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Period: Early 1900s
Baroque gilded painting frame in wood, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / gilded frame / wood / Antique / Baroque / Rococo
A stunning gilded wooden painting frame, crafted in France around 1900. This piece has some some small signs of use ...
Category
French Baroque Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Carl Deffner. Germany. An Arts
Crafts copper chamber stick candle holder
By Carl Deffner
Located in London, GB
Carl Deffner. Esslingen. Germany. An Arts & Crafts copper chamber stick candle holder with a single flower bud made up of four leaves with a wavy base and double circular handle with...
Category
German Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
English Edwardian Mahogany Book Stand, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Lovely period Edwardian book stand made from Mahogany and expertly inlaid with satinwood.
This charming book stand is absolutely precious! The stand is made from mahogany and then...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Liberty
Co C F A Voysey style Arts
Crafts oak mantle clock with floral inlay
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London. An Arts and Crafts oak mantle clock with floral inlay. The dome top and architectural style of the design of this clock point ...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass Compote, 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
A gold iridescent Glass Compote by Tiffany Studios Favrile, realized around 1910.
Market on base with acid 8482A.
Very good condition.
Category
Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Original 1900 Antique German Junghans Diana Lady Statue 8 Day Swinging Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Original 1900 Antique German Junghans Diana Lady Statue 8 Day Swinging Clock
Beautiful spelter Lady Diana statue with a black stained wood base. Hand painted 2" porcelain dial. Cloc...
Category
German Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Spelter
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts pewter box with an enamel maiden to the lid.
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. Stamped Tudric 0586. A pewter box with an enamel inset into the lid depicting a Pre-Raphaelite Maiden in electric blue colours. The hinge on the sides of the lid has been removed and shortened all the way around, and it has been made into a push on lid.
Representations of the human figure are quite rare in Liberty Tudric pewter...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter, Enamel
Vintage Danish Rectangular Wood Gilt Gold Art Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Danish gilt gold art frame found in a Paris market. Perfect piece for that special oil painting or watercolor. The frame has wonderful patina throughout and would look fan...
Category
Danish Empire Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
A Bohemian Austrian Art Nouveau gilded glass flower vase in Bristol blue colour.
Located in London, GB
A Bohemian Austrian Art Nouveau gilded glass single flower vase in Bristol blue color with gilded floral overlay painting.
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique Pressed Botanicals Grouping of (24) More Available 125-Years Old French
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique Pressed Botanicals, Grouping of (24) many more still available. The pressed botanical are roughly 125-Years Old and were found in an old French Monastery School that opened i...
Category
French Country Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Organic Material, Paper
19TH Century artist male lay figure form
Located in London, GB
19TH Century artist male lay figure form
This hand carved pine artists lay figure is untouched in form and shows lots of natural age.
Dimensions in inches: H 12” x W 3” x D 1.5”
...
Category
French Victorian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Miniature Cameo Glass Vase with Violets
By Daum
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional French Art Nouveau Daum Frères Violets miniature cameo glass vase wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etched ground dating from around 1900. The tal...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
A rare survivor from the 1st world war in the form of a hand carved Kashmiri cigar box. Covered in ornate relief flora...
Category
Indian Late Victorian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Patinated Bronze
Silver Inlaid Jardinière/Vessel/Bucket, Att. E.F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
Patinated Bronze and Silver Inlayed Vessel or Hydria Bucket, Attributed to E.F. Caldwell
A tall, tapering bronze body rises from a circular foot ring supported by three sculptural gr...
Category
Louis XVI Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Royal Vienna Art Nouveau Floral Painted Unusual Vase by Ernst Wahliss
By Paul Dachsel
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and very unusual Austrian Royal Vienna Art Nouveau vase raised on three legs hand painted with autumnal fruiting stems made at the Alexandra Porcelain Works in Turn by Ernst ...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$820 Sale Price
34% Off
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Single Vase
Vigne
, Nancy, France Ca. 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite solitary vase in baluster form on a broad round foot, conically widening wall, strong shoulders around a short neck with a slightly flared rim, colourless glass with milky ...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Zuid-Holland, Gouda. Unique Art Nouveau vase in glazed ceramic.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Zuid-Holland, Gouda.
Unique Art Nouveau vase in...
Category
Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Neoclassical French Sarreguemines Majolica Cobalt Blue
Gilt Vases c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of antique Neoclassical style French Sarreguemines cobalt blue majolica vases, circa 1900. Maker's mark on reverse. These stylish chic vases are decorated with gold g...
