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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XXth century green Ceramic Sculpture circa 1970 signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A ceramic sculpture by french artist Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, Circa 1970. Unique piece.
Ceramic
$1,160Sale Price|60% Off
German Bronze Figure of Emil Jannings, Hollywood and Movie Interest
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is an exceptionally rare bronze of the noted early film star Emil Jannings. Emil Jannings was a German actor, popular in 1920s Hollywood. He was the first Oscar recipient, hono...
Bronze
Edmond Leveque "Rolando" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Mid 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Edmond Louis Auguste Leveque (French, 1814-1875) "Rolando" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, mid 19th century, the standing figure resting on his rifle, on a circular base, titled "Rolando...
Bronze
Ceramic Mask by F. Labelle with a Metal Base, circa 1980-1990
By Labelle
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An interesting ceramic mask by F. Labelle, with a metal base. Signed "Labelle". Unique piece. Perfect original conditions, circa 1980-1990.
Ceramic
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
Bronze Depicting the Slain Head of King Richard III Shakespeare Interest
Located in Petaluma, CA
For those who are wanting sculpture of any Shakespeare characters, we have that here for you. We know it is the head of King Richard III being held by an...
Onyx, Bronze
Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909
By Max Lange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...
Bronze
Engobed stoneware sculpture entitled « Astre Lune I » by Marteen Stuer, 2016
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engobed stoneware sculpture entitled « Astre Lune I » by Marteen Stuer. Artist signature under the base. 2016. H : 19.3 x 19.3 x 4.7 inches. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives and work...
Ceramic
Pair of Bronze Figures of Adam and Eve by William Hunt Diederich
Located in Essex, MA
Adam and Eve standing, Eve with a snake wrapped around her arm and Adam posed with his fist on his head. Signed on base. Artist is represented in The Metropolitan Museum in New York, Whitney and Newark Museum. He enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy and met Paul Manship who became a lifelong friend. His mother was the daughter of noted Boston artist William Morris Hunt...
Bronze
Floating and painted wood composition by Michel Lanos. Circa 1980-1990.
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Floating and painted wood composition by Michel Lanos. Circa 1980-1990. Unique piece. This work is reproduced in the monograph : Laure Chabanne, Michel Lanos – Terre Libertaire, 201...
Ceramic
Jacques LAROUSSINIE, Wood-fired Stoneware Sculpture, la BORNE, France.
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Stoneware Vase-Sculpture by the artist Jacques Laroussinie. Remarkable one-of-a-kind piece, signed. This double-sided vase-sculpture was wood-fired at the renowned ceramics center of...
Sandstone
19th Century Antique Bronze by Joaquin Angles Listed "Premier Triomphe"
Located in Stamford, CT
19th-20th century antique bronze by Joaquin Angles listed "Premier Triomphe" a fine casting of a winged angel. Signed and titled on base. Height: 20 inches Width: 9 inches Depth: 5 i...
Bronze
James Metcalf, Abstract Welded Metal Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A welded metal sculpture by American artist James Metcalf (1925–2002), executed circa 1960. Poised between the formal purity of Brancusi and the...
Metal
Architecturally designed vase By Christine Fabre
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Christine Fabre (born in 1951) Untitled Architecturally designed vase in textured raku ceramic, bearing an impressed mark H. 73.5 cm Biographical Information Born in 1951 in Marse...
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Escaliers dérobés » by Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Escaliers dérobés » by Pierre Martinon. Signed at the base « P.Martinon ». Unique piece. 2022. H : 17.7' x 12.6' x 12.6' inches. - A gre...
Ceramic
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Le temple des secrets » by Pierre Martinon, 2001.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Le temple des secrets » by Pierre Martinon. Signed at the base « P.Martinon ». Unique piece. 2001. H : 36.6 x 25.2 x 18.5 inches. - A great work of a...
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Le trou noir » by P. Martinon, 2019.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Le trou noir » by Pierre Martinon. Signed at the base « P.Martinon ». Unique piece. Circa 2019. H : 21.6 x 18.1 x 20.5 inches. - A great...
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Paysage intimiste » by Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Paysage intimiste » by Pierre Martinon. Signed at the base « P.Martinon ». Unique piece. 2024. H : 14.2 x 12.9 x 5.5 inches. - A great w...
