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Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

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.

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Style: Neoclassical
Enamel and gilt bronze jardiniere. France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel and gilt bronze jardiniere. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Enamel

Crystal and gilt bronze vase. France, early 20 century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Crystal and gilt bronze vase. France, early 20 century.
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Brèche de Médicis marble lidded urns. Each urn displays lovely proport...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble

Neoclassical Sevres Parian and Doré Bronze Mounted Urns or Vases 1920s a Pair
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical pair of Sevres Parian and doré bronze mounted Urns or Vases circa 1920s. This spectacular pair of table vases having doré bronze bases suppo...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Large cherub-themed gilt bronze clock garniture by Popon
By Popon A Paris
Located in London, GB
Large cherub-themed gilt bronze clock garniture by Popon French, late 19th Century Clock: Height 68cm, width 63cm, depth 26cm Candelabra: Height 89cm, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu, Tôle, Bronze

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mounted Porphyry Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Neoclassical style ormolu mounted porphyry vases French, 20th Century Height 125cm, width 48cm, depth 38cm Exuding timeless elegance and inspired by Neoclassical des...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porphyry, Ormolu

Large Neoclassical Alabaster Campagna-Shaped Vase
Located in London, GB
A large alabaster campagna-shaped vase Continental, 20th century Measures: Height 34.5cm, diameter 24cm In a distilled neoclassical style in the so-called campagna shape, this fine vase is made from alabaster, a fine-grained, white, and lightly tinted type of gypsum. It was made as mineral specimen vase...
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20th Century European Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Alabaster

Hand Carved Oval Marble Sink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A hand carved, oval shaped rimmed basin with drainage hole.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble

Pair of Dutch Neoclassical Silver Potpourri Urns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A pair of Dutch Neoclassical silver potpourri urns, the Hague, late 18th century Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Hallmarked sterling silver
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Silver

Pair Maitland Smith Ltd. India Made Patinated Copper Compote Bowls Or Jardiniere
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of Maitland Smith planters or jardinières. These pieces feature a classical design with a bowl-shaped upper section supported by four legs, each terminating in a paw foot. The...
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20th Century Indian Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Copper

Antique Copy of an Askos, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small bronze vessel of the 19th century in the shape of an antique Askos with resting rams on the broad opening and an ear-shaped handle, decorated with leaves. The shape of the body...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of Large Jewel-Toned Painted Porcelain Vases by Royal Vienna
Located in London, GB
Pair of large jewel-toned painted porcelain vases by Royal Vienna Austrian, Late 19th Century Height 80cm, width 38cm, depth 27cm These exquisite Royal Vienna porcelain vases date ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by richly chased ormolu paw feet with acanthus le...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Ewers By Samuel Alcock & Co
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Ewers By Samuel Alcock & Co Porcelain ovoid shape ewer with loop handle, both ewers decorated with greek style decoration of palmettes and scrolls. ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Vintage Glazed Neoclassical Planters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful patina on these vintage planters/urns. Can be for interior or exterior. Believed to be glazed terracotta, but could be porcelain. Base is 16" x16". No breaks of cracks.
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain, Terracotta

19th Century French Bronze Urn Stamped "Clodion"
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A campana form urn with twin handles, cast with frolicking putti and trailing ivy leaves. The basin seated on a spiral fluted foot over a square plinth. Stamped CLODION below one han...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a console with this colorful pair of antique cassolettes. Crafted in France circa 1870, each urn is built of porcelain stands on a square bronze base with cut co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble

English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Covered Urn Trophy Cup, 1958
Located in New York, NY
English Neoclassical sterling silver covered urn, 1958. Girdled with capped s-scroll side handles; short support and raised and stepped foot. Cover domed and stepped with vasiform fi...
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1950s British Vintage Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Sterling Silver

Claret Jug, Silver, Anselmo Prior and Mason, Vitoria, Spain, 1816-1846
Located in Madrid, ES
Jug. Silver. Anselm Prior and Mason. Vitoria, Spain, between 1816 and 1846. With contrast markings. Silver jug in its color with a square base that serves as a support for the ci...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Silver, Other

French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Neo-Classical st. Ormolu planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze jardiniere urn, in the style of Clodion. This most elegant planter/u...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Ormolu

