Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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
Tiffany Studios New York Grapevine Bronze and Slag Glass Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Nouveau period "Grapevine" inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.13"W x 4.13"D x 3.75"H.
Very good original vintage cond...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor
Located in New York, NY
This lacquered bronze “Volcano” humidor by Tiffany Studios New York features a dramatic design of a submarine volcano surrounded by sea urchins, created by Munich artist Ludwig Viert...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s ART NOUVEAU Urn Vase with Gold Gilt Handle
By Hermann Ohme
Located in Skien, NO
A truly one-of-a-kind stunning antique porcelain urn vase/jar, featuring a beautiful 24k gold gilt handle.
Marked with the SILESIA porcelain ma...
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Early 20th Century Polish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
BACCARAT - Julien Viard - 'Le Narcisse Noir' - Perfume Bottle - France - C. 1911
By Baccarat
Located in Chatham, ON
BACCARAT (Manufacturer) - Julien Viard (Designer) - 'CARON - Le Narcisse Noir' (Perfume Manufacturer / Name) - Art Nouveau crystal perfume bottle designed by Viard in 1911 - featurin...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed A. Batacchi, Italy, Florence, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture signed A. Batacchi, Italy, Florence, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Important Art Nouveau Zsolnay Flask by Lajos Mack for Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Established in 1853 by Miklós Zsolnay, Zsolnay began as a small business producing basic stoneware and earthenware. Ten years later Miklós’ son, Vilmos, joined the company and led it...
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1890s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
A pretty polychrome plaster bust of a young girl wearing a headscarf with her eyes cast downwards.
The piece features carvings of b...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Glazed Ceramic Flower Vases by Delphine Massier, France, circa 1890.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Glazed Ceramic Flower Vases by Delphine Massier, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
By Lalique
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautifull Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on bl...
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1970s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Cast Metal Chalice with Cobalt Glass Art Nouveau
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique chalice holder with lid. This piece is incredibly full of detail while maintaining a simple aesthetic. The holder builds up from the base into a frame with four ...
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1950s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Amphora Art Nouveau Vase with Pine Cone Motif by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau Handcrafted Silver , Kindness
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Kindness is a delicate photo frame of Laura G Art with Heart collection , handmade entirely by Italian masters of art. Kindness is both front a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Daum Nancy, France, Large Antique Vase in Art Glass with Landscape and Trees
Located in København, Copenhagen
Daum Nancy, France. Large antique vase in mouth-blown art glass decorated with lake landscape and trees, circa 1910.
Measures: 31 x 15 cm.
Signed....
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
German Scharzwald Art Nouveau Stoneware Centerpiece Hunt Scenes, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Stoneware pot center piece depicting different scenes of a hunt party. Made in Marzy & REmy manufacture in West Germany.
You can see deer and does on one part and a hunting scene wit...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Coralbell Decor, France, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase with a round base formed by constriction in the lower section, the wall widened above and flattened on four sides, with a slightly indented, wavy rim, colourless glass with colo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Henri GAUQUIE The Sower French Sculpture, ca.1910
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French bronze sculpture by Henri Désiré GAUQUIE (1858-1927), France, ca.1910. The sower. Height : 18.25"(46.4cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), Depth : 8.1"(20.5cm). A sharp line, an indi...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Baccarat Pattern, Bright Crimson, Acid Etched Bowl, 1900, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glorifying the effects of refracted light for 170 years, the iconic Baccarat products are well-known all over the world.
A Large Art Nouveau Baccarat egelantier and leaf pattern ac...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
KPM Berlin Adonis Porcelain Vase Siegmund Schütz
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain vase "Adonis" white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by Siegmund Schütz in 1956.
Category
1950s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
René Lalique a glass perfume bottle Fleurettes N°2 for Maison Lalique, ca. 1919
By René Lalique
Located in Aachen, DE
A glass perfume bottle Fleurettes N°2 for the Fleurette bathroom set, designed by René Lalique and made in his glassworks, likely those located in Combs-la-ville, which was before he...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
European Peasant Motif Silverplated on Repousse Copper Vase Late 1800s
By Hallmark
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration an European peasant motif silver plated on repousse copper vase , Circa 1800s.
Stamped: Hallmark UJEP, H 309
Dimensions: 8.75 H x 5.5 diameter.
Please visi...
