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Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force.

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Steel

Alfred Daguet Jeweled Box
Alfred Daguet Jeweled Box

Alfred Daguet Jeweled Box

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

Alfred Daguet Jeweled Box

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A French handmade box by the French master craftsman Alfred Daguet.

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Antique Early 1900s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Art Nouveau Sunflowers Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Sunflowers Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Sunflowers Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Copper, Enamel

Art Nouveau Repousse Stork Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Repousse Stork Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Repousse Stork Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Enamel, Brass, Iron

Art Nouveau Canine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Canine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Canine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Art Nouveau Stork Pair Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Stork Pair Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Stork Pair Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Brass

Art Nouveau Regal Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Regal Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Regal Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Art Nouveau Celtic Hound Casket Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Celtic Hound Casket Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Celtic Hound Casket Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Brass

Art Nouveau Owl Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Owl Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Owl Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Zinc

Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Scorpion Fish by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Scorpion Fish by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Scorpion Fish by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box

Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Lisse, NL

One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942). Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...

Category

Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel, Steel

Antique French Art Nouveau Repoussed Pewter and Wood Box with Blue Cabochons
Antique French Art Nouveau Repoussed Pewter and Wood Box with Blue Cabochons

Antique French Art Nouveau Repoussed Pewter and Wood Box with Blue Cabochons

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

The box opens to reveal a spacious, warm-toned wooden interior, perfect for storing treasured items.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Art Nouveau "Predator Box" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau "Predator Box" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau "Predator Box" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Copper

Antique French Ormolu Gilt Bronze Beveled Glass Jewelry Casket with Poppy Flower
Antique French Ormolu Gilt Bronze Beveled Glass Jewelry Casket with Poppy Flower

Antique French Ormolu Gilt Bronze Beveled Glass Jewelry Casket with Poppy Flower

By Alfred Daguet

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

An exquisite antique French-style gilt metal and beveled glass jewelry casket, circa 1890–1910, featuring elaborate Art Nouveau floral ornamentation with prominent poppy blossoms, sc...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Dandelion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Dandelion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Dandelion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Copper

Art Nouveau Adorned Gothic Repoussé Mirror by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Adorned Gothic Repoussé Mirror by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Adorned Gothic Repoussé Mirror by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim

Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Copper

Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Mantle Clock by Alfred Daguet w/Original Mechanisim
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Mantle Clock by Alfred Daguet w/Original Mechanisim

Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Mantle Clock by Alfred Daguet w/Original Mechanisim

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Copper

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Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet
Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

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H 7 in W 8 in D 3 in

Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

Repousse' metal box inset with celestial cabochons by Alfred Daguet, France, 1897.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Boxes

Materials

Iron, Brass

Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet
Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

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H 6 in W 9.75 in D 2 in

Repousse' Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

Repousse' metal box by Alfred Daguet, set with emerald cabochons.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Iron, Brass

Decorative Jewel Set Brass Box, Alfred Daguet
Decorative Jewel Set Brass Box, Alfred Daguet

Decorative Jewel Set Brass Box, Alfred Daguet

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H 9.5 in W 10.75 in D 7.25 in

Decorative Jewel Set Brass Box, Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Pasadena, CA

Daguet specialized in repousse and chased panels to be applied to decorative boxes, frames and desk set pieces.

Category

Early 20th Century French Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Daguet’s beautifully patinated cash box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Steel

Egyptian Revival Box Signed Alfred Daguet, c. 1900
Egyptian Revival Box Signed Alfred Daguet, c. 1900

Egyptian Revival Box Signed Alfred Daguet, c. 1900

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Queens, NY

An Alfred Daguet early twentieth century rectangular box is composed of repousse brass and copper and features classical motifs, namely an Egyptian woman seated amidst opaline glass...

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Early 20th Century French Egyptian Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box
Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box

Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Astoria, NY

French Art Nouveau period box in metal repoussé´ panels with inserted colorful glass cabochon jewels, made by Alfred Daguet in the 1910s in Paris.

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Art Nouveau Animal Husbandry Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Animal Husbandry Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Animal Husbandry Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Repousse Voodoo Priest Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Repousse Voodoo Priest Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Repousse Voodoo Priest Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Enamel

Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box with Knight Motif
Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box with Knight Motif

Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box with Knight Motif

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Astoria, NY

French Art Nouveau period box made in metal repousse´ panels with inserted colorful glass cabochon jewels, created by French artist Alfred Daguet in the 1910's in Paris.

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Jeweled Casket Featuring a Knight by Alfred Daguet
Jeweled Casket Featuring a Knight by Alfred Daguet

Jeweled Casket Featuring a Knight by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Metal repousse with glass cabochons, Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet was a metalsmith who specialized in repoussé copper panels made for application to hinged boxes, mantel clocks, pi...

