Daum Vases
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
Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy Cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with red and pink flowers on a light opalescent ground
signed in gi...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Monumental French Art Deco Acid-Etched "Fawn" Vase by, Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Miami, FL
An extremely rare, monumental and museum quality French Art Deco acid-etched "Fawn" vase by, Daum Nancy decorated with four carved blue-purple fawn grazing against a light blue acid ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Spring Landscape Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A fabulous limited edition Art Deco bronze of a beautiful young woman in diaphanous dress cold painted with enamel color and with bright gilded highlights wearing a spectacular headd...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
Decorated with purple flowers on an opalescent ground
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions:
Width...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
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Glass
French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Paysage de Pluie" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A wonderful cameo glass vase etched and enameled with silver birch trees bent over in a rain-swept landscape. The design heightened with deep pink and green colors interwoven on the ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
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Glass, Cut Glass
Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
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Early 1900s French Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Penguin Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
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1910s French Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and cameo glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with yellow flowers on a mottled white, pink and green ground.
Signed Dau...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
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Glass
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 ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel Cut Tumbler Vase with Cyclamen Motif
By Daum
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Daum Nancy French art glass vase has been made in the form of a diamond shaped tumbler with a mottled pink color and gilt accents. The exterior of the piece features detailed wh...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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 pink wild flowers on a mottled ground
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions:
Width 2 in. (5....
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Box and Cover
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and internally decorated glass box and cover,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with red wild flowers and green leaves on a mottled green and brown ground.
s...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, "1914"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, "1914"
France, circa 1914
decorated with thistles, the cross of Lorraine to one side the reverse with 1914 on a mottled pin...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with blue wild flowers on a mottled pink ground.
Signed with cameo mark Daum Nancy with ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Martele, Acid Etched and Wheel Cut Vase
By Daum
Located in Gainesville, FL
Daum glass martele, acid etched and wheel cut vase. The vase has very fine martele (hammered) appearance. Each leaf was acid etched and finish by wheel cutting. The vase is 9 1/4" ta...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum France 'Modern' Emilio Robba, '1944'
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum France (modern) Emilio Robba (1944)
"Vase Bambou" limited edition crystal vase designed by Emilio Robba, numbered 194 of 388,
Signed Emelio Robba
...
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1940s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Cameo Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and cameo glass bowl,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with purple flowers and green leaves on a mottled blue and white ground....
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with flowering plants in red and purple on a mottled pink and then blue ground.
cameo sig...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
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 ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Pinhas Collection a Fine Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection
A fine Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo glass vase with low relief applied decoration
France, circa 1915
Signed with intaglio mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cr...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
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:...
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Early 20th Century French Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
From the Pinhas Collection Daum Nancy Enamelled and Gilt Decorated Glass Goblet
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas Collection
Daum Nancy enameled and gilt decorated Glass Goblet,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with "milk" thistles and gilt stars on a light opalescent and blu...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Frères Nancy Cameo Vase by Georges de Feure Frieze Figurines 1925
By Georges De Feure, Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Daum Frères Nancy / Lorraine / France
Rarest Cameo Vase With Frieze Decoration Running Around
Made circa 1920-1930 (= Transition Period From Art Nouveau To Art Deco)
Design & ...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Vases
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Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved and Enamel Internally Decorated Vitrified Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel-carved and enamel internally decorated vitrified glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910.
With low relief applied decoration of red flowers and tall branches.
Wheel-ca...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Vase, "Flowers and Berries"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and acid etched glass vase, "Flowers and Berries"
France, circa 1910
decorated with trees, berries and flowers on a mottl...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo Glass Vase Iris
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo glass vase: Iris
France, circa 1910
decorated with red lowers on a mottled pink ground.
Wheel-cut Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions
Height...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
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Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, Decorated with Ancient Chinese Sailing Ships
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy cameo glass vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with ancient Chinese sailing ships on a mottled green, yellow and orange ground.
