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 vase by Auguste Moreau
Located in Belgrade, RS
This tall vase of baluster form is made of silver-plated pewter and it is the embodiment of the
charm, allure, and sophistication of the French Art Nouveau style. The vase is made an...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Silver Plate, Pewter
Large Emile Galle Scenic Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle scenic wheel carved and acid etched cameo vase.
A beautiful and tall cameo vase by Galle. The 18 - 1/2” tall vase has a background of muted yellow glass near the base, which progresses to blue/gray at mid-vase, and then peach towards the top. Brown, cameo cut trees are generously displayed across the body of the vase, with the addition of a boat in the lake.
Signed "Galle".
Dimensions: 18 - 1/2” x 10” x 8”.
Condition: Very good
Émile Gallé (8 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France.
Gallé born on 4 March 1846 in the city of Nancy, France. His father, Charles Gallé, was a merchant of glassware and ceramics who had settled in Nancy in 1844, and his father-in-law owned a factory in Nancy which manufactured mirrors. His father took over the direction of his mother's family business, and began to manufacture glassware with a floral design. He also took over a struggling faience factory and began manufacturing new products.
The young Gallé studied philosophy and natural science at the Lycée Imperial in Nancy. At the age of sixteen he went to work for the family business as an assistant to his father, making floral designs and emblems for both faience and glass. In his spare time he became an accomplished botanist, studying with D.A. Godron, the director of the Botanical Gardens of Nancy and author of the leading textbooks on French flora. He collected plants from the region and from as far away as Italy and Switzerland. He also took courses in painting and drawing, and made numerous drawings of plants, flowers, animals and insects, which became subjects of decoration.
At the age of sixteen he finished the Lycée in Nancy and went to Weimar in Germany from 1862–1866 to continue his studies in philosophy, botany, sculpture and drawing. In 1866, to prepare himself to inherit the family business, he went to work as an apprentice at the glass factory of Burgun and Schwerer in Meisenthal, and made a serious study of the chemistry of glass production. Some of his early glass and faience works for the family factory at Saint-Clémont were displayed at the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition. In early 1870 he designed a complete set of dishware with a rustic animal designs for the family enterprise. During this time he became acquainted with the painter, sculptor and engraver Victor Prouvé, an artist of the romantic "troubadour" style, who became his future collaborator in the Nancy School.
He enlisted for military service in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then was demobilised after the disastrous French defeat in 1871 and the French loss to Germany of much of the province of Lorraine, including Meisenthal where he had done his apprenticeship. Thereafter the Cross of Lorraine, the patriotic symbol of the region, became part of his signature on many of his works of art.
After his demobilization Gallé went to London, where he represented his father at an exhibition of the arts of France, then to Paris, where he remained for several months, visiting the Louvre and Cluny Museum, studying examples of ancient Egyptian art, Roman glassware and ceramics, and especially early Islamic enamelled...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Jumping Faun Lily Tray
By Wedgwood
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Lily Tray, shape number 2483. Decorated with 'Jumping Faun' pattern to interior, 'Flight of Birds' to exterior. 'Pebble and Grass' border to exterior rim an...
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1920s Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Antique Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay by historic Loetz, ca 1900. Ovoid with pinched shoulder. Overlay pattern comprising vertical ovals inset with entwined loops risin...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Greiner & Sohn, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Julius Greiner & Sohn Bodenbach, circa 1900.
Art Nouveau.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Victor SAGLIER French Art Nouveau Silverplate Planter Centerpiece, 1890
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau centerpiece planter by Victor SAGLIER, 12 rue d'Enghien , Paris, France, ca.1890. Silverplate metal. Black patina in the hollows to accentuate the reliefs. Height ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Minton Secessionist Art Pottery Tubelined Stylized Floral Vase No 41
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Minton Secessionist Art Nouveau tube lined art pottery twin handled vase design pattern No 41, dating from around 1900. The pottery vase stands on a wide skirted ungla...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Baccarat, Art Nouveau Cactus Vase, France 1909
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and extremely rare Baccarat Cactus scroll vase in acid etched and gilt uraline crystal glass from the art nouveau period circa 1909. A vase of the same model but in transparen...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase Signed Gouda
By Gouda Vase
Located in New York, NY
This highly unique Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase Signed Gouda originates from the Netherlands, Circa 1910. This piece features a stunning surface in ornately hand-painted nat...
