Art Nouveau Furniture
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
Tiffany Style Art Nouveau Stained Glass Multicolor Pendant Or Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Tiffany-style Art Nouveau stained glass pendant light with a dome-shaped design, showcasing a rich array of colors and intricate patterns. The upper section is made up of...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass
Zuid-Holland, Gouda. Unique Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramic.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Zuid-Holland, Gouda.
Unique Art Nouveau vase in...
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889
By V. Szczeblewski
Located in Petaluma, CA
This famous statue always brings a smile, as a young boy with hands in pockets is whistling and is titled "Mousse Siffleur". Nicely cast, and signed by the Polish artist Victor Szcze...
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Late 19th Century Polish Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Steinlen, Unique Vintage Poster, Coffee Chocolate Tea, Mother Daughter Cat, 1895
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very Rare Original Vintage Poster-Steinlen-Coffee Chocolate Tea-Cat, 1895
In this family-friendly lithograph for the chocolate and tea company Compagnie Française des Chocolats et T...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp with Glass Shade Signed GV De Croismare
By G.V. Croismare
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau bronze table lamp with glass shade signed GV de Croismare, from circa the 1920s.
An adorable and large French bronze table lamp adorned with acanthus leaf scrolls and Rococo shell...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gondola stool, Austria Jugend / early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative and functional gondola stool in walnut and original fabric. Wonderful timeless shape which works in most rooms and interiors.
In good condition, smaller signs of age an...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Adolf Loos Vienna Secessionist, Jugendstil Brass Table Lamp, Re edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Table light with opaline glass shade, designed for Villa Steiner
Several finishes are available
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Two-Door Bookcase, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau two-door bookcase.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak base with original glass in the two doors.
Lock and key are in good working order....
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Majolica Pink Butterfly Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1900
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pink butterfly wall pocket signed Fives Lille, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Set of Two Art Nouveau Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Flatware Cake Shovel, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful silver-plated cake server set of two shows the decor of the Hildesheim rose. The pattern can be found on the handle and on the shovel. With this vintage cake server yo...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Green Velvet Lounge / Easy Chair Attributed To Carl-Johan Boman Finland 1940
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful and high quality easy / lounge chair attributed to Carl-Johan Boman for Oy N. Boman AB Finland. This chair is stil in her original condition and is in good condi...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Germany, Circa 1900s
Attributed to WMF” Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
A gilt Art Nouveau portrait casket double i...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Small Majolica Daisy Cache Pot Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare small majolica daisy cache pot signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Iridescent Art Nouveau Foliage Vase w/Silver Mount by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver
Eichwald Secessionist Majolica Art Pottery Centerpiece Pedestal Bowl
By Eichwald
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A striking and exceptional Eichwald secessionist Art Nouveau pedestal centerpiece Majolica pottery bowl dating from the early 20th century. The shallow rounded bowl shaped top stands...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Geometric and Bronze Table Lamp. Art Nouveau Circa 1910
Beautiful leaded glass table lamp by Tiffany Studios. The 18" diameter shade is comprised of a geometric patt...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Large Early 20th C French Bronze Oval Frame Bevel Edge Mirrors
Located in Troy, MI
Large pair of Art Nouveau French oval mirrors in bronze frames that date from approximately 1910. Frames are 57” high and 45” wide with actual mirrors measuring 49” high X 36.5” wide...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Cameo Glass Table Lamp by Richard
By Loetz Glass
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Cameo Glass Table Lamp by Richard
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Covered Butter Dish w/ Glass Liner by Pilgrim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Covered Butter Dish w/ Glass Liner by Pilgrim. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 3.75" H x 8.5" W x 4.25" D.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
By Daum
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Bentwood High Bar Stools in Thonet style, Italy, 1970s, Set of 2
By Thonet
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice pair of bentwood high bar stools in Thonet style
Made in Italy
70s
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Art Nouveau Sunflowers Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Steel, Copper, Enamel
Tiffany Style Art Nouveau Stained Glass Multicolor Pendant Or Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Tiffany-style Art Nouveau stained glass pendant light with a dome-shaped design, showcasing a rich array of colors and intricate patterns. The upper section is made up of...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass
Art Nouveau Polished Brass New South Wales Railroad Train Luggage Rack
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Nouveau Polished brass New South Wales Railroad Train Luggage Rack.A beautifully handcrafted, wall-mounted train rack from the historic New Sout...