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Late 18th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Sculpture "Nature Unveiling" by Ernst Barrias
Located in London, GB
Wonderful late 19th Century Art Nouveau French bronze figure of a seductively draped female figure representing, in allegorical form, Nature revealing her secrets to Science, a fitti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Multicolored ceramic vase, Art Nouveau period by the Revernay Manufacture, 1910s
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Magnificent Art Nouveau vase with floral motifs in blue, pink, black, and green, highly decorative.
The Manufacture Revernay is an artistic ceramics workshop founded in 1896. It is d...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Jardiniere Flowerpot Thistle Motif
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A highly decorative and vividly colored Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière or flowerpot, dating from circa 1900. This exuberant barbotine piece features an ornate relief design dominate...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century Pug Dog Musician Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figure
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Brass Ink Blotter
Located in New York, NY
A brass Art Nouveau period ink blotter. Beautiful Art Nouveau details captured in blotters' handle. Use for its intended purpose or as a standalone piece decorative object on a desk,...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of Exquise XL Vases, Deep Rose Red Crystal, Czech Republic and France, 1960
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glorifying the effects of refracted light for a long time, the iconic Bohemian vases are well-known all over the world.
A crystal masterpiece set of exceptional proportions, the set...
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1950s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Vase w/Stylized Trees by Paul Dachsel for Ernst Whaliss Turn-Teplitz
By Paul Dachsel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Majolica White Swan Jardinière Jerome Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white swan jardinière signed Jerome Massier Vallauris, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Richard Ginori Art Nouveau Floral Ceramic Letter Holder, Italy 1910
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Richard Ginori Art Nouveau Floral Ceramic Letter Holder, Italy 1910
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Pug Dog Musician Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figure
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Pink Opaline Glass Vase with Enamelled Poppies, c. 1896
Located in Glasgow, GB
This French Art Nouveau pink opaline glass vase, hand-blown and decorated circa 1896, exemplifies the era’s love of organic forms and intricate craftsmanship. Of baluster form, the v...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$272 Sale Price
60% Off
Antique Wooden Box Painted In Art Nouveau Style
Located in Bilzen, BE
An oil-painted wooden box in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century.
Old patina.
The key is missing.
11.5 x 23.5 cm, height 5.5 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Jozefina Krosno Octopus Glass Pedestal Bowl
By Krosno
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is very heavy fabulous piece of Fabulously flowing free form design. The ribbons of glass wrap around like an octopus tendrils when you see it from the side. Fabulous abstract d...
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Late 20th Century Polish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
A Large Italian Carved Figural Long Case Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large Italian Fruitwood Carved Figural Long Case Clock. In the Italian Rococo style, Hand Carved "Liberty Style" with a female holding flowers and surrounded by 3 Cherub/Angels. A ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Glass and Marble Lalique Sculpture entitled "Still Water" by Nic Fiddian Green
By Lalique
Located in London, GB
An outstanding deep black crytal glass study of a horse gently drinking from a water's surface, raised on a polished black glass plinth, signed Lalique France and numbered from the l...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), France. Very large and rare "Vosges" vase.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), France.
Huge and rare "Vosges" vase in mouth-blown cameo art glass.
Mountain landscape with trees in relief.
Approx. 1900.
Measures: 44.5 x 21 cm.
In exce...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Antique German Porcelain Figurine of Dutch Girl with Sand Egg Timer Hourglass
By Katzhütte
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful girl figurine handmade in Germany circa 1900s- 1910s. A beautiful piece for decorating your kitchen. Handmade and hand painted in beautiful colors. Marked Germany.
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pillbox shaped fire enamel hand painted floral miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and hand-painted floral miniature, with fine hand engravings. Viennese Art Nouveau...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Mantelpiece-Clock Solid Brass Facetted Glass, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Mantelpiece clock, often used by Adolf Loos in houses he designed. Casted brass-frame on four Rhomboid legs, strengthened edges leading to octagonal side frames, facettet glasses, cl...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bronze Cat Figurine by Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
This exquisite bronze figurine from the early 1900s, by renowned French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet, depicts a seated cat with exceptional elegance and realism. The sculpture captures ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Loetz Iridescent Green Art Nouveau Glass Vases, Bohemian, 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A rare and exquisite pair of antique Loetz iridescent glass vases, made in Bohemia around 1900 during the height of the Art Nouveau movement. Crafted in a lush emerald green glass, t...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Egg style Faberge Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large egg on smooth tripod with 8-day mechanical skeletal Swiss movement with alarm, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and hand-paint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Barbotine Set Green Vases, Floral Motifs, France, 1900s, Gift Idea
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau three piece set from 1900s France, featuring two faience vases and a matching cachepot in green ceramic with floral barbotine reliefs.
