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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
20th Century Cast Bronze Statue of a Nymph Signed by Ferdinando de Luca, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
The famed Italian sculptor Ferdinando de Luca created this incredible cast bronze likeness of a girl in the 20th century. Its stylized Art Nouveau aesthetic has a vibrancy which perf...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Lady With Muff, by Konrad Hentschel, ca 1906
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant young lady with a wide-brimmed hat, decorated with green-brown-white checkered ribbons and a blue feather, wearing a floor-length white dress with a green hem and button plac...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze, Boy on a leaf, 20th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Boy on a leaf, 20th century Measures: 44 centimeters long 20,5 centimeters depth 11 centimeters high This antique cast and cold-painted bronze ...
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Lifesize original Goldscheider polychrome terracotta figure of a young boy
Located in New York City, NY
A fine original lifesize signed Goldscheider hand painted terracotta figure of a young Black child wearing knickers, a jacket and a cap. Vienna 1890's The young African American boy is seated with hands folded in his lap on an antique wicker chair...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Figure Putto Riding A Rooster By Doblinger, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Ceramic Piece: Blond boy sitting sideways on a rooster decorated with colourful flower garlands and holding on to its comb and plumage. The group is ba...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Meissen Lovely Dog Figurine Terrier by Paul Walther made c. 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Lovely Figurine Of Dog: It Is A Type Of British Smooth Fox Terrier Sitting On White Oval Base / The Dog's Body Is Brownish Coloured, Wit...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau "The Bather" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Art Nouveau "The Bather" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure on a rectangular plinth, indistinctly signed. 19.5" H x 8.5" W x 5" D.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Plaster Skinned Anatomical Figure, circa 1900s, Ellegible Signature
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Plaster skinned anatomical figure circa 1900s. Ellegible signature.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Snowball Thrower & Girl, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very charming Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines: Boy in dark blue jacket, under it a brown vest, striped pants and lace-up shoes, on his head a green cap with a wide brim, a white scarf around his neck, with his right arm reaching far back to throw a snowball at the girl, with his left hand holding more prepared snowballs to his chest. The boy is supported from behind by a small toboggan and is based on round snow base. The girl in purple flowered dress...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

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

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Bronze

French Bronze Art Nouveau Classical Figural Women by L. Kley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French bronze Art Nouveau classical figural woman.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Meissen Pair of Oriental Figurines A 1146 67073 Scheurich Made 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable pair of figurines: Designed by Paul Scheurich (1883-1945) Oriental woman with flute / modelled 1926 Black man with cockatoo / modelled 1922. Size: Femal...
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1980s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

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

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

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Marble, Metal

French Napoleon III Bronze Pipe Girl on Shaped Rouge Marble Base
Located in London, GB
An attractive Art Nouveau bronze of a young nymph blowing two trumpets. Set on an attractive, shaped rouge marble base. Excellent color and patination.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

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

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Porcelain

Leda and the Swan Bronze sculpture by Ferd Otratovsky
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Leda and the Swan Bronze sculpture by Ferd Otratovsky. Signed and dated "FERD. OTRADOVSKY 1926" within the cast on the base. Black patinated bronze, mounte...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Nouveau Group 'Girl With Goat', by Erich Hoesel, Meissen Germany, ca 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Girl in a striped dress with polka dots and a white blouse holding a bouquet of flowers in both hands above her head and fending off a ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

'The Temptation' by Eugene-Victor Cherrier
By Eugène-Victor Cherrier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'The Temptation' by Eugene-Victor Cherrier. A fine patinated bronze ewer modeled in high relief depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Sig...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Porcelain Group 'Joy of Life' by J. Limburg Rosenthal Selb Germany Ca 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Large Art Nouveau Group: Monumental figure of Flora with chin-length hair in a long dress loosely embracing the beautiful body, her right foot resting on a low pedest...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Art Nouveau green Majolica frog who playing mandolin unsigned Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Francois Raoul Larche (1860-1912) LA SEVE or Métamorphose de Daphné
Located in Dallas, TX
Francois Raoul Larche (1860-1912) LA SEVE or Métamorphose de Daphné Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Sculpture Cast, Gilt Bronze or Marble base France, c. 1900, Signed "Raoul Larche," number...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Bronze Middle Eastern Man Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb quality antique bronze sculpture of a Middle Eastern gentleman in regal dress by the renowned Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London dating from around 1900. The well cas...
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Early 1900s British Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Meissen Boy and Dosser with Winegrapes by Theodore Eichler Model W 129
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen rarest figurine: Boy with Dosser filled with Winegrapes by Theodore Eichler, circa 1910. Size: Height 28.0 cm (= 11.02 inches) Diameter 9.2 cm (= 3.62 inches) Manufac...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Patinated bronze sculpture depicting nude female figure on marble base
Located in Cantù, IT
Patinated bronze sculpture depicting nude female figure on marble base
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20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Bronze Sculpture with a Brown Patina, Signed by Auguste Moreau, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture with a brown patina, signed by Auguste Moreau, 20th century. Bronze sculpture by Auguste Moreau, 20th century, beautiful brown patina. H: 20 cm, W: 13 cm, D: 13 cm
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dated 1880 Signed Ferville-Suan French Naturalistic Bronze of Lady with Hawk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine quality signed Charles Georges Ferville-Suan signed and dated 1889. The bronze is absolutely luminous and extremely well-defined fingers and wings appear and the facia...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut C. Engel & Cie Verviers
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Verviers Belgium by C. Engel & Cie Opticiens Verviers High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Sculpture in white alabaster 1910 with a child sitting on a wall thinking
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in white alabaster 1910 with a child sitting on a wall thinking
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

