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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

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
Recognized Seller Listings
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Continental Fish Fork 061
Located in Hellerup, DK
A silver Georg Jensen fish fork, item 061 in the Continental pattern, design #4 by Georg Jensen from 1906. Additional information: Material: Sterlin...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Dinner Knife Long Handle 014
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver dinner knife with stainless steel blade, the long handle version, item 014 in the Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916. Additional info...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Luncheon Knife 023
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver luncheon knife with stainless steel blade, the short handle version, item #023 in the Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916. Additional ...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Luncheon Knife 023
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver and stainless steel (blade) Georg Jensen luncheon knife, item #023 in the Acanthus pattern, design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917. Additional information: Material: S...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

NEW Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Luncheon/Salad Knife 023
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen luncheon/salad knife with stainless steel blade, item 023 in the Blossom/Magnolia pattern, design #84 by Georg Jensen from 1919. Additional informatio...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Viking Luncheon Knife, Short Handle 023
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage Georg Jensen luncheon knife with sterling silver handle and stainless steel blade, item #023 in the Viking Pattern, design #6 by Georg Jensen from 1927. Additional informati...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Teaspoon Large/Child Spoon 031
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver large teaspoon/child spoon, item #031 in the Acanthus pattern, flatware design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917. Additional information: Material: Sterling...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Lily of the Valley Cold Cuts Fork 144
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen cold cuts fork, item #144 in the Lily of the Valley pattern, design #1 by Georg Jensen from 1913. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styl...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Dinner Spoon 011
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver large dinner spoon, item #011 in the Acanthus pattern, flatware design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver ...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Dinner Fork 012
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen dinner fork, item 012 in the Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916. Additional information: Mat...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Dinner Spoon, Large 001
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver large dinner spoon, item #001 in the Acanthus pattern, flatware design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver ...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Lily of the Valley Fish Knife 062
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen fish knife, item #062 in the Lily of the Valley pattern, design #1 by Georg Jensen from 1913. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Iced Tea Spoon 078
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen iced tea spoon, item 078 in the Blossom/Magnolia pattern, design #84 by Georg Jensen from 1919. Additional in...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Continental Sterling Silver Large Dinner Knife 003
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a large Georg Jensen dinner knife with silver handle and stainless steel blade, item 003 in the Continental pattern design #4 by Georg Jensen from 1906. Additional informati...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Egg Spoon 085
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen egg spoon with stainless steel bowl, item #085 in the Acanthus pattern, design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917. Additional infor...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Medium Serving Spoon 113
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large sterling silver Georg Jensen serving spoon, item #113 in Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Art N...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Large Dinner Knife 003
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver and stainless steel (blade) Georg Jensen large dinner knife, item #003 in the Acanthus pattern, design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917. Additional information: Materia...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Lily of the Valley Large Dinner Knife 003
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen large dinner knife, silver handle and stainless steel blade, item #003 in the Lily of the Valley pattern, design #1 by Georg Jensen from 1913. This pattern also called...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Lily of the Valley Dinner Knife Long Handle, 014
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen long handled dinner knife, silver handle and stainless steel blade, item 014 in the Lily of the Valley pattern, design #1 by Georg Jensen from 1913. This pattern also ca...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Lily of the Valley Teaspoon Large/Child Spoon 031
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver large teaspoon/child spoon, item 031 in the Lily of the Valley pattern, design #1 by Georg Jensen from 1913. This pattern also called “Rose”, the Danish ...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Georg Jensen Sugar Caster 276 by Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen sugar caster, design #276 by Johan Rohde from circa 1918. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Art Nouveau Hallmarks: Vintage Georg...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Naturalistic 'Leaf' Antique Sterling Silver Set Of Six Clip-On Plates from 1903
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1903 by Grey & Co., this unusual, Edwardian, Antique, Sterling Silver Set of six clip on plates, take the form of leaves which can be attached to your saucer or dessert plate by a hinged wishbone clip. Each plate measures 5"(12.5cm) long, by 3.25"(8.5cm) wide. The set together has a weight of 7.9 troy ounces. The clip-on plates carry a registered design number, the original design drawing...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

