Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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
Italian Neo-Classic Map of Italy
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style framed print of map of Italy
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Wall Brackets or Shelves
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of wall brackets or little shelves come from a private house here in Florence, the owner commissioned them to match them with the design of a pair of antique 17th century w...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Oil on Canvas Screen with Trompe L’œil
Located in IT
18th century, large Italian neoclassical oil on canvas four panels screen with Trompe L’œil
These large screen is composed of four panels in oil on canvas painted. Neoclassical, dating to the second half of the 18th century.
Each panel represents a trompe l'oeil, with a classical architecture with square section marble columns and large clogging. Inside the pink space of the first and third panels are painted, as inserted in a niche with bronze frame, ancient busts...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Shoreline Seascape Oil on Board
Located in Huntington, NY
19th Century Oul on Board in GiltWood frame.
Shoreline Seascape
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill
By John William Hill
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
MONUMENTAL HANDCOLORED ENGRAVING - 'Boston' painted by John William Hill (NJ/CA, 1812-1879), engraved by Charles Mottram (British, 1807-1876), printed in New York by Smith Bros, de...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Cast Iron American Eagle Wall Plaque Fragment
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Circa 1930's Cast Iron Eagle Wall Building Fragment
Fantastic patina on this cast American Eagle. This is a very versatile patriotic piece that can be used indoors or out.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Allegorical Oil Sketch “al fresco” Picnic attrib. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Allegorical Oil Sketch “al fresco” Picnic attrib. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Allegorical oil sketch “al fresco” picnic painting.
Preliminary study of t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Wall Brackets. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian carved wood painted and gilt wall brackets with scrolled floral and tassel arms supporting upper shelf. Early 19th Century
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Framed African Animal 18Th C Prints, Set of 11
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a wonderful collection of French 18th C. Framed African Animal Prints ready to adorn your wall.
Bouc sauvage (Wild Goat) , Zebu, Monkey...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Lithography of Venice in Black and White
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century Lithography of Venice in black and white In original condition, with wear consistent of age and use.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Neoclassical Musical Carved Wall Hanging Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Neoclassical Musical Carved Wall Hanging Plaque
This exquisite large antique neoclassical wall-hanging plaque showcases intricate carvings of musical instruments. Crafted wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Color Lithography of Venice, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Color lithography of Venice, 18th century Printed by Jacques Chereu. The frame doesn’t has a glass.
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Napoleon Courting Josephine Antique Print with Coat of Arms
By Jacques-Louis David
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Large antique print with Napoleon courting Josephine. The consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and coronation of the empress Josephine: very rare and perfect, in antique frame wit...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Fruitwood, 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...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Battles of Montebello and Casteggio in Antique Frame
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique French print of Battles of Montebello and Casteggio in antique frame. Under the print there is the whole description in French language.
"Painted by Naudet - Lebeau sculpsit ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
Silhouette "THE FOUR SEASONS" Gold Print in Original Frame by Fidus, Circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Each piece of art features an artwork scene of children dancing around a Mayflower pole.
Framed 5.5" x 6.5"
The term "Fidus" refers to the artist Hugo Reinhold Karl Johann Höppener...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Marble Plaque of a Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A weathered late 18th century Italian white statuary marble plaque of a Roman emperor, possibly Julius Caesar, circa 1780.
At over 240 years old, this plaque resembles an old, ancie...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Reclaimed Composition Stone Roundel of a Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking and durable reclaimed composition stone roundel, possibly depicting the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Weathering over the years has given this neoclassical style roundel a dark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
Grand 19th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Carved Oak Panel, over 9 Feet Tall
Located in Dallas, TX
This grand 19th century French Louis XVI hand-carved oak panel is over nine feet tall! Incorporate it into a decorative architectural feature, or just hang on the wall to makes a gr...
