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 Typical Decanter with Handle by Loetz' glass Paste Austria 1910s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Typical Decanter with Handle by Loetz' glass Paste Austria 1910s
Subtle, hand blown glass Decanter in the Art Nouveau style.
Special color and technique for any collec...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Pulegoso Amber Art Glass Decanter
Located in Barcelona, ES
Decorative bottle barware decanter, Amber Murano glass, Italy, 1930s.
Sculptural amber Murano glass pulegoso tall handblown decanter. Attributed to Archimede Seguso.
The 'Pulegoso' ...
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20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tiffany & Co. Art Nouveau Sterling Silver and Engraved Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flow...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of German Art Nouveau Cast Gilt Metal Squared Candlesticks Wooden Base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Very rare set of two Art Nouveau nickel-plated candlesticks, Germany, 1900s. They have a very nice patina. A decorative addition to any room. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Ge...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kralik Art Nouveau Irisdescent Glass Flower Head Pedestal Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Kralik Art Nouveau iridescent art glass flower head shaped vase with a wonderful opalescent body dating from circa 1900. The vase stands on a wided rounded slightly domed ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Dog Perfume Lamp / Air Purifier /Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal, Germany, circa 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Rare and gorgeous dog perfume lamp attributed to Carl Scheidig Grafenthal, Germany.
Excellent condition, lamp is in working order.
Size: Height 17 c...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large French St Louis Crystal Bowl With Gilt and Enameled Floral Decoration
By Saint Louis
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exquisite French St Louis crystal glass gold enameled vase with a ruffled rim.
Spherical body, ribbed, with flared rim. Enhanced with Rococco gilt details and embellished with vio...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$694 Sale Price
34% Off
Sculpture “Dachshund" by Oskar Pflug
By Art Decor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bronze “Dachshund” dog sculpture with brown patina and marble base, made by Oskar Pflug (1858 - 1937). Signed O PFLUG. Fec
Germany, CIRCA 1910.
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Exquisite Box in Pate De Verre by G. Argy-Rousseau
Located in Bochum, NRW
Small circular box made of satined Pâte de verre, decorated with bas-relief with a frieze of red roses and a rose on the top, yellow and light green highlights.
Signature G. Argy-R...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Lalique Crystal Mesange Flower Vase
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Mesange flower vase. It depicts a vase with an hexagonal base followed by a stem shaped as a wreath. The wreath is made of periwinkles flowers decorated in the center by two chickadees birds...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$1,436 Sale Price
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French Glass Vase with Iris and Lacusted Decoration Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French art nouveau glass vase
An iris is engraved in the foreground of a lacustrine decoration.
Iris is one of the typical flowers of art nouveau representations
Irregular vase...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Stoneware Marken Gouda Holland vase, early 1900
By Gouda Vase
Located in Bilzen, BE
A mat glazed handpainted vase from Gouda (plateel) marked Marken made from stoneware (grés)
Early 1900
Handpainted, fully marked in the base
Perfect condition
Heigth 19.5 cm, diamete...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Snuffbox female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting a female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing, hand-...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Flemish Earthenware Three Handled Vase by Leo Maes Vereenooghe
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Art Nouveau Flemish earthenware three handled vase with applied L.M.V mark and decorated with figures in landscape. It is in good vintage condition. One handle has been restored and there are several glaze flakes and small chips; however, it still presents very nicely. It is priced accordingly. Please see photos, circa 1890s-1910s.
I fell in love with this pot immediately so snatched it up quickly. Then fell in love further after learning about its rich Flemish history. This three-handled Art Nouveau jug style vase is decorated with interesting figures and landscapes in the most beautiful blue, yellow, green, and brown polychrome glaze. It is signed by the artist, Leo Maes...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Royal Worcester Gilt Blush Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Pheasants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English porcelain vase.
Made in 1900 by George Grainger & Company, a subsidiary of Royal Worcester from 1889 - 1902.
With painted floral decor...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Brass Stork Sculpture by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstatte Hagenauer Wein
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 Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Nickel
19th Century Cast Iron French Figural Bird Heron Paper Clip or Letter Holder
By Susse Freres
Located in Haarlem, NL
Rare 19th century French heavy cast iron clip with spring in the shape of a birds head.
Most likely a heron, the hinge in its 'jaw joint' makes its beak act as a clip.
You pinch the back and its feathered neck to open the beak.
So this pretty item could be used as paper clamp...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Art nouveau golden brass inkwell 1900 jugendstil desk accessorie
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Art Nouveau
Large jugendstil golden brass inkwell
Original 1900 desk accessorie
Original good condition
Height 13 cm
Large 25 cm
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Höganäs Art Nouveau Vase in Glazed Ceramics, Beautiful Lustre Glaze
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Höganäs Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramics. Beautiful lustre glaze, 1920s-1930s.
