Egyptian Building and Garden Elements

A, near life-size, 19th century French cast iron statue depicting the Venus de Medici. This statue is a high quality cast after the antique marble Ven...

A pair of hand finished cast stone fruit baskets. The lower urn section has an old painted surface while the upper fruit section has a wonderful weath...

The most wonderful pair of old Italian elephant garden plant stands. I believe these are some sort of terra cotta with a glaze on top, they are heavy! The details are amazing from th...

Antique vintage Oriental Japanese large polished bronze bowl planter jardinière C1925. Would look amazing in the right location and make a fabulous centre piece. Great colour and ...

A fine large French garden planter pot or urn featuring the brilliant green-glazed earthenware hues of Castelnaudary pottery and a stylish relief design around the whole. With impressed pottery marks on interior and at base - POTERIE DES GORGES DE...

Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles , Exceptional fine pair of Large French Retour D'egypt period terracotta lions, circa 1790-1810. The French Egyptian Revival style or the retour d'Egypte refers to style that makes use of the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt. By the end of the 18th century enthusiasm for ancient Egypt generated by Napoleon's unsuccessful conquest of Egypt and, in Britain, to Admiral Nelson's defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Napoleon took a scientific expedition with him to Egypt and this was the first time a major study of ancient Egypt was done. Publication of the expedition's work, the description de l'Égypte, began in 1809 and came out in a series though 1826 influencing a new way of life in France thru architecture and decorative arts. However, works of art, decorative arts, furniture and, in the field of architecture and garden follies, funerary monuments in the Egyptian style had appeared in scattered European settings from the time of the Renaissance. The Egyptian Revival style came out in a few waves in France before Napoleon during the ancient Régime Egyptian motifs were mixed with the neoclassical-Louis XVI style in architecture, furniture and decorative arts. A big surge hit France around 1798 during Napoleons Egyptian expedition. This was the first major Egyptian Revival period as this was the first time in history that a major study on Egypt was done. French people became fascinated with the ancient Egyptian history, culture, architecture and furniture. Egyptian ornamentation like scarab beetles, sphinxes, winged lions and lotuses details were incorporated into Classical style furniture and decorative arts creating a style known as a hybrid neo-Egyptian. The next wave was during the height of the French Romantic period 1820s-1850s. The Egyptian Revival emerged as a result of the famous archaeological digs of the first half of the 19th century and was primarily used for Tomb memorials, temples, and cemeteries and some decorative arts. This style is distinguished by its adaptation of Egyptian forms and motifs, sphinxes guarding buildings including lotus blossoms, Pharaoh's heads, the winged disk symbol of the sun God, as well as the use of bold bright colors. At the end of the 19th century 1870s-1890s the Egyptian Revival styles were in vogue once more. At the Height of the Victorian period the Egyptian style was even more elaborate than before. Often incorporated with Neo-Greek & Renaissance Revival styles. Victorians were even more fascinated with these rare finds and incorporated their motifs into jewelry, furniture, glass and Art pottery. Heavily ornamented overstuffed furniture...

English Marble bust of Parliament gentleman displayed on a circular plinth. Signed by maker John Graham Lough, London Mid 19th Century. Lough sculp...

The ancient city of Ephesus, which dates back to 6000 BC, has been a coastal city belonging to the Romans, Greeks and Turks at different times. The city is known as the place where C...

Pair of reclaimed Georgian style stone sphinx garden statues. Egyptian decor had a revival in the Georgian and Regency period, this gave statues ...

Well detailed cast Vicenza stone garden statue of a young lady standing in robes and holding a basket of fruit, head slightly turned to the right; naturally weathered finish.

A French bird garden statue in case stone from the mid 20th century. This mid-century statue from France, created in cast-stone, in the image of a b...

This is a wonderful 20th Century large mosaic urn-shaped planter from the Mediterranean region. It is handcrafted from ceramic tiles set into concrete having a black and white floral...