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
Art Nouveau Table Lamp 'Vignes Et Escargots', Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
A museum piece of French Art Nouveau glass art:
Lamp with baluster-shaped foot on a stepped, flat, round stand raised in the centre, hemispherical shade, slightly heat-stretched and pressed upwards on four sides, made of multi-layered glass with coloured powder fusions, predominantly in yellow-orange, red, brown, green and blue-violet tones, with highly etched vine leaves and grapevine decoration, two fully sculpted snails on the foot as a special accent, Cameo signature ‘DAUM NANCY’ with Lorraine cross on the foot in the lower area, and on the shade, which rests on a patinated metal mount, which also carries the threads for the light sources, one at the top and one inside the foot.
Technique: Handmade cameo glass
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed,
especially in Nancy.
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating: Circa 1905
Dimensions:
Height: 53,5 cm / 21.06 in
Diameter: 32,0 cm / 12.59 in
Bibliography:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, and page 561: Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy
Condition: Very good
The electrification is functional, but should be renewed for safety reasons.
About the design:
The development of Art Nouveau glass art coincides with a revolution in lighting, the significance of which we can no longer fully appreciate today in the 21st century. Around 1880-1890, oil lamps and paraffin lamps were still almost unrivalled in every household. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the ‘electricity fairy’ emerged as a remarkable advance and gradually found its way into the daily lives of all social classes. The glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy were true pioneers and eagerly seized the opportunity to use electricity to illuminate the colours
applied to the glass. Colour was one of the main concerns of the master glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy.
Emile and Antonin Daum returned to the colours that had made the stained glass of the Middle Ages so splendid and extended the palette of colours in the glass mass as they needed it for the floral motifs and exact representations of nature. But the modulation of the colours, their arrangement in juxtaposed patches, the technique that the Impressionist painters practised on their canvases at the same time, was difficult to achieve due
to the nature of the glass melted in a large mass.
To achieve this richness of expression, around 1900 Daum developed ‘the process of applying glass powder and enamel to the outside of the vases to create coloured backgrounds or decorative spots’, according to the report of the jury of the 1900 World Exhibition.
The field of naturalistic, contrasting and shimmering colours was one in which Antonin Daum excelled. This new technical process made it possible to create the symphonies of colour that we find on the ‘Vignes et escargots’ lamp...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Glass
Mid Century /Modern Art Nouveau Lady Sculpture , Bronze , Artist Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite Bronze Sculpture captures a graceful Art Nouveau female figure, standing confidently with a serene expression. She wears a flowing golden gown that clings elegantly to...
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1980s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Centerpiece, German, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, WMF, German
WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik)
Electro- Wurtemberg Plate Company in Geislingen, Germany, internationally known today as 'WMF' initials of the...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Phenomenon Gre Orange 7501, Austria-Hungary, C 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Mould-blown, bulbous body on a round, flush stand, spherical upper part, slightly flared mouth rim over a neck constriction, polished pontil o...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Monumental Vase, Sign: Le Verre Francais, charder ( Decoration Coconut)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Le Verre Francais , Charder
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 th...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Danish Christmas Porcelain Decorative Plate by Aluminia, 1904
By Aluminia
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Christmas porcelain decorative plate by Aluminia, 1904.
Large Christmas plate by Aluminia (later Royal Copenhagen) in hand painted fai...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase New-Red Cytisus Silver Mount, Austria-Hungary, circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase in the form of a blown, baluster-shaped body with a flared rim.
