Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
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
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Cruet Set
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare Georg Jensen Blossom cruet set, design #2A, accompanied by an enameled large salt cellar, #180, also by Georg Jensen. The set includes an elegant small square Blossom tray, de...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Claret Jug
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass claret jug with silver overlay. Cylindrical with spread base, c-scroll handle, and small lip spout. Star cut to underside. Overlay in f...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Tiffany & Co. Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Urn Vase
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Urn on tall and spread foot; double-scroll side handles. Chased semi-abstract tendrils terminating in volut...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
Silver 800 Cutlery Set for 12 People, Düsseldorf, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 cutlery set for 12 people. Düsseldorf, Germany, late 19th century.
Jugendstil period.
Complete for 12 people.
A total of 164 pieces:
12 ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Gorham Martele Footed Inkstand with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, sterling silver (.950) Art Nouveau, Martele inkstand with ball feet and hinged lid, the Gorham Manufacturing Corp., Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1905. According to the PTB mark on the underside, most probably, the Gorham silversmith who made it...
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1890s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
Salimbeni Pocket Photos Holder in Sterling Silver 2 Photographs
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pocket photos holder in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels on guillochè, with hand-engraved edge. Empire style Napoleon III. Octag...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Small Picture Frame Rectangular for oval portrait Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular for oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External cm. 6 x 9, internal oval cm....
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
By Herbert Edward Barker & Frank Ernest Barker 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver three-piece tea service in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our antique teaware collection.
This fine antique G...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box floral miniature fire-enameled on guilloche and stripes Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with fine floral miniature fire-enamelled on guilloche, enamelled edge with vertical stripes. Viennese Art N...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière With Glass Insert, Bruckmann & Sons, Germany, 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant, festive silver vessel with a wide oval vertical wall standing on four feet attached to the lower rim, central cartouches on the front and back, supported by a surrounding, relief and openwork flower and leaf interlacing, slightly curved upper edge, two handles attached to the sides in the form of wavy ribbons pulled...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Fish Platter and Mazarine #206
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An exceptionally early and rare Georg Jensen silver fish platter along with mazarine #206, designed by Georg Jensen in 1918. This piece originates ...
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1910s European Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
By William Aitken
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William Aitken in Birmingham in 1905. Rectangular window in shaped scrolled surround mounted to stained wood with hinged ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigar Box with Fine Fine Miniature Alphons Mucha's "Amethyst" Poster Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular rounded cigar box with vertical opening in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine miniature hand-painted in tempera on vegetable iv...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique American Sterling Silver Tyg / Loving Cup by Howard & Co.
By Howard & Co., New York, Tiffany & Co., Gorham Manufacturing Company, Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique, Edwardian era loving cup (or tyg).
In sterling silver.
By Howard & Co. - the early 20th century New York City maker's of high-quality, high end silver.
With three ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silverware For Twelve
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A very large 159 piece set of Georg Jensen sterling silverware in the Acanthus pattern, design by Johan Rohde from 1917. Acanthus is t...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Loving Cup
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver loving cup. Made by Frank W. Smith in Gardner, Mass. Curved body with 3 high-looping handles...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Sauce Boat 180
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A generously proportioned vintage Georg Jensen grape sauce boat, featuring design #180 by Georg Jensen from the year 1918. This sizeable sauce boat boasts a distinctive double-spoute...
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1920s European Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Fish Platter and Mazarine #206
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An exceptionally early and rare Georg Jensen silver fish platter along with mazarine #206, designed by Georg Jensen in 1918. This piece originates ...
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1910s European Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Siver Bowl 17 B Designed by Johan Rohde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic Georg Jensen style bowl designed by Johan Rohde - the attention to details on the base is exquiste and quite indicative of a Jensen piece.
A lovely addition to many plac...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau German Sterling Fantasy Fish Motif Oil Lamp/Cigar Lighter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau German Sterling Fantasy Fish Motif Oil Lamp/Cigar Lighter
German, Late 19th Century, Unmarked, .800 Silver
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with this captivating German sterling fantasy fish motif oil lamp/cigar lighter. Dating back to the late 19th century, this piece is a true testament to the creativity and artistry of the era.
