Revival Decorative Objects

Pair of antique (19th century) French silvered bronze ewers in the French Louis XVI style, after the original designs by Sigisbert-Francois Michel (1728-1811). One with the figure of...

This is a large vintage Gothic revival hand wrought iron candelabra This candelabra is hand wrought iron with brass details throughout. The candelabra has an antiqued polished Silver...

Very rare terracotta figurine of Death and Merchant - after the Zizenhausen Danse Macabre or Totentanz aus Zizenhausen or Basel Dance of Death cycle. I have two figures from the fort...

Very rare terracotta figurine of Death and Herzog - after the Zizenhausen Danse Macabre or Totentanz aus Zizenhausen or Basel Dance of Death cycle. I have two figures from the forty-...

This Italian marble nude sculpture on a composition stone pedestal is a striking mid-20th-century work of art that captures timeless classical beauty. Crafted circa 1950s, the piece ...

This is a fantastic heavy pot metal pair of highly embossed Gothic Revival candlesticks with fabulous decoration including the north wind on the base, a ram on the sides which are bo...

A bright Neoclassical Revival pottery vase made circa 1860 by the English pottery F. & R. Pratt. This lively vase shows a transferware scene of Greek warriors on horseback and chari...

A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...

A spectacular feat of engineering and artistry, this 19th-century skeleton clock was created by John Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell. The Clerkenwell Borough of Central London has for al...

This is a mid 20th century German handmade porcelain and bronze trinket box. The trinket box has a beautiful sage green base with delicate handmade ...

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

An exceptional French 19th century Egyptian Revival st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu bust, signed by F. Barbedienne. The wonderful bust is raised by an elegant cir...

French Victorian large celadon & white porcelain palace vase with classical figures, bronze trim base and handles.

Antique Gothic Revival Lidded Tobacco Pot 19th Century. This is a wonderful and very decorative antique tobacco pot or lidded pot, made in the late 19th century in a very distinct g...

Pair of Royal Worcester Transitional Neoclassical style vases, England, 1901. Date marked with green backs-tamp with five dots to the left and right. 'Leadless Glaze- English Registry Mark' Each vase shape #2129, with stylized plume top, fitted with twin gilt handles, hand-painted with delicate alternating vertical floral and laurels. Raised on circular acanthus pedestal...

Our 19th century bronze bust of a lovely neoclassical female with diadem crown, known as Buste de Femme au Diadème, by Eugene Aizelin (French, 1821-1902) was cast by Barbedienne of P...

A Baroque Style Sculptural Carved Wood Cradle. The oval shaped shell with scrolled finial surmounted by a putto in flight. The front underside with a climbing putto. The shell held...

This large cast metal canon shows no maker's marks, but is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1965 in a Colonial Revival style. This model canon...

This remarkable vintage Chinese "good luck" small box has pushed out enamel jumping and leaping frogs and foo dogs in beautiful colors. Greens, light blue, blues, red, pink, yellow, black are amongst the colors setting off an off-white enamel honeycomb patterned background. It is dimensional and textural. The bottom is polished copper and patinated metal connecting all the other parts of the box. The interior is wood. It is from the original very vintage condition. This dates from 1890s and is truly remarkable. The bottom has been newly polished but one cannot polished the other parts of the metal that has enamel. Looks like museum quality! Marked China on the bottom. This is a special box...

This is a pair of vintage centrepiece candle holders. A French, heavy plaster decorative candlestick with figural forms, dating to the early 20th ...

A tall gilt brass European Gothic Revival pricket candlestick Anonymous Europe; first-half 20th century Gilt Brass Approximate size: 29 (h) x 6 (w) x 6 (d) in. A tall gilt brass E...

LOUIS JULIEN (JULES) FRANCESCHI French, 1825-1893 The Goddess Isis Patinated bronze signed to the edge of base "J. FRANCESCHI" cast circa 1890-1900 Item # 409LRJ22W A very fi...

