Art Nouveau Decorated Copper Mirror, France, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A unique Art Nouveau copper mirror produced in France in the 1920s.
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Wall Mirrors
Copper
Art Nouveau Decorated Copper Mirror, France, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A unique Art Nouveau copper mirror produced in France in the 1920s.
Copper
Country Made Art Nouveau Style Folk Art Copper Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Country made Art Nouveau style Folk Art copper mirror This is a very unusual piece, it comes from France, the 3” wide frame is made in Copper and brass which is decorated with sty...
Copper
Art Nouveau mirror circa 1900
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau copper repousse mirror decorated with vines and two salamanders with pearl appliqués on the eyes.
Copper
A Large Art Nouveau Style Copper Glass and Gilt Resin Convex Mirror.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With a nod to the Art Nouveau style, this round frame is adorned with a repeating three-leaf clover style motif. Adding this dramatic mirror to your collection will certainly add som...
Glass, Resin
Antique Art Nouveau Tabletop Vanity Oval Beveled Mirror w/Candle Holders
Located in Topeka, KS
Nostalgic antique Art Nouveau to Victorian tabletop vanity mirror composed of a mix of brass, copper, & bronze stand w/hand stamped decorative off-set crown piece, original oval ...
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Swedish Designer, Small Table Mirror, Copper, Sweden, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A hammered and darkened copper mirror designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1920s.
Copper
Large Spanish 1950's Oval Copper Plated Sunburst Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
This magnificent Spanish 1950s oval sunburst mirror features gently curved pointed leaves encircling a sturdy interior metal frame with a braided surround. The rich copper finish is ...
Metal, Copper
Large Oval Spanish 1950's Copper Sunburst Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
This oval Spanish 1950s sunburst mirror features gently curved pointed leaves encircling a sturdy interior metal frame with a braided surround. The rich copper finish is original. We...
Metal
19th Century Italian Silvered Wall Mirror, Embossed Copper, Venice ca. 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind, late 19th century silvered Italian wall mirror from the island of Venetia around 1880. This elaborately crafted Venetian mirror impresses with an absolute artfully sha...
Silver, Copper
Spanish Copper Plated Metal Sunburst Mirror with Fern Leaf Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
This Spanish sunburst mirror, dating back to the 1950s, is a remarkable piece with a copper plated metal frame designed to depict fern leaves. The recent addition of a felt backing e...
Metal
Antique Japanned Copper Scissor Arm Wall Lamp with Mirrored Art Nouveau Shade
Located in Dekalb, IL
Industrial scissor-arm wall lamp with copper flashing, mirrored green shade, and decorative Art Nouveau vine motif.
Metal, Copper
Art Nouveau Ufo Pendant Lamp by Ezan, Copper & Glass, 50 cm, 1930s
By Ezan
Located in Hannover, DE
The design is in the typical French Art Nouveau style of the same period as European Art Deco.
Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Mirror
By F. Rochard
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and large Unusual Art Nouveau Mirror, signed F. Rochard 1911, with 3 glass jewels (2 red and large green) The small red glass jewels are in the eyes of the reptiles on the...
Copper
Camille Colot Art Nouveau Hand Mirror, Signed
By Camille Colot
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Camille Colot An Art Nouveau Hand Mirror Hand hammered and repousse patinated copper Signed Belgian sculptor and goldsmith.
Copper
Unavailable
H 0.2 in W 4.69 in D 9.45 in
Mathile Augé, Ely Vial, an Art Nouveau Polychrome Enamel Hand Mirror, Signed
By Ely Vial, Mathilde Auge
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Mathilde Augé Ely Vial An Art Nouveau polychrome enamel hand mirror Copper, bronze mount Signed by both artists.
Copper, Bronze, Enamel
Unavailable
H 80.71 in W 92.52 in D 22.45 in
French Art Nouveau Cheval Mirror 5-Panel Screen / Vanity Dressing Table, 1901
By Maison Krieger
Located in L'Etang, FR
Handles, hinges and drawer pulls in copper. 5 panels: 3 with mirrors 2 with drawers Art Nouveau.
