Neoclassical Decorative Art
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Neoclassical
William Alexander Drake 'Am., 1891-1979' Oil on Masonite, Country Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on masonite depicting a charming country landscape in summer.
Signed and dated 1938 lower left. The pale green and brown colored fields of a farmstead are separated by fences wi...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite
William Alexander Drake 'Am., 1891-1979' Pastel on Masonite, Gray House
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned, from the estate of the artist. A gray misty day with a house near a stream in the forest. It is illuminated by the sun streaking through the mist and onto the stream. Flowering foliage carpets the forest floor.
art 20 x 24...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
2 Vintage Henry Koehler Signed Offset Lithographs Equestrian Jockey Horse Racing
By Henry Koehler
Located in Dayton, OH
Haggin & Olin Silks"" & ""Michael Phipps Silks"" by Henry Koehler
a pair of signed limited edition offset lithograph after the original painting by Henry Koehler. (American, b. 19...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Period Marble Decorative Wall Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Grand Tour period white carrara marble decorative wall plaque. The w...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Patinated and Giltwood Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Neoclassical st. patinated and giltwood wall decor. The unique wall decor displays circular fluted spears with ball reserves ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
"The EL, New York City" Impressionist Busy Train Station Oil Painting by Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City bustling train station city-scene depicting the "EL" train with pedestrians in a starry, yet energetic way. Busy New Yorker’s daily travels with the sun setting on the elevated train. From early childhood to the present, Willett, a natural talent carried on the tradition in the arts. Currently as a painter in the New Hope, Bucks County Impressionist...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of Italian Garland Friezes in Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/2799 -Pair of Italian garland friezes in gilded wood. They can be hung under two wall sconces, for decoration; also for mirror or other Your id...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Midcentury Reynold Weidenaar National Cathedral Washington DC Etching
Located in Dayton, OH
Midcentury 1940s etching of the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. (1943) pencil signed by Reynold Weidenaar.
Reynold Henry Weidenaar
(American, 1915-1985)
National Cathedral, Washington D.C., 1943
etching
signed and titled in pencil lower margin, signed in plate
edition of 25
“The following is from Fred W McCraw, art writer and artist. McCraw served during Weidenaar's last years as a consultant to the artist. Then, for several years after that, he also assisted the artist's family in managing Weidenaar's estate:
Reynold Weidenaar was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 11/17/1915, and died there on 4/23/1985. He lived most of his life in west Michigan, with brief residencies away in Wisconsin, Kansas City, Missouri and in old Mexico...
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1940s Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Museum Quality, Italian Pietra Dura, Semi-Precious, Still Life Stones Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing work in semi precious stones in Hardstones or Pietra Dura work. This is a Museum quality work. Framed measures 21 x 24 inches. In back has a partial detail of ston...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Precious Stone
George Vaughan Curtis “Female Nude in Hammock” Neoclassical Oil Painting, 1883
By George Vaughan Curtis
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exquisitely detailed and evocative 1883 neoclassical oil painting on canvas by English-American artist George Vaughan Curtis depicting a s...
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1880s French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
2 Antique Framed Silhouette Lithograph Prints Brown Kellogg Forsyth Macomb
Located in Dayton, OH
"Two antique lithograph silhouettes of John Forsyth and Alexander Macomb taken from life by William Henry Brown and produced by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg.
William Henry Brown and his wife, Emmaline, left Philadelphia around 1859 and settled in a small railraod community of Saxton near Altoona, PA. He had gone there to work on the railroad, since photography had put him out of work. By 1865 he had moved to Erie, PA and was married to Margaret Horrell. They had two sons. She died shortly thereafter and he moved to Wilcox near Kane, PA. Later he lived with a niece in Georgia then married a third time to Sarah Conrad. After her death he returned to South Carolina. Connecticut Historical Society still has the 6 foot silhouette of the ""Dewitt Clinton"" locomotive he had done in 1831. They also have 14 prints he gave them in 1853 of silhouettes that are not part of the Portrait Gallery. A traveling artist, William Brown was a portrait painter and silhouettist, whose subjects were distinguished persons, especially in Philadelphia, New England, and Charleston. Brown was especially noted for a series titled ""Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans"", published in 1846 as a book of lithographs from his full-length silhouettes. Also included were biographies of the subjects.
