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
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...
Category
1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, 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 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Leesa Sandys-Lumsdaine Oil on Canvas "Greyhounds Running"
Located in Houston, TX
Experience the dynamic energy of Leesa Sandys-Lumsdaine's 'Greyhounds Running'! This captivating oil on canvas, signed by the artist, embodies grace and motion in every stroke.
Leesa...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Italian Neoclassic Wall Plaque of Gilt Urn
Located in Queens, 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
Fair Condition...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Hand Tinted Botanicals - 34 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century finely detailed. Hand detailed botanical lithographs. Newly framed and matted. Silver leaf frame. Linen matte. 34 left.
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paper
Framed Watercolor On Paper of the Schooner "Marguerite" at Sea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Framed watercolor on paper depicting a 4-mast schooner titled Marguerite. The schooner on choppy white capped waters with American and other flags flying against the dark grey sky. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Plaque: Bacchanalian Triumph in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the major tablets produced by Wedgwood, this is "Sacrifice", from the pair "Bacchanalian Triumph", after the original by Clodion. These large early tablets are scarce, as they...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Terracotta Garden Wall Hanging with Central Ribbon Flower Basket, C 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Terracotta garden wall hanging with central decorative ribbon flower basket flanked by a rake and shovel with an incised lambs tongue border. Mid...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wire
Don Swann (1889-1954) Original Etching Limited Editon
Located in Clermont, FL
Limited edition original etching by American artist Don Swann (1889-1954). Titled a "A Spring Shower", piece was etched onto copper plates prior to printing....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Italian Neo-Classic Map of Italy
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style framed print of map of Italy
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
William Henry Chandler Pastel, Cottage in an Autumn Landscape
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
William Henry Chandler (1854-1928) Pastel, a cottage in an autumn landscape, signed "Chandler" on lower right. Pastel on paper in period mahogan...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Giovanni Battista CRESPI, Episode from the life si S. Carlo Borromeo.
By Nicolas-André Monsiau
Located in Milano, IT
The work is a round framed painting made of gilded wood, with an angel above the frame cin center. The frame is all made with very elegant, curv...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. marble and Ormolu plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Rosso Verona, Black Belgian marble and Ormolu plaque of Bacchus. The wonderful oval plaque is set within a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Actresses, off set. Ross Watson (Australian B. 1962), oil on board
By Ross Watson
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In 1988 David Stevens directed a film called Always Afternoon, which was set in Australia during the First World War. Watson was invited to observe, and his attention was particularl...
Category
1990s Australian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
German 18th Century Neoclassical Themed Oil on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb quality German 18th century Neo-classical themed oil on canvas by Johann Dominicus Fiorillo. The painting depicts a courtship in the town square with townspeople looking on. The maiden is draped in modest classical dress and the young man in a vibrant red garment, holds her hand. Wonderful execution and detail throughout. Johann Dominicus Fiorillo (Hamburg 1748 - 1821) was a German painter and historian of art. Fiorillo, a son of Italian...
Category
18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
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
Love painting by Emile Beranger 19th Century
By Jean Baptiste Antoine Emile Beranger
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th Century painting of a couple in love / gallant scene of Greco-Roman inspiration of the School of Antoine Watteau Watteau by Jean Baptiste Emile Beranger.
‘Beranger’ Signature...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Bertel Thorvaldsen's ''Cupid's Reign over the Four Elements'' Set of Four
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of four albumen silver prints of Bertel Thorvaldsen's ''Cupid's Reign over the Four Elements'' by John G. Unnevehr (Danish/American 1822-1893), albumen prints. These images of Th...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
J. Stobart Lithograph "Mystic Seaport. "The Charles L. Morgan" at Chubb's Wharf
By John Stobart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Marked mystic seaport Member's Edition #136/736 on the frame's plaque. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the ship. Includes a framed swatch of the sh...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
An Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Wood and Giltwood plaque.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most unique and richly carved Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Wood and Giltwood plaque. This wonderful demi lune shaped plaque/trophy is centered at the bottom by ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Fran Larsen Signed Southwestern Art Watercolor Painting and Frame
By Fran Larsen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fran Larsen (signed) watercolor with matching painted frame which is an extension of her art. Signed Larsen. Ready to hang on your wall.
