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Sevres Art Nouveau

Signed Pair of Sevres ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle Pale Yellow Ground Vases
Signed Pair of Sevres ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle Pale Yellow Ground Vases

Signed Pair of Sevres ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle Pale Yellow Ground Vases

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent and large pair of signed Sèvres Art Nouveau period ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Gold, Enamel

Pair Large Art Nouveau Sevres Style Pseudo-Cloisonne Enameled Vases
Pair Large Art Nouveau Sevres Style Pseudo-Cloisonne Enameled Vases

Pair Large Art Nouveau Sevres Style Pseudo-Cloisonne Enameled Vases

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

the Art Nouveau style, with thin baluster form with bust portraits of lovely females, signed Lingrand

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Sèvres Style Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase with Iridescent Glaze by Fuchs
Sèvres Style Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase with Iridescent Glaze by Fuchs

Sèvres Style Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase with Iridescent Glaze by Fuchs

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

A spectacular, highly adorned, Sèvres style urn, skillfully hand painted with garden scenes of

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Urns

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Oxblood Vase with Bronze Snail Mount by Manufacture Nationale Sevres
Art Nouveau Oxblood Vase with Bronze Snail Mount by Manufacture Nationale Sevres

Art Nouveau Oxblood Vase with Bronze Snail Mount by Manufacture Nationale Sevres

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Palm Beach, FL

post he would occupy until 1916. Sandier embraced and fully introduced the Art Nouveau style and was

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase by Taxile Doat for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase by Taxile Doat for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase by Taxile Doat for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

By Taxile Doat, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Palm Beach, FL

post he would occupy until 1916. Sandier embraced and fully introduced the Art Nouveau style and was

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Enameled and Gilt Blue Sèvres Porcelain Vase by Paul Milet, France
Art Nouveau Enameled and Gilt Blue Sèvres Porcelain Vase by Paul Milet, France

Art Nouveau Enameled and Gilt Blue Sèvres Porcelain Vase by Paul Milet, France

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in North Miami, FL

Early 20th century Art Nouveau enameled and gilt blue Sèvres porcelain vase by Paul Milet, France

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Enamel

Sevres Art Deco Jean Luce Porcelain Vase
Sevres Art Deco Jean Luce Porcelain Vase

Sevres Art Deco Jean Luce Porcelain Vase

$8,991

H 11.42 in Dm 7.09 in

Sevres Art Deco Jean Luce Porcelain Vase

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

selected from Sèvres 's best productions. The Art Nouveau and Art Deco period was especially creative in

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Art Nouveau Enamel and Sevres Porcelain Vases
Pair of French Art Nouveau Enamel and Sevres Porcelain Vases

Pair of French Art Nouveau Enamel and Sevres Porcelain Vases

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of French Art Nouveau enamel and Sevres porcelain vases with cover having a scene of a winged

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk
Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk

Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk

$6,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 4.73 in W 13 in D 14.97 in

Ormolu-Mounted Sevrés Style Travel Desk

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Travel desk made with Sevres style porcelain plates, with mercury gold plated bronze mount. The

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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

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Gold, Bronze

Large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Vase Painted by Charles Fuchs
Large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Vase Painted by Charles Fuchs

Large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Vase Painted by Charles Fuchs

Located in New York, NY

Large magnificent French Art Nouveau period porcelain vase in the Sevres style with gilt bronze

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Enameled porcelain jug. Inspired by Sèvres and Art Nouveau models.
Enameled porcelain jug. Inspired by Sèvres and Art Nouveau models.

Enameled porcelain jug. Inspired by Sèvres and Art Nouveau models.

Located in Madrid, ES

Enameled porcelain jug. Inspired by Sèvres and Art Nouveau models. The jug, with a high profile

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20th Century European Other Vases

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting
French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting

French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This exquisite French Art Nouveau porcelain egg box, dating to around 1900, showcases the opulent

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Hexagonal Ceramic Vase by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Circa 1910
Hexagonal Ceramic Vase by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Circa 1910

Hexagonal Ceramic Vase by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Circa 1910

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Brown ceramic vase made by Sevrès. Signed Sevrès France and M.N.F. France, circa 1910.

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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12
Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12

Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Morristown, NJ

20th c., France, gilt and painted porcelain dessert service. The set is decorated with pink rose clusters on various color grounds and gold accented scallop moulded borders. Dime...

