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
Ceramic Vase by Alistair Dahnieux, circa 2009
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase signed Alistair Danhieux.
Signed and dated under the base,
2009.
Perfect original conditions.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture with Brown Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with brown glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Geometrical Ceramic Vase by Pierre Devie, France, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A geometrical ceramic vase by Pierre Devie, France.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated under the base "Devie 1971".
Unique piece,
circa 1971.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Signed A.C and Dated 1992
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture signed AC and dated under the base 1992.
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1992.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Black and White Glazes Decoration, Signed Polaris, 1970
By Polaris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with black and white glazes decoration.
Signed under the base "Polaris".
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1960-1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Cire Perdue Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Roses by Louis Ernest Barrias
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique Cire Perdue gilt bronze sculpture of roses by Louis Ernest Barrias.
The singular lost wax cast of a still life of roses is mounted on a rosewoo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Sculpture Signed A.C, circa 1986
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture signed A.C.
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1986.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Vases, by Jean Talbot, to La Borne, circa 1940
By jean talbot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of ceramic vase by Jean Talbot.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
circa 1940.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Zoomorphic Ceramic Sculpture by Pierre Roulot, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A zoomorphic ceramic sculpture by Pierre Roulot.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base "Roulot".
circa 1950-1960.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Duval-Brasseur Panthère in gilded bronze, France, 1970
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Jacques Duval-Brasseur (1934), panther in gilded bronze, signed under the belly, France, 1970.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Gilt French Bronze of Venus & Cupid after Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful bronze of a seated Venus and Cupid.
Modeled with a recumbent Venus attended by Cupid on an oval plinth in the manner of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse.
With finely...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Unique Ceramic Sculpture by Pierre Martinon, circa 2000
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed at the base " P. Martinon ",
circa 2000.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pop Shade of Green Porcelain Cuo, by Manufacture de Sèvres, 1962
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvre -Cup
Pop shade of green porcelain cup
Manufacture de Sèvres, dated 1962
Decor in shades of green by Bernard Bannier.
Measures: H 5.5 cm / 2,2 in.
Ø 18 cm / 7 in.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Bisque Figurine of Two Putti in an Amorous Embrace
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique 19th century figurine of two putti in an embrace - one putto wrapped in the other's arms with faces at a tenderly close distance.
Likely French with a glazed p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Vase by Guieba, Signed, 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by CH- Guieba.
Wood firing.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1980-1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Stoneware Sculpture by La Borne Potters, circa 1970, Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An abstract stoneware sculpture, circa 1970 by La Borne Potters.
Signed.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture by Jean- Pierre Viot, circa 1970-1975
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture by Jean-Pierre Viot.
Perfect original conditions.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base " viot ".
circa 1970-1975.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos '1926-2005'
By Michel Lanos
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.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase, Sculpture by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase, sculpture by Michel Lanos (1926-2005).
Perfect original decorations.
Artist monogram under the base,
circa 1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Boch Frères Glazed Ceramic Jug, Belgium, Late 19th Century
Located in The Hague, NL
This glazed ceramic jug was produced by the Belgian faience manufacturer Boch Frères Keramis in the late 19th century. The abstract painted pattern in blue and red was inspired by the Fine pottery...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Vase by Lucien Talbot, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A stoneware vase by Lucien Talbot, to La Borne.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Unique piece,
circa 1950.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos '1926-2005'
By Michel Lanos
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.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970-1980.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture with Green Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with green glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Vase with Green Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain vase with green glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Jar with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos '1926-2005'
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic jar with glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005).
Perfect original decorations.
Artist monogram under the base,
circa 1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos '1926-2005'
By Michel Lanos
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.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
German Bronze Figure of Emil Jannings, Hollywood and Movie Interest
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is an exceptionally rare bronze of the noted early film star Emil Jannings.
Emil Jannings was a German actor, popular in 1920s Hollywood. He was the first Oscar recipient, hono...
Category
1920s German Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Stoneware Vase Sculpture by Pierre Digan, La Borne, 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A stoneware vase sculpture by Pierre Digan.
Perfect original conditions.
Artist monogram under the base,
1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase with glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005).
Perfect original decorations.
Artist monogram under the base,
circa 1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos '1926-2005'
By Michel Lanos
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.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
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....
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Sculpture with Black and Blue Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic sculpture with black and blue glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005).
Perfect original decorations.
Artist signature under the base,
circa 1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2017
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique porcelain sculpture by Wayne Ficher.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base, Wayne Fischer.
2017.
Category
2010s French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Sculpture with Brown Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with brown glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture with Brown Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with brown glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Ceramic Sculpture with Red Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A rare ceramic sculpture with red glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970-1980.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture by Nadia Pasquer, 2010
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A geometrical ceramic sculpture by Nadia Pasquer.
Artist monogram at the base, circa 2010.
Unique piece.
Perfect conditions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White Marble Statue : Smiling Little Girl Sculpture
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Wonderful white marble statue of a smiling sweet little girl, with flowers in the hair. a very unusual marble statue .
nr. O/7552.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2017
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique porcelain sculpture by Wayne Ficher.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base; Wayne Fischer.
2017.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2017
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique porcelain sculpture by Wayne Ficher.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base; Wayne Fischer.
2017.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
"Placing the Sandal, " Bas Relief Masterpiece with Nudes by Levillain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine carved relief panel was sculpted by Ferdinand Levillain, France's master of bas relief at the turn of the last century. Levillain was famous for his low reliefs in med...
Category
1890s French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Sculpture by Michel Lanos, circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Perfect original conditions.
circa 1980-1990.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
"Clash of the Titans, " Mythological Bronze Rondel with Male Nudes, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by Gustav Dore's masterful painting of a crowd of Titans pushing an enormous boulder at the top of a mountain, with lightning bolts over...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Terracotta Sculpture, 20th Century by Louis Auguste Joseph Bertrand
By Louis Auguste Joseph Bertrand
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Louis Auguste Joseph Bertrand, French terracotta sculpture of a baby holding a question mark symbol, Titled "Le Point d'interrogation" signed "Louis Bertrand" and dated "3. 1931" T...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Amazing Ceramic Vase by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An amazing ceramic vase by Accolay with abstract decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1960-1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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