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Daum Furniture

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. 

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Creator: Daum
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 ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Pate de Verre Daum Art Glass Triangular Dish Midcentury Ashtray Blue Dot, French
By Daum
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful design, great table prop/decor. Signed on top side, Daum, then the Cross of Lorraine symbol, and Nancy and also Signed on the bottom; Daum Nancy France.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, Decorated with Ancient Chinese Sailing Ships
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy cameo glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with ancient Chinese sailing ships on a mottled green, yellow and orange ground. Signed with cameo signature Daum Na...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum France 'Modern' Emilio Robba, '1944'
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum France (modern) Emilio Robba (1944) "Vase Bambou" limited edition crystal vase designed by Emilio Robba, numbered 194 of 388, Signed Emelio Robba ...
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1940s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, "1914"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, "1914" France, circa 1914 decorated with thistles, the cross of Lorraine to one side the reverse with 1914 on a mottled pin...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with blue wild flowers on a mottled pink ground. Signed with cameo mark Daum Nancy with ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved and Enamel Internally Decorated Vitrified Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel-carved and enamel internally decorated vitrified glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910. With low relief applied decoration of red flowers and tall branches. Wheel-ca...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy and Louis-Antoine Damon Wheel-Carved Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy and Louis-Antoine Damon (1860-1947) Wheel-carved glass vase, France, circa 1905 signed in intaglio 'L. Damon 10 Bd. Malesherbes Paris' Dimensions  Height 5.5 in. ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel Cut Tumbler Vase with Cyclamen Motif
By Daum
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Daum Nancy French art glass vase has been made in the form of a diamond shaped tumbler with a mottled pink color and gilt accents. The exterior of the piece features detailed wh...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Vase, "Flowers and Berries"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and acid etched glass vase, "Flowers and Berries" France, circa 1910 decorated with trees, berries and flowers on a mottl...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Glass Vase, with Applied Decoration France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy internally decorated Glass Vase, with applied decoration France, circa 1925 signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions ...
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1920s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Acid Cut Opalescent Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Fairfax, VA
Acid cut flora design opalescent glass vase by Daum Nancy.
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1920s French Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy "Fleurs et Abeilles" Enameled and Etched Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau enameled and etched "Fleurs et Abeilles" glass vase by Daum Nancy features an unusual and wildly undulating form that is countered neatly by the tightly executed landscape that decorates its organic curves, bulges, dips and valleys. Climbing from a deeply, darkly colored base upward to the bright, nearly translucent bright yellow rim of the vase are a field of ultra-finely rendered red orchid blooms with framing leaves...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase, France, circa 1910 Decorated with red flowers and green leaves on a light opalescent ground Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dime...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo Glass Vase Iris
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo glass vase: Iris France, circa 1910 decorated with red lowers on a mottled pink ground. Wheel-cut Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions  Height...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Enameled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated Glass Vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with flowering plants with green leaves on a mottled p...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

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 ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Attributed Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
An Edgar Brandt style four light wrought iron chandelier with Daum Nancy glass shades each signed Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine. Shades are in pink, purple and cream variegated d...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with trees and flowering branches on a mottled white and blue ground, wheel carved sign...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Pair of Fossil Shell Crystal Table Lamps with Green Silk Shades by Daum France
By Daum
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of table lamps by Daum France Crystal lamp base of semi-circular form, with fossil design. The shades are in fine green Silk. Both are Signed 'Daum France.  
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture

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Crystal

Signed Daum Nancy French Art Glass and Nickelled Centrepiece or Bowl
By Daum
Located in New York City, NY
French Art Deco, Modernist acid etched art glass centerpiece, circa 1930, signed Daum Nancy. Rings of rippled patterns grace this very slightly tinted emerald, spring green art glas...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

