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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

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
Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautifull Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on bl...
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1970s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Crystal

René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
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

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Art Glass

Daum, Nancy - Coupe 'Ophrys Abeille'. Enamelled Cameo Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in South Gippsland, Victoria
A fine and rare pate de verre cameo glass bowl with a lobed rim. The mottled white ground graduating to a vitrified powdered violet and featuring cameo engraved and polychrome enamel...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Vase with Stag Beetles by Christofle Gallia Paris
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique decorative Christofle Gallia Art Nouveau vase with five stems decorated with stag beetles and oak leaves made from silverplated pewter. Marked on the bottom with the manufact...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate

Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'The Mermaid Catch', by E. Herter, Meissen Ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group: Exceptional detailed depiction of an unclothed sturdy fisherman with thick beard, freeing his catch, a beautiful mermaid adorned ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Wonderful Art Deco Planters with Floral Decor 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Pair of Art Nouveau Planters with Floral Decor, early 20th century, The Netherlands. This is one of the most desirable pairs of planters we have ever seen. Very stylish and beautifu...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Metal

Art Nouveau Allegory of Germany Portrait Vase by Kannhäuser for RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel, Nikolaus Kannhäuser
Located in Chicago, US
Model #2011 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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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Swirling Water Dragon Vase by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #4544. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

ALDO CASTELLI - VENEZIA - Anno 1920 Maiolica cotta a gran fuoco e dipinta a mano
Located in Milano, IT
Una rara maiolica dipinta a mano e cotta a gran fuoco , realizzata nella fornace SPADA, negli anni 20, dal gran artista ALDO CASTELLI, che insieme ad un altro gran artista del ferr...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Maiolica

'Etoile de Mer' An Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Èdouard Drouot (1859-1945
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late 19th century Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Èdouard Drouot (1859-1945). A partially nude woman holding a star fish in her outstretched arm, riding the crest of a wave with gu...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century. Giuseppe Gambogi (1862 - 1938).
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Alabaster

Terracotta Planter by Montovany, Art Nouveau.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta planter by Montovany, Art Nouveau. Terracotta planter by Montovany, Art Nouveau, 1910, restoration to the jug, broken and recoloured, inside of the tub in zinc.   h: 38cm...
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20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Iridescent Art Nouveau Floral 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

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Earthenware

Cigar Box with Fine Fine Miniature Alphons Mucha's "Amethyst" Poster Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular rounded cigar box with vertical opening in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine miniature hand-painted in tempera on vegetable iv...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

E.Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase « Rio de Janeiro » c
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Emile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase « Rio de Janeiro » circa 1900 Rare Galle French cameo glass vase in dark blue over yellow Rio De Janeiro design showing the mountains, forest and the city coastline, Engraved on the side Rio de Janeiro Signed in cameo Gallé Émile Gallé was born in Nancy on 4 May 1846, the only son of Charles Gallé...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Vase with Exotic Fish by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #4598. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Moorcroft Foxglove Vase designed by Rachel Bishop 1993.
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
Moorcroft Foxglove Vase designed by Rachel Bishop dated 1993 A slender vase decorated with purple foxgloves and white arum lilies. Moorcroft impressed ma...
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Late 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

French Art Nouveau Pewter Candlestick with a Lady Sculpture, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau style pewter candlestick with a sculpture of a lady, from circa 1920. An elegant Art Nouveau candle holder depicting a figure of a young and adorable lady, looking...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Pewter

Stylized Art Nouveau Eosin Green Porcelain Fox Sculpture by Zsolnay
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized Art Nouveau eosin green porcelain fox sculpture by Zsolnay of Hungary, circa 1940s. Gorgeous piece with an iridescent finish that is in very g...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Art Nouveau Brass Wall Mounting Candelabras
Located in London, GB
A stunning and quite unusual pair of antique Art Nouveau brass wall mounting candelabra. They were made in England, and they date from around the 1890-1900 period. They depict large...
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1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Brass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Iris Cabinet Vase w/Silver Collar 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

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Silver

French Art Nouveau Wax Young Girl Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wax young girl bust sculpture by Mme Arondelle, 2 rue du Louvre, Paris, France, ca.1900. Polychrome wax. After the famous Wax Head from the Lille ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Synthetic

