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Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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
Large Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Wine Cooler / Punch Bowl
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the grandeur of the mid-20th century with our Large Sterling Silver Champagne Cooler / Punch Bowl, a masterpiece crafted by the esteemed Shreve & Co in San Francisco. This...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Sterling Silver

Dutch Walnut Wine Cooler/Planter, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch walnut wine cooler/planter with liner featuring parquetry inlay, shell marquetry inlay and brass handles on sides ending on tapered legs.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Pair Of English Neoclassical Style Electroplate Urn Wine Coolers, 20th Century
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A Pair Of English Neoclassical Style Electroplate Urn Form Wine Coolers, 20th Century Engraved with coat of arms an motto Sourced from England by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
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20th Century English Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Metal

Pair of silver plated champagne buckets ornated on the handles with lion faces.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of champagne buckets ornated on the handles with lion faces is made of silver-plated . This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Silver Plate

19th Century English Gold Washed Silverplate Champagne Cooler
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Victorian period campana vase form gold-washed silverplate ice bucket with foliate handles, gadrooning at the base and waist with rim decorated with egg-and-dart motif. With ...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Silver Plate

Asprey & Co Wine Cocktail Champagne Coasters Neoclassical Design, Set of 8
Located in New York, NY
A set of eight (8) black, red, and gold Champagne, wine, cocktails, etc., coasters from English luxury brand Asprey & Company in the Neoclassical-Renisance design style, circa mid to late-20th century, England. A great set for entertaining and a must for protecting furniture tops. With marker's mark on underside as shown in last image. Belgian crystal glass...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Paper

Wrought Iron Wall Mount Wine Bottle Holder
Located in Redding, CT
Wrought Iron wall mount wine bottle holder. Holds 12 bottles total. Perfect for that rustic barn home or modern penthouse. Great unique gift for that sommelier , home made wine maker...
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20th Century Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Iron

19th Century Neoclassical Style Tole Water Cooler by Adams & Westlake
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century tole water cooler by Adams & Westlake out of Chicago. It has an enamel interior with a brass spigot. The exterior shows paint losse...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Metal, Brass, Enamel

Attributed to Christofle, Silver Plated Ice Bucket with Swans, French, 1940s
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice neoclassical ice bucket is made of silver plated. It has fine swan handles. This is a very nice French piece attributed to Christofle, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Silver Plate

Elegant French Baccarat Lion Handle Dore Bronze Cut Crystal Ormolu Ice Bucket
Located in Roslyn, NY
Elegant and very fine French neoclassical baccarat style lion handle doré bronze ormolu mounted and diamond cut crystal ice/champagne bucket. Unsigned.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Porcelain Urn Form Fruit Coolers with Covers and Liners
By Stône, Coquerel, and Legros d'Anisy
Located in New York, NY
Pair Footed Fruit Coolers, about 1810-20 Stône, Coquerel, and Legros D’Anisy, Paris (active 1808–49) Porcelain, partially transfer printed in sepia and green and gilded Each, 13 1/2 in. high x 10 in. wide x 7 1/2 in. deep Signed and inscribed (on underside of one top and one base, with printed mark): STÔNE / COQUEREL / ET / LE GROS / PARIS / PAR BREVET D’INVENTION: Manufre de Décors sur Porcelaine Faience; variously inscribed with decorators’ initial in green and brown (on underside of one top and one base): M; variously inscribed with incised mark (on underside of one liner and both bottoms): 3; inscribed (in blue script, on the inside of one liner): 615 The Parisian firm of Stône, Coquerel, and Legros d'Anisy is distinguished for the important role that it played in the introduction of transfer-printed decoration on fine china in France. Although the process had been known and used in Great Britain since the eighteenth century, it was, according to Régine de Plinval de Guillebon in her book, Porcelain of Paris 1770–1850 (New York: Walker and Company, 1972), not until 1802 that Potter, Blancheron, Constant, Neppel, Cadet de Vaux & Denuelle took out a patent in France for transfer-printing on earthenware, and it was only on February 26, 1808, that John Hurford Stône, his brother-in-law, Athanase Marie Martin Coquerel, and Francois Antoine Legros d'Anisy not only took out a patent for transfer-printing on china, but also established a Stône, Coquerel, and d'Anisy partnership for the manufacture of transfer-printed ceramics. Their address from 1808 until 1818 was at 9, rue de Cadran, Paris. Prior to this, Stône and Coquerel had been partners at a creamware factory in Creil, France, and Legros d’Anisy had worked at the Sèvres factory, where he had apparently developed the transfer-printing technique for which his own firm became well known. “The process,” notes de Guillebon, was “based upon removing from the engraving a ‘pull’ made on a specially coated filter-paper, which was pressed onto the object to be decorated; this object itself was covered with a film. Firing took...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Porcelain

1950-1970 Champagne Bucket Crystal St Louis and Bronze Gilded Heads of Lion
Located in Paris, FR
Champagne bucket in diamond point crystal and guilloché gilt bronze, St Louis. The upper part is decorated with engravings with the attributes of the vine Good condition, Height: ...
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1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Small Medicis Style Silvered Metal Champagne Bucket, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of small Medicis style champagne buckets is made of silvered metal. This is a French work, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Silver Plate

20th Century German Neo-Classical Solid Silver & Glass Wine Coolers, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century German pair of solid silver & royal blue glass wine coolers. Of campana form, the sides applied with frieze of classical biblical scenes, beside Grecian co...
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20th Century German Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Silver

Pair of Elkington & Co Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Jardiniere/Champagne Ice Buckets
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of signed Elkington & Co gilt bronze Neoclassical Jardinière/Champagne ice buckets or wine coolers. Depicting new classical Roman figures and subjects with lions and leopar...
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1890s English Antique Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Gold, Bronze

Wine Cooler English 19th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Wine Cooler English 19th Century England. An English early 19th century wine cooler made in mahogany with a brass insert. Gilt bronze handles and brass feet. Decorated with inlays of...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wine Coolers

Paul Storr Silver-Gilt Wine Coolers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This matching pair of resplendent, silver-gilt wine coolers hail from the workshop of the famed silversmith Paul Storr. The set was created for Prince Christoph and Princess Dorothea...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wine Coolers

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Silver

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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Silver Plated Champagne Bucket, French, Circa 1900
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Silver Plated Champagne Bucket with Lion Heads Handles, French, circa 1930
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Unusual Brass Top Hat Champagne Bucket, French, circa 1920
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Neoclassical Style Brass and Wood Bottles Rack, circa 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
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1900 Cooler or Monumental Champagne Bucket Silver Metal with Fruit Decor
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Elegant French Baccarat Lion Handle Dore Bronze Cut Crystal Ormolu Ice Bucket
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Elegant French Baccarat Lion Handle Doré Bronze Cut Crystal Ormolu Ice Bucket
Located in Roslyn, NY
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Neoclassical wine coolers for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical wine coolers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wine coolers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical wine coolers made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wine coolers, popular names associated with this style include Adams & Westlake Co., Asprey International Limited, Paul Storr, and Simon Rosenau. 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 wine coolers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $315 and tops out at $268,500 while the average work can sell for $2,102.

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