Antique Brass Art Nouveau Adjustable Library Lamp, 1890
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Brass Art Nouveau Adjustable Library Lamp This is a very unusual piece, the lamp has a round brass base which supports the swivelling swan neck arm, this in turn supports the long ...
Brass
French Art Nouveau Oak Bibliothèque Escabeau (Library Steps) Circa 1900.
Located in London, GB
French Art Nouveau Oak Bibliothèque Escabeau (Library Steps) Circa 1900.
Oak
Art Nouveau Marabou Library Lamp, Metal & Bronzed, Austria, 1890s
Located in Trieste, IT
Art Nouveau Marabou Library Lamp, Austria, 1900s Beautiful library lamp in original condition.
Metal
VINTAGE ART NOUVEAU STYLE 166 CM TALL BRASS TOPPED HARDWOOD LIBRARY STEPs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Art Nouveau style vintage Mahogany with brass handle top library steps Please note the deliver...
Hardwood
Antique Art Nouveau Carved Oak Northwind Face Desk Library Table with One Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Carved Oak Northwind Face Desk Library Table with One Large Dovetailed Drawer.
Oak
Art nouveau Brass inkwell, France, 1900
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The decorative details, particularly the undulating motifs and curved lines, evoke the organic influence characteristic of Art Nouveau. Both a functional antique object and a refined...
Brass
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...
Fabric
Austrian Art Nouveau Complete Library Suite
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Nouveau, Jugendstil and Art Deco elements can all be found in these pieces that date from circa 1910.
Wood, Abalone
Art Nouveau Marabou Library Lamp, Austria or Hungary, 1900s
Located in BUDAPEST, HU
Beautiful library lamp in original condition. E27 Edison bulb fitting compatible with US and UK standards. Textile coated wire. (Length on 6 ft cca.)
Metal
Art Nouveau Library, Oak, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Nouveau library, oak, circa 1920. Very good condition.
Oak
Art Nouveau Library Wardrobe from the Interwar Period
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Nouveau library wardrobe from the interwar period.
Oak
Art Nouveau Library
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique library from the late 19th century. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Year: circa 1890 Origin: Northern Europe Dimensions: height 2...
Oak
Art Nouveau Library, Scandinavia, 1920s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique bookcase or vitrine from circa 1920. Made of oakwood. The upper part consists of a glazed display case with shelves and the lower part of a capacious chest of drawers with...
Oak
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H 100.99 in W 72.64 in D 20.28 in
Dutch Oak Art Nouveau Library Bookcase by H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag, 1900s
By H.Pander & Zonen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau library bookcase. Design by H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag.
Brass
Large Oak Art Nouveau Library Open Bookcase, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare extra large library open bookcase. Rare because of its size, 315 cm or 124.02 in wide! Measures: Height 252 cm or 99.21 in., depth 38 cm or 14.96 in. Solid oak ...
Oak
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H 28.35 in W 67.72 in D 50.4 in
Library Table washed in green lacquer. Art Nouveau , French c.1910
Located in London, GB
Washed all over with a beautiful dark leafy green lacquer which in some places is intentionally rubbed back. Style of Majorelle. Art Nouveau taste, French c.1910. Dimensions: 72...
Wood
Art Nouveau Oval Two-Tier Walnut Library or Tray Table
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite oval walnut library or tray table featuring a sleek hidden drawer under the tray or table top. The two-tier table offers a small Bottom shelf. The side of this stunning ...
Walnut
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H 33.27 in W 84.65 in D 16.54 in
Exquisitely Carved Antique Art Nouveau circa 1890 Long Open Library Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this wonderful English Art Nouveau circa 1890 hand carved oak open library bookcase What a thing of beauty!
Oak
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H 36.42 in W 25.6 in D 26.97 in
Antique 1880 Art Nouveau Carved Fully Restored Brown Leather Library Desk Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, fully restored circa 1880 Art Nouveau carved, Chesterfield hand dye...
Leather, Oak
Library, Northern Europe, circa 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Library, Northern Europe, circa 1900. Very good condition, after renovation. Wood: oak + walnut dimensions: height 184 cm width 158 cm depth 54 cm
Oak, Walnut
Tiffany Studios "Library" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Studios New York "Library" glass and bronze desk lamp. A domed hand blown glass shade in translucent white and amber colored glass, banded with a solid green and red swirl mo...
Louis Vuitton Encyclopaedia Britannica Library Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A Louis Vuitton Encyclopaedia Britannica Library Trunk produced as part of a limited commission of one thousand examples for the eleventh edition Encyclopaed...
Canvas
Large Carlo Bugatti Library, 19th Century
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Carlo Bugatti bookcase, 19th Century, Wood, Bone, Copper and Parchment Marquetry. Large late 19th century or early 20th century Carlo Bugatti bookcase in wood, bone, copper an...
Copper
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H 29.5 in W 29.5 in D 26 in
Original French 2 Piece Leather Library Set w/Nifty Nail Design (One Chair Sold)
Located in Highwood, IL
Petite vintage French original leather library or parlor set. The robust cognac colored leather is still soft and supple, the curved seat backs, and rolled arms provide comfort and s...
