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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
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Art Nouveau Ginko Leaf Vase Attrib to Paul Dachsel For Czechoslovakian Amphora
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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1910s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

Mark V Marshall Doulton Lambeth Abstract Leaf & Berry Design Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and unusual Art Nouveau Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery vase decorated with abstract leaf and raised fruiting berries by renowned modeler, designer and decorator Mark V Ma...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

1913-1927 DATED HAND HAMMERED STERLING SiLVER ART NOUVEAU LIBERTY'S STYLE VASE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique 1913-1927 dated and initialed to the base, Art Nouveau Liberty's London style hand ham...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Art Nouveau Iridescent Vases with Stylized Seaweed Motif by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3256 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

Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Candia Papillon, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary 1898
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase: Mould blown glass on flush stand, bulbous raised body fourfold extensively impressed, with short wide neck, lip rim formed into quatrefoil, cu...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

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

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Brass

Émile Gallé (1846-1904), France. Very large and rare "Vosges" vase.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Émile Gallé (1846-1904), France. Huge and rare "Vosges" vase in mouth-blown cameo art glass. Mountain landscape with trees in relief. Approx. 1900. Measures: 44.5 x 21 cm. In exce...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Pair of Art Nouveau Vases Royal Dux Bohemia
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Pair of Art Nouveau Vases by Royal Dux Bohemia A lovely pair of Art Nouveau vases by Royal Dux Bohemia in biscuit porcelain with relief and partial gilding. The vases feature del...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Crown Doulton Lambeth Floral Painted Trumpet Vase With Griffins
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Crown Lambeth Ware floral painted trumpet shaped vase mounted with mythical Griffin like creatures dating from around 1895. The stoneware vase stands raised supported on a...
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1890s English Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

Antique A Large Mont Joye Enamel art glass Vase
Located in Norton, MA
This is an exceptional example of early French Mont Joye art glass. It is Circa 1910. The vase has a floral enameled motif in the form of pansies l...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Floral Vase by RStK Amphora w/Gilding & Glass Cabachons
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3364 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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Glass, Earthenware

Vase Gustav Gurschner circa 1906 Bronze Austrian Jugendstil Brown Patinated
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase with Celtic pattern, designed by Gustav Gurschner, manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien, ca. 1906, Austrian Jugendstil, Patinated Bronze, Viennese Art Nouveau In the pe...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

Heemskerk Scailmont 'Pique Fleurs' Vase with Grille, Late 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Signed Scailmont HH Bouquetiers by Henri Heemskerk, 1886-1953

 The Roses plugs were a great commercial success.
Documentation can be found in the book of Les Verreries de ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Brass

Hjorth Danish Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Vase, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1940s Art Nouveau terracotta vase with hand-painted naturalistic organic and floral decorations with a colourful bird picking at berries on a branch. Manufactured by L. Hjorths Terra...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vases

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Terracotta, Ceramic

Cameo Glass Vase Fuchsia Flower by Emile Galle
Located in Lisbon, PT
Impressive Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo landscape vase, in a yellow background and brown inlaid details aquatic vegetation and autumn tonality. Represent a magnificent Fuschia Flow...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Venus & Water Lily Art Nouveau Porcelain Inkwell by Alois Hampel, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A wonderful Venus in a water lilly porcelain inkwell. A Alois Hampel creation with “3359” marked and the original label from the 19th century store “Crystallerie artistique - porcela...
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19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Modernist French Desing Footed Trumpet Frosted Glass Broad Vase by André Groult
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Modernist footed trumpet frosted glass broad vase by french decorator and designer André Groult By: André Groult Material: glass Technique: glazed, cast, unglazed...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Rare Find and Highly Collectible Edmond Rigot Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
Located in Bochum, NRW
A lovely Art Nouveau vase by Edmond Rigot is a rare find and a must-have for any glass collector. Inscribed on the wall: E. RiGOT H: 7.5 cm, Ø 8 cm From an important private collecti...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Blown Glass

John Hassell Doulton Lambeth Twins Ware Painted Salt Glazed Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and sought after Doulton Lambeth Twins Ware vase painted with twin boys by renowned artist and illustrator John Hassall (British, 1868-1948) and dating from around 1905....
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Bronze Phenomenon Genre 29, Austria-Hungary, C 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase: In shape blown low, cambered body on a large, round floor plan, triple indented wall with a mouth rim formed into a three-pass shape, polished...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Bronze Inkwell "Repos" Gustav Gurschner ca. 1900 Austrian Art Nouveau Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Inkwell "Repos" (rest), Gustav Gurschner, probably Paris World Exhibition 1900 This bronze inkwell was created in the context of the 1900 ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

