Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
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.
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Style: Art Nouveau
"Les Roses" French Gilt Bronze & Marble Figural Centerpiece By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th-century French figural vase by Mathurin Moreau, titled: "LES ROSES", composed of patinated and gilt bronze, marble, and ormolu. The piece features a bronze female figure ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Faisan Tournée à Droite" by P J Mêne
Located in London, GB
A very fine mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of an alert pheasant with its head raised and turned to the right with rich brown lightly rubbed patination and fine hand finished...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Baiadera Sculpture by Anselmo Bucci, Italy, 1935
By Anselmo Bucci
Located in Roma, IT
Anselmo Bucci sculpts this beautiful Art Nouveau ceramic, which represents a dancer. It’s a polychrome sculpture decorated with gilt ornaments.
Bucci was an Italian painter and p...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural Tray Indoor Fountain with Nude by Suzanne Bizard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bronze sculptural tray indoor fountain with seated nude holding a vase signed by Suzanne Bizard.
Patinated bronze on impressive marble tr...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Minimalist bronze sculpture / portrait / bust of a woman by Adam Antes
By Antes Design
Located in New York City, NY
An exquisite original Art Deco period, stylized bronze sculpture of a woman with wavy hair in a medium brown patina. The stamped signature and the date "Antes 1922" is prominently di...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze 'Pan of Rohallion' by Fredrick William Mac Monies, 1890 Orig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pan boy standing on a ball supported by Fish around the base. Has the two flutes. Signed on the base Frederick William Mac Monies and dated 1890 and with the Foundry seal. Has the ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian Sterling Silver Presentation or Champagne Cup and Cover
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique Edwardian English sterling silver presentation or champagne cup and cover made in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our presenta...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Silver
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture The Warrior by Auguste de Wever
Located in Paris, FR
Large patinated bronze figure of an Antiquity warrior. He is set on a base decorated with battle scenes, marked: Les Chasseurs Éclaireurs de Bruxelles à leur Lt Colonel O. Tahon 1870...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Terracotta "Marked, Austria, circa 1898
By Goldsheider
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Goldscheider terracotta "" Marked, Austria, circa 1898.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau Bronze Lady, Marble Base 'The book Lady'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine detailed bronze casting of an elegant lady in full dress reading a book. Hence the title is (The book Lady) lost wax casting in multi-patina mount...
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1990s North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Odalisque, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a half-naked odalisque reclining in a lazy pose on silk pillows on an ottoman, covered with a lion's skin. With bare breasts, only a small ...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frosted Mannequin Hand From Bergdorf Goodman Window Display 1970's
Located in Stamford, CT
A life size frosted Lucite women's hand used in a window display for Bergdorf Goodman in the 1970's. Made to resemble an ancient statue fragment with a chipped forearm. Nice rich col...
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1970s American Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900
By Franz Iffland
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bronze depicting a young boy (cupid) ice skating, by Franz Iffland (Berlin 1862-1935). A boy in fur-trimmed cape, holds a cupid-like feathered arrow with...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Bronze Entitled "Girl Putting on her Shoe" by J Clara
By Juan Clara
Located in London, GB
An endearing early 20th Century Spanish patinated gilt bronze study of a young girl sitting upon a stool whilst putting on her shoe. The surface of the bronze with excellent rich ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figurine 'Pierrette' by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Meissen Porcelain, Martin Wiegand
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine:
Red-haired girl sitting on the ground with big hat with brim turned up in front, dressed in green bodice with gold hem, wide sk...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Nouveau Lady" by Georges Van Der Straeten
Located in London, GB
A delightful Art Nouveau Bronze figure of a young beauty scantily dressed with only a shawl draped across her body in a striking pose. The surface of the bronze with rich golden/brow...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman with mirror Sculpture in Marble Sign: Prof. Jory , Galleria Lapini Firenze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Woman with mirror Sculpture in Marble
Sign: Prof. Jory
Galleria Lapini Firenze
Sold by: Casa Bellas artes Av. de Mayo 625
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Lone Cliff in the Sea, " Art Nouveau Sculpture with Nudes by Edstrom, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of Auguste Rodin and the Art Nouveau movement, this remarkable bronze was sculpted by David Edstrom, a Swedish American artist. Here, a nude male figure is perched on the edge of a cliff, looking heavenward as a nude mermaid lies below, nude and full of invitation. Edstrom, the quintessential example of the tortured artist...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Liberty Sculpture in Bronze and Marble, Signed: Beer
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Liberty sculpture in Bronze and marble.
