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
Loetz Papillon Glass And Van Houten Pewter Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Mixed Cobalt, Green and Red Papillon Glass Vase. A rare mixed color Iridescent papillon Art Nouveau art glass vase mounted with a scrolled pewter mount in wonderful condition ready to join as the crown of your collection.
Rubin (Ruby) Papillon Decor
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Pewter mount with impressed stamp marks "1670" and crow and lion in shield marks for the Van Houten Manufacturing Co.
Height: 10.5 Inches X 5 Inch diameter
Condition: Excellent in original condition commensurate of age and use.
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
Pewter
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Gallé Polar Bear Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Cameo Glass Polar Bear Vase
Émile Gallé
Circa 1927
This towering Art Nouveau vase stands as one of the finest achievements of Émile Gallé’s iconic gla...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Large Cameo Glass Vase "Gladioli" circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase « Gladioli Flowers »
Large piriform vase on heel with long collar in dark blue and blue multi-layered glass
Cased glass, opales...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Exceptional French Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Planter Jardiniere Green Man
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This cachepot is crafted from high-quality ceramic, typically Majolica or Barbotine, known for its vibrant, glossy glaze. The glaze gives the piece a lustrous sheen and adds depth an...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Signed Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau green cameo glass vase cut with leafy branch relief design. Signed: Daum Nancy.
The Daum family worked at the beginning of Art Nouveau and creators of one of ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Brass Wall Mount Candlesticks, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau brass pair of Wall Mount candlesticks 1930s
Originel Patina
Excellent condition.
looks simply stunning.
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Zsolnay Opalescent Porcelain Centerpiece
By Zsolnay
Located in Queens, NY
Art Nouveau Zsolnay porcelain green iridescent centerpiece with female figure holding round tray above head.
Category
19th Century Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Gustavsberg Sgraffito Art Deco Vase Josef Ekberg Sweden 1922
By Josef Ekberg
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Sgraffito vase decorated with a floral motif, by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg.
Sgraffito is a way of combinding two layers into a pattern, the second layer is scrapt of and left is a...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A R.Lalique Perfume Bottle Cyclamen
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Cyclamen perfume bottle is a strong Art Nouveau example of R.Lalique ‘s style in the begin of the 20th Century.
The butterfly Ladies are represented on the different surfaces of...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vintage Cast Metal Chalice with Cobalt Glass Art Nouveau
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique chalice holder with lid. This piece is incredibly full of detail while maintaining a simple aesthetic. The holder builds up from the base into a frame with four ...
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1950s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Bohemian Egermann Cut to Clear Vine and Hunt Scene Vase, 19th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
This Bohemian crystal glass vase was crafted in the late 19th century by Fredrich Egermann manufactory. This splendid glass vase has been finely engraved with the grindstone to depic...
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1880s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Rare Small Majolica Daisy Cache Pot Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare small majolica daisy cache pot signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wilton Parker Rix Doulton Lambeth Marqueterie Ware Brown Marbled Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and very stylish Doulton Lambeth Marqueterie Ware brown marbled art pottery bowl by Lambeth’s first Art Director Wilton Parker Rix (Doulton Lambeth 1868-1897) and dating from ...
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1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921
Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley
Extremel...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Emile Galle Tall Cameo Art Nouveau Vase 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning four color wheel carved and acid etched fat vase with pink, yellow, green and white on a cream background. The coloring is strong and the workmanship excellent. A truly ex...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental Emile Galle Four-Color Botanicals Vase, circa 1905
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning four color wheel carved and acid etched fat vase with pink, yellow, greenish browns and white on a cream background. The coloring is strong and the workmanship excellent. ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Pate de Verre Amaryllis Vase, Signed Daum, France Number 94
By Daum
Located in Lexington, KY
Daum Pate de Verre Amaryllis Vase in pinks and greens. This piece is signed Daum, France and numbered 94. This piece has been retired and is no longer in production.
Since 1878,...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Belgium Stoneware Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Torquay, GB
Delightful Art Nouveau Belgium stoneware studio pottery vase circa 1940s.
