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 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
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Paper
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
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Paper, Wood
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
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Drawing is framed, signed and dated.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
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...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Bronze
19th Century American Portrait of Joseph Stringham
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century American Portrait of Joseph Stringham (1776-1834)
Oil on Canvas
Later Giltwood Frame
Presenting an exquisite 19th-century ...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Italian Contemporary Print of Neoclassical Profile with Round Black Wooden Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two beautiful neoclasssical woman profile print with black background, framed by a delicate taupe passpartout and a round black frame.
Each print is entirely printed in Ital...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
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
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Gold Leaf
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
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Romantic Wedgewood Figural Art
By Wedgewood
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic pair of horizontal framed wedgewood figural art in gorgeous color green with cream maidens with wonderful poses. The framing while aged compliments the art having gold velv...
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1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
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.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Carved and Gilded Wood Antique Angels
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/4137 - Pair or large wooden freezes with cherub angels, lacquered and golden.
Observed closely, the faces of the angles are slightly different, with the typical serene expression ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Fruitwood
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of Ships, the Clipper Ship, Great Republic & Clipper
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood porcelain plaques of ships-
The clipper ship, great republic & clipper ship Hurricane
1976-1981
The two painted plaques depict on one The...
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1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
American Oil on Board Landscape with Young Lady and Rabbit, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American oil on board landscape of young lady standing by rabbit in foreground with the original molded pine frame and wood backing. Early 19th century.
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1820s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Pine, Paint
Antique Large Bas Relief Parisian Church
Located in Buxton, GB
This antique French bas relief plaque features a stunning plaster sculpture of a female figure, circa early 20th century. The intricate details and exquisite craftsmanship make it a...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Plaster
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
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Gold Leaf
Framed Thoroughbred Horse Lithograph by Richard Newton Jr.
By Richard Newton
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed lithograph of a thoroughbred horse by Richard Newton Jr. This piece is housed in a wood frame and depicts a thoroughbred horse with a deep chestnut brown coat and a white blaze down his nose. The horse looks forward with its eyes fixed on the viewer. He has a brown bridle with gold accents. This piece is not under glass and has been professionally framed. The back includes a hanging wire. This piece was sourced from the estate of an Oklahoma horse breeder. His home was filled with the most amazing antique saddles, sculptures, show trophies, and saddle blankets. Richard Newton Jr. (1874-1951) was a famous equestrian artist known for his horse and jockey paintings...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Barack Obama Historic Victory Collectible Plate Limited Edition 2008
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Historic Victory Limited Edition Commemorative Plate Obama.
This Historic Victory Collectible Plate: Change Has Come.
Barack Obama Decorative Plate ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Neoclassical-Style Carved Giltwood Sunburst and Putti Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassical-style carved giltwood wall plaque centering a putti face surrounded by a carved sunburst.
Panels are separating, losses to finish.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Garden of Light
By Parke Custis Dougherty
Located in West Chester, PA
Oil on board of a women with parasol sitting in a garden filled with the light of the day.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Dog Beagle Portrait On Canvas Painting Signed In Gold Frame
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular oil on canvas portrait of a beagle dog signed left lower R.de Soto. In a gold tone frame.
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Elizabeth Blackwell Hand Tinted Botanicals - 12 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand tinted Elizabeth Blackwell botanical lithographs. Newly framed and matted in vintage cork frames. 12 left.
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Pair of 18th French Hand Colored Engravings of a Frisian Man, Woman and Child
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of depicting 'Homme and Femme de la Frise' or 'Frisian Man and Woman', people of the Frisian Islands off the coast of the Netherlands. The first showing the man in a wonderful n...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print "in S.Agostino""
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of Large 19th C. French Gilded Copper Repousse Chargers of Mars and Minerva
Located in Dallas, TX
Possibly inspired by a 1771 painting by Jacques-Louis David, this set of large gilded copper chargers depict the Roman deities, Mars and Minerva. The painting by David (Minerva Fight...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Copper
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
Louis Vuitton Art Print in Vintage Italian Rustic Wood Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Framed French Louis Vuitton Art Print in an Italian 19th Century Frame
Louis Vuitton Print from Paris, France, framed in a one of a kind circ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper, Gesso, Linen, Giltwood
French Engraving of Italian Landscape View, Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Barcelona, ES
Engraving printed in black on laid paper framed with a neoclassical style gold leaf frame. The engraving shows a beautiful view from the Aqueduct of Corigliano, Calabria.
Marks with ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Gold Leaf
Italian Neoclassical Painted and Gilt Wood Arched Glass Display Case, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical gilt carved wood and painted arched glass display case with flanking acorn finials, bell flowers, original glass, interior adjustable shelves, and resting on cla...
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1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Gesso, Glass, Giltwood
Pair, Vintage Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Satyr Form Wall Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely French, mid 20th century.
A pair of gilt bronze wall accents in the Neoclassical taste. Each depicting a Satyr face above a laurel wreath. Hanger to verso. Unmarked.
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French or Swiss Military Watercolor, Signed and Dated
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
1930s to 1940s Italian Giltwood Wall Bracket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage finely carved giltwood console/bracket with faux painted green top.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Pair French 18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Pipe Smokers
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of hand colored engravings by Jacques Grasset de Sainte-Sauveur, 1797 Paris publication, 'Costumes de Different Pays', (Costumes of Different Countries). This pair depicting two...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair Gilded Brackets Decorative Wall Mount Decoration Shelves Antique LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Gilded Brackets Decorative Wall Mount Decoration Shelves Antique LA CA . Finely carved Demilune and water gilt Pair of wall brackets Scrolled foli...