Two Neoclassical Style Russian Cut Glass and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Two neoclassical style Russian cut glass and Ormolu vases Russian, 20th century Dimensions: Height 32cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm Each vase in thi...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
Large Neoclassical style gilt bronze and porcelain vase French, 19th Century Measures: height 87 cm, diameter 27 cm This grand porcelain vase is crafted in the style of Sèvres. ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Enamel, Ormolu

English 19th C. Thomas Webb & Sons Double Handle Cameo Vase, Signed G. Woodall
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Highly Important Antique English 19th Century Thomas Webb & Sons Blue Cut-to-Clear Double Handle Cameo Wine Cooler, Signed G. Woodall. Etched and Ccid Washed. This 19th ...
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1880s English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Patinated and Gilt Bronze Ewers
Located in New York, NY
Patinated and gilt bronze mounted ewers with eagle head handles, resting on a base decorated with wreath of flowers and burners with flames, France, early 19th century. Measures: H...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

PAIR OF ANTIQUE FRNECH GILDED BRONZE EWER VASES, 19th CENTURY
Located in Rostock, MV
A very rare pair of antique French neo-classical gilded bronze ewer vases from the 19th century. These ewers, created in the mid-19th century, are wonderful examples of the revival ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Bronze Grand Tour Townley Vases
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A matching pair of 19th century bronze Grand Tour scale models of the Townley Vase, after the marble 2nd century Roman antique. Circa 1870, these antique urns are in good condition,...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of Neoclassical Italian Lidded Urns
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of elegant 19th century Italian porcelain lidded urns with hand-painted scenes and gilded details. One side of the urns features a neoclassical scene, and the reverse side featu...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Polished basalt, decorated with Victoria, Goddess of Victory, in her chariot; possibly after a Roman model such as the wall paintings at Herculaneum. T...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Vintage William Yeoward Jenkins Large Cut Crystal Footed Trophy Flower Vase 18"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large and impressive crystal vase from the Jenkins Collection by William Yeoward. Features a trophy urn / flower vase with cut coin dot patterns and ribbed accents over a tired foote...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Georgian Blue John and Silver Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III blue John urn is attributed to famed Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The solid piece is carved entirely from rare Blue...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Stone, Marble

XX Century Pair of Neoclassical Style French Vases in Wrought Iron
Located in Lisboa, PT
The Neoclassical style draws inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture, often featuring clean lines, geometric shapes, and classical motifs like columns, laurel w...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Wrought Iron

Parisian Medici Greek Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Sourced from Paris by Martyn Lawrence Bullard 19th Century, White Alabaster Campagne Shape French Vase
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Alabaster

18th Century Silver & Cobalt Glass Vase, French 1st Republic, Paris 1798
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Silver & Cobalt Glass Vase, French 1st Republic, Paris 1798 Hallmarked, The removable cobalt glass liner is antique, probably the orignal. A distinguished 18th Centu...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Sterling Silver

Torch Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A very tall and very striking tricolor torch vase, complete with cover. In neoclassical iconography, the torches symbolize marriage; hence the love-bird finial.  
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Torch Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Torch Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1820
$4,800 Sale Price
36% Off
Pair of Bronze and Gilt Classical Vases by Barbedienne, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of 19th-century Bronze and Gilt Classical Vases By Ferdinand Barbedienne 1810-1892. Each is unique with male nude figures in classical Greek poses playing music and ad...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Set of Two Large Green Glass Gilt Bronze Mounted Vases
Located in London, GB
Set of two large green glass gilt bronze mounted vases French, 20th Century Height 153cm, width 50cm, depth 53cm Pairing gilt bronze with s...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

19th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Bronze Vases
Located in IT
19th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Bronze Vases Pair of vases in bronze lacquered with fake porphyry with applications in chiseled and gilded bronze, Rome, late nineteenth cent...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Cache Pot with Pedestals
Located in Atlanta, GA
CACHE POT WITH PEDESTAL J. MASSIER, in French ceramic covered with dripping glazes in shades of blue, decorated with helical chevrons. On the base ma...
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Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large vase in black basalt, with restrained neoclassical decoration taken from examples in The Hamilton Collection, now in The British Museum...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, Painted by Lucat, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, painted by Lucat, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of handled finely chased and cast bronze and dore bronze urns/garniture.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. The shape is taken from the Greek Hydria...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Pair of Bronze & Slate Neoclassical Style Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Late 19th Century bronze & slate Neoclassical style urns. Relief decorated with classical Greco-Roman figures and foliage, flanked by swan handles, wi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Slate, Bronze