French Art Nouveau Women Portrait Poster
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau style portrait poster featuring women in ebonized frames (associated pieces: 013684b, 013684c) Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Ebony

French Clichy glass pink rings holder, France, 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular French Pink Clichy glass tray or bowl, probably a ring holder from the late 19th century. French Art Nouveau . Very attractive pink color with metal hilights inside ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Blown Glass

Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor
Located in New York, NY
This lacquered bronze “Volcano” humidor by Tiffany Studios New York features a dramatic design of a submarine volcano surrounded by sea urchins, created by Munich artist Ludwig Viert...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Blue Porcelain Bowl
Located in London, GB
An Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Bowl The large porcelain bowl with a striking dark blue glaze, the foot with an ormolu rim and the lip of the bowl set with a pierced ormolu ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Ormolu

Armand POINT, Preparatory drawing for Young Woman with the Green Toque, 1905
By Armand Point
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This portrait of a woman in red chalk was executed by Armand Point in 1905. A lover of Italy from 1893 onwards, Armand Point (1861-1932) was notably influenced by the Florentine Pri...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Paper

Pair of French Art Nouveau Iron Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Art Nouveau iron andirons with 2 claw feet centering a shell with a basket form top having 4 rings. (PRICED AS Pair)
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Iron

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

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Bronze ‘Fire Tong’ Sculpture by Henri-Louis Levasseur
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A figural art nouveau solid cast bronze fire tong sculpture with a handle in the form of a woman's profile with flowing hair. Marked "H.L."
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Large Blanc de Chine Berlin Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
This tall, slender, blanc de chine porcelain vase was made around 1910 in Berlin by KPM, and was probably designed by Alexander Kips. Blending elements of the Art Nouveau and Rococo ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Porcelain

Alphonse Mucha "Monaco Monte-Carlo" Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
This "Monaco Monte-Carlo" lithograph by Alphonse Mucha, printed by F. Champenois in Paris, illustrates one of the most intricate color designs by the French Art Nouveau artist, with ...
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Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Giltwood, Paper

Tiffany Studios New York "Gentian" Flared Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York "Gentian" table lamp sports a special flared shade, comprised of an exciting and unique composition of floral Gentian flower stalks of leaded green, blu...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Plafonnier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Tiffany Studios "Vine Border" plafonnier features a striking yellow ochre shade with a grape leaf frieze. The vine border pattern was commonly found on Greek red-figure...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Alphonse Mucha "La Dame aux Camelias" Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
In the iconic 1896 revival of La Dame aux Camélias, Sarah Bernhardt portrayed the dying courtesan Marguerite Gautier, clad in a flowing white dressing gown. She wraps a bed sheet aro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Paper

Alphonse Mucha "Lorenzaccio" Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
This striking theater poster was created by Alphonse Mucha for Lorenzaccio, a play by Alfred de Musset set in 16th-century Florence and centered on the powerful Medici family. Sarah ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Paper

