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Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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
Glass Vase by Émile Gallé
Located in LU
An exquisite early twentieth-century Art Nouveau vase by renowned French artist Émile Gallé. This stunning piece, crafted from sand-polished glass, showcases Gallé’s signature revere...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Impressive Extra Large Vintage Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase
Located in Stratford, CT
Extra large Galle Cameo vase overlaid with different layers of glass with amber and burgundy red colors, fused together by heat. The vase features high-cut acid-etched flowers. B...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Antique French Art Nouveau Fire Polished Cameo Glass Emile Gallé Stem Vase, 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Art Nouveau Emille Galle cameo glass vase, circa 1900. The stem vase of a tapering conical form and finely wheel carved and acid etc...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Antique Metal Encased Caged Glass Vase by Kralik
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized art nouveau caged glass vase by Kralik glasswork. Frosted clear glass, blown and encased in a metal cage. In very good vintage condition w...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Steel

Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Fils, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French purple Majolica Cache Pot Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1890. Height / 5.8 inches. Diameter / 6 inches.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Majolica Morning Glory Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica morning glory vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Jardiniere Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica purple parrot tulip Jardiniere Delphin Massier, Circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

French c. 1900 5-pc. Baccarat Crystal Toiletry Bottles with Faceted Stoppers
Located in Louisville, KY
Known for their luxurious designs in crystal, Baccarat has created some of the most highly sought after pieces in the world. This Art Nouveau, 5-pc. toiletry set reflects all the a...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Gold

Large Majolica Orchid Cache Pot Fives Lille, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica cache pot in two parts decorated with orchids Fives Lille, circa 1890. H / 9.5 inches , D / 10.5 inches. Rare size.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Rare French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase by Emile Galle, Cyclamens Decor
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Gallé Solifleur Vase A rare shaped vase by Emile Galle dating from 1904, with a decor of branches with cyclamens flowers and leaves. Double gourde vase made of cameo glass with...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Emile Galle Cameo, Glass Banjo Vase, Décor Begonias, France, circa 1900
Located in Bochum, NRW
An excellent French Art Nouveau Vase in a classic banjo shape, with a deep red flowering landscape etched and acid cut against a yellow background, with fine color and detail. Rare ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Vase “Paysage de Verre” – Spring landscape by Daum Nancy, early 1900s
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Nancy Landscape Vase, France, circa 1910 A very rare vase by Daum Frères, cameo glass, enameled, in unusual shape. An etched spring landscape with trees and shrubs in transparen...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass, Glass

Monumental Antique Art Nouveau Andre Delatte Cameo Glass Vase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Monumental Antique Art Nouveau Andre Delatte Cameo Glass Vase
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Palme koenig vase around 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Palme koenig vase around 1908 in the 2nd picture you can see that part of the decoration is chipped. but there is no crack and no danger of breaking the vase
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Loetz Silberiris Candia Iridescent Twin Handled Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stylish Bohemian Silberiris Candia iridescent glass vase with brown handles by Johann Loetz Witwe and dating from around 1900. The simply shaped vase ref PN 85/5151 in the Loetz cata...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

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 Vases and Vessels

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Silver Plate, Pewter

Antique Paul Dachsel for Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel Amphora Porcelain Vase
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This early 20th century Art Nouveau porcelain vase was designed by Paul Dachsel for Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Amphora of Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia. The piece has an organic squash-like form and features Dachsel's distinctive ribbed mouth design at the top. The body of the vase is flanked by two delicate arched arms with reticulated detail. This ivory porcelain vase has a blush colored body with gilt accents at the foot and handles. The front and back piece have been hand-painted with a floral motif in a Japanese style and feature the images of gilt accented purple orchids with long green leaves. The ribbed mouth is finished in a matte green that echoes the color of the foliage and also has gilt highlights. An example of this shape with similar decoration can be seen on page 66 of Richard L. Scott's 'Ceramics From The House Of Amphora 1890-1915. The vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. As an antique item, the piece shows appropriate signs of age consisting of wear to the gilded decoration. The vase stands just over 6" tall and is 2" as measured from the furthest points of the mouth. The foot is just over 2" in diameter and bears the RStK burnt in mark reading "RStK TURN Teplitz...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