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1910s Dutch Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Lake Como" by Emile Galle
By Émile Gallé
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally stunning early 20th Century French cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with a scenic landscape of Lake Como including mountrains, buildings and birds. The vase wit...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
William Moorcoft for James MacIntyre Fish Pattern Silver Mounted Biscuit Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and finely made James Macintyre & Co ceramic biscuit jar mounted with a silver-plated handle and decorated with fish by renowned English born potter William Moorcroft ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Baccarat, Holly Vase, French Art Nouveau 1900s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Baccarat crystal vase. A masterpiece of French Art Nouveau. Crafted in the late 1800s / early 1900s, it echoes the elegance of a holly tree, its branches and leaves dancing in...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Francois Theodore Legras Pair of Vases in Enameled Glass Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This pair of vases is made of glass. They are green in colour with formal motifs in enamel. The flowers remind of hibiscus. They are of an Art Nouveau style.
Art Nouveau is an ar...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
WMF Ignatius Taschner Jugendstil Copper and Brass Goat & Sleigh Candleholder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual German Jugendstil copper and brass smokers companion or candleholder formed as a goat pulling a sleigh the design attributed to renowned sculptor Ignatius Taschner...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Brass, Copper
Glass Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1894 signed
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Glass vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1894, signed
signed "L. C. T. B2216" (underneath)
Material and technique: mouth-blown glass, reduced and iridescent
Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York 1848 – 1933 New York) was a famous American designer, artist and painter of American Art Nouveau. He was best known for his works in glass colored with metal salts and made a name for himself in the decorative arts at the time. In the course of his career, he created a unique style that combined outstanding craftsmanship with a love for natural shapes and bright colors. Nature had always been his inspiration and in his designs he tried, in his very own way, to capture its beauty forever. Tiffany designed lamps...
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1890s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Monumental 24’ Emile Galle Four Color Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Large and finely carved Four color Gallé Cameo glass floral floor vase, circa 1910, art Nouveau.
Marks: Gallé
Measures: Height: 24.35 inches (62 cm)
Diameter: 9.75 inches
Condition: Very good with no damage or repairs.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
19th Century Tiffany Studios Gilt Bronze Branch Form Candelabra
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This matched pair of Art Nouveau gilt bronze candelabra were made by Tiffany Studios of New York. The candelabra have an naturalistic form modeled after tree branches and feature six...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Figure of a Beautiful Young Girl by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful young woman is a fine example of the creations of the noted French sculptor, Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914). You will find his works to be predominantly art nouveau wo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Frog Motif Dish/ Vide-Poche by Achile Gamba-WMF
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau Frog Motif Dish/ Vide-Poche by Achile Gamba-WMF
Whimsical motif of a flute playing frog romancing fish in a lake.
Stamped Achile Gamba a...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Antique Set of Three Glass Apothecary Jars, 19th Century, France
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique Set of Three Glass Apothecary Jars, 19th Century, France. Lovely amber glass with reverse painted labels and red toleware lids. Original paper label on back of Serpentine De ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin
Henri-Laurent DESROUSSEAUX (1862-1906), L'Isle Adam: French Art Nouveau Vase
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Henri-Laurent DESROUSSEAUX (1862-1906), L'Isle Adam: Art Nouveau vase in terracotta with an enamel finish, featuring a relief decoration of branches and hazel leaves with a bronze pa...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
1930s Metal Dog, St. Bernard, Mastiff Type, or Retriever Type. Solid.
Located in Warrenton, OR
1930s Metal Dog, St. Bernard, Mastiff Type, or Retriever Type. Solid.
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This very handsome guardian breed or working dog b...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Pair of Large Terracotta Vases Signed F. Citti, 1900-1910
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A stunning French Art Nouveau pair of large vases with female figures of the era, signed by the Parisian Sculptor F. Citti, Paris 1900-1910.
Measures:
Height 19 in (48 cm)
Width...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Diana the Huntress Bronze Bas Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
19th century diana the huntress bronze bas relief wall plaque. Diana with raised bow and hunting dog near her side.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Le Verre Francais Art Nouveau Artistic Glass Vase by Charles Schneider, 1924
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Le Verre Français, France ca. 1924 Cameo glass egg cup decorated with stylized flowers. Engraved signature.