Vase Charles Catteau en céramique de Kéramis Bosh Frères Art déco Belgique 1920
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Charles CATTEAU (1880-1966) Céramiste Franco-Belge Un créateur qui travailla dès 1906 pour la manufacture de KERAMIS chez Boch Frères à la Louvière, en Belgique ,et dont la productio...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic

German Art Nouveau Marbleized Porcelain Figural Vase Kronach Rosenthal 1900
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Beautiful Kronach - Bauer, Rosenthal & Co hand-painted Art Nouveau figural porcelain vase. Vase is made in Kronach (Bavaria) Germany, circa 1900 and is decorated in heavy gold over an iridized, mottled green body featuring a snow white glazed mermaid nude figure. Absolutely incredible vase, attributed to Max Hiller, measures 10.5 inche tall by 4.5 inches at its widest and is signed, "Kronach" with a stylized gold shield reading "Bauer, Rosenthal & Co. KG" on the underside. Vase is in incredible condition with almost no evidence of wear, truly an exceptional example. Rosenthal Kronach...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

'Pique Fleurs' Vase, in Multi Color Decor with Grille, Late 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Dramatic multi color decor, cobalt and orange, in hand blown splatter glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Kralik 'Pique Fleurs' Vase, in Multi Color Decor with Grille, Late 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Dramatic multi color decor, cobalt and orange, in hand blown splatter glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase Leune Nancy, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A enameled glass vase by Nancy da Leune, who produced licensed pieces of the Daum brothers. This piece is a Daum inspired piece. ”Leune” signed on the side (see photo). Leune Sociét...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Jack-in-the-pulpit Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1906 Yellow
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Jack-in-the-pulpit vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1906, signed The "Jack-in-the-pulpit" vases represent a special design category within the production of the Louis Comfort Tiffany company. These glasses were modeled after the Arisaema Triphyllum plant and are among the most iconic designs of this famous manufacturer. Our example shines in pure gold. It was made in 1906 and received as a wedding gift at the time. The vase is marked "L.C.T." and "2210A" (underneath). Material and technique: mouth-blown glass, reduced and iridescent Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York 1848 – 1933 New York) was a famous American designer, artist and painter of American Art Nouveau. He was best known for his works in glass colored with metal salts and made a name for himself in the decorative arts at the time. In the course of his career, he created a unique style that combined outstanding craftsmanship with a love for natural shapes and bright colors. Nature had always been his inspiration and in his designs he tried, in his very own way, to capture its beauty forever. Tiffany designed lamps...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Large Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Urn Vase, LCT, circa 1918
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this large Louis Comfort Tiffany gold Favrile iridescent art glass vase. This vase features a tapered urn design with deep shoulders and cylindrical neck and flared mouth in...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Winter Tree miniature Vase by Daum 1900s
By Daum
Located in Lisbon, PT
A multi-layered glass proof miniature vase with acid-etched and polychrome enameled decoration on a gray shaded background with a winter tree with browns and snow white details. “DAUM Nancy” signed...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Clover Tree Brown Glass Vase by Emile Galle, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An acid etched vase with clover branches leafs and fruits in brown, yellow and partially pink flashing glass on a colorless background. Galle signature at the side.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

'Pique Fleurs' Vase, in Multi Color Decor with Grille, Late 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Dramatic multi color decor, cobalt and orange, in hand blown splatter glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

19th Century White Glass Floral Painted Vase with Ribbons by Jerome Massier
Located in Lisbon, PT
An early 19th century Massier white glass floral painted vase with applied ribbons attributed to the artist Jerome Massier.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Montjoye, France, Large Art Nouveau Vase in Mouth-Blown Art Glass, 1880-1900
Located in Lisbon, PT
From Montjoye, France, this large Art Nouveau vase in mouth-blown art glass is decorated with flowers in enamel work, gilt. Dated 1880-1900 in very good condition. “Montjoye” stamped
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Small Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Poppy Flowers Decor, Daum Nancy France, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate small vase, round flush stand, colourless glass with flaky yellow and orange-brown powder fusions, meadow poppy flower decoration etched in several stages and painted with c...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

Höganäs, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1920s.
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware

PAIR Amazing Japanese Artist Signed Bronze vases gold accents 19th Century Meiji
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR Amazing Japanese Artist Signed Bronze vases gold accents 19th Century Meiji Era or earlier. Amazing matched pair of the highest quality.
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1890s Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

'Pique Fleurs' Iridescent Glass Vase, in Multi Color Decor with Grille, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Dramatic multi color decor, in hand blown splatter glass vase . This design for vases is often called 'Pique fleurs' or 'rose-bowl' and is supplied with a fitted metal grille to supp...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

French Art Nouveau Iridescent Stoneware & Bronze Vase or Cachepot, ca. 1900s
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau Ocean Life Theme Vase Cachepot Iridescent Stoneware & Patinated Bronze Crab Appliqué ca. 1900s ABOUT We present here a most unusual and utterly decorative Fren...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