ca. 1920s Royal Copenhagen No.2315-36 Vase with under-glazed floral pattern
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive Antique Vase from Royal Copenhagen with Hand-Decorated Underglazed Pattern Vase No. 2315-36 in porcelain with Art Nouveau-style floral decoration. Made by Royal Copenhagen...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Antique Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Salt Cellar / Miniature Cabinet Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique art glass miniature vase or salt cellar. By Tiffany. Of a petite squat form with serpentine nodes and a greenish gold iridescent finish. Marked L.C.T. to the foot. ...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Pair of Vintage Steuben 'Pomona' Green Art Glass Mushroom Bud or Flower Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of vintage American art glass bud vases. By Steuben. In the 'Pomona' green glass pattern. Model no. 6548. Each in a mushroom form and a polished pontil base. Simply...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Rörstrand, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A pink and grey-glazed ceramic vase produced by Rörstrand, c. 1920s. Dimensions: 5.875” H x 7” Diameter Diameter of opening: 3.25”
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

LEGRAS Art Nouveau Enameled Vase, 1890s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore LEGRAS, Cristallerie de Saint-Denis, France, 1890s. Blown glass vase ribbed inside. Clear glass becoming more and more purple towards the...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Loetz Glass Vase Pink and Orange Iridescent 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Iridescent orange and pink glass vase by Loetz, made in the 1950s. Ø cm 10 h cm 11 Loetz is a name that immediately evokes images of extraordinarily beautiful and refined blown gla...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Rare Émile Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase, Decor of Convolvulus
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Convolvulus Decor, by Émile Gallé Nancy, circa 1900s. A Gourde Vase made of colorless glass with milky white and orange overlay. High and dee...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Sumida Gawa Vermillion Red Glazed Pottery Vase W/ Clustered Sculptural Primates
Located in New York, NY
This stunningly rendered Sumida Gawa Pottery Vase in Vermillion Red Glaze W/Clustered Sculptural Primates originates from Japan, Circa 1890. Features a vermillion red glaze with a vi...
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1890s Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

LEGRAS French Enameled Single Flower Vase, 1900s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore LEGRAS, France, Early 1900s. Square Diabolo soliflore vase with opaque base in och and red. Enameled winter decor. Height : 7.3"(18.5cm),...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Gorgeous Muller Frères Vase in Cameo Glass with a Rare Polichrome Anemone Decor
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous Muller Frères Vase, Art Nouveau Cameo Glass with a Rare Anemone Decor, circa 1920. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Anemone Vase by Muller Frères, c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Lalique Clairefontaine Lily of the Valley Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Stamford, CT
1990s Lalique Clairefontaine lily of the valley perfume. Clear glass body with frosted glass flower stopper. Signed Lalique in the underside.
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1990s French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Signed Emile Galle 14 inches
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase after Emile Galle 14 inches height.In the style of French Art Nouveau, Galle Cameo glass vase, several layers with tones of browns, beige overlaid in tur...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Cobalt Blue Papillon Art Glass Vase 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Loetz cobalt blue "Papillon" art glass vase, circa 1900. This wonderful Loetz mouthblown art glass vase made of irridescent glass and the pattern named Papillion after the French word for butterfly, as the glass resembles the color & pattern of a butterfly's wings. The vase of bottle shaped form with a flared circular mouth and a tall neck rising from a 'mallet' shaped base with four dimples, the vase is mouthblown and has a ground pontil mark to the base where the vase was removed from the glassblowers pipe. Condition is excellent, this is a very fine example of an antique Loetz Papillon...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Riessner & Kessel Amphora Turn Teplitz Two-Handled Vase with Iridized Glaze
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This striking amphora Art Nouveau vase was made in the Turn-Teplitz region of Bohemia by Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel, established in 1892. The vase has an ovoid form with a thick molded floral and foliate band located at the neck. The body of the vase rests upon a raised pedestal foot decorated with a series of intertwined stylized roots. The neck and foot have been glazed in a matte green color with burnished gold highlights. The body of the vase is flanked by a pair of arched gilded handles made in the form of naturalistic woody branches. The body of the vase has been finished in a mottled matte glaze executed in a dull gold color enabling the cream color beneath to show through. The center of the vase transitions to a violet hue which is covered by a high glaze iridescent band having pink and purple undertones. The iridescent band features an armorial crest executed in black accented with gilded details. The crest itself consists of a checkerboard shield surmounted by a trio of stylized flowers with a spade motif, all of which are flanked by lions rampant. The design includes a series of large dots arrayed in a symmetrical manner. The opposite side of the vase echoes the motif found on the front and has a checkerboard shield, nine spade-shaped flowers and several dots. The vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. As an antique item, the piece shows minor signs of age and use consisting of wear to the gilded decoration. The vase stands 11.75" tall and is 2.25" across the mouth. The foot is just over 5" in diameter and bears impressed marks including a circular ''Imperial Amphora Turn...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Antique Art Nouveau Burmantofts Faience Majolica Pottery Stand & Jardiniere 1895
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome Art Nouveau faience pottery jardiniere and Stand, Burmantofts Pottery, circa 1895. The jardiniere and stand having multi-color glaze and Art Nouveau floral decoratio...
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1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass and Bronze Trumpett Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Favrile Iridescent and Bronze Trumpet vase USA, New York. circa. 1920 Hand-blown Favrile glass, patinated bronze Height: 14.75 Inches X 6.5 Inch Diameter (37 × 17 cm...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 30 cm high long neck Cameo vase m...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Art Nouveau "Vase with Bat" by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
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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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Large Art Nouveau Blue & Green Glazed Vase by Herman Kähler, Denmark c. 1900
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and fairly large ceramic vase in dark blue, green and brown glazed surface designed by Herman Kähler and manufactured by Herman Kähler ceramics. The vase is in very good ...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Large Wiener Werkstaette Koloman Moser Flower Stand, Jardiniere, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed and originally manufactured for the early showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette in Vienna VII, Neustiftgasse 32-34 - Model# M 0182 The diameter of the pots is 16cm Punched i...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Iron

