Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
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
54 Pc Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Cutlery Set Denmark
Located in Dayton, OH
The superb Scandinavian Modern Acanthus or Dronning pattern of sterling silver flatware was designed by Johan Rohde in 1917 for Georg Jensen.
Service for 8 includes:
8 large knives
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,900 Sale Price / set
30% Off
German Novelty Silver Cat by Ludwig Neresheimer
Co
Located in Newark, England
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
From our Silver collection we are delighted to offer this rare German Silver Cat by Ludwig Neresheimer & Co.
The cat is modelled in a naturalistic pose, hu...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Stone, Silver
Continental Silver Wax Seal with Art Nouveau Figure and Landscape, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Continental Silver Wax Seal with Art Nouveau Figure and Landscape, Circa 1900 Stamped . 800 silver with engraved seal "W.G."
Dimensions: 2.5" H x 1" W x 0.5" D
A finely executed Con...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Floral Gorham Sterling Silver Overlay Flask
By Gorham
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gorham sterling silver overlay flask featuring an 1/8 Pint glass jar with a fancy engraved leafy vine art nouveau silver overlay design, a removab...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Cast Gorham Sterling Silver Bon Bon Spoon No. 586 with Flowers
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, antique bon bon spoon.
By Gorham.
In cast sterling silver.
No. 586.
With an ornate, reticulated handle and a gilt, pierced bowl with flowers and rocallie.
Simply a wond...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
159 Pc, “Lily” Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Pc Setting for 18
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely spectacular collection of "Lily" pattern sterling silver flatware mostly by Whiting (approximately 90%), an assembled set from an estate collection which was started in the 1970's. The pattern was introduced in 1902 and features a stunning high-relief handle with stalks of blossoming lily flowers across the surface. Please be aware this set is of mixed age, some antique 1902 pat pieces, some contemporary.
This set includes a 5 piece place setting for 18 people, or an 8 piece place setting for 12! There is a fair amount of rare serving pieces included with the set.
Housed inside a chippendale style flatware chest on stand. Mauser MFG Co., New York.
The set comprises of:
18 - Dinner Forks
18 - Individual Salad Forks
18 - Dessert / Oval Soup Spoons
18 - Individual Teaspoons
18 - New French Hollow Knives
16 - Individual Butter Knives (Gorham)
12 - Oyster Forks
12 - Individual Steak Knives
7 - Citrus or Grapefruit Spoons
4 - Individual Salt Cellar Shell Spoons
3 - Olive or Pickle Forks
2 - Sugar Shell Spoons
2 Pc - Solid Salad Set
2 Pc - Solid Oversized Serving Salad Set
2 Pc - Cold Meat Carving Set...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table clock Opening lost hinge Swiss clock 8-day Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table clock with rounded vertical sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, in Art Nouveau style from the early 1900s. Hand-engraved e...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tiffany
Co. Saratoga Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 129 Pieces
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiffany & Co. Saratoga pattern sterling silver flatware set. The pattern features a scrolling motif on the handles. The set includes a variety of dining and serving pieces, some cont...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Repoussè Hand Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique sterling silver repoussè hand mirror. Stamped sterling, as shown in photos. Beveled inset mirror is possibly not original.
Category
1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Dinner Fork 012
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver dinner fork, item #012 in the iconic Acorn pattern, designed by Johan Rohde in 1915 (design #62). This elegant piece showcases the timeless craftsmansh...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silverware Service for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A complete Georg Jensen Acorn sterling silver flatware service designed by Johan Rohde, first introduced in 1915 and celebrated as one of Georg Jensen’s most iconic patterns. This ex...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Raphael by Alvin Sterling Silver Baby Food Pusher, 3", Art Nouveau
Located in valatie, NY
Raphael Pattern by Alvin Sterling Silver Baby Food Pusher, 3", Art Nouveau. Food Pushers started in Victorian society when it was rude for anyone, even children, to touch food with t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Klinkosch Vienna Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Display Cabinet
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for 12 people, consisting of 125 parts, in wooden display cabinet.
