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
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
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
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
Antique Floral Design And Soft Colored Rare American Tapestry 4'9" x 6'10"
Located in New York, NY
A Classically Crafted Antique Floral Design And Soft Colored Rare American Tapestry, Origin: America, Circa: Turn of the Twentieth Century
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen, Antique Biscuit Wall Plaque with Putti
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing and Grøndahl after Thorvaldsen.
Antique biscuit wall plaque with putti and swan in relief.
1870s / 80s.
Measures: 15.5 x 12 cm.
In excel...
Category
1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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
Botanical Still Life Painting on Vellum with Insects, Continental
Located in Downingtown, PA
A fine continental botanical still life painting with insects,
possibly Scandinavian,
Gouache and oil on vellum,
early 19th century.
The painting is stunning. The painting with...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Bradshaw Crandell Original Water Nymph Illustration Art for Iodent Toothpaste
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bradshaw Crandell ( 1896 - 1966 ) Having had many Hollywood stars pose for him became known as the artist to the stars . Inducted into the society of Illustrators hall of fame 2006 ....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
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
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
1970s Villeroy & Boch Plate Pâte-sur-pâte in Turquoise, Christmas Scene
By Albrecht Dürer, Villeroy & Boch
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
Antique Neoclassical Musical Carved Wall Hanging Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Neoclassical Musical Carved Wall Hanging Plaque
This exquisite large antique neoclassical wall-hanging plaque showcases intricate carvings of musical instruments. Crafted wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Prints Finely Framed L'Hiver et Printemps
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of prints finely framed L'Hiver et Printemps. Each in a fine gilt wood frame set in a ebony larger frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
American Classical Period Scissor-Cut Silhouette by Auguste Edouart, Dated 1845
By Auguste Edouart
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 19th century American Classical Period / Empire Period scissor-cut silhouette by Auguste Edouart, depicting the full length figure of a prominent New York gentleman with spectacles in hand, gazing out the window from a partially hand-coloured parlour interior. Set within its original & highly figured bird's eye maple frame & burnished gilt fillet.
Signed & dated lower left, 'Aug. Edouart, fecit 1845, 369 Broadway, New York'.
The reverse referencing a family provenance purportedly associated with a collection having once belonged to a Civil War officer by the name of Nathan Hale...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Birdseye Maple
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
Portrait Of An Aristocrat, Large Oil On Framed Canvas, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very large portrait of an aristocrat (American plan), dressed in a frock coat and a scarf tied around his neck.
He seems to arrive at the place, rather luxurious residence, his jacke...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Diana Urania and Calliope Goddesses Painting 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A great painting of a classic mythology scene.
Diana the goddess and the nymphs Uraniaand Calliope with a hunting
dog. Very exactly drawn figures in the foreground, soft brush strok...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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
Large Pair of Neoclassical Style White-Painted and Mirror Wall Brackets
Located in New York, NY
Each demi-lune shelf over a vasiform-mirrored plate set within foliate scrolling brackets.
From a Miles Redd-designed New York apartment
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Paint, Wool
Oil Painting by Louis Kronberg, American (1872-1965) Ballet Dancer in Yellow
By Louis Kronberg
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Oil/Pastel on Canvas painting by Louis Kronberg, Dancer in Yellow, American, signed and dated Circa 1905.
Provenance: From a Southern California Estate
Painter: Louis Kronberg, of...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Still Life Painting of Gourds in 19th Century Giltwood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian still life oil painting of gourds, grapes and various fruit, resting on a table with a white table cloth in a carved gilt wood ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood Demilune Acanthus Wall Brackets, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood demilune wall brackets with scrolled foliage acanthus motif. All original. Early 19th Century.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Drawing, 18th Century French School, the Sedan Chair
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Two men with a cab or the Sedan chair, in the style of Touzé.
