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
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Representation of the god Mercury standing on Aeolus, the god of the wind
(after Gianbologna)
Origin France Circa 1900
Base of green Alpine marble...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Plaster Sculpture of Eros After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A plaster Italian sculpture of Eros of Centocelle after the antique set on tapering mahogany pedestal finished in a French polish.
Eros, the God of love, is depicted looking down to...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mahogany
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Bacchus
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Bacchus or Dionysus in limestone. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180, base cm 85.
Price is not inc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
European Marble Bust of a Young Girl
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Marble Bust Of A Young Girl in a graceful pose. The bust embodies the neoclassical ideals of the era, capturing the both youthful beautiful and refined elegance. The sol...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Handsome Bronze & Brass Apollo Bust Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Solid bronze and brass paperweight of Greek Apollo bust
Stamped and numbered in Greek by artist
Category
20th Century Greek Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Bronze Bronco Cowboy after Frederick Remington
Located in London, GB
Very Large Bronze of a Cowboy and his bucking Horse after Frederick Remmington
This Sculpture has such a Powerful Movement and Raw Energy
Lovely Sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Patinated Terra Cotta of Bacchanalian Putti Playing with Goat
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely depiction of the neoclassical taste, three putti can be seen playing with a goat. The terra cotta sculpture from the 1800s has a variegated patination, with hues of dark och...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Roman Goddess Diana Bronze Bust Sculpture After Houdon
Located in New York, NY
Fine finely modeled and cast antique (late 19th century) patinated bronze bust sculpture of the Roman goddess, Diana, after the original model by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), cas...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large and Magnificent Grand Tour Bust of Ares in Plaster
Located in London, GB
A large and magnificent bust of Ares in plaster, after the 2nd century Roman marble of the Imperial Era, known as the Borghese Ares. This marble is thought to be a copy of the rare G...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
French 19th Century Bronze Stallion Sculpture on Marble Base, Signed P.J. Mêne
By P.J. Mêne
Located in New York, NY
This stunning stylized bronze stallion sculpture was realized in France by the renowned sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) in the mid 19th Century....
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Decorative Brass Sculpture representing a Duck
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative sculpture representing a duck is made of brass. This is a French work, very finely chiseled. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style, Relief Carved Walnut Panel
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Italian Neoclassical style carved walnut panel with relief carvings of
dolphins and fruit with a scroll design and a center crown.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Classical Plaster Bust of Goddess Diana Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style female head bust of Diana the Huntress goddess sculpture
USA, 21st Century
Measures: 8"W x 5"D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Falconer Bronze Sculpture After Adolphe Martial Thabard (1831-1905)
By Adolphe Martial Thabard
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze statue of a falconer after the original model by Adolphe Martial Thabard (1831-1905). A winner of multiple medals at the Paris Salon, this particular model won the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Reproduction Farnese Hercules Statue
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautifully patinated 19th century European stone statue depicting the Farnese Hercules, which is an ancient statue of Hercules made by Glykon in the early third century AD - one o...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Cast Iron Horse Doorstop Signed Hunter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron horse doorstop Signed Hunter.
Copyright 1949. VA Metal Crafters, Waynesboro, VA.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Vintage Sculptural Cast Bronze Native American Indian Chief Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Matched pair of detailed cast bronze bookends depicting a North American Indian Chief bust. There are no maker's marks, initials or signature of eith...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marble Bust of an African Man, Italy 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Life-size bust of a dark-skinned man with a headdress and light-coloured clothing. The bust is made of different types of coloured marble and carved by hand.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair 19th Century French Bronze Marly Horse Sculptures After Coustou
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century French bronze marly horse statues after the original models by Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Plaster Busts of Diana and Apollo Belvedere Sculptures, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style male and female head busts of Diana and Apollo Belvedere god and goddess sculptures
USA, 21st Century
Measures: 8"W x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair 19th Century Baroque Style German Carved Wood Busts of Putti
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of carved fruit wood busts of young boys, or putti, South Germany, late 19th century. The realistically carved faces showing distinct personalities and intense gazes. Mou...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Venus de Milo White Granite Marble Female Figurative Statue Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white granite marble reproduction of Greek goddess 'Venus de Milo' female figure statue sculpture in the Neoclassical style, circa early 20th century, Italy. A great deco...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Marble
19th Century Polychrome Sculpture of a Roman Woman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian original painted plaster sculpture of a young Roman woman in nice gilt dress and flower wreath. This well sculptured smiling lady cou...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Venus of Milo
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine Grand Tour bronze study of the famous Venus de Milo with excellent rich brown patina and good hand finished surface detail. The casting is unusual in that it does not pretend to hide the many imperfections on the original.
