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: Gray
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireback is ma...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large 18th Century French 'Pillars with Fleurs De Lys' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 18th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of Hercules that are topped with Fleurs de Lys. The Fleurs de Lys (French Lillies) symbolize the purity of nobility. ...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Neoclassic French White Carrara Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Neoclassical white marble fireplace. Made from Carrara marble, this fireplace radiates luxury.
The rich inner frame made up of several marble layers provides a nice depth effect.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century White French Antique Pair of Carrara Marble Tazza Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French pair of shallow white Carrara marble shallow Tazza urns, the handles contain detailed and carved interlaced snakes, in good condition. The base of the vases are decorated with dolphins. The light grey wooden pedestals have been on newly added...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century Irish Neoclassical Statuary and Jasper Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Irish neoclassical statuary marble chimneypiece veneered with book-matched Jasper of exceptional quality, the central tablet ...
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Late 18th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
Sink Plaquette with Relief of a Roman Adonis in Loincloth Posing as Le Penseur
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This plain and austere plaquette shows us a muscular Roman young man wearing just a loincloth. Squatting on the ground he sits, in the typical position of the Le Penseur artwork by R...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Zinc
Antique French 'Allegory of Love' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical fireback with an allegory of love. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter....
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Small Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Small 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireba...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical Style 'Decorative' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French neoclassical style fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition, without cracks.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical Life-Size Greek Goddess of Spring Marble Sculpture Statue
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning architectural wonder, this neoclassical Greek goddess life-size sculpture is guaranteed to make quite the statement. All dimensions are below. Now, more than ever, home is w...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Life-Size Greek Goddess with Grapes Marble Sculpture Statue
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning architectural wonder, this neoclassical Greek goddess life-size sculpture is guaranteed to make quite the statement. All dimensions are below. Now, more than ever, home is w...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Italian Glazed Terracotta Figural Bust of Diana, Goddess of the Moon, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian glazed and hand-painted terracotta figural bust of Diana raised on a two tiered circular faux painted plinth. Goddess of the moon, Mid-19th Century.
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1850s Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Neoclassical Greek Goddess of Summer Life-Size Marble Statue Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning architectural wonder, this neoclassical Greek goddess life-size sculpture is guaranteed to make quite the statement. All dimensions are below. Now, more than ever, home is w...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
French Neoclassical 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced grea...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century Belgian Neoclassical Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century Belgian neoclassical fireplace grate made of cast iron. The fireplace grate is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of Antoine and Annefrancois in 1822. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown.
The firebac...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical French Carrara White Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
A very robust full circulation fireplace in Carrara marble. It is a rare style that comes into its own in most Dutch mansions in terms of size and style.
The mantelpiece is characte...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Neoclassical Greek Goddess Life-Size Marble Statue Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning architectural wonder, this neoclassical Greek goddess life-size sculpture is guaranteed to make quite the statement. All dimensions are below. N...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution. The date of producti...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Lead Planter with Drainage Hole
Located in Sheffield, MA
The classical style antique lead planter has a drainage hole and is decorated with swags and urns.
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
Column, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Tall column on a square plinth with a round base, a fluted shaft and a round capital. Naturally aged patina.
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Monumental Pair of Antique Cast Stone Fruit and Flower Baskets
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental pair of antique cast stone fruit and flower baskets. Lovely aged patina to these beautiful detailed bouquets. These incredible garden ornam...
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1950s Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Cement
Val d'Osne Cast Iron White Snake Urns
Located in Richmond, VA
A small pair of white cast-iron urns with intertwined snakes. Marked with a “1” to denote the smallest of three sizes made by the renowned Val d’Osne Foundr...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Medium Val d'Osne Cast Iron Snake Urns with Robin's Egg Blue Paint
Located in Richmond, VA
A pair of medium Val d’Osne cast iron snake urns with a robin’s egg blue patina. Exquisite tones of brown rust and very rare robin's egg blue patina. M...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Italian Neoclassical Style Marble Figural Panel
Located in Cypress, CA
Large Italian neoclassical style hand-carved white marble figural panel of standing maiden dressed in robes.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of White Marble Urns on Tall White Marble Pedestals
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of carved marble urns, each with double-looped handles, the urn body with portrait busts and grapevines, the motifs and overall shape of the urns inspired by the Warwick Vase,...
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20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Willy Guhl Style White Painted Urn
By Willy Guhl
Located in Richmond, VA
French white painted concrete pot. Exquisite patina, mid-20th century. In the style of Willy Guhl.
