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
Daum # Nancy, Vase "After Edmond Lachenal", Art Nouveau Early 1900s
By Daum, Edmond Lachenal
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and extremely rare Daum # Nancy vase designed after a drawing by Edmond Lachenal, France late 1800s. Signed, etched and gilt "Daum # Nancy, d'après E. Lachenal". Decorations o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Fischer And Mieg Gilt Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Fischer and Mieg Porcelain Urn Vase. It depicts a tall cobalt blue urn decorated with long gilt branches of flowers, leaves and birds. Both ...
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Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Liberty Art Nouveau Lost Wax Casting Frame
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver frame made with the lost wax casting technique.
The frame is in Art Nouveau style and the verifiable weight is all in silver, except for the wooden back.
The decorations are...
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1990s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Bowl-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Glass
Emmanuel Villanis Style Art Nouveau French Virgin Mary Sculpture w/ Marble Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A turn of the 20th century Emmanuel Villanis styled Virgin Mary bust sculpture exudes the ethereal grace reminiscent of the virgin saint in an Art Nou...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$206 Sale Price
44% Off
Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Loetz Witwe - Phenomen Rosa, Iridescent, ca. 1902
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional, rare Loetz Witwe glass vase out of the world renowed workshops in Klostermuehle (Bohemia) from the early Art Nouveau period around 1902. The beautiful mouth-blown pink g...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Nouveau "Vase with Swirling Water Dragon" by Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Art Nouveau Vase in Deep Purple Hand-Painted Glass, Kralik Poschinger inStyle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique vase in mat deep purple glass. Hand-decorated with flowers. Very similar to early jugend pieces from Ferdinand Von Poschinger or Wilhelm Kralik. This piece was made in German...
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Early 1900s European Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Painted Bronze Sculpture of Woman Holding a Palm Leaf by Franz Bergmann, Austria
Located in North Miami, FL
Jugendstil cold-painted bronze sculpture of a woman holding a palm leaf by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint
Technique...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Art Nouveau Exceptional Continental Lidded Brass Casket with Maiden
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Continental, probably Austrian, Art Nouveau Brass lidded casket with a molded portrait of a maiden dating from around 1900. The heavily made casket is of rectangular f...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Aristede De Ranieri Signed Art Nouveau Sculptural Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Thia antique mantel or table clock was made by the well known Italian born sculptor Archimede de Ranieri, who did much of his work in France and made this in approximately 1900 in th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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...
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1890s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Art Nouveau Box by Erhard & Söhne
Located in New York, NY
An Art Nouveau rectangular box with a bobsledding motif Designed and manufactured by Erhard & Söhne. Burlwood, and brass. The brass inlay on top depicts a bobsled with a four-man cre...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Emile Galle Art Glass Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Emile Galle Art Glass Cameo Vase. It is an elongated ovoid shaped vase. It has a frosted orange glass at the upper top highlighted by differ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Harrach Bohemian Art Glass Vase, Gilt Butterfly & Floral Enamel C. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite art glass vase was produced by the renowned Harrach Glassworks, one of the oldest and most esteemed glass manufacturers in Bohemia, known for their exceptional craftsm...
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20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Iridescent Iris Art Nouveau Colorful Cachepot by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Two Columns with Heron and Planter in the Style of Delphin Massier
Located in Antwerp, BE
This column surmounted by a vase decorated with flowers is reminiscent of the Mediterranean Majolica tradition. This piece is typical in the style of Delphin Massier’s, established i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Daisies Kitchen Salt Canister Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisies Kitchen Salt Canister signed Saint Clement Keller & Guerin Circa 1900.
H / 6.8 inches.
Salt / Sel in French.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lladro Daisa 1978 In the Gondola Couple Sculpture No. 2413 Large Porcelain
By Lladro
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lladro Daisa 1978 "In the Gondola Couple" Sculpture No. 2413 Large Porcelain. Item features a large impressive size, original signature, sculpture rests o...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze figure "Slave Girl" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A beautiful patinated Art Nouveau bronze study of a young Art Nouveau beauty sat upon a wall wearing chains with excellent variegated rich brown patina and excellent hand chased surf...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
DAUM France - Frog On A Water Lily Tray
By Daum
Located in Beaune, FR
Glass paste bowl representing a frog on a water lily. In green, yellow and purple colors. Signed under the base "DAUM France". It is in perfect condition.
Dimensions
Height 5.5c...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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
Emile Galle Authentic Trilobe Vase with Wysteria Decor
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Authentic vase by Émile Gallé in tones of purple, pink and opaque white glass.
Cased glass three cornered drow in.
Beautiful Wisterya decoration typical of Art Nouveau.
