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
Monumental Antique Art Nouveau Andre Delatte Cameo Glass Vase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Monumental Antique Art Nouveau Andre Delatte Cameo Glass Vase
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Small Majolica Cache Pot Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French purple Majolica Cache Pot Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1890.
Height / 3.8 inches.
Diameter / 5.8 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rörstrand, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1920s
By Rörstrand
Located in High Point, NC
A pink and grey-glazed ceramic vase produced by Rörstrand, c. 1920s.
Dimensions: 5.875” H x 7” Diameter
Diameter of opening: 3.25”
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Danico, Denmark, 1920s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Large Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Danico, Denmark, 1920s
Striking large Art Nouveau ceramic vase by Danico, Denmark, dating from the 1920s. This impressive piece is handmade and han...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
French Art Nouveau Majolica Planter Jardiniere by Hector Guimard Barbotine
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Hector Guimard was a renowned French architect and designer who is best known for his Art Nouveau style. He was born in Lyon in 1867 and later moved to Paris, where he became a promi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,715 Sale Price
20% Off
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase.
For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
LEGRAS Art Nouveau Enameled Vase, 1890s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore LEGRAS, Cristallerie de Saint-Denis, France, 1890s. Blown glass vase ribbed inside. Clear glass becoming more and more purple towards the...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Sterling Silver Peruvian Repousse Picture Frame Ca. 1920s
Located in Peabody, MA
An early 20th century art nouveau sterling silver repousse picture frame, marked Industria Peruana Plata, Sterling.
Frame measures 12.5" wide x 15.25" high overall. The opening on t...
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1920s Peruvian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare L.C. Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase with Floral Decoration, circa 1900
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A luminous and exceptionally fine example of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s masterful glasswork, this Favrile glass vase dates to circa 1900. The vase features a graceful, elongated baluste...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Emile Gallé Trilobe “Clematites” Vase, Nancy, 1904–1906 Art Nouveau Masterpiece
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Gallé “Clematites” Cameo Glass Vase, Nancy, 1904–1906
Dimensions: Height 9 cm; Diameter 10 cm
A rare museum-quality trilobe vase by Emile Gallé, showcasing botanical mastery an...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Peach Early Morning Landscape Vase c1908
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Fabulous Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo early landscape vase, depicting a classic landscape scene with large trees leaning over a quiet pond in the early eerie morning light. Rendere...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Iriscident Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Kralik, Bohemia, circa 1902
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional Art Nouveau glass vase by Wilhelm Kralik, Bohemia, circa 1902. This absolute rare, iriscident glass vase shows an unusual shaped body with a beautiful green glass base. T...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Royal Worcester Gilt Blush Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Pheasants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English porcelain vase.
Made in 1900 by George Grainger & Company, a subsidiary of Royal Worcester from 1889 - 1902.
With painted floral decor...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ytiga NOUMATA Rare Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Ytiga Noumata
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
RARE Sèvres “Rooster” in New Hard-Paste Porcelain, 1915, at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Molded by Edmond Dubois After Ytiga Noumata.
A remarkably rare hard-paste porcelain ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Faience Handled Vase with Drip Glaze, Belgium
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking large ceramic vase features the organic, rounded shape with 3 curved, free-flowing decorative handles. It is decorated in characteristic Belgian Art Nouveau style with the u...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
A Stunning French Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Centerpiece by Fives-Lille
By Fives-Lille
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Stunning French Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Centerpiece by Fives-Lille
France, circa 1900s, Gustave de Bruyn & Fils, Fives-Lille
A stu...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$792 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Stork Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and rare Majolica stork with a bamboo vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels an...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Art Nouveau Trinket Box - marked "JB Signifies the Best"
By Oneida
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Superb Art Nouveau Trinket Box - marked "JB Signifies the Best"
16 x 8 x. 10.5cms
Made of bronzed regule (spelter), this trinket box is in exceptional condition with almost all of ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Spelter
Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel, Art Nouveau Sunflower Vase, Austria, C.1900
Located in Chatham, ON
Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel - Imperial Amphora - Art Nouveau buttressed ceramic vase with embossed sunflowers, painted leaves and applied 'jewels' - signed on the base - Austria -...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Antique MaruMan T2 Heavy Crystal Table Lighter Electric And Gas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage antique crystal tabletop gas and electric lighter. In great condition. This exquisite Lighter is a testament to the opulence and craftsmanship of the mid 20th century.
