Neoclassical Sculptures
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
Art by Araun Gordijn Fuel Pomp and VW Door
Located in Delft, NL
Art by Araun Gordijn Fuel Pomp and VW Door
Art, Fuel pomp connected to a VW door
Two pieces
Made of wood, plastic and glass
Made by Araun Gordijn born in 1947 Amsterdam
Hand made ob...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of French Style Verde Bronze Torchiers Having 5 Lights for Garden
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional pair of life-size torchiers each with 5 lights. Winged cherubs on
Capitol base with faces.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Italian Earthenware Lions
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Italian true pair of lions crafted in terra cotta, decorated, glazed and forever in repose.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Plaster Bust of Marc Anthony
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this plaster composite bust of Marc Anthony dates from the 1970s. Built in pedestal display stand. Unknown maker. Very good vintage condition with minor scattered s...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Other
"David by Michelangelo" Plaster Bust
Located in Sacile, PN
A gorgeous white Plaster Bust of "David by Michelangelo".
This statue is based on the sculpture of David by Michelangelo, which is a masterpiece ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bust of Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and wonderfully executed Italian 19th century neo-classical st. white Carrara marble and a faux painted marble bust of Napoleon. The bust is raised by an exceptional and m...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Terracotta Bust of a Young Girl Signed by Andrea Flaibani
Located in Prato, IT
Andrea Flaibani Friulian sculptor (Udine, Italy 1846 - Udine, Italy 1897)
Terracotta
Measures: Height 38 cm
Width cm 23
Base diameter cm 15
Weight kg approx. 5.5.
As a young...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Bronze “Two Putti with a Dish” Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Located in Westfield, MA
This stunning antique bronze sculpture, titled “Two Putti with a Dish,” is signed “Aug Moreau” and attributed to the renowned French sculptor Auguste Moreau (1834-1917). The piece ma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Neoclassic Wood Stand with Tole Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Italian carved wood remnant with classical form and a worn silver leaf finish holding a tole bouquet with flowers and leaves with a perfect time worn patina.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Marble Sculpture of Putti Children
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 32 in W: 16 1/2 in D: 10 in
This stunning Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Marble Sculpture beautifully captures the timeless elegance and grace of classical art....
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Royal Copenhagen, Biscuit Sculpture After Berthel Thorvaldsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, biscuit sculpture after Berthel Thorvaldsen.
Portrait of Berthel Thorvaldsen.
Approx. 1870s.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excellent condition, burning cra...
Category
1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
White Marble Sculpture/Bust of Madame Recamier
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a white marble bust of Madame Recamier after Joseph Chinard sculpture. It depicts her head rotated to the right while she is covering her chest ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Busts Apollo and Diana Mounted on Black Marble
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of very decorative French 19th Century Apollo and Diana Bronze Busts or Neoclassical Clad Busts.
Mounted on black marble square shaped bases these b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Dante Alighieri Grand Tour Bronze Bust Sculpture Statue on Marble Plinth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Dante Alighieri Grand Tour Bronze Bust Sculpture Statue on Marble Plinth. Item features fine bronze casting, beautiful patina, remarkable details, on beveled edge marble plin...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cat holding a mouse, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An engaging cat, holding a mouse in its paw, while a second mouse escapes into a cheese.
These small 'toys' are scarce, being easily lost. They were largely hand made, and so were n...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Terracotta Academic Sculpture Of A Foot
Located in Houston, TX
French Terracotta Academic Sculpture Of A Foot.
This stunning antique French terracotta sculpture of a foot is beautifully executed and makes the perfect coffee table accessory or bo...
