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 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
$2,853
H 4.89 in Dm 2.37 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Cognassier Du Japon, Daum Nancy, France, Cairca 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Cylindrical vase, colourless glass with flaky white and delicate red inclusions, yellowish and green powder inclusions in the lower section, highly etched exterior and delicately pai...
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$2,246
H 7.37 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, France Circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, France circa 1910. Multilayered glass cameo vase with exquisite detailed decor of flowers and leaves etched in purple glass against a...
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Daum Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Sarasota, FL
Daum Art Nouveau cameo glass vase. Acid etched work. Hand blown glass with polished pontil.
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Daum Nancy "Nénuphars" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
The highly complex composition in this "Nénuphars," or "Water Lilies," cameo glass vase, by Daum Nancy, features the titular flower in various stages of bloom, as well as in various ...
Art Glass
$3,331
H 3.86 in Dm 3.94 in
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase 'Tulipes', Daum Frères, Nancy, France, Circa 1890/1895
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Cup-shaped vase, colourless glass with air bubbles (bubbling) and flaky light green powder inclusions in the lower section and rust-coloured inclusions in the upper section, light bl...
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Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase Daum Nancy, France, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Art Nouveau cameo glass vase featuring a finely acid-etched landscape decoration depicting trees silhouetted against a sunset over water. The warm amber and deep brown overlays creat...
Glass
$5,800
H 8.88 in Dm 2.95 in
Fine Daum Nancy Acid Etched, Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Daum Nancy Acid Etched, Cameo and Enamel glass vase, France, circa 1910 decorated with large yellow flowers blossoms emanating from dark ...
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Daum Nancy "Ombelle" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This cameo glass "Ombelle" vase by French Art Nouveau masters, Daum Nancy, features a rounded body of smooth, light candy pink glass decorated by two delicate umbel blooms in green c...
Art Glass
$12,000
H 4.73 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
Vase Sign: Daum Nancy, France , Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
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 Argentina galleries are shipped directly to your address via air freight. • Simplified Customs Management: We handle the processing of export permits and the payment of customs duties. You will receive your purchase without additional paperwork or surprise costs. • High-Security Packaging: Following FedEx international standards, each piece is protected in custom-made wooden crates, designed to withstand 1-meter impacts and ensure the integrity of the object during transit. • Note for shipments to the USA: To comply with shipping company regulations and ensure delivery at the destination, a valid tax ID (EIN, SSN, or ITIN) is required. • Domestic US Shipping: For those pieces available in our United States storage, logistics are managed through 1stdibs. Sign: Daum Nancy France...
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Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Fleurs des Champs", circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Fleurs des Champs", circa 1900 Delicate Art Nouveau cameo glass vase of elegant quadrangular form with softly rounded corners. Finely acid-e...
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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 ...
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Daum Nancy France Croix de Lorraine, Art Deco Glass Vase with Inclusions, c.1925
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy France Croix de Lorraine Art Deco Glass Vase with Inclusions, circa 1925 A striking French art glass vase by Daum Nancy France Executed in vibrant orange glass with drama...
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Rare Daum Nancy Miniature Cameo Glass Beaker Rain Landscape circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare miniature cameo glass beaker by Daum Nancy Featuring a finely acid-etched rainy landscape with stylized trees. The piece displays excellent depth of carving and a subtle color g...
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Émile Gallé (1846–1904) Vase with Botanical Decoration and Metallic Inclusions
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846–1904) Vase with Botanical Decoration and Metallic Inclusions Rare multi-layered glass vase displaying rich golden-yellow and olive-green tones, enhanced by remarkab...
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Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Enameled Grand Genre Glass Vase circa 1895
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Grand Genre Glass Vase circa 1895 An early Art Nouveau hand etched granita glass vase, circa 1895, decorated with enameled flowers and leaves. Attached handl...
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