Beaux Arts Furniture
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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1910s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Paint
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic, Rope
Early 1900s American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Plaster, Paint
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Walnut
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Beaux Arts Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
1970s Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Metal
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Beaux Arts Furniture
Wool
20th Century Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic, Rope
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Danish Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Plaster
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown Beaux Arts Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Alabaster
1980s Chinese Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Cotton, Wool
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Cast Stone
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Faience
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Crystal
1910s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Copper
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Bronze
1850s Belgian Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Gesso, Oak, Pine, Paint
1890s English Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Bronze, Iron
1890s Belgian Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Brass, Tin
19th Century European Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron, Tôle
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Beaux Arts Furniture
Canvas
1950s English Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Furniture
Belgian Black Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Marble, Iron
1970s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Furniture
Iron
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century European Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Canvas
Late 19th Century European Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Steel
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Beaux Arts Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Fruitwood
1950s Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Wood, Paper
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Fruitwood
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Paint
1860s French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Mahogany