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
Daum Nancy Acid-Etched Glass Vase, circa 1925
By Daum
Located in CABA, AR
Step into the elegance of the Art Deco era with this exquisite Daum Nancy acid-etched glass vase, a testament to the unparalleled craftsmanship and ti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Lorrain/ Daum Art Deco Glass Fish Vase
By Daum
Located in Fairfax, VA
Designed by Pierre D'Avesn swimming fish in amber gray color glass vase.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Crystal, France, Contemporary "Birds Of Paradise" Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum crystal, France, Contemporary
"Birds Of Paradise" Bowl
Signed Daum France and numbered 81.
9 inches by 8 inches.
Category
20th Century Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Art Nouveau Miniature Glass Vase "Dutch Winter Landscape" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
An attractive miniature cameo glass vase decorated with boats upon a lake in a snowy Dutch landscape with a windmill on the banks, the surface exhibiting Fine colour and hand painted...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Blackberry Decor, Daum Nancy, France, 1900-1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Cylindrical vase, colorless glass with flaky yellow-green, rust-red and blackberry-colored powder melts, overlaid in several layers, blackberry and leaf motifs worked out in high cut...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Verreries D'Art Lorrain for Daum Glass Vase Fully Signed France
By Daum
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful glass vase in the hues of a sunset over the sea is signed Lorrain in script.
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vidria Art Deco Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Glass Art Deco Daum Nancy
origin France, circa 1930
with inclusions.
Glassware marked Daum Nancy is attributed to Auguste and Antonin Daum. These b...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Fine Émile Gallé Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904)
A triple over-laid Galle glass vase,
France, circa 1900
Signed in Cameo Galle'
Measures: Width 8.66 in. (22 cm.)
Height 4.72 ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
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.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Wild Roses Decor, Daum Nancy, France, Circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in a bulbous shape with an offset round base, wide neck that tapers towards the top with a slightly flared mouth rim, colorless glass with a milky, opaque inner melting’s in the...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Landscape Pink Vase Lamp
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A acid etched cameo art nouveau pink landscape vase tastefully mounted as a multi luminescent lamp. Enjoy a exquisite Daum Nancy art nouveau cameo vase...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Spring Landscape Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A fabulous limited edition Art Deco bronze of a beautiful young woman in diaphanous dress cold painted with enamel color and with bright gilded highlights wearing a spectacular headd...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Daum Nancy Vase Monumental Digitalis orange 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...
Category
1910s French Aesthetic Movement Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum, Pair of Crystal Candleholders, France, 20th Century
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A charming pair of crystal candleholders from the French Deco firm Daum.
Category
20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Light Green and Transparent Glass Bowl by Daum
By Daum
Located in Montreal, QC
Light green and transparent glass bowl by Daum signed etched: "Daum France".
Category
1960s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Paysage de Pluie" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A wonderful cameo glass vase etched and enameled with silver birch trees bent over in a rain-swept landscape. The design heightened with deep pink and green colors interwoven on the ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
Decorated with trees and a far off landscape on a light opalescent ground
Signe...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Three Section Cubist Clear and Frosted Crystal Vide Poche Bowl
By Daum
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This heavy sculptural French crystal vide poche was made by Daum and has an angular form executed in clear and frosted crystal. The construction of the piece features three cube-like...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Large Midcentury Daum Nancy Art Crystal Glass Table Lamp, 1950s, France
By Daum
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful midcentury table light made of hand blown organic-formed clear crystal glass by Michel Daum in Nancy, France. The lamp is in fully working tested rewired excellent conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Cameo Glass Bowl by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Leafy pendants adorn this fine cameo glass bowl by Daum, known for their singular pieces of art glass of the utmost quality. Daum has remained an impo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy French Art Deco Acid Etched Green Art Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique acid etched art glass vase was done by the renowned French maker Daum & Nancy and made in circa 1925 in the period Art Deco style. The vase h...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Daum Crystal Star Bowl
By Daum
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Dutch Landscape Vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Croix of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Sculptural Curvilinear Art Glass Fruit Bowl by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sculptural curvilinear crystal art glass fruit bowl, model Aquarius 1960 signed.
The midcentury bowl offers an oblong form with tapered rounded ends, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Clear Glass Vase by Daum, France, 1970s
By Daum
Located in Paris, FR
This elegant glass vase was crafted by the renowned French manufacturer Daum in the 1970s. Its sinuous, slender form is a perfect example of the style, and the clear glass accentuate...
Category
20th Century European Art Nouveau Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy And Edgar Brandt Art Deco Table Lamp
By Edgar Brandt, Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Daum Freres Nancy; Edgar Brandt, Table light, circa 1925,
Daum Nancy shade is variegated and mottled art glass with powder fusions of, white, orange...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Iron
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Beaker Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Applied with scarabs, cherries and handles.