He was born in Charleston but spent more time in Philadelphia than in the South. He trained as an engineer but in the early 1830s, devoted himself increasingly to art.
He first worked in New England and then went South, spending much time in Charleston in the 1840s and early 1850. In 1842, he was in Natchez, and he was also in St. Louis and New Orleans. However, by the late 1850s demand for his work had lessened, and he returned to being an engineer, first in Philadelphia and then in Charleston where he died in 1883.
John Forsyth Sr. (October 22, 1780 – October 21, 1841) was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia. He represented the state in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and also served as the 33rd Governor of Georgia. As a supporter of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, Forsyth was appointed secretary of state by Jackson in 1834, and continued in that role until 1841 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
English Traditional Framed Ceramic and Brass Decorative Horse Plate or Catchall
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An English Traditional ceramic equestrian horse plate with a brass frame. The ceramic plate in the center features a traditional hunt scene with three hors...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Italian Large Pair of Neoclassic Painted Canvas Arched Wall Decorations, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of stretched canvas paintings from the 19th century. These antique wall decorations from Italy each have painted canvas stretched over an arch-shaped wood frame, nearly 4 feet in width. The paintings are Neoclassical in design featuring an urn with flame at center, symmetrically framed within an abundant display of scrolling acanthus leaves. A gold tone ribbon fabric with nail-heads outlines the outer edges of each framed piece. These 19th century Italian Neoclassic arched wall ornaments would add the grandeur of height hanging above a pair of window or door casings...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood, Silvered and Painted Decorative Wall Lyre
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a music room, den or office with this elegant and colorful antique wall mounted lyre. Crafted in Italy circa 1780, the large Classical Roman musical instrument featured two ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Fine Quality Charcoal Colored Portrait of Gentleman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique framed portrait of a gentleman in a suit. Features a wooden frame.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Neo-Classical Painted Canvas Panels
Located in Hudson, NY
The pair of vintage painted canvas panels, shown here, are notable for their beauty and condition. Depicting a bucolic outdoor scene, the imagery has maintained good color over time....
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
'Les Quatre Eléments' by Pierre Victor Galland
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Pierre-Victor GALLAND (1822-1892)
‘Les Quatre Eléments’
Four, oil on canvas.
France, Circa 1873.
Each painting depicting one of the cardinal elements personified as a female figure in the presence of its most evident attribute. Painted with strong light and colour.
Earth panel depicts one of the four elements in a compelling fashion with an ascendent female figure robed in flowing drapery with foot and arm extended reaching skyward: each with attendant putti below.
Earth is shown swathed in robes of greens and white, with a fanciful foliate headdress of lush leaves and bullrushes.
Air leaps effortlessly into the sky draped in blush pink and holding a slender fruiting bough.
Fire ascends dramatically into the sky holding forth a flaming torch and draped in bright burnished orange and grey, her image seemingly lit from a fire kindled below by an ignipotent putto.
Water suitably draped in billowing azure blue with a translucent undergarment, holds aloft a bubble representing water is portrayed with shimmering translucent wings, an attendant winged putto pulling at her hem.
Under the Second Empire, Haussmann’s transformation of Paris went hand in hand with the construction of luxurious mansions for the new haute bourgeois. Gallards extensive work for wealthy patrons such as Lionel de Rothschild and Edouard André, led him to become one of Paris’s most admired and sought-after decorative artists. His fame quickly spread and led him to carry out projects outside the capital for, among others, Baron von Derwies in Nice, Prince Narischkine in Saint Petersburg and William Vanderbilt in the United States.
