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Decorative Objects For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Louis XV
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
Located in Charleston, SC
Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting on circular fluted base with the original five bal...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Wire

Louis Comfort Tiffany Jack In The Pulpit Favrile Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios Early Jack In the Pulpit vase. Circa 1895 Art Nouveau. A early and rare Favrile decorated pulled feather floriform flared iridescent vase. New York, NY ...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase with Crabs and Seaweed by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Blue Leaf Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase by Lucien-Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Signed Lucien Levy Dhurmer & Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires de...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Glazed Pottery Bust of a Child Attributed to Jean Marie Camus, circa 1903
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique continental, probably French, glazed art pottery bust of a child in the manner of renowned French sculptor Jean Marie Camus (1877-1...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Royal Bonn - Franz Anton Mehlem, Hand Painted & Gilded Vase / Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Large Antique Weller Sicard Irridescent Art Pottery Vase with Stylized Flowers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vase was made by the renowned Weller Pottery factory of the United States in approximately 1910 in the period Art Nouveau style. The vase is done with a high irridescent cobalt ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Pottery

1920 Rene Lalique, Perfume Bottle Cassis Clear Enameled Glass & Black Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Bouchon Cassis" made in clear glass with original black heated enamel and black glass by Rene Lalique in 1920.  Molded signature on bottom.  Perfect condition.  ...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Bottiglia in Porcellana di Meissen con Tappo in Argento 800 Primi Novecento
Located in Milano, MI
Bottiglia in Porcellana di Meissen con tappo in argento 800, realizzata nei primi anni del XX Secolo Ø cm 10 h cm 28 La porcellana di Meissen è considerata uno dei primi e più preg...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

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Silver

Horse Shoe Leg Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1920s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina. I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it. This highly collectible vintage piece ...
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Art Nouveau Stile Liberty Portrait Vase by Galileo Chini
Located in Chicago, US
Stile Liberty Portrait Vase by Galileo Chini.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Josef Rindskopf Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase, Circa 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period iridescent corrugated art glass vase By Josef Rindskopf Czech Republic, Circa 1890s Measures: 5.75"W x 5.75"D x 12.63"H. Ve...
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Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Antique High Quality French Bronze Jardiniere Art Deco Planter
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Stunning Bronze Art Nouveau French Jardiniere with removable insert. Exquisite details that shows the level of high quality of metalworke...
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Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Two Columns with Heron and Planter in the Style of Delphin Massier
Located in Antwerp, BE
This column surmounted by a vase decorated with flowers is reminiscent of the Mediterranean Majolica tradition. This piece is typical in the style of Delphin Massier’s, established i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Lalique Crystal Ariane Doves Sculptures
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique frosted sculptures of a pair of doves joined together in the center, but looking in opposite direction. They are standing over a trunk with leaves that is supported...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Pair of Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Clear Crystal Candlesticks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Clear Crystal Candlesticks. A gorgeous pair of crystal candlesticks By Tiffany & Co., "Louis Comfort Tiffany Collection" New York, USA, 1992. Meas...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving
Located in Newark, England
Mounted on a Black Marble Plinth From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to introduce this Swiss Black Forest Lucerne Lion Carving. The Lucern...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble

Amphora Art Nouveau Vase with Pine Cone Motif by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Huge D'Argental Cameo Vase
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
D'Argental was the name given to a line of cameo glass made by the Cristallerie de Saint Louis starting, circa 1919. Most of the pieces were designed by Paul Nicolas, a protégé of Ém...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Monumental Amphora Art Nouveau Vase w/Saurian by Eduard Stellmacher & Co.
Located in Chicago, US
Model #2 Eduard Stellmacher and Co, Porzellanfabrik und Kunstkeramische Industriewerke Driven to establish a new company that produced luxury porcelain and ceramic items based on his own aesthetic aspirations, Stellmacher left Amphora when the workshop was at its most prosperous, in 1904. Together with entrepreneur Karl Frank, who provided the financial backing, he founded Ed. Stellmacher & Co. in Turn-Teplitz in 1905. From the outset, Stellmacher worked hard to achieve a major position among other high-end ceramic art producers. He believed the success of the company would depend on his products of “appropriate methods and unerring quality, perfect from both the technical and artistic sides”. Stellmacher based his first collection on artistically progressive products, pieces he believed would be in high demand. The greater part of the designs were either large vases complemented with sculptures of fantastic dragons or natural animals. With this series, Stellmacher continued the themes he had created for Amphora from 1899-1902, however, his naturalistic renderings of animals was even more elaborately precise. He developed a special ceramic material called refined earthenware, which minimized the shrinkage that was common during firing and allowed for greater preservation of details in the original models. Unfortunately, by 1905, contrary to Stellmacher’s plans, there was little to no demand for objects of this type. Very few pieces exist today as very few were originally produced. Even after redirecting the company to produce commercial goods Stellmacher still could not ward off the company’s demise. By 1910 the Stellmacher & Co. fell into bankruptcy and was liquidated. Art Nouveau Dragon...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Charles Korschann Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Nude
Located in Dallas, TX
Charles Korschann Czechoslovakian Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figural Bud Vase. Cast from a model by Charles (Karl) Korschann, circa 1899, of urn form, with a handle in the form of a...
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

