For collectors, Daum is a name in the first rank of the French makers of art glass, along with those of Émile Gallé and René Lalique. Led in its early decades by the brothers Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), the company, based in the city of Nancy, established its reputation in the Art Nouveau period, and later successfully adopted the Art Deco style.
In 1878, lawyer Jean Daum took over the ownership of a glassworks as payment for a debt and installed his sons as proprietors. Initially, Daum made glass for everyday purposes such as windows, watches and tableware, but the success that Gallé enjoyed at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris — the international showcase for which the Eiffel Tower was built — inspired the Daum brothers to begin making art-glass pieces. They produced popular works of cameo glass, a decorative technique in which an outer layer of glass is acid-etched or carved off to reveal the layer below, but Daum became best known for vessels and sculptures in pâte de verre — a painstaking method in which finely ground colored glass is mixed with a binder, placed in a mold and then fired in a kiln.
Though early Daum glass was never signed by individual artists, the firm employed some of the masters of the naturalistic, asymmetrical Art Nouveau style, including Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter (whose first name is frequently misspelled). Daum also collaborated with furniture and metalware designer Louis Majorelle, who created wrought-iron and brass mounts for vases and table lamps. In the 1960s, Daum commissioned fine artists, most notably Salvador Dalí and sculptor César Baldaccini, to design glass pieces. As you see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Daum has been home to an astonishingly rich roster of creative spirits and is today a state-owned enterprise making pâte de verre figurines.
Vase with Narcissus
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Narcissus by DAUM A vase raised on pedestal with a narcissus plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in...
Blown Glass
Small vase with Clematis
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Small vase with Clematis by DAUM A small quadrangular vase with a narrow neck and raised on foot decorated with purple Clematis Blown-molded double layer glass Acid-etched decoratio...
Blown Glass
Vase with Clematis
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Clematis by DAUM A diabolo-shaped vase with opalescent Clematis decoration Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decor in reserve Frosted background Signed " Daum Na...
Blown Glass
"Blown" glass vase with Trees
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
"Blown" vase with Trees by DAUM Multilayer blown glass vase Decor of trees in relief and a village, decor cleared with acid and taken up with a wheel, On a background of green, yell...
Blown Glass
Vase with Dandelions
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Dandelions by DAUM Vase decorated with Dandelions Blown-molded triple layer glass Acid-etched decoration in reserve and wheel cut Hammered background Signed underneath "D...
Blown Glass
Vase with Asters
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Asters by DAUM A cornet-shaped vase on foot, Multi-layer blown-molded glass, with blue Asters decoration. With acid-etched decor in reserve, and wheel-carved flowers. With...
Blown Glass
Vase with Chrysanthemums
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Chrysanthemums by DAUM Large vase decorated with Chrysanthemums flowers Multi-layer blown-molded glass Glass colored by vitrification of powders Decor in reserve acid-etch...
Blown Glass
Vintage Signed Animalier Horse Sculpture by Daum
By Daum
Located in Roma, IT
Daum Signed Maurice Legendre Pate-de-Verre Horse Sculpture Wonderful "Animalier" sculpture Daum Limited Edition Pate-de-Verre sculpture of a ho...
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Vase with Colchicum
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Colchicum by DAUM A bud vase decorated with Colchicum Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decoration in reserve and lightly wheel cut Hammered background Signed und...
Blown Glass
Vase with sloes
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with sloes by DAUM Vase with a sloe plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in reserve for the leaves, then f...
Blown Glass
Vase with Sweet peas
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Sweet peas by DAUM A bud vase decorated with Sweet peas Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decoration in reserve and lightly wheel cut Hammered background Signed u...
Blown Glass
Vase with sloes
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with sloes by DAUM A spindle-shaped vase with a blue sloe plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in reserve...
Glass
Vase with sloes
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with sloes by DAUM Vase with a sloe plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in reserve for the leaves. Decor ...
Glass
Vase with Hogweed and Insects
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Hogweed and Insects by DAUM Cornet shaped vase Blown-molded multilayer glass with hogweed, butterfly and damselfly decoration Acid-etched decor in reserve and wheel-worked...
Glass
Bottle-vase with Sweet Peas
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Bottle-vase with Sweet Peas by DAUM Bottle shaped vase decorated with sweet peas Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decoration in reserve Hammered background Perfect conditi...
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Miniature with Landscape
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature with Landscape by DAUM Miniature in the shape of a tub with landscape decoration Blown-molded glass Frosted background Decor painted in enamel, gilding Mint condition Gi...
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Vase with Oats and Flies
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Oats and Flies by DAUM Rare vase decorated with oats and flies A baluster-shaped vase on a pedestal, with a shouldered body and a small hemmed neck Yellow and white blown-...
Blown Glass
"Day and Night" Bowl
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
"Day and Night" Bowl by DAUM "Day and Night" cup with red and black poppies Mold-blown glass Cloudy background Acid-etched foliate decor and wheel worked inserts for flowers Signed...
Blown Glass
Vase with Birch trees in Autumn
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Birch trees in Autumn by DAUM and CLAIN et PERRIER Vase decorated with birch trees in autumn Multi-layer blown-molded glass Glass colored by vitrification of powders Deco...
Blown Glass
Vase with Columbines
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Columbines by DAUM Large vase decorated with Columbine flowers Multi-layer blown-molded glass Glass colored by vitrification of powders Decor in reserve acid-etched and pa...
Glass
Ivy Berries Vase
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Ivy Berries Vase by DAUM An ogival-shaped vase with a narrow neck made in multi-layer glass, with a decoration of Ivy and dark blue berries, entirely released with the acid. Sign...
Blown Glass
Miniature with Venetian landscape
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature with Venetian landscape by DAUM Miniature in the shape of a tumbler with Venitian landscape decoration Cameo blown-molded glass Decor acid-etched and painted in enamel he...
Blown Glass
Vase with Clematis
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Clematis by DAUM A diabolo-shaped vase with yellow-opalescent Clematis decoration Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decor in reserve Frosted background Signed " ...
Blown Glass
Christmas Roses Cup
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Christmas Roses Cup by DAUM Cup decorated with Christmas Roses Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decoration in reserve Hammered background Perfect condition Signed "Daum N...
Glass
Vase with Dogwood Berries
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Dogwood Berries by DAUM Vase decorated with dogwood berries made in multi-layer glass, with a yellow-orange background, and with decoration of green leaves and dogwood be...
Glass
Small vase with Violets
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Small vase with Violets by DAUM A small quadrangular vase with a narrow neck and raised on foot decorated with purple Violets Blown-molded double layer glass Acid-etched decoration ...
Blown Glass
Vase with Olives
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Olives by DAUM A bud vase with an Olive decor Multilayer blown-molded glass With an acid-etched decor in reserve Decor of applied glass cabochons for olives. Signed " Dau...
Blown Glass
A tall bud vase with a butterfly
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
A tall bud vase with a butterfly by DAUM Beautiful tall long-neck vase decorated with roses, a butterfly and cabochons blown-molded glass with an acid-etched decor decor painted wit...
Glass
Vase with Roses
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Roses by DAUM A baluster-shaped vase, with flared neck, Multi-layer blown-molded glass, with roses decoration. With acid-etched decor in reserve, and wheel-carved rose pet...
Blown Glass
Cup with Narcissus
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Cup with Narcissus by DAUM A cup raised on pedestal with a narcissus plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in r...
Blown Glass
Vase with Dahlias
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Dahlias by DAUM Vase decorated with Dahlias Blown-molded multi-layer glass Hammered background Acid-etched decor in reserve and wheel-worked Perfect condition Signed on t...
Glass
Vase with Cherries
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Cherries by DAUM A tri-lobed cylindrical vase with a Cherry decoration Blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in reserve for th...
Blown Glass
Shaker for sugar
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Shaker for sugar by DAUM Shaker with Thistles decoration Blown-molded multilayer glass Acid-etched decor in reserve enhanced with gold Pink frosted background The top and the foot i...
Glass
Large vase with freesias
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Large vase with freesias by DAUM Important vase with a freesias plaques decor Multilayer blown-molded glass, colored by vitrification of powders With an acid-etched decor in reserve...
Glass
Vase with Tobacco Flowers
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Tobacco Flowers by DAUM Vase decorated with Tobacco Flowers Multi-layer blown-molded glass Hammered background Decor in reserve acid-etched and wheel-etched Perfect condi...
Glass
Vase with Pelargoniums
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Pelargoniums by DAUM Tubular vase, with swollen neck and base, with red pelargoniums decoration. Multi-layer blown-molded glass, with acid-etched decor in reserve and glas...
Glass
Dogwood Berries Bowl
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Dogwood Berries Bowl by DAUM Bowl made in multi-layer glass, with a pink-orange and green frosted background, and with decoration of dogwood berries, entirely released with the ac...
Glass
Art Deco Vase
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Art Deco Vase by DAUM "Art Deco" vase with geometric decoration Transparent blue blown-molded glass Decor deeply etched with acid Signed "Daum Nancy France" with the Cross of Lorrai...
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