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Style: Neoclassical
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th Century Italian Carving of Scholar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally gilded. as notice some traces of gilt residue. From the collection of Verna Harrah. Harra's Casinos.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Boston cast brass lemon top andirons, 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of cast brass half beehive fluted lemon top andirons on turned pedestal & arched spurred legs with slipper feet. The brass is peened to a forged iron log rest and supported by a...
Category
American American Classical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Early Wedgwood Neoclassical Creamware Dessert Dishes Made circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of four early Wedgwood creamware Neoclassical dessert dishes made circa 1780.
Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman an...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Creamware
Pair of 18th Century Tapestry Fragment Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th century hand loomed Aubusson fragments made into pillows with new fringe and backing.
Category
Belgian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
18th Century Elizabeth Blackwell Hand Tinted Botanicals - 4 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand tinted 18th century Elizabeth Blackwell lithographs. Newly framed and matted. Only 4 left.
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Linen, Giltwood, Paper
Pair English Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Cutlery Boxes on Bracket Feet 18th C
Located in Charleston, SC
This Elegant pair of English George III mahogany Serpentine inlaid cutlery Boxes on Ogee Bracket Feet with the original Cutlery fitted interiors where mad...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Neoclassical Epergne by Thomas Pitts, 1774
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver epergne. Made by Thomas Pitts in London in 1774. Reeded and beaded oval frame; at base swags threaded through fixed rings with pendant oval vase medallions, overlapping four split-mounted leafing supports terminating in pierced and scrolled oval feet. Four reeded and scrolling leaf-capped and -wrapped arms, each terminating in oval basket, mounted to frame base alternating with four reeded and scrolling leaf-wrapped arms, each terminating in round basket, mounted to supports. Large oval basket...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Banquette, Stato Pontificio
Located in Doylestown, PA
An extremely rare neoclassical parcel-gilt and painted banquette in the transitional Louis XV/XVI style, likely from Marche, Italy, circa 1790, carved on the back rail with the Papal crest depicting crossed keys beneath three gold crowns on a red domed tiara, bordered on either side by a carved and gilded chain. The serpentine seat rail is decorated with embossed and gilded roses and is supported by turned legs. The arms are carved in elegant scrolls. The piece retains its original blue/green painted finish, newly reupholstered in velvet fabric.
The region where the piece was made was under the control of the Vatican until the 1870s and is known as the Papal States or "Stato Pontificio...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Italian Neoclassic Piedmontese Silver Giltwood Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 Italian neoclassic (18/19th century) Piedmontese silver giltwood armchairs with a fluted arched back, concave scroll arms, the back and seat upholstered in a gray two-tone t...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
Neoclassic Period French Commode W/Hidden Butler's Secretary & Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with hidden secretary and original hardware, from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique commode from France gives the appearance of being a three drawer chest at first glance. However, discreetly hidden behind the upper "drawer" is in fact a fall-front, which opens to reveal a small writing desk with three open cubbies for organization within. The lower portion of the chest houses two full-sized drawers. The rectangular-shaped top has pronounced and rounded front corners, which carry through down the side posts and are flute-carved. Each drawer front is adorn with brass trim and retains the original brass (and really great) hardware; a pair of rectangular bail pulls with a beautiful Neoclassic escutcheon set at center. This commode is presented upon conical legs with exaggerated tops that canopy over their tapered feet. The rich fruitwood has a wonderful old patina throughout. Note that there have been some prior repairs to the top. This late 18th century French...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Neoclassic Giltwood & Stripe Upholstered Dining / Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-Classic (18th Century) giltwood dining / side chair featuring a compound shaped oval back, carved foliate crest, ornate painted frame with decorative embellishments, padd...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Upholstery
17th Century Pen and Ink Architectural Drawing Signed Bartolomeo Pedrelli
Located in New York, NY
17th Century Italian Architectural Drawing of a Palazzo which has been done with pen and ink with a grey wash. Signed on reverse by Bart...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Century Framed Lithographs of Important Men - 21 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of 4 (individual) lithographs of important men of their day. Finely detailed. Framed and matted with bone linen matte. Silver-leafed frames. 21 available.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Teapot, Fruitbasket, William Greatbatch, circa 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic Greatbatch teapot, with ear-shaped handle, in the form of a fruit basket. The fruit basket was emblematic of hospitality, being full of rare, exotic items.
