Large Celadon Ceramic Vase, USA 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Large hand formed ceramic vase with a large neck adorned with miniature “handles”
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.
Large Celadon Ceramic Vase, USA 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Large hand formed ceramic vase with a large neck adorned with miniature “handles”
Ceramic
2 Pairs of Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Urns and Cassolette/Jars 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of four black basalt masterpieces, made by Wedgwood & Bentley at their Etruria works around 1775, represents the height of 18th-century English neoclassical design. Each pie...
Stoneware
19th Century Large Royal Vienna Porcelain Urn.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Large Royal Vienna Porcelain Urn. Highly decorated Royal Vienna Gilt Porcelain urn. This circular urn with double-scrolled handles stands as two pieces on its original ...
Porcelain
Large Belgian Crystal Centerpiece Wine Cooler by Val Saint Lambert
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive and substantial thick crystal vase with many uses. Would make a wonderful addition to any home as a centerpiece filled with fresh flowers, filled with ice as a wine chille...
Crystal
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style Italian Plaster Urns with Flame Finials
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...
Plaster
Round Porcelain Vase Portugal 1970 Pink Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vase is in Porcelain., the colors are grey and brown. It has been done circa 1970, in Portugal by S.I.A witch is a famous editor. It is signed.
Stoneware
$275Sale Price|42% Off
Wedgwood Jasperware Urn Vase Neoclassical Design, Small
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, English Wedgwood Jasperware urn vase in the neoclassical design style, circa 20th century, England. Piece is a matte stonew...
Stoneware
$430Sale Price|20% Off
Just Andersen Fluted Vase, Disko Metal, Scandinavian Style, 1930s
By Mogens Ballin, Georg Jensen, Just Andersen, Peter Hertz, Anton Michelsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Scandinavian neoclassical Just Andersen (1884-1943) fluted vase with tiny decorative handles in Andersen’s signature material, Disko. An alloy of tin, lead and antimony named...
Metal
Pair Late 19th Century Black Porcelain Neoclassical Vases
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this pair of tall black porcelain vases dates from approximately 1880s. Decorated with gilt and classical Greek or Roman figures...
Porcelain
Vintage Turned Wood Lidded Urn
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome vintage lidded urn handcrafted in turned mahogany in a timeless classical form.
Wood, Mahogany
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Tall Carved Alabaster Marble and Bronze Urn Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautifully carved Italian alabaster marble handled urn table lamp, early 20th century. Classic urn form features decorative bronze fittings, sculptural curved side handles, and a fluted column plinth...
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
Crystal Centerpiece Vase, Circa 1950's American
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Crystal Vase from the 1950's Substantial vase with many uses. Would make a wonderful addition to any home as a centerpiece filled with fresh flowers or standing alone on a...
Crystal
20th Century Tiffany Studios Bronze / Iridescent Favrile Glass Trumpet Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional Tiffany Studios trumpet vase, dating from circa 1910-1915, represents the finest artistry of Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Tiffany Studios workshop in New York. Craf...
Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Crystal Vase of Campana Form
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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 ...
Crystal
20th Century L.C. Tiffany Favrile Glass and Gilt Bronze Trumpet Vase, No. 1043
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A distinguished early 20th century American vase by Tiffany Studios, circa 1920, featuring a slender trumpet-form hand-blown Favrile glass top mounted on a patinated gilt bronze hold...
Bronze
Antique Portland Blue Jasperware Bowl with White Overlay by Wedgwood England
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning Neoclassical Wedgwood Portland blue bowl with a white overlay. This piece is believed to have been a small sugar bowl, however we think it...
Ceramic
Antique Christofle Silvered Bronze Jardiniere Centerpiece
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) French silvered bronze centerpiece bowl or jardiniere by Christofle, 20 by 13 3/4 by 6 inches, features engraved crests paying tribute to the CERCLE NATIONAL D...
Bronze
Italian Creamware Lion Mask Cachepot
Located in New York, NY
Italian creamware lion mask cachepot.. Antique neoclassical creamware soup tureen cachepot with three ringed lion masks supported on tripod tapering legs with lion paw feet on circul...
Creamware
Pair of English Cast Iron Neoclassical Demilune Jardiniere Planters
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Patinated pair of English cast iron jardinaire garden planters featuring a rare demi-lune form. The planters are decorated with floral motif swag on each side centered by a Greco-Rom...
Iron
Hammered Brass jardinière with Lion Handle with Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oval brass hammered jardinière with paw feet, the lion handles are a great touch - a great oval shape and size for center piece, kitchen island - or as a p...
Brass
$4,500 / set
Fine Alabaster Grand Tour Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-Classic Fine Alabaster Grand Tour (19th Century) Urn with carved floral details and filigree design top section having 2 handles and resting on a square base (1 handle re...
Alabaster
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Large 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Amethyst Cut Glass Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 19th-century Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Amethyst Cut Glass Vase St. Petersburg, mid-19th century Offering a magnificent glimpse into 19th-century Russian Neoclassicism, ...