Round shaped low vase with an opening to its flat top.
Decorated with smatterings of appliqué petals on a tw...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Leonard Vienna Art Nouveau Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A tall and elegant Austrian Viennese Art Nouveau porcelain vase hand painted with floral designs by Leonard and dating from around 1905. The vase is of tall narrow round shape with a...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet
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
Brass, Enamel
Daum Crystal Pate de Verre Flower Bowl
By Daum
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Daum crystal Pate de Verre single flower (it can be a Groundsel) and large leaves bowl depicting different shades of blue and turquoi...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Twisted, Austria, Circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Mould blown glass on flush stand, three-part ground plan, the three-sided body rising up and narrowing slightly towards the top, twisted once ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
ca. 1906 " Old Norway " antique Porsgrund Porcelain Nordic Pokal
Located in Skien, NO
Rare Museum-Quality Pokal with "Nordic" Pattern – over 100 years old!
This exceptional Norwegian Heritage antique pokal, dating from the early 1900s, features a hand-painted overgla...
Category
Early 1900s Norwegian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Loetz Pampas Glass And Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Pampas Glass And Metal Mounted Vase
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Unmarked
Height: 7.5 Inches, handle to handle 8.25 Inches
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...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Albert Chezal French Art Nouveau Pewter Box with Lilac Decor
By Etaind'art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Albert Chezal designed this stunning Art Nouveau distinctively illustrated dinanderie-pewter covered box, handcrafted in France's Etains d'Art workshop around 1910. The large hand-wr...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Montjoye Vase, Thistle Design, Iridescent Glass, 1900, Art Nouveau.
By Verreries Montjoie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Montjoye vase, thistle design, iridescent glass, 1900, Art Nouveau.
Vase with thistle decoration, Vase Montjoye, iridescent glass, 1900, Art Nouveau period.
H: 45.5cm, W: 19cm, D: 12cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Figural Young Female Table Lamp with an Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This table lamp is completely unmarked but is presumed to have been made in Europe in approximately 1910 in the Art Nouveau period and style. The figural base of the lamp is a young ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Spelter
Tiffany Studios Favrile Blue Iridescent Reticulated Floriform Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios By Louis Comfort Tiffany Art Nouveau Blue Favrile Floriform Glass Vase. A classic and must for the most discerning Tiffany glass collector. This vase has the rarer sh...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau Silver Brass and Venetian Glass
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination red is an Art Nouveau Italian photo frame with Murano glass. Illumination red is an art-design photo frame, proudly handmade in Italy by master of crafts. silvered brass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Tiffany Favrile Glass Five-Piece Serving Set
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Tiffany iridescent gold Favrile glass five-piece set includes a fruit bowl and four individual serving bowls. The matched set has cylindrical b...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Émile Gallé, Art Nouveau Glass Paste Vase, Decor With A Grasshopper
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bilzen, BE
VERY BEAUTIFUL VASE IN 3 COLORS OF GLASS PASTE - VERY BEAUTIFUL ACID DECORATION OF A GRASSHOUSE SIGNATURE GALLE AS A CAMEO IN THE DECOR – ART NOUVEAU PERIOD
Perfect condition
Height ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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
Pair of Antique Bohemian Gilt and Green Glass Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A simply beautiful pair of tulip-shaped Bohemian glass vases in emerald green, in the Art Nouveau style. Dating from the end of the 19th Century, these stunning vases feature an unco...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Snuffbox Fired Enamel Miniature on Lid Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature on the lid. Early 1900s English Art Nouveau style. Measurements cm. 5....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Pate de Verre “Noisettes” Vide Poche
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A very rare Art Nouveau Daum Nancy pate de verre 'Noisettes' vide poche in orange, reds, greens and yellows. Daum in Nancy was integral is ori...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large French Majolica Tulip Vase Jean Massier Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Tulip Vase Jean Massier Circa 1900.
H / 13 inches.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Unger Brothers Sterling Jester Letter Opener
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare and Unusual Unger Brothers Jester Sterling Letter Opener from the 1900's. Wonderful detailing and unusual subject matter. 1900 USA.