Category
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French Neoclassical Style Bronze of a Women Signed Samson
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 7in W: 8in D: 5 1/2in
This antique French Neoclassical figural bronze sculpture of a maiden, after Samson, is an incredible example of 20th century French decor! If...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Portrait Bust of a Gentleman, by Insom Fece, 1839
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian neoclassical Alabaster portrait bust of a gentleman, by Insom Fece, 1839
Finely detailed portrait bust of young man with wavy hair. Inscribed signature on back right shoulde...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Lead Garden Element
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful example of a late 19th century English lead putti. These English lead figures were traditionally garden elements; but this example is in...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Lead
Set of Four Italian Baroque Solomonic Column Models, Mid-18th Century
Located in Queens, NY
SET of Four miniature models of gilt Italian Baroque Solomonic Columns with swirl design having a black base and tops (Mid-18th Century) (PRICED ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Gaetano Cecere Plaster Sculpture "Eunice" #11
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Gaetano Cecere N.A. was born in New York on November 26th, 1894, to Ralph Cecere and Catherine La Rocca. He studied with Hermon A. MacNeil at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. His service during World War I earned him a Soldier’s Medal...
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Grand Tour Italian Alabaster figure of Semi Nude Woman Bathing
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture depicting a semi-nude female bather in the Roman neoclassical style, finely sculpted from white alabaster stone. Apparently unsigned.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Stunning Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse Bust of a Woman, Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Stunning neoclassical bust of an aristocratic woman, Albert- Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French 1824-1887), Signed A. CARRIERto the reverse, mounted on an ebonized wooden base, an exqui...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Porcelain Baby Girl Piano Figurine
By Capodimonte
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Baby Girl Piano Figurine. It depicts a nude baby girl with large blue eyes and blonde hair arranged with ponyta...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Roman Neoclassical Figurative Bronze Sculpture by Miguel Fernando Lopez Aka Milo
By Milo
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing a mesmerizing work of art, our gilt-patinated bronze sculpture with a black marble base, featuring neoclassical figures expertly crafted by the renowned artist Miguel Fe...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Neoclassic Earthenware Elephants with Obelisks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Italian neoclassic garnitures or objects of art depicting elephants carrying obelisks, crafted in ceramic or earthenware with a bisque finish and highlighted with bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassic Patinated Bronze Ceres
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic style patinated bronze figure of the goddess Ceres on round base (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture “Jeunes Garcons” by Louis Kley, French 1833-1911
By Louis Kley
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Bronze Sculpture “Jeunes Garçons” by the French artist Louis Kley (1833-1911) beautifully captures the innocence and playful nature of childhood. Depicting two young boy...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Augustin Pajou, French, Large Terracotta Bust
By Augustin Pajou
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large 19th century terracotta ceramic figurative sculpture, beautifully hand crafted after French neoclassical sculptor Augistin Pajou. Possible to be Marie Antoinette born Maria Ant...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Putti Holding Candles Unsigned Attr. Paul Edouard
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Putti Holding Candles, attributed to the French artist Paul Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912), captures the playful and spirited nature of the Romant...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Woman & Grain C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Roman-Greco Woman & Grain C1850
Measures- 9.75''H x 4.25''W x 3.25''D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Parian Bust of Robert Stephenson by E. W. Wyon
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome parian bust is of Robert Stephenson(1803-1859- England),. It is documented on the back shoulders in embossed letters with the name of...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bust of Diana the Huntress French Louis XVI Bronze 19th Century - Artist Houdon
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bust of Diana the Huntress French Louis XVI Bronze 19th Century - Artist Houdon
Bronze sculpture representing Diana the huntress after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). In Roman myth...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American School Bronze Prancing Horse, Titled "Empty Saddle", circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
American school bronze prancing horse, titled "Empty Saddle", circa 1900, hollow cast bronze, mounted on a carved polychrome wood base. Unmarked, Small statue of a prancing horse, da...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Infants, French, 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A charming pair of patinated bronze infants cast in the 19th century. One of the babies is happy, while the other one is crying, perhaps corresponding to an 18th century poem by Vota...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
General James Oglethorpe Plaster Maquette by Rosario Russell Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A plaster maquette of General James Oglethorpe, 1976
14 inches wide by 18 inches deep by 38 inches tall
Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial.
Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Folk Art Hand Carved Coyote Floor Standing Sculpture
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Decorative Hand Carved Coyote Floor Standing Sculpture.
Add a touch of rustic charm to your home with this stunning Decorative Hand Carved Coyote Floor Standing Sculpture. This uniq...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Kitty Clive Figure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of Bow's theatrical figures.
