$1,817
H 4.93 in Dm 2.96 in
Loetz Crete Phaenomen 85/3780 glass vase made exclusively for Bacalowitz c1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Fabulous example of a Loetz Phaenomen crete (green based) vase ref 85/3780 made c1902. The green
Art Glass
$6,990
H 9.45 in Dm 4.72 in
19th Century Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Loetz - Crete Phaenomen, CZ circa 1898
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding, rare Art Nouveau glass vase created by the famous company of Loetz Witwe in
Blown Glass
$3,972
H 5.52 in Dm 3.55 in
Bohemian Loetz Candia Papillon glass vase with handles and silver overlay c1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous Art Nouveau Loetz 'Crete' (blue/gold on green) Papillon (Butterfly wing) vase with
Silver
Rare Loetz Phaenomen Vase Crete with rare decor c1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A stunning and rare undocumented Loetz Phaenomen vase. Waisted and with a flared foot with four
Art Glass
Rare and Important Loetz Phaenomen Vase Crete PG 377 made 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A stunning and fully documented Loetz Phaenomen Vase. This example is documented as Phaenomen
Art Glass
$4,054
H 5.36 in Dm 10.04 in
Large Loetz Art Nouveau Bowl, Decor Crete Papillon, Bohemia Austria-Hungary 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
form type Decor: Crete Papillon Creta green underlaid, colorless glass with rolled-in silvery yellow
Glass
$2,702
H 7.29 in Dm 5.12 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Crete Diaspora Silver Iris, Austria-Hungary, Around 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
quatrefoil, polished pontil. Shape: Production number / pattern not preserved Decor: Crete Diaspora
Glass
$5,616
H 5.12 in Dm 5.52 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Phenomenon Gre Crete 6893, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
polished pontil, ground signature 'Loetz Austria'. Shape: Series II, Prod. nr. - PN 178 (old: 8056, 1899
Glass
$4,289
H 5.71 in Dm 5.71 in
Loetz Art Nouveau 3-Handles Vase Decor Crete Papillon, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
, London - 1898, 1899 Decor: Crete Papillon with etched decoration and silver plated overlay Crete green
Glass
$3,407
H 4.73 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Phenomenon Gre Crete 7767, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
. Shape: Series II, Prod. nr. - PN 513, year 1900 (old: 7767, 1899) Decor: Phenomenon Genre - PG Crete
Glass
Loetz Vesuvian Candia Iridescent Glass Vase with Tadpoles
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
in the Loetz catalogue as the Crete Glatt design in green iridescent glass but this example seems
Blown Glass
Bohemian Art Nouveau Loetz Crete Papillon Small Glass Vase circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Super Art Nouveau Loetz Crete (green glass) Papillon (butterfly wing) small vase - this vase is an
Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau/Secessionist Crete Papillon Silvered Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
Art Nouveau/secessionist Loetz Crete papillon silvered vase, circa 1910.
Glass
Loetz Iridescent Crete Chine Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Whitburn, GB
457 grams Technical description A Loetz chine glass vase. An ovular body is covered entirely
Blown Glass
Loetz
Located in Oldebroek, NL
Loetz green crete.
