Nouveau Riche
Early-20th Century Animalier Bronze Entitled "Seated Alsatian" by Louis Riché
By Louis Riché
Located in London, GB
fine colour, signed L.Riché and stamped with foundry seal for Thiebaut Frères
Additional information
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,489
H 19.69 in W 18.12 in D 0 in
19th Century Work of Art Etching by Almery Lobel Riche Custom Framed, French
By Almery Lobel-Riche
Located in North Miami, FL
This black and white etching by Almery -Lobel Riche is in a custom gold leaf frame with deep cut
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Drawings
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
H 19.75 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
Oil on Canvas painting of 'The Barber of Seville' by Luis Alvarez Catalá
Located in London, GB
. These works struck a chord with the 19th-century nouveau riche, who sought refuge in the past, yearning
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Paint
$38,423
H 18.5 in W 26.5 in D 2 in
Jean Granvigne - 20 Antique French Art Nouveau Sterling Serving Pieces - 1890s
By J. Granvigne
Located in Wilmington, DE
the nouveau riche, transcending social boundaries through their universal beauty.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Serving Pieces
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$3,149 Sale Price / set
25% Off
A Rare Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Greco Male Figurine Bookends
Located in Reading, Berkshire
industrialization in the United States in the 19th century, American Gilded Age nouveau riche adopted the Grand Tour
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Spelter
$2,826 / set
H 7.09 in W 5.71 in D 1.58 in
What A Time To Be Alive Mirror Object by Mark Sturkenboom
By Mark Sturkenboom
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamborghini, Ferrari and Porsche. Cars that symbolize the current worship of the ‘nouveau riche’ and play with
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Other
$19,006 / item
H 49.22 in W 23.63 in D 7.88 in
What A Time To Be Alive Mirror Object by Mark Sturkenboom
By Mark Sturkenboom
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamborghini, Ferrari and Porsche. Cars that symbolize the current worship of the ‘nouveau riche’ and play with
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Other
$19,006 / item
H 49.22 in W 23.63 in D 7.88 in
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
is an exploration of the nouveau riche, New York City nightlife in the 1920s, and the inner dynamics
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
$2,750
H 8.25 in W 5.88 in D 2.13 in
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Art Deco Tantalus Set with 2 Geometric Etched Bottles
Located in Oakland, CA
sophisticated accessory displayed in the homes of the upper class and nouveau riche.
“Tantalus is a small
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
nouveau riche, who liked to surround themselves with artworks including lacquer work, paintings, prestige
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
"The Bazaar" Painting by American Tonalist Douglas Arthur Teed
By Douglas Arthur Teed
Located in Wiscasset, ME
found a healthy market within the homes of the nouveau-riche Detroit industrialists. He's exhibited in
Category
Vintage 1920s American Paintings
Antique Bronze Sculpture of Two Cats by Louis Riché, France, 1900
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze sculpture of two cats by Louis Riché.
Signed, with the foundry mark of Patrouilleau
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Italian Rectangular Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Tito Agnoli, Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
Agnelli toured a nouveau riche American’s home, she remarked of her Hostess, ‘‘It will take her another
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, Smoked Glass
H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
Italian 19th Century Pair of Porphyry Tazzas, circa 1830
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
States in the 19th century, American Gilded Age nouveau riche adopted the Grand Tour for both sexes and
Category
Antique 1830s Italian Grand Tour Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porphyry
Antique Tiffany & Co Sterling Ewer, 1895
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
manufactured to the scale of the nouveau riche mansions constructed during the late nineteenth and early
Category
Antique 19th Century Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Modernist Macassar Three Bottle Tantalus, Betjemanns of London
By Betjemanns & Sons
Located in Oakland, CA
displayed in the homes of the upper class and nouveau riche.
“Tantalus is a small wooden cabinet
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Crystal, Metal
H 13 in W 14 in D 8 in
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Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632).
Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s.