French-Austrian sculptor, Friedrich Solomon Beer (1846-1912)
Friedrich Salomon Beer (1846-1912) was a promin...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Nude Female Moon Figurine, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
A Gorgeous French Art Nouveau style statue in bronze showing a semi nude moon girl. The Patina is superb to the bronze as is the ornamentation to the moon. A Black marble for pedesta...
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19th Century European Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grégoire Calvet 'French, 1871-1928' 19th Century Marble Sculpture of a Nude Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grégoire Calvet (French, 1871-1928) A Fine Late 19th Century Life-Size White Marble Sculpture representing "Peace & Love". The beautifully carved white...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
$32,950 Sale Price
61% Off
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Girl and child in clothing from around 1900, the girl in a blue patterned long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gustav Adolf Bredow Jugendstilbüste Bronze 1902
By Gustav Adolf Bredow
Located in Aachen, DE
Als Jugendstilbüste einer jungen lesenden Frau gestaltetes Tintenfass, Glaseinsatz (fehlend) unter abnehmbarem Deckel (fehlend) als Buchseite, auf polygonal gestalteter Plinthe mit o...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,876 Sale Price
20% Off
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
By Giuseppe Gambogi
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
Giuseppe Gambogi (1862 - 1938).
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Draped Nude by Henri Godet
By Henri Godet
Located in Norwood, NJ
Henri Godet Art Nouveau signed sculpture of draped nude. Late 19th century antique. Art Nouveau bronze of "Le Reveil de L'Aurore" by Henri Godet. Base has gilt plaque...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, 'After The Bath', by Robert Ockelmann, ca 1890
By Robert Ockelmann, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculpted representation of a naked young beauty with her hair tied back, covering her nakedness after her bath with a softly draped cloth, which she holds...
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Goldscheider Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman Carrying Water
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Art Nouveau signed Goldsheider sculpture is done in patinated terracotta and dates to approximately 1900-1920. The statue is done in a Neoclassical style depicting a woman carrying water...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS"
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS" .
Imagine a sculpture that transcends mere representation to capture the very essence of movement and passion. "...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture "Fille au Puits" by Auguste Moreau
Located in London, GB
A very fine late 19th Century Art Nouveau bronze figure of a young girl sat upon a well feeding a small bird, exhibting excellent rich brown variegated patina and very fine hand fini...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Pearl Mermaid Porcelain Plaque by Emile Jacob
By Emile Jacob
Located in Palm Beach, FL
With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge.
Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th century French Spelter and Marble Art nouveau Statue, 1925s
By Ruffony
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful spelter statue on a stepped marble base representing a woman accompanied by a sheep and her little one.
Dating from the 1920s, the art nouveau period.
Very good condition...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Nouveau/Modern Andirons , Gargoyles , Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great looking pair of Gargoyles cast in Bronze and with a greenish patina made from the Antique . The gargoyle's have a bearded man's face and wit...
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1990s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,450 / set
Anton Grath: 50 cm großes Jugenstil Bronze Relief Franz Schubert
By Anton Grath
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Der Bildhauer Anton Grath (1881 - 1956) hat dieses große Relief im Jahr 1921 (als Gedenktafel für das Schuberthaus in Wien) ausgeführt.
Es wurden nur 2 Exemplare gegossen - eines ist...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boy Fishing Terracotta Statue by Goldscheider
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and monumental antique terracotta sculpture was crafted at Vienna’s renowned Goldscheider manufactory. This enchanting sculpture, model #1225, depicts a charming genre scene of a young boy...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Georges Récipon, "Lucky", Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture / Desk Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Georges Récipon, "Lucky", Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture / Desk Paperweight. Signed and dated.
Beautiful bronze sculpture (gold patina) representing a naked woman nailed a horseshoe, ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Pierre-Auguste Renoir & Richard Guino, La Petite Laveuse Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A compact, vigorously modelled bronze of a crouching nude at her ablutions, this sculpture corresponds to Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s sculptural theme of the washer woman (La Laveuse), d...
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Mid-20th Century British Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Celuy Qui Fut Pris”, a Rare Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by André Clemencin
By Francois Andre Clemencin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Description
FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ CLÉMENCIN
French, 1878-1950
"Celuy qui fut pris" (The One Who Was Taken)
Patinated bronze Signed on base "A. Clemencin" cold-stamped "46" and "32" and "F...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Lost Wax Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture of Richard Hudnut
Located in London, GB
For sale a magnificent early 20th Century gilt bronze sculpture, cast using the Lost Wax (in French, 'Cire Perdue') process. This fine sculpture is a cast of Richard Alexander Hudnut's hand and was produced by the renowned Montagutelli Frères foundry in Paris in 1912.
The sculpture is in very good vintage condition, signed "Richard Alexander Hudnut 1912" and carries the oval "Montagutelli Freres Paris Cire Perdue" foundry stamp to the underside.
