Daum Furniture
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.
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Creator: Daum
Set of Three Wise Monkey Figurines by Daum
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of three colored Daum Crystal monkey figurines depicting "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
Category
20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Daum Bacchus Large Green Amethyst Vase-Centerpiece pâté de verre
By Daum
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Daum Bacchus large vase-centerpiece with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with woman and man faces, grapes and leaves. Circa 2000.
Signed "Daum Fra...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Large Art Nouveau Agapanthus Cameo Acid Etched Art Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare French Art Nouveau Agapanthus/Flowering Rush cameo glass vase by renowned and sought after glass makers Daum Nancy and dating from around 1900. This large, ta...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase 'Branches de pommier en fleurs', France circa 1905
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase — “Branches de pommier en fleurs,” France, circa 1905
This breathtaking Daum Nancy cameo glass vase captures the ephemeral charm of blooming apple trees, ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Art Glass Rose Passion Vase in Pink and Green, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vase with roses in pink with green leafs by Daum, France.
The vase - made out of art glass - is formed by roses connected to each other in beaut...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Art Deco Cornet Vase
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco cone vase circa 1930 in green color.
Signed Daum Nancy France. In perfect condition
Note micro scratches inside
Height: 27.3 cm
Neck diameter: 14.5 cm
Base: 11.3cm x 11.3cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Daum Art Glass Green Bowl with Frogs, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass bowl with frogs by Daum, France.
The bowl - made out of art glass - is held by frogs on a lily. On the bowl itself and on top of the lid are als...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vase “Paysage de Verre” – Spring landscape by Daum Nancy, early 1900s
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Nancy Landscape Vase, France, circa 1910
A very rare vase by Daum Frères, cameo glass, enameled, in unusual shape. An etched spring landscape with trees and shrubs in transparen...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
By Daum
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum Motherhood Blue Crystal Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France.
The sculpture - made out of art glass - is a mother holding her baby. This blue crystal sculpture is called 'Motherho...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Bowl, 'Paysage de Verre' - Winter Landscape
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Polylobed bowl in doubled glass with finely engraved and enameled decoration of a winter landscape in the morning on an orange-red background.
Signed Daum Nancy and with the Lorraine...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
DAUM & MAJORELLE Wide pendant chandelier with acid-etched blackberries 1910-1915
By Louis Majorelle, Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wide and thick French Art Nouveau acid-etched pendant chandelier with blacberries by DAUM (Nancy) and Louis MAJORELLE (Nancy), France, circa 1910-1915.
This exceptional French Art N...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Daum Table Lamp Snake Bronze Yellow Crystal, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
This beautiful table lamp is a real eye catcher. Made by Daum in Nancy, France.
A stunning table lamp, with a bronze snake and yellow crystal glass.
Daum is a renowned French glass...
Category
1960s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
DAUM France crystal sculpture. Horsehead. France, 1990s
By Daum
Located in Torino, IT
Crystal sculpture
DAUM France
Horsehead.
ORIGIN
France
PERIOD
1990s
MARK
DAUM France
The Daum France glassworks is a historic French manufacture of artistic crystal, founded in Na...
Category
1990s French Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Crystal Marly Car Relief Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning crystal car paperweight or decorative sculpture is by Daum, France, and was hand-made in the 1980s. The design is from artist and sculptor Xa...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Art Glass Vase Amber Leafs, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vase with amber leafs by Daum, France.
The vase - made out of art glass - is formed by amber leafs connected to each other in beautiful warm col...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Large Daum De Latte Soliflore Vases, Orange Pâte de Verre, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vases with orange and amber colors by Daum, France.
The vases - pâte de verre - have different warm amber and orange tones. A beautiful set.
Pl...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1 of the 3 Daum Art Glass Soliflore Vases, Roses Pink Green, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vases with roses in pink with green leafs by Daum, France.
The vases - made out of art glass - are formed by flowers connected to each other in ...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pedro Ramirez Vasquez for Daum Crystal Athena Cubist Torso Female Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a spectacular Daum Nancy France crystal Athena art glass paperweight or sculpture designed by the Mexican architect and statesman Pedro Ramirez Vazquez (1919 - 2013). The stu...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Art Glass Vase Roses Pink Orange, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vase with roses in pink with green leafs by Daum, France.
The vase - made out of art glass - is formed by flowers connected to each other in bea...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Art Glass Butterfly Crystal Ball Decorative Object, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass ball with a butterfly and clock by Daum, France.
A delicate crystal clock encased in a smooth, oval glass form, adorned with a softly tinted but...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
A Daum Nancy Miniature "Vase Parlant", ca. 1895
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
A miniature french gilt and enameled green cameo glass vase,
signed in gilt "Daum Nancy" and with cross of Lorraine.
Molded with flowers and leafage and with the phrase
"A tout sei...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Glass Bonbonnière "Cyclamens" circa 1898
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy bonbonnière "Cyclamens" circa 1898
A "Cyclamens" multi-layered opalescent glass bonbonniere
Acid-etched and enameled design of cyclamen flowers on a frosted pink and gree...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$7,783 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum & Ranc French Art Deco Eagle Table Lamp, 1915
By Charles Ranc, Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp by Daum (Nancy) and CharlesRanc, France, circa 1915. Classy & genuine glass shade by Daum hung at its solid bronze eagle base by Charles Ranc. Height : 14....
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Daum Frères Art Deco Glass Vase, France 1920s
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Nancy Art Deco Glass Vase, ball-shaped, resting on a round base, with a narrow, flared mouth.
This glass ball vase is made of orang...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
$1,670 Sale Price
36% Off
Daum Nancy France Deep Blue Glass Vase, circa 1925
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy France
Art Deco Vase circa 1925
Acid etched rare deep blue glass vase
Typical geometric Art Deco design
Engraved Daum Nancy France and Croix de Lorraine
Daum (French es...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Miniature Cameo Glass Vase with Violets
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional French Art Nouveau Daum Frères Violets miniature cameo glass vase wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etched ground dating from around 1900. The tal...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Signed Daum Crystal Christmas Trees – France
By Daum
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful pair of sculptural crystal Christmas trees by Daum, signed Daum Nancy France on the side. These elegant pieces capture the magic of...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
L. Bessin and Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Lamp
By Paul-Lucien Bessin, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1900. Patinated regula representing a nymph, signed L. Bessin for Paul Lucien Bessin.
Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy.
Electrified and in perfect condition...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Spelter
Daum French Art Deco Nouveau Table Lamp, 1920
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco / Nouveau Table Lamp, Nancy, France, Circa 1920
This exquisite French Art Deco / Nouveau table lamp, crafted in Nancy, France, circa 1920, features a stunning blown ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Crystal Sailboat Sculpture by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Large crystal sailboat sculpture by Daum, France, circa 1970s. The piece is invery good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 8"W x 4.5"D x 16.5"H. The sculpture is...
Category
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
French Daum Bacchus Large Green Amethyst Vase-Centerpiece Pâté De Verre
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Daum Bacchus large green amethyst vase-centerpiece pâté de verre.
Beautiful piece in good condition with one minor flea bite to underside. As shown.
Measures: 13.5” h x...
Category
20th Century Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Find Art Nouveau Daum Cameo Glass Vitrified Monnaies du Pape Round Coupe
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Cameo Glass Bowl, France, circa 1910.
A rare Art Nouveau Daum cameo glass vitrified Monnaies du Pape round coupe (Honesty).
Very finely acid etched, wheel carved decor of Hones...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
20th Century Abstract Pate de Verre "La Brise" by Louis Laubignat for Daum
By Daum
Located in London, GB
An impressive mid 20th Century French pâte-de verre limited edition glass study designed by Louis Laubignat and produced by Daum. The figure of a seated lady with her legs crossed wi...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
DAUM Large vase decorated with acid-etched rosehip flowers, 1910-1915
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Nouveau vase by DAUM (Nancy), France, 1910-1915. Rosehip flowers. Large double-blown glass vase in the shape of a baluster shouldered with an open neck, decorated wi...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Pierre D'Avesn Rare Large Art Deco Fish Pendant Chandelier, 1920
By Daum, Pierre D'Avesn
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exceptional Art Deco chandelier, designed by Pierre D'Avesn for Daum (Croismare, Nancy) in the 1920s, features a magnificent decorative motif depicting two fish swimming amid de...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Daum Table Lamp Bronze Multicolor Floral Glass, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite Art Nouveau table lamp with multicolor flowers is a real eye catcher. Made by Daum in Nancy, France.