Silver mounting in the form of chased flowers, enclosing the body of the vase l...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Copper Veneered Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Art Nouveau copper veneered square shaped vase with tapered neck and incised floral design with opaline inserts as flowers.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Vase (Decoration Azurretes), Sign: Le Verre Francais, Style: Art Nouveau , 1923
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...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art nouveau Kintsugi vase PIERRE PERRET VALLAURIS
Located in MEAUX, FR
This exceptional 33.5cm tall piece, dating from the early 20th century, captures the timeless form of a calabash and boasts a stunning turquoise glaze reminiscent of Chinese porcelai...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Hector Guimard Large Glazed Ceramic Planter
Located in New York, NY
An ocean of sinuous, sweeping lines frozen in motion, this large-scale ceramic Art Nouveau planter by Hector Guimard (executed by Gilardoni et Brault, Choisy-le-Roi), demonstrates in an arresting array of earthen greenish and purplish hues, and is sensational from every angle. The planter is constructed of a central component with two flanking portions in slightly reduced proportions, unified by the complex constellation of swirling lines and undulating surfaces that adorn the entire composition.
Artist: Designed by Hector Guimard, executed by Gilardoni et Brault, Choisy-le-Roi
Country: France
Circa: 1900s
Dimensions: 9.25" height, 26.25" width, 11.5" depth
Materials: Ceramic
Provenance: Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe, New York; Sotheby's New York, Important Art Nouveau from the Collection of Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe, December 2, 1995, lot 562; Marsha Miro, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Christie's New York, Masterpieces of Art Deco: The Marsha Miro Collection...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Pair of vases WMF, German, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplaces, WMF, German
Number: 665 A
WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests of improved legibility, especially of the very small marks. The company´s choice of...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Metal
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS"
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS" .
Imagine a sculpture that transcends mere representation to capture the very essence of movement and passion. "...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Typewriter "tbm de Luxe", by UNIS, Bosnia, 1985
Located in Praha, CZ
Typewriter "tbm de Luxe" manufactured by UNIS, in the year 1985, in today's Bosnia.
Made of metal and plastic.
Repolished, cleaned, in original condition.
Fully functional, package c...
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1980s Swiss Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Marius-Ernest Sabino Three Swimming Mermaids Decorative Box
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Marius-Ernest Sabino, the sculptor who became a master glassmaker of Art Deco
The year is 1878, Marius-Ernest Sabino was born in Sicily, in the town of Acierale (Italy). In 1882, his...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Sculptures in Regule, Wooden Base, Art Nouveau, 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of sculptures in Regule, wooden base, Art Nouveau, 1900.
Pair of early 20th century sculptures in Regule with wooden base, Belle Époque, Art Nouveau, circa 1900.
H: 26 cm, W: ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Marianne, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture of Marianne, early 20th century.
Patinated bronze sculpture of Marianne, early 20th century.
H: 23cm, W: 13cm, D: 9cm
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of a Horse, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture of a horse, 20th century.
Early 20th century bronze sculpture of a horse.
H: 21cm, W: 22cm, D: 9cm
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Silver Metal Jewelry Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Nouveau Silver Metal Jewelry Box
Beautifully ornate jewelry box featuring embossed designs including floral patterns and symmetrical leaf-shaped...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Wood Box Openwork Panels, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little wood box with openwork panels, made circa 1900 in the Art Nouveau period.
A little piece of wood is missing on the back side.
A. M. initial are on the top.
Good antique condit...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Sculpture of Nymph & The God Pan (Satyr) by Dominique Van Den Bossche
By Dominique Van Den Bossche
Located in London, GB
Nymph & God Pan Terracotta Sculpture, Nymph & Satyr Terracotta Sculpture, Nymph & Faun Sculpture, Nymph & Satyr Statue.
Large 93 cm terracotta sculptu...
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Daum Nancy Cameo Green Glass and Sterling Overlay Mounted Bowl Thistle Design
By Daum
Located in Toledo, OH
Green cameo glass large bulbous shape footed bowl by Daum Nancy. Sterling decorative rim and bottom trim. Back cameo design depicts sprays of thistles with...
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20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Georg Jensen Extra Large Johan Rohde Pitcher 432C
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early extra large Georg Jensen sterling silver pitcher, design #432C by Johan Rohde from 1920.
