Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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Monumental Architectural Bronze Parrot Form Floor Candlestick by P.E. Guerin
By Maison Jansen, P. E. Guerin
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A monumental architectural bronze floor candlestick in the form of a stylized parrot, stamped P.E. Guerin. Executed in solid cast bronze, the sculptural shaft rises from a naturalist...
Brass
$520Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Gilt Bronze Cherubs Candle Holders
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of gilt bronze candle holders. Each one of them depicts a cherub figure who is playing an instrument in front of a ba...
Alabaster, Bronze
Pair of glazed stoneware candlesticks by Jacques Lacheny, circa 1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of glazed stoneware candlesticks by Jacques Lacheny. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1980. H : 9 x 5.1 inches.
Ceramic
French Desvres Faience Candlestick
By Desvres
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French faience candlestick from the faiencerie of Desvres, hand-painted with the traditional Rouen floral decor and colors of blue, yellow, orange and green. Fo...
Faience
19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Ewer Vase from Boulogne
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall, antique "Aiguiere" (ewer) was sculpted in Normandy, France, circa 1860. Standing on four small feet, this delicate, ornate terracotta pitcher has one large handle, a slope...
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century French Hand Painted Bombe Faience Jardinière
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a buffet or dining table with this colorful ceramic cache pot. Crafted in France, circa 1920 and oval in shape, the jardinière stands on four paw feet and is dressed with li...
Ceramic, Faience
Neoclassic Bronze Candle Holders
Located in Tampa, FL
A very unusual and attractive pair of tapered French bronze candle holders. circa 1800s.
Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze Art Deco Female Figure Candle Holders
Located in Malibu, CA
Pair monumental patinated bronze Art Deco candle holders. Designer and year unknown.
Bronze
Pair of Brutalist Candle Holders in Patinated Bronze 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Pair of Brutalist Candle Holders in Patinated Bronze 1960s. Beautiful pair of brutalist style candle holders in patinated bronze. Heavy quality and execution, very nice brutalist de...
Bronze
French Faience Jardiniere Desvres, circa 1900
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French Desvres faience jardinière painted with flowers, circa 1900. Marked on base. Minor wear.
Faience
Pair Of Monumental Vintage Brass Hurricane Candlesticks
Located in Bridgeport, CT
These finely crafted candlesticks feature solid brass construction with a traditional turned column support and a tall tiered round base. They include a removable curved glass hurric...
Brass
Pair of Antique Bronze Griffin Candle Holders
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of heavy bronze candle holders or chambersticks feature sitting griffons, holding the sconces with their beaks. The griffons are sitting on highly detailed elongated bases with...
Brass, Bronze
French Faience Tureen Desvres, circa 1900
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tureen attributed to Desvres Circa 1900. Inspired by Rouen manufacture. Signed Arromanches.
Faience
$1,300 / set
H 14.25 in W 6 in D 6 in
Mid-Century Chinese Export Porcelain Parrot Candlesticks on Gilt Bronze Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
This whimsical pair of mid-century candlesticks was crafted circa 1950, likely for the Chinese export market, and features vividly painted porcelain parrots perched atop floral-cover...
Bronze
$850 / set
H 9.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Pair Antique Neoclassical Style Corinthian Column Gilt Bronze Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Pair Neoclassical style Corinthian column form gilt bronze candle holders Late 19th- Early 20th Century Attractive, well detailed Corinthian column capitals with reeded column bodies...
Bronze
Pair of 19thC French Twin Branch Ormolu Lustres
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of 19thC French Twin Branch Ormolu Lustres, the candelabra with glass lustres, and an acorn finial to the top - 9"w x 4"d x 12"h
Crystal, Ormolu
Victor Paillard Silvered and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
A French 19th century detailed pair of silvered bronze candelabras by Victor Paillard. In the classical and Louis XVI style is a nude woman and man draped carrying ornate torches. Th...
Bronze
Victor Paillard Pair of Candlesticks Silvered Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A gorgeous pair of candlesticks by famous 19th century French bronzier Victor Paillard (1805-1886). Marked with his crown over VP stamp. The chiseled detail on base of floral pattern...
Bronze
Pair of Silver Plate Beaux Art Candlestick Candelabra
By Sheffield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ornate silverplate candelabra, each having 4 candle cups, in original silver finish, finish shows some wear, normal and consistent with age. One candlestick is missing a smal...
Silver Plate
French Antique Pair of Marble and Bronze Candelabra
Located in Washington, DC
Finely made pair of candelabras from France, 1920s. Beautiful bronze detailing. Carved marble columns and base. Condition is excellent.
Marble, Brass, Bronze