The interiors are finished in a...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,911 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Bohemian Moser Enameled Amber Art Glass Jewel Casket
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Bohemian enameled art glass hinged lid jewelry casket - table box by renowned luxury glass maker Moser.
Exquisitely hand-made in Bohemia (present day Czech Republic) in the late 19th century, artistic Art Nouveau period opulence, featuring very fine quality hand-blown polished...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Dunhill Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Dish Vide Poche Ashtrays
By Dunhill
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare pair of English Dunhill art nouveau patinated bronze ashtrays, catchalls with a female nude amongst waves in bas relief with organic form edge, London, England, early 20th centu...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figural Nude Woman with Owl and Moon Floral Tray
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Nouveau dore bronze tray features a figural motif in semi-relief, depicting a sensuous maiden figure surrounded by iris flowers, with a flying owl and a moon in the background. T...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Pewter Candlestick with a Lady Sculpture, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau style pewter candlestick with a sculpture of a lady, from circa 1920.
An elegant Art Nouveau candle holder depicting a figure of a young and adorable lady, looking...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Antique Scandinavian Trinket in Bronze, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small unusual jewelry trinket in light bronze set floral perforations. Its interior is linned with blue velvet. It was made in the late 10s or early 20...
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1920s Scandinavian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Extraordinary Nymphenburg Hand Painted Porcelain Peacock, Signed and Dated 1912
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Breathtaking porcelain peacock by Nymphenburg, the sculptor Theodor Ka¨rner created in 1906. This model was is signed and dated by the artist in 1912. This piece is also marked with ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$22,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Muse Jeweled Gilt Brass Perfume Bottle Attrb. Schafer & Vater
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Figural Art Nouveau Muse Perfume Bottle, Pat. July 1900, Attributed to Schafer & Vater, Germany
A rare and ethereal figural Art Nouveau perfume bottle, attributed to Schafer & Vater...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Jugendstil Glass Vase, circa 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil glass vase, circa 1908
Original condition.
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York 7-Piece "Pond Lily" Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Studios’ Pond Lily Desk Set is a rare model, with only three extant sets known. The set is decorated with a dazzling array of lily pads, lily buds, dragonflies, and moths. The dragonfly and moth was a leitmotif of the Art Nouveau, but Louis Tiffany encountered the creatures and explored their form and significance throughout his childhood and artistic life, beginning as a youngster who sketched au plein air in the woods and wetlands surrounding his father’s summer house. At his Laurelton Hall estate, an artwork of nature coaxed into form over decades, Tiffany observed these insects in the teeming saltwater marshes and wetlands of Oyster Bay. The crown jewel of his Laurelton Hall garden was a water lily pond filled with varieties of colored water lilies, a novelty that debuted at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. Tiffany proceeded to make a series of designs based on the pond lily which he displayed to much acclaim in the 1902 Turin Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna.
Product Details:
Item #: T-21399
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1905
Materials: Patinated Bronze
Signed: blotter ends, inkstand, calendar frame, pen tray and rocker blotter each impressed "Tiffany Studios New York"; the inkstand, pen tray, rocker blotter and blotter ends further impressed with firm's respective model numbers
Literature: Martin Eidelberg, Nina Gray and Margaret K. Hofer, A New Light on Tiffany...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Large Vase Soliflore Handmade and Hand Glazed Details 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant handmade hand-glazed Art Nouveau Soliflore Vase, 1930.
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant colored details.
Made in Belgium
Art Nouveau period 1930 fine quality.
The pi...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Jewelry Box "The Hunt", 1910s, Silvered, Art Nouveau, Iron Craftmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique jewelry box with fine depictions of hunting themes and forest animals.
Heavy iron work, silvered in a very good condition.
Lined with turquoise fabric in a good c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
Located in Newark, England
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ART NOUVEAU CIRCA 1890
From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we’re pleased to offer this patinated bronze figure of a vulture and skull by Bohuslav Schnirch...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Majolica Vase by Sarreguemines, France
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Art Nouveau double-handled majolica ceramic vase features a beautifully embossed floral motif and was made by the famous French manu...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$659 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th-Early 20th C. French Alabaster Statue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning alabaster statue depicting a maiden selling flowers in the style of Ada Cipriani.
Late 19th-early 20th Century - France
No visible signature
16" W x 14" D x 49.5" H
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Large Majolica Parrots Centerpiece Delphin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Parrots Centerpiece Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
14 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Art Nouveau decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Bohemia, Lalique, and Tiziano Galli. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $9,106 while the average work can sell for $494.
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