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Art Nouveau Furniture

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

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
Large Antique Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model, Italy 1900s
Large Antique Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model, Italy 1900s

Large Antique Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model, Italy 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A handmade wooden Artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on a Estate sale in Modena, Italy. Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! Some scrat...

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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Library Barrel Chairs in Dark Green Fabric
Pair of Vintage Library Barrel Chairs in Dark Green Fabric

Pair of Vintage Library Barrel Chairs in Dark Green Fabric

Located in Philadelphia, PA

We are pleased to present these handsome barrel chairs in a beautiful green fabric. Likely made around 2000. Vintage style. Very good overall condition. Ships from Philadelphia. Wi...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Bradley & Hubbard Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1910
Bradley & Hubbard Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1910

Bradley & Hubbard Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1910

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional antique Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade By Bradley & Hubbard USA, Early 20th Century Measures...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Metal

GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1900 Art Nouveau Joseph Maria Auchentaller Enameled Box
GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1900 Art Nouveau Joseph Maria Auchentaller Enameled Box

GEORGE ADAM SCHEID 1900 Art Nouveau Joseph Maria Auchentaller Enameled Box

By Georg Adam Scheid

Located in Miami, FL

Joseph Maria Auchentaller enameled box for George Adam Scheid (1837-1921). An extremely rare box created in Vienna, Austria, at the silversmith atelier of Georg Adam Scheid, circa 1...

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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Silver, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Flemish Tapestry 91cm×122cm Musical 3x4 Decorative Panel Tapestry c.1650
Antique Flemish Tapestry 91cm×122cm Musical 3x4 Decorative Panel Tapestry c.1650

Antique Flemish Tapestry 91cm×122cm Musical 3x4 Decorative Panel Tapestry c.1650

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite 17th-century Flemish tapestry depicts a seated musical figure surrounded by scrolling foliage, floral motifs, and a richly detailed border. The wool and silk weave sti...

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17th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Art Nouveau Walnut Display or Music Cabinet with Beveled Glass and Easel Stand
Art Nouveau Walnut Display or Music Cabinet with Beveled Glass and Easel Stand

Art Nouveau Walnut Display or Music Cabinet with Beveled Glass and Easel Stand

Located in Doylestown, PA

A unique music or display cabinet in walnut with an easel stand and beveled glass door, circa 1910s. A beautifully shaped cabinet with a rectilinear form in Jugendstil manner featur...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass

Early 20th C Pair Of Three Armed Sterling Silver Candlabras Circa 1910
Early 20th C Pair Of Three Armed Sterling Silver Candlabras Circa 1910

Early 20th C Pair Of Three Armed Sterling Silver Candlabras Circa 1910

Located in Incline Village, NV

Pair of early 20th century Art Nouveau sterling silver three armed candlabras in excellent and completely all original condition with all parts and elements intact, including drip tr...

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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Sculptural Jugend desk by N. Boman OY Finland, Swedish Royal Supplier in 1927.
Sculptural Jugend desk by N. Boman OY Finland, Swedish Royal Supplier in 1927.

Sculptural Jugend desk by N. Boman OY Finland, Swedish Royal Supplier in 1927.

By Boman OY

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare sculptural Jugend desk by N. Boman Turku Finland, made early 1900s. The tables legs are y-shapes in a art nouveau manner. The desk has two shelves in each corner. Desk top / ...

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1910s Finnish Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

Art Nouveau Rectangular Silver Plate Jewelry Box, France
Art Nouveau Rectangular Silver Plate Jewelry Box, France

Art Nouveau Rectangular Silver Plate Jewelry Box, France

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

This French rectangular silver box is heavily decorated in the typical styles of this Art Nouveau period. The box has vintage red velvet interior and the original hardware with a wor...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Silver Plate

Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s

Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s

By Handel Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 23"H....

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1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Metal

pair of secessionist armchairs Joseph Maria Olbrich Friedrich Otto Schmidt 1898
pair of secessionist armchairs Joseph Maria Olbrich Friedrich Otto Schmidt 1898

pair of secessionist armchairs Joseph Maria Olbrich Friedrich Otto Schmidt 1898

By Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Joseph Maria Olbrich

Located in Klosterneuburg, AT

pair of secessionist armchairs, Joseph Maria Olbrich (design), Friedrich Otto Schmidt (execution), 1898 technique: solid oak, brass, fabric (Backhausen, model “Abimelech”, designed ...

