Beaux Arts Furniture
BEAUX ARTS STYLE
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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Beaux Arts
10 Ovington New York Gilt Dinner Plates
Located in Norwood, NJ
Set of 10 Crescent & Sons heavily gilt porcelain dinner plates retailed by Ovington Bros. Co. New York. White porcelain with large gilt edge borde...
Category
20th Century English Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Gold
Polychrome Terracotta Angel
Located in Baltimore, MD
A polychrome terracotta angel built in fifteen pieces, in the Luca Della Robbia tradition, salvaged from the Southern Hotel in downtown Baltimore, wh...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
"Aphrodite, " Masterful Marble Bas Relief Rondel by Flanagan, Sculptor for Mint
By John Flanagan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by one of the great masters of bas relief sculpture in America, John Flanagan, this profile depiction of the goddess Aphrodite was used as the model for the famous "Aphrodite/Swift Runners" bronze medal issued in 1932 by the Society of Medalists...
Category
1930s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French cast iron bistro table with newer polished white veined marble top. Perfect for outdoor use. Circa 1900-1910 (marble c. 1980's)
Dimensions: 45.25"W x 19.75"D x 30"H
Please n...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century Cast Brass Sconces - a Pair
Located in Canton, MA
Early 20th century cast brass sconces, a pair. The backplates are from around the 1020’s, and the arms and bobeches were cast in the 1990’s, from traditional molds. The backplate is ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Cast Iron Urns, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron white painted garden urn planters. Weathered rusty patina with remnants of blue and green paint layers. Circa 1860-1880.
Weight: 34 Lbs each
D...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bellova Czechoslovakia Glass Boudoir Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bellova Czechoslovakia Glass Boudoir Lamp with printed floral motif, apparently unmarked. 9.5" H x 7" Diameter.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Glass
"Commerce and Industry", Beaux Arts/Art Deco Allegorical Mural w/ Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of allegorical mural painting, this large piece by Edward Holslag features a central winged figure holding a reflective orb, flanked by two nude or semi-nude male ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron garden urn planters. In three parts, the tall urn rests on a pedestal base which has a removable rim. Fine cast details with large lion head h...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Victorian Garland and Swag Brass Frame FE
Located in Garnerville, NY
Garland swag and floral elements decorate this brass frame, circa 1880-1900. Foundry stamp on reverse, FE flanking a Hammer. Very good condition.
Overall dimensions are 5.13" wide...
Category
1880s European Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Giltwood Frame
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Beaux Arts gilt wood picture frame. Fine quality heavy gilded molding. Very good condition with minor losses. Nice scal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century English Majolica Begonia Leaf Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century English Majolica glazed ceramic begonia leaf plate with a single green leaf on dark brown ground with yellow accents. Mottled green, brown and yellow on reverse. Circa...
Category
19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French Sarreguemines Majolica glazed ceramic plates with chesnut leaf pattern in shades of green, on turquoise blue ground and ochre rim. Blue glaze on the rev...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Mahogany Porte Manteau or Coat Rack
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French mahogany wall mounted porte manteau, or coat rack, with six cast brass hooks. Good quality detailed casting. Circa 1900-1920.
Dimensions: 71"W x 12"H x ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Sterling Silver Centerpiece Bowl in Beaux Arts Olympian
Located in New York, NY
Olympian sterling silver centerpiece bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved and tapering bowl on domed foot. At top a dense repousse frieze of love-making, harp-stumming nym...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Bronze Garden Of Eden Charger by J.B. McCoy & Son New York
Located in New York, NY
Antique cast bronze hanging plaque with Adam , Eve and the Angel in the Garden of Eden. Finely detailed lush foliage, palm trees, surround the garden. Stamped in lower left rim, J.B....
Category
19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Burl Wood Sculpture of a Ram's Head by Edwin Bucher (1879-1968)
Located in New York, NY
This stunning burl wood sculpture of a ram's head, crafted by renowned Swiss sculptor Edwin Bucher, showcases the artist's mastery of form and texture. Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, ...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Burl
19th Century French Adjustable Sculptor's Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French adjustable sculptor's stand made of solid beechwood with dark finish and waxed patina. Rectangular top and sturdy tiered triform structure with splayed legs. On...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large French Hunting Lodge Game Paintings, Set of 4
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of four large scale French School still life paintings, each with a game animal: rabbit, pheasant, deer and rooster centered in a trompe l'oiel architectural niche surrounded by fruits and flowers, two with large blue garden urns...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Paint
"Runner, " Large Rare Bronze of Nude Male Figure by Seifert, 1922
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted as European artists were moving from Beaux Arts realism to a more stylized modern approach to the figure, which we now call Art Deco, this large and rare bronze depicts a nu...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Wells Fargo Building Painted Cast Iron Winged Mountain Lion Grotesque, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and uncommon circa 1900 painted cast iron winged California mountain lion and bighorn sheep motif grotesque (aka gargoyle) believed to be from a Wells Fargo bank building ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Wicker Child's Chair
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French child's chair with rattan frame and woven wicker seat and back. Good craftsmanship with pink and blue rattan woven in a plaid pattern. Circa 1900-1920
Di...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
Etienne Falconet 1716-1796 La Baigneuse (The Bather) Diana Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French 1716 - 1791) La Baigneuse (Bathing Woman)
Large 29" tall sculpture of Diana at the well.
