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Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

BEAUX ARTS STYLE

Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.

Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.

Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.

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Style: Beaux Arts
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré beu et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 10...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Miguel BERROCAL (1933-2006) Mini David 1969
Located in PARIS, FR
Miguel BERROCAL (1933-2006) Mini David, 1969 Edition de 10000 exemplaires, dont 9500 dans cette finition en alliage nickelé, numérotés de 501 à 10000. Sculpture démontable, puzzle e...
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Metal

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Palma artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Palma artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bleu et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. Haut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino Marotta (1935-2012) Palma vers 1970 Petite édition La Giraffa et Poltronova
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino Marotta (1935-2012) Palma, vers 1970 Petite édition La Giraffa et Poltronova, vers 1970 Sculpture lumineuse composée de trois feuilles de méthacrylate sérigraphiées d’un palmier...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Palma artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Palma artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bronze et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 10 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré vert et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 10 cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bronze et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré jaune et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré vert et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré fuschia et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Struzzo artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Struzzo artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré vert et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. Ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Albero 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Alone artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré fuchsia et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bleu et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 10 cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Rinoceronte artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Rinoceronte artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré orange et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Alone artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Alone artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bleu et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. Haut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Dromedario artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Dromedario artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bronze et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bronze et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 10 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Alone artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Alone artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré jaune et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. Hau...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Fenicottero artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré orange et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. :...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Struzzo artificiale 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Struzzo artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré jaune et découpé. Signé sur la base. Dans sa boite d’origine. H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Dromedario artificiale, 2010
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Dromedario artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré bleu et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 18 cm Long. : 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale 2010 multiple
Located in PARIS, FR
Gino MAROTTA (1935-2012) Giraffa artificiale, 2010 Edition Artbeat arrêtée Sculpture, multiple en méthacrylate coloré orange et découpé. Signé sur la base. Haut. : 19 cm Long. : 10 c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

A Very Good Beaux Arts Period Animalier Bronze of a Bull, after Rosa Bonheur
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Although there is seemingly no apparent foundry mark, this finely cast & patinated animalier bronze known as ‘Bull’ or ‘Taureau Beuglant’ is exemplary in demonstrating exceptional at...
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Plaster Bust White Sculpture circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Plaster Bust White Sculpture circa 1960 Origin: Spain, circa 1960 Style: Mid-20th Century Material: Plaster Capture the essence of mid-20th century craftsmanship with this striking...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Victorian Garland and Swag Brass Frame FE
Located in Garnerville, NY
Garland swag and floral elements decorate this brass frame, circa 1880-1900. Foundry stamp on reverse, FE flanking a Hammer. Very good condition. Overall dimensions are 5.13" wide...
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1880s European Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Brass

Lifesize Pair of Original French Bronze Sculptures of Herons- Moigniez
Located in New York City, NY
This important and unusual pair of life size French 19th century Blue Herons are realistically depicted with the two birds foraging in their natural environment. One large Heron is h...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Giltwood Frame
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Beaux Arts gilt wood picture frame. Fine quality heavy gilded molding. Very good condition with minor losses. Nice scal...
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19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

19th Century English Majolica Begonia Leaf Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century English Majolica glazed ceramic begonia leaf plate with a single green leaf on dark brown ground with yellow accents. Mottled green, brown and yellow on reverse. Circa...
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19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Majolica

19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French Sarreguemines Majolica glazed ceramic plates with chesnut leaf pattern in shades of green, on turquoise blue ground and ochre rim. Blue glaze on the rev...
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19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Tiffany Sterling Silver Centerpiece Bowl in Beaux Arts Olympian
Located in New York, NY
Olympian sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved and tapering bowl on domed foot. At top a dense repousse frieze of love-making, harp-stumming nym...
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Early 1900s American Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Heavy Quality Brass Planter A lovely piece made in cast Brass
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Heavy Quality Brass Planter A lovely piece made in cast Brass with a rolled top rim The Planter is 8” tall and 21” long and 11” wide TFB54
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19th Century Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Brass

Antique Bronze Garden Of Eden Charger by J.B. McCoy & Son New York
Located in New York, NY
Antique cast bronze hanging plaque with Adam , Eve and the Angel in the Garden of Eden. Finely detailed lush foliage, palm trees, surround the garden. Stamped in lower left rim, J.B....
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19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Bronze

20th Century Burl Wood Sculpture of a Ram's Head by Edwin Bucher (1879-1968)
Located in New York, NY
This stunning burl wood sculpture of a ram's head, crafted by renowned Swiss sculptor Edwin Bucher, showcases the artist's mastery of form and texture. Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, ...
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Burl

