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Art Nouveau Vases

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
Vase with Dripping Crystals
Located in Chicago, US
The virtuosic blending of color and texture shows how inventive decoration can triumph over nondescript form. Brightly colored drips of slurry clay cascade like melted wax down the t...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Rock Crystal

Lantern-Shaped Art Nouveau Vase with Bats & Moon by Edmond Lachenal
Located in Chicago, US
One of the most influential french ceramists, Edmond Lachenal contributed significantly to the development of Art Nouveau. His poor beginnings in Paris led to an apprenticeship at ag...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Vintage Vandermark Favrile Studio Art Glass Vase Pulled Feather Pastel 1980
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this lovely, Vandermark - Merritt art glass vase. Vase is decorated with a combed & hooked feather design. The main color of this vase is an iridescent pastel blue at the shoulder and purple or violet at the body with iridescent gold pulled design in an Art Nouveau shape. This vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs observed. This vase dates from 1980 and is hand-etched on the top edge of the base, “Vandermark PM/SS 0455 1980”. These American studio art glass pieces from the 1960s – 1990s are very sought after today and are becoming increasingly scarce as they become more collectable. Add this Tiffany Favrile style homage vase to your art glass collection. Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios was founded in 1972 by Jerry Vandermark and Doug Merritt. Today, Doug Merritt is the primary glass blower following a tradition of the highest quality glass blowing. The studio built its reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original Art Glass in the Nouveau and Deco traditions, crystal sculpture, contemporary designs and exquisite cameo creations...
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1980s American Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Art Nouveau - Style Sterling Silver Pedestal, Based Vase by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau-Style, sterling silver, pedestal-based vase, Gorham Mfg. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1923. Hammered in design and chased with flowers. Measures...
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1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Sterling Silver

Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Floriform Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile glass vase. Circa 1900 Art Nouveau period. Decorated with pulled feathers with delicate white ruffles. The gre...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

French Pierrefonds Art Nouveau Vase with Blue Green Crystalline Glaze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Art Nouveau double-handle vase from La Faïencerie Héraldique de Pierrefonds Pottery of France. The antique vase was handcrafted in stoneware at the turn of the 20th century, circa...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Pair, Antique Baccarat School Opaline Portrait Vases Hand Painted by Josef Ahne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Ahne (Bohemian, 1830-1909). A pair of white opaline vases hand decorated with portraits of young children. They are accented by gone tone rims to the mouth and lower foot. Each...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy "Trees and Wind in the Rain" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Trees in the rain" intercalaire cameo glass vase by Daum Nancy. The decoration with high heat can imprison a decor between layers of glass, also creating a blur...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Alexandre Bigot French Vintage Art Nouveau Pottery Brown And Gray Ceramic Vase
Located in East Peoria, IL
Alexandre Bigot French Vintage Art Nouveau Pottery Brown And Gray Ceramic Vase Rare and stunning Alexandre Bigot French art nouveau vase with a stunning flowing iridescent luster gla...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vases

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Clay

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Silver Plate Trumpet Vase - Reed & Barton
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous Art Nouveau trumpet or bud vase by Reed & Barton. This piece is in remarkable condition for its age. It is quite heavy which made us question whether it was silver plate o...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver Plate

Mauser Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Bud Vase from Late 19th/ Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Mauser sterling silver bud vase in Art Nouveau style from the late 19th or early 20th century, beautifully adorned with pierced and floral motifs. It measures 9'' in height by 3 1/3'...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Edwardian Amphora Austria "Campina" Owl Pottery Vase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Amphora Austria "Campina" Owl Pottery Vase circa 1910 An Austrian Pottery vase adorned with an owl-inspired design motif stands out for its intricate detailing. The owls themselves ...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic

Emile Galle Hydrangea Cameo Covered Dish
Located in Dallas, TX
Gallé Cameo glass wheel carved and acid etched hydrangeas covered box, circa 1910. Art Nouveau. Marks: (star) Gallé (1904-1907) Height: 3 Inches, diameter 5.75 inches (7.4 x 14.6 cm) Condition: very good with no damage or repairs. Could use a good cleaning. This is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Bohemian "Flux" vase by kuk Fachschule fur Keramik und Verwandte Kunst
Located in Chicago, US
BOHEMIAN FLUX: A VASE, kuk Fachschule für Keramik und Verwandte Kunstgewerbe, Turn-Teplitz, c. 1905; the ceramic vase with a dark underglaze ground has a matte orange peel overglaze in ochre, apricot, lapis and celadon; the shape of the vase resembles a Japanese Saki bottle with the addition of four long and slender handles at the top third; incised before firing on the base in script lettering,“P.W.”, stamped before firing with the Fachschule mark and 73, and marked “G2.” in black ink; the vase measures: 13” high. Flux- continuous moving, a glazing method, fusion- the artist who produced this remarkable vase has presented a profoundly poetic and technical meditation on this subject. Moving way beyond the pursuit of creating only functional objects, the student ceramists at Fachschule Teplitz had ingrained in them the Europeans’ fascination for Japanese objects “from the floating world” and the design aesthetic known as Japonisme. Truly modern interpretations of Japonisme had begun to evolve into an internalizing of the aesthetic principles and a shift away from imitation of Japanese style applied to a Western format. This vase is noteworthy in that it illustrates this important Modernist shift in European ceramics. The elements of the saki bottle can be divided into three key components which taken as a whole create a rather feminine line. In keeping with this approach, the Fachschule student presents a slender bare neck, like décolletage, which flares ever slightly and then narrows to a high waist before voluptuously widening down and terminating gracefully to a round base. The ceramist gives special emphasis to pleasing proportions and the complementary relationship to the number 3; the measurement at the widest section of the vase equals the same distance from that point up to where the bottoms of the handles join to the body of the vase as well as the full arms’ length. Instead of inscribing the vase with Japanese calligraphy denoting a saki shop, the student takes a radically modern approach by attaching the vase with four handles. And yet, this act is every bit a form of written identification. The arms are the embodiment of the idea of flux in that they are a substance applied to a surface by the welding together to promote their union. The handles serve a new and surprising function. They are carriers of a concept. Fluidity- flux -can be created when an artist joins disparate elements into a harmonious whole. Flux is also a substance used to promote the fusion of minerals and metals and a term describing ceramic glazing. The presence of silica in glazes creates a glassy finish when fired at high temperatures. Matte glazes result from the presence of crystals under the surface and the balance between silica, flux and alumina in the glaze materials. By deliberately under-firing this vase and playing with a combination of additives forming the flux glaze, the end result appears matte and textured. The orange peel quality and alluring color palette are transformative. The effect evokes a waterfall or another continuous moving flow of water like a stream - in flux. So not only does this artist take a Meiji Period saki bottle and the aesthetic tenets of Japonisme as the formal and theoretical points of departure, the artist infuses the work with the symbolism of skill itself where artistic mastery as the embodiment of flux becomes the subject to ponder. As a fully realized and beautifully rendered piece, the vase attests to the artistic prowess of its creator. No longer a mere student working in the shadows of the teacher and no longer simply imitating or replicating past styles, this emerging artist shows the complete fluid transfer from student to master ceramist. Seen in this light, the vase represents a significant and pivotal achievement in Modern European ceramic ware. Fachschule für Keramik und Verwandte Kunstgewerbe (the Imperial School for Ceramics and Associated Applied Arts, 1875-1917) was a powerhouse of the ceramics industry. Located in the Turn-Teplitz region of Bohemia near the German border of what is today The Czech Republic, this was Europe’s largest pottery center in the first part of the 20th century. The school played an integral role in the center’s internationally regarded success as it provided the foundation of sourcing and training new talent for noted local manufacturers such as Amphora. It was at the Fachschule that master artists from these local ceramics houses enjoyed teaching and lecturing posts, and in true synergistic spirit, the big ceramics...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Gorham Sterling Silver Vase in Art Nouveau Style with Dimensional Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver vase with red glass insert, beautifully crafted with dimensional floral and natural motifs in relief and in Art Nouveau style from the early 20th century. It m...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver, Sterling Silver

