Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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
Tall Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Glass Silver Overlay Blue Decanter, 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and substantial 1930s century colorful Italian Murano art glass bottle, Italy, 1938.
The tall bottle has a beautiful abstract design.
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Phenomenon Gre Orange 7501, Austria-Hungary, C 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Mould-blown, bulbous body on a round, flush stand, spherical upper part, slightly flared mouth rim over a neck constriction, polished pontil o...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Bluebell Decor, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1900/05
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Baluster-shaped vase on a round offset stand, with a slightly bulging lower part and a wall that curves and narrows upwards, with a flared mouth rim, colourless glass with flaky whit...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Walker & Hall 1906 Sheffield England Silverplate Salver Footed Tray Plateau
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is an elegant fine quality three footed Walker & Hall Sheffield salver with a lovely art nouveau raised floral and foliate decoration edging the ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Big Vases Wmf, German, 1910 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF
Signs:
WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests of improved legibility, especially of the very small marks. The company´s choice of an ostrich as a tr...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Set Art Nouveau Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Flatware Cake Shovel & Sugar Tongs
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful silver-plated cake server and sugar tongs feature the Hildesheim Rose design. The pattern is found on both the handle and the scoop. With this vintage cake server and ...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Saint Louis Crystal Blue and Clear Cameo vase -Butterfly & Flowers c1910
By Saint Louis
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A stunning large waisted crystal early cameo vase by the Saint Louis Crystal works of France, made in vibrant dark blue cut to clear -with a frosted look background, The image depict...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Crystal
antique cut glass beer stein 1920s art nouveau with hand painted porcelain lid
Located in Landshut, BY
Antique glass beer jug with a pewter and porcelain lid
Hand painted by Ludwig Kannengießer
A commemorative gift from a university fraternity.
Southern Germany 1927
Ø 7.5 cm ~ Heig...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Pitcher 432A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver pitcher, design #432A, envisioned by the renowned artist Johan Rohde in 1920. Known for its timeless elegance and innovative minimalistic look, this i...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
Large Antique Buffet Food Warmer From The Household Supply Bond St. London
Located in Morristown, NJ
London, England C. 1884 a Boyd's Patent Campaign Cooker Food Warmer, also known as The Universal Heater. This unit is larger than others, having four openings for warmers. It has a removable top with a scalloped edge, is silverplate and has interlocking monogram engraved on the top (the initials are LW/WL with a crown symbol). The stand bottom is marked, "BOYD'S PATENT" and has six turned wooden bun feet. The underside also has a plaque reading "THE HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY AND ATMOSPHERIC CHURN COMP'Y LTD, 119 NEW BOND ST, W". While missing the original spirit burners, modern day sternos would work well.
This is a very attractive and decorative item that could be used for a variety of purposes including food warming and display, a unique charcuterie board, for floral display and so on.
I have seen copper versions that comprised a cooker/warmer , two spirit burners with snuffer caps and a cast iron...
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1880s English Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
An art nouveau Liqueur glass from the Cologne Ehrenfeld glassworks, ca. 1902
Located in Aachen, DE
A wonderful art nouveau - Jugendstil design from Cologne made in circa 1902 by the Rheinische Glashuetten AG Koeln-Ehrenfeld. The company executed works by famous designers like Pete...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Optical Glass, Uranium Glass
Art Nouveau Majolica Ivy Trivet Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Art Nouveau Majolica trivet in a footed wood frame, circa 1900.
ivy pattern.
7.5" by 7.5"
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Photo Frame Yellow Enamel and Flower Garlands Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photograph frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of flower garlands in the late 19th century...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Vase (Decoration Azurretes), Sign: Le Verre Francais, Style: Art Nouveau , 1923
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Le Verre Francais
acid worked
Le Verre cameo glass was a separate line of art glass designed by Charles Schneider. Its production was made at the same time as the Schneid...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Bohemian Glass Vase Loetz circa 1900 Pampas Cobalt Art Nouveau Blue
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Bohemian glass vase, manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe, Pampas Cobalt decoration, ca. 1899, Blue, Silver, Viennese Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Art Deco, art glass, iridescent glass.
T...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Columbine Decor, Daum Nancy, France, Ca 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Large baluster vase on a flush stand, base set off by polished fillets, wall slightly curved upwards and widening towards the opening, colorless glass with flaky white and yellowish ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Pitcher 432A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver pitcher, design #432A, envisioned by the renowned artist Johan Rohde in 1920. Known for its timeless elegance and innovative minimalistic look, this i...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Georg Jensen Silver Bonbonniere 298
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large and very early Georg Jensen sterling silver bonbonniere, design #298 by Georg Jensen from circa 1927. A large oval hand hammered bonbonniere, the lid lifts off, the handle is...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Signed Royal Vienna Porcelain Portrait Cabinet Plate with Platinum & Raised Gold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed Art Nouveau porcelain cabinet plate.