Literature
Pierre-Victor Galland, Un Tiepolo français au XIXe siècle. Published in 2006, Somogy, Piscine-musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent, Musée départemental de l'Oise (Paris, Roubaix, Beauvais). ISBN 978-2-7572-0027-8. (in French)
Materials
Oil on Canvas
Provenance
Acquired in France with four other panels (The Four Seasons), at the end of the 19th century by Herman Ossian Armour (1837-1901), businessman, and founder of the Armour Meat Company and American humanist. He brought them back to his USA residence at Fifth Avenue, New York
Bequeathed to Mary Armour...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
American Classical Period Scissor-Cut Silhouette by Auguste Edouart, Dated 1845
By Auguste Edouart
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 19th century American Classical Period / Empire Period scissor-cut silhouette by Auguste Edouart, depicting the full length figure of a prominent New York gentleman with spectacles in hand, gazing out the window from a partially hand-coloured parlour interior. Set within its original & highly figured bird's eye maple frame & burnished gilt fillet.
Signed & dated lower left, 'Aug. Edouart, fecit 1845, 369 Broadway, New York'.
The reverse referencing a family provenance purportedly associated with a collection having once belonged to a Civil War officer by the name of Nathan Hale...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Birdseye Maple
Pair French 18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Pipe Smokers
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of hand colored engravings by Jacques Grasset de Sainte-Sauveur, 1797 Paris publication, 'Costumes de Different Pays', (Costumes of Different Countries). This pair depicting two...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Drawing framed, dated and signed.
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 7 Framed Silver Plate Depictions of the Raphael Cartoons After Henning
By F. Henning
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
These framed artworks are after artist John F. Henning’s 19th century plaster cast depictions of seven religious tapestries by high renaissa...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Period Marine Landscape Credited to Warren Sheppard
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful painting, due to its very high quality of execution, style and era, can be referred to the great artist Warren Sheppard, who specialized in seascapes.
Of great evocati...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Pair Framed Cut Paper Cameo Silhouette Portraits, U.S., Early 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage pair cut paper cameo silhouette portraits - the hand cut portraits glued down to a cream color background - featuring facing profiles of a young man and woman - fine quality ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
True Pair Of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Marble & Ormolu Wall Plaques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality true pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Rosso Antico marble and ormolu wall plaques. Each striking plaque is framed within a circular mottled ormolu border with a fine seashell reserve at the top flanked by beautiful foliate movements. At the center are the handsome Roman soldier and the elegant maiden set on their original Rosso Antico marble backgrounds...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Framed Race Horse Champions Original Chromolithographs Printed in 1882, Set /3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three framed original Race Horse Chromolithographs originally published in the “Illustrated Stock Doctor and Livestock Encyclopedia” in 1882.
In hand-painted wood frames secured with small nails, with metal hanging rings.
Captioned as follows:
“Black’s Hambletonian” One of the finest and best blooded trotting stallions of the day. Property of S. Baxter Black, Compassville, Pa. Cost when a weanling colt $3500. Sired by “Rysdyk’s Hambletonion”; dam “Long Island Black Hawk”
“Maud S." The Queen of the Turf. Record 2.10 1/4. The fastest trotter the world has yet known. Owned by William H. Vanderbilt Esq. who has refused a cash offer of $100.000 for her. Foaled at Woodburn Farm, Ky. March 28, 1874. Trainer and driver W.W. Bair.
“Iroquois” Winner of the Derby. (Epsom Derby...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Early 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Gold Gilded Eagle
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th century Italian carved wood gold gilded Eagle. Its wings spread and clutching a set of white gold gilded lightning bolt arrows in its talons.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of Ships, the Clipper Ship, Great Republic & Clipper
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood porcelain plaques of ships-
The clipper ship, great republic & clipper ship Hurricane
1976-1981
The two painted plaques depict on one The...
