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.
to
482
3,856
51
17
1
708
3,147
68
2,510
243
139
925
349
274
95
20
39
21
55
34
15
26,211
14,179
9,029
5,622
3,924
3,076
2,312
1,713
1,342
1,304
1,143
1,093
996
943
922
677
654
589
1,734
1,215
1,122
662
521
2,099
1,311
3,454
1,526
470
393
263
Height
to
Width
to
3,924
3,913
3,915
124
106
103
75
49
Style: Art Nouveau
Bohemian Large Glass Footed Jar with Lid, 1950s
By Bohemia
Located in Verviers, BE
Bohemian glass footed jar, circa 1950s.
This is a real collector’s piece that should not miss in the collection.
This piece is in excellent condition.
Looks simply stunning.
Di...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Galle French Cameo Glass Cabinet Vase, Scenic
By Émile Gallé
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful French cameo piece featuring Islands and Palms.
Signed "Galle."
Measures: 3.63" H x 4" W.
Mint condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Sepia Cloud Glass Trinket Bowl or Centerpiece by George Davidson, United Kingdom
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in the UK by George Davidson, 1940s.
This large oval bowl is made in sepia calcedony glass and features a rippled edge and an impressed star design on the base.
It is a vintage ...
Category
1940s British Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Huge D'Argental Cameo Vase
By D'argental
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
D'Argental was the name given to a line of cameo glass made by the Cristallerie de Saint Louis starting, circa 1919. Most of the pieces were designed by Paul Nicolas, a protégé of Ém...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Artisan-Crafted Decorative Box Embellished With a Silver Dragon
Located in Miami, FL
Designed exclusively by Urban Art Home, this is a distinct and elegant decorative wood box made with lacquer and embellished with a sculpted sterling silver dragon.
The square box ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Loetz Candia Papillon Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Iridescent and oil spot Flared Neck Art glass Floriform Goose neck vase.
Candia Papillon vase
Austria
Iridescent glass
Unsigned
Circa 1898 A...
Category
1890s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Extremely Rare Georg Jensen Silver Jardinière
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large and early rare Georg Jensen large silver Jardinière, designed by Georg Jensen in 1916. The large oval basin, decorated with floral boarders. The Handcrafted handles with pomegranate and floral leaf chasing. Overall this impressive arts and crafts piece shows signs of extraordinary handcraftsmanship. This would also be the first or one of the very first pieces to be produced in this design. The earliest Hallmarks and production of this piece possible, 1915-1919 Georg Jensen Hallmarks with Swedish import stamps, 830S. This is an extremely rare rare and large piece as well as being early and from the time of design. This large object...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Shell Vase With Nymph, Max Hiller for Rosenthal, Kronach, 1898-1900
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau Vase:
Green-blue-grey marbled body in the shape of an upright sea snail with a four-pointed base and surrounding seaweed relief, with a sculptural Art Nouveau b...
Category
1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Enrico Mazzolani Ceramic Female figure, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Enrico Mazzolani ceramic female figure, Italy, 1930s.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Maiolica
Art Nouveau Cosmic Catfish Vase by Galileo Chini
Located in Chicago, US
Cosmic Catfish Vase by Galileo Chini.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of art nouveau glasses Moser glass works
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of art nouveau glasses Moser glass works
Creator: Moser glassworks
Origin Czech Republic Circa 1900
Material: colorless faceted glass with a gold band depicting birds and flower...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of art nouveau style malachite urns with bronze dore accents
Located in Houston, TX
The fine workmanship which is evident makes this pair especially
Desirable. The bronze dore mounts are highly gilt and maintains
A brilliant gilt hue. The malachite is of very fine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baltic Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vase ( Poppies Flowers) , Sign: Muller Fres Luneville, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Photograph Frame
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver Art Nouveau photograph frame; an addition to our theatrical related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver frame has a circular shaped form with a plain circular internal window.
The surface of this silver photo frame is embellished with impressive embossed Art Nouveau style stemmed floral decoration, accented with foliage amidst a scrolling border.
The upper portion of the frame incorporates the embossed Shakespearian quote 'Theres Rosemary, Thats for Remembrance'.
This impressive photo frame has a velvet covered back and hinged strut, secured with a swivel catch, the body and strut of the frame have been recovered in red velvet replicating the appearance of the original covering.
This impressive example of Edwardian silverware is inset with a removable glass panel.