It is signed on the base with "Reduction Mechanique Ronald Collas, and for the foundry F.Barbidienne Fondeur. Foundry stamp on the base
Considered by any to be the most beautiful Hellenistic statue to survive fro antiquity, the Venus of Milos...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bisque Porcelain Neoclassical Figure, Partial-Nude Classical Woman C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bisque Porcelain Neoclassical Figure of a Partial-Nude Classical Woman C1850
Measures- 15''H x 4.5''W x 4.5''D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian 18th/ 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neo Classical Ornament With Birds
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwoodornament depicting two birds.
Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses
Measurements individual and include the wooden base.
H:28,5cm W:56cm D...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Indonesian Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic carved teak sculpture. The sentinel with his sword drawn. 19th century architectural artifact.
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Teak
Vintage Classical Plaster Male Bust of Hermes Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust of Hermes sculpture
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 8"W x 5"D x 13.25"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
French Cupid Bronze Statue After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Located in New York, NY
French bronze sculpture of Cupid after Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster Bust of Apollo, Italian 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian Sculpted Alabaster Bust Of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine and music. White alabaster bust is intricately sculpted with the Greek god peering to his left,...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Baccarat Style French Crystal Gilt & Patinated Bronze Floral Topiary Cachepot
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baccarat Style French Crystal Gilt and Patinated Bronze Floral Topiary Cachepot, France, Circa 1960s
An exuberant Baccarat-style French crystal gilt and patinated bronze floral top...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Classical Plaster Male Bust of Hermes Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust of Hermes sculpture
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 8"W x 5"D x 13.25"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century French Bronze Statue of Cupid
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French bronze statue of cupid captures the mischievous cherub just after letting his arrow fly. The classic pose inspired by ancient Greek and Roman statuary...
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 18th/ 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neo Classical Style bird Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwood bird ornament.
Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses and old repairs
Measurements include the wooden base.
H:23cm W:41cm D:6,5cm
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Jean Houdon "Diana" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) "Diana", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, the life size standing figure holding her bow, with overall green verdigris, on a circular base, signed. ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Grand Tour Marble Medallions of Roman Emperors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of two Grand Tour marble oval medallions depicting the portraits of Roman emperors, reclaimed from an ex private British collection.
Dating to the 19th century, the detailed e...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Jo Mead Sculpture
By Jo Mead
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Jo Mead plaster lion's head painted sculpture mounted on a custom acrylic stand. Jo Mead (American, 1919-2000) found in an important lake forest, Illino...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Plaster
Monumental Antique Roman Bronze Works Gilt American Bald Eagle Sculpture Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
Museum quality antique solid bronze 70lb sculpture by Roman Bronze Works of an eagle seated on the base with wings outstretched. Roman Bronze Works, now o...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Silver Patinated Bronze Borzoi
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century French silver patinated bronze borzoi on a cream marble base. A beautiful depiction of this sleek handsome dog. In very good condition wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Sphinxes, Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
While this mythological animal with a lion's body and female head is found in ancient Egyptian art, idealization, its proportions and the lines of the sculptures relate them much mor...
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rookwood Pottery Cincinnati Dealer Scrolled Advertising Sign Plaque 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Rookwood Pottery Cincinnati advertising plaque / sign featuring a Neoclassical scrolled design. Circa 1986.
Dimensions:
14" x 3.25" x 4.25" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Sculpture in Calamine, After Models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture in calamine. Signed “Aug. Moreau ”. Following models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th century.
