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.
"Serpent Vide Poche" by Daum Glass
By Daum
Located in London, GB
Entrancing mid 20th Century French pate-de-verre vide-poche decorated with variegated colours of greens and browns with a raised figure of a snake exhibiting fine translucent colour ...
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...
Crystal
Signed Daum Tall Clear Crystal Giraffe Animal Sculpture Figure, France
By Daum
Located in St. Louis, MO
Stylized large crystal Giraffe sculpture by Daum France. Signed with an etched signature "Daum ". The sculpture is in very nice condition with no chips or scratches. Measures: 16.5".
Crystal
DAUM France crystal sculpture. Shell. France, 1990s
By Daum
Located in Torino, IT
Crystal sculpture DAUM France Shell. ORIGIN France PERIOD 1990s MARK DAUM France The Daum France glassworks is a historic French manufacture of artistic crystal, founded in Nancy ...
Crystal
Daum France Crystal Cat Paperweight or Decorative Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Catania, IT
Daum, France, created this adorable crystal cat figurine paperweight or ornamental sculpture by hand in the late 1960s. The sculpture features a lovely cat with dimensional carving. ...
Crystal
Daum Dolphin On Standard Clear Crystal Glass Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculpture is a dolphin. The dolphin, made from clear crystal glass, is in motion on a sleek chrome standard. Fou...
Crystal
Daum Cockatoo Clear Multicolor Crystal Glass Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculpture is a cockatoo. The cockatoo, made from clear crystal, has a multicolor crest. Founded in 1878 in Nancy...
Art Glass
Set of 2 Daum Rearing Horses Clear Crystal Glass Sculptures, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculptures are two horses. The horses, made from clear crystal, are rearing up on their hind legs . Please notic...
Crystal
Set of 2 Daum Horse Head Clear Crystal Glass Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France. The sculptures are two heads of horses. The horses, made from clear crystal, have clean lines and show the real craft...
Crystal
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...
Art Glass
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Christian Poincignon for Daum, "Caduceus" Sculpture, Limited Edition
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful "Caduceus" sculpture by Christian Poincignon for the Daum Manufacture. Limited edition piece, this one numbered 682 / 2000 and signed by the manufacture. Decorations of a ...
Crystal
Vintage French Nancy Pate De Verre for Daum Glass Maiden
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage pâte de verre figurine represents the pinnacle of French glass artistry, reflecting the prestigious artisanal standards of Daum. Crafted using the complex "pas...
Crystal
'People Belong to Elephant' by Chen Changwei for Daum, 21/88
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized Limited Edition Amber Surrealist Bust titled 'People Belong to Elephant' by Chen Changwei for Daum, 21/88. Artist Chen Changwei breaks with tradition, reinventing the Chine...
Glass
Jianhua Liu for Daum, "Souvenir d'Amour" Figurative Sculpture, Contemporary Art
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb sculpture by Jianhua Liu for the French Daum manufacture titled "Souvenir d'Amour" (Memory of Love). Representation of a woman with its upper body missing laying on a metal plate. The glass sculpture is fused to the plate. Signed by the manufacture and artist and numbered 007/125. Comes with a plaque with the name of the manufacture, artist, sculpture and edition number. The original box is also present but has significant wear. Sculpture in very good condition, slight use to the metal plate. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) and ( H x L x l ) : - Ensemble : 10 x 45 - Glass Paste Sculpture : 9 x 38 x 18 Secure shipping. Liu Jianhua...
Metal
Beautiful Daum Heavy Glass Sailboat Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Daum art glass abstract sculpture of a sailing vessel having gorgeous lines and luminosity. Daum name is inscribed on bottom. (Praben)
Art Glass
Daum Pate de Verre Pandas Love, Signed Daum, France Number 230
By Daum
Located in Lexington, KY
Daum Pate de Verre Coiled Panda (Panda Loves). Work of art signed by Daum, France numbered 230 . Beautiful animal figurine in amber and turquoise blue of a Mother Panda lovingly ho...
Glass
Daum France - Crystal Bison/Bull
By Daum
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb crystal bison signed on the back leg "Daum France" and still has its original label. It was acquired at a Daum exhibition in Monaco in 1963. A very beautiful piece, large and ...
Crystal
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