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
Large Wiener Werkstaette Koloman Moser Flower Stand, Jardiniere, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed and originally manufactured for the early showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette in Vienna VII, Neustiftgasse 32-34 - Model# M 0182
The diameter of the pots is 16cm
Punched i...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$792 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany & Co. Crystal Candle Stick Trio
Located in Louisville, KY
These three elegant Art Nouveau style crystal candle sticks were created by Tiffany & Co. in the late 20th century. Their sleek and simple design reflect the Tiffany brand in such a ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$225 / item
Important Art Nouveau Zsolnay Flask by Lajos Mack for Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in Chicago, US
Established in 1853 by Miklós Zsolnay, Zsolnay began as a small business producing basic stoneware and earthenware. Ten years later Miklós’ son, Vilmos, joined the company and led it...
Category
1890s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Karl Ens Vintage porcelain figure Parrot
Located in Uppsala , SE
A beautiful porcelain figure of a Parrot by Karl Ens, Volkstedt, Germany.
Early 20th century
Karl Ens was a renowned German potter known for his exquisite porcelain creations.
Ens ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Austrian Art Nouveau Jugendstil Gilt Metal Mounted Green Glass Vase
Located in London, GB
Austrian Art Nouveau Jugendstil gilt metal mounted green glass vase
Austrian, c. 1910
Height 36cm, diameter 14cm
Dating to the early 20th century, this refined Austrian vase is a s...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Old Sevres Type Gilt Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Flower Baskets & Ribbons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Sevres type porcelain vase.
With rich gilding and handpainted flower baskets & ribbons throughout.
Marked to the based with a blue Sevres type interlaced...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Gorgeous Muller Frères Vase in Cameo Glass with a Rare Polichrome Anemone Decor
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous Muller Frères Vase, Art Nouveau Cameo Glass with a Rare Anemone Decor, circa 1920.
Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Anemone Vase by Muller Frères, c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Glass "Mountain Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Gallé
Located in London, GB
A stunning late 19th Century French cameo glass vase decorated with deep green conifer and mountainous backdrop in an attractive green and turquoise colour against a variegating yell...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau with Black Marble, Illumination
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination is a rectangular golden silver photo frame with black marble designed by Laura G Art with Heart and it is decorated 360°, both front and back as every one of my picture ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Silver
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
Antique Art Nouveau Rookwood 1901 Irene Bishop Oak Leaf Vase Urn 5.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Rookwood Irene Bishop vase or urn featuring Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts styling with an Autumn Oak leaf motif of browns and orange glaze. Cirac 1901. Shape 40. Signed IB f...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Maurice Bouval (French 1863 - 1916), Patinated Bronze Of An Art Nouveau Woman
Located in Germantown, MD
Maurice Bouval (French 1863 - 1916), Patinated Bronze Figure Of An Art Nouveau Woman Bronze on Marble Plinth.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Decorative box by Tiffany Studios New York in bronze and mother-of-pearl.
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Tiffany Studios New York Decorative Box in Bronze and Slag Glass
This decorative box from Tiffany Studios New York features a square shape with a patinated bronze structure framing s...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
E Marioton, Pompeian Dancer, Signed Bronze, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bronze dancer with a brown patina, on a green marble base: she bears the name of Pompeian Dancer on a cartouche. She plays delicately with her veil, balanced on one foot, on a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Sandstone Sculpture by Jens Jacob Bregnø Female Venus Figure, Illums, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Large beautiful figurative sculpture by Danish artist Jens Jacob Bregnø in jugend style. The sculpture is made of raw sandstone and is signed by the ...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Tortoiseshell and Silver Jewellery Box William Comyns
Located in Northampton, GB
Raised on Four Legs with a Domed Top
From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to introduce into the market this stunning Tortoiseshell and Silver Jewellery Box by William...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Cameo Glass Banjo Vase, by Emile Galle Décor Begonias, France, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
An excellent French Art Nouveau Vase in a classic banjo shape, with a deep red flowering landscape etched and acid cut against a yellow background, with fine color and detail. Rare ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Loetz Glass Vase Pink and Orange Iridescent 1950s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Milano, MI
Iridescent orange and pink glass vase by Loetz, made in the 1950s.
