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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Pair of Large E. F. Caldwell Flush Mounts, Signed, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
A pair of signed Caldwell flushmounted fixtures, circa 1920. The shaped cameo-style glass dome with classical motifs. With shaped gilt bronze frame and with acorn shaped finials on t...
Bronze
Large Flush Mount Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare large flush mount light. Measures: Diameter 56 cm. Height 28 cm. Four E27 bulbs.
Chrome
Large Green Glass Flush Mount
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian molded glass light fixture with interior lights. Measurements: Drop: 5" Diameter: 25"
Glass
Pair of Flush Mounted Fixtures. Sold individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1940s gilt bronze hexagonal flush mounted light fixtures with frosted glass inset. Sold individually. Measurements: Dro...
Bronze
Pair of Honsel Brass Flush Mount
By Honsel
Located in Berlin, BE
Rare Honsel flush mount ceiling lamps in excellent condition. Eight x E14 bulbs each lamp. To be on the the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concerning l...
Brass
1920's Caldwell Flush Mount with Opaline Glass
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze flush mounted light fixture with Opaline glass inset. From Waldorf Hotel NYC.
Bronze
Large Emil Stejnar Flush Mount
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Miami, FL
Large 15-light snowflake Emil Stejnar flush mount. 25 watts max per light. US rewired and in working condition.
Glass
Holophane Pair of French Art Deco Flush Mounts, 1920
By Holophane
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pair of French Modernist Art Deco Flush Mounts by Holophane (Verlys, Les Andelys), France, 1920s. An exceptional pair of French Art Deco flush mount ceiling lights designed by Holop...
Metal, Chrome
Rare Pair of Flush Mounts, Paavo Tynell, Idman Oy, circa 1960s
By Idman Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare pair of flush mounts, design Paavo Tynell, manufactured by Idman, Circa 1960s. Opaline glass with brass details. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Signed by Stilnovo, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Wall or flush mount lamp in chromed brass, white lacquered metal body and pressed and frosted glass . The light is stamped in the back "Stilnovo ITALY", Italy, circa 1950. The fixtur...
Brass
Large Flush Mount Bronze and Glass Light Fixture, American Circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large bronze flush mount ceiling light with egg and dart outer border and bead rim around the ivory frosted star burst cut glass shade. American, Circa 1920. In excellent antique co...
Bronze
Pair of Large Cylindrical Modernist Chrome Flush Mounts, Italy 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Architectural and timeless multipurpose fixture. Rewire required.
Chrome
Pair of Murano Sconces / Flush Mounts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights or flush mounts with square Murano bubbles glass shades mounted on black metal frames / Made in Italy circa 1960s 1 light / E26 or E27 type / max 60W Meas...
Murano Glass
Bronze Four-Bulb Theater Flush Mount
Located in Peekskill, NY
This 100-year-old fixture was salvaged out of a Masonic theatre and dates to 1924. They didn't spare any expense with this building. They don't get richer looking than this. The lamp...
Bronze
Solid Bronze Theater Flush Mount
Located in Peekskill, NY
Because of its surprising weight I'm guessing its solid bronze. This 90 year old fixture was recently salvaged out of a Masonic theatre and dates to 1924. They didn't spare any expen...
Bronze
Matching Pair of Brascolite Flush Mount Lamps
By Brascolite
Located in Peekskill, NY
These impressive flush mounted lamps were often found gracing the entrance of a New York Brownstone. It was the first thing you saw when you came in the front door. They were also fo...
Glass
Solid Bronze Theater Flush Mount
Located in Peekskill, NY
Because of its surprising weight I'm guessing its solid bronze. This 90 year old fixture was recently salvaged out of a Masonic theatre and dates to 1924. They didn't spare any expen...
Solid Bronze Theater Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Because of its surprising weight I'm guessing its solid bronze. This 90 year old fixture was recently salvaged out of a Masonic theatre and dates to 1924. They didn't spare any expe...
Bronze