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the lamp is a fantastical, caricature-like fish cast and engraved realistically. The fish rests on its back, supported by its fins and dorsal fin, with wide-opened eyes and an open mouth revealing the oil lamp's wick. The turned-up tail serves as the handle for this ingeniously designed oil lamp and cigar lighter.
Made of unmarked .800 silver, this piece embodies the quality and craftsmanship of German silversmithing. With dimensions of 4 inches in height, 3.5 inches in width, and 2 inches in depth, this lamp is a statement piece that will captivate any observer. Weighing 3.5 ounces, it exudes a substantial and luxurious feel.
Step into the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with this captivating German oil lamp...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Archibald Knox Liberty & Co Silver Art Nouveau Silver Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and rare Art Nouveau Liberty & Co silver teapot designed by renowned designer Archibald Knox (British, 1864-1933) and dated 1900.
Archibald Knox, was a Manx designer of Scot...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Sauce Boat 296
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extra-large Georg Jensen sauce boat featuring the iconic grape design, pattern #296, originally created by Georg Jensen in 1924. This piece ...
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1920s Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Of Art Nouveau Silver Centerpieces With Glass Bowls, Vienna, Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant silver centerpieces on a high, round, stepped base with a floral relief band, on four divided feet with palmette frieze, on top of which four slender fluted columns arran...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Buckle, 1902
By Gorham
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gorham Art Nouveau sterling buckle, 1902. Marks for Gorham Sterling and B1949 copyrighted with 1902 (year). Beautiful open floral nouveau whiplash des...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elkington & Co Art Nouveau Large Silver Fruit Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and stunning English Art Nouveau large silver fruit bowl by renowned silversmiths Elkington & Co and made in Sheffield in 1909. The heavily made bowl is of deep round ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tall Antique Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Vase by Alvin
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Made by Alvin Corporation in Providence. Tall baluster with flared rim and short foot. Overlay in form twiste...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Gorham Versailles Pattern Sterling Silver Asparagus Fork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique asparagus fork.
By Gorham.
In sterling silver.
In the Versailles pattern (designed by Antone Heller).
Monogramed to the reverse.
Fully hallmarked.
Simply a ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Glass Carafe Silver Fittings Cold Duck Maillard Frères & Vazou Paris
By Maillard Freres & Vazou 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Carafe of clear glass in the form of a drop, the wall divided into four segments by vertical cuts, three segments with elaborately cut floral, foliate and volute bindings, fourth seg...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Leaf-Form Bonbon Dish By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau pattern, sterling silver, leaf-form bonbon dish, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1933. A photo of one of these dishes appears in t...
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1930s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Jardinière 296C
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A small sterling silver jardinière, design #296C by Georg Jensen, dating back to 1919. This handcrafted oval bowl features four exquisitely detailed hanging grape clusters serving as...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acorn Pattern Fish Serving Set
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This pre-1945 fish serving set was designed by Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen of Denmark. The sterling silver pieces have been made in Rohde's popular Acorn pattern which was introduce...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Floral Decorated Bowl, C.1900
By Gorham
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gorham large Art Nouveau sterling silver Floral decorated bowl C.1900. The deep bowl of round scalloped form beautifully embossed and chased with overlap...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver vase in Art Nouveau - Liberty style made entirely by hand.
The preparation of the structure of the vase required several processing times. The vase was made in differ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent 170pc. 950 Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Flatware Set with 8 Serving Pieces by the World's Premier French Silversmith "Puiforcat...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Photo Frame White Enamel and Hand Painted Flower Garlands Sterling Silver Salimb
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted floral miniature by the painter Renato Dainelli, fire-enamelled on a white background in Art Nouveau...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame White flowers hand painted miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver and gold plated 24 carats.
Picture Frame has white fired enamels on guilloché.
