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
Beautiful Art Nouveau Chandelier Antique Austria Vienna, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Art Nouveau chandelier. Functions as is with three E27 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 60 Watts each bulb. Beautiful bronze metal chandelier. Found at an estate sale in...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Matching Pair of Tented Milk and Acorn Frosted Glass Pendents
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very interesting and matching pair of lamps. They are priced and sold as a pair. The 15 inch diameter smooth outer shade is milk glass and has a graceful swiping profile. T...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass
Jugendstil Hand forced Brass Wall Mirror 1920s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful hand forced Brass Mirror frame . comes with a beveled Mirror .
Jugendstil . normal wear and tear . Handmade .
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare Chair from the Grabenkaffehaus, Vienna 1, Graben, Original
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare chair from the Grabenkaffehaus, Vienna 1, Graben 29a - Trattnerhof
Stained and polished beechwood, upholstery not original.
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Beech
Glass Vase by Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in LU
An exquisite early twentieth-century Art Nouveau vase by renowned French artist Émile Gallé. This stunning piece, crafted from sand-polished glass, showcases Gallé’s signature revere...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Chandelier by Luneville France, 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Chandelier by Luneville, 1900s
Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provided by this lamp.
In excellent condition and in full wo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Alabaster Young Lady, 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau sculpture, France, ca.1900. Young Lady Bust. Alabaster & marble. In direct carving. Height : 12.2"(31cm), Width : 11.8"(30cm), , Depth : 6.7"(17cm)
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Boxed Large Georg Jensen Chocolate Pot 460B With Stirrer
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver chocolate pot with a mahogany handle and a silver mounted rosewood stirrer, design #460B by Georg Jensen from 1925.
Gross weight of the pitcher alone i...
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1920s Scandinavian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Art Nouveau Walnut Jewelry Box, Austria circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Decorative 20th century Art Nouveau walnut jewellery box from the early period in Austria around 1910. A gorgeous looking solid wooden box with a fantastic grain. The original interi...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Antique Matte Gray Glazed Vase, Denmark, 1920s
By Knabstrup
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique 1920s ceramic Art Nouveau vase by Danish Knabstrup Keramik. Beautiful matte chalk like light gray speckled glaze with orange and golden colors along the edges. Stamped with K...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Leaded-Glass Window Picturing The Queen of the East, ca. 1899
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Leaded-glass window depicting "Batavia, Queen of the East' & the Coat of Arms of Batavia, in wooden door, execution Atelier van Gebrand Glas 't Prinsenhof - Jan Scho...
Category
1890s European Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Lead
A Striking Early 20th Century Mount Washington Cased Glass Bottle Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The cased glass body comprised of a globular shaped base decorated with finely executed hand painted images in enamels of swallows against a striking brilliant yellow ground, rising ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany, French Art Nouveau side table with a marquetry top.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Double Doors, Set of 3
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Rare set consisting of 3 identical French Art Nouveau double doors from around 1900. Unrestored condition.
Solidly made of pine wood in frame construction with 3 panels each and p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pine
French Vase with Two Gooses Embossed Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French ceramic vase representing two gooses
The nature and its irregular shapes as been for the artists of the Art Nouveau period an inspiration.
Good condition
Shipping:
P 8 L 11 H...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large French Antique Hand Hammered Copper Serving Tray with Brass Handles
Located in Morristown, NJ
A large antique French hand-hammered copper tray that would be a stunning addition to any home, whether used for serving or as a decorative accent. Measuring 19 inches wide by 30 inc...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Antique Bentwood Wall Coat Rack by Thonet, Austria, 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Elegant original early 20th century Art Nouveau bentwood wall coat rack by Thonet Vienna. Extremely rare unique piece.
Very good vintage condition.
Dimensions:
Width: 50 cm / 19.7 i...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Circa 1900 France
By Daum
Located in Toledo, OH
This stunning patinated cast bronze harp top base has a beautiful Daum Nancy acid etched shade. The single socket base features floral detailing and is unsigned. The acid etched carv...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Box, Germany, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1890, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Box
Style: Art Nouveau
year: 1890
Country: Germany
Materials: silver plated
Several of the WMF objects can be seen in museums
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art No...
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Josephinenhütte Glass Carafe c.1880 with Rocailles Engraving & Flowers
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique crystal carafe, attributed to Josephinenhütte, circa 1880. This elegant piece features intricate rocailles-style engraving complemented by hand-painted floral motifs in vibra...
