Unavailable|$17,800 / set
Two Pottery Lamp Bases Boy and Girl by Gudrun Baudisch, 1928
By Wiener Werkstätte, Gudrun Baudisch
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte Red pottery, polychrome glaze Marks (Boy): WW, MADE IN AUSTRIA
Unavailable|$4,153
Hanging Lamp / Vienna / around 1903
Located in Vienna, AT
designed and executed: Vienna, around 1903 brass, polished and stove enamelled, cut glass shade, excellent Viennese craftsmanship, excellent condition H 85 cm, Ø 25 cm
Brass
Unavailable|$8,900
Hanging Lamp / Vienna / around 1903
Located in Vienna, AT
designed and executed: Vienna, around 1903 brass, polished and stove enamelled, original cut and facetted glass, ceiling rosette replaced, excellent Viennese craftsmanship, excell...
Brass
Unavailable|$24,000
Hanging Lamp by Adolf Loos, circa 1905
By Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging Lamp, design around 1905 Manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna Brass, glass with
Brass
Unavailable|$17,000 / set
Two Wall Lamps by Josef Hoffmann, 1911-15
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
These wall lamps were manufactured for the apartment of Baron Dietrich Moldauer in 1010 Vienna
Beech
Sold|$2,314 / item
Hotel Astoria Vienna Jugendstil Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
1970s. All the lamps have been recreated by WOKA and Stefan Passini according to old photographs. Most
Brass
Sold|$7,476 / item
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Floor Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed for the head office of the then very famous tile manufacturer "Gebruder Schwadron", who also did the "Dianabad" in Vienna with sculptures of Michael Powolny and Otto Prutsch...
Brass
Charming table lamp, fire gilt, cut glass, Art Nouveau Jugendstil, 1910, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Charming tablelamp, made in Austria, in the time of the famous Jugenstil, Art Nouveau, around 1910
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp "Condor", Vienna, circa 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp "Condor", Vienna, circa 1910s Polished and stove enameled Original opal
Opal, Brass
Table Lamp with Green Glass in the Style of Jugendstil
Located in Wien, AT
Table lamp with green glass in the style of Jugendstil Polished and stove enameled This lamp is
Brass
Unique Koloman Moser Designed Solid Silver Lamp Reproduced by Woka Lamps
By Woka Lamps, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
Very important, early design, presumably one of the first lamps originally manufactured at the
Silver
Colourful Table Lamp with Loetz Glass circa 1901 Austrian Art Nouveau
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
iridescent. glass, mould-blown and freeform, reduced and iridescent; brass Key words: Austrian Jugendstil
Brass
Sold|$1,424 / item
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations
Crystal, Brass
Sold|$1,424 / item
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations
Crystal, Brass
Sold|$4,924 / item
Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Wall Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
In addition to the magnificent Palme chandelier Solid brass, centrifugal casting in rubber-mould, crystal-glass. All components according to the UL regulations, with an additiona...
Crystal, Brass
Sold|$1,008
Brass Desk Lamp with White Opal Glass
Located in Wien, AT
Brass desk lamp with white opal glass polished and stove enamelled
Brass
Very rare secession desk lamp Lady holding a shell atr. Gustav Gurschner
By Gustave Gurschner
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Very rare secession desk lamp Lady holding a shell atr. Gustav Gurschner in very nice original
Zinc
Sold|$1,898
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp, circa 1906
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp, circa1906 polished and stove enameled Glass sticks are replaced ( new
Brass
Sold|$545
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp, circa 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil ceiling lamp, circa 1910s Polished and stove enameled Original cut glass.
Brass
Sold|$2,492
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp with Blue Opaline
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil ceiling lamp with blue opaline Replaced glass sticks polished and stove enameled
Brass
Sold|$2,492
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp with Glass Sticks
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil ceiling lamp with glass sticks Glass sticks are replaced Polished and stove enamelled
Brass
Sold|$949 / item
Jugendstil Vienna Secessionist Koloman Moser Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
Basic pendant which can be delivered with bigger glasses as well and total drop is coustom made All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will U...
Brass
Sold|$5,577 / item
Adolf Loos, Secessionist, "Brioni" Chandelier, Jugendstil, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
These kind of chandeliers were often used by Adolf Loos in mansions he designed. All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and labe...
Brass
Jugendstil Lamp with Original Glass Sticks and Opaline
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil lamp with original glas sticks and opaline Polished
Brass
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp with Original Cut Glass and Woodplate
Located in Wien, AT
jugendstil ceiling lamp original cut glas and woodplate polished and stove enamelled
Brass
Original Adolf Loos Haberfeld Table Variation, Art Deco, Jugendstil, Secession
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos, Friedrich Otto Schmidt
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Adolf Loos in circa 1902, turned hardwood and softwood frame on multiple legs, with walnut veneer and polished finish, brass edged top and brass sabots, height c. 74 cm, ...
Brass
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp with Original Cut Glass, circa 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil ceiling lamp with original cut glass, circa 1908 Polished and tove enameled.