Dating: Circa 1910
Material: Massive silver '800', Solingen steel ...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silverware Set for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen Sterling Silverware Set for 12 in the Blossom/Magnolia pattern, design #84 by Georg Jensen from 1919. The blossom or Magnolia p...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Glass
Sterling Vanity Jars, Set of Five
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of five antique sterling silver and glass vanity jars. Various repoussè floral designs. each sterling lid is stamped sterling.
Large j...
Category
1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Signed Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Pepper Shaker
Salt Cellar Pair #2A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed Danish Modern pepper shaker and open salt cellar pair.
By Georg Jensen.
In sterling silver.
Pattern no. 2A, entitled Blossom.
Comprising a pepper shaker, an open s...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acorn Hammer 107
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare sterling silver Georg Jensen hammer, design #107 by Johan Rohde circa 1919. The design is attributed to Rohde's acorn pattern, featuring an acorn top finial attached to a soli...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People By V.C. Dub for A. Einspinner, 1915
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people consisting of 173 Parts in original wooden box.
Date of manufactory: circa 1915
Material: Massive silver '800', Stain...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely spectacular collection of "Lily" pattern sterling silver flatware mostly by Whiting an assembled set from an estate collection which was started in the 1970's. The pattern was introduced in 1902 and features a stunning high-relief handle with stalks of blossoming lily flowers across the surface. Please be aware this set is of mixed age, some antique 1902 pat pieces, some contemporary - view individual item marks below.
This set includes a 5 piece place setting for 18 people, or an 8 piece place setting for 12! There is a fair amount of rare serving pieces included with the set.
The set comprises of:
18 - Dinner Forks 7.75” (17 Whiting mark, 1 Gorham)
18 - Individual Salad Forks 6.125” (Whiting mark)
18 - Dessert / Oval Soup Spoons 7” (Whiting mark)
18 - Individual Teaspoons 5.825” (Whiting mark)
18 - New French Hollow Knives 9.25” (no maker mark)
18 - Individual Butter Knives 6.675” (Gorham)
12 - Oyster Forks 5.75” (Whiting 1902 mark)
12 - Individual Steak Knives 8.25” (International)
7 - Citrus or Grapefruit Spoons 5.375” (Whiting patent applied for mark)
4 - Individual Salt Cellar...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Jardinière 296C
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A small sterling silver jardinière, design #296C by Georg Jensen, dating back to 1919. This handcrafted oval bowl features four exquisitely detailed hanging grape clusters serving as...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1933-44 Sterling Silver Salad Servers by Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver salad servers by Georg Jensen, 1933-1944 mark. Acorn pattern. A wedding present in 1935. 5.25 troy oz.
8 5/8" x 2" x 0.75" h.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
TIFFANY
CO. 1909 John C. Moore Salt-Pepper Shakers In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Salt & pepper shakers set designed by Tiffany & Co.
This is a beautiful pair of antique salt and pepper shakers created in 1909 at the Tiffany...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Garrard
Co Art Nouveau Cased Set Six Silver Goblets by Hancocks
Co
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning original art nouveau cased set of six silver goblets retailed by Garrard & Co and made by London silversmiths Frederick Hancock and dated 1913. The set of six heavy gauge ...
Category
1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Repoussé Sterling Silver Pedestal Bowl Fruit and Flower Motif
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exquisite early 20th century Loring Andrews sterling silver footed bowl features hand chased repoussé decoration consisting of multiple flowers, strawberries and grape clusters ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Akkeleje Silverware Set for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A very early and extensive Georg Jensen silverware service in the Akkeleje pattern, design #77 by Georg Jensen from 1918. Its unusual to find a large...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver photo frame.
The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence.
The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...
Category
1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Art Nouveau overlay perfume bottle. This bottle has cranberry-red colored glass with silver overlay of swirls, flowers and leaves motif all around...
Category
1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Original, Hallmark. Massive Silver Candleholder, Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Signature: Austrian silver-mark, WW-mark. What is unusual for a Wiener Werkstatte silver-object. The signatures are on the bottom side instead...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Liberty Art Nouveau Lost Wax Casting Frame
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver frame made with the lost wax casting technique.
The frame is in Art Nouveau style and the verifiable weight is all in silver, except for the wooden back.
The decorations are...