Ø cm 10 h cm 11
Loetz is a name that immediately evokes images of extraordinarily beautiful and refined blown gla...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$385 Sale Price
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Beautiful Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Vase Having a Trefoil Shaped Base
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, graceful, Art Nouveau Period, sterling silver vase, having a trefoil-shaped base, Sheffield, England, year- hallmarked for 1903, William Mammatt and Son - makers. Measures...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau vase whit Colered Details of Irradiated glass 1900s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Loetz Art Nouveau vase whit Colered Details of Irradiated glass 1900s
Beautifully decorated whit Irradiated glass
Rare to find with original condition
The piece is in good conditio...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Copper Cicada Vase with Opal by Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler
Located in Chicago, US
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Created while a lead designer for J. Winhart & Co., Ludwig Vierthaler’s cicada themed copper vase showcases the design principles which he developed at J. Winhart in the pre-war years, where emphasis was placed on craftsmanship and the characteristics of the material itself. The vase’s ambiguous quality and use of allegory also shows his uncanny understanding of the dual nature of German life at the time. On the one hand, under Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany was asserting herself strongly in the Weltpolitik through alliances with other central-European powers and in making grand plans to grow in military strength. With hindsight, Vierthaler’s vase is all the more remarkable for his prescience in the twilight of an empire.
By presenting a cicada, he evokes a conundrum. Is this cicada a strong adult, newly emerged from a long dormancy? Or is this the cicada...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Large Pair of Royal Dux Figurines
By Royal Dux
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful pair of monumental biscuit porcelain figures made by renowned Royal Dux Bohemia, depicting a girl and boy, each one at a well.
Stamped with the pink, triangular Royal Du...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 / set
Majolica Pink Butterfly Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1900
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pink butterfly wall pocket signed Fives Lille, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Gilded Art Nouveau "Web-Footed Sea Monster" Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #4619
Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Impressive Art Nouveau Vase, Zuid-Holland Factory, Gouda, Nederlands circa 1900
By Gouda-Zuid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very Impressive and decorative Art nouveau ceramic vase
Gouda Zuid Holland factory established in 1898.
Unique Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramic with hand-painted design of stylize...
Category
1890s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Unger Brothers Sterling Jester Letter Opener
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare and Unusual Unger Brothers Jester Sterling Letter Opener from the 1900's. Wonderful detailing and unusual subject matter. 1900 USA.
9.5" x 1.85" x 1.25".
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
E.Gallé (1846-1904) "Fleurs de Pommier "Soufflé Glass Vase circa 1910
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904)
French Art Nouveau Cameo Mold Blown Glass Vase « Fleurs de Pommier » circa 1910
Beautiful and very rare Art Nouveau molded-blowned g...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$11,360 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Early 20th C. Glass Grape Bunch Pendant Light (2 available)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A vibrant pendant light from the 1920s; ruddy-red to amber, Venetian glass grape bunches with detailed green and pink leaves. The grapes are hanging from a green, patinated brass "vi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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
Nouveau Art Rueven Glass Bud Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Nouveau Art Rueven Glass Flower Bud Vase. It depicts an elongated pink, green-yellow, and grey blue amphora shaped bud vase with ruffles upper border. Below the base, it is...
Category
20th Century Israeli Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Ruby Papillon Glass And Gilt Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Gilt Metal Monted Glass Vase. A highly sought after vase culminating the zenith of Loetz and the Art Nouveau design.
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Rubin Ruby Papillon Decor
Metal mount with indistinct impressed marks for Boudon and Klur
Height: 10.5 Inches x 8 Inches wide x 5 Inches deep
Condition: Very good with wear commensurate of age and use with some loss to gilt,
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...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare Villeroy Boch / Mettlach Jardiniere on Flower Columns, 1890
Located in Handewitt, DE
Pair of very rare Villeroy Boch / Mettlach jardiniere on flower columns circa .1890. Richly decorated with ornaments, heads and colors. Very good quality...
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19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century.
Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Clematis Decor, by Émile Gallé Nancy
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Clematis Decor, by Émile Gallé Nancy
Emile Gallé Cameo glass vase, richly decorated with branches with flowe...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
BACCARAT - Julien Viard - 'Le Narcisse Noir' - Perfume Bottle - France - C. 1911
By Baccarat
Located in Chatham, ON
BACCARAT (Manufacturer) - Julien Viard (Designer) - 'CARON - Le Narcisse Noir' (Perfume Manufacturer / Name) - Art Nouveau crystal perfume bottle designed by Viard in 1911 - featurin...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$276 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Nouveau Wall Clock, 1900s
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Nouveau wall clock with a charming, resonant chime.
Made in Austria in 1900s.
The clock's mechanism was cleaned and adjusted by a professional clockmaker.
Paint is slightly worn ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Iridescent Art Nouveau Foliage Vase w/Silver Mount 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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
1910 Vintage Art Pottery Floral Ceramic Umbrella Holder
Located in Redding, CT
1910 Vintage Art Pottery Floral Ceramic Umbrella Holder. Gorgeous deep greens and golds.
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Malines' Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique opalescent glass 'Malines' vase. Pattern features fern fronds, climbing up the sides. Stencilled makers mark, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE' ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Erhard & Söhne Jugendstil Table Clock 1910 Austria
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Art Nouveau Desk Clock .Manufactured by Erhard & Söhne
in Austria 1910 Burl wood with Brass inlay . Superb craftsman work .
