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.
Stoneware Sculpture - Lamp, circa 1970-1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A stoneware sculpture - lamp, circa 1970. Sold with lamp shade and new electrical system, circa 1970-1980. Dimensions without lampshade.
Ceramic
New York Cast Iron Cenral Park Lamp Post Beaux Arts Style Circa 1911
Located in New York, NY
New York cast iron Central Park lamp post produced by Spring City Foundry (American, established 1843). Type G model after the earlier type B design of 1907, originally associated wi...
Steel, Iron
Ceramic floor lamp by Georges Martin, circa 1980- 1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Georges Martin with a wood base. Artist monogram on the base. Unique piece. Circa 1980 - 1990. H : 21.6 x 7.1 x 21.6 inches (ceramic only). Sold with a new eu...
Ceramic
White and brown glazed ceramic bowl lamp by Kaza, circa 1930.
By Kaza
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White and brown glazed ceramic bowl lamp by Kaza. Signature under the base. Circa 1930. H : 11.8’ x 10.6’ inches (ceramic only). H : 15.7’ x 10.6’ inches (with electrical system). H ...
Ceramic
A Superb Italian Marble Column Lamp Set A superb set in Honey coloured pallet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Superb Italian Marble Column Lamp Set A superb set in Honey coloured pallet, the column has a triple column upright, the lamp has a baluster shape and...
Marble
Bronze Neoclassical Beaux-Arts Wall Sconces, circa 1910
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Beaux-Arts period solid bronze wall sconces of exceptional design having pronounced anthemions either end of gently bowed back-plates with egg-and-dart borders.
Bronze
$1,033 / item
H 13.98 in Dm 6.5 in
Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Floor Lamp / Corner Lamp, Ceramic Beige/White
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Floor tube lamp made of top quality stoneware by artisans in the Galician town of Buño, known throughout the world for its ceramic quality seal "Buño Pottery". The finish of the lam...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,856
H 9.45 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Black ceramic Porcelain Sculpture by Tim and Jacqueline Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An elegant porcelain sculpture represented a woman body with mat black glaze decoration by Tim and Jacqueline Orr. Signed at the base "Tim Orr". circa 1970-1980.
Ceramic
$1,021Sale Price|20% Off
H 60.24 in Dm 5.91 in
Postmodern Varnished Metal Column Floor Lamp Ascribable to Reggiani, Italy
By Reggiani
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This beautiful and unique column floor lamp was probably produced by Reggiani. It is made in chrome-plated metal and varnished metal. This lamp is a vintage pi...
Chrome, Metal
1970s Space Age Midcentury Floor Lamp "Rocket", Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia - good original condition - one bulb any wattage if LED used jr
Fiberglass, Oak
$3,464Sale Price|40% Off
H 66.93 in W 11.82 in D 15.75 in
1980's Japanese Brass Industrial Signalling Floor Lamp by Shonan Kosakusho 20cm
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
This brass daylight signal lamp is reclaimed from Navy ships where it was used as a morse code light to send messages between ships. Manufactured in 1984 by the Japanese company Shon...
Brass, Copper
Italian 1960s Marble Column Hollywood Regency Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rara Italian marble sculptural midcentury table lamp. Dimensions base: Width 24 cm, depth 12 cm, height 62 cm, without socket 55 cm. Weight 8 kg. Height with shade 85 cm, diamet...
Marble
Arts & Crafts Style Hammered Copper Floor Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
An Arts & Crafts style wrought iron and hammered copper floor lamp, 1980s. 19 inches wide by 19 inches deep by 57 ½ inches tall; shade 11 inches wide
Copper, Wrought Iron
$776Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.5 in W 10.75 in D 10.75 in
Arts and Crafts Style Floor Lamp w/ Tiffany Style Shade
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is an Arts and Crafts Style Floor Lamp with a Tiffany Style Shade. It's made of metal with a square base.
Metal
Italian Baroque Style Wrought Iron and Metal Floor Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a crenellated drip pan atop a spiral twisted post with leaf-form decorations throughout, raised on three scrolled legs, shade not included
Wrought Iron
Ceramic Table Lamp by Jean Austry, circa 1970-1980
By Jean Austry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with red glaze decoration by Jean Austry. Sold with a new lamp shaded new european electrical system Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Circ...
Ceramic
1970s Space Age Midcentury Floor Lamp "Rocket", Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Iconic retro design floor lamp. An interesting design piece from the 1960's called 'Rocket'. Designed and produced in former Czechoslovakia. Diameter of the shade is 16 cm and height...
Fiberglass, Oak
Sold
H 20.87 in W 9.85 in D 30.12 in
Important ceramic floor lamp by Georges Martin, circa 1970- 1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important glazed ceramic floor lamp by Georges Martin. Artist signature on the base. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 24.8 x 9.8 x 30.1 inches (with electrical system). H : 20.9 x...
Ceramic
Important stoneware floor lamp by Mart Schrijvers, 2025
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware floor lamp by Mart Schrijvers. H : 36.2 x 11.8 inches. (ceramic only). H : 41.3 x 11.8 inches. (ceramic and electrical system). Artist monogram under the base, 2...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware floor lamp by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware floor lamp by Georges Martin. Artist signature on the side. Circa 1970-1980. H : 39.4’ x 8.3’ x 7.9’ inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
Ceramic
Antique Bridge Lamp w/Kokomo Slag Glass Shade, ca. 1910
By Bradley & Hubbard, Kokomo Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This incredible floor lamp has so many areas of interest that make it so special. The base, which we believe was done by Bradley & Hubbard, detailed castings of several characters. ...
Metal
Large Early Architectural Verdigris Building Elements, Stair Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a matching pair of copper lamps. Each have a glass globe and most likely used to flank the stairs of a court house. Aside from the top glo...
Copper
Sold
H 59.85 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Important Ceramic Floor Lamp by Gustave Tiffoche, circa 1970-1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An important ceramic floor lamp by Gustave Tiffoche. Unique piece. Signed at the base "Tiffoche". Sold without lampshade. Perfect original conditions.
Ceramic
Important Ceramic Floor Lamp with White Glaze Decoration, circa 1990-2000
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An important ceramic floor lamp with white glaze decoration, circa 1990-2000. Sold without lampshade. Sold with new electrical system. Measures: H 81 cm / 32' inch. (with electr...
Ceramic
Exceptional and Important Ceramic Lamp by Tim Orr
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An exceptional and important ceramic lamp by Tim Orr. Signed at the base. Unique piece, Sold with lamp shade and new electrical system. Height with lamp shade: 43' 1/3 inch. ...
Ceramic