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...
Retro Gold Dangle Earrings
Located in Darnestown, MD
Retro earrings of two circular discs. The top one measures half an inch in diameter; the bottom one is 1 5/16". Clip backs can be converted to posts. The earrings have been professi...
14k Gold
Cartier Gold and Diamond Ear Clips
By Cartier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of 18 carat gold and platinum earrings; with at the top a marquise shaped element of gold wire set with brilliant-cut diamonds, from which hangs – connected by a baguette-cut ...
White Diamond, 18k Gold
$6,500 / item
14 Karat Gold Ruby Pearl Diamond Earrings
By Meghna Jewels
Located in Hoffman Estate, IL
These pearl earrings are thoughtfully and meticulously crafted with 14 Karat yellow gold. It is set with 73.5 carats pearl, 8.0 carats ruby and .73 carats of diamonds. FOLLOW MEGH...
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
$2,846
W 0.63 in L 0.63 in
Art Deco Style Mediterranean Red Coral White Diamond Onyx Yellow Gold Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
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Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 Karat Yellow Gold and Diamond Multicolored Stones
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of dangle earrings in solid yellow gold. These, lovely 2" L 14k solid gold chandelier style gold earrings is showered with beautiful setting diamonds to compliment t...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$4,552Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.11 in D 0.63 in L 1.11 in
Art Nouveau Mediterranean Peach Coral White Diamond Yellow Gold Dangle 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...
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$4,172Sale 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, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
$2,845Sale 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
$19,300
W 0.85 in D 0.65 in L 2.37 in
Madeira Citrine, Montana Agate, Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Drop Earrings
By Valentin Magro
Located in New York, NY
Valentin Magro Checkerboard Citrine Montana Agate Drop Earrings show off the beauty of orange. Their uppers consist of round citrines with checkerboard f...
Agate, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$10,432Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.46 in D 0.63 in L 1.46 in
Handcrafted Mediterranean Red Coral White Diamond Yellow Gold Dangle 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...
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Karat Watermelon Dangle Earrings
Located in New York, NY
High shine watermelon Dangle earrings Measurements of Earrings: 1.7 inch long & .53 inch diameter of ball. 9 grams / 18kt. yellow gold Earrings are gorgeous made
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Platinum Blue Sapphire and Tahitian Pearl Drop Earrings
By Valentin Magro
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant indigo and navy shades of sapphires sparkle in these earrings. The design begins with a single row of four oval sapphires, which feature brilliant cut diamonds on the sides. ...
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Sapphire, Black Pearl, Nat...