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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

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
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Girl With Child', T. Eichler, Meissen Germany, 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Two girls in clothing of circa 1900, the elder with hair pinned up in a bun in a blue fringed white dress with a yellow petticoat...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bronze Alloy Sculpture, Signed L. Moreau, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze Alloy sculpture "Fée Aux Fleurs", Signed L. Moreau, France, Late 19th Century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a striped skirt and white and blue long-slee...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Triumphant Man, " Spectacular Gilded Bronze Trophy Cup w/ Male Nude, Christofle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and spectacular, this gilded bronze trophy cup in the Art Nouveau style was sculpted by Eugène Bourgouin for Christofle, and is richly decorated wi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Children Group 'Girl with Child', A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Girl and child in clothes from around 1900, the girl in a blue, polka-dot long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the fl...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century Bronze Entitled 'La Verité Meconnue' by Aime-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
An enigmatic late 19th Century bronze study of a seated female nude leaning on her knees, hiding her face, on integral naturalistic canted rectangular base, signed to one side DALOU above the cracked mirror (facing to the rear), the opposing side marked Susse Fres Edts the rear with Susse Freres pastille flanked by the letters H P and S. The title of this subject translates as 'The Truth Revealed' and refers to the young woman inconsolable having seen her true reflection in a mirror, which she has dropped and lies broken on the hard floor. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 14 cm Width: 12 cm Depth: 8 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1890 Foundry: Susse Frères Paris Materials: Bronze SKU: 8790 ABOUT Aimé-Jules Dalou...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust Entitled "Cendrillon" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
An attractive late 19th Century Art Nouveau French bronze bust exhibiting deep multi-hued patination and excellent detail. The beautiful character wearing a head dress and a loosely draped blouse representing ’Cinderella’ from the famous French opera. The bronze is signed E Villanis and titled to the fore on its integral bronze base. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 30 cm Width: 19 cm Depth: 12 cm Condition: excellent original condition Circa: 1890 Materials: Bronze Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik Page No: 35 SKU: 8773 ABOUT Villanis Cendrillon Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Chinoise” Sculpture by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Located in New York, NY
"Chinoise” Sculpture by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. This sculpture, a self portrait which stylistically mixes Art Nouveau and orientalism, is among her earliest successes. This piec...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust Entitled "Lola" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
Stunning Art Nouveau bronze bust depicting the character "Lola" modelled in the midst of an inquisitive look. The study has a multi hued patination of colours that accentuate the very fine hand chased surface detail. Signed ?E Villanis...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Life Size Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage life size rattan, bamboo and wicker Harley Davidson Motorcycle Great sculptural motorcycle made attributed to the Tom Dixon stores in the 1980s...
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1980s Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

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

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Marble, Bronze

Confidence, Calamine. France, circa 1900, After Grisard, Désiré '1872-¿'
Located in Madrid, ES
"Confidence". calamine. France, around 1900, following Grisard, Désiré (1872-¿). With manufacturing stamp, titled and engraved name. Calamine figure patinated in various shades t...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Other

Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Nude Snake Charmer, Germany Ca. 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bronze sculpture nude snake charmer, Germany ca. 1900. Bronze sculpture with silver and brown patina on a Portor marble base. This bronze is...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Lady in Solid Italian Art Nouveau Marble with Column and Fountain 1910
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lady in solid Italian Art Nouveau marble with column and fountain 1910 It has some cracks as shown in the photos
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Stephen Schwartz Austrian Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture (1851-1924)
By Stefan Schwartz
Located in Fairfax, VA
Early 20th century nude sculptural bronze with long hair over marble stand by Stephen Schwartz (1851-1924)
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"La Moissonneuse" Statue en Bronze Par Ernest Rancoulet
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Important bronze sculpture with brown patina representing a young woman harvester returning from work in the fields. Note the beautiful expression of the face underlining the satisfa...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Original and Unique Ceramic Fountain by Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny, 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Executed by Michael Powolny for the Wienerberger Keramikwerkstätten, ceramic and stoneware, ochre colored, body holding a dish in her outstretched arms standing above a three-tired Cascade of basins with fluted decoration. One image shows the model of the fountain in the studio of the "Gebrueder Schwadron" in Vienna, circa 1910-1914. Literature: Karl Maria Grimme, Gärten von Albert Esch, Wien, Leipzig 1931 p.29. Elisabeth Frottier, Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Aristede De Ranieri Signed Art Nouveau Sculptural Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Thia antique mantel or table clock was made by the well known Italian born sculptor Archimede de Ranieri, who did much of his work in France and made this in approximately 1900 in th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Huge Impressive Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Lady Lamp Signed Henri Honore Ple
Located in London, GB
A superb stunning and very large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Dore figural lamp of a lady with flora and foliage decoration and with three branch light fittings. Circa 1900. Signed Henri Ple...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair 19th Century French Bronze Statues by Auguste Moreau '1855-1919'
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French bronze statues by Louis Auguste Moreau (1855-1919) are exemplary examples of the glorification of the simple rural life celebrated by artists in France during the Belle Epoque. A distinctive departure from rendering affluent families and lifestyles as dictated by the many patrons of art over the centuries, this informal movement gave a glimpse into the lives of everyday people. In this example, we have two young maidens, one carrying a bundle over her shoulder and a basket in her left hand, while the other totes a basket over her shoulder and a couple of protesting chickens in her right hand! Each maiden is modestly dressed...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1900's Snake Charming Lady French Art Nouveau Fire-Gilt Bronze by a. Lefebvre
By Alfred Lefebvre
Located in Ulm, DE
Snake charmer Fire-gilt bronze by A. Lefebvre, signed with foundry stamp Original art nouveau, France around 1900 Dimensions: Height: 75 cm Diameter, base: 18 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Gold Plate, Bronze

