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Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard

Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Renaissance/Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Iron Floral Lantern Pole Floor Lamp
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Iron Floral Lantern Pole Floor Lamp

Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Iron Floral Lantern Pole Floor Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Iron Leafy Floral Lantern Gothic Pole Floor La...

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Early 20th Century Gothic Floor Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Hand-Carved Wood Female Sculpture, French Renaissance Art
18th Century Hand-Carved Wood Female Sculpture, French Renaissance Art

18th Century Hand-Carved Wood Female Sculpture, French Renaissance Art

Located in Malibu, CA

18th century wooden carving of an female form. Presumed to be a French church piece. This figure has a beautiful face.

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Antique 18th Century French Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Italian and French Renaissance Enamel Metalwork, 1887
Italian and French Renaissance Enamel Metalwork, 1887

Italian and French Renaissance Enamel Metalwork, 1887

Located in Langweer, NL

**Art History Prints** 12. **French Renaissance Art** 13.

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Antique 1880s Prints

Materials

Paper

French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau -  Renaissance 2

French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Renaissance 2

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Francis Moreau is a French artist (1940-2021) who lived and worked in Paris, France. Like many others, he wasn't born with a brush from childhood but through hard wor...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau -  Renaissance 1

French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Renaissance 1

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Francis Moreau is a French artist (1940-2021) who lived and worked in Paris, France. Like many others, he wasn't born with a brush from childhood but through hard wor...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Neo-Renaissance Majolica Plate circa 1890
French Neo-Renaissance Majolica Plate circa 1890

French Neo-Renaissance Majolica Plate circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

French Neo-Renaissance Majolica Plate circa 1890. Decorated with a cavalier on the center, border with medallion portraits.

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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century French Neo Renaissance Griffins Reticulated Plate
19th Century French Neo Renaissance Griffins Reticulated Plate

19th Century French Neo Renaissance Griffins Reticulated Plate

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century French Neo Renaissance Griffins Reticulated Plate.  

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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

French Renaissance Style Classical Ladies Fantasy Landscape Oil Painting
French Renaissance Style Classical Ladies Fantasy Landscape Oil Painting

French Renaissance Style Classical Ladies Fantasy Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title French Renaissance Style Classical Ladies Fantasy Landscape Oil Painting Key Details Artist: French School, 20th century Title: Classical Ladies in Landscape Medium: Oil painti...

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20th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady
18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady

18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Noble Lady French School, early 1700's period oil painting on copper, unframed copper: 5 x 3 inches condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation. provenanc...

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Early 18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

French Renaissance Devotional Embroidery, Silk and Metal Thread, 16th Century
French Renaissance Devotional Embroidery, Silk and Metal Thread, 16th Century

French Renaissance Devotional Embroidery, Silk and Metal Thread, 16th Century

Located in Doha, QA

A rare and evocative 16th-century French devotional embroidery, worked in silk and metal-wrapped threads on a linen ground, depicting a haloed sacred figure within an architectural s...

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Linen, Silk, Thread

1975 Unknown 'France-L'Art Gothique en Picardie' Renaissance Brown, Green France

1975 Unknown 'France-L'Art Gothique en Picardie' Renaissance Brown, Green France

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 39 x 24.5 inches ( 99.06 x 62.23 cm ) Image Size: 39 x 24.5 inches ( 99.06 x 62.23 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional...

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1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

French Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of French Renaissance Architecture. The artwork is depict...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

French Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of French Renaissance Architecture. The artwork is depict...

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19th Century Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

19th-Century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Cabinet with Marble Top
19th-Century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Cabinet with Marble Top

19th-Century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Cabinet with Marble Top

Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA

19th-Century French Renaissance Revival walnut cabinet with marble top, known as The Chamber Reliquary, restored with couture-level care and finished in a luminous French polish usin...

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Furniture

Materials

Wood

French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

French Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

French Renaissance is an original lithograph on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of the 19th Century.

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19th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Majolica Portrait Plates, circa 1850
Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Majolica Portrait Plates, circa 1850

Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Majolica Portrait Plates, circa 1850

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a dining room or kitchen wall with this colorful pair of antique Majolica platters. Sculpted in France circa 1850, each plate features a deeply molded profile bust in Renais...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Hand Painted Majolica Portrait Plaques
Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Hand Painted Majolica Portrait Plaques

Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Hand Painted Majolica Portrait Plaques

Located in Dallas, TX

Bring color and character to your home with this elegant pair of antique wall plaques. Sculpted in France circa 1880, each square Majolica panel features a finely modeled bust portra...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Set of 4 Ancient Greek Monuments Pantheon Athens Antique French Engravings Set
Set of 4 Ancient Greek Monuments Pantheon Athens Antique French Engravings Set

Set of 4 Ancient Greek Monuments Pantheon Athens Antique French Engravings Set

By Antique French

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Set of 4 Antique French Black & White Engravings Ancient Greek views and monument landmarks including the Pantheon, Athens. each paper : 9 x 12 inches provenance: private collection...