Bears collector's stamp (possibly the eye-form mark of Nathaniel Hone) and inscribed indi...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Very Chic Set of Large Engravings After Nicolas Poussin
By Gelée
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A pair of engravings by Antoine-François Gelée (1796-1860);
from the series "Travaux d'Hercule, composés par N. Poussin pour la décoration de la Grande Galerie du Louvre...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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
Early 19th Century Portraits of a Man and Woman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair early 19th century French oil on canvas paintings of a man and woman, probably husband and wife. Neoclassical and Napoleonic in style, these paintings are very well executed a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952), Reuben Taylor (Istofhuts) – Cheyenne, 1927
Located in CA, CA
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952)
Title: Reuben Taylor (Istofhuts) – Cheyenne
Plate: 670
Portfolio: Volume 19
Printer: Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge Mass
Medium: Photogravure
Date: 1927
Dime...
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952) Ambrosio Martinez – San Juan, 1905
Located in CA, CA
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952)
Title: Ambrosio Martinez – San Juan
Plate: 596
Portfolio: The North American Indians Volume 17, The Tewa, The Zuni
Printer: : Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Dominican Father Signed and Dated Luigi Mussini 1860 Tuscan School
Located in Milano, MI
Luigi Mussini Portrait Of Dominican Father 1860 taken frontally, half-length, with dark green background. Dressed in a buttoned smock and a white cassock rendered with a masterful b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Pair of Large Antique Roman Style Carved Roundels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive pair of large scale antique Roman style carved roundels dating from the mid 19th century. Striking in subject and scale, these spectacular roundels will make stylish wa...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical "Grisaille" Painting on Paper in Giltwood Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this elegant antique painting. Hand painted in France circa 1820, and set in a gilt wood frame protected with glass, the artwork features two classical women fi...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Pair of New Orleans JAzz Festival Framed Posters
Located in Freehold, NJ
This pair of vintage New Orleans Jazz Festival posters circa 1989 & 1990 feature unique portraits of very 80s looking females, lots of Mardi Gras i...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Giltwood and patinated Wood wall decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Giltwood and patinated Wood wall decor. This beautiful piece of wall decor is ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-Century Royal Trust Company Framed Wall Plaque with Indigenous Chief
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This wall plaque is unsigned with respect to the maker, but it is presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1950 in a traditional style. The plaque is composed of a very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Spelter
Framed Rare Print of the Napoleon Battle of Marengo
By Pellegrini
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old framed rare print with the battle of Marengo, representing that period of the Action in which general Desaix was mortally wounded, who expired in the arms of the son of the Consu...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Wall Brackets or Shelves
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of wall brackets or little shelves come from a private house here in Florence, the owner commissioned them to match them with the design of a pair of antique 17th century w...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
19th C, Academy Student Drawing, Pencil on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
Framed, signed and dated.
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Stained Glass Window Hanging of Neoclassical Figure
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique stained glass panel of a neoclassical figure thought to be a tradesman with his tools. Dating to circa 1780, this stained glass panel has stood the test of time showcasing...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Lead
Large Neoclassical Drawing by Edouard Pingret, French School
By Edouard Pingret
Located in Kittery Point, ME
River Scene, "Les Bords du Cher à Poitiers"
Signed bottom right and situated bottom left.
Edouard Henri Theophile Pingret (Saint Quentin 178...
Signed bottom right and situated bottom left.
Edouard Henri Theophile Pingret (Saint Quentin 178...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Four Roman Style Marble Round Plaques
Located in Southall, GB
Attractive Roman Style Marble Wall Plaques. Detailed figurative carvings depicting Spring with floral wreaths and cupids, a Summer harvest, Autumn grapes and hunting and Winter cooki...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Carrara Marble
Wagner Porcelain Plaque Portrait of 'Daphne' by C.M. Hutschenreuther
Located in San Francisco, CA
C.M. Hutschenreuther porcelain plaque depicting 'Daphne'
signed 'Wagner' l/r , in an elaborate gilt frame
Germany circa 1910
Measures: Plaque: 6" H x 4" W
Framed: 14" H x 12" W x...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Georgian Carved Pine Anthemion Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of three Georgian carved pine anthemion panels. Dating from the early 19th century, these neoclassical panels of similar size are originals from the Georgian period. Stripped a...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
19th Century American Still Life of Fruit
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century American still life of fruit.
