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.
Art Nouveau "Virginia Creeper" Ewer by Daum - French, c. 1900
By Daum
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Glass
Daum France, Carafe, 1980s
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Daum France carafe. Handle in glass paste of green and yellow hues and decorations of foliage and berries. Body in Daum Crystal. Signed Daum Fr...
Crystal
Art Nouveau Daum Claret with Gorham Sterling Mounts
By Gorham Manufacturing Company, Daum
Located in Riverdale, NY
Extraordinary Art Nouveau sterling silver mounted claret jug by Gorham, circa 1900. The glass body, imported from France, is signed Daum, Nancy. It has been tinted emerald green and ...
Glass
$555Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Three Pieces, by Daum France, Two Carafes and a Center Piece c 1960
By Daum
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of three crystal creations from Daum France: an ashtray or centerpiece, two jugs : a water carafe and a wine carafe. French, circa 1960 Good condition, with some marks of use, no...
Crystal
Daum France, "Palm" Carafe, France 1980
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Daum France decanter with its beautiful stopper in pate de verre in the shape of palm. Signed Daum France, carafe engraved with the letters BR. In excellent condition. Dimen...
Crystal
Onnaing Majolica Coligny Art Nouveau Pitcher/Jug, France, c. 1880
By Frie Onnaing
Located in London, GB
A bright and colourful Art Nouveau Majolica pitcher made by Frie Onnaing in northern France in c. 1880. This design is known as Coligny, and features a combination of groups of hyd...
Ceramic
$2,935
H 16.54 in Dm 6.89 in
Art Nouveau Green Glass Decanter with Silver Plated Mount WMF Germany 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite German Silver Plated Art Nouveau Decanter / Pitcher by WMF Green Glass 1900 Gorgeous German antique Art Nouveau decanter / pitcher in s...
Tin
Daum Nancy, Pair of Silver & Crystal Carafes
By Daum
Located in Beaune, FR
Lovely pair of silver decanters (neck brace hallmark) and crystal. These objects can also be called the Cristallerie de Daum. Decorated with thistles, signed Daum Nancy in pen below ...
Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Topazio Silver Plate and Cut Glass Pitcher Caraffe Claret
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique silver plate Art Nouveau Topazio silver plate and cut lead glass pitcher / caraffe / claret. Holds 28 fl ounces. Very good condition. Dim...
Glass
Hermès, French 2-piece Frosted Crystal Bedside Decanter Carafes
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an exquisite two-piece set of contemporary French crystal bedside decanter carafe, designed by the renowned house of Hermès. This two-piece...
Glass
$1,876
H 12.21 in W 6.7 in D 6.3 in
Exquisite French Art Nouveau Decanter / Pitcher by J. Barian Silver Glass 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking French antique Art Nouveau decanter / pitcher in silver plate with enamel painted glass by Jules Barian 1900. Exquisite Art Nouveau...
Silver Plate
$498
H 10.1 in W 9 in D 7 in
K. SHIGETO 1980 Memphis Design Modernist Zojirushi Coffee-Tea Pot Carafe In
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
A Memphis Zojirushi coffee-pot designed by K. Shigeto. This is a beautiful vintage coffee-tea pot server created in Japan during the Memphis period, back in 1980. This Zojirushi- Ja...
Plastic
Koloman Moser Art Nouveau Glass Pitcher by Loetz Witwe, Bohemia, 1900s
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Loetz Glass, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful mouth blown Art Nouveau / Jugendstil glass pitcher, dated around 1900, designed by Vienna Secessionist Kolo Moser. This lovely jug is handmade of clear crystal glass and ...
Crystal
Blue Carafe and glasses. Inspired by Traditional Ceramic Carafes.
By La muerte tiene permiso
Located in London, GB
Our carafe colection is a tribute to the traditional pitchers of the regions of Tonala´ and Tlaquepaque in Jalisco, these two regions developed during the period of the conquest as pottery centers. Originally these bottles were used to store water in addition to keeping it a few degrees below room temperature, their low temperature cooking allows the jug to breathe water and this in contact with the outside air cools the jug and therefore the liquid inside. To avoid moisture stains on the surfaces where the jug is placed, a plate is placed. The jugs were usually decorated with paintings...
Ceramic
Sterling Mounted Cut Glass Claret Jug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large sterling mounted cut-glass claret jug, with hinged top, on a cylinder cut-glass diamond pattern handled jug. Measures: Standing 12.5" high, 6" w...
Sterling Silver
$2,657
H 12.49 in W 7.41 in D 6.7 in
WMF Art Nouveau Claret Jug Decanter with Mermaid Handle, Germany, c. 1901
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality art nouveau decanter made by WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) in Germany in c. 1901. The silver plated mount features a mermaid as a handle, outstretche...
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Pitcher by De Feure for Daum, France, circa 1900
By Daum, Georges De Feure
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Table pitcher in yellow and green tinted glass, by the decorator / designer Georges De Feure for the Daum factory. Art Nouveau, France, around 1900. In...
Glass, Smoked Glass
French Daum Pate-De-Verre Pitcher/Jug
By Daum
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Daum Pate-de-Verre glass pitcher/Jug in amber and purple blue colors. It is created in the form of mythologic elements featuring fish, shell and nymp...
Art Glass
Daum French Art Nouveau Pitcher
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau pitcher by Daum depicting leaves and vines against a blue ground. Circa 1900. Signed, "Daum Nancy” with the Croix de Lorraine. A similar pitcher is pictu...
Very Rare Daum Nancy Pitcher Museum Quality ca. 1895
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
A wonderful and very rare cristallerie Daum Nancy, rounded pitcher with applied handle, beautiful etched surface and gilt violets decor. Double face stopper with two violets on one s...