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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Style: Neoclassical
Period: 19th Century
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Coloured Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercoloured by hand representing an antique capital. The capital'...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Pair of English Neoclassical Style 1850s Carved Pine Overdoors with Swag Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English neoclassical style carved pine overdoors with swag motifs and dentil molding from the mid 19th century. Each of this pair of English architectural elements features a curved pediment, sitting above a dentil molding. The lower section is perfectly adorned with a double swag, flanked with a carved medallion and a fluted side post on each side. Since the discovery of Herculanum and Pompeii in the late 18th century, antiquity-inspired motifs, along with cleaner lines define the essence of the neoclassical style. Deeply influenced by this style, our pair of overdoors...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Pine
Pair of Antique Plaques Depicting Neoclassical Scenes
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of antique plaques depicting Neoclassical scenes. Originally one plaque, this pair has been split into two over the course of time.
Made from plaster, this pair have a bronze...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Plaster
Italian 19C Big Architectural Hand-coloured Print with Black and Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolour of capital from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the middle of 19th Century.
Black ma...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Gold Leaf
Bing & Grøndahl. Amor makes a net. Biscuit relief after Bertel Thorvaldsen.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl. Amor makes a net. Biscuit relief after Bertel Thorvaldsen.
Approximately from 1880.
Copy of relief modelled in Rome in 1831.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excel...
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1880s Danish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen. Amor and Hymen spins the thread of life. Biscuit relief after
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Amor and Hymen spin the thread of life.
Biscuit relief after Bertel Thorvaldsen.
Rare motif.
Approximately from 1880.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excellent c...
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1880s Danish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Ceramic
Silk fan in shrine from the late 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
The Italian silk fan in a vitrine from the late 1800s is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and elegance. Housed in a beautiful alloy case, this antique fan...
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1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Silk, Wood
English 19th c. Neo-Classical St. Wedgwood, White Jasperware & Giltwood Plaque
By Wedgwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very unique English 19th century Neo-Classical st. Wedgwood and white Jasperware plaque of Apollo, framed within an Italian patinated and Giltwood frame. This action-...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair Hand Colored Engravings of Roman Frescoes from Pompeii Circa 1800
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful pair meticulously detailed hand colored renderings of frescoes in Pompeii in what became famous as the color "Pompeii Red". The detail is intricate and exquisite, and it ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Original Antique Print of The Greek Goddess, Hebe. Dated 1833
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of Hebe
Fine steel engraving.
Published by Fisher. Dated 1833
Unframed.
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1830s English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Framed Neoclassical Terracotta Cherubim Relief, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A relief of nature, cherubim guard the garden of Paradise (Eden) after the expulsion of Adam and Eve - Inspired by the work of Master Louis-Messidor-Lebon Petitot in terracotta and p...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Terracotta, Wood
Set of Large 19th Century French Brass Repousse Chargers of Mars and Minerva
Located in Dallas, TX
Possibly inspired by a 1771 painting by Jacques-Louis David, this set of large brass chargers depict the Roman deities, Mars and Minerva. The painting by David (Minerva Fighting Mars...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Metal, Brass
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
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Paper
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Drawing is framed, signed and dated.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Framed, dated and signed.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Pair Italian Specimen Marble, Porphyry, Polychrome and Gilt Wood Panels
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of magnificent, hand painted, polychrome and gilt wood panels featuring specimen marble and porphyry geometric shapes with obelisks in center. Gi...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Marble, Porphyry
19th Century Italian Majolica Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century hand painted Italian charger featuring three cherubs interacting with another lying on a bed of wheat stalks under a scenic skyscape. Beau...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Ceramic, Majolica
Louis Vuitton Art Print in Vintage Italian Rustic Wood Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Framed French Louis Vuitton Art Print in an Italian 19th Century Frame
Louis Vuitton Print from Paris, France, framed in a one of a kind circ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Wood, Paper, Gesso, Linen, Giltwood
Antique Bacchanalian Frieze, Italian, Bronze, Grand Tour, Victorian, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed Bacchanalian Frieze. An Italian, mahogany and bronze Grand Tour relief mount after François Duquesnoy (1594-1646), dating ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Bronze
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Giltwood Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood wall decor. The unique wall decor displays circular fluted spears with ball reserves and impressiv...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Giltwood
Rare Collection of 35 Antique Plaster Medal Models
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare collection of 35 plaster casts from XIX century, as Grand Tour Souvenir.