Category
1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Leaf-Form Bonbon Dish By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau pattern, sterling silver, leaf-form bonbon dish, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1933. A photo of one of these dishes appears in t...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Sugar Bowl With Blue Glass Liner, France, Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant silver sugar bowl with an oval base form, standing on four animal feet, straight body slightly flared upwards with openwork decoration in relief, divided into six segments...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pre 1945 Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tazza Compote 263B, Grape Motif
By Georg Jensen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous Georg Jensen sterling silver tazza features Jensen's iconic grape motif, a celebrated range of pieces which were inspired by the Art Nouveau aesthetic coupled with time the artist spent traveling in Italy.
Georg Jensen was born in 1866 and trained as a sculptor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1892. Jensen began his artistic career in ceramics and started working with silver in 1904. He went on to establish his own smithy in Copenhagen and like many others working during the Art Nouveau period, was strongly influenced by natural forms and structure found in flowers and plants.
As mentioned above, Jensen spent time in Italy shortly after the turn of the century and developed an appreciation for ancient Roman silver work. He was also struck by the work of more recent Italian artists and was particularly influenced by those pieces which drew upon classical mythology, such as Baroque painter Caravaggio's 'Bacchus'. Jensen combined these influences with emerging Art Nouveau organic motifs, leading him to utilize the malleable qualities of silver to create his renowned Grape Collection.
This form of this silver tazza was initially designed by Jensen in 1918. The piece has a round pedestal foot which rises to a thick columnar stem reminiscent of the twisting trunk...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Silver Star of David Pendant, Henryk Winograd, Judaica, New York, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A striking and richly detailed silver Judaica pendant by renowned repoussé master Henryk Winograd, crafted in a rounded diamond form and displaying Winograd’s signature artistry in b...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen "Louvre" bowl / compote in sterling silver. Art Nouveau style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen "Louvre" bowl / compote in sterling silver.
Art Nouveau style with nature's organic forms and decorative flora and fauna details. Model number 180B.
Measures: 14 x 11.5...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity brushes. American circa 1900.
All stamped Sterling. Original horsehair bristles.
Each brush features a sli...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,200 / set
R. Wallace
Sons SS Bent Handle Baby Spoon With "Jack and Jill" Engraved Bowl
Located in valatie, NY
R. Wallace & Sons Sterling Silver Bent Handle Baby Spoon With "Jack and Jill" Engraved Bowl. Girl with a Puppy on the Handle Engraved "Kiss Me."
Trent Antiques has been a respected...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver and crystal perfume bottle from the Art Nouveau period. It has a deep-green glass with sterling o...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique 1902 James Dixon
Son Sterling Silver / Leather Skin Hip Flask
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A magnificent, fine and impressive, antique George V glass, English sterling silver and skin Leather mounted hip flask.
This magnificent antique George V sterling silver hip flask has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The upper portion of the large glass body is ornamented with an impressive skin covering.
This impressive flask is fitted with a plain domed fully hallmarked hinged cover, securing with a bayonet fitting.
This Lskin hip flask retains the original hallmarked push fit drinking cup.
Marked English Sterling Silver J.D & S into a shield, James Dixon & Sons, London 1902.
Business established in 1806 in Silver Street, Sheffield by James Dixon in partnership with a Mr. Smith. The firm became James Dixon & Son (1823), James Dixon & Sons (1835c.) and James Dixon & Sons Ltd in 1920. London showrooms were opened in London (1873), Sidney and Melborne (1912).
Such examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
This antique hip flask...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Art Nouveau .800 Silver 12 Piece Fish Flatware Serving Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This twelve piece serving set is signed by an unknown maker, but presumed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Walking Stick - French Bulldog
Located in Budapest, HU
This elegant antique walking stick features a sterling silver handle crafted in the form of a French bulldog’s head, a design that perfectly captures both the strength and charm of t...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver vase in Art Nouveau - Liberty style made entirely by hand.