The b...
Category
1950s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Daum Art Glass Vase Roses Pink Orange, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass vase with roses in pink with green leafs by Daum, France.
The vase - made out of art glass - is formed by flowers connected to each other in bea...
Category
1970s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Bohemian Crystal Box with Engraved and Gilt Floral Motifs by Moser
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning antique Bohemian crystal box is attributed to Ludwig Moser, the renowned glassmaker from Karlsbad, celebrated for his exquisite designs and unmatched craftsmanship. The...
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1880s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Sterling Overlay c. 1890's
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful piece of functional art is a gorgeous reflection of the Art Nouveau era from which it came. Used primarily as a perfume bottle, this stunning work of art was created b...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table clock Opening lost hinge Swiss clock 8-day Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table clock with rounded vertical sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, in Art Nouveau style from the early 1900s. Hand-engraved e...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Good Quality Enamel Decorated Brass Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality Art Nouveau enamel decorated rectangular box dating from around 1900. Possibly Austrian, the box is made in brass with a hinged overlapping cover the top applied with ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Art Nouveau Stylised Ceramic Vase By Horsens Danico, Denmark c1920
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art nouveau in design and era, a fabulously glazed ceramic vase by Horsens Danico Denmark
A super little vase to collect
Circa 1920's
Signed Danico, 221 Denmark
Height 4.25 inch, Dia...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Eclectic French Jugend Vanity Trinket Jar in Green Glass & Pewter Pharaoh Lid
Located in Esbjerg, DK
French eclectic jugend - art nouveau period trinket executed in green glass with gold-paint/enamel. What makes it eclectic is that it rocks an unusual pewter lid with an Egyptian Pha...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Ercole Barovier Exceptional Pulegoso Glass Vase with Applied Discs, 1930s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An extraordinarily rare example of Ercole Barovier’s early 1930s experimentation with the pulegoso technique, this sculptural vase represents one of the most sought-after chapters in...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Early 20th Century Painted Glass Vases
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Early 20th Century Painted Glass Vases
Origin: France
Style: Art Nouveau
Material: Glass
Add a touch of elegance to your space with this set of two early XXth century Art N...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$776 Sale Price / set
56% Off
English Shagreen Silver Mounted Antique Card Box
Located in Northampton, GB
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Sterling Silver Mounts Dated 1908
From our Games Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this good quality silver mounted shagreen card box. The card box...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Gouda Plateelbakkerij Zuid Holland Gaberone Pattern Pottery Wall Plaque
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Dutch Gouda, Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland Art Deco pottery wall plate hand painted in the Art Nouveau inspired Gaberone design and be...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
A Bohemian Austrian Art Nouveau gilded glass flower vase in Bristol blue colour.
Located in London, GB
A Bohemian Austrian Art Nouveau gilded glass single flower vase in Bristol blue color with gilded floral overlay painting.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Handmade and Hand Glazed Planter Jardinière, 1930 Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant Handmade Majolica Hand-glazed
Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1920.
Imperiale Royale, NIMY
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant deta...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Art Nouveau Vase w. Spectacular Crystalline Glaze attr. to Sarrguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Art Nouveau vase features an extraordinary crystalline glaze that enhances its elegant, flowing form. The vase’s surface is adorned with unique, intricate patterns created by th...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 7 Miniature Wedgwood Lustre Bowls by Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of 7 miniature blue and orange lustre bowl designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood ca. 1920 and decorated with the 'Hummingbirds' pattern.
Daisy Makeig-Jones’s lustreware ...
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1920s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase, 1895-1915, the ovoid body with deep green ground and mirror black iridescence, silve...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Jugenstile Bronze Fledermaus Inkwell
Located in Sharon, CT
Jugenstile cast bronze inkwell in the form of a bat (Fledermaus).
