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Neoclassical Decorative Objects

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

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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Style: Neoclassical
Neoclassical Silver Vase with Swans and Paw Feet
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage silver plated neoclassical style vase. The stand rests on three paw feet, a stylized base, another set of three paw feet which support three stylized columns, culm...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate

Collection of 3 Large Insects in Solid Lucite Boxes Spider Hornet & Stag Beetle
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice collection of Frozen insects circa 1970's , in solid lucite boxes.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Statue Of Ariadne Signed Signed F. Vichi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely detailed and very impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of Ariadne on its original Verde Mare marble pedestal, signed signed F. Vichi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Marble

English Bronze 'His Royal Highness Prince Albert' Commemorative Desk Clip
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Bronze 'His Royal Highness Prince Albert' Commemorative Desk Clip England, early 20th century A distinguished English bronze 'His Royal Highness Prince Albert' Commemorative...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Neoclassical Style Terra Cotta Greco-Roman Goddess Figural Fragment
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Heavenly terra cotta figural fragment with a painted silver finish of a Greco-Roman goddess torso. The neoclassical style fragment has a weathered patina on the finish with losses fu...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Classical Plaster Male Bust of Hermes Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust of Hermes sculpture USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8"W x 5"D x 13.25"H. Good original vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Grand Tour Italian Alabaster figure of Semi nude woman Bathing
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture depicting a semi-nude female bather in the Roman neoclassical style, finely sculpted from white alabaster stone. Apparently unsigned.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Gilded Bronze Candlesticks from French Restauration Era
Located in 263-0031, JP
A pair of candlesticks in chiselled fire-gilt bronze from the French Empire or early Restauration Era. The pair, exemplifying the neoclassical iconography so popular in the Napoleoni...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Sevres Style Blue And Gold Vases
Located in Southall, GB
A extremely decorative pair of Sevres style vases in blue and gold. Intricately hand painted in great detail showing reclining figures at leisure in a landscape setting. Idyllic and ...
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Italian Neo-Classical Grand Tour Style Ram’s Head Stirrup Cup
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian neo-classical Grand Tour ram’s head form stirrup cup. The composition is pottery with an almost bisque-like finish.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Marble Sculpture of Pan With a Goat
Located in Southall, GB
A fine marble statue of the Greek God Pan with a Goat. Carved in great detail, with clear features on both the goat and Pan, right down to the Goats fur which delicately curls to the...
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Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Restauration Era Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock Representing Hera
Located in 263-0031, JP
A mantel clock from the French “Restauration” era of 1815-1830 in fire-gilt bronze. The dial is enamelled white and the hours are depicted with Roman numerals. The figure represents ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Bronze

George III Neo Classical Wine/Water Jug by Smith & Sharp, London, 1775.
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual George III Neo Classical Wine/Water Jug made in London in 1775 by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp. The Jug stands on an applied foot which is decorated with bold b...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Silver

Pair of George III Tapersticks made by J. Hoyland & Company, Sheffield, 1774
Located in London, GB
A very rare pair of George III Neo Classical Tapersticks made in Sheffield in 1774 by J. Hoyland & Company. This is the first time we have seen this design of Neo Classical Tapersti...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair Of Bronze Gilt Candelabras
Located in Southall, GB
An ornate pair of gilt bronze candelabras depicting two cupids on ornate plinths holding floral arrangements with the candleholders forming the flower heads. Beautifully cast the det...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Brown Leather Tray
Located in Westwood, NJ
With Tobacco brown leather, this leather tray is fraught with detail: the topstitching of each leather panel, the narrow leather straps that hold the stainless steel handles in place...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Marble Pan With Flute
Located in Southall, GB
Beautifully and carefully carved Marble Statue of Pan playing a flute. The features are clearly visible and well done, with Pan pursing his lips to blow into the flute. A lovely real...
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Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Small Bronze Ribbed Torquing Figure on Color Acrylic Base, France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Lovely detail and patina. Perfect desk accessory.
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Marquetry Box, lemon tree wood, palo santo, rosewood, mahogany. 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Box with marquetry decorations. Lemongrass, rosewood, palorosa, mahogany wood. XIX century. Rectangular box with a flat top made of wood and decorated with a delicate marquetry with ...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century French Sculpture of Diana di Gabii
Located in 263-0031, JP
A French patinated bronze figure of Diana di Gabii, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

