Neoclassical Vases
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.
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Style: Neoclassical
Color: Gold
19th Century French Gilt Bronze, Baccarat Crystal and Marble Cornucopia Vase
By Baccarat
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This large cut crystal cornucopia vase terminates in a ram's head form gilt bronze mount, and is set on a black marble base.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Crystal, Bronze
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
Materials
Bronze
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ewer on Stand, Attributed to Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
The exceptional bronze casting, in stunningly intricate detail, on this beautiful sculptural piece has been attributed to master metalworker Ferdinand Barbedienne. The piece takes th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of ‘Neo-Grec’ Style Multipatinated Bronze Amphora Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large And Rare Pair of ‘Neo-Grec’ Style Multipatinated Bronze Amphora Vases by Ferdinand Levillain and Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Signed to the cast ‘F. Levillain Fecit 1880’ and ‘F. Barbedienne’.
This large pair of multipatinated vases are of amphora form modelled in the ‘Neo-Grec’ style with trumpet shaped necks and scrolling handles terminating in masks; the vases are raised on circular spreading bases put down on plinths. Each vase is finely ornamented with laurel leaves and garlands to the neck, the main body with a superb banded frieze cast in low relief depicting the Centauromachy.
In the Centauromachy, the Lapiths battle with the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous. An enduring classical theme linked with the idea of culture versus nature, the Centauromachy was widely depicted in ancient Greece from the Southern Metopes of the Parthenon Freieze to the Temple of Apollo Epikourious at Bassai, it also appears as a subject on numerous Attic vases such as the Ilioupersis krater.
A popular theme for artists from the Renaissance onwards it was depicted by amongst others, Michelangelo, Piero di Cosimo, Luca Signorelli, Sebastiano Ricci...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bronze, Glass, and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and glass urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a fine mottled wrap around ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in IT
18th century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases
The pair of neoclassical vases was made in Italy in the end of 18th ce...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Urn Vases, circa 1820s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassica gilded bronze urns from Italy. A pair of amphora shaped vases in mercury gilded and polished bronze. Very small cen...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Neo-Grec Gilt and Patinated Bronze Amphora Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and large pair of neo-grec gilt and patinated bronze amphora vases.
Designed by Ferdinand Levillain and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Signed ‘F. Levillain’ and ‘F. Barbedienne’.
These spectacular floor-standing Neo-Grec vases...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Swedish Blyberg Porphyry Vases and Covers, Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of Swedish Neoclassical Blyberg Porphyry vases and covers, early 19th century, on square bases, with bronze pineapple finials to the cove...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Porphyry, Bronze
Porphyry and Gilt Bronze Campana Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
These impressive Blyberg porphyry vases demonstrate the strength and beauty that has made porphyry a prized material since antiquity. Porphyry is reno...
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Late 18th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Porphyry, Bronze
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Russian neoclassical style cut glass and gilt bronze vases
Russian, 20th century
Measures: Height 38cm, width 22cm, depth 14cm
Each vase has an ovoid ruby coloured cut g...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rosso Antico Marble and Gilt Bronze Potpourri Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite pair of rosso antico marble and gilt bronze potpourri vases epitomize opulent artistry. A popular material for sculpture in ancient ...
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18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Stone, Bronze
Classical 19th Swedish Urn Form Bronze Vase with Sea Dolphin Handles
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and graphic 19th century classical vase was realized in Swededn. It features a square base that ascends into an undulating fillet and an urn form body with a cylindrical...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Marble and Bronze Vase by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This neoclassical style marble and gilt bronze vase by Gherardo Degli Albizzi are exceptional pieces of luxury design. Vases, which have an ovoid form, feature bulbous marble bodies...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style ‘Grand Tour’ Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ‘Grand Tour’, silvered bronze vases. Each is raised by an impressive moulded step black Belgium marble base,...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of patinated bronze vases cast after the antique.
Each vase is of krater form with elaborate scrolling volute handles with swan heads a...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Vase by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Neoclassical style marble and gilt bronze vase by Gherardo Degli Albizzi.
The shape comes from the Greek Kalyx type, quite common in antique, Greece. The vase under the small neck r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilt-Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Cloisonné Centerpiece, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt-bronze, onyx and enamel cloisonné centerpiece. France, Late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze tazza. The urn is raised on a Vert de Patricia marble hexagonal base below the fluted column support with patinated ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Sevres Parian and Doré Bronze Mounted Urns or Vases 1920s a Pair
Located in Stamford, CT
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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Marble Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze and marble tazzas. Each tazza is raised on a Vert de Patricia marble hexagonal base below the fluted column ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
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.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Deep Red Glaze and 24ct Gold Leaves Majolica Vases, Italy, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Pair of vases by Antonietta Mazzotti Emaldi, 2018, Glazed earthenware (majolica) and 24ct gold, entirely handmade, unique pieces.