Picture Frame has an hand-painted floral miniature by the ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
International Silver Company Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Childs Bowl & Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and stylish American Art Nouveau sterling silver child's bowl and stand decorated with the alphabet by the International Silver Company...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg A Scheid Austrian Silver Guilloche Enamel Silver Buckle
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Austrian Viennese Secessionist silver guilloche enamel belt buckle by renowned silversmith Georg Anton Scheid (Austrian, 1838-1921) and dating from around 1900. T...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silver Set Three Bowls Cobalt Blue Glass Liners Master Bubeniczek Vienna ca.1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver set of three oblong bowls / centrepieces with original cobalt blue glass liners.
Art Nouveau / made circa 1900-1905
Stunningly manufactured set of three silver bowls: One of ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Round Art Nouveau Silver Tray With Floral Decor, Austria-Hungary, Prague Ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Decorative round silver tray with smooth mirror, rim decorated by floral relief and openings.
Hallmarks:
Diana's head + 'C' - Austria-Hungarian off...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A Silver German Hanukkah Lamp by Gebrüder Gutgesell, Hanau Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
A festive and wonderfully chased Silver German Hanukkah oil lamp by Gebrüder Gutgesellfrom made in Hanau circa 1910.
The early 20th Century Germany was marked by cultural richness w...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Baby Food Pusher & Fork by F.M. Whiting
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Nouveau period sterling silver baby food pusher & fork by F.M. Whiting. Easter Lily pattern. Rare, never engraved & charming. Marked: Frank M Whiting Sterling. 1 troy oz. Fork: 4...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen "Louvre" bowl / compote in sterling silver. Art Nouveau style.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen "Louvre" bowl / compote in sterling silver.
Art Nouveau style with nature's organic forms and decorative flora and fauna details. Model number 180B.
Measures: 14 x 11.5...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Floral Decorated Bowl, C.1900
By Gorham
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gorham large Art Nouveau sterling silver Floral decorated bowl C.1900. The deep bowl of round scalloped form beautifully embossed and chased with overlap...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Reed & Barton 'Le Six Fleurs' Sterling Silver 9-Inch Waffle Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique waffle server.
In sterling silver.
By Reed & Barton.
In the 'Le Six Fleurs' pattern.
Designed by Charles A. Bennett.
The shovel or b...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Salt Cellar
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English sterling silver salt cellar, Art Nouveau period, circa early-20th century, England. Cellar or vessel has oval sapphire blue glass insert along with a sterling silver spoon (and crystal spoon...
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20th Century English Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Jardinière 296C
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A small sterling silver jardinière, design #296C by Georg Jensen, dating back to 1919. This handcrafted oval bowl features four exquisitely detailed hanging grape clusters serving as...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Plate Enamel on guillochè in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Plate in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè in Art Nouveau style. Diameter cm. 17.2 high cm. 2.8. Weight gr. 347. Designed by Giorgio Sal...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Malachite, Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Shreve & Co Large Sterling Mahogany Glass Overlay Gallery Tray - C 1910
Located in Pewsey, GB
Produced by the famous Shreve & Co of San Francisco in the very early 20th century, this impressively large Sterling silver gallery tray is truly outstanding. Art Nouveau c1910
The ...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Cigarette Case Hunting Dogs Miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and fine miniature hand painted...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hammered Centerpiece Bowl #197C Art Nouveau Style
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver large centerpiece bowl, in pattern number 197C, beautifully hand hammered, showcasing stylized natural motifs reminiscent of the Art Nouveau style, and s...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Bridal Rose by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 122 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning monumental Bridal Rose by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware set - 122 pieces. This set includes:
12 Regular Knives with French stainless blades, 9"
12 Regular Forks, 6 3/4"
12...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lovely Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Strawberry Compote Dish on Pedestal Base
Located in New York, NY
Lovely, Art Nouveau, sterling silver, strawberry compote dish on pedestal base, Mauser Mfg. Co., New York, circa 1895-1910. Designed with blown out strawberries and leaves along uppe...
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1890s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Handbag
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Handbag
Beautiful handbag made of silver with a peacock design on the front and decorated with a pattern of small flowers throughout the design, w...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver photo frame.