The lower portion of this Art Nouveau silver photo frame bears...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monumental 19” Daum Nancy Enameled and Etched Columbine Flower Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Large enameled glass columbine flower pedestaled vase by Daum nancy. Variegated yellow glass with enameled red flowers, circa 1900.
Signed in cameo ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pair Of Art Nouveau Silver Centerpieces With Glass Bowls, Vienna, Circa 1900
By Franz Schlesinger
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant silver centerpieces on a high, round, stepped base with a floral relief band, on four divided feet with palmette frieze, on top of which four slender fluted columns arran...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Antique Picture Frame, France, Zinc Cast, Art Nouveau, 10 x 13 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique picture frame from France, around 1910, Art Nouveau.
Zinc Casting.
Picture size: 10 x 13 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Zinc
Monumental Plaster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large work of art molded during the early 1900's is signed by the artist. The winged bearded man is in good condition for its age, and on a solid wood structure. The sculpture...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Iridescent Art Nouveau Serpent Tendrils Vase by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
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...
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Woman with mirror Sculpture in Marble Sign: Prof. Jory , Galleria Lapini Firenze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Woman with mirror Sculpture in Marble
Sign: Prof. Jory
Galleria Lapini Firenze
Sold by: Casa Bellas artes Av. de Mayo 625
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Modernist French Desing Footed Trumpet Frosted Glass Broad Vase by André Groult
By Andre Groult
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Modernist footed trumpet frosted glass broad vase by french decorator and designer André Groult
By: André Groult
Material: glass
Technique: glazed, cast, unglazed...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy "Ombelle" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This cameo glass "Ombelle" vase by French Art Nouveau masters, Daum Nancy, features a rounded body of smooth, light candy pink glass decorated by two delicate umbel blooms in green c...
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Pair Of Barbotine Vases, Green, Floral, France, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau pair of faience vases in green ceramic with floral barbotine reliefs.
The interiors are finished in a striking bluish glaze that contrasts elegantly with the naturali...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,461 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Mosaic Antique Italian Art Glass Pitcher Plate
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown large Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass water pitcher and under plate. Documented to the Fratelli...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Nouveau Oval Glass Bowl With Painted Seescape, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate Nancy art glass from the early French Art Nouveau period:
Oval, quatrefoil bowl with folds and curved rim, colourless glass with flaky white powder meltings, finely painted ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique German Art Nouveau Brass Decorative Tray C.1910’s
Located in Lutz, FL
Decorative Brass Art Nouveau Tray/Console Bowl/Decorative Dish. Likely German c.1910’s, beautiful stylized leaf and vine details around the edges and inside of tray with woman’s face...
Category
1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Indian Haunting A Buffalo', Hoesel, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Vase, WMF, 'Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik'
Located in København, Copenhagen
Art Nouveau vase, WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik).
Good condition. Glass insert is missing.
Measures: 34.5 cm. X 10 c...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase, Sign: Le Verre Francais ( Primerolles Decoration), Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Spanish Bronze Entitled "Girl on Chair" by Juan Clara
By Juan Clara
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century Spanish bronze study depicting a young girl trying to escape from her high chair, exhibiting excellent rich brown and gilt patina and fine detail. Signe...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Loetz Papillon Art Glass Vase with Enamel Peacock & Floral Decor
By Loetz Glass
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique vase is unsigned, but made by the Loetz glass factory of the Czech Replublic in approximately 1900 in the period Art Nouveau style. The vase is done in the gold irridesc...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rare Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Rose 'La France' double overlay Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This wonderful, elegantly shaped with a flared rim vase , by Daum Nancy, features
wheel-carved cameo glass of the highest quality detailing an amazing pink roses, or rose of France ...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Opaline Glass
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.Round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Loetz Papillon Glass And Van Houten Pewter Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Mixed Cobalt, Green and Red Papillon Glass Vase. A rare mixed color Iridescent papillon Art Nouveau art glass vase mounted with a scrolled pewter mount in wonderful condition ready to join as the crown of your collection.
Rubin (Ruby) Papillon Decor
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Pewter mount with impressed stamp marks "1670" and crow and lion in shield marks for the Van Houten Manufacturing Co.
Height: 10.5 Inches X 5 Inch diameter
Condition: Excellent in original condition commensurate of age and use.
The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century.
The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration.
About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter.