Daum Nancy Enameled and Acid Etched Decorated Glass Decanter, "Dutch Landscape"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and acid etched decorated glass decanter, "Dutch Landscape", France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with birds, windmills, sa...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Large Daum Nancy Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A large Daum Nancy vase, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, "Trees in Prairie"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated Glass Vase, "Trees in Prairie" France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with trees, red, and yellow flowers in a large open area of grassland ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Cameo Glass Vase, "River Lanscape"
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy internally decorated Cameo Glass Vase, "River Lanscape" France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with trees on a river landscape on a mottled yellow and pink ground. Signed wi...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Glass

Large and Fine Daum Nancy Internally Decorated, Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and fine Daum Nancy internally decorated, enameled and acid etched glass vase decorated with pink flowers on an opalescent ground France, circa 1910 cameo mark Daum Nancy with...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with trees and flowering branches on a mottled white and blue ground, wheel carved sign...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Huge Vase Art Nouveau France Lorraine Made in circa 1906
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Huge Vase tube form type / made in France (Lorraine), Nancy / circa 1906. Specifications: Stunningly manufactured casing glass with brownish, orange, ye...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

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Enamel

Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Vase, France circa 1900-1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and internally decorated glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves on a mottled pink, white and brown ground. signed ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Sculptural and Curvilinear Midcentury Translucent Glass Bowl by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sculptural translucent glass bowl was produced by Daum, one of the most illustrious glass makers of the period in Nancy, France, circa 1950. Daum was awarded a Grand...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

French Art Nouveau Cameo Vase, Signed Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau green cameo glass vase cut with leafy branch relief design. Signed: Daum Nancy. The Daum family worked at the beginning of Art Nouveau and creators of one of ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture

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Glass

Bowl Daum Design France, 1960 Transparent Color Rectangular Form Signed
By Daum
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bowl Daum design France, 1960 transparent color rectangular form signed.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Two-Handled Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and Martele glass two-handled vase, France, circa 1900-1910 intaglio signature Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions:...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

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...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel Carved, Internally Decorated Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel carved, internally decorated cameo and Martele glass vase, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with red flowering vines intaglio signature Daum Nancy with Lorraine ...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Vase, "Flowers and Berries" France
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and acid etched glass vase, "Flowers and Berries" France, circa 1910 decorated with trees, berries and flowers on a mottled pink and brown ground, signed with...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Pinhas Collection a Fine Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection A fine Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo glass vase with low relief applied decoration France, circa 1915 Signed with intaglio mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cr...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp by Daum Studio
By Daum
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Art Nouveau lamp is by the celebrated French glasswork studio Daum which was founded in 1878 in Nancy, France. The lamp is inscribed ‘DAUM, NANCY’. The lamp is of ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy French Art Deco Smoked Glass Chandelier
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco (circa 1937) smoky glass dome shaped chandelier with an acid-etched swag and circular design supporting 6 light shades and a tiered center post (signed: DAUM NANCY).   
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Art Deco Vase
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A Daum Art Deco green glass vase, thick heavy glass with broad inverted rim, deeply etched with stylized trees and plant life, signed on base...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo Glass Vase with Applied Flowers
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo glass vase with applied flowers, France, circa 1900-1910 decorated with flowering plants on a mottled pink gr...
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Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture

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Glass

Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and enamel glass bowl, the round body with red enamel flowers and green leaves against a burnt orange and pale green ground cameo signature Daum Nancy Franc...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Wheel-Carved Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From The Pinhas collection Very fine wheel-carved Daum Nancy Cameo glass vase, France, circa 1910 with applied dragonfly decoration, decorated...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Nancy Enameled Opalescent Glass Two-Handled "Dutch Landscape" Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Fine Daum Nancy enameled opalescent glass two-handled "Dutch Landscape" vase, Measures: Width 3.93 in. (10 cm.) Depth 2.75 in. (7 cm.) Height 11.22 in....
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century. Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Blown Glass