Art Glass
A Pair of Loetz Crete DEK Crimped Vases, c1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Pair of Loetz Crete DEK Crimped Vases, c1900 Additional information: Date : c1900 Origin : Loetz
Glass
Classic Bohemian Loetz Crete Diaspora glass vase in blue over greenc 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous and very pretty Art Nouveau Loetz 'Crete' (green) Diaspora Vase - a greeny blue vase
Art Glass
Rare and unusual Bohemian Loetz Crete Rusticana with Threads glass vase c 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous Art Nouveau Loetz 'Crete' (green) Rusticana with Threads vase -Loetz. The Rusticana
Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Phenomenon Gre Crete Iridescent Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period Phenomenon Gre Crete iridescent art glass vase with flared rim By
Art Glass
Rare and Important Loetz Phaenomen Vase Crete PG 6893 made 11898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A stunning and fully documented Loetz Phaenomen Vase. This example is documented Phaenomen pattern
Art Glass
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H 5.91 in Dm 4.34 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Crete Diaspora Silver Iris, Austria-Hungary, Around 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
pontil. Shape: Production number / pattern not preserved Decor: Crete Diaspora Silver Iris - Green
Glass
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H 4.93 in Dm 2.56 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Crete Diaspora Silver Iris, Austria-Hungary, Around 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
number / pattern not preserved Decor: Crete Diaspora Silver Iris Green glass with silver-yellow
Glass
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H 4.93 in Dm 3.35 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Crete Papillon with Silver Overlay, Bohemia, 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
: Crete Papillon with silver overlay Creta green underlaid, colorless glass with rolled-in silvery yellow
Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Decor Crete PG 6893
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
), circa 1900 Decor: Crete Phaenomen (PHÄNOMEN) Genre 6893 It is a most remarkable Loetz Art Nouveau
Glass
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H 12.4 in Dm 4.52 in
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Like Tulip Crete PG 6893 1900
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
), circa 1900 Decor: Crete Phaenomen (Phänomen) Genre 6893 It is a most remarkable Loetz Art Nouveau
Glass
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H 7.3 in Dm 4.7 in
Loetz Glass Vase "Crete Papillon" by Koloman Moser for E. Bakalowits, circa 1899
By Koloman Moser, Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Stunning Loetz glass vase by Koloman Moser for E. Bakalowits made in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia, circa
Blown Glass
Loetz Crete Papillon Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Crete papillon silver overlay Art Nouveau vase, circa 1900. Absolutely beautiful and charming
Art Glass
Large Antique Organic Form Loetz Crete Rusticana Art Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A well-scaled Loetz Crete Rusticana pattern art glass vase with a green iridescent finish. Its
Art Glass
Stunning Loetz Crete Formosa Glass Seashell Vase in green and blue1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A Loetz Crete Formose seashell vase in green with blue highlights; an effect designed to look like
Art Glass
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H 9 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Loetz Crete Formosa vase with metalware showing Poiseiden Under the Waves 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A Loetz Crete Formose wrythen gourd shaped vase in green with blue highlights an effect designed to
Art Glass
Loetz Crete Papillon Iridescent Green Glass Pinched Design Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stylish Bohemian Crete Papillon iridescent glass vase with pinched designs to the body and neck by
Blown Glass
LOETZ Austria Papillon crete iridescent blown glass vase. Austria, 1900s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Torino, IT
Vaso in vetro soffiato iridescente LOETZ Austria Papillon crete. ORIGINE Klostermühle PERIODO
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 8.66 in Dm 5.11 in
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Decor Crete PG 6893 made 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
), circa 1900 Decor: Crete Phaenomen (Phänomen) Genre 6893 It is a most remarkable Loetz Art Nouveau
Glass
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H 13.75 in Dm 5.75 in
Large Antique Art Nouveau Period Loetz Green Crete Pampas Pattern Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, large early 20th century Loetz art glass vase. With a vasiform body and pulled thread and
Art Glass
19th Century Loetz Glass Vase Crete Papillon by Koloman Moser, CZ circa 1899
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Koloman Moser
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Stunning Loetz glass vase by Koloman Moser for E. Bakalowits made in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia, circa
Blown Glass
Loetz Crete Papillon Vase with Chrome Mounts
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Tall and elegant Loetz Crete papillon vase with original and stylish chrome mounts in the style of
Chrome
Art Nouveau Loetz Crete Papillon Ball Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Art Nouveau Loetz Crete (green glass) Papillon (butterfly wing) ball shaped vase with tri
Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Crete 'Green' Ciselé Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Stunning Loetz Crete (green) Ciselé vase in a great shape - Ciselé was one of Loetz's earliest
Art Glass
Cobalt Blue Crete Papillon Miniature Vase by Johann Loetz Witwe
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Nice and rare miniature vase by Loetz (Lœtz) from around 1900 with polished rim. Crete Papillon
Glass
Art Nouveau Loetz Crete Papillon Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Super Loetz Crete (green glass) Papillon (butterfly wing) small vase in the Classic globe and shaft
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Bohemian Loetz Crete Formosa Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Art Nouveau Loetz 'Formosa' pattern vase - silver blue piped on Crete (green) glass. The
Art Glass
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H 10.75 in W 6.25 in D 5.63 in
Kralik Pampas Iridescent Green Glass Vase with Art Nouveau Gilt Metal Mount
By Kralik Glassworks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mounts indicate this piece was produced by Kralik Glassworks in the style of Loetz Crete Pampas glass
Metal
$2,820
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
Loetz Art Nouveau Four Handled Phaenomen Iridescent Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Bohemian art nouveau Phenomen Genre 2/484 (also known as Medici) pattern Loetz vase dating from around 1902. This beautiful vase stands on a rounded spread fo...