Neoclassical, Bronze, Marble, Table-Top Urns, France, 1920s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical, Bronze, Marble, Table-Top Urns, France, 1920s Pair of small Neoclassical style marble and bronze table-top urns designed and produced in France c. 1920s. Each example ...
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1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of George III Neo Classical Vases by Thomas Pitts I, 1771
Located in London, GB
A very rare and unusual pair of early George III Neo Classical Vases made in London in 1771 by Thomas Pitts I The vases are modelled in the very r...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Russian Cut Blue Glass and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Russian cut blue glass and gilt bronze vases Russian, 20th century Measures: Height 38cm, width 20cm, depth 13cm Each vase in this pair of Russian neoclassical vases has...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Marble and Gilt Bronze Centrepiece Attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co
Located in London, GB
Antique marble and gilt bronze centrepiece attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co. American, Early 20th Century Height 31cm, width 75cm, depth 30cm Attributed to Edward F. Caldwell ...
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Early 20th Century North American Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Classical style cut glass & silver wine jug
Located in London, GB
Elegant, neoclassical style engraved glass antique wine jug with silver handle and mounts. Made during the latter part of the Edwardian era, the jug'...
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Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Sevres Style Blue And Gold Vases
Located in Southall, GB
A extremely decorative pair of Sevres style vases in blue and gold. Intricately hand painted in great detail showing reclining figures at leisure in a landscape setting. Idyllic and ...
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Sevres Style Blue And Gold Vases
Pair of Sevres Style Blue And Gold Vases
$9,329 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Corbeille Vase Pair of Swedish Porcelain Rörstrand White Gilded, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Corbeille vase pair of Swedish Rörstrand white gilded, Sweden. A pair of Swedish porcelain corbeilles from the Rörstrand Porcelain Factory. Gilded ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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: 6"W x 5.75"D x 5"H. ...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Metal

Huge cider mug, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oversized cider mug, in black basalt, with a Sheffield Plate rim. Probably not intended for use, but as an advertising gimmick; being intended to be put in the window of a tavern....
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Meissen Pate Sur Pate Vase of a Neoclassical Maiden Seated on Centaur
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Royal Cobalt Blue Meissen Pate Sur Pate vase of a Maiden seated on a Centaur. Beautifully decorated in cobalt blue, salmon pink, 2...
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1860s German Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

1970s Neo-Classical Style Tole & Brass Planter / Stand With Rams and Hooves
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a neo-classical style tole black and gilt brass planter or plant stand.. it has brass ram appointments and is most likely Italian. The base has brass hooves and is resting on...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Metal, Brass

Set of 2 Large Royal Copenhagen Vases. Gustav Friedrich Hetsch, Denmark, 1957.
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of very elegant and well crafted Royal Copenhagen vases with gilded hand painted details. Designed by Gustav Friedrich Hetsch. Made by ROYAL COPENHAGEN in Denmark, 1957. Exce...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Early 20th C John Tams Ltd Porcelain Vase of Telemachus Interceding for Phemius
Located in Troy, MI
Rare circa 1920s English vase by John Tams Ltd depicting scene from Odyssey of Telemachus interceding for Phemius. Black matte glaze with colorful decoration of the three figures. Go...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, large vase in a classical shape, decorated with figures in a landscape. Large pieces of delftware are not often found. See CIRC 43-1963 in the V&A for a similar example.
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

French Neoclassical Style Lapis and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
French neoclassical style lapis and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Clock height 52cm, width 39cm, depth 15cm Vases height 38cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm This be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze

Rouge Marble Centerpiece Bowl and Cover with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Our magnificent oval shaped centerpiece carved from variegated rouge marble in the neoclassical style has finely cast and gilt bronze mounts including acanthus and berry finial, ribb...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Christofle Silvered Bronze Jardiniere Centerpiece
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...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Neoclassical vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

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