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Manufacture de Sèvres, Pair of Tall (60cm) Blue and Gold Vases, France 1900s
Manufacture de Sèvres, Pair of Tall (60cm) Blue and Gold Vases, France 1900s

Manufacture de Sèvres, Pair of Tall (60cm) Blue and Gold Vases, France 1900s

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in PARIS, FR

A refined pair of monumental Manufacture de Sèvres porcelain vases in a deep cobalt blue glaze

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Old Sevres Type Gilt Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Flower Baskets & Ribbons
Old Sevres Type Gilt Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Flower Baskets & Ribbons

Old Sevres Type Gilt Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Flower Baskets & Ribbons

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine old or antique Sevres type porcelain vase. With rich gilding and handpainted flower

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Ytiga NOUMATA Rare Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915
Ytiga NOUMATA Rare Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915

Ytiga NOUMATA Rare Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915

By Ytiga Noumata, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

RARE Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915, at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Late 19th Taxile Doat Manufacture De Sevres dated 1899 Flora
Late 19th Taxile Doat Manufacture De Sevres dated 1899 Flora

Late 19th Taxile Doat Manufacture De Sevres dated 1899 Flora

By Taxile Doat

Located in Marseille, FR

Art Nouveau ceramic paperweight "Flora" by Taxile Doat, Sèvres factory dated 1899. Some cracks on

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Baccarat And Sèvres Glass vases, Crystal, France
Set of Baccarat And Sèvres Glass vases, Crystal, France

Set of Baccarat And Sèvres Glass vases, Crystal, France

By Baccarat

Located in Rijssen, NL

Glorifying the effects of refracted light for 170 years, the iconic Baccarat and  Sèvres vases are

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1990s French Art Nouveau Glass

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Crystal

19th Century French Napoleonic Sevres Style Porcelain Vase
19th Century French Napoleonic Sevres Style Porcelain Vase

19th Century French Napoleonic Sevres Style Porcelain Vase

Located in New York, NY

Impressive 37 inch tall 19th century French Napoleonic porcelain vase in the Sevres style with

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Porcelain lamp de table sevres france signed 20th century
Porcelain lamp de table sevres france signed 20th century

Porcelain lamp de table sevres france signed 20th century

By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.

Located in Cantù, IT

Lampada in porcellana de tavolo sevres france firmata XX secolo - private collection Domenico

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

An Unique French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Vase
An Unique French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Vase

An Unique French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Vase

Located in Tarzana, CA

An Unique French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Vase Circa 1890 Origin: France

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Large 19th Century French Louis XV XVI Sevres Style Vases
Pair Large 19th Century French Louis XV XVI Sevres Style Vases

Pair Large 19th Century French Louis XV XVI Sevres Style Vases

Located in New York, NY

Large matched pair of French Sevres style vases with bronze mounts in the Louis XV/XVI style, each

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

Large French Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Vase with Painting After Boucher
Large French Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Vase with Painting After Boucher

Large French Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Vase with Painting After Boucher

Located in New York, NY

Very large Sevres style porcelain vase with gilt bronze mounts distinguished by its hand-painted

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

French 20 th century hand painted royal blue porcelain ormolu sevres.Urn
French 20 th century hand painted royal blue porcelain ormolu sevres.Urn

French 20 th century hand painted royal blue porcelain ormolu sevres.Urn

Located in Birmingham, AL

A Monumental Sèvres Style Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Mounted Gilt and Hand-Painted Porcelain Two

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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Urns

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Porcelain

Limoges Elite France Hand Painted Pink Floral Tea Cup Saucer Fine China 1930
Limoges Elite France Hand Painted Pink Floral Tea Cup Saucer Fine China 1930

Limoges Elite France Hand Painted Pink Floral Tea Cup Saucer Fine China 1930

By Cristalleries De Sevres, Limoges Elite Porcelain 1

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique Elite Limoges France Tea Cup set Gold Signed Art Nouveau style. Rare antique porcelain

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Baccarat style. Hand-carved Murano glass table lamps, Italy, 1920s
Baccarat style. Hand-carved Murano glass table lamps, Italy, 1920s

Baccarat style. Hand-carved Murano glass table lamps, Italy, 1920s

By Val Saint Lambert, Barovier&Toso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Cristalleries De Sevres, Baccarat

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

, Mid-Century, Art Nouveau and Neoclassical style. Very much in the style of the glass creations of