French Majolica Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica tulip Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Circa 1890 Height / 7 inches. Diameter / 10 inches.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Legras and Gallé Signed, Set of Large Acid Etched Enameled Glass Vases, 1920
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite Art Nouveau set of 3 soliflore vases by LeGras and Galle are statement pieces in the room. Signed "Legrass" and "E Gallé" An acid etched 'cut back' technique has been...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Rare Soliflore French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase, Berries Decor by Emile Galle
Located in Bochum, NRW
Delicate soliflore vase with berries and leaves decor. Multi-layered glass, with a decor intricately cleared with acid through vivid crimson red against a deep yellow glass ground. T...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Rindskopf Bohemian Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Bohemian Art Nouveau iridescent art glass vase with a textured finish attributed to Rindskopf or Kralik and dating from around 1900. This stylish hand-blown vase stands on...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Bohemian Cut Glass Blue Perfume Bottle
Located in Stamford, CT
Blue Bohemian glass perfume bottle. Frosted glass body with cut glass stopper. No makes mark or brand stamp.
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1930s American Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Danish Art Nouveau Large Planter by L. Hjorth Ceramic Abstract Ornament, 1910s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large ceramic planter from the Danish ceramic studio Lauritz Hjorth. Manufactured ca 1910s to 1920s. The planter is made from stoneware and features a hand painted abstract onrmenta...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

French Emile Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Landscape Vase, circa 1910
By Émile Gallé, Louis Hestaux
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Impressive Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo landscape vase, 7 1/2 inches tall, in a variety browns and yellows with a hint of opal, signed in came...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Orchids, by Emile Gallé, Nancy, 1920s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Orchids, by Emile Gallé, Nancy, 1920s. French Art Nouveau Emile Gallé Orchids Vase, Nancy, 1920s. Baluster-shaped vase, multilayer cased glas...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

1 of 2 Antique 1920s Boch Fréres Keramis Art Nouveau Delft Faience Vase, Belgium
Located in Copenhagen, DK
One of two colorful 100 year old Belgian Art Nouveau delft faience knobble vase by Charles Catteau's Boch Fréres Keramis at La Louviére, Belgium in the 1920s. Hand painted flowers, l...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware, Faience, Delft

Large Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Period Bronze Garden Vase
Located in New York, NY
Very large antique (late 19th century) Art Nouveau period garden vase with reeds and flowers emanating from rolling waves of water that decorate the base, with separately cast and ap...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Rare French Art Nouveau Brass and Opalescent Glass Cachepot, Late 19th Century
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
An exceptionally elegant French Art Nouveau cachepot, dating from the late 19th century, featuring a striking "whiplash" brass structure and rare opalescent glass. The frame appears ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Brass

Art Nouveau Handmade and Hand Glazed Planter Jardinière, Stamp: Wessel 958
By Wessel & Muller
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant Handmade Majolica Hand-glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1920. Stamp Imperiale Royale, WESSEL Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant details. Made in Germany Art Nouv...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Majolica

Original Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstatte Vienna Secessonist Flower Stand
Located in Vienna, AT
A typical work from the early period of the Wiener Werkstatte. Punched iron sheet, white lacquered. See similar items - Wiener Werkstatte pattern books as displayed. No signature.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Metal