Category
1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Set of Four Framed Antique Boxing and Sports Collectible Cards
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Four groups of colored paper collectible sports cards mounted on blue paper pierced in the margin for placing in a notebook. Now mounted on off white card and custom framed.
The cards include images of boxers Al Kaufman, Mike Sullivan, Gans and Nelson and many others. Along with images of track and field and swim athletes. Some faded black printed faded paper ones with portraits of boxers e.g Jack...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Very Rare Antique Italian circa 1860 Marble Mosaic Neoclassical Panel Table Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and collectable antique Italian marble mosaic table top panel with Neoclassical figures
I have never seen another like this, to ...
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1860s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen, Antique Biscuit Wall Plaque, 1870s / 80s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen. Antique biscuit wall plaque. 1870s / 80s.
Measures: 17.5 x 11.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st f...
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1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Antique Neoclassical Carved Wood Bas Low Relief Homer Harry Bates Plaque
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique carved wood reproduction of a clay relief sculpture by Harry Bates, depicting the Greek poet Homer, playing the lyre for two Muses. “The famed...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of 18th French Hand Colored Engravings of a Frisian Man, Woman and Child
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of depicting 'Homme and Femme de la Frise' or 'Frisian Man and Woman', people of the Frisian Islands off the coast of the Netherlands. The first showing the man in a wonderful n...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1864 U.S. Coast Survey of the Potomac River, from Indian Head to Georgetown
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique nautical map with hand-painted color accents entitled "Potomac River (in four sheets): Sheet no. 4, from Indian Head to Georgetown". Created b...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Robert Bell Fred Millar Watercolour Print Cupid and My Campaspe Play'd Cards
By Robert Anning Bell
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original hand colour LTD Edition print No 3 signed in Pencil by Robert Anning Bell and Fred Millar Se Er Imp ...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Neoclassical French Square Carved-Wood Plaque w/Early or Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved-wood wall plaque from the early 19th century. This antique wall decoration from France features the Neoclassical stylings of swirling leaves and florals splaying outw...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
1980s American School Style Interior Scene of a Sitting Room Watercolor Painting
Located in Morristown, NJ
American School (20th c.), Interior scene, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Wisner, '81" lower right. A charming, colorful and detailed representation of a beautiful room-scape. It makes me want to grab a good book and snuggle up by the fire.
The framing is by The House of Heydenryk...
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1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Neoclassical Nude Sculpture of a Young Bacchus by Elias Hutter 19th Century
By Elias Hütter
Located in Rochester, NY
Neoclassical bronze sculpture of a young Bacchus and fawn making an offering Elias Hutter. Very fine casting with a rich patina. Early to...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Dance of Apollo w Muses Original Oil Painting After Baldassare Peruzzi
Located in Dayton, OH
A large antique original oil painting re-imagining “The Dance of Apollo with the Muses” by Baldassare Peruzzi. “Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (7 March 1481 – 6 January 1536) was an Ital...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Fabric
American Indian Chiefs Set 50 Framed Cigarette Cards by Allen & Ginter Reprints
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a set of 50 reprints of the now classic "American Indian Chiefs" Cigarette Cards, produced originally by Allen & Ginter in 1888. This set is a ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
18th Century, Dutch Tile Painting of a Cat with Mouse
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful Dutch 18th century tile painting of a cat with holding a mouse in it's mouth. Depicted right after the catch, with paw lifted showing expos...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Porcelain plaques of ships
The Great Republic and The Dashing Wave
1976-1981
The pair of Wedgwood porcelain painted plaques eac...
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1970s Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Carved Gilt Decorative Palmetta Fan Wall Frieze
Located in Milan, IT
An original hand-carved and leaf gilded wall frieze as a giltwood porta Palme vase with handles.
It comes from a private residence of Milan, where it was topped with a wall demilune...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Gold Leaf
French Neoclassical Architectural Landscape, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French neoclassical Architectural landscape, oil on canvas
In the manner of the Grand Tour, exceptionnal, glowing painting.