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum & Louis Majorelle Early Wrought Iron Mounted Orange Glass Bowl, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional, large and early French Daum art glass bowl in a mottled orange coloring with wisps of blue encased in wrought iron by Louis Majorel...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy Cameo glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with Chinese sailing vessels on a mottled yellow and green ground
cameo mark Daum N...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Penguin Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nacy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
1910s French Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled Two Handled Bowl, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with orange and purple flowers on an opalescent ground
cameo mark Daum Nanc...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with green and red flowers on a pink opalescent ground
signed in gi...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Bowl France, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Pymble, NSW
Leaves and berries trail on this rare cameo art glass bowl by the renowned French glassmaking firm of Daum, Nancy. The graceful vessel features a wavy-edge...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy France vase, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Pymble, NSW
Rose hips and leaves feature on this rare cameo art glass vase by the renowned French glass making firm of Daum, Nancy. The graceful vessel features an etc...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Wrought Iron and Daum Nancy Glass Table Lamp, France, circa 1920-1930
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wrought iron and Daum Nancy glass table lamp. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920-1930.
Glass signed Daum Nancy.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy Cameo glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with birds and trees on an opalescent ground
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enameled and Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and cameo glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with yellow flowers on a mottled white, pink and green ground.
Signed Dau...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Martele, Acid Etched and Wheel Cut Vase
By Daum
Located in Gainesville, FL
Daum glass martele, acid etched and wheel cut vase. The vase has very fine martele (hammered) appearance. Each leaf was acid etched and finish by wheel cutting. The vase is 9 1/4" ta...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art 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 in red and purple on a mottled pink and then blue ground.
cameo sig...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Glass Bowl with Applied Fruit Decoration, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed in intaglio Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Bowl, France, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Pymble, NSW
Yellow orchids are in bloom on this rare cameo art glass bowl by the renowned French glass making firm of Daum, Nancy. The graceful vessel features a wavy-...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Daum Nancy French Pitcher with Glasses, Set, 1930
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A sunshine yellow meets a sunset orange in this ombré variegated Daum Nancy glass Carafe et Verre ensemble. Anyone up for fresh lemonade or merry Sangria. Perfectly sized for a party...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy Cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
decorated with red and pink flowers on a light opalescent ground
signed in gi...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy "Blackbird" Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A "Blackbird" enameled and cameo glass vase circa 1910 signed in enamel Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine.
A similar vase is pictured in: Daum Nancy III:...
Category
Early 20th Century French Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Fine Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase, France, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Daum Nancy cameo and enamel glass vase,
France, circa 1910
Decorated with purple flowers on an opalescent ground
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions:
Width...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Modernist Crystal Candlesticks
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Pair of moderist solid crystal candlesticks each holding 2 candles, Daum crystal. Signed.
Category
20th Century French Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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 orange and red flowers on a yellow opalescent ground
signed in gilt Daum Nancy and cross of lorraine
Dimens...
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Pate de Verre “Noisettes” Vide Poche
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A very rare Art Nouveau Daum Nancy pate de verre 'Noisettes' vide poche in orange, reds, greens and yellows. Daum in Nancy was integral is ori...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
From the Pinhas Collection Daum Nancy Enamelled and Gilt Decorated Glass Goblet
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the Pinhas Collection
Daum Nancy enameled and gilt decorated Glass Goblet,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with "milk" thistles and gilt stars on a light opalescent and blu...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Mid-Century Modern Daum Nancy France Art Deco Smoke Grey Glass Centerpiece
By Daum
Located in Roslyn, NY
A rare Mid-Century Modern Daum Nancy France "Aquarium" Art Deco smoke grey glass centerpiece bowl with Croix De Lorraine.
Measures: Approximate 3 1/...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Daum Furniture
Daum Nancy Enameled and Cameo Glass Bowl
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enameled and cameo glass bowl,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with purple flowers and green leaves on a mottled blue and white ground....
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
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 pink wild flowers on a mottled ground
Cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine cross
Dimensions:
Width 2 in. (5....
Category
1910s Vintage Daum Furniture
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Ceiling Pendant Lamp Signed DAUM, France
By Daum
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A French Art Deco ceiling lamp. Made in the end of the French Art Deco period, circa 1930-1940. It have a modernist appeal. The lamp have a frosted etched glass bowl. The base is an ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Iron
Dominique VIAL 'XX-XXI' Daum Crystal 'Reflect' Daum Crystal
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dominique VIAL (XX-XXI) Daum crystal
'Reflect'
Daum crystal
signed Daum FRANCE
VIAL
and numbered 6/388
Measures: Width 14.5 in. (36.2 cm.)
Catalogue note:
Daum is a crysta...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Internally Decorated Glass Box and Cover
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and internally decorated glass box and cover,
France, circa 1900-1910
decorated with red wild flowers and green leaves on a mottled green and brown ground.
s...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Daum Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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.
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Questions About Daum Furniture
- Is all Daum glass signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, 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.
- How is Daum glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How 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.
- Are all Daum vases signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, 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.
- Is Daum crystal marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024Yes, 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.