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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Sumptuous Tiffany Wine Cooler in Beaux-Arts Olympian Pattern
By Tiffany & Co., F. Antoine Heller
Located in New York, NY
Olympian sterling silver wine cooler. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Round with gently tapering sides and three reeded c-scroll handles with leaf mounts and caps. Foot ring...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Co Makers Sterling Asparagus Tray with Insert.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver Asparagus Tray, c. 1902-1907. Pattern introduced 1899, with scroll border and paw feet, removable insert on ball feet. Both the tray and inse...
Silver
Sterling Silver Tiffany & Co Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sterling silver round tray, crafted in a refined classical style and raised on a low, circular pedestal foot. The elevation provides both stability and a subtle sense of p...
Sterling Silver
English Sheffield Plated Wine Cooler / Table Centerpiece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century English Sheffield silver plated barware wine cooler / tableware centerpiece. Great vintage condition, minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker's mark undersigne...
Silver Plate, Copper
Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Goblet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver goblet made by C F Hancock & Co in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our wine and drinks re...
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Signed Tiffany Vine Pattern Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
This delightful vine pattern sterling silver bowl by Tiffany features a daisy motif around the top side rim, and is monogrammed Margaret Foster Smith 1893. The piece is marked on the...
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Tea Tray
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. sterling tea tray. It features a border of chrysanthemums and rectangular handles. It has a scrolly monogram ...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sterling silver dish by Tiffany & Co., beautifully crafted in a refined neoclassical style. The wide rim is decorated with finely engraved oval medallions connected by...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Asparagus Tongs in Richelieu Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver asparagus tongs in the celebrated Richelieu pattern, adorned with raised and pierced floral and stylized motifs. It measures 7 1/2'' in length by 3'' in...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Dish
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Tiffany & Co. sterling silver dish. Weighs 9.4 ounces.
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Tiffany & CO Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bowl by the world renowned Tiffany & Company. It has a scalloped rim that folds over with an interconnecting leaf design at each indentation. It...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Makers Table Cigar Lighter
Located in Soquel, CA
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Makers Table Cigar Lighter Tiffany & Co. Cigar Table lighter. Sterling silver body with cotton wick. On the bot...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Coffee of Chocolate Set with Tray
Located in Litchfield, CT
Date marked 1962/63, Sterling, by Tiffany & Co., England. Modern and Art Deco collide in this very sleek coffee or chocolate set. Brilliant as a decorative accessory or perfect ...
Sterling Silver
$1,450
H 2.5 in Dm 7 in
Georgian 'George IV' Sterling Silver-Mounted Wood Wine/Champagne Bottle Coaster
Located in New York, NY
Large, Georgian (George IV) Period, sterling silver-mounted wood wine/champagne bottle coaster, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1820, ...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver Water Pitcher in Beaux-Arts Olympian Pattern
By F. Antoine Heller, Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Olympian sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Globular with drum-form neck, small lip spout, and leaf-mounted scroll bracket handle. Exterior encircled w...
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver Compote in Historic Olympian Pattern
By F. Antoine Heller, Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Desirable sterling silver compote in historic Olympian pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bowl has curved sides and rests on double-domed foot. Exterior encircled with chase...
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set of 40 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Cluny Vermeil by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set Service 140 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver