Revival Decorative Objects

An antique French marble bust from the 1920s, carved in a softly modeled classical style. The sculpture depicts a young woman with gently flowing hair and a calm, introspective expre...

Pair of large early 20th century candlesticks circa 1920. Good quality pair of hand carved candlesticks made from beech, very much in the gothic taste. 2 inch wide cup, twisted ste...

A very large bronze figure of an Egyptian Scribe by Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915), beautifully modeled and detailed with the finest quality w...

This pair of gilt bronze and marble urns or garnitures are ornately cast with a Neoclassical motif on both the front and back which sit on a base of alternating pink and black polish...

Antique Woman with Doves Bronze Sculpture on a Marble Base by Emmanuel Villanis This stunning piece captures the grace and elegance of a woman surrounded by doves, symbolizing peace...

A wonderfully decorative pair of French 19th century Neo-Greek st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks. Each charming candlestick is raised on a tripod base with lion paws and t...

Ceramic Model of a Warwick Vase Ceramic Model of a Warwick Vase. After Clodion. With egg and dart rim, the vessel cast in relief with cherub heads and entwined branch-form handl...

Italian Large Bronze Relief of the Madonna and Child, Saint John, and Saint Elizabeth After Pierino da Vinci (Italian, c. 1530–1553) Circa 1850 This finely cast 19th-century bronze ...

A very fine quality renaissance revival gilt-bronze and champlevé planter, with oval bowl and caryatid handles, a regal mask head to either side and ...

upholstered in original velvet and metallic trim, square in shape with a slanted hinged top, the interior also upholstered, raised on elaborately carved lions paw feet

This mid-century era molded fiberglass wall sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1960 in a Neoclassical Revival style. The relief depicts ...

A Meissen polychrome porcelain statue with a performer dressed in flamboyant red trousers with gold detailing, a patterned shirt, and a royal blue coat with elaborate gilding. Resti...

Of rectangular shape, cast with gothic style arcading, the removable top depicting a fallen knight adjacent to a broken column and opening to two wells. In the early 19th century, ...

A 20th Century French plaster bust sculpture, likely representing Zeus, modeled in the classical tradition. The figure is depicted with abundant, flowing hair and a full, curling bea...

Potschappel-Dresden, Germany, 19th century. With brand on the base. Rectangular box with a slightly curved lid made of enamelled porcelain with golden metal finishes and hinges that ...

Miniature with bronze frame in Neoclassical style (19th century). "Mrs. Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and her children (George, Henry, Louisa and Charlotte)". Following the work of Sir...

This unusual piece represents scenes of frolicking peasants in the style of David Teniers and has typical lion head handles in the flemish renaissance revival style. It is marked by...

A beautiful white marble sculpture, characterized by a few gray veins, mounted on a black marble base with small white veins. The sculpture depicts a smiling child, his face slightly...

Luoise Brongniart bust, Brongniart marble sculpture, neoclassical sculpture. Fine portrait of the daughter of the famous neoclassical architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (1739-18...

Diana of Gabies. Bronze, marble. Raingo Frères, France, circa the second half of the 19th century. Signed at the base. Bronze figure on a stone base depicting a lady wearing sand...

Elizabeth II sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Edward Viner in Sheffield in 1963. Wide shallow bowl with canted and elongated bracket side handles; cover raised with vasiform finia...

Simply breathtaking! This amazing pair of large Gothic Revival church candlesticks in bronze 19th century. At the base of each candlestick are ...

A French Rococo Revival period walnut planter from the late 19th century, with carved Rocailles motifs and tin liner. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...

Pastoral box. Carved antler, wood, metal. Spanish school, 1861. Submit registrations. Oval box made of antler carved in its color, with wood on the lid to reinforce it, decorated o...

A small solidly cast nicely patinated bronze statue of a uniformed standing Napoleon arms crossed and wearing his iconic bicorne hat after a model by late 19 Century French sculpto...

Louis XV style writing desk. Gilt bronze, stone. Possibly French school, 19th century. Gilt bronze writing desk with a metal plate at the bottom and, at the top, a decoration based ...

A good 19th century Venetian Italian Gondolier torchere stand, of typical Venetian form, polychrome painted with the softwood carved figure holding the shaped silvered top and a bunc...

Cast bronze clasped hands by Sylvain Norga. Belgium circa 1915. Norga was known for his religious themed castings. This piece would have been mounted to an object or structure. Extre...

Small table clock in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche, with columns in neo-classical Hellenic style. Swiss mechanical movement from Mai...

Of ovoid form with classical figures cast in relief Maker: Ferdinand Barbedienne (1838-1953) Origin: French Date: late 19th century Dimension: 29 in high

Elegant Orientalist style rectangular planter in patinated and gilded bronze, resting on four lion paws. It is adorned with decorative friezes of water leaves, stylized floral medall...