1900's Two Danish Hand-Crafted Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
1900's Two Hand-Crafted Danish Hand-Crafted Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke The hand-crafted Danish art nouveau Lybian styled vases by P. Ipsens Enke were designed in 1875 and ...
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1870s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flower Vase, Birmingham 1902 Henry Matthews
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Art Nouveau hammered Sterling Silver flower vase, Birmingham 1902 Henry Matthews. The vase on plain moulded pedestal base, rising to plain ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Green Enamel Cast Iron Trinket Ring Tray by Pemco
By Pemco
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Art Nouveau ring/candy dish by Pemco, showcases the elegance of the Edwardian era with its cast iron construction and light green/teal color palette. Featuring a depiction of a ...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Iron

Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900. H / 10.5 inches , L / 11.3 inches , D / 6 inches. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and p...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Daum Nancy Cameo Scenic Art Nouveau Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A warm scenic tall vase by Daum Freres from Nancy France circa 1900. The scene is a landscape with lake and green trees and bushes in the fore and back ground. The interesting featur...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Vallauris Glazed Art Nouveau Planter Jardinière, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant handmade hand glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1930s Wonderful Art Nouveau period/ monumental ceramic planter jardinière, h...
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1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Antique Venetian Murano Pink Blue Rim Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown pink, blue and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Created in the manner of the Salviati and Fratelli Toso companies. Th...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Magnificent Viennese Art Nouveau Silver Caviar Stand, By Würbel & Czokally, 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent original Viennese Art Nouveau centerpiece around 1900: A wide, round, trumpet-shaped silver pedestal, curved at the bottom, tapering upwards, on four lion's paw feet with f...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Silver

Coupe en verre Murrino par Ulderico Moretti – Murano, vers 1880
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Coupe en verre Murrino – Ulderico Moretti pour Moretti Ulderico & C. (Murano, 1880) Cette magnifique coupe en verre mosaïque est une création de Ulderico Moretti, maître verrier rec...
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1880s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Antique 1904 XIX Rookwood Arts Nouveau Blue Matte Glaze Bud Vase 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1904 Rookwood XIX arts and crafts / art nouveau period bud vase featuring a matte blue glaze with floral / peacock feather design. Dimensions: 3" x 6.25" (Diameter x Height)
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Art Nouveau Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Pair Silver Twin Handled Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and quality Art Nouveau pair of twin handled silver candlesticks by renowned London silversmiths Goldsmiths & Silversmiths and dating from 1909. These elegantly and si...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Silver

Guglielmo PUGI Young Gipsy with Tambourine Sculpture, 1880s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Genuine tall alabaster sculpture by Guglielmo PUGI (1858-1941), Florence, Italy, 1880s. Young girl with tambourine, perhaps a gypsy. On its base. Direct carving. With base - Height...
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1880s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Art Nouveau Kayserzinn 4611 Pewter Bowl by Hugo Leven with Stylized Wheat Motif
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite Art Nouveau pewter bowl by Kayserzinn, designed by Hugo Leven, showcases the fluid, organic aesthetics of the Jugendstil movement. Crafted circa early 20th century, th...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Pewter

Antique Bohemian Crystal Box with Engraved and Gilt Floral Motifs by Moser
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning antique Bohemian crystal box is attributed to Ludwig Moser, the renowned glassmaker from Karlsbad, celebrated for his exquisite designs and unmatched craftsmanship. The...
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1880s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Exceptional Quality Egyptian Revival Puma Raised Bi-Metal Desk Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality Art Nouveau Egyptian revival Continental brass and copper desk stand raised on four puma feet and dating from the early 20th Century. Probably French the heavi...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Brass, Copper