Amphora Reticulated Vase with Forest & Mushroom by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Chicago, US
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Berthe GIRARDET Old Woman Old Woman Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
By Claire Jeanne Roberte Collinet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Old woman terra cotta bust sculpture by Berthe GIRARDET (1861-1948), Manufacture de l'Isle-Adam (north of Paris), France, ca.1900. Polychrome terracotta. Height : 16"(41cm), Width : 18"(46cm), Depth : 9.4"(24cm). Berthe Girardet born in Marseille on April 8, 1861, is the daughter of Charles Gustave Imer (1826-1907), a wealthy merchant of Swiss origin based in Marseille, and of Hélène Rogers, daughter of an American merchant based in Naples. She trained in the workshop of Émile Aldebert and exhibited her first works under her young daughter Berthe Imer until her marriage in 1893 with the painter-engraver Paul-Armand Girardet (1859-1915), descendant of a family of Swiss artists, the Girardets, originally from Le Locle. She is buried in the new cemetery of Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) Artworks Portrait of Paul Girardet at the Neuchâtel museum The fisherman of Tréport The bullfighter The sick...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Museum Quality and Excellent Design Arts & Crafts Jewelry Box by Erhard & Sohne
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and marked Erhard & Sons, Arts and Crafts box. In almost all countries on the globe there are -for good reasons- collectors of the boxes that were handcrafted by Germ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Brass

William Hutton Sheffield Sterling Silver & Cobalt Blue Glass vase
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
William Hutton Sheffield Sterling Silver & Cobalt Blue Glass insetç This Lovely piece is in good condition. It is striking and very decorative for any space! Measures: 17 centimete...
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1930s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau French Antique Ceramic Vase in Blue Majolica with White Gold Flowers
Located in New York, NY
1900-1910 French Art Nouveau Earthenware Vase in faience by Keller & Guérin - Lunéville, raised on 4 feet and decorated with hand-painted flowers enameled in white and azure sky blue...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Gold

rare Silver picture frame, Bezalel School Jerusalem, Zeev Raban, Israel, Jewish
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This is an important and super rare picture frame, all hand made from silver, by the way the work was done and by the design it was hand made by Zeev Raban, in the last picture you c...
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20th Century Israeli Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Silver

Bronze Lion on White Rock, Clovis Edmond Masson, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bronze lion on a white rock - on top of the world like the Lion King. A stunning animal sculpture by Clovis Edmond Masson, a French artist known for animal sculptures ( 1838 - 1913 ) Very detailled gilt bronze lion animal on a white bisquit - porcelain rock. Signed and marked. below his back paw. Impressive piece to place in your interior. Lion sculpture - bronze lion sculpture - French lion sculpture...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Alice and Eugene Chanal Art Nouveau Pewter Box, France 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alice Chanal and Eugene-Louis Chanal designed this lovely French Art Nouveau uniquely illustrated handwrought "Dinanderie" pewter round covered box with a beautiful polished patina. ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Metal, Pewter

Art Nouveau Peacock Bimini Art Glass Sculpture Figurine, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early-20th century hand blown Peacock Figurine, made probably in the Lauscha Thuringia Area in Germany. Peacock with Spun Glass "Feathers" and...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Antique Venetian Murano Opal Shell Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown clear with opalescent and gold flecks Italian art glass with ornate seashell decoration, fish stem vase / table object. Created...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Candelabra 244
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of sterling silver candelabra design #244 by Georg Jensen in 1918. These candelabra showcase a two-armed structure adorned with artistic leaves and berries, culminating in a p...
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1920s European Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut G.Tart Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Walnut

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Coquelicot', Corn Poppy Decor, Daum Nancy, France, 1895
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in a bulbous shape with an offset round base, wide neck that tapers towards the top with a slightly flared mouth rim, colorless glass with a milky, opaque inner melting’s in the...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Glass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Butterflies Vase by Lucien Levy Dhurmer Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Signed Lucien Levy-Dhurmer. 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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Antique Venetian Murano Red Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown ruby red with gold flecks Italian art glass with ornate fish stem vase / table object. Created in the manner of the Salviati an...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Monumental Tureen #573
Located in Hellerup, DK
An Exquisite and Exceptionally Rare Georg Jensen Silver Centerpiece Tureen and Lid, Model 573, thoughtfully crafted by the visionary Georg Jensen in 1926. This remarkable creation st...
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1920s European Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Rare Antique WMF Attr. Arts & Crafts Embossed Brass Coal Kettle /Firewood Bucket
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, decorative and top quality workmanship brass, copper and bronze bucket. This one is for the connoisseurs, because it ticks all the Arts and Crafts boxes. The first owner who would have had this piece custom made or who bought it from one of the best craftsman/manufacturers in the early Arts & Crafts era (1890-1900) simply had incredibly good taste. This likely German made antique is among the best workmanship pieces that you will ever see and both design and materials wise it is most likely made by WMF (who need no further introduction). The artisan metal worker who crafted this lidded bucket took things to a whole new level, because this is a true work of art and a statement piece of unsurpassed quality, size and detail. 'Casually' on display next to a fireplace or perhaps used as a planter or other type of bucket, the first owner was communicating that money was not an object and that he was a worldly individual. Especially 125 years ago this would have been a very rare and desirable, work of art bucket that only very few people could afford. Its perfect balance, its stunning embossed Arts and Crafts floral...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Copper, Bronze, Brass