Category

19th Century Renaissance Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

French and German Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

French and German Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

French and German Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of French and German Renaissance Architecture....

Category

19th Century Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage French Plaster Wall Relief, Renaissance Style, 51x9.5 Inches
Vintage French Plaster Wall Relief, Renaissance Style, 51x9.5 Inches

Vintage French Plaster Wall Relief, Renaissance Style, 51x9.5 Inches

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A long, vintage ornate wall relief or sopra porte molded in French Plaster and refinished by hand, in good condition. Decorated in the Renaissance style with hand crafted overspillin...

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Late 20th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Silver Neo Renaissance Desk Seal
Silver Neo Renaissance Desk Seal

Silver Neo Renaissance Desk Seal

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A large silver Neo Renaissance desk seal or presse papier in the form a Renaissance ring with an octahedron diamond set in a quatrefoil bezel. The shank is held by the mouths of two ...

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Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of 19th-Century Renaissance-Style Frames – Carved and Painted Wood
Pair of 19th-Century Renaissance-Style Frames – Carved and Painted Wood

Pair of 19th-Century Renaissance-Style Frames – Carved and Painted Wood

Located in Madrid, ES

Elegant and decorative pair of 19th-century frames crafted in carved and painted wood, inspired by Renaissance aesthetics. These finely detailed frames feature rich ornamentation typ...

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Painted Canvas of a Renaissance Style Woman Portrait, Contemporary Work
Painted Canvas of a Renaissance Style Woman Portrait, Contemporary Work

Painted Canvas of a Renaissance Style Woman Portrait, Contemporary Work

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted canvas figuring a side view of a woman portrait in the Renaissance style. She wears a black dress with a gilt collar, belt with gilt flower motifs, grey sleeves adorned with...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Renaissance Set of 4 Firmin-Didot Paris
Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Renaissance Set of 4 Firmin-Didot Paris

Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Renaissance Set of 4 Firmin-Didot Paris

By Auguste Racinet

Located in New York, NY

Fine, scarce set of four original chromolithographs of Renaissance designs from Racinet's seminal L'Ornement Polychrome published by Firmin-Didot 1869-1873 and 1885-1887. Architectur...

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

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Paper

16th Century Renaissance Limoges Enamel Gilt Bronze Ring c. 1550
16th Century Renaissance Limoges Enamel Gilt Bronze Ring c. 1550

16th Century Renaissance Limoges Enamel Gilt Bronze Ring c. 1550

Located in Chicago, IL

France, circa 1550 This one of a kind, museum rarity, Renaissance gilt bronze ring features a Limoges enameled copper plaque superbly painted in shades of grey with Christ as the M...

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Enamel Frames and Objects

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Painted canvas in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.
Painted canvas in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.

Painted canvas in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted canvas, or decorative panel, in Renaissance style, representing a noble woman, with her headdress and coat in gold and chocolate tones on a patterned background in beige tone...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Painted canvas in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.
Painted canvas in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.

Painted canvas in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted canvas, or decorative panel, in Renaissance style, representing a noble woman in profile and looking to the right, with her headdress and coat in gold and chocolate tones on ...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

French School 19th C, A Renaissance scene with a Lady and a boy, oil on panel
French School 19th C, A Renaissance scene with a Lady and a boy, oil on panel

French School 19th C, A Renaissance scene with a Lady and a boy, oil on panel

Located in Paris, FR

French School of the 19th century, Attributed to Achille Deveria (1800-1857) A Lady and a boy with a dog, a Renaissance style scene Oil on wood panel 22 x 13 cm A label on the revers...

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1840s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painted canvas depicting an Italian Renaissance-style portrait.
Painted canvas depicting an Italian Renaissance-style portrait.

Painted canvas depicting an Italian Renaissance-style portrait.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted canvas, or decorative panel, representing an Italian portrait in the Renaissance style. Contemporary work by French artists. Dimensions: H 160 x W 100 cm Reference: LS6335...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Painted canvas depicting an Italian Renaissance-style portrait.
Painted canvas depicting an Italian Renaissance-style portrait.

Painted canvas depicting an Italian Renaissance-style portrait.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted canvas, or decorative panel, representing a Renaissance-style character. Contemporary work by French artists. Dimensions: H 160 x W 100 cm Reference: LS6335671M Possibili...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Antique French Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1890s
Antique French Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1890s

Antique French Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1890s

By R.J. Horner & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique French Renaissance Revival breakfront bookcase, cupboard, or bar cabinet In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co. France, Circa Late 19th Century Ornate carved o...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Painted canvas of a lady in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.
Painted canvas of a lady in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.

Painted canvas of a lady in Renaissance style. Contemporary work.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Painted canvas in Renaissance style, representing a lady in profile dressed in clothes typical of this period: dress decorated with golden scrolls, low-shaped hat and hair raised in ...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Saint Catherine Lower Rhine Sculpture 15th Century Wood France Gothic
Saint Catherine Lower Rhine Sculpture 15th Century Wood France Gothic

Saint Catherine Lower Rhine Sculpture 15th Century Wood France Gothic

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The quality of the work and the richness of the details, among which the drapery carved with great precision in the wood stands out, allow it to be compared to the rich sculptural pr...