Tiffany Studios New York "Scarab" Humidor Box
Located in New York, NY
First offered through Tiffany & Co., this stunningly naturalistic humidor, which is believed to have been carved from a single piece of wood by Joseph Briggs, was featured in Tiffany & Co.’s Blue Books from 1906 to 1912. The two Favrile glass scarabs reflect a fascination with Ancient Egypt that began in the 1860s with the first archaeological explorations and continued through the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. The scarab represented the Egyptian sun god Khepri and was a symbol of resurrection. The ancient Egyptians placed scarabs on mummies for good luck and protection against evil as they made their journey to the next world. Item #: T-21822 Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Country: United States Circa: 1906 Dimensions: 4.25" height, 4.5" width, 4" depth. Materials: Wood, Favrile Glass, Bronze Signed: impressed with Tiffany Studios monogram Condition Report: Wood with customary separations at the underside, which continue to visible bottom of humidor. Large inset cypriote with old stable crack. Top scarab with old stable crack diagonally across the center of the body. These imperfections are only visible on close inspection, none are visually distracting. Exhibition History: This box is one of seven known signed examples, three of which are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia, and the Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan. Literature: Alastair Duncan, Martin Eidelberg and Neil Harris, Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, London, 1989, p. 55 (for a related example) Alastair Duncan, Fin de Siècle Masterpieces from the Silverman Collection, New York, 1989, pp. 10 and 65 (for a related example) Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Louis Comfort Tiffany at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1998, p. 91 (for a related example) Robert Koch, Louis C. Tiffany: The Collected Works of Robert Koch, Atglen, PA, 2001, cover and p. 206 (for a related example) William Warmus, The Essential Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2001, p. 86 John Loring, Louis Comfort Tiffany at Tiffany and Company, New York, 2002, p. 194 (for a related example) Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 387 (for a related example) Paul E. Doros, The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2013, p. 187 (for the present lot illustrated) Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Tiffany had an intense interest in Egyptian art and collected a number of ancient scarabs...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Jeweled Prism" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Tiffany Studios Jeweled prism lamp features a pierced heat cap adorned with a border of twenty ogival turtleback tiles. The ogival motif, which originated in 11th-century Byzantine textiles, became a prominent design element across Italy, Ottoman Turkey, North Africa, and the Balkans. The pierced and chased decoration on the cap forms an intricate shamsa pattern—an elaborately decorated rosette traditionally found in Islamic manuscripts...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Oriental Poppy" Leaded Glass and Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York "Oriental Poppy" leaded glass and patinated bronze floor lamp was designed circa 1913. Surmounted by a bronze cap with hogtail finial and geometric piercing, this shade depicts a profusion of deep red and crimson poppies with intense blue centers and hints of amber pollen on a blue green ground of foliage and blue sky streaked with cloud, while the lower rim is bounded by a high relief rippled green glass border. The poppies are depicted in various stages of development from seed pods, to buds on the verge of opening, to blossoms in full flower, and the effect is realized by the use of mottled, streaked and granite glass in a range of painstakingly chosen hues, tones and degrees of intensity and transparency, resulting in the powerful evocation of a three-dimensional naturalism. The shade is raised on a patinated bronze "Senior" floor base. The lamp is a tour-de-force creation reflecting the combined vision of Louis Tiffany and his women collaborators, working together to express ideals of naturalism and impressionism through the decorative arts. Item #: L-21814 Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Country: United States Circa: 1910 Dimensions: 26" diameter, 77" height. Materials: Leaded Glass, Bronze Shade Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 24045 Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 376 Literature: Dr. E. Neustadt, Lamps of Tiffany, New York, 1970, pp. 36, no. 35 (base model); 160, no. 224 (shade model) R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, Lamps, New York, 1971, p. 191, nos. 7 (shade and base model), and 8-9 (base model) L. Buffet-Challié, Le Modern Style, Paris, 1975, p. 181, no. 4 (base model) A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 100, no. 272 (base model); 104, no. 281 (base model); 148, no. 390 (base model); 222, no. 643 (base model); 223, nos. 647 (base model), 648 (shade model) and 649 (base model) P. Crist, Tiffany Lamps: A History, Mosaic Shades, Volume I, Santa Fe Springs, 2023, pp. 142, no. 5-135 (base model); 179, no. 6-111 (base model); 224, no. 7-114 (base model); 225, no. 7-118 (shade and base model); 260, no. 8-120 (shade and base model); 270, no. 9-18 (base model); 272, no. 9-23 (base model); 276, no. 9-36 (base model); 290, nos. 9-87 and 88 (base model); 294, nos. 9-101 and 102 (base model) A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 227, no. 884 (shade model); 229, nos. 893-895 (base model) Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: With its complex composition and bold pigmentation across the spectrum, the Oriental Poppy lamp...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An alluring and visually rewarding example of Tiffany Studios New York's great "Greek Key" table lamp. Mottled glass in hues of warm amber and bright sunshine yellow soften the wonde...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Rupert Carabin Set of Six Castanet Dancers
