For collectors, Daum is a name in the first rank of the French makers of art glass, along with those of Émile Gallé and René Lalique. Led in its early decades by the brothers Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), the company, based in the city of Nancy, established its reputation in the Art Nouveau period, and later successfully adopted the Art Deco style.
In 1878, lawyer Jean Daum took over the ownership of a glassworks as payment for a debt and installed his sons as proprietors. Initially, Daum made glass for everyday purposes such as windows, watches and tableware, but the success that Gallé enjoyed at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris — the international showcase for which the Eiffel Tower was built — inspired the Daum brothers to begin making art-glass pieces. They produced popular works of cameo glass, a decorative technique in which an outer layer of glass is acid-etched or carved off to reveal the layer below, but Daum became best known for vessels and sculptures in pâte de verre — a painstaking method in which finely ground colored glass is mixed with a binder, placed in a mold and then fired in a kiln.
Though early Daum glass was never signed by individual artists, the firm employed some of the masters of the naturalistic, asymmetrical Art Nouveau style, including Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter (whose first name is frequently misspelled). Daum also collaborated with furniture and metalware designer Louis Majorelle, who created wrought-iron and brass mounts for vases and table lamps. In the 1960s, Daum commissioned fine artists, most notably Salvador Dalí and sculptor César Baldaccini, to design glass pieces. As you see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Daum has been home to an astonishingly rich roster of creative spirits and is today a state-owned enterprise making pâte de verre figurines.
$1,553
H 2.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Daum Nancy Pâte de Verre Butterfly on Rose Leaf Art Glass Paperweight, Signed
Located in Nottingham, GB
A beautifully crafted Daum France pâte de verre art glass sculpture, depicting a delicate butterfly resting upon a rose leaf. Dating to approximately 1960–1980, this charming piece c...
pate de verre
$655
H 2.76 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
20th Century Pate de Verre Glass study entitled "Papillon" by Daum Glass
By Daum
Located in London, GB
An attractive mid 20th Century pate de verre glass study of butterfly rested on a rose with excellent detail and very fine vibrant colour, signed Daum France ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...
Glass
Daum Pate de Verre Glass Butterfly Perfume Bottle
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Pate de Verre Glass Butterfly Perfume Bottle Signed, Daum France. The spherical colorless glass body on a circular foot, with an amber and yellow pate de verre butterfly stoppe...
Glass
$1,900 / item
H 57 in W 34 in D 1.4 in
Genuine Agate Slice Butterfly on Custom Black Stand – Natural Home Décor
Located in New York, NY
Enhance you living space with this genuine agate slice butterfly, crafted from beautifully banded agate and mounted on a sleek custom black stand. The translucent wings glow when the...
Agate
Stylized Crystal Butterfly Sculpture / Paperweight by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized crystal butterfly sculpture / paperweight on base by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity....
Crystal
$3,543 / item
H 7.88 in W 14.18 in D 4.73 in
Butterfly Wall Decorative Art Sculpture in Silvered Glass, Sabrina Landini Italy
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BUTTERFLY The free dance movement For more than 22 years, Sabrina Landini pays homage to glass surfaces in her expression of silvered masterworks, the hallmark of her collection. S...
Brass
$18,500
H 59 in W 83.5 in D 8 in
Extra-Large Brutal Style Agate Stone Butterfly Wall Sculpture & Light
Located in North Miami, FL
This 6 foot wide brass illuminating wall sculpture in a copper finish and adorned with multiple natural agate stones in blues, purple, ochre and grey. This provides an outstanding l...
Agate, Iron
Jacques Duval Agate Butterfly Sculpture, France, Circa 1970
Located in New York, NY
An elegant mid-century butterfly sculpture by Jacques Duval, masterfully crafted in gilt brass and natural agate. The delicately cast brass body is accented with intricately detailed...
Agate, Brass
Glass Sculpture Purple Butterfly
By Marijke & Joop Berendsen
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This beautiful handmade glass sculpture, crafted with colored glass pieces forming a beautiful butterfly combines aesthetic beauty with profound symbolic meaning of transformation, l...
Steel
$3,543 / item
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
Butterfly Wall Decorative Art Sculpture Silvered Glass, Sabrina Landini Italy
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BUTTERFLY The free dance movement For more than 22 years, Sabrina Landini pays homage to glass surfaces in her expression of silvered masterworks, the hallmark of her collection. S...
Brass
Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Turtle Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Of A Turtle Coming Out Of A Shell Paperweight Desk Accessory.
Rock Crystal
Wonderful Daum France Art Glass Pate De Verre Iris Crystal Bowl Centerpiece
By Daum
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Daum France Art Glass "Pate De Verre Iris" Crystal Bowl Centerpiece We Have The Matching Bowl / Centerpiece Available Being Sold S...
Crystal
Wonderful Carved Rock Crystal Sculpture Alligator Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Carved Rock crystal sculpture Of An Alligator Paperweight Desk Accessory.
Rock Crystal
Wonderful Daniel Murano Italian Art Glass Vase Sterling Mounted Palm Tree Leaves
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Murano Italian Yellow Art Glass Vase With 2 Sterling Ormolu Palm Tree Leaves Mounted Reading "Daniel Made In Italy Laminato Ag
Sterling Silver, Ormolu
Wonderful Vintage Art Glass Daum Nancy Sculpture Porche 959 Stand Plaque
By Daum
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage Art glass Porche 959 sculpture on wood stand with Plaque. Possibly Daum.
Art Glass
Wonderful White Marble Sculpture Hand Carved Calla Lilly Flower Signed Artist
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful White Marble Sculpture Hand Carved Of A Calla Lilly Flower On Black Marble Base Signed By Artist Carla Raben
Marble
