Signed Bronze Bull 3/15 Dated '98
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautifully rendered bronze of a bull. The signature is indiscernible.
1990s American Neoclassical Decorative Objects
Bronze
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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Signed Bronze Bull 3/15 Dated '98
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautifully rendered bronze of a bull. The signature is indiscernible.
Bronze
Pair Neoclassical style Ceramic and Bronze Centerpiece Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large ceramic urns with crackled beige glaze and patinated bronze mounts with neoclassical motifs including elaborate scrolling handles, floral vines, acanthus and covers wi...
Bronze
Delft Blue and White "Rappe" Tobacco Jar
Located in Chireno, TX
Delft blue and white "Rappe" urn-shape tobacco jar with lid, Netherlands, circa 1800. Inscribed “Rappe” within a floral leafy bordered cartouche. Rappe was a coarse kind of snuff mad...
Brass
Antique Neoclassical, Empire Period, Berlin-KPM Gold Ground Campana Vase
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally rare and quite exquisite antique Neoclassical Berlin (KPM) manufactory gold ground Campana shaped two handled vase. The continuous pattern...
Porcelain
Period Portico Clock in Tulipwood, Fine Inlay, Ormolu Mounts-France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portico style French tulipwood clock with Boulle style fine inlays of mother-of-pearl and bronze. Eight day French movement with a grid-iron ormolu pendulum...
Brass, Ormolu
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...
Terracotta
A Tessellated Marble Tazza Urn Dish By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A Tessellated marble Tazza urn in Italian Emporador Marble. The undulating edge on the dish with brass banded soccle support.
Marble
French Neoclassical Ormolu Amphora/Urn with Bacchanalia Motif by F. Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Neoclassical gilt bronze ormolu amphora/urn with Bacchanalia decoration and marble base by Ferdinand Barbedienne, France By: Ferdinand Barbedienne Material: bronze...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu, Tin
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...
Iron
French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Crystal and Ormolu vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Crystal and Ormolu vase. This stunning baluster shaped vase displays a rectangular base decorated with berried laurel and Rais de Coe...
Crystal, Ormolu
$316Sale Price|20% Off
Lucite Sculpture Piano and Hands
Located in San Diego, CA
Lucite piano and hands sculpture, circa 1980s. Similar style to Eugene Brignola exquisite details. Measures: 8” long, 8” tall, 1.5” wide signed by artist...
Lucite
Striking White Italian Ceramic Neoclassical Urn
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful vintage Italian ceramic urn makes a timeless romantic tabletop accessory. Lovely details.
Ceramic
Crystal and Gilt Bronze Jardinière, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Crystal and gilt bronze jardinière. France, late 19th century.
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 8-inch Decorative Neoclassical Tile by Minton
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 8-inch decorative neoclassical tile by Minton (stamped), one of two similar we are selling in matching sepia tones. This large, glazed, dust-pressed tile depicts a highly...
Clay
Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Painted and Gilded Candlesticks with Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian neoclassical period painted and gilded candlesticks from the 18th century, with fluted motifs and hoof feet. Created in Italy during the later years of the 18th cen...
Wood
French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Garniture with Applied Foliate/Floral Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exceptional late 19th century three-piece French garniture includes two footed urns and a low footed centerpiece bowl. The urns and bowl are composed of patinated bronze with ormolu mounts which include neoclassical mask detail and rest on square marble plinths with ormolu bases. The pieces have distinctive elongated handles at the sides which terminate in stylized pendant decoration. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the exterior of the urns and bowl feature applied bronze decoration in the form of ornate foliate swags with flowers. Please be sure to zoom in on the photos to better appreciate the detail of the cast decoration, it is impressive. The urns stand 15.75" tall as measured to the top of the rims. The handles are 5" from edge to edge as measured from their outside points. The feet are 4.25" square. The centerpiece bowl stands...
Marble, Bronze
Sacred Heart of Chapel, Large Size, 19th-Century Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This statue represents the Sacred Heart of Chapel, faithful to 19th-century religious models popular from Rome to Lourdes and Paris. During this period, the renowned Maison Raffl dev...
Plaster
J. Ternouth (1796-1848) Lifesize Neoclassical Style Library Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A lifesize neoclassical style plaster library bust by English sculptor, John Ternouth, signed with maker’s name to the reverse and inscribed with the date ‘1832’. The bust depicts ...
Plaster, Paint
$1,200 / set
Pair of Large Brass Altar Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of large brass Altar Candlesticks. Adorned with classical embellishments, a pair of winged cherubs at the base, and on paw feet. Perfect for an...
Brass
Auguste Moreau "Putto" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
After Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917) "Putto" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, the seated figure upholding a vine branch and a jester's rattle, seated on a draped rocky base, apparentl...
Bronze
19th Century Spanish Ceramic Floral Urn with Two Handles and Carved Wood Base
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish ceramic floral urn with two handles and carved wood base Enameled and gilded vase ceramic Peyró Antonio Valencia, circa 1950 signed and stamped "Porcelain Peyró". Bas...
