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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
Pair of Royal Vienna Sevres Style Floral Trellis Vases, Artist Signed 'Nash'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Royal Vienna Sevres Style Floral Trellis Vases, Artist Signed 'Nash' Royal Vienna blue underglaze Beehive mark, decorated Saxe Porcelain Blanks, Painters Mark # 2042 al.  Th...
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20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Drug Jar by Jacques Boselly
By Jacques Boselly 1
Located in Milano, MI
A Neoclassical late 18th century polychrome decorated drug jar or Albarello signed by the Italian Savonese artist Boselli Giacomo 1744-1808, a rare blue, yellow and polychrome majolica antique vase for collectors. The Italian Albarello...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Majolica

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

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique Roman Neoclassical Campagna Shaped Black Scagliola Vases or Urns
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique 19th century Roman neoclassical Campagna shaped black Scagliola vases or urns. Seated on a square base, the rim and body of each vase has a meticulously ...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Scagliola

Neoclassical Cut Crystal and 1000 Silver Urn Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Impressive cut crystal urn-vase standing on silver/1000 base. Italy, 1930-1940s This Neoclassical urn vase was manufacturet at the Art Deco period. Finely executed with very detailed...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

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Crystal, Silver

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

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Crystal Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal vases. Each vase is raised by an elegant square base with a reeded wrap around ormolu band and scrolled palmettes feet. The beautiful crystal vases...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Crystal, Ormolu

Neo-Classical style porcelain vase, cobalt blue+gold motifs, Pinon-Heuzé 1930.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Large, neoclassical-style vase with three handles in Sèvres blue, with gilded floral motifs, very elegant and refined. A second vase (height 33 cm) from the same manufacturer is incl...
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1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Bronze

Griotte Rouge Vases Attributed to Charles-henri-Joseph Cordier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fashioned of rare and precious griotte rouge marble and gilt bronze, these vases embody neoclassical elegance at its finest. Borrowing its forms a...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

15 pcs Collection Mercury Glass Vases and Bowls
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antque and vintage collection of 15 pcs Mercury glass silver and gold vases and bowls. Largest vases are Handpainted and measured 16” and 14”, large bowl is 8” high, the smallest pie...
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Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Glass

Italian Neoclassical Black Opaline Glass Vase with Gilt-Metal Mount
Located in Atlanta, GA
A baluster form vase in deep black opaline glass, likely French or Italian (Murano attribution plausible) and dating to the mid-20th century, conceived in a refined neoclassical silh...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

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Brass, Ormolu

Pair Antique Staffordshire Pottery Vases Zeus & Hera with Chariots Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of antique Staffordshire pottery vases, made in England circa 1880, features mythological scenes of Zeus and Hera riding in their chariots, set against a dramatic...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Pottery

Round Ceramic Vases or Decorative Balls 1970 Pink Color by Guy Bareff
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
These vases is Ceramic., the color is between brown and Pink. It has been done circa 1970, in France. These has been given by the artist's wife to the precedent owner.
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Vases

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Stoneware

Pair of Antique Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Vases Platinum Trim, Strong Museum
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of antique Villeroy & Boch early Mettlach Parian vases features elongated forms with flared reticulated rims, ornate reticulated twin handles, and Wedgewood style reliefs o...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Platinum

2 Neo-Grec Black & Gold Chinoiserie Mantel Floor Amphora Urns Vases Vessels 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage floor or mantel urns featuring tri claw foot pedestal base supporting an affixed black vessel with Neoclassical / Chinoiserie design of ribbons, birds, flowers and butterflie...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Vases

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Composition

Pair of Heavy Crystal Candleholders
Located in Pasadena, TX
This p[air of candleholders are made of heavy Crystal. They're designed in a Neoclassical style. They'll make any room gleam.
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Vases

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Crystal

Early 20th Century Bombshell Trench Art Vase or Cooler in Patinated Brass
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bombshell Trench Art Vase or Cooler in Patinated Brass, Europe, early 20th Century. This is a large and very decorative trench art vase or cooler made from a heavy brass bombshell o...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Vases

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Brass

Beautiful Antique Vase or Wine Cooler in Patinated Copper 19th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
This is a wonderful and unusual vase of wine cooler in patinated copper. Europe, 19th century. A great design, this unusual wine cooler has. Great sculptural shape and a very desir...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Copper

Antique Creamware Mustard Pot with Lid and Stand, England Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique creamware mustard pot was made in England around 1810. The pot features an elegant, barrel-shaped, rounded body with an integrated stand, a gracefully shaped handle, and...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Creamware

Mid 19th Century French Bronze Grand Tour Vase Signed by Achille Collas
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 19th-century patinated bronze vase, crafted by the esteemed Ferdinand Barbedienne foundry, beautifully demonstrates the innovative reduction technique developed by Ach...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Bronze

