Beautiful Art Nouveau Vase by Ludwig Moser
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Original intricate cut glass vase by Moser Glassworks from ca. 1910-1920. Designed by renowned
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Glass, Cut Glass
Beautiful Art Nouveau Vase by Ludwig Moser
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Original intricate cut glass vase by Moser Glassworks from ca. 1910-1920. Designed by renowned
Glass, Cut Glass
Antique Moser Art Nouveau Amethyst Vase with Gilded Gold Freize
By Moser
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful Moser amethyst vase with gold gilded frieze. Hand blown purple crystal with a wide band
Glass
Pair of Vintage Art Nouveau Crystal Cut Vases by Moser
By Moser
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant pair of crystal vases with a violet–amethyst gradient, finely wheel-cut with a stylized
Crystal, Silver
Pair Of Crystal Vases With Thistles – Maison Moser – Art Nouveau Period
By Moser
Located in BARSAC, FR
Moser firm, Art Nouveau period circa 1900. Very good condition.
Crystal
$3,850 / set
H 10 in W 6.5 in D 6 in
Wonderful Pair Moser Vases Fine Quality Art Glass Art Nouveau Deco Gilt Enamel
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Roslyn, NY
Outstanding pair of vases, made in Czechoslovakia by Moser. Known for very high quality art glass
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$823
H 17.72 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Moser Art Nouveau Glass Vase Purple Lavander Color and Gold 1920 Circa
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Milano, MI
and decorative hand blown Art Nouveau glass vase with golden pattern is good condition, no chips
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of art nouveau glasses Moser glass works
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of art nouveau glasses Moser glass works Creator: Moser glassworks Origin Czech Republic Circa
Bronze
$1,488Sale Price|25% Off
H 14.25 in W 5 in D 5 in
Moser 1900 Czech Bohemian Art Nouveau Tall Etched Glass Vase with 24kt Gilding
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Miami, FL
A tall vase designed by Moser. Antique great piece, made in Bohemia, in the Art Nouveau style
Gold
$529
H 2.76 in Dm 7.88 in
A Luxurious Art Nouveau Crystal Amethyst Bowl with Gold Relief Band from Moser
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Luxurious Art Nouveau Crystal Amethyst Bowl with Gold Relief Band from Moser. A beautiful
Glass
Original Hand-Painted Cherry Blossom Vase by Ludwig Moser
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Original intricately hand-painted vase by Moser Glassworks from ca. 1910-1920. Designed by renowned
Glass
Hand-Painted Bohemian Emerald Green Glass Vase, Moser Style, 1960
By Carl Moser 1
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bohemian emerald green glass gilded and enameled vase Moser style with hand painted gold floral
Glass
Moser Large Pair Amethyst Pedestal Glass Vases with Chinese Designs
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and large pair Moser amethyst glass vases with gilded chinoiserie patterns dating
Cut Glass
Art Nouveau Garniture
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau Garniture Materials: crystal and bronze with a golden patina and yellow crystals with
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Bohemian Moser Gilt Emerald Glass Decanter
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Forney, TX
Moser Bohemian parcel gilt emerald green glass decanter. circa 1900 Born in Bohemia (present day Czech
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Glass Vase with Violet Satin Finish and Gold Iris Relief Enamel
By Moser, Legras Montjoye, Baccarat
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant Art Nouveau glass vase featuring a refined violet satin (acid-etched) finish, beautifully
Enamel
Moser Intaglio Cut Amethyst Vase c1902
By Moser
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Moser intaglio cut amethyst vase Date : c1902 Origin : Karslbad, Bohemia Bowl Features
Blown Glass
$2,400
H 4.5 in Dm 11.75 in
Hand Blown Moser Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase W/ Gold Overlay & Engraved Cherubs
By Koloman Moser
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This vase is a showstopper- rich, hand blown cobalt blue crystal is embellished with wheel cut
Crystal
Antique Moser Enamel and Gilt Glass Vase with Bees and Chrysanthemums
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A stunning example of late 19th-century Bohemian artistry, this exquisite Moser glass vase
Art Nouveau Amethyst Moser Vases
By Moser Glassworks
Located in BE
Art Nouveau cut purple vase with a gilded frieze of a fight of centaurs (right) and with a gilded
Cut Glass
Art Nouveau Amethyst Moser Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in BE
Art Nouveau cut purple vase on a piedouche with a gilded frieze of amazons. Maker: Karlsbader
Cut Glass
Art Nouveau Hand-Cut Glass Vase by Moser
By Koloman Moser
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