William Greatbatch...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Creamware
French School 1790 Louis XVI Oval Snuff Box in 18kt Gold with Miniature Portrait
Located in Miami, FL
Presentation Snuff box from the 18th century French School.
A very important and rare Neoclassical oval box, made in Paris, France circa 1790. It was crafted with translucent natu...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Gold
Wedgwood Creamware Platter or Charger 18th Century Made in England Circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This Wedgwood creamware round platter or charger was made in 18th century England circa 1785.
The border is decorated with a traditional neoclassical design of iron-red flower heads...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Creamware
18th Century Italian Giltwood, Metal and Rock Crystal Twelve Light Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
A north Italian giltwood, gilt-metal, cut-glass and rock crystal twelve-light chandelier
Genoa, 18th century
The central foliate-carved baluster shaft issuing sprays of beaded and ...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Serpentine Commode
Italy, 18th Century
A substantial chest of drawers with natural walnut serpe...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Black Painted and Gilt Upholstered Dining Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic (18th Century) black painted side chairs with curved backs and rectangular tops carved in a two-wreathed swag rese...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
Dated Creamware Punch Bowl, Leeds, 1787
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A documentary punch bowl, decorated with transfer prints and enameling, dated and inscribed for D. Walker. Unmarked, but this class of dated creamware with enameled prints belongs to...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Urn Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Silver leafed, carved wood handled urns converted to lamps. On new bases with custom parchment shades.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Red Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic ebonized and parcel-gilt armchairs with square form backrests, two tone red-striped upholstered backs and seas with scalloped rope trim, the arms topped w...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Fabric, Upholstery
French 18th c Door Knocker with Original Cast Iron Knocker & Wrought Iron Back
Located in valatie, NY
French 18th c Door Knocker with Original Cast Iron Knocker and Wrought Iron Back. This hand-wrought iron door knocker with a pierced scrolling back...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of William of Orange. The mixed-vase mark dates this example firmly in the 1780s. Wedgwood produced a number of co...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Chest, circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular top with molding edge above three long drawers and shaped apron below, raised on cabriole legs.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Olive, Walnut
Tea Cup & Saucer, Saint Cloud, circa 1730
By Saint Cloud
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Both cup and saucer with moulded reeding and decorated in underglaze blue with scrolled lambrequin borders.
Saint Cloud porcelain is a type of soft-paste porcelain produced in the French town of Saint Cloud from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century. It was one of the earliest European attempts to produce porcelain and is known for its delicate, pale blue-gray glaze and simple, elegant designs.
The history of Saint Cloud porcelain can be traced back to the late 17th century when a group of Flemish potters settled in the town of Saint Cloud, which was then a royal estate...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French 'Revolution' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French 'Revolution' fireback indicating the year the revolution has started. In this case it is the tenth and also the last year of the revolution, 1799.
The firebac...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Iron
John Scofield, George III Sterling Silver Candlesticks, Ionic Column, 1795
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1795 by John Scofield, this stunning pair of George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks, are fine examples of the neoclassical form, with a thick...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salt Glaze Sauce Boat, Barley-Corn Pattern, English, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An excellent example of the popular Barleycorn pattern, crisply moulded in panels to the sides, with graceful sprigs. Salt-glaze particularly suits this sort of fine relief.
Excel...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Candlestick in Silvered Copper, Embossed Decoration, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Torino, IT
Candlestick in silvered copper,
embossed decoration, original
from the period.
Origin
Italy
Period
18th century
Model
Candlestick, Torchère
Materials
Embossed decor...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
18th Century Delft Dutch Delftware Blue and White Cabinet Plate Collectors plate
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
18th Century Dutch delftware cabinet or collectors plate.
Marked The gilt Flower Pot factory
Hand crafted tin glazed earthenware pottery
Fully handpain...
Category
Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Delft
French Walnut Commode, circa 1780
Located in Madison, MS
This stunning Walnut French commode, crafted in 1780, is in pristine condition and would make a huge statement in any room. It features beautiful curvatures and wood carved details. ...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Sculptures, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful pair of antique carved figurines. Italian, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two men, probably soldiers, in flowing robes with one arm out stretched.
The elegant fig...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Oval Dish, Chantilly, circa 1770
By Chantilly
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Underplate from a tureen or similar; decorated with simple cobalt decoration.