Measures 8.5" in width, 8.5" in depth and stands 29" ...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Lion on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Behold this exquisite 19th-century French gilt bronze lion head architectural fragment, a mesmerizing relic of a bygone era. This captivating ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Etienne Falconet 1716-1796 La Baigneuse (The Bather) Diana at Well Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French 1716 - 1791) La Baigneuse (Bathing Woman, The Bather) Patinated Spelter sculpture of Diana at the well. Signed and dated 1765
Measures 6" in w...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Femme Nue Couchee" Etching, Framed
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841-1919
Historical Description
This lovely image captures a sense of innocence and repose. With his delicate use of line, Renoir conveys a sense of grace an...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Wicker Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French woven wicker sewing stand with sturdy rattan frame and red reeded open basket form with top handle. Perfect for use as a side table or plant stand. Good ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
19th Century Majolica Begonia Leaf Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century Majolica glazed ceramic begonia leaf plate by Griffen Smith & Hill. A nicely textured Etruscan majolica plate with overlapping green...
Category
19th Century American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Antique painting of mountain scene, France, oil on canvas in period frame
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming antique 1920s oil on canvas painting of a mountain scene in a period frame. While the work is well executed it is unsigned. The painting was collected in France so presuma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Paint, Wood, Canvas
19th Century French Rotating Bookcase by Terquem, Paris
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French bibliotheque tournante, or revolving bookcase made by Terquem, Paris. Made of solid mahogany with brass inlay trim, this bookcase has t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French black painted cast iron garden urn planters. Beautiful weathered rusty patina with some paint loss. Circa 1850-1870.
Weight: 59 lbs. each
14"H x 21" Di...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Lion Mask Garden Urn
Located in New York, NY
Lion mask garden urn. Beaux Arts period cream cast stone planter with bas relief apposing lion mask ring ‘handles’ suspending ful floral swags all above a zig zag ribbon banded base....
Category
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Majolica glazed ceramic plate by H. B. Boulanger Choisy-le-Roi. Pattern of ferns and pink flowers beneath a large leaf, tied with a purple bow. Vivid shades of ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Majolica
White Oval Metal Floral Mirror Sconce
Located in Malibu, CA
Italian Oval mirrored sconce with 4 lights. Refreshed in hand painted white finish.
Iron flowers & leaves. Newly rewired with clear cord & in line s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet, " Rare, Large Bronze Sculpture with Nude Male
By Bruno Zach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
Category
1910s German Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of a Young Lady with Brown Hair, Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a lithographic print after the pastel drawing by French illustrator and artist Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871 - 1950) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Extra Large Gilt Plaster Fresco of Greek Columns
By Beaux Arts Galleria
Located in Weymouth, MA
Extra large plaster relief of a landscape with trees and Greek pillars. Reinforced plaster is very large (6 feet by 4 feet) and heavy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Plaster
"Crest of the Wave" Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare bronze "Crest of the Wave" (1925) Beaux Arts style nude sculpture by Harriet W. Frishmuth and produced by Gorham Co. Founders. Signed.
Category
1920s American Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Northern African Window Wooden Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
An interplay of patinas gives this vintage wooden vitrine a unique and intriguing personality. Made in Northern Africa, the handsome cabinet with its carved cornice and deep paneling is painted a shade of clean white, muted and faded by a patinated finish. The window frames, by contrast – made from salvaged antique doors...
Category
Early 1900s African Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Concrete Garden Table and Bench Set
Located in Winter Park, FL
A vintage French cast concrete garden table with two benches. Heavy concrete slab top with decorative edge and beautiful old mossy patina. Supports have Greek key design with large o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Set of 5 Large Vintage Venetian Glass Apothecary Jars with Lids and Fruit Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare vintage cobalt blue venetian glass apothecary jars. Set of 5. Each jar has a lid with glass fruit or flower as handle. Perfect for vanity or bathroom storage. Very good conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Dutch Genre Painting of a Kitchen Maid
Located in Winter Park, FL
A beautiful 19th Century genre painting in the Dutch style, clearly influenced by Vermeer, with light pouring in from an upper window. Depicting a kitchen maid preparing vegetable on...