Oil in stipple board.
Original period giltwood frame.
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Veduta dell' famous Basilica Vaticana... PIRANESI, circa 1775
Located in Madrid, ES
Veduta dell' famous Basilica Vaticana coll' wide Portico, and adjacent Piazza. Recorded. PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista. Rome, Italy, circa 1775.
It has faults.
Titled on a plate, th...
Category
18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Pair of Large 17th Century Italian Capriccios of Ruins Follower of Codazzi
By Viviano Codazzi
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of grand scale oil on canvas Capriccios by a Follower of Viviano Codazzi. Mid to late 17th century of ruins and figures. Neoclassical landscape. Beautifully imagined arches with...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pieter Signed Still Life Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Oil painting on canvas depicting a still life scene with fruit atop a table, signed "Pieter" lower right, housed in a gilt wood frame.
Dimensions: ...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Neoclassical Drawing of Roman Ruins, 18th Century French School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Neoclassical capriccio view of majestic Roman ruins with small figures engaged in daily activities in the background.
Pencil, ink and wash on paper. Set in a Louis XVI style giltwood...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Greco-Roman Neoclassical Engravings After Passeri
By Giovanni Battista Passeri
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of four framed and matted Etruscan vase engravings after Giovanni Passeri (Italian) by Sir William Hamilton illustrated in the Picturea Etruscor in Vaculis. The set inclu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Gorgeous Oil Painting Sailing Ship Early Morning Fog signed A. Cucchi Dates 1939
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
On canvas. Signed A. Cucchi 1939 lower right. Framed measures 41" h x 35 1/8" w x 1 1/2" d. Painting measures 38" h x 32 1/8" d.
Condition
Previous repair.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Framed Oil on Canvas Iceland Poppy "Paulette- Flower" by Shelly Gurton
Located in Savannah, GA
This stunning pink Iceland Poppy was painted by Shelly Gurton, a native of Georgia, born and raised in Savannah and Atlanta. She attended the University of Georgia where she received...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
View of the pier of Antwerp. Oil on canvas. Flemish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
View of the pier of Antwerp. Oil on canvas. Flemish school, 18th century.
Numerous ships and boats appear in the landscape, accompanied by small characters. In the background a city...
Category
18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
German 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Mettlach Porcelain Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning German 19th century Neo-Classical st. Mettlach porcelain charger. The most elegant and wonderfully executed charger displays intricately detailed personages all draped in fine flowing period attire. At the center is a beautiful seated maiden with a gentleman placing her shoes on her feet while surrounded by lovely younger maidens to the right, a gentleman and lady...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Neoclassical French Square Carved-Wood Plaque w/Early or Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved-wood wall plaque from the early 19th century. This antique wall decoration from France features the Neoclassical stylings of swirling leaves and florals splaying outw...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-20th Century Italian Giltwood & Gesso Wall Brackets Shelves
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of vintage Italian gilded wood and gesso wall brackets shelves, circa 1950. These stunning brackets are decorated with scrolling leaves in a beautiful gilt patina. They...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Gesso
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Plaster Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Classical st. plaster plaque. This extremely elegant and most decorative Parisian wall decor depicts a grouping of Mythological figures and God...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
Set of Four 18th Century Frames with Saint Engravings by German Klauber
Located in Milano, MI
A set of four frames with Klauber 18th century engravings within stunning rectangular frames in gold-leaf gilded wood with lapis lazuli blue color paper inserts in the external profile, with gold decorations.
Under the original glass we find the effigies of Saints Ambrose...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
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