By Royal Vienna.
Signed Wagner to the lower right.
With a hand painted depiction of Ruth to the center surrounded by a blue & green border richly decorated with platinum, raised gold, & rich gilding.
Marked to the reverse with a blue underglaze Royal Vienna beehive...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Vase, Sign: Le Verre Francais ( Flowers Begonias ), Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1922
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Le Verre Francais
acid worked
Le Verre cameo glass was a separate line of art glass designed by Charles Schneider. Its production was made at the same time as the Schneid...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Silver Mounting, Nancy, France 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Bulbous shoulder vase on a flush stand, short neck piece with silver mount as a ring in a smooth, slightly flared design, on the outside opposite two fully sculptural branch and cone bundles, colourless glass with white powder meltings, overlay in blue-violet and green, meadow flower decoration etched in various stages, matt etched inside and outside.
Cameo signature 'Gallé' with star on the wall between the plants.
Silver mount hallmarked 'Minerve casquée' for 950 silver, France, and master's mark.
Hand-made Cameo Glass:
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; at the end of the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
WMF Art Nouveau Claret Jug Decanter with Mermaid Handle, Germany, c. 1901
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality art nouveau decanter made by WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) in Germany in c. 1901.
The silver plated mount features a mermaid as a handle, outstretche...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique French High Relief Majolica Wall Platter of Apples on a Vine
By Fives-Lille
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning Large French majolica wall platter, late 19th century, with high relief decoration of colored apples dangling from a vine.
At the end of the 19th century, Longchamp and F...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Majolica
Georg Jensen Lily of the Valley Dessert Spoon, Six Spoons Available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Lily of the Valley dessert spoon in sterling silver. Dated 1933-1944.
Six spoons are available.
Measure: Length: 17.3 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our skil...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Loetz Witwe Art Nouveau Glass Vase Decor Cobalt Papillon, Bohemia, circa 1903
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very decorative Loetz Witwe glass vase in decoration Cobalt Papillon from the Art Nouveau period in Bohemia, circa 1903. This gorgeous vase from the workshops in Klostermuehle shows ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Blown Glass
Punch Bowl of Women Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Punch bowl WMF
signature on the foot:
wmf
i/0 = Normal thickness of gilding or silver-plating, i.e. one gram of deposited silver spread over an area of one square decimetre.
Style:...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Pair of Antique English Art Nouveau Candlesticks c.1900, Art Nouveau
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning pair of antique English silver plated candlesticks, quite stunning with a stylized naturalistic design with a definite Art Nouveau flair dating to c.1890/1900.
They com...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
In The Style Of Kayserzinn, Pewter Ewer, Art Nouveau, Late 19th Early 20th Centu
By Kayserzinn 1
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large pewter ewer, on the theme of the sea: the catch represents a woman lifting a fishing net in which she has caught various fish and crustaceans.
Under the spout, a head of Neptu...
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Late 19th Century Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Casserole 3
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen casserole with beautifully hand-carved ebony handle, design #3 by Georg Jensen from circa 1914.
Dimensions: The actual casserole measures 6 1/2"...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Solanum Dulcamara Decor, Daum Nancy, France, 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Large baluster vase on a separate stand, bulbous walls widening at the top towards the opening, colorless glass with flaky white and yellowish, yellow-orange, in the stand area with dark brown-violet powder inclusions, with etched and painted in colored enamel Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) decor, satin surface in the background, base and bottom smoothly polished and covered with green enamel, relief signature 'DAUM NANCY' with a Cross of Lorraine on the wall between the plants.
