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Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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
Tiffany & Co. Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Ashtray or Catchall, 1899
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique bronze ashtray, desk tray, or catchall inscribed and dated 1899 By Tiffany & Co. (signed to the underside) USA, 1899 Measures: 7.75"W x 6.25"D x 0.75"H. Good o...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Bronze

Rometti Ceramiche Umbria 'Italy' Set of 4 Shell-Shaped Ceramic Ashtrays
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. A lovely and refined set of four fine ceramic ashtrays in the shape of a shell; they were hand-molded, then fired in the kiln a first time, then on the white majolica the inner decoration was done with a delicate shaded blue color at this point the objects underwent a second firing, the outer part was then decorated and finally, the ashtrays were fired a third time to finally fix the colors thus creating four small works of art. The ashtrays were made between 1936 and 1938 by the firm Ceramiche Artistiche Rometti and bear the signature of the company itself on the bottom. Ceramiche Rometti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Ceramic

Jugendstil Bronze Ashtray, Vienna, circa 1905
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil bronze ashtray, Vienna, circa 1905 Original condition.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Cigaret Companion
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This Art Nouveau Cigarette Companion is an exquisite artifact of its time, combining both form and function in a manner characteristic of the era's design principles. Crafted primari...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Brass

Art Nouveau Cigaret Companion
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Albin Muller attb Bronze , stone/ serpentine , mineral ashtray Germany
By Albin Muller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and traditional style in this bronze and serpentine ? bowl . ashtray with cranes standing to bowl by attributed architect / designer Albin Muller .
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Bronze

Small Georg Jensen Ashtray 243A
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a small sterling silver Georg Jensen ashtray, design #243A by Georg Jensen from circa 1918. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: ...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Sterling Silver

Set of 3 bird ashtrays
Located in Nivelles, BE
Set of 3 bird ashtrays in silver or pewter metal, very cute and very well made. They are from the beginning of the century.
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Silver Plate, Pewter

Monumental Mardi Gras Motif Ashtray by Jim Beam in Gold Black and Cream
By Jim Beam Distillery
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall diamond-shaped ceramic ashtray with a Mardi Gras theme motif. This ashtray would be fabulous displayed on a coffee table or nightstand. It is glazed in cream, and features raised text around the edge of the dish in gold which says, "12th Annual Convention New Orleans July 1982" The center of the ashtray features a mardi gras theme in black and gold. Marked on the side in black: Creation of James B. Beam Distilling Co. Genuine Regal China...
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1980s American Vintage Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Ceramic, Felt, Paint

Ceramic Ashtray or Key Holder/Vide Poche Dutch Art Nouveau
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau Gouda pottery ashtray. Wonderfully colorful floral hand painted design, from Holland. This well made decorative object can also be used as a key holder/vide poche. Signed Dalia Konin Klyk, Coedewaalem, Gouda, Holland and numbered on bottom. Measures: 4 3/4 in. diameter x 2 3/8 in. high Other interesting information about this form of pottery: There isn’t a factory called Gouda Pottery; the pottery is called that because the main factories were in Gouda. Gouda (pronounced ‘how-da’) is the generic term we use for all the pottery factories in Holland – all Dutch pottery other than Delftware, that is. The area around Gouda had clay to make pots, which is why most of the factories settled there. A lot of the clay also came from England. The Dutch started producing clay pipes...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Ceramic, Pottery

Waechtersbach Art Nouveau Ashtray Geometric Decor
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very rare ashtray manufactured by Waechtersbach Keramik in the early 20th century around 1900 to 1908. Off-white glaze with geometric decor in rosé. Design most probably Joseph Maria...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Ceramic

Vintage Danish Midcentury White Agate Dog Ashtray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Danish midcentury white agate dog ashtray. The marble ashtray has a green painted metal dog and a signed brass plaques dated 1948.  
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Marble, Silver, Iron

Solid Bronze Ashtray with Vegetal Pattern
By Daum
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 solid bronze ashtray with Vegetal pattern. In the style of Majorelle.
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1950s French Vintage Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Pewter Pond Ashtray
Located in Queens, NY
Art Nouveau-style (German) pewter ashtray in the form of a pond with a frog sitting on the edge playing a flute (Stamped with hallmarks: ACHILE GAMBA).   
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20th Century Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Pewter

Early 20th Century Ashtray in Patinated Bronze and Marble.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Early 20th century ashtray in patinated bronze and marble. An ashtray decorated with a bull in patinated bronze and marble from the early 20th century. H: 10cm, W: 14cm, D: 14cm
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Marble, Bronze

Beautiful Stand by Oscar B. Bach for Oscar Bach Studios
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautiful stand made of wrought iron and silvered bronze having two bowls branching out from a decorated stem that rises from a stepped dish base. Signed by sculptor Oscar Bach.
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

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Midcentury Ashtray by Montelupo in Blue "Rimini" Ceramic, Bitossi Italy, 1960s
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. 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Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...
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Petite Art Nouveau Brass Table Lamp
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This charming petite table lamp embodies the elegance of Art Nouveau design. Crafted from solid brass, the lamp features an intricately cast base with organic, flowing motifs charact...
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1915 Handcrafted Danish Art Nouveau Owl Bowl by Niels Norvill for Ipsens Enke
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Art Nouveau Cut Crystal & Silver Ashtray, Copenhagen 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
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Vienna Bronze Camel Sculptures on Red Marble Bowl, France, circa 1920
By Vienna Bronze
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
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Wiener Werkstaette Hammered Brass Cigarette Bowl by Josef Hoffmann, circa 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
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Art Nouveau Bronze Standing Ash Tray Signed by Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Ashtrays

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Standing Ash Tray with Foliate Motifs Signed by Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
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Art Nouveau Adjustable Bronze Standing Ashtray Signed by Tiffany Studios
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Art Nouveau ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ashtrays created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau ashtrays made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ashtrays, popular names associated with this style include Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy, J. J. Perrier, Georg Jensen, and Jim Beam Distillery. 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 ashtrays differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $9,724 while the average work can sell for $349.

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