Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay Circa 1900 Height: 5.2 inches (13.0 cm
Art Glass
Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Nouveau glass vase with Alvin Sterling Silver overlay by Loetz would enhance any shelf, table, nightstand
Sterling Silver
Loetz Glass Vase with Sterling Silver Overlay, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Loetz Glass vase with sterling silver overlay, circa 1900.
Art Glass
Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay, Art Nouveau Loetz
Glass, Art Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Phaenomen Gre Silver Overlay, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: PHAENOMEN GRE & Gorgeous Silver Overlay This finest Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of very
Silver
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.75 in W 6 in D 6 in
Circa 1910 Austrian Iridescent Art Glass Vase with Silver Overlay attr. to Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AUSTRIAN IRIDESCENT GOLD, BLUE AND GREEN GLASS VASE WITH SILVER OVERLAY BY LA PIERRE "L / Sterling
Silver
$4,031
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
applied handles and fine silver overlay. This iridised finish was first created by Loetz in 1898 and this
Silver
Loetz, Glass "Titania" Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Vase, Swirl Green, Blue
By Loetz Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vase in swirl Titania glass and overlay silver, This is a rare antique vase.
Glass
Loetz Silver Overlay Glass Vase, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
Loetz silver overlay glass vase, circa 1910. Signed 'Loetz Austria'.
Art Glass
Loetz Silver Overlay Glass Vase, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Signed Loetz.
Silver
Loetz Alvin Silver Overlay Glass Vase, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Loetz Alvin silver overlay glass vase, circa 1900.
Silver
Loetz Silver Overlay "Titania" Glass Vase, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Loetz silver overlay "Titania" glass vase, circa 1900.
Art Glass
Small Loetz Silver Overlay Lustrous Amber Vase, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Small loetz silver overlay lustrous amber vase, circa 1900.
Art Glass
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.25 in W 6 in D 6 in
Austrian Loetz School Flared Art Glass Vase with Silver Drape Overlay C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Austrian Flared Art Glass Vase with Silver Drape Overlay in the Manner of Loetz C1930 Measures - 11
Glass
Loetz Witwe Glass Vase "Cytisus Yellow" with Silver Overlay, CZ circa 1902
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very rare Loetz Witwe glass vase, decor "Cytisus Yellow" with silver overlay from the early 20th
Silver
Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass vase made by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Tall and
Silver
Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Very large turn-of-the-century art glass vase made by historic Loetz. Gentle baluster in iridescent
Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass, Alvin Corporation
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Ovoid bowl with crimped and
Silver
Tall Loetz Art Nouveau Green Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay
By Alvin Corporation, Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass vase made by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Unusual form
Silver
Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay
By Alvin Corporation, Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Fin de siecle Art Nouveau glass vase made by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Tall and
Silver
Loetz Austrian Art Glass Vase with Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Art Nouveau period Loetz Vase with silver overlay
Stunning Loetz Titania Silver Overlay Vase c1905
By Loetz Glass
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Stunning Loetz Titania silver overlay vase Date : c1910 Origin : Loetz, Bohemia Bowl
Blown Glass
Jugendstil Loetz Titania Glass Vase With Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Petworth, GB
Truly beautiful Loetz Titania iridescent twisted and pinched glass vase. This vase is in reds
Silver
Loetz Titania Gre Art Nouveau Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
decoration variants by Loetz around 1905. This vase is in excellent condition and we have a similar one which
Sterling Silver
Loetz Art Glass and Sterling Overlay Vase, Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully crafted iridescent glass and silver overlay vase was made by the Loetz factory
Sterling Silver
Vase Loetz Widow Cobalt Creta Papillon Silver Overlay, Art Nouveau, 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
silver overlay. This fine Loetz Art Nouveau vase is of stalky form, circa 1900. The round mouth and foot
Silver
Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Silver Overlay Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz silver overlay glass vase, circa 1900. This elegant vase having
Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase With Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in South Bend, IN
sterling silver By Loetz Austria, Early 20th Century Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 5"H. Very good original
Sterling Silver
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau, Titania Cobalt Blue Silver Overlay, circa 1905
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: TITANIA COBALT BLUE & Gorgeous Silver Overlay This gorgeous Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of
Silver
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H 10.8 in Dm 3.14 in L 10.8 in
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau, Titania Gre 2512 Silver Overlay, circa 1906
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: TITANIA GRE 2512 & Finest Silver Overlay This gorgeous Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of bellied
Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Phenomenon Carrageen with Silver Overlay, 1905
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase Blown glass, bulbous body with a short, wide neck
Glass
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H 6.2 in Dm 2.4 in
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau with Cytisus Design in Silver Overlay, circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: CYTISUS & Gorgeous Silver Overlay This gorgeous Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of stalky as
Silver
Loetz Jugendstil Silver Overlay Vase
By Lötz Witwe Glaswerks
Located in New York, NY
by Loetz. The vase is further decorated with sterling silver overlay in a floral motif. Circa 1900
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H 4.45 in Dm 3.15 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Creta Papillon With Silver Overlay, Austria, 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