Technique: Handmade cameo glass
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bowl 180B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Danish sterling silver bowl by Georg Jensen, design #180B, from 1918. Inspired by his renowned "Louvre Bowl #19," this smaller rendition showcases Jensen's artistic brilliance. The...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Nouveau Glass Carafes with Silver Mounts, Koch & Bergfeld, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Two carafes made of clear glass with a raised, bulging body, surrounding five cut arches with stone cut decoration and cut suns in the arch segments, bevel cut at the base of the nec...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
French Majolica Purple Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica purple daisy plate Orchies, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Bohemian Glass Vase Loetz PG 356 circa 1900 Viennese Art Nouveau signed
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase, Johann Loetz Witwe, Phenomen Genre 356 decoration, ca. 1900, signed
Technique: glass, mould-blown and freeform, reduced and iridescent
Vase signed „Loetz/Austria"
Bib. : A. ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Pair of Baccarat Tsar Orange Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
This exceptional set won over many aristocrats in the Imperial Court and is to this day a reflection of the House of Baccarat's excellence. Glasses in three different sizes and champ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vase D argental , Year, 1900, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: D' Argental
D'Argental
St Louis, France – C. 1871 - 1918 Founded on the site of a glassworks in existence since 1586, and originally given the name Verrerie Royale de St Louis ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
12 Antique Gorham Reticulated Sterling Silver Dessert Aperitif Cordial Glasses
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of 12 antique Gorham styerling silver 925 champagne or dessert glasses with pierced edge and hand blown glass inserts. Marked with lion anchor and ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
René Lalique, "Atmos Clock", circa 1930
By René Lalique
Located in Paris, FR
René Lalique
"Atmos clock", c. 1930
Execution: Glass and Chrome.
Signed: by René Lalique
Measures: H: 33 cm (12.9")
Overall Very good condition
Atmos, Pendule Perpétuelle, with the ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
Kayserzinn Sturgeon Large Pewter Server 4325
Located in Sharon, CT
Large Kayserzinn fish serving platter, depicting a swimming Sturgeon by J,P. Kayser Sohn. Signed and numbered 4323. 24"x11"
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Tiffany Art Nouveau Sterling Silver 3-Piece Turkish Coffee Set on Tray
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver Turkish 3-piece coffee set on tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Coffeepot: Baluster body on raised foot; hinged and domed cover with bead finial. H...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Table Lamp 'Vignes Et Escargots', Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
A museum piece of French Art Nouveau glass art:
Lamp with baluster-shaped foot on a stepped, flat, round stand raised in the centre, hemispherical shade, slightly heat-stretched and pressed upwards on four sides, made of multi-layered glass with coloured powder fusions, predominantly in yellow-orange, red, brown, green and blue-violet tones, with highly etched vine leaves and grapevine decoration, two fully sculpted snails on the foot as a special accent, Cameo signature ‘DAUM NANCY’ with Lorraine cross on the foot in the lower area, and on the shade, which rests on a patinated metal mount, which also carries the threads for the light sources, one at the top and one inside the foot.
Technique: Handmade cameo glass
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed,
especially in Nancy.
Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France
Dating: Circa 1905
Dimensions:
Height: 53,5 cm / 21.06 in
Diameter: 32,0 cm / 12.59 in
Bibliography:
Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, and page 561: Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy
Condition: Very good
The electrification is functional, but should be renewed for safety reasons.
About the design:
The development of Art Nouveau glass art coincides with a revolution in lighting, the significance of which we can no longer fully appreciate today in the 21st century. Around 1880-1890, oil lamps and paraffin lamps were still almost unrivalled in every household. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the ‘electricity fairy’ emerged as a remarkable advance and gradually found its way into the daily lives of all social classes. The glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy were true pioneers and eagerly seized the opportunity to use electricity to illuminate the colours
applied to the glass. Colour was one of the main concerns of the master glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy.
Emile and Antonin Daum returned to the colours that had made the stained glass of the Middle Ages so splendid and extended the palette of colours in the glass mass as they needed it for the floral motifs and exact representations of nature. But the modulation of the colours, their arrangement in juxtaposed patches, the technique that the Impressionist painters practised on their canvases at the same time, was difficult to achieve due
to the nature of the glass melted in a large mass.
To achieve this richness of expression, around 1900 Daum developed ‘the process of applying glass powder and enamel to the outside of the vases to create coloured backgrounds or decorative spots’, according to the report of the jury of the 1900 World Exhibition.
The field of naturalistic, contrasting and shimmering colours was one in which Antonin Daum excelled. This new technical process made it possible to create the symphonies of colour that we find on the ‘Vignes et escargots’ lamp...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Kralik Green Banded and Handled Iridised Vase c1899
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A classic large Kralik green banded vase with waved top and two clear barbed handles -this classic jugendstil form would have been created by a range of tools at the furnace - a ...
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1890s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
A Large French Signed Emille Galle Souffle "Sunset Flower" Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
This sand-polished cameo art glass vase from the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé consists of a gorgeous array of souffle technique flowers, leaves, and branches in sunset shades...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Art Glass
WMF. A 12-person cutlery service in original stylized secessionist oak cabinet
Located in London, GB
WMF A rare cutlery service for 12 persons in original stylised secessionist oak cabinet with single drawer, lower shelf and stylised silver plated mounts and handles, the lower plaque with space for engraving has never been engraved and it has it's original keys. The interior lining has worn in places. Some blocks have come unstuck that hold some of the pieces in place. A nice little restoration project to bring back to its former glory and priced accordingly.