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 R...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Neoclassical Vases

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Neoclassical Porcelain Vase Hand-Painted Ornamented Decoration, Jacob Petit
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This porcelain Vase has been made by Jacob Petit, it is signed J.P., and the manufacturer is "Porcelaine de paris". It has been done in France in the 19th century. The decor ornemant...
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1820s French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

Fratelli Toso Murano Art Glass Neoclassical Miniature Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass vase. Created by a Fratelli Toso company. Blue, turquoise, white and light blue colors. A beautiful piece of art for any room.
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1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Vases

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Murano Glass

Pair of Early 20th Century Vases By Royal Worcester Painted By Harry Davies
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fine Pair of Royal Worcester Covered Vases, Signed Harry Davis. Each ovoid vase finely painted by Harry Davis with a continuous romantic landscape depicting a castle in a wooded r...
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1910s English Vintage Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Bronze Cassolettes early 19 century marble bases
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Bronze Cassolettes marble bases . Decorative objects for «  Cabinet d’Amateur »
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Metal

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Urn Vases, circa 1820s
Located in Milano, MI
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

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Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze, Baccarat Crystal and Marble Cornucopia Vase
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

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Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Rare 19th Century Tucker and Hemphill American Porcelain Trumpet Vase, 1830s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare early 19th century Tucker and Hemphill porcelain vase. The vase is decorated with a gilt shield device surrounded by leaf and branch and ribbon decoration. (Also, ...
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1830s American Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

18th Century Large Pair of Italian Gilded Handled Vases Neoclassical Carving
Located in Milano, MI
Set of two large 18th century Neoclassical giltwood vasesa pair of carved and giltwood handled centre vases, on square base, portapalme realized in carved Cembran pinewood with Neoclassical foliate motifs carved with vegetal patterns. Could be mounted as large table lamps or used as decorative vases. This pair of antique lamp bases...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Wood

Antique Patinated Bronze Small Neoclassical Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Small verdigris bronze neoclassical vase circa 1950's with decorative emblems circa 1950's.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Bronze

Barva Vase / White Edition
Located in Grojec, PL
Available in 4 shapes. Price is per one piece. White can be seen as a color, yet it often symbolizes the absence of hue or saturation. It occupies a unique place in the spectrum, bl...
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2010s Polish Neoclassical Vases

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Ceramic

Set di Quattro Vasi Medicei Neoclassici Decorazioni Da Tavola Italiane Fine 1700
Located in Milano, MI
Quattro Decorazioni da Tavola Neoclassiche composte da quattro basamenti in legno intagliato, laccato e dorato sormontati da un vaso mediceo in biscuit sovrastante. Di origine Itali...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Antique French Limestone Medicine Bowl
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Designed and produces, 18th century Limestone Measures: 8" height, 14.5" diameter Provenance: Flea Market Paris.  
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Early 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Limestone

Pair of Italian White and Mecca Giltwood Hand Carved Lamp Bases Verona, 1980
Located in Milano, MI
From Verona Italy, a pair of late 20th century hand carved mecca finish and ivory painted bases, suitable to make beautiful bedside table lamps, see the holes suitable for wiring in ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

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Pine

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

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Ginori Glazed and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Armorial Vase
Located in Firenze, IT
This truly exceptional and rare antique early 19th century Ginori two handles hand-painted porcelain vase is inspired by those that the Medici, Florence's ruling family during the Renaissance, used to put in their homes, gardens and courtyards. The white porcelain background is richly decorated in the round with royal blue and 24-karat parcel-gilt details throughout. A large, completely gilded band decorates the upper and lower part of the vase that features two white and gold fluted handles each with two gold men’s masks finals that join the body of the vase. Two multicolored hand painted coats of arms of a noble Italian family featuring an armor with red, rose, green and yellow feathers and a rampant lion are painted at the very centre among the gold painted foliage both framed by an oval gilt band. The gilding on this stunning neoclassical centrepiece...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

19th C Spongeware Tooth Brush Holder / Dish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 19th C spongeware tooth brush holder/dish. Toothbrush holder - 3.5 x 5 Dish- 5 x 1.5.
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Pottery

Large vase on pedestal, Sarreguemines, France, second half of the 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Large vase on pedestal, decorated with faun heads, in Sarreguemines enameled earthenware. Covered in flamed cobalt-blue enamel, the grips in the shape of faun heads are gilded with g...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Gold, Enamel

Italian Neoclassical Style Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Neoclassical Style Glazed Ceramic Vase, depicting classical figures playing instruments on green ground with tan trim mounted on a patinated brass tripod stand with three paw...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Brass

Bob Parks "Horses Of The Desert" Western Bronze Oversize Vase Sculpture
Located in Southampton, NJ
Bob Parks (1943 - 2017) "Horses of the Desert" number 22 of 35 Bronze Oversize Vase. In excellent vintage condition. Bob Parks was an absolute master of bronze sculpting. His pieces ...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Bronze