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Royal Copenhagen after Thorvaldsen, Antique Rare Biscuit Plaque, 1870s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen after Thorvaldsen. Antique rare biscuit plaque. Three angel boys, 1870s.
Measures: 12.5 x 10.5 cm.
Stamped.
In perfect condition, 1s...
Category
1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Bat Wall Brackets
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of rare 19th century Italian carved and gilt wood bat form wall brackets. Original gilding. As found. Rare and wonderful.
Neoclassical and Gothic, in ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Fantastic Scottish Painting of Men with Horses by Listed Artist William D. McKay
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Figures on a country road with horses. Artist William Darling McKay (1844 - 1924). Scottish. the artist studied in Holland and was influenced by ...
Category
1870s Scottish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Walnut, Giltwood
Grand 19th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Carved Oak Panel, over 9 Feet Tall
Located in Dallas, TX
This grand 19th century French Louis XVI hand-carved oak panel is over nine feet tall! Incorporate it into a decorative architectural feature, or just hang on the wall to makes a gr...
Category
1870s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century Carved Neoclassical Frieze Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An early 19th century English carved limewood neoclassical frieze panel, circa 1800. This decorative wooden panel is over a metre long and features five putti or cherubs carved in th...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Signed Oil on Board by John Leon Moran (American 1864-1941) - Woman Making Hay
Located in Morristown, NJ
John Leon Moran (American, 1864-1941), Woman Making Hay, oil on board, signed lower center. This is a charming and evocative painting of a bygone era. The woman, dressed in working clothes and barefoot, is holding a pitchfork. The figure of the woman is very strong while the background is soft and somewhat abstract.
Please Note: This painting will be professionally packed for parcel shipping.
Dimensions:
29"h x 18"w (sight)
39"h x 27"w (frame)
CONDITION:
Good/Fair. Upper left portion of painting has areas of paint loss (see photograph) otherwise generally good. Frame and matting in good condition.
Provenance:
A Michael Greer...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Masonite, Paint
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
Important Painting French School of the 19th Century "Academic Nude"
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Painting French School of the 19th Century
"Academic Nude"
Oil on canvas
79 x 50 cm without frame
89cm x 60cm with frame
good condition
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Soft Neutral Vintage Artistic Hans Krondahl Flower Tapestry 1'6" x 1'6"
Located in New York, NY
Soft Neutral Vintage Artistic Hans Krondahl Flower Tapestry by Hans Krondahl, country of origin: America, Circa date: Vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Linen
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
William Alexander Drake Pastel on Masonite, Sheds at the Water
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well done Pastel detailing an Industrial Era Complex by William Drake (Am., 1891-1979). Signed lower left center. A detail view of a shipping complex with wooden structures with ro...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Masonite
Pair of Late 18th Century Fragments
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of wall hangings, each antique fragment having painted and gilded frame with leaf detail, surrounding a classical carved giltwood face surmo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
19th Century, Oil on Canvas, Italian View of the Forum Boario of Rome
Located in IT
19th century, oil on canvas, Italian View of the forum Boario of Rome
The fine painting represents the Piazza della Bocca della Verità, located in the Ripa district, in the area of the Foro Boario, the oldest market in Rome (Italy). On the right is described the Roman Temple of about 100 B.C. wrongly called of Vesta, circular Corinthian monopter with cell of white marble ashlar and twenty fluted columns. From the 12th century it was reused as a church dedicated to Santo Stefano delle carrozze, then, in the 18th century, in Santa Maria del Sole. On the right you can see the fountain called "dei tritoni" which was built in 1717 on a design by architect Carlo Bizzaccheri. The fountain has a star-shaped bathtub, in honour of the commissioner, the Pope Clement XI...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Italian Oval Oil on Board Gilt Carved Wood Portrait of a Gentleman, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian oval oil on board gilt carved wood portrait of a gentleman in the original floral and berry frame, 18th century.
