Revival Decorative Objects

This matched pair of faience lion candleholders, crafted circa 1880 by the renowned French artist Émile Gallé, exemplifies the bold spirit and refined artistry of late 19th-century d...

A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Belle Époque period Neo-Greek st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns. Each stunning urn/'Hydria' is raised by a circular Or...

A beautiful set of ceramic pieces by Gien France, 1970s-1980s. It comprises a jug and a small tray. The jug is hand-painted with a Renaissance design ...

Pair of neo-Gothic gilt bronze frames. Decorated with {cloisonné} enamel in blue, red and green; trilobed diamond shape ornaments on the frame and flowery Maltese crosses in the angl...

A handsome French neoclassical mantel clock retailed by Henry Birks & Sons, dating to circa 1900. The substantial architectural case is crafted in black slate and arranged in the...

A fine pair of Antique Russian of Amethyst cut crystal vases in doré bronze mounts. As so often happens, the artisans of the 19th century turned t...

Large Art Deco inkwell in neo-Egyptian style, silver-plated metal and crystal, England, early 20th century. Gorgeous silvered metal inkwell with two bottles (ink and sand) made of g...

Bronze, dark-brown patina, unmarked. Measures: Height: 23” Width: 14” The notion of an “American Rococo” seems a contradiction in terms. The very word rococo is as French as Camembert. It connotes a style that reigned along with Louis XV in the aristocratic decadence of the 18th Century. It was garlanded, nonchalant, associated with erotic marshmallow nudes by Francois Boucher and foppish courtiers costumed as shepherds pretending they understood Jean-Jacques Rousseau when all they really wanted was romantic dalliance in the formal gardens of Versailles. In the history of painting it produced but one great artist, Antoine Watteau. By contrast, Americans of the period are remembered as the flinty inheritors of New England Puritans, full of rectitude and having not a moment for furbelow or frippery. Such few painters as were around included hard-nosed realists like John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale. Well, as it turns out, life once again acts according to the principle of paradox. There was an American rococo. It came to us indirectly via England disguised under the name Chippendale. Now for the first time the style receives comprehensive survey in the exhibition “American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament.” Jointly organized by New York’s Metropolitan Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it opens here Sundaywith a spread of some 170 works of decorative art and a conscientious catalogue with essays by Met and LACMA curators Morrison H. Heckscher and Leslie Greene Bowman. There are at least two ways of looking at the decorative arts. Connoisseurs appreciate their design and craftsmanship. Those of sociological bent examine objects of material culture for their revelations of history and the temper of the times. Actually neither view is complete without the other. Stylistically the rococo reveals a longing for intimacy in its small scale and an urge to organic nature in its love of stylized vines, tendrils, tiny flowers and seashells. If it were a new manner being promoted by Madison Avenue today it would probably be called “Baroque Lite.” There is an ease about the style that makes it airy, but it has an underlying formality that bespeaks lives of gentrified cultivation rather than beer-bellied sloth. It’s fascinating to examine the flintlock firearms on view and find these weapons of death shaped and decorated with the most exquisite care by wood carvers and metal engravers. All of this is completely consistent with the main currents of 18th-Century European thought. In France, Rousseau sang the virtues of nature and the noble savage like a present-day ecologist. In England, John Locke...

The finely detailed & proportioned cast spelter figure of Neptune, dramatically poised with trident in hand, seated atop a realistically modelled hand carved...

This fine French Verdi marble and bronze mantel clock, circa late 19th century, is a remarkable example of neoclassical artistry and precision timekeeping. The piece features a beaut...

Pair of vintage Neoclassical brass baluster candlesticks feature finely detailed columns that are resting on square shaped bases.Footed bases add definition to sculptural, detailed b...

Antique French Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Gilt Brass Gold Photo Picture Frame France Brass, glass, paper Late 19th Century Dimensions: H x W: 21cm x 11cm (external) 16.5cm x...

