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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Large Oil Painting in the Manner of Édouard-Leon Cortes, Paris France
Located in Miami, FL
Large Oil Painting in the Manner of Édouard-Leon Cortes, Paris France Stunning large oil painting in the manner of Edouard Léon Cortès depicting scenes of 19th century Paris, France...
Giltwood, Paint
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 7.9 × 7.9 x 3.5 inches. - Born in 1975 in ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 7.9 × 7.9 x 3.5 inches. - Born in 1975 in ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975. The base is in wood. Very good original conditions.
Ceramic
19th Century Drawing of Male Nude
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautifully rendered drawing of male nude. This drawing is most probably French in origin, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. The drawing...
Paper
"Aphrodite, " Masterful Marble Bas Relief Rondel by Flanagan, Sculptor for Mint
By John Flanagan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by one of the great masters of bas relief sculpture in America, John Flanagan, this profile depiction of the goddess Aphrodite was used as the model for the famous "Aphrodite/Swift Runners" bronze medal issued in 1932 by the Society of Medalists...
Marble
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Drawn Illustration of Marlin (Makaira), In the Style of Walter Stackpool
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Hand-drawn illustration depicting three marlin species of the genus Makaira, executed mid-20th century. This finely detailed natural history drawing represents: Makaira mitsukurii Ma...
Paint, Paper
Stoneware panel by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware panel by Georges Martin with wood base. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece. Circa 1970-1980. H : 1.8 x 15.7 x 26.2 inches.
Ceramic
$8,161Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-19th Century German Painting of Italian Landscape, Beaux Arts
By Franz Krause
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique large German painting with an Italian landscape - Many European painters came to Italy to paint its beautiful natural landscape, full of sun. This painter was Franz Krause, born in Germany 31th March 1823 , died in Leitmeritz on 18th March 1878. If you want, You can use the large frame for a MIRROR, leaving the picture free...
Canvas
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 7.9 × 7.9 x 3.5 inches. - Born in 1975 in ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$3,600Sale Price|40% Off
Eugene Boudin Attr impressionism " Les Lavandieres" Monogram E.B , France 1883
Located in La xara, VC
"The theme of washerwomen bent over their task on the edge of a stream appears in Boudin's work from 1878. The painter continues to use this motif, which knows few variations in its ...
Wood
Pair of 19th Century American Beaux Arts Cast Iron Wall Brackets
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 18th-century American cast iron wall brackets brings sculptural weight and classical elegance to any room. Each bracket is cast with refined architectural detail—Doric-i...
Iron
Lucien DeLarue 'French, 1927 - 2011' Oil on Canvas French Harbor Scene in Paris
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on canvas depicting a French harbor scene with nearly barren trees in the foreground with branches criss-crossing across the structures, an aqueduct to the right, the reflective ...
Canvas
Antique Framed Architectural Plans, French, Industrial Lithograph Art, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed architectural plan. A French, lithograph set of drawings from Constructions Modernes et Economiques, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Beaut...
Glass, Paper
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Omer Coppens (1864–1926)
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Omer Coppens (1864–1926) is a splendid study in realism by the artist, at once depicting a typical day in a rural life while simultaneously i...
Canvas, Giltwood
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas of Madonna, Child & Angel ~ Flemish School
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas of Madonna, Child & Angel ~ Flemish School is a lovely interpretation of an age-old scene. An adoring Madonna gazes upon the Christ child ...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975. The base is in wood. Very good original conditions. A set of 9 similar panels is available.
Ceramic
$2,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Still Life Oil Paintings on Copper, Beaux Arts, Italy, 1920s
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8272 - Italian school about 1920 - This pair of still life oil paintings depict flowers on copper are in their original frames. They ...
Copper
Painting of horses, silk technique, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Silk horse painting, France, 1970s, a delicate work featuring two finely illustrated horse heads. Created using a silk technique, it is distinguished by the softness of its colors an...
Wood, Silk, Glass
Oil on canvas by Ernest Vauthrin (1878-1949) - Boats in Brittany
By Ernest Vauthrin
Located in NANTES, FR
This painting represents sardine boats, and what makes this painting so special is its size. The overall state is very good, despite a small damage on the frame. Our pictures allow y...
Canvas
18th-Century Oil on Panel Still Life Painting, The Netherlands
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The Netherlands / 18th century / Painting / wood / Antique / Art This refined 18th-century still life from the Netherlands exemplifies quietly dramatic elegance. Executed in oil on ...
Wood
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$4,480Sale Price|20% Off
"Work and Industry", Large Allegorical Relief Panel w/ Half Nude American Indian
By Rudolf Mayer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and magnificent bas relief panel by Rudolf Mayer entitled "Handel Und Industrie" or "Work and Industry," makes fascinating use of German workers and a Native American to re...
Metal
19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas is an astonishing expression of color inspired by autumn in the Ardennes where the ancient old-growth forests have been the site of some of...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Floral Still Life Painting signed by the artist Leopold Maywalt, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Leopold Maywalt (Austrian, b. 1925) – Still Life of Flowers A striking still life painting by Austrian artist Leopold Maywalt (born 1925, Vienna), signed lower right. The work depic...
Canvas
A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin
By Henri Alphonse Barnoin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Henri Alphonse Barnoin (1882-1940) studied with Emile Charles Dameron at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1912 he moved to the small commun...
Canvas, Paint, Gesso
19th Century Beaux Arts Period Mural Style Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 19th century Baroque revival style Beaux Arts period oil on canvas laid down on board. Most likely this was part of a larger mural at one time. Elaborate still life, beautifu...