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20th Century Australian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cameo Etched & Enameled Glass Vase 'Paysage de Pluie' by Daum Freres Rain Scene
By Daum
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A stunning and very rare cameo glass vase etched and enameled with a fabulous landscape of silver birch trees blown in the wind and the rain, exhibiting excellent colors of deep pink...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Art Nouveau "Hjort" Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated Parrots, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Ceramics table lamp made at "L. Hjort", Denmark in the 1930s. The base is made from stoneware and hand decorated with fruit branches and parrots motif in Art Nouveau style. Original ...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1904 XIX Rookwood Arts Nouveau Blue Matte Glaze Bud Vase 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1904 Rookwood XIX arts and crafts / art nouveau period bud vase featuring a matte blue glaze with floral / peacock feather design.
Dimensions:
3" x 6.25" (Diameter x Height)
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Mucha, Job, Original Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Poster, Gold, Cigarette Paper 1896
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Nouveau Vintage Poster dating from 1896 by Alphonse Mucha for Job, Cigarette paper.
Artist: Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
Tit...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Paper
Baccarat, Grass Green Crystal Cut Coupe, France, 1920
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glorifying the effects of refracted light for 170 years, the iconic Baccarat vases are well-known all over the world.
A crystal grass green masterpiece of exceptional proportions, t...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Lyon-Shaw Windflower Lattice Wrought Iron Garden Patio Dining Set 5 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Lyon-Shaw Windflower Lattice Wrought Iron Garden Patio Dining Set 5 Pcs. Listing includes (4) dining side chairs, (1) square glass top dining table with rounded corners, ripp...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Iron
Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Bowl, 'Paysage de Verre' - Winter Landscape
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Polylobed bowl in doubled glass with finely engraved and enameled decoration of a winter landscape in the morning on an orange-red background.
Signed Daum Nancy and with the Lorraine...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th CENTURY AUGUSTE MOREAU'S BRONZE STATUETTE DIONYSUS CHILD
Located in Firenze, FI
Important lost wax cast bronze sculpture with dark patina depicting Dionysus as a child. The god holds his characteristic attributes in his hands: a laurel branch in his left hand, s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Pair of Rooster Figures 20th Century Art Nouveau Animalier Sculptures
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of antique Italian rooster sculptures, hand-made in Italy in the early 20th century, in the Art Nouveau period, inspired to the Animalier style, ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Original Documented Otto Wagner's Private Belonging Dining Room Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier for the private dining room in Otto Wagners famous "Erste Villa Wagner," Hüttelbergstrasse, Vienna similar to the crown-rim of the Romanic and Gothic period (see also Jarm...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Creil Et Montereau Ironstone Terre De Fer Red ‘Tournesol’ Sunflower Dinner Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Creil and Montereau Faïenceries, a Terre de Fer ironstone plate in the Sunflower pattern called ‘Tournesol’, France, circa 1895 – 1900.
The Art No...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Vintage Gnome Head Lidded Glass Character Beer Stein Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass beer stein with a gnome head and pictures of gnomes on the stein. This beer stein has been made in Germany circa 1970s or older, marked Germany. It is a 0.5 Liter st...
Category
1970s German Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Koloman Moser/Wiener Werkstätte Brass Table Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful variation of a table lamp from the very early period of the Wiener Werkstätte
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list ...
Category
2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase.
For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Antique Glass Vases
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of 2 antique vases, made of glass.
With beautiful relief decoration on the sides and hand-painted with graceful motifs.
