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
Pair Large Italian Cast Iron Atheniennes
Located in New York, NY
Pair large Italian cast iron atheniennes. Tripod form oil lamps after the antique with urn shaped lamp raised on lion-head masks terminating in lion...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$18,000 / set
Pair of 18th Century style Weathered Limestone Lion Statues
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A beautifully weathered pair of antique limestone lion statues, crafted in circa 1900 but made in an earlier 18th century style.
Carved in a partially seated position with front paw...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Pair of Fluted Neoclassical Style White Painted Pedestals
Located in Spencertown, NY
Pair white painted neoclassical style fluted pedestals. Late 20th century. Top is 12” diameter. Base is 15” square.
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine, Paint
France Late 18th Century Bronze Fireplace Andirons Neoclassical Style
Located in Brescia, IT
Elegant bronze andiron for fireplace, made in France in circa 1790, with urns, garlands and festoons.
In good conditions, original in every par...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$1,708 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Decorative Painted Wooden Columns
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of elegant architectural painted wooden columns, classical pedestals and both are in good condition.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Antique Neo-Classical Brass Door Knocker
Located in London, GB
An antique neo-classical patinated brass door knocker, late nineteenth century, in the late eighteenth century style, the Grecian mask adorned with grapes. Examples in the late C18th...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Tall Brass Pineapple Fireplace Tools in the style of Maison Baguès
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice tall neoclassical style fireplace tools are made of brass. This is a French work in the style of Maison Baguès. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$2,159 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Late 19th c. Carved Painted and Gilded Wood Pedestals
Located in Hudson, NY
Made in the very late 19th or early 20th century, this pair of carved of pine pedestals are tall and thin and painted a deep rich Verde antique bronze color...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
Painted Neoclassical Style Antique Georgian Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A period neoclassical style antique pine Georgian fire mantel dating from circa 1780 with a more recent coat of gold paint. This striking surround is han...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Pair Large Antique Figural Putti Cherub Figural Gilt Bronze Andirons / Chenets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) finely sculpted and cast bronze andirons (chenets) in the neoclassical style with gilt bronze patina depicting cherubs. Each 26 1/2 inches tall, 11 in...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Brass Pineapple Fireplace Tools in the Style of Maison Baguès
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These very nice neoclassical style fireplace tools are made of brass. They are topped by pine cones. This is a French work in the style of Maison Baguès. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,910 Sale Price
30% Off
American Neoclassical Cypress Figural Mantel " Dance Design " R. Wellford C 1790
By Wellford
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston / Philadelphia Cypress and White Pine Neoclassical mantel piece with a central carved gesso panel of dancing figural ladies, floral swags, floral urns, musical instruments...
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1790s American Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Composition
Pair of Late 19th Century Solid Brass Andirons with Log Stops
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Pair of late 19th century solid brass andirons with log stops on a cabriole leg to a pad foot. Cast Iron back inserts. The andirons measure 21" inches high x 19" inches deep x 8" inc...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Wrought Iron and Brass Arrow Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this exceptional Vintage Regency Wrought Iron and Brass Arrow Pedestal, a testament to enduring craftsmanship and classical design. This stately piece capt...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of 18th century brass and wrought iron steeple top andirons with unusual flat penny foot, English or American circa 1760.
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1760s North American Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
$3,200 / set
French Gilt Metal Mounted Sicilian Jasper Pedestal
Located in Astoria, NY
French Gilt Metal Mounted Sicilian Jasper Pedestal from the early 20th century, with an associated square granite top, above an ionic column, on a square plinth. The pedestal is a b...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Neoclassical Style Patinated Metal Planter Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Neoclassical Style Patinated forged Metal Planter Stands. Stand 33.25" tall.
16.5"W x 16.5"D x 33.5"H. Top inside diameter 10.75" x 2.75" H
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Monumental Stone Garden Vases
Located in Rome, IT
Impressive pair of hand carved vases in the neoclassical style, the cover with fruit finial, above an ovoid body adorned with Nereid handles and festoons, raised on circular foot and...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Brass and Grilling Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant fireplace screen is made of brass and grilling 3 panels fireplace screen. This fireguards is made of 3 brass panels with grilling inside. The width of the ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,868 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Early 19th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large early 19th century French fireplace shovel made of wrought iron. Neoclassical Period. The shovel is in good condition.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Stand for a Roasting Jack, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Neoclassical period stand for a roasting jack. The stand is hand forged and made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rustic French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools, Early 19th Century Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Rustic early 19th century French Neoclassical 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...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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 fireback...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century, Neoclassical Period.
Early 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 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 fi...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Centu
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century 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 ma...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical Period 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 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 f...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th century French Neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French Revolution.
The fireba...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Small French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Neoclassical Period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French Revolution.
The fire...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical Period 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th-century French Neoclassical Period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French Revolution.
The fire...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 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 ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Centu
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 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 f...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 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 fireback...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century, Neoclassi
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th-century French Neoclassical Period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French Revolution.
The fire...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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 of liberty, one of the three values of the French Revolution.
The fire...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19thc American Classical Tall Brass Andiron Firedog Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
The Classical style is the last traditionally collected by Americana collectors, and flourished from 1820 to 1840. Works from the period were typically greater in size, with makers f...
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1820s American Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Italian Marble Top Circular and Bulbous Garden Pedestal Table, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, 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
Pair of 20th Century Beige Cast Stone Outdoor Urns / Planters
Located in Queens, 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
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 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 ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 mad...
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Early 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 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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century 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 ma...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century French Neoclassical Period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the t...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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. The fireback i...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Neoclassical Period 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
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 fireback...
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Early 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 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 mad...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Vintage Regency Corinthian Fiberglass Columns - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your interior with the timeless grandeur of classical architecture with this monumental pair of vintage Corinthian columns. Recalling the opulence of ancient temples and the d...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Fiberglass, Paint
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 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 ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Small French Neoclassical Period 'Woman with Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French neoclassical period fireback with a woman and a cupid.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black/pewter color. The condition is good, with no cracks.
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Early 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
Early 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 ...
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Early 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
Early 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireba...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Neoclassical Period, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French Revolution.
The fireback is ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, Early 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th century French Neoclassical Period fireback with a floral decoration.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black ...
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Early 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
18th - 19th century French Neoclassical Period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
Th...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Grand George III Style Neo-Classical Fireplace, Manner of Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
A George III style Neo-Classical breakfront marble chimneypiece, in the manner of Robert Adam, the stepped shelf with dentil under-mould, the central tablet with classical urn and dr...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, Neoclassical Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century French Neoclassical Period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value of liberty, one of the three values of the French rev...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th C.
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
Antique French 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, Neoclassical Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced gre...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th - early 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 revolut...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Building and Garden Elements
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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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