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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
"The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Tender" by Elisha Taylor Baker
By Elisha Taylor Baker 1
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on Canvas, signed lower left. Provenance: Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians, Sale August 21, 2005 lot 928, USA Quester Gallery, USA Private Collection, USA, Bradbury Art and Antiques...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

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...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Giltwood

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 Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Modern Impressionist Oil Painting by Gary Babb 9"x 16" (American)
By Claude Monet
Located in Phoenix, AZ
"Finiding treasure in nature" - Gary Babb. An original oil panting "Forest Spirits". The size of a canvas without frame is 9" x 16". An American artist Gary Babb was born in 1955 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

Alexandre Gaston Guignard (1848 - 1922), oil on canvas, Landscape Cows
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Alexandre Gaston Guignard (1848 - 1922), oil on canvas, Landscape This is a beautiful painting by the French painter Gasto Guignard. It is a field of cows and Hay, Calm setting with ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas

NASA Mission Gemini XI Charles Pete Conrad and Richard "Dick" Gordon, 1966, Phot
By Nasa
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Gemini 11 Photo original tamponnée au dos World Book Encyclopedia Science Service,inc 516 Travis Street Houston Texas Gemini 11 (officiellement Gemini XI) est la 9e mission habitée ...
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1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

US Air Force Mercury Aurore 7 Launcher, 1962, Photograph
By Nasa
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Photographie Originale de l'US AIR FORCE pour la NASA Mission Mercury- Atlas 7 capsule AURORA lancée depuis la base de cap Canaveral pilotée par l'astronaute Scott Carpenter
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1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Photographies Originales Paul Newman, Sophia Loren, Joanne Woodward
By Universal Studios
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
photo Paul Newmann, Sofia Loren AFP 24x18cm photo Paul Newmann avec son chapeau 13x18cm photo Paul Newmann seul 9.3x13cm photo Paul Newmann ,Joanne woodward 24x18 Mythique Paul Newm...
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1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

18th Century French Neoclassical Carved Pine Hand Painted Oval Wood Panel
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this decorative antique panel. Crafted in France circa 1780 and carved of pine wood, the colorful plaque features an elegant hand painted neoclassica...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Pine

Samuel Reindorf Painting + A signed Book
Located in New York, NY
Pastel scene by Samuel Reindorf "Americana" Titled "Red Boat" is accompanied but his signed book. Signed Lower right. The Original Frame is made of Wood, leather and glass.
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint, Paper

Large Marine Painting of the Frigate Essex by Will Robedee
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Frigate Essex, Signed Will B. Robedee Painted September 30, 1976, Oil on Canvas on Board, The large framed painting on canvas applied to board depicts the Frigate Essex. The Es...
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

19th Century Monumental Carved And Giltwood Sunburst Wall Hanging
Located in Bradenton, FL
Monumental 19th Century intricately carved and giltwood sunburst with high relief large crown surrounded by a rosary. Original polychrome paint and carved giltwood finish. Stunning c...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood

Sigmund Landsinger 19th Century Painting of a Young Women
Located in Münster, DE
Sigmund Landsinger (*1855 Vukowar + 1939) Pupil and close confidant of Arnold Böcklin 'Portrait of a young woman Tempera on wood, painted in 1887, Monogrammed and dated upper left,...
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1880s German Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

Engraving by Herbert Lespinasse signed USA 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Engraving by Herbert Lespinasse, wtih it's in Gilt wood. Herbert Lespinasse was the only American deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp dur...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper, Wood

Oil Painting Portrait Miniature: Napoleon Bonaparte, Full Military Dress
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Oil Painting French Portrait Miniature: Napoleon Bonaparte, Full Military Dress France, Mid-19th Century Measures: 13 centimeters high 9 centimeters width Neoclassical Styl...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood

Coppia di Festoni Italiani Fregi Neoclassici da Parete Legno Dorato circa 1780
Located in Milan, IT
Coppia di Festoni Neoclassici Legno Dorato 1700 composti da tre festoni di morbidi panneggi. Si tratta dell’unione di 5 elementi probabilmente provenienti da un baldacchino. Sono dor...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Squero di San Trovaso, an Old Gondola Boatyard on the Dorsoduro in Venice
Located in Chicago, IL
Squero di San Trovaso, an old gondola boatyard on the Dorsoduro in Venice. A large Palladian style building rises above the rest, signifying a remarkable feat of Classic architectura...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Large Battlefield Drawing Attributed to Hippolyte Bellange (French, 1800-1866)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Drawing of a revolutionary battlefield, ink and wash on paper. Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte Bellange (1800-1866) studied with Gros. He first made his name at the Paris Salon as a battle ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair Terracotta Neoclassical Bas-Relief Plaques Depicting Goddess and Angels
Located in New York, NY
Matched pair of bas-relief plaques in the neoclassical style, molded from terracotta or similar composition, depicting a goddes s among the clouds, surrounded by angels in flight.
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Terracotta

