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.
André Dubreuil for Daum Monumental Chantilly Vase and Pedestal
By Daum, André Dubreuil
Located in Franklin Park, IL
André Dubreuil for Daum Monumental Chantilly Vase and Pedestal The vase measures: 14.75 wide x 14.75 deep x 12.75 inches high The pedestal measures: 12.75 wide x 12.75 deep x 50.25 ...
Metal
Monumental Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality monumental pair of gilt bronze mounted marble pedestal with Corinthian capitol Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 54 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in.
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Monumental Iron Armillary Sphere on Classical Stone Pedestal
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An impressive garden armillary sphere mounted upon a substantial classical-style stone pedestal The openwork iron sphere is formed from intersecting rings representing the principal ...
Stone
Mid Century C1980 Iron Spine Chair Attributed to Andre Dubreuil
By André Dubreuil
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous sinewy design from the eighties by Andre Dubreuil. The spine chair is a rigorous and Sculptural design meant to enchant and encourage future designers. In excellent vintage ...
Iron
Italian Plexiglass and Travertine Pedestal/Column/Base/Leg
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century Italian plexiglass and travertine pedestal/columns/base/legs. Can be used as a base for table or console. Heavy and solid. Very good/excellent vintage condition.
Travertine
Chair in the Style of the Spine Chair after André Dubreuil
By André Dubreuil
Located in North Miami, FL
This whimsical and all vintage iron and metal chair is perfect for outdoors or indoors. Designed after André Dubreuil's iconic Spine chair.
Metal, Iron
$7,419 / set
H 54.34 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Italian Design Pair of Green Lightened Clear Crystal Pedestal with Vases Inside
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian design pair of green lightened clear crystal pedestal with vases inside in a Comtemporary style The columns have a vase on the top, usefu...
Crystal
Pair of Lacquered and Brass Pedestals
By Mastercraft
Located in London, GB
A late 20th century pair of pedestals with ebonized bases brass soccles and capitals with cream lacquered plinths. American circa 1970 by Mastercraft.
Brass
Monumental Travertine Pedestal
Located in Pasadena, CA
Impressively scaled custom travertine pedestal, circa 1990's, This piece came from the estate of longtime Jeopardy post Alex Trebek.
Travertine
Pedestal Column Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A mirrored pedestal column stand, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century, 1970s. Display sculpture, a plant, books, vase, a light/lamp, urn, etc.
Mirror
$8,950
H 125 in W 17 in D 16 in
17th Century Architectural Monumental Italian Corinthian Columns on Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
Sold as a PAIR. Over three centuries in age and hailing from Italy, this exquisite pair of Corinthian columns has been handcrafted and conscientiously rendered as pure representation...
Walnut
20th Century Monumental Stoneware Columns on Polygonal Pedestals
Located in Greding, DE
Monumental Pair of Columns on polygonal pedestals with round bases and smooth shafts.
Stoneware
Modernist Mirrored Pedestal
Located in Denton, TX
Modernist mirrored pedestal / plant stand.
Mirror
Pedestal for Garden Pots
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: height 88 cm / width 52 cm / depth. 52 cm.
Plaster
$913Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Terracotta Pedestal Base for Vase or Lamp, Italian Design, 1986
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Tuscan terracotta base or little column with garland, suitable everywhere. Good price because I want to close my activities. nr. 2048.
Terracotta
$11,985
H 46.8 in W 15.8 in D 15.8 in
Antique & Monumental Hand Crafted Rouge Griotte Marble Columns Pedestal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Largest size, museum quality and great condition pedestal stand. If only the best and the rarest is good enough for you then this monumental and timeless antique marble pedestal cou...
Griotte Marble