Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
BEAUX ARTS STYLE
Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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Style: Beaux Arts
Polychrome Terracotta Angel
Located in Baltimore, MD
A polychrome terracotta angel built in fifteen pieces, in the Luca Della Robbia tradition, salvaged from the Southern Hotel in downtown Baltimore, wh...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Cast Iron Urns, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron white painted garden urn planters. Weathered rusty patina with remnants of blue and green paint layers. Circa 1860-1880.
Weight: 34 Lbs each
D...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron garden urn planters. In three parts, the tall urn rests on a pedestal base which has a removable rim. Fine cast details with large lion head h...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975.
The base is in wood.
Very good original conditions.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Wells Fargo Building Painted Cast Iron Winged Mountain Lion Grotesque, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and uncommon circa 1900 painted cast iron winged California mountain lion and bighorn sheep motif grotesque (aka gargoyle) believed to be from a Wells Fargo bank building ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French black painted cast iron garden urn planters. Beautiful weathered rusty patina with some paint loss. Circa 1850-1870.
Weight: 59 lbs. each
14"H x 21" Di...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Concrete Garden Table and Bench Set
Located in Winter Park, FL
A vintage French cast concrete garden table with two benches. Heavy concrete slab top with decorative edge and beautiful old mossy patina. Supports have Greek key design with large o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Lifesize Pair of Original French Bronze Sculptures of Herons- Moigniez
Located in New York City, NY
This important and unusual pair of life size French 19th century Blue Herons are realistically depicted with the two birds foraging in their natural environment. One large Heron is h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Iron Knight and Horse Armoured Companion Set, Fire Tools
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Iron Knight and Horse Armoured Companion Set, Fire Tools
The Stand of the Companion set is a shield mounted with armour for both the knight and his horse, the set is made in Cast iron which has registration marks on the back
On the back hangs the tongs and hearth brush, the poker which doubles up as the knight’s sword...
Category
19th Century Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron Medicis garden urn planters with black painted patina. Tall proportions with flared fluted form and pedestal base. Circa 1870-1880.
Weight: 3...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Late 19thC Cast Iron Lawn Jockey in Old Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular and most likely a 19th century representation of a lawn jockey in cast iron. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear, some separation at the seams where they joi...
Category
1890s American Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron garden urn planter with handles, pedestal base. Green painted patina with minor losses and some rust. Good condition. Circa 1880-1900. Weight: 25 lbs....
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Reclaimed Beaux Arts Steel Panel Grill Floral Motif 91.25 x 71.5
Located in New York, NY
Beaux Arts grill made of solid steel with floral motifs on each panel. Reclaimed from a New York City building. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA location.
Category
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Large Old Weathered Statue of a Cherub or Putti Set on a Plinth
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Old Weathered Statue of a Cherub or Putti Set on a Plinth
This is a beautifully weathered piece in good detail to be viewed from all sides
The Statue is 50” high on her plint...
Category
1920s Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cast Stone
Napoleon III Mahogany Marquetry Style Decorated and Copper Liner Jardiniere
Located in Germantown, MD
Napoleon III Mahogany Marquetry Style Decorated and Copper Liner Jardiniere planter. Very good antique condition. Measures 16" in width, 10" in depth and stands 7.25" tall. Opening i...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Copper
22.5 in. Original Verdigris Copper Corbel NYC Building
Located in New York, NY
This original verdigris patina copper corbel is from a turn of the century New York City building. We installed a wood backing for ease in wall mounting. One available. Please note, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
19th Century Parisian Park or Garden Bench
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French garden bench from a park in Paris. Black painted cast iron frame with new pressure treated pine slats. Nice qual...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Cast Aluminum Lions Head Wall Fountain Planter Patterson London 1893
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous wall fountain or planter in aluminum. Cast lions Head and Patterson London 1893. Lots of patina on this one, peeling white paint. In excellent vinta...
Category
1950s English Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
2 Pairs of Cast Plaster Elf's in a Corner Architectural Brackets & Corbels
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Two pairs of fabulous figural brackets created from cast plaster. Elf or Merlin like figures scrunched up under the bracket. Highly detailed castings w...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster, Paint
French Beaux-Arts 19th c Heavily Carved Mahogany Panel for Possible Headboard
Located in Chicago, IL
Beaux-Arts architecture was taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, starting in the 1830s and ran into the late 1800’s. Beaux-Arts design leaned towards a sculptural decoration ...
