Neoclassical Decorative Objects

Large Austrian Neoclassical style porcelain vases by Royal Vienna Austrian, Late 19th Century Height 98cm, diameter 32cm Crafted by the prestigious Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, this exquisite pair of vases embodies the centuries-old tradition of European porcelain artistry. Designed in an elegant baluster form, each vase features a deep navy ground, providing a striking backdrop for the finely hand-painted historical tableaux. The slender necks are adorned with delicate gilded patterns, further enhanced by ribbon-tied accents and raised gilded jewels, a particularly coveted element in high-quality porcelain. Matching porcelain lids, crowned with a pinecone finial, complete the sophisticated design, while the spreading socle bases mirror the decorative motifs of the necks. The vases depict four significant historical events, masterfully reinterpreted from renowned artworks. One scene illustrates King Charles V liberating Christian slaves in Tunis, inspired by a 19th-century engraving by Nicaise de Keyser (Belgian, 1813-1887). Another portrays the Battle of Bouvines (1214), based on an 1827 painting by Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863). A third panel brings to life Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, adapted from a 1782 print by Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). The final scene, inspired by Jan Matejko’s (Polish, 1838-1893) 1866 painting ‘Rejtan’ (also known as ‘The Fall of Poland’), represents the first partition of Poland in 1773. The Austrian porcelain artists have reimagined these compositions with richer, more luminous colours, infusing the scenes with energy while softening their dramatic intensity. Supporting these vases are ornate porcelain plinths, decorated with oval cartouches featuring additional painted vignettes. The undersides of the lids are inscribed with the corresponding scene titles. These include: Der letzte Reichstag zu Warschau (The last parliament in Warsaw), Karl V als Befreier der christlichen Sklaven in Tunis (Charles V as liberator of the Christian slaves in Tunis), Cromwell verhindert die Verfolgung des Waldenser (Cromwell prevents the persecution of the Waldensians), Bataille de Bouvines (Battle of Bouvines). Each piece bears the blue ‘FD/ VIENNA / AUSTRIA’ mark for Franz Dörfl. With their grand proportions, historical depth, and remarkable artistic execution, this pair of vases is an extraordinary acquisition for any collector of fine European porcelain.

This elegant late 18th-century Worcester Porcelain dish is fluted and decorated along the border with a beautiful string of leaves painted in light green, purple, and gilt. The simpl...

Stunning Roman Nude Male Marble Sculpture Italian or statue of David. Well executed and wonderfully proportioned figure of David as a youth, copied from the original by Michelangelo ...

An Neoclassical composition plaque, from the Tucker collection, made by British make-up artist Christopher Tucker. This decorative piece is a copy of a Georgian chimney piece, origi...

Antique McClelland Barclay bronze figurine in the shape of a neoclassically inspired female figure without arms or head, embedded in a half r...

19th century Italian Neoclassical style carved walnut panel with relief carvings of dolphins and fruit with a scroll design and a center crown.

Impressive cut crystal urn-vase standing on silver/1000 base. Italy, 1930-1940s This Neoclassical urn vase was manufacturet at the Art Deco period. Finely executed with very detailed...

Three-piece French porcelain and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th Century Clock: Height 27cm, width 36.5cm, depth 12cm Candelabra: Height 33cm, width 20cm, depth 11.5cm This fine three-piece clock set is by Henri Picard, one of the leading producers of luxury bronze...

Pair of neoclassical bronze candelabra with eagle Bronze candelabra with black and green patina Circa 1930 Origin France Excellent condition without restorations Some wear due to use...

Impressive pair of hand carved vases in the neoclassical style, the cover with fruit finial, above an ovoid body adorned with Nereid handles and festoons, raised on circular foot and...

Early 20th Century Bonbonniere Val St Lambert, c1910 This is almost certainly a Leon Landru design for Val St Lambert. He designed a range of bonbonnie...

On a round base stands the figure of the God of Love, Cupid. The sculpture in bronze, with the iconographic attributes corresponding to this figure in classical mythology, was made b...

A gorgeous Neoclassical style bronze censer featuring lion heads and paw feet In the manner of Oscar Bach USA, Mid-20th Century Measures: 5.5"W x 5.5"D x 12.25"H. Very go...

A fine French 19th century terracotta bust of "Madame Récamier (French, 1777-1849)" The coyly gazing downward beauty, holding a veil across her chest r...

A pair of patinated bronze vases cast after the antique. Each vase is of krater form with elaborate scrolling volute handles with swan heads a...

A gorgeous cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust sculpture of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 13.25"W x 6.25"D x 18"H. Very good ...

Italian antique gilded Florentine box, octagonal shape realized in white walnut, engraved on each side and the top and with bulin scrolling decor...

Pair of antique leather suitcases in great condition- probably they were used just for storage and nog for travel, - that’s why the handles are missing. Great decorative and storage ...

These vases are made of Porcelain, they date from the 20th century, and were made in France. These are neoclassical style vases, which are hand painted and covered with gold leaf. Th...

A pair of French Neoclassical zinc baluster urns from the 19th century with low-relief décor. This pair of French Neoclassical zinc baluster urns from the 19th century captivates wit...