Signed with cameo signature Daum Na...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy and Louis-Antoine Damon Wheel-Carved Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy and Louis-Antoine Damon (1860-1947)
Wheel-carved glass vase,
France, circa 1905
signed in intaglio 'L. Damon 10 Bd. Malesherbes Paris'
Dimensions
Height
5.5 in. ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
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 Vases
Materials
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...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated Glass Vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with flowering plants with green leaves on a mottled p...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large Daum Nancy Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A large Daum Nancy vase, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Huge Vase Art Nouveau France Lorraine Made in circa 1906
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Huge Vase
tube form type / made in France (Lorraine), Nancy / circa 1906.
Specifications:
Stunningly manufactured casing glass with brownish, orange, ye...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Vases
Materials
Enamel
Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Glass Vase, with Applied Decoration France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy internally decorated Glass Vase, with applied decoration
France, circa 1925
signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions
...
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1920s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Two-Handled Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection
Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and Martele glass two-handled vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
intaglio signature Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions:...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Cameo Glass Vase, "River Lanscape"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy internally decorated Cameo Glass Vase, "River Lanscape"
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with trees on a river landscape on a mottled yellow and pink ground.
Signed wi...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Vase, "Flowers and Berries" France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and acid etched glass vase, "Flowers and Berries"
France, circa 1910
decorated with trees, berries and flowers on a mottled pink and brown ground,
signed with...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and internally decorated glass vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with trees and flowering branches on a mottled white and blue ground,
wheel carved sign...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with trees and flowering branches on a mottled white and blue ground,
wheel carved sign...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large and Fine Daum Nancy Internally Decorated, Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and fine Daum Nancy internally decorated, enameled and acid etched glass vase decorated with pink flowers on an opalescent ground
France, circa 1910
cameo mark Daum Nancy with...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Monumental 19” Daum Nancy Enameled and Etched Columbine Flower Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Large enameled glass columbine flower pedestaled vase by Daum nancy. Variegated yellow glass with enameled red flowers, circa 1900.
Signed in cameo ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel Carved, Internally Decorated Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel carved, internally decorated cameo and Martele glass vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with red flowering vines
intaglio signature Daum Nancy with Lorraine ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, France circa 1900-1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves on a mottled pink, white and brown ground.
signed ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, "Trees in Prairie"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated Glass Vase, "Trees in Prairie"
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with trees, red, and yellow flowers in a large open area of grassland ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
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Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Acid Etched Decorated Glass Decanter, "Dutch Landscape"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and acid etched decorated glass decanter, "Dutch Landscape",
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with birds, windmills, sa...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
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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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Daum Freres Vase "Clematis Et Papillons"
By Daum
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Opalescent glass acid-etched with butterflies.
Overlaid and carved with flowering stems. Engraved daum
Nancy France with the cross of Lorraine.
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Early 20th Century French Daum Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase France, circa 1914
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase
France, circa 1914
of triangular tapered form decorated with applied white flowers, green leaves and flowering pods on a mottled green...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Martele Cameo Glass Two-Handled Vase, from the Pinhas Collection
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection
Fine Daum Nancy Martele cameo glass two-handled vase,
France, circa 1900
signed Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimens...
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Early 20th Century Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Wheel-Carved Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From The Pinhas collection
Very fine wheel-carved Daum Nancy Cameo glass vase, France, circa 1910
with applied dragonfly decoration, decorated...
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1910s Vintage Daum Vases
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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...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo Glass Vase with Applied Flowers
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo glass vase with applied flowers,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with flowering plants on a mottled pink gr...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
France, circa 1910
Decorated with peach and red wild flowers ending on a circular foot
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions:
Width 2.36 in (6 cm.)
Height 6.85 in...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Acid Cut Opalescent Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Fairfax, VA
Acid cut flora design opalescent glass vase by Daum Nancy.
Category
1920s French Vintage Daum Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Daum vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Daum vases 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 vases, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vases 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 vases by Emile Gallé, Gallé, and Clement Massier. Prices for Daum vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $279 and can go as high as $80,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,405.
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Questions About Daum Vases
- 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.