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Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT

In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.

The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.

The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.

Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.

The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.

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Style: Aesthetic Movement
19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate
19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate

19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate

Located in Austin, TX

Square Majolica mermaid plate with shells on the corners, the mermaid sit on a flying fish, the border is decorated with shrimps, circa 1880.

Category

1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel

By Wasmuel Majolica

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.

Category

1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Oyster Plate with Seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900
Porcelain Oyster Plate with Seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900

Porcelain Oyster Plate with Seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900

By Limoges

Located in Austin, TX

French porcelain oyster plate with seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900.

Category

Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel

By Wasmuel Majolica

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.

Category

1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella

19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella

By Vieillard Manufacture

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella. Naturalist plate with a kingfisher, an insect , water lilies

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1900
French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1900

French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890. with shells.

Category

Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900
Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900

Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900

By Limoges

Located in Austin, TX

Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900.

Category

Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890

French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien

19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien

By Gien

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien
19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien

19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien

By Gien

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate
19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate

19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate

Located in Austin, TX

Square Majolica mermaid plate with shells on the corners, the mermaid sit on a flying fish, the border is decorated with shrimps, circa 1880.

Category

1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900

French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900

By Limoges

Located in Austin, TX

French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900.

Category

Early 1900s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920
Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920

Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920

Located in Austin, TX

Square Majolica mermaid plate with shells on the corners, the mermaid sit on a flying fish, the border is decorated with shrimps, circa 1920.

Category

1920s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian Aesthetic Gold Gilt Carved Foliate Picture Oil Painting Frame
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Gold Gilt Carved Foliate Picture Oil Painting Frame

Antique Victorian Aesthetic Gold Gilt Carved Foliate Picture Oil Painting Frame

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Victorian Aesthetic Period gold gilt picture / mirror / oil painting frame featuring a carved Aesthetic foliate design. Originally housed an oil painting by A. Moreno. Dime...

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19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Giltwood

Rare 19th Century Majolica Birds & Roses Wall Pocket Delphin Massier
Rare 19th Century Majolica Birds & Roses Wall Pocket Delphin Massier

Rare 19th Century Majolica Birds & Roses Wall Pocket Delphin Massier

By Delphin Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th century Majolica birds and roses wall pocket signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier f...

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Set of 4 Majolica Flowers Tiles, circa 1890
French Set of 4 Majolica Flowers Tiles, circa 1890

French Set of 4 Majolica Flowers Tiles, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

French set of 4 Majolica flowers tile, circa 1890. 6' by 6" , The four tiles 12' by 12".

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

19th Century Oyster Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
19th Century Oyster Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella

19th Century Oyster Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella

By Vieillard Manufacture

Located in Austin, TX

Very rare 19th Century Oyster Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella. Naturalist pattern plate with a bird, insects , carnations and others flowers.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton

19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton

By Minton

Located in Austin, TX

19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.

Category

1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

French Trompe l’Oeil Majolica Glazed Cherry Branch Wall Plaque, signed F. Perrot
French Trompe l’Oeil Majolica Glazed Cherry Branch Wall Plaque, signed F. Perrot

French Trompe l’Oeil Majolica Glazed Cherry Branch Wall Plaque, signed F. Perrot

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A French Palissy majolica glazed hand painted wall plaque, signed by the artist, circa 1890-1900. In the trompe l’oeil style of fool the eye, a dimensional mold showing a branching ...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890

French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Large 19th Century Ceramic Plaque with Swallows & Flowers
Large 19th Century Ceramic Plaque with Swallows & Flowers

Large 19th Century Ceramic Plaque with Swallows & Flowers

By Sarreguemines

Located in Austin, TX

Large 19th century ceramic plaque with birds & flowers. Japonist period. Possibly Sarreguemines unsigned.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien

19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien

By Gien

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien
19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien

19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien

By Gien

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.

Category

1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Antique American Punch Paper Lacework Celtic Cross Original Ornate Gesso Frame
Antique American Punch Paper Lacework Celtic Cross Original Ornate Gesso Frame

Antique American Punch Paper Lacework Celtic Cross Original Ornate Gesso Frame

Located in New Orleans, LA

The object in the image is an antique punch paper or lacework cross, likely from the 1870s, framed in an antique wooden frame, richly detailed, traditional American craftsmanship. C...