Height 58", Width 21 1/2", Depth 17 1/2".
The set consists of :-
11 large knives and 12 large forks.
11 smaller knives and 10 smaller forks.
12 large spoons and 12 smaller spoons.
12 Fish knives and 12 Fish forks.
10 teaspoons and 1 sugar sifting spoon.
12 knife rests.
2 salts with liner and 2 salt spoons.
1 carving knife and 1 carving fork.
1 large soup ladle and 1 gravy ladle.
1 large serving fish knife and 1 large serving fish fork.
1 large dessert serving spoon.
1 salad serving spoon with ebony spoon end
1 salad serving spoon with forked ebony spoon end.
See Grotkamp-Schepers, Barbara and Sanger, Reinhard W. 'Art Nouveau Knives, Forks and Spoons' Stuttgart 20001.p. 101, item 105 for this pattern.
See also Sotheby's 'Fine Decorative Arts from 1870', 5th October 2004, Lot 67, hammer price GBP 13,200 for a fitted canteen box...
Height 58", Width 21 1/2", Depth 17 1/2".
The set consists of :-
11 large knives and 12 large forks.
11 smaller knives and 10 smaller forks.
12 large spoons and 12 smaller spoons.
12 Fish knives and 12 Fish forks.
10 teaspoons and 1 sugar sifting spoon.
12 knife rests.
2 salts with liner and 2 salt spoons.
1 carving knife and 1 carving fork.
1 large soup ladle and 1 gravy ladle.
1 large serving fish knife and 1 large serving fish fork.
1 large dessert serving spoon.
1 salad serving spoon with ebony spoon end
1 salad serving spoon with forked ebony spoon end.
See Grotkamp-Schepers, Barbara and Sanger, Reinhard W. 'Art Nouveau Knives, Forks and Spoons' Stuttgart 20001.p. 101, item 105 for this pattern.
See also Sotheby's 'Fine Decorative Arts from 1870', 5th October 2004, Lot 67, hammer price GBP 13,200 for a fitted canteen box...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Pitcher 407b
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
This sterling silver Georg Jensen pitcher, designed by Georg Jensen in 1925, is a stunning example of early 20th-century craftsmanship. Featuring a gracefully rounded base, the pitch...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver “Cosmos” Coffee Set 45
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A three-piece sterling silver Georg Jensen coffee set with ebony handles, design #45 by Johan Rohde from circa 1915. This design is often refer...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Carving Set Medium 243
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver and stainless steel (blade & fork) two-piece medium size carving set, set #243 in the Acorn pattern, flatware design #62 by Johan Rohde from 1915.
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Daum Nancy Vase Flowers, Art Nouveau, France Lorraine, circa 1895-1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Daum Nancy Stalky Rarest Vase with Flowers
MANUFACTORY:
DAUM FRÈRES made in France / Nancy, Lorraine, circa 1895-1900.
DESIGNER: DAUM FRÈRES (Auguste and Antonin Daum)
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Important silver lidded box, hallmark Eugen Marcus, Art Nouveau 1915 Germany
By Eugen Marcus
Located in Wien, AT
Special lidded box, made of silver, made by the famous Art Nouveau goldsmith Eugen Marcus in Germany, around 1910-20.
The lidded box has an oval shape and consists of two parts. The...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Hammered Jugendstil Palm Pot
Located in Wien, AT
Two Jugendstil palm pots hammered
2 are available, priced and sold per piece.
polished and stove enamelled.
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Red/Orange Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase with Foliage/Berries
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Stunning and dramatic large and early Emile Galle cameo vase in red and orange depicting branches with leaves and berries signed in cameo (see p...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vase Muller Frères (Applications in silver), Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Muller Feres
The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family who trained and worked at the Galle factory. Henr...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Kralik Art Nouveau Vintage Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl Glass Vase
Located in Bolton, GB
Here we have a beautiful Bohemian mother-of-pearl glass vase, from the late 19th century art nouveau period. Has a stunning oily, iridescent finish. Most likely made by Kralik.
Size...
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1890s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Set of 6 Lenox Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Cup & Saucers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 6 rare shaped hexagonal cups and saucers are made by the Ceramic Art Company, ca. 1887-1900 which later became Lenox. They are profusely decorated with elegant Art Nouveau sterling silver overlay with geometrically placed flowers which provides a lovely contrast to the rich cobalt blue ground. The rare shape adds to the beauty and uniqueness of design. The saucers measure 4.75" x 4.75".