Vintage pair of bronze or brass candelabras in continental or traditional style feature 3 figurative arms and heavy, stable round bases. The candle holders are displayed lined up at ...

Elegant bronze five-arm candelabra mounted on a richly figured marble base, executed in the Rococo Revival style. The piece features beautifully scrolling arms with acanthus leaf mot...

Marvelous quality, bronze Virgin Mary with the holy heart symbol on her chest. If you are a collector of antique and top-quality religious artefacts the...

Louis Simon Boizot Porcelain Figural group bathing Diana. Made by Edme Samson Paris Depicting a Mythological scene of Diana the Huntress Titled: Diana au bain The original is in...

Stunning large antique Dresden porcelain vase in the shape of an urn, featuring a luscious pink color with gilded accents and a courting scene. Signed / hallmarked " Dresden " with w...

Pair of vases. Glazed porcelain, metal. XIX century. Pair of vases with a circular foot, a cylindrical body in the center and a long neck and mouth open towards the outside, decora...

Measures: Mortar height 5.5cm Mortar width 10.2cm Mortar depth 10.2cm   Pestle: 10 x 2.5cm just purchased more information to follow or on request.     

Single 1920s Gothic Revival brass candelabra featuring a six-light branch configuration and an ornate tri-form footed base.

An exceptionally fine pair of 19th century patinated & parcel gilt bronze figural candelabra, executed in the Rococo manner closely associated with works by Claude Michel (Clodio...

A 19th century Neo-Egyptian style mantelpiece in green onyx, black marble and bronze. It consists of a clock topped with a sphinx bearing Egyptian writing and symbols. On either side...

Gilt bronze eagle and marble ball clock. France, circa 1900.

A pair of French Rococo candelabra in gilt bronze, known as Ormolu or Doré. Late 19th Century or earlier. Each candelabra has 6 candle hold...

This most unusual Italian paperweight is made from splattered coloured glass in pale green, yellow, blue, red, white and sparkling bronze over a clear glass centre. It is further de...

Re-purposed as a holder for large candle or delicacies. Conceived as a Gothic Revival architectural ornament probably a finial. Shaped t...

A pair of bronze and gilt bronze candlesticks of well-cast classical women holding a torch which holds the candle. They stand on a triangular plinth base and are supported with tripa...

Wonderful milky- glass Murano vintage carafe or vase, probably unique piece. nr. O/3764.

This splendid cup with a marine decor was created by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice in 1853. The son of a modest goldsmith who died shortly after his birth, François-Désiré Froment...

A 19th century Hanau sterling silver presentation box or jewelry box with hinged cover. Large 800 silver box of quatrefoil form, impressive weight and a richly gilt interior The cove...

Small Gothic table clock with gilt bronze (or possibly golden) pocket watch by John Worboys of London, 1780-1810. We know too little about antique ...

A fine pair of Sèvres-style napoleonic gilt bronze mounted cobalt-blue ground porcelain vases. Signed by the artist 'H. Desprez Sevres'. Each vase is of inverted ovoid form finely painted all-over with Napoleonic battle...

A fine pair of 19th century Egyptian Revival gilt and patinated vases with lids.

A substantial Venetian Renaissance Revival carved walnut Bible casket or document chest, likely northern Italian, circa 1880–1920, the hinged lid centered by a deeply carved winged L...

Pair of pedestals formed by a base elevated on lion claws with scrolls and birds, and a grooved shaft that ends in two circular moldings, decorated with plant and architectural eleme...

Unique French-Style Mantel Clock With Candelabras, Early 20th Century A unique French-style set with a mantel clock and two four-arm bras...

This decorative bronze vase is finished with gilt and was hand made in the 1990s in the Eyptian Revival style. A great shot of colour to any room and this piece would make a lovely,...

A fine pair of gilt bronze candlesticks as standing female Egyptian caryatid figures surmounted with gilt bronze handled nozzles with lion masks, the candlesticks of tapering form, t...