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rare Box Ceramic Ciriaco Piras Sardinia 1920 Cold Painted Colored Fancello
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Museum box Ceramic Ciriaco Piras Sardinia 1920 Cold painted colored made in Italy, with Sardinian dancers.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,096 Sale Price
30% Off
Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French purple Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier circa 1890.
Height / 5.8 inches.
Diameter / 6 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Rectangular Silver Plate Jewelry Box, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This French rectangular silver box is heavily decorated in the typical styles of this Art Nouveau period. The box has vintage red velvet interior and the original hardware with a wor...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Fruit Basket – Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl, France, 1930s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a rare Art Deco fruit basket, hand-carved in solid brown wood, likely made in France during the 1930s. The design is particularly distinctive, featuring sculpted representations of actual fruits, integrated into the body of the bowl itself — a remarkable example of functional sculpture.
Main Features:
Period: Art Deco – circa 1930s
Origin: France
Material: Carved wood, brown tone
Patina: Beautiful aged patina, slightly dark with warm reflective highlights
Handle: The basket’s handle is elegantly curved, featuring smooth lines typical of the Art Deco movement
Usage & Style:
This piece blends decoration and function: it can be used as a fruit bowl or simply as a centerpiece in a living or dining room. Its original shape, fine carving, and historical charm make it perfect for a vintage or Art Deco–inspired interior.
Keywords: Art Deco wooden basket, fruit bowl sculpture, French Art Deco decor, carved wood centerpiece...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Daum Nancy Bonbonnière "Cyclamens" circa 1898
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy bonbonnière "Cyclamens" circa 1898
A "Cyclamens" multi-layered opalescent glass bonbonniere
Acid-etched and enameled design of cyclamen flowers on a frosted pink and gree...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Victorian Steel Office Stapler Paper Fastener Rarity
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1920. We offer this Art Nouveau Victorian Steel Office Stapler Paper Fastener Rarity, fantastic patina.
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Ashby Potters Guild Pair Art Nouveau Streak Glazed Candlesticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional pair of Art Nouveau purple and blue streak glazed art pottery candlesticks dating between 1909 and 1922. The stoneware candlesticks are heavily potted standing on wide rounded bases with tall graduating column stems with bud shaped tops with flat rounded rims. The candlesticks are decorated in streaked blue and purple glazes over a lighter red glazed ground and both have clear glazed foot rims with recessed bases. The candlesticks are both impressed ASHBY GUILD...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
bronze bowl Gustav Gurschner ca. 1900 signed
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
bronze bowl, Gustav Gurschner, ca. 1900, signed
marked in the front with "GURSCHNER DEPOSÉ", on the back marked with "MOD N°92"
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Serving Tray Woman Art Nouveau Metal, WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Stockholm, SE
A serving dish in metal in lovely Art Nouveau-style designed at WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik in Germany. It is 35 x 16...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$613 Sale Price
60% Off
Lalique Crystal ‘Duncan’ Square Trinket Box
By René Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Lalique Crystal, a square shaped covered box in the ‘Duncan’ pattern, France, circa 1980s.
The Duncan Line by René Lalique was designed in 1931. The pattern was inspired by th...
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1980s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900.
H / 6.5 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Loetz Witwe Glass Vase Decor "Creta Papillon" Iriscident, Bohemia, circa 1902
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful small Loetz Witwe glass vase out of the famous workshops in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia from around 1902. The artfully formed vase with its...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Glazed Pottery Bust of a Child Attributed to Jean Marie Camus, circa 1903
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique continental, probably French, glazed art pottery bust of a child in the manner of renowned French sculptor Jean Marie Camus (1877-1...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Art Nouveau Ormolu and Satin Glass Trinket Jewelry Box, France, circa 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
French Art Nouveau Bronze Tray with Roses Relief, circa 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
A charming French Art Nouveau bronze tray featuring a beautifully sculpted relief of roses and flowing lines — an elegant expression of early 2...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wong Lee Art Nouveau Style Vase With Floral Motif and Bronze Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Art Nouveau vase featuring intricate floral motifs painted on a teal background. The vase is adorned with gold accents and is supported by ornate bronze handles and base, ...