In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Candlestick Chamberstick Pewter Liberty Archibald Knox 02480 Tudric 17cm 6 ¾high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A LIBERTY TUDRIC CHAMBER STICK WITH FLARED BASE AND CURVED HANDLE IMPRESSED 02480 BY ARCHIBALD KNOX, CIRCA 1902
Stylish, statement piece illustrating how Knox used function and form...
Category
20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
French Art Nouveau Bust of a “Breton woman” alabaster wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful and very refined alabaster bust depicting a young woman with her head slightly bowed, in a reflective or prayerful attitude, made around 1900 in France. It is part of the ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
$3,478 Sale Price
20% Off
Terracotta Sculptures, Art Nouveau Period, 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta sculptures, Art Nouveau period, 1900.
Terracotta sculpture of a woman's face, Art Nouveau period, 1900, unsigned.
H: 59cm, W: 42cm, D: 28cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vases, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German, 1910, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, WMF, German
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the...
Category
1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Hand Blown Moser Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase W/ Gold Overlay & Engraved Cherubs
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This vase is a showstopper- rich, hand blown cobalt blue crystal is embellished with wheel cut engraving and highlighted in gold. The fanciful decoration circles the circumference of...
Category
1910s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1900's Danish Thorvald Bindesboell Art Nouveau Bowl by P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
Hand-crafted Danish Art Nouveau bowl by Thorvald Bindesboell for P. Ipsens Enke designed in 1905
The bowl is in good vintage condition.
Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846-1908) is was Denmark's leading ornamental artist of his time. His pronounced independence and fierce productivity made Danish handicrafts take a place of it´s own in the great renewal of European decorative arts in the years around 1900.
Bindesbøll created his style without much influence from the German Art Nouveau style...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Silver Clock, Art Nouveau
Located in Roma, IT
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Monumental Art Nouveau Black & Gold Enameled Vase with Floral Etching Design
Located in Plainview, NY
A monumental Art Nouveau Black and Gold enameled vase featuring fine floral etching design painted in an antiqued gold tone color around the body and t...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Chiens de Chasse" by Ferdinand Pautrot
Located in London, GB
An excellent late 19th Century French Animalier bronze group of a setter and pointer trying to flush out a pheasant with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand chased surfac...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bowl 197
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen hand-hammered bowl with stylistic floral details, design #197 by Georg Jensen from circa 1916.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silv...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen, Art Nouveau porcelain vase with a flower and dragonfly motif
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen, Art Nouveau porcelain vase decorated with a flower and dragonfly motif.
Dating: circa 1920.
Perfect condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: H 17.0 cm ...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Box, Germany, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1890, Sign: WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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...
Category
1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Eugène Feuillâtre "Pavot" Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
This stunning enamel, silvered metal, and gilt metal "Pavot" inkwell by Eugène Feuillâtre features peacock feather embellishments. The Inkwell lies under the gilded and silvered metal poppy seed pod lid, to which the title pavot (translated to English as poppy) refers. The vessel is vaguely pumpkin-shaped with negative space in a honeydew green, with white peacock feathers featuring purple and turquoise details.
Product Details:
Item #: S-21164
Artist: Eugène Feuillâtre
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 2.25" height, 3.5" diameter
Materials: Enamel, Silvered Metal, Gilt Metal
Signed: impressed Feuillâtre
Exhibition History: Examples of this inkwell can be found in the permanent collections of Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva (inv. no. E 01500), Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (inv. no. 8746), and Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (inv. no. 1966.1). Salon des Artistes français, 1898.
Literature: L. Bénédite, et. al., "Exposition Universelle de 1900: Les Beaux-Arts et les Arts Decoratifs," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1900, p. 510 (for a related example). H. Frantz, "E. Feuillatre, Emailleur," L’Art Décoratif, no. 28, Paris, January 1901, p. 166 (for a related example). C. Saunier, "Céramique, Verrerie, Émail," L’Art Décoratif, no. 34, Paris, July 1901, p. 155 (for a related example). R. Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d'Art à l'Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, 1901, p. 95 (for a related example). M. P. Verneuil, "L'Émail et les Émailleures," Art et Décoration, no. 2, Paris, February 1904, pp. 37-39 (for a related example). M. Rheims, L'Objet 1900, Paris, 1964, p. 34, no. 18 (for a related example). P. Garner, ed., The Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts 1890-1940, New York, 1978, p. 95 (for a related example). Die Jugendstil - Sammlung: Band 1: Künstler A-F, exh. cat., Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 1979, pp. 465-466, cat. no. 655. A. Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Volume V: Objets d'Art & Metalware, Suffolk, 1994, p. 252 (for related examples). G. de Bartha, L'Art 1900: La Collection Neumann, New York, 1994, p. 128 (for a related example). J. T. Busch and C. L. Futter, Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, exh. cat., Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, 2012, p. 196, no. 9 (for a related example).