Category
French Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Bronze Ansonia "The Composer " Figural Mantel Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Bronze Ansonia " The Composer" figural mantel clock, with a seated figure surmounted on a Rococo style base. Clock is signed 4-inch porcelain dial with Roman numerals and stamped ste...
Category
North American Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Black Forest Carved Seated Bear Figure
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique black forest carved seated bear sculpture
An adorable and masterfully hand-carved figure of a seated bear. Switzerland, circa 1900...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
English Victorian Hexagonal Tortoiseshell Bamboo Plant Stand - Side Table
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful Victorian stand in bamboo. This Victorian stand has a lovely hexagonal shape with steam bent legs. The bamboo is ebonies in places in the traditional Victorian style to g...
Category
British Victorian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
$328 Sale Price
25% Off
Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Mantlepiece Clock by Sterling Bronze Co.
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Mantlepiece Clock by Sterling Bronze Co. originates from the United States, Circa 1900. This clock is a fine example of Neoclassical design, fe...
Category
American Neoclassical Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Highly Decorative Letter Scale Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful highly decorative letter scale. All written in German. With porcelain Enamel Face. Nice item for your writing desk or just as a display item at your cupboard.
Category
German Victorian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Original Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstatte Vienna Secessonist Flower Stand
Located in Vienna, AT
A typical work from the early period of the Wiener Werkstatte. Punched iron sheet, white lacquered. See similar items - Wiener Werkstatte pattern books as displayed. No signature.
Category
Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Antique French Demijohn in Woven Wicker Basket
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large French Demijohn in Woven Wicker Basket with carrying handles. The wicker helped protect the glass bottle from temperature changes. In very good condition with minor wicker loss...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Blown Glass
Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass and Bronze Trumpett Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Favrile Iridescent and Bronze Trumpet vase
USA, New York. circa. 1920
Hand-blown Favrile glass, patinated bronze
Height: 14.75 Inches X 6.5 Inch Diameter (37 × 17 cm...
Category
American Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Baccarat Diamond Balustre Clear Crystal Vase , France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
A crystal heavy masterpiece of beautiful proportions, this vase crystallize the extraordinary know-how of the Baccarat craftsmen. The different cuts in the vase produce a magic visua...
Category
French Modern Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite French Art Nouveau porcelain egg box, dating to around 1900, showcases the opulent elegance of the era. The piece features a delicatel...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Studios Large Grapevine Pattern Picture Frame, ca. 1905
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Large and beautiful picture frame is the the work of Tiffany Studios. This is the grapevine pattern with a gilt finish- The top border of the frame monogrammed (A.S.B.). Rich Ti...
Category
American Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau "Mounted Amazon" bronze sculpture by Franz von Stuck
Located in Palm Beach, FL
FRANZ VON STUCK (German, 1863-1928) There is a tension between the Apollonian and Dionysian in Stuck’s work. Nietzsche’s contemporary and a kindred spirit, Stuck valiantly searched f...
Category
German Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Majolica Tulip Vases Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Majolica tulips vases Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole range ...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Tiffany Studios Iridescent Gold Favrile Trumpet Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios By Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Iridescent Art Nouveau Trumpet Vase. This is the one you want to have for your collection in the classic trumpet from in amazing...
Category
American Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Delightful Art Deco Antique Illuminated Sculpture of Lady Walking Dogs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Enchanting tabletop sculpture with illumination inside the alabaster base, having painted metal sculptures on top of a well dressed lady and her pair of elegant dogs.
A real antique ...
Category
French Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique French Art Deco Malachite
Champleve Crystal Regulator Mantle Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Antique French Art Deco Malachite & Champleve Crystal Regulator Mantle Clock
DESCRIPTION: Art Deco clock set-including one clock proper and two amphora form urns-each piece of which...
Category
French Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Early 20Thc Original Hubley Bank Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Hubley Boston Terrier dog door stop / bank.The paint is very good and fine condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
V&A Marie-Antoinette Mantel Clock Sèvres Style Porcelain Gilt Bronze Decoration
Located in Wembley, GB
V&A Marie-Antoinette Mantel Clock – Sèvres Style Porcelain & Gilt Bronze, Sunburst & Swag Decoration, 39cm
An impressive Sèvres-style porcelain ma...
Category
Malaysian Rococo Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$2,898 Sale Price / item
37% Off
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century.
Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century French Empire Egyptian Style Mantel Clock and Obelisks Set
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) French Empire Egyptian Revival period garniture including mantel clock and pair of obelisks, finely crafted in bronze, onyx and slate stone, with movement by B...