This tall slender vase features a acorn and foliate motif copper wheel etched to the exterior. The
Blown Glass
Unavailable
H 9.8 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Pair of Moser Amethyst Cut to Clear Intaglio Glass Vases, Circa 1900
By Moser Glassworks
Located in London, GB
A amethyst-to-clear cut and engraved pair of glass Vases by Moser: of hexhagenal tapering form
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Bohemian Moser Cameo Glass Vase - 1913
By Moser Glassworks, Otto Tauschek
Located in London, GB
Very rare Moser Art Nouveau cameo vase depicting branches and berries designed by the Viennese
Art Glass, Uranium Glass
Unavailable
H 14.25 in Dm 3 in
Bohemian Art Nouveau Large Moser Purple to Clear Intaglio Cut Glass Vase c1900
By Moser Glassworks
Located in London, GB
A super purple cut to clear Moser intaglio cut vase, circa 1900 profusely cut with flowers and
Art Glass
Unavailable
H 4.73 in Dm 3.55 in
Austrian Jugendstil Loetz Art Glass Vase Orange circa 1901 Koloman Moser School
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian Jugendstil Loetz Art glass vase orange circa 1901 Koloman Moser School Decor Franz
Glass
Crystal Vase Menuet Hand Engraved Macaques Amber 'Topas'
By Studio Moser
Located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
The vase’s shape is from 1885. It is in honour of all the beautiful things that surround us and
Glass
Crystal Vase Menuet Hand Engraved Chickadees - Amber 'Topas' colour
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
By joining this beautiful historical shape, deep cut edges and finely engraved blue tits, the author has expressed that unique experience of a sunny day, full of light and harmony. ...
Glass
Splendid Vase Decorated with 24-Karat Gold
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Leo Moser and his glassmakers in 1911 created a formal drinking collection that continues to shine
Glass
Splendid Vase Decorated with 24-Karat Gold
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Leo Moser and his glassmakers in 1911 created a formal drinking collection that continues to shine
Glass
Art Nouveau Moser Amethyst Set, circa 1920
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful Moser amethyst centerpiece set. Two vases and two bowls. Hand blown purple crystal with
Cut Glass
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H 13 in W 3.25 in D 4.5 in
Important Large Art Nouveau Moser Clear to Amethyst Hand Cut Iris Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Beautiful and rare Moser Art Nouveau hand carved vase with deeply cut intaglio work in to a clear
Crystal
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H 4.73 in W 4.34 in D 3.55 in
Bohemian Moser Art Nouveau Heavily Enamelled Glass Snake vase c 1885
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An Exceptional Early Small Moser Snake Vase, the glass is a hot applied blue over a greeny brown
Art Glass
Moser Amethyst Glass Intaglio Cut Jardinière, 1900-05
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Moser Amethyst Glass Intaglio Cut Jardinière, 1900-05 Additional information: Date : 1900-05
Glass
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Moser Etched Crystal Powder Jar
By Simons Bros. Co.
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Art Nouveau, sterling silver-lidded, intaglio ("Moser")etched/cut crystal powder jar
Sterling Silver
Moser Large Panel and Engraved Gilt Silver Vase Signed Otto
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Westport, CT
Large Moser signed "A Otto" .Panel smoked glass and highly gilt and silver engraved decorated
Glass
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver-Mounted "Moser" Cut Intaglio Crystal Vase
By Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite, Art Nouveau, sterling silver-mounted, "Moser" cut intaglio, crystal vase, Simpson, Hall
Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Nouveau Sterling Silver-Mounted "Moser" Cut Crystal Vases
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of Art Nouveau, sterling silver-mounted, "Moser" cut crystal vases with Art Nouveau
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vase Loetz Bohemia Art Nouveau Decor Spots and Stripes Kolo Moser Made
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Loetz vase (moss green shaded) Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Klostermühle / Bohemia
Glass
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H 2.76 in Dm 3.35 in
Glass Vase Antoinette Krasnik School Koloman Moser Loetz circa 1900 Art Nouveau
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Tiny vase, Antoinette Krasnik (School of Koloman Moser), Johann Loetz Witwe, Luna decoration, ca
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
Stunning Moser Art Nouveau Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Art Nouveau art glass vase with applied flowers by Moser. Bold Amber gold with turquoise
Glass
Art Nouveau Red Moser Vase
By Koloman Moser
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautiful Art Nouveau red Moser vase, with pearl enamel and gilding.
