Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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
Color: Beige
Antique Carved Marble Column Neoclassical Style 25" Regency Plant Stand Pedestal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Carved marble column neoclassical Style 25" Regency Plant Stand Pedestal. Item features a nicely carved pedestal, grey veins, very nice ant...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Italian Neoclassical Buff Terracotta Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This reclaimed Italian buff terracotta fireplace is a rare and unique find. Beautifully crafted in buff terracotta, it is a highly ornate fire surround with carved embellishments thr...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Italian Neoclassicalal Painted and Parcel-Gilt Urns on Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Italian Neo-classic (19th Century) pilasters /pedesals having ablack painted urn with gold painted and parcel-gilt swag and trim mounted on faux white painted marble pedestal...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Sculpture of Flora, Italy, circa 1880
Located in Greding, DE
Plaster sculpture of flora after a classical original with windswept skirt and pinned up curly hair.
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1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Louis XVI Cast Brass and Iron Fireplace Fender
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Louis XVI Cast Brass and Iron Ornate Fireplace Fender .
Measures 60" in width, 14" in depth and stands 7"
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
An Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st Carrara marble bird bath/sink
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble bird bath/ sink.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Column Pedestal Pillar Plaster Stand in the Grecian Ionic Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
A glazed plaster Grecian Ionic order column pedestal stand in the Neoclassical style, circa mid to late-20th century. Piece is an off-white glazed plaster. A great piece for a sculpt...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Italian Hand-Carved Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Italian hand-carved Carrara marble Pedestal will make the ideal platform for you to display your prized sculpture, vase or objet d'art! Sculpted from luxurious Carrara m...
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1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Neoclassical Style Brass Fender
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century heavy brass fender in the Neoclassical style with barley twist toprail and cast brass foliate panels with swag and acanthus leaf decoration, divided by simple baulistere...
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19th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Italian Neoclassical Relief Carved Gilt Wood Decorative Urns
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of antique Italian Neo-classical faux marble wooden urns.
Born in Italy around the 18th/early 19th century, sculptural lidded urn architectural element form, hand ca...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Cast Iron Urn or Planters, Property of a Lady, 1880s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Cast Iron Urn or Planters or Jardinières
A stunning pair of Neoclassical Urn or Planters on Pedestal Bases. Direct from a New Canaan CT Mansion of an Lady come this stunning pair of Garden Urns. Each massive urn sits upon a pedestal base having Lion busts...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Neoclassical Carrara Marble Pedestal Table, Sculpture Stand or Column Italy 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Carrara marble pedestal table, stand, column from Italy made in circa 1950.
Hand carved with attention to detail and Greek Key Decor.
Thi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Single Cast Stone Lion Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous cast stone planter. Has lion face on all four sides.
Natural light patina.
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20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cast Stone
A Pair of English Neoclassical Marble Relief’s
Located in New Haven, CT
An incredible find. These are a Pair of English Neo-Classical statuary marble reliefs, ca 1820. Depicted are a male and female winged Cupid on the b...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble, Carrara Marble
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Alabaster Pedestal Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Alabaster pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by an octagonal base below the circular support with most decorative mottled wrap...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Huge Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Lamp & Column Pedestal Stand
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental alabaster pedestal-mounted large scale neoclassical urn vase lamp. Spain, 1920-1930s.
This ginormous urn lamp with handles has an elegant design an amazing aged patina. Standing on classical column pedestal.
These opulent alabaster floor lamps provide a charming light and they have a gorgeous appearance when lit.
The pedestal and the urn can be placed together or displayed separately as both parts have independent lights.
Placed in a main entry hall, besdie a door in any other room or near a console table they will be stunning.
Eye-catching used alone or with other alabaster urn table lamps and floor lamps to create a theatrical atmosphere (as shown at the images)
On sale as a set ( column pedestal stand...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Alabaster
Pair, Neoclassical Angels Pedestal Table Bases, Sculpture Stands, Columns Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Charming early 20th Century Pair of Hand-carved Stone Table Bases, Pedestal's, Columns, Stands from Italy made in circa 1940.
Depicting 3 Angel Figurines...