silver yellow crumbs, model blown, reduced and bluish shimmering iridescence. Manufactured by Loetz
Glass
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H 6.62 in Dm 3.75 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Candia Papillon & Silver Overlay, Austria, 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
silver overlay in the form of delicately chased flower stems with blossoms and intertwined feathery
Glass
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H 5.12 in Dm 2.96 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Decor Silberiris, Silver Overlay, Austria-Hungary, 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
pontil on the underside. Artfully designed silver overlay in the form of densely engraved inflorescences
Glass
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H 6.89 in Dm 4.73 in
Bohemian Glass Vase with Galvanic Silver Overlay Loetz circa 1902 Art Nouveau
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase with galvanic silver overlay (laburnum, wisteria), Johann Loetz Witwe, Medici Metallgelb
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
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H 4.65 in Dm 3.35 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Maron Medici With Silver Overlay, Austria-Hungary, 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase. Mould blown glass on flush stand, raised bulbous body in
Glass
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H 4.34 in Dm 2.96 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Bronce Phenomenon Gre 7801 With Silver Overlay, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
-coloured iridescence. Galvanised silver overlay, decoration: bell flowers. Manufactured by Loetz Widow
Glass
Loetz Jugendstil Glass and Silver Overlay Vase
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in New York, NY
yellow background by Loetz. The vase is further ornamented with silver overlay in an Art Nouveau vegetal
Loetz Jugendstil IIridescent Glass and Silver Overlay Vase
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in New York, NY
Loetz. The vase is further ornamented with a silver overlay of seed pods descending from the neck of the
Loetz Papillon Silver-Overlay Blue Cigarettes Vase, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
. This is enhanced visually with the beautifully complex pictorial silver-overlay that was then applied
Silver
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Creta Papillon Gorgeous Silver Overlay
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
-1905. Decor: Creta Papillon and stunning silver overlay. This finest Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of
Silver
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon Silver Overlay, circa 1900
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: Cobalt Papillon & Gorgeous Silver Overlay This finest Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of very
Silver
Antique Loetz Art Glass & Silver Overlay Cabinet Vase, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Loetz art glass cabinet vase offers gourd form with silver overlay, circa 1920
Art Glass
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H 9.8 in
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuhle Bohemia Art Nouveau circa 1900 Decor Candia Papillon & Silver Overlay
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
PAPILLON & FINEST SILVER OVERLAY. This stunning Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is bottle-shaped as well as of
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H 10.8 in
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau c.1906 Candia Papillon & Gorgeous Metal Overlay
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Made by Loetz, Klostermühle | circa 1906 Decor: Cobalt Papillon VASE LOETZ (LÖTZ) WIDOW
Glass
A Silver Overlay Loetz Silberiris Vase, c1905
By Loetz Glass
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Silver Overlay Loetz Silberiris Vase, c1905 Additional information: Date : c1905 Origin
Silver
Loetz Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Vases Pair
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Art Nouveau circa 1900 art glass vases with floral and decorative scroll Silver Overlay
Art Glass
Loetz Silver Overlay Silberisis Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Silberiris II vase with favrile gold and blue iridescent finish. Austria Circa 1900 Art
Art 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
Art Nouveau Loetz Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay by historic Czech maker Loetz.
Sterling Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Phaenomen Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Bohemian art nouveau Phaenomen pattern silver overlaid Loetz bud shaped
Silver
Antique Austrian Loetz Art Glass Candia Papillon Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
thick and silver overlay. Simply a wonderful Bohemian art glass vase! Date: Late 19th or Early 20th
Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Phenomenon Carrageen with Silver Overlay, 1905
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase Blown glass, bulbous body with a short, wide neck
Glass
Antique Loetz Silver Overlay Iridescent Art Glass Cabinet Vase
By Loetz Glass, La Pierre Manufacturing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, small scale Art Nouveau period Loetz art glass cabinet vase with thick sterling silver
Sterling Silver
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H 9.76 in Dm 2.75 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Phenomenon Genre Ruby 6893 with Silver Overlay circa 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
covered with silver, with an indicated spherical glass tear-off part. Manufactured by Loetz Widow
Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Titania Gre 2534 with Silver Overlay, circa 1906
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: TITANIA GRE 2534 & Stunning Rarest Silver Overlay This gorgeous Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is
Glass
American Art Glass including Tiffany, Loetz & Lundberg Studios
Located in Larkspur, CA
vase (3 1/2", $155); Loetz silver overlay vase -unmarked, but documented- (5 1/2", $720); 1976 Lundberg
Silver
Beautiful Loetz Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay
Silver
Loetz Silberiris Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Silberiris glass vase by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Globular with pinched
Silver
Art Nouveau Iridescent and Silver Overlay Glass Vase by Historic Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau iridescent glass vase by historic Loetz, circa 1910. Tapering sides and soft shoulder
Silver
Antique Loetz Art Nouveau Rainbow Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass, La Pierre Manufacturing