The history of Chantilly porcelain can be traced back to around 17...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Georgian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Mustard Pot
By Andrew Fogelberg
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver mustard pot. Made by Andrew Fogelberg in London 1770. Drum-form with flat and hinged cover; leaf-capped s-scroll handle with open scroll thumb rest. Engrav...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Commode Minature Long Walnut Maltese Cross Ebonised Fruitwoo
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally rare, museum quality Maltese, Neoclassical walnut chest of drawers with ebonised & fruitwood inlaid maltese cross on the top and drawer fronts
Maltese furniture of this period is exceptional reflecting the status and affluence of the island.
Given the size of the island relatively little Maltese furniture was made in comparison to Europe & American mainland.
Minature furniture is rare made either as a model or an apprentice's piece so it is extremely rare to find a minature piece from Malta bearing the Maltese cross.
This minature commode is highly original with beautiful proportions, ornamentation and patination.
The 'H' shaped top with a large centered inlaid Maltese Cross and a border of stringing. The breakfront fitted with three drawers each with stringing and inlaid six point stars centrally positioned behind the wooden knobs. The uprights with two continuous vertical bands of stringing ebonised and fruitwood from the top to the bottom of the drawers in walnut to match the front of the chest and then reverting to ebonising and fruitwood down the feet. Terminating in tapering feet. The panelled sides with a repeat of the double banding on the uprights and rectangular borders within the panels. The oak lined drawers with the original 18th century blue paper lining.
Measures: length 27 cm 10 1/2", height 24 cm 9 1/2", depth 20 cm 8".
Maltese Cross:
The Maltese cross is a symbol that is most commonly associated with the Knights of Malta (also known as the Knights Hospitallers...
Category
Maltese Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Pair of Neoclassical Style Antique Sandstone Garden Urns
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This spectacular pair of neoclassical style antique sandstone garden urns were sourced from an estate in the west of Scotland circa 1800. Both decorative stone urns are of a large an...
Category
Scottish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Coffee Cup, Classical Ruins, Coloured: Worcester, Giles, circa 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Coffee cup and saucer, decorated with a Hancock type print in black overglaze, which has then been coloured with enamels and highlighted with gilt.
The decoration possibly James ...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Painted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
A fine pair of chairs with unusual shaped backs and seats. With blue paint, gilding and Etruscan painted decoration. Raised on square tapered legs....
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Giltwood Mirror, 18th Century, Neoclassical
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century European neoclassical style giltwood mirror with decorative corner motifs, bordered by 4 separate slips. From the estate of Richard I. Johnson of Chestnut Hill...
Category
European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Dutch Delft Pottery Blue and White Neoclassical Antique Collectors
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Dutch Delft cabinet plate
Material: Delft pottery, earthenware tin glazed
Maker: The 3 Bells factory (1670- 1841), marked at the back
Origin: The Netherlands, Delft 18...
Category
Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Delft, Pottery, Earthenware
Wedding Plate in cremware, Wedgwood C1786
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A creamware plate, with transfer printed decoration. From a service probably ordered to commemorate the wedding of John Peter and Ann Du Port, of Guernsey.
The plate is of plain cre...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Creamware
Italian Neoclassical Period 18th Century Console Table with Marquetry Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical period crotch mahogany and walnut console table from the 18th century with marquetry décor, tapered legs and single drawer. Cre...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Wood, Walnut
Pair of Black Basalt Reclining Figures, Cleopatra and Lucretia, Neale circa 1780
By Neale & Co.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, rare pair of figures in black basalt from the Neale Manufactory. The Neale pottery was founded in 1778 and ran until around 1792. They made very fine wares, and were on good terms with Wedgwood, with whom they combined shipments to the continent.
For two similar figures marked for Neale & Co. see Diana Edwards, Black Basalt, Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers, Suffolk, 1994, p. 208, figs. 313 & 314.
Cleopatra and Lucretia are two women from different time periods and historical contexts, but are linked by their importance in Roman history, as well as by their tragic ends.
Cleopatra was a famous queen of ancient Egypt, who ruled from 51-30 BC. She was the last pharaoh of Egypt and is remembered for her intelligence, beauty, and political savvy. Cleopatra was involved in a romantic relationship with the Roman general and statesman, Julius Caesar, and later with the Roman general and politician, Mark Antony...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine quality 18th century Serpentine commode in mahogany and satinwood inlay.
