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.
$1,752 / set
H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 6.7 in
A pair of Art Nouveau porcelain vases, produced by Amphora
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A pair of Art Nouveau porcelain vases, produced by Amphora (Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel) company in Austria (modern-day Trnovany, Czech Republic) between the late 19th and early 2...
Porcelain
$654 / set
H 11.82 in Dm 6.7 in
Pair Of Art Nouveau Glazed Ceramic Vases With Floral Decoration, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant pair of glazed ceramic vases in the Art Nouveau style, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. These pieces feature a superb glaze in graduated shades of celadon...
Ceramic
$618 / set
H 9.06 in Dm 3.94 in
Pair of French Art Nouveau Legras Enameled Glass Vases, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant pair of French Art Nouveau glass vases with an enameled floral pattern in blue and gold colors, early 20th Century. Signed "Leg." on the side of each vase. Dimensions: hei...
Glass
Pair of Art Nouveau Jugs Floral Decoration
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of Art Nouveau jugs floral decoration Origin France circa 1900 natural wear illegible signature. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an in...
Bronze
Pair Bohemian Glass Urns Jugs Circa 1930
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Bohemian glass jugs or urns Very colourful with hand painted designs over the blue Circa 1930 Offered in great shape ready for home use right away We ship to every c...
Glass
$3,325 / set
H 11.03 in Dm 6.7 in
Pair of French Antique Art Nouveau Muller Frères Vases Satinated Glass 1900
By Muller Fres Luneville
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Art Nouveau vases by Muller Freres Luneville in frosted glass 1900 France. The vases are made from satinated (frosted) glass with amazing floral shapes & motives d...
Glass
$2,915 / set
H 12.6 in Dm 5.52 in
Pair of French Art Nouveau Opaline Glass Vases with Enamel and Gilt Decoration
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant antique French opaline glass vases, decorated with vibrant enamel florals and gold highlights, circa 1900. A decorative pair of hand-blown opaline glass vases, richly hand-p...
Opaline Glass
$1,130 / set
H 11.03 in Dm 3.55 in
PAIR OF ART NOUVIAL JUGS French, circa 1900, Manufacture Attributed to Legras
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ART NOUVIAL JUGS French, circa 1900, manufacture attributed to Legras, in shades of green with enameled decoration featuring gold lattice patterns, bows, and salmon-colored...
Art Glass
$1,105
H 9.65 in W 11.03 in D 3.27 in
Pair of Art Nouveau Fairy Vases with Original Glass Liners, English, c. 1900
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of Art Nouveau vases featuring a pair of fairies. One of the fairies calls out to her partner, who listens from the other vase. The reverse of the vases each has a da...
Spelter
$2,617 / set
H 13.39 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Pair of 20th Century Glass and Metal French Art Nouveau Style Vases, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of French vases from the mid-20th century. Beautifully sized glass objects with chiseled metal decorations (copper tint) in Art Nouveau style and pleasant decor. Vases for antiq...
Metal
Pair Of Regule Vases, Signed L. Moreau, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of regule vases from the Napoleon III period, 19th century, by L. Moreau. H: 30 cm, W: 17.5 cm, D: 17.5 cm Please contact us before placing your order to confirm the product’s ...
Metal
Daum, Nancy Pâte de Verre Vase, Early 20th Century, Art Nouveau.
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum, Nancy pâte de verre vase, early 20th century, Art Nouveau. A Daum, Nancy, Art Nouveau vase, 1900, in acid-etched pâte de verre. Dimensions : H: 27cm, D: 18cm Contact us befo...
Glass
Pair of Vases in Glazed Terra Cotta, Samson, 19th Century or Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of vases in glazed terra cotta, Samson, 19th century or early 20th century. Pair of vases in glazed terra cotta in the Asian Arts style, 19th century or early 20th century, Sam...
Terracotta
Pair of Baccarat Opaline Vases, 19th Century
By Baccarat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Baccarat opaline vases, 19th century A pair of Baccarat opaline vases with flowers decorations, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Cont...
Opaline Glass
Glass Paste Vase By Daum Frères, Acid Etched, Art Nouveau, Circa 1920.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glass paste vase by Daum Frères, acid etched, Art Nouveau, circa 1920. Art Nouveau glass paste vase, circa 1920, by Daum Frère, engraved with acid. H: 30cm, D:22cm Contact us befor...
Paste, Glass
Pair of 19th-century Vases, Opaline Glass And Gilded Regule, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 19th-century vases made of opaline glass and gilded regule, from the Napoleon III period. Pair of 19th-century vases from the Napoleon III period, made of opaline glass and ...
Opaline Glass