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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Rare French Art Deco Gabriel Fourmaintraux Desvres Pot Turquoise Ceramic Vase
Rare French Art Deco Gabriel Fourmaintraux Desvres Pot Turquoise Ceramic Vase

Rare French Art Deco Gabriel Fourmaintraux Desvres Pot Turquoise Ceramic Vase

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Sevres in Art Nouveau Japoniste techniques in ‘grès flamme' (stoneware with variegated flame-like glazes

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Early 20th Century Unknown Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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Sevres Porcelain Art Nouveau Large Vase-Cup
Sevres Porcelain Art Nouveau Large Vase-Cup

Sevres Porcelain Art Nouveau Large Vase-Cup

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H 12.33 in Dm 10.24 in

Sevres Porcelain Art Nouveau Large Vase-Cup

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Jonquerettes, FR

Nationale de Sevres. Manufacturing mark : 'S. 97' (in black) in an underglazed cartouche. Mark: '1

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sèvres

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres An Art Nouveau vase Polychrome porcelain highlighted with gold

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Stoneware Jug with Crystalline Glaze by Sevres
Art Nouveau Stoneware Jug with Crystalline Glaze by Sevres

Art Nouveau Stoneware Jug with Crystalline Glaze by Sevres

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

Unique stoneware Art Nouveau jug with crystalline glaze in brown and blue by Sevres, circa 1900

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, 1901
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, 1901

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, 1901

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres An Art Nouveau vase, 1901 Porcelain vase decorated with flowers

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Sèvres / Genevieve Rault Rare French Art Nouveau grand vase 1907
Sèvres / Genevieve Rault Rare French Art Nouveau grand vase 1907

Sèvres / Genevieve Rault Rare French Art Nouveau grand vase 1907

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

early 20th century porcelain. The graphic Art Nouveau design of the pastel foliage and white blossoms of

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, Dated 1904
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, Dated 1904

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, Dated 1904

By Henri Brecy, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres Alexandre Sandier Henri Brecy An Art Nouveau vase with a decor

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres, Vase En Porcelaine Cristallisations Art Nouveau
Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres, Vase En Porcelaine Cristallisations Art Nouveau

Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres, Vase En Porcelaine Cristallisations Art Nouveau

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in ACHICOURT, FR

Manufacture Nationale De Sèvres, vase En Porcelaine A Décor De Cristallisations  Epoque Art

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Antique Early 1900s Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Leon Kann, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Gourd Shaped Ewer

Leon Kann, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Gourd Shaped Ewer

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Léon Kann

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Leon Kann Executed by manufacture Nationale de Sèvres An Art Nouveau gourd shaped ewer; glazed

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Pitchers

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Porcelain

Paul Jean Milet. Bronze-Mounted Art Nouveau-Period Sevres Art Pottery Vase
Paul Jean Milet. Bronze-Mounted Art Nouveau-Period Sevres Art Pottery Vase

Paul Jean Milet. Bronze-Mounted Art Nouveau-Period Sevres Art Pottery Vase

By Paul Millet

Located in Richmond Hill, ON

Signed Paul Jean Milet (French 1870 - 1950). Glazed Sevres ceramic art nouveau/art deco period vase

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a 'Grand Feu' Decor
Sevres Porcelain Vase with a 'Grand Feu' Decor

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a 'Grand Feu' Decor

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H 22.6 in Dm 5.91 in

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a 'Grand Feu' Decor

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Jonquerettes, FR

Sevres. Manufacturing mark: 'S. 99' (in black) carved in an underglazed cartouche. Marks: 'C / 98 / 3

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sèvres

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Decor of White Spillings
Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Decor of White Spillings

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Decor of White Spillings

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Jonquerettes, FR

for the Manufacture Nationale de Sevres. Manufacturing mark: 'S. 1900' (in black) on an underglazed

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sèvres

Art Deco, Fine Faience Vase by Sevres Gilt Bronze Cf Paul Millet, circa 1920
Art Deco, Fine Faience Vase by Sevres Gilt Bronze Cf Paul Millet, circa 1920

Art Deco, Fine Faience Vase by Sevres Gilt Bronze Cf Paul Millet, circa 1920

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Biarritz, FR

Vase mounted in potpourri in fine Sevres faïence, blue and gold, beautiful openwork gilt bronze