17" Vintage Candlestick Holder Turquoise Glass Frosted
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Enhance your interior decor with this charming Vintage Candlestick with Turquoise Frosted Glass texture. This delightful candle holders exudes a timeless appeal with its elegant fros...
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1950s Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Antique Neoclassical Plaster Grotesque Herm Statue
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An early 19th century plaster grotesque herm statue in the neoclassical style circa 1820. Once used as architectural interior decoration, it has a distressed look and depicts a figur...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Crystal Centerpiece Vase, Circa 1950's American
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Crystal Vase from the 1950's Substantial vase with many uses. Would make a wonderful addition to any home as a centerpiece filled with fresh flowers or standing alone on a...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Italian Provincial Deruta Hand Painted Faience Allegorical Pottery Jug Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful hand painted blue, white, and yellow faience pottery jug or vase with handles featuring classical putti By Deruta Italy, Late 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 5"D x 8.5"H...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience, Pottery

Joan Shapiro Abstract Pink Alabaster Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) pale pink alabaster stone sculpture of an abstract organic freeform shape with a rectangular cutout, signed to side, mounted on a wood base. Over...
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20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Antique English Georgian Neoclassical Silver Gilt Snuffbox, 1823
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver snuffbox. Made by Samuel Pemberton in Birmingham in 1823. Rectangular with chamfered corners and flat hinged cover. Engraved Neoclassical ornament in point...
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1820s British Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Petite Borghese Terra Cotta Busts C. 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French terra cotta bust boy & girl bust Borghese of Houdon's Louis Brongniart (1772-1845) The original sits in the Louve. 9" tall with pedestal base and gilt detail. Both bust stil...
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1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Antique German Victorian Mahogany Westminster Kienzle Bracket Mantel Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th Century Kienzle key wound mantel clock with simple neoclassical mahogany case and floral etched brass face including controls for speed and chime above the clockface. Arab...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Neoclassical Style Metal Tissue Box Cover
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add style and the finishing touch to your countertop or nightstand with this antiqued gold toned top and grey ribbed metal body tissue box cover to pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Neo-Classical Style Faux Marbleized Mantel Planters / Cachepot - S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely set of faux marbleized ceramic planters with gilt accents. They are ivory with great veins. They are unmarked.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Garniture with Applied Foliate/Floral Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exceptional late 19th century three-piece French garniture includes two footed urns and a low footed centerpiece bowl. The urns and bowl are composed of patinated bronze with ormolu mounts which include neoclassical mask detail and rest on square marble plinths with ormolu bases. The pieces have distinctive elongated handles at the sides which terminate in stylized pendant decoration. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the exterior of the urns and bowl feature applied bronze decoration in the form of ornate foliate swags with flowers. Please be sure to zoom in on the photos to better appreciate the detail of the cast decoration, it is impressive. The urns stand 15.75" tall as measured to the top of the rims. The handles are 5" from edge to edge as measured from their outside points. The feet are 4.25" square. The centerpiece bowl stands...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Lifesize Neoclassical Terracotta Figure of Bathing Venus
Located in New York, NY
Lovely lifesize terracotta figure of Venus in her bath set upon a rectangular pedestal.
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20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Of Antique Neoclassical Style Bronze Urns Mounted On Slate Plinth Bases
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Late 19th century bronze & slate Neoclassical style urns. Relief decorated with classical Greco-Roman figures and foliage, flanked by swan handles, with liners. The urns sur...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Pair of Exceptional Carrara White Marble Vases Grand Tour
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional pair of vases in the shape of a cantharus. From a foot with overlapping moldings like strips, woven ribbons and acanthus leaves, a smooth stem rises, tapering towards t...
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20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

1970's E. F. Chapman Brass and Black Tole Bouillotte Style Floor Lamp/Candelabra
Located in Morristown, NJ
E.F Chapman, late 20th c., a nice quality, parcel black patinated brass floor lamp, unmarked, A bouillotte style floor lamp with a black tole shade, faux ivory accents, two candle ho...
Category

1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Wedgwood blue and white jasperware box
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Large Wedgwood jasperware lidded candy box, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with antique-style white grapes friezes on a sky-blue background. Second half of 20th century ...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Joan Shapiro "Lyrical" Fire Alabaster Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) "Lyrical" red fire alabaster stone sculpture of organic freeform shape with two holes, signed to reverse, mounted upon a black marble stone base....
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20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