Category
19th Century Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Lifesize Pair of Original French Bronze Sculptures of Herons- Moigniez
Located in New York City, NY
This important and unusual pair of life size French 19th century Blue Herons are realistically depicted with the two birds foraging in their natural environment. One large Heron is h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Sèvres Gilt Porcelain Cup & Saucer, Set of 3
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of three 19th Century French Sèvres fine gilded porcelain cups and saucers with tall scrolled handles. Hand-painted floral decoration. Sèvres mark to underside with red Château...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Sargadelos Porcelain Funny Witch Figure From Spain
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ceramic porcelain rendition that is colorful and joyful. This piece is in great condition with no chips. The representation of "funny witch" is whimsical and unique. A gr...
Category
1990s Spanish Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Figural Nude Putti Gilt Wood Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Figural Nude Putti Gilt Wood Candelabra Lamp. Height to the top of the base is 20 inches.
Additional information:
Materials: Woo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Beaux-Arts French Glass Top Dining Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Beaux-Arts cast bronze & wrought iron glass top dining table, French, early 20th century. Undoubtedly this was once a baker's table...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Urns
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French cast iron Medicis garden urn planters with black painted patina. Tall proportions with flared fluted form and pedestal base. Circa 1870-1880.
Weight: 3...
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Leonardo Da Vinci, French Book by Jean-Claude Frere, 1994
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Leonard de Vinci (Leonardo Da Vinci), French book by Jean-Claude, Frere, 1994.
We generally agree to recognize Leonardo da Vinci as the all-time greatest artist. This book retraces h...
Category
1990s French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Paper
Late 19thC Cast Iron Lawn Jockey in Old Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular and most likely a 19th century representation of a lawn jockey in cast iron. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear, some separation at the seams where they joi...
Category
1890s American Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Nazmiyal Collection Artistic Aquatic Fish Pattern Modern Area Rug 8'4" x 9'8"
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Artistic Contemporary Aquatic Fish Pattern Modern Area Rug, Country of origin: Central Asia, Circa date: Modern Rugs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Wool
Very Royal Bronze Unicorn Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
The lamp is early 20th century European. The Unicorn painted glass medallions are British Monarchy and read Mon Droit... My Right. One of the 4 pieces of glass is different and must ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rare Luxurious 24 Piece Baccarat Colbert Stemware Service for Eight
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Colbert is one of Baccarat's most luxurious and important patterns, pairing well with the Tzar and Lagny patterns and created for the most discerning clientelle. The body of each goblet is hand cut with a elegant, complex series of spires reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower. Each glass is of substantial weight required for such superb decoration, subtly flared at the six sided stem with a well balanced facet cut knob at the base and round foot with a sunburst cut base. A pleasure to enjoy with fine wine and champagne.
The Colbert service was created circa 1908 and has been out of production for many years. This pattern was apparently popular with Baccarat's Imperial Russian clientelle at the beginning of the 1900's. In 1912, a freighter bound for Saint Petersburg carrying a large order of Baccarat pieces ran aground off the coast of Antwerp. In 1999, the ship was discovered with a number of pieces in the Colbert pattern, surely meant for the well documented sumptuous feasts of the Russian nobility...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Daum Heron Pate de Verre Art Glass Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING Daum Heron Pate de Verre Art Glass Sculpture with original box.
Made by the World renowned French maker of ‘Daum’ of Nancy, France circa 1960-80.
Gorgeous art glass piece, hand crafted with translucent/frosted pale blue base, extending upwards to an amber tinted head.
Properly marked/etched signature on the base of “Daum, France”.
Provenance: Acquired by us from a fine Mississippi Estate, along with other Daum, Lalique and Steuben pieces. It has it’s original Daum box...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron garden urn planter with handles, pedestal base. Green painted patina with minor losses and some rust. Good condition. Circa 1880-1900. Weight: 25 lbs....
Category
19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Carved Walnut Pastry Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Carved Walnut Marble Top Sideboard, c 1900, with an oval beveled curved glass display cabinet above a rear beveled mirror, on flo...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight", Superb Limoges Enamel of Gérôme Painting
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although KPM, the German porcelain firm, is well known for its glazed plaques that copied great European masterwork paintings, Limoges in France did the same, though in enamel, an ar...
Category
1920s French Vintage Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair Large Antique Beaux Arts Brass Torch Wall Sconces, French Circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large pair of Beaux Arts period solid brass torch style wall sconces with original frosted and cranberry color flame glass shades.
France, circa 1900, early 20th century.
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Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Furniture
Materials
Brass
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Find a broad range of unique Beaux Arts furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Beaux Arts furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Denis Castaing, Gisele Buthod Garçon, Tim Orr, and Michel Lanos. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $650,000 while the average work can sell for $2,103.
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