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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Mysteries of the Ocean
Mysteries of the Ocean

Alfred DaguetMysteries of the Ocean, 1907

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H 3.25 in W 9.5 in D 6.63 in

Mysteries of the Ocean

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The real star of Daguet’s box is the naturalistically rendered crab on the top.

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Butterfly Box
Butterfly Box

Alfred DaguetButterfly Box, ca 1900

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H 13 in W 11.5 in D 5.5 in

Butterfly Box

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Daguet’s box is an intricately-worked and fine example of the art nouveau style.

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Copper

Box of the Illuminati
Box of the Illuminati

Alfred DaguetBox of the Illuminati, ca 1904

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H 2.63 in W 9.25 in D 5 in

Box of the Illuminati

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Bing l’Art Nouveau salon in Paris, this metal-hinged wood box is an excellent example of Alfred Daguet’s work.

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Copper

Art Nouveau Dandelion & Thistle Repoussé Mantle Clock Set by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Dandelion & Thistle Repoussé Mantle Clock Set by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Dandelion & Thistle Repoussé Mantle Clock Set by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Copper

Viper Box
Viper Box

Alfred DaguetViper Box, ca 1900

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H 5.75 in W 9.25 in D 9 in

Viper Box

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Brass

Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Juwel Box, circa 1900s
Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Juwel Box, circa 1900s

Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Juwel Box, circa 1900s

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Verviers, BE

Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Box, circa 1900 Medium size Design, wood, metal forget, copper hammered with glass cabochons.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Like the Buzzard’s head Daguet joined to the Phoenix, whose eye intensely peers out as if in search of some carrion, Daguet’s box proclaims that death sustains life.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

Art Nouveau Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

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H 2.25 in W 7.25 in D 3.75 in

Art Nouveau Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Firebirds Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Firebirds Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Firebirds Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Nouveau Repousse "Box of Madness" by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Repousse "Box of Madness" by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Repousse "Box of Madness" by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Crab Box, circa 1900
Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Crab Box, circa 1900

Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Crab Box, circa 1900

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Verviers, BE

Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Crab box, circa 1900 Medium: Design, wood, metal forget, copper hammered with glass cabochons.

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Stargazer Box
Stargazer Box

Stargazer Box

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Darting across all of this are depictions of the comet nucleus in perfect succession to convey the speed in which these astral bodies move through space. Daguet’s box is nothing shor...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau "Creatures of the Deep" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau "Creatures of the Deep" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau "Creatures of the Deep" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

"ICON OF THE SACRED REALM" Box
"ICON OF THE SACRED REALM" Box

"ICON OF THE SACRED REALM" Box

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

1910s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Brass

Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim

Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Copper

Chasse of Immortality
Chasse of Immortality

Alfred DaguetChasse of Immortality, ca 1910

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H 13 in W 11.5 in D 5.5 in

Chasse of Immortality

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Like the Buzzard’s head Daguet joined to the Phoenix, whose eye intensely peers out as if in search of some carrion, Daguet’s box proclaims that death sustains life.

Category

Early 19th Century Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Golden Eagle Box
Golden Eagle Box

Golden Eagle Box

Located in Palm Beach, FL

These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Butterflies and Bees Amphora Semiramis Vase
Butterflies and Bees Amphora Semiramis Vase

Butterflies and Bees Amphora Semiramis Vase

Located in Palm Beach, FL

From his metalwork studio located just above Siegfried Bing’s Maison Art Nouveau in Paris, Alfred Daguet adorned his hand-wrought metal boxes with glass beads mounted like jewels in ...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Enamel

Amphora Jeweled Moth Semiramis Vase
Amphora Jeweled Moth Semiramis Vase

Amphora Jeweled Moth Semiramis Vase

Located in Palm Beach, FL

From his metalwork studio located just above Siegfried Bing’s Maison Art Nouveau in Paris, Alfred Daguet adorned his hand-wrought metal boxes with glass beads mounted like jewels in ...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Enamel

Butterflies and Bees Amphora Semiramis Vase
Butterflies and Bees Amphora Semiramis Vase

Butterflies and Bees Amphora Semiramis Vase

Located in Palm Beach, FL

From his metalwork studio located just above Siegfried Bing’s Maison Art Nouveau in Paris, Alfred Daguet adorned his hand-wrought metal boxes with glass beads mounted like jewels in ...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Enamel

Amphora Semiramis Butterflies & Spiderwebs Vase
Amphora Semiramis Butterflies & Spiderwebs Vase

