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Sterling Silver
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Copper
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
Pewter
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Pewter
Antique 19th Century Belle Époque Jewelry Boxes
Metal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Brass
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Bronze
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Brass
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Enamel
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Brass
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desk Sets
Brass
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Gold, Steel
Antique Late 18th Century French Statues
Terracotta
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1930s American Wedding Dresses
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Bronze
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Bronze
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Glass
Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Porcelain
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
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Diamond, 14k Gold
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Diamond, 14k Gold
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Diamond, 10k Gold
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Marble, Bronze
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Collectible Jewelry
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Antique 1890s German Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
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Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Spanish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Silver
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
Diamond, Bronze, Gilt Metal
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Wood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
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Malachite
Antique 1880s Decorative Boxes
Walnut
20th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Decorative Bowls
Brass
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desk Sets
Brass
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Bronze
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Brass
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A Close Look at art-nouveau Furniture
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — 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. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
- What is Art Nouveau jewelry?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021Art Nouveau jewelry generally featured three main themes: flora, fauna and women. The Art Nouveau movement lasted 15 years and it reached its pinnacle in the year 1900. Art Nouveau jewelers used every “canvas” imaginable, looking beyond brooches and necklaces to belt buckles, fans, tiaras, dog collars (a type of choker necklace), pocket watches, corsages and hair combs. Multicolored gems and enamel could complete this vision better than diamonds. Enameling is most often associated with Art Nouveau jewelry, specifically plique-à-jour. Known as backless enamel, plique-à-jour allows light to come through the rear of the enamel because there is no metal backing. It creates an effect of translucence and lightness. Shop a collection of antique and vintage Art Nouveau jewelry from some of the world’s top jewelers on 1stDibs.
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