A stunning table lamp, a classic design, inspired by organic and ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Art Glass Panter on Tree Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass panter sculpture by Daum, France.
The panter - made out of art glass - is lying on a green tree. A beautiful sculpture.
Founded in 1878 in Nanc...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Vase
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau vase circa 1900. Grisaille landscape decoration on an opalescent acid-etched background.
Note a small chip on the neck the size of a needle head.
Height: 13.4 cm
Base dia...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Daum Bacchus Green Amethyst Vase-Centerpiece Pâté De Verre
By Daum
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Daum Bacchus large vase-centerpiece with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with woman and man faces, grapes and leaves. Circa 2000.
Signed "Daum Fra...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Cameo Etched & Enameled Glass Vase 'Paysage de Pluie' by Daum Freres Rain Scene
By Daum
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A stunning and very rare cameo glass vase etched and enameled with a fabulous landscape of silver birch trees blown in the wind and the rain, exhibiting excellent colors of deep pink...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century.
Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Daum Table Lamp Iron Leafs Amber Crystal Glass, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite Art Nouveau table lamp with iron and orange glass is a real eye catcher. Made by Daum in Nancy, France.
A stunning table lamp, a classic design, inspired by organic a...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Midcentury Daum Nancy Art Crystal Glass Table Lamp, 1950s, France
By Daum
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful midcentury table light made of hand blown organic-formed clear crystal glass by Michel Daum in Nancy, France. The lamp is in fully working tested rewired excellent conditio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum France Angel Dish c. 1970s Signed Pate De Verre Crystal Glass
By Daum
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A classic pate de verre crystal glass dish by Daum France, circa 1970s, depicting a softly modeled angelic figure with outstretched wings. Etched signature on underside. Rendered in ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
1 of the 2 Pate de Verre Bulldog Sculptures by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France.
The sculptures in the image are bulldogs created by Daum Frères in the late 20th century, around 1980. It was produce...
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1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Exquisite very rare ''Spider vase'' by Daum Nancy wheel carved glass 1905 France
By Daum
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Museum-Worthy Daum Nancy Antique Vase, Wheel Carved & Powder Colour with Rare carved Spider relief.
Step into the world of Belle Époque artistry with this extraordinary Daum Nancy art glass...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum France Crystal Teddy Bear Sculpture, Signed
By Daum
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage decorative sculpture of paperweight was created by the historic French glassworks company Daum, founded in 1878. Daum teddy bears were produced not only as decorativ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Art Glass Decorative Plate with Amber Roses, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass plate with roses by Daum, France.
This exquisite Art Nouveau dish by Daum exemplifies the mastery of French glassmaking. Crafted using the pâte ...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Knife Rest Set by Daum, Glass, Elegant Design, France, 1930
By Daum
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Deco knife bench
The Art Déco Knife Rest Set by “Daum,” Cristal France, is a piece of glassware that was made during the Art Déco era. It consists of 8 small rests that can be us...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum # Nancy, Vase "After Edmond Lachenal", Art Nouveau Early 1900s
By Daum, Edmond Lachenal
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and extremely rare Daum # Nancy vase designed after a drawing by Edmond Lachenal, France late 1800s. Signed, etched and gilt "Daum # Nancy, d'après E. Lachenal". Decorations o...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Very Rare Daum Nancy Art Deco Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Daum Freres Nancy table lamp.
Colorless smoky pinkish glass, etched ice-mat, with a geometric pattern.
Three arms in chromed hammered wrought iron holding the shade.
Electri...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Crystal Art Glass Pâte de Verre Green Turtle Sculpture by Daum of France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous crystal art glass "Pâte de verre" green turtle sculpture by Daum of France, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 5.2...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Art Glass Blue Dague Decorative Object, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end art glass blue dague by Daum, France.
A beautiful blue dague with gold accents. On top of the dague are two people sitting with their backs against ea...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Glass "Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
"Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
A striking and unusual early 20th Century cameo glass vase enamel painted with a green forest landscape against a fiery yellow and orange field, Sig...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Pair of Art Deco Vases
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco vases in blown glass in a wrought iron frame.