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1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron Curule Benches
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish pair of Hollywood Regency wrought iron curule benches made in the neoclassical taste. Featuring an X-form design with scrolled arms a...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Italian Majolica Neoclassical Style Garden Seat Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular Mid-Century Modern Italian Majolica garden seat stool made in the neoclassical taste. The heavy stool has a square form decorated with a subtle...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Scagliola Pedestal Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Scagliola pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by a square Sienna like Scagliola base below a beautiful stepped white Carr...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Scagliola
French Neoclassical Style Iron Curule Leg Garden Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare, patinated French iron patio or garden dining table crafted from iron. The table features a slatted rectangular top supported by a trestle style sculptural base having curule legs...
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20th Century European Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Monumental Hand Carved Neoclassical Fire Place Surrounds
Located in Stamford, CT
A monumental custom quality solid wood hand carved neoclassical fire place surrounds. This is a simply stunning piece in an off linen white painted finish with hand carvings througho...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century Beige Cast Stone Outdoor Urns / Planters
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Contemporary (20th Century) large beige cast stone garden planters / outdoor urns with chalice form bowls featuring low relief decorative grapevine...
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20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cast Stone
Italian Late 19th Century Neoclassical Style Alabaster and Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian late 19th century neo-classical st. alabaster and marble pedestal. The pedestal is raised on a Vert de Patricia square support with moulded stepped alabaster ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Wall-Mounted Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble, Vert Antique, Sienna and Rosso Levanto marble, wall mounted columns. Each beautiful architectural elem...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Plaster Panel
Located in New York, NY
One of two in our inventory, this decorative plaster relief depicts a mythological scene. Hung on a wall or placed atop a large table or chest, this work can add architectural intere...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster
Fine Pair of Italian Carved Stone Garden Vases with Base
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant stone vases on base, decorated with finely carved mythological scenes.
Timeless decoration for you garden or interior.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Glazed Terracotta and Plaster Bird Bath
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 20th century neoclassical glazed terracotta and plaster bird bath with all-over faux marble cream toned glaze, with cast terracotta round shallow well surmounting a plaster fluted column...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta, Plaster
Pair of English Neoclassical Style Iron Garden Urns
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent pair of English neoclassical revival garden urns or jardinières crafted from cast iron. The urns are decorated with Greco-Roman figures with a fluted column base. Beautif...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Grand Tour Marble Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Grand Tour marble columns. Each handsome column is raised by a square Brocatelle d’Espagne base with a fine stepped desi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Fine Neoclassical Alabaster Figure of a Water Maiden Lighted on a Pedestal
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine alabaster figure of a water maiden on a pedestal. The single globe lamp is of a draped female water bearer with a lighted street pole behind her st...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Alabaster
18th Century Bossi Hand-Carved Statuary Marble Fireplace with Scagliola Inlay
By Pietto Bossi
Located in Southall, GB
This white hand-carved marble chimney-piece with Scagliola inlay and break fronted shelf attributed to Pietro Bossi who is known to have worked in Dublin ...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
19th Century Statuary Marble Sculpture Cherub Bacchus
Located in PALERMO, IT
Sculpture in white statuary marble finely carved in every single detail. The sculpture represents Dionysus or also called Bacchus and is the Greek god of the vine, wine and mystical ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
Unusual Late 18th Century Dutch Polychrome Tile Picture of a Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A rare Dutch polychrome tile picture, painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese, depicting a mantel clock with two cupids. The tiles with authentic hand-painted black numbers F1-F...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Faience
Pair of Antique Pedestals or Columns Marble with Bronze Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of antique pedestals marble with bronze mounts.
Category
1960s Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Marble Statue of Nude Diana after Bath, Life Size
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary life size French carved white marble figure of nude Diana after bath, second half of the 20th century. After a model from Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791).
Meticul...
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Giallo di Siena Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A very fine mid-19th Century French neoclassical fireplace surround in golden vibrant Convent Giallo di Siena marble. A deep rectangular shelf with an ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Siena Marble
Statuary Marble and Scagliola Fire Surround after Pietro Bossi
Located in London, by appointment only
A white statuary marble neoclassical fire surround inlaid with classical vases, vine leaves and fruit with colored marbles.