Polylobed nec...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Jugendstil Nickel-Brass Tennis Player Figurine by Karl Hagenauer, Austria
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Jugendstil nickel-brass tennis player figurine by Karl and Franz Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien (WHW), Austria
By: Karl Hagenauer, Franz Hagenauer, Werks...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Nickel, Zinc
Exceptional Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Jardiniere Flowerpot Thistle Motif
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A highly decorative and vividly colored Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière or flowerpot, dating from circa 1900. This exuberant barbotine piece features an ornate relief design dominate...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Iridescent Leaf & Berry Art Nouveau Vase w/Silver Collar by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
French Style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, Style of Daum Nancy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, Style of Daum Nancy, France, circa early 20th century
A stunning French style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Brass Planter by J Sankey and Sons
Located in Altrincham, GB
Art Nouveau Brass Planter by J Sankey and Sons - Bilston (Wolverhampton) - 9.5"diam x 7.5"h
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Jim Davidson, (American b. 1962), Young Lovers, Partially weathered green patina
Located in Germantown, MD
Jim Davidson
(American, b. 1962)
Young Lovers
Partially weathered green patina bronze sculpture. Live side bronze bench ( 45.75" in widt...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$6,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Antique Fenicio Blue Orange White Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown cobalt and sky blue, orange, and white Italian art glass decorative double handle cabinet vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 190...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$488 Sale Price
24% Off
Bisquit Porcelain Sculpture "Cat No. 2" by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, 1920s
Located in Brussels, BE
Bisquit Porcelain Sculpture "Cat No. 2" by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, 1920s
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1920s Swiss Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Girl with Wheat Bronze Sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Girl with Wheat bronze sculpture by Hippolyte F. Moreau. He is famous for his bronze statues of young women. He is also the son of another renown French sculptor named Jean Baptiste Moreau. It depicts a young lady with long curly hair who is dressed with a see-through robe. She is holding a basket of wheat with one arm and some branches of them with the other one. She appears to be in the countryside and is observing a pair of doves that are on the ground. The bronze sculpture is standing over two...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Mosaic Antique Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown blue, green and white Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass decorative vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1900-1920...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Gallé Cameo Glass Anemone Vase, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Galle Cameo Glass Anemone Vase, circa 1900 Art Nouveau
Marks: Gallé
Height: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm)
Diameter: 4.5
Condition: Vase features red and pink anemones over a white to yellow...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Sculpture Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Nouveau sculpture with a clock decorated with a pair of women rejoicing in the season's harvest. In great condition. Sold as is...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Pewter
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.
Art Nouveau Dragon...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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
Lizard Vase by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Tiffany Studios New York Favrile Glass Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York centerpiece, features deep-blue green iridescent Favrile glass, decorated with a iridescent green leaf and vine decoration. The charming piece features ...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
Located in Charleston, SC
Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting on circular fluted base with the original five bal...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Wire
Rare Butterfly Porcelain China Figure by Ens Antique German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare butterfly made by famous porcelain manufactory Ens, Volkstedt Germany. It is made of china porcelain and very delicate, this would be a great addition for your collection. It ...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Tulipes', Daum Frères, Nancy, France, Circa 1890/1895
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Cup-shaped vase, colourless glass with air bubbles (bubbling) and flaky light green powder inclusions in the lower section and rust-coloured inclusions in the upper section, light bl...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Emile Galle Blown Out Clematis Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle Mold Blown Blue Clematis Glase Vase.
Circa: 1910
Nancy, France
A fine Galle blown-out glass vase, Clematis pattern, in strong blue colors. Signed in cameo, Galle.
Heigh...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Jardiniere Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Jardiniere Onnaing.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Zsolnay Pecs Green Eosin Iridescent Glazed Deer Mounted Desk Stand
By Zsolnay
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Hungarian art nouveau art pottery desk stand mounted with deer and decorated in eosin iridescent green glazes dating from around 1900. The desk stand has a boat sh...
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Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Art Nouveau Ormolu and Satin Glass Trinket Jewelry Box, France, circa 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Miniature Cameo Glass Vase with Violets
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional French Art Nouveau Daum Frères Violets miniature cameo glass vase wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etched ground dating from around 1900. The tal...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
1930s Dahl Jensen White, Blue Cracklé Glaze Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish art nouveau white and bright blue crackle glaze porcelain vase with intricate golden, burgundy, black and blue decorative band around the belly.
Produced by Dahl Jensen in th...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Early 20th Century Cameo Vase Entitled "Moon Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in London, GB
A beautiful early 20th Century cameo glass vase acid cut and etched with a deep red floral decoration against a yellow background. With a crescent moon at the openning of the vase. E...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large French Majolica Iris Vase Massier, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Iris Vase Massier, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Antique Italian Art Glass Cabinet Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flowers mosaic Italian art glass decorative cabinet vase / pitcher. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1910-1930. T...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Monumental "Peacock" Vase
Located in New York, NY
This majestic Tiffany Studios peacock vase, in a grand baluster form, displays a mesmerizing pulled-feather design in matte green and iridescent blue lus...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Rare Set of 5 Small 19th Century Majolica Flowers Vases Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Set of 5 Small 19th Century Majolica Flowers Vases Delphin Massier.
2 pansies, 2 wild roses , 1 daisy.
Table vases decorations , very rare form and size.
Around 4 inches height ...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Art Nouveau Garniture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau Garniture
Materials: crystal and bronze with a golden patina and yellow crystals with white veins
Circa 1910 Origin: Czech Republic
It is composed of two glasses and a ce...
Category
1910s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$3,800
Art Nouveau Silver Coffee & Tea Set, Bruckmann & Sons for Fritz Loch, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau silver coffee and tea set consisting of 6 pieces: coffee pot, teapot, hot water kettle with rechaud and burner, sugar bowl, cream jug and tray.
Bulbous, raised ...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Pewter Letter Opener with the Image of a Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and solid silver pewter art nouveau letter opener featuring a lady - a wonderful decorative piece for any desk or work station.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Antique 1904 XIX Rookwood Arts Nouveau Blue Matte Glaze Bud Vase 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1904 Rookwood XIX arts and crafts / art nouveau period bud vase featuring a matte blue glaze with floral / peacock feather design.
Dimensions:
3" x 6.25" (Diameter x Height)
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Rare Signed Dante Zoi Alabaster Sculpture of Two Children, Italian, Circa 1920s
By Dante Zoi
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcarved, endearing and remarkable Classical Realism / Figurative work of art, weighing 23.15 pounds.
A tender and exquisitely hand-carved alabaster sculpture by Italian artist Da...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene" Favrile Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This arresting Damascene Favrile Glass Vase bears a swirling pattern of blue and purple iridescence and ochre glass. The vase's pattern is based upon Damascus steel, whereby near eas...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
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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