Copper
Unavailable
H 11.82 in W 19.3 in D 0.79 in
Austrian Art Nouveau Mirror Frame with Glass Cabochons, Georg Klimt Attributed
By Georg Klimt
Located in Wien, AT
Important picture frame. Viennese Art Nouveau – compare works by Georg Klimt. Vienna, circa 1910, brass, raised and chased, mounted on wood, opalescent blue and red glass cabochons....
Copper
Unavailable
H 86.62 in W 53.55 in D 21.26 in
French Art Nouveau Mahogany Clematis Bedroom Set by Mathieu Gallerey, circa 1920
By Mathieu Gallerey
Located in L'Etang, FR
Superb set composed of 3 elements: 1 large wardrobe, 1 bed, 1 bedside tables / nightstands. French Art Nouveau, circa 1920, by Mathieu Gallerey. Beautiful quality of manufactur...
Bronze, Copper
Carlo Bugatti Drinks Cabinet
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Hudson, NY
Superb and rare drinks cabinet by Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940) from late 1880s-early 1890s in two-tone walnut with spectacular pewter inlays of birds, trees, butterflies, crabs, fish, f...
Copper, Pewter
Early 20thC Copper Plated Brass Art Nouveau Mirror
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Copper Plated Brass Art Nouveau Mirror with Double Bevelled Plate - 31"w x 22"h
Copper
Albert Gilles Copper Repousse Art Nouveau/Deco Mirror
By Albert Gilles
Located in Kingston, NY
Offered is rare, early 20th century, Albert Gilles copper repousse Art Nouveau/Deco Mirror. Gilles was a Canadian.
Copper
Beautiful Art Nouveau Round Copper Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Beautiful Art Nouveau Round Copper Wall Mirror This is a very attractive Arts and Crafts piece, the 3” wide copper frame is hand made in beaten copper with Art Nouveau stylised d...
Copper
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H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 1.97 in
Handmade Solid Copper French Art Nouveau Wall Mirror, Early 20th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Fine French wall mirror crafted by hand in the early 20th century. Intricate details to the biomorphic shapes and florally swung details.
Copper
Antique Art Nouveau Vanity / Table Mirror "The First Cuckoo" by WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Art Nouveau Vanity / Table Mirror "The First Cuckoo" by WMF, circa 1906. A poetic example of Jugendstil artistry, this vintage Art Nouveau vanity or tabletop mirror titled “T...
Brass, Copper
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H 5.52 in W 3.86 in D 1.58 in
Swedish, Petit Table Mirror, Hammered Copper, Mirror Glass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A petit table mirror. Designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s. In hammered copper.
Copper
Spanish Sunburst Mirror with Antique Copper Finish
Located in Buchanan, NY
This unusual sunburst mirror captures the beauty and charm of the Spanish countryside. The mirror boasts a unique double layer of radiating leaves, each with its own rich copper plat...
Metal, Copper
Unusual Arts and Crafts Copper and Brass Mirror with Flamingos
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual Arts and Crafts Copper and Brass Mirror with Flamingos This is a most charming piece, the mirror is set in a golden oak frame which is decorated with copper flamingos, one ...
Copper
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H 59.85 in W 30.32 in D 1.19 in
Art Nouveau triptych, mirror and 2 panels, painted wood marquetry, France 1910
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1910 / Mirror with 2 panels / signed M. Lepas / painted wood marquetry / wood and embossed copper / Art Nouveau Rare and unique Art Nouveau triptych in painted wood and emb...
Copper
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H 82.68 in W 81.89 in D 23.63 in
Art Nouveau wardrobe attr. to De Coene with artwork by Geo Verbanck, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1905 / Wardrobe / De Coene/ Geo Verbanck / oak, copper / Art Deco / Art Nouveau A stylish Art Nouveau wardrobe or armoire in solid oak most likely designed by De Coene, Ko...
