For collectors, Daum is a name in the first rank of the French makers of art glass, along with those of Émile Gallé and René Lalique. Led in its early decades by the brothers Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin Daum (1864–1931), the company, based in the city of Nancy, established its reputation in the Art Nouveau period, and later successfully adopted the Art Deco style.
In 1878, lawyer Jean Daum took over the ownership of a glassworks as payment for a debt and installed his sons as proprietors. Initially, Daum made glass for everyday purposes such as windows, watches and tableware, but the success that Gallé enjoyed at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris — the international showcase for which the Eiffel Tower was built — inspired the Daum brothers to begin making art-glass pieces. They produced popular works of cameo glass, a decorative technique in which an outer layer of glass is acid-etched or carved off to reveal the layer below, but Daum became best known for vessels and sculptures in pâte de verre — a painstaking method in which finely ground colored glass is mixed with a binder, placed in a mold and then fired in a kiln.
Though early Daum glass was never signed by individual artists, the firm employed some of the masters of the naturalistic, asymmetrical Art Nouveau style, including Jacques Grüber, Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter (whose first name is frequently misspelled). Daum also collaborated with furniture and metalware designer Louis Majorelle, who created wrought-iron and brass mounts for vases and table lamps. In the 1960s, Daum commissioned fine artists, most notably Salvador Dalí and sculptor César Baldaccini, to design glass pieces. As you see from the works offered on 1stDibs, Daum has been home to an astonishingly rich roster of creative spirits and is today a state-owned enterprise making pâte de verre figurines.
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Glas Daum France
By Daum
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Mid-Century modern table lamp created from a glass stand made by Daum France The glass stand is hand-crafted in a modern lyra form. Signed Daum France Tranformed to a table lamp by ...
Art Glass
$2,000
Art Glass Lamp by Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century crystal art glass lamp by "Daum." Elegant organic form, fine original, working condition. 21"- H to top of socket, shade not included. Retains original "Daum" decal, as s...
Art Glass
Minimalist Crystal Table Lamp by Daum Nancy, France, 1960's
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum crystal lamp leatherette base retrofitted for use in the US.
Crystal
French 1950s Daum "Chardon" Cristal Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Crystal table lamp by Daum with acid engraved Chardon motif, signed on the bottom. Rewire and shade upon request.
Crystal
French Clear Crystal Table Lamp by Daum
By Daum
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1960s small French crystal table lamp by Daum. Hand Signed Daum France on bottom corner. In original vintage condition with new white linen...
Crystal
Daum Table Lamp Crystal, France, 1960, Signed Daum
By Daum
Located in Paris, IDF
Daum table lamp in clear cast crystal, France, 1960. Signed DAUM on the lower part 22 cm/ 9 inches height excluding lampshade Good condition
Crystal
Daum, Pine Tree Crystal Table Lamp, France 1970s
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful crystal lamp by Daum France with its original lampshade, "Pine Tree" model, from the 1970s. Signed. In excellent condition and working order. Dimensions in cm (H x W x D)...
Crystal
Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
Crystal
Daum France Table Light with Hand Embroidered Silk Lampshade
By Daum
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautiful amorphous table Light, clear crystal, free hand-formed by Michel Daum, France, produced 1958, signed on the Bottom Daum France, new textile w...
Crystal
Daum Nancy Table Lamp Blown Glass Wrought Iron 1910 France
By Daum
Located in Milano, IT
Daum Nancy table lamp blown glass wrought iron 1910 France.
Glass
Wonderful Daum Nancy France Beaux Arts Katona Art Deco Art Glass Bronze Lamp
By Daum, Louis Katona, Beaux Arts Galleria
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Signed "Daum Nancy France" Art Glass Center With Beaux Arts / L. Katona bronze Art Deco table lamp.
Bronze, Iron
Glass Lamp with Air Bubbles Pattern, Signed "Daum France", circa 1975
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glass lamp with air bubbles pattern in the cylindrical shaft. Signed Daum France. Work realized circa 1975. Functional electrical system. The "Daum France" signature is the one ...
Glass
Pair of 1960s Daum Large Glass Table Lamps With Starburst Detail
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A pair of sculptural table lamp bases, these Daum lights are made of textured clear glass with brass lamp fittings on top. This pair of glass table lamps were made by the Parisian m...
Cut Glass
Set of 2 Daum France Table Lamps Crystal, 1950s
By Daum
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Daum France table lamps crystal, 1950s.
Crystal
Pair of French Midcentury Crystal Table Lamps by Daum
By Daum
Located in London, GB
Pair of French midcentury crystal table lamps by Daum French, Mid 20th Century Lamps: Height 18cm, width 10cm, depth 7.5cm Shades: Height 18cm, width 21cm, depth 15.5 This pair of m...
Crystal
Daum, Modernist Sculptural Lamp, France, 1974
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An irregularly shaped hexagonal lamp in lavender hued crystal, a half-century old creation of the famed glass firm Daum that seeks to convey motion itself, as if depicting all sides of a moving object...
Crystal