Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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
French Turn of the Century Neoclassical Style Sterling Silver Oval Plate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French Turn-of-the-Century Neo Classical st. sterling silver oval plate, from Maison Odiot, stamped PR - Maison ODIOT PRÉVOST & ...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
Large Dresden Ornamental Vase in Hand Painted Porcelain with Classicist Scenes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Dresden ornamental vase in hand painted porcelain with classicist scenes and handles in the shape of winged female figures.
19th century.
Measures: 42.5 x 24 cm.
In excellen...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Coffee and Tea Set, Belgium, 1900
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful silver coffee and tea set is made around 1900 in Belgium. The design is inspired by 18th century Neoclassical style, the individual elements create a unique touch.
P...
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Royal Vienna Style Coffee Tea Set Dessert Service for 16, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful vintage Royal Vienna style dessert/ coffee set for 16 decorated with four different mythological scenes: Ares receiving armor, Europa and the bull, Iphigenia escaping sacri...
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Early 20th Century Czech Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Bottle Stopper in Shape of Napoleon's Hat
Located in Vienna, AT
The item at hand is a 77g sterling silver bottle stopper of the highest quality. It has been designed to look like Napoleon's striking ...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Porcelain Coffee Set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain coffee set
Origin Czechoslovakia Circa 20th century
Neoclassical Design
Very good condition and without restorations
Wear on tray h...
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1940s Czech Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Philadelphia Victorian Classical Coin Silver Baby Cup
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical coin silver baby cup, ca 1860. Baluster bowl with cast leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised foot. Chased leaf and tendrils forming frame (vacant). Beaded a...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Pair of Large Clear Glass Display Domes
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This pair of tall glass display domes or cloches are perfect for showcasing fragile artworks, watches or botanicals. The photographs appear dark, b...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Royal Copenhagen, Biscuit Sculpture After Berthel Thorvaldsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, biscuit sculpture after Berthel Thorvaldsen.
Portrait of Berthel Thorvaldsen.
Approx. 1870s.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excellent condition, burning cra...
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1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Big Historistic Alpaca Serving Tablet, circa 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Big Historistic alpaca serving tablet, circa 1890s
Polished and stove enameled.
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Neoclassical, Style Continental Silver '.835' Chamber Stick
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical, continental silver (.835) chamber stick, Austria, circa 1900. Measures 4 1/2 inches high x 4 1/4 inches diameter. Weighs 7.380 troy ounces....
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century George III period sterling silver entree dish - London 1779
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1779 by John Wakelin & William Taylor, this very handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Entree Dish, is round in shape, and plain in design, with reed detailing and an engraved crest to the lid. The entree dish measures 3.75"(9.5cm) tall, by 10.5"(26.5cm) in diameter, and weighs 37 troy ounces.
The crest is that of the Hamilton Family, and most likely that of John Hamilton, 1st Baronet Hamilton of Marlborough House.
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1770s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Magnificent French Cobalt Gilt Enameled Ewer, Bird of Paradise in Landscape
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Magnificent French Cobalt Gilt Enameled Ewer, Bird of Paradise in Landscape
Paris, France, 1870s
This French cobalt gilt enameled ewer from the 1870s is ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
J. Bromley for B&G "American Drummer Boy, 1st Maryland, circa 1776"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
J. Bromley for B&G "American Drummer Boy, 1st Maryland, circa 1776".
A B&G bisquit figurine.
No. 698/750.
Measures: Height 38 c...
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20th Century Danish Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Neoclassical-Style Continental Silver '.800' Footed Double Inkstand by Dragstead
By A. Dragsted
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical - style, Continental Silver (.800), footed, double inkstand, Denmark, year-hallmarked for 1901, A. N. Dragsted - maker. Each of the wells is decorated with bows and garl...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
PH Choisy French Creamware Neoclassical Fontainbleu à Paris Architecture Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Neoclassical faïence transfer printed creamware plate produced by P&H Choisy, circa 1824-1836.
A black transfer of an architectural image on a creamware body, depicting t...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware
Yeoward William "Crystal Collection" Pair of English Crystal Goblets
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. We have another goblet identical to these that we sell single (posted on 1stdibs).