This commode stands well and is beautifully proportione...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Hot Milk Jug, Engine-Turned Jasperware. Wedgwood, C1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Superb and exceptionally rare small jug in tricolour engine-turned diceware.
This is very early jasperware, made when "cherokee clay" was still being used. This clay, sourced from America, contained kaolin, the ingredient that makes porcelain translucent.
Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023.
Engine turning, also known as guilloche, is a decorative technique that was commonly used on eighteenth-century pottery. The process involved cutting intricate, repetitive patterns into a metal or ceramic surface using a machine known as a rose engine...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Venetian Table Vitrines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century Venetian finely carved giltwood and painted table vitrines. Could be electrified and mounted as wall sconces.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Silver Cup with Property Inscription. Possibly Spanish American, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Tembladera or bernegal with property inscription. Possibly Spanish American, 18th century.
Silver trembling dish in its color with a wide and circular base and a mouth of greater diameter than this, body with a fine line engraved towards the edge and an inscription of ownership on the front (Lucas Vilacha) made with small dots. It also has two handles decorated with vegetal and grotesque elements with human heads, with shapes similar to lions or dogs visible at the top.
In Spanish silverware...
Category
South American Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Figure of a Nun, Perhaps Heloise, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic example of early bow porcelain.
The figure is of a Dominican Nun, and is based on a continental model, probably Meissen.
Bow produced a number of apparently religious...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Encaustic Painted Ecuelle, Wedgwood, circa 1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In black basalt, decorated with encaustic painting.
An écuelle is a French word that refers to a shallow dish or bowl, typically made of metal or ceramic, and used for serving food. Écuelle is also the French word for a small, shallow saucer used for serving soup. In English, an écuelle might be referred to as a soup plate or a soup saucer...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Venetian Hand Painted and Gilt Figural Pagoda Two Drawer Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Venetian hand painted and gilt figural pagoda two-drawer commode with scalloped edge top, gilt carved shell form handles, and resting on a scalloped edge floral skirt with the origin...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Teapot, Derby Porcelain Works, circa 1775
By Derby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A gadrooned, canon-ball shape teapot, decorated with typical sprays of natural flowers. The shape and decoration are both in imitation of Meissen.
The Derby Porcelain Works, now known as the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company, is a British manufacturer of fine bone china. The company has a long and rich history dating back to the late 18th century.
The company was founded in 1750 as the Derby China Works. It was originally located in the city of Derby and produced a wide range of ceramic wares, including tea sets, vases, and figurines. In 1756, the company was granted the status of "Supplier to the King," which allowed it to use the "Royal" designation in its name.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the company experienced significant growth and expanded its product line to include more elaborate and ornate pieces. The company was particularly known for its "Derby Posies...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Three Shelf White Metal Bakers Rack with Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
iconic Three shelf bakers rack in White metal with brass banding and accents - the piece is a wonderful addition to many kitchen or pantries, or works well in an space needing extra ...
Category
American Classical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè
By Francesco Bolgié
Located in IT
18th century Italian neoclassical carved, lacquered and gilded wood dresser attributed to Francesco Bolgiè (1752?-1834).
The fine and elegant commode is made of finely carved, lacquered and gilded wood. It presents several stylistic and material elements characteristic of the wooden works and of the furniture present in the Piedmont area, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The richness of the ornaments, the gold leaf, the iconographic program and the significant level of cabinet making that characterizes this furniture are testimony of a wealthy client and the valuable work of a sculptor at the service of noble and royal families. Stylistically can be attributed to the famous italian sculptor Francesco Bolgiè (1752-1834).
The front of the furniture and the two side are characterized by a complex decorative architecture. Two horizontal perimeter bands show gilded carved geometric patterns and palmettes on a blue lacquered backdrop. The low frame, in the centre and on the front, has a half-moon element inside which is finely carved a lion with two cupids and laurel branches. Near the corners, at the top, are carved a female faces, while at the bottom are some bees. The fretwork of the vertical bands draws strings that support a bunch of grapes with vine leaves. The side walls are lacquered in ochre yellow and, at the centre, a frame with acanthus leaves outlines a lacquered space in the tones of the ancient rose violaceous, with in the centre an ornate leaf with fine girali. On the four sides of this frame four large golden flowers harmonize the together.