1940’s Still-Life Oil on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oil on Canvas Still-Life of Bottles, Vases and Teapot. Nice Colors! Original Frame shows Gesso Loss to left side but has a great look!
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1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

Tony Evans Architectural Neoclassical Oil Painting in Jerry Solomon Frame
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Tony Evans Architectural Neoclassical Oil Painting in Jerry Solomon Frame.
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1980s Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

Rare late 18th/ Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Panel
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare neoclassical wood carved panel. Beautiful original gilding and several layers of paint visible. Most likely it has been part of a paneling of the interior of a mansion. France,...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood

Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb quality painting of a tall sailing ship by James G. Tyler. This 19th century painting is masterfully done by the artist and the frame really adds to the quality of t...
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1890s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Fruitwood

Huge Tony Evans Architectural Painting in Jerry Solomon Giltwood Frame
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Neoclassical Style Architectural Painting by Tony Evan’s in Jerry Solomon Giltwood Frame.
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1980s Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

Twenty Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Twenty hand-colored bird engravings by François Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804), taken from the ten volume ‘Histoire naturelle des oiseaux,’ by Georges-Louis Leclerc, compte de Buffon. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Religious painting of Christ
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer a beautifully painted picture of Christ, circa 1840. Finely painted in oil with an old gilt frame, in unrestored country house condition. R...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

Set of Four Neoclassical Urn Wall Panels
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four vintage neoclassical wood plaques of different, but complimentary urns. All done on a black background with natural stone colored urns. Elegant wood frame with small corn...
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20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paint

20th C. Exceptional Framed Hand-Carved Wood Relief of the Last Supper, Rare
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Exceptional Framed Hand-Carved Wood Relief of the Last Super. Continental tropical baroque heavy solid wood frame, carved by a master carver. The piece has elabora...
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20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Hardwood

'I'll never swipe right again' - David Henty
Located in London, GB
'I'll never swipe right again' - David Henty Inspired by the Connor Brother -I tried to drown my sorrows. About the Artist: David Henty is considered the world's No1 art forger and...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Neoclassical French Porcelain Mont Saint Michel Wall Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous vintage Neoclassical style wall plate from Mont Saint Michel featuring stylized dolphins, birds, swags, and a center crest France, Circa 1960s Measures: 10"W x .75"D x 1...
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1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Six Neo Classical Architectural Engravings by Jean-François de Neufforge
Located in London, GB
Eighteenth-century set of six original engravings of Neo Classical and Rococo grand architecture by Jean-François de Neufforge, (1714 - 1791), Belgian architect and engraver, known ...
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Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Set Neo Classical Grand Architectural Engravings by Jean-François de Neufforge
Located in London, GB
Eighteenth-century set of six original engravings of Neo Classical grand architecture by Jean-François de Neufforge, (1714 - 1791), Belgian architect and engraver, known for his Rec...
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Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Giovanni battista piranesi large copper plate etching
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a Giovanni Battista piranesi copper etching. Giovanni did these copper plates in the 1770s and these prints are a restrike from Rome using those copper plates. This etching o...
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1990s Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Giovanni Battista piranesi large copper plate etching.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a Giovanni Battista Piranesi copper Etching. Giovanni made these copper plates in the 1770s and these etchings are a restrike from Rome using those copper plates. This etchin...
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1990s Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Italian Neoclassic Wall Plaque of Gilt Urn
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18th Century) gilt carved wood and metal wall plaque with a centered column and capital with an eminating scroll and cornicopia design Condition: Fair Condition...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

18th century Petite Oil Painting of Napoleon Bonaparte in Full Dress Uniform
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome petite oil painting measures five inches x seven inches at the sight line and is signed by the unknown artist Renee. It portrays a younger Napoleon but shows many meda...
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1780s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

Suite Of 3 Framed Neoclassical Engravings, Late 18th Early 19th century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Suite of 3 framed neoclassical engravings, after works painted by Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (1738 - 1826) and engraved by Jean-Jacques Avril (1744-1831), dated 1789 for the pa...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Italian Grand Scale Wall Mounted Lavabo
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian grand scale wall mounted lavabo ( no basin ) faux marble with swan head spigot emminating large shell lower center acanthus leaf details, Italy. NOTE: 1 MORE A...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Brass

Original Antique Print of A Mother And Child After Cipriani, C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print Chromolithograph Published by Connoisseur circa 1900 Unframed.
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