England, 20th century
Measures: Height 130cm 51in
Width...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of Antique Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Figures on Bases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine antique neoclassical hand-carved alabaster figures of Grecian ladies on carved alabaster bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Marble Statue of Aristedes, Signed by Giacomo Cali
Located in New York, NY
This Italian Neoclassical white marble sculpture is signed by the Neopolitan artist Giacomo Cali. The sculpture is of Aristedes (530–468 BC), the ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Greco-Persian Wars...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century Neoclassical French Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Pasadena, CA
An 18th century French limestone fireplace surround in the Neoclassical style. Of impressive dimensions, the upper section boasting...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Italian Neoclassical Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th century, Italian neoclassical console table with veneered verde antique top, the base having original faux painted verde ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century Bossi Hand-Carved Statuary Marble Fireplace with Scagliola Inlay
By Pietto Bossi
Located in London, GB
This white hand-carved marble chimney-piece with Scagliola inlay and break fronted shelf attributed to Pietro Bossi who is known to have worked in Dublin from 1785-1798.
Not much is known about Pietro Bossi, although much inlay work of the late 18th century is commonly known as`Bossi-work'. An Italian craftsman, Bossi worked in Dublin from 1785-1798 and used colored marble inlay and also a colored paste inlay, known as Scagliola, on a white marble ground.
His designs are in the neoclassical style, a style disseminated by Robert Adam in 1770s. Bossi`s process was a closely guarded secret and was apparently carried out behind closed doors.
Although, there were other craftsmen producing this type of work, the present chimney-piece can be attributed to Bossi because it shares some distinctive decoration with other pieces strongly believed to be by him. The overall style is typical of Bossi.
This unique marble fireplace mantel-piece is believed to originate from a wing of Huntroyde Hall...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair of Neoclassical Style Green and White Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Pedestals
Located in London, GB
This pair of marble and gilt bronze pedestals represent a fine example of 19th century neoclassical design. Featuring beautiful green and white Vert d'Estours marble, each pedestal has a central marble column with Corinthian capital...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Molded Cement Decorative Brick Panels, Pair
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of antique molded cement architectural decoration are embellished in high relief with urns filled with fruit. One side is slanted on each and bot...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Louis XVI Style French Gilt Bronze and Marble Pedestal
Located in London, GB
This refined pedestal is crafted from sumptuous materials and has an elegant and unusual shape. It could be used a standalone piece but would also make the perfect stand upon which to display a vase, urn...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Design, Neoclassical, Alabaster Pedestal, Angel Motif, France, 1900s
Located in Stamford, CT
An alabaster figure on an alabaster pedestal. Simply stunning alabaster figure of a winged angel sitting on a pillow staring at her pinkie finger. The carved and twisted alabaster pe...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Alabaster
18th Century Georgian Antique Fireplace in the Manner of Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
A late Georgian neoclassical chimneypiece in the manner of Robert Adam carved in white statuary marble with yellow Sienna marble inlay. The ...
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Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
20th Century Pair of Marble and Bronze Figural Ram Head Table Top Urn Cassolettes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeous pair of French Louis XV / Neoclassical style urn form marble and bronze figural cassolettes. Item features decorative bronze ram's head ormolu, draped floral acanthus, a sma...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Style Greco Roman Plaster Columns
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of Greco-Roman columns constructed from molded stone plaster. The columns feature neoclassical style Corinthian capitals and fluted shafts. Very heavy and solid with an ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Large Cast and Carved Stone Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large cast and carved stone garden guardian figures modeled as opposing seated lions, France, circa 1960.
Dimensions: height 54", width 39.75", diameter 22".
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cast Stone
1920s Portland Cement Garden Sculptures of Putti Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very decorative group of garden sculptures representing the Classic Four Seasons, circa 1920s. Each putto is seated on a scrolled support with acanthus leaf details on wa...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Neoclassical building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy 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 Brown Jordan, Russell Woodard, Woodard Furniture Co., and Michael Taylor. 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 $89 and tops out at $402,592 while the average work can sell for $2,800.
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