Solid Bronze Figurative Allegorical Art Nouveau with him and her Italy 1910
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Solid Bronze Figurative Allegorical Art Nouveau with him and her Italy 1910
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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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 We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouvea...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Baby Child with Picture Book, by Konrad Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created: Baby in a dress with legs outstretched sitting on the floor and looking at a picture book. Modeling of the finest quality, extremely loving and lifelike details. Modeller: JULIUS KONRAD HENTSCHEL (Cologne 1872 - Meissen 1907) studied at the academies in Munich and Dresden, worked as a modeler and porcelain painter, from 1889 in the Meissen manufactory. Model U 149 was created 1904. Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: made around 1905 Style: Art Nouveau Material: multicolored porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcelain Hallmarked: underglaze blue Meissen Sword...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Hans Müller, Austrian Early 1900s Petite Jugenstil Bronze and Gilt Bust
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Here you have a delicate and finely chased Jugenstil bust of a young lady with turn of the century upturned hair resting on a pedestal of what appears to be a vine of holly leaves and berries. Lovely period Art Nouveau form. The shouldered bust is a beautiful patinated greenish brown bronze and the stepped base gilt bronze...a wonderful contrast. Hans Müller...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique French Montagutelli Frères Lost Wax Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture, 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

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Bronze

Austrian Jugenstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Fawn Youth, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Probably Austrian, this lovely Jugenstil desk-sized black-patinated bronze figurine on its original marble pedestal depicts a fawn youth, checking the size of his tail to see how muc...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Woman with Torch, France, Material: Bronze and Marble, Sign: Beer
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty sculpture in Bronze and marble. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles sinc...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau
Located in NANTES, FR
Maurice Bouval bronze with gilded patina signed M.Bouval and stamp of founder on a marble base portor. Length: base 11 cm Depth: 9,6 cm Height: 30,...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Woman with Child in Bronze and Marble. Sign: J.D. Aste , Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Joseph D´Aste Sign: (14) 8283 sign: Aux Champs Brunle Garaltiau Titre CyL Deposee Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Written: Aux Champs We have specialized in the sale of Art D...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Franz Bergmann Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of Snake Charmer
Located in Forney, TX
A highly coveted Franz Bergmann Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of an Arab Snake Charmer on an alluring carpet of alluring colors and patt...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Marble

Woman Sculpture with Light in Marble, 1900, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Shh ! Art Nouveau Jugenstil Bronze Symbolist Figure
Located in Barjols, FR
Shh !!! Strong Art Nouveau / Jugenstil circa 1900 silver plated bronze figure of a symbolist figure. Excellent condition. Circa 1900. Signe Smedt. Probably belgium. 26cm high (...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze "Harmony" Art Nouveau Figurative Sculpture Signed by Ting Shao Kuang
Located in Monrovia, CA
Solid Bronze Sculpture by Ting Shao Kuang Named "HARMONY". This solid Bronze Is quite heavy in weight and beauty that will certainly bring a wonderful ...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Louis Dejean (1872-1953) : "Elégante"- Epreuve en Terre Cuite Patinée, cers 1900
By Louis Dejean
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis DEJEAN (1872-1953) : "Elégante" Epreuve d'atelier en terre cuite patinée / Worshop patinated terracota Signée "L. Dejean", marque "HD" et cachet d'...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Vintage Art Nouveau “Eve” Bookends 1930s by Verona
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Art Noeveau bookends by Verona. This set in beautifully aged cast iron reminiscence of the art noeveau era with its use of arches and curved forms. In this ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Bronze Sculpture "Nymph in the Reeds" by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Very finely chiselled cast bronze sculpture depicting a beautiful nude nymph standing emerging from tall reeds at the edge of a stream. At her feet is a water jug, with a marble base...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Dancing Nude Couple La Danse by Charles Samuel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bronze sculpture dancing nude couple, La Danse by Charles Samuel. Patinated bronze on a marble base. Belgium ca. 1900. This bronze is illustrated in: Beeldhouwkuns...
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Early-20th Century Bronze Vase Entitled "Fée des Bois" by Charles Korschann
Located in London, GB
A very beautiful late 19th Century French Art Nouveau bronze vase decorated with two gilt bronze female figures sitting upon a tree stump. The surface of the vase with excellent detail and very fine colour, signed Korschann and with foundry mark for Louchet Paris Additional information Height: 15 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1900 Materials: Bronze Foundry: Louchet Paris About Charles Korschann Biography Charles Korschann (1872-1943). Born in Brno in Moravia, he attended the Fine Arts Academies in Vienna and Berlin. Although he frequently returned to Moravia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but a constituent part of Czecho-Slovakia after the First World War, he spent most of his life after 1894 in Paris. He designed many small mostly Art Nouveau subjects including vases, inkwells, clocks, lamps, wall sconces, and jardinières among those with some utility, often with full figures of elegant women, nearly always with hieratic expressions or Symbolist poses. He exhibited at the Salons of the Société des Artistes Français from 1894 to 1905, and was awarded a Bronze Medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. He worked with gilt and patinated bronze, bronze with polychrome glazed and unglazed ceramics...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