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
Eugène Feuillâtre’s career began in René Lalique’s enamelling...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Early 20th Century Folk Art Match Photo Frame.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Early 20th Century Folk Art Match Photo Frame.
Early 20th century folk art photo frame made from matches.
h: 20cm, w: 16cm, d: 1cm
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
'Pique Fleurs' Vase, in Red and Yellow Color Decor with Grille, Late 1930s
By Scailmont
Located in Verviers, BE
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Jugendstil German Porcelain Figurine of a Brass Playing Frog by Goebel Company
Located in North Miami, FL
Belle Époque german glazed porcelain figurine of a brass playing frog by Goebel Company
By: Goebel Company
Material: porcelain, paint, ceramic
Technique: glazed, hand-painted, painted, molded, pressed
Dimensions: 4.5 in x 3 in x 5 in
Date: early 20th century
Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Belle Époque
Place of origin: Germany
This is a small sculpture made of german hand-painted and glazed porcelain depicting an anthropomorphic frog seated wearing classicist costume and wig characteristic of the period. The figure holds a brass instrument (probably a cornet or a trumpet), as if playing a tune. Underneath the base can be seen the stamp of the Goebel Company prior to 1923.
German porcelain manufacturers like Goebel were known for their high quality porcelain with delicate modeling and hand-painting. The Jugendstil and Art Nouveau styles were popular in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Figurines like this frog musician...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint, Ceramic
1900's Two Danish Hand-Crafted Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
1900's Two Hand-Crafted Danish Hand-Crafted Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke
The hand-crafted Danish art nouveau Lybian styled vases by P. Ipsens Enke were designed in 1875 and ...
Category
1870s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Enameled Bronze Egyptian Lotus Bowl by Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
Located in Chicago, US
Attributed to Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler for J. Winhart & Co.
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable ...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Silver
Art Nouveau Vase "Lyciet de Barbarie" by Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
A French "Lyciet de Barbarie", pâte de verre vase by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, depicting pink wolf berries suspended from brown stems, with green leaves, all against a vignette ground...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Trumpet Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile trumpet vase, 1908
Marks: 32565C L.C. Tiffany-Favrile, (applied paper label)
Dimensions: Height: 16.5 inches (41....
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Style Handcrafted Elm Burl Wood Jewelry Box by William Mowry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handcrafted Elm Burl Wood French Art Nouveau Style Jewelry Box by William Mowry. Item featured is signed by artist " William Mowry", beautiful wood grain, quality American craftsmans...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
20th Century Pug Dog Austrian Miniature Figurine Statue 1950s France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s metal (bronze) figurine. Shows a beautiful pug dog. Found at an estate sale in Strasbourg, France.
A nice addition to any collection. You can use it also as pape...
Category
1950s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1900s French Bronze Art Nouveau Clary Sage Leaf with Gilt Flower Candlestick
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty and heavy bronze French Art Nouveau clary sage (Salvia Sclarea) leaf and plant stem with bronze gilt styled flower in which a candle fits.
Fits up to a Ø 5.7cm diameter ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian New Old Stock 1980s Decorative / Jewelry Silver Art Nouveau Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the Exquisite 1980s Black Lacquered Wooden Box by Ottaviani: A Timeless Treasure of Elegance and Craftsmanship!
Are you in search of a truly unique and stunning piece th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Perfume holder manual engraving peach blossom shoots Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cylindrical handbag perfume holder in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with screwed cap and fine manual engraving of peach blossom shoots, fire enamelled with various colours, in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Porcelain Inkwell With Venus and Water Lily, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
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 ...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,192 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Lion Mantel Clock
Large Brass Bells Antique
Laurel Wreath Crown
Louis Iv
Grand Tour Mosaic
Michel Henri
Gold Leaf Fan
German Stag
Marble Carrara Clock
Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Vase
Goat Feet
Large Hourglass
Islamic Engraved Brass
Japanese Chawan
Italian Brass Planter
Horn Of Plenty
Italian Stone Fruit
Limoges Mounted