Iconic and precious crystal goblets; they have been made from the highest quality lead crystal with a thickness that is thick enough to allow them to be ground deeper than normal, which allows the light to reflect in a much brighter and more brilliant manner; for this to happen, the geometry of the grinding has also been specially designed and executed. The glasses are a delightful combination of intricate cuts and engravings and feature some of the most beautiful motifs of the 18th and 19th centuries. Every detail of the decoration, such as the glittering star wheel, is cut entirely by hand, with hours of specialized labor required to complete each piece achieving a very high standard of quality. The glasses were made in London (England) between 1995 and 1996 by the William Yeoward company, whose name they bear on the bottom (see photo), and are one of the most attractive designs in the "William Yeoward Crystal...
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Mid-20th Century British Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Traditional English Ceramic Hunting Plate by Barratts of Staffordshire England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A traditional English hunting plate by Barratts of Staffordshire England. This round ceramic plate will be a fabulous accent to a gallery wall. It is gl...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Bailey, Banks and Biddle Sterling Silver Repoussé Bowl-9.5" Diameter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very handsome Bailey, Banks & Biddle sterling silver 9.5" diameter bowl with a scalloped edge. The body of the bowl has fine repousse of scrolled leaves. On the bottom it is clearly ...
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1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Veterans Administration 1930 Ceramic Restaurantware Gravy Boat in Blue and White
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A crisp white ceramic gravy boat with Veterans Administration 1930 in blue marked on the front. This piece is by Shenango China and is a well-known make...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver / Gold Wash Interior Two Handled Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introduce a touch of early 20th-century elegance to your collection with this sterling silver two-handled decorative piece/vase, crafted in the United States by Richards M Woods & Co...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Christofle Caviar Spreader
By Christofle
Located in Mérida, YU
This Caviar spreader has a silver-plated handle and a horn tip that helps preserve caviar’s natural flavor.
In very good condition
Original box.
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1980s French Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique French Opaline Glass Demitasse Cup & Saucer
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique white opaline or opalescent glass cup & saucer.
With handpainted flower garlands to the body of the cup & the rim of the saucer & traces of original gilding.
Sim...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Opaline Glass
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare porcelain bottle (circa 1840-1850) hand painted with images of stock (jugs, pitchers, tureens and whale oil lamps) sold by the C. Levering Co. of Baltimore, and mounted as a t...
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1840s American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Jug with Silver Gilt Lid, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Jug with Ormolu Gilt Silver Lid and Hand-Painted Neoclassical Motives in Sepia.
The porcelain jug is signed with the classic 3 blue waves, represent...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver
Circa 1825-36 Set of 11 American Coin Silver Teaspoons by Rufus Davenport Dunbar
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1825-36 set of 11 coin silver teaspoons by Rufus Davenport Dunbar, Worcester. Fiddle, upturned tips; obverse monograms 7 "YCG" & 4 "SG". All identically marked "R.D. Dunbar" & ...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Man Standing in Countryside C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Man Standing in Countryside C1850
Measures - 13.5"H x 5"W x 4.75"D
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Cat holding a mouse, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An engaging cat, holding a mouse in its paw, while a second mouse escapes into a cheese.
