Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
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
19th Century French Art Nouveau Opaline Glass Vase, Hand-painted Japanese Motif
Located in Louisville, KY
This intricately painted 19th century French Art Nouveau Opaline Glass Vase is a beautiful specimen reflecting a period where impressionistic flair was incorporated into opaline glas...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Flora and Monogrammed Sterling Overlay
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful piece of functional art is a gorgeous reflection of the Art Nouveau era from which it came. Used primarily as a perfume bottle, this stunning work of art was created b...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 1920s Public Iron Wall Clock With Hand-Painted Dial, Industrial Style
Located in Vienna, AT
An antique 14.5 inches diameter wall clock from the 1920s, manufactured by clockmaker Franz Klameth, Vienna, Austria. Clocks like these were originally used in public offices, a fact...
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1920s Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Greiner
Sohn, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Julius Greiner & Sohn Bodenbach, circa 1900.
Art Nouveau.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Vases Jardinière Set of 3
Located in Poperinge, BE
Rare set of three Art Nouveau objects consisting of two identical vases and a matching jardinière, made of barbotine or majolica earthenware, numbered 2054 on the bottom, France, cir...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Earthenware
Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter
Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel
Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332"
Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners
Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Franz Peleschka Art deco bronze
By Franz Peleschka 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Franz Peleschka bronze sculpture
Origin Austria Circa 1900
The condition of the bronzes is excellent, its base has been restored by a professional.
Patina raised
It is signed on its ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stunning Arts
Crafts Red Copper
Brass Jug or Vase with Stylized Flowers
By Carl Deffner
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully handcrafted Carl Deffner copper jug with bronze handles.
This good size and wonderful shape Arts & Crafts jug was all-handcrafted (and marked) by the famous German maker...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper, Bronze
Antique Wooden Box Painted In Art Nouveau Style
Located in Bilzen, BE
An oil-painted wooden box in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century.
Old patina.
The key is missing.
11.5 x 23.5 cm, height 5.5 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher
Dachsel 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...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Ensemble of Sterling Silver Bowls #268
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare collection of three exquisite Georg Jensen sterling silver bowls design #268a, by Johan Rohde. A stunning and very rare design with its innovative art nouveau design, these Ja...
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1920s Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$80,000 Sale Price
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Vase, Sign: Muller Fres Luneville, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, liberty
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Small Art Nouveau Vase, N.S.A. Brantjes
Co, Purmerend, Model 1100, Decor A
By Wed. N.S.A. Brantjes
Co.
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
A rare small Art Nouveau vase produced by N.S.A. Brantjes & Co. in Purmerend, the Netherlands, between 1895 and 1904. This model, No. 1100, features the sought-after Decor A, charact...
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1890s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Faience, Majolica
Egyptian Blue Faience French Vase, circa 1920
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This unusual double bulb shaped faience vase is in the manner of Edmond Lachenal but there are no markings on the bottom. The rich mottled turquoise blue glaze gives it the feeling o...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Pottery
$960 Sale Price
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Christofle Bottle
Dinanderie
By Christofle
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Christofle bottle (Dinanderie)
Bonce origin France
without restorations with original patina
(very small bumps on the bottom),
circa 1010.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
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Pair of Silvered Pewter Art Nouveau Candelabra by Achille Gamba
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Nouveau silvered Pewter Candelabra a pair
Pair of Art Nouveau silvered pewter candelabra / candleholder
with female figure surrounded by 6 arms for six candles (probably WMF)
Ea...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$5,199 Sale Price / set
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Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
Located in Newark, England
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ART NOUVEAU CIRCA 1890
From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we’re pleased to offer this patinated bronze figure of a vulture and skull by Bohuslav Schnirch...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French late 19th century Art Nouveau Period Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French late 19th century Art Nouveau Period Ormolu box. This exceptional box is raised on four foliate feet below large scale scrolled acanthus leaf corne...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Manufacture de Sèvres, Pair of Tall (60cm) Blue and Gold Vases, France 1900s
Located in PARIS, FR
A refined pair of monumental Manufacture de Sèvres porcelain vases in a deep cobalt blue glaze, distinguished by delicate hand-applied gilt motifs.
Both vases share identical propo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Lalique Crystal Rosine Birds Vase
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique clear/frosted crystal vase. It depicts two Rosine birds on flight in the center of the vase. There are some delicate ribbed swir...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$320 Sale Price
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Tiffany Studios New York "Gooseneck" Favrile Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A stunning specimen of a Tiffany Studios New York "Gooseneck" rosewater sprinkler vase, this piece is crafted from "Peacock" Favrile glass pioneered by Tiffany Glass and Decorating C...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vintage Silver Plate Candelabras with Toucans by Emilia Castillo Mexico 1980
s
Located in Troy, MI
A rare pair of sculptural candelabras by Emilia Castillo
Mexico circa 1980's
Handcrafted dual candlestick holders in silver plated hammered brass
Perched toucans in porcelain with ...