"Runner, " Large Rare Bronze of Nude Male Figure by Seifert, 1922
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted as European artists were moving from Beaux Arts realism to a more stylized modern approach to the figure, which we now call Art Deco, this large and rare bronze depicts a nu...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Bronze

A ceramic sculpture, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture. Perfect original conditions. Circa 1980-1990. 26 x 20 x 4 cm.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

French ceramic sculpture vase
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Grand vase en céramique sculpté, figuratif, en très bon état et signé.
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1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Blue glazed ceramic vase by Accolay, circa 1960-1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue glazed ceramic vase by Accolay. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1970. H : 10.2’ x 7.1’ inches.
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1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Large floor vase in green glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large floor vase in green glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis. 2022. Unique piece. H : 29.9’ x 15.7’ x 14.2’ inches. Approximate sizes.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Vase by Yves Mohy for Virebent, France, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain vase by Yves Mohy for Virebent. Perfect original conditions, circa 1970. Signed under the base.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Etienne Falconet 1716-1796 La Baigneuse (The Bather) Diana Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French 1716 - 1791) La Baigneuse (Bathing Woman) Large 29" tall sculpture of Diana at the well. Measures 8.5" in width, 8.5" in depth and stands 29" ...
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Copper

19th Century Majolica Begonia Leaf Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century Majolica glazed ceramic begonia leaf plate by Griffen Smith & Hill. A nicely textured Etruscan majolica plate with overlapping green...
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19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Etienne Falconet 1716-1796 La Baigneuse (The Bather) Diana at Well Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French 1716 - 1791) La Baigneuse (Bathing Woman, The Bather) Patinated Spelter sculpture of Diana at the well. Signed and dated 1765 Measures 6" in w...
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Marble, Spelter

Ceramic Sculpture Representing a Head by Gisele Buthod-Garçon, circa 2017
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A ceramic sculpture with white glaze decoration representing a head by Gisele Buthod-Garçon. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Circa 2017. Unique piece.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lion on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Behold this exquisite 19th-century French gilt bronze lion head architectural fragment, a mesmerizing relic of a bygone era. This captivating ...
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19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Porcelain Vase Designed by Claire Debril for Virebent, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain vase designed by Claire Debril for Virebent. Signed under the base, circa 1970-1980.  
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Green glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour. Artist signature under the base. 2023. Unique piece. H : 25.5 x 9.8 x 9 inches.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Glazed ceramic vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic vase by Georges Martin. Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. H : 11.8’ x 7.5’ x 6.3’ inches.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour. Artist signature under the base. 2023. Unique piece. H : 28.7’ x 10.2’ x 11.8’ inches.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Green glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour. Artist signature under the base. 2023. Unique piece. H : 26.3’ x 11.8’ x 11.8’ inches.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Glazed stoneware sculpture of Saint Solange or Saint Soulange by André Rozay.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture of Saint Solange or Saint Soulange by André Rozay. Artist signature on the back. Circa 1960-1970. Unique piece. H : 22.4’ x 7.9’ inches.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Stoneware vase by Pat & Joe Rowland with glaze decoration, circa 1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware vase with glaze decoration by Pat & Joe Rowland. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970. H : 9’ x 9.8’ x 1.6’ inches.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Set of 5 Large Vintage Venetian Glass Apothecary Jars with Lids and Fruit Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare vintage cobalt blue venetian glass apothecary jars. Set of 5. Each jar has a lid with glass fruit or flower as handle. Perfect for vanity or bathroom storage. Very good conditio...
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Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc, circa 1990-2000.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1990-2000. H : 9.2’ x 12.9’ x 4.3’ inches.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Majolica glazed ceramic plate by H. B. Boulanger Choisy-le-Roi. Pattern of ferns and pink flowers beneath a large leaf, tied with a purple bow. Vivid shades of ...
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19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Lion Mask Garden Urn
Located in New York, NY
Lion mask garden urn. Beaux Arts period cream cast stone planter with bas relief apposing lion mask ring ‘handles’ suspending ful floral swags all above a zig zag ribbon banded base....
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Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Cast Stone

"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet, " Rare, Large Bronze Sculpture with Nude Male
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
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1910s German Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Bronze

A magnificent pair of free standing female figurative patinated bronze torchère 
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A magnificent and large pair of free standing female figurative patinated bronze torchère  Made in France over 100 years ago in the Renaissance revival style, that was popular durin...
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Early 1900s French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos '1926-2005'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005). Perfect original decorations. Artist monogram under the base, circa 1990. Unique piece.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

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