Category
1870s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
1730 Robert Furber May Floral Calendar Hand Colored Etching by H. Fletcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Robert Furber
Age: 1700 - 1750
Medium: Print on Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 16 1/4" x 12"
Overall Dimensions: 24"h x 19"w
TITLE: March Floral Calendar
COMMENTS: 18th Ce...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pair of Large Antique Roman Style Carved Roundels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive pair of large scale antique Roman style carved roundels dating from the mid 19th century. Striking in subject and scale, these spectacular roundels will make stylish wa...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Wood
1730 Robert Furber - April Floral Calendar Hand Colored Etching By H Fletcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Robert Furber
Age: 1700 - 1750
Medium: Print on Paper
Unframed Dimensions:
Overall Dimensions: 24"h x 19"w
TITLE: March Floral Calendar
COMMENTS: 18th Century (C. 1703...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
18th Century Neoclassical Statuary Marble Tablet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 18th century neoclassical white statuary marble tablet depicting the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, after the study by Giovanni Battista Cipriani and further after the antique ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century American School Nautical Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century American School Nautical Painting. Wonderful oil on panel maritime painting of steam yacht with American flag. Signed by A Benson in lower right corner. Framed in ornate...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Maintand Smith Architectural Carved Silver Leaf Wall Shelves, as Ionic Capitals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith Architectural Carved Silver Leaf Wall Shelves, as Ionic Capitals Maitland -Smith
A stunning pair of architecturally carved silver leaf wall shelves by Maitland-Smith...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
1730 Robert Furber February Floral Calendar Hand Colored Etching By H Fletcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Robert Furber
Age: 1700 - 1750
Medium: Print on Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 16 1/4" x 12"
Overall Dimensions: 24"h x 19"w
TITLE: March Floral Calendar
FRAME:
COMMENTS:...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique Wrought Iron French Locksmith Sign
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Rare antique wrought iron trade sign, in the form of a very decorative key, that once hung outside a French locksmith and key maker’s shop.
It has the most beautiful patina with fai...
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Oil on Board "Tired Out" by Howard Eaton Helmick
Located in Chicago, IL
This delightful oil on board titled "Tired Out" by Howard Helmick depicts a young man sleeping in a pile of hay, with a pastoral country scene just beyond the barn's entryway. Housed...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
1730 Robert Furber - January Floral Calendar Hand Colored Etching by H Fletcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Robert Furber
Age: 1700 - 1750
Medium: Print on Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 16 1/4" x 12"
Overall Dimensions: 24"h x 19"w
TITLE: March Floral Calendar
COMMENTS: 18th Ce...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
C 1730 Robert Furber - March Floral Calendar Hand Colored Etching by H. Fletcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Robert Furber
Age: 1700 - 1750
Medium: Print on Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 16 3/4" x 12 1/2"
Overall Dimensions: 24"h x 19"w
TITLE: March Floral Calendar
COMMENTS: 18t...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique Enclosed Light Box with Stained Glass Church Window
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Enclosed Free Standing Light Box with Stained Glass Church Window with Religious Scene
This antique stained glass window is encased in a fr...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
1730 Robert Furber September Floral Calendar Hand Colored Etching by H Fletcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Robert Furber
Age: 1700 - 1750
Medium: Print on Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 16 1/4" x 12"
Overall Dimensions: 21 1/2"h x 17 1/2"w
TITLE: March Floral Calendar
COMMENTS:...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Sailing After the Storm" by George Nemethy
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on panel by George Nemethy, signed with the artist's initials in the lower right. This piece measures 19.5" x 17" including the frame and features a schooner sailing on the open...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1970’s American Bald Eagle Wall Plaque
Located in Charleston, SC
A nicely colored 1960’s patriotic American Bald Eagle caste iron wall hanging.
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Confidence After James Bard Hudson River American Side Wheel Steamboat Portrait
Located in Dayton, OH
20th Century Portrait Painting of "Confidence" After James Bard. Features a Hudson River Side Wheel moving down water in New York. The oil painting is on canvas and unsigned. Frame...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of 41" Trompe-l'œil Tole Wall Sculptures of Architectural Roof Spires
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 41" trompe-l'<0xC5><0x93>il Tole Wall Sculptures of Architectural Roof Spires
A unique pair of 41-inch Trompe-l'<0xC5><0x93>il Tole Wall Sculptures of Architectural Roof Spi...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Small Framed Acrylic on Wood Still-Life Oil Painting, signed
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This miniature oil painting, titled Delft Pitcher is signed by the artist Alva Holcombe. The scene includes the blue and white Delft pitcher, books and fruit all sitting on a white d...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
In Without Knocking After Charles Marion Russell Western Cowboy Oil Painting 35"
By Charles Marion Russell
Located in Dayton, OH
A large reproduction painting of "In Without Knocking" by Charles Marion Russell. Unsigned, framed in wood. Circa last quarter 20th century.
