Neoclassical Furniture

Presenting a gorgeous American bronze sculpture of a “Rugged Outdoorsman” bronze by Lundeen. George Wayne Lundeen (b. 1948), American Sculptor … limited Edition No 10/12 … dated 1977. Fully and properly signed and marked on the rear of the head. This is an exceptional quality bronze with exceptional detail. It features the bust/head of a bearded and rugged American Frontiersman with rope over his shoulder. It sits on a granite base. George Wayne Lundeen, American sculptor (b. 1948 -). Born in Holdrege, Nebraska, George Lundeen has become a nationally known sculptor of realistic figures. He achieved the status of full Academician of the National Academy of Design in New York, which is the highest professional recognition bestowed on visual arts in America. One of his best known pieces is the seated, life-size figure in bronze of Benjamin Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. He also has work at the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. and in 2001, his sculpture Thomas Jefferson was dedicated at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Lundeen served as the 2001 Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Visiting Lecturer and participated in the unveiling of the Jefferson sculpture. Recipient Pioneer award, Nebraska legislature, 1995, Distinguished Nebraskan, Governor Nebraska, 1995; Fulbright-Hays grantee, Florence, Italy, 1973-1974. Member of National Academy of Design (academician), Allied Artists American (Montana award 1982), National Sculpture Society (Bronze medal 1981, 1984, Silver medal 1982). UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters STATE OF NEBRASKA 1995 “Distinguished Nebraskan” by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION 1995 Pioneer Award NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY 1983 National Sculpture Society’s Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal: “Departure” 1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal: “Old Friends” 1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal: “Departure” ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 1991 Associate Members Award: “Joy of Music-Bass Player” 1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: “Hearts on a Swing” 1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award: “Ben Franklin” 1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: “Michelle” NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 1986 John Cavenaugh Memorial Award: “Flatlander” 1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: “Lovers” 1981 Rocky Mountain Sculpture...

Presenting a lovely vintage gold and brass 4 light lantern from circa 1955. Lovely restored Moe Lighting Lantern from circa 1955. Made in the U.S.A. 4 bulb Lantern in full functional condition and sympathetically restored to its original beauty. The Lantern is gilt metal and brass and is covered in gold leaf. It has been recently re-gilted. The top finial of the lantern is beautifully cast with scrolling arms and handles. There are 5 glass panels edged in brass. The interior working bulb platform is on a tilt central column or lever that tilts with the movement of the lantern in the wind. Both the top and bottom parts of the lantern have a pierced gallery and the base has a removeable plate with a final to access the bulbs on the interior. The interior has a label hidden from view under the bulb base (see photos) confirming that the Lantern was made by Moe Light of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin a Division of Thomas Industries. This helps us date the piece as Moe Lighting was acquired by Thomas Industries in 1953. We are of the opinion that this piece date from the mid 1950’s. A beautiful addition to any home of style !! Thomas Industries was formed in a 1953 merger of two companies–a lighting fixture manufacturer and the maker of electrical spraying machines–both of which came into being in the late 1920s. The unlikely marriage of these two product lines was the cornerstone of what would become the company’s two core businesses: lighting fixtures and air compressors/pumps. The lighting fixture side of Thomas Industries traces its history back to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and two brothers: Henrik and Ole Moe. The Moe Brothers, together with a number of other entrepreneurs, owned the Moe-Bridges Co., a lighting fixture manufacturer formed in 1919. As a result of friction among the Moe-Bridges management, however, the Moe brothers were frozen out of the company in the late 1920s by the majority owners. Deciding to stay with the industry they knew, the Moes formed another lighting fixture company called Moe Brothers Manufacturing. Henrik’s two sons joined the business in the early 1930s, and in 1938, the company moved its operations from Milwaukee to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. While the Moe brothers were building their lighting fixture business, the Electric Sprayit Company–the forerunner to Thomas Industries’ compressor and pump division–was also testing its wings. In 1928, the Electric Sprayit Company was formed in Chicago “to manufacture, buy, and sell electrical spraying machines, blowers, air compressors, mechanical, and mercantile devices.” In a curious twist of fate, in 1934 the Electric Sprayit Company acquired Moe-Bridges, the company that had forced out the Moe brothers, and moved from Chicago into the Moe-Bridges plant in Milwaukee. In 1939, Electric Sprayit moved its operations again, this time to Sheboygan, Wisconsin. During World War II, both companies stopped making their standard product lines in order to produce materials for the war effort. At the close of the war, in 1946, Moe Brothers received a large contract from Sears to produce household pressure cookers. Although the company had not previously manufactured pressure cookers, the large stamping presses they had obtained for the war gave them the production capabilities for the job. The brothers planned to use sales revenues from the pressure cooker contract to return to the lighting fixture business. Unfortunately, Sears rescinded the company’s contract due to a product malfunction. In the aftermath of the contract loss, pressured by the bank to repay existing debt, the Moe brothers decided to sell the company. Moe Brothers was purchased in 1948 by a Louisville investment group headed by Lee Thomas. Thomas, the former president of Ekco Products in Chicago, had recently purchased a small saw business in Louisville and was looking for further investment opportunities. His new purchase was renamed Moe Light, and a national advertising campaign was launched to promote residential lighting fixtures. Two years later, Moe Light expanded by opening a new residential lighting factory in Kentucky and acquiring the Los Angeles-based Star...