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Neoclassical Style Marble Fireplace in Palladian Manner
Located in London, GB
A large and imposing statuary and Connemara marble neoclassical style chimneypiece made in the Palladian manner. The wide stepped shelf rests above a band of substantial dentil carving, beneath which lies a Connemara marble frieze centred with a large statuary...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution. The fireback is made...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Round Marble Top Coffee Table with Carved Marble Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage circular marble coffee table with carved base. Marble table, coffee table, drinks table.
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Neoclassical 'Decorative' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition, without cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It is in a good condition ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Enormous Late 19th Century English Vintage Fireplace Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of enormous late 19th century English vintage fireplace andirons.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Nickel
Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It is in a good condition a...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French 'Pillars with Decoration' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French neoclassical fireback with two decorated pillars, a flower and the date of production 1788.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a go...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Collection of 12 French Barricade Balustrades and Chain
Located in Sheffield, MA
The collection of 12 19th century stone markers made of stone and come in different styles. Six have hooks for attaching the chain. Perfect to use as post...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution. The date of producti...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with a portrait of Napoleon and other decoration.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condit...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Ceres' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with the goddess Ceres. Goddess of agriculture (particularly grain) and the maternal love. Ceres is flanked by ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Monumental Pietra Dura Grand Tour Marble Obelisks, 19th Century
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of large marble "Grand Tour" Pietra Dura specimen marble obelisks
Each in Italian specimen marble on bases.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Monumental Bronze Iron Venus De Medici Statue
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A, near life-size, 19th century French cast iron statue depicting the Venus de Medici.
This statue is a high quality cast after the antique marble Ven...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Apollo and Satyr Marsyas' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French Neoclassical fireback with Apollo and Satyr Marsyas. Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical contest. He hoped to defeat Apollo with a flute thrown away by At...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars stand for the value liberty. This is one of the three values of the French revolution (liberté...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Vintage Carved Marble Table
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A wonderfully carved vintage marble table featuring an intriguing botanical pattern on the top surrounding an anonymous face, supported by an impr...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Beginning 19. Century Stone Trough French Volvic Stone, Stone Sink,
Located in Epfach, DE
Beginning 19th century stone trough French volvic stone
An beginning 19thcentury stone trough from central French, which is worked out in one piece out of an volvic stone. You can us...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Stone Paste Gardens Urns Hand Paint Mud Color
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a pair of Italian gardens urns made in agglomeration of sand of stones, stone sable add to the cement.
The result is a mixture very strong ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Cement
Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Floral Torchieres, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian painted and gilt torchieres with circular egg & dart medallion tops, floral decorative rings, intertwining floral tassels and terminating on acanthus tripod hoof feet...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Marble Column, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Tall column out of white marble and a naturally aged patina. The base is round, the shaft fluted and the capital with carved volutes and flower details.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Large French 'Pillars with Phrygian Cap' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom topped with Phrygian caps.
The fireback was produced during or just after the French Revolution in 1815. T...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Fireplace Mantel with a Wedgwood Central Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century, early 19th century neoclassical chimneypiece in white statuary marble, centred with a Wedgwood ' Bacchanal' tablet, with 3/4 round fluted Ionic columns fronting ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble, Marble
Italian Marble Top Circular and Bulbous Garden Pedestal Table, Circa 1860
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian marble top circular garden table with a bulbous ringed pedestal and resting on a squared plinth. All original, Mid-19th Century. Piece is 14" Square base.
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1860s Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Three 19th Century Stone Barricade Balustrades and Chain Markers
Located in Sheffield, MA
The three French 19th century stone marker or barricade balustrades are carved and have iron hooks for linking the chain. Great to use to indicate house n...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Iron
Neoclassical Horse-Bit & Travertine Garden/Patio Table Provenance Celine Dion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical horse-bit & travertine top garden/patio table Provenance Celine Dion, in two parts, one inch thick Travertine top.
Provenance: Celine Dion's J...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Travertine, Aluminum
Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs Pair, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of fireplace andirons. Iron, 19th century.
Pair of andirons for chimney made of iron formed by a horizontal piece to be placed under the firewood and another part at the decorative front (this one consisting of a rectangular plate finished in two facing scrolls and another vertical piece reminiscent of a column and finished off by a disk flat). Although there are elements such as the scrolls that already appear in the Romanesque forge, the lines of the andirons are more reminiscent of Neoclassical examples in some details."
Size: 32 x 80...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Exuberant American Painted Plaster Corinthian Capita, Faux Marble Base and Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
the lively capital with out-scrolled acanthus leaves all resting on a separate wooden base; with later base
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1960s Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Large Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 19th century French neoclassical fireback. The name of the owner and the date of production, 1842, are cast in the fireback
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black /...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Three Neoclassical Wrought Iron Garden Chairs sold individually
Located in Washington, DC
Set of three Neoclassical Wrought Iron Garden Chairs available for purchase individually. Arm Height 25 inches.
Category
1950s European Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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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