Measures: 36.5 x 15 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th-20th Century Art Nouveau Polychromed Terracotta Bust of "Crépuscule"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Art Nouveau polychromed terracotta bust of "Crépuscule" (Twilight) After Henri Jacobs (Belgian, 1864-1935) version of Crépuscule, depicting a young ma...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$4,750 Sale Price
26% Off
Large and Impressive Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Vase in Mouth Blown Art Glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large and impressive Daum Nancy Art Nouveau cameo vase in mouth-blown art glass with leaves and flowers in relief. Dated 1905.
In v...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Glass Chalice Goblet, Lorraine Cross, 1906
By Daum
Located in Lisbon, PT
This Lorraine Cross glass chalice by Daum, created in 1906, showcases the delicate artistry and craftsmanship of the renowned French glassmaker. The chalice features multi-layered gl...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$3,074 Sale Price
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Art Nouveau Covered Pewter Osiris 909 Isis Egg and Chicken Dish
By Osiris
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very rare covered German egg dish manufactured by Walter Scherf & Co. in Nürnberg, under the trade name Osiris, early 20th century.
It is moulded to fit ei...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Danish Satin Opaline Glass Vases from Fyns Glasværk, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unmatched set of unique and antique Danish opaline glass vases. They are hand blown and handprinted with floral motifs. Both created at Fyns Glasværk (later bought by Holmegaard) in ...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
$245 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage Leaf Form Porcelain Compote Gillant Verdon, France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage porcelain compote made by Gillant Verdon, France. A beautiful organic shaped bowl, catchall. A nice addition to your table or just to display in your room.
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1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
JD Schleissner Sohne German Silver Dwarf Candlestick
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish German jugendstil silver dwarf candlestick by JD Schleissner Sohne and dating from around 1910. The candlestick is mounted on a square base raised on four ball shaped feet with a ridged edge and domed centre supporting a cylindrical candle holder...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver- Mounted Iridescent Green Art Glass Bud Vase
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Period, sterling silver-mounted iridescent green Art Glass 2-handled bud vase, London, year-hallmarked for 1901. Measures 7 1/4 inches high x 3 inches diameter (at widest...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ashby Potters Guild Art Nouveau Mottled Blue Glazed Vase
By Ashby
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Art Nouveau art pottery vase decorated in straked blue glazes made by Derbyshire based Ashby Potters Guild and dating between 1909 and 1922...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Art Nouveau Porcelian Vase stamped Richelieu mounted one Brass Base Hand-Painted
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Porcelian Vase stamped Richelieu Hand-Painted
The Pictures missing to show the beauty of this Vase.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!
A real treasu...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau WMF Brass Punch Bowl, Germany, 1900
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Antique brass bowl with original glass insert, a decorative piece from the Art Nouveau period Elegant design made of solid brass with two large hand...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
20th Century Art Nouveau Pipe Smoking Man Sculpture by Austrian Hans Müller
By Hans Muller
Located in Milano, MI
Pipe Smoking Man figure early 20th century Art Nouveau Hans Müller bronze bust, a lovely dark patina figurative sculpture on marble base, signed on the lef...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stunning Arts & Crafts WMF Red Copper & Brass Jug or Vase with Stylized Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully handcrafted WMF copper jug with brass handles.
This good size and wonderful shape Arts & Crafts jug was all-handcrafted (and marked) by the fam...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Jacaranda Wood Casket
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very beautiful small box from the time of Art Nouveau, made of jacaranda and brass inserts. The box is with interior division. In very good restored condition.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Jacaranda
$666 Sale Price
25% Off
Table Box portrait of Natalia Nikolaevna Pushkina Lanskaja Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Spectacular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche, in Art Nouveau style, and in the center a fine rectangul...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Ceramist, Antique Vase in Glazed Ceramics, Early 20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
French ceramist. Antique vase in glazed ceramics. Beautiful luster glaze. Early 20th century.
Measures: 37.5 x 14 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Kralik Loetz Style Iridescent Flower Bud Green Glass Vase c.1900
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A simply stunning Art Nouveau iridescent flower bud shaped green art glass vase attributed to Kralik and dating from around 1900. The tall elegantly ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
French Art Nouveau Ceramic Pot Vase Blue by Joseph Talbot of Cher
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
An example of French Art Nouveau pottery
Stamped Joseph Talbot of Cher
In the form of a tulip vase, with a typical flowing streaky glaze graded form blue to brown
Please note f...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Jugend vase by Karl Svensson, Höganäs, stoneware, Sweden, early 1900's
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare decorative vase made by Karl Svensson for Höganäs, Sweden. Made in the early 20th century.