This is a Renaissance revival style large Majolica amphora vase with rectangular pedestal. Their background are hand painted cobalt blue and decorated with an off-white relief of Gre...

Signed Diehl à Paris. Wood and silvered copper inkwell. Central drawer ornamented with an escutcheon and flanked by two small lateral drawers forming two containers, surmounted by a lid representing a nestling. Central niche ornamented with a winged creature. Inkwell flanked by two felines. Toped by a penholder representing a Moorish head resting on an eagle claw. This exceptional piece was realized thanks to the collaboration of ornemanist J. Brandely, sculptor E. Frémiet and cabinet-maker C.-G. Diehl. The motif of the fantasy creature dear to Diehl, is to be seen on the famous cabinet made by him in 1867 and now exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Inv. 1989.197). Arriving in Paris in about 1840 Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) founded his cabinet making and decoration firm at 19 rue Michel-le-Comte in 1885. His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see “Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle”, D. Ledoux-Lebard, Ed. de l’amateur, 1982, p.164). It was his luxury boxes, however (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see “l’Art en France sous le Second Empire”, Exposition Grand-Palais, Paris, 1979, p.133). Already rewarded with a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, he exhibited a jardinière with china columns and a liqueur cabinet at the Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1861. In collaboration with the designer Jean Brandely (active from 1867 until 1873), Diehl renovated his decorative repertory and created astonishing pieces of furniture in the Grecian style which had a dazzling success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, where his cabinets also won a silver medal. Certain motifs were so typical of Diehl’s work that they received extensive commentary by the art critic J. Mesnard in his book “Les Merveilles de l’Exposition Universal de 1867” (vol. II, pp. 133 & 149). He writes of a table of which “the pendant bearing hooks and the fan shaped radiating motif which ornaments the entablature are engraved with love” (p. 133) and a jewelry case where “The head in fine Grecian style makes up the essential part of the fine gilt bronze ornamentation” (p. 149). For this Universal Exhibition Diehl also formed a partnership with two famous sculptors: Emile Guillemin (1841-1907) who carved the relief for a mahogany sideboard with galvanic gilt bronzes (Orsay Museum, Paris, Inv. O.A.O. 992) and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910) who executed the low relief for a cedar medal cabinet...

Small table clock in gilt brass richly decorated with openwork scrollwork, acanthus leaves, flowers, and masks in multicolored enamel. The main faces...

French Gilt Metal and Brass Centerpiece, late 19th century, the crenellated above an ovoid body centered by a circular boss on scrolled legs with with mask head terminals and paw fee...

This is a Pair of A.G. Harley Jones Porcelain Urns. It depicts two porcelain urns hand painted with pastoral scenes in the center of their body and gold color at their handles, lids,...

Pair of Italian 4-flame candelabra in neoclassical style. The base is smooth hexagonal topped by a finely chiseled round base engraved with grooved column motifs. A Greek Goddess mad...

Rare and remarkable pair of 18th century Venetian architectural remnants now torchieres, hand crafted in walnut and carved in an eccentric composition with acanthus leaves and decora...

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a red Rosso Imperiale marble Ro...

A Whimsical English 19th-20th century white marble figural fountain with dogs fountain. The Baroque Revival six-sided tripod marble base surmounted with three upright seated Yorkshire Terriers resting on a leaf and acanthus center stem, topped with a semi-circular scalloped carved basin...

Vintage palm tree sculpture handcrafted in wood carved with leaves, coconuts and trunk. High decorative object.

This magnificent pair of vases is wrought from gilt bronze and champlevé enamel in the distinctive, visually striking Renaissance Revival style. The cylindrical body of each vase is ...

19th century, Italian. A fine quality Grand Tour Brooch. Featuring a high relief carved lava stone with large central putti figure adorned with grape vines and roses. An intriguing ...

A fine pair of 19th century Neo-classical Style porcelain and ormolu candelabra by Capodimonte. Circa 1860 Origin: Italy Capodimonte porcelain is porcelain created by the Capodimo...

