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
Art Nouveau Tiffany Style Green Stained Glass & Bronze Frame Chandelier, Pendant
Located in Plainview, NY
This exquisite Art Nouveau Tiffany-style chandelier captures the essence of early 20th-century craftsmanship, blending organic form with vibrant artistry. The pendant’s lush green st...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made in the art nouveau style with two-toned deep red flowers on a base and shade. The sharp edges of the floral design, which is all hand-carved, complement the smooth round mushroom-shaped shade and base. The rounded shape and delicate hand-carved glass of multiple colors and hues is a signature of Galle lamps. They typically form a cap-like shade over the thin tourine base. Another important feature of the lamp is the rounded finish on the rim, the glass is smooth at the rim—a sign that the lamp is authentic. This lamp exudes the soft romanticism of Art Nouveau. Gallé was a prominent glassblower and one of the most influential figures in the French Art Nouveau movement. Specializing in floral glassware...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Art Nouveau Painted Bronze Vase
Located in Milano, IT
Large painted Art Nouveau bronze vase from the early 1900s, fine Italian manufacture.
The vase has a round base with four thick, sinuous feet, reminiscent of those on old stoves...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Pate De Verre Glass, 1900s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Art Nouveau table lamp - 1900s
This heartshaped (two identical lamps make a heart shape) table lamp is an original item of the Art Nouveau period. The table lamp has a beautiful a...
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Early 1900s European Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
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...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Bowl or Vide Poche blue green white colors circa 1900 Belgium
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beatiful colored Art nouveau Bowl or vide poche. Designed with large green leaves, flowers, circa 1900.
It has been made in Belgium
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th French Majolica Asparagus Plate Iris Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th French Majolica Asparagus Octogonal Plate signed Iris Longchamp.
Iris, dragonfly and yellow daisies.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Saint-Clement French Art Nouveau Ceramic Cheese Dish
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare cheese dish by Saint-Clement, France, late 19th-Early 20th Century, featuring a charming poppy design. This exquisite piece is a true collector’s item, as dishes of this period ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Round Polychrome Tiffany-Style Stained Glass Window Panel, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A round polychrome Tiffany-style stained glass window panel, Germany, the 1970s.
This beautiful and large round window decor or panel features an abstrac...
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1970s German Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Rare Find Art Nouveau Daum Cameo Glass Vitrified Monnaies du Pape Round Coupe
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Cameo Glass Bowl, France, circa 1910.
A rare Art Nouveau Daum cameo glass vitrified Monnaies du Pape round coupe (Honesty). Very finely acid etched, wheel carved decor of Honest...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass
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...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Art Nouveau Salt & Pepper Shakers, Facetted Crystal Glass from the 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of beautiful Art Nouveau salt and pepper shakers, made of facetted glass. Made in France in the 1920s, in excellent condition.
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Austro-Hungarian Jugendstil Crystal Glass N Brass Parlor Chandelier, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Viennese parlor chandelier. On the bottom we can mount a diffuser on request, to cover the visibility of the bulbs
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Art Nouveau vase by Auguste Moreau
Located in Belgrade, RS
This tall vase of baluster form is made of silver-plated pewter and it is the embodiment of the
charm, allure, and sophistication of the French Art Nouveau style. The vase is made an...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Unique Rippl-Rónai József Art Nouveau Chairs, circa 1900s
By Jozsef Rippl-Ronai
Located in Budapest, HU
Four unique chairs in art nouveau style with carved walnut decor. The carved forms let the chairs be dated back to the 1900s artistic movements. The prolo...
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Early 1900s European Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
20th CENTURY LIBERTY LAMP AUGUSTE MOREAU "LA MELODIE"
Located in Firenze, FI
This Liberty lamp in bronze alloy represents a true work of decorative art. The female figure statuette is striking for its grace and delicacy. The woman holds a harp, symbol of harm...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Art Nouveau Sconces In The Taste of WAS Benson
By Was Benson
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art nouveau wall lights circa 1900. In the style of Was Benson, in copper and brass. Floral tulip in opalescent glass.
In perfect condition, electrified.
Width: 12,5 cm
Hei...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Daum & Louis Majorelle Early Wrought Iron Mounted Orange Glass Bowl, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional, large and early French Daum art glass bowl in a mottled orange coloring with wisps of blue encased in wrought iron by Louis Majorel...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Handel Model 7036 "Birds of Paradise" Shade & Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handel (American, 1885 - 1936), circa 1915.
This exceptional table lamp exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of the Handel Company, featuring a reverse-painted glass shade on...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Beech Bentwood Wall Coatrack By Gebrüder Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This jugenstil, art nouveau maple bentwood wall coatrack was designed by the Austrian furniture company Thonet, originally called Gebrüder Thonet or Thonet Brothers, a family owned b...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Art Noveau Framed Mirror with Gilt Border
Located in Malibu, CA
Art Noveau gold frame with gilt edge surrounding the decorative crown, trim & corners. Rare original design.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
19th Century Longwy Large Enamel Bowl with Floral and Bird Motifs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This bowl is a stunning example of Longwy ceramic craftsmanship, renowned for its vibrant enamel cloisonné-style decoration. Longwy, a French ceramic manufacturer founded in 1798, is...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Picture Frame pearl gray enamel and hand-painted Garlands Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square photo frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent pearl gray enamel fired on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of late 19th century Viennese Art Nouveau ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
"Triflower" Josef Hoffmann&Wiener Werkstaette Silk&Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A very charming table lamp with fabric-shades in any colour. Base diameter 20cm (7.9").