"Sauterelles" Vase by Rene Lalique from the Linda Ronstadt Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This venerable piece is from the collection of Linda Ronstadt. Purchased sometime in the 1970s. This highly prized Sauterelles pattern vase is adorned with frolicking grasshoppers a...
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1970s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Antique Royal Worcester Gilt Blush Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Pheasants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English porcelain vase. Made in 1900 by George Grainger & Company, a subsidiary of Royal Worcester from 1889 - 1902. With painted floral decor...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Gustavsberg, Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase, Artist Signed, 1904
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gustavsberg, Art Nouveau Iridescent vase, artist signed, 1904 Sweden, 1904 An exquisite Gustavsberg Art Nouveau iridescent vase from 1904,...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

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Pottery

Emile Galle Cameo Glass Windowpane Floral Art Nouveau Vase to Lamp Vessel
Located in West Hartford, CT
This exquisite piece of art is a signed Emile Galle cameo glass windowpane floral Art Nouveau vase that looks like it has been transformed to a table lamp, although we are unclear wh...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Arts and Crafts or Jugendstihl Style Copper Vase Hammered Surface Double Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th Century hand hammered copper vase with Art Nouveau / Jugendstil sensibilities married with the machine age / modernist movement. This double handled vessel features a g...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases

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Copper

Art Nouveau Gold & Green Glass Snake Vase by Johann Loetz Witwe
Located in Chicago, US
The firm, JOHANN LOETZ WITWE, was a producer of decorative glass located in a Southern Bohemian town which is today known as Kláštersky Milyn in the Czech Republic. Under various own...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Fritz Heckert Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
4.5 inch iridescent gold vase with hand painted Art Nouveau style leaves, in gilt and etched blue, slight flared rim. Beautiful color Locat...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Loetz Candia Papillon Art Nouveau Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Iridescent and oil spot Flared Neck Art glass Floriform Goose neck vase. Candia Papillon vase Austria Iridescent glass Unsigned Circa 1898 A...
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1890s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Glass Snake Vase by Johann Loetz Witwe
Located in Chicago, US
Model $21008 The firm, JOHANN LOETZ WITWE, was a producer of decorative glass located in a Southern Bohemian town which is today known as Kláštersky Milyn in the Czech Republic. Und...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Pair of Green Art Nouveau Vases by Bert Neinhuis for Distel, Amsterdam
By Bert Nienhuis
Located in Chicago, US
These matching green pillar vases' bases are painted black and contain various geometric designs that work their way up the shaft of the vase, eventually becoming less concentrated....
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Jugendstil Monumental Winter Vase by Theodor Schmutz-Baudiss for Konigliche
Located in Chicago, US
Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This monumental vase features a winter landscape at the edge of a forest. A stunning example of this artist's work.
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase with Crabs and Seaweed 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 Vases

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Stoneware

Jugendstil Geometric Thistle Vase by Theodor Schmutz-Baudiss for Konigliche
Located in Chicago, US
Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This vase features a geometric thistle at the neck and variations of animals at the shoulders, a hawk and a lion/...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Monumental Emile Galle Four-Color Botanicals Vase, circa 1905
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 Vases

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Art Glass

Tall 20th Century Celadon Vase
Located in San Antonio, TX
This Tall 20th Century Celadon Vase is a graceful testament to the artistry of the 20th century. Crafted with meticulous detail, the celado...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Celadon

French Pair of Art Nouveau 19th Century Porcelain Vases
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely pair of porcelain vases in the style of Royal Dux Bohemia Art Nouveau, 19th Century. In wonderful shape - works of art bought in the South of France. Beautiful light bl...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Frog Lidded Vessel by Christen Thompson for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Chicago, US
Christian Thompsen (1860 - 1921) for Royal Copenhagen. Established in 1775, Royal Copenhagen grew to become one of the major producers of Danish porcelain. 1895 marked the beginni...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