These small 'toys' are scarce, being easily lost. They were largely hand made, and so were n...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Style Wall Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Style Wall Mirror
Italy, circa Later 20th Century
Hallmarked numerous times .925 in oval
A stunn...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hester Bateman English Georgian Neoclassical Goblet, 1785
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1785. Ovoid bowl on upward tapering stem flowing into raised foot. Beaded and zigzag borders. Spare Georgian Ne...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Neoclassic Bronze Dore Filigree Compote
Located in Queens, NY
Italian neo-classic (19th century) bronze dore filigree pedestal base compote with pearl veneer round center center.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Sterling Silver Anthemion Salt
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver anthemion salt. Neapolitan silver salt / bud vase of circular form with anthemion engraved rim bordering vermeil washed bowl supported on tripartite base capped by an...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical sterling silver teapot stand made in London in 1795
By George Burrows II
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1795 by George Burrows, this handsome, Antique, George III period, Sterling Silver Teapot Stand, is quatrefoil in shape, featuring engraved detailing around t...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plate Horse Race Engraved Decorative Bowls, Set 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful collection of American Classical equine horse race trophy silver plate bowls. This beautiful set of 3 is from a variety of races from the...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Handmade solid Bronze Bowl Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Beautiful heavy handmade sandcast bowl in solid bronze from the 1970s. Perfect for fruit, snacks and sweets.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Antique Sterling Silver Curled Handle & Ornately Engraved Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This ornately engraved sterling silver centerpiece was made by the Mount Vernon Co. of the United States in approximately 1915 in a Neoclassical Revival style. This large and shallow...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp
By Robert Sharp
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1797 by Robert Sharp, this rare and exceptional quality, George III, antique sterling silver tea caddy set, comprises two oval tea caddies and a sugar caddy...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Neoclassical Figural Silver Plated Samovar w/Rams & Elephants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Neoclassical/Egyptian Revival Figural Silver Plated Samovar Coffee Urn with Rams, Sphinx, Bear and Elephants. Item features engraving to...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Over-sized Italian Hand Painted Neo-Classical Tole Oval Tray
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mid-century 1960s painted tray table, Made in Italy. The metal tray with vibrant colors of red and green with gilded trim and design accents and cut-out handles. The tray with three ...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Cherub C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Cherub C1850
Measures - 13.75"H x 5"W x 5"D
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Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Rare and Impressive Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Breakfast Set
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This breakfast set consists of an oval serving bowl and four lidded entire dishes in a mahogany brass handled tray.
Creamware is a cream colored re...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Black and White Creamware Castel Sant Angelo Plate
Located in New York, NY
Black and white creamware Castel Sant Angelo plate. Rare Continental creamware view of the Tiber with the bridge and castle of Sant Angelo and the dome...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware
Neoclassical Creil Creamware Plate
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Creil creamware plate. Antique black and white plate "Naissance de Romulus et de Remus" with grapevine border. Impressed and underglaze ma...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware
American Sandwich Glass Footed Compote
Located in Downingtown, PA
American sandwich glass lobed compote
Mid-19th century
The circular glass footed compote with twelve lobes forming an undulating rim. The upper bow...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Round Ceramic Gold Pheasant Ashtray or Trinket Dish, Yoko Boeki Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small gold ceramic ashtray or vide poche with a bird motif. A lovely decorative trinket dish or ashtray that will be gorgeous on a side table or dressing table. The porcelain dish ...
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20th Century Japanese Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot Sterling Silver 3 Piece Breakfast Coffee or Tea Set
By Odiot
Located in Tustin, CA
This exquisitely beautiful sterling silver coffee or tea breakfast service by Odiot Paris will create a refined ambiance for your table. Set consists of three matching, handmade pieces from the early twentieth century. The small serving vessel for coffee or tea features a carved, lacquered black wooden handle and a hinged lid with a decorative finial. Serving vessel measures approximately 7” high x 5.5” wide x 4” deep. A creamer with a carved, lacquered black wooden handle measures approximately 3” high x 4.25” wide x 2.75” deep. A sugar bowl with 2 silver handles and a lid with a decorative finial measures approximately 4” high x 5.75 wide x 4” deep.
Founded in Paris in 1690, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot began a silver and goldsmith house which to this day is among the most prestigious in the world. For centuries, the Odiot house has been an ambassador for French excellence. From the 17th to the 21st centuries, Odiot is synonymous with opulent luxury and timeless elegance.
Monogrammed with an “M”, which may be removed.
Hallmarked on the bottoms, “Mon Odiot...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Waterford Champagne 2 Flutes 4th limited edition the Friendship celebration
Located in Birmingham, AL
Stunning preowned Waterford Champagne Flute the fourth limited edition the Friendship pattern of Celebration line . The toasting glass has c...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Plum Red-Ground Saltglaze Stoneware Teapot and Cover, circa 1940
Located in Miami, FL
Plum red-ground saltglaze stoneware teapot and cover, circa 1940.
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Cupid Neoclassical Creil Creamware Plate
Located in New York, NY
Cupid neoclassical Creil creamware plate. Antique black and white soup plate "L'amour et l'Himen l'entrainent à leur autel" with grapevine border. Impr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware
Four Italian Ancient Dishes, Antonio Ferretti, Lodi, circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Assortment of 4 dishes with braided rim
Antonio Ferretti Manufacture
Lodi, circa 1770-1780
Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire).
