Wedgwood Encaustic Ewer
By Wedgwood
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood basalt encaustic ewer with ancient Greek inspired decoration on both sides. The shape is
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Basalt Ewers
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19th Century Basalt Ewer with Figural Man as Lamp, Attributed to Wedgwood
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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
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
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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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
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
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
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
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Antique 1840s British Neoclassical Vases
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
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers Emblematic of Water and Earth
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H 15.5 in W 7.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers Emblematic of Water and Earth
By John Flaxman, Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of antique neoclassical period early Wedgwood black basalt water and wine ewers
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Antique 1840s British Neoclassical Jars
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Bowl
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
Wedgwood black basalt wine and water ewers.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
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
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Pair Modern Wedgwood Black Jasper Ware Ewers, Sacred to Bacchus and Neptune
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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
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Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of 19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Ewers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Wedgwood black basalt ewers.
Category
Antique 19th Century Porcelain
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Antique Portland Blue Jasperware Bowl with White Overlay by Wedgwood England
$250
H 2.75 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Portland Blue Jasperware Bowl with White Overlay by Wedgwood England
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning Neoclassical Wedgwood Portland blue bowl with a white overlay. This piece is believed to have been a small sugar bowl, however we think it would be fabulous used as a vase...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks, the domed cover with Pegas...
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Antique 19th Century English Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
$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 ...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
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...
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Antique 19th Century English Vases
Materials
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...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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 ...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wedgwood Tri-Color Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming Wedgwood teapot is crafted of tri-color jasperware, one of the firm’s rarest creations. The teapot’s classic form displays beautifully applied figures in lilac and sage...
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood Tri-Colored Jasper Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare Wedgwood tri-colored jasper vase exemplifies that renowned firm’s classical artistry. Crafted of jasper, perhaps the greatest of Josiah Wedgwood’s porcelain...
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Early 20th Century English Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
English Jasperware Blue Wedgwood Vases w/ Neoclassical Subjects on Plinths, Pair
$27,776Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 19.25 in Dm 8.25 in
English Jasperware Blue Wedgwood Vases w/ Neoclassical Subjects on Plinths, Pair
By John Flaxman
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite and quite rare pair of 19th century English, Staffordshire, Jasperware blue ground Wedgwood vases with neoclassical subjects on rounded plinths, stylistically attributed...
Category
Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood Black and Gilt Basalt Covered Potpourri Vase, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
A wedgwood black and gilt basalt covered Potpourri vase, circa 1870.
Category
Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Exhibited 18th Century Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Ware Four-Handled Vase
$12,500
H 18 in W 6 in D 6 in
Exhibited 18th Century Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Ware Four-Handled Vase
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, c.1780, thrown in four parts and bolted to a plinth built of five small slabs, decorated by molded handles with horned returns to high relief goats’ masks wit...
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Antique 1780s English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wedgwood Crimson Dip Jasper Ware Garden Pot
By Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, circa 1925, turned Wedgwood shape no. 317, stoneware with crimson Jasper dip ground, decorated with sprigged white Jasper bas-relief depictions of muses and A...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous technique. The tall neck of the gra...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Centerpiece
By Wedgwood
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Centerpiece Bowl. Made by Wedgwood in England in 1957 and fully and properly marked/stamped on base. Marked: “Wedgwood, Made in En...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
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A Close Look at Neoclassical Furniture
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.
Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.
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The gallery's latest exhibition proves that museum-quality pieces entice and inspire, whether in traditional or more modern interiors.
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