Brass
Ceramic Lamp Stand Gudrun Baudisch Wiener Werkstatte circa 1928 Austrian Art
By Gudrun Baudisch, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Ceramic lamp stand with expressive head designed by Gudrun Baudisch executed by Wiener Werkstatte
Ceramic, Earthenware
Early 20th Century Austrian Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Handmade Austrian silver Jugendstil Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Vienna, circa 1920. Of hammered design
Silver
Original Josef Hoffmann Fledermaus #728 Ensemble 1905 Jugendstil Secession Style
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern design from 1905, the time when Josef Hoffmann was on the zenith of his creativity, consisting of, two armchairs and a settee, beech bentwood, brown-stained, ...
Bentwood
Original and Documented Josef Hoffmann Stool, 1902 J&J Kohn, Early 20th Century
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
See image with the expertise by Dr. Gerti Draxler, Dorotheum Vienna, from the seating arrangement in the drawing room of the Biach House, 1902-1903, beechwood black stained, Backhaus...
Beech
Original, Unique Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Oak-Maple Chest from 1901
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Origin: From the photographic studio Villa Spitzer, Villenkolonie Hohe Warte, Vienna, together with the Henneberg house and the house Moll or Moser the first important work of Josef ...
Maple, Oak
Sold|$3,144
Josef Hoffmann 1903 "Jardiniere", Original
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Condition: good, originally with glass insert material: punched zinc-sheed, white laquered. Documentation: As displayed at the Wiener Werkstaette "Musterbuecher" Signature: no sig...
Zinc
Viennese Hanging Lamp circa 1905 with Loetz Lamp Shade Koloman Moser
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, AT
Viennese hanging lamp, circa 1905 with Loetz lampshade Glass Shade Koloman Moser polished and stove
Brass
Viennese Hanging Lamp circa 1905 with Loetz Lamp Shade Koloman Moser
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, AT
Viennese hanging lamp, circa 1905 with Loetz lampshade Glass Shade Koloman Moser polished and
Brass
Original Cabaret Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann Table by J.&J. Kohn, 1905
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern table from the early phase of Industrial Design. The bent-wood-industry has had enormous progress, since mid-19th century and from 1900, they started a fruitf...
Bentwood
Sold|$2,017 / item
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Wall or Ceiling Light, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
lamp is also available in diameter 35cm and 50cm. All components according to the UL regulations, with
Brass
Sold|$1,364
Ceiling Lamp with Cut and Matte Glass Shade
Located in Wien, AT
Ceiling Lamp with cut and matted glass shade Polished and stove enamelled
Brass
Sold|$5,814
Austro-Hungarian 1905 Ceiling Lamp, Original
Located in Vienna, AT
A classicistic plafoniere from the begin of the 20th century, with wonderful cut-glass and a meanderbelt in brass-mounted on a wooden plate. Material used is brass on a white-lacque...
Brass
Vienna 1900 Brass Ceiling Lamp with Loetz Glass Shades by Koloman Moser
By Loetz Glass, Koloman Moser
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vienna 1900 brass ceiling lamp with Johann Loetz Witwe glass shades designed by Koloman Moser red
Brass
Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamp by Adolf Josef Pohl ca. 1905
By Adolph Joseph Pohl 1
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
table lamp, designed by Adolf Josef Pohl, Vienna, ca. 1905 Our lamp not only impresses as a
Bronze
Sold|$2,254
Two Jugendstil Table Lamps
Located in Wien, AT
Two Jugendstil table lamps. Brass. Original patina.
Brass
Sold|$2,136
Beautiful Jugendstil Table Lamp
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful Jugendstil table lamp polished and stove enameled. Brown opaline glass.
Brass
Sold|$1,424
Jugendstil Table Lamp, 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp, 1910s polished and stove enameled Original opal glass shade.
Opal, Brass
Sold|$652
Jugendstil Condor Lamp Vienna, 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil condor lamp Vienna, 1910s Brass polished and stove enamelled Original opal glass green
Brass
Dragon Table Lamp, 1900, Austria, Silver Plated Metal "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau"
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty" Materia: silver plated metal Country: Austria To
Metal
Two Jugendstil Table Lamps, circa 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Two jugendstil table lamps, circa 1908 Brass polished and stove enamelled The fabric is replaced
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp, Vienna, circa 1909
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp, Vienna, circa 1909. Polished and stove enameled Opaline glass stones.
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp, Vienna, around 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp, Vienna, around 1910s Brass polished and stover enameled Original green
Opal, Brass
Charming Jugendstil Table Lamp with Beautiful Glass
Located in Wien, AT
Charming Jugendstil table lamp with beautiful glass polished and stove enameled.
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp with opaline glass shade. Polished and stove enamelled.
Brass
Sold|$1,305
2 jugendstil table lamps vienna around 1908
Located in Wien, AT
2 jugendstil table lamps vienna around 1908 Brass polished and stove enameled The glass sticks are
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp with Green Opaline Glass
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp with green opaline glass polished and stove enamelled.
Brass
2 Jugendstil Table Lamps, Vienna, circa 1908s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Jugendstil table lamps, Vienna, circa 1908s Polished and stove enameled Original cut glass
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp in Influences from Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, Austria
This is an unusual, high quality Jugendstil lamp about 1905. Made in Austria, it shows strong
Nickel
Two Jugendstil Table Lamps with Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Wien, AT
two jugendstil table lamps with opalin glass shades polished and stove enamelled
Brass
Jugendstil Table Lamp with Glass Shade, circa 1905s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil table lamp with glass shade, circa 1905s Polished and stove enameled.
Brass
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.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.