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20th Century Mexican Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Silver Plate
French Art Nouveau Vase Majolica Gustave De Bruyn 29cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful French Art Nouveau vase made of polychrome crackle majolica earthenware, decorated with peonies and floral motifs, numbered and marked on the bottom.
Gustave De Bruyn (Leu...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
1912 René Lalique - Vase Dentele Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase “Dentelé” made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1912.
Very faint molded signature and engraved control signature.
Perfect condition. Beautiful patina.
h...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Silver Card Case Aide Memoire Purse Birmingham 1908 William Haseler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver card case in form of Aide Memoire Purse, Birmingham 1908, William Hair Haseler. Art Nouveau elaborate border surround, monogram possibly H....
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Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Glazed Ceramic Flower Vases by Delphine Massier, France, circa 1890.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Glazed Ceramic Flower Vases by Delphine Massier, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Pate de Verre Bulldog Sculptures by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France.
The sculptures in the image are bulldogs created by Daum Frères in the late 20th century, around 1980. It was produce...
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1980s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Confidence, Calamine. France, circa 1900, After Grisard, Désiré
1872-¿
Located in Madrid, ES
"Confidence". calamine. France, around 1900, following Grisard, Désiré (1872-¿).
With manufacturing stamp, titled and engraved name.
Calamine figure patinated in various shades t...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
The Linke Grand Regulator World
s Fair Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock
François Linke
Circa 1900
Widely regarded as the greatest sculptural clock ever created, this monumental régulateur by François Linke was conceived as a statement for the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition, a moment when the world’s finest artisans competed on an international stage. Linke, the most celebrated ébéniste of the Belle Époque, was awarded the prestigious gold medal for his display, which critics described as “the biggest event in the history of furnishing art in the year 1900.” Designed in collaboration with the sculptor Léon Messagé, the clock exemplifies Linke’s ambition to elevate furniture and timepieces to the realm of fine art.
The clock represents over a decade of design and craftsmanship. Only six examples of this model were ever completed due to the extraordinary labor and cost involved. Building just one had a production cost of 22,966 francs, the equivalent of approximately eight years' wages for the average French worker in 1900. The clock is illustrated on the spine of Christopher Payne’s definitive monograph on Linke. Mahdi Al-Tajir, one of the world’s most important collectors, later acquired the present model. Another is located at Whitehall, the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. It was acquired by Rockefeller’s partner, Henry Flagler...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Gallé Signed, Acid Etched Overlay Vase, France, 1905
By Gallé
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite multi colored Art Nouveau vase by Émile Gallé in Nancy is statement pieces in the room. Signed E. Gallé.
Vase with currant decoration in frosted glass internally suff...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Japanese Shakudo Bronze Vase Meiji Period
Located in Kastrup, DK
apanese Shakudo bronze vase, Art Nouveau.
From Nogawa workshop, seal marked at the bottom approx. 1890.
With pheasant on branch and flowers, inlaid with silver enamel and 24 cara...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Austrian Art Nouveau Imperial Amphora Vase with Birds
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Art Nouveau/Jugendstil Austrian Imperial Amphora art pottery twin handled vase with tube lined bird designs dating from the early 20th century.
In addition...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Nouveau Wax Young Girl Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wax young girl bust sculpture by Mme Arondelle, 2 rue du Louvre, Paris, France, ca.1900. Polychrome wax. After the famous Wax Head from the Lille ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Synthetic
Art Nouveau Jardiniere
La Vague
, by Georges Charles Coudray, Orivit, 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Serpentine crocodile with head raised to the side and mouth wide open, with removable back section and recessed, removable crouching female nude.
Crocodile cold painted in colours, B...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Pair of French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Art Nouveau gilt bronze vases with handles with floral design and female heads. (PRICED AS PAIR)
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$12,500 / set
Scavo Cenedese Blue Glass Vase from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Blue vase in Scavo di Cenedese glass made in the 1950s.