The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Copper
Charles Joshua Chaplin 'French, 1825-1891' 'Girl with Bird's Nest' Oil on Canvas
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Joshua Chaplin (French, 1825-1891) 'The Bird's Nest' A very fine and charming Rococo revival style oil on canvas depicting a young girl, dressed in 18th century costume and r...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$64,500
H 38.63 in W 24.75 in D 2.38 in
Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large 19th century oil on canvas after Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo's (Spanish, 1617-1682) "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" (The original work by Murillo was painted in 1675). The...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
$14,850 Sale Price
40% Off
H 69 in W 55 in D 5.75 in
Hans Zatzka, Austrian (1859-1945) Oil on Canvas "Young Girl in a Sailor's Suit'
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Zatzka, Austrian (1859-1945) A Fine Oil on Canvas "Portrait of Haunz Javorasky Als Knabe Dressed as a Sailor" within a carved gildwood frame. The charming portrait depicts a sea...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$34,850
H 43.5 in W 34.75 in D 2 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Category
Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
$34,307
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plum-Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Tall Case Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plum-Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Tall-Case Regulator attributed to Revollon. The Roman numeral dial signed: Revollon - M. Lion, with h...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Cl...
Materials
Ormolu
$14,950 Sale Price
64% Off
H 87.5 in W 19.25 in D 12.75 in
Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a very fine and charming oil on canvas "Spring Beauties", depicting three young maidens picking flowers by a lake. The three young girls sitting, kn...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$29,850
H 28.25 in W 48.75 in D 2.5 in
Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiffany Studios monumental interior entrance
as you can see by the pictures
The side lights, how beautiful Tiffany furnace drapery glass with shallow mottel background
The archw...
Category
Antique 1890s Windows
Materials
Glass
Oil on Canvas "the Prohibited Reading" After Karel Ooms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a you...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$27,880 Sale Price
20% Off
H 74 in W 58 in D 3.5 in
19th-20th Century Oil on Panel An 18th Century Interior "Dressing for the Ball"
By Eduardo Leon Garrido
Located in LA, CA
Eduardo León Garrido (Spanish, 1856-1949) A very Fine oil on panel "Dressing for the Ball" depicting 18th century interior scene of a young 'High Society' maiden getting dressed for ...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$64,500
H 34.25 in W 41.5 in D 2 in
Pair of Royal Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Burgundy
By Pierre Gobert
Located in New Orleans, LA
Follower of Pierre Gobert
18th century French
The Duke and Duchess of Burgundy
Oil on canvas
Refinement and intricacy characterize these royal portraits of France’s Louis, Duke o...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$88,500
H 50.25 in W 37 in D 1.75 in
A Fine French 19th Century Oil on Canvas 'A Young Girl Holding a Bird's Nest'
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in LA, CA
Charles Joshua Chaplin (French, 1825-1891) 'The Bird's Nest' A very fine and charming Rococo revival style oil on canvas depicting a young girl, dressed in 18th century costume and r...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$64,500
H 38.63 in W 24.75 in D 2.38 in
The Resurrection of Christ
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
with “Mr. Scheer,” Vienna, by July 1918; where acquired by:
Jindřich Waldes, Prague, 1918–1941; thence by descent to:
Private Collection, New York
Literature:
Rudolf K...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Panel
The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke
Located in London, GB
The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke
Oil-on-canvas, German, 1918
Frame: height 175cm, width 227cm, depth 10cm
Canvas: height 148cm, width 200cm, depth 3cm
...
Category
1910s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$93,315 Sale Price
20% Off
H 175 in W 227 in D 10 in
Italian 18th century Giltwood and Oil on Canvas painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and exceptionally detailed Italian 18th century Giltwood and Oil on Canvas painting of Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes, in the manner of Pompeo Batoni. This impressi...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
A Very Fine Orientalist Oil on Canvas "The Slave Market" a North African Scene
By Otto Pilny
Located in LA, CA
Otto Pilny (Swiss, 1866-1936) A very fine orientalist oil on canvas "The Slave Market", depicting a desert scene with the offering of two female slaves. Signed and Dated (l/r): Otto ...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Otto PilnyA Very Fine Orientalist Oil on Canvas "The Slave Market" a North African Scene, Circa 1910
$148,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 37 in W 52 in D 2.5 in
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Prices for a nouveau riche can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $962 and can go as high as $206,921, while the average can fetch as much as $5,152.