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
Thorvaldsen Neoclassical Roundels - Denmark, c. 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Beautiful pair of c. 1825 repoussé sheet-brass roundels depicting Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's 'Day' and 'Night'. As opposites they represent the two halves of a day, and to...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
The World of Armand Hammer by John Bryson, Hardcover Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The World of Armand Hammer by John Bryson -
Large hardcover coffee table book.
A photographic journal follows the eighty-seven year old oil executive as he chairs a panel devoted t...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Architectural Watercolor of Two Neoclassical Buildings
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique neoclassical watercolor drawings are renderings within the same frame of two elongated buildings. The top view shows a center arched opening and two smaller side openings...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Clair Seglem Still Life Fruit Painting of Fruit on Table
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A landscape still life painting of fruit and white vessels on a table. Measures: 13" x 17.5". This lovely painting depicts deep purple plums and green pears sitting upon a table. A w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
1900s French Bronze Medallions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four. Dore bronze. Profiles are bisque on velvet. Finely chased details. Possibly 19th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Sink Plaquette with Relief of a Roman Adonis in Loincloth Posing as Le Penseur
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This plain and austere plaquette shows us a muscular Roman young man wearing just a loincloth. Squatting on the ground he sits, in the typical position of the Le Penseur artwork by R...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Zinc
American School, Rural Hilly Landscape w/ Lake and Railway O/C Painting, 19 C
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Unknown.
Painting: Rural Hilly Landscape with Lake and Railroad.
Period: XIX century.
Style: American School, Primitivism.
Medium: Oil on canvas, framed.
Dimensions: H: ...
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1870s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood and Painted Cherubs , Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood, gesso, and painted hanging wall cherubs . Early 19th Century.
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Set of 3 Gouache Paintings "Doria Pamphilj"
Located in Doylestown, PA
A set of 3 gouache paintings of frescos from the Doria Pamphilj Palace in Rome, each titled and dedicated in French to Monsignor Cardinal Joseph Doria P...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
18th Century Frame with a Marble Profile Portraits Vespesian Roman Emperor
Located in Firenze, IT
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In terracotta with black marble medallion centered by a white marble profile...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
20th Century "The Last Supper" Dark Metal Relief
Located in Miami, FL
"The Last Supper" metal relief.
Relief measurements without frame: 24 in x 14 in.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Still Life Painting of Green Apples and Jug
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely still life painting of a grouping of green apples in a woven brown wicker basket. A brown jug sits behind the basket, with a knife all sitting upon a table with a brown tabl...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Fine Romance Hollywood Broadway: the Magic, the Mayhem, Hardcover Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Fine Romance Hollywood Broadway: The Magic, The Mayhem, The Musicians
By Denkert, Darcie.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2005. 360 pages.
Darcie covers the love/hate rel...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Indonesian Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic carved teak sculpture. The sentinel with his sword drawn. 19th century architectural artifact.
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Teak, Hardwood
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
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...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
Floral Still Life Oil Painting with Beautiful Original Frame, 1940s
Located in Fulton, CA
Artist signed still life oil painting of flowers and tablecloth, circa. 1940s. Appears to be signed J. W. Arthur? Retains original period frame. Partial exhibit label on verso. Measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
American Realism A Pictorial Survey from the Early 18th Century to the 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Realism, a pictorial survey from the early 18th century to the 1970s.
Mathey, François
Published by Portland House, 1987
Title: American Realism: A pictorial survey from....
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
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...
Category
1830s English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Paper
Four Antique Italian Extreme Erotica Hand Painted Pottery Tiles of Monks & Nuns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four antique hand painted pottery tiles are all unsigned, so no specific artist can be identified, but are presumed to have be...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Pottery
Italian 19th Century Big Size Watercolor with Black and Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolor representing a coat of arms and coming from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the mid-1...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Cast Iron Bust Portrait Plaque of Benjamin Franklin
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century cast iron bust portrait plaque of Benjamin Franklin
Cast iron bust portrait plaque of Benjamin Franklin one of the Foundling Fathers of the USA,
19th century, round ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Piety". Oil on Board. Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The work presented here is a devotional painting, especially for its small format, probably intended for a private altar. It represents with a scenographic sense and deep dramatism t...
Category
18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Striking Wall Sconces of Sexy Male Torso
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handmade one of a kind wall sculpture sconce in the shape of a male torso that is electrified from behind. Plaster in a dark green made to look antique.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, 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...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Dutch Style Still Life Oil Painting with Oranges and Metal Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Dutch style still life oil on Masonite painting depicting oranges placed in a metal wire bowl atop a marble table. The piece is set in its origi...
Category
1950s Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite
Blue and White Neoclassical Mythological Figure Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white neoclassical mythological figure drawing. Beautiful contemporary ensemble piece consisting of a hand drawn neoclassical goblet with a male and anthemion bordered rim w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
J.G. Clonney Signed Oil on Board Portrait Royal Dog Spaniel Painting Gold Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
J.G. Clonney signed oil on board royal dog spaniel painting. Item feature oil on panel, gold finish, wood frame, signed on lower corner, brass-mounted...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Nude, Józef Krzyżański '1898-1987', 1929, Oil on Canvas
Located in Chorzów, PL
Nude, Józef Krzyzanski (1898-1987), 1929, oil on canvas.