The vases are i...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Complete Set of Six Different Flowers Soli-Flor Vases by Scheibe - Alsbach
By Scheibe
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Complete Set of Six Different Art Nouveau Flowers Soli-Flor Vases by Scheibe - Alsbach
Germany 1930s
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Émile Gallé Landscape Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Acid Etched and Cameo Glass Vase
Émile Gallé
Circa 1910
This exquisite Art Nouveau vase was crafted by the renowned Gallé in Nancy, France. Emblematic of Gallé's mastery, the vase’s...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Art Nouveau Lorgnette Opera Glasses Folding Spectacles Antique Austria 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous old fashioned antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. This pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses feature a "folding" frames that overlap one another. The lens...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Adolf Loos Corner Chair, F.O. Schmidt, Oak Wood Leather, Jugendstil, 1898-1900
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A corner armchair designed by Adolf Loos (1870-1933) and manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, Austria, circa 1900.
The condition of the wood is very good. The leather seat...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co. Antique Art Nouveau Style Faux Bois Leaded Glass Lamp
By Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique art nouveau style faux bois form lamp base in a bronze patina. Marked along the edge with the word CHICAGO discernible. The base covered with a leaded glass floral shade with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tiffany style stained Glass Dragonfly Table lamp 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful , Tiffany style table lamp, Bronze base and comes with a
very nice Dragonfly stained glass shade .
Category
1980s American Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Minton Secessionist Art Pottery Tubelined Stylized Floral Vase No 41
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Minton Secessionist Art Nouveau tube lined art pottery twin handled vase design pattern No 41, dating from around 1900. The pottery vase stands on a wide skirted ungla...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Business Card Holder with Antoni Gaudí Design
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This exclusive bronze business card holder, sculptural in nature, pays tribute to the genius of Antoni Gaudí, inspired by the characteristic modernist motifs of Barcelona’s Passeig d...
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Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Stained Window Glass by Covina, 1930's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Art Nouveau Painted Glass was produced in Portugal, by Covina - Companhia Vidreira Nacional, during the 1930's. It belonged to a door or a window and is a hand painted behind gl...
Category
1930s Portuguese Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Bretby Planter, Majolica Jardiniere, Green Art Nouveau Style c.1890
Located in Glasgow, GB
A green glazed majolica jardinière/planter, handcrafted in England towards the end of the 19th century by the renowned potters Bretby.
This decorative set comprises a ceramic plante...
Category
1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Rare French Art Nouveau Yellow Marbled Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase -Orchids
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An very rare vibrant pink over marbled yellow Emile Galle cameo orchid vase - unusually the yellow layer is marbled with flecks of blue (see images) - marbled layers very uncommon -g...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Vintage Holophane Petite Prismatic Pine Glass Pendant Light Trio
By Holophane
Located in Nottingham, GB
Timeless Trio: Vintage Holophane Pine Glass Acorn Pendants
Enhance your interior with this set of three vintage Holophane pendant lights. Each shade features a unique prismatic pine...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Ceramic Wall Shelf White and Blue Early 20th Century
By Bassano
Located in Milano, MI
Blue and white ceramic wall shelf, made in Italian in the early 20th century
Ø cm 15 Ø cm 13 h cm 20
Antique ceramic shelves are fascinating objects that combine functionality with...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Wmf Art Nouveau Lamp Night Light
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau night light around 1900.
Silver metal and glass cabochons.
Attributed to WMF.
Electrified and in very good condition
Width: 17 cm
Height: 28 cm
Depth: 14,5 cm
Weight: 1,3 Kg
WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer. In 1880, Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer merged with another German company and took the name of Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, then WMF acquired the Polish metalworks Plewkiewicz of Warsaw in 1886, which became a subsidiary of WMF around 1900. In 1900, WMF acquired Albert Köhler, a famous Austrian ironwork company. Then, in 1905, WMF acquired Orivit, a company known for its Jugendstil (German equivalent of Art Nouveau) pewter fabrications, followed a year later by the purchase of Kunstgewerbliche Metallwarenfabrik Orion, another German metal fabrication company. .
During World War I, the WMF was responsible for producing weapons for the German military and had certified to the Allied Control Commission that the tools used to produce these weapons had been destroyed. However, after Hitler's call for rearmament, the company, then under the control of Hugo Debach, immediately resumed producing weapons. Debach died shortly thereafter. From 1940, WMF began to make increasing use of forced labor from Soviet POWs in surrounding camps, with these eventually accounting for a third of the company's workforce. The WMF also founded its own concentration camp in 1944 to detain and force over 900 Hungarian Jewish women...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Fine French Majolica pink rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1880.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and painti...