2 Austrian Movable Naughty, Erotic Bronzes, circa 1920
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are always looking for the fun bronzes, especially those with the kind of theme here. The one that flips open was done by Bruno Zach, while unsigned we know his work. He never signed the really naughty bronzes...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Erotic Dancer, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT SCULPTURE This provocative and wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a semi-nude female dancer in elaborate attire and a beautiful headdress, coquettishly rising on one leg dur...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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....
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

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

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Entitled "Broken Jug" by Charles Anfrie
Located in London, GB
A very fine late 19th century bronze figure of a young lad dressed in period attire holding a broken jug, with excellent rich brown patina and fabulous hand finished surface detail, signed & titled ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 20 cm Condition: excellent original condition Circa: 1890 Materials: Bronze SKU: 8279 ABOUT Charles Anfrie...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gilt And Patinated Bronze Bust By Henri Godet “Femme Tulipe”
Located in Norwood, NJ
A fine unusual Art Nouveau two tone gilt and patinated bronze bust of a young lady rising from the center of a tulip flower with fine detail, raised on a breche griotte circular marb...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Griotte Marble

Early 20th Century Spanish Bronze Entitled "Girl on Chair" by Juan Clara
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century Spanish bronze study depicting a young girl trying to escape from her high chair, exhibiting excellent rich brown and gilt patina and fine detail. Signe...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Marble, Bronze

Sculpture Giant Amphora Vase Majolica Hand Painted Four Seasons Art Nouveau
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic amphora in glazed majolica, handmade and hand painted in central Italy. On the amphora are represented, in great detail, the four seasons personified by graceful women surro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Majolica

Terracotta Sculpture Boy & Girl Playing with Goat After Pietro Balestra, 1900s
By Pietro Balestra
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Terra Cotta Group Boy And Girl Playing With A Goat After Pietro Balestra 1900s Late 19th century beautifully detailed statue in terracotta of a boy and a girl playing with a goat pl...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Viennese Bronze, Warriors Dancing Around a Fire, by Franz Bergmann, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare piece of Viennese bronze art: Two barefoot Native American warriors with horned headdresses and loincloths, and feathers around the hips and legs, with shields affixed to the forearms and weapons raised, dancing around a campfire. On a flat rock...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of French Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Sculptures
By George Maxim, Auguste Moreau
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Art Nouveau patinated spelter sculptures French, early 20th century Measures: Figure with lyre: Height 92cm, width 48cm, depth 38cm Other figure: Height 90cm, width 52cm, depth 33cm The spelter works in this pair are after two of the leading Art Nouveau period sculptors: George Maxim and Auguste Moreau. The sculptures portray young women in animated, dance-like postures, wearing flowing dress that recalls Greek wet drapery. One figure holds a musical instrument, while the other spreads her arms as if to music. The figures stand on integral rocky bases above matching marble plinths. Each piece is affixed with a plaque, one reading ‘Libellule par Geo Maxim...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter

Hanoi School, Woman's Head, Bronze 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Bronze with drune patina of a woman's head wearing a traditional headdress Wooden base Illegible mark on the back School of Hanoi / Nguyen Thanhle A slight blow to the nose, an...
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20th Century Vietnamese Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Beautiful Art Nouveau Biscuit Cup, DMP, 1910-1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau biscuit cup, DMP (Duxer Porzellan-Manufaktur, Royal Dux Bohemia), 1910-1920. Measures: H: 44 cm, W: 36 cm, D: 22 cm base - W: 19 cm, D: 17 cm.
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1910s European Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

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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Early 2000s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Art Nouveau Porcelain Female Nymph Sculpture by Granitex
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite large Art Nouveau female Nymph sculpture lamp made of porcelain. The nymph is wrapped in a gold dress and holding a bouquet of flower whil...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Early 20th Century Spanish Bronze Entitled "Girl Putting on her Shoe" by J 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

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Bronze

French Bronze Nude and White Alabaster Table Lamp, Circa 1940's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Art Nouveau Bronze nude and white Alabaster vanity table lamp, Circa 1940's.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Bronze

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