The actress Mrs Catherine (Kitty) Clive, 1711-1785, as Mrs Riot, the Fine Lady, introduced, with The Fine Gentleman, into David Garrick...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Greek Mythological Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Small silver-plate over bronze nude Greek mythological figure with horns and tail standing on a small tierred base (stamped in corner)
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
A pair of French gilt bronze figures signed Etienne Maurice Falconett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of gilt bronze French figures… One figure with wings, and the other with an enveloping gilt robe …. there is some slight rubbing of the gilt...
Category
1860s French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassic French Heavy Solid Bronze Lion
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassic French large and very heavy solid bronze lion on a marble base.
No markings.
Very detailed and lovely made.
O-636-335
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Buste De Venus
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bust fragment of Venus, goddess of Love, seduction, and beauty in Roman mythology. The original statue dates back to the 5th century BC.
Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from Paris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Vintage Neoclassical Cherub/Putti Garden Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Neoclassical Cherub/Putti Garden Statue
From a beautiful Southern Estate, approximately 50 years old. Stunning, neoclassical cherubs/putti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Monumental Neo-Classic White Ceramic Four Seasons Statues
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian (circa 1850) Neo-classic style large white glazed ceramic (each 2 section) figures personifying the Four Seasons.
Category
1850s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Porcelain Baby Boy Piano Figurine
By Capodimonte
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Baby Boy Piano Figurine. It depicts a joyful nude baby boy with blonde curly hair and large blue eyes laying do...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Iron Bulldog Dog Children's Piggy Money Bank Painted in Brown, 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An antique cast iron bulldog piggy bank. Created in the 1920s, this piece is painted in brown and cream. And would make a fabulous addition to a nurs...
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Fine 19th Century White Marble Sculpture of “Rebecca at the Well”
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine 19th century white marble sculpture of “Rebecca at The Well” depicting a Classical maiden wearing a robe, with one breast semi-exposed, stan...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Black Bronze Flora Bust, Marble, Neoclassical
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional bust of a woman, probably made in 19th century Italy, in patinated bronze, and following a neoclassical style. The head of "Flora" appears resting on a quadrangular base ...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Neo-Classic Terra-Cotta Busts
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian neo-classic style glazed terra-cotta busts of ladies emblematic of two of the four seasons (19th/early 20th Cent) (priced each).
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Sculptures
Rare American Marble Bust of Classical Woman by Thomas Ridgeway Gould
Located in Shippensburg, PA
THOMAS RIDGEWAY GOULD
United States, 1818-1881
Bust of a Classical Woman (1872)
Carved Cararra marble signed to the reverse "T.R. GOULD fecit / FLORENCE / 1872"
Item # 407NXP09P
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Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Spelter Female Statue with Bird Nest "Le Nid by L. Gregoire”
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a lady's desk or dress a shelf with this elegant antique statue. Crafted in France circa 1870, the spelter composition stands on a circular base and depicts a young female b...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood and Painted Cherubs , Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood, gesso, and painted hanging wall cherubs . Early 19th Century.
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Small Bronze Ribbed Torquing Figure on Color Acrylic Base, France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Lovely detail and patina. Perfect desk accessory.
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Lamp by Luca Madrassi (1848-1918)
Located in New York, NY
This glazed and hand-painted ceramic lighted sculpture (likely faience or gesso) by Luca Madrassi (1848-1918) depicts cherubs (putti) in a grotto, and is lit in the interior from a b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785.
He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with grapes and with a wine cup to his lips.
Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints.
Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts.
Bacchus’s mythology...
Category
1780s English Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
A Harvesting Girl Statue by A . J . Scotte (1885-1905)
By A.J. Scotte
Located in Lisbon, PT
A neoclassical Harvesting Girl Spelter statue by A. J . Scotte (1885-1905) signed and dated ”1906” with foundry stamp mark on the base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
"Mother and child" : workshop original palster, circa 1930-40
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Mother and child" : Tall workshop plaster unsigned showing a maternity
Circa 1930-40
Height = 67 cm
Width = 34 cm
Depth = 32 cm
Fair condition : some little misses and an angl...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Neoclassical sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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