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20th Century European Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Early 20th Century Italian Gold Gilt Wall Shelves - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
A beautiful pair of Italian gold giltwood gold-leaf wall shelves with acanthus leaf design in the neoclassical style, circa early 20th century, Italy. Each are marked on back "Made i...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Large Neoclassical Hand Carved White Marble Bas Relief / Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental 19th century French hand carved white marble architectural bas-relief depicting two floating cherubs / cupids supporting a cartouche. The cartouche centered by a detaile...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20h Century Los Angeles Oil // Chinaton Canvas Painting by R. Platt, circa 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
20h century Los Angeles oil // Chinatown , on canvas painting by R. Platt. A landscape of buildings with figures in the foreground. Original canvas and frame. Cleaned and in excellen...
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1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Hand Tinted Botanicals - 19 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand tinted late 19th century botanicals. Finely detailed. Newly framed and matted. Linen matte. Gold metal leaf frames. 19 available.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Wood, Giltwood, Paper
1864 Engraving of Lincoln's "Proclamation of Emancipation" by Charles Shober
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This 1864 engraving features the Emancipation Proclamation in elaborate calligraphic text, with five patriotic vignettes and a small portrait of Lincoln. This is the second issue of ...
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1860s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 4 Neo classical greek god prints in gold frames
Located in Southall, GB
This is a set of four framed prints depicting Greek gods, executed in a Neoclassical style. The prints are presented in matching gold frames....
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Original Oil on Canvas Painting by Paul E. Harney 1901
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique original oil on canvas painting by Paul E. Harney, circa 1901. This wonderful Harney barnyard scene is in good vintage condition and measures 18.5" x 15.5" x 1.5" overall and...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of Antique Neoclassical Style Oak Sphinx Brackets
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A very decorative pair of antique neoclassical style oak brackets carved as stylised sphinx with flaming torches. A facing pair, these antique carvings date from the late 18th / earl...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Wood, Oak
Neoclassical Style 20th Century Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed neoclassical plaster wall plaque with a stunning painted matte black frame.
In a large landscape form, this handcrafted plaque is decorated in relief depicting a romantic scene of cherubs or putti accompanied by a dog while they gather around a fire in an enchanted woodland...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Plaster, 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 ...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Paper
Reclaimed 20th Century Neoclassical Style Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed mid 20th century plaster wall plaque with a stunning painted black frame.
In a large landscape form, this handcrafted neoclassical style plaque is decorated in relief de...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Plaster, Wood
19th Century French Framed Academic Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Framed Academic Drawing.
Featured is a beautifully executed mid 19th century French Neoclassical style academic drawing.
This drawing is artist signed, lower righ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Paper
19th Century American, School of George Hetzel O/C Still Life Circa 1868
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century American, School Of George Hetzel O/C Still Life Circa 1868.
A good quality American oil on canvas still life painting. School of George Het...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Paint
Grand Canyon Watercolor American School, circa 1930
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Grand Canyon watercolor, American school, circa 1930, watercolor on paper, framed under glass with matting, unsigned inscribed on verso "Grand Canyon GW".
Paper size 5 1/8"-inches 7...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Paper
Italian Roman Pompeiian Style Panels
Located in Queens, NY
10 Italian Roman Neo-classic (mid-18th Century) panels decorated in Pompeiian style faux marble inlaid patterns. (PRICED EACH)
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Marble
Antique Raffaello Hand Colored Lithograph Etching in Gilt Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Italian hand-colored classic motif print depicting lions, birds, griffins, swans, ruins, putti and strongmen.
Raffaello Sanzio d'Urbino, also known as Raphael, designed t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paper
Rare Collection of Four Pompeiian Erotic Etchings by Auguste Delvaux, 1836
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare set of four framed hand-colored engravings by Auguste Delvaux comes from César Famin’s remarkable 1836 publication, Musée royal de Naples: peintures, bronzes et statues érotiques du cabinet secret. Each engraving reproduces a fresco unearthed in Pompeii in the 18th and 19th centuries, preserved in the Secret Cabinet of the Naples Archaeological Museum—a collection of ancient Roman erotic art long hidden from public view.
In this set: Bacchus wrestles playfully with a satyr in a moment of drunken abandon; a nude woman straddles a man in bed...
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1830s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Tapestry by Hans Krondahl 1'10" x 2'1"
Located in New York, NY
Soft Neutral Vintage Artistic Hans Krondahl Flower Tapestry by Hans Krondahl, country of origin: America, Circa date: Vintage
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Linen
Puerto Rico 1910 Original Antique Map Of The Island In A Period Wood Frame
Located in Miami, FL
An antique framed map of Puerto Rico.
Very nice antique map of Puerto Rico printed in a folio of two pages. This map was printed in thin pa...
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Early 1900s Puerto Rican Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Regency Style Original Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting, Framed
Located in west palm beach, FL
This striking Regency-style oil painting captures a masterful blend of classical elegance and artistic expression. Featuring a contemplative male figure draped in a rich red cloth, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Shepherd in a Clearing" Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth
By Alexander Nasmyth
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas with faint signature lower left.
Measuring 20.5" x 24" including frame.
Provenance: Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. R.V. Krikorian also, Christie's label verso, May 29, 2001 sale, lot 107
Alexander Nasmyth...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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Paint
Contemporary Italian hand coloured Roman vase print with handcrafted black frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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