A Neo-Grec gilt and patinated bronze Tazza, designed by Ferdinand Levillain and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Marked 'F. Levillain' to the decoration and stamped 'F. Barbedienne' to the underside. This rare tazza is a fine example of the collaboration between the gifted designer Ferdinand Levillain and the highly acclaimed bronzier Ferdinand Barbedienne. It is decorated with a bas-relief in the 'Neo-Grec' or ‘Pompeian’ style with classical figures herding animals...

Measures: 52 1/4" h x 14 1/2" w x 15" d. She stands as though she has just stepped forward from shadow into light. This evocative signed on bottom Max Bourgeois bronze sculpture, d...

Antique Empire Revival Sevres style hand painted basket with gilt bronze mounts - featuring pink floral garlands and blue ribbons to the porcelain with gold painted sprigs, dots and ...

This amazing and finely detailed table centerpiece is in very good condition. If you have the right table for this stunning antique porcelain then this eye catcher will never fail t...

Rare pair of 19th century, antiquarian, dutch sconces in the baroque-style each holding a small 4-arm chandelier -Versatile can be used as a wall sco...

This clock set with a clock and two cassolettes was made by Paul Soyer around 1875. Paul Soyer (1832-1903) worked as a chaser in Paris from the 1850s. Gradually, he learned the technique of enamel to replace ornamental bronzes in furniture decoration. He opened a workshop as an engraver-enameller in 1861 and then collaborated with renowned enamelers and goldsmiths, such as Claudius Popelin, Charles Duron...

A Fine Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Patinated Bronze Athéniennes Modelled in the Classical Antique Style, Attributed to Henri Picard. The bronze impressed with the number R...

Female Figural "Melodie" Sculpture / Mantelpiece French Empire Revival "A neoclassical sculpture of a woman (representing classical allegories such as "Melodie") holding a lyre. P...

Great pair of carved wooden candleholders in neoclassical style with traces of old color Italy, circa 1850 Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurements are individual.

This stunning antique French fireplace is unusual for its stylistic fusion, which combines motifs from a range of different design periods. Most striking are the neo-Gothic depict...

This 1927 Royal Copenhagen porcelain sculpture is exceptionally large in scale, and appears to represent an Amazon with her hound. It is remarkable for the...

Antique Baccarat faceted art glass paperweight with closepack cane millefiori mushroom at center, surrounded with a blue torsade ribbon. Paperweigh...

19'th century Sévres porcelain vase with ormolu mounted top A fine 19th century French Sèvres porcelain box of cylindrical form, decorated with hand-painted floral sprays within alte...

Germany, circa 1850 A rare and finely carved set of the Four Evangelists, represented in their traditional full-sculptural symbolic forms. Executed in Germany around 1850, these rem...

Carved and Gold and Green Painted Italian Sideboard Tray A very attractive piece decorated in shades of Gold, with a Green border and a gold background with touches of red This is a...

Antique pair of Restoration period gilt bronze candelabra - featuring elaborate Neo Gothic bronze castings of masks, lions and scrolls on trefoil bases with hand hammered and chisel...

Pair of 19th Century marble urns by Maison Mottheau. Each carved from solid marble and mounted with finely cast gilt bronze ram’s heads, laurel-leaf ornament, and pinecone finials, r...

Impressive and amazingly detailed altar crucifix. Over the years we have been blessed with the opportunity of purchasing many antique church relics and we have always found new home...

Earthenware vase decorated in relief with putti's and floral ornamentation. Hues of gold and blue/green hand-applied glaze still visible. Historicism era and renaissance revival in s...

Black marble and bronze doorstop, made in the 1950s Ø cm 12 h cm 25

A striking German porcelain urn in a rich turquoise ground/base, gold gilt detailing and classical ram’s‑head handles, decorated in the French Sèvres style, Neoclassical Revival desi...

This exceptional pair of twin-handled earthenware urns offers a brilliant display of classic Italian majolica craftsmanship, attributed to the historic pottery center of Deruta, Ital...