"CIRCUS" boxes by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of decorative boxes "CIRCUS" by Roberto Giulio Rida Elegant playful boxes, which with the decoration on the top are just reminiscent of circus tents. The boxes are unique pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Joan Shapiro Modern Abstract Alabaster Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) Modern Abstract veined red alabaster stone sculpture carved into an organic freeform tower-like shape resembling two figures in an embrace, signe...
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20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Bacchantes in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1860.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Perhaps the most complex work in black basalt undertaken on any scale by Wedgwood, the Bacchantes, are adapted from sculptures by Clodion. A large and impressive pair, ful of vigour ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Sevres Amphora with Champleve Enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres amphora with Champleve enamel Material Porcelain and hand-painted enamel Origin France Circa 1900 Neoclassical style perfect condition.
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Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Late 19th Century Black Porcelain Neoclassical Vases
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this pair of tall black porcelain vases dates from approximately 1880s. Decorated with gilt and classical Greek or Roman figures...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Antique French Neoclassical Style Drawing Picture Frame 15 x 12
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and antique late 19th century circa 1880's French Neo-Classical style picture frame, mostly associated with drawings or works on paper. The rabbet size (size that holds t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Basalt Portrait Medallion, Edward Bourne, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Portrait Medallion of Edward Bourne, bricklayer at the Wedgwood factory. A bricklayer was kept on staff in order to maintain the kilns. This was modelled by Hackwood as an excercise...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Margaret Mitchell Plaster Maquette by Rosario Russell Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore (American, 1908-1994) A plaster maquette of Atlanta author Margaret Mitchell by Rosario Russell Fiore, 1982. In five pieces. 12 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 23 inches tall Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial. Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...
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1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

General James Oglethorpe Plaster Maquette by Rosario Russell Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore (American, 1908-1994) A plaster maquette of General James Oglethorpe, 1976 14 inches wide by 18 inches deep by 38 inches tall Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial. Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Beautiful Hand Carved Exsotic Ironwood Turtle Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful unique solid hand-carved ironwood turtle sculpture with beautiful detail great condition and great subject, circa 1970's.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Neoclassical Quiver Themed Gilt Wall Sconces by Palladio
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of elegant Italian wall sconces (for use with candles) that feature an ebonized center and parcel-gilt stem supporting two gilt metal candle arms adorned with detail in the st...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Hand Carved Nude Light Alabaster Glamour Sculpture, Circa 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original hand-carved nude light alabaster glamour sculpture featuring young nude women laying down in the ocean waves. This unique sculpture lights u...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Classic Italian sculpture Antonio Frilli
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Classic Italian sculpture Antonio Frilli Origin Italy Circa 1900 Reason: Beatrice Artist: Antonio Frilli (1860-1920) Mterialies: Alabaster W...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Alabaster, Marble, Bronze

Mahogany Neoclassical Urn Architectural Finial, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of carved Mahogany Neoclassical style architectural urn finials mounted on wood bases. Overall: 11.25" H x 5" sq. Keywords: Decorative, Flame, Garniture
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Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

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Mahogany

Monumental Hand-Carved Walnut American Sculpture of a Bald Eagle Landing on Tree
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This a single piece of wood, expertly hand-carved in incredible detail with naturalistic carving of feathers, talons, beak and wings. The bald eagle is just landing and appears to be...
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Neoclassical Gilt Wood Cameos of Gods, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of carved gilt wood cameo figures on faux marble panels depicting the Greek god Apollo and his twin Artemis (or the Roman Phoebus and Diana) riding chariots amongst clouds, hous...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

Wedgwood blue and white jasperware planter
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Large Wedgwood jasperware planter, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes on a sky-blue background. Se...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Vintage Cast Stone Bust of Male Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid Cast Stone bust of male figure. Signed on the side. Flat base can sit on mantle, pedestal or table. See images for condition.
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Cast Stone, Concrete

Tall Carved Alabaster Marble and Bronze Urn Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautifully carved Italian alabaster marble handled urn table lamp, early 20th century. Classic urn form features decorative bronze fittings, sculptural curved side handles, and a fluted column plinth...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Alabaster, Bronze

19th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Bronze Vases
Located in IT
19th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Bronze Vases Pair of vases in bronze lacquered with fake porphyry with applications in chiseled and gilded bronze, Rome, late nineteenth cent...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassical decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

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