Pair of bronze Art Nouveau candelabra with floral design by Georges de Feure
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of bronze Art Nouveau candelabra with floral design by Georges de Feure for Galerie L' Art Nouveau in Paris, France 1901. These 3-light candelabra in patinated bronze are illu...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Iridescent Freeform Thistle 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

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Earthenware

A little turquoise blue dressing table clock decorated with cherubs by a tree.
Located in London, GB
A little Art Nouveau turquoise blue dressing table clock decorated with little cherubs playing and lazing in a country scene within a ring of ros...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Nouveau Art Rueven Glass Bud Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Nouveau Art Rueven Glass Flower Bud Vase. It depicts an elongated pink, green-yellow, and grey blue amphora shaped bud vase with ruffles upper border. Below the base, it is...
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20th Century Israeli Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Austrian Cold Painted Peacock w/ Bergmann Signature, ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This large and colorful bronze peacock is the work of Franz Bergmann. Signed on the back with his signature of a "B" inside an urn. Amazing detail and high quality work make this a ...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Amphora Vase in the Shape of Geometric Cone by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Chicago, US
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Art Nouveau Sculpture "The Invincable" by Arthur Strasser for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #8190. 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 f...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Antique Sculpture Ice Bear On Blue Ball Signed Franz Barwig Glazed Ceramic
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful sculpture of an ice bear playing with a blue ball is a design by the Austrian Sculptor Franz Barwig (1868 - 1931) dating to 1915-1920. The sculpture was executed by th...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Card holder dragons, 1900 , Style: Art Nouveau, Liberty, jugendstil
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Iron

Girl bronze figure on marble base. 1880 - 1900
Located in CADALSO, ES
The item are in great condition
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Art Nouveau Terra Cotta Statue by Goldscheider
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage rare Austrian Art Nouveau period terra cotta figural clock statue is signed by Albert Domingue Rose, an artist at the Friedrich Goldscheider terra cotta company. This sc...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Art Nouveau Style Bronze of a Woman Holding an Urn 10.5"H
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Style Bronze of a Woman Holding an Urn 10.5"H
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade) Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Walnut

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Powder Blue Fish Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A powder blue bone china bowl designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood circa 1915, beautifully decorated with a school of swimming fish. This stunning powder blue fish bowl is an homage to Daisy Makeig-Jones’s beginnings at Wedgwood. In 1912, during her training, the factory successfully created the stippled blue glazing technique that covers this pot’s surface. Makeig-Jones’s own early fish designs accent this Wedgwood powder...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Laughing Buddha Statue - Green Hard Stone - China - Period: Art Nouveau
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Very nice realization in green hard stone made in China. This large statue depicts the standing "Laughing Buddha" wearing a necklace of pearls of wisdom in his left hand and a ball in his right hand known as the ball of wealth. A large solar disc, symbolizing light, illuminates the Buddha's smile. The meaning of the laughing Buddha with beads and/or a ball of wealth is that of meditation. The representation of the wealth ball is a sign of wealth and prosperity. Period: Late 19th century - Early 20th century - Art Nouveau Dimensions: Height: 103,5cm x Width: 30cm x Depth: 18cm The image of the Laughing Buddha is inspired by a wandering Chinese monk, Budai (Hotei, in Japanese), who lived there centuries ago and believed to be Maitreya, or the Buddha to come. The plump figure and the benevolent attitude of the statue suggest contentment, magnanimity and plenitude. Often referred to as the Laughing Buddha, his signature smile symbolizes contentment and pure joy. The Laughing Buddha is considered a symbol of good luck, and rubbing its big head or belly is believed to bring good fortune and wealth. The fat belly of the Laughing Buddha is a symbol of tolerance, it also shows that prosperity and wealth can go hand in hand with enlightened consciousness. If we talk about Hinduism, Lord Kuber is considered as the Lord of Wealth and Fortune. However, in China, people used to keep a Laughing Buddha statue...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Stone

Antique La Pierre Art Nouveau Green Tulip Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Elongated baluster with flared rim and raised foot. Overlay in form of budding and blooming tulips with entwi...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Silver

Art Nouveau Frog Inkwell by Émile Müller
Located in Chicago, US
Émile Müller (21st september 1823 – 11th november 1889) was the architect of the workers housing estate in Mulhouse. He founded the “Grande Tuilerie” in Ivry Port (Seine), in 1854. A...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Inkwell
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period gilt bronze and inlaid abalone inkwell By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century Measures: 3.63"W x 3.63"D x 2.75"H. Very good original v...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, 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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