Ormolu
Small Early 19th-Century Wedgwood Balck Basalt Vase on a square base
By Wedgwood
Located in Cáceres, EX
This early 19th-century Wedgwood black basalt vase is a rare find...beautifully proportioned and irresistibly versatile. Its rich, matte finish complements...
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...
Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica
Wedgwood Jasperware Neo-Classical Vase with Flower Frog, 1968
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Jasperware Neo-Classical blue and white stoneware vase with a flower frog insert, date marked 1968. The vase is sprig decorated with classical figures and banded with a r...
Stoneware
$408Sale Price|20% Off
Portuguese Majolica Vase Urn
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Portuguese Majolica Vase Urn. It depicts a hand painted blue and white scenes of young olive trees and some birds flying in the sky. The bottom of the vase is adorned with ...
Ceramic
Pair of French Neoclassical 19th Century Baluster Urns with Low-Relief Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Zinc
Sevres Style Blue Ground Porcelain Covered Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Astoria, NY
Sevres Style Blue Ground Porcelain Two Handle Covered Vase, early 20th century, with gilt metal mounts, painted with an oval scene of a dancing couple and a bouquet of flowers, withi...
Metal
Botanical Heavy Classic White Cast Aluminum Openwork Urn On Pedestal 2 Available
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Botanical Heavy Classic Painted White Cast Aluminum Openwork Urn On Pedestal With Interior Tin. Urn 19 1/2" H x 14" Round Pedestal 12" Square x 34" H 2 Available, Each S...
Aluminum
Pair French Régence Ormolu & Tôle Planters with Classical Allegorical Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French Régence–Style Ormolu & Tôle Planters with Classical Allegorical Figures, Early 19th Century Four pieces: a pair of Tole & Ormolu vases and a pair of tin liners. This...
Metal, Ormolu, Zinc
Wonderful Pair French Ormolu Pierced Bronze Crystal Glass Neoclassical Vases
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair french ormolu pierced bronze crystal/glass neoclassical lion filigree swag vases.
Bronze, Ormolu
A Pair of Sevres Porcelain White Ground & 24K Gold vases w Lion Head Handles
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A Fine pair of Neoclassical/Empire white ground porcelain and 24K Gilt Decorated vases with Double Lion head Handles, produced by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, each marked ben...
Gold
Early Wedgwood Dipped Pearlware Bough Pot
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dark brown-glazed pearlware bough pot with pierced cover and applied decoration, made by Wedgwood circa 1785. The development of a whiteware body had been a goal of ceramicists ac...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pearlware
Wedgwood Jasperware Green and White Vase English Neoclassical
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 'sage' green and white English Wedgwood Jasperware matte stoneware vase in the Neoclassical style, England, 1973. Vase has Renaissance/Neoc...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Vases England Late 18th Century Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This exceptional pair of antique black basalt vases was made by Wedgwood & Bentley in the late 18th century, circa 1775. The vases are sculpted in deep solid relief with bacchanalia...
Stoneware
Pair of French Antique Cabinet Sized Doré Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Covered Urns
By Thomire & Cie., F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique, diminutive French cassolettes or covered urns. In very finely cast, doré gilt bronze. With full figural cherub handles, ornate Neoclassical decoration, and ...
Bronze
20th Century Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Blown Glass Flower-Form Footed Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Tiffany Studios gold Favrile blown glass flower-form footed vase, dating to circa 1910–1915. The vase is formed with a gracefully ribbed trumpet-shaped body that flares gently at the...
Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Neoclassical Black and White Giustiniani Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of neoclassical black and white Giustiniani urns with contrasting foliate rims and scrolled handles on low plinths. Italy, circa 1780s. Dimensions: 7.75" H x 4.5" W handle to ha...
Porcelain
Pair of French Empire ormolu and Patinated Bronze Centrepieces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of exquisite monumental centerpieces with bronze work in the the Manner of Pierre-Philippe Thormire, 1751-1843. The pair in the form of reticulated gilt grape vine...
Bronze
Pair English Neoclassical Style Painted Carved Wood Urns With Swags and Tassels
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of English urn form knife boxes with wonderful grayish white painted finish. Each urn with swag and tassel decoration and topped with an acorn finial. The top lifts to show inte...
Wood
Early 20th Century Tiffany Furnaces Patinated Bronze and Favrile Glass Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A finely crafted early 20th century American decorative vase by Tiffany Studios, circa 1920. This trumpet-form vase combines hand-blown Favrile glass with a patinated gilt bronze dec...
Bronze
$1,500Sale Price / set|43% Off
Old Paris Porcelain Vases and Basket, C. 1800
Located in Doylestown, PA
A matched set of Vieux Paris porcelain table articles including a pair of spill vases decorated with embossed gilt decoration, cobalt blue glaze and a hand-painted lyre decoration on...