Category

1870s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Glass, Velvet

Julien Vermeulen "Little Black Argos IV" turkey feathers, blue peacock feathers
Julien Vermeulen "Little Black Argos IV" turkey feathers, blue peacock feathers

Julien Vermeulen "Little Black Argos IV" turkey feathers, blue peacock feathers

By Julien Vermeulen

Located in Paris, FR

This remarkable artwork captivates the viewer with its strong sense of movement. The iridescence of the peacock feathers’ natural blue hues contrasts beautifully with the deep black ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Feathers

Gilded Wood Frame, Aesthetic Movement, Italian, Early 20th Century
Gilded Wood Frame, Aesthetic Movement, Italian, Early 20th Century

Gilded Wood Frame, Aesthetic Movement, Italian, Early 20th Century

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Italian antique wooden gilded frame: suitable for a painting or mirror. It's perfect. ref. O/6726.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Zoe Ouvrier "Sam" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief
Zoe Ouvrier "Sam" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief

Zoe Ouvrier "Sam" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief

By Zoé Ouvrier

Located in Paris, FR

"Sam" artwork is a unique wood sculpture panel, enhanced with acrylic and oil painting. Firstly presented during art fair PAD Paris. Inspired by a mix of nature and fantastic elemen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Plywood

Zoe Ouvrier "Solo" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief
Zoe Ouvrier "Solo" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief

Zoe Ouvrier "Solo" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief

By Zoé Ouvrier

Located in Paris, FR

"Solo" artwork is a unique wood sculpture panel, enhanced with acrylic and oil painting. Firstly presented during art fair PAD Paris. Inspired by a mix of nature and fantastic eleme...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Acrylic, Plywood

Julien Vermeulen "Yin Yang", Black and white goose feathers straight cut
Julien Vermeulen "Yin Yang", Black and white goose feathers straight cut

Julien Vermeulen "Yin Yang", Black and white goose feathers straight cut

By Julien Vermeulen

Located in Paris, FR

This remarkable artwork captivates the viewer with its strong sense of movement. Julien Vermeulen uses natural feathers, delicately cut and reworked to form curves and lines forming ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Feathers

Set of 9 Custom Framed White Washed Scandinavian Herbarium Gallery, circa 1920
Set of 9 Custom Framed White Washed Scandinavian Herbarium Gallery, circa 1920

Set of 9 Custom Framed White Washed Scandinavian Herbarium Gallery, circa 1920

Located in Pearland, TX

A wonderful gallery of nine custom framed antique Swedish herbarium floral specimens, collected circa 1920. Presented in white washed oak frames. Ready to hang. (1) 6.13 x 8.13" (1)...

Category

1920s Swedish Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Large English Papier-Mâché Tray (H 20 x W 26 5/8)
Large English Papier-Mâché Tray (H 20 x W 26 5/8)

Large English Papier-Mâché Tray (H 20 x W 26 5/8)

Located in Austin, TX

A fine large English black lacquered papier-mâché tray from the Aesthetic Movement period, featuring a decorative painting of flowers and gilt rococo scrolls. Measures: H 20 in x W...

Category

19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Paper

Untitled Triptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras
Untitled Triptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras

Untitled Triptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras

By Ana Seggiaro

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Seggiaro is part of the textile field in an unconventional way, from a non-technical but expressive approach. In exchange, he obtains freedom of action from the needle that allows him to tie, knot, leave half-sewn stitches, and generate volume through the thread. In this way, she makes use of non-traditional uses of embroidery that respond to a more plastic than textile thought. Seggiaro's reinterprets european artistic traditions, infusing them with her own embroidered mark, drawing inspiration from classic prints by masters such as Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Bernhard Albinus. Her creative process is both meticulous and layered: she begins by researching historical images, which she then digitally reconfigures into intricate collages that form the basis of each piece. The final compositions are printed onto artistic canvases, where they are enriched with delicate hand embroidery and, more recently, vibrant paintings. This interplay of traditional and contemporary techniques reflects her dynamic artistic evolution: from a pictorial base to a greater use of diverse materials and media, allowing her to create visually appealing and deeply evocative works, focusing on themes such as authorial resignification, the body as cartography, intimacy and imagined landscapes. Embroidery on paper Overall size...