Blown Glass
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Cameo Glass and Wrought Iron Maple Leaf Table Lamp, circa 1920 Art Nouveau Art Deco design. Mottled and variegated glass base with with carved and acid etched Deco symmetric...
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Enameled Vase by François-Théodore Legras, France, 1890s
By François-Théodore Legras
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore LEGRAS, Cristallerie de Saint-Denis, France, 1890s. Blown glass vase ribbed inside. Clear glass becoming more and more purple towards the...
Art Glass
$7,250
H 11.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Art Nouveau Vase with Exotic Fish by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel, Eduard Stellmacher
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #4598. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...
Earthenware
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
H 18 in Dm 10 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamp w/ Original Hand Blown Iridescent Glass Shade
By Loetz Glass
Located in Petaluma, CA
A fine example of Art Nouveau lighting. The bronze base is richly patinated and beautifully cast with an art nouveau design. The shade is a deep green when lit and purple and green w...
Bronze
$40,398
H 28.35 in W 30.32 in D 12.21 in
Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Vase w. Spectacular Crystalline Glaze attr. to Sarrguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Art Nouveau vase features an extraordinary crystalline glaze that enhances its elegant, flowing form. The vase’s surface is adorned with unique, intricate patterns created by th...
Ceramic
Rare L.C. Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase with Floral Decoration, circa 1900
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A luminous and exceptionally fine example of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s masterful glasswork, this Favrile glass vase dates to circa 1900. The vase features a graceful, elongated baluste...
Blown Glass
French Majolica Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890
By Jerome Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica tulip Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890 Height / 7 inches. Diameter / 10 inches.
Ceramic
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.25 in W 18 in D 18 in
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC. Measures - 24.25"H x 18"W x 18"D. A striking Arts & Crafts style table lamp featuring a leaded stained glass shade ...
Stained Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile glass vase
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios blue glass vase, featuring a narrow mouth and a gracefully tapering body leading to a rounded base. The surface displays the signature iridesce...
Glass
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in Dm 24 in
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company Leaded Glass Peony Table Lamp C. 1915
By Unique Art Glass Company, Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company (New York, active 1889-1917), circa 1915. This truly magnificent leaded glass table lamp which was produced during the time period after Louis Comfo...
Bronze
Loetz Silberiris Candia Iridescent Twin Handled Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stylish Bohemian Silberiris Candia iridescent glass vase with brown handles by Johann Loetz Witwe and dating from around 1900. The simply shaped vase ref PN 85/5151 in the Loetz cata...
Blown Glass
$7,400
H 5.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Bowl-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware, Glass
$4,582
H 19.69 in W 13 in D 5.52 in
Art Nouveau Table Clock by Christian Ferdinand Morawe, Gustav Becker Clockwork
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Nouveau table clock, Gustav Becker clockwork, designed by Christian Ferdinand Morawe This exquisite table clock comes from the Art Nouveau era and is characterized by its artis...
Mahogany
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.