Measures: 14 x 10 in (35.5 x 25.5 cm);
12.2 x 8.39 in (31 x 21.3 cm);
10.4 x 9.65 in (26.5 x 24.5 cm);
10.8 x 9.61 in (27.5 x 24.4 cm).
Weight: 4.4 lb (1.998 kg)
State of conservation: some chips due to use on the edges and on the parts in relief.
The four different dishes have a foot with a low lip from which extends a wide, flat, slanted rim resembling a basket weave. The small handles are painted green: they resemble wickerwork in the two oval dishes and take the form of a sinuous branch in the round ones.
The third fire decoration is inspired by the naturalistic floral botanical patterns on the ceramics produced by the Hannong family in Strasbourg. Here the pattern is defined by the rapidity and subtlety of the brushstrokes and the result is particularly tasteful, characterized by compositional intelligence and pictorial expertise.
A main corolla, either a wild or garden rose, is set slightly off center in each well. From this extends a thin stem holding a small secondary bud and there are small field florets dotting the composition to lend volume to the delicate bunch of flowers.
On the brim, small polychrome flowers add color to the weave, accompanied by lanceolate leaves of a very intense green.
There exist few and very rare examples for comparison with this morphology: a round plate - entirely consistent with those in question - has been dated to around 1775 (S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, tav. 200). Two other dishes with a basket rim, but with parallel striped brim decoration, were exhibited in the 1995 exhibition on Lodi ceramics; the attribution to the Lombard town near Milan is therefore almost exclusively derived from the decoration called "alla rosa contornata" or "alla vecchia Lodi" and constitutes one of the most popular decorations during the eighteenth century. (M. L. Gelmini, in Maioliche lodigiane del '700 (cat. mostra Lodi), Milano 1995, pp. 31 p. 162-163 nn. 181-182).
This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple.
The Ferretti family had started their Maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725.
The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59).
In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory.
In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the Maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Maiolica
Vineyard Trimmed Wine Coaster, Corkscrew
Located in New York, NY
Traditional silver plate wine coaster trimmed in grape clusters and leaves with a wood insert bottom. Also comes with a grapevine corkscrew.
Coast...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Italian Maiolica Pharmacy Flasks Felice Clerici, Milan Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Two maiolica pharmacy flasks
Milan, Felice Clerici Manufacture, 1770-1780
They each measure 9.44 in (24 cm) in height x 6.10 in (15.5 cm) in diameter
l...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Maiolica
Dominick & Haff Sterling SilverCondiment/Mustard Ladle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling silver condiment or mustard ladle with a beaded border front and back. There is a shell motif at the top of the spoon both front and back.
The reverse side is deply stamped...
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1890s American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid 20th Century Steuben Individual Candy Dish
Located in Raleigh, US
Steuben Hand-Blown Glass Footed Candy Bowl
This elegant Steuben hand-blown glass footed candy bowl is a masterpiece of delicate craftsmanship and timeless design. Perfect for midcen...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of 12 1816 Coin Silver Tablespoons by John Erwin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 12 Baltimore, 1816, coin silver tablespoons by John Erwin. A superb set with the assay mark of that year to a purity of 91.66% (sterling is 92.5%). Given the popularity of sou...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Murano Blown Glass Neoclassic Chandelier Design by Carlo Scarpa Venini Official
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Venini’s artistic director for more than a decade, Carlo Scarpa deeply influenced the company’s production, managing to merge his own intellectual vision with the highly refined tech...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Very Rare Old Sheffield Plated Tea Machine, Made Circa 1790
Located in London, London
Made circa 1790, this outstanding example of an antique old sheffield plate tea machine, features a larger rotating tea urn for refilling the 2 sma...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Pot en Porcelaine du Lys Royal décor Kakiemon Château de Chantilly XVIIIe France
Located in London, England
Ce pot en porcelaine, issu de la Manufacture du Lys Royal, est une magnifique reproduction du décor "Kakiemon" qui ornait les pièces uniques du château de Chantilly au XVIIIe siècle....
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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