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15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Nature Morte Dutch / French Oil Painting
18th Century Nature Morte Dutch / French Oil Painting

18th Century Nature Morte Dutch / French Oil Painting

Located in Dallas, TX

Early 18th century museum quality Nature Morte still life Dutch or French oil painting. This Nature Morte painting has all the Classic attributes or a masterpiece showing various ga...

Category

Mid-18th Century Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Paint

French Troubadour School Flat Rest In Copper 19th Century - France
French Troubadour School Flat Rest In Copper 19th Century - France

French Troubadour School Flat Rest In Copper 19th Century - France

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Pretty embossed copper plate representing a tavern scene in the style of the 16th century. In a renaissance interior four men are drinking, three of them lift their cups, the fourth,...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque
Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque

Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque

By Limoges

Located in Tarry Town, NY

This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enameled portrait of a lady in profile,...

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Upholstery

French Oversize Brass Fruits Platter, circa 1890
French Oversize Brass Fruits Platter, circa 1890

French Oversize Brass Fruits Platter, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

French oversize brass fruits platter, circa 1890, Renaissance revival, a second platter is available same size.

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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

French Oversize Brass Fruits Platter, circa 1890
French Oversize Brass Fruits Platter, circa 1890

French Oversize Brass Fruits Platter, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

French oversize brass fruits platter, circa 1890, Renaissance Revival, a second platter is available same size.

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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

French Chateaux Porcelain Plaques, Box, Set of Six
French Chateaux Porcelain Plaques, Box, Set of Six

French Chateaux Porcelain Plaques, Box, Set of Six

Located in Winter Park, FL

A suite of six porcelain plaques by French artist and illustrator Jean Gradassi (1907-1989) entitled "Vie, Coutumes & Moeurs dans les Châteaux de France 1400 à 1650" (Life, Custo...

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20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Leather, Porcelain

pair of French 19th century Ormolu and patinated Bronze wall decor/plates
pair of French 19th century Ormolu and patinated Bronze wall decor/plates

pair of French 19th century Ormolu and patinated Bronze wall decor/plates

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A high quality and most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze wall decor/plates. Each most elegant and octagonal shaped charger displays ...

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Head Portrait Greek Roman Head Bust Portrait Bearded Man
Antique French Head Portrait Greek Roman Head Bust Portrait Bearded Man

Antique French Head Portrait Greek Roman Head Bust Portrait Bearded Man

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Bust Portrait" French School, 19th century. charcoal drawing on paper, unframed. painting: 23.5 x 17.75 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition, ...

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19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique 16th Century French Devotional Nativity Textile, Circa 1530–1560
Antique 16th Century French Devotional Nativity Textile, Circa 1530–1560

Antique 16th Century French Devotional Nativity Textile, Circa 1530–1560

Located in Doha, QA

The composition shows the kneeling Virgin in adoration before the Christ Child, with the ox and donkey behind within a stylized architectural stable—an iconography deeply rooted in R...

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Metallic Thread

19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II

19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th century enamel portrait plaque of King Francois II of France (son of King Henry II) who served from 1559-1560. King Francois was married to Mary, Queen of Scots in 1558 at the a...

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Enamel

French Polychrome and Gilded Statue of The Virgin Mary
French Polychrome and Gilded Statue of The Virgin Mary

French Polychrome and Gilded Statue of The Virgin Mary

Located in Cotignac, FR

A polychrome and gilt plaster statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The quality of the original gilding and the handling of the folds in the clothing are exceptional. A wonderful statu...

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Late 19th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.
Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.

Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. ...

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Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1981 Limited Ed.
Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1981 Limited Ed.

Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1981 Limited Ed.

By Haviland & Co., Limoges

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1981 Limited Ed # 5. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges Fran...

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Late 20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Galloping Horse and Rider Alessio Issupoff (1889 Russia-1957 Rome)
Galloping Horse and Rider Alessio Issupoff (1889 Russia-1957 Rome)

Galloping Horse and Rider Alessio Issupoff (1889 Russia-1957 Rome)

Located in SANTA FE, NM

By studying and visiting museums, Issupoff formed his own aesthetic “taste” by modifying it on contemporary Russian and French Renaissance art. In addition to Vasnetsov, his teachers...

Category

1920s Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

French architecture house design lithograph, late 19th century, c1870

French architecture house design lithograph, late 19th century, c1870

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Chromolithograph from 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques', a French folio of architectural designs, published by Monrocq in Paris. 250mm by 320mm (sheet)

Category

Early 19th Century Renaissance Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

French architecture house design lithograph, late 19th century, c1870

French architecture house design lithograph, late 19th century, c1870

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Chromolithograph from 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques', a French folio of architectural designs, published by Monrocq in Paris. 250mm by 320mm (sheet)

Category

Early 19th Century Renaissance Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.