In 1853, Japan opened its borders for the first time since the 1600s to commercial trade, resulting in a five decade-long fascination with Japanese motifs, techniques, and aesthetics that permeated the international scene. Coined by French art critic Philippe Burty in the early 1870s, Japonisme had a profound influence on the formation of art in Europe and America, leading directly to the rise of Art Nouveau, with flora and fauna, compositions with asymmetry and movement, and the belief that decorative art and design were equally as important as painting and sculpture. Impacting artists and makers alike, there is bountiful evidence of this inspiration found in lithographs by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha; in art glass, metalwork, and home decor from Louis Comfort Tiffany, Daum Nancy, and Émile Gallé; and in enameled jewelry from René Lalique, Eugène Feuillâtre, and Louis Zorra.
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René Lalique Plique-à-Jour Enamel "L'Anémone de Bois" Brooch
Designed, modeled and carved by René Lalique himself, this flora brooch, entitled "L'Anémone de Bois," is a work of genius showcasing Lalique's ear...
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René Lalique “Automne” Gold and Basse-Taille Enamel Pendant
This French Art Nouveau masterpiece, the "Automne" pendant, is one of the allegorical jewels that René Lalique created to celebrate the beauties of...
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Émile Gallé "Grenouilles" Fruitwood Cabinet
$75,000| /This French Art Nouveau "Grenouilles" carved fruitwood cabinet by Émile Gallé features detailed and masterful marquetry depicting dragonflies and m...
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Émile Gallé "Tale of Genji" Chest of Drawers
$27,500| /This remarkable French Art Nouveau chest of drawers, by Émile Gallé, features walnut and fruitwood marquetry inspired by the "Tale of Genji." This ...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Elles" Lithograph
$35,000| /This French Art Nouveau lithograph, "Elles" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, heavily focuses on women for the portfolio of "Elles," one of Lautrec's g...
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Daum Nancy "Mimosa" Cameo Glass Vase
$75,000| /This artistic "Mimosa" glass vase by Daum Nancy features a pink cameo glass overlay, naturalistically modeled as a languid orchid flower in true Fr...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "May Milton" Lithograph
$35,000| /Executed with a Degas-like sight-line and with a clear influence of the Japanese woodblock prints that so fascinated him, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Jane Avril" Lithograph
$95,000| /Aptly titled "Jane Avril," celebrated lithograph artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captures here, in static form, the very particular brand of motio...
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Émile Gallé "Ombelliféres" Fruitwood Marquetry Vitrine
$39,500| /This "Ombelliféres" vitrine, by Émile Gallé, crafted from carved and fruitwood inlaid marquetry, sits on four sinuously carved feet. This masterpie...
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André Rambour "Femme-Fleur" Enamel Gold Pendant Necklace
$22,500| /A regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons, Maison André Rambour was well-known for figural jewels of women and flowers, such as this "Femme-Fleur" pe...
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Émile Gallé Chrysanthemum Lady’s Writing Desk
$35,000| /Émile Gallé's marquetry skills are on full display in this French lady’s writing desk, with chrysanthemum marquetry, blooming throughout the French...
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Émile Gallé "Chardons des Sables" Chest of Drawers
$65,000| /This "Chardons des Sables," or "Sand Thistle," multi-wood chest of drawers, by Émile Gallé, is a moving meditation on the artist's own mortality. T...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "L'Artisan Moderne" Lithograph
$55,000| /A rare and well-sought variant of the celebrated poster "L'Artisan Moderne," by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, this special lithograph includes a seldo...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Woman in Bed, Profile" Lithograph
$75,000| /"Femme au lit, profil - Au le petit lever. (Pl. Of the suite Elles)," a lithograph of great intrigue and complexity by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. W...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Woman in a corset" Lithograph
$65,000| /"Woman in a corset - Conquest of passage. (Pl. Of the suite Elles)" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Though very technically capturing a scene in moti...
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Salon des Cent: Exposition Internationale d'affiches" Lithograph
$55,000| /"Salon des Cent: Exposition Internationale d'affiches," also commonly know as "La Passagère du 54" or "Promendae en Yacht" is a remarkable and roma...
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Tiffany Studios New York "Wisteria" Table Lamp
This remarkable Tiffany Studios New York "Wisteria" table lamp is a very fine and unusually rare lamp, composed of a palette of wisteria blossoms i...
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