The preparation of the structure of the vase required several processing times. The vase was made in differ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Travel Photo Frame with Floral Miniature Art Nouveau
Located in Firenze, FI
Small travel photo frame for 2 photos in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and hand-painted floral miniature; blue line on the outside....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Louis Kuppenheim Silver Kitten Vanity Compact with Rubies
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Louis Kuppenheim Silver and Rubies Cat Vanity Compact
Magnificent antique German minaudière in solid silver adorned with a silver cat engraved in deep relief on the front of ...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau German Sterling Fantasy Fish Motif Oil Lamp/Cigar Lighter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau German Sterling Fantasy Fish Motif Oil Lamp/Cigar Lighter
German, Late 19th Century, Unmarked, .800 Silver
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with this captivating German sterling fantasy fish motif oil lamp/cigar lighter. Dating back to the late 19th century, this piece is a true testament to the creativity and artistry of the era.
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the lamp is a fantastical, caricature-like fish cast and engraved realistically. The fish rests on its back, supported by its fins and dorsal fin, with wide-opened eyes and an open mouth revealing the oil lamp's wick. The turned-up tail serves as the handle for this ingeniously designed oil lamp and cigar lighter.
Made of unmarked .800 silver, this piece embodies the quality and craftsmanship of German silversmithing. With dimensions of 4 inches in height, 3.5 inches in width, and 2 inches in depth, this lamp is a statement piece that will captivate any observer. Weighing 3.5 ounces, it exudes a substantial and luxurious feel.
Step into the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with this captivating German oil lamp...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver 800 Cutlery Set for 12 People, Düsseldorf, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 cutlery set for 12 people. Düsseldorf, Germany, late 19th century.
Jugendstil period.
Complete for 12 people.
A total of 164 pieces:
12 ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$20,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its sweeping silhouette flows with soft curves from the flared spout down to a wide, ornate base. The handle is especially striking—elaborately cast with swirling, nature-inspired mo...
Category
1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bowl with Repouse Floral Decoration
By Gorham
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique and very ornate bowl was made by the renowned Gorham Company of the United States and dates to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art N...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
By Herbert Edward Barker
Frank Ernest Barker 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver three-piece tea service in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our antique teaware collection.
This fine antique G...
Category
1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Honeysuckle Berry Spoon 69g
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique W.W. Child Whiting Manufacturing Company sterling silver .925 casserole berry or citrus spoon in the 1870 Honeysuckle pattern with floral etched and scallop edged bowl...
Category
1870s Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Gorham Versailles Sterling Silver Flatware Salad Serving Fork Spoon Set
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gorham Versailles Sterling Silver Flatware Salad Serving Fork & Spoon Set with Monograms on the Back of the Handle. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Serving Fork and Spoon Set, 1930
s
By Georg Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georg Jensen Blossom pattern hand hammered sterling silver salad or serving set.
Hallmarked dating to 1933-1944.
In excellent condition.
Designed in 1905 by Georg Jensen, the delica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent 170pc. 950 Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Flatware Set with 8 Serving Pieces by the World's Premier French Silversmith "Puiforcat...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Art Nouveau Purse/Cigarette Holder
Located in Toledo, OH
This beautiful sterling silver purse with chain could also be used as a cigarette holder. The purse is decorated with a flower and swirling ribbon and is in excellent condition. Ther...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
International Silver Company Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Childs Bowl
Stand
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and stylish American Art Nouveau sterling silver child's bowl and stand decorated with the alphabet by the International Silver Company...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Versailles Pattern Sterling Silver Asparagus Fork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique asparagus fork.
By Gorham.
In sterling silver.
In the Versailles pattern (designed by Antone Heller).
Monogramed to the reverse.
Fully hallmarked.
Simply a ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Sterling Silver Reticulated String or Thread Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique string holder.
In sterling silver.
By the Gorham Manufacturing Company.
Retailed by Bailey, Banks, & Biddle.
With a reticulate...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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....
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$396 Sale Price
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Children
s Cutlery Silver Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte circa 1923 Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Silver children’s cutlery set designed by Josef Hoffmann and Eduard J. Wimmer-Wisgrill manufactured by Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1923 marked hammer-strok...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique American Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Flask
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass flask with engraved silver overlay. Flat front and concave back; sides curved and bottom flat. Short neck in silver collar and hinged a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Instruments, Set of 3
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 3 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity tools. American circa 1900. Each piece features a female figurine. Tools include, button hook, shoe horn with brass horn and roller.
Weighted Sterling...
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
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