This design for Rohde was the topic of many conversations between him and Georg Jen...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Farsta Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm Kåge voor Gustavsberg
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
Wilhelm Kåge designed the Farsta series for Gustavsberg in the 1930s. The series was introduced in the late 1930s and continued into the 1940s and 1950s. The pieces were known for th...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tall 20th Century Celadon Vase
Located in Austin, TX
This Tall 20th Century Celadon Vase is a graceful testament to the artistry of the 20th century. Crafted with meticulous detail, the celado...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Celadon
$463 Sale Price
20% Off
GUSTAVE VAERENBERGH (1873-1927) Bust in Alabaster and Gilt Bronze "JEANNE D'ARC"
Located in Ixelles, BE
GUSTAVE VAERENBERGH (1873-1927) Bust in Alabaster and Gilt Bronze "JEANNE D'ARC" (end 19th century-early 20th century)
- THE WORK:
The alabaster and gilt bronze bust of Joan of A...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Daphne Decor, Daum Nancy, France, 1910/15
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Large long neck vase vase with a bulbous base and a round stand and a neck that tapers towards the top, colorless glass with flaky white and yellow, in the stand area with light gree...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Daum Acid Etched Spiderweb and Enameled Orchid Vase
By Daum
Located in Sarasota, FL
Daum Acid etched and enameled vase. Finely painted orchid flowers decoration. Spiderweb etched background. Great Art Nouveau item. The vase in signed " Daum Nancy" with Croix de Lor...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Small Clock with Elephants
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Desk clock with elephants, early 20th century, Art Nouveau.
Measures: H: 16 cm, W: 21 cm, D: 8 cm.
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Perfume
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass perfume with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar; ball stopper. Overlay in for...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Continental Art Nouveau Copper, Glass & Wood Jewelry Box, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Continental
Art Nouveau
Jewelry Box
Bronzed Copper, Wood, Glass
Ca. 1900
DIMENSIONS
Height: 4.-3/4 inches Width: 14-1/4 inches ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Copper
Pair of Art Nouveau Vases, Goldscheider & Liezen, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 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 of the A...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$8,291 Sale Price / set
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Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Toreador, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture of a toreador, early 20th century.
Sculpture by the sculptor Descay in patinated bronze representing a toreador in costume, early 20th century.
H: 67cm, W...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Paul Dachsel for Turn Teplitz, Austrian Jugenstil Ceramic ‘Fern’ Vase, ca. 1900
By Paul Dachsel
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS:
Fully marked on bottom.
DIMENSIONS:
height: 6.75 inches, width: 4.5 inches, depth: 4.5 inches
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Paul Dachsel (Czech, born circa 1880) was the son-in-law of Alfred...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big A.FALGUIERE france Art Nouveau large bronze "Diana" circa 1890.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Falguiere large france bronze "Diana" with perfect patina circa 1890 Art Nouveau.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture of Lady in Bronze by Italian Author 1920s
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze sculpture of nude lady, made by Italian author in the 1920s
Ø cm 26 Ø cm 22 h cm 36
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
René Lalique a Tête de Femme powder box for Coty, ca. 1912
By René Lalique
Located in Aachen, DE
A Tête de Femme powder box for the perfume maker Coty, designed by René Lalique and made in his glassworks, likely those located in Combs-la-ville, which was before he opened a large...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art Nouveau Footed Tray Made By Liberty & Co., English Hammered Antique Pewter
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Nouveau antique pewter footed tray made by Liberty & Co., Regent Street, London
Historic household piece of English pewter with hand hammered stylised decoration
Circa 1910
Signe...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Art Noveade German Silver Jewelry Box 800
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Noveade 800 German Silver Jewelry Box
A Box with an intricate pattern engraved on its surface. The pattern consists of swirls and floral ...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Vase Gustav Gurschner circa 1906 Bronze Austrian Jugendstil Brown Patinated
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase with Celtic pattern, designed by Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1906, Austrian Jugendstil, Patinated Bronze, Viennese Art Nouveau
In the pe...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Thonet Wood Children Cradle Sculpture
By J.&J. Khon 1
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind children's crib made of bent beech wood, design attributed to the Austrians Jacob and Josef Kohn (father and son) in the purest Art Nouveau style at the end of the 19th...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Beech
$3,475 Sale Price
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Restored Typewriter, Paillard, Switzerland, 1915
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the age...