Small lidded urn of alabaster with smooth wall and square base.

Rare early 19th century Italian Grand Tour model of an ancient Roman labrum (bath) or sarcophagus in exquisitely carved rosso antico marble having double ring handles and central lio...

A large Russian neoclassical malachite, Campana shaped urn or Vase, the ormolu twin handles modeled with acorns, on a circular spreading foot with square stepped plinth, 19th centu...

Gorgeous hexagonal crystal vase by Tiffany & Co. Signed and in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Heavy and solid. Decorative urn shape elegant on its own, also with ample ...

Beautiful pair of antique carved figurines. Italian, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two men, probably soldiers, in flowing robes with one arm out stretched. The elegant fig...

A stunning pair of vases in black basalt. Known as Apotheosis Vases, or sometimes Pegasus Vases, it's rare to find a pair of these; still rare to find the...

Decorate a mantel or a console with this elegant pair of antique bronze dore and marble cassolettes. Crafted in France, circa 1890, these urns stand on square marble bases with reces...

Pair Wedgwood blue and white Jasperware desk accessories. Beautiful blue grey bisque beaker/bud-vase with cream-ivory neoclassical bas relief, ...

This is a Maitland Smith Pair Of Blue Vases. It depicts a pair of royal blue urn shaped vases with handles decorated with a white relief of Roman neoclassical like scenes with nudes ...

A fairly large 19th century French bronze statue of the Milo of Croton on a stepped marble base after the original marble statue by sculptor Edme Dumont (1...

A fine antique Jasper ware round covered box. By Wedgwood. In dark blue dip. Fully marked to the base. Simply a wonderful box by Wedgwood. Da...

A stunning and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Brèche de Médicis marble lidded urns. Each urn displays lovely proport...

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...

A delicate pair of handmade magnifying wire rim eye glasses from the American Civil War era, circa 1860. A great looking historical conversation p...

Travel carriage clock designed by Charles & Richard Comyns. Beautiful small travel-desk clock, created by the top notch and prestigious silversmith company of Charles & Richard Co...

Sevres porcelain box octagonal format Hand painted and signed on its base perfect condition Origin France Circa 1900 its mount is gilded bronze.

A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal urn. The urn is raised by a square base with elega...

A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...

For your consideration a Desk Set by Eleanor Claire Letter Organizer Dimensions: 3.5 D x 5.75 W x 4 H Please visit take a look at our listings, we have an amazing curated collectio...

For your consideration a vintage jewerly wood box. Unmarked, no information from the maker. Dimensions: 3.88 H x 14.25 W x 9.75 D Please visit take a look at our listings, we have a...

Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Comana. This beautifully executed Italian Carrara marble sculpture is mounted on a green marble plinth. Gorgeous!

Italian jewelry box. Neoclassical style miniature chest of drawers fit for jewels. A scaled replica of a Louis XVI boxwood, palissander, rosewood an...

A pair of English Neoclassical green painted tôle lidded urns from the 19th century, with scrolling foliage and palmettes, friezes of waterleaves, campanula and ivy. Created in Engla...

A beautiful example of classic English transferware, this vintage Spode Copeland Italian cachepot features the maker's iconic 1816 ‘Italian’ pattern—rend...

