Wedgwood Encaustic Ewer
By Wedgwood
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood basalt encaustic ewer with ancient Greek inspired decoration on both sides. The shape is
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Ceramic, Porcelain
Wedgwood Encaustic Ewer
By Wedgwood
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood basalt encaustic ewer with ancient Greek inspired decoration on both sides. The shape is
Ceramic, Porcelain
$4,850
H 16 in W 6 in D 9 in
Pair Modern Wedgwood Black Jasper Ware Ewers, Sacred to Bacchus and Neptune
By Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
century Jasper versions, this set has also been reproduced by Wedgwood in Black Basalt and Majolica
Stoneware
Unavailable
H 22.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
19th Century Basalt Ewer with Figural Man as Lamp, Attributed to Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century basalt ewer with figural man as lamp, attributed to Wedgwood Wonderful detail New
Stone
Pair of Flaxman Ewers in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1830.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the iconic early wedgwood pieces, the pair of ewers Sacred to Neptune & Sacred to Bacchus
Stoneware
Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Wedgwood, this exquisite pair of 19th-century gilt bronze and black basalt Neoclassical
Bronze
Pair of Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers
By Wedgewood
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of antique Wedgwood black basalt wine and water ewers named: "Sacred to Bacchus" and Sacred
Pair Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers England circa 1840
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
antique Wedgwood black basalt wine and water ewers named: "Sacred to Bacchus" and "Sacred to Neptune
Stoneware
Sold
H 15.5 in W 7.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers Emblematic of Water and Earth
By Wedgwood, John Flaxman
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of antique neoclassical period early Wedgwood black basalt water and wine ewers
Ceramic
Pair Wedgwood Black Basalt Wine and Water Ewers
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
The wine ewer modeled with a figure of Bacchus seated atop the shoulder holding the horns of a
Stoneware
Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Bowl
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
Wedgwood black basalt wine and water ewers.
Stoneware
Wedgwood Basalt " Sacred to Bacchus" Ewer
By John Flaxman
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood basalt ewer "Sacred to Bacchus" by John Flaxman, circ 1860's. Well known and popular form
Porcelain
Wedgwood Black Basalt Water and Wine Ewers
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Black Basalt Sacred to Bacchus and Neptune Ewers Wedgwood Dated 1870 These extraordinary
Stoneware
Pair of 19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Wedgwood black basalt ewers.
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
Canvas, Oil
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Christiane Lemieux, there will ...
Paper
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Bronze, Lead
19th Century Wedgwood Jasper Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Wedgwood light blue Jasper tripod vase complete with cover with applied white relief of foliage and bell flowers, the terminals with lion masks and rings, all standing a...
Porcelain
$53,969
H 0.75 in W 0.71 in D 0.6 in
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the a...
Gold, Enamel
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.
Porcelain
Wedgwood Crimson Jasperware Pitcher
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This striking Wedgwood crimson dip bas-relief covered jug features an applied white jasper neoclassical decoration of grapevines bordering the rim. Delicately rendered maidens, child...
Pottery
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Limestone
Wedgwood Black Basalt Two-Handled Urn
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
A remarkable example of Josiah Wedgwood's legendary ceramic art, the importance and rarity of this urn vase simply cannot be overstated. Black basalt refers to the fine-grained stone...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wedgwood blue and white jasperware vases
By Wedgwood
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Lovely pair of Wedgwood jasperware vases, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes on a sky-blue background. Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$56,025Sale Price|55% Off
H 37.75 in W 72 in D 26.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode Médallier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Impressive French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Parquetry Commode a Vantaux, after the model Antoine Gaudreaux's 'Commode Médallier du Roi Louis ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Unavailable|$75,000
18th Century Wedgwood Tricolor Jasper Ware Pegasus Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
Wedgwood's Etruria factory, Staffordshire, 1786. Green Jasper dip on solid white Jasper ware ground, with finely tooled, applied white Jasper bas-relief. White figural Pegasus surmou...
Stoneware
$140,000 / set
H 36 in W 60.5 in D 35.5 in
Pair of 18th Century English Eagle Console Tables in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of 18th Century English, George II Period Eagle Console Tables / Side tables in the Manner of William Kent, Finely Gilt on Carved Pine Wood. Each console table is co...
Marble
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Campagne Urn
By Wedgwood
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware twin handled campagne urn and cover, in the Neoclassical style, decorated with a frieze of Greek figures, with palmette borders in white on a blue ba...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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