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1880s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Art Nouveau Ceramic Planter or Vase circa 1910
Located in Miami, FL
Art Nouveau Ceramic Planter or Vase circa 1910
Spectacular jardinière or centerpiece with relief flowers and leaves on the two sides
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Oge, Original Vintage Poster, Lion Beer Pint Jar, Brewery, Ale Hop Beverage 1905
By Eugène Ogé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Promotional vintage poster for the non-alcoholic Biere du Lion created by Eugene Oge in 1905.
Artist: Eugène Ogé (1861 - 1936)
Title: Bière du lion
Date: circa 1905
Size: 23.3 x 31.2 in / 59.3 x 79.3 cm
Printer : IMP. PICHOT_PARIS
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A (Designates a poster in very good condition. The colors are fresh and there are no or very few paper losses. If there are imperfections they are marginal and imperceptible)
Additional Details:
The “Bière du lion” (beer of the lion) is a brand of French beer...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Paper
Joseph Maria Olbrich attributed. An Art Nouveau inlaid side chair.
Located in London, GB
Joseph Maria Olbrich was an Austrian architect and one of the Vienna Secession founders.
Category
Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
19th Century Animalier French Bronze Entitled "Taureau Debout" by Rosa Bonheur
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in London, GB
"Taureau Debout" by Rosa Bonheur.
An excellent late 19th Century French animalier bronze study of a standing bull with fine hand chased surface that accentuates the muscle definition of the subject, signed Rosa B.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Measures: Width: 32 cm
Height: 18 cm
Depth: 11cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: Bronze
Book reference: Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne
Page no. 174
DESCRIPTION
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899)
The most popular artist of nineteenth-century France, Rosa Bonheur was also one of the first renowned painters of animals and the first woman awarded the Grand Cross by the French Legion of Honor. A professional artist with a successful career, Bonheur lived in two consecutive committed relationships with women.
Born on March 16, 1822 in Bordeaux, Marie Rosalie Bonheur was the oldest of the four children of Raimond Oscar Bonheur (1796-1849) and Sophie Marquis. Bonheur's father was an art teacher who came from a poor family, while her mother, a musician, had descended from a middle-class family and had been her husband's art student.
Bonheur's father, who taught drawing and landscape painting, was an ardent member of the utopian Saint Simeon society.
The group held idealistic beliefs about the reform of work, property, marriage, and the role of women in society. Most importantly, for the artist's future, the Saint Simeons questioned traditional gender norms and firmly believed in the equality of women. While teaching artistic techniques to his oldest daughter, Raimond Bonheur also encouraged her independence and taught her to consider art as a career.
In 1828 Raimond Bonheur joined the Saint Simeons at their retreat outside Paris. Sophie and the children joined him in Paris the following year. Four years later, however, Raimond abandoned his family to live in isolation with his fellow Saint Simeons.
Sophie Bonheur died in 1833 at the age of thirty-six. Rosa was only eleven years old when her mother died, but she was aware of the heavy price her mother paid for married life with a man who was more dedicated to his own ideals than to meeting his family's needs. Rosa also saw that her mother's marriage led to poverty and her death from exhaustion.
After her mother's death, Bonheur was taken in by the Micas family who resided nearby. Mme Micas and Bonheur's mother had been friends. When Mme Bonheur died, the Micas family paid Raimond Bonheur's debts and cared for Rosa. Their daughther, Nathalie, who would later become an amateur inventor and unschooled veterinarian, and Rosa became enamored with each other.
When Rosa Bonheur began her career as a professional artist, she had already been trained by her father who had allowed her to study in all male classes. Rosa also learned by sketching masterworks at the Louvre from the age of fourteen, and later, by studying with Léon Cogniet.
From the very beginning, Bonheur's favorite subject was animals. She learned their anatomy completely by dissecting them in local slaughterhouses. She also visited the horse market two times a week. Study of animals by direct observation led to the formation of the realist style in which Bonheur worked.
It was for such work that Bonheur obtained written permission from the French government to wear men's slacks. Her working attire also consisted of a loose smock and heavy boots that protected her feet from the dangerous environment in which she painted. The style of dress that the artist adopted for work and home may well have been influenced by her father's attire, which was based on St. Simeonian clothing experiments. Bonheur also cropped her hair, perhaps to facilitate her work. She did, however, always wear dresses for social occasions because she knew that appropriate dress would further her career.