It is reminiscent of works such as the bronze entitled "The Fountain" by Mat...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Other
A LAOCOON Bronze SCULPTURE by GENNARO CHIURAZZI after LISSIPO, Italy 1880-1890
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic patinated bronze sculpture of the Laocoon, after the original created by greek antic sculptor Lissipo, discovered in 1506, recreated and issued (with several size and creative variations) by Gennaro Chiurazzi (1842-1906) and the napolitan Fonderia Chiurazzi, Italy 1880-1900. This piece is more than just an incredibly precise and expressive reproduction of the iconic antic sculpture...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Verdigris Bronze Bust of Dante Alighieri / Marble Plinth
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Verdigris Bronze Bust of 14th Century Italian Poet Dante Alighieri on Marble Plinth. Measures 18" in width, 7.5" in depth and 13" in height.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Horse Jockey Equestrian Racing Trophy Statue After Pierre Jules Mene 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage horse trophy / statue / sculpture. Made of bronze featuring an oval marble base and plaque from the Dehere Member Guest Invitational tournament (combined net aggregate win) at Due Process Golf Club and Stables in Colts Neck...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large French Neoclassical Style Plaster Hand Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large French Neoclassical Style Plaster Hand Sculpture.
Unusually large and well detailed Neoclassical Roman plaster hand sculpture. This vintage French academic plaster hand sculpt...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Bust of Diana of Versailles
Located in Queens, NY
Plaster bust of Diana of Versailles, a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Lifesize Sculpture of a Classical Figure
Located in London, GB
Lifesize Marble Classical Figure
Neoclassical Elegance
Variegated carved Marble
C20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lifesize Neoclassical Terracotta Figure of Bathing Venus
Located in New York, NY
Lovely lifesize terracotta figure of Venus in her bath set upon a rectangular pedestal.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Classical Male Bust Sculpture of Apollo Belvedere
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast composition Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust sculpture of Apollo Belvedere
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x 6.25"D x 16.25"H.
Good original vint...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Composition
1930s Terracotta Sicilian Bust of Seneca the Philosopher
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This sculpture reflects the artistic influences of neoclassical style, with a blend of traditional Sicilian craftsmanship. The terracotta medium allows for intricate detailing and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
A Barye & Emile Guilemin Patinated Verdigris Bronze Arab Hunter on Horseback
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th french verdigris bronze group of Arab Hunter on Horseback. Cast from the model by Alfred Barye and Emile Guillemin, Late 19th Century, wearing elaborate costume and with ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Six Bronzed Wood Decorative Columns
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of six decorative Ionic and Corinthian columns made of carved wood that has been accentuated with bronze colored leaf.
These were used as merchandising display props at Boston’s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Greek Corinthian Style Bronze Warriors Helmet On a Limestone Base
Located in Southall, GB
A Classical Greek Corinthian style warriors helmet in bronze on a limestone base. Reminiscent of ancient Greek warriors this helmet has a wonderful green verdigris patina and has a g...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Bronze of Narcissus, Circa 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian 19th-century Grand Tour Greco Roman bronze sculpture of Narcissus, after the original sculpture excavated in 1862 at Pompeii, the green patinated bronze figure of the mythological son of the river god...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fortunato Galli "Sea Nymph" White Marble Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Fortunato Galli (Italian, 1850-1918) "Sea Nymph", White Marble Sculpture, late 19th century, signed "F. Galli"on a carved white marble pedestal. Sculpture: 64" H x 18" W x 16" D; ove...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cast Aluminum Mounted Antelope Sculpture
Located in Lomita, CA
The sculpture is a vintage cast metal antelope skull wall ornament. It is unattributed, and was made in the second half of the 20th century.
The piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
20Th c Signed Bronze Bald Eagle Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc hand made bronze sculpture of a bald eagle in fine as found condition.This is so well constructed and very heavy.
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical sculptures 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 sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Paul Edouard Delabriere, Ernest Rancoulet, and Friedrich Gornik. 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 sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $320 and tops out at $8,500 while the average work can sell for $825.