Antonietta Mazzotti (Faenza, Italy 1950) attended the Istituto d’Arte per la Ceramica in Faenza and opened her first workshop in her hometown taking part in group and solo exhibitions at international level. In 1976 she has transformed the neo-gothic greenhouse of Villa Emaldi in her workshop. Antonietta Mazzotti has worked for some of the most important international museums and has received several important recognitions worldwide. Her works have been featured in major Italian magazines of interior design and she has acquired international visibility being featured in major international press publications, such as The New York Times. She still lives and works at Villa Emaldi in Faenza where she continues her research on historical decor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Gold
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Bronze
Crystal and Gilt Bronze Jardinière, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Crystal and gilt bronze jardinière. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Krater-Form Bisque Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of gilt bronze mounted krater-form bisque porcelain vases
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 43cm, diameter 26.5cm
The pair of vases...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze and Agate Cassolettes, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt bronze and agate cassolettes, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Two Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Urns, Designed by Galberg
By Ekaterinburg Faceting Factory, Russia
Located in London, GB
These magnificent gilt bronze (ormolu) mounted malachite urns were created in c.1830 to a design by Ivan Ivanovich Galberg (Russian, 1782-1863). Galberg was an important figure, who ...
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1830s Russian Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Marble, Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Center, Neoclassical Style
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Marble, gilt bronze and cloisonné center, neoclassical style.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Painted Tole and Dore Bronze Mounted Neoclassical Style Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and Palace size pair of French/North European painted tole and dore bronze mounted neoclassical covered vases. This beautiful pair of original covered vases are exquisitely made with a fabulous black patinated tole body each with two handles designed in Greek key-scroll patterns and flanked on either end with rams head masks holding rings in their mouths. Each body is mounted on a square-shaped two-tone hand chased dore bronze base. These are beautiful in any decorative setting and are aesthetically and functionally appealing to any room. Tole vases of this scale are very rare to see from this period.
Provenance: These vases were sold in Christies New York, sale number 9656, Fine French and Continental Furnitur, Porcelain, and Tapestries sale...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Neoclassical Style LapisLazuli and Bronze Vase Lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Neoclassical Style Set of Lapis Lazuli and Gilt Bronze Vase Lamps by Gherardo Degli Albizzi are exceptional pieces of luxury design. Vases, which have an ovoid form, feature bul...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Pair of Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of marble and gilt bronze cassolettes. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Gilt and Patinated Bronze Neoclassical Style Vase, French, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and finely cast gilt and patinated bronze neoclassical style vase.
This impressive vase is of oval shape with gilt and patinated bronze decoration of classical figures and...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Onyx, Porcelain, Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonnè Sevres Center, Neoclassical Style
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, porcelain, gilt bronze and cloisonnè Sevres center. Neoclassical Style. France late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Bronze Vase by Levillain and Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
This elegant vase is cast entirely in bronze and it is signed by its makers, the sculptor Ferdinand Levillain (French, 1837-1905) and the master bronzier Ferdinand Barbedienne (Frenc...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Large Antiques French Ormolu-Mounted & Painted Pair of Sèvres Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of large 19th century French Sevres ormolu-mounted and painted vases.
Each in baluster form with large ormolu mounts. The body finely painted depicting a typical landscape....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Verde Chassagne Marble Vases and Covers, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of gilt and patinated bronze mounted verde chassagne marble vases and covers.
French, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Two antique Neoclassical style gilt bronze tripod stands
Located in London, GB
These large, gilt bronze tripod stands have been designed in a majestic French Neoclassical style.
Both stands serve to support bowls, raising t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Bronze Urn on Marble Pedestal
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of early to mid-19th century Campana shaped patinated bronze urns on Sienna marble pedestals. The bronzes are of good quality with f...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Napoleon Vase
Located in London, GB
This Sevres style porcelain vase is beautifully painted with an image of Napoleon I on horseback. In this painting, Napoleon visits his men, some of whom are wounded, in what appears to be a military camp. He is seen, leading a group of mounted soldiers, on a white horse, respectfully doffing his bicorne hat to his troops. The painting is signed ‘F. Amblet’. This oval painting is given an elaborate gilded decorative border, reminiscent of a giltwood frame. These beautiful gold foliate patterns continue onto the base of the vase, as well as the top, where we see a pair of griffins.
The vase is fitted with two handles, cast as double French imperial eagle heads, which spring from classical female masks, each wearing with winged helmets. ‘M.re IMPle de Sevres’ is painted its base.
This antique Napoleonic vase...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Two Very Large French Silvered Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Standing 1.15 meters (45 inches) tall, these grand neoclassical style vases are designed to make an impact. Crafted from silvered bronze, the vases are truly magnificent works, which...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This graceful three-piece clock set is designed in a refined neoclassical style, which was fashionable in France in the 19th century. The set has been crafted from finely cut clear g...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This exceptionally detailed clock set consists of a mantel clock and a pair of accompanying vases, which are all crafted in ormolu and extensively decorated in vibrant cloisonné enam...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Monumental French Bronze Neoclassical Figural Vase
Located in New York, NY
Monumental French patinated bronze neoclassical style figural two handle vase.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Rock Crystal Urns with Gold Finials
Located in Cypress, CA
Magnificent pair of Neo-classical style hand-carved and hand-polished rock crystal covered vases. Crowned with ormolu pineapple finials.
The largest we have ever seen in our 40 year...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Neoclassical vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Wedgwood, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Ferdinand Barbedienne, and Meissen Porcelain. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $805,222 while the average work can sell for $3,874.
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