Pair of Neoclassical Style Wood Finials in the Form of Urns

A pair of neoclassical style black painted iron garden urns.

A Chinese four-legged barrel-form brass urn cast and engraved with archaistic decoration from the 20th century. The gently rounded sides are cast with the dispersed elements of two taotie masks, Archaistic auspicious beasts formed by a pair of stylized and confronted dragons which constitutes the features of this mythical creature, abstractly rendered in low-relief hooked curls. Two bands of kui or passing dragons flank the taotie ornamentation on the belly, all upon an engraved and very finely delineated white leiwen ground symbolizing thunder. Raised on four atlantes with a few anatomical engraved details, the urn possesses a flat circular lid decorated with stylized birds and topped with a phoenix-shaped knob with a ring, a propitious symbol in Chinese art. The white engraved ground nicely contrasting with the dark patina along with the Archaistic traditional low relief decoration echoes Chinese archaic ritual bronzes used in ceremonies or buried in the tombs of the elites for use in the afterlife. This Chinese barrel...

A matching pair of 19th century Italian faience covered vases of flattened baluster form, hand-painted with figures from the Commedia dell'arte. The main body of each piece features ...

Pair of neoclassical style paint decorated atheniennes.

A rustic Italian faience vase molded in relief from the 19th century. The body of flattened circular form is topped by a tall cylindrical neck with a flaring rim flanked by rope-like...

A pair of Japanese underglaze blue and white porcelain baluster vases from the late 19th century painted with shaped panels of flowers, insects and birds. Formerly in the Kentshire collection, each piece features a round panel with a fly on a prunus branch, naturalistically painted in cobalt blue on a white ground. Another shaped panel presents two charming birds on a branch painted by a free, fluid hand with shading and brushstrokes. Watery blue peonies, auspicious symbols of springtime and prosperity, emerge from a dense cobalt blue background of tight arabesques motifs arranged in a most delicate composition. The lip of the vase presents a thunder pattern frieze, symbol of life, and a mark on the bottom. This pair of Japanese blue and white porcelain vases...

Pair of Neoclassical Style White Composite Urn Form Planters Design: Neoclassical style urn form planters. Dimensions: 29" H x 23.5" Diameter.

Pair of carved Mahogany Neoclassical style architectural urn finials mounted on wood bases. Overall: 11.25" H x 5" sq. Keywords: Decorative, Flame, Garniture

Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...

Pair of antique French Neoclassical style Urns. Great pair of 19th century French Neoclassical style bronzed metal urns on marble bases. These stunning antique French Grecian style u...

Pair of Late 19th Century bronze & slate Neoclassical style urns. Relief decorated with classical Greco-Roman figures and foliage, flanked by swan handles, wi...

Magnificent pair of English neoclassical revival garden urns or jardinières crafted from cast iron. The urns are decorated with Greco-Roman figures with a fluted column base. Beautif...