Pair of matching antique garnitures done with cast bronze urns with intricately cast neoclassical decoration in high relief presented on polished bla...

A good quality pair of subtle Gothic Revival candelabras hand carved from beech. Skillfully hand carved and sculptured in three parts.

This german porcelain figurine, by Volkstedt, captures a sweet moment between a couple sharing a gentle kiss. Volkstedt was one of the top porcelain makers, it is marked on the bot...

A late 19th century Renaissance style terracotta tile decorated with two rampant heraldic lions. It is spuriously marked with the date ‘1598’, more likely dating between 1875 and 190...

Gianni Versace "Medusa" Vase for Rosenthal Porcelain Offered for sale is the iconic Versace Medusa porcelain vase for Rosenthal. The opulent gold Versace patterns surround the base...

Charming clock in the shape of a Rocaille-inspired cartel in chiseled and gilded bronze. Scalloped marine-inspired decor representing a trophy with oars, dolphins, reeds and flowers ...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This scene sculpted by Carlo Mollica recalls the mythological figures of Leda and the Swan (Zeus). It is made in polychromed porcel...

German 800 silver bowl commemorating Napoleon I and Marie-Louise. Lobed quatrefoil with embossed medallion bust portraits of the couple surmounted an ea...

Edwardian Regency sterling silver box. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1917. Square with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and scrolled top. Allover engine-turned w...

Antique (19th century) French bronze basin and ewer in the 16th century Louis XIII style with beautiful Roman neoclassical repousse designs depicting Venus and the triumph of Neptune...

A fine and rare 19th-20th century neoclassical Revival style silver plated metal and cut-glass centerpiece in the manner of Christofle. The boat-shaped ornately body with finely chas...

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 ...

An exceptional & monumental pair of antique Sevres style porcelain & ormolu handpainted lidded urns, circa 1860. Each urn having a cobalt ...

An exquisite set of ten Prussian soft paste porcelain portrait pieces, 19th c., consisting of four berry bowls and six bread plates, with scalloped rims and magenta borders with five oval medallions of 19th c. personages. The portraits are beautifully painted with great detail with gold beading around. These are visually delicate and are beautiful displayed in your favorite cabinet or vitrine or displayed in a wall grouping...

Pair of Neo Gothic Vases, Bronze and Gilt Bronze, England 1830, Ram Heads These Neo Gothic vases, crafted in England in 1830, exemplify the intricate artistry and opulence character...

An elegant neoclassical bronze portico clock. The patinated bronze with gilt bronze accents with round white porcelain dial. The four columns on each side with a plinth base at the...

Heading : Pair Rococo Revival Silver Plate Candelabra Date : c1880 Period : Victoria Origin : England or possibly France Decoration : Five light , four branches eash decorated with a...

Pair of vases. Bronze, marble. XIX century. Pair of vases made of carved light marble with a stepped and circular base of the same material that also have decorative details in gild...

Pair of French Porcelain Cornucopia Vases Late 1800s, elegant pair of late 19th century tulip vases in neo-rocaille style, with original cornucopia shape, richly decorated with polyc...

A large & finely sculpted alabaster figure of Ariadne, wife of Dionysus the God of wine, shown adorned with a diadem of vine leaves while in repose atop the back of Dionysus’s stridi...