9.5" x 1.85" x 1.25".
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gallé Cameo Elephant Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Cameo Glass Elephant Vase
Émile Gallé
Circa 1925
This monumental Art Nouveau vase is one of the finest achievements of Émile Gallé’s iconic glassmaking firm. Showcasing Gallé’s mast...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique Tall Chinese Organic Decor Vase, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large antique Chinese porcelain vase decorated with green, white and pink organic motifs with golden accents. Stylized art nouveau decorations of branches, leaves, roots and butterflies. Manufactured between 1890 and 1920 - possibly Famille Verte. Stamped under base. Beautiful vintage condition.
China...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Theseus & The Centaur" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and very impressive bronze group entitled ‘Theseus and the Centaur’ by Antoine L Barye. The bronze with rich autumnal green, black, brown and orange patination and excell...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Emile Gallé French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Antwerp, BE
Emille Galle (1846-1904).
Émile Gallé was a French glass maker and furniture designer, who had his home in his native Nancy. His favourite topic, which he frequently used in his wor...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Indian Haunting A Buffalo', Hoesel, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Unis France Magic Projector / Lantern, wood label France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and one of a kind folding magic lantern produced by the Unis France association in the first quarter of the 20th century. The function of this optical object is to projec...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Rectangular Art Nouveau Bronze Wood Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Sturdy rectangular hinged trinket box featuring an Art Nouveau woman wearing a peacock dress. This box is super charming and functional for displaying or containing jewelry or other ...
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Mid-20th Century North American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Figure of a Young Woman
By Henryk Kossowski Jr. 1
Located in Petaluma, CA
For the art nouveau lover, this is certainly worth one to ponder, for all others, here is fine example art nouveau. The two color patina makes this very desirable. Her beautiful gold...
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Paul Dachsel Alexandra Porcelain Works Art Nouveau Leaf Design Handled Vase
By Paul Dachsel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Austrian Art Nouveau handled vase with large layered leaf patterning by Paul Dachsel for Alexandra Porcelain Works Turn-Teplitz and dating from the early 20th century....
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios Rare Form Blue Iridescent Favrile Decorated Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Ribbed Decoration Blue Favrile Iridescent Glass Art Nouveau Vase.
Ribbed Vase, circa 1910
USA, New York
Favrile glass
12.25 inches (31.1 cm) X 4.3 Inch diameter
Mark...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pierrot Polychrome Sculpture, 1900s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pierrot under the Moon sculpture, France, ca.1900. Polychrome plaster and mirror. Pierrot sits on a stone balustrade and plays the mandolin under the moon. The moon is represented b...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Plaster
19th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled "Setter and Game Bird" by Jules Moigniez
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a game bird proudly holding its catch of the day with very fine intricate hand chased surface detail and very fine rich...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Marigold Dugan Carnival Glass Tulip Vase - Opalescent - Orange - Art Nouveau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A beautiful tulip vase in opalescent pinkish-orange marigold carnival glass.
The glass is almost iridescent.
The color has marigold iridescence. It is wonderful.
This vase is very de...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Bronze Figure of a Young Woman
By Henryk Kossowski Jr. 1
Located in Petaluma, CA
For the art nouveau lover, this is certainly worth one to ponder, for all others, here is fine example art nouveau. The two color patina makes this very desirable. Her beautiful gold...
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Loetz Vase Art Nouveau Secessionist Art Glass Phaenomen 6893 Antique Lötz
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique Art Nouveau chalice shaped art glass vase created by the Loetz glassworks company, which was active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this vase represents a prime example of their artistic mastery.
The vase features a cobalt blue ground that adds depth and richness to its overall appearance. Its surface showcases a captivating iridescent wave pattern, which adds a mesmerizing shimmer and dynamic quality to the glass. This iridescence is a hallmark of Loetz glassware and is achieved through the application of special techniques during the glassblowing process.
The chalice-form of the vase gives it an elegant and graceful silhouette. This design creates a harmonious balance between the visually striking upper portion and the sturdy base.