Copper
Carlo Bugatti corner shelves with hidden mirror 1900
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Bruxelles, BE
This is a truly example of a master of art nouveau. It’s presented in his condition no restoration had be done except the replacement of the left mirror.
Metal, Copper, Pewter
Large Art Nouveau Repousse Copper Mirror, France, Early 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant mirror with an unusual frame of repousse copper decorated with birds and foliage. The frame is signed "C. Bisserier" in the bottom, right-hand corner. Original beveled mirror...
Oval Art Nouveau Copper and Brass Wall Overmantle Mirror
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique quality oval Art Nouveau copper and brass overmantle or wall mirror, circa 1910.
Brass, Copper
Small Antique Bronze Mirror, France, Art Nouveau, Handheld Mirror
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique handheld mirror made of bronze. Facated mirror with signs of age and use. Suspension on the back.
Bronze, Copper
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H 35.44 in W 47.25 in D 0.99 in
Art Nouveau mirror with hand painted peacock decoration, France ca. 1915
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1915 / mirror / pine wood, copper, glass / Art Nouveau Unique hand made French rectangular pine wood mirror richly decorated with peacock patterns in paint, hammered copper...
Copper
Oval Sunburst Mirror with Antique Copper Finish
Located in Buchanan, NY
An interesting oval Spanish sunburst mirror with radiating leaves in a rich copper plated patina. We recently added a felt backing to the mirror to give it more protection and a fini...
Metal
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H 26.38 in W 26.78 in D 1.38 in
Sam Fanaroff Sussex Guild Copper Stylized Mirror Inset With Stone Cabochons
Located in Norwich, England
A Sussex Guild stylized copper mirror dish, inset with two red stone cabochons. By Sam Fanaroff (1926-2019). Circa 1990's. Sam Fanaroff spent his working life as a coppersmith in We...
Copper
Art Nouveau Copper Firescreen with Bevelled Mirror, c. 1900
Located in Lincoln, GB
Art Nouveau Copper Firescreen with Bevelled Mirror Panel, c. 1900 An Exceptionally Fine Example of Arts & Crafts Influence We are delighted to offer this truly exceptional and Ar...
Copper
Sold
H 73.23 in W 49.61 in D 22.84 in
Art Nouveau mirrored sideboard attr. to De Coene with artwork by Geo Verbanck
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1905 / mirrored sideboard / De Coene / Geo Verbanck / oak, copper, marble / Art Deco / Art Nouveau An Art Nouveau cabinet, chest of drawers or sideboard with mirror most l...
Marble, Copper
Arts & Crafts Movement Copper Oval Mirror with Celtic Detailing
By Archibald Knox
Located in Kent, GB
An Arts & Crafts movement copper oval mirror in the style of Archibald Knox with celtic entrelac decoration, circa 1905.
Copper
Oak Art Nouveau Mirror Back Sideboard
Located in Vancouver, BC
Solid oak sideboard with carved doors and bevelled mirror top in original condition.
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Copper
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H 84.65 in W 80.32 in D 24.81 in
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy Fireplace Mantel , Made for the Paris Exhibition of 1899
By Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Located in Belgium, BE
A unique Museum Fireplace Mantel from the Architect G. Serrurier-Bovy made for the exhibition in Paris at the Champ de Mars in 1899. It is one of the last important historical master...
Copper, Wrought Iron
Important Mirror in by Emile André, after JOB, Art Nouveau, 1916
By Emile Andre
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Mirror by Emile André, "Le Coq Français Triomphant de L'Aigle Allemand" after JOB, Art Nouveau, 1916 Description: This exceptional mantel or overmantel mirror, signed an...
