Antique Art Nouveau Silverplated Decorative Objects. Includes an easel-style picture frame, a pillbox tea caddy, and a set of six ornate floral embossed scrollwork pattern drink coasters with a holder they rest. 

Largest Size: 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1 in. 

Art Nouveau, known as Jugendstil in German, Stile Liberty in Italian, and Modernisme in Spanish, was a style of art, architecture, and decorative arts popular between 1890 and 1910, characterized by natural forms, sinuous curves, asymmetry, and the use of modern materials like iron, glass, and ceramics. Emerging as a reaction against 19th-century academicism and historicism, it sought to unify fine and applied arts, influencing interior design, furniture, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, and graphic arts, with Japonisme and the Arts and Crafts movement as key inspirations. Originating in Brussels and reaching a peak at the 1900 Paris International Exposition, Art Nouveau spread across Europe, the Americas, and beyond, impacting cities’ architectural identities, inspiring independence movements, and shaping modern advertising through posters. German designers emphasized the Gesamtkunstwerk, or “total work of art,” integrating architecture and interiors to uplift citizens, while the movement’s elegance and dynamism influenced painting, sculpture, and everyday objects. Its dominance waned with World War I, replaced by Art Deco in the 1920s and Modernism later, but critics began reevaluating and reviving Art Nouveau from the late 1960s onward, cementing its lasting impact on global design.

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