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...
$3,150 / item
W 0.6 in D 0.03 in L 0.94 in
Alex Jona 18 Karat Yellow Gold Geometric Dangle Clip-On Earring Pendants
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold clip-on pendant earrings consisting of two partially overlapping pierced squares. Alex Jona jewels stand ou...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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
$5,580
W 0.91 in L 1.74 in
Cabochon Blue Sapphire, Cabochon Ruby, Cabochon Emerald Earrings Set in 18 Karat
Located in Bangkok, TH
Cabochon Blue Sapphire 4.70 carats, Cabochon Ruby 2.11 carats and Cabochon Emerald 0.72 carat Earrings set in 18 Karat Gold Settings Width: 2.3 cm Length: 4.4 cm Total Weight: 26....
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k 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
On Hold|$22,756
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
JAR Gilt-Metal Pendant Ear Clips
By JAR
Located in New York, NY
These JAR ear clips feature gilt metal elongated pendants in a hammered finish with ear clips. 4 5/8 inch length. Signed JAR Paris. French assay and wor...
Gilt Metal
$22,173 / item
H 1.7 in W 0.79 in D 0.24 in
Alex Jona White Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Dangling Ear Pendants
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 Karat white gold versatile white diamond clip-on pendant earrings, each designed as a series of graduated hoops...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
$3,150 / item
W 0.6 in D 0.03 in L 0.94 in
Alex Jona 18 Karat Brushed Rose Gold Dangle Clip-on Earring Pendants
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat brushed rose gold clip-on pendant earrings consisting of two partially overlapping pierced disks. Alex Jona jewels stan...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Alex Jona 18 Karat Yellow Gold Hexagonal Dangle Earrings
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold hexagonal dangling earrings. Dimensions: Length 2.37"- 6cm , width 1.8"-46mm. Alex Jona jewels stand out, no...
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
Alex Jona 18 Karat Yellow Gold Horseshoe Nail Stud Earrings
By Alex Jona
Located in Lugano, TI
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, 18 karat yellow gold horse nail stud earrings. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their special ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Coral Drop and Diamond Earrings Circa 1950 in Platinum
Located in Miami, FL
This is an impressive pair of coral drop dangling earrings with diamonds. Handmade in platinum circa 1950, the earrings have an estimated diamond weight of 3.20 carats, GH color, and...
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum