Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

This 19th century porcelain inkwell features a graceful figure of Venus rising from a water lily. Created by Alois Hampel and marked “3359”, this piece was produced by the renowned ...

This is a P.J.Mene patinated bronze sculptures of a pair of hunting dogs. He is considered one of the pioneers of animals sculpture of the 19th century. The sculptures feature a hairy whippet dog standing with its frontal paws over an English Setter dog...

A tin box from the Art Nouveau period is a beautiful example of the artistic movement that flourished in Europe at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The Art Nouv...

Pair of matching crystal perfume bottles resting in a fitted "jeweled" gold gilt casket; resting on a highly decorated mirrored tray. The maker is E. & J. Bass (marked "E. & J. B."); a manufacturer of luxury high quality items located in New York City from from 1890 to 1930. They went out of business when the Depression kicked in. They were known for their jeweled embellished ornamentation, such as this example; with this nicely appointed perfume vanity set...

Art Nouveau style brass horse sculpture in the manner of Curtis Jere.  

Superb and rare polychrome plaster sculpture representing the bust of a young woman wearing a bow dress and a hat. The bust is signed on the side but the signature is difficult to re...

Box Page: 299 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik: The English Catalogue 1906 Hardcover signatures: WMF G with ostrich = The fi...

Terracotta woman bust signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900. Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897).

Stunning Bohemian Czech Art Nouveau inkwell with metal water lily overlay in the style of Loetz, circa 1900s. The green art glass well is capped with...

Large antique Emile Gallé vase in frosted and purple art glass carved in the form of foliage. Early 20th century. Measures: 33 x 12.5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.

Before describing the object under consideration, we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Sons company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born from the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, and only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first, the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent, and finally polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two artisans, inventiveness that transforms crystal into reality material of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All the items in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large crystal vase with a black base; the decorations, purely Art Noveau, represent graceful butterflies and dragonflies in a peaceful lake landscape. The object is "one-of-a-kind" signed by the Master; it was created in Marcello Galgani's workshop in 1982 and made with the techniques (grinding, engraving, and polishing) we explained in the description; for the shape, the Master was inspired by a vase found in a painting, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by the 16th-century painter Jacopo Ligozzi...

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Very fine and rare 19 century French Baccarat attributed engraved crystal vase with with gilded silver mounts.    

Galle glass Art Nouveau Circa 1910, French origin Artist Emile Galle, Art Nouveau style Motif: flowers and leaves Excellent condition and unrestored Émile Ga...

This stunning Tiffany Studios gold vase is decorated & dates from the early 1900’s. The hand blown vase is accented with five elongated green feather “tips” from “feathers” that orig...

"laveuse" attributed to P-Auguste Renoir: patinated bronze on a green marble base, of a kneeling woman Sculpture signed "Renoir" and "Alexis Rodier Fondeur Paris" Famous painter, P...

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.

A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen bowl, design #17A by Johan Rohde from 1912. Round footed stepped base with floral pedals holding a conical shaped bowl. Dimensions: Measures...

Anonymous bronze bust by Miklos Ligeti Budapest circa 1903.

Pair of Glazed Ceramic Flower Vases by Delphine Massier, France, circa 1890.

This is a Royal Copenhagen porcelain of small bright and colorful bird figurine known as a Blue Tit. At the base is the Royal Copenhagen hallmark with the num...

Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray. Leaning into the tray with a contemplative pose and conniving expression. Best known for his role in Faust. Caught in h...

Patinated bronze sculpture by Roulland, 20th century. Painted bronze sculpture by Roulland, portrait, 20th century. H: 27cm, W: 15cm, D: 17cm

Brilliant handmade hand-glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1930. Stamp: Belgium Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant colored details. Made in Belgium Art Nouveau period 193...

Danish Art Nouveau fish ash tray / bowl designed by Axel Sørensen in 1927 for P. Ipsens Enke. The art nuveau ash tray / bowl feature a well made live...

Large round bowl with a quatrefoil-shaped indented mouth rim, colorless glass with yellow and brown powder inclusions, etched and painted with colored enamel columbine decor, satin-f...

Silver clock painted blue glaze with three Graces in the centre and the clock on the top. The clock is in silver painted with enamels.

This exquisite vase belongs to Loetz's prestigious Papillon collection and is identified as the 7724 form. Renowned for its captivating color palette, this piece showcases a striking...

This vintage early 20th century Tiffany Studios, New York “handkerchief” box is designed in caramel color favrile art glass with a pine needle pattern...

Monumental Art Nouveau sterling silver floor vase. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York, ca 1890. Baluster with curved and wavy rims and domed foot. Blossoming lily of the va...

A very early sterling silver Georg Jensen oval Blossom/Magnolia dish on a small foot, design #2B by Georg Jensen from 1904. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles:...

A lovely turn-of-the-century Austrian Art Nouveau vase with an iridescent glaze and naturalistic form. Vase is unsigned, but have several nu...

AGATHON LÉONARD (FRENCH, 1841-1923) Danseuse au Cothurne Signed 'A Léonard' (on reverse) with Susse Frères foundry cachet, further stamped 'M' Gilt Bronze, light brown patina 21 i...

Monumental Vase Sign: Le Verre Francais ( Ombelles Flowers ) acid worked Le Verre cameo glass was a separate line of art glass designed by Charles Schneider. Its production was made ...

Dramatic multi color decor, cobalt and orange, in hand blown splatter glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique ...

Gustavsberg Art Nouveau earthenware dish decorated with flower. Measures 28 cm. In perfect condition.

Cosmic Catfish Vase by Galileo Chini.

A beautiful stone cachepot or decorative fruit bowl of alabaster. Scalloped rounded edges decorate the sides, and a wonderful veining shows throughout. The bowl sits upon a flute...

Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...

Art Nouveau Lavender Dandelion (Taraxacum) Enameled Vase, Attributed to the Mont Joye Glassworks France, Circa 1900s A unique work with the elongated neck and bulbous body resti...

Beautiful French bronze vase from the Art Nouveau period, made during the early 1900s, fine French manufacture. The vase is made entirely of bronze,...

This wonderful, whimsical, and naughty bronze by the Bergman Foundry is a real joy. Highly detailed casting and meticulously painted bronze has the added feature of a toy, you can p...

French Art Nouveau ceramic vase, Denbac (1909-1952) produced in Vierzon, circa 1920s. Signed. Beautiful polychrome glaze. Measures: 23 cm. x 12 cm. In perfect condition.

Striking pair of early 1900s Art Nouveau vases by Goldscheider & Liezen, hand-painted in terracotta with lush natural motifs and foliage. This exquisite pair reflects the elegance o...

A stunning North American carnival amethyst glass bowl decorated in the Wishbone pattern by Northwood and dating from the early 20th century. The bowl stands raised on three scroll l...

Perfume bottle “Rosace Figurines” made in frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Rare model and exceptional patina. Measures: he...

Reminiscent of Jardinière; the pair of antique brass toned planters features intricately embossed floral and botanical designs, bringing old-world charm to any space. With a warm age...

This French Art Nouveau enameled and etched "Fleurs et Abeilles" glass vase by Daum Nancy features an unusual and wildly undulating form that is countered neatly by the tightly executed landscape that decorates its organic curves, bulges, dips and valleys. Climbing from a deeply, darkly colored base upward to the bright, nearly translucent bright yellow rim of the vase are a field of ultra-finely rendered red orchid blooms with framing leaves...

A charming late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a huntsman mounted upon his excited horse ready for a days hunting with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand finished...

A fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a camel wearing its saddle with good hand chased surface detail & fine rich green patina, signed ALF BARYE ADDITIONAL I...

GIRL WITH GOSLINGS From our Antique Bronze Sculptures collection, we are delighted to offer this German Bronze Figure by Hermann Gladenbeck. The Bronze beautifully cast with a dark...

A pair of diminutive perfume bottles are contained in this "trunk designed" carrying case for travel. Something unique in the way of style and utility for the antique perfume bottle ...

An early 20th-century Art Nouveau enameled cameo glass vase by Leune, inspired by the renowned works of the Daum brothers in Nancy, France. This vase is decorated with a winter land...

Vase Sign: Le Verre Francais acid worked Le Verre cameo glass was a separate line of art glass designed by Charles Schneider. Its production was made at the same time as the Schneid...

1940s Art Nouveau Style Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base The sheaf of wheat represents fertility No signature found Small knick on the top of hat (as shown)

Thorvald Bindesbøll 1846-1908. Large ceramic vase with ivory colored glaze, dark glazed rim and dark floral, sweeping, organic patterns on the body. Typic...

Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...

A entrancing late 19th century French Art Nouveau bronze bust entitled ‘Lucrece’, of a beautiful classical lady modeled in the Art Nouveau style with excellent rich brown variegated patina and smooth tactile surface detail. Signed E Villanis...

Round rounded pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature on the lid. Viennese Art Nouveau style. Dia...

Rene Lalique opalescent Lutteurs vase, highlighted with black staining Quite an uncommon vase moulded with a continuous band of naked wrestlers appearing to hold the bowl section of ...