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.
Daum Crystal Marly Car Relief Decorative Paperweight Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning crystal car paperweight sculpture is by Daum, France, and was made in Nancy circa 1980. This exceptional original design is from artist and sculptor Xavier Froissart, a...
Crystal
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car
By Xavier Froissart, Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum French Crystal Riviera Coupe Car. Highly detailed large glass depiction of a classic car with frosted tires and engine. Designed by Xavier F...
Crystal
$753Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.15 in W 3.94 in D 7.88 in
1980s German Glass Car Sculpture by Magic Cristal
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture of a porsche car made of glass by Magic Cristal.
Glass, Art Glass
Ferrari F40 in crystal by Arnolfo di Cambio Italy design in years '80
By Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Biella, IT
Ferrari F40 in crystal by Arnolfo di Cambio Italy design in years '80. the work is in transparent and satinated crystal, stainless steel rear spoiler removable in dark gray color, and the F40 is signed on the lower back Arnolfo di Cambio. very rare and international iconic object...
Crystal
Belzoni, a Racing Car Sculpture, "GT-M"
By Belzoni
Located in Paris, FR
GT-M A sculpture figuring a GT racing car. On a rectangular wood base. Available in various finishes, silvered, polished bronze, lacquered bronze. Belzoni finds inspiration...
Composition
$1,186Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Art Deco Home Accessories Cars Futurism Decorative Cast Metal Car, Italy, 1930s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
A striking set of three Italian Art Deco futurist automobile sculptures, crafted in cast metal with a sleek polished finish. Each model features an aerodynamic silhouette inspired by...
Metal
Vintage Rolls Royce Automobile Music Box and Decanter
Located in San Diego, CA
A highly decorative mid-20th-century novelty music box decanter crafted in the form of a classic Rolls-Royce–style open touring automobile. The sculptural metal car body features det...
Metal
$753Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.94 in W 7.88 in D 2.37 in
1980s German Glass Car Sculpture by Magic Cristal
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s German glass car sculpture by Magic Cristal
Art Glass
Vintage Sterling Silver Car Sculpture by Jack Spencer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional and rare, vintage English sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a car in the Art Nouveau manner. The body of this stylised Jaguar style car has a plain moulded form. This exceptional model surmounts the original carved stained oak wood plinth, accented with a vacant silver inscription plaque to the lower rim. This exceptional vintage silver presentation ornament is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches. Condition This vintage sterling silver...
Sterling Silver
Belzoni, a Racing Car Sculpture, "GT-P"
By Belzoni
Located in Paris, FR
GT-P A sculpture figuring a GT racing car. On a rectangular wood base. Available in various finishes, silvered, polished bronze, lacquered bronze. Belzoni finds inspiration...
Composition
Polished Glass Sculpture By Marco de Gueltz, Signed, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Polished glass sculpture by Marco de Gueltz, signed, 20th century. Polished glass sculpture by Marco de Gueltz from the 20th century. H: 14 cm, W: 10 cm, D: 7 cm Please contact us ...
Glass
Rolls Royce Radiator Mascot Inspired From The Famous Spirit Of Ecstasy Statue
By Charles Sykes
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Rolls Royce radiator mascot Emily is a chrome-plated bronze sculpture standing 47 cm tall, faithfully reproducing the Spirit of Ecstasy design first created in 1911 by Charles R...
Bronze
Sculpture, Statuette, Glass Work by Edmond Etling, circa 1930, Art Deco.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, statuette, glass work by Edmond Etling, circa 1930, Art Deco. Statuette, sculpture by Edmond Etling, opalescent glass sculpture, wooden base, Art Deco period, 1930. H: 27...
Glass, Wood
Sculpture: Geometric Composition in Chrome Metal and Marble
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This contemporary chrome metal sculpture offers an artistic interpretation of natural crystalline structures. The work consists of a complex assembly of multiple twelve-sided geometr...
Marble, Metal
Twisted Crystal Element for a Bouquetière, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Twisted crystal element for a bouquetière, 19th century. Element for a 19th century twisted crystal bouquetière in crystal. H: 17cm, D: 16.5cm Contact us before ordering to confirm...
Crystal
Vintage Aircraft Lamp Glass, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vintage aircraft lamp glass, 20th century. Antique DC-3 aircraft lamp globe, early 20th century. H: 7cm, W: 23cm, D: 6cm. Please contact us before ordering to confirm product avai...
Glass
