WMF Art Nouveau Vase and Centerpiece Set, Silver-Plated, Circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
4-piece set consisting of two vases and a centerpiece for flowers, made of silver-plated bronze
Bronze
$1,123 / set
One WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plated Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
One WMF Art Nouveau silver plated vase with decoration and original glass liners. There is only
Silver
Huge WMF Tin Silver Plated Art Nouveau Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Huge WMF tin silver plated Art Nouveau vase with female figure and putto.
Silver Plate, Pewter
Vases, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German, 1910, WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, WMF, German We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage
Metal
$5,264 / set
Pair of Art Nouveau WMF Maiden Vases
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Art Nouveau WMF twin handled vases, featuring maidens wearing flowing dresses. The bottom
Metal
Glass WMF Art Nouveau Dinanderie
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
WMF Art Nouveau Dinanderie glass green color (patina) Origin Germany Technical DINANDERIE Good
Metal
Art Nouveau Vases by WMF, Silver-Plated Bronze, Germany, Circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Nouveau vases made by WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (1853 to the present). Made in
Bronze
$24,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Art Nouveau WMF Pewter Vases with Turquoise Glass, Germany, Circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of silver plated pewter and turquoise glass vases. Manufactured by WMF-Württembergische
Pewter
Pair of vases WMF, German, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplaces, WMF, German Page 93 WMF book (Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Wurttembergische
Crystal, Metal
Pair of vases WMF, German, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplaces, WMF, German Page 346 WMF book (Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Wurttembergische
Crystal, Metal
Pair of vases WMF, German, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
direction of Albert Mayer was influenced by Art Nouveau style. In 1914, opening factories in Germany, Poland
Crystal, Metal
Pair of vases WMF, German, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
influenced by Art Nouveau style. In 1914, opening factories in Germany, Poland and Austria. The origins of
Crystal, Metal
$12,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Art Nouveau Pewter Vases Model 185 by WMF, Etched Glass, Circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Metallwarenfabrik (1853 to the present). Signed WMF ostrich stamp, B, I/0, 0X. Graham Dry (1906), "Art Nouveau
Pewter
Early 19th Century WMF Albert Mayer Art Nouveau Jugendstil Big Silver Metal Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Brescia, IT
Art Nouveau Big Vase Albert Mayer WMF Germany, 1900-1910 Silver metal with a brass removable vase
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Vase, WMF, 'Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik'
Located in København, Copenhagen
Art Nouveau vase, WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik). Good condition. Glass insert is
Pair of Big Vases Wmf, German, 1910 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF Signs: Page: 371 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF
Metal
Pair of Big Vases WMF, German, 1909 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty year: 1909 Country: Germany Materials: silver
Metal
Pair of Big Vases Wmf, German, 1910 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF Signs: WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests of improved
Metal
Early 1900 Century WMF Albert Mayer Art Nouveau Silver Metal Vase _ set of 2
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Brescia, IT
WMF vases Germany, 1900-1910 Silver metal Jugenstil Vases Excellent condition. WMF mark under the
Silver Plate
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
WMF Art Nouveau Flower Fruit Centrepiece, circa 1910
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF centrepiece with Art Nouveau floral decoration and the original clear glass liner and silver
Silver Plate
Centerpiece Art Nouveau Origin Germany attributed to WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
glasses silver pewter monumental size. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international
Pewter
Art Nouveau Copper Sea Horse Planter by WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oxidized copper planter by WMF. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost
Copper
French Art Nouveau Silvered Metal Bud Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau silvered metal bud vase with removable etched glass inset within a base cast
Glass
$3,650 / set
WMF Pair of Flower Vases, circa 1906 Germany
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A pair of WMF [Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik] flower vases decorated with a fisherman and
Pewter, Silver Plate
$1,759 / set
Set of 2 Art Nouveau Vase from WMF, 1920s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Nouveau Vase from WMF, 1920s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949 This
Metal
Vintage Jugendstil Brass Can and Vase by WMF, Germany, 1910s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage WMF Art-Deco can and vase is an original decorative pair of objects realized in the 1910s
Brass
Large Pair of Reed & Barton Art Nouveau Silver Plate Urn Handle Vases WMF Urns
By Reed & Barton
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine large pair of Reed & Barton Art Nouveau form silver plate urn vases with handle in the
Silver Plate
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
Metal, Silver Plate
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Art Nouveau Wine Jugs
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of Art nouveau wine jugs. W.M.F fabric. Circa 1900 Origin Germany. Material: Glass and silver
Metal
Large Art Nouveau Vase With Plasitc Figure & Original Glass, WMF Germany Ca 1910
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional, beautifully designed Art Nouveau object: Elaborately designed silver-plated mount in
Metal, Silver Plate
Iridescent Glass Bowl by WMF from the Myra Range
Located in Verviers, BE
Iridescent glass bowl by WMF from the Myra range Small WMF Myra Measures: Diameter 13 cm, height
Art Glass
Antique WMF Jugendstil Art Nouveau Hand Hammered Copper Vase Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique WMF Jugendstil Art Nouveau Hand Hammered Cinnamon Leaf Copper Vase Table Lamp on Wooden
Copper
Vase WMF, German, 1900, Style: Art Nouveau, Liberty- Designer - Karl Wiedemann
By Degué
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
1853 with 16 workers. Under the direction of Albert Mayer was influenced by Art Nouveau style. In 1914
Glass
French Art Nouveau Silvered Metal Bud Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau silvered metal bud vase with removable etched glass inset within a base cast
Metal, Silver
Unavailable|$2,575 / set
1903 German WMF Jugend Art Nouveau Glass and Silverplated Steel Vases
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Drottningholm, SE
A beautiful pair of German Jugend/Art Nouveau glass vases holded by a leaf ornament made of
Silver Plate
1900s Wmf Art Nouveau Brass & Copper German Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An Amphora vase made in Germany by WMF in 1900, it's an amazing example of Art Nouveau. It has
Brass, Copper
Pair of Art Nouveau Vases by WMF, Germany, circa 1905
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
gorgeous set of vases by WMF. Rare pairs of Art Nouveau Vases like this can be found in different
Metal
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil large Brass Vase C.1910.
