Daum Vases and Vessels

When Jean Daum assumed control of the Verrerie Sainte-Catherine, after the previous owners defaulted on their loans, he could not have imagined that well over one hundred years later people would express such a passion for antique Daum art glass...

Daum France pate de verre and clear crystal glass vase, in the form of a long green grass, with a Daum sticker. One 0.25" chip to lower quarter. ...

Vase Magnum "Amaryllis" made in pink, green and yellow degraded crystal. Limitied edition of 375 pieces. The model is an Artist's Proof signed and numbered 13. The vase is new i...

French Daum Bacchus large vase-centerpiece with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with woman and man faces, grapes and leaves. ...

Vase "Bouquet de Fleurs" by Daum signed Nancy 2011. Vase "Bouquet de Fleurs" by Daum signed Nancy 2011, in pink and green colours, very nice decoration of roses, large model. Measu...

French Daum Bacchus large vase-centerpiece with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with woman and man faces, grapes and leaves. ...

Big glass vase made by Daum in light green acid etched pate de crystal with a design of cubes. Engraved "Daum France" signature on base. Perfect ...

Daum Amber leaded art glass crystal tulip vase, large. MSRP 17,200 USD. Made at the Daum Studio in Nancy, France. No longer in production. Daum was founded by Jean Daum in 1878 and became the epitome of the Art Nouveau aesthetic in glasswork. During the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Jean Daum was awarded a ‘Grand Prix’ medal. Daum studio glass became more, more elaborate at the dawn of the 20th century. Acid etching (by Jacques Grüber) was often combined with carving, enamelling, and engraving on a single piece of glass to produce creative glass masterpieces. The most complicated creations also featured applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic forms. Jean Daum (no relation to Jean Claude Van Damme, btw) passed on his business to his sons, Auguste and Antonin and the brothers soon became a major force in the Art Nouveau movement, seriously rivaling Gallé, so much so that when Émile Gallé died in 1904 they became the leaders in the field of decorative glass. Perhaps the most monumental moment in Daum studio history came in 1906, when the brothers revived the Pâte de Verre (glass paste), an ancient Egyptian method of glass casting (described below) and developed the method to such an extent that by the 1930's, whole window panels and large vessels were crafted using the ancient method instead of leaded or painted glass (which had become the most popular method of colored glass production in 19th century Northern Europe). Pâte de verre is a form of kiln casting and literally translated means glass paste. In the Pâte de verre process, finely crushed glass (or crystal, in Pâte de cristal) is mixed with a binding material, such as a mixture of gum Arabic and water, and often with enamels. The resultant paste is applied to the inner surface of a negative mould forming a coating. After the coated mould is fired at the appropriate temperature the glass is fused creating a hollow object that can have thick or thin walls depending on the thickness of the pate de verre layers. The monumental crystal vase...

French Daum Bacchus large vase-centerpiece with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with faces, grapes and leaves. Circa 2000. S...

This impressive Daum Amber Tulip Vase was purchased at Neiman Marcus. It was handcrafted in France. They are sold out at Neimans, but the current retail price is $4,450.. About Da...

Stunning Daum vase of a bouquet of roses in the 19th century French Pate Verre technique. We have both the original box with foam making this suitable for s...