Muller Frères was a family-owned glassworks that is best known for its striking designs produced in the Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles. The French company’s chandeliers, vases, lamps and other glass pieces created in the latter style — which were largely characterized by elegantly crafted natural-world motifs and subtle, organic forms — are highly sought after and make for distinctive additions to any space.
Henri Muller opened the company with four of his brothers in Lunéville, during a time that saw the modernizing Art Nouveau movement in the decorative arts develop countrywide as well as in Britain. It quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States. Muller’s sister and an additional three brothers later joined the business.
The Muller family custom-ordered glass blanks from a glassworks near Nancy. The brothers learned about glass design from Émile Gallé, an innovative pioneer in glass artistry who would become a leading light of Art Nouveau. The style, which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. The earliest works by Muller Frères, which were often crafted in cameo glass, are strongly demonstrative of Gallé’s style and influence.
After a period that saw a pause in production owing to World War I, the company saw considerable success.
Muller Frères employed several hundred people at its commercial peak, when the Art Deco style of the 1920s, which was brought to international attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, was popularized by the likes of René Lalique, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jules Leleu. Authentic Muller Frères Art Deco sconces and pendants and hanging lamps featured sculptural wrought iron frames and saw an integration of high-polished nickel plating, bronze, frosted glass and silver leaf.
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Art Deco wrought iron table lamp by Muller Frerés, Pate de Verre, 1930s
By Muller Frères
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco desk lamp by Muller Frerés, 1930s. The ART DECO ceiling lamp is a fascinating example of the masterful craftsmanship and exquisite design of a French glass manufacturer. Th...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Table Lamp, 1900, Silver Plated Metal, Sign: Rouseau / Muller
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty" Materia: silver plated metal and art glass Country: France Glass: Muller To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, ...
Art Glass
Ranieri Signed Antique French Cast Metal Figural Table Lamp
By Aristide de Ranieri
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique patinated bronze cast spelter table lamp was designed by A. Renieri and made in France in circa 1890 in the Victorian style. The casting is quite detailed and is entitle...
Spelter
Art Deco Table Lamp Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Art Deco sculpture with three deer on a marble base. Measures: Width:43 cm. Depth:15 cm. Height:37 cm. Weight:10 kg.
Onyx, Marble
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Crystal Balls Table Lamp, France, 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Jacques Adnet Art Deco crystal balls table lamp, France, 1930s. Stamped made in France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vi...
Crystal, Bronze
French Art Deco table lamp by Frères Muller Luneville
By Muller Frères
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
French Art Deco table lamp with wrought iron base and glass by Muller Frères Luneville original piece from 1930. The elegant design of the lamp is simple and minimal, with geometric ...
Wrought Iron
Muller Frères Art Deco Lamp
By Muller Frères, Henri Fournier
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp circa 1925. Wrought iron base representing a treble clef, stamped "le fer forgé Henri Fournier (ironworker in Lyon.) Glass paste tulip signed Muller Frères Luneville. I...
Wrought Iron
Muller Freres Art Deco Lamp
By Muller Frères
Located in NANTES, FR
Muller Frères art deco lamp circa 1925. Glass paste shell signed Muller Frères Luneville. Wrought iron base. Electrified and in perfect condition. Total height: 43.5 cm Shell diamet...
Wrought Iron
$16,000
H 3.94 in Dm 2.76 in
Art Glass, A. Walter, (Pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter), France
By Almeric Walter
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter. Born in Sèvres on May 19, 1870, Walter first worked at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, near Paris, where he decorated and glazed ear...
Art Glass
Ceramic and Glass Table Lamp Sculpture, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and glass table lamp sculpture. France, circa 1900.
Glass, Ceramic
$1,703
H 13.39 in Dm 4.34 in
Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Muller Frères for Hettier & Vincent, France ca. 1910
By Muller Frères, Hettier & Vincent
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1910 / Table lamp / Muller Frères / glass and metal / Art Nouveau A magnificent and authentic French Art Nouveau table lamp, crafted circa 1910 by the esteemed glassmakers ...
Wrought Iron
Muller Freres Luneville French Art Deco Glass Vase
By Muller Frères
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Muller Freres Luneville French Art Deco glass vase.
Art Glass
$1,225
H 14.25 in W 13 in D 5.25 in
Antique French Art Nouveau Glass Iron Table Desk Lamp Muller Freres 1910
By Muller Frères, G.V. de Croismarre
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French Art Nouveau Glass & iron desk table lamp, by Muller Freres, circa 1910. This is a very elegant "Pate de Verre" lamp made and designed by Muller Freres and ...
Iron
Muller Frères Luneville Art Deco Table Lamp
By Muller Frères
Located in NANTES, FR
Muller Frères art deco lamp circa 1925. Wrought iron base stamped Fag. Glass paste shell signed Muller Frères Luneville. Electrified and in perfect condition. Total height: 35 cm Sh...
Wrought Iron