As i...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair Of French Oil On Canvas Allegorical Portrait Paintings
Located in Essex, MA
Each a beautiful woman one holding a mask and the other a horn. In a giltwood frame. Rich vibrant colors. Well painted. From a Palm Beach Estate.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Giltwood and patinated Wood wall decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Giltwood and patinated Wood wall decor. This beautiful piece of wall decor is ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Troubetzkoy Medival Knight Painting
Located in New York, NY
Copy of a painting of a faux tiled mural of monument showing a medieval knight on horse against a red background
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Lithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by William E. Marshall, 1866
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
by William E. Marshall
Engraving / Lithograph, 1866
image 15" x 19"
frame 24.5" x 28.5 x .75"
nice pressed wood frame - no glass
"One of the best after-death portraits of Lincoln."
"William Edgar Marshall 1837-1906, New York born painter and engraver. Marshall started his career as an engraver of pocket watch cases. In 1856, encouraged by his mentor, Cyrus Durand, who with his brother, Asher B. Durand, were important early banknote engravers, Marshall made his first engraved portraits - images of the Presidential candidates, James Buchanan and John Charles Fremont. The quality of these two images led to Marshall's appointment as the chief engraver at the American Bank Note Company in 1858. In 1862 he engraved a portrait of George Washington after a painting by Gilbert Stuart...
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1860s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian Neo-Classic Style Carved Grape Vine Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-Classic style (19th Century) stripped wood garland wall carved with scrolling grape vines & bunches.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Italian Neoclassic Style Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style plaster wall plaque with painted faux porphyry scene of 3 figures within a white and gilt frame.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Boho Original Western Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho original oil painting. A chic western country side in pale neutral colors. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare and Important Italian Modern Wall Panel
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Important Italian Modern Wall Panel
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Set Of Four Antique Neoclassical Engravings by Pierre Nicolas Beauvallet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of four neoclassical engravings by Pierre Nicolas Beauvallet (French, 1750–1818. Presented in paint decorated custom frames.
The engravings with depictions of neoclassical figure...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Italian Neo-Classic Architecture Print
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic engravings of architecture in a gold frame (18th/19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Neo-Classic Roman Historical Scene Print
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style prints of various ancient Roman historical scenes matted in a green painted and gold trim frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040102A-O)
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian Neo-Classic Military Objects Print
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of various military arms, armor, and objects matted in stained walnut frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040101A-040101O)
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Vintage 20th Century Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage portrait with an aesthetic is specific to the era it was created. Depicts a smiling women wearing pearls with a dainty rose in her hair. Acquired from a Palm beach estate.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Boho Original Oil Painting of Horse
Located in west palm beach, FL
This is a fun unique oil painting. The piece depicts a horse sticking his head out of his stable. The artist uses strategic brush strokes in the differentiating tones of dark grey an...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Neo-Classic Roman Historical Scene Print
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style prints of various ancient Roman historical scenes matted in a green painted and gold trim frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040102A-O)
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian Neo-Classic Engravings of Roman Themes
Located in New York, NY
5 Italian (19th Cent) Neo-classic engravings depicting Roman statuary/mythological themes framed in silverleaf moulding with matting (PRICED EACH)
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver
Italian Roman Pompeiian Style Panels
Located in New York, NY
10 Italian Roman Neo-classic (mid-18th Century) panels decorated in Pompeiian style faux marble inlaid patterns. (PRICED EACH)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble
Italian Neo-Classic Landscape of Gazebo Garden
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic (19/20th Cent) style gilt framed square oil vertical landscape painting of garden with gazebo.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Horseman in Green Painting
Located in New York, NY
Copy of a painting titled "Horseman In Green" showing a horse and a statue as a tiled fragment of a mural with green background
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Napoleon III Neoclassical Plaster & Wood Fragment Panel
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable fragment is a testament to the neoclassical design principles that were revived during the reign of Napoleon III in the mid-19th century. Combining the robust strengt...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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