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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.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

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Style: Neoclassical
A Pair of ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL SHABBY-CHIC Wrought Iron ANDIRONS, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A superb pair of sensual + historical... Art Deco, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, massive and thin wrought iron andirons, to be attributed, France 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Neoclassical Period 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

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Iron

Rustic French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Rustic 18th-19th century French fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of fireplace tongs, shovel and a fire fork. The tools are made of wrought iron. The...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Beautiful Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th/19th century French Neoclassical fireback with flower decorations and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand for strength and the unknown. To...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

A Refined Neoclassical Eighteenth Century Chimneypiece in Painted Timber
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in London, GB
A hand-painted panel after a Neoclassical design in the manner of Angelica Kaufmann is at centre of the frieze, depicting a cupid holding a thyrsus, playing together with two female ...
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Early 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Window or Door Fittings, Wrought Iron, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Element of iron formed by several pieces strongly united to each other that has simple decoration based on rings and other details and serves to close a door or window. This type of ...
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18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Antique White Statuary Marble Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A compact antique white statuary marble fire mantel with full column supports dating from the mid 19th century. Crafted from fine quality statuary ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Love and Prudence Fireback, France, Neoclassical Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Love receives advice from Prudence (with snake). Prudence and Love are both virtues. Prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues: "the hinges upon which the door of the moral life s...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Regency Style Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant antique Regency style cast iron fire grate decorated with griffin heads and feet, dating from the late 19th century. This unusual fire basket pairs elegant sweeping lines ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique French Brass Andirons - A Pair
Located in New York, NY
Made in France in the Late 19th Century, these tall brass andirons have ball finial tops and fluted column guards that culminate in clawed feet. The brass has aged beautifully. Dime...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Neoclassical Iron Urns Flower or Plant Planters Jardinières, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of weathered iron urns plant or flowerpot cachepot jardinieres with square pedestal bases in the Neoclassical style, circa 20th century, possibly Europe/France. Subs...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Compton Pottery for Liberty’s Pair of Antique Neoclassical Terracotta Pots
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A matching pair of antique neoclassical style terracotta pots, stamped Liberty & Co and attributed to Compton Pottery. Dating from the early 20th century, these reclaimed terracotta...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

Pair of Antique Neoclassical Style Shallow Buff Terracotta Planters
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A matching pair of antique neoclassical style shallow buff terracotta planters, circa 1860. Though unsigned, these planters are attributed to J. M. Blashfield (1811-1882). The design...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Marble Urn Finials
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of superbly weathered 19th century French neoclassical style marble urn finials. These elegant ornamental garden urns are classically styled, each matching urn carved with swa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Neoclassical Style 'Allegory of Love' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French neoclassical style 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 or pewte...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Italian Impruneta Terracotta Pedestal
By Domenico Ricceri
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Ricceri family has been working with terracotta since the 18th century. The Antica Manifattura Ricceri d'Impruneta made hand-made bricks, terracotta tiles, and roof tiles, as wel...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

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.
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1950s European Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Window or Door Fittings, Wrought Iron, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Element of iron formed by several pieces strongly united to each other that has simple decoration based on rings and other details and serves to close a door or window. This type of ...
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18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

"Scagliola" Cherry Red Column, Late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Important column in stucco marble called "Scagliola" in imitation of red Griotte and black marble from Italy. This column of Neoclassical style with a Doric capital has a fluted shaf...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Scagliola

Pair of Italian mid 19th century Neo-Classical st Rain Forest marble Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and high quality pair of Italian mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. Rain Forest marble and Ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a ri...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Large Custom Metal Dining Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant and rustic at the same time, this large heavy duty custom made wrought iron garden dining table base can be used indoors or outdoors, porch or patio. Add the table top of you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

A Fine Neoclassical Statuary Marble Chimneypiece & Veneered Convent Siena Marble
Located in London, GB
The central tablet carved playfully with a lion and two winged putti, encircled by laurel, flanked by a fluted frieze and corner blocks carved with oval paterae, above jambs carved w...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

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.
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20th Century Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Faux Porphyry Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Faux Porphyry pedestal Contemporary Available as custom order. 1958C.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Rustic French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Rustic 18th-19th century French fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The tools are made of wrought iron. The set is in a good condition and fit ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Large French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 18th-19th century French fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of fireplace tongs, shovel and a fire fork. The tools are made of wrought iron. The set is in a good conditio...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Neoclassical Period Fireplace Log Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th century French Neoclassical Period fireplace grate. The andirons are made of wrought iron. The fire grate is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom and a floral decoration. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French r...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th-19th Century French 'the Eagle of Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century French fireback with two eagles, coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte. The style of the fireback is Neoclassical and it is from that period. The fireback is made of ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu And Marble Pedestal Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Rouge Royale marble pedestal columns. Each pedestal is raised by an elegant square Rouge Royale marble base with f...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Late 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Torchière Pedestal Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding and extremely decorative pair of Italian late 18th century Neo-Classical st. faux painted Porphyry and giltwood Torchière pedestal stands from Piedmont. Each unique st...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