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werksta¨tte Atelier, now custom-made production at the W...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bohemian Persian Market Qajar Enameled Gilt Cobalt Glass Decanters
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce pair of fine quality antique Bohemian parcel gilt enameled light cobalt blue glass decanter bottles, exquisitely decorated for the ...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Enamel
French Art Nouveau Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful turn of the century (circa 1900) French Art Nouveau mirror, gold gilt over molded plaster in repetitive ivy design. The rectangular frame shows a low-relief, foliate patt...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Mirror, Wood
French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Gate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large French Art Nouveau wrought iron gate with two hinged panels: narrow panel with holes to bolt into the doorway, and large decorati...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamp w/ Original Hand Blown Iridescent Glass Shade
By Loetz Glass
Located in Petaluma, CA
A fine example of Art Nouveau lighting. The bronze base is richly patinated and beautifully cast with an art nouveau design. The shade is a deep g...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1980s Massive Art Nouveau Style Gold Plated Chandelier, Italy
By Palwa, J.L Lobmeyr
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Massive Art Nouveau style chandelier with a classic twist.
Solid, thick, well made chandelier with a deep gold plated finish.
8 candelabra size socket rated at 40 watt each. ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Gold
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...
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1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th-C. French Art Nouveau Carved Oak Floral China Cabinet / Sideboard / Hutch
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century French carved oak Art Nouveau china cabinet. It has wonderful sinewy foliage and flowers framing the sides with a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Unusual Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Lidded 'with Lion Motif' Powder Jar
By Eastwood-Park Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Nouveau, sterling silver-lidded, cut crystal powder jar, Eastwood-Park Co., Jew Jersey, circa 1909-1915. The lid has a motif of two lions rampant holding a central carto...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
L. Bessin and Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Lamp
By Paul-Lucien Bessin, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1900. Patinated regula representing a nymph, signed L. Bessin for Paul Lucien Bessin.
Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy.
Electrified and in perfect condition...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Spelter
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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Striking Early French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Botanical Cameo Glass Vase -c1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Unusual and early two colour Emile Galle cameo botanical vase in orange over opaque white (not as is appears just orange over clear). Depicting fine summer blooms. Very unusually, th...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Elegant Big Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier, 78 Alabaster White Glasses
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large albaster white glass tubes in a star shape.
Per...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Original Austrian Medical Chamber Jugendstil Brass Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier with punched secessionist pattern. Handmade with ancient tools, where a plain brass-sheet is slided inch by inch through the punch press. Afterwards the sheet is to align ...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Bistro Chair No. 18 by TON, Light Beech
Located in Paris, IDF
Chair No. 18
Iconic bistro chair conceived by Michael Thonet in 1869, now produced in the same manufacture in Czech Republic by TON.
Wood: solid beech
Finish: natural light
Seat:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Beech
Josef Hoffmann Viennese Jugendstil Opaline Glass & Brass Table Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table lamp with opaline glass shade, designed for the house of the industrialist and photographer Viktor Spitzer in the then new build series of mansions build by Josef Hoffmann at t...
Category
2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 312 Willow Trone Armchair for Cassina
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Manufacturer: Cassina.
Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Ash
Condition:
This Charles Rennie Mackintosh 312...
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1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ash
Art Nouveau Table Lamp in the Shape of a Mushroom with Holly Plant
Located in Hannover, DE
This small table lamp is a small work of art. The beautiful Jugendstil lamp base is designed in the classic style of the heyday of this style era. The lampshade is a brass lamp dome ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
2 Art Nouveau metal hand painted extravagant single beds with flowers chalet sty
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
2 Art Nouveau metal hand painted extravagant single beds with flowers and faux wood even painted on the inside of the foot part. perfect for a chalet or alpine house .
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
Batlló Bench In Solid Oak by Antoni Gaudí Spanish modernist design, Barcelona
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Solid oak.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using traditional art and craft techniques and the same materials –varnished solid oak– in order to reproduce all the rich detail displayed by the originals when they were first produced.
The Batlló bench...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Opaline Pendant Light With Tassel
Located in Charleston, SC
Art Nouveau Opaline Pendant Light with Tassel
This is an all original art nouveau light. The glass has a satin finish and is attractively shaped. Fitted with a tall brass gallery w...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bronze Art Nouveau Lamp with Majorelle Foot and Pâte de Verre
Located in Rebais, FR
Bronze lamp with nickel patinated finish and purple glass. (glass color can be change by dark blue, amber, sanded, red or green).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Teco Pottery, Art Nouveau Matte Green Vase by Fernand Moreau
By Teco Art Pottery, Fernand Moreau
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Teco Pottery Art Nouveau Vase by Fernand Moreau. Excellent Condition. Matte Green Glaze. Teco double stamped on base.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Ruby Papillon Glass And Gilt Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Gilt Metal Monted Glass Vase. A highly sought after vase culminating the zenith of Loetz and the Art Nouveau design.
