Neoclassical Prints
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
Set of 4 Antique Piranesi Classical Inn Engraving Prints 1810
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of four Italian Piranesi framed and matted engravings of neoclassical urns. The engravings are deep plate engravings with crisp images, later framed in walnut frames under glas...
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1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Glass, Wood, 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 Prints
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Paper
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 Prints
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Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Colored Roman Vase Print with Handcrafted Black Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely hand painted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
"Cammino - Casa nel Chiasso dei Davanzati"
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique firepla...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Pair of Prints Finely Framed L'Hiver et Printemps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of prints finely framed L'Hiver et Printemps. Each in a fine gilt wood frame set in a ebony larger frame.
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Contemporary Italian hand coloured Roman vase print with handcrafted black frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Simon Thomassin French Print " La Gloire De La France" Etched with Wooden Frame
By Simon Thomassin
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Beaut...
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1720s French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
17th C. Column of Dilius & Obelisque Fountain Engraving Antonio Lafreri Speculum
Located in Dayton, OH
17th century (circa 1675) Roman naval column and fountain engraving. Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome) Portfolio: Speculum Romanae Magnif...
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17th Century Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Set of Two Roman Views Italian Etchings Salmon Thomas Albrizzi, Venice, 1751
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of Rome views, two Neoclassical original etchings depicting Italian views of Rome, with the following titles:
Colonna di M. Antonino Imperatore nella via Flaminia in Roma.
Ve...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique capital. The capital's...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Florence Architectural Hand-Colored Print
Located in Scandicci, Florence
"Casa del Chiasso de Davanzati - Studi"
A rare extra-large print, printed on engraving paper with an antique star press and watercolored by hand representing an antique palazzo's ...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Prints in Their Original Walnut F
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century neo-classical st. prints in their original walnut frames. Each wonderfully executed print displays finely detailed floral and foliate designs with birds, personages and satyrs. Each displays lovely architectural designs and columns with elegant rosettes and outstanding rinceaux patterns.
Matching set of eight prints...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Walnut
Late 18th Century Neoclassical French Fashion Engraving Print, François Boucher
Located in Miami, FL
Antique engraving prints - make a great gift!
Fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find a 18th century color engraving print of this quality and cond...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Architectural Etching, Diverses Sciences & l’Architecture
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Architectural Print
Total of 6 available
2 horizontal & 4 vertical prints
Dimensions :
Frame: 16” W x 20.25” H x 1” D
Etching: 9.5” W x 13.75...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Architectural Etching, Gaines 'Columns'
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Architectural print
Total of 6 available
2 horizontal & 4 vertical prints
Dimensions:
Frame: 16” W x 20.25” H x 1” D
Etching: 9.5” W x 13.75” H.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
After John James Audubon Print of Whooping Crane by M Bernard Loates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After John James Audubon Print of Whooping Crane in Ltd Edition of 1000 by master print maker M Bernard Loates newly framed in custom archival framing.
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1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Architectural Etching, Gaines 'Columns'
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Architectural print
Total of 6 available
2 horizontal & 4 vertical prints
Dimensions:
Frame: 16” W x 20.25” H x 1” D
Etching: 9.5” W x 13.75” H.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
4 Etchings by WG Beal, Marblehead, Rock Port, Folly Point & Annisquam, 1880's MA
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Set of four etchings by American artist William Goodrich Beal, circa 1880s. Scenic Massachusetts coastal towns and beaches. All signed in pencil, lower right corner.
American Arti...
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1880s American Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Set of Three Hand Colored Neoclassic Prints with Egyptian Revival Frames
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of hand colored prints with gilt highlights of neoclassic urns. Elaborate Egyptian Revival frames with a bronze finish over wood. Blac...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Prints
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Glass, Wood
John James Audubon "The Little Owl, " 1834 Havell Edition in Renaissance Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this rare print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is presented in its original full elephant folio size.
Audubon traveled extensively throughout the young United States recording every then known species of bird in 435 plates, each in their true to life scale. From the very rare Havell edition...
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1830s American Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Glass, Giltwood, Paper
18th Century Neoclassical French Fashion Engraving Print by François Boucher
Located in Miami, FL
Antique engraving prints - make a great gift!
Fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find a 18th century color engraving print of this quality and cond...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
2 Antique Rome Italy Color Engravings St Andrea Church Piazza Turtle Fountain
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of two antique colored engravings featuring some of the Splendors of Rome – One city street featuring the Church of Saint Andrea and one...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
The Letter N an Engraving by Luigi Vanvitelli for King Carlos III, Italy, 1771
By Vanvitelli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The letter "N" engraved by L. Vanvitelli on laid paper in 1771. They were commissioned by King Carlos III of Italy as part of a historical series. It h...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Late 18th Century Neoclassical French Fashion Engraving Print, François Boucher
Located in Miami, FL
Antique engraving prints, make a great gift!
Fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find a 18th century color engraving print of this quality and condi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this fabulous print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is presented in a magnificent Renaissance Revival frame.
Audubon traveled extensively throughout the United States recording every then known species of bird in 435 plates, each in their true-to-life scale. From the very rare Havell edition...
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1830s English Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Gesso, Giltwood, Paper
Engraving of the Letter "Q" for King Carlos III by L. Vanvitelli-Italy, 1771
By Vanvitelli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The letter "Q" engraved by Luigi Vanvitelli on laid paper in 1771. They were commissioned by King Carlos III of Italy as part of a historical series. I...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Set of Twenty Framed 19th Century French Portrait Etchings
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic set of twenty 19th century framed etchings of Roman and Greek emperors, statesmen, and philosophers including Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Cicero, Marcus Brutus...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Engraving of the Letter "U" by L. Vanvitelli for King Carlos III, Italy, 1771
By Vanvitelli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
IT HAD TO BE "U"- The letter "U" engraved by L. Vanvitelli on laid paper. This series was commissioned by King Carlos III of Italy in 1771 as part of a...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" 1st Edition Woodcuts by Clare Leighton
By Tomlinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton, circa 1930
Rare First Edition. Very good condition. Fantastic woodcuts by noted artist Clare...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Prints
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Other
Engraving by L. Vanvitelli, The Letter "S" for King Carlos III, Italy, 1771
By Vanvitelli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These framed letters make a great gift because of their history and great images.
The letter "S" engraved by L. Vanvitelli on laid paper. This series was commissioned by King Carlos III...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Print French 19th Century Black and White France
Located in New York, NY
Print French 19th Century Black and White France. A copper print made during the 19th century in France Framed in a blackened wooden frame.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
French Engraving of Italian Landscape View, Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Barcelona, ES
Engraving printed in black on laid paper framed with a neoclassical style gold leaf frame. The engraving shows a beautiful view from the Aqueduct of Corigliano, Calabria.
Marks with ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Gold Leaf
Set Of 12 18th Century Italian Etchings of Roman Oil Lamps, Herculaneum
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of 12 framed copper etched plates depicting various ancient oil lamps excavated from Herculaneum in the 18th century. These high quality etching...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Trajan's Column Plates X and XI by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Dallas, TX
Two framed original 18th century relief prints of views of the main facade of the Trajan's column in Rome by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piraneis (1720-1778).
Each print in...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
France Mid-19th Century Pair of Neoclassical Black and White Prints by J.C.Ulmer
Located in Brescia, IT
France Mid-19th century pair of Neoclassical black and white prints on paper by J.C.Ulmer
This beautiful pair of antique paper prints was engraved by the French J.C.Ulmer.
The Neocl...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
"Veduta Della Pirimide Di C. Cestio" Hand-Tinted Engraving by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in New York, NY
Picturesque 1822 engraving of the pyramid built as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, circa 18 BC. Luigi Rossini (1790-1857) was an Italian artist celebrated for his view...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
Bookplate etchings of the Farnese Hercules and Michelangelo's David, set of two
Located in Vista, CA
Etchings, ca. 19th Century. Book plates.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Glass, Paper, Wood
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of etchings of views of a Greek ceremonial klismos chair.
In his fifties, G.B. Piranesi was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Ita...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Wood, Paper
Framed Etching, Neoclassical Vessel, 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Framed etching, neoclassical vessel, 19th century. Custom silver leaf frame and mat.
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Set of Three Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764 — 1846).
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper, Wood
18th Century French Hand Colored Engraving of a Dutch Mother and Child
Located in Stamford, CT
From: 'Costumes of Various Countries' by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, circa 1797. Hand colored engravings on paper. 'Hollandie', showing a mother and child in native costume fro...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
18th Century Portrait Color Engraving, Original Frame, 'A Saint Giles's Beauty'
Located in Stamford, CT
Stipple and etching, printed in dark brown ink with hand-coloring. Likely the original late 18th century frame and thus the print is in excellent condition.
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
18th c. Italian Neoclassical Etchings Of Antiquities, Oil Lamps of Herculaneum
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 12 framed copper etched plates depicting various ancient oil lamps and candelabra excavated from Herculaneum in the 18th century. These high qua...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
Set of Two 18th Century Classical Engravings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Thsi stylish and chic set of two framed engraving date to the 18th century and were created by Francesco Cepparoli and Giovani Morghen.
Note: Overall dimensions are 21 5/8" heigh...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paper
Late 18th Century Neoclassical French Fashion Engraving Print, François Boucher
Located in Miami, FL
A fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find a 18th century color engraving print of this quality and condition in today’s print market.
Rare engravin...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
18th Century Neoclassical French Fashion Engraving Print, François Boucher
Located in Miami, FL
A fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find a color engraving of this quality and condition in today’s print market.
Rare engraving print by famed ar...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Neoclassical prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 19th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical prints made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $18,500 while the average work can sell for $700.
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