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
Recognized Seller Listings
Large Daum Nancy Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An important Daum Nancy Art Deco chandelier, circa 1925, in acid etched frosted glass, inscribed Daum Nancy with croix de Lorraine.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy "Avoine et abeilles" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Daum features ruby-toned handles and bees buzzing amongst the variously colored foliage featured on the vessel. The vase utilizes the famous Dau...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Art Deco French vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Deco vase by the Daum Brothers in Nancy, France.
Made of clear acid etched glass with traces of gilding.
Signed at the base.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Deco "Mushroom" Patterned and Yellow Painted Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco "mushroom" form table lamp with a cylindrical glass base with curved iron supports holding a domed glass shade, the body and shade having acid etched geometric design...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Art Deco Pate-De-Verre Alligator Sculpture, Daum France
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Pate-De-Verre Alligator Sculpture, Daum France.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Floor Lamp No.4045-2 by Eric Schmitt for Daum
By Daum, Eric Schmitt
Located in New York, NY
Colored pate de verre glass , bronze. Figural flower form floor lamp from the Possi collection. 1 x E26 socket. Signed on base.
Category
1990s French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Daum Nancy Crystal Snowflake Lamps
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A molded and polished repetitive pattern.
Original shades
Acid-Etched signature.
Category
1960s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of French Midcentury Crystal Table Lamps by Daum
By Daum
Located in London, GB
Pair of French midcentury crystal table lamps by Daum
French, Mid 20th Century
Lamps: Height 18cm, width 10cm, depth 7.5cm
Shades: Height 18cm, width 21cm, depth 15.5
This pair of m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy "Nénuphars" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
The highly complex composition in this "Nénuphars," or "Water Lilies," cameo glass vase, by Daum Nancy, features the titular flower in various stages of bloom, as well as in various ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique 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...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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
French Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Signed Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New York, 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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Silver-Mounted Glass Casket by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting green glass and silver casket from renowned French art glass company Daum evokes the verdant lushness of a summer garden. Finely detailed silver clovers and vines enc...
Category
20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Yellow Moulded Glass Daum Art Nouveau Period Frames
By Daum
Located in London, GB
Pair of yellow moulded glass Daum Art Nouveau period frames.
French, early 20th century
Measures: height 28cm, width 24cm, depth 4cm, depth when open 21cm
These elegant Daum frames...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" vase, circa 1910.
A similar vase is depicted in: Daum, by Clotilde Bacri, Noel Daum and Claude Petry, Paris: Michel Aveline Editeur, 1992, p. 114.
Category
1910s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Crystal Daum Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Large crystal hexagonal shaped vase (signed: DAUM France)
Category
1950s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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
Light Green and Transparent Glass Bowl by Daum
By Daum
Located in Montreal, QC
Light green and transparent glass bowl by Daum signed etched: "Daum France".
Category
1960s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
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.
Category
20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Deco Smoked Glass Chandelier
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco (circa 1937) smoky glass dome shaped chandelier with an acid-etched swag and circular design supporting 6 light shades and a tiered center post (signed: DAUM NANCY).
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Daum Nancy Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A large Daum Nancy vase, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Cameo Glass Bowl by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Leafy pendants adorn this fine cameo glass bowl by Daum, known for their singular pieces of art glass of the utmost quality. Daum has remained an impo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Beaker Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Applied with scarabs, cherries and handles.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Penguin Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
1910s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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
Daum Nancy "Blackbird" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A "Blackbird" enameled and cameo glass vase circa 1910 signed in enamel Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine.
A similar vase is pictured in: Daum Nancy III:...
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum, Incised Art Deco Glass Vases, France, Early 20th Century
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
The process used on this particular vase is acid etching, involving the dissolution of silica into an acidic mixture, and the application of this mixture to this glass after blowing ...
Category
20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
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 ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Cylindrical Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nacy with the cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Daum Nancy Fruit Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An enameled cameo glass vase signed in cameo Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine, circa 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled Two Handled Bowl, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau wheel-carved cameo glass vase by Daum, featuring a decoration of blue flowers and light blue and grey stems and leaves on an opa...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Glass Bowl with Applied Fruit Decoration, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Art Deco Vase
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A Daum Art Deco green glass vase, thick heavy glass with broad inverted rim, deeply etched with stylized trees and plant life, signed on base...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Landscape Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Landscape vase. Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Daum Nancy Landscape Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Landscape vase. Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Landscape Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French enameled and etched glass vase with applied handles by Daum. The vase has a pink martelé background. There is carving on the dark green footed base. It is decorated with lig...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Deco Daum Frosted Acid Etched Glass Lantern
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco frosted acid-etched glass lantern with a geometric design having a half round dome base under a conical shaped center-post with a finial bottom (DAUM).
Category
Early 20th Century Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Tri-lobed vase, signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
1910s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy vase, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Riverscape Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Cameo riverscape vase. Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
1910s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved Cameo Bud Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy wheel carved cameo bud vase, circa 1900
Engraved, "Daum Nancy" with the Croix de Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved Cameo Glass Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy wheel carved cameo glass case, circa 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy wheel carved vase, circa 1900.
Signed, "Daum Nancy" with the Croix de Lorraine.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Spherical Vase by Daum, circa 1930
By Daum
Located in Paris, FR
In pressed and blown molded glass with narrow neck and small base, acid-etched decoration with a frieze of chained hexagons on the belly, frosted brow...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Acid Etched Vase, circa 1925
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy green acid etched vase, circa 1925.
Category
1920s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Wheel Carved Cameo and Mmartelé Galss "Crocus" Vase by Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French wheel carved cameo and martelé glass "Crocus" vase by Daum.
This Daum vase has gray cameo glass. It is decorated with stems and leaves ascending from the bulbous foot lead...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Deco Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Deco vase by Daum Nancy in yellow acid cut clear and frosted glass, signed.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy, Art Deco Amber Glass Vase with Scalloped Rim, France, C. 1950's
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum was founded in Nancy, France, by Jean Daum in 1878. After his death in 1885, his sons Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin (1864–1931) took the helm. The brothers began experimenting...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau “Snow Drop” Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau cameo glass “Snow Drop” vase by Daum, featuring carved light blue flowers on brown stems against a mottled white and blue ground, circa ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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
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
Large Daum 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
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
- 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.
- 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.