Category
1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Faience, Ceramic, Majolica
Old Sevres Type Gilt Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Flower Baskets & Ribbons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Sevres type porcelain vase.
With rich gilding and handpainted flower baskets & ribbons throughout.
Marked to the based with a blue Sevres type interlaced...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Rare Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Bronze Figure Vases, Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurines with glass flower vases. Thiscold painted bronze on a wooden stand is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Fou...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large French Victorian Art Nouveau Styled Garden Benches
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of heavy and large (52 inches wide) French art nouveau styled garden benches. 5 legs with a sixth leg added to the center back for extra support. Lots of patina or surf...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Iron
Original Josef Hoffmann/Gebrüder J&J Kohn Chair, Early 20th Century, Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare and so far undocumented armchair by Josef Hoffmann, original leather upholstery, branding iron J&J Kohn. An identical chair with a different upholstery is available as well.
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Majolica Water Lily Asparagus Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Art Nouveau asparagus plate unsigned Keller et Guerin Saint Clement
Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th century asparagus and artichoke sets...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Art Nouveau French Brass & Frosted Glass Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French frosted glass, brass desk light / table lamp
2,5 meter black cotton wire, plug and switch
Available with UK / US plug
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made su...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Fine Set of Thonet Art Nouveau by Marcel Kammerer. Vienna, C. 1910.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
We would like to offer you a beautiful set designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet in Vienna, c. 1910.
The set consists of two chairs and a settee.
The pieces w...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Walnut
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau.
A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Handmade tete a tete conversation sofa bench inspired by Rennie Mackingtosh
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This unique and one of a kind teet a tete Face to face or vis-a-vis seating arrangement in pearwood is designed by Menno Wieringa, who designed and built unique furniture in the 1970...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Pearwood
French Large Swan Neck Easel In An Art Nouveau Style
Located in Rümmingen, BW
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Beautiful French swan-neck easel sourced from th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fritz Heckert iridised yellow green Changeant glass vase by Otto Thamm c1900
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Stunning, small, open top globe like Fritz Heckert iridised Vase -Green banded over brightly iridised orange yellow- Designed by Heckert's protégé and Son-in-Law Otto Thamm -The pattern is called Changeant. The iridisation and combed decoration is second to none (previously these were thought to be by Loetz -until the original design books were discovered and researched). The vase is hand blown and hand tooled to give a cute thee sided opening with pull downs at the corners.
Fritz Heckert was possibly the greatest of the turn of the last century German glass makers...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Josef Hoffmann "Palme Kobe" Jugendstil Chandelier, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Variation of the great Palme designed by Josef Hoffmann in circa 1918
Different Variations of the chandelier are available - see our pictures below
Total drop custom made.
All compo...
Category
2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Faberge Style Russia Glass Egg with Etched Russian Ornaments Flowers
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Faberge style Russia glass egg with etched Russian ornaments and flowers. Reminiscent of eggs from St. Petersburg. Nice addition to your collec...
Category
20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Maiden Silverplated Pewter WMF
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Art Nouveau vanity mirror, possibly by WMF, is a unique piece. The faceted mirror is in very good condition, with only minor sig...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Rare Small Majolica Daisy Cache Pot Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare small majolica daisy cache pot signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
6.5 by 3.5 inches , H / 4 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Glass Vases, 1920s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Art Nouveau Glass Vases, 1920s. Set of 2.
Pair of German antique decorative vases in clear glass with floral motifs and gilded edge.
Very suitable for tulips, daffodils or other f...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
XL Luna Josef Hoffmann 100cm fabric chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Bigger version of the Josef Hoffmann fixture for the Steckelborg apartement, Villa Knips and for the Berta Zuckerkandl mansion.Custom size from ...
Category
2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Very Large Antique Signed Gallé French Art Nouveau Green Cameo Art Glass Vase
By Gallé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, very large scale antique French art glass vase.
In green tones.
With acid-cut back cameo grapes, grape leaves, & vines.
Signe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Iron and Brass Single Bed Frame, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
The very simple structure brings attention to the stunning headboard.
This bed frame is hand-made in brass and mint green varnished iron.
The frame is solid but...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
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