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1980s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Brass

Italian Art Nouveau Revival Gilt Metal and Opaline Glass Rod Chandelier, 1960s
Italian Art Nouveau Revival Gilt Metal and Opaline Glass Rod Chandelier, 1960s

Italian Art Nouveau Revival Gilt Metal and Opaline Glass Rod Chandelier, 1960s

Located in Antwerp, BE

An elegant Italian chandelier from the 1960s, executed in the Art Nouveau Revival style and distinguished by its richly detailed gilt metal frame and cascading tiers of opaline glass...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass

Elegant Brass and Copper Art Nouveau Candlestick by Carl Deffner Germany 1910s
Elegant Brass and Copper Art Nouveau Candlestick by Carl Deffner Germany 1910s

Elegant Brass and Copper Art Nouveau Candlestick by Carl Deffner Germany 1910s

By Carl Deffner

Located in Malmö, SE

An elegant counterweight Art Nouveau / Jugendstil candlestick with amazing patina. Model 518 in the 1902 Deffner Catalog. Made from brass and copper by manufacturer Carl Deffner in E...

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass, Copper

French Elm Side Table Writing Table Turned Wood, circa 1900
French Elm Side Table Writing Table Turned Wood, circa 1900

French Elm Side Table Writing Table Turned Wood, circa 1900

Located in Labrit, Landes

French antique elm side or writing table, circa 1900. Turned legs, one drawer. Good antique condition Shipping: P 53 / 81 / 72 cm 14.2 kg

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Elm

French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Figure c.1930 Arts & Crafts Décor
French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Figure c.1930 Arts & Crafts Décor

French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture Figure c.1930 Arts & Crafts Décor

Located in London, GB

French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figure by H. Molins, c.1930 A striking French Art Deco silvered bronze figure by the sculptor H. Molins, dating to around the 1930s. The piece depict...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Metal

Art Nouveau Armchair by Johan Rohde (1856-1935), Denmark, C.1915.
Art Nouveau Armchair by Johan Rohde (1856-1935), Denmark, C.1915.

Art Nouveau Armchair by Johan Rohde (1856-1935), Denmark, C.1915.

By Johan Rohde

Located in Valby, 84

Armchair by Johan Rohde (1856–1935), Mahogany and Horsehair, Denmark, ca. 1915. Armchair made of mahogany, the curved barrel back above a richly carved splat centred by an oval meda...

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1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Other

An ART NOUVEAU Chandelier CEILING FIXTURE by HECTOR GUIMARD, France 1900-1960
An ART NOUVEAU Chandelier CEILING FIXTURE by HECTOR GUIMARD, France 1900-1960

An ART NOUVEAU Chandelier CEILING FIXTURE by HECTOR GUIMARD, France 1900-1960

By Hector Guimard

Located in PARIS, FR

A spectacular and elegant chandelier made of glass tassels by Hector Guimard, France 1900. Art-Nouveau, Art-Déco, Néo-Classique, Shabby-Chic; structure or crown in golden bronze, fluid lines and motifs, tassels forming rods and glass perles enhanced with 3 amber glasses surrounded by motifs in bronze. This piece seems to be a late possibly post-war edition; authentic and ancient piece, edited certainly in 1950-60, coming from an old mansion in Val de...

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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

French Frosted Glass Brass Flower Sconce Wall Lamps
French Frosted Glass Brass Flower Sconce Wall Lamps

French Frosted Glass Brass Flower Sconce Wall Lamps

Located in Amsterdam, NL

French wall lamp White marble, opaline glass. Brass wall piece and arm diameter brass wall mount: 10 cm / 3.94, 3 holes to secure Weight: 0.70 kg / 1.5 lb Multiple flower design g...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass

Danish Carved Lounge Chair in Green Velvet, 1920s.
Danish Carved Lounge Chair in Green Velvet, 1920s.

Danish Carved Lounge Chair in Green Velvet, 1920s.

Located in Asaa, DK

Danish Carved Lounge Chair in Green Velvet, 1920s. A rare and gorgeous antique armchair in a rich dark green velour. Jacquard woven seat with floral motifs. Wide scalloped back and ...