Canvas
Italian WWI War Bond Poster by G. Capranesi (1852 - 1925)
By G. Capranesi
Located in Hanover, MA
Italian World War I Poster "Sottoscrivete Al Prestito" by artist G. Capranesi. Printed 1917 by Del'Istituto Itlaiano D'Arti Grafiche-Bergamo, 54...
$264Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of a Young Lady with Brown Hair, Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a lithographic print after the pastel drawing by French illustrator and artist Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871 - 1950) ...
Wood, Paint, Paper
19th Century Russian Oil on Canvas Hunt Scene
Located in Norwood, NJ
Impressive well painted 19th century Russian oil on canvas of hunt scene or chase featuring troika pulled by 6 horses in full stride. Man armed w...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Painting Ludwig Klimek, Bathers in the Bay of Nice
By Klimek
Located in Nice, FR
Ludwig KLIMEK was born in Krakow (Poland) in 1912. Ludwig KLIMEK was born in Krakow (Poland) in 1912. Fleeing the invasion of his country by German troops in 1939, he came to Franc...
Paint
$5,482Sale Price|20% Off
French Oil on Canvas Yellow blue Still llife ROGER CHAPELAIN-MIDY signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind painting by ROGER CHAPELAIN-MIDY (Paris, 1904-1992). "Still life" , Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 97 x 76 cm; 122 x 105 cm (framed) R. Chapelai...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Massimo Salvati
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Massimo Salvati depicts a quaint harbor of a seaside village in Italy, all from the fisherman's perspective with the village in the backgroun...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Carnival evening scene in a study in Montmartre in the style of Abel Truch.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Carnival evening scene in a study in Montmartre, 19th-century oil on canvas in the style of Abel Truch, circa 1900, France. Height without frame 101 cm, width 75 cm, Height with fram...
Paint
$1,152Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Venetian Wooden Shelves with Caryatids, Wall-Mounted, 33x24cm
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1584 - Unusual pair of wooden shelves with caryatids: perfect with a simple wooden shelf. They were in a Venetian house.
Wood
19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas signed Casteleyn
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas signed Casteleyn is a remarkable example of the genre, popular throughout the centuries and most notably revived during the Napoleon III Pe...
Canvas, Wood
$729Sale Price|20% Off
Gilt Wooden Frieze
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Leaves with berries in gilt wood. Hung or used as a paper clip. Very elegant even if it's a fragment. ref. SN
Fruitwood
Wenzel Ulrik Tornøe Danish 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Sewing Room" (Systue)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wenzel Ulrik Tornøe (Danish, 1844-1907) A very fine and large oil on canvas titled "Systue" ("The Sewing Room"). The finely executed artwork depicting the interior of a sewing room w...
Canvas, Giltwood
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Leon Meechelaere (1880-1964)
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Leon Meechelaere (1880-1964) is a splendid representation of the ancient city of Bruges, that at one time was the preeminent port for that pa...
Canvas
$2,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rare Antique Curtain Rods in Lacquered Gilded Wood, 192 cm Wide
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1920 - Rare pair of old elegant curtain rods in lacquered and gilded wood, in width of 192 cm. ! Interior sides: 180 cm. x 24 depth x height 15 cm. NOW with a good price because I ...
Wood
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 7.9 × 7.9 x 3.5 inches. - Born in 1975 in ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Dutch Painting, Country Scene, 19th
Located in Nice, FR
Dutch painting 19th representing a cottage scene with moonlight figures.
Paint
Gilded Wooden Double Cornice, Beaux Arts Style, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare double gilded wooden cornice, from an ancient castle fire screen. The gilded wooden bases are still here (not photographed): if You want to make a fire screen with some antique ...
Fruitwood
$2,957Sale Price / set|35% Off
Triptych of paintings by Jean Cuillerat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Triptych of abstract paintings by Jean Cuillerat, France circa 1960. Gouache on cardboard. Jean Cuillerat (1927-1998) Mouvement de la nouvelle Ecole de Paris rallié au mouvement de l’abstraction lyrique...
Other
Antique Oil Painting of ‘The Skating Party’ by Louis Béroud
Located in London, GB
Depicts a white and grey winter landscape with figures ice skating and watching standing in the snow, under a set of tall trees. The swept gilt framed oil on canvas is signed, lower left. French Sight Size: H: 25 in / 64 cm W: 20.5 in / 52 cm Louis Béroud...
Canvas, Paint
$2,304Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century German Mountain Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5151 - Old painting with mountain landscape, signed Hugo Pfahlmer, descendant of a noble family of painters. German school. With its original frame: a...
Canvas
$4,321Sale Price|41% Off
Hand-Painted Antique Screen, Wood, Beaux Arts Style, France, 1860
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
781/M - That's a wonderful very large painting! On a side: an imaginary garden with flowers' triumph, all lacquered on 9 panels - on the other side: some simple Chinese patterns on...
Wood
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Hand-Painted Italian Metal Tray, 75cm Decorative Serveware
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage Tuscan hand-painted metal tray. There is another one, very similar, by which there may be a pair of trays or wall decorations. On disposal there is a black metal base/ little...
Metal
Ceramic wall sculpture by Patrick Crulis, 2025.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic wall sculpture by Patrick Crulis. 2025. Unique piece. H : 24.4 x 16.9 x 3.3 inches. Approximate sizes. - Born in 1965 in Versailles, he lives and works in Les Archers, 1817...
Ceramic
Oil on canvas, the Dove by Antonio Recalcati (1838-2022)
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antonio Recalcati (1838-2022) The Dove Oil on canvas 78cm x 65cm January 7, 1957 Signed, titled, dated. Excellent condition Born in 1938 in Bresso, near Milan, and died on December ...
Canvas
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Glazed earthenware medaillon, with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...
Ceramic, Earthenware