Category
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
"The EL, New York City" Impressionist Busy Train Station Oil Painting by Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City bustling train station city-scene depicting the "EL" train with pedestrians in a starry, yet energetic way. Busy New Yorker’s daily travels with the sun setting on the elevated train. From early childhood to the present, Willett, a natural talent carried on the tradition in the arts. Currently as a painter in the New Hope, Bucks County Impressionist...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Striking Romantic Large Plaster Wall Sculpture of Apollo
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking large plaster 3-D wall sculpture of a neoclassical style head, perhaps of Apollo or other God with handsome chiseled physiognamy.
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
French Style Hand-Painted Panel with Putti, Tree and Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Painted grisaille panel in the 18th c. manner of a pastoral scene with flowering tree and two putti holding roses and branches. With a wide gilt border. Silk lined.
Condition: crea...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Paint
Pair of Neoclassical Landscape Drawings, French School, Late 18th Century
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Depicting a pastoral scene and a hillside view.
Ink on paper.
One is signed Waudelaincourt fecit
Antoine Hubert Wandelaincourt, French (1731-1819).
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Antique Italian circa 1790 Carved and Gilt Neoclassical Panels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Notable pair of decorative over-door panels dating from the height of the neoclassical period in all original very good condition. One with a Christies 1967 label on verso. A label i...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
1970s Villeroy & Boch Plate Pâte-sur-pâte in Turquoise, Christmas Scene
By Villeroy & Boch, Albrecht Dürer
Located in Andernach, DE
Limited edition by renowned German porcelain art and tableware makers Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach since 1748.
A Christmas Wall Plate in Jasperware (or also Pâte-sur-pâte) technique in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen. Amor and Hymen spins the thread of life. Biscuit relief after
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Amor and Hymen spin the thread of life.
Biscuit relief after Bertel Thorvaldsen.
Rare motif.
Approximately from 1880.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In excellent c...
Category
1880s Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Neoclassical Giltwood Cartel
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Arabic numeral dial signed A.M. Blomberg, Stockholm, the case elaborately carved with opposing cornucopias, birds and branches, raised on a bracket decorated with shells and acan...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
A Monumental Italian Neoclassic Triumphal Military Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Roman fruitwood trophy wall plaque carved with the forms of armor, halberds, and other military regalia.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Pair of Classical Carved Wood Corinthian Column Motife Wall Brackets
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful pair of carved wall brackets inspired by the shape of Corinthian columns.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
19th Century Maritime Bowsprits Architectural Fragments
Located in Essex, MA
These unusual Bowsprits are John Haley Bellamy quality, intricately carved, tapered boards with traces of colored paint in the recessed portions. La...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair of Neoclassical Style Carved Greek Key and Acantus Leaf Wall Shelves
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of neoclassical-style carved wooden wall shelves with demilune tops, with a notch-carved lip over a carved Greek key top border and decorative...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Young French Girl Portrait c. 1800 Oil On Canvas
Located in 263-0031, JP
Neoclassicism saturates this droll portrait of a French girl c. 1800: the high-waisted dress, the antique hairstyle "a la Titus” complemented with m...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Singerie Carriage Painting on Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) singerie depicting monkeys in a horse-drawn carriage surrounded by an ornate foliate border painted on weathered wood in a rectangular green, washed wooden fra...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
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 ...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Landscape with Lake, Oil on Canvas, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Landscape with lake. Oil on canvas. Century XVIII.
Landscape with a sunset situated on a lake, with some mountains in the background and some trees and a hut in the foreground. Sli...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Pair of Figural Brackets Featuring Atlas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of figural brackets featuring Atlas, faux sienna marble
Dimensions: Height 21.75, width 9.5, Projection(Depth) 6.75
CW2296.
Category
1980s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Resin
Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Wall Brackets. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian carved wood painted and gilt wall brackets with scrolled floral and tassel arms supporting upper shelf. Early 19th Century
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Two Large Sculpted Marble Relief Plaques of St John and St James
Located in London, GB
These exquisitely carved marble relief plaques, are notable for their large size and fine detailing, and were made after two famous plaques of the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble
Fine Large Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century French Academic Drawing
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine drawing while unsigned is an excellent example of sketch work done in sanguine as preparatory work for large finished paintings. Created in France during the days of artist...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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