Italian Neoclassical Silver Vase
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassical Silver Vase. Neapolitan sterling silver acanthus leaf-topped urn on fluted column pedestal with Italian sterling hallmarks, stamped N8, Italy, circa 1870. Dimens...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Sterling Silver

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

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Bronze

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Candelabra with a hand painted scene by François Boucher. ‘P . F . Boucher’ original mark on the side, also marked with a double ...
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18th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Bronze, Ormolu

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...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

Old Paris Porcelain Vases and Basket, C. 1800
Old Paris Porcelain Vases and Basket, C. 1800
$1,500 Sale Price / set
43% Off
19th C Alfred Daubree French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Urn Vase with Lions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C Alfred Daubree French Neoclassical / Louis XVI Style Bronze Figural Urn Vase with Lions. Item features dancing maiden scenes on both sides, lio...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Bronze

19th Century Neoclassical Bronze Dore Urn Signed F. Levillain
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century neoclassical signed bronze doré urn with handles and adorned with elaborate roman scenes. Signed stamped F. Levillain. Ferdinand Levillain...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Bronze

Venetian Murano Glass
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venetian Murano Glass Vase with Two Handles Origin – Italy Mid Century Circa 1950. Signature inscription (illegible) on the base. Excellent condition. Only one (very small) chip is ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Vases

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Art Glass

19th Century Italian Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite alabaster sculpture of a young girl, an Italian creation from the second half of the 19th century (circa 1850-1900), has been masterfully restored to its original char...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Alabaster

19th Century Spanish Ceramic Floral Urn with Two Handles and Carved Wood Base
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish ceramic floral urn with two handles and carved wood base Enameled and gilded vase ceramic Peyró Antonio Valencia, circa 1950 signed and stamped "Porcelain Peyró". Bas...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Vases

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Ceramic, Walnut

Italian Pair Glazed / Hand Gilt Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your decor with this exquisite Pair of Glazed and Gilt Porcelain Italian Table Lamps, a true testament to artistic craftsmanship. These lamps feature vasiform cream glazed porcelain shades adorned with base relief scenes that evoke a sense of romance and history. One side depicts courting lovers, while the opposite side presents a medieval landscape with a castle and bridge, each rim adorned with raised floral vines. The lamp bases, faux bronze gilt porcelain, are adorned with charming cherubs, bellflower swags, and other neoclassical motifs, adding a touch of opulence to their design. While one lamp bears a spurious Meissen crossed swords mark, the other features a spurious Dresden mark...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Bronze, Ormolu

Light Blue and Gray Ceramic Majolica Amphora Hand Painted Francois Boucher Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Large ceramic amphora with handles, made and painted entirely by hand, central Italy production, year 2009. The decoration on the vase is a reproduction of a painting by Francois Bou...
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Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Vases

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Ceramic, Majolica

Neoclassical Style Italian Crystal Vase With Festoon Engravings
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Before describing the object under consideration we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born of the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent. Finally, polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two craftsmen, inventiveness that transforms crystal into a material reality of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All objects in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large oval crystal vase...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

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Crystal

Pair of Medicis Style Crystal Vases
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative pair of Medicis style vases is made of crystal. This is a French work. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Crystal

Pair of Medicis Style Crystal Vases
Pair of Medicis Style Crystal Vases
$1,717 Sale Price
26% Off
Moser Light Green Gilt Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Moser light green color and gilt glass centerpiece wide urn shaped vase. It is decorated with gold and yellow hand painted “Fleur de Lis“like, flower’s...
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Early 20th Century Czech Neoclassical Vases

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Art Glass

Very Fine Ormolu-Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
The ovoid body painted with a figure of a maiden in embrace with a reluctant cupid, signed 'M. Demonceaux', the reverse with two putti at play, on circular foot and square base with ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Italian Capodimonte Majolica Ewers with Bacchic Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
This extraordinary pair of monumental Capodimonte majolica ewers was crafted in Italy circa 1870. Standing over 3 feet tall (36.75 inches high) and measuring 12.5 inches in diameter,...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases

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Majolica

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

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Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical Style Large Italian Crystal Vase with 18th Century Engravings
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Before describing the object under consideration, we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born from the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, and only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first, the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent, and finally polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two artisans, inventiveness that transforms crystal into reality material of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All the items in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large crystal vase with base; the decorations, graceful and delicate, are in Neoclassical style. The object is "one-of-a-kind" signed by the Master; it was created in Marcello Galgani's workshop in 1981 and made with the techniques (grinding, engraving, and polishing) we explained in the description; for the shape, the Master was inspired by a vase found in a painting, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by the 16th-century painter Jacopo Ligozzi...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Crystal

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