This vase is very rare both for its color and...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Lalique Crystal “Grand Ducs” Owl Flower Vase
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal “Grand Ducs” Owl flower vase. It depicts a large round bowl that is supported by the frosted crystal heads of four owls. Then, they are attached to a clear crystal square base...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Antonin Larroux (1900's) Art Nouveau Stucco Vase of Allegorical Masks in Relief
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a phenomenal Art Nouveau stucco oversized vase with six (6) masks/faces emerging in relief from deep foliage. SIGNED to underside, Antonnin Larroux (1859-1937). Finished a ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Stucco
Rare Find Art Nouveau Daum Cameo Glass Vitrified Monnaies du Pape Round Coupe
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Cameo Glass Bowl, France, circa 1910.
A rare Art Nouveau Daum cameo glass vitrified Monnaies du Pape round coupe (Honesty). Very finely acid etched, wheel carved decor of Honest...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
By Daum
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century French Perfume Bottle
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 20th-century French perfume bottle is a striking example of Daum glass craftsmanship. The bottle features a frosted glass body with delicate, swirling patterns, and is topped wi...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Small shaped Picture Frame 2 oval portrait Blue Navy color enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small shaped frame for 2 oval photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche in Art Nouveau style. External dimensions cm. 5.2 x 7 int...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Covered Butter Dish w/ Glass Liner by Pilgrim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Covered Butter Dish w/ Glass Liner by Pilgrim. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 3.75" H x 8.5" W x 4.25" D.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Wedgwood Makeig-Jones Fairyland Lustre Celestial Dragon Cabinet Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English lustreware porcelain cabinet vase.
By Wedgwood.
Pattern no. Z4829
Shape no. 2351
Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones.
With a ...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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
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Porcelain
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
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...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
a rare green René Lalique glass perfume bottle "Amphitrite" from ca. 1920
By René Lalique
Located in Aachen, DE
A rare and early perfume bottle Amphitrite in emerald green glass, designed by René Lalique and made in his glassworks in Wingen-sur- Moder circa 1920. This bottle is a great example...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art Nouveau tin can with small chicks 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A tin box from the Art Nouveau period is a beautiful example of the artistic movement that flourished in Europe at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The Art Nouv...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin
Surrealist Art Nouveau Bird Ewer by Sándor Apáti-Abt for Zsolnay
By Zsolnay, Sándor Apáti Abt
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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Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Earthenware
Zuid-Holland, Gouda. Unique Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramic.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Zuid-Holland, Gouda.
Unique Art Nouveau vase in...
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Art Nouveau style art glass vase, by Loetz the historic glass maker from the municipality of Austria featuring Alvin Sterling Silver overlay. Overlay in form of open and horizontal patterns with stylized leaves and scrollwork.
A great find, handcrafted vase skillfully made using centuries old techniques of art glass works from the world-renowned maker, Loetz. Simply stunning this Art Nouveau glass vase with Alvin Sterling Silver overlay by Loetz would enhance any shelf, table, nightstand or countertop.
This is a rare antique Loetz Green Glass...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Sterling Silver
Art-Nouveau Silver Overlaid Vase 1900s in Loetz Style
By Loetz Glass
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the silver overlayed 1900s Bohemian Art-Nouveau vase in uranium glass, not to mix-up with pieces from Loetz.
Just to get this straight from the beginning; Loetz did not apply metal or silver to its glass. Loetz only sold blanks and special commissioned glass...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Monumental 24’ Emile Galle Four Color Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Large and finely carved Four color Gallé Cameo glass floral floor vase, circa 1910, art Nouveau.
Marks: Gallé
Measures: Height: 24.35 inches (62 cm)
Diameter: 9.75 inches
Condition: Very good with no damage or repairs.
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Please also consider Avantiques eclectic...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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Art Glass
1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box, decorated in the round with children playing tug-of-war. The lid is beautifully decorated...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Steuben Emerald Glass Vase With Alvin Sterling Silver Sunflower Overlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steuben (American, founded 1903), circa early 20th century.
This exquisite antique Steuben emerald glass vase is beautifully adorned with an Alvin sterling silver sunflower overlay...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Val Saint Lambert Vase 'Oignon de Jemeppe', Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, 1909-1927
Located in Aachen, DE
A tall and slender vase "Oignons de Jemeppe" from a series of soliflora vessels made by a branch of Val Saint Lambert in Jemeppe-sur-Meuse near Liège from 1909-1927. The design is sometimes attributed to Leon Ledru, more often to the portfolio of Romain & Jeanne Gevaert. As a reference in literature "L'Europe de l'art verrier", Giuseppe Cappa, Mardaga éditeur, Liège, 1991, page 483, N° 880 is a good source. These works with their humorous title Onions of Jemeppe are always opaque, this particular one is made from cased glass : Colorless and opal beige and rolled in dark blue pulled glass applications. The vessel is signed: VSL (blue stamp...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Pocket Watch Stand Moon, Brass, Art Nouveau, France, 1910s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch holder in the shape of a moon.