This set of 6 Ceramic Art Company/Lenox cobalt...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Cranston Pottery Art Nouveau Lustre Glazed Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rare and probably unique Art Nouveau lustre glazed art pottery vase by Cranston Pottery and made around 1900. Probably an exhibition piece this lightl...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Sterling Silver Gorham Art Nouveau Wine Coaster with Maple Base
By Gorham
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful sterling silver art nouveau wine coaster... large enough for wine or champagne bottles with a design that is stunning - While from the early part of the 20th Century the ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georges DE FEURE French Art Nouveau Glass Pitcher, Ca.1910
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau glass pitcher by Georges DE FEURE (Paris), France, ca.1910. Height : 6.9"(17.5cm), Width : 6.9"(17.5cm), Depth : 5.9"(15cm). Signed "G. de Feure" at the bottom (se...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Decanter and Shot Glasses c1910
By Daum
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Daum Nancy decanter and shot glasses
Date : c1910
Origin :Nancy, France
Colour : Clear with guilding and enamels
Stopper : Holow faceted stopper with gilt band and gilded a...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Antique French Art Nouveau Fire Polished Cameo Glass Emile Gallé Stem Vase, 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Art Nouveau Emille Galle cameo glass vase, circa 1900.
The stem vase of a tapering conical form and finely wheel carved and acid etc...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Swan Napkin Rings, Set of Ten, Silver Plate Nickel Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of ten silver plated napkin rings, circa 1970s, made by unknown company. A nice set of round rings, in the style of the Art Nouveau era. All of them with a nice patina. Can be ...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Rosehip Decor, Daum Nancy, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Large baluster vase on a separate foot, colorless glass with flaky white, yellow-green and brown colored powder inclusions, overlay in yellow, orange-red, green and brown, rosehip decoration etched in several stages, satin-finished surface in the background and on the inside, large cameo signature 'Daum Nancy' with Cross of Lorraine midway between the plants.
Technique: Handmade cameo glass
Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Pitcher 407b
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
This sterling silver Georg Jensen pitcher, designed by Georg Jensen in 1925, is a stunning example of early 20th-century craftsmanship. Featuring a gracefully rounded base, the pitch...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Rare Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Flower Decor France 1895/1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exceptional piece of Art Nouveau glass:
Small baluster-shaped vase on a separate stand, forming a small bulge, slender, slowly bulging towards the top and tapering tow...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Large Silver Plate Champagne & Wine Chiller Cooler, 3 Hole Lid European
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Large and impressive champagne cooler / centre piece in silver plate metal. In very good condition. Made probably in the 1950s or older. Marked with manufactory logo.
Fount at an Es...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Extensive Georg Jensen Rope Sterling Silverware Service
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extensive sterling silverware service for twelve in the Rope/Perle pattern by Georg Jensen. Originally designed in 1916 by Georg Jensen himself, the Rope/Perle pattern is a rare f...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Porcelain and Pewter Tray by Villeroy & Boch, Late 19th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Nouveau Porcelain and Pewter Tray Villeroy & Boch.
An Art Nouveau serving tray, beautifully polychrome transfer decoration with roses, silver-plated pewter mount.
Manufacturer ma...
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Kralik/Loetz White Opalescent Textured Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality Art Nouveau Austrian or Bohemian opalescent art glass egg shaped vase with shaped and pinched flower shaped opening attributed to Kralik or possibly Loetz and dat...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Rare and unusual Bohemian Loetz Crete Rusticana with Threads glass vase c 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous Art Nouveau Loetz 'Crete' (green) Rusticana with Threads vase -Loetz. The Rusticana décor (instantly recognised by the hand tooled wood knot - like body markings) is quit...
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1890s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Decorative Unique Carved Glass Vase Sweden 1900s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Art Nouveau carved glass vase. Nice shapes and forms with beautiful carved motive. In exceptionally good condition. The vase is signed under bottom. Dated 1901-1910 Sweden probably Axel Enoch...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Claude Linossier, Bronze Dish, 1920s
Located in Firenze, IT
Wonderful bronze plate with copper inlays and geometric decoration, created by Claude Linossier in the 1920s. Features engraved signature.
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Antique French Majolica Pair Cache Pot Planter Flower Pot Jardiniere Vase c 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
Gorgeous Pair Antique French Majolica Cache Pots, Planters, Jardinieres, Flower Pots or Vases~~c. 1900
Authentic French majolica planters or cache pots~~vibrant colors of teal, br...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
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