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
Pair of Framed Civil War Engravings - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1862
Located in Morristown, NJ
Two framed prints are 19th-century engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, a significant publication during the Civil War era that visually documented important events ...
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1860s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, 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 crafted from molded plaster with terracotta patina, depicting a goddes among the clouds, surrounded by angels in flight.
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Tapestry
Located in Miami, FL
19th century tapestry. Frame measurements: 1.5in.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Wool
JFK & Jackie Unseen Archives Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
JFK & Jackie. Unseen Archives by Tim Hill.
London: Parragon, Incorporated, 2003. First edition; first printing. Hardcover.
JFK and Jackie: unseen archives c...
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Early 2000s American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Royal Copenhagen. Three biscuit plates with motifs by Bertil Thorvaldesen.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen.
Three biscuit plates with motifs after Bertil Thorvaldesen.
Dating: 1958 and 1960.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter: 14.0 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Engraving by Jackson Beardy signed Canada 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Engraving byJackson Beardywtih it's in Gilt wood.
Blue, Black and orange Color.
Name Communication, Dated 1975.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Giovanni Piranesi's "The Temple Of Hercules" Engraving, Framed
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Temple of Hercules Is the only surviving sacred structure in ancient Rome that was made of Greek marble. Located in on the eastern bank of Tiber, it is one of the oldest extant buildings in the city. Giovanni Piranesi memorialized this structure in his famed monumental etchings. This large black and white print...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Engravings in Gold Wood Frame, representing French navigation ports, France 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
These are, Engravings, that has been made in France in the 19th Century. The Frames are in Gilted wood. They are reprensenting French navigation ports.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
John Stobart (English, B. 1929) Portsmouth Merchants Row NH Signed Print
By John Stobart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
"John Stobart (British b. 1929) paintings and limited edition prints are collected around the world and seen by visitors of the Peabody Museum in Massachusetts and the Portland Museu...
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20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 1 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Cast Stone Wall Hanging or Fountain Spout of Bacchus, God of Wine
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast in France, using a mixture of pulverized stone and cement, this large wall hanging of Bacchus, God of Wine, can also be used as a fountain spo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
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
True Pair Of Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Marble & Ormolu Wall Plaques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality true pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Rosso Antico marble and ormolu wall plaques. Each striking plaque is framed within a circular mottled ormolu border with a fine seashell reserve at the top flanked by beautiful foliate movements. At the center are the handsome Roman soldier and the elegant maiden set on their original Rosso Antico marble backgrounds...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Drawings after Procaccini Academic Studies of Nude Male 1780s
By Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Neoclassical period red sanguine on paper drawings of seated male nudes, two academical studies of nude men, Italian drawing works on paper after Procaccini, dating back to l...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
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...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Charles Chaplin (French, 1825-1891) Portrait de la famille Gros
By Charles Chaplin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Chaplin (French, 1825-1891)
Portrait de la famille Gros, placed in an ornate hand carved gilt wood frame.
signed and dated 'Ch. Chaplin. 1860' (lower left)
oil on canvas
Dim...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 2 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 5 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th-Century Pair of Equestrian Engravings – Framed Antique Hunting Prints
By William Barraud
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Bring the allure of the English countryside into your home with this remarkable pair of antique equestrian prints. These hand-colored engravi...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Watercolor by John Varley, 1812
By Ernest William Varley
Located in Kittery Point, ME
'Llanberis Lake at the Foot of Mount Snowdon' in Wales.
Watercolor on paper, signed and dated "J. Varley 1812" ll, identifying info on verso.
sight size: 8 x 19 3/4 in.
John Varley is known as an English landscape painter in watercolor and a close friend of William Blake. Varley represents the transition between tinted topographical drawing and the bolder, more fully developed manner of watercolor painting characteristic of the 19th century. As well as being a leading painter, he was the most popular and enthusiastic teacher of his day: his pupils included Cox, De Wint, Linnell, Mulready (his brother-in-law), and Samuel Palmer, and he published various instructional works, including one with Blake.
In his early years Varley was influenced stylistically by the work of Thomas Girtin...
