Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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19th Century French Amber Demijohn Bottle, Hand-Blown Glass
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large 19th century French globular form amber demijohn bottle with air bubbles typical of handblown glass. Circa 1850-1860. 14"H x 11.5" Diameter Weight: 4.9 Lbs #80259B Packagin...
Blown Glass
19th Century French Hand-Blown Amber Glass Demijohn Bottle
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large 19th century French globular form amber glass demijohn bottle with air bubbles typical of handblown glass. Circa 1860-1880 18"H x 16" Diameter Weight: 8.5 Lbs Packaging and S...
Blown Glass
Set of 5 Large Vintage Venetian Glass Apothecary Jars with Lids and Fruit Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare vintage cobalt blue venetian glass apothecary jars. Set of 5. Each jar has a lid with glass fruit or flower as handle. Perfect for vanity or bathroom storage. Very good conditio...
Blown Glass
Neoclassical Parisian Style Beaux Arts Pair of French Bottles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Refined and elegant pair of French crystal bottles; their shape is classically bulb-shaped; they have simple and delicate grinding; the pointed caps have been ground with a precise facet to enhance the refraction of light; made in Beaux-Arts style between 1900 and 1905 by a Craft company near Paris; the Parisian style...
Crystal
Glazed stoneware bottle by Jeanne et Norbert Pierlot at Ratilly, circa 1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware bottle by Jeanne et Norbert Pierlot at Ratilly. Artist monogram under the base. 1970. H : 5.9 x 2.7 inches.
Ceramic
19th Century French Hand-Blown Amber Glass Demijohn Bottle
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large 19th century French globular form amber glass demijohn bottle with air bubbles typical of handblown glass. Circa 1850-1860 Dimensions: 21"H x 16" Diameter Weight: 9.5" Lbs Pa...
Blown Glass
White glazed ceramic vase by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White glazed ceramic vase by Michel Lanos. 16.1 x 4.3 x 4.3 inches. Perfect original decorations. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980. Unique piece. - Born in Paris in 1926,...
Ceramic
Green Demijohn, Glass Wine Bottle, France, 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
This large light turquoise demijohn is a classic French demijohn from the 1950s. Light green / turquoise pressed glass with visible air pockets. A timeless home decor to set accents, as a floor vase with...
Glass
$350 / set
H 6.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Dakota Square Drugstore Apothecary Ground Glass Jars with Lids
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of 4 1920s Dakota graduated size square clear glass pharmacy canister jars with ground glass lid stopper. These glass canisters are wonderful to ...
Glass
Set Of Four Cobalt Blue Glass Apothecary Jars
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Set of Four Apothecary Jars. It depicts four cylindrical cobalt blue glass apothecary lidded jars. Each one labeled with their respective names- R.Altea.CT, G.Mirra, R.Genc...
Glass
$3,353 / set
H 10.24 in W 11.42 in D 4.14 in
Nice Baccarat Crystal and Jacques Adnet Liquor Bottles Set
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Baccarat crystal and Jacques Adnet liquor bottles set, circa 1930. In perfect and original conditions. With key.
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Green Glass Demijohn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental French hand blown glass demijohn or carboy with a rich, green glass color. Featuring a large neck with the glass nearly 1" thick where it was...
Glass
$2,500 / set
H 7.41 in Dm 4.22 in
Cenedese Rare Vintage Trio of Blue Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars Murano Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare set of three Venetian Murano blue colored / coloured glass Apothecary jars or urns with lids. Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Italian glass and perfect for the storage sweets or snacks in the kitchen or for cotton wool buds or cosmetics in a bathroom or for make-up or jewellery or cotton wool buds and such accessoires. Similar in style to the original designs of apothecary jars from the 19th and early 20th century. Measurements are circa: Large jar - 18.8cm tall by 10.7cm wide Medium jar - 15.7cm tall by 10.7cm wide Small jar - 12.5cm tall by 10.7cm wide. Rare set of jars...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,056
H 5.12 in Dm 5.91 in
Vintage Glazed Signed European Art Studio Stoneware Pottery Vase or Vessel
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful brown salt glazed studio pottery vase or vessel. The piece is signed by the artist but we have not yet been able to identify them. Most cer...
Stoneware
Rare Cenedese Amber 'Corroso' Glass Apothecary Jar with Lid Murano, Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Venetian Murano amber colored / coloured glass Apothecary jar or urn with lid with an acid etched (corroso) finish. Wonderful vintage midcentury Italian glass and perfect for the sto...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,250 / set
H 3.94 in Dm 4.18 in
Cenedese Mid-Century Green Pair of Italian Murano Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury pair of new old stock Murano clear/translucent emerald green colored / coloured glass round Apothecary jars or storage containers with lids made circa 197...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large French Blown Clear Glass Demijohn Bottle
Located in Miami, FL
Early 1900 hundreds blown glass demijohn bottle, France. This huge outstanding vessel is tall and sturdy. It's large mouth allows the bottle to hold a l...
Glass
Continental French Green Free Blown Glass DEMIJOHN Bottle 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional and scarce 19th-century dark olive green glass bottle, hand-crafted in the distinctive "bladder onion" form. This rare shape features a tall, globular body with subtly...
Blown Glass
$1,600 / set
H 3.94 in Dm 3.86 in
Cenedese Pair of Mid-Century Green Italian Murano Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Cenedese vintage midcentury modern clear green colored / coloured Murano glass round Apothecary jars or storage containers with lids made circa 1970s. Wonderful Italian ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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H 9.85 in Dm 6.7 in
White and green glazed ceramic bottle by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White and green glazed ceramic bottle by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990. H : 9.8’ x 6.7’ inches. - Born in 1954 in Salon-de-Pro...
Ceramic
Stoneware Bottle Vase by Robert Deblander, circa 1960-1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A stoneware bottle, vase by Robert Deblander. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Unique piece. circa 1960-1970.
Stoneware