Category
French Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Slate, Bronze
Pair of Blue Art Nouveau Vases Flemish Pottery Antiques
Located in Poperinge, BE
A pair of antique Art Nouveau vases made of blue and green glazed majolica earthenware, better known as Flemish earthenware, marked "Made in Belgiu...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Antique Italian Murano Glass Pharmacy Apothecary Jar
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a beautiful, rare and large Antique Italian Murano Glass Pharmacy Apothecary Jar. Elaborately hand painted and gilt on a clear Murano glass...
Category
Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental Amphora Art Nouveau Vase w/Saurian by Eduard Stellmacher
Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #2
Eduard Stellmacher and Co, Porzellanfabrik und Kunstkeramische Industriewerke
Driven to establish a new company that produced luxury porcelain and ceramic items based on his own aesthetic aspirations, Stellmacher left Amphora when the workshop was at its most prosperous, in 1904. Together with entrepreneur Karl Frank, who provided the financial backing, he founded Ed. Stellmacher & Co. in Turn-Teplitz in 1905.
From the outset, Stellmacher worked hard to achieve a major position among other high-end ceramic art producers. He believed the success of the company would depend on his products of “appropriate methods and unerring quality, perfect from both the technical and artistic sides”. Stellmacher based his first collection on artistically progressive products, pieces he believed would be in high demand. The greater part of the designs were either large vases complemented with sculptures of fantastic dragons or natural animals. With this series, Stellmacher continued the themes he had created for Amphora from 1899-1902, however, his naturalistic renderings of animals was even more elaborately precise. He developed a special ceramic material called refined earthenware, which minimized the shrinkage that was common during firing and allowed for greater preservation of details in the original models.
Unfortunately, by 1905, contrary to Stellmacher’s plans, there was little to no demand for objects of this type. Very few pieces exist today as very few were originally produced. Even after redirecting the company to produce commercial goods Stellmacher still could not ward off the company’s demise. By 1910 the Stellmacher & Co. fell into bankruptcy and was liquidated.
Art Nouveau Dragon...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of French Art Nouveau Baccarat Crystal Cameo and Gilded Aquatic Glass Vases
By Baccarat
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Important pair Art Nouveau Baccarat crystal gilded cameo vases in deep red over pale green depicting a stylish aquatic scene with water lilies. As with most early Baccarat cameo...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent signed Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Monumental Italian Beaux-Arts Footed Planters
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matching pair of large terra cotta planters with winged gargoyle feet by Dini E Cellai Company. Stamped DINI E CELLAI SIGNA on the bottom. ...
Category
Italian Beaux Arts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Ornamented Vases or Lamps with Little Angels and Richly Decorated
Located in Verviers, BE
Pair of ornamented vases or lamps with little angels and richly decorated on Marble Base
As Service we can also make ornamental lamps out of it see ...
Category
French Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Spelter
$1,129 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Antique German Sterling Silver Owl Sugar Box 1907
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique German cast sterling silver owl sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection.
This magnificent and large antique cast German silver sugar box, in sterling standard, has been realistically modelled in form of an owl.
This antique silver box has been embellished with fine details reproducing the plumage, in addition to the bird's anatomical features.
This exceptional antique silver sugar box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover, retaining the original bead eyes.
The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large sterling silver owl box include:
Maker's mark: MS (untraced)
City mark: Wertheim City, Germany*
Importer's mark: GB (George Bedingham)
Silver quality/purity mark: .925 (sterling, 925/1000)**
Assay mark: Acorn (London, England)
Date mark: G (1907)
Such large examples are rare to the market; this magnificent box is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire.
This antique silver owl...