Art Nouveau Southern French Fayance art pottery FLOOR VASE rare colours&pattern
Located in Landshut, BY
A giving joy beautiful French Fayence Floor Vase fantastic Art Nouveau pattern - Impressing Colours Manufacturer unknown - marked Design Period 1915 - 1925 Country of Manufacture : France H / height: 46 cm ~ Gew. / weight: 4550 grs DM / diameter max: 28 cm ~ DM oben / diameter inner rim: 19.8 cm .... an ode to Southern France A Legend of Provence by Adelaide Anne Procter (30 October 1825 – 2 February 1864) The lights extinguished, by the hearth I leant, Half weary with a listless discontent. The flickering giant-shadows, gathering near, Closed round me with a dim and silent fear. All dull, all dark; save when the leaping flame, Glancing, lit up a Picture's ancient frame. Above the hearth it hung. Perhaps the night, My foolish tremors, or the gleaming light, Lent power to that Portrait dark and quaint, — A Portrait such as Rembrandt loved to paint, — The likeness of a Nun. I seemed to trace A world of sorrow in the patient face, In the thin hands folded across her breast: — Its own and the room's shadow hid the rest. I gazed and dreamed, and the dull embers stirred, Till an old legend that I once had heard Came back to me; linked to the mystic gloom Of that dark Picture in the ghostly room. In the far south, where clustering vines are hung; Where first the old chivalric lays were sung; Where earliest smiled that gracious child of France, Angel and knight and fairy, called Romance, I stood one day. The warm blue June was spread Upon the earth; blue summer overhead, Without a cloud to fleck its radiant glare, Without a breath to stir its sultry air. All still, all silent, save the sobbing rush Of rippling waves, that lapsed in silver hush Upon the beach; where, glittering towards the strand The purple Mediterranean kissed the land. All still, all peaceful; when a convent chime Broke on the mid-day silence for a time, Then trembling into quiet, seemed to cease, In deeper silence and more utter peace. So as I turned to gaze, where gleaming white, Half hid by shadowy trees from passers' sight, The Convent lay, one who had dwelt for long In that fair home of ancient tale and song, Who knew the story of each cave and hill, And every haunting fancy lingering still Within the land, spake thus to me, and told The Convent's treasured Legend, quaint and old: — Long years ago, a dense and flowering wood, Still more concealed where the white convent stood, Borne on its perfumed wings the title came: " Our Lady of the Hawthorns " is its name. Then did that bell, which still rings out to-day, Bid all the country rise, or eat, or pray. Before that convent shrine, the haughty knight Passed the lone vigil of his perilous fight; For humbler cottage strife or village brawl, The Abbess listened, prayed, and settled all. Young hearts that came, weighed down by love or wrong, Left her kind presence comforted and strong. Each passing pilgrim, and each beggar's right Was food, and rest, and shelter for the night. But, more than this, the Nuns could well impart The deepest mysteries of the healing art; Their store of herbs and simples was renowned, And held in wondering faith for miles around. Thus strife, love, sorrow, good and evil fate, Found help and blessing at the convent gate. Of all the nuns, no heart was half so light, No eyelids veiling glances half as bright, No step that glided with such noiseless feet, No face that looked so tender or so sweet, No voice that rose in choir so pure, so clear, No heart to all the others half so dear, So surely touched by others' pain or woe, (Guessing the grief her young life could not know,) No soul in childlike faith so undefiled, As Sister Angela's, the " Convent Child. " For thus they loved to call her. She had known No home, no love, no kindred, save their own. An orphan, to their tender nursing given, Child, plaything, pupil, now the Bride of Heaven And she it was who trimmed the lamp's red light That swung before the altar, day and night; Her hands it was whose patient skill could trace The finest broidery, weave the costliest lace; But most of all, her first and dearest care, The office she would never miss or share, Was every day to weave fresh garlands sweet, To place before the shrine at Mary's feet. Nature is bounteous in that region fair, For even winter has her blossoms there. Thus Angela loved to count each feast the best, By telling with what flowers the shrine was dressed. In pomp supreme the countless Roses passed, Battalion on battalion thronging fast, Each with a different banner, flaming bright, Damask, or striped, or crimson, pink, or white, Until they bowed before a newborn queen, And the pure virgin Lily rose serene. Though Angela always thought the Mother blest Must love the time of her own hawthorn best, Each evening through the years, with equal care, She placed her flowers; then kneeling down in prayer, As their faint perfume rose before the shrine, So rose her thoughts, as pure and as divine. She knelt until the shades grew dim without, Till one by one the altar lights...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Minton Secessionist Art Pottery Tubelined Stylized Floral Vase No 41
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 Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Style Art Glass Vase Signed Contemporary, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful contemporary art glass vase in the Art Nouveau style, by artist Robert Eickholt, circa 1980s. Vase is signed "Eickholt" and dated "1988" on bottom as shown in last t...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Loetz Attributed Peacock Feather Iridescent Miniature Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality Art Nouveau miniature iridescent glass vase, possibly Loetz and dating from the early 20th century. This heavily made amethyst glass vase is exquisitely decora...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 20 cm hig...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Glass Vase « Roses » circa 1910
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase «Pavots » circa 1910 Multi-layered glass Triple overlay, green, red and yellow glass Acid-etched cameo decoration of poppi...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