Ceramic
Janine Janet, Brass Sculptural Display Object for Roger & Gallet, 1966
By Janine Janet
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A unique brass sculpture created by Janine Janet (1913–2000) in 1966 for the display windows of Roger & Gallet, Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris. Inspired by Baudelaire's Corresponda...
Brass
Leonardo Delfino, "Main" Patinated Metal Sculpture, 1965
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A patinated metal sculpture titled Main by Italian-born artist Leonardo Delfino (1928–2022), executed and dated 1965. Signed Delfino on the work, this piece exemplifies the organic a...
Metal
Georges Violet, “Composition Abstraite” Lost-Wax Bronze, 1/6, Susse Frères, 1963
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A patinated bronze sculpture titled Composition abstraite by French sculptor Georges Violet (1900–1977), cast in a lost-wax process by the prestigious Parisian foundry Susse Frères. ...
Bronze
White/green glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/green glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990. H : 3.5’ x 12.6’ x 11.4’ inches. - Born in 1954 in Salon...
Ceramic
Wood fired stoneware «Pot à feu» sculpture by Île/Mer/Froid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wood fired stoneware «Pot à feu» sculpture by Île/Mer/Froid. Artist signature under the base. 2023. H : 29.9’ x 14.6’ inches. - Lives between Marseille, Paris, and Aveyron. Formed...
Ceramic
$26,000Sale Price / set|25% Off
Set of Four Bronze Classical Style Musical Putti or Cherub Garden Statuary
Located in Westport, CT
Bronze musical Putti or Cherub garden statues set of four, with original patina, whimsical classical 1930s. Measurement of 13 equals the base, the...
Bronze
Stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled " Corps ascendant ", 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture entitled " Corps ascendant " . Unique piece. 2023. Artist monogram under the base. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives and w...
Ceramic
Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990. Unique piece. This work is reproduced in the monograph : Laure Chabanne, Michel Lanos ...
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture by Alistair Danhieux, circa 2013
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture by Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base. 2013. H : 12.6 x 11 x 11.8 inches. Perfect original conditions. - Born in Crewe, England, Alistair Aynsc...
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives a...
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives a...
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives a...
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled " Bloc in Motion ", 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture " Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives ...
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives a...
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Signed A.C, Signed, 1980
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture signed A.C, circa 1980. Perfect original conditions. Unique piece.
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase-Sculpture by Michel Lanos, circa 1990-2000.
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase-sculpture by Michel Lanos (1926-2005). Perfect original decorations. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1990-2000. Unique piece. H : 15.3 x 8.7 x 7.9 inches. - Bo...
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture with Brown Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with brown glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, circa 1970.
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. circa 1970.
Ceramic
Antique White Marble Bust of Smiling Girl, Unattributed Sculptor, 1820
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Wonderful white marble statue of a smiling sweet little girl, with flowers in the hair. a very masterpiece ! nr. O/7552.
Marble
$842Sale Price|20% Off
Beaux Arts Horses Statue, Bronze and Antimony, French Sculpture, 1910
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/2677 - This horses statue is a league of bronze and perhaps antimony. May be it's more antique: end '800. For those who love horses these have a moving...
Metal
Gérard Koch, "Personnage Tourmenté" Gilt Patina Bronze Figure, 1969
By Gérard Koch
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A bronze sculpture titled Personnage Tourmenté by French artist Gérard Koch (1926–2014), executed in 1969 and bearing a distinctive gilt patina that gives the figure a luminous, almo...
Bronze
Roel D’Haese, “Il Gesto” Lost-Wax Bronze Sculpture, circa 1958
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A lost-wax cast bronze sculpture titled Il Gesto by Belgian sculptor Roel D’Haese (1921–1996), executed circa 1958. The work displays the elongated, tensioned, and deeply expressive ...
Bronze
James Metcalf, Welded Metal Sculpture of a Masked Woman, circa 1960
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
A welded metal sculpture by American artist James Metcalf (1925–2002), depicting a stylized standing female figure wearing a mask. Executed circa 1960, this work exemplifies Metcalf’...
Metal, Iron
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Louise Bourgeois, « Fallen woman »
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Sculpture in Sèvres porcelain, titled « Fallen woman », by Louise Bourgeois for the manufacture nationale de Sèvres, France circa 1996. Edition numbered 21/25. Stamped « Manufacture ...
Porcelain