Metal, Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Vanity Folding Mirror Screen with Marquetry, 1901
By Maison Krieger
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
In very good condition, some marks on the back of the mirrors. Art Nouveau, France, 1901 (date on the back of the central mirror).
Copper
$1,161
H 14.97 in W 18.9 in D 1.19 in
An Arts and Crafts hand hammered copper oval mirror with riveted straps
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts hand hammered copper oval mirror with riveted straps and the original bevelled mirror.
Copper
$1,427
H 36.23 in W 28.35 in D 1.97 in
Art Nouveau Style Rectangular Gold Foil Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Art Nouveau style handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with gold foil finish. Spain, 1970.
Gold Leaf
$2,430Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.04 in W 26.78 in D 3.55 in
Antique French Rococo Style Round or Circular Gold Leaf Gilt Mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite round mirror, gilt with leaf gold, was crafted in Southern France. Adorned with asymmetrical ornaments characteristic of the Rococo furniture style, it boasts intricat...
Gold Leaf
$4,850
H 45 in W 32 in D 3 in
Art Nouveau Style Carved and Polychromed Wooden Mirror with Floral Motif
Located in Round Top, TX
Art Nouveau Style Carved and Polychromed Wooden Mirror with Floral Motif A striking vintage mirror crafted in the spirit of the Art Nouveau movement, distinguished by its fluid, orga...
Wood
French Art Nouveau Brass Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Nouveau Brass Beveled Mirror. Stunning period French Art Nouveau brass hand hammered beveled mirror with beautifully decorated corner appliques. This lovely beveled mirror...
Brass
Antique Gold Leaf Convex Mirror, French Sorciere Style, 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Circular convex mirror from France. This mirror has a wood frame that has been gold leafed and includes spherical shapes adorning the frame. The interior mirror is convex. This piece...
Gold Leaf
French Antique, Convex “Sorciere” Mirror, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Circular convex mirror from France. This mirror has a wood frame that has the original gold leafing and patina. The interior mirror is convex. This piece is in very nice vintage cond...
Gold Leaf
$3,824
H 21.07 in W 16.15 in D 0.79 in
Liberty and Co. An Arts & Crafts copper mirror with a cloudy blue Ruskin Jewel
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts copper mirror with a cloudy blue Ruskin Jewel to the top and Glasgow rose decoration to each side.
Copper
English Gilt Framed Convex Mirror in the Regency Style (Dia 15 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English round or circular convex mirror featuring a Regency design of a moulded gilt frame and ebonized trim, with gilt balls around the circumference. Diameter 15 1/2 in x D...
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
$2,450
H 17.25 in W 17.25 in D 1 in
A Hand Painted Glass and Gilted Convex Mirror, in the manner of Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning convex mirror featuring hand painted glass inlays. This mirror is one of a kind drawing influence from Line Vautrin (1913-1997). During the post WWII era, she created a va...
Mirror, Resin, Paint
Antique English Arts And Crafts Copper Oval Mirror C.1900
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts And Crafts Copper Oval Mirror C.1900 In very good condition, original patinated copper with riveted straps and some foxing to the bevelled mirror plate.
Copper
Elegant Gilt Foliate Circular Mirror 39.75" Diameter circa 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Gilt Foliate Circular Mirror, American, circa 1950s. It measures 39.75" in diameter.
Mirror, Wood
$5,585
H 35.63 in W 25.6 in D 1.58 in
Art Nouveau Wall Mirror in Giltwood, Hand-Carved, Spain, 1930s Design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Art Nouveau Rectangular Mirror with Foliage Frame, Wood, Gold Leaf Outstanding finely carved wood Art Nouveau mirror. Spain, 1930s Carved wood and gold leaf gilding. The frame has f...
Gold Leaf
Handcrafted Swedish Copper Hall Mirror, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Hammarö, SE
A striking handcrafted Swedish hall mirror in hammered copper, produced during the mid-20th century. Combining warm natural materials with refined Scandinavian craftsmanship, this el...