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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Velvet, Oak

Cast Bronze Sconce, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection
Cast Bronze Sconce, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

Cast Bronze Sconce, Gunmetal Finish, Flor de Bronce Collection

By L'Aviva Home

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by the layered significance of the calla lily in Mexican culture, this collection blends the bold heft of cast bronze with sculpted, flowing curves that echo the flower’s fo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Art Deco stool by Jindrich Halabala in Red Dedar Velvet
Art Deco stool by Jindrich Halabala in Red Dedar Velvet

Art Deco stool by Jindrich Halabala in Red Dedar Velvet

By Jindřich Halabala

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

This early 20th-century stool is a refined example of Czechoslovak Art Deco design, bearing the signature of Jindřich Halabala and UP Závody. The solid beechwood construction ensures...

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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Furniture

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Velvet

20th Century Art Nouveau Cabinet/ Buffet - Oak, Tiffany Style Glass, AT ca 1910
20th Century Art Nouveau Cabinet/ Buffet - Oak, Tiffany Style Glass, AT ca 1910

20th Century Art Nouveau Cabinet/ Buffet - Oak, Tiffany Style Glass, AT ca 1910

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Charming oakwood Art Nouveau cabinet or buffet originating from period in Austria around 1910. Consisting of two parts, the lower part (reminds a bit of a half cabinet) offers two dr...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass

Several Antique Relief Tiles from Le Glaive, 1920s
Several Antique Relief Tiles from Le Glaive, 1920s

Several Antique Relief Tiles from Le Glaive, 1920s

By Le Glaive

Located in Rijssen, NL

Large amount of exceptional antique wall tiles, Le Glaive, Europe, Belgium. Beautiful color and quality with the images of purple flowers and ochre and green details. The dimensions...

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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Ceramic

Oak Art Nouveau Pedestal Table or Plant Stand, 1900s
Oak Art Nouveau Pedestal Table or Plant Stand, 1900s

Oak Art Nouveau Pedestal Table or Plant Stand, 1900s

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau pedestal table or plant stand. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak with original hand-carved elements. This wonderful Art Nouveau pedesta...

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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Oak

Daum Art Glass Green Dague Decorative Object, France
Daum Art Glass Green Dague Decorative Object, France

Daum Art Glass Green Dague Decorative Object, France

By Daum

Located in Rijssen, NL

Luxury at its finest, high-end art glass green dague by Daum, France. A beautiful green dague. On top of the dague, there is a head of a horse looking downward. We have another dagu...

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1970s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau wall lamp, Adolf Loos style
Art Nouveau wall lamp, Adolf Loos style

Art Nouveau wall lamp, Adolf Loos style

By Adolf Loos

Located in Purkersdorf, AT

Adolf Loos used this wall lamp, designed with a clear, minimalist aesthetic, in various versions: Dr. Gustav and Helene Scheu's house in Vienna's 13th district, Laroch Gasse. Solid ...

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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass

ArtLarge Italian Art Nouveau Mirror in Carved Walnut with Floral Motifs
ArtLarge Italian Art Nouveau Mirror in Carved Walnut with Floral Motifs

ArtLarge Italian Art Nouveau Mirror in Carved Walnut with Floral Motifs

Located in Milano, IT

This imposing Italian Liberty mirror should be read as a true architectural object rather than a simple reflective surface. Conceived in the early decades of the 20th century, it emb...

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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Wood, Bentwood

An early 20th century art nouveau style silver overlaid glass flask
An early 20th century art nouveau style silver overlaid glass flask

An early 20th century art nouveau style silver overlaid glass flask

Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Antique Sterling Silver Overlay Glass Flask with Repoussé Foliate Decoration in the Art Nouveau style A charming antique glass flask encased in an intricately worked sterling silver...

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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Silver

Italian Art Nouveau period buffet cabinet with glass doors
Italian Art Nouveau period buffet cabinet with glass doors

Italian Art Nouveau period buffet cabinet with glass doors

Located in Milano, IT

talian Art Nouveau Carved Walnut Buffet Cabinet with Floral Relief Panels, Early 20th Century Liberty Style This refined Italian Art Nouveau buffet cabinet, dating to the early 20th...

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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Metal

Underwood No. 5 Typewriter, cast iron , New York, circa 1917
Underwood No. 5 Typewriter, cast iron , New York, circa 1917

Underwood No. 5 Typewriter, cast iron , New York, circa 1917

By Underwood Universal

Located in Valladolid, ES

Amazing Underwood No. 5 Typewriter, New York, circa 1917, an icon in the history of typing. This typewriter is a classic among 20th-century typewriters. The mechanism works perfect...