Glass, Art Glass
Art Nouveau Hexagonal Neoclassical Painted Amber Glass Signed Moser Vase
By Studio Moser
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and sophisticated Art Nouveau Vase/ vessel was realized by the esteemed studio of
Glass
Moser Attributed Antique Bohemian Tall Gilded Green Glass Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and tall antique Bohemian green glass vase decorated with gilding, attributed to Moser
Blown Glass
Art Nouveau Glass Vase with Violet Satin Finish and Gold Iris Relief Enamel
By Baccarat, Legras Montjoye, Moser
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This beautiful Art Nouveau glass vase features a delicate violet-stained satin finish, showcasing
Enamel
Art Nouveau Haida Moser Amethyst Amphora Vase by Adolf Rasche c1910, Signed.
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Art Nouveau Haida Moser Amethyst Amphora Vase by Adolf Rasche c1910, Signed. A beautiful and heavy
Art Glass
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H 9.05 in Dm 3.74 in
Vase Loetz Bohemia Art Nouveau Decor Spots and Stripes Kolo Moser, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Loetz Vase (moss green shaded) Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Klostermühle / Bohemia
Glass
19th Century Loetz Glass Vase Crete Papillon by Koloman Moser, CZ 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
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H 13 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Bohemian Amethyst Glass Vases Attributed to Moser
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A Pair of early 20th century Bohemian amethyst cut glass vases attributed to Moser. Flashed with
Cut Glass
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H 3.35 in W 4.34 in D 9.65 in
Cristallerie Moser Carlsbad. Une jardinière et deux vases soliflores
By Moser
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Cristallerie Moser Carlsbad. Une jardinière et deux vases soliflores verre teinté mauve et dorures
Crystal
Moser "Poppy" Vase, Hand-Cut and Engraved, Designed 1899-1900
By Moser Glassworks
Located in RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO
Four-sided fully engraved Art Nouveau vase depicting poppies, with rich underlay rose coloration
Glass
Fine Pair of Moser Enameled and Gilt Glass Vases c. 1900
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Redding, CA
A Very nice pair of vases made at the turn of the century c.1900 by the firm of Moser, "the king
Koloman Moser Loetz Vase "Silberiris" ca. 1902
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
this vase are among the most asked objects of Johann Loetz-Witwe Klostermuehle. Every major Art Nouveau
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Documented Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstatte Silver Vase ca. 1905
By Koloman Moser, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
We offer here a silver Wiener Werkstatte flower vase designed by Koloman Moser and smithed by Josef
Art Nouveau "Steifen Und Flecken" Vase Attributed to Loetz
By Loetz Glass, Koloman Moser
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
shape of this vase, we are confident that this version was produced by Loetz Glass. Koloman Moser
Blown Glass
Large Art Nouveau Moser Green to Clear Intaglio Cut Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in London, GB
A super monumental green cut to clear Moser intaglio cut vase, circa 1905 profusely cut with
Art Glass
Moser Intaglio Cut Two Color Vase c.1920s
Located in Redding, CA
This Moser Intaglio Cut Two Color Vase c. 1920s is a wonderful examples of one of the most popular
Glass
Large Vase Loetz Robert Holubetz School of Koloman Moser, circa 1901
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
This glass vase, designed by Robert Holubetz, excels with its reduced and elegant form. Its floral
Blown Glass
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H 4.9 in Dm 3.7 in
Loetz Vase Robert Holubetz Attribute Phenomen Genre 358 School of Koloman Moser
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
need to be harnessed when creating an iridescent art glass vase. A strikingly beautiful detail is
Glass
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H 13 in W 6 in
Unusual Moser Naturalistic Form Vase Cranberry to Clear Raised Gilt Decoration c1900
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Redding, CA
This wonderful Moser vase is rare and very unusual, the beautiful cranberry color fading to clear
Art Nouveau Amethyst Cameo Glass Vase, by Moser
By Koloman Moser
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Nouveau amethyst cameo glass vase, by Moser Gilt decorated background, Signed in script "Moser
Art Glass
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H 8.67 in Dm 5.52 in
Vienna Secessionist Crystal Glass Vase Pitcher Koloman Moser Loetz Art Nouveau
By Loetz Glass, Koloman Moser
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Rare big and fine secessionist Art Nouveau / Jugendstil crackle crystal glass jug, vase or pitcher
Crystal
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H 6.3 in W 2.56 in D 2.56 in
Loetz Glass Vase by Koloman Moser Leopold Bauer in Streifen und Flecken
By Leopold Bauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Dagobert Peche. Koloman Moser and Leopold Bauer both took part at designing this vase. The decoration
Glass
Large Rare Loving Cup Vase by Moser Raised Paste Gilt, circa 1900
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Redding, CA
This piece is pictured in the book on Moser Glass, the panel-optic body lends a beautiful effect
Glass
C. 1900 Art-Nouveau Silver-Overlaid Glass Vase in Eugen Marcus Style
By Loetz Glass
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the silver overlayed 1900s Art-Nouveau vase in uranium glass, not to mix-up with pieces from Loetz. Just to get this straight from the beginning; Loetz did not apply metal ...