Bonheur earned a successful living as a painter of animals. She exhibited at the annual Paris Salon regularly from the age of nineteen in 1841 through 1853, when she was thirty-one. She won the salon's gold medal at the age of twenty-six in 1848 and was commissioned by the French government to paint Plowing on the Nivernais in 1849. In the same year Bonheur and her sister Juliette became directors of l'École gratuite de dessin pour les jeunes filles, a post their father had once held.
Bonheur completed her most renowned work, The Horse Fair, in 1855. The successful representation of percherons (a breed native to Normandy) was purchased by Ernest Gambart, a London art dealer whose gallery specialized in work by French artists. He exhibited The Horse Fair in London where Bonheur visited with Nathalie. Queen Victoria requested a private viewing of the painting at Windsor Castle. It would later be purchased in 1887 by Cornelius Vanderbilt and donated to the new Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Bonheur's trip to England allowed her to meet Charles Eastlake, then President of the Royal Academy, John Ruskin, the English writer and critic, and Edwin Landseer, the British animalier. She also toured the English and Scottish countrysides and executed some paintings based on her observations of new breeds of animals found there.
Gambart made engravings of Bonheur's work, including The Horse Fair, and sold them in England, Europe, and the United States. Bonheur became one of the most renowned painters of the time. Little girls, such as Anna Klumpke in the United States, even had dolls in her likeness, much as American girls played with Shirley Temple dolls...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Floral Repousse Tilting Tea Pot on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Floral Repousse Tilting Tea Pot on Stand. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 15" H x 10" W x 8.5" D.
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Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
French Art Nouveau Yellow and Blue Glass Pendant Light with Ivy Motifs by Legras
By Legras & Cie
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Nouveau pendant light featuring yellow and blue glass with ivy motifs, signed by Legras, circa 1920.
This stunning Art Nouveau pendant light boasts a frosted glass bowl a...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Wall Light, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall-lamp with mirror and flower-vase from the dining-room of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, Lit.: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1906/VII, S. 432 f. (two views from the dingin room San...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Signed Glass Vase Loetz circa 1900 Art Nouveau Jugendstil Bohemia Yellow Orange
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Bohemian glass vase, manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe, PG 356 decoration, ca. 1900, signed, Paris World Exhibition, yellow, orange, brown, ochre, silver, white, Bohemia, Viennese A...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Custom-Crafted Art Nouveau Style Wrought Iron Gate with Stylized Flower
By Ron Moore
Located in San Francisco, CA
A custom-crafted Art Nouveau style wrought iron gate with stylized flower; of assymetrical form with a lively floral head emanating from one corner; with artist's initials 'RSM'.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Furniture
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstatte Gitterwork Wall Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A very modern wall lamp from 1903 "Gitterwork" at its finest.
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
Orig...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens, circa 1888
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Decorative ceramic tile by Antoni Gaudi, inspired by the marigold and dianthus motifs on the decorative ceramic tiles he designed for the facade of Casa Vicens, which constitute some...
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1880s Spanish Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Extendable Oakwood Dining Table by Josef Hoffmann, AT ca. 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Striking 20th century oakwood dining table from the early Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1905. A timeless, modern design from the pen of non...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Le Verre Francais ( Plant Rubaniers ) Style: Art Nouveau, Jugendstil
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase 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 Schneider des...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Antique German Silver 800 Sugar and Creamer Set of 2 Pieces
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau Sugar and Creamer set of two pieces. The items are made of silver, 0.800, they will make a nice addition to any table. Their ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver
Big Vase, Sign: Muller Freres Luneville, (Roses Flowers) Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Fres Luneville
acid worked
Muller Feres
The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family who ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Bat Plaque
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
Fruitwood
1900-1904 Turquoise Nautilus Argonaut Shell Bowl
By Northwood
Located in Louisville, KY
Created by Northwood, a leader in unique glassware, this stunning turquoise nautical shell bowl is a stunning example of what Northwood was producing in 1904, when this piece was cre...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
1933-44 Sterling Silver Salad Servers by Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver salad servers by Georg Jensen, 1933-1944 mark. Acorn pattern. A wedding present in 1935. 5.25 troy oz.
8 5/8" x 2" x 0.75" h.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Josef Hoffmann Armchair – Model No. A 811/F for Thonet
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Budapest, HU
Josef Hoffmann Armchair – Model No. A 811/F for Thonet (1900s)
This exquisite armchair, Model No. A 811/F, designed by the renowned architect and designer Josef Hoffmann for Thonet ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Reed, Beech
Loetz Oil Spot Glass And Gilt Metal Art Nouveau Compote Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Oil Spot Glass And Gilt Metal Art Nouveau Compote Vase
Czech Republic
Circa. 1900 Art Nouveau
Height: 11.75 Inches X Diametter 8.28 inches.