Ceramic, Walnut
Inkwell-Pairpoint Glass with Controlled Bubble Pattern and Sterling Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pairpoint Glass Company ball shaped inkwell with the controlled bubble pattern that became synonymous with the company. The glass was blown around a molded form to create a receptacl...
Sterling Silver
Maison Gossin Frères Terracotta Sculpture, Bacchanal Putti with Goat, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… This fantastic terra cotta sculpture from circa 1880 is full of life. By Maison Gossin Frères (signed on the side of the ground), the bacchanalian sce...
Terracotta
French Gilt Bronze and Siena Marble Minerva Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
A luxurious and elegant Neoclassical patinated and gilt bronze Minerva standing leaning on the clock, classically robed wearing a turban and standing on...
Siena Marble, Bronze
1950s Capodimonte Turquoise Blue Porcelain Hand Painted Lidded Urn Vase
By Mottahedeh, Richard Ginori, Capo Di Monte, Capodimonte, Staffordshire
Located in Miami, FL
Rare monumental 23-inch vintage Capodimonte turquoise blue hand painted porcelain lidded urn or vase, circa Mid 20th Century. This extra-large rare porcelain urn is hand painted with...
Porcelain
$6,720Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Spectacular Clay Goddess of Summer in a Matching Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
19th century spectacular clay Goddess of summer.
Clay
Antique Carved Wood Lion’s Head from a Manhattan Bar, ca. 1880s-1890s
Located in New York, NY
Dimension: Height: 14 inches Width: 13 inches Depth: 12 inches. About the object: This elaborately carved wood lion's head was an integral decorative piece of a bar counter or shelf unit in a Manhattan bar...
Wood
Sterling Silver 5.5" diameter Nut Dish 59g
Located in Pasadena, TX
This sterling bowl is 5.5" in diameter. Its sides are riveted. It's is stamped sterling on the bottom.
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Greco-Roman Gilt and Painted White Opaline Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique (early 20th century) milk white glass vase with finely gilt and hand-painted Greco-Roman designs including procession of important figures and chariot.
Glass
Roman Inspiration Neoclassical Bust in White and Veined Red Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
A stunning Roman-inspired bust carved from white marble combined with spectacular veined red marble, creating a rich and sophisticated visual contrast. The figure depicts a young wom...
Marble
Petite Bovano of Cheshire Enamel Floral Decorative Planter Cyclamen Persicum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bovano of Cheshire, circa 1960. A fine quality polychrome enamel decorated floral sculpture depicting Cyclamen Persicum.
Copper, Enamel
$2,650 / set
Pair of Large Antique Giltwood Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large antique giltwood sconces. Stunning pair of giltwood and gilt iron two-light candle sconces, circa 1920. These gorgeous Continen...
Iron
$980 / set
Mid 19th Century Napoleon Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful piece of art glows with radiance. Mid 19th century Napoleon stands with character.
Concrete
19Th Century Pair of Neoclassical French Silver-Plated Candlesticks
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant pair of french silver-plated candlesticks crafted in end 19 century, featuring refined Neoclassical detailing. Each candlestick displays a tapered column with intricate engra...
Metal
Porcelain Bowls Neoclassical Design Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of two (2) porcelain bowls in powder blue with an acanthus leaf design finished with a gold edge and scroll at end, in the Neoclassical/Greco-Roman design style, circ...
Porcelain
French 19th Century Antique Hand Painted Ceramic Vase Wine Decanter Wooden Riser
Located in Miami, FL
This neoclassical wine themed antique glazed and hand painted ceramic wine jar, vase, decanter was made in France, circa 1890. The brown handles are shaped like old vines and snakes are surrounding them. It is decorated with colorful...
Ceramic
19th Century Group of Three Parcel Gilt Carved Wood Figures of Roman Soldiers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Group of three painted and parcel gild figures of Roman soldiers, two in reclining positions one seated. All three figures wearing helmets, breastplates and other protective armor in...
Gold Leaf
Antique Italian Bronze Ormolu Neoclassical Style Desk Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 7 1/8 in W: 4 1/2 in D: 2 3/4 in Elevate your interior with this exquisite antique Italian Neoclassical style bronze ormolu desk clock, a fine example of late 19th-...
Bronze, Ormolu
$606Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Porcelain
Comte de Nieuwerkerke "Napoleon I" Bronze
By Count Alfred Émilien O'Hara van Nieuwerkerke
Located in Astoria, NY
Comte de Nieuwerkerke (Alfred Emilein O'Hara, French, 1811-1892) "Napoleon I" Patinated Equestrian Bronze, cast by Susse Freres, Paris, late 19th century, the emperor on horseback wi...
Bronze
Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Figure of Cupid
Located in Astoria, NY
Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Figure of Cupid, 20th century, the standing figure holding their bow with the quiver at their feet, on a faux wood painted fluted plaster plinth. Overal...
Bronze
$2,500Sale Price|36% Off
Wonderful French Empire Ormolu Bronze Sphinx Oval Cut Crystal Centerpiece Bowl
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire Baccarat style centerpiece with cut crystal central bowl supported on bronze basket stamped Baccarat France And Flanked by two female Sphinx...