Category

2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Textile, Paper

Zoe Ouvrier "Oumi" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief
Zoe Ouvrier "Oumi" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief

Zoe Ouvrier "Oumi" hand-carved golden panel sculpture relief

By Zoé Ouvrier

Located in Paris, FR

"Oumi" artwork is a unique wood sculpture panel, enhanced with acrylic and oil painting. Firstly presented during art fair PAD Paris. Inspired by a mix of nature and fantastic elem...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Burne Jones for Morris & Co Hand painted tile of Chaucer's legend of good wimmen
Burne Jones for Morris & Co Hand painted tile of Chaucer's legend of good wimmen

Burne Jones for Morris & Co Hand painted tile of Chaucer's legend of good wimmen

By Morris & Co.

Located in London, GB

Edward Burne Jones for Morris & Co, designed in 1861-1862. A rare hand-painted tile depicting Chaucer's Legend of Good Wimmen. The Fiberite packing we found inside the frame probably...

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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Aesthetic Period Ochre Ceramic Art Tile by Arthur Osborne for Low Art Tile Co.
Aesthetic Period Ochre Ceramic Art Tile by Arthur Osborne for Low Art Tile Co.

Aesthetic Period Ochre Ceramic Art Tile by Arthur Osborne for Low Art Tile Co.

Located in Southampton, NJ

Aesthetic Movement ochre-colored art tile of a young woman designed by Arthur Osborne (1855-1942) for the J.G. & J.F. Low Art Tile Works of Chelsea, M...

Category

1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Oak

J P Hewitt. Aesthetic Movement circular plaque with a Pre-Raphaelite girls head.
J P Hewitt. Aesthetic Movement circular plaque with a Pre-Raphaelite girls head.

J P Hewitt. Aesthetic Movement circular plaque with a Pre-Raphaelite girls head.

Located in London, GB

J P Hewitt. An Aesthetic Movement circular plaque painted with a Pre-Raphaelite female head set in the original incised and ebonized period frame. Signed to the back.

Category

1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

"Nocturn" Diptych Artwork by Julien Vermeulen, Red and Black Tinted Feathers
"Nocturn" Diptych Artwork by Julien Vermeulen, Red and Black Tinted Feathers

"Nocturn" Diptych Artwork by Julien Vermeulen, Red and Black Tinted Feathers

By Julien Vermeulen

Located in Paris, FR

This remarkable diptych artwork captivates the viewer with its strong sense of movement. Julien Vermeulen uses natural tinted turkey feathers, that forms intense wavy lines subtly en...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Feathers

Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series
Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series

Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series

By Ana Seggiaro

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ana Seggiaro's training as an engraver awakened her fascination for the works of Durero and Piranesi. This leads her both to recover the language of engraving itself through other me...

Category

2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Textile

Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series
Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series

Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series

By Ana Seggiaro

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ana Seggiaro's training as an engraver awakened her fascination for the works of Durero and Piranesi. This leads her both to recover the language of engraving itself through other me...

Category

2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Textile

Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras
Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras

Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras

By Ana Seggiaro

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Seggiaro is part of the textile field in an unconventional way, from a non-technical but expressive approach. In exchange, he obtains freedom of action from the needle that allows hi...

Category

2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Textile, Paper

Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Cartografía
Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Cartografía

Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Cartografía

By Ana Seggiaro

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the mid-2000s, Ana Seggiaro made her first small-scale collage works on paper. Starting from pages of books, maps, and scores, she carries out the first series intervened through ...

Category

2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Textile, Paper

Untitled Triptych. Hand Embroidery on printed cloth. From the Durero series
Untitled Triptych. Hand Embroidery on printed cloth. From the Durero series

Untitled Triptych. Hand Embroidery on printed cloth. From the Durero series

By Ana Seggiaro

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ana Seggiaro's training as an engraver awakened her fascination for the works of Durero and Piranesi. This leads her both to recover the language of engraving itself through other me...

Category

2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Textile

Large Zsolnay Pécs Parrot Wall Plate with Gilt Decoration, Hungary
Large Zsolnay Pécs Parrot Wall Plate with Gilt Decoration, Hungary

Large Zsolnay Pécs Parrot Wall Plate with Gilt Decoration, Hungary

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

An impressive large decorative wall plate by Zsolnay Pécs, Hungary, richly decorated with an exotic parrot surrounded by stylized flowering plants, foliage and insects. The exceptio...

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1890s Hungarian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Aesthetic Movement decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Saint Clément, Wasmuel Majolica, Haviland & Co., and Gien. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $16,034 while the average work can sell for $600.