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil large Brass Vase Germany C.1910. Two handled secessionist style Vase of
Brass
WMF Jugendstil Art Nouveau Secessionist Biscuit Box, circa 1905
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jugendstil Art Nouveau secessionist silver plated stylized cut-glass biscuit box. Made in
Silver Plate
WMF Art Nouveau Silver on Pewter Biscuit Box C. 1906
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Jugendstil Art Nouveau silver on pewter and glass Biscuit Box. Stamped marks running ostrich B
Pewter
Art Nouveau flower pot with a mermaid designed by Albert Mayer for WMF, 1898.
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Art Nouveau flower pot with mermaid. Designed by Albert Mayer( 1867-1944) for WMF
Britannia Standard Silver
WMF Germany Art Nouveau Flower Dish Jardiniere Original Glass Liner c.1905-10
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Outstanding WMF Art Nouveau flower dish / JARDINIERE (silver plated) with original glass inner
Silver Plate, Nickel
Very Large Art Nouveau WMF Glass Dish with Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Large glass dish and vase. Detail Reich elaborated Centrepiece with slightly rubbed silvering, some
Silver, Steel
Pair of Modernist Jugs, Pewter, Cut Glass, WMF, Germany, 1903
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Madrid, ES
WMF GmbH. The model to which the couple belongs appears in the book Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork
Metal
Large Art Nouveau Vase with Plasitc Figures & Original Glass, WMF, Germany 1906
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional, shapely Art Nouveau object: Large silver-plated metal vase holder with four feet on a
Silver Plate
Rare and Documented WMF Art Nouveau Signed Metal and Enamelled Glass Vase c1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Fabulous documented WMF signed silver plated metal and Enamelled glass Vase in exceptional
Metal, Pewter
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Centerpiece Flower Vase, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil silver plate on pewter centerpiece, Germany, circa 1900. The centerpiece
Sold|$3,374
A pair of Art Nouveau vases by WMF, 1906.
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Art Nouveau vases with flowers and finely cut glass. These vases are illustrated on
Sold|$1,760
Art Nouveau Centerpiece WMF 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau centerpiece WMF Manufacturer WMF Sealed at its base. Art nouveau design. German Origin
Metal
Large WMF Jugendstil Art Nouveau Copper Vase C.1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Jugendstil copper vase, gingko floral style decoration shouldered tapering shape, hammer finish
Bronze, Copper
WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plated Carafe with Original Glass Liner
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
One WMF Art Nouveau silver plated Carafe with original glass liner.
Silver
Early 20th Century Iridescent Glass Art Nouveau Decanter by Wmf
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 20th Century German WMF Art Nouveau Decanter the pewter plated body with green
Glass
Wonderful Signed Art Nouveau Deco WMF Silver Plate Planter Figueral Centrepiece
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Roslyn, NY
Signed Art Nouveau / Deco silver plated planter centrepiece with liner, decorated with a mermaid
Silver Plate
Art-Nouveau, "WMF" Pewter Silvered Vase, German, circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A beautiful silvered pewter twin handled vase by the German manufacturer WMF. This company
Pewter
Sold|$1,250
Early 20th Century WMF Vase, Silver Plated
Located in Pymble, NSW
A WMF [Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik] Secessionist period silver plated vase with its original
Metal
Sold|$8,000
Art Nouveau Monumental WMF Pair of Vases
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Huge vases of the prestigious German manufacturer Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (WMF
Britannia Standard Silver
WMF Early 20th Century Art Nouveau German Flower Vase, 1900s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Florence, IT
Splendid flower vase by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) founded in 1853 in geislinge
Pewter
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.
For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expression — pottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.
Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story.
On 1stDibs, there is a vast array of vases and vessels in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Our collection features vessels made from delicate materials such as ceramic and glass as well as durable materials like rustproof metals and stone.
A contemporary vase can help introduce an air of elegance to your minimalist space while an antique Chinese jar would make a luxurious addition to an Asian-inspired interior. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a statement piece, consider an Art Deco vase crafted by Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti.
Vases and vessels — be they handmade pots, handblown glass wine bottles or otherwise — are versatile, practical decorative objects, and no matter your particular design preferences, furniture style or color scheme, they can add beauty and warmth to any home. Find yours on 1stDibs today.