A large true Jugend ceramic vase glazed in mottled browns with specks of blue. ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Nouveau Morning Glory Silver Plated Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and graphic pair of Art Nouveau candleholders were realized in the United Kingdom circa 1905. The larger features three trumpet ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
1920s Swedish Edgar Böckman White Art Nouveau Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
100-year old Swedish Art Nouveau vase handmade by artist Edgar Böckman in the 1920s. White, rose, magenta, spicy ochre and light blue colored lustre glaze covering the small shape wi...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Early 20th Century Sculptural Hand Painted View of Venice Terracotta Pen Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Early 20th Century Sculptural in Relief Hand Painted View of Venice Terracotta Pen Holder
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Snuff Box round in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature, surrounded by a frame with leaves on a blue bac...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silvered Brass Bowl by WMF, Germany, 1910s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Silvered Brass Bowl by WMF, Germany, 1910s
A refined and decorative silvered brass bowl produced by the renowned German manufacturer WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) in th...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass
Art Nouveau Handmade and Hand Glazed Planter Jardinière Signed 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant handmade hand-glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1930.
This Is signed but we cannot find out by whom it was made
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant colored details...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Small Picture Frame Rectangular English style, early 1900s. Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External cm. 7 x 9 internal cm. 3.8 x 5.8. Weight g...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Jugendstill Candleholder in Brass
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Jugendstill candleholder in brass
Category
1950s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios 'Sea Anemone 'Gilt Bronze Compote/Tazza New York #1732
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany Studios 'Sea Anemone ' Gilt Bronze Compote /Tazza New York #1732
USA, circa 1910
A truly unique work by Tiffany Studios, NY, shape # 1732
The circular gilt bronze raised dish is decorated with a center of raised bronze relief of what appears to be strands of 'Sea Anemone '
Overall Measurements:
8-Inches diameter x 2-Inches high supported...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau by Lorrain Nancy France Wrought Iron and Glass Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Original Art Nouveau Lorrain glass
Excellent condition
Glass in perfect condition
"Lorrain" signed.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
A pair of Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tuscany Wall Sconces
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of gilded and lacquered wood wall candelabra hand-crafted in Tuscany in late 19th century. They are in original conditions, the back part has been recently reinforced.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Extraordinary Art Nouveau Silvered Brass Dish, Stockholm, ca. 1900
Located in Knivsta, SE
Extraordinary Art Nouveau Silvered Brass Dish, Stockholm, ca. 1900
An exceptional serving or fruit dish in silvered brass, crafted in Stockholm, Sweden, around 1900. This piece is ...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass
Oraganis Ceramic Vase Beautiful Glaze in Shades of Brown and Green, circa 1930
Located in Verviers, BE
French ceramic vase, pitcher vase, France, circa 1930
handcrafted and glazed earthenware with horizontal ribs.
Beautiful glaze in brown and green tints
Perfect condition.
We sp...
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1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Centrepiece Attributed to Kayser in Germany, circa 1900
Located in Verviers, BE
Spectacular Art Nouveau centrepiece attributed to Kayser in Germany, circa 1900.
Very impressive, this stunning piece gathers all the excellence of the Art Nouveau era in terms of...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Bretby Art Nouveau High Fired Flambe Glazed Vase by Henry Tooth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Bretby Art Nouveau high fired ‘flambe’ glazed art pottery vase by Henry Tooth & Co and dating from 1900-1910. This exquisite simple shaped bulbous vase stands on a narrow roun...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture entitled "Medor" by Pierre Jules Mene
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a setter in an alert turning pose with very fine rich brown patina and intricate hand chased surface detail, raised on natural...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Patinated Bronze Bust of an Elegant Woman
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Antique Elegance with an Art Nouveau Twist !
Embrance the timeless beauty of the 19th century French School with this exquisite Art Nouveau bust sculpture. A captivating bust of a w...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gouda Pottery Ceramic Ashtray or Dutch Art Nouveau Key Holder/Vide Poche
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau Gouda pottery ashtray.
Wonderfully colorful floral hand painted design, from Holland.
This well made decorative object can also be used as a key holder/vide poche.
Signed Dalia Konin Klyk, Coedewaalem, Gouda, Holland and numbered on bottom.
Measures: 4 3/4 in. diameter x 2 3/8 in. high
Other interesting information about this form of pottery:
There isn’t a factory called Gouda Pottery; the pottery is called that because the main factories were in Gouda. Gouda (pronounced ‘how-da’) is the generic term we use for all the pottery factories in Holland – all Dutch pottery other than Delftware, that is.
The area around Gouda had clay to make pots, which is why most of the factories settled there. A lot of the clay also came from England. The Dutch started producing clay pipes...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Art Nouveau green Majolica frog who playing mandolin unsigned Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Antique Early Art Nouveau Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Daffodils Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique, large Danish Art Nouveau porcelain vase.
By Royal Copenhagen.
Decorated with daffodils on a blue to white gradient ground.
Marked to the base with a Royal Copenhag...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Albert Mayer WMF Art Nouveau Early 1900 Silver Metal ware Female Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Original early 1900
Excellent condition
"WMF" mark impressed.
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Early and Rare René Lalique "Chiens" Art Deco Bowl in Art Glass, 1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Early and rare René Lalique "Chiens" Art Deco bowl in art glass decorated with dogs, 1930s.
In very good condition.
Stamped: R. Lalique.
Measures: 24 x 9 cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
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.
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