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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Iron

Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios New York "Millefiori" Paperweight Favrile Glass Vase
Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios New York "Millefiori" Paperweight Favrile Glass Vase

Art Nouveau Tiffany Studios New York "Millefiori" Paperweight Favrile Glass Vase

By Tiffany Studios

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite vase by Tiffany Studios depicts water crowfoot blossoms, vines, and leaves rendered in millefiori canes, a glassmaking technique in which long, patterned rods of glass...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Glass

Early 20th Century Mahogany Cozy Corner by Max Coini, Amsterdam
Early 20th Century Mahogany Cozy Corner by Max Coini, Amsterdam

Early 20th Century Mahogany Cozy Corner by Max Coini, Amsterdam

Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL

Exceptional "Cozy Corner" made by Max Coini in Amsterdam. This piece of furniture was crafted in the French Art Deco style (around 1930). The entire piece is made of solid mahogany, ...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Furniture

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Fabric, Glass, Mahogany

Early 20th Century Porcelain Pig
Early 20th Century Porcelain Pig

Early 20th Century Porcelain Pig

Located in Barcelona, ES

Early 20th century porcelain pig. Beautifully patinated and crackled creamy white glaze. Quite possibly an old piggy bank, fed through bottom since slot ...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique French Art Nouveau Burl Marble Marquetry Nightstand with Bronze Ormolu
Antique French Art Nouveau Burl Marble Marquetry Nightstand with Bronze Ormolu

Antique French Art Nouveau Burl Marble Marquetry Nightstand with Bronze Ormolu

Located in Centennial, CO

A stunning antique French Neoclassical or Art Nouveau (elements of both) bowfront marquetry burl wood nightstand with distinctive marble top, ornamented by cast bronze ormolu. Notabl...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

German 1910s Holophane Glass Brass & Enamel Converted Gas Wall Lamp
German 1910s Holophane Glass Brass & Enamel Converted Gas Wall Lamp

German 1910s Holophane Glass Brass & Enamel Converted Gas Wall Lamp

Located in Amsterdam, NL

German sconce wall lamp / rewired gas lamp. ca 1910 White enamel top with white opaline glass shade Brass arm diameter brass wall mount: 12 cm / 4.7” Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb Pric...

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass, Enamel

Art Nouveau WMF Maiden Mirror, circa 1906, Germany
Art Nouveau WMF Maiden Mirror, circa 1906, Germany

Art Nouveau WMF Maiden Mirror, circa 1906, Germany

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Art Nouveau WMF Mirror, circa 1906, Germany, silver plated, pattern number 108a. Original beveled glass mirror and wood back, the frame decorated with openwork foliage and a reclinin...

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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Silver Plate

Art Nouveau Brass Water Jug by Joseph Sankey & Sons, Circa 1900
Art Nouveau Brass Water Jug by Joseph Sankey & Sons, Circa 1900

Art Nouveau Brass Water Jug by Joseph Sankey & Sons, Circa 1900

By Joseph Sankey & Sons

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a Water Jug or Pitcher hand made of solid Brass, all in the Art Nouveau style. manufactured by Joseph Sankey and Sons The water jug is made with a high loop handle, a flip-...

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Late 19th Century British Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Filing Cabinet with Tambour Shutter Door, 1900s
Art Nouveau Filing Cabinet with Tambour Shutter Door, 1900s

Art Nouveau Filing Cabinet with Tambour Shutter Door, 1900s

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau filing cabinet. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak base with original tambour shutter door. Original patinated brass handles and lock pl...

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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Oak

Antique Art Nouveau Inlaid Mahogany Leonard Wyburd Liberty & Co Plant Stand 1905
Antique Art Nouveau Inlaid Mahogany Leonard Wyburd Liberty & Co Plant Stand 1905

Antique Art Nouveau Inlaid Mahogany Leonard Wyburd Liberty & Co Plant Stand 1905

By Liberty of London, Leonard Wyburd

Located in Portland, OR

A very elegant antique tall Art Nouveau mahogany inlaid plant stand, designed by Leonard Wyburd and retailed through Liberty & Co, London, circa 1905. This very stylish Arts and Craf...

