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.
Superb and Very Fine Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and very fine Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and martele glass vase, with low relief applied decoration France, circa 1910 Signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with lorraine cross...
Blown Glass
Daum Nancy Vase Flower Blossoms on Stems Art Nouveau France Lorraine c. 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Vase made in France / Lorraine, circa 1900. Stunningly manufactured casing glass: With bright bluish glass layers underneath. Additionally, there are fines...
Enamel
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Vase, "Flowers and Berries"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and acid etched glass vase, "Flowers and Berries" France, circa 1910 decorated with trees, berries and flowers on a mottl...
Glass
Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Glass Vase, with Applied Decoration France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy internally decorated Glass Vase, with applied decoration France, circa 1925 signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions ...
Art Glass
$214Sale Price|20% Off
Vaso in Cristallo di Daum France
By Daum
Located in Torino, IT
Vaso in cristallo francese della vetreria Daum France. Piccolo e raffinato vaso di forma esagonale in perfette condizioni. Firmato alla base Daum France. Daum è una famosissima cr...
Crystal
Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, "1914"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, "1914" France, circa 1914 decorated with thistles, the cross of Lorraine to one side the reverse with 1914 on a mottled pin...
Art Glass
Daum Pate de Verre Glass Butterfly Perfume Bottle
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Pate de Verre Glass Butterfly Perfume Bottle Signed, Daum France. The spherical colorless glass body on a circular foot, with an amber and yellow pate de verre butterfly stoppe...
Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Glass and Silver Box by Daum, France, Circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Acid etched and enamelled glass case with silver mount. Signed Daun Nancy. France, CIRCA 1900.
Silver
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with trees and flowering branches on a mottled white and blue ground, wheel carved sign...
Art Glass
$18,000
Daum Autumn Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum mold blown cameo glass "Autumn" vase circa 1925. Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine. Measures: Height 10 inches.
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Egg-Shaped Vase with Dragonfly Decor, France c 1895
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exceptional piece of Art Nouveau glass: Egg-shaped vase with irregularly notched mouth rim, colorless glass with flaky powder melts in grayish-white, violet and yellow...
Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled Opalescent Glass Two-Handled "Dutch Landscape" Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Fine Daum Nancy enameled opalescent glass two-handled "Dutch Landscape" vase, Measures: Width 3.93 in. (10 cm.) Depth 2.75 in. (7 cm.) Height 11.22 in....
Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, France circa 1900-1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves on a mottled pink, white and brown ground. signed ...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Ewer
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and acid etched Glass Ewer, France, circa 1900-10 decorated with windmills and a 'dutch landscape' on an opalescent ground. ...
Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and enamel glass bowl, the round body with red enamel flowers and green leaves against a burnt orange and pale green ground cameo signature Daum Nancy Franc...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Two-Handled Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and Martele glass two-handled vase, France, circa 1900-1910 intaglio signature Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions:...
Art Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Martele Cameo Glass Two-Handled Vase, from the Pinhas Collection
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Fine Daum Nancy Martele cameo glass two-handled vase, France, circa 1900 signed Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimens...
Glass
Daum France 'Modern' Emilio Robba, '1944'
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum France (modern) Emilio Robba (1944) "Vase Bambou" limited edition crystal vase designed by Emilio Robba, numbered 194 of 388, Signed Emelio Robba ...
Art Glass
Dominique VIAL 'XX-XXI' Daum Crystal 'Reflect' Daum Crystal
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dominique VIAL (XX-XXI) Daum crystal 'Reflect' Daum crystal signed Daum FRANCE VIAL and numbered 6/388 Measures: Width 14.5 in. (36.2 cm.) Catalogue note: Daum is a crystal studio based in Nancy, France, founded in 1878 by Jean Daum (1825-1885). His sons, Auguste Daum (1853-1909) and Antonin...
Art Glass
Daum, Pair of Crystal Candleholders, France, 20th Century
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A charming pair of crystal candleholders from the French Deco firm Daum.
Crystal
Set of Three French Signed Glass Decorative Objects by Daum
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three French Signed glass decorative objects by Daum, c.1990s Dimensions: Tall Green Vase: 13.5"H x 4.5"D Amber Bowl: 5.5"H x 6.5"D Purple Bowl...
Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Acid Etched Decorated Glass Decanter, "Dutch Landscape"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and acid etched decorated glass decanter, "Dutch Landscape", France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with birds, windmills, sa...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Vase, "Flowers and Berries" France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and acid etched glass vase, "Flowers and Berries" France, circa 1910 decorated with trees, berries and flowers on a mottled pink and brown ground, signed with...
Art Glass
From the Pinhas Collection Daum Nancy Enamelled and Gilt Decorated Glass Goblet
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas Collection Daum Nancy enameled and gilt decorated Glass Goblet, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with "milk" thistles and gilt stars on a light opalescent and blu...
Art Glass