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Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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
Pair Royal Dux Ceramic Merman & Mermaid Figural Sea Creature Vases Amphora 1910
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering these LARGE, matched PAIR of early 20th Century Royal Dux “Triton” (Merman) and “Mermaid” sea creature vases in rare, hand-painted faience (ceramic). They each depict a dime...
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1910s Czech Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Ceramic

Vide Poche, Art Nouveau Period, in Bronze with Gold and Black Patina
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vide poche is from the Art Nouveau period. It is in bronze, the reclining woman is in gold color, and the rest of the item is in a brown/ black patina. It has been made in fran...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Pate de Verre “Noisettes” Vide Poche
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A very rare Art Nouveau Daum Nancy pate de verre 'Noisettes' vide poche in orange, reds, greens and yellows. Daum in Nancy was integral is ori...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Frog Motif Dish/ Vide-Poche by Achile Gamba-WMF
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau Frog Motif Dish/ Vide-Poche by Achile Gamba-WMF Whimsical motif of a flute playing frog romancing fish in a lake. Stamped Achile Gamba a...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Pewter

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Footed Cup
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique murano hand blown red, white and blue millefiori flower mosaic Italian art glass decorative footed bowl / cup. Documented to t...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Dressing Table Tray, Birmingham 1914
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1914, this attractive, antique sterling silver dressing table tray, is oval in shape, and features an engraved vacant cartouche to the centre, and a raise...
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1910s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Sterling Silver

Almeric Walter Nancy Pate de Verre Figural Bumble Bee Pin Tray or Vide Poche
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique pate de verre tray or vide de poche was made by the renowned French artist Almeric Walter Nancy in circa 1910 in an Art Nouveau style...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Art Glass

Ceramic Majolica Decorative Round Fruit Plates, Set of 7, Portugal
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of seven ceramic Majolica fruit plates. This beautiful set features two maroon raspberry plates, two apple plates, two strawberry plates and ...
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20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain Pink and Gold Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Austrian Art Nouveau porcelain pink and gold oblong dish, circa early 20th century, Austria. Piece has hand painted design of flowers and leaves at center and on sides, f...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Antique Italian Art Glass Vide Poche Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown blue, green and white Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass decorative bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1900-1920...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Murrine, Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau Dish with Nude Female Figure
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early and rare Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau dish in hand-painted porcelain. Naked woman and water lilies. Early 20th century. Measures: 20.5 x 12 cm. In excellent condition. Stamp...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau A. Delbaux Brass Enameled Bowl, Made in France
By Delvaux Paris
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Nouveau A Delbaux brass enameled catchall, vide poche, change holder, footed bowl. Hand-painted flowers, chased designs, made in France, circa 1940s.  
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Brass

Ipsen's, Denmark, Rare Dish in Hand-Painted Glazed Ceramics Modelled with Lizard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ipsen's, Denmark. Rare dish in hand-painted glazed ceramics modelled with a lizard. 1920s. Model number 138. Measures: 22 x 5.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Ceramic

Ceramic Ashtray or Key Holder/Vide Poche Dutch Art Nouveau
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau Gouda pottery ashtray. Wonderfully colorful floral hand painted design, from Holland. This well made decorative object can also be used as a key holder/vide poche. Signed Dalia Konin Klyk, Coedewaalem, Gouda, Holland and numbered on bottom. Measures: 4 3/4 in. diameter x 2 3/8 in. high Other interesting information about this form of pottery: There isn’t a factory called Gouda Pottery; the pottery is called that because the main factories were in Gouda. Gouda (pronounced ‘how-da’) is the generic term we use for all the pottery factories in Holland – all Dutch pottery other than Delftware, that is. The area around Gouda had clay to make pots, which is why most of the factories settled there. A lot of the clay also came from England. The Dutch started producing clay pipes...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Ceramic, Pottery

Hugo Leven Kayserzinn Art Nouveau Tray / Dish, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugo Leven Kayserzinn Art Nouveau tray / dish, Germany, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Pewter

Hugo Leven Kayserzinn Art Nouveau Creamer / Candle Holder, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugo Leven Kayserzinn Art Nouveau creamer, Germany, circa 1900.  
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Pewter

Art Nouveau Glass Bowl
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A beautiful Art Nouveau style green glass dish.
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1940s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Kayserzinn Vide Poche Tray with Duckling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique Kayserzinn vide poche (empty pockets) tray in highly polished pewter from J. P. Kayser & Sohn AG of Krefeld, Germany, dating circa 1895. The tray has a reflective silver s...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Pewter, Metal

Ipsen's, Denmark, Circular Dish with Berries and Foliage, circa 1920
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ipsen's, Denmark. Circular dish with berries and foliage in hand painted glazed ceramics. Model number 118, circa 1920 Measures: 29 x 5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Covered Pewter Osiris 909 Isis Egg and Chicken Dish
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very rare covered German egg dish manufactured by Walter Scherf & Co. in Nürnberg, under the trade name Osiris, early 20th century. It is moulded to fit ei...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Pewter

Multicolored Enameled Bronze Bowl Centerpiece Manufactured in 1972 Mario Marè
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This valuable bowl is made from massive bronze totally decorated with black, red, yellow and blue enamel. It is signed next to the edge by artist "Marè" and remains in perfect condit...
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1970s Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze, Enamel

Art Nouveau "Crabe" Vide-Poche by Amalric Walter
Located in New York, NY
A French "Crabe", pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter. The reddish-brown crab has spots of dark green, red and yellow on the top portion of its shell. It sits on a green wave ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Art Glass

