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.
Terra sigillata covered pot by Alistair Danhieux, 2011.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terra sigillata covered pot by Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base. 2011. H : 11 x 7.5 inches. Perfect original conditions. - Born in Crewe, England, Alistair Aynsc...
Ceramic
Antique Crystal Vase, Hand-Carved, Beaux Arts Style, Netherlands, 1860
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Wonderful old crystal vase, finely engraved. Very precious and beautiful also without flowers, Measures: Diameter lower cm.17, Diameter upper 23 cm O/311.
Crystal
Seltmann Weiden Goldplated White Porcelain Dinnerware, Set of 82 Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Offered are 82 pieces of the gold-plated rimmed porcelain "Annabell" pattern of Seltmann Weiden dinnerware. 18 Dinner Plates: 9.5" Diameter, 1" High 12 Butter Dishes: 2.325" Diame...
Gold Plate
$904Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 6 Daum "Bouton Rose" Glasses
By Daum
Located in Mérida, YU
Set of 6 - Bouton Rose Glasses made by world famous Crystal Manufacturer Daum France The base in the shape of rose petals, the leg simulating champagne bubbles. The base is in frost...
Crystal
Ceramic Vase by Alistair Dahnieux, circa 2010
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase signed Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base, 2010. Perfect original conditions.
Ceramic
Ceramic Box by Alistair Dahnieux, circa 2011
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic box signed Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base. 2011. Perfect original conditions.
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Guieba, Signed, 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by CH- Guieba. Wood firing. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base, circa 1980-1990. Unique piece.
Ceramic
$1,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 8 Daum "Bouton Rose" Glasses
By Daum
Located in Mérida, YU
Set of 8 - Bouton Rose Glasses made by world famous Crystal Manufacturer Daum France The base in the shape of rose petals, the leg simulating champagne bubbles. The base is in frost...
Crystal
$904Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 6 Daum "Bouton Rose" Model Wine Glasses
By Daum
Located in Mérida, YU
Set of 6 - Bouton rose wine glasses made by world famous Crystal Manufacturer Daum France The base in the shape of rose petals, the leg simulating champagne bubbles. The base is in f...
Crystal
Pair of Daum "Bouton Rose" Model Wine Glasses
By Daum
Located in Mérida, YU
Pair of Bouton rose wine glasses made by world famous Crystal Manufacturer Daum France The base in the shape of rose petals, the leg simulating champagne bubbles. The base is in fro...
Crystal
Champagne Bucket in Pure Silver 999/°°, Luxury Masterpiece, Gift Idea, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Discover a unique champagne K-OVER from our Work of Art collection, meticulously crafted in pure Silver 999/°°° by the esteemed Stefano Vigni. This extraordinary piece, created to c...
Silver
$1,403Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Painted Italian Metal Tray, Wall Decor, Unattributed Artist, 1987
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Tuscan hand-painted metal tray, paired with other similar tray - Unusual on wall - On disposal a metal black base (only one with a good price, but there is shipping!). O/327.
Metal
$632Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Daum "Bouton Rose" Model Wine Glasses
By Daum
Located in Mérida, YU
Set of 4 - Bouton rose wine glasses made by world famous Crystal Manufacturer Daum France The base in the shape of rose petals, the leg simulating champagne bubbles. The base is in f...
Crystal