Crystal, Bronze
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909 The No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie is a folding camera made by Kodak in Rochester, NY, USA, from c. 1909. It has...
Leather, Glass
Antique Parisian Mantel Clock and Candelabra Set by Denière et Fils
Located in London, GB
Antique Parisian mantel clock and candelabra set by Denière et Fils French, 19th century Clock: Height 60cm, width 36cm, depth 19cm Candela...
Malachite, Ormolu
Delft Blue and White "Manilla" Tobacco Jar
Located in Chireno, TX
Delft blue and white "Manilla" tobacco jar with stepped brass lid, Netherlands, circa 1790-1809. Decorated with floral cartouche, within which "Manilla" is inscribed. Manilla refers to a mild variety of tobacco popular at that time. De Drie Klokken...
Brass
Pair of Silver Plate Metal Bowl or Vide Poche, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This pair of bowls or Vide Poche is in silver plate. It has been made in France during circa 1940.
Silver Plate
Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This ormolu (gilt bronze) mantel clock is a stunning piece of design, which features beautiful neoclassical style low-relief decorations and three-dimensional sculptures. The clock takes the form of a tall rectangular case with a circular white enamel dial near its top. This dial features black Roman Numerals and the maker’s signature, ‘Robin/ à Paris’. The dial is displayed behind a glass lens within a foliate bezel. The case is decorated in its upper corners with rosettes, and in the lower section with a stylised depiction of a swan. The case is topped by a sculpture of a wreath, propped up on a roll of paper or parchment. To the left of the case, there is a full-length statue of a man who wears a classical robe and holds a mirror. A lyre leans against the right side of the case. The clock is set on a wide rectangular base which is decorated with a low-relief scene taken from the classical myth of Dido and Aeneas...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Bronze Tazzas on Siena Marble Pedestals
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of bronze tazzas in a neoclassical style, intricately crafted and mounted on square bases made of exquisite Siena marble. The combination of bronze and marble lends the tazzas a...
Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century English Sheffield Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition. Iron weighted.
Silver Plate, Copper, 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...
Bronze
Signed Pair Gilded Mintons Pate-Sur-Pate Caged Putti Footed Moon Flask Vases
By Minton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming pair of gilded olive brown Mintons pâte-sur-pâte footed moon flask vases feature a romantic caged putto motif executed in white slip on a bla...
Porcelain
pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu tazzas/centerpieces. Each most elegant tazza is raised by a triangular shaped Or...
Ormolu
Hollywood Regency Style Square Tissue Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add a touch of glamour to your countertop, nightstand, bath or powder room with a gold gilt edge, Swedish grey finish square tissue box cover for added protection for your facial ti...
Metal
$55Sale Price / set|68% Off
Artisan Handmade Christmas Jumbo Ball with Stand and Christmas Wreath
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique artisan made jumbo vintage European blown glass 5” Mercury glass ball Handpainted and on stand . With handmade Christmas wreath
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,625Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Copy of an Askos, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small bronze vessel of the 19th century in the shape of an antique Askos with resting rams on the broad opening and an ear-shaped handle, decorated with leaves. The shape of the body...
Bronze
French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu and Quartz Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French Turn of the Century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Quartz statue of Aquarius, signed Antonin Carlès. This handsome statue is raised on an oval Quartz...
Quartz, Ormolu
$135Sale Price|40% Off
Circa 1780 Continental Porcelain Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Continental tea caddy, c.1780, molded soft paste porcelain. Neoclassical swag decoration, gilt monogram. No cover. Harvey Gunter collection. 3 1/4"w., 1 1/4"d., 5"h. Whitehall Antiq...
Porcelain
Table Clock, Apollo, Bronze, Marble, Model of Lenoir-Ravrio, Louis-Stanislas
Located in Madrid, ES
Table clock, Apollo. Bronze, marble. Model of Lenoir-Ravrio, Louis-Stanislas(1783-1846). Paris, around 1820. Table clock composed of a staggered rectangular base made of red veined...
Bronze, Other
Early Panorama Children’s Book Hiawatha Illustrated by Willy Pogany London 1914
By Willy Pogany
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Antique panorama children’s book illustrated by Willy Pogany and retold by Edith L Elias. A total of 14 panels, one side with illustrations, and the other with text. Published by George G. Harrap & Company. This book is part of a children’s series by Willy Pogány of folding panoramas illustrations and text, inspired by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic, The Song of Hiawatha. Lines from Longfellow run underneath Pogány’s illustrations, which follow the Ojibwe child Hiawatha from his early kinship with the wild animals, through his struggles with Nahma, King of Fishes, and his own estranged father, Mudjekeewis, up to his courtship of Laughing Water (Minnehaha). The prose text by Edith Elias, printed on the verso of the panorama, carries Hiawatha’s story farther, through the death of Minnehaha and the coming of “the Pale-Face Chief.” Pogány’s dynamic frames, with their striking use of negative space, show the influence not only of Golden Age illustrators like Walter Crane, but also the new generation of cartoonists like Winsor McCay...
Paper