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.
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Set of 4 French Bistro Garden Dining Chairs by Francois Carre 2 Arm 2 Side C1930
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic set of four French Chairs by Francois Carre with the signature sunburst seat and back. Two arm and two side chairs with slightly canted backs for comfortable lounging. Some...
Iron
Pair of Early 20thC French Iron Garden Dining Chairs by Francois Carre Sunburst
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of French Bistro Garden Dining Chairs by Francois Carre c1910. An unusual style with slatted backs and the signature sunburst Spring steel seats. Some of the petals ha...
Iron
French 19th Century Bistro Table with Oblong Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional late 19th century French bistro-dining table with fabulous design elements throughout. The pink marble slab is cut to an inviting oblong/oval shape that will host 2-4 ...
Marble, Iron
French Antique Metal Garden Table, Beaux Arts Style, Circa 1900
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pedestal base iron garden table is from France, turn of the century circa 1900. It has been recently sandblasted and powder-coated in an exciting shade of turquoise for weather ...
Metal
French Circa 1900 Cast Iron Garden Table in New Powder-coat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French cast iron garden table from circa 1900 has been recently powder-coated in a dark bronze tone for weather protection in a garden or patio, but would make an attractive occ...
Iron
Early 20thC Garden Wooden Bench with Fleur De Lis Iron Scrollwork
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early 20th century garden bench w fleur di lis iron scrollwork as the back. Possibly from a train station. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear from age and use....
Iron
A Wrought-iron Dining Set with Screen and Bird and Branch Motif
Located in Katonah, NY
A wrought-iron dining set, the bistro-style folding table with round top, the top with a pierced cast-iron disk at the center encompassed by undulating bands of wrought iron and an a...
Wrought Iron
Vintage French Patina Garden Table, circa 1940s
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage French garden table with folding legs. Top is a worn green and rust colored surface and legs have some green and white paint remain...
Metal
$1,995
H 29 in W 47 in D 25.5 in
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Period Painted Iron and Marble Bistro Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French brasserie during the late nineteenth century, this white enameled cast iron bistro table or cafe table features a solid white oval marble top with grey ve...
Marble, Iron
Set of Four Mid Century Woodard Sculptura Dining Arm Chairs
By Russell Woodard, Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Russell Woodard designed, Woodard Sculptura dining height arm chairs. Classic Mid Century Modern period garden, patio, poolside chairs, suitable for either indoor or out...
Wrought Iron
$1,495
H 28.75 in W 41.25 in D 21.5 in
Late 19th Century French Painted Iron and Marble Butcher's Table, Bistro Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French butcher's shop during the late nineteenth century, this cast iron table features a solid white marble top. Its pale grey painted curved iron legs support ...
Marble, Iron
Diminutive Antique Wrought Iron Garden Bench
By Salterini, Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Nice antique garden bench having a wrought iron frame with repeating continuous metal straps which form the seat and back. This example is in very good, original, clean and ready t...
Wrought Iron
$1,400
H 29.52 in W 31.5 in D 59 in
New Garden, Patio or Dining Table in Wrought Iron. Indoor & Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
New garden, patio or dining table in wrought iron. You can choose this pattern in round or rectangular table and then, choose the top (glass, mosaic, marble, ceramic...) and color...
Wrought Iron
$1,200 / set
H 28.5 in W 17.5 in D 22 in
Set of Four Mid Century Wrought Iron Garden Patio Dining Chairs by Woodard
By Woodard Furniture Co., Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Mid Century garden, patio, poolside dining chairs, made by the Woodard Furniture Company, circa 1950/60's. The chairs are all structurally sound and sturdy, they are curr...
Metal
$1,550
H 21 in W 25.5 in D 15 in
Antique Garden Table with Marble Top and Iron Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Grey and white marble top garden table.
Marble, Iron
$3,648Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 43 in D 43 in
Vintage Francois Carre Garden Patio Table and Chairs Set
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exceptional vintage French garden patio set attributed to renowned designer François Carré exemplifies the artistry and elegance that defined early 20th-century wrought iron fur...
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Parisian Bistro Table with Iron Base and Marble Top
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant late 19th century French Parisian bistro table with thick patinated white marble top. The richly ornamental solid cast iron base, with four scrolling feet and with time worn ...
Marble, Wrought Iron
$1,400
H 29.52 in Dm 23.62 in
New Century Round Cast Iron Base with Marble Top Garden Table or Bistro Table
Located in Miami, FL
French style cast iron base with marble & brass top garden table or bistro table. The base it's black but you can choose the colors. Finely detailed cast iron base with white marbl...
Marble, Brass, Iron
$2,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.25 in W 25 in D 23.75 in
Set of 5 Piece Round Patio Garden Dining Table and 4 Mesh Arm Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Newly painted 40" round Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard style wrought or cast iron base dining table with center hole for umbrella and four ...
Wrought Iron
French 19th Century White Marble Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French, late 19th century dining table from a bistro has been recently restored with a more contemporary marble top and white, powder-coated base for a clean aesthetic in a rang...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Bistro Table with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional French late 19th century square bistro/dining table with fabulous design elements throughout. The pink marble slab is cut to a generous scale to host four guests, char...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Iron and Marble Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An original French brasserie table, circa 1890, with a removable white marble top on a cast iron frame. The stone top has flat edges and a smooth, although patinated surface clouded ...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Bistro Table from Toulouse
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous French 19th century cast iron & marble garden dining table, for entertaining or everyday use–inside and out. The creamy white marble top shows expressive patterns of gray ...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Iron & Stone Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic, Parisian-style bistro table from late 19th century France, for your patio or interior! The round stone top is a brecciated marble in a pale salmon pink, exhibiting variabl...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Patinated Iron Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French turn of the century (circa 1900) cast iron round bistro table with weathered patina matching what remains of the original terracotta-orange paint. The tabletop’s circular me...
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Garden Benches
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of similar 19th century French garden benches, each with cast iron faux bois frame and oak board seat and backrest. Old pale green painted patina. Nice quality iron work and g...
Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble-Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with black painted finish and original white veined marble top. Nice casting with rosette medallion detail. Minor paint loss. Please refe...
Marble, Wrought Iron
Victorian Iron Pedestal Base with Black Marbletop Bistro Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Victorian cast iron base with Acanthus leaves and old green paint. A new old black marble top with white veining that is 38 inch diameter. A great outdoor or indoor table.
Belgian Black Marble, Iron
French Bronzed Iron and Faux Marble Bistro Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
French Parisian bistro or cafe dining table featuring a faux-marble formica square top with a thick, reeded brass edge. Supported by a bronzed cast iron base made in the Beaux Arts s...
Brass, Iron
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H 35 in W 19.75 in D 20.25 in
Pair of circa 1940, French Iron with Pierced Metal Seats Garden Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of French garden chairs. Handmade wrought iron with heart shaped backs and pierced sheet metal seats. Excellent construction methods with iron wraps tying sections toge...
Metal, Iron
Large French 19th Century Bakers Rack Wrought Iron and Brass
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large antique bakers rack made of black painted wrought iron and brass with great patina. This particular rack has 3 especially rare decorated brass...
Brass, Wrought Iron