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Baluster
Silver
Art Nouveau Green Quilted Glass Silver Overlay Bud Vase by Historic Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau quilted green glass bud vase by historic maker Loetz with engraved
Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Green Quilted Vase with Silver Overlay by La Pierre
By Loetz Glass, La Pierre Manufacturing
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Tapering
Silver
Loetz Silver Overlay Vase by Franz Hofstotter "Titania Gre 6388"
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Franz Hofstotter
Located in Vienna, AT
Franz Hofstoetter was responsible for many designs executed by Johann Loetz-Witwe, including this
Art Nouveau pair of Loetz 'Olympia' Silver Overlay Vases
By Loetz Glass
Located in Elswick, GB
A stunning pair of Loetz glass vases in the Olympia pattern with silver overlay. Made by the Loetz
Silver
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H 3.15 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Loetz Signed Early Silver Overlay Vase Phenomen Gre 85/3780, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
variants which has first been documented 1900. The elegant and fine silver overlay along with the highly
Glass
Loetz Silver Overlay Glass Vase, 1900
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in New York, NY
An Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Vase with a Sterling Silver Overlay Floral Design. The Glass
Blown Glass
"Amazing" Large Loetz Glass Alvin Sterling Overlay Vase, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Redding, CA
A large and awesomely beautiful Loetz art glass vase with sterling silver overlay by Alvin Silver
Art Glass
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H 6 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
Lovely Loetz Glass Vase Silver by Alvin Silver Co. "Rare Shape, " circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Redding, CA
A lovely Loetz art glass vase with silver overlay by Alvin Silver Co. The Art Nouveau vase in a
Sterling Silver
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H 7.25 in W 5 in D 5 in
Beautiful Loetz Art Glass with Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Vase c.1900 Austria
Located in Redding, CA
Wonderful Irredecent finish Loetz art glass vase with sterling silver overlay. Most all silver
Very Early Pair Loetz Vases with Silver Overlay and Red Undercoat ca. 1895
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of vases ranges among the earliest known vases with an iridescent Phenomen decoration
Loetz Silver Overlay Art Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Kensington, MD
A fine Austrian Loetz art glass iridescent silver overlay vase, circa 1900.
Sterling Silver
Rare Pair of ART NOUVEAU Vases by WMF, Circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Rare Pair of Art Nouveau Silver-Plated Vases by WMF (c.1900) A striking and rare pair of silver-plated Art Nouveau vases by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik), circa 1900. Eac...
Metal, Silver Plate
$34,523
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$58,600
H 21 in Dm 16 in
Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This superb Tiffany Studios table lamp, dating to circa 1915, represents the height of American decorative artistry in the early twentieth century. With its refined conical leaded gl...
Cast Stone, Bronze
$5,892 / item
H 35.04 in W 44.89 in D 16.15 in
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Deep Sea Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers. In a Deep Sea Blue color background with our sunflower...
Wood
$1,964Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.27 in Dm 2.76 in
Authentic Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Vase with Wisteria Motif, circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exquisite authentic vase by Émile Gallé, master of French Art Nouveau glass. Circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 21 cm × Diameter 8 cm. This piece showcases a delicate interplay of pur...
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
$2,678 / set
H 33.67 in W 22.64 in D 17.92 in
Two Art Deco Amsterdamse School Armchairs, by Frits Spanjaard, 1920s
By Frits Spanjaard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of Art Deco Amsterdamse School armchairs. Design by Frits Spanjaard. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak frames with brown faux leather upholste...
Faux Leather, Oak
Art Nouveau Art Glass Perfume Bottle with a Pierced Sterling Overlay
By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company
Located in Louisville, KY
You walk into your bedroom, it's 1895. As you approach your well appointed vanity, you see it and smile. How could anyone miss this stunning piece of art in glass and sterling, captu...
Sterling Silver
$22,000
H 64.97 in W 41.34 in D 7.09 in
Carved wood wall mirror, Art Nouveau period. France, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carved wood wall mirror, Art Nouveau period. France, early 20th century.
Wood
Japanese Meiji Era Wireless Cloisonne Pink Crane Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with wireless cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, before 1912. Round shape with pronounced base. The piece is decorated with a stork or crane bir...
Copper, Enamel
Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass and Bronze Trumpett Vase
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Favrile Iridescent and Bronze Trumpet vase USA, New York. circa. 1920 Hand-blown Favrile glass, patinated bronze Height: 14.75 Inches X 6.5 Inch Diameter (37 × 17 cm...
Bronze
Monumental Antique Art Nouveau Andre Delatte Cameo Glass Vase
By Andre Delatte
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Monumental Antique Art Nouveau Andre Delatte Cameo Glass Vase
Art Glass
L. Bessin and Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Lamp
By Daum, Paul-Lucien Bessin
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1900. Patinated regula representing a nymph, signed L. Bessin for Paul Lucien Bessin. Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy. Electrified and in perfect condition...
Spelter
Tiffany Studios Pulled Feather Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pulled Feather Favrile Glass Vase Tiffany Studios Circa 1910 This monumental Favrile glass vase by Tiffany Studios exemplifies the artistry and innovation that defined Louis Comfort...
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
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...
Brass, Steel
$5,900
H 7.25 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Semiramis 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
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.
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.