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
'Argos' Model Vase by César Baldaccini, Daum, France
By Daum, César Baldaccini
Located in London, GB
This fabulous glass vase was made by Daum in Nancy, France in the 1970s.
It looks very much like a piece of sculpture - no surprise given it's designer was César Baldaccini!
Titled...
Category
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
"Autumn" vase by Nancy Daum
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Daum produced vases in all four seasons, but autumn is the best for its rarity and color. Daum Nancy Firm, No. 1588.Daum Nancy Firm, No. 1588
France, CIRCA 1920.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
$15,000
Daum Enamel and Cameo Miniature Winter Scene Glass Vase French c1900
By Daum
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Near miniature Daum Winter Scene vase -Enamelled and cameo depicting a heavily snow covered woodland scene in winter twilight light- With black and white e...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo and Martelé Glass "Crocus" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French wheel certainly carved this cameo and martelé glass "Crocus" vase by Daum Nancy. The base of this remarkable vase is colored in deep, swampy purples, against which darker-hu...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Etched Orchid Landscape Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau enameled and etched glass vase by Daum Nancy is a bright scene is dominated by two planes of mottled glass, golden yellow on top of deep purple, which togethe...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vase Sign: Daum Nancy, France , Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy France
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an i...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French 1950s Daum "Chardon" Cristal Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Crystal table lamp by Daum with acid engraved Chardon motif, signed on the bottom.
Rewire and shade upon request.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Glass Figure of an Elephant France, Modern
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Daum glass figure of an elephant
France, modern
in Amber Glass
engraved 'Daum France'
signed Daum
Measures: 4 x 3 1 1/2 in.
Category
20th Century Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Art Nouveau Daum Cameo and Wheel Carved Glass Nicotiana Vase c1900
By Daum
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Art Nouveau Daum classic cameo and carved vase depicting the flowering Nicotiana (Tobacco) plant in a very unusual brown over orange. Daum used the carved technique only on a few vases -it was much more time consuming that cameo - Nicotiana plant flowers were one of the few they always carved (Flowers are Carved - leaves etc are Cameo work). Nicely signed in cameo Daum...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum, Exquise Set Pate de Verre, Lilac Green Pink, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Made by the world-renowned French maker of ‘Daum’ of Nancy, France circa 1960-80. A crystal masterpiece set of exceptional proportions, the set crystallizes the extraordinary know-ho...
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1980s French Other Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Daum Nancy 1910 Art Nouveau Chandelier / Pendant light A2 Cameo Floral
By Daum, Louis Majorelle
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite & most impressive! This original French antique Daum Nancy Art Nouveau / Arts & crafts pendant light / chandelier Model A2.
Breathtaking...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Crystal Vase Signed Daum, France
By Daum
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Crystal vase signed Daum France dating from the 60s.
Beautifully made, aesthetic and of good size, this vase does not lack character and elegance. It wi...
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Mid-20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Dutch Landscape Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Croix of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp by Daum Studio
By Daum
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Art Nouveau lamp is by the celebrated French glasswork studio Daum which was founded in 1878 in Nancy, France. The lamp is inscribed ‘DAUM, NANCY’.
The lamp is of ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Art Deco table lamp by Daum
By Daum
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original French Art Deco table lamp by Daum in thick, white glass with yellow patina, acid-etched decoration of lines and circles typical from the Daum line circa 1920.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum France Crystal Elephant Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal elephant figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely sitting elephant with dim...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Vase, Sign: Daum Nancy, France, 1904, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial furnace, that of Nancy G...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair Daum Large "Twisted" Crystal Lamps
By Daum
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptional pair of blown crystal elongated "twisted" lamps created by the esteemed Daum glass manufacturers. Several other French glass manufacturers created this style o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$2,963 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Daum Enamel and Cameo Small Low Glass Tulip Bowl-French c1900
By Daum
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A rare small Daum Tulips low bowl - vase -Polychrome enamelled and cameo cut back depicting parrot tulips blooms and leaves against a green and orange background cased internally in ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp
By Daum, Edgar Brandt
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Freres Nancy; Edgar Brandt, Table light, circa 1925,
Daum Nancy shade is variegated and mottled art glass with powder fusions of, white, orange...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Iron
Daum France Pate de Verre and Crystal Bowl Catchall Ashtray, circa 1970
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum France designed this stunning crystal ashtray, catchall, or decorative bowl. The piece was crafted in France circa 1970. The mouth-blown, transparent crystal design features a h...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Dutch Landscape Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy Dutch landscape vase, circa 1900.
Signed, "Daum Nancy" with the Croix de Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Acid Etched, Cameo & Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Acid Etched, Cameo & Enamel Glass Vase
France, circa 1900s
An exquisite Art Nouveau glass vase from Daum Nancy Glasswor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum and Muller Signed, Set of 5 vases in Pâte de verre, France, 1930
By Muller Fres Luneville, Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite multi-colored Pâte du Verre Art Deco set is a statement piece in the room. Signed " Frères", and "Delatte", circa 1930-1935.
Colorless, mat etched glass with white, ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum nancy Cameo Scenic Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved And Acid Etched Cameo Scenic Lamp.
Daum Nancy French cameo lamp of a mushroom shade with a lake scene of boats set on a cameo base with thistles, shade signe...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Female Torso, Nude, Glass, Pat de verre, signed Legendre, Daum Nancy, France
By Daum
Located in Wien, AT
A rare woman's torso, called Eurydice, in white pat de verre, beautifully designed according to nature, by Maurice Legendre, from the well-known manufacturer Daum Nancy, France.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum Nancy "Ombelle" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This cameo glass "Ombelle" vase by French Art Nouveau masters, Daum Nancy, features a rounded body of smooth, light candy pink glass decorated by two delicate umbel blooms in green c...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Large French Daum Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Large Daum internally decorated vase, circa 1900.
A similar vase is pictured in: Daum, by Clotilde Bacri, Noel Daum and Clause Petry, Paris: Michel Aveline Editeur, 1992 p. 181.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Unusual Vase, Sign: Daum Nancy France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial furnace, that of Nancy G...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum France, Cats, Kittens, Playing in Glass/Crystal/Pate De Verre, Signed
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adorable kittens kissing and playing in this beautiful Pate De Verre glass sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Table Lamp with Lamp Shade Made From Vintage Pucci Silk
By Daum
Located in Hamburg, DE
Daum crystal table lamp base, Daum France engraved at the bottom,
Size crystal base at the bottom 6 x 7cm, top 7 x 23cm, 14cm high,
Total height with lampshade 37cm,
Lampshade oval shape 18cm height, 16cm width x 32cm length,
Made from vintage pucci silk...
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1960s French International Style Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Enamel and acid cutback glass vase depicting mistletoe -French c1900
By Daum
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Classic Daum Gui (Mistletoe) barrel vase in a very unusual orange/pink colourway, acid cutback with white enamelled berries and gilt highlights to the branches, leaves and top. It i...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Oval Glass Bowl With Painted Seescape, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate Nancy art glass from the early French Art Nouveau period:
Oval, quatrefoil bowl with folds and curved rim, colourless glass with flaky white powder meltings, finely painted ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
"Toute Petite Étrangeté" Cocoon Vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Daum
Located in Lille, FR
"Toute petite étrangeté" cocoon vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s.
Signed.
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Decanter and Shot Glasses c1910
By Daum
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Daum Nancy decanter and shot glasses
Date : c1910
Origin :Nancy, France
Colour : Clear with guilding and enamels
Stopper : Holow faceted stopper with gilt band and gilded a...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Daum crystal table lamp with mauve flowers
By Daum
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful French Daum crystal table lamp with embossed glass flowers in mauve and pink, Coppelia collection by the wonderful DAUM FRANCE crystal.
The lamp has the original base and, ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Art Deco vase made of Daum Nancy glass
By Daum
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Daum Nancy Art Deco French Glass Vase
This Daum Nancy Art Deco vase features a teardrop or inverted pear shape, with a wide base that elegantly tapers to a short neck and a slightly ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy "Fleurs et Abeilles" Enameled and Etched Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau enameled and etched "Fleurs et Abeilles" glass vase by Daum Nancy features an unusual and wildly undulating form that is countered neatly by the tightly executed landscape that decorates its organic curves, bulges, dips and valleys. Climbing from a deeply, darkly colored base upward to the bright, nearly translucent bright yellow rim of the vase are a field of ultra-finely rendered red orchid blooms with framing leaves...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Signed Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau green cameo glass vase cut with leafy branch relief design. Signed: Daum Nancy.
The Daum family worked at the beginning of Art Nouveau and creators of one of ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Stylized Crystal Swan Sculpture by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized crystal swan sculpture by Daum France, circa 1980s. The etched signature reads "Daum France" and the sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or scratches. The swan...
Category
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
Decorated with red flowers and green leaves on a light opalescent ground
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dime...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car
By Daum, Xavier Froissart
Located in New York, NY
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car. Highly detailed large glass depiction of a classic car with frosted tires and engine. Designed by Xavier F...
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20th Century French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Artistic glass enamel Daum Nancy glass
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Artistic glass enamel Daum Nancy glass
Beautiful art nouveau design
Weilgelia hand painted floral decoration
Enamelled and hand painted technique
Arti...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Vintage "Anemone" Crystal Table Clock by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in Morristown, NJ
An attractive vintage 20th c., crystal table clock signed "Daum - France" on the crystal. The quartz clock mechanism also has a stylized Daum signature located below 12 o'clock. At 10' square, the clock has a strong visual presence.
History And Meaning Of Anemones:
It was believed that the flower sprang from the blood of the slain Adonis, who was a lover of the goddess Aphrodite. As such, anemones were often seen as a symbol of love and passion. In Victorian England, anemones were given as gifts to express love and anticipation.
Founded in 1878, Daum Nancy crystal is still recognized for its manufacturing expertise. It owes its fame to master glassmaker Antonin Daum.
Dimensions:
10"h x 10"w x 2.25"d
Condition:
Good, oxidation to metal ring surrounding dial, no visible chips, cracks, or repairs. Clock has not been tested.
Provenance:
The Collection of Olga & Arthur Rankin, NYC. Arthur Rankin was a visionary who wore many hats as a producer, director, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for pioneering the art of “Animagic” — or stop-action animation.
His legacy is etched in the hearts of millions, especially during the holiday season. Rankin/Bass Productions gave us timeless treasures like “Rudolph the...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Vase Sign: Daum Nancy France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy
glass with applications
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial ...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Set of Three Pieces, by Daum France, Two Carafes and a Center Piece c 1960
By Daum
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of three crystal creations from Daum France: an ashtray or centerpiece, two jugs : a water carafe and a wine carafe.
French, circa 1960
Good condition, with some marks of use, no...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Cameo Glass and Wrought Iron Maple Leaf Table Lamp, circa 1920 Art Nouveau Art Deco design.
Mottled and variegated glass base with with carve...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Daphne Decor, Daum Nancy, France, 1910/15
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Large long neck vase vase with a bulbous base and a round stand and a neck that tapers towards the top, colorless glass with flaky white and yellow, in the stand area with light gree...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Acid Etched Spiderweb and Enameled Orchid Vase
By Daum
Located in Sarasota, FL
Daum Acid etched and enameled vase. Finely painted orchid flowers decoration. Spiderweb etched background. Great Art Nouveau item. The vase in signed " Daum Nancy" with Croix de Lor...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Tall Fuchsia Vase
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tall Fuchsia Vase
Daum Nancy
Circa 1900
This monumental Daum Nancy vase is a masterwork of Art Nouveau glassmaking, created around the turn of the centur...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$22,850
Large Clear Glass Vase by Daum, French 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. ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Winter Landscape Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Paysage d’Hiver Vase
Daum Nancy
Circa 1900
This rectangular form “Paysage d’Hiver,” or "Winter Landscape," vase by Daum Nancy is a masterful interpretation of winter’s beauty, achie...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Enamel
VASE, DAUM Molded and relief crystal 20th Century
By Daum
Located in Madrid, ES
VASE, DAUM
Molded and relief crystal, decorated in acid, signed 'Daum, France'.
Dim.: (height) 21 cm.
Very good condition conditions
Category
20th Century French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$1,702 Sale Price
20% Off
"Toute Petite Étrangeté" Cocoon Vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s
By Daum, Philippe Starck
Located in Lille, FR
"Toute petite étrangeté" cocoon vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s.
Signed.
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Acid Etched Glass Vase or Pitcher with Enamel
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Freres, Nancy, France, late 19th century large pitcher. An exquisite Art Nouveau glass vase/pitcher by Daum Nancy, roughened acid etched surface with gilt and white enameled mis...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
$11,348 Sale Price
20% Off
Clear Crystal Art Glass Dolphin Sculpture by Daum of France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clear crystal art glass dolphin sculpture by Daum of France, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or crac...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum, Pâte de Verre Dragon, Honey Brown, France, 1990
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, made by the World renowned French maker of ‘Daum’ of Nancy, France circa 1960-80. This item crystallizes the extraordinary know-how of the Daum craftsmen.
Daum...
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1990s French Other Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Large French Clear Crystal Vase by Daum
By Cristalleries De Baccarat, Daum, Baccarat, Verlys Glass
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning large French clear crystal vase by Daum, circa 1945-1950.
Our large-scale shimmering crystal wide mouthed vase tapers to the base with an acid etched signature "Daum France"
This gorgeous Daum crystal vase...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy French Art Deco Acid Etched Green Art Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique acid etched art glass vase was done by the renowned French maker Daum & Nancy and made in circa 1925 in the period Art Deco style. The vase h...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Table Lamp 'Vignes Et Escargots', Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
A museum piece of French Art Nouveau glass art:
Lamp with baluster-shaped foot on a stepped, flat, round stand raised in the centre, hemispherical shade, slightly heat-stretched and pressed upwards on four sides, made of multi-layered glass with coloured powder fusions, predominantly in yellow-orange, red, brown, green and blue-violet tones, with highly etched vine leaves and grapevine decoration, two fully sculpted snails on the foot as a special accent, Cameo signature ‘DAUM NANCY’ with Lorraine cross on the foot in the lower area, and on the shade, which rests on a patinated metal mount, which also carries the threads for the light sources, one at the top and one inside the foot.
Technique: Handmade cameo glass
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed,
especially in Nancy.
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating: Circa 1905
Dimensions:
Height: 53,5 cm / 21.06 in
Diameter: 32,0 cm / 12.59 in
Bibliography:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, and page 561: Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy
Condition: Very good
The electrification is functional, but should be renewed for safety reasons.
About the design:
The development of Art Nouveau glass art coincides with a revolution in lighting, the significance of which we can no longer fully appreciate today in the 21st century. Around 1880-1890, oil lamps and paraffin lamps were still almost unrivalled in every household. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the ‘electricity fairy’ emerged as a remarkable advance and gradually found its way into the daily lives of all social classes. The glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy were true pioneers and eagerly seized the opportunity to use electricity to illuminate the colours
applied to the glass. Colour was one of the main concerns of the master glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy.
Emile and Antonin Daum returned to the colours that had made the stained glass of the Middle Ages so splendid and extended the palette of colours in the glass mass as they needed it for the floral motifs and exact representations of nature. But the modulation of the colours, their arrangement in juxtaposed patches, the technique that the Impressionist painters practised on their canvases at the same time, was difficult to achieve due
to the nature of the glass melted in a large mass.
To achieve this richness of expression, around 1900 Daum developed ‘the process of applying glass powder and enamel to the outside of the vases to create coloured backgrounds or decorative spots’, according to the report of the jury of the 1900 World Exhibition.
The field of naturalistic, contrasting and shimmering colours was one in which Antonin Daum excelled. This new technical process made it possible to create the symphonies of colour that we find on the ‘Vignes et escargots’ lamp...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique 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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Questions About Daum Furniture
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.