Category
1860s French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mahogany
Terracotta Beaux Arts Architectural Facade Block Tile
By Stanford White, Louis Sullivan
Located in Garnerville, NY
American terra-cotta Beaux Arts architectural block tile. The academic architectural style taught at the Ecole des Beaux Arts incorporates French Neo-classicism with Renaissance and Baroque elements. This architectural piece is made of cast white glazed terra-cotta. Exquisitely detailed scroll and leaf pattern that can function incorporated into a building facade or a garden element. Good overall condition with some chips and overall crazing to the glaze, but structurally sound and sturdy. No structural cracks to compromise the integrity of the block tile.
One of two architectural tiles offered here. This piece was found in the garden of a mansion in Poughkeepsie, NY. The tile came off of a building in downtown NYC...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
French Composite Stone Dolphin Garden Fountain
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French cast composite stone dolphin garden fountain with white painted patina, circa 1900-1920.
Overall dimensions: 30"W x 13"D x 16"H.
Base: 21.5"...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cast Stone
19th Century French Wrought Iron Garden Pedestal
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French green painted wrought iron gueridon garden pedestal or plant stand. Tripod base with tôle top and decorative cast iron finials.
35"H x 22"W x 22"D.
Top: 16" Di...
Category
19th Century European Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Tôle
Pair Beaux Arts Tall Copper Corbel Wall Pieces NYC Building 417 Park Ave
Located in New York, NY
Large copper corbels reclaimed from the top of a Manhattan building at 417 Park Ave built in 1916. Original verdigris patina. Each corbel is mounte...
Category
1910s American Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
19th Century, French, Cast Iron Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with white painted finish and original white veined marble top. Nice casting with orange painted rosette medallion detail. Minor paint lo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Iron
Beaux Arts Cast Iron Medallion Flagpole Mount Qty Available
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century original antique NYC cast iron flagpole mount medallion. Each comes with the original patina of years worth paint and coatings. Typicall...
Category
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Late 19th C. Antique Pair of Solid Bronze Punch & Judy Andirons England
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and Rare set of Punch & Judy figural Andirons from England. Amazing detail in the castings, crisp and sharp figures in all their glory. Solid bronze and in amazing shape.
Category
1890s English Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Clock Frame from Original Penn Station Train Waiting Room, 6-ft diameter, c 1910
By Stanford White
Located in Madison, WI
Clock frame from the original Penn Train Station Waiting Room in New York City, circa 1910. The Penn Station Clock, with its significant 6-foot diameter, was suspended above the frenzied crowds in the waiting room. And became a popular rendezvous location through the years for millions of travelers, warriors, lovers and friends. A movie "The Clock" (1945) showcased these rendezvous and the dramas that ensued.
Penn Station, the building that housed the clock, is considered a magnum opus of the 20th century. A magnificent example of the Beaux-Art style. Its demolition to the ground beginning in 1963 created an uproar of anger and disbelief, sending shockwaves through the city and the world. "When the Old Penn Station Was Demolished, New York Lost Its Faith."--The New York Times declared. And lost most of the precious artifacts from the building, trucked to landfills or taken home by those working the site. The Penn Station clock disappeared. Until now.
The Penn Station clock frame, forged in iron, its roman numerals hammered out on an anvil, represents an American icon of illustrious provenance and backstory. In famous photos of the old Waiting Room, the clock stands out as a beacon suspended beneath the vaulting, 138-foot high ceiling. More than a 100 years old, 60 of those in obscurity, this is one of a few prominent architectural elements to have survived the demolition of the monumental Pennsylvania Station...
Category
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Collection of Four Steel Fireplace Tools Original to Rosecliff in Newport RI
Located in Essex, MA
The shovel and tongs exquisitely wrought with serpent scrolled up the handle. Also a large poker and blowpipe with serpent terminal. Documented to be from the Oelrich family builders...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron garden urn planters, with double handles. Weathered rusted patina has been wired brushed. One handle ha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Set of 5 NYC West Side Hwy Emblematic Cast Iron Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Complete set of 5, cast iron WPA era plaques reclaimed from the New York City West Side elevated highway which was torn down during the late 1970's. This set is a series of five desi...
Category
1930s American Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Italian Carved Limestone Fruit Basket
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Large Italian Carved Limestone fruit basket
Baskets like this one have traditionally found their place in Europe in Chateaux and Manor Houses, mos...