Amphora Semiramis Butterflies & Spiderwebs Vase

Located in Palm Beach, FL

From his metalwork studio located just above Siegfried Bing’s Maison Art Nouveau in Paris, Alfred Daguet adorned his hand-wrought metal boxes with glass beads mounted like jewels in ...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Enamel

Art Nouveau Stars and Cosmos Metalwork Box with Glass Cabochons By Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau Stars and Cosmos Metalwork Box with Glass Cabochons By Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau Stars and Cosmos Metalwork Box with Glass Cabochons By Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

Alfred Daguet's hammered boxes were highly desirable objects which were made in the atelier above the gallery L'Art Nouveau owned by Siegfried Bing in Paris at the end of the 19th ce...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Boxes

Materials

Wood

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet
Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

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H 3.5 in W 7.5 in D 4.75 in

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

Daguet created this low relief design with a combination of techniques, including repousee, chasing, stamping and stippling.

Category

Early 20th Century French Boxes

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet
Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

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H 3.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

Repoussé metal box, set with glowing cabochons. The box depicts a composite creature with the head of a Gorgon, the hind end of a pig, and the webbed feet of an amphibian, being atta...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Iron

Viking at Sea by Alfred Daguet
Viking at Sea by Alfred Daguet

Viking at Sea by Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

Repousée metalwork and inset glass cabochons have been combined to create images of a seafarer and a sailing ship that suggest the mythic adventures of the Viking Age. Viking metalwo...

Category

Early 20th Century French Boxes

Materials

Metal

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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...

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WMF Model 131 German Jugendstil Brass and Velvet Jewelry Box, circa 1905
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WMF Model 131 German Jugendstil Brass and Velvet Jewelry Box, circa 1905

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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Located in Brescia, IT

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By Erhard & Söhne

Located in London, GB

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Gem of a Bronze Antique Jewelry Box

Gem of a Bronze Antique Jewelry Box

$950

H 2.5 in W 7.5 in D 4.75 in

Gem of a Bronze Antique Jewelry Box

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful heavy small jewelry box having ornate cast bronze surface and lined in red velvet.

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Tiffany Studios Art Nouveau Bronze and Glass Paste Jewelry Box 1910

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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By Erhard & Söhne

Located in Marseille, FR

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Located in Greven, DE

Exceptional antique jewelry box with fine depictions of hunting themes and forest animals. Heavy iron work, silvered in a very good condition. Lined with turquoise fabric in a good c...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

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Antique Hand Forged Organic Design Arts & Crafts Multi Purpose Box, circa 1920
Antique Hand Forged Organic Design Arts & Crafts Multi Purpose Box, circa 1920

Antique Hand Forged Organic Design Arts & Crafts Multi Purpose Box, circa 1920

By Hugo Berger

Located in Lisse, NL

Unique and all handcrafted, wrought iron box attr. to Hugo Berger Goberg. It is always refreshing to find an antique object probably by a famous maker, that you have never seen befo...

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French Art Nouveau Wood Box Openwork Panels, circa 1900
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Located in Labrit, Landes

Little wood box with openwork panels, made circa 1900 in the Art Nouveau period. A little piece of wood is missing on the back side. A. M. initial are on the top. Good antique condit...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

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Fine Carved Wood Box with Morning Glories

Fine Carved Wood Box with Morning Glories

$2,400

H 5 in W 12 in D 5.25 in

Fine Carved Wood Box with Morning Glories

By Maison de l'Art Nouveau

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This box is a real treasure! Completely had carved from walnut the detail in the flowers and leaves is quite remarkable. This box required a real master craftsman to achieve the outs...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

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Art Nouveau Guénardeau box in patinated spelter

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$1,942

H 5.91 in W 11.03 in D 7.29 in

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Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Art Nouveau box from the 1920s by the French artist Guénardeau. Entirely made of spelter with decoration typical of the period: flowers, a woman's bust on the lid, and arabesques. A ...

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pierced Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pierced Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box

Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pierced Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box

$1,042Sale Price|20% Off

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pierced Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box

Located in Firenze, IT

This lavish French Art Nouveau period (1880-1910) jewelry box is entirely chiseled, hammered and pierced with flowers and leaf patterns. This late 19th – early 20th century rectangul...

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$265Sale Price|20% Off

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Antique Chip Carved Wooden Box with Geometric Floral Design, 19th Century

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This antique chip-carved wooden box, from the late 19th century, features intricate geometric and floral patterns on its surface. The hand-carved details showcase a symmetrical arran...

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Vintage 1910s German Jugendstil Jewelry Boxes

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the daguet box you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every daguet box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a daguet box — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A daguet box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. A well-made daguet box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alfred Daguet are consistently popular.

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A Close Look at Art-nouveau Furniture

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

  • Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
  • Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
  • Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals 
  • Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood

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.