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large 'Flammes' Vases in Sevres Porcelain
Large 'Flammes' Vases in Sevres Porcelain

Large 'Flammes' Vases in Sevres Porcelain

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H 18.71 in Dm 9.06 in

Large 'Flammes' Vases in Sevres Porcelain

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Jonquerettes, FR

'flamme' decor mastered by the Manufacture de Sevres in the 1880's-1890's gives to these traditional shape

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Bronze

Manufacture de Sèvres Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase, 1889
Manufacture de Sèvres Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase, 1889

Manufacture de Sèvres Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase, 1889

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland

The Manufacture de Sèvres first produced their sang de boeuf glazes in the early 1880s, this is a

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Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Alexandre Clerget, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Biscuit, Signed
Alexandre Clerget, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Biscuit, Signed

Alexandre Clerget, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Biscuit, Signed

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Alexandre Clerget

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Alexandre Clerget Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres "Après le bal", biscuit, dated 1906 Signed on

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Paintings

Gilded Bronze Mounted Cobalt Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain
Gilded Bronze Mounted Cobalt Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain

Gilded Bronze Mounted Cobalt Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Paris, Sanit - Ouen

Late 19th century, the vases hand painted with scenes of maidens and cupids, the reverse with landscapes, beautifully gilded throughout on lustre-ground.  

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Antique Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Coupe Chinon with a Enamelled Floral Decor
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Coupe Chinon with a Enamelled Floral Decor

Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Coupe Chinon with a Enamelled Floral Decor

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Manufacture Nationale de Sévres Coupe Chinon Porcelain with a enamelled floral decor on a green

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Charles Pihan, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, Signed
Charles Pihan, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, Signed

Charles Pihan, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, an Art Nouveau Vase, Signed

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Charles Pihan

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Charles Pihan manufacture Nationale de Sèvres an Art Nouveau stoneware baluster vase decorated

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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

Large Vase by Andre Plantard for Sevres
Large Vase by Andre Plantard for Sevres

Large Vase by Andre Plantard for Sevres

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H 8.25 in Dm 7.75 in

Large Vase by Andre Plantard for Sevres

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Andre Plantard

Located in New York, NY

Earthenware "faience" vase with glossy glaze in shades of blue and white, 1931.

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Vintage 1930s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Léo Laporte Blairsy, an Art Nouveau Biscuit, "Bretonne à la Coiffe", Signed
Léo Laporte Blairsy, an Art Nouveau Biscuit, "Bretonne à la Coiffe", Signed

Léo Laporte Blairsy, an Art Nouveau Biscuit, "Bretonne à la Coiffe", Signed

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Leo Laporte-Blairsy

Located in Monte Carlo, MC

Léo Laporte Blairsy. Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. An art nouveau biscuit "Bretonne à

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a California Poppy Decor
Sevres Porcelain Vase with a California Poppy Decor

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a California Poppy Decor

Located in Jonquerettes, FR

flowers. 'Bagatelle' shape designed by Julien-Alexis Ferry for the Manufacture Nationale de Sevres

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sèvres

Early 20th Century Art Deco Blue Glazed Porcelain Sevre French Vase
Early 20th Century Art Deco Blue Glazed Porcelain Sevre French Vase

Early 20th Century Art Deco Blue Glazed Porcelain Sevre French Vase

Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha

Beautiful French Sevres vase, early 20th century blue in oriental style by Paul Minet. Paul Milet

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Exquisite Napoleon Service - Sèvres Porcelain Reissue (1890)
Exquisite Napoleon Service - Sèvres Porcelain Reissue (1890)

Exquisite Napoleon Service - Sèvres Porcelain Reissue (1890)

By Saint Amand

Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR

Elevate your dining experience with this remarkable Sèvres porcelain service, a prestigious 1890

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Sèvres Style Urn by C. La Barre 41", circa 1900 Monumental
Sèvres Style Urn by C. La Barre 41", circa 1900 Monumental

Sèvres Style Urn by C. La Barre 41", circa 1900 Monumental

Located in Redding, CA

A very large example of one of the most highly sought Artists Charles La Barre. In the Art Nouveau

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Bronze

Sevres Style Urn Lamped Hand-Painted Gilt Bronze Mounts France, circa 1890
Sevres Style Urn Lamped Hand-Painted Gilt Bronze Mounts France, circa 1890