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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Furniture

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Mahogany, Fruitwood

Antique Art Nouveau Brass Bridge Arm Floor Lamp
Antique Art Nouveau Brass Bridge Arm Floor Lamp

Antique Art Nouveau Brass Bridge Arm Floor Lamp

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

An outstanding Art Nouveau or Art Deco period brass bridge floor lamp USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 9.5"W x 14.75"D x 55"H. Very good vintage condition, with beautiful patina...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Brass

Alphonse Mucha "Les Saisons (The Seasons)" Lithographs
Alphonse Mucha "Les Saisons (The Seasons)" Lithographs

Alphonse Mucha "Les Saisons (The Seasons)" Lithographs

Located in New York, NY

The Seasons (Les Saisons) by Alphonse Mucha is among the most celebrated expressions of Art Nouveau printmaking: a suite of four poetic lithographs—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—each allegory embodied by an idealized female figure adorned with the flora and fauna of their eponymous season. Spring (Les Printemps) Spring emerges as an ethereal, blonde sylph—an air elemental—standing before a haze of apple blossoms. She is framed by a delicate wreath of blooming dogwood, a motif Mucha studied from life. She fashions a lyre-like instrument from a fresh green branch, her own flowing hair forming its strings, evoking the poetic ideal of the Aeolian harp—an instrument played not by human hands but by the wind itself. This association aligns her with Romantic notions of nature as an animating force, written by contemporaneous poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge. At her feet, songbirds—including the ortolan bunting, long associated in French culture with innocence, and the exotic red-billed leiothrix, prized for its melodious song—gather to animate the composition with sound. The floral border of her garment, composed of narcissi, asters, dianthus, and cuckoo flowers, reinforces the sense of the abundance that defines the season. Summer (L’Été) Summer is rendered in languid repose, seated beside a reflective pool, her body slackened by the heat. Crowned with vivid red poppies—flowers of both sleep and sensuality—she dips her feet into cool water, seeking relief from the oppressive warmth. Ivy curls around her form, her translucent white drapery appears to slip from her shoulders, heightening the sense of languor. Unlike the airiness of Spring, Summer is grounded in the body, evoking the sensuous, almost narcotic stillness of a long, sun-drenched afternoon. Autumn (L’Automne) Autumn is richly adorned, her deep auburn hair echoing the tones of fallen leaves that surround her. She turns her gaze not outward, but toward the ripe grapes she holds—a symbol of harvest and abundance. A crown of chrysanthemums, rendered in white and blue, rests upon her head, a flower closely associated with Mucha himself, who was known—according to his son Jiří Mucha—to wear one in his buttonhole. Her costume is elaborately detailed with filigree disk brooches inspired by the stage jewelry of Sarah Bernhardt, particularly in her role as Theodora. These jewelry designs by Mucha drew on historical sources ranging from Byzantine mosaics studied in Ravenna to the earlier Merovingian traditions of Frankish and Lombardic women, who wore paired brooches...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Furniture

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Gesso

Art Nouveau Opaline Ceiling Lamp, Scailmont Belgium Glass Shade, 1930s
Art Nouveau Opaline Ceiling Lamp, Scailmont Belgium Glass Shade, 1930s

Art Nouveau Opaline Ceiling Lamp, Scailmont Belgium Glass Shade, 1930s

By Scailmont

Located in Verviers, BE

Art Nouveau ceiling lamp. Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provided by this lamp. Fitting messing pendant ceiling light with fixing to hold a stylish Bel...

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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

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Opaline Glass

Tiffany Studios New York "Seven-light Lily” Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios New York "Seven-light Lily” Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios New York "Seven-light Lily” Table Lamp

By Tiffany Studios

Located in New York, NY

This Tiffany Studios New York glass and bronze "Seven Light Lily" table lamp, features seven golden iridescent Favrile glass "Lily" shades on individual gilt bronze stems extending u...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture

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Bronze

Parrot Crystal Wall Sconce by Sherle Wagner for Maison Baguès
Parrot Crystal Wall Sconce by Sherle Wagner for Maison Baguès

Parrot Crystal Wall Sconce by Sherle Wagner for Maison Baguès

By Sherle Wagner, Maison Baguès

Located in Lancaster, PA

This is a spectacular Maison Baguès wall sconce, featuring a finely carved crystal parrot perched among gilt metal branches. The piece is hardwired and dates to the 1960s. The delic...

Category

1960s French Vintage Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Ceiling Lamp Fabric Shades, Re Edition
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Ceiling Lamp Fabric Shades, Re Edition

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Ceiling Lamp Fabric Shades, Re Edition

By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte

Located in Vienna, AT

Three-arm chandelier with fabric shades. The given length is just the chandelier with no chain, the total drop is custom-made. WW-Archiv, MAK M1652. Originally manufactured at the Wi...

Category

2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Furniture

Materials

Brass

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