V&A European furniture

I took a trip to the Victoria and Albert museum in London to see what kind of Art Nouveau pieces they had amongst their furniture. Unfortunately some of the pieces had been moved into an exhibition- which i saw but was not able to take photographs of! Fortunately though there were a few pieces on show in the museum for me to photograph for this project.

This is an Art Nouveau armchair from Paris 1899-1900.

I liked this and thought how similar it was to the design of the rocking chair I have in mind. The ornately carved Walnut and pattern on the satin upholstery is beautiful. I particularly like the fringe.

Art nouveau cabinet 1900.

This had a lovely design. I could see a similar design on some of the furniture within the living room like this piece. To me it even has a bug like feel in the arches- kind of like eyes or the shape of a beetles back.

1900

This fire screen is beautiful. covered with typical elegant art nouveau patterns. The flowers and leaves relate to the bug/undergrowth type feeling that the other room should provide.

These art nouveau vases would be a nice feature for the living room. They are a typical 'ornament' for a mantle or sideboard.

Very elegantly shaped.

Dish 1900 the Netherlands.

This would make a nice addition to the living room as well. I like the colours, the greens reflecting the other room and it looks lovely enough for it to perhaps be a special piece for the family to own and take pride of place somewhere in the room. Showing they have little money but look after the precious things they do have.