Exceptional Art Nouveau 3D Silver Overlay Vase, Alvin Mfg
Located in Riverdale, NY
Exceptionally rare silver overlay vase by Alvin Mfg Co. of Providence Rhode Island from the late 19th century. This vase is a tour de force of Art Nouveau silver work on glass. The intricate sterling floral base design is overlaid onto the emerald green glass and is finely etched and detailed. Then, above these swirling Art Nouveau florals which wrap around the vase, are vines sprouting three dimensional blown out poppies throughout. Even the vines are treated in three dimensions as they wrap around the central cartouche (conjoined Victorian monogram...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Pair of Majolica Flowers & Leaves Cache Pots Luneville Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Majolica Flowers & Leaves signed Luneville Cache Pots Circa 1890, H / 7 inches , D / 9 inches by 7 inches.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Important Vase Art Nouveau by Moritz Hacker and Johann Loetz Witwe, 1900s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important vase for museum display from the full Art Nouveau period. A large handled vase made of Bohemian glass with metal mount decoration in relief and chiselled in Art Nouveau sty...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Vase with Herons and Flowers, J.W. Mijnlieff, Holland Utrecht 1900s
By Faience- en Tegelfabriek Holland
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional Art Nouveau ceramic vase by Jan Willem Mijnlieff, founder and master ceramist of Fayence- en Tegelfabriek Holland, the iconic Utrecht factory active between 1893 and 1920...
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Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Thorny Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase
Located in Chicago, US
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

L.C. Tiffany Favrile Center Bowl On Bronze Base
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sunning Intaglio Engraved With Leaf And Vine Faville Iridescent Center Bowl On A BronZe Pedestal Signed Base Base Is Signed Louis C. Tiffany Surfaces
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Art Deco Verreries D'Art Lorrain for Daum Glass Vase Fully Signed France
By Daum
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful glass vase in the hues of a sunset over the sea is signed Lorrain in script.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

South Holland, Gouda. Antique and unique Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramic.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
South Holland, Gouda. Antique and unique Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramic with hand painted flowers. Polychrome glaze. Circa 1900. In perfect condition, with natural crazing. Mar...
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Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Early 1900s ART NOUVEAU Urn Vase with Gold Gilt Handle
Located in Skien, NO
A truly one-of-a-kind stunning antique porcelain urn vase/jar, featuring a beautiful 24k gold gilt handle. Marked with the SILESIA porcelain ma...
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Early 20th Century Polish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

23” Raoul Larche 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch. 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900 Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch. Gilt-bronze H...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Photo Album or Book with Brass Stand Up Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique standing photo album is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The album is compo...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Lizard Vase by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Loetz Art Nouveau Jugendstil Art Glass Bowl
Located in Bochum, NRW
A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900 Decoration: Crete chiné (1896/97); green underlaid glass; pre-blown into a multi-piece ribbed mold; ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Louis XV-Style Blue and White Ceramic, Ormulu Mounted Cache Pot
Located in Queens, NY
Louis XV-Style Blue and White Ceramic, Ormulu Mounted Cache Pot
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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene" Favrile Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This arresting Damascene Favrile Glass Vase bears a swirling pattern of blue and purple iridescence and ochre glass. The vase's pattern is based upon Damascus steel, whereby near eas...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Daum Nancy Glass and Louis Majorelle iron Art Nouveau Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Nancy Louis Majorelle Glass mold blown and Cast iron Cache pot or planter Bowl Circa: 1910 Nancy, France Condition: Excellent Diameter: 13.5 Inches Height: 4.8 inches A lovely...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Iron

Period French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Japanese Lacquer Chinoiserie Inkwell Tray
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old Louis XV (1715-1774) period French gilt bronze ormolu mounted Japanned encrier (inkwell or inkstand) Paris, France, circa 1750, exceptionally executed in Louis 14th exotic far-east Japanesque / Chinoiserie oriental styling, popular at the time due to the rise in trade with China and Japan throughout the 18th century, Parisian Vernis Martin lacquer work, decorated with lavish Rocaille elements, having three inkwells fitted with glass jar inserts and ornate fiolated acorn finial covers, on a black lacquer cartouche shaped tray with roster...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Candlesticks 263A
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of vintage Georg Jensen Grape candlesticks, design #263A by Georg Jensen from 1930. This vintage pair boasts exquisite craftsmanship, evident in the intricate hand chasing tec...
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1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sculptural Art Nouveau Jardinière With Butterflies And Tendrils, WMF, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborately designed vessel in an oval base shape standing on four cantilevered feet, openwork wall with symmetrically laid ribbons, bows and tendrils with berries, playing around tw...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Jugendstil picture frame vienna around 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil picture frame vienna around 1908 Brass polished and stove enameled Original glass The picture is not for sell it is only for the photoshoting
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Ceramic Vase with Tulip Decor attributed to Moorcroft Art Nouveau Style
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning Art Nouveau ceramic vase, attributed to Moorcroft, features an exquisite hand-painted tulip decor. The deep, glossy glaze accentuates the vibrant yellows and purples of...
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20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Early 1900 by Christopher Dresser SCI Laveno Secessionist Ceramic Cachepot Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Purple ceramic cachepot Perfect condiction.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Antique and Vintage Decorative Objects for Sale: Find Vases, Bowls, Boxes and Clocks on 1stDibs

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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