Louis Tiffany Opal
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Brooches
Opal, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Barware
Art Glass
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Brooches
Opal, Black Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass, Opaline Glass
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Antique Early 1900s Vases
Art Glass
Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
White Diamond, Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1890s American Arts and Crafts Brooches
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Mexican Art Nouveau Solitaire Rings
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Club Chairs
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Centerpieces
Metal
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Dining Room Tables
Iron
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster, Chrome
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster, Iron
Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Iron
Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Metal
Antique Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Natural Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Barware
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Barware
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Iron
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Iron
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Natural Specimens
Iron
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Art Glass
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bird Cages
Iron
Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Glass
Art Glass
Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Opal, Sapphire, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s American Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Garnet, Opal
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Chrysophrase, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Glass
Art Glass
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 1900s Cocktail Rings
Opal, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Opaline Glass, Art Glass
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass, Opaline Glass
Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Vases
Art Glass
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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
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
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
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Louis Comfort Tiffany designed jewelry as well as glass windows, lighting and decorative objects. He helped to transform Tiffany & Co. into the luxury jewelry brand that it is today after he took control of the company in 1902. Shop a variety of Tiffany & Co. jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Louis Comfort Tiffany is most famous for producing stained glass. In addition to creating windows, he used the material to create lamps and decorative objects. Tiffany also designed jewelry, and the company he led, Tiffany & Co., is now a leading name in luxury jewelry. Find a collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany furniture, art and jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Louis Comfort Tiffany’s favrile glass is said to be special because of the deep incandescent colors, which are reminiscent of a butterfly’s wing or a peacock’s neck. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic favrile glass pieces from some of the world’s top sellers.
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