Located in New York, NY
Carabin's captivating group of six bronze dancers showcases nude models passionately wielding castanets. Five of the dancers are depicted in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions, while the sixth dancer adopts a traditional flamenco stance known as the braceo, characterized by one arm raised and the other resting at the hips in an elegant S shape. The inspiration behind these castanet dancers likely stems from the renowned Spanish performer Carmencita, who gained international fame following her performance at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. Carabin's artistic vision drew from a series of 600 albumen prints capturing nude prostitutes, who frequented local brothels on streets like Rue des Moulins, de Richelieu, d’Amboise, or Joubert. Carabin's early years were marked by his family's exile from Alsace, leading him to settle in Montmartre's red-light district at nine. As an adult, he immersed himself in the vibrant atmosphere of Montmartre's renowned clubs, including the Chat Noir and the Café de la Nouvelle Athènes. In 1895, Carabin crafted 600 nude albumen prints, all of which found a home in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay. Renowned artists such as Degas, Monet, Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Renoir were avid collectors of Carabin's work, making the prime example of an artists artist. Product Details: Item #: S-21514 Artist: Rupert Carabin...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Jonquil Daffodil" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The "Jonquil-Daffodil" table lamp by Tiffany Studios New York features a dome-shaped shade, divided charmingly into two bands of joyously brig...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Louis Majorelle "Aux algues" Office Suite
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Art Nouveau "Aux algues" office suite crafted by Louis Majorelle showcases his remarkable talent and presents a rare opportunity for collectors. The suite, which inc...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York 7-Piece "Pond Lily" Desk Set
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Studios’ Pond Lily Desk Set is a rare model, with only three extant sets known. The set is decorated with a dazzling array of lily pads, lily buds, dragonflies, and moths. The dragonfly and moth was a leitmotif of the Art Nouveau, but Louis Tiffany encountered the creatures and explored their form and significance throughout his childhood and artistic life, beginning as a youngster who sketched au plein air in the woods and wetlands surrounding his father’s summer house. At his Laurelton Hall estate, an artwork of nature coaxed into form over decades, Tiffany observed these insects in the teeming saltwater marshes and wetlands of Oyster Bay. The crown jewel of his Laurelton Hall garden was a water lily pond filled with varieties of colored water lilies, a novelty that debuted at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. Tiffany proceeded to make a series of designs based on the pond lily which he displayed to much acclaim in the 1902 Turin Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna. Product Details: Item #: T-21399 Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Country: United States Circa: 1905 Materials: Patinated Bronze Signed: blotter ends, inkstand, calendar frame, pen tray and rocker blotter each impressed "Tiffany Studios New York"; the inkstand, pen tray, rocker blotter and blotter ends further impressed with firm's respective model numbers Literature: Martin Eidelberg, Nina Gray and Margaret K. Hofer, A New Light on Tiffany...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Five-Light Tulip Ceiling Fixture
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York "Five-Light" chandelier, features five golden iridescent Favrile tulip shades suspended along with loosely interlocking, he...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Belted Turtleback" Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The "Belted Turtleback" Chandelier by Tiffany Studios New York is a refined study in monochromatic expression. Separated into three distinct tiers, the conical lamp shade offers a ma...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Eighteen Light Lily" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York glass and patinated bronze "Eighteen-Light-Lily" table lamp, featuring eighteen golden iridescent Favrile glass "Lily" shades on individual bronze stems...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Rembrandt Bugatti "Storks at Rest" Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rembrandt Bugatti's striking bronze depicts a pair of elegant white storks. The male stork, positioned on the left, gently rests its head upon its soft breast while tucking one of it...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Louis Majorelle "Chicorée" Walnut and Oak Dining Suite
Located in New York, NY
This Louis Majorelle extendable dining table, accompanied by a set of six matching chairs, is a solid display of French Art Nouveau style in furniture. The "Chicorée," or "Chicory," ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut

Tiffany Studios New York "Apple Blossom" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York "Apple Blossom" glass and bronze table lamp. The shade features amber & green streaky glass branches with pink and white apple blossoms. The tonality of the leaves ranges from dense, deep greens at the crown to lighter greens below. The apple blossoms range from white at the shade's irregular border to pink with touches of red towards the crown. Tiffany's artisans skillfully incorporated specialized types of glass into the lampshade, specifically using foliage and granite glass. The unique texture of these glass varieties gives rise to a captivating interaction between degrees of translucency and opacity, evoking the dappled effect of sunlight filtering through tree branches. The shade sits atop a patinated bronze tree trunk base and is specially designed to fit it. The patinated bronze openwork crown lattice at the top of the shade resembles tree branches and is a direct extension of the base. Flowering apple trees grew on the grounds of his Laurelton Hall estate and appear as a motif in many of his windows and lamps. The spreading “Apple Blossom” lamp is the most stunning and realistic tree shape that Tiffany ever produced. Its intricacy and delicacy imbue the piece with radiant beauty and give it marked significance within the world of Tiffany lamps. Product Details: Item #: L-21088 Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Country: United States Circa: 1905 Dimensions: 30" height, 25" diameter Materials: Favrile Glass, Bronze Shade Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 7809 - 7 Base Signed: Tiffany Studios New York 351 S166 Literature: The Lamps of Tiffany Studios by William Feldstein, Jr. and Alastair Duncan, P. 108-109. Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, & Lamps: A Complete Collector’s Guide, by Robert Koch, P. 132, Plate 209. Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, P. 285. Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models, by Alastair Duncan, P. 69. The Lamps of Tiffany, by Dr. Egon Neustadt, Pp 201-204. Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: As a gardener, the apple was one of Tiffany’s favorite plants, providing beauty in the spring and sustenance in the fall. In 1875, Tiffany photographed his wife Mary Goddard Tiffany and daughter Mae Mae picking apple blossoms on the grounds of his father Charles’ eighteenth century Dutch farmhouse in Irvington, NY. As a matter of both aesthetic and sentimental significance, Tiffany lined...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Camille Gauthier “Capucines” Games Table
Located in New York, NY
This Camille Gauthier “Capucines” games table was an Art Nouveau take on the 18th century Turret-top card table, popular across the courts of Europe and their colonies. Their form wa...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Louis Majorelle Gilt Walnut "Aux Pins" Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
This gilt vitrine "aux pins" by Louis Majorelle is a masterpiece in Art Nouveau design. The gilt finish and simplicity of line that unifies the piece lend it a refined elegance, making it the perfect frame for carefully selected objets d’art. Louis Majorelle’s father Auguste had specialized in 18th-century style furniture, including the chinoiserie so loved in the court of Louis XVI. Louis Majorelle experimented with the pine motif at the same time as Rene Lalique. Both looked to East Asian Art...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Fabric, Glass, Giltwood

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat's signature ruby-cranberry-crimson glaze is at the forefront of this exciting composition, an arresting design featuring strong c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat "Colocynth" Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
A two tiered "Colocynth" ceramic vase by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat featuring his celebrated, earthen tone glazes in hues of turquoise, burgundy, moss an...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Ceramic

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat Glazed Ceramic Teapot
Located in New York, NY
A ceramic lidded teapot by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat featuring a spherical body decorated with dynamic sculptural ribs, an inventive crescent-shaped han...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Ceramic

Louis Chalon French Art Nouveau Tray with Sculpted Femme Fleur
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau tray with sculpted femme fleur by Louis Chalon. Titled “Pirouetting Femme-fleur,” pictured in: Dynamic beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Galler...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Georg Jensen, Woka Lamps, Johan Rohde, and Josef Hoffmann. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $1,000,000 while the average work can sell for $2,122.

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