The front, similar in composition, has a yellow ochre background, internal frame with palmettes and four flowers. The large internal space, lacquered in antique pink, shows in the center a woman’s fece with a composition of grapes and wheat ears; from the face depart fine phytomorphic girals with racemes, bunches of grapes and vine leaves. The nozzle of the original lock, placed on the front of the cabinet and on top, is in gilded bronze, chiselled with ribbon motif. The front panel opens downwards. The interior of the cabinet, entirely lacquered in red, has a shelf and therefore two compartments. The red color cinnabar deliberately recalls the characteristic Chinese lacquer, at the time much loved for the decorations to cineseria furniture. The special folding lock system, which allows the opening and closing of the front door, is the original one.
The commode rests on four conical wood legs witch are carved with acanthus leaves and small ramage, gilded and lacquered.
The top of the furniture is in grey marble bardiglio valdieri, lithotype that had great success in Piedmont, in the north of Italy, since the middle of the 18th century. On it were usually exposed bronzes, candlesticks, watches and sculptures.
The sculpted subjects refer to a precise iconographic programme.
The female head is identifiable in Ceres, Mother Terra, which in classical iconography is depicted with the head surrounded by a sert of wheat ears and a cluster of grapes. Ceres or Demeter in Greek, sister of Zeus, in Greek mythology is the goddess of fertility, the guardian of crops, protector of agriculture and wheat, constant nurse of youth and of the green earth, author of the cycle of seasons, life and death, protector of marriage and sacred laws.
The representation of Ceres, and its meaning, are linked to bees, symbol of virtue and chastity, allegory of Mother Earth, rebirth, mercy and justice. Just as the leaves of the vine and its fruits: in many cultures, from Greco-Roman to Christianity, the vine is a symbol of well-being, fruitfulness and blessing; it represents an abundant life and the joy that flows from it; it reflects the desire for fertility and beauty. It is also a sign of devotion to the fruits of the spirit and protection from evil. Fullness, wisdom, youth, maturation, prosperity are all images associated with the vine. Sacrifice, faith and good will are the qualities required for the vine to bear fruit.
The inverted bezel shows the iconographic image of Amor Vincit...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Silver tray. Mateo Martínez Moreno, Cordoba, Spain, 1789.
Located in Madrid, ES
Font. Silver. Mateo Martínez Moreno, Cordoba, Spain, 1789.
With contrast markings.
Silver dish in its color, oval in shape and great depth, which presents contrasting marks and an edge composed of smooth moldings of different widths curved drawing waves, ending in four peaks that extend towards the bottom of the piece, thus drawing a series of curves and countercurves This form is known as "cut profiles", and was a common resource in eighteenth-century Spanish silverware...
Category
Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Carved Giltwood Architectural Winged Fragments with Serpent Tails, circa
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning and rare pair of antique architectural fragments with wings and serpents' tails
French or Italian, circa late 18th century...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Steel
18th Century Cherrywood Half Cabinet/ Sideboard, Josephinism Era, AT circa 1780
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Breathtaking inlayed 18th century cherrywood half cabinet or sideboard from the so-called "Josephinism" period in Austria around 1780. This exceptional shaped half cabinet/ sideboard was part of the inventory of a private castle and impresses with an incredible design adorned by amazing looking inlay works. The beautiful double-mirrored cherrywood veneered surface is unparalleled. Behind the large two-piece door which can be locked with the still original lock, you have two large compartments offering a lot of storage space. Inlayed frames of fine ashwood which are additionally adorned by extraordinary set, delicate frames made of nutwood threads can be found on the front, the top plate as well as on both sides and confer this dreamlike, over 240 year old half cabinet an absolutely unique appearance. Together with the beveled corners, showing a lovely transversely veneered ashwood section and additionally round inlayed design elements refined by pyrography, this antique sideboard/ half-cabinet is a true beauty from around 1780. A real rare and valuable, eye catching piece of late 18th century Austrian furniture...
Category
Austrian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th/19th Century Pair of Russian Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of end of 18th/early 19th century Russian neoclassical figural gilt and patinated bronze candelabra.
Gilt-bronze circular pedestal on rectangular plinth, the base with neoclassical foliate frieze, the pedestal with surrounding frieze of stylized female masks with Russian-style headdresses, which are connected by draperies. Each pedestal with the patinated bronze figure of either a young man or a young woman in classical garments, each holding a baluster vase from which emerge naturalistically designed, cast and chiselled branches of leaves and roses, the rose flowers serving as bobeches for candles.
The detailed and naturalistic design of the rose branches...
Category
European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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