Iridescent Art Nouveau Bramble Vase by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer for Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Attributed to Lucien Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which in...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Gorgeous Loetz Titania Art Nouveau Cobalt Blue-Green Vase
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Titania glass vase by historic maker Loetz with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Upward tapering sides with gently flared mouth. Sides concave and corners chamfered. Overla...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver

French Art Nouveau 3 Piece Set of Pewter and Glass Jeweled Vases and Bowl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A set - two vases and matching bowl - of French art glass pate de verre with pewter and glass paste stones. The vases are made of purple or violet pate de verre mounted in floral sha...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Pewter

French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900. H / 6.5 inches.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Iridescent Art Nouveau Serpent Tendrils 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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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Iridescent Art Nouveau Golden Bees Vase by Delphin Massier for 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 Vases

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Earthenware

Antique American Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Tall and tapering neck with turned-in mouth rim in silver collar. Wide and bellied bowl. Overlay in form of win...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver

Antique American Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Baluster with inset and flared rim and spread foot. Vertical overlay pattern comprising distended flower heads and leaves overlapping curvilinear tendrils. Heart-shaped cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Glass is green. Silver has retailer's stamp (“Wm Wise...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver

Tall 20th Century Celadon Vase
Located in San Antonio, TX
This Tall 20th Century Celadon Vase is a testament to the timeless allure of French craftsmanship. Standing gracefully, the vase is adorned ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Celadon

Iridescent Art Nouveau Flower Vase by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer for Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Attributed to Lucien Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which in...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

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 Vases

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Silver

Art Nouveau Angry Web-Footed Sea Monster Vase by Eduard Stellmacher for Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #4619 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Iridescent Volcano Art Nouveau Vase by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Attributed to Lucien Levy Dhurmer & Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which insp...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Art Nouveau Oxblood Vase with Bronze Snail Mount by Manufacture Nationale Sevres
Located in Chicago, US
The Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, established in 1756, had fallen on hard times by the late 19th century, with critics accusing the factory of a lack of creativity and imagination...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Iridized Cobalt Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #464. Similar example shown at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. Ref: The House of Amphora, Scott; Pg 62. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase by Taxile Doat for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Chicago, US
The Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, established in 1756, had fallen on hard times by the late 19th century, with critics accusing the factory of a lack of creativity and imagination...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Art Nouveau Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, ca. 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Nouveau Flower Vase Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery ca. 1900s ABOUT AWAJI WARE ART STUDIO POTTERY Awaji pottery was made on the Japanese island of the same name between...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Pottery

Daum Nancy "Avoine et abeilles" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Daum features ruby-toned handles and bees buzzing amongst the variously colored foliage featured on the vessel. The vase utilizes the famous Dau...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Enamel

Antique Glass Vase Candia Papillon Loetz Witwe Bohemia Circa 1898 Art Nouveau
Located in Greer, SC
Exquisite antique Loetz Witwe glass vase titled "Candia Papillon" out of Bohemia, circa 1898. This eye catching work of art has exceptional iridescent coloration and has an extraordi...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Royal Starfish Charger by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer for Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Signed Lucien Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Iridescent Art Nouveau Spiderwebs & Berries Vase by Dhurmer for Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Attributed to Lucien Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which in...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Iridescent Art Nouveau Spider Mum Floral Motif 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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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

LC Tiffany Green Opal & Hooked Feather Art Glass Footed Favrile Vase, circa 1901
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this scare, decorated Louis Comfort Tiffany favrile gold & lime opal art glass footed vase with gold hooked feather decoration. This vase features a bulbous, tapered body wi...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

German Vallerysthal (Attr.) Favrile Vase, ca 1900
Located in New York, NY
German Favrile style glass vase, with SV mark within a circle possibly for "Societe Vallerysthal" and in the manner of Tiffany Favrile glass, likely circa 1900. Dealer: S138XX
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Amphora Art Nouveau Vase w/Stylized Trees by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Chicago, US
Model #1049. 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 abou...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Iridescent Art Nouveau Autumn Flowers 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 Vases

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Earthenware

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