Cond...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Style Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A floor lamp in Art Nouveau design made of brass with a white lampshade. The height of the lampshade can be adjusted by 10 cm, giving the lamp a height of between 173 and 183 cm.
The...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Carved Side Table from Liberty & Co
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Japanese Kamakura Bori carved side table, retailed by Liberty & Co. Circa 1900.
These type of tables were commissioned by Liberty & Co and hand-carved...
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1910s Japanese Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Art Nouveau Ornate Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Surround
Located in Ware, GB
An original 19th Century cast iron fireplace surround that has been hand-polished for a spectacular finish. This rare antique cast iron chimneypiece has ornate detailing throughout.
...
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19th Century Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Iron
Door Knob N.4 by Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Solid cast brass with polished finish.
An exact reproduction in both form and material original metalwork fittings designed by Antoni Gaudí for various of his works of architectur...
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2010s Spanish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis Majorelle Rare Writing Desk with Botanical Inlays ca. 1900 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Nouveau artisan writing desk with incredible botanical motif inlays on top and gently twisting legs by Louis Majorelle, France ca. 1900 (signed on top “L. Majorelle, Nancy” ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wood
Dunhill Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Dish Vide Poche Ashtrays
By Dunhill
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare pair of English Dunhill art nouveau patinated bronze ashtrays, catchalls with a female nude amongst waves in bas relief with organic form edge, London, England, early 20th centu...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
One-of-a-Kind Floral Royal Copenhagen Bowl, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique Danish Art Nouveau Royal Copenhagen bowl, circa 1940s. Stunning hand-painted naturalistic depictions of flowers, leaves and stems in dark brown, warm yellow and green colors o...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Porcelain
Silver & Guilloche Enamel Art Nouveau Silver Buckle
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and stunning Art Nouveau silver buckle inset with guilloche enamels made by W E Patterson, Birmingham and dated 1908. The rect...
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Monumental French Vase, Sign: Gallé, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Gallé
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Galle
Gallé
World Famous for his innovative work in several areas of the decorative arts, including glass, furniture & ceramics, Emile Galle` (1846-1904) was born and died in t...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Art Nouveau Vases Legras Et Cie
By Legras & Cie
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Pair of Art Nouveau vases with dandelions by Mont Joye/Legras et Cie, Staint Denis. About 1910. Beautiful emamel painting with a golden rim o...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
Bofill Silvered Bronze Owl, Hibou Paperweight / Hood Ornament, France, 1910-15
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bofill silvered bronze owl - Hibou Desk Paperweight / Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. France 1910-15.
Silver plated bronze, signed. Excellent original conditions.
HIBOU
Par Antoine ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sacre Coure Cathedral Souvenir Building Architectural Model vintage France 1950
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of metal. This item was purchased as a souvenir in Paris, France and was pro...
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1950s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Floor Lamp in Cherry Wood by Paul Follot, France, circa 1920
By Paul Follot
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb floor lamp in blond cherry wood composed of a molded round base and a tapered shaft, enhanced with decorative elements in gilded bronze with stylized floral motifs.
The whole is mounted with a red and gold colored umbrella dome lampshade...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Bed Italian Art Nouveau Period
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning Eros Liberty Brass Bed
This Antique Italian Brass Bed from the Art Nouveau Period, offers a fabulous Art Nouveau style with its int...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Jugendstil Table Lamp with Original Opaline Glass Shade Vienna Around 1910
Located in Wien, AT
Rare jugendstil Table lamp vienna around 1910s
Polished and stove enamelled
Original opaline glass shade.
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
21st Century Oyster Shell Lamp by Busra Ozdemir - Modern, Ceramic
By Yugu Atelier
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
The Oyster Shell Lamp is an iconic design that brings the mesmerizing elegance of the sea into your living spaces. Crafted meticulously from ceramic,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Stork Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and rare Majolica stork with a bamboo vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels an...
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Beautiful Vintage Bronze Art Nouveau Lamp Attributed To E.F. Cauldwell C.1920
Located in Bernville, PA
Vintage Bronze Art Nouveau Lamp attributed to E.F. Cauldwell C.1920. Beautiful Motif on the back of the shade and a very heavy bronze lamp. Dimensions 15 inches high by 9 inches wide...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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