Porcelain
$529Sale Price|30% Off
Spode Copeland Jardiniere Blue and White Transferware with Gilt
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A beautiful example of classic English transferware, this vintage Spode Copeland Italian cachepot features the maker's iconic 1816 ‘Italian’ pattern—rend...
Earthenware
Gorgeous Versace Crystal Vase with Gilded Base. Italy, 1970's
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Exclusive amber-colored crystal vase, engraved with elegant motifs and decorated with a central "Versailles" engraving. Its classic-style gold base with fine details gives this piece...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Antique Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Jars England, Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt urns was crafted at the renowned Etruria factory around 1775. They show the refined simplicity of Wedgwood's 18th-century neoclassical de...
Stoneware
$556Sale Price / set|20% Off
19th C Cranberry Glass Pitcher and Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c cranberry glass pitcher and basket.
Glass
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Paul Milet for Sevres Red Flambe Ormolu Mounted Neoclassical Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Milet for Sevres Red Flambe Ormolu Mounted Neoclassical Vase Designed by Paul Milet (1870-1950) Executed by Sevres Porcelain A beautiful Paul Milet for Sevres red flambe ormo...
Ormolu
$3,550 / set
Pair Antique Alabaster Tazzas Urns
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning pair of antique 19th century Italian Alabaster Tazze carved in a water lily-inspired form. The Tazza is supported by a stepped plinth and socle. These tazze show a...
Alabaster
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
By Gorham, Jane Hutcheson
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles" By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Circa 1970s Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container with painted and gold gilt detail...
Enamel
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Style Piranesi Lidded Urns/Planters
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neo-Classic Piranesi style cast composition (possibly Coade stone) small urns / planters featuring low relief adorned with floral and laurel motifs, satyr handles on ...
Coade Stone
Italian Neoclassical Style Faux Green and Black Marble Vase Urn, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale faux marble vase form urn. This impressive piece is over 2 feet tall, (28 inches). It will make quite and impact on an entry or center table. Made of a sturdy composite i...
Composition
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
By Jane Hutcheson, Gorham
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles" By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Circa 1970s Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container with painted and gold gilt detail...
Enamel
Pair Neoclassical Blanc de Chine Porcelain Urns, Attributed Nymphenburg, 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Neoclassical Blanc de Chine Porcelain Covered Urns, Attributed to Nymphenburg, 20th Century Four pieces in set: two lids and two vases Dimensions: 19" H × 10" W (to handles)...
Porcelain
$2,798Sale Price|30% Off
VILLEROY & BOCH METTLACH 1890 Phanolith Neo Classic Green Cameo Amphora
By Mettlach, Villeroy & Boch, Jean-Baptiste Stahl
Located in Miami, FL
A neo classic green cameo amphora designed by Villeroy & Boch in Mettlach. This is a very rare tall Phanolith cameo vase, created in Germany by the Villeroy & Boch Mettlach company,...
Porcelain
$421Sale Price / set|20% Off
Wedgwood blue and white jasperware vases
By Wedgwood
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Lovely pair of Wedgwood jasperware vases, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes on a sky-blue background...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of Palatial Large Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved Alabaster Urns
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of palatial large antique Italian neoclassical carved alabaster urns. Each urn is constructed in a tall baluster form rising from square plinth bases. The urns feat...
Alabaster
Bronzed Metal Urn Burl Column Neoclassical Style, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A bronzed metal urn attached to a black wood column plinth base with a brown laminated veneered burl, in the Neoclassical design style, circa 1960s. ...
Metal
Mid-Century German Crystal Noritake Vase with Etched Geometric and Leaf Motifs
By Noritake
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a side table or enfilade with this elegant antique vase. Crafted in Germany circa 1960 of the Hampton Hall line, the tall neoclassical vase sits on a round base and embellished with a wide mouth at the top. The Classic, cut crystal vase is decorated with a scalloped edge and etched with geographical and fern-like patterns. The luxurious piece is in excellent condition. The Noritake of today grew out of a trading company that was originally established by the Morimura Brothers in New York in 1876. This trading company imported chinaware, curios, paper lanterns and other gift items. In 1904, the forerunner of the Noritake Company was established in the village of Noritake, a small suburb near Nagoya, Japan. The goal of this first factory was to create western style dinnerware for export. It took until 1914, however, to create the first porcelain dinnerware plate...
Crystal
$636Sale Price|20% Off
French Neoclassical Tole Green & Gold Cachepot Planter Vase With Lion Heads
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous neoclassical green & gold tole cachepot, planter, or vase with head-painted details and brass lion heads France, Circa Early 20th Century Measures: 5.75"W x 5.75"D x 5.2...
Metal
Exceptional Very Large Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Jardinière by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
Exceptional very large ormolu and silvered bronze jardinière by Christofle French, 19th Century Height 44cm, width 93cm, depth 59cm This superb jardinière centrepiece was crafted by...
Silver Plate, Bronze, Ormolu