Italian Neoclassical style freestanding slant front desk, in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, late 19th c. Exquisite marquetry veneer in rosewood, satinwood and other decorative woods. The rectangular top with inlaid marquetry foliate sits above a sloping fall front centered by a foliate cartouche and corner cartouches, the kneehole. Open to reveal a nicely fitted interior with an arrangement of open compartments flanked by two short drawers and an inlaid hinged writing surface. Below this there are two large graduated drawers. Side panels inlaid with conforming scrollwork all rising on four elegant squared tapering legs finished with the original brass castor cups. The shape and the inlaid designs are similar to those on pieces of furniture produced by Giuseppe Maggiolini (1738-1814), the foremost cabinet-maker in late 18th-century Milan. Maggiolini and his workshop specialized in marquetry scenes inspired by antiquity, based on drawings by late 18th-century artists and designers such as Andrea...

At just over two feet long, this gilt bronze jardiniere was produced in France, circa 1850, at the end of the Neoclassical period. Neoclassical ...

Decorate a console or a buffet with this elegant antique urn from Paris. Crafted circa 1890 and signed on the bottom, the tall neoclassical vase features a long neck over a rounded base. The urn is gilt hand painted with a central medallion of classical decor of floral motifs with the Louis XVI...

Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June 1911 . On ‘The Outlook’ letterhead. Typed and personally signed and amended by President Theodore Roosevelt. Dated June 20th 1911. What makes this letter so important is the author, the office and the content. It refers to the beliefs and opinions of the then President and First Lady (Edith) towards the women’s sufferage and empowerment movement that was the ‘hot topic’ of the time. It is addressed to Eliza Calvert Hall/Obenchain who was a well known author at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century. In 1905, Teddy referred to her book “Aunt Jane of Kentucky’ in a speech and recommended that every man in America should read it to understand ‘the plight of their womenfolk’. He regularly corresponded with her and we have a number of those letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Hall/Obenchain who was also heavily involved in the Suffragist movement. The letters also provide a fascinating and historic record of Roosevelt’s personal beliefs and feelings on female empowerment. The Letter Reads: The Outlook 287 Fourth Avenue New York Office of Theodore Roosevelt June 20th, 1911 “My dear Miss Hall: I am touched by your sending me “To Love and To Cherish”. But then, I am one of those included in the dedication, for I well know and dearly love ” Aunt Jane of Kentucky”. Mrs. Roosevelt and I do not feel that the hero ought to have yielded to his wife’s feelings ! Ultimately it was doing an injustice to her and to his children, as well as to the State. It is a good thing to have a Governor’s wife a woman who can be as gracious a hostess, and of as fine a type, as Dolly Madison...

Decorate an office or study's shelf with this elegant suite of antique putti statues. Crafted in France circa 1870, and made of iron, each musical cherub stands on a rectangular base, and plays a different musical instrument; violin, flute, sitar and tambourine. The four seasons cherubs...

Decorate an office or study with this antique black and white engraving. Hand colored in Italy circa 1770, the large monochromatic etching is...

Decorate an office or study with this antique black and white engraving. Hand colored in Italy circa 1775, the large monochromatic etching is...

Beautiful 18th century Italian neo classical carved and parcel gilt mirror. Intricate carving at the top of the mirror including flowers and a bird. So pretty!!

Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt letter of January 1918. On ‘Sagamore Hill’ letterhead. Fully handwritten and personally signed by President...

Presenting A Very Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter from White House June 1907. On ‘The White House’ letterhead. Typed and personally signed and amended by President Theodore Roosevelt. With it’s original White House envelope, stamp and postage marks. Dated June 14th 1907. What makes this letter so important is the author, the office and the content. It refers to the beliefs and opinions of the then President and First Lady (Edith) towards the women’s sufferage and empowerment movement that was the ‘hot topic’ of the time. It is addressed to Eliza Calvert Obenchain who was a well known author at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century. In 1905, Teddy referred to her book “Aunt Jane of Kentucky’ in a speech and recommended that every man in America should read it to understand ‘the plight of their womenfolk’. He regularly corresponded with her and we have a number of those letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Obenchain who was also heavily involved in the Suffragist movement. The letters also provide a fascinating and historic record of Roosevelt’s personal beliefs and feelings on female empowerment. The Letter Reads: The White House Washington Oyster Bay, N.Y., June 14, 1907 Personal “Dear Mrs. Obenchain: I gladly accept the autographed copy of “Aunt Jane” which you have been so kind to send me. But Aunt Jane is so good and so wise that she must not (amount “race (illegible)) fall into the terrible mistake of the self-indulgent, selfish, shortsighted women, cold in heart and in temper, who shirk the duties of mother-hood and then try to cover up to themselves and to others their cowardice or self-indulgence by making believe they are actuated by wise or lofty motives. * With great regard, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt *And she must not give aid and comfort to unsexed or sexless creatures by a jest which they may take for earnest ! Mrs. Eliza Calvert Obenchain, Bowling Green, Kentucky.“ The envelope is From: The White House. Addressed to: Mrs. Eliza Calvert Obenchain, Bowling Green, Kentucky and marked ‘Personal’. It is stamped on the front as posted from Oyster Bay, New York Post Office on June 16 1907. It has a red 2 Cent...

Decorate a dining table with this elegant antique planter. Crafted in France circa 1880, and made of bronze, the jardiniere stands on scrolled feet with foliate motifs. Oval in shape...

A pair of ormolu mounted serves porcelain vases.

Beautiful antique Italian hand painted neo classical style commode. Decorative designs painted in a blue grey color. Gorgeous patina as well. A great piece for the modern farmhouse l...

Pair of antique style marble pedestals with applied bronze approx.

Exceptional pair of 19th century Northern Italian neo-classical style side tables. Featuring very fine inlaid images and a marble top. And when you open up the doors there are drawer...

Pair of bronze dore and rock crystal candlesticks.

Handsome 19th century Austrian carved pine neo-classical console with slate top. Exceptional intricate carvings on this piece including Ram's heads. Stunning!.

Presenting a rare book, namely, Sketches of North Carolina by Rev WH Foote. Titled: “Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, Illustrative of the principles of a p...

With a nod to mid-century design, this four-door cabinet is your stylish, sideboard solution. Its custom feel is visible throughout. From the aged bronze, zinc top to the dark, hamm...

77651 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 09'07 x 16'03. From the enchanting heart of south-central Iran emerges the legacy of Kerman rugs, woven into existence within the storied city of Ke...

Exceptional 19th century English neo-classical carved and whitewashed Mahogany console. Very fine carvings and a beautiful carrara marble top. A fabulous piece that is sure to impress!!

Antique French neoclassical gilt gold mirror, a beautiful piece that can go in an entry way. Some wear due to aging.

A fine 19th century Austrian Royal Viennese porcelain urn with hand painted classical scenes. Very fine detailed decoration.

Late 18th century Italian painted neo-classical style commode. Rusty red color with a painted grey top. A handsome piece!

Decorate a fireplace hearth with this elegant antique fire back, created in France circa 1760, and square in shape, the plaque features a Roman allegoric scene with a male male angel...