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1910s Swiss Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
WMF German Jugendstil Brass Roller Desk Blotter
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German Jugendstil brass roller desk blotter by renowned makers WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) and dating from around 1910. The des...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Daum Nancy Wheel Cut Tumbler Vase with Cyclamen Motif
By Daum
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Daum Nancy French art glass vase has been made in the form of a diamond shaped tumbler with a mottled pink color and gilt accents. The exterior of the piece features detailed wh...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Loetz Silberiris Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Silberiris glass vase by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Globular with pinched shoulder and ruffled turned-down quatrefoil rim. On front overlay in form of loose and flu...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Grégoire Calvet 'French, 1871-1928' 19th Century Marble Sculpture of a Nude Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grégoire Calvet (French, 1871-1928) A Fine Late 19th Century Life-Size White Marble Sculpture representing "Peace & Love". The beautifully carved white...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
$32,950 Sale Price
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Large Goldscheider Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman Carrying Water
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Art Nouveau signed Goldsheider sculpture is done in patinated terracotta and dates to approximately 1900-1920. The statue is done in a Neoclassical style depicting a woman carrying water...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a Bronze Dresser Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
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...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Emile Galle French Cameo Sailboat Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (French 1846-1904)
A lovely two color cameo vase with a yellow background featuring a lake scene with boats, trees and birds. The detail and fineness of the acid etchi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Glazed Ceramic Jardiniére, Art Nouveau Period, Austria, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Glazed ceramic jardiniére. Art Nouveau period. Austria, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vicke Lindstrand Dusty Yellow Ceramic Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Light sandy yellow modern art nouveau vase by ceramic artist Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala Ekeby in the 1940s. Soft shaped glazed ceramic vase and two wavey coral red handles.
Stamped ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware, Earthenware
Modern Serving Tray Onyx Stone Brass Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Serving Tray Sakai, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A sublime serving tray, Sakai was design to uplift layback moments. An organic-sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Brass
$1,489 Sale Price / item
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Gorgeous American Art Nouveau Martelé-Style Silver Basket
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous turn-of-the-century Martelé-style Art Nouveau 950 silver basket. Made by Black, Starr & Frost in New York. Flared and ovoid mouth fand cylindrical body flowing into spread f...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
"Lone Cliff in the Sea, " Art Nouveau Sculpture with Nudes by Edstrom, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of Auguste Rodin and the Art Nouveau movement, this remarkable bronze was sculpted by David Edstrom, a Swedish American artist. Here, a nude male figure is perched on the edge of a cliff, looking heavenward as a nude mermaid lies below, nude and full of invitation. Edstrom, the quintessential example of the tortured artist...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1890s Victoria Austria Vase "Marked", #Ric00012
By Limoges
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 1890s Victoria Austria Vase. Comprising Austrian porcelain vases with hand-painted decorated scenes of cattle watering. Measure: Height 14 inc...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany & Co. Style Antique French Repousse Bronze Doré Jewelry Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Repousse gilt bronze three-compartment dresser box, jewelry box, or decorative box
In the manner of Tiffany & Co.
France, Circa Late 19th Century
Measure...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
'Spring', Putto With Flowers, by Michael Powolny, Vienna Ceramics, 1910-1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent and rare Art Nouveau ceramic piece from a series of the four seasons:
Naked putto in a wide striding position, his blond head tilted to the left and holding a cascade of fl...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Christofle Bottle 'Dinanderie'
By Christofle
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Christofle bottle (Dinanderie)
Bonce origin France
without restorations with original patina
(very small bumps on the bottom),
circa 1010.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
1930´s Art Nouveau Flower Decorated Vase by Axel Sorensen for P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
Hand-crafted Danish Art Nouveau flower decorated vase by P. Ipsens Enke
The art nouveau vase was designed by Axel Sørensen in 1939 and feature very well...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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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