
Porcelain
Vintage 1910s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases
Pottery
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Glass
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Vases
Silver
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century French Vases
Blown Glass
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Vases
Art Glass
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Porcelain
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Antique 1890s British Art Nouveau Vases
Ceramic, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Majolica
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Terracotta
Antique Late 19th Century French Vases
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Porcelain
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Ceramic
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Glass
20th Century Art Nouveau Vases
Pewter
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Ceramic
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases
Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Majolica
Vintage 1930s Art Nouveau Vases
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A Close Look at Art Nouveau Furniture
Art Nouveau was a modernizing movement in the decorative arts that developed in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States. In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry and graphic design reflected a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era.
Art Nouveau can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. The 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. The style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri 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.
Finding the Right Vases for You
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
Like sculptures or paintings, vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.
The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.
Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.
Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.