French Neoclassical Period 'Sun King' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Period 'Sun King' Fireback / Backsplash. The Sun King rides the sun beams. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter color. I...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Neoclassical Style Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th Century French Neoclassical Style Fireback / Backsplash The fireback is made of cast iron and is black / pewter in color. It is in good condition and does not have cracks.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Onyx and Brass Column
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and useful antique onyx and brass column. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1910 period. It is of excellent quality, the ony...
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1910s British Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Onyx, Brass

19th Century English Fire Tools, Fireplace Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century English fireplace tool set. We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting of more than 1000 listings at 1stdibs. Amongst others, we always have 500+ firebacks, 400+ pairs of andirons and 250+ sets of fireplace tools for sale...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Pair of Octagonal Reconstituted Stone Urns
Located in London, GB
A pair of octagonal mid-20th century reconstituted stone urns in the neoclassical style with carved foliate detail raised on small socles, Eng...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stone

Set of Vintage French Cherub Urns on Pedestals, Set of Three
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance a console or entryway with this elegant set of vintage urns. Crafted in France circa 1990, each flower pot is designed in the neoclassical tradition and rests on a tall, blac...
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Plaster

French 19th century Neo-Classical st Rose Vif des Pyrenées marble and Ormolu urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Rose Vif des Pyrenées marble and Ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by five handsome Ormolu scrolled paw support...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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

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Iron

Large 18th - 19th C. French Neoclassical Fireplace Poker Set
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel and stand. The stand is made of cast iron and brass and the tools are mad...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron, Brass, Iron

19th century Neo-Classical st. faux painted marble column.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Continental 19th century Neo-Classical st. faux painted marble column. The solid oak column retains all of its original and extremely realistic marble finish. The column i...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Italian Sculpture 19th century bust in marble
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary 19th-century marble bust is a sublime example of classical sculpture, enriched with fascinating realism. The artisan skillfully breathed life into the marble, capt...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Victorian Burnished Cast Iron Coalbrookdale Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A very large and fine example of a Victorian burnished cast iron Coalbrookdale chimney piece in the Georgian neoclassical manner of Robert Adam. The decorative urn on the freeze bene...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Green Marble Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of handsome and very decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. green marble columns. Each elegant column is raised on a square white Carrara marble base with a mottled...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, 18th/19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century French Neoclassical Period fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black. The condit...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century Neoclassical Period French 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

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Iron

The Hemsworth: A Classically-Inspired Stone Fireplace with a Hexagon Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
The Hemsworth stone fireplace, from our Elizabeth Scott Collection, is a stately, classically-inspired design. The legs and lintel are linear, each with a recessed panel with multip...
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2010s American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Classical Style Lift Top Brass Coal Bin Kindling Wood Fireplace Box c. 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
Classic English style brass coal bin, kindling wood box, having a hinged lift top, rectangular brass body, with decorative cast egg and dart trim, animal paw feet, and dramatic scr...
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19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Steel

Neoclassical Style Antique Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A beautiful neoclassical style antique solid oak fireplace, decoratively carved with charming bell flowers and anthemion along the frieze. This late Victorian era fireplace will make...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Oak, Wood

French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th/19th century French Neoclassical period fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good condition and does not have crack...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble and Onyx Pedestal Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. marble and onyx pedestal column. The column is raised by a square onyx base with striking cut corners. The circular central support displays a mottled and fluted design and beautiful veins throughout. Above is the mottled circular onyx shelf.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Onyx, 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

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Marble, Ormolu

Dutch Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th century Dutch Neoclassical Period fireplace tool set consisting of a fireplace tongs, two ladles, a skimmer, a spatula and a hanger. The set is made of wrought iron. They ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

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

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Faience

French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century French Neoclassical Period fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Antique Alabaster Pedestal
Located in London, GB
French antique alabaster pedestal French, Late 19th Century Height 80cm, diameter 30.5cm Shaped in a Neoclassical style form, this superb pure ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Alabaster

French Antique Alabaster Pedestal
French Antique Alabaster Pedestal
$3,842 Sale Price
20% Off
A Very Fine 18th C. Irish Georgian Brass Fireplace Register Grate, Circa 1780
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome 18th century Georgian Irish fire grate / register, showing a brass surround engraved with neoclassical motifs, framing an iron basket with a triple bar grate, flanked...
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1780s Irish Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

Pineapple Brass Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style pineapple fireplace tools is made of brass. This is a work in the style of famous French designer Maison Jansen. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Pineapple Brass Fireplace Tools
Pineapple Brass Fireplace Tools
$1,538 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Neoclassical Period 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 of c...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Spanish Bronze Brazier, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish bronze baroque brazier, raised on three legs in the form of curly scroll to the outside, topped with grotesque masks of synthetic features. The container is flattened and sta...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

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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