19th Century Oil on Canvas of Venice
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A well executed early C19th oil painting on canvas of a view of the Molo in Venice from Bacino Di San Marcou, after the original by Canaletto. In the original carved gilt wood frame....
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1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

Neoclassical Drawing of Roman Ruins, 18th Century French School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Neoclassical capriccio view of majestic Roman ruins with small figures engaged in daily activities in the background. Pencil, ink and wash on paper. Set in a Louis XVI style giltwood...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique 19th Century Portrait Painting of Boston Gentleman in Period Gilt Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensitive and beautifully painted 19th century portrait of a Boston Gentleman. He is distinctly attired in a black coat with a high collared white shirt. His eyes are large and emo...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Framed Painted Plaster Roman Fresco
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
The intricacy of this late 19th century Roman Style fresco painting has been preserved for over 100 years. It depicts wild animals and a male figure decoratively painted among scroll...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Plaster, Wood

Original Antique Print After Thomas Stothard, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print after Stothard Lovely colors. Chromolithograph Published by Connoisseur, circa 1900 Unframed.
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mary Jo Schwalbach "Zabars" Watercolor on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jo Schwalbach (American, b. 1939), "Zabars," watercolor on paper, housed in a gold-toned metal frame. Dimensions: 14" H x 11" W; framed: 22.25" H x 19.25" W. Dealer: S138XX
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Metal

Grand Tour Portrait Plaques / Perseus and Alexander the Great
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of Grand Tour souvenir bronze bas relief portrait plaques mounted in wooden frames with ring hangers (left) bust of Perseus, (right) bust of...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Bronze

Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical Hanging Panel Oil on Board Flowers 68"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large impressive hand painted wooden panel by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. Features Neoclassical and French styling with floral sprays, ribbons and scrolled designs. Framed in ant...
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1990s Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Hardwood, Paint

Daniel Knoll Impressionistic Floral Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Knoll (American, XX-XXI) Impressionistic oil painting on canvas, 1990, depicting vining red flowers, signed and dated lower right, housed in a gilt wood frame. Dimensions: Im...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Hudson River School Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Hudson River School Painting with full animals around, MUSEUM PIECE,
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Late 19th Century North American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas

19th C Parisian Impressionist Painting
Located in DARLINGTON, WA
19th C Parisian Impressionist painting dating 1880s in excellent condition measuring 40cm x 32cm
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paint

Pair French Hand Painted Neoclassical Wall Hanging Architectural Screen Panels
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Wall hanging Neoclassical Archictural panels, circa last quarter 20th century. Depicting the interior walls of a temple or residence of royalty. Each is painted on board with a me...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Hardwood, Paint

2 French Neoclassical Style Red Lacquer Wall Hanging Panels Gold Urns & Figures
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive pair of late 20th century wall hanging panels. Features Neoclassical and French styling. The screen is red lacquered with a marbled appearance and engraved in gold designs with ornate urns, acanthus accents and Centaurs (half man half horse...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Hardwood, Lacquer

Pair of Neoclassical Italian Painted Wall Panels with Opposing Birds
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Neoclassical wall panels featuring opposing birds in their cages surrounded by foliage. They are on wood panels with gilded frame.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Wood

Harry Sunter (American, 1850-1900) "Old Mill By The River In Massachusetts"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Harry Sunter (American, 1850-1900). Harry Sunter (American, 1850-1900) "Old Mill By The River In Massachusetts" A fantastic painting for any American art collectors especially with...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

1810c Medicine, Surgeon, N. Strixner after A. Brouwer, incunabula of lithography
Located in Norwich, GB
A. Brouwer pinx. N. Strixner del. Village Surgeon (The Feeling) A surgeon dressing the wound of a grimacing patient. 61 x 45 cm; Image: 29.3 x 26.3 cm Published c 1810 Stone lit...
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1810s German Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Paper

Signed 3 Horses & 2 Birds Oil on Canvas, 1893
Located in New York, NY
Antique oil painting on canvas, circa nineteenth century, depicting three horses and two birds amongst foliage, signed "D(?) Gray" and dated "93" lower right, housed in a gilt wood f...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

S. A. Kilbourne "Game Fishes of the United States" 4 Framed Chromolithographs
Located in Morristown, NJ
After Samuel A. Kilbourne (American, 1836-1881), "Game Fishes of the United States", uniformly matted and framed under glass. Clockwise from upper left, The Kingfish and The Whitin...
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

S. A. Kilbourne "Game Fishes of the United States" 6 Framed Chromolithographs
Located in Morristown, NJ
After Samuel A. Kilbourne (American, 1836-1881), "Game Fishes of the United States", uniformly matted and framed under glass. Clockwise from upper left, The Mackerel, The Spanish M...
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

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