Gorgeous 19th century Italian carved pine neoclassical tables. Interesting ram's head carvings on the legs and beautiful marble tops. Lovely decorative accent pieces! Note: Price lis...

Large scale decorative early 19th century Swedish neoclassical painted mirror. Note the beautifully carved face at the top of the mirror. Makes an impressive statement!

Pair of beautiful crystal bird sconces, with silver metal arms, 2 lights ea., crystal flower petals and unique silvers stile, circa 1990s.

A fine pair of early 20th century Empire neoclassical style gilt bronze and malachite tables Measures: Height 29 1/2 x width 28 1/2 x depth 20 1/4 inches.  

Elegant 18th century Italian carved and parcel gilt neoclassical console. Beautiful intricate carvings and a pretty marble top. An exceptional piece!! Note: There is an old repair to...

77864, vintage Persian Qum rug with Neoclassical Art Nouveau style. With ornate details and well-balanced symmetry combined with a regal color palette, this hand-knotted wool vintage...

a pair of modernist gilt bronze mounted malachite veneered table lamps.

Beautiful 19th century Italian neo-classical style painted chest of drawers. A nice decorative piece with a very fine patina.

PRESENTING a beautiful pair of early American solid brass andirons. Large pieces! Possibly made in or around Virginia, circa 1820-1830. Often referred to as 'Canonball' andirons, ...

Decorate a console, buffet or mantel with this pair of elegant antique candle holders. Crafted in Italy circa 1880, and built of solid oak, the c...

19th century pair of fine French candelabrum Each candelabrum in the form of a patinated bronze Bacchante holding aloft a gilt-bronze standard issu...

Marble top center table with applied bronze.

Custom pewter zinc three-drawer bedside table with white oak top on hamemered steel base.

PRESENTING A STUNNING mid to late 19th Century American Ebony Mirror with Beveled Glass. From circa 1860 -1880. This beautiful mirror is made of a deep/thick ebony veneer, over a s...

Decorate a console table or buffet with this elegant glass vase. Crafted in France circa 1970, the luxurious cut glass vessel stands on a square base, is shaped as a neoclassical urn...

A pair of Italian neoclassic style polychrome console tables. The faux marble variegated green-painted rectangular top over conforming rectangular border with central drawer on taper...

Pair of 19th century French oval back side chairs.

53467, vintage Persian Hamadan runner with Romantic Russian Dacha style. Take a timeless, tailored design, mix in a dash of romantic connotations and neutral hues to get this fresh l...

Presenting a very rare eleventh edition hardback illustrated copy of The Life of Francis Marion W. Gilmore Simms. J.C. Derby 119 Nassau Street, New York...

Neoclassic style gilt gold wall sconces, one pair 3 lights each in excellent conditions, from 19th century.

A pair of 19th century bronze patinated classical urns signed F. Barbedienne. Custom made into lamps.

French Louis XVI style carved wood six-light chandelier with a gold leaf and blue painted finish. The chandelier dates from the early 20th century and appears to have been gilded and...

Lovely 18th century Italian carved and painted neoclassical style mirror. Interesting carved images including an urn and some dragons. Beautiful bluish green and white patina. Very p...

A very fine and large patinated and gilt bronze urn with classical detail by Ferdinand Barbedienne Made into a lamp with a custom shade.

Large console table with a limestone top and caved wood acanthus leaf legs with a gray painted finish.   

Beautiful pair of 19th century neoclassical bronze urns with classical Roman figures and partial gilt made into lamps. Attributed to Barbedianne.

Beautiful and fine pair of large mahogany and inlayed brass pedestals. Late 19th-early 20th century. French polished beautiful quality.

77455, vintage Chinese abstract marble print rug with modern neoclassical baroque style 08'00 x 11'04. Effortless beauty and simplicity meet soft, bespoke vi...

Stunning pair of neoclassical two-toned lacquered chest of drawers or commodes. With three drawers having a black with gold border, diamond shape incised escutcheon.

77534, vintage Turkish Harker Millefleur rug with Victorian style. With a timeless floral pattern and refined elegance, this hand knotted wool vintage T...

A German neoclassic ormolu and cut-glass twenty light chandelier, lower tier contains four (4) groups of three (3) lights or twelve (12) total, upper tier has two (2) branches for ea...