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.
HILTON McCONNICO for DAUM Vintage Pate de Verre Detachable Dangling Earrings
By Daum
Located in Nice, FR
HILTON McCONNICO for DAUM vintage gold toned detachable dangling earrings (clip-on) featuring a spyke/burst design, green and blue pate de v...
Gilt Metal
Hilton McConnico for Daum Vintage Pate de Verre Cactus Dangling Earrings
By Daum
Located in Nice, FR
HILTON McCONNICO for DAUM vintage dangling earrings (clip-on) featuring a large green pate de verre cabochon top and a copper toned cactus charm. Embosse...
$9,180Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.75 in L 1.25 in
Assael Coral Diamond Earrings Tahitian South Sea Pearls Estate 18k White Gold
By Assael
Located in Torrance, CA
Elegant pair of estate Assael angel skin coral, diamond & Tahitian South Sea pearl earrings crafted in 18k white gold. Round brilliant cut diamonds total an estimated 1.25 carats (...
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
$160Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.75 in L 3.3 in
Kenneth Jay Lane Black Plated Flower Crystal Dangle Clip On Earrings, KJL
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Black plated flower crystal clip on dangle earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane. Accessorize with some striking black and white contrast! Hallmarks: KJL
Crystal
$2,079Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.63 in L 0.63 in
Art Deco Style White Diamond Turquoise Onyx Yellow Gold Dangle Clip-On Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
For any problems related to some materials contained in the items that do not allow shipping, please contact the seller with a private message to solve the problem. We can ship every...
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Robert Wander 18K Semi Baroque South Sea Pearl and Diamond Earrings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This very versatile pair of late-20th century 18K yellow gold designer fashion earrings is set with two 13.5mm semi-baroque South Sea pearls surrounded by a line of brilliant cut dia...
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
10.56Carat GRS Certified Blue Sapphires and Diamond Earrings
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A gorgeous pair of earrings, it features two unheated blue sapphire briolettes weighing 10.56 carat, with six white diamond beads and two fancy cut white diamonds weighing a total of...
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
$454Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.19 in D 0.4 in L 3.15 in
Clip-on earring by Eduard Rambaud Paris, 2 parts with wood filling, gilded
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Long decorative ear clips signed Eduard Rambaud Paris consisting of a square gold-plated part with a drop hanging from it. Filled in with brown wood. Measurement: Full length 8 cm,...
$1,134Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.6 in D 0.52 in L 0.71 in
Art Nouveau 0.12 Carat Ruby Mabe Pearl Yellow Gold Clip-On Dangle Snake Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
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Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
$795Sale Price / set|20% Off
Dm 0.47 in L 1.38 in
Vintage YVES ST. LAURENT Paris, dangling clip-on earring, Rive Gauch, 1980
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Stuttgart, DE
About Vintage dangling YSL Paris, Rive Gauche ear clip, in blue, brown and orange Acrylic. Measurement: Height: 3,5 inches/9 cm Wight: 1.18 inches/3 cm, the brown and orange colored sphere in diameter 1,18 inches. Features: -100 % Authentic YVES SANT LAURENT GIVE GAUCH EARRING -blue-white marbled and angular first part, with a brown and orange colored ball...
Other
$945Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.87 in L 0.87 in
Art Nouveau Style Diamond Emerald Mother of Pearl Yellow Gold "Flowers" Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
For any problems related to some materials contained in the items that do not allow shipping, please contact the seller with a private message to solve the problem. We can ship every...
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
$3,402Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.19 in D 0.63 in L 1.19 in
Art Nouveau White Diamond Turquoise Yellow Gold Dangle Clip-On Flowers Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
For any problems related to some materials contained in the items that do not allow shipping, please contact the seller with a private message to solve the problem. We can ship every...
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Revival Gold and Pearl Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Revival Gold and Pearl Earrings from the 1960's. Designed as triple hoops set with miniature cultured pearls. All hoops swing independently of eac...
Pearl, 14k Gold
$850
H 3 in W 3 in L 3 in
Vintage Hattie Carnegie Signed Green & Blue Rhinestone Dangle Clip On Earrings
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in North Miami, FL
These pair of amazing and dramatic vintage signed obscure early Hattie Carnegie clip on multi colored jewel toned dangle chandelier earrings are an eye ...