Daum Martele and Cameo Glass Floral Vase
By Daum
Located in Sarasota, FL
Daum martele and cameo glass floral vase. Signed on the bottom "Daum Nancy". Art Nouveau circ
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Daum Martele and Cameo Glass Floral Vase
By Daum
Located in Sarasota, FL
Daum martele and cameo glass floral vase. Signed on the bottom "Daum Nancy". Art Nouveau circ
Art Glass
Daum Martele, Acid Etched and Wheel Cut Vase
By Daum
Located in Sarasota, FL
Daum glass martele, acid etched and wheel cut vase. The vase has very fine martele (hammered
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Martele Ovoid Glass Vase, 1919-1923
By Daum
Located in Astoria, NY
Daum Nancy Martele Ovoid Glass Vase, circa 1919-1923, the pink ground with chartreuse overlay and
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo and Martelé Glass "Crocus" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French wheel carved cameo and martelé glass "Crocus" vase by Daum. This Daum vase has gray
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Two-Handled Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and Martele glass two-handled vase
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Daum Nancy Wheel Carved, Internally Decorated Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel carved, internally decorated cameo and Martele glass vase, France, circa 1900
Art Glass
Superb and Very Fine Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and very fine Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and martele glass vase, with low relief
Blown Glass
$24,800
H 12.21 in Dm 7.29 in
Fine Daum Nancy Martele Cameo Glass Two-Handled Vase, from the Pinhas Collection
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Fine Daum Nancy Martele cameo glass two-handled vase, France, circa
Glass
Daum Nancy "Nénuphars" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
cast against a blue martelé ground. Artist: Daum Nancy Country: France Circa: 1900 Dimensions: 7.5
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Daum Nancy Gingko Martele Art Nouveau Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A large Daum Nancy French cameo glass lamp with martele designs of red and burgundy ginkgo biloba
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Daum Nancy Cameo and Martelé Glass "Crocus" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French wheel certainly carved this cameo and martelé glass "Crocus" vase by Daum Nancy. The base
Glass
French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase by Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French 'Paysage, moulage en relief' cameo glass vase by Daum. This vase depicts dark brown tree
Daum Nancy "Martelé" Vase Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Paris, FR
DAUM NANCY FRANCE "martelé" vase decorated with Crocus. Signed "Daum Nancy with the cross of
Blown Glass
Art Nouveau Daum Cameo, Martelé and Carved Nicotiana Vase
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A super Daum Art Nouveau vase depicting the Nicotiana (Tobacco) plant in red over orange
Art Glass
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$12,000
H 13 in W 9.5 in D 5.75 in
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Charleston, SC
Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting on circular fluted base with the original five ball feet. Shade is etched LCT on r...
Bronze, Wire
$4,520
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Art Deco Vanity Veneer Rosewood and Maple with Bakelite Handles, Italy, 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
This original Italian Art Deco dressing table is entirely veneered with precious essences such as rosewood and bird's-eye maple, the contrast between the warmth brown, the yellow and...
Mirror, Bakelite, Mahogany, Maple
$385,000
H 38 in W 36 in D 21 in
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene" Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This arresting Damascene Favrile Glass Vase bears a swirling pattern of blue and purple iridescence and ochre glass. The vase's pattern is based upon Damascus steel, whereby near eas...
Glass
$24,109 / set
H 65.75 in Dm 14.18 in
Very Tall Gilded Iron and Marble Tulip Floor Lamps, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Delightful, one-of-a-kind set of five gold-painted textured iron "tulip" floor lamps, set on round, black marble bases, veined with white. Striking and very decorative pieces.
Marble, Iron
$3,134
H 64.97 in Dm 2.76 in
Cameo Glass Banjo Vase, by Emile Galle Décor Begonias, France, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
An excellent French Art Nouveau Vase in a classic banjo shape, with a deep red flowering landscape etched and acid cut against a yellow background, with fine color and detail. Rare ...
Glass
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Bronze, Lead
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
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
Hungarian Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Chest of drawers is made out of fine walnut wood. It has four-narrow drawers with round chrome handles and one wide drawer on the bottom. Chest is elevated by the rectangular base. H...
Walnut
Daum Large Art Nouveau Agapanthus Cameo Acid Etched Art Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare French Art Nouveau Agapanthus/Flowering Rush cameo glass vase by renowned and sought after glass makers Daum Nancy and dating from around 1900. This large, ta...
Blown Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase, 1895-1915, the ovoid body with deep green ground and mirror black iridescence, silver and blue leaf and vine decoration, incised "L.C.T. 070...
Glass
$55,317
H 41.93 in W 56.3 in D 32.68 in
Andrea Brustolon Carved Venetian Baroque Walnut Settee Sofa Bench Brown Leather
By Valentino Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare finely carved Venetian Baroque style figural walnut throne settee or bench, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1...
Leather, Walnut
Impressive Extra Large Vintage Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Stratford, CT
Extra large Galle Cameo vase overlaid with different layers of glass with amber and burgundy red colors, fused together by heat. The vase features high-cut acid-etched flowers. B...
Glass
Michael Coffey, "Titan" Monumental Bar Cabinet, United States, 1978
By Michael Coffey
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural cabinet is carved from solid, 4-inch thick Mahogany, and weighs 900 lbs. It is divided in two halves. One half is a door, which swings out on hidden hinges and concea...
Mahogany
Tiffany Studios Rare Iridescent Favrile Large Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios by Louis Comfort Tiffany Large Red and Gold Iridescent Floriform Glass Vase. This is a rare form and red color that will be a must addition to the discerning Tiffany ...
Art Glass
For collectors, Daum is a name in the first rank of the French makers of art glass, along with those of Émile Gallé and René Lalique. Led in its early decades by the brothers Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), the company, based in the city of Nancy, established its reputation in the Art Nouveau period, and later successfully adopted the Art Deco style.
In 1878, lawyer Jean Daum took over the ownership of a glassworks as payment for a debt and installed his sons as proprietors. Initially, Daum made glass for everyday purposes such as windows, watches and tableware, but the success that Gallé enjoyed at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris — the international showcase for which the Eiffel Tower was built — inspired the Daum brothers to begin making art-glass pieces. They produced popular works of cameo glass, a decorative technique in which an outer layer of glass is acid-etched or carved off to reveal the layer below, but Daum became best known for vessels and sculptures in pâte de verre — a painstaking method in which finely ground colored glass is mixed with a binder, placed in a mold and then fired in a kiln.
Though early Daum glass was never signed by individual artists, the firm employed some of the masters of the naturalistic, asymmetrical Art Nouveau style, including Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter (whose first name is frequently misspelled). Daum also collaborated with furniture and metalware designer Louis Majorelle, who created wrought-iron and brass mounts for vases and table lamps. In the 1960s, Daum commissioned fine artists, most notably Salvador Dalí and sculptor César Baldaccini, to design glass pieces. As you see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Daum has been home to an astonishingly rich roster of creative spirits and is today a state-owned enterprise making pâte de verre figurines.
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, antique and vintage 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.