Richard Alexander Hudnut (1856-1928) was an American businessman recognised as being the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. After graduating from Princeton University, he toured France and returned with the idea of introducing French-style perfumes and cosmetics to American women. The Richard Hudnut company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively. Although his fortune had been built around cosmetics and beauty products...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silvered Bronze Bookends Sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900
By Jean Garnier
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered bronze bookends sculptures of a Mermaid and Merman, France, 1900.
This enchanting bronze sculpture is the object of many sailors dreams. Silvered bronze sculptures of a merm...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amalric Walter Pate De Verre Nude Boy Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Almeric Walter and Henry Mercier Pate De Verre Art Nouveau Figure of a Nude Cherub or boy seated with his hand on his head.
A wonderful pâte-de-ver...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Bronze Sculpture Gustav Gurschner circa 1904 Patinated Austrian Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1904 Signed
Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Aust...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster Table Lamp Sculpture Attributed to Bastiani, Italy, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster table lamp sculpture attributed to Bastiani. Italy, late 19th century
Attributed to Ildebrando Bastiani.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Toreador, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture of a toreador, early 20th century.
Sculpture by the sculptor Descay in patinated bronze representing a toreador in costume, early 20th century.
H: 67cm, W...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Big A.FALGUIERE france Art Nouveau large bronze "Diana" circa 1890.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Falguiere large france bronze "Diana" with perfect patina circa 1890 Art Nouveau.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anonymous bronze bust by Miklos Ligeti Budapest
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Anonymous bronze bust by Miklos Ligeti Budapest circa 1903.
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Early 1900s European Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Glazed Italian Torino-Like Porcelain Figurine of a Boy and his Dog
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Nouveau glazed italian Torino-like porcelain figurine of a boy and his dog
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel
Technique: glazed, pressed, molded, painted, h...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Female Bronze Woman Nude, Sitting Beauty, by Rudolf Marcuse
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative female bronze nude by Rudolf Marcuse. Sedentary beauty.
Signed and with foundry mark Gladenbeck.
The lower part (fire-gilded) of the sc...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$5,744 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Sculpture Signed G. Obiols, Titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France
By G. Obiols
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze sculpture signed G. Obiols, titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture "Strength" by Henri Louis Levasseur
By Henri Louis Levasseur
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture called “Strength” made by Henri Louis Levasseur (1853-1934). Made of bronze with brown patina.
Signature H. LEVASSEUR Foundry coin “House VIGNES DE M.v. SANCHEZ. FLORIDA. 3...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Cleopatra and Asp" by Schnauder
By Richard Georg Schnauder
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 20th Century gilt bronze figure of the famous Cleopatra with a snake wrapped around her wrist drinking from a bowl. Exhibiting fine colour and excellent hand fi...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a green-brown skirt and white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes, her hair pinned up in two side bunches, the younger child in a red-purple dress sitting on the ground, holding her by the arm and pulling her up.
The model is part of a series of beach motifs by Alfred König.
Based on a white round base with a relief structure on the side and a gold rim.
Very lifelike and loving representation of the characters and the details
Designer:
ALFRED KÖNIG (1871 - 1940) studied at the art academy in Dresden, since 1897 he worked in the Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in various variations, such as genre figures, children, athletes, soldiers etc.
Model B 290...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Lighted Sculpture of Loie Fuller or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial well executed lighted sculpture is signed by an unknown artist, and copyrighted by Napoleon Alliot of France and dates to ap...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900
By Carl Kauba
Located in Vienna, AT
Representation of a pretty young lady in a softly falling dress, caressing her body as she stretches backwards, lying on a bearskin-covered divan. When the hinged belt is opened, the...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilt bronze Battle Of The Flowers Statue by Félix Charpentier, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Félix Charpentier's masterpiece, Bataille des fleurs, is a stunning golden bronze tabletop statue with a beautiful gilded patina finish.
It draws inspiration from the colorful Car...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$16,197 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveu Woman Sign: Ruini, Materials: Marble and Silver Plated Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Materials: Silvered bronze and marble
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any que...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage 1900s Bronze Figure on Marble Base, Metal Statue, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative metal statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a marble base. It is a nice and beautiful sculpture. Found at an estate ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of Two Dancing Women
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique sculpture is possibly signed by an unknown artist, or titled and originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art Nouveau style....
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Charles Massé, Gilt bronze Sculpture, Naked lady
Located in Encino, CA
Charles Massé (1855-1913)
Gilt bronze sculpture depicting a naked lady, on a brown marble pedestal
Art Nouveau period.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau white marble sculpture, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing the morning star, in white marble from the Art Nouveau period.
H: 69cm. W: 27cm, D: 20cm
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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