PRESENTING A STUNNING mid to late 19C French Japy Freres & Red/Magenta Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Candlestick Ewers. The clock movement is by the famous Parisienne Clockmaker … ‘Japy Freres’ and the clock dial has the marks for “JAY” (short for Japy Freres) & “Paris” on the dial face. The clock mechanism and clock face/dial have matching serial numbers of “7225”. The movement also has the numbers: “5 – 2”. The clock face/dial also has the initials: “D.H.”. The gilt ormolu clock case is gilt spelter and is signed on the rear base, for having been made by “P.H. Mourey” of Paris, who worked with and for ‘Japy Freres’, towards the end of the 19th Century. The signature of ‘Mourey’ also bears the numbers “85” … probably for 1885, but could also be the serial number. Taking into account Mourey’s historical association with Japy, being late 19th Century, we are leaning heavily towards this being the date of manufacture i.e. 1885. The Clock has RARE red/magenta Sevres hand-painted porcelain paintings/additions, to include:- (i) a 2 handled and lidded urn on the crown with pointed flame finial, (ii) a pair of bulbous urns either side of the main body and clock face, (iii) the clock face and dial itself and (iv) a flat rectangular medallion on the front base. The crown urn and the base medallion both have similar themes, but different painted scenes, depicting French rural countryside scenes with cottages, rivers and bridges. The porcelain urns on the sides, likewise have hand-painted images of a young boy, in rustic period attire on the right and a young girl on the left. None of these paintings appear to be signed. The clock case has GLORIOUS detail to it, with scrolls, ribbons, vines, grapes and Corinthian columns. The clock sits on a custom made gilt wood and burgundy velvet plinth, that is original to the piece and was a common accent with ‘Japy Freres Clocks’, when originally retailed in their Paris shop. The rear of the clock is plain and the perspex/clear resin plate insert, is a new addition, but a nice addition, in that it allows one, to view the movement and pendulum works. The clock is an 8 day movement with a strike on the hour and half hour. The clock face has 2 winding holes … one for the pendulum movement and the other for the striking chime/ring. Unlike British clocks this clock does not have a long musical chime … it is a simple ‘single strike’ on the half hour. The red/magenta Sevres porcelain clock face/dial is in SUPERB condition. Roman numerals with gilt accents and a hand-painted circular wreath/bouquet of spring flowers on the center section. To complete the set, we have a matching pair of gilt ormolu spelter and hand-painted red/magenta Sevres porcelain Ewers … which can hold a single candle each. The porcelain urns on the central section, have hand-painted images of a young lady in rustic period attire … fishing on the riverbank on the right and a young man playing the flute in the countryside on the left. The front base medallions on each ewer have hand-painted wreaths/bouquets of spring flowers. The clock facing side of the porcelain urn on each Ewer, has a brass ormolu applique head, of the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre, namely, Dionysus. The plinths are signed on the rear top left corner, and we think they read: “R.P. Unfaut”. They also bear the numbers “61” and “69”, Again, possibly for 1861 and 1869, but here we think it is more likely they are serial numbers, as it is highly unlikely that a matching pair were made 8 years apart! Whilst we cannot find any information on ‘R.P. Unfaut’, we can only guess that he/she/they worked with, or for, ‘Japy Freres’, as these ewers are unmistakably, a ‘superb’ match for the clock! The style, subject matter, gold banding and edging, around the paintings, are virtually ‘identical’ to the same decorations on the clock’s porcelain paintings. The Ewer on the left (with the boy playing the flute) appears to have a faded signature on the gold border of the painting towards the base and we think it is the signature of ‘Alexandre Evariste Fragonard’ …. one of the best known artists attached to Sevres in the mid 19th Century … meaning, that these Ewers were probably made circa 1845-50. The quality and detail to these 2 paintings is classic Fragonard! We are of the opinion, therefore that these garnitures, were made circa 35/40 years before the clock, as Mourey was prevalent with Japy around 1880 – 1900. The clock paintings are of a very similar, rustic ‘Fragonard Style’ subject matter and although unsigned, could possibly have been painted by a Sevres artist, to replicate the Fragonard paintings...

Henri PEINTE (1845-1912, France) : "Sarpedon" Dark brown-black patinated bronze sculpture representing Sarpedon, son of Greek god Zeus and Europe Bears the signature "H.Peinte" an...

Presenting a distinguished and finely cast Roman bronze statue on a wooden base, an exceptional decorative piece echoing the grandeur, symbolism, and disciplined elegance of classica...

Presenting a magnificent pair of oversized 19th-century malachite pedestals with bronze-mounted malachite urns, an extraordinary ensemble that embodies the height of European neoclas...

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...