Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
Find a collection of Beaux Arts decorative objects, lighting, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Spectacular tapestry by Michel Degand
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Michel Degand (1934–2021) Tapestry Mixed media, wool and silk Circa 1970–1980 Dimensions: H. 220 × W. 350 cm Biographical Information A major artist of the second half of the 20th ...
Tapestry
$939Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique Needlepoint Bedside Carpets, Floral Design, 1988
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Enjoyable embroidered tissues, suitable as large cushions with cheerful bouquets of flowers - nr. 361 - 362.
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Chinese Art Deco Little Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Beijing Chinese rug adorned with a captivating design and vibrant colors. Meticulously hand-knotted with wool velvet on a cotton foundation. The intricate pattern, featurin...
Wool
Beautiful Vintage Asian Dragon Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice embroidery panel with dragon design entirely hand embroidered with silk on silk Dragon designs are on relief.
Silk
Beautiful antique silk Japanese Embroidery « the tigers »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Japanese embroidery with beautiful design with tigers, and with nice natural colours in hues of yellow, green, brown and black , entirely...
Silk
French Vintage Tapestry Reproduction by Corot
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An absolutely delightful French 20th Century verdure-style tapestry depicting a lush forest scene and a meandering waterway. Woven in verdant colors in a range of green and blue tone...
Wool, Cotton
$7,226
H 80.32 in W 60.24 in D 0.3 in
Antique French Tapestry Handwoven French Tapestry Verdure Scenic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Tapestry Pictorial Woodsman Verdure 1920 Tapestry Large Tapestry Wall Hanging 5'2" x 6'8" 5 x 7 153cm x 204cm circa 1920 "Thi...
Wool
$7,877
H 75.99 in W 51.97 in D 0.3 in
Antique French Tapestry Handwoven French Tapestry Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Tapestry Verdure Human Flirting Scene Beige after "Francois Boucher" 4'4" x 6'4" 132cm width x 193cm Height circa 1920 "This is an outstanding one-of-a-k...
Wool
Beautiful Antique Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice late 19th century French needlepoint tapestry fragment, originally made for chair cover, with a beautiful decorative design and beautiful col...
Wool
Unavailable|$6,620
H 98.04 in W 62.21 in D 0.48 in
1870 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Tapestry Beige Handmade Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Rare Antique French Tapestry Fine Wool & Silk Beige 5'2" x 8" 158cm x249cm Circa 1870 "This is a very fine Authentic Antique French Tapestry in Wool &am...
Silk
$6,635Sale Price|20% Off
W 96 in L 133 in
Vintage Art Deco Rug Fine Natural Silk Chinese Rug 8X11 Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Rare Vintage Art Deco Rug Silk Chinese Rug Art Nouveau Handmade Rug Pink 8x11 244cm x 336cm "Magnificent silk vintage Chinese Art Deco-magnificent jewel tones paired with an in...
Silk
Beautiful antique wool and metal Chinese Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Chinese embroidery with beautiful design with flowers, birds and butterflies, and with nice natural colours with a red background, entirely hand embroidered with silk, w...
Metal
$550Sale Price|54% Off
H 33.5 in W 118 in D 0.125 in
Antique French Needle Point Tapestry, Carpet, Rug Runner with Floral Design
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique French Handwoven needlepoint tapestry or runner featuring a French geometrical patchwork design with a multi-colored background and border, accented with shades of olive, ivory and crimson colors. The elegant tapestry runner...
Wool
Late 20th Century Surrealist Carpet Inspired by Joan Miró, Femme Et Oiseaux
By Joan Miró
Located in Dallas, TX
77101, a surrealist style tapestry after Joan Miro's 'Femme et Oiseaux' Woman and Birds, 1966. The painting was the last of a series the artist comple...
Wool
Suzani Turkoman Embroidery in Little Size for Table or Wall
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/1564 - Rare little sizes for this delicious Susani: for wall or table or back of the sofa.
Cotton
Tapestrie by Yvette Vincent, Alleaume, France, 1980
By Yvette Vincent-Alleaume
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique tapestrie by Yvette Vincent- Alleaume entitled “the party". Wood, sisal, string. Tapestry in perfect condition and completely cleaned. Signed at the base, circa 1980. ...
Wool
Unique Tapestry by Yvette Vincent-Alleaume for ATA, 1983
By Yvette Vincent-Alleaume
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique tapestry by Yvette Vincent-Alleaume for Atelier de tapisserie d 'Angers entitled "Marly". Unique piece. Perfect original conditions. Sig...
Wool
17th-Early 18th Century Flemish Pastoral Tapestry Prov. Christies NYC
Located in Manhasset, NY
A 17th-early 18th century Flemish pastoral tapestry Prov. Christies NYC. This vibrant and colorful tapestry show lovers in a courtyard with trees and landscape. Recently re-backed an...