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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$10,225
Gufram Pratone 1971
By Gufram Furniture, Riccardo Rosso, Piero Derossi and Giorgio Ceretti
Located in Perpignan, FR
A unique and unconventional Chaise longue that has as yet found no ersatz, Pratone has become a reference parameter in the history of design. Included by Vitra Design Museum among t...
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Foam
sculptural armchair bicyle
Located in Perpignan, FR
Circa 1990. Attribué à Andy Gregg (USA) Fauteuil rocking-chair / pièce unique En parfait état
Aluminum
Wood fired stoneware armchair by Mia Jensen, 2024.
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wood fired stoneware armchair by Mia Jensen. Artist signature under the base. 2024. H : 20.5’ x 20.5’ x 20.5’ inches. - Born in 1981 in Denmark, lives and works in La Borne, Franc...
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Pair of Italian Carved Wood Armchairs For Reupholstery
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative - this pair of naturalistic Italian carved wood armchairs certainly make a statement. Please take a look at all our pictures to see the intricate detail and craft...
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
$12,450 / set
H 39.75 in W 29.75 in D 31 in
Pair of French Early 20th Century Regency Style Mahogany Carved Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French early 20th century Regency style mahogany carved armchairs, each upholstered in a light cream color pleather,...
Synthetic, Mahogany
$2,644Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 33.08 in W 33.08 in D 27.56 in
20th Century Pair of French Blue Hand Carved Neoclassical Wood Cane Armchairs
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of dark flame birch carved armchairs upholstered in blue. Features caned back and arms and exposed carved wood that has a handsomely aged patina. France, circa 1920.
Cane, Wood
GUFRAM the End Stool by TOLIETPAPER
By Gufram Furniture, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Toiletpaper
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gufram pulls back from the world of design. It declares it and turns the page – with a tombstone. Since the time has come to call it quits because of the many mudslinger that have al...
Other
Ripple Armchair — Sculptural Wood Base, Sidani Design
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Ripple Armchair draws from the soft rhythm of water and air, vertical lines echoing ripples, pillars and sculpted silence. Its base anchors the form, while the upholstered seat f...
Upholstery, Wood
$2,144Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.89 in W 29.14 in D 31.11 in
Contemporary Ava Armchair in Wood by Guto Indio da Costa, Brazil
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Contemporary Wood Ava Armchair by Guto Indio da Costa, Brazil The AVA armchair is part of the collection Machina & Manus by the Brazilian designer...
Wood
GUFRAM Sassi Pouf by Piero Gilardi
By Gufram Furniture, Piero Gilardi
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Exhibited for the first time at the Triennale in Milano in 1968, Sassi became one of the symbols of Gufram's naturalistic inspirations and of the ""true-fake"" concept, which can be found in many of its products. The stones, the largest is a pouf; the small ones ornamental elements...
Foam
$7,500 / set
H 42 in W 25 in D 21 in
Beautiful Pair of Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Carved Wood Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Pair of Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Carved Wood Arm Chairs High backs with high wavy arms, fine floral and foliate carved motifs on the back, arms and bottom. Detail...
Fabric, Wood
$3,200
H 35.44 in W 17.33 in D 16.93 in
Jallot - Bergere - Armchair - Sculptural Elegance - 1930s - France
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A striking example of French Art Deco design, this exceptional bergère by Jallot embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of the early 20th century. With its sinuous, sculptural silho...
Mahogany
Paolo Buffa armchair for Serafino Arrighi, 1952
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Paolo Buffa armchair for Serafino Arrighi, walnut and rush, Italy, 1952 A Paolo Buffa armchair in walnut and rush, Italy, 1952. The tall ladder back is defined by three horizontal r...
Wood
$800 / item
H 33.47 in W 29.14 in D 29.53 in
In stock Gufram Jolly Roger Pirate Chair by Fabio Novembre, Black
By Fabio Novembre, Gufram Furniture
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Italian genius designer Fabio Novembre was born in Lecce in 1966, graduated from Milan University of Architecture and studied film in New York. In 1994 he opened his own design studio in Milan, and has since launched extensive design collaborations. Fabio excels at telling stories with avant-garde, bold furniture designs, especially a collection of furniture inspired by the human body. Designed by Fabio Novembre and born in 2013, the Jolly Roger armchair is Gufram's first product to be moulded and the first to be free of polyurethane soft parts. Jolly Roger is a seat reminiscent of a skull, with a world map embossed on the back of the seat used by pirates of the Pacific. Consistent with the attitude of all Gufram products, Jolly Roger, far from boring interior design standards, is an armchair that represents a free stance. From the name "Pirate Chair...
Plastic
Pair of Early 20th Century Oak Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts & Crafts sculptural oak armchairs England, Circa 1920-40
Oak
Louis XV Bergère Armchair, Hand-Carved Wood, Linen, Early 20th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Louis XV French Provincial "au coin du feu" around the fireplace armchair with white linen upholstered paneled back and seat. French armchair bergèr...
Linen, Wood
Rare armchair sculpture Louis Durot
By Louis Durot
Located in Perpignan, FR
Très rare fauteuil sculpture réalisé par Louis Durot pour l'exposition de la maison de Nikolaos Xasteros . Il s'agit d'une pièce unique en parfait état. résine renforcée .
Resin, Epoxy Resin
Thonet Model 17 Tall Back Caned Bentwood Armchairs Set of 4
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 Thonet tall back armchairs with caned seats and backs. Curly twist arms with flared turned legs. Caning is pressed on style and perfect. Sold and priced as a set o...
Cane, Beech
Pair of Vintage Cerused Oak Shell Form Grotto Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of vintage cerused oak shell form Grotto chairs newly reupholstered in a Quadrille coral print.
Wood
Pair of Neoclassical Mahogany Klismos Chairs, France, circa 1890
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Extremely elegant pair of French, circa 1890, neoclassical style klismos form chairs of solid mahogany construction having deeply bowed continuous crest-rails supported by geometric ...
Mahogany