Sevres Style Urn Lamped Hand-Painted Gilt Bronze Mounts France, circa 1890

Located in Redding, CA

Wow! is this urn now converted to a lamp over the top beautiful, hand-painted scene of a beauty and cupid, love is in the air. The expert artistry highlighted by gorgeous raised past...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Urns

Materials

Bronze

Sèvres Plate with Silver Inlay Signed V. Bernard
Sèvres Plate with Silver Inlay Signed V. Bernard

Sèvres Plate with Silver Inlay Signed V. Bernard

Located in Vilnius, LT

Sèvres late Art Nouveau woman signed V. BERNARD. Antique Sèvres French porcelain portrait plate. It

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Antique 1830s French Belle Époque Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Silver

Rare French Art Deco Gabriel Fourmaintraux Desvres Pot Turquoise Ceramic Vase
Rare French Art Deco Gabriel Fourmaintraux Desvres Pot Turquoise Ceramic Vase

Rare French Art Deco Gabriel Fourmaintraux Desvres Pot Turquoise Ceramic Vase

By Desvres

Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland

Sevres in Art Nouveau Japoniste techniques in ‘grès flamme' (stoneware with variegated flame-like glazes

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Sèvres Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Paul Jean Milet, Early 1900s
Sèvres Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Paul Jean Milet, Early 1900s

Sèvres Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Paul Jean Milet, Early 1900s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Sèvres Art nouveau ceramic vase by Paul Jean Milet (1870-1950) early 1900s. Beautiful crystal

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Early 20th Century Porcelain

Covered Vase of the Manufacture De Sèvres, Art Deco
Covered Vase of the Manufacture De Sèvres, Art Deco

Covered Vase of the Manufacture De Sèvres, Art Deco

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

manufacture de Sèvres, Art Nouveau period. Dimensions: H: 19 cm, D: 12 cm Ref: 3323

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Antique 19th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Sèvres Porcelain Cup, Art Nouveau
Sèvres Porcelain Cup, Art Nouveau

Sèvres Porcelain Cup, Art Nouveau

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H 4.73 in Dm 4.14 in

Sèvres Porcelain Cup, Art Nouveau

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

"Sèvres Porcelain cup, Art Nouveau" Porcelain cup from the Manufacture de Sèvres, circa 1903

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Art Nouveau Decanter in Sèvres Ceramic and Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Decanter in Sèvres Ceramic and Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Decanter in Sèvres Ceramic and Sterling Silver

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pretty decanter in Sèvres ceramic and Sterling Silver with floral decoration Silver hallmark

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Sevres Pocelain Art Nouveau Vase by P Millet
Sevres Pocelain Art Nouveau Vase by P Millet

Sevres Pocelain Art Nouveau Vase by P Millet

By Paul Millet

Located in Miami, FL

Classical subtil well known "Bleu de Sèvres" porcelain vase Signed piece by Paul Millet. Art

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Agathon Léonard and Sevres French Art Nouveau Bisque Ceramic Sculpture
Agathon Léonard and Sevres French Art Nouveau Bisque Ceramic Sculpture

Agathon Léonard and Sevres French Art Nouveau Bisque Ceramic Sculpture

By Agathon Léonard

Located in New York, NY

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Coffee Service in Porcelain De Sèvre
Coffee Service in Porcelain De Sèvre

Coffee Service in Porcelain De Sèvre

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Coffee Service in Porcelain De Sèvre

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

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Antique Hand-Painted French Lamp Attributed to Sevres

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By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in San Diego, CA

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French Art Nouveau Naïade Jewell Vase, circa 1890

French Art Nouveau Naïade Jewell Vase, circa 1890

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Taxile Doat

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

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Pair of Perfume Burners from the Manufacture de Sèvres, Early 20th Century.

Pair of Perfume Burners from the Manufacture de Sèvres, Early 20th Century.