France, around 1910.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
James Powell & Sons Pair Opalescent Yellow Uranium Glass Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional pair English Art Nouveau opalescent yellow uranium glass vases by James Powell & Sons and dating from around 1890. The vases stand on a w...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
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
Louis Comfort Tiffany Jack In The Pulpit Favrile Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios Early Jack In the Pulpit vase. Circa 1895 Art Nouveau. A early and rare Favrile decorated pulled feather floriform flared iridescent vase. New York, NY
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1890s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase with Crabs and Seaweed 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
Stoneware
Blue Leaf Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase by Lucien-Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Signed Lucien Levy Dhurmer & Clement Massier.
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires de...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Glazed Pottery Bust of a Child Attributed to Jean Marie Camus, circa 1903
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique continental, probably French, glazed art pottery bust of a child in the manner of renowned French sculptor Jean Marie Camus (1877-1...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Royal Bonn - Franz Anton Mehlem, Hand Painted & Gilded Vase / Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Weller Sicard Irridescent Art Pottery Vase with Stylized Flowers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vase was made by the renowned Weller Pottery factory of the United States in approximately 1910 in the period Art Nouveau style. The vase is done with a high irridescent cobalt ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Bottiglia in Porcellana di Meissen con Tappo in Argento 800 Primi Novecento
Located in Milano, MI
Bottiglia in Porcellana di Meissen con tappo in argento 800, realizzata nei primi anni del XX Secolo
Ø cm 10 h cm 28
La porcellana di Meissen è considerata uno dei primi e più preg...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
1920 Rene Lalique, Perfume Bottle Cassis Clear Enameled Glass & Black Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Bouchon Cassis" made in clear glass with original black heated enamel and black glass by Rene Lalique in 1920.
Molded signature on bottom.
Perfect condition.
...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Horse Shoe Leg Vienna Bronze Letter Opener, Antique Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1920s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina.
I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it.
This highly collectible vintage piece ...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A French Art Nouveau Bronze Vide-Poches by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Art Nouveau bronze Vide-Poche Centerpiece
Depicting a Naiad resting by a shell on a rock
Signed Auguste Moreau on the rock
Three patinas
Circa 1900
Auguste Moreau (1834-1...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Pierre Clement Massier Iridescent Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
A monumental ceramic vase with iridescent glaze in an elongated bulbous shape by the legendary French ceramist Pierre Clement Massier (1845-1917).
Massier is widely considered as...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Tazza 264B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early vintage Georg Jensen grapes tazza or footed bowl, design #264B, created by Georg Jensen in 1918. This piece is the largest size of its design and showcases exceptional craft...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Stile Liberty Portrait Vase by Galileo Chini
Located in Chicago, US
Stile Liberty Portrait Vase by Galileo Chini.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Josef Rindskopf Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase, Circa 1890s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period iridescent corrugated art glass vase
By Josef Rindskopf
Czech Republic, Circa 1890s
Measures: 5.75"W x 5.75"D x 12.63"H.
Ve...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Antique High Quality French Bronze Jardiniere Art Deco Planter
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Stunning Bronze Art Nouveau French Jardiniere with removable insert. Exquisite details that shows the level of high quality of metalworke...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Lalique Crystal Ariane Doves Sculptures
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique frosted sculptures of a pair of doves joined together in the center, but looking in opposite direction. They are standing over a trunk with leaves that is supported...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Clear Crystal Candlesticks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Clear Crystal Candlesticks.
A gorgeous pair of crystal candlesticks By Tiffany & Co., "Louis Comfort Tiffany Collection" New York, USA, 1992.
Meas...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
Mounted on a Black Marble Plinth
From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to introduce this Swiss Black Forest Lucerne Lion Carving. The Lucern...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Amphora Art Nouveau Vase with Pine Cone Motif by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Huge D'Argental Cameo Vase
By D'argental
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
D'Argental was the name given to a line of cameo glass made by the Cristallerie de Saint Louis starting, circa 1919. Most of the pieces were designed by Paul Nicolas, a protégé of Ém...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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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