Embossed and engraved silver plaque La Madonna del lago (The Madonna of the Lake) Probably Milan, post 1824 Brass frame It measures 16.14 in x 13.85 in (41 x 35.2 cm) and it weighs 10.357 pounds (4.698 g): silver 1.31 pounds (598 g) + brass 9.03 pounds (4.100 g) State of conservation: some abrasions on the bottom. The frame is old, but not original. The plaque is made up of a sheet of embossed and engraved silver, and held in a solid brass frame. It depicts the “Madonna del lago” – “Madonna of the Lake” - (the Madonna with Child and San Giovannino) by Marco d'Oggiono (Oggiono, 1474 circa - Milan, 1524 circa), while changing only the background landscape. Almost certainly the subject reproduced in the plaque was taken from a famous engraving by Giuseppe Longhi (Monza, 1766 - Milan, 1831), one of the greatest engravers of his era. The silver is unmarked, probably because originally the Madonna was due to be exposed in a church: sometimes precious metals destined for worship and liturgical use would be exempted from payment and were, therefore, not marked. It is very likely that the plaque was made in Milan because in this city in 1824 the engraving by Giuseppe Longhi was made and printed. In addition, in Milan, the alleged lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci in his Milanese period (1482-1500) would be produced; this is the painting from which Marco d'Oggiono took his version. The painting Marco d?Oggiono was one of Leonardo da Vinci's most brilliant students and collaborators (D. Sedini, Marco d’Oggiono, tradizione e rinnovamento in Lombardia tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento, Roma 1989, pp. 151-153, n. 56; p. 225, n. 124, with previous bibliography). His style reflects in every way that of the Tuscan Maestro, so much so that he was the one who executed some copies of da Vinci's paintings. The execution of the “Madonna del Lago” probably draws inspiration from a lost painting by the Maestro, created while he was living in Milan (1482-1500). There are many similarities with other works by Leonardo such as the “Vergine delle rocce” or the “Vergine con il Bambino e San Giovannino, Sant’Anna e l’Agnello”. The painting, from which the drawing and then the famous engraving were taken, is found today at the M&G Museum of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where it came to rest after the sale of the Harrington Collection in London in 1917. The work appears in the inventories of the collection of Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte at the castle of Malmaison, before 1809. The Malmaison building was born and developed in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 18th century it belonged to Jacques-Jean Le Coulteux du Molay, a wealthy banker. Later, during the Directory, Joséphine Bonaparte de Beauharnais bought it on April 21st, 1799, but settled at the castle definitively only after her husband separated from her in 1809. She remained there until 1814, the year of her death. When Joséphine died, the estate passed to her son Eugène de Beauharnais, who moved to Munich with his whole family in 1815, bringing with him the collection of paintings he inherited from his mother. Eugène died in 1824 and his wife Augusta of Bavaria (von Bayern), unable to keep it, in 1828 sold the Malmaison to the Swedish banker Jonas-Philip Hagerman. It is likely that in this period Augusta also sold part of the paintings inherited from her husband, including the “Madonna del Lago”. This painting then came into the possession of Leicester Stanhope, fifth Earl of Harrington (1784 - 1862) and then was passed down to his descendants. In 1917, at the death of Charles, eighth Earl of Harrington, his brother Dudley inherited the title and properties and he put up a part of his collections for sale. Among these, precisely, the painting by Marco d'Oggiono was to be found. On the occasion of that auction the painting was presented as a work by Cesare da Sesto, by virtue of a handwritten note by the Countess of Harrington on the back of the table. However, already in 1857, the German critic Gustav Waagen had identified Marco d'Oggiono as the author of the painting, then exhibited in the dining room of Harrington House in London (Treasures of Art in Great Britain, in 4 volumes, London, 1854 and 1857). The engraving Giuseppe Longhi was one of the most renowned engravers in Italy between the end of the 18th century and the first quarter of the 19th century. In 1824 Giuseppe Longhi, based on a design by Paolo Caronni, made a famous engraving of the painting of Marco d?Oggiono. The activity of Longhi was then at the peak of his notoriety, enough to earn him very substantial commissions; it is not risky to suppose that some of his successful engravings were also reproduced using other means: in our case in silver. (A. Crespi, a cura di, Giuseppe Longhi 1766–1831 e Raffaello Morghen...

An exceptional pair of palace size gilt and patinated bronze Rouge Griotte marble candelabra by Claude-Francois Rabiat, circa 1805. Each with a classically draped figure of Winged Victory, the Goddess Nike, holding foliate form candelabra with flame and butterfly wing motif, standing upon a stepped bronze mounted Rouge Griotte marble base. Condition: Original patina and gilding with consistent wear commensurate with age, the bronze elements in excellent condition. A very small abraision to the marble base and a minute area of professional, nearly undetectable restoration to corner of marble base. These candelabra were fitted for electricity at one point and can easily be electrified if desired. The underside of each of the bases signed Rabiat. A nearly identical pair of Rabiat candelabra...

Pair of 19th century French Neoclassical style iron garden urns on plinths. These beautiful French cast iron campana garden urns, planters or jardi...

A bronzed metal urn attached to a black wood column plinth base with a brown laminated veneered burl, in the Neoclassical design style, circa 1970s. ...

A large-scale late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, ex. private UK collection. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’, thi...

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Neoclassic frame.

This elegant 19th-century Italian Neoclassical bust captures the timeless beauty and grace of a Roman woman, rendered in plaster with exquisite attention to detail. The subject’s ser...

Large Belgian silver gilt vase, 19th century Belgian, 19th Century Height 36cm, width 52cm, depth 39cm This superb vase is crafted from shining silver gilt. Of rounded campagna for...

Antique patinated bronze and onyx mantel clock by Mercié and Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century Height 113cm, width 58cm, depth 40cm Two renowned French makers, Antonin Mercié (...

A mid-late 19th century antique Italian alabaster sculpture depicting Leda and the Swan mounted on a green marble base. This figure of neoclassical interest is brilliantly detailed, ...

Tall, Edwardian, sterling silver, neoclassical, column-form candlesticks, Birmingham, England, 1914, Bayliss and Coulthard - makers. Measures: 12 1/2 high x 5 wide x 5 deep (at squar...

A beautiful ceramic heart shape trinket box by Wedgwood. This dish is in the Classic “Wedgwood blue” and features a Greek mythological scene on the top in white. A floral garland tri...

Unique small pair of neoclassical wooden candleholders with their old gilding, Italy, circa 1760-1780. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurement each.

Pair of large, very fine carved marble garden urns of campana form with plinths Continental, late 19th/early 20th century Vases: height 100cm, diameter 69cm Bases: height 62cm, wi...

This exceptional 19th-century French tole peinte cachepot is a masterful example of neoclassical decorative art, showcasing the elegance and sophistication associated with French des...

20th Century classically styled white glazed and unglazed Italian bust of Roman Emperor Augustus.