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Perfume Burners from the Manufacture de Sèvres, Early 20th Century. A pair of early 20th

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Late 19th Century Porcelain and Ormolu Gueridon in Sevres Taste

Late 19th Century Porcelain and Ormolu Gueridon in Sevres Taste

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Paris, FR

Late 19th century gueridon table in Sevres taste. The round porcelain tray is decorated with

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Paul Milet Sèvres Blue Glazed Centrepiece in Ornate Wrought Iron Stand
Paul Milet Sèvres Blue Glazed Centrepiece in Ornate Wrought Iron Stand

Paul Milet Sèvres Blue Glazed Centrepiece in Ornate Wrought Iron Stand

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stunning and large French Sèvres pottery blue glazed centre piece designed by Paul Milet dating

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Fine French Antique Pink Ground & Ormolu-Mounted Vase & Cover, Circa 1890
Fine French Antique Pink Ground & Ormolu-Mounted Vase & Cover, Circa 1890

Fine French Antique Pink Ground & Ormolu-Mounted Vase & Cover, Circa 1890

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Tarzana, CA

A fine French antique pink ground and Ormolu-mounted vase and cover. France, circa 1890. Marked with spurious blue interlaced L's Mark. Painting signed Collot on bottom right. ...

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"Le Poète et La Sirène" by Emmanuel Hannaux, Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain
"Le Poète et La Sirène" by Emmanuel Hannaux, Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain

"Le Poète et La Sirène" by Emmanuel Hannaux, Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Emmanuel Hannaux

Located in Paris, FR

“Le Poète et La Sirène” by Emmanuel Hannaux (1855-1934.) Mythological group in Sèvres biscuit porcelain portraying a mermaid caught in the embrace of a young poet holding a har...

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Antique Art Nouveau Sevres Petite Portrait Urn, Signed Lix, Early 20th Century
Antique Art Nouveau Sevres Petite Portrait Urn, Signed Lix, Early 20th Century

Antique Art Nouveau Sevres Petite Portrait Urn, Signed Lix, Early 20th Century

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique French Art Nouveau petite porcelain lidded urn features hand painted portrait of woman with

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Pair of French Art Nouveau Sèvres Porcelain Vases
Pair of French Art Nouveau Sèvres Porcelain Vases

Pair of French Art Nouveau Sèvres Porcelain Vases

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of French Art Nouveau Sèvres porcelain vases with pink and gilt trim and female figure with

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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Nouveau Vase, Paul Millet, Sèvres, 1911-1930
Art Nouveau Vase, Paul Millet, Sèvres, 1911-1930

Art Nouveau Vase, Paul Millet, Sèvres, 1911-1930

By Paul Millet

Located in Greding, DE

Blue-glazed lidded vase with bronze fittings by Paul Millet, Sèvres. Marked on the bottom.   

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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Early 20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Fruit Bowl
Early 20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Fruit Bowl

Early 20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Fruit Bowl

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Paris, FR

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres: large porcelain fruit bowl decorated with delicate gold-colored

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Antique Paul Jean Millet Sèvres Ceramic Box Polychrome Blue Green Glaze
Antique Paul Jean Millet Sèvres Ceramic Box Polychrome Blue Green Glaze

Antique Paul Jean Millet Sèvres Ceramic Box Polychrome Blue Green Glaze

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Munich, DE

This fine Sèvres ceramic box is marked PM Sèvres for Paul Jean Milet. It has been glazed in the

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Pair of Sevres Sang de Boeuf Urn Lamps by Paul Milet
Pair of Sevres Sang de Boeuf Urn Lamps by Paul Milet

Pair of Sevres Sang de Boeuf Urn Lamps by Paul Milet

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Lambertville, NJ

stunning in color. The hardware and wiring are all replaced. Elegant French Art Nouveau to Art Deco in

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Antique French Sevres Type Yellow Ground Jeweled Vase with Garlands & Ribbons

Antique French Sevres Type Yellow Ground Jeweled Vase with Garlands & Ribbons

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique French Sevres type porcelain vase. With gilt highlights on a yellow ground, hand

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Rare Sevres Style French Gilt Ormolu Bronze & Hand Painted Porcelain Vanity Set

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Bisque Amour Boudeur by Alfred Boucher
20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Bisque Amour Boudeur by Alfred Boucher

20th Century Sèvres Porcelain Bisque Amour Boudeur by Alfred Boucher

By Alfred Boucher, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Paris, FR

Sèvres porcelain bisque figure depicting L'Amour boudeur (seated cupid) by Alfred Boucher. A young

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Wood

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Sevres Art Nouveau For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic sevres art nouveau available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, every sevres art nouveau was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sevres art nouveau — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A sevres art nouveau, designed in the Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sevres art nouveau over the years, but those crafted by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Agathon Léonard and Paul Millet are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Sevres Art Nouveau?

Prices for a sevres art nouveau can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $600 and can go as high as $78,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,944.

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

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

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.