Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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$1,412Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Hand-Painted Italian Metal Tray, 75cm Decorative Serveware
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage Tuscan hand-painted metal tray. There is another one, very similar, by which there may be a pair of trays or wall decorations. On disposal there is a black metal base/ little...
Metal
$1,412Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Painted Italian Metal Tray, Wall Decor, Unattributed Artist, 1987
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Tuscan hand-painted metal tray, paired with other similar tray - Unusual on wall - On disposal a metal black base (only one with a good price, but there is shipping!). O/327.
Metal
Vintage Murano Multi-Colored Glass Ash Tray
Located in Munich, DE
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element.
Glass
Vintage Ashtrays Bavaria Germany Set of Two Hand-Painted Fine Porcelain
By Limoges, Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-Painted Square Porcelain Ashtrays Bavaria, Germany. Set of two Bavaria Germany fine porcelain ashtrays with 24 k gilt floral accent and rim. Vintage porcelain ashtrays with Frag...
Porcelain
Vallauris Green Ceramic Ashtray, Hand-Painted, France 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vallauris Green Ceramic Ashtray, Dish France 1950. Small french glazed ceramic dish with abstract design, signed Vallauris to base. Beautiful green glazed ceramic ashtray with colorful abstract design manufactured by Vallauris. This ashtray was handcrafted in France in the 1950's. Hand painted in purple green and yellow glazed ceramic on a dark olive green background. Use it as an ashtray or catchall, useful as jewelry bowl or vide-poche. Signed Vallauris at the bottom. Overall dimensions: 6.5 in x 6 in x 1.75 in height. About Vallauris. Vallauris Golfe Juan is a tourist town of the French Riviera near Antibes known as the "city of 100 potters". Its name (Valauria in Provencal) means "the golden valley...
Ceramic
Vintage Asian Porcelain Hand Painted Black Floral Ashtray China
By Limoges
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian porcelain hand painted floral ashtray hand made in China. This gorgeous gilded ashtray is intricately hand-painted with Asian fl...
Porcelain
$514Sale Price|60% Off
H 1.5 in W 7.75 in D 6.25 in
Fabergé Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Egg Decorative Table Tray Ashtray
By Fabergé
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning Fabergé Limoges French porcelain hand painted parcel gilt tray. Created exclusively by House of Fabergé and Limoges porcelain as ...
Porcelain
Hand Painted Art Deco Horse Ashtray, Ceramic, Mid-Century, USA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco Ashtray in the Shape of a Horse Hand Painted USA, circa 1950 "marked 1950 on the underside" "in nice vintage as found condition"
Ceramic
$847Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.38 in Dm 7.88 in
Fontana Arte Italian Midcentury Pocket Tray Ashtray, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in bari, IT
Fontana Arte, pocket tray ash tray in cut glass circular base with three concave circles inside from 1950s.
Cut Glass
Hand-painted Vide Poche Set of 3 - Countryside Wildlife
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the charm of nature to your decor with this set of 3 hand-painted iron vide poche, featuring intricate designs of countryside wildlife. Perfect for holding small items or as de...
Iron
$100Sale Price|20% Off
H 1 in W 6.75 in D 4.5 in
Solid Brass Hand Painted Ashtray By Dayagi, Israel 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Solid Brass Hand Painted Ashtray By Dayagi, Israel 1960s
Brass
$294
H 5.52 in W 6.7 in D 2.37 in
Vintage Sculptural Bronzed Metal Ashtray in the shape of a Rooster, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
A small ashtray box with a zoomorphic shape, very widespread in Italian homes during the 60s, each of us had a grandmother or an aunt who had it on the coffee table. Made between th...
Metal
Hand-Painted Vide Poche Set of 3 - Ottoman Menagerie
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Add a touch of exotic elegance to your home with this set of 3 hand-painted iron vide poche, showcasing the enchanting Ottoman menagerie. Perfect for organizing small items or as dec...
Iron
$812
H 1.97 in W 5.32 in D 5.91 in
French Vide-Poche Ceramic Tray with Bird Decor by Jacques Blin, 1950s
By Jacques Blin
Located in Münster, DE
Very rare ceramic bowl or vide-poche with bird motif by French artist Jaques Blin from the 1950s. Jacques Blin was born in France in 1920. He earned a de...
Ceramic
Cast Iron Ash Tray or Cup Holder with an American Indian
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very collectible piece can serve as an ash tray or cup holder. Nicely cast and with the original factory dark gold patina. The tray is not original, and after spending several y...
Iron