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1990s American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Lady with a Peacock Fan, Brass Vanity/Pin Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Art Nouveau Lady with a Peacock Fan, Brass Vanity/Pin Tray, circa 1890-1900, the tray is in the form of a full open peacock fan with a semi-nude lady on the bottom holding the fan. T...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Moser Art Nouveau Glass Vase Purple Lavander Color and Gold 1920 Circa
Located in Milano, MI
The handmade glass vase is a purple lavender amethyst color, an exceptionally wonderful color. The shape is slightly oval and faceted, the rim has a gilt strip decorated with rose co...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Enamel Soliflore w/ Dragonfly & Thistles, Nancy, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau
Émile Gallé
Dragonfly and Thistles Soliflore (Bud Vase)
Multi-Color Enamel over Clear Art Glass
Nancy, France
Circa 1900
DIMENSIONS
Height: 3.25 inches
Max. Diameter: 2.75 inches
Opening Diameter: 0.75 inches
MARKINGS
Signed in enamel at the base, bearing the mark “E. Gallé de Nancy.”
MATERIALS
Multi-color enamel on clear art glass
CONDITION
Excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or restorations.
ABOUT
“The aim of my work is the study of nature, the love of nature's art and the need to express what one feels in one's heart.” – Emile Gallé
A rare and exquisite cabinet-sized soliflore by Émile Gallé, exemplifying the highest artistic standards of early French Art Nouveau. The vase displays an exceptional and sculpturally sophisticated form—its body conceived as a sphere discreetly contained within a smaller cube—resulting in sensuously rounded, perfectly balanced contours that are both visually arresting and elegantly understated.
The clear glass body is decorated with finely rendered, hand-applied enamels depicting a dragonfly in flight among mountain grasses and thistles—a lyrical theme central to Gallé’s celebration of the natural world. The composition is executed with subtle tonal gradations and refined brushwork, capturing both the delicate movement and the ephemeral beauty of the scene.
A museum-quality example, notable for its rare form, poetic decoration, and intimate scale. A superb addition to any serious Art Nouveau or Gallé collection.
ABOUT ARTIST
Émile Gallé Gallé (French, 1846 – 1904)
Emile Galle was a French glass and ceramic designer who combined art and botany. Most of his glass vases are created in Art Nouveau style. Born on May 4, 1846 in Nancy, France, Émile Gallé seemed destined for a career in glassmaking. Nancy was well-established for its glass artistry, and his father, Charles Gallé was an established faïence (ceramic) and glassmaker with his own successful manufactory, the Maison Gallé-Reinemer. It would be here under the guidance of his father that the young Emile began to learn the art of glassmaking while simultaneously indulging his academic interests in philosophy, botany and chemistry. In 1867, Gallé joined his father working full-time at the Maison.
Gallé's glasswork, even at its earliest stages, was heavily influenced by nature, with his very first pieces incorporating enameled floral motifs painted upon clear glass. He was an avid botanist his entire life, collecting plants, flowers, and insects from which to study and draw inspiration. He was even elected Secretary-General for Nancy's Société centrale d'horticulture.
Gallé traveled throughout Europe studying works at museums and private institutions, gaining insight from ancient glass antiquities to Japonesque masterpieces, and everything in between. It would be Gallé’s trip to the British Museum in 1871 that would alter the course of his art career. Enamored by the famed ancient Roman cameo glass...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Art Nouveau style art glass vase, by Loetz the historic glass maker from the municipality of Austria featuring Alvin Sterling Silver overlay. Overlay in form of open and horizontal patterns with stylized leaves and scrollwork.
A great find, handcrafted vase skillfully made using centuries old techniques of art glass works from the world-renowned maker, Loetz. Simply stunning this Art Nouveau glass vase with Alvin Sterling Silver overlay by Loetz would enhance any shelf, table, nightstand or countertop.
This is a rare antique Loetz Green Glass...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Located in Wien, AT
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This outstanding planter is handcrafted...
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Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
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French Art Nouveau Silver Plate Bowl with with Floral Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Silver plate Art Nouveau Decorative Bowl or Center piece. The curvaceous floral and vine details give the the classic art nouveau.
A wonderful Vessel for a unique floral a...
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