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.
Daum Nancy "Avoine et abeilles" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Daum features ruby-toned handles and bees buzzing amongst the variously colored foliage featured on the vessel. The vase utilizes the famous Dau...
Enamel
French Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French enameled and etched glass vase with applied handles by Daum. The vase has a pink martelé background. There is carving on the dark green footed base. It is decorated with lig...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Important Vase Art Nouveau "Aux Pavots"
By Daum
Located in NANCY, FR
Spectaculaire vase balustre sur piédouche à base renflée et col arrondi en verre triple. Magnifique décor gravé en camée à l’acide et repris à la roue de fleurs de pavots et de feui...
pate de verre
Daum nancy enamel art nouveau
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Daum nancy enamel art nouveau art nouveau style motif: orchid flowers green and orange colors glass vase with flowers and leaves around Signed with the cros...
Art Glass
Monumental 19” Daum Nancy Enameled and Etched Columbine Flower Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Large enameled glass columbine flower pedestaled vase by Daum nancy. Variegated yellow glass with enameled red flowers, circa 1900. Signed in cameo ...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau wheel-carved cameo glass vase by Daum, featuring a decoration of blue flowers and light blue and grey stems and leaves on an opa...
Art Glass
$4,120Sale Price|22% Off
H 4.73 in Dm 2.17 in
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase, Jacinthes, France, Circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy, Art Nouveau Cameo Glass "Jacinthes" Vase, France, circa 1900 A finely executed Daum Nancy cameo glass vase, signed with the Cross of Lorraine, dating to the Art Nouveau ...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Vase Art Nouveau
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau style Origin: France Decorated with green leaves and orange fruits (enameled) Excellent condition (Some natural wear from use) Cameo glass with enamel Circa 1900 Signed b...
Enamel
$31,000
H 9.06 in Dm 4.73 in
Vase, Sign: Daum Nancy, France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1903
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
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Great Daum Nancy Vase Art nouveau
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Daum Nancy vase Digitalis, Circa 1915 Perfect condition Size: 54 cm Monumental. Glassware marked Daum Nancy is attributed to Auguste and Antonin Daum. These brothers took over a gl...
Art Glass
Camille Fauré Enamel Flora Vase
By Camille Fauré
Located in New Orleans, LA
A cascade of pink blooms sit against an ombre ground in this enameled vase by Camille Fauré. Executed using his signature technique, the vase's copper form...
Copper, Enamel, Silver Leaf
Cameo Glass Vase by Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional in both size and artistry, this cameo art glass vase is the work of the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé, one of the most highly regarded names in French glassmaking....
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Thomas Webb & Sons Tri-Color Cameo Vase
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...
Glass
Rounded Papillion Vase by Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite vase belongs to Loetz's prestigious Papillon collection and is identified as the 7724 form. Renowned for its captivating color palette, this piece showcases a striking...
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Acid-Etched Vase
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Acid Etched Vase Daum Nancy Circa 1930 This exceptional Art Deco vase by Daum Nancy exemplifies the era’s embrace of modern design. Its spherical for...
Art Glass
Loetz Phaenomen Genre Vase on a Floral Base
By Loetz Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
Phaenomen Genre Vase Loetz Circa 1890-1899 This elegant Jugendstil vase by Loetz exudes an enchanting, colorful glow, featuring the iconic Phaenomen Genre Series 1 glass bowl, first...
Art Glass
Perhaps best known as a Revolutionary War hero, Revere was also an accomplished silversmith, and this pot is now available on 1stDibs.
Discovered in Parisian cabarets, the performers reenergized the artist’s practice.