Fine Daum Nancy Martele Cameo Glass Two-Handled Vase, from the Pinhas Collection
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas collection Fine Daum Nancy Martele cameo glass two-handled vase, France, circa 1900 signed Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimens...
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Early 20th Century Daum Furniture

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Glass

Superb and Very Fine Daum Nancy Wheel-Carved Cameo and Martele Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and very fine Daum Nancy wheel-carved cameo and martele glass vase, with low relief applied decoration France, circa 1910 Signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with lorraine cross...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Blown Glass

Daum Nancy Internally Decorated Cameo Glass Vase France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall and fine Daum Nancy internally decorated cameo glass vase France, circa 1910 Of triangular form, decorated with berries, leaves and flowers an a green opalescent yellow and ...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
France, circa 1910 Decorated with peach and red wild flowers ending on a circular foot Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross Dimensions: Width 2.36 in (6 cm.) Height 6.85 in...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Daum Table Lamp with Lamp Shade Made From Vintage Pucci Silk
By Daum
Located in Hamburg, DE
Daum crystal table lamp base, Daum France engraved at the bottom, Size crystal base at the bottom 6 x 7cm, top 7 x 23cm, 14cm high, Total height with lampshade 37cm, Lampshade oval shape 18cm height, 16cm width x 32cm length, Made from vintage pucci silk...
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1960s French International Style Vintage Daum Furniture

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Crystal

Fine Daum and Louis Majorelle Wrought Iron Mounted Mottled Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Daum and Louis Majorelle wrought iron mounted mottled glass bowl France, circa 1910 signed Daum Nancy France with Lorraine Cross and Louis Majorelle Measures: Height 5 1/8 ...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Large Daum Nancy Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An important Daum Nancy Art Deco chandelier, circa 1925, in acid etched frosted glass, inscribed Daum Nancy with croix de Lorraine.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture

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Glass

Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase France, circa 1914
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase France, circa 1914 of triangular tapered form decorated with applied white flowers, green leaves and flowering pods on a mottled green...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Enameled and Etched Orchid Landscape Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau enameled and etched glass vase by Daum Nancy is a bright scene is dominated by two planes of mottled glass, golden yellow on top of deep purple, which togethe...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Opalescent Dutch Landscape Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum enameled opalescent two handled glass "Dutch Landscape” vase, circa 1910. Signed in gilt Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine. Height 11 inch...
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1910s Vintage Daum Furniture

Daum Nancy Fruit Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
An enameled cameo glass vase signed in cameo Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine, circa 1910.
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Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture

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Art Glass

Daum Nancy Landscape Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Landscape vase. Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
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Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture

French Art Deco Chandelier by DAUM LORRAIN
By Daum
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Deco chandelier by the French artist "Daum Lorrain". Six shades with matching large hexagonal center coupe in clear frosted glass. Geometric flower motif with polished d...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Daum furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Daum furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Daum furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Daum were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by René Lalique, Emile Gallé, and Lalique. Prices for Daum furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $275 and can go as high as $160,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,788.
Questions About Daum Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Daum glass is normally signed. The location of the company's mark varies, but it usually says "Daum Nancy" above, below or beside the cross of Lorraine, a cross with two crossbars. Find a variety of Daum glass on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How Daum glass is made involves a process unique to the manufacturer, called pâte de verre. It involves filling a refractory mold with finely crushed glass and then baking the piece in a kiln. Shop a collection of Daum glassware on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, all Daum vases are signed. Authentic Daum glass work will have the signature “Daum Nancy” and incorporate the cross of Lorraine. Looking for a signature is one of the best ways to ensure authenticity. Browse a range of authentic Daum vases and other glassware on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024
    Yes, Daum crystal is typically marked. The French maker usually adds the word "Daum Nancy" and its logo, a double cross called the Cross of Lorraine, to its pieces. You can locate the mark in a discreet area, such as on the bottom of stemware and decorative objects. Find a selection of Daum Nancy crystal wares on 1stDibs.

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