The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence.
The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...
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1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exquisite French Art Nouveau Decanter / Pitcher by J. Barian Silver Glass 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking French antique Art Nouveau decanter / pitcher in silver plate with enamel painted glass by Jules Barian 1900.
Exquisite Art Nouveau...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Wood-Backed Picture Frame
By H. Matthews
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Period, sterling silver, wood-backed picture frame, Chester, England, year-hallmarked for 1903, H. Matthews - maker. Frame measures 4 1/2 inches high (at highest point) x...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pre 1945 Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tazza Compote 263B, Grape Motif
By Georg Jensen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous Georg Jensen sterling silver tazza features Jensen's iconic grape motif, a celebrated range of pieces which were inspired by the Art Nouveau aesthetic coupled with time the artist spent traveling in Italy.
Georg Jensen was born in 1866 and trained as a sculptor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1892. Jensen began his artistic career in ceramics and started working with silver in 1904. He went on to establish his own smithy in Copenhagen and like many others working during the Art Nouveau period, was strongly influenced by natural forms and structure found in flowers and plants.
As mentioned above, Jensen spent time in Italy shortly after the turn of the century and developed an appreciation for ancient Roman silver work. He was also struck by the work of more recent Italian artists and was particularly influenced by those pieces which drew upon classical mythology, such as Baroque painter Caravaggio's 'Bacchus'. Jensen combined these influences with emerging Art Nouveau organic motifs, leading him to utilize the malleable qualities of silver to create his renowned Grape Collection.
This form of this silver tazza was initially designed by Jensen in 1918. The piece has a round pedestal foot which rises to a thick columnar stem reminiscent of the twisting trunk...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flower Vase, William Hutton & Sons, c. 1903
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
William Hutton & Sons. London, Birmingham & Sheffield. circa 1903.
An exceptional Art Nouveau silver and vase by William Hutton dated ...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
MH Wilkens Sohne German Art Nouveau Silver Rope Twist Handled Cake Slice
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality German Art Nouveau silver handled cake slice by MH Wilkens Sohne and dating from the early 20th century. The cake slice is made in...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Early 20C Etched Crystal Jug with Sterling Silver Base by Arthur A Everts
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS piece of DALLAS History, namely, an Early 20C European Etched Crystal Jug with Sterling Silver Base by Arthur A Everts of Dallas.
Ci...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bowl with Repouse Floral Decoration
By Gorham
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique and very ornate bowl was made by the renowned Gorham Company of the United States and dates to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art N...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Matzoh Holder Jugendstil Weiner Werkstatte Style Signed
Located in Sharon, CT
Hand wrought in 900 silver in the Wiener Werkstatt style, impressed signature reads: _ _ _RAEMER HANDARBEIT 900 followed by logo/touchmark.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Tazze by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impressive set of four Tiffany & Co. silver gilt tazze displays the highly popular and distinctive Chrysanthemum pattern. Sheer brilliance of workmanship is what truly sets apart this timeless pattern, which is still considered Tiffany's finest and most elegant. The exuberant motif’s signature flower graces the scalloped rim of each dish, and extends down to the wide baluster stems and feet. Unlike most Tiffany Chrysanthemum silver...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Tazza, R & W Sorley, London, 1901
By Robert & William Sorley
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver Tazza by R & W Sorley, London 1901. The Tazza bowl is of shaped and lobed circular form, leading to a elongated stem on a spreading foot. The...
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Early 1900s British Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Nurses Belt Buckle from 1901 by John Tiley
By John Tiley
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London 1901 by John Tiley, this stylish, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Belt Buckle, measures 3.75"(9.5cm) wide a...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Water Pitcher By Frank M. Whiting & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Graceful, Art Nouveau, sterling silver water pitcher on baluster base, The Frank M. Whiting & Co., No. Attleboro, Mass., circa 1895. Holds 3 3/4 pints of liquid. 8 3/4" high x 8 3/4...
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1890s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
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