Antique Bronze Neoclassical Art Nouveau Round Dish with Nude Female Maiden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 5" bronze neoclassical Art Nouveau round dish with nude female maiden, circa early 20th century. Measurements: .5" height x 5" diameter.  
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Bronze

"Langouste" Pâte De Verre Vide-Poche by Walter and Bergé
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. This piece features a brown lobster resting on a blue-green shaped dish, circa 1900. A similar vid...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Alf Wallander for Rorstrand Jugendstil Butterfly Low Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 20th century art pottery low bowl from the Art Nouveau period designed by Alf Wallander for the Rörstrand Factory of Sweden. The earthenware vessel features a Jugendstil dec...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Earthenware, Pottery

Karl Hansen Reistrup for Kähler, Rare Dish with Grotesque, 1890s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Karl Hansen Reistrup for Kähler. Rare dish with grotesque in beautiful luster glaze. 1890s. Measures: 18 x 14 x 8 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.
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1890s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Danish Christmas Porcelain Decorative Plate by Aluminia, 1908
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Christmas porcelain decorative plate by Aluminia 1908. Large christmas plate by Aluminia ( later Royal Copenhagen ) in hand painted...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Faience

Royal Copenhagen, Rare Art Nouveau Dish with Fish, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Rare Art Nouveau dish with fish, early 20th century. In very good condition. Measures: 16 x 6 cm. Stamped.
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Zsolnay Opalescent Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Zsolnay porcelain green iridescent centerpiece with female figure holding round tray above head.
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19th Century Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hun...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Danish Stoneware Bowl by Michael Andersen with Floral Brass Edge and Ornaments
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare decorative dish for fruit manufactured by Michael Andersen in Denmark, circa 1910. It has a rich and deep dark green glaze with nuances of different colors. The Perimeter is dec...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Brass

Gustavsberg Art Nouveau Earthenware Dish Decorated with Flower
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gustavsberg Art Nouveau earthenware dish decorated with flower. Measures 28 cm. In perfect condition.
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Copper Centrepiece / Vide-Poche
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Austria copper centrepiece / Vide-poche.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Copper, Brass

Art Nouveau Three-Piece Set
Located in Weiningen, CH
ART NOUVEAU 3 piece set porcelain chrome tray, tee light and
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Chrome

Mogens Ballin, Art Nouveau Dish in Tin, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mogens Ballin, Art Nouveau dish in tin. Early 20th century. Measures: 28 ½ cm. in diameter. In good condition.
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Marie Zimmermann Bronze Lion Cast by Roman Bronze Works in 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A naturalistic bronze lion designed by noted American metalsmith and jeweler Marie Zimmermann (1879-1972) and cast by Roman Bronze Works of Greenpoint, Brooklyn on 11 September 1930. This fully marked bronze comes directly from the artist's estate and is Illustrated on page 130, fig. 4.2 of The Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmermann, 2011. The adult male lion is beautifully modeled perched atop a rocky outcrop with his body angled toward a pool below. His tail dips below the line of rocks toward the water and his full mane frames a face full of crisp detail. Over a 40 year career, Zimmermann designed imaginative and eclectic pieces reflecting her interests in the natural world. She modeled many of her designs in wax, a technique she adopted at the beginning of her career while studying at the Pratt Institute in New York. After receiving Zimmermann's wax model, Roman Bronze Works cast this piece using the lost wax (cire-perdu) process. Zimmermann used...
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1930s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

WMF Post Trays or Little Plats with Putti
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/1668 - The photos don't show the sophistication of these old WMF little plats, ( model 365 and 365) because there is the reflection of the light on the metal. Alloy of silver, lead and copper . Perfect to present sweets or for business cards and mail. Suitable also hanging under two wall lights , with fabric fans...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Copper

Georg Jensen Black Mice Dish in Terracotta for P. Ipsens Enke, 1910s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare small dish in black burnt terracotta made by Iconic silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) during his time at P. Ipsens enke on the island of Bornholm in Denmark during the 1910...
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1910s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Terracotta

Frédéric Boucheron Art Nouveau Silver Naiad Tazza Vide-Poche, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frédéric Boucheron (1830-1902) Goldsmith & Henri Auguste Burdy (1833-1911) Sculptor Naiad Art Nouveau Vide-Poches Tazza Carved and Chased Silver Standing on Three Shell Feet Sig...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Silver

Sculptural French Art Nouveau Dish in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Detailed dish in cast bronze depicting a naked you woman with long hair. Cast in France circa 1910-20. Measurements: 20 x 10 x 3.5 cm.
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Vide-Poche With Hermit Crab, Amalric Walter & Henri Bergé, Nancy
Located in Vienna, AT
Large, diamond-shaped vide-poche from pâte de verre in sea green to light yellow, with brown meltings depicting branches, with a sculpted hermit crab in a yellow-brown snail shell. Signed: 'AWALTER NANCY' and 'hBergé SC' Manufactory: Amalric Walter & Henri Bergé...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Art Nouveau decorative dishes and vide-poche for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau decorative dishes and vide-poche 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 dishes and vide-poche created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau decorative dishes and vide-poche made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative dishes and vide-poche, popular names associated with this style include Kayserzinn, Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé, Meissen Porcelain, and WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik. 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 dishes and vide-poche differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $156 and tops out at $22,500 while the average work can sell for $641.

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