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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19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Good quality heavy casting. Stripped of painted finish at some point. Warm gray patina with light rusting. White marb...
Marble, Brass, Iron
Coffee Table or Stool by Maarten Stuer, 2024.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware stool or coffee table by Marteen Stuer. Artist signature under the base. 2024. H : 17.1’ x 15.7’ inches. - Born in 1965 in Japan, lives and works in the Gers, France. Ma...
Ceramic
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Good quality heavy casting with dolphin head feet and black painted patina. Original red and grey veined marble top w...
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Bistro Table with Marble Top
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with white painted pedestal base. Original marble top with brass band around the perimeter. Good quality heavy casting. Base was repainte...
Marble, Brass, Iron
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic gueridon or coffee table or stool with grey- white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. 2020. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. M...
Ceramic
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic guéridon or coffee table or stool with grey, white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. 2020. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. M...
Ceramic
White and black engobed bollène stoneware stele by Jean Ponsart, 2024.
By Jean Ponsart
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White and black engobed bollène stoneware stele by Jean Ponsart. Artist monogram at the base. 2024. Approximatives dimensions : 29.7 x 26.6 x 10.6 inches. - Born in 1992 in Brianço...
Ceramic
Vintage Round Accent Table with Marble Top and Giltwood Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Marble side or occasional table features a round marble top and a hand-carved wooden base painted gold.
Marble
Maison Jansen Occasional Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Elegant marble-top table with a steel and brass base in the French Regency style.
Marble, Brass, Steel
French 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany Marble Top Gueridon Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant round table featuring a richly figured flame mahogany apron and sculptural pedestal base with carved tripod legs and decorative feet, supporting a veined marble top. A fine e...
Marble
19th century marble topped centre table / Gueridon
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Good quality 19th century mahognay and marble topped Gueridon French circa 1860;s Height 74 cms , width 97cms depth 97cms
Sapele Wood
19th Century French Marble Topped Gueridon
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French Charles X marble-topped gueridon with its original marble top. This lovely gueridon is in its totally original condition and has very few signs of wear. Featur...
Marble
19th Century French Charles X Gueridon Table with Bronze & Marble
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X-style (19/20th Century) round bronze gueridon end table with 3 scroll legs supporting a black marble top and shelf with a lower stretcher having a finial.
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Bistro Table - Gueridon
Located in Round Top, TX
Classical mid-19th century Bistro Table - Gueridon from the Provence area of France. Soundly constructed from cast iron with a beautifully patina'd marble top.
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional 19th century rectangular French bistro table with fabulous design elements throughout. The marble slab has become beautifully patinated with time. It has endured som...
Marble, Iron
Early 19th Century French Gueridon Table in Mahogany & Marble
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful Restauration French Gueridon made in mahogany and marquetry. This marble named "Brecht" is recognized by its different forms and colors.
Marble
19th Century French Marble Topped Gueridon or Centre Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very good quality 19th Century French marble topped gueridon or centre table. Circa 1860.
Mahogany
19th Century French Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century French bistro table combines timeless design with functional sophistication. Featuring a beautifully aged Carrara marble top, the table exudes refinement wi...
Marble
Large 19th Century French Marble Topped Gueridon
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large 19th century French marble topped gueridon with a good carved walnut base. 1820. The marble is 1-inch thick. Code: 8849 Dimensions: H: 28.5" (72.4 cm) Di: 45" (114.3 cm)
Marble
Coffee Table or Stool by Maarten Stuer, 2024.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware stool or coffee table by Marteen Stuer. Artist signature under the base. 2024. H : 17.1’ x 15.7’ inches.
Ceramic
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Original marble top with brass band around the perimeter. Good quality heavy casting with worn turquoise painted pati...
Marble, Brass, Iron
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic guéridon or coffee table or stool with grey, white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. More pi...
Ceramic
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic guéridon or coffee table or stool with grey, white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. More pi...
Ceramic
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic gueridon or coffee table or stool with grey-white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. More pie...
Ceramic
French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French cast iron bistro table with white painted pedestal base. Original marble top with brass band around the perimeter. Good quality heavy casting. Base was r...
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with black pedestal base. Original marble top with brass band around the perimeter. Good quality heavy casting. Circa 1880-1900. Dimensio...
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Gueridon Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron marble top gueridon bistro table. Sturdy decorative cast iron base with old rusty patina and layered remnants of dark g...
Marble, Iron
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic gueridon or coffee table or stool with grey-white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. More...
Ceramic
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic gueridon or coffee table or stool with grey- white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Mor...
Ceramic
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic guéridon or coffee table or stool with grey, white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Mor...
Ceramic
Coffee Table or Stool with Grey, White Glaze Decoration by Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic guéridon or coffee table or stool with grey, white glazes decoration by Maarten Stuer. Signed. Perfect original conditions. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Mor...
Ceramic