Copper
$3,294
H 29.53 in Dm 30.32 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Copper Mirror Attributed to Angelo Bragali
By Angelo Bragalini
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer this important mid-20th century sculptural mirror, attributed to the Italian designer and artist Angelo Bragalini, dating to the 1950s. This remarkable piece...
Copper
$1,375
H 35.25 in W 20 in D 0.75 in L 35.25 in
Art Nouveau Giltwood Mirror with Floral Motifs, Circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Art Nouveau mirror, dating to circa 1910, exemplifies the organic elegance and ornamentation characteristic of the early 20th century. The rectangular frame is crafted f...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Murano Glass “Pois” Topaz Vase
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Vase made of hand-blown Murano glass from the island of Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This piece is made of a beautiful smoky topaz transparent color glass and showcases the quali...
Murano Glass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$6,694 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Butter Cream Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer, Glass
Pivot Single Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms in Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Brass
$2,042 / set
H 18.12 in W 22.84 in D 17.33 in
Pair of 1960s Brutalist Pine Bedside Tables or Nightstands
Located in London, London
Pair of Brutalist style bedside tables in pine. A pair of striking Brutalist-style bedside tables, crafted from solid pine with a sculptural, architectural presence. These pieces sh...
Pine
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Inglewood, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
Dos Gallos Custom Tripod Side Table
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom hand-forged iron, light and narrow profile, side tables or cocktail tables. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio. CUSTOM PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO FLUCTUATING MA...
Bronze, Iron
$14,000 / item
H 18 in Dm 36 in L 18 in
Pair of Midcentury Parchment Light Fixtures. Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian Modernist parchment light fixtures with 6 interior Edison lights. Priced and Sold individually. Measurements: Drop: 18" Diameter: 36"
Metal
$856 / item
H 3 in W 19.9 in D 4.1 in
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' Wall Lamp in Light Blue
By Nemo Lighting 1, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' wall lamp in light blue. Perriand's iconic 'Applique Cylindrique' features a unique pivoting shade that combines form with function,...
Metal, Aluminum
$3,503 / item
H 16.93 in W 46.46 in D 14.18 in
Kai Kristiansen Upholstered Bench in Fumed Oak and Mohair
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen, a key figure in the Danish Modern movement, designed the Entre Series in 1956 as a modular collection of bedside cabinets, benches, and chests. Combining Danish desi...
Velvet, Oak
Charlotte Pedestal
By Josh Greene
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Josh Greene. Square oak pedestal.
Oak
$8,757 / item
H 35.44 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
Brass and Alabaster Mobile Chandelier by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Mobile kinetic chandelier made of patinated brass with a round counterweight and two enlighten alabaster globes. Original design by Glustin Luminaires.
Alabaster, Brass
Mid-Century Copper Orrery Planetarium Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Mid-century copper orrery planetarium sculpture. This hand crafted model encapsulates the atomic age, drawing inspiration from the mid century space race style. The base is a weig...
Copper, Metal
$5,072Sale Price|50% Off
H 32.49 in W 32.29 in D 1.97 in L 32.49 in
French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Important and beautiful 18th century Tavern sign depicting a rearing white horse with a crowned coat of arms on its back. Most likely from the Alsace, France due to the German influe...
Iron
$3,396
H 37.8 in W 59.06 in D 16.93 in
French Modernist Sideboard in Oak and Raffia, 1950s, Two Sliding Doors
By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Elegant French modernist sideboard from the 1950s, crafted in oak and oak veneer, embodying the restrained sophistication of postwar French design. Clean architectural lines are soft...
Raffia, Oak
LUread Spot Sconce 'S'
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Inglewood, CA
Beautiful Lumfardo LUread spot sconce with a push switch on the backplate. A sconce inspired as a contemporary take on classic midcentury lines. Can be wired for any region worldwide...
Aluminum, Brass
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
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.