Category
German Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Signed Tiffany Studios Bronze Candlesticks w/ Blown Holders, ca. 1905
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very tall and elegant pair of bronze and blown green glass by the most respected maker of lamps and accessories of his time, Tiffany Studios. Properly signed on the underside of t...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1901 Germany, Erhard
Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box, decorated in the round with children playing tug-of-war. The lid is beautifully decorated...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau "Vase with Bat" by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Dachshund Dog Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figurine
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Early 1900s Vienna Bronze Dachshund Figurine – Unpainted, Patinated Finish
A charming and finely crafted Vienna Bronze dachshund figurine dating to the early 1900s, found at an esta...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Edwardian Longcase Clock By Maple
Co. London
By Maple
Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine Edwardian inlaid mahogany longcase clock by Maples & Co., London, the finely proportioned case constructed from richly figured mahogany with satinwood crossbanding and marquet...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Majolica Barbotine Box Jar Pheasant on Basket by Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand-painted majolica lidded jar / box or tureen in the shape of a pheasant hen sitting on a basket, made by Sarreguemines around 1900. This beau...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Exceptional Continental Lidded Brass Casket with Maiden
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Continental, probably Austrian, Art Nouveau Brass lidded casket with a molded portrait of a maiden dating from around 1900. The heavily made casket is of rectangular f...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Hans Müller, Austrian Early 1900s Petite Jugenstil Bronze and Gilt Bust
By Hans Muller
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Here you have a delicate and finely chased Jugenstil bust of a young lady with turn of the century upturned hair resting on a pedestal of what appears to be a vine of holly leaves and berries. Lovely period Art Nouveau form. The shouldered bust is a beautiful patinated greenish brown bronze and the stepped base gilt bronze...a wonderful contrast.
Hans Müller...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$650 Sale Price
31% Off
Meissen Porcelain Centerpiece 1860 - 1924
Located in Milano, MI
Hand-painted Meissen Porcelain centerpiece, 1860s - 1924 era. Two slight internal cracks are present as shown in the photos.
Ø cm 28 Ø cm 25 h cm 10
Meissen porcelain is considere...
Category
German Baroque Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Enamel Soliflore w/ Dragonfly
Thistles, Nancy, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau
Émile Gallé
Dragonfly and Thistles Soliflore (Bud Vase)
Multi-Color Enamel over Clear Art Glass
Nancy, France
Circa 1900
DIMENSIONS
Height: 3.25 inches
Max. Diameter: 2.75 inches
Opening Diameter: 0.75 inches
MARKINGS
Signed in enamel at the base, bearing the mark “E. Gallé de Nancy.”
MATERIALS
Multi-color enamel on clear art glass
CONDITION
Excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or restorations.
ABOUT
“The aim of my work is the study of nature, the love of nature's art and the need to express what one feels in one's heart.” – Emile Gallé
A rare and exquisite cabinet-sized soliflore by Émile Gallé, exemplifying the highest artistic standards of early French Art Nouveau. The vase displays an exceptional and sculpturally sophisticated form—its body conceived as a sphere discreetly contained within a smaller cube—resulting in sensuously rounded, perfectly balanced contours that are both visually arresting and elegantly understated.
The clear glass body is decorated with finely rendered, hand-applied enamels depicting a dragonfly in flight among mountain grasses and thistles—a lyrical theme central to Gallé’s celebration of the natural world. The composition is executed with subtle tonal gradations and refined brushwork, capturing both the delicate movement and the ephemeral beauty of the scene.
A museum-quality example, notable for its rare form, poetic decoration, and intimate scale. A superb addition to any serious Art Nouveau or Gallé collection.
ABOUT ARTIST
Émile Gallé Gallé (French, 1846 – 1904)
Emile Galle was a French glass and ceramic designer who combined art and botany. Most of his glass vases are created in Art Nouveau style. Born on May 4, 1846 in Nancy, France, Émile Gallé seemed destined for a career in glassmaking. Nancy was well-established for its glass artistry, and his father, Charles Gallé was an established faïence (ceramic) and glassmaker with his own successful manufactory, the Maison Gallé-Reinemer. It would be here under the guidance of his father that the young Emile began to learn the art of glassmaking while simultaneously indulging his academic interests in philosophy, botany and chemistry. In 1867, Gallé joined his father working full-time at the Maison.
Gallé's glasswork, even at its earliest stages, was heavily influenced by nature, with his very first pieces incorporating enameled floral motifs painted upon clear glass. He was an avid botanist his entire life, collecting plants, flowers, and insects from which to study and draw inspiration. He was even elected Secretary-General for Nancy's Société centrale d'horticulture.
Gallé traveled throughout Europe studying works at museums and private institutions, gaining insight from ancient glass antiquities to Japonesque masterpieces, and everything in between. It would be Gallé’s trip to the British Museum in 1871 that would alter the course of his art career. Enamored by the famed ancient Roman cameo glass...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Legras French Art Nouveau Enameled Vase, Early 1900s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau Vase by François-Théodore Legras, Early 1900s – Rare Enamelled Chestnut Leaf Décor
A superb and exceptionally rare French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore Le...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand-painted wood, hand-lacquered
wood, covered with hand-em...
Category
Japanese Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silk, Wood
$5,565 / set
Art Nouveau Ormolu and Satin Glass Trinket Jewelry Box, France, circa 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
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
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
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