Beautiful size, scale and quality of the subject an...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Canvas
Bing and Grøndahl After Thorvaldsen, Antique Biscuit Wall Plaque, 1870s / 80s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen. Antique biscuit wall plaque. 1870s / 80s.
Measures: 17 x 11 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st facto...
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1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Plaster Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Classical st. plaster plaque. This extremely elegant and most decorative Parisian wall decor depicts a grouping of Mythological figures and God...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
Four Framed Pencil Signed and Numbered Etchings, Finely Framed and Matted
Located in Stamford, CT
Four framed pencil Signed and Numbered Etchings. Finely framed and matted. A simply lovely group of wall decorations. Each hand drawn, signed and numb...
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1960s Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen, Antique Biscuit Wall Plaque with Putti
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen.
Antique biscuit wall plaque with putti and swan in relief.
1870s / 80s.
Measures: 15.5 x 12 cm.
In excel...
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1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Four Fine Antique French Colored Engravings from John Flamsteed "Atlas Celeste”
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Including: Le Serpent, Le Bouvier, Pegase and Hercule along with other identified constellations on each page. Le Serpent with a fold down the center. The French edition of 27 plates...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
American Hudson River School Lake George Painting, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
American Hudson River School, 19TH CENTURY
Lake George.
Oil on board.
Measurements;
20"-inches x 30"-inches in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
frame: 26 1/2"-inches x 36 1/2"-inches x 3"-i...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Set of Twelve Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Prints Set in a Giltwood Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative set of twelve Italian 19th century Neo-Classical prints set in a giltwood frame. Each beautiful print displays wonderfully executed Greek and Neo-Class...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Giltwood
Mid Century Modernist Painting by New York Artist Randy Harter
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Vibrant blue with a man looking to the sky beside a house. Alfred Hitchcock style with the house from Psycho comes to mind. Excellent artistic ability.
Size is framed 46 x 36 x 2.5.
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1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
'Slow School Zone' Sign, Coca-Cola x Traffic Cop Original, 1959
Located in Saint ouen, FR
'Slow school zone' sign - Coca-Cola x traffic cop
original
1959
Enamelled metal plate
4 small holes to attach the sign
Measures: 30.5 x 20 cm.
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1950s Central American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Lot of Three Framed Decorative Hand Colored Topographical Etchings
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of three framed decorative
Hand colored topographical etchings
Platemark, 34.8 x 46 cm, (13 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Frame, 55.6 x 67.8 cm., (21 7/8 x 26 3/4 in.)
Ansicht des Ch...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Framed, signed and dated.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Watercolor by John Varley, 1812
By Ernest William Varley
Located in Kittery Point, ME
'Llanberis Lake at the Foot of Mount Snowdon' in Wales.
Watercolor on paper, signed and dated "J. Varley 1812" ll, identifying info on verso.
sight size: 8 x 19 3/4 in.
John Varley is known as an English landscape painter in watercolor and a close friend of William Blake. Varley represents the transition between tinted topographical drawing and the bolder, more fully developed manner of watercolor painting characteristic of the 19th century. As well as being a leading painter, he was the most popular and enthusiastic teacher of his day: his pupils included Cox, De Wint, Linnell, Mulready (his brother-in-law), and Samuel Palmer, and he published various instructional works, including one with Blake.
In his early years Varley was influenced stylistically by the work of Thomas Girtin...
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1810s English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Signed painting on Board of the Aragon Region in Spain , 1931
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Southwestern painting of the Aragon Region in Spain.
Dated 1931. Oil on board, gilt solid wooden antique frame.
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1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Set of Six Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Architectural Engravings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking set of six Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. architectural engravings after Giovanni Ottaviani. Each beautiful and most decorative rectangular engraving depicts...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Ebony, Giltwood
Set of Three Heraldic Plates, Bronze, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of three heraldic plates. Bronze. Century XVIII.
Bronze plaques decorated with a castle with a pelican pecking its chest at the door, a heraldic element enhanced with plant for...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
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