Signed Lorrain for Daum Nancy. Lorrain (Belle Etoile glassworks, Daum & Co in Croismare, active from 1923 to 1936)
Tot...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
$11,865 / set
Art Nouveau Lamp by Victor Saglier and Daum Nancy
By Victor Saglier, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Gilt bronze lamp around 1900, probably by Majorelle executed by Victor Saglier. Stamped on the foot VS.
Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy.
Lamp electrified and in perfect condition.
Total height: 38.5 cm - 15.15 in
width: 15cm
depth: 13cm
weight: 2.3kg
Victor Saglier (1809 - 1894)
Victor Saglier is a ceramist and goldsmith known in particular for his creations in the Art Nouveau style of the late 19th century.
He produces, among other things, objects in enamelled glass, gilded metal and numerous pieces of silverware.
On his death, the company was bought by his brothers who continued production until 1948.
Victor Saglier's objects are signed by the "VS" brand.
Known for his Art Nouveau work, Saglier made several pieces for Louis Majorelle, Daum and Émile Gallé. Its style is typically French Art Nouveau in the language of the École de Nancy. He often drew inspiration from nature for his work, the logic of which helped design both forms and settings. The sign of master goldsmith Victor Saglier is an oval-shaped three-master sailboat surrounded by the letters V and S in a rectangle.
Saglier made everyday objects such as glass vases, bowls and pitchers with metal mounts, planters, tea and coffee services and candlesticks in bronze or silver-yellow metal or cast zinc.
On his death, the Victor Saglier company at 12 rue d'Enghien in Paris became Saglier Frères. It was run by his brothers Eugène and André until his death in 1948.
Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period.
It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death.
In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures.
Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects.
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Daum Nancy French Art Deco Acid-Etched Vase, 1920
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exquisite French Art Deco vase, created by the renowned glassmaker DAUM (Nancy, France) in the 1920s, is a remarkable example of the era's craftsmanship. The vase features a stu...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Daum France Iris and Leaves Pate de verre Bowl
By Daum
Located in LEGNY, FR
An exceptional piece! Magnificent pate de verre vase from the famous French crystal manufacture Daum. It dates from the 2010s.
This vase represents iris blends green and purple with...
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2010s French Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Decorative Clear Glass Vase by Daum, Nancy, France 1960s
By Daum
Located in London, GB
This large clear glass vase has been crafted with a beautiful swirl design on either side.
Made by the maker Daum in the 1960s, it can also be a decorative piece, or a flower vase. ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Daum furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Daum furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Daum were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by René Lalique, Emile Gallé, and Lalique. Prices for Daum furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $275 and can go as high as $160,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,788.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024To identify Daum crystal, look for the maker's mark, usually found at the bottom of the piece. Most crystal ware produced by the luxury maker will feature the brand's logo or a hand-applied artist's signature. You can compare the markings on your piece with images featured on trusted online resources to learn more about them. Alternatively, you can consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer for assistance with identification. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Daum crystal.
- Are all Daum vases signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, all Daum vases are signed. Authentic Daum glass work will have the signature “Daum Nancy” and incorporate the cross of Lorraine. Looking for a signature is one of the best ways to ensure authenticity. Browse a range of authentic Daum vases and other glassware on 1stDibs.
- Is Daum crystal marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024Yes, Daum crystal is typically marked. The French maker usually adds the word "Daum Nancy" and its logo, a double cross called the Cross of Lorraine, to its pieces. You can locate the mark in a discreet area, such as on the bottom of stemware and decorative objects. Find a selection of Daum Nancy crystal wares on 1stDibs.
- Is all Daum glass signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Daum glass is normally signed. The location of the company's mark varies, but it usually says "Daum Nancy" above, below or beside the cross of Lorraine, a cross with two crossbars. Find a variety of Daum glass on 1stDibs.
- How is Daum glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How Daum glass is made involves a process unique to the manufacturer, called pâte de verre. It involves filling a refractory mold with finely crushed glass and then baking the piece in a kiln. Shop a collection of Daum glassware on 1stDibs.