Dimensions: with a frame, height 113 cm x 86cm, without frame 77 cm x51 cm
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kr...
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1920s Polish Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
19th Century Neapolitan Pair of Paintings on Paper, in the School of Michaelange
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Neapolitan pair of paintings on paper, in the school of Michaelangelo Meucci (Italian, 1840-1909), depicting winged putti milking a herd of goats and warding off wolves.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian 19th Century Big Size Watercolor with Black and Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolor representing a coat of arms and coming from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the mid-1...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Royal Copenhagen Bisquit Relief After Thorvaldsen, 1870s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Royal Copenhagen bisquit relief after Thorvaldsen, 1870s.
Diameter: 32 cm.
In very good condition.
1st factory quality.
Category
1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Turkish Pictorial Commemorative Rug
Located in Savannah, GA
This antique pictorial rug has all the bells and whistles. The two central figures featured are a woman and a flute player gathered around a shr...
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Tooled Leather, Steel and Bronze Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great pair of neoclassical steel and brass wall brackets with dark brown tooled leather tops.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Signed painting on Board of the Aragon Region in Spain , 1931
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Southwestern painting of the Aragon Region in Spain.
Dated 1931. Oil on board, gilt solid wooden antique frame.
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Rare 18th Century Erotic Scene Drawing, Attributed to Tobias Sergel
By Tobias Sergel
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rare 18th century Old master drawing of an explicit erotic scene of an couple having oral sex. Brown ink on paper with watermark, over pre-studies in black ch...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Nicholas Berger Fine Oil on Panel, "Island Roses"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A seaside house on the water with rose bushes on the grounds and a flag blowing in the wind. Sailboats are on the water in the background.
Presented in a gilt frame. Signed lower ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
18th Century, Roman Architectural Capriccio Attributed to Francesco Chiarottini
Located in IT
Francesco Chiarottini (1748-1796)
Roman Architectural Capriccio
Oil on glass, cm 52 x 67 without frame, 63.5 x 79cm with frame
The valuable painting, attributed to the Italian p...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Religious Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas of Catholic Nun in Habit Veil and Coif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Oil on canvas portrait painting of a Catholic nun. This beautiful portrait of a woman is unframed and in wonderful vintage condition. The subject is of a ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1939 Watercolor by FR Walker in the Manner of Winslow Homer
By Winslow Homer
Located in Pasadena, TX
"'On the Lake" watercolor in the manner of Winslow Homer
3 gentlemen canoeing on the lake. Signed FR Walker. Framed, 1939
Measures: 30" W x 25" H x 2" D.
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1930s Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Academic Pencil Drawing of Pensive Woman, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Academic manner pencil drawing on paper of a seated pensive woman. The drawing is left unsigned. The piece is framed in a partially gilt frame with ornamented border. In great vintag...
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20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Neoclassical Style Venetian Carved Paint Giltwood Floral Plaque or Medallion
Located in Nashville, TN
Carved and gilded floral display against crème ground, Venice, circa 1840. Oak under paint. Typical minor losses to carving and to the gilding. Red bole showing and running throughou...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Oak
Original Oil Painting Location of the 1957 Movie “Peyton Place” with Lana Turner
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original oil painting location of the 1957 Movie “Peyton Place” with Lana Turner
This painting was executed by the award winning young artist Ric Lee. It pictured the location of ...
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1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Drawing Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Two-faced drawing.
Studies of characters and harbor scene.
With an inscription stating it is from the sketchbook in the collection of Dr. Manuel de Espirito Santo in Lisbon.
Ink a...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Gilt Framed Sèvres Bisque Plaque with Cornelian Cabochons and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt framed 19th century Sèvres bisque plaque depicting cupid and zodiac with cornelian cabochons and gilt bronze mounts. Sèvres bisque rondel medallion ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone, Gold Plate, Bronze
Black and White Original Photography by Artist Bob Coleman Signed & Dated, 1983
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice mounted black and white picture by artist Bob Coleman, signed and dated one of his early works great condition, nice polished aluminum in gold finish no glass. The picture by it...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century, Dance Scene in Ancient Greece signed Johan Raphael Smith
Located in IT
dance scene in Ancient Greece.
19th century, oil on canvas, signed at the bottom left
Measures: With frame: L 187 x H 129 x 10.5 cm
Without frame: L 155.5 x H 100
The painting, of r...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Charles-Louis Clerisseau 18th Century Gouache Of A Dance Amongst Classical Ruins
By Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Charles-Louis Clerisseau (French, 1721-1820), a depiction of figures dancing amongst Classical ruins, gouache on paper, unsigned, framed.
Being of the late 18th century, circa 1770...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Old Solid Iron Stove
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Old solid iron stove, it is a very old stove is unknown the origin and manufacture, has slight details for the antiquity. It is very heavy and solid.
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1820s English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
B&G Bing & Grondahl Biscuit Plate After Thorvaldsen, Late 1800s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
B&G Bing & Grondahl biscuit plate after Thorvaldsen.
Late 1800s.
Measures 14.5 cm. x 11.5 cm. 1 cm. deep.
Stamped.
In good condition, 1st. factory q...
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Wall Brackets. Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian carved wood painted and gilt wall brackets with scrolled floral and tassel arms supporting upper shelf. Early 19th Century
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
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