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1810s English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Oil on Canvas Floral Rose Painting Green Background Orange Roses Giltwood Frame
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful floral painting depicting amber roses and verdigris background. Canvas stretched on a giltwood hand-carved frame. Back affixed with a hanging wire. Perfect for a gallery wa...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
"Boathouse Central Park, New York City" Impressionist Spring Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City peaceful Central Park Boathouse scene depicting fully bloomed trees with pedestrians and sail boats enjoying a leisurely day. Birds flying high above the ...
Category
20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Horseman in Green Painting
Located in Queens, 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
George Vaughan Curtis “Female Nude in Hammock” Neoclassical Oil Painting, 1883
By George Vaughan Curtis
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exquisitely detailed and evocative 1883 neoclassical oil painting on canvas by English-American artist George Vaughan Curtis depicting a s...
Category
1880s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
New York City 5th Avenue Empire State Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a snowy winter day on 5th avenue. Cars fill the street and snow fills the air. The city that never sleeps gleaming with patriotic pride with the famous E...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French School of Jean-Baptiste Greuze - Pastel Painting
Located in Kingston, NY
Portrait of an elegant young lady and very much in the manner of Jean-Baptiste Greuze. An 18th-century painter of melodramatic genre, morality lessons, female figures, and portraits ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Majolica Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century hand painted Italian charger featuring three cherubs interacting with another lying on a bed of wheat stalks under a scenic skyscape. Beau...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Morning Wind Provincetown MA Pride Flag Impressionist House on Hill Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Provincetown Massachusetts - A sunny and prideful morning walk in Provincetown. Birds soaring over the hill, with sail boats drifting in the wind below. Centering...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Set of Four Gerard Audran Antique Engravings Raphael Allegorical Caryatids
Located in Rochester, NY
After the 17th century prints of Gerard Audran ( founder of the school of engraving in Paris 1640-1703 ) a set of four signed Gerard Audran engravings on high quality embossed paper ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
William A. Drake (1891-1979) Oil On Canvas Floral Still Life
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Floral still life depicting magnolia branches presented in a red floral decorated vase with a few fallen petals on the table.
Signed upper right.
Presented in a silver gilt and paint...
Category
20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Gold Gilded Eagle
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 19th century Italian carved wood gold gilded Eagle. Its wings spread and clutching a set of white gold gilded lightning bolt arrows in its talons.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Washington D.C. Capital Hill Impressionist Winter Monument Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist Washington D.C., a snowy winter day on the hill. The capital is covered in a blanket of soft snow as pedestrians head out for evening festivities and sightseeing. Light...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
George Washington Needlepoint Landsdowne Portrait after Gilbert Stuart
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental framed standing portrait of George Washington (1752-1799) in colorful wood needlepoint after Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne". The sight measures 35.5 inches across and 51.75 ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Stunning Pair of Vintage Pierced and Etched Brass Panels
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful pair of rectangular vintage etched and cut out brass panels having figural busts, urns and curlicues in an elaborate symmetrical design.
Category
1940s North American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Oil Painting of Perseus and Andromeda
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique miniature oil painting of Perseus and Andromeda on papier mache. Extraordinary detail. Probably German. Early 19th century in a ...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Majolica Pair of Wall Brackets for Sconces
Located in Milano, MI
Early 19th century Neoclassical carved and gilded wall brackets realized with a white ivory color majolica demi vase of the Italian manufacture Gi...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Maiolica, Giltwood, Canvas
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Porcelain plaques of ships
The Great Republic and The Dashing Wave
1976-1981
The pair of Wedgwood porcelain painted plaques eac...
Category
1970s Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
A Vintage French Plaster Neoclassical Style Cherub Angel Wall Bracket
Located in New Orleans, LA
A diminutive vintage 1960s French cast stone wall bracket in the form of a Cherub Angel having a shaped three layer shelf in the neoclassical style.