Measures: Ø 13 cm, H 19 cm
Scavo glass is a type of ornamental glass with a rough surface with a matte finish in imitati...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,278 Sale Price
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Erotic / Nude Women Bronze Sculpture Table Bell Push, Austria, 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Erotic / nude women bronze sculpture table bell push - Austria 1900´s
Talk about hard to find items! This impossible to believe bell push is the only erotic bell push we have ever se...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Emerald Green Art Glass Gilt Enamel Lilly of the Valley Vase
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau emerald green art glass vase with gilt and white enamel decoration depicting stylized Lilly of the Valley, elaborately scrolled leaves and golden scales
Early 20th Centur...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
An Art Nouveau Patinated and Gilt Bronze Inkwell, Circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Art Nouveau patinated and gilt bronze inkwell, circa 1900.
An Art Nouveau patinated and gilt bronze inkwell, signed, circa 1900, lacking the glass receptacle.
H: 5.5cm, W: 20cm, ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Lalique Crystal Champs-Elysees Bowl Vase
By Marc Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Champs- Elysses medium size oval bowl vase. It depicts multiple horse chestnut leaves arranged around a circular center base. Below the base, it is the acid...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$2,800 Sale Price
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Pair of head sculptures Franz Hagenauer Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien circa 1981
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Pair of head sculptures, Franz Hagenauer, Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, ca. 1981, marked
Beginning in the 1970s, and inspired by his contact with students at the University of Applied ...
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1980s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
"Langouste" Pâte De Verre Vide-Poche by Walter and Bergé
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. This piece features a brown lobster resting on a blue-green shaped dish, circa 1900.
A similar vid...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Émile Gallé Marquetry "Mayfly and Ferns" Coffret
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
The motifs on this coffret by Émile Gallé depict a mayfly flitting among a bed of ferns. Hatching in summer and living only a few hours before mating and dying, the mayfly has long s...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Émile Gallé Miniature Cameo Vase, Art Nouveau, Ca 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé miniature Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900
Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer
Émile Gallé 7...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
French Silver and Enamel Snuff Box Hallmarked Benjamin Wolles
Located in Newark, England
Gold Wire Inlay
From our Collectables collection, we are delighted to introduce this French Silver and Enamel Snuffbox. The Snuff Box of oval shape with a white enamel glaze mounted...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Old Brass Flower Pot Jardinière Art Nouveau Style Mécap Belgium
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful antique flowerpot, jardinière, or cachepot made of hammered brass, with gargoyle handles and lion claw feet. Marked on the bottom: "Mécap Made in Belgium," manufactured in ...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Meissen Jugendstil Porcelain Covered Urn or Vase with Pansies
Violets
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed German porcelain lidded urn or large vase.
By Meissen.
Decorated with applied and raised ribbons, laurels, and geometric patterns throughout.
Painted floral sprays o...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Floral Miniature, Viennese Art Nouveau
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, and hand-painted floral miniature. With raised beaded decoration. Viennese Art Nou...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vase, Sign: Muller Fres Luneville, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Serpentine Stone Pendulum Clock by Albin Müller
By Albin Muller
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Executed by Sächsische Serpentin-Stein-Gesellschaft, Zöblitz.
Literature: exhibition catalogue Dresden 1906, p. 266; DKD vol 18, 1906, ill. page 646; DK issue 10 (1906/07), ill. pag...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Large Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and large footed cameo glass vase in the Art Nouveau style depicting blooming blue violet flowers on a pale yellow ground. Signed Galle. 12 1/2 by 7 inches.
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20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Sailboat, Art Nouveau, 1900s
Located in Firenze, FI
Square pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature depicting a sailboat. English Art Nouveau style, early 1900s. Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 1.2 cm. Weight:...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
A matched pair of Tiffany Studios Etruscan bronze Candlesticks
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
A matched pair of art nouveau tall and slender candlesticks, In dark patinated bronze and gilded bronze.
A large disc with rippled edge and swirling texture serves as the foot of t...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Vase, Muller Fres Luneville, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase 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 traine...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pichet Saint Clément canard en majolique Française, design Art Nouveau 19ième
Located in London, England
Le pichet canard de Saint Clément, en faïence barbotine, modèle 7492, est un véritable chef-d'œuvre qui illustre l'élégance et le savoir-faire des artistes Émile et Charles Gallé. Ce...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Georges de Feure, Silvered Bronze Art Nouveau Candlestick, France, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Painter, theatrical and industrial designer, Georges de Feure was closely associated with Sigfried Bing who was key in the introduction of the art nouveau movement. Composed of chara...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Set of Two Bronze Lizards by Bergmann (Wiener Bronze) circa 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming pair of Viennese bronzes attributed to Bergmann, consisting of one large and one small lizard. Both pieces are finely cast, crisply detailed, and display a beautiful, well...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Art Nouveau green Majolica frog who playing mandolin unsigned Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
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