Sterling Silver
$115,875
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.25 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Antique Moser Cranberry Enameled & Ormolu Mounted Glass Casket Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique glass casket box, attributed to the renowned Moser glassworks, exemplifies the opulence and artistry for which Moser is celebrated. The box is crafted from ric...
Art Glass
Gallé Cameo Glass Anemone Vase, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Galle Cameo Glass Anemone Vase, circa 1900 Art Nouveau Marks: Gallé Height: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm) Diameter: 4.5 Condition: Vase features red and pink anemones over a white to yellow...
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Signed Botanical Emile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase circa, 1920
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé small cameo vase depicting blossoming flowers in purple and blue over orange/yellow, with fine internal polishing to highlight the blue in the flowers ...
Art Glass
French Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Landscape Vase, circa 1910
By Émile Gallé, Louis Hestaux
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Impressive Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo landscape vase, 7 1/2 inches tall, in a variety browns and yellows with a hint of opal, signed in cameo, produced circa 1910 (Provost Mk III ...
Art Glass
$2,500 / set
H 15.36 in W 7.09 in D 6.7 in
1960s Mid-Century Italian Pink Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of seven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In sweet baby pink tone colours. A pre...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Art Deco Moser Glass Vase 1930s
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Two beautiful pieces attributed to Ludwig Moser. Manufactured in Karlsbad, Czech Republic around 1930. These two small vases are something special.
Glass
$780Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
French Art Nouveau Style Figural Silverplate & Cristallerie Lorraine Claret Jug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Art Nouveau Style Figural Silverplate & Cristallerie Lorraine Claret Jug This exquisite French Art Nouveau-style figural claret jug stands 10 inches high, 7.5 inches wide, a...
Crystal, Silver Plate
$2,653
H 12.49 in W 7.41 in D 6.7 in
WMF Art Nouveau Claret Jug Decanter with Mermaid Handle, Germany, c. 1901
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality art nouveau decanter made by WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) in Germany in c. 1901. The silver plated mount features a mermaid as a handle, outstretche...
Silver Plate
Hokkaido Repousse Vase in Patinated Brass, by Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Hokkaido Repousse Vase in Patinated Brass, by Vikram Goyal "Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the reverse that originated around the 3r...
Brass
$48,000
H 21.75 in W 11 in D 11 in
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Eduard Stellmacher, Paul Dachsel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
Porcelain
$1,706
H 3.15 in Dm 2.56 in
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Silver Mounting, Nancy, France 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Bulbous shoulder vase on a flush stand, short neck piece of colourless glass with white powder meltings, overlay in blue-violet and green, meadow flower decoration etched in various ...
Glass
Moser Light Green Gilt Glass Centerpiece Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Moser light green color and gilt glass centerpiece wide urn shaped vase. It is decorated with gold and yellow hand painted “Fleur de Lis“like, flower’s branches and bows. The ...
Art Glass
$52,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in Dm 13 in
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made i...
Crystal, Bronze
$2,643Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.96 in W 2.37 in D 1.58 in
A René Lalique glass art deco perfume bottle "Ambroise"
By René Lalique
Located in Aachen, DE
A good and early art deco perfume bottle designed by René Lalique in 1926 for the Maison Lalique titled "Ambroise". Inspiration for that name was likely the ragweed plant, especially...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown 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.