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Rubin Ruby Papillon Decor
Metal mount with indistinct impressed marks for Boudon and Klur
Height: 10.5 Inches x 8 Inches wide x 5 Inches deep
Condition: Very good with wear commensurate of age and use with some loss to gilt,
The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century.
The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration.
About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter.
In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Copper Cut Glass Brass Sconce Wall Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French art nouveau wall lamp
Semi frosted cut glass shade
Copper wall piece and brass arm
Weight: 1.70 kg / 3.7 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Copper, Brass
Josef Rindskopf Bohemian Pulled Feather Iridescent Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Boehmian Art Nouveau pulled feather iridescent art glass vase dating from around 1900. The tall hand-blown vase stands on a flat round base with a polished cen...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Blown 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
French Faux Bamboo Wall Mirror 19th Century
Located in Valencia, VC
A faux bamboo wood framed mirror, France, circa 1900s.
In the Chinoiserie taste, a hard-wood frame formed to resemble bamboo. With the original mirror and hanging cord. Backed with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Category
1910s American 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 on thes...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
antique porcelain beer stein with pewter lid South German Historicism ar. 1870
Located in Landshut, BY
Antique porcelain beer jug with a tin lid
Southern German Historicism
A typical humorous depiction of the time: 'A Sunday afternoon in the mountains'.
(Written in old German letter...
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1870s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Snails & Shell Vase Attributed to Mihaly Nagy for Zsolnay
By Mihály Kapás Nagy, Zsolnay
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 Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Art Nouveau Burmantofts Faience Majolica Pottery Stand & Jardiniere 1895
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome Art Nouveau faience pottery jardiniere and Stand, Burmantofts Pottery, circa 1895.
The jardiniere and stand having multi-color glaze and Art Nouveau floral decoratio...
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1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Elegant Brass and Copper Art Nouveau Candlestick by Carl Deffner Germany 1910s
By Carl Deffner
Located in Malmö, SE
An elegant counterweight Art Nouveau / Jugendstil candlestick with amazing patina. Model 518 in the 1902 Deffner Catalog.
Made from brass and copper by manufacturer Carl Deffner in E...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Cobalt Blue Papillon Art Glass Vase 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Loetz cobalt blue "Papillon" art glass vase, circa 1900.
This wonderful Loetz mouthblown art glass vase made of irridescent glass and the pattern named Papillion after the French word for butterfly, as the glass resembles the color & pattern of a butterfly's wings.
The vase of bottle shaped form with a flared circular mouth and a tall neck rising from a 'mallet' shaped base with four dimples, the vase is mouthblown and has a ground pontil mark to the base where the vase was removed from the glassblowers pipe.
Condition is excellent, this is a very fine example of an antique Loetz Papillon...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Paintings, Portrait of a Dog, Pomeranian Breed or Dwarf German Spitz, XX.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Portraits of Dogs features an oil painting on canvas with a portrait of a Pomeranian Breed dog
or Dwarf German Spitz, named after the Pomeranian regio...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Art Nouveau Lamps by Denbac, France, C1910
By Denbac
Located in Trensacq, FR
Art Nouveau lamps by Denbac France C1910
A pair of beautiful Art Nouveau lamps from Denbac, France c1910.
Flamed sandstone urns shaped lamp bases with distinguishing drip glazed de...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Sandstone, Brass
Stylized Art Nouveau Eosin Green Porcelain Fox Sculpture by Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized Art Nouveau eosin green porcelain fox sculpture by Zsolnay of Hungary, circa 1940s. Gorgeous piece with an iridescent finish that is in very g...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Kähler Ceramic Table Lamp with Isabella Glaze and Art Nouveau Design
Located in Kastrup, DK
Kähler ceramic lamp with a height of 23 cm to the socket. Beautifully decorated with a glossy Isabella glaze with flowing black and green Art Nouveau designs.
Signed "HAK" on the bo...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Ceiling Light with Bulbs, Re Editi
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with ten opaline glass bulbs, total drop custom made. Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser were using these designs!
Glasses with colored spots with an additional charge ...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Handmade and Hand Glazed Planter Jardinière, 1930 Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant Handmade Majolica Hand-glazed
Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1920.
Imperiale Royale, NIMY
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant deta...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Majolica
1940s , A Pair of Swedish Art Nouveau Lounge Chairs
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
This is a pair of Swedish Art Nouveau armchairs from the 1940s, featuring a padded backrest and curved wooden armrests, adding an elegant and timeless design. The chairs offer except...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Extraordinary Carved Mahogany Full Bed With Swans
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved full bedstead with intricate swan carvings. The headboard with a gadrooned carved acanthus motif trim around the parquetry herringbone inlay. The arched headboa...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Large Antique Catholic Crucifix Pendant Brass Ormolu & Nickel, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This antique Cross Pendant is hand made of metal. It looks very beautiful and will be a nice item on your wall or just do place it in your collection of relics and christianity items...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Metal
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