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Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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
Antique French Art Nouveau Scrolling Wrought Iron Wall Mount Console and Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Mirror Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France, Materials: wood and mirror
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Large Nouveau mirror from the early 1900s
Located in Catania, IT
Large Liberty mirror from the early 1900s in good condition as visible in the photos The measurements of the mirror are: Maximum height 163 cm Width 79 cm Measurements of the mirro...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Wood

Spanish Art Nouveau Wall Mirror in Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Art Nouveau Rectangular Mirror with Foliage Frame, Wood, Gold Leaf Outstanding finely carved wood Art Nouveau mirror. Spain, 1930s Carved wood and gold leaf gilding. The frame has f...
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20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

French Art Nouveau Louis XVI Style Beveled Mirror, Early 20th C.
Located in Labrit, Landes
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Large Art Nouveau Mirror American Circa 1905
Located in Hudson, NY
Monumental and beautiful American Art Nouveau gold gilded looking glass of rare form and size. Circa 1905-10, likely New York City, and in excellent condition. Retains the original g...
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Mirror Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France, Year, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Mirror Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Materials: Parchment (leather)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Toilette Mirror "model 84" by WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
“Model 84” toilet mirror made of silver-plated bronze and beveled mirror, manufactured by WMF- Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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2 Amaizing Mirrors Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Mirrors, 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Material: wood and mirror Style: Art Nouveau Country: France The depth of the carving of the flowers is a little deeper in one than in the other We ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Vienna Secession Mahogany Mirror Console by J&J Hermann, Austria circa 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unusual Art Nouveau Mahogany Mirror Console from the famous Vienna Secession period in Austria around 1905. This huge mirror console is an architectural masterpiece and was elaborate...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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1900s Vanity Console Art Nouveau with Original Beveled Mirror in Walnut and Burl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, antique vanity or entry console, oscillating beveled mirror, Art Nouveau, in walnut and burl walnut, restored and polished to wax. Measures cm: H 153, W 110, D...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Mirror, Walnut, Burl

French Whimsical Art-Nouveau Style Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt Wood Carved Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French Whimsical Art-Nouveau style mahogany and parcel-gilt wood carved mirror. The ornately carved frame with leaved sun-flowers and tropical fruits emanating from a...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Mahogany

1910s Antique Vanity Art Nouveau with Original Beveled Mirror in Walnut and Burl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, antique vanity or entrance console, oscillating entrance beveled mirror, Art Nouveau, in walnut and burl walnut, restored and polished to wax. Measures cm: H 1...
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Art Nouveau Mirror with Carved Flowers, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant tall Art Nouveau mirror with a bevelled, undulating edge. Decorated with large, carved wooden flowers, and leaves, painted white and gold. Original wood back.
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Art Nouveau pier mirrors and console mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau pier mirrors and console mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage pier mirrors and console mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, mirror and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau pier mirrors and console mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original pier mirrors and console mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Art.Krupp Berndorf, Arthur Krupp, Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik, and WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik. 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 pier mirrors and console mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $863 and tops out at $80,000 while the average work can sell for $8,500.

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