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

Petite Statue Figure of the Nuremberg Water Fountain Goose Man Antique Souvenir
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful metal figurine of the goose man, a statue in the middle of a water fountain in Nuremberg, Germany. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A bea...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Jugenstil, Harlequin in Golden Mask, Vienna Bronze, Austria, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: 4.33 high x 2.25 wide x 2.75 deep This elegant desk-size statuette of a kneeled harlequin wearing a golden mask is a perfect example of the little masterpieces in cold...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Round Bronze Plaque Depicting a Male Profile on Wooden Stand
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Round Bronze Plaque Depicting A Male Profile On A Wooden Support From The 1900s. Particular and signed object. Not easy to find, as it was commissioned by...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Albert Mayer WMF Art Nouveau Early 1900 Silver Metal ware Female Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Original early 1900 Excellent condition "WMF" mark impressed.
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Spa Belgium by Valentine Engel High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual de...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Art Nouveau Sculpture, Figural Tray Maiden & Lily Pads, Ernst Wahliss
Located in Lisbon, PT
An extraordinary Secession Style Ernst Wahliss hand-painted porcelain figurine tray with an elegant seated maiden flanked by a green lilypad. Made in Teplitz, Austria, circa 1891. ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Statue "Girl Holding a Shoe" in the style of Juan Clara
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Statue "Girl Holding a Shoe" manufacturer / artist unknown (in the style of Juan Clara ~ Spanish, 1875 - 1935" "Juan Clara ~ Spanish, 1875 - 1935 – was a prominent Spanish sculptor...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

‘Una And The Lion' Sculpture By Octave Galliard-Sansonetti Dated 1903
Located in London, GB
Indulge in the graceful allure of this exquisite masterpiece sourced on our ventures through the picturesque landscapes of France. Presenting 'Una and The Lion' Sculpture by the este...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart. High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Figure Putto Riding on a Cock by Doblinger, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Item Modelled by Ferdinand Doblinger (1872-1935), circa 1910. Manufactured by 'Wiener Kunstkeramische Werkstätte...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Italian antique cherub wooden sculptures, end of 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique cherub wooden sculptures, end of 1800s Sculptures entirely made of wood depicting cherubs. The figure rests on a carved and shaped black pedestal with three golden fe...
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1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Spa Belgium by Valentine Engel High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual de...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design with high relief C-scrolls and flowers in Rococo style (from theArt Nouveau' period) with a lovely walnut case/. Equipment in full working order. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.

 With best wishes, Geert 
Early Bird Gallery...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th Century French La Belle Époque life size plant sculpture handcrafted in iron having a palm plant on a distinctive Art Nouveau style wrought iron base, all with a time e...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Art Nouveau Bust of a Pierrette Female Pierrot
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful expressive cast of a Pierrette, a female pierrot. Has been executed in France in the last decade of the 19th century. The sculpture is signed R. Allard.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation Car
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional and rare, vintage English sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a car in the Art Nouveau manner. The body of this stylised Jaguar style car has a plain moulded form. This exceptional model surmounts the original carved stained oak wood plinth, accented with a vacant silver inscription plaque to the lower rim. This exceptional vintage silver presentation ornament is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches. Condition This vintage sterling silver...
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Late 20th Century British Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Sterling Silver

Liberty, a Patinated Lead Figurative Sculpture, France, c1900
Located in London, GB
A solid lead cast Art Nouveau statue of lady Liberty rendered in very fine detail, with exquisite aged patination. An immensely romantic depiction with incredible movement, flowing c...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Lead

Art Nouveau Large "Putto" Cherub Figure Michael Andersen & Sons, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful large "Putto" figure handmade in the 1930s at Michael Andersen & Sons, Denmark. The figure is made from earthenware and is covered in a beautiful fat grey craquelé glazing. Stamped with the manufacturers logo (3 fishes) underneath. Michael Andersen & Sons was a famous danish ceramics workshop established in 1890 at the small island of Bornholm, Denmark. They were one of Denmarks finest ceramics workshops. With traditional names such as "Søholm", "Michael Andersen" and "Hjorth's Keramik", Bornholm has managed to place itself heavily on the Danish map...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Otto Petri Glazed Earthenware Sculpture of a Woman Carrying Baskets
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This glazed earthenware sculpture was done by the German sculptor, Otto Petri in the period Art Nouveau style. This sculpture is a very detailed depiction o...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar 1910s Liege Belgium High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

French Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Knight by François A. Clémencin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ CLÉMENCIN French, 1878-1950 "Celui qui fut pris" (The one that was taken) Patinated & polychromed bronze Signed on base "A. Clemencin" Item # 110BKP22X An exquisi...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique French Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hun...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut G.Tart Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

"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

Ceramic Sculpture Water Carrier Viennese Secession circa 1903 White Gold
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Ceramic sculpture respresenting a Water Carrier - designed by Wilhelm Bormann - manufacture attributed to Ernst Wahliss Wien - Viennese Secession circa 1903 Austrian Art Nouveau - Jugendstil The Austrian sculptor Wilhelm Bormann studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts from 1898. He worked in the Viennese Mosaic Workshop Leopold Forstner...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Henri Fugere, Bronze Figure, 'Bebe Tapin' Boy Playing His Drum
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Henri Fugere, bronze figure, ' Bebe Tapin ' signed in the bronze. French Boy playing his drum. Henry Fugere, a well listed artist. Mr. Fugere was born in ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Statue en terre cuite femme porteuse d'une jarre signée XX's
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Statue en terre cuite femme porteuse d'une jarre signée XX's
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Art Nouveau figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

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