I found them like this: You can put them in frame according to the size...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Plaster
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
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Wood, Giltwood
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
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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
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Marble
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
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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
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Paper, Birdseye Maple
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
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Canvas, Linen, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
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
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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)
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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
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Canvas
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Drawing framed, dated and signed.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
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
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Paper
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
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Marble, Ormolu
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
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Marble
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
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Paint
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
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Canvas, Wood
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
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Silver Plate, Copper
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...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Wood, Paper
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
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.
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Wood
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
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Wood
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
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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
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Metal, Bronze
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
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Wood, Giltwood, Canvas
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
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Plaster
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
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Ceramic
Large Antique Architectural Trompe L'oeil Framed Ceiling Mural
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental antique American architectural ceiling fresco art design decorative building element, framed in a later carved giltwood shadowbox style frame. ...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Plexiglass, Giltwood
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
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
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Ceramic
German 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Mettlach Porcelain Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning German 19th century Neo-Classical st. Mettlach porcelain charger. The most elegant and wonderfully executed charger displays intricately detailed personages all draped in fine flowing period attire. At the center is a beautiful seated maiden with a gentleman placing her shoes on her feet while surrounded by lovely younger maidens to the right, a gentleman and lady...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Porcelain
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
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Ceramic
Original Kellogg & Comstock Hand-Colored Lithograph 'Shepherdess of the Alps'
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kellogg & Comstock
SHEPHERDESS OF THE ALPS
original Kellogg & Comstock hand-colored lithograph,
Published by D. Needham (American, 1808 - 1888).
Circa. 1848-1850.
image: 12 in x 8 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 21.59 cm.
overall: 15 in x 11 in; 38 cm x 28 cm.
Strong and clear impression,
overall very good condition,
paper has a light oxidation and restored small tear middle left side
Framed, no glazing
This hand colored print is of a young girl and two goats standing near a stream in a forested area.
The girl is wearing a knee-length dress with short puffed sleeves and long stockings.
She is feeding a goat with flowers and grass from her apron.
The original "Shepherdess of the Alps" appears to have been a play by Marmontel,
which enjoyed great popularity in France, England, and America
in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
The play inspired numberous paintings and prints.
See Paul Grigaut,"Marmontel's Shepherdess of the Alps in Eighteenth Century Art," Art Quarterly (1949).
The subject appears quite frequently in schoolgirl art...
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1840s American Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Pair of English William Hamilton Greco-Roman Engravings
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century pair of English Sir William Hamilton Greco-Roman neoclassical hand-colored engravings. Head of a woman profile made in the Grand Tour style. Hamilton was British Ambassa...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper, Wood, Glass
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
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Paper
The Virgin Mary Handing an Apple to Jesus as a Child, 19th Century, Carved-Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th Century Italian carved-wood in high relief composed of various types of woods set into a marquetry panel with flat inlaid scrolling fruit tree foliage. The piece is compri...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Walnut, Burl, Acrylic, Maple, Mahogany, Wood, Lucite
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
"Porta della Badia di Firenze - Studi"
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique staircase...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
"Porta nel Vestibolo dell'antica Università dei Lanaioli - Studio al Vero del Capitello"
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique capital...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
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Paper
19th Century Neoclassical Spanish Large Genre Painting Attr.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Neoclassical Spanish Large Genre Painting attr.
Stunning oil painting on a large-scale canvas features a Gypsy musician serenading a group of nobility, including elaborately dressed ladies. The scene takes place in a romanticized garden setting on an early evening. The background is adorned with colonnades, statues and additional people.
This Spanish painting has distinctive characteristics of French and Italian influence of the Baroque and Neoclassical periods. The brilliant artist has mastered the perfect use of chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and dark. The subject and masterful technique indicates it was created by the hand of Jose Jimenez Aranda...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Ebony Wall Plaques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Ebony decorative wall plaques. Each wall decor retains its original rectangular mottled Ebony...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Ormolu
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