Just the right touch for that sm...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Cast Stone
Vitorio Splendore Pair of Vintage Palm Tree Paintings
By Vitorio Splendore
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of Italian oil paintings on canvas of two palm trees on an aged cream colored background with the artist monkey logo and pa...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Vintage Boho Greek Key Carved Dog Wall Hanging
Located in west palm beach, FL
Make a distinctive statement with this fascinating vintage wall hanging, blending classical motifs with a touch of Boho intrigue. Featuring a skillfully carved dog head (reminiscent ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair 18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Brussels by Frederic Leizel
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of hand colored engravings of the Royal Palace and Brussels Park by Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt (also spelled Leizel, active 1750–1800) a German artist and copperplate engraver working from Augsburg. These are beautiful and evocative renderings of architecture, open space and perspective.
1- Place Royal A Bruxelles
2- Vue Du Parc A Bruxelles
22 inches wide 18 high
Leizelt produced a series of European and American scenic views at a time when pictures of foreign countries and people were popular and designed for use in optical viewers. As is normal for these prints the series title is a mirror image because optical viewers made use of mirrors which reversed the image. The Age of Enlightenment sparked a great interest in science, so that optical toys...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian Contemporary Print of Neoclassical Profile with Round Black Wooden Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two beautiful rinascimental woman profile print with black background, framed by a delicate taupe passpartout and a round black frame.
Each print is entirely printed in Ital...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Italian 19C Big Architectural Hand-coloured Print with Black and Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolour of capital from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the middle of 19th Century.
Black ma...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Contemporary Print of Ancient Profile with Round Gold Wooden Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two etching printed botanical print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and with a round golden gouache frame burnished wiyh stone.
Each print is entirely printed in Italy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman urn on pedestal, two oil lamps and a vase by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally publis...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Signed Neoclassical Wall-Mounted Carved Gilt Wood & Marble Console Table, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Wall mounted console table or shelf by Orejudo ??? made in Spain in the 1970.
Scrolled and hand carved wall bracket made out of Gilt wood and a Marble Top in taupe color with Gold bo...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble
French Pair of Giltwood Brackets Neoclassical
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of giltwood brackets neoclassical.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Wall Art Scenes in Gold and Blue, Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of four (4) Neoclassical wall art scenes, circa mid-20th century, Europe. Set includes four different scenes with dark blue and gold octagonal wood frame, matting, pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold, Brass
Framed Painting, Michael Lemmermeyer
Located in Bradenton, FL
Michael Lemmermeyer (American, 1891-1970).
Framed Oil on Canvas in heavy impasto paint. Wonderful scene of a circus with children and adults around circus tents having fun. Bright c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Rothermel “The United States Senate, A.D. 1850” Henry Clay Compromise Engraving
Located in Savannah, GA
Peter F. Rothermel
(American, 1817-1895)
A steel engraving depicting the United States Senate and Henry Clay’s Compromise of 1850.
Published in Philadelphia in 1855 by John M. Butl...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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
Pair Antique Neoclassical Bronze Bas Relief Wall Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) neoclassical patinated bronze bas relief plaques, attributed to Christofle, allegorical of winter and autumn.
Winter shown with three cherubs aro...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Roman Views Set of Two Italian Etchings Salmon Albrizzi Venice 1751
Located in Milano, MI
A pair of Rome views, two Neoclassical original etchings depicting Italian views of Rome, with the following titles:
Colonna di M. Antonino Imperatore nella via Flaminia in Roma.
Ves...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Wood
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY TEMPERA ON CANVAS VENUS BATHING
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid neoclassical representation painted in tempera on canvas, depicting the goddess Venus while bathing. The goddess is seated, half naked, with her breasts exposed and surround...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
Large Pair of Circular, Patinated Bronze Relief Plaques of Night and Day
Located in London, GB
A pair of patinated bronze antique plaques of Night and Day
French, Late 19th Century
80cm in diameter, 5cm in depth
Modelled after Bertel Thorvaldsen's iconic 'Night and Day' relie...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Mitch Billis Oil on Canvas Still Life
By Mitch Billis
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A sill life of glass vase with pink peonies and green apples in a bowl, all on a table with greenery. Signed lower right. In a fine gilt frame.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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