19th Century Small Majolica Floral Jardinière Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century small square Majolica floral jardinière Onnaing. Sand background.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Faience, Ceramic

A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Clematis Decor, by Émile Gallé Nancy
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Clematis Decor, by Émile Gallé Nancy Emile Gallé Cameo glass vase, richly decorated with branches with flowe...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

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 Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Moser Large Pair Amethyst Pedestal Glass Vases with Chinese Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and large pair Moser amethyst glass vases with gilded chinoiserie patterns dating from around 1910. These tall glass vases Stand on...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

Murano Glass by Fratelli Toso Millefiori vase Multicoloured
Located in Milano, IT
Behold the exquisite grandeur of a decorative vase, a true masterpiece, born from the artistic glassblowing tradition of Murano. This magnificent creation is adorned with a handcraft...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Murano Glass

Sculpture Giant Amphora Vase Majolica Hand Painted Four Seasons Art Nouveau
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic amphora in glazed majolica, handmade and hand painted in central Italy. On the amphora are represented, in great detail, the four seasons personified by graceful women surro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

1920s Émile Gallé Glass Vase with Butterfly Motif
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a pretty little glass vase with red and white specks and gold- and silver colour applications. The design can be attributed to French glass and ceramic Artisan Émile Gall...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Early 1900 by Christopher Dresser SCI Laveno Jugendstill Ceramic Cachepot Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Purple ceramic cachepot Perfect condiction.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Antique 1890s Pair of Victoria Austria Vase "Marked"
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 1890s pair of Victoria Austria vase. Comprising Austrian porcelain vases with hand-painted decorated scenes of cattle watering. Measure: Heigh...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Miniature Cameo Glass Vase with Violets
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional French Art Nouveau Daum Frères Violets miniature cameo glass vase wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etched ground dating from around 1900. The tal...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

1970s Carlson Art Glass Lustre Vase
By Donald Carlson
Located in Stamford, CT
1977 Carlson blown glass lustre vase. Iridescent dark blue background with green lustre swirls throughout. Etched signature on the underside.
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1970s American Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Loetz Witwe Glass Vase Crete Phaenomen 6893, Bohemia, circa 1898
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic Loetz Witwe glass vase with the decoration Crete Phaenomen 6893 made in the famous workshops in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia, circa 1898. This rare exe...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

KPM Berlin "Juventute" Porcelain Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
"Juventute" vase white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by KPM workshop in 1890.
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1950s German Vintage Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Exceptional Art Nouveau 3D Silver Overlay Vase, Alvin Mfg
Located in Riverdale, NY
Exceptionally rare silver overlay vase by Alvin Mfg Co. of Providence Rhode Island from the late 19th century. This vase is a tour de force of Art Nouveau silver work on glass. The intricate sterling floral base design is overlaid onto the emerald green glass and is finely etched and detailed. Then, above these swirling Art Nouveau florals which wrap around the vase, are vines sprouting three dimensional blown out poppies throughout. Even the vines are treated in three dimensions as they wrap around the central cartouche (conjoined Victorian monogram...
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1890s American Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Creta Papillon, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase: Mould blown bulbous vase on a flat stand with four deep dents in the side wall, flared mouth above the wide neck, ground and polished pontil o...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

20th Century French Perfume Bottle
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite perfume bottle is a stunning example of early 20th-century French art glass, created by the renowned artist Daum. The rectangular frosted glass base features a finely ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Art Nouveau vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Loetz Glass, Emile Gallé, Daum, and Le Verre Français. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $800,000 while the average work can sell for $2,107.

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