Leather
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H 32.29 in W 19.69 in D 30.32 in
Early 20th Century Twisted Wood Austrian Revolving Bookcase or Reading Table
Located in Roma, IT
A real treasure that will become the focal point of a neoclassical studio or art nouveau library.
Wood
Art Nouveau Beech Wood Library Steps
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful library Steps from the Art Nouveau period made of beech wood.
Beech
Art Nouveau Rotating Library Table in Thonet Style
By Michael Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Italy. Bent beechwood. Restored in the past.
Bentwood
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H 80.71 in W 77.76 in D 19.69 in
Oak Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts Library Bookcase by K.P.C. de Bazel, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts library bookcase. Design by K.P.C. de Bazel.
Brass
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H 11.25 in W 10.25 in D 0.75 in
20th Century Jewelry Art Nouveau to Modern Coffee Table or Library Book, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful 20th century jewelry Art Nouveau to modern coffee table or library book, circa 1990s..
Linen, Paper
Magnificent and Rare Dutch Kerfschnitt Library Steps, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Dutch kerfschnitt library steps 1900s. Solid oak with beautiful carved decorations. In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, pr...
Oak
Vintage Metal Book Holder for Library or Kitchen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bit Art Nouveau in design, this book holder is on the smaller side ready to display your favourite quotations, photo books or perfect to hold your book of recipes for that special ...
Metal
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H 32 in W 26.25 in D 28 in
Pair of Danish Early 20th Century Caned Library Bergère Chair in Stained Birch
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very elegant and simple lines yet exuberant execution of detail. We found these art nouveau period caned bergeres handwoven in a spider pattern with mohair velvet cushions in Denmark...
Cane, Birch
Art Nouveau Oak Library Chair, Leather Seat, Scotland 1910, B2877
Located in Vancouver, BC
Art Nouveau Oak Library Chair, Leather Seat, Scotland 1910, B2877 Scotland 1910 Solid oak Original finish Stylized top rail With supports to the side with finials to the top ...
Oak
Galena Library Single Shelf
Located in Minneapolis, MN
AA# 48875 Single Wall 1 Shelf / Nine Inch Tall Units Circa: 1890’s Condition: Age Consistent/Good Finish: Original Materials: Wood & Cast Iron Country of origin: USA Singl...
Iron
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H 94.49 in W 85.83 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Black Painted French Library Breakfront 'Moderne' Bookcase
Located in London, England
French black painted bookcase, in the 'moderne' style, circa 1890s. The original exterior black paint was complimented later with a warm deep burgundy interior finish which sits beh...
Glass, Pine
Austrian Bentwood Queen Sized Bed by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by J & J Kohn, this mahogany stained bentwood bed features curved head and footboards swelling with decorative scroll form tendrils. J & J Kohn, No. 876, 1900 Catalog. He...
Bentwood
Antique Tiffany Studios 'Acorn' Table Lamp C. 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Norwalk, CT
This lamp is a elegant testament to the classic Tiffany Studios design. Crafted in early 20th century, this lamp is evocative of the Art Nouveau style that Tiffany lamps are known fo...
Bronze
$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
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$2,248
H 34.45 in W 16.54 in D 16.74 in
Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upholstered Carpet steps A very charming and hi...
Oak
$5,390
H 93.31 in W 56.5 in D 84.65 in
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIRCA 1860 HAND CARVED BURR WALNUT HALF TESTER CANOPY BEd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in England Burr Walnut ornately carved Half Tester Canopy bed A very good looking, extremely comfortable and well-made bed, t...
Hardwood
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
New Haven Clock Co. Art Nouveau Style Table Clock
By New Haven Clock Company
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Nouveau Style Table Clock. It depicts a small balloon shape clock mounted in copper color metal. A standing young nymph is adorning the front of the case while holding...
Bronze
Authentic Antique Brass Ship’s Ladder from the Late 19th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
Step into the past with our authentic antique brass ship’s ladder dating back to the late 19th century. Originally crafted for ship cabins, this meticulously designed ladder seamless...
Brass
Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art nouveau carved wall cabinet in excellent original condition.
Wood
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1910
Located in NANTES, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau lamp, circa 1910. Brown-veined alabaster shell. The base is bronze with floral decoration. Electric and in perfect condition. Total Height: 52 cm Shell Diamete...
Alabaster, Bronze
$1,383
H 46.46 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
20th Century Antique Round Library Step Ladder in Mahogany made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century antique round library ladder hand made in mahogany wood. Solid wood covered with beige leather at the four-stage with a long turned handle. Very stable and robust. Rare ...
Mahogany
$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Library Ladders, Napoleon III Style
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Walnut
Walnut library ladder, 4 steps, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient old vintage, small library staircase, built in solid walnut wood with 4 steps, built in Italy, in the 18th century, has a side that could accommodate a corner or a handrail. ...
Walnut
$34,069
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports A Great set of Library Steps
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports A Great set of Library Steps, the 4 steps are in a spiral formation, they have tooled leather treads and are in good condition, very sturdy...
Beech
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.
Aside from his iconic commercial prints, the Czech artist endeavored to make works that spoke to the soul.
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, enamel jewelry encompasses a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
The first art and design movement of the 20th century was all about celebrating beauty of women and nature.