R Lalique, Albert Or 'falcon Heads' Vase, Art Nouveau, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
R Lalique, Albert or so-called "2 falcon heads" model vase in smoked molded-pressed glass (gray), with hawks' heads for the grips (molded-pressed handles in application Model presen...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Glass

LC Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Decorated Opal & Pastel Green Bon-Bon Bowl 1915
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this outstanding Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile pastel green and opalescent decorated iridescent clear art glass footed "bon bon" bowl. This bow...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Opaline Glass

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Semiramis Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3257 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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Glass, Earthenware

Liberty Monumental Pair of Terracotta Vases, 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of large liberty terracotta vases finely decorated with birds and bamboo plants Timeless decoration for your interior or garden.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases

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Terracotta

Art Nouveau Stoneware Gourd Vase Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Located in Chicago, US
PIERRE-ADRIEN DALPAYRAT (1844-1910) After working nearly half his life as an itinerant faience painter and directing production for commercial porcelain manufacturers, Dalpayrat’s ey...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

Art Nouveau Southern French Fayance art pottery FLOOR VASE rare colours&pattern
Located in Kumhausen, DE
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

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Pottery

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Three-Handled Vase by RStK Amphora with Gilding
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3356 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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Glass, Earthenware

Herman A. Kähler LARGE HAK Floor Vase Denmark Early 20th Century
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Large Art Nouveau ceramic floor vase made by Herman A. Kähler ceramic works in Denmark in the period 1925-1935 The vase is decorated with leaves by hand with the special cow horn tec...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic

'Pique Fleurs' Vase, in Multi Color Decor with Grille, Late 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Dramatic multi color decor, cobalt and orange, in hand blown splatter glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery Vase with Fish by Maud Bowden
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery vase decorated with fish by highly renowned artist Maud Bowden and dating from the early 20th century. The stoneware ...
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20th Century English Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

'Pique Fleurs' Vase, in Red and Yellow Color Decor with Grille, Late 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Dramatic multi color decor, cobalt and orange, in hand blown splatter glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Emile Gallé Bluevase, Art nouveau, 1910-1920
Located in Helsinki, FI
French glass vase by Emile Gallé decorated in various shades of blue and white. It dates from around the 1900s and is in excellent original condition. Emile Gallé, a French artist ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Purple Twist Vase by Raoul Lachenal
Located in Chicago, US
The son of Edmond Lachenal, Raoul Lachenal worked in his father's studio until 1911, when he established a new workshop at Boulogne-sur-Seine. While some of Raoul Lachenal's Art Nouv...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Stoneware

Porcelain Art Nouveau Serpent Vase by Vilmos Zsolnay for Zsolnay
Located in Chicago, US
Zsolnay introduced its patented shiny metallic glaze, known as eosin, in 1893. The small family ceramics workshop begun in Pecs, Hungary by Miklos Zsolnay in 1853 had evolved into a ...
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Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

American Art Nouveau Aquamarine Blue Glass Vase.
Located in New York, NY
American Art Nouveau aquamarine blue glass vase. Medium chunky blown vase with broad flared neck and canted vase in a deep aquamarine blue; with...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Blown Glass

Art Nouveau Jugendstil Large Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vase
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
Incredible Large Vase. Bronze Mounted, refined porcelain glaze. Underside of the base has a number and maybe a stamp. Decorative and refined vase. Size: 19.5 inches x 5 inches diam...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Porcelain

Footed Vase with Grape Vine Motif by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3425 Highly stylized vase with grape vine motif and secessionist handles. Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Tu...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Earthenware, Glass

Important Vase Art Nouveau by Moritz Hacker and Johann Loetz Witwe, 1900s
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Moritz Hacker
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important vase for museum display from the full Art Nouveau period. A large handled vase made of Bohemian glass with metal mount decoration in relief and chiselled in Art Nouveau sty...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Vases

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Metal

Vase Jérome Massier en céramique décor paysage marin Francais Art Nouveau 1900
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Vase Jérôme Massier (1820-1909) Décor émaillé, produit avant 1900. Les lettres AM signifient Alpes Maritimes donc le vase fut produit dans son atelier de GOLFES-JUAN, et de la main de Jérôme Massier. Une belle lune lumineuse est dessinée ne pas confondre avec un éclat. Issus de la dynastie de céramistes qui remonte au delà de la révolution française...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Ceramic

Legras Cameo Glass Vase by François-Théodore Legras, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A glass vase in frosted white background with pink and blue flowers and green leaves etched in acid. “Legras” signed. Legras Montjoye, France
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau vases 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 created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau vases 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, 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 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 $2,224.

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