The movement was worn out . So i sent it to a...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Burl
Original Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstatte Vienna Secessonist Flower Stand
Located in Vienna, AT
A typical work from the early period of the Wiener Werkstatte. Punched iron sheet, white lacquered. See similar items - Wiener Werkstatte pattern books as displayed. No signature.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lalique Crystal Rosine Birds Vase
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique clear/frosted crystal vase. It depicts two Rosine birds on flight in the center of the vase. There are some delicate ribbed swir...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$320 Sale Price
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Early 20th Century French Cameo Glass "Dragonfly Banjo Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in London, GB
A stunning late 19th Century French cameo glass banjo shaped vase decorated with a vibrant dragonfly hovering over a lilypad covered lake with excellent deep orange and yellow colour...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Jugendstil Brass Jewelry Casket with Velvet Lining by Erhard & Söhne, Germany
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Jugendstil golden and silver brass jewelry casket with blue velvet-lined interior by Erhard & Söhne, Germany
By: Erhard & Söhne
Material: brass, copper, metal, velvet, zinc
Te...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Art Nouveau Viper Lamp by Unknown French Artist
Located in Chicago, US
Little is known about the origins of this amazing lamp, apart from it being from France, circa 1900.
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, f...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Spectral Seed Iridescent Art Nouveau Bowl by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Art Nouveau Ginko Leaf Vase Attrib to Paul Dachsel For Czechoslovakian Amphora
By Paul Dachsel
Located in Chicago, US
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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1910s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Emperor Wilhelm II. Sculpture Bust on Marble Base Antique German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic very decorative bronze statue by an unknown Maker depicting Emperor Wilhelm II. from Prussia Germany. Born January 1859 in Berlin; † 4. Juni 1941 in Doorn, Netherlands - he...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Lalique Crystal Champs-Elysees Bowl Vase
By Marc Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Champs- Elysses medium size oval bowl vase. It depicts multiple horse chestnut leaves arranged around a circular center base. Below the base, it is the acid...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$2,800 Sale Price
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Antique French Auguste Moreau Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture Clock Candelabra
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Antique French Art Nouveau Auguste Moreau garniture clock set. Made of bronze with gilt accents featuring a peasant woman and child carrying a shieth of wheat flanked by large candelabra urns...
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Late 19th Century Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$8,500 Sale Price
43% Off
Bronze & Marble Sculpture by Listed Artist Charles Renee Masse Jeune Arabe
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful tall bronze & marble base by listed artist Charles Renee Masse, signed title Jeune Arabe, this piece its part of a series that have many auction results. Signed dated " Ch....
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,380 Sale Price
49% Off
Iridescent gold Favrile glass vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A distinctive elongated barrel form footed Favrile glass vase in iridescent gold. The surface of the vase is distinguished with elongated ribs with tight swirls alternating from the ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Mogens Ballin Art Nouveau Pewter Brass Picture Frame, circa 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A rare antique Art Nouveau pewter and brass picture frame by Danish painter and artist Mogens Ballin (1871-1914) produced in the very beginning of the last century. Intricate arts an...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Tin
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Tall Semiramis Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3771
Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Glass
Monumental Amphora Art Nouveau Vase w/Saurian by Eduard Stellmacher & Co.
Located in Chicago, US
Model #2
Eduard Stellmacher and Co, Porzellanfabrik und Kunstkeramische Industriewerke
Driven to establish a new company that produced luxury porcelain and ceramic items based on his own aesthetic aspirations, Stellmacher left Amphora when the workshop was at its most prosperous, in 1904. Together with entrepreneur Karl Frank, who provided the financial backing, he founded Ed. Stellmacher & Co. in Turn-Teplitz in 1905.
From the outset, Stellmacher worked hard to achieve a major position among other high-end ceramic art producers. He believed the success of the company would depend on his products of “appropriate methods and unerring quality, perfect from both the technical and artistic sides”. Stellmacher based his first collection on artistically progressive products, pieces he believed would be in high demand. The greater part of the designs were either large vases complemented with sculptures of fantastic dragons or natural animals. With this series, Stellmacher continued the themes he had created for Amphora from 1899-1902, however, his naturalistic renderings of animals was even more elaborately precise. He developed a special ceramic material called refined earthenware, which minimized the shrinkage that was common during firing and allowed for greater preservation of details in the original models.
Unfortunately, by 1905, contrary to Stellmacher’s plans, there was little to no demand for objects of this type. Very few pieces exist today as very few were originally produced. Even after redirecting the company to produce commercial goods Stellmacher still could not ward off the company’s demise. By 1910 the Stellmacher & Co. fell into bankruptcy and was liquidated.
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