Large marble bust (Carrara?), height 0.81m, representing probably Diane of Poitiers. Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II, is depicted as the goddess Diana, leaning on a st...

Testina in marmo neoclassica del XVIII secolo che raffigura la testa e parte del collo di una figura femminile. L'acconciatura così elaborata richiama l'arte greca o romana. La figur...

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...

Hallmarked in London in 1880, this large sterling silver vase was made by S. Smith & Son. Designed in the Etruscan Revival taste, the vase features high-relief repoussé decoration wi...

This pair of cherub sculptures was hand carved in Italy during the 19th century and executed in polychrome wood with gold leaf details. The figures represent traditional cherubs, a r...

- This stunning, massive, flower vase is a wonderful statement and conversation piece. - It is beautifully thrown and painted by one of Italy's leading family potteries. - Roman Charity...

Impressive in size (1 meter / 3.28 feet), this striking pair of 19th century Sèvres style porcelain ewers / vases demonstrate a high level of detail and quality in both the metalwork...

Antique hand-painted vase from Bavaria is a wonderful example of the fine porcelains produced by the southern region of today's Germany. The elaborately formed handles contrast with ...

Tazza Brass Center Pedestal with Decorative Meissen Bowl. circa late 19th century. Meissen Porcelain bowl is decorative with blue flowers with gold swags and wreaths. Marked with hand painted crossed...

A Large Venetian Sculpture of the Bacchanal By Michelangelo Guggenheim Carved from a stained and patinated pine typical of the best Venetian sculptor's workshops, this sculptural gr...

A very fine pair of Neoclassical Revival gilt bronze cassolettes / candlesticks after a design by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809). Both finely cast & richly gilded amphora shaped bodies...

This pair of candelabra made in France, circa 1880 are designed in the Renaissance Revival style. Well cast in a large number of separate parts and patinated and polished to create drama and decorative detail the pair is of a nice scale without being overly large. Cast as a central column raised on a pyramidal pierced base. The base is centered by grotesque masks and foliate sprays raised up on feet. The shaft leads up to four large branched arms also cast with corresponding foliate sprays issuing from more grotesques. The combination of color and casting create a lively play of light. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...

19th century Italian hand-carved and painted cherub presents a charming, colorful and adorable rendering of a young winged cherub, holding a spiral torchere in one hand that can be u...

This 19th century French Renaissance bronze statue of a Young Henri IV is after Baron F. J. Bosio (French, 1768-1845) and indicates a representation of the 16th century period. It is an excellent work that clearly displays the talents of the sculptor, handsomely displaying a young man who was on his way to becoming a renowned swordsman and King. Henry IV, also known by the epithet Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre...

Pair of 19th Century Carved Floral Weathered Intricate Italian Candelabras in Good Antique Condition

A fine quality neoclassical watch holder "porte montre" (in french) in patinated bronze featuring a classically draped Roman emperor sitting upon an outcr...

Lividly carved in solid oak, this continental religious figure depicts a saint or santo with his hands extending out. The carving is of very high quality and extremely detailed in th...

An unusual pair of patinated bronze insence burners and/or candlesticks. The triform base sits on lions paw feet. Each corner of the base supports a stylized winged eagle with one fo...

18th Century Pilaster Carving is a marvel of the wood sculptor's art! Hand-carved from a solid block of old-growth oak to last for centuries, the artist has skillfully depicted angel...

A lead-glazed yellow earthenware two-handled bowl of the Faiencerie de Gien. Gien was founded in 1821 by Thomas Hall, and Englishman who wanted to i...

Unique Classicist amphoras / crater vase WMF silver, circa 1900 Extremely high quality processed amphora or crater vase. Probably WMF circa 1900. Finely ...

Pair of Empire style candlesticks is bronze, partially gilded, decorated with birds, clawfeet, chains, floral motifs and masks. With 4 candle holders each.

Elegant frosted crystal vase embellished with delicate engravings that create a play of light and shadow. The vase is supported by a square golden base that enhances its sophisticati...

Refined neoclassical clock in gilded bronze and marble base. The body consists of a classical depiction with a gilded bronze chariot and a swan's head, inside which sits a draped gir...

An early 19th century French eight day silk-suspension, striking clock, contained in ormolu case mounted with vases and urns of flowers with well-cast b...

Virgin with Child enthroned. Boxwood, bronze and carved rock crystal. XIX century. On an upholstered base, another second base has been placed in bronze, the metal in which the throne is made. It stands on four low columns...

A pair of Renaissance Revival part-silvered bronze candlesticks, France, 19th century.

Stylish French clock set in the Retour d'Egypt style based on French Empire clocks from the early 19th century. The clock set upon a good rectangular Sienna marble base on which are ...

Five Point Silver Candelabras that are 29 oz each with 800 marking and Made in Italy stamp.