Category
19th Century Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
19th Century French Terracotta Garden Tiles, Set of 12
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of twelve 19th century French terracotta garden tiles. Very large detailed casting of cupid with foliate details and lion heads. Rare fo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Original French Bronze Sculpture of a Striding Wolf, by Antoine- Louis Barye
Located in New York City, NY
A fine original, French, early 20th century bronze statue of a walking wolf "Loup qui Marche" signed by Antoine-Louis Barye, Henry Bonnard foundry Co NY ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Signed Maison Jansen Boiserie, France
Located in Stamford, CT
Signed Maison Jansen boiserie panel with oval medallion decoration.
Category
1940s French Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Bank of America Italia Cast Iron Architectural Panel by Henry Minton
Located in Surrey, BC
Classical style gilt and paint decorated architectural Cast iron panel from the Bank of Italy, 485 California Street, San Francisco, circa 1927, designed by Henry A. Minton for Amadeo Peter Giannini, who founded the Bank of Italy (later Bank of America...
Category
1910s American Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Gilt Bronze Bronze Beaux Arts Architectural Panels
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of three gilt bronze acretectual balcony panels from the Beaux Arts period. The cast bronze with gilt surface with intricatel open design.
Category
1880s European Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Fireplace Fender or Faceplate Front Panel with Putti
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Beautiful bronze fire fender or fireplace with putti, enriched with golden bronze: really rare.
nr. O/3592.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Very Large Original French 19th Century spelter Statue Signed Hippolyte Moreau
Located in New York City, NY
French late 19th century spelter sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau fitted with original 1 7/8" thick rouge griotte marble base. Hippolyte was one of the famous Moreau brothers, all of whom were sculptors. He was born in Dijon France in 1832 and died in 1927.
This statue, in a warm chocolate brown patina depicts a diaphanously dressed woman with flowing scarf overhead and winged cherob at her side resting on the crest of a wave and shell. Hippolyte Moreau exhibited in the Salon des Artistes Français at the turn of the century and won a medal at the Universal Exposition in 1878 and another at the 1900 World Expo. Most of his works are preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Dijon.
The light beige pedestal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Griotte Marble, Spelter
French Style Gilded Bronze Fireplace Andirons
Located in Ferndale, MI
Elegant pair of bronze andirons with gold gilding. Fine original finish and patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975.
The base is in wood.
Very good original conditions.
A set of 9 similar panels is available.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Maison Jansen Painted Boiserie
Located in Stamford, CT
Large painted curved boisere panel. Consisting of rectilinear mouldings and a circular medallion.
Category
1940s French Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster, Wood
French Beaux Arts Decor Ormolu Wreath and Floral Escutcheon Keyhole Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add an elegant Parisian touch to your decor with this beautiful antique French ormolu, Beaux Arts escutcheon, circa 1900-1910. Designed to cover a keyhole on either a salon door, arm...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ormolu
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975.
The base is in wood.
Very good original conditions.
A set of 9 similar panels is available.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four Bronze Classical Style Musical Putti or Cherub Garden Statuary
Located in Westport, CT
Bronze musical Putti or Cherub garden statues set of four, with original patina, whimsical classical 1930s. Measurement of 13 equals the base, the...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Cast Iron Beaux-Arts Style Hooded Fire Grate
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A late 19th century cast Iron hooded fire grate, possibly Paktong in the Beaux-Arts style. A shaped hood sits above a pair of sweeping gables, at the base of each gable are a pair of...
Category
1890s English Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cut Steel
19th Century French Cast Iron Urns, Set of 4
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of four 19th century French cast iron white painted garden urn planters. Original weathered rusty patina. One urn has a chip in the rim. Circa 1870-1880.
Weight: 54 Lbs each
Di...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Reclaimed Beaux Arts Steel Panel Grill Floral Motif 92 x 59.25
Located in New York, NY
Beaux Arts large divider made of solid steel with floral motifs on each panel grill. This was reclaimed out of a New York building. Please note, thi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
1917 Copper Corbel Hanging Original Verdigris Qty Available
Located in New York, NY
Original 1917 copper corbel now framed with wood. Can be used as a wall hanging. Original green verdigris color. Retrieved from the roofline of 417 Park Ave in NYC. Small quantity av...
Category
1910s American Vintage Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
19th Century French Cast Iron Urns, Set of 4
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of four 19th century French cast iron white painted garden urn planters. Original weathered rusty patina.
Weight: 38.5 lbs. each
Dimensions: 12" Height x 19" Diameter.
Bas...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Beaux Arts building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Beaux Arts building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Beaux Arts building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Pierre Digan, Maison Jansen, A. Durenne, and Antoine-Louis Barye. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $29,500 while the average work can sell for $2,530.
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