Loetz glasswares are renowned for their exceptional artistry and their ability to capture and play with light. The Phaenomen Genre 6893 vase, with its dark blue color and iridescent wave pattern, is no exception. When light interacts with the glass, it reveals a captivating range of colors and reflections, making it a visually stunning and attention-grabbing piece.
As an antique Loetz glass vase...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Luster, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Very Rare De Vez Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Etched Floral Decor
By Devez
Located in Bochum, NRW
An attractive early 20th-century cameo glass vase acid cut and hand etched with birds, floral and foliage decor in a deep brown against a pink background, exhibiting excellent hand-f...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Georg Jensen Large Monumental Silver Punch Bowl 268A
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare find for collectors and enthusiasts, An extra-large exquisite Georg Jensen sterling silver centerpiece punch/ice ice bowl or wine cooler, design #268a, by Johan Rohde. This i...
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1910s Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand with Angel and Cherub Motif
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning antique German cast iron Christmas tree stand features a richly detailed design, adorned with angel and cherub motifs.
The cylindrical ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Loetz Witwe Glass Vase Decor Medici Pink Highly Iriscident, Bohemia, circa 1902
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding Loetz Witwe glass vase in decor "Medici Pink" from the world famous workshops in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia, circa 1902. This highly iri...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Amphora Pottery Vase with Matte & Enamel Peony Flowers
By Amphora
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Art Nouveau amphora vase.
With matte & enamel peony flowers painted over a matte forest scene ground.
Form no. 523.
From th...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Tiffany Studios Rare Iridescent Favrile Large Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios by Louis Comfort Tiffany Large Red and Gold Iridescent Floriform Glass Vase. This is a rare form and red color that will be a must addition to the discerning Tiffany ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Alvin Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Made by Alvin Corp. in Providence, ca 1900. Conical mouth and neck, and bellied bowl. Overlay in form of dense leafing scrollwork...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Emile Galle Fire Polished Tall Stemmed Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Early Gallé Fire-Polished Cameo Glass Solifleur Vase, circa 1900
Signed: In Japonism script “gallé”
Height: 12.4 inches (31.5 cm)
Tall vase with pe...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Amalric Walter and Daum Nancy "Crabe" Pâte de Verre Glass Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite “Crabe” pâte de verre glass paperweight, by Amalric Walter and Daum Nancy is decorated with a relief of a reddish-brown crab poised upon a bright contrast of green and...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Majolica Stork Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and rare Majolica stork with a bamboo vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels an...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Italian Photo Frame Art Nouveau with Black Marble, Illumination
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Illumination is a rectangular golden silver photo frame with black marble designed by Laura G Art with Heart and it is decorated 360°, both front and back as every one of my picture ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Silver
Iridescent Tomato Art Nouveau Vase by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
French Fireside Hunting Dog Statue A handsome piece made in patinated iron
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Fireside Hunting Dog Statue
A handsome piece made in patinated iron and standing on a plinth, the dog is fully 3 Dimensional and looks great from all sides
He is in very good...
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19th Century Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
French Silver and Enamel Snuff Box Hallmarked Benjamin Wolles
Located in Newark, England
Gold Wire Inlay
From our Collectables collection, we are delighted to introduce this French Silver and Enamel Snuffbox. The Snuff Box of oval shape with a white enamel glaze mounted...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Tiffany Studios Tall Blown Out Candlestick
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage early 20th century authentic Tiffany Studios candlestick is decorated with blown out green color favrile art glass in its candle cup. The candlestick has beautiful dark ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rick Hunter Art Deco Green Bud Vase, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass bud vase features multicolored fused glass decor with iridescent finish. Strong, graphic abstract pattern flows along the lines of minimally shaped cylindrical vase...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Czech Secessionist Art Nouveau 1920 Tall Vase in Biscuit White Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
Secessionist Art Nouveau porcelain vase.
Tall highly decorated porcelain vase, created in Czechoslovakia, circa 1920. This beautiful pieces has been crafted in white porcelain hav...
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1920s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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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