Pair of Italian Neoclassical Chairs
$6,800 / set
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Italian white painted and parcel-gilt neoclassical style armchairs upholstered in stamped damask style textured mauve velvet.
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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$6,800 / set
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Italian white painted and parcel-gilt neoclassical style armchairs upholstered in stamped damask style textured mauve velvet.
$5,800 / set
1900 Caldwell Silver Plated Sconces Two Lights
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1900 Caldwell silver plated sconces with two lights
Bronze
Antique Set Eight Hand-Painted Minton Plates Depicting Fish Signed A. Holland
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite and beautifully made set of Eight Hand-Painted Minton Porcelain Plates Depicting Fish signed A. Holland originate from England, Circa 1900. The border of each plate f...
Porcelain
Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful red ochre print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after R.Cosway. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Text on verso The measurement is the paper size ...
Paper
12 Heavily Gilt Encrusted Antique Green & Gold Minton England Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous set ! Please click on the pictures to see the detail and enlarge. Heavy raised paste gilding on a vibrant green collar and custom ordered through the fine Gilded Age Retai...
Gold, Enamel
Vintage Antique Letterpress Wood Type Printing Blocks
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, antique letterpress wood type printing blocks traditionally used for poster and large-format printing. The letters appear backward because letterpress printin...
Wood
Large English Hand-Hammered Brass Repoussé Round Planter/Jardinière
Located in San Francisco, CA
the large hand-hammered vessel with exaggerated everted neck above a tapering lobed body with diaper pattern at the shoulder
Brass
Important Framed Lithograph of the Grapeshot Clipper Ship Joseph Currier & Ives
By Currier & Ives/Joseph Koehler
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An important framed lithograph of the "Grapeshot" clipper ship belonging to Geo Law Esq. NY. This print is reprinted from Lith by Currier & Ives, American, active 1834–1907. Its fram...
Wood, Paper, Glass
1900 Neoclassic Style Gilt Bronze Caldwell Chandelier 6 lights
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 neoclassic style gilt bronze chandelier by Caldwell beautiful details. 6 lights
Bronze
$7,800 / set
1900's Caldwell Silver Plated Cherub Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900s Caldwell Neoclassical silver plated sconces with cherub atop, two lights. Available matching chandelier
Silver Plate, Bronze
Chiurazzi Foundry Cast Bronze Lion Head And Inlaid Marble Coffee Table, Naples
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chiurazzi Foundry Cast Bronze Lion Heah And Inlaid Marble Coffee Table, Naples, Italy H: 20 D: 23.5 W: 47.25 in. Provenance: by decent, Chiurazzi Foundry heir, Italy
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Neoclassical Tall Columnar Gilt Iron Two Light Table Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique early 1900s French gilt iron table lamp with two lights. A graceful architectural form features double urns joined by a tall, sculpted column resting on a footed octagonal b...
Iron
After Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux "Woman's Face", Patinated Plaster
Located in Mouscron, WHT
After Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827 - 1875). "Woman's face", patinated plaster sculpture
Plaster
1900's Caldwell Large Silver Plated 12 Lights Chandelier with Engraved Details
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900's Caldwell large silver plated 12 lights chandelier with a lot of engraved details
Silver Plate, Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Neoclassical style gilt bronze six-light chandelier. Unusual Italian Neoclassical style gilt bronze 6-light chandelier. This stunning Italian Empire chandelier has beautifully detailed clusters of grapes and caryatids at the end of each arm. Offered Italian bronze chandelier measures: 27 inches high and 20.5 inches diameter and comes with its stunning original 36 inch heavy duty chain and canopy and has been newly wired for the U.S. Market. Perfect for a wine room...
Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical French Sconces, Bronze and Crystal, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of crystal and bronze wall sconces, France circa 1900s. The French sconces have a bronze frame with a Lyre shape. The antique sconces are fully ornate with crystals: a few of th...
Crystal, Bronze
KPM Porcelain Pair of Peas
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
KPM porcelain pair of peas Antique porcelain origin Germany Circa 1900 perfect condition Floral motifs with angels (puttos) and grapes.
Porcelain
Antique Neoclassical Blue, Gilt Porcelain de Sèvres Vase, France
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique porcelain Sèvres Medaillon vase with a beau blue ground, gilt ornaments, leaves decoration surrounding the portrait in medallion. The vase is in original good condition with ...
Porcelain
Antique American Painted Cane Side Chair, Silk Brocade Cushion, 1900
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Great Antque American Painted Cane side chair with silk brocade tufted cushion. Distressed finish , old repair right side of cane. Structurally sound.
Wood
Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print of Venus. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after Bartolozzi. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Blank verso The meas...
Paper
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952) Shot in The Hand - Apsaroke, 1908
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in CA, CA
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952) Title: Shot in The Hand - Apsaroke Plate: 133 Portfolio: Volume IV Printer: John Andrew & Son Medium: Photogravure Date: 1908 Dimensions: Sheet: W 15 5/...
Paper
1900 Caldwell Silver and Gild Bronze Chandelier 5 Lights
Located in New York, NY
1900 Caldwell silver plated and gild bronze chandelier with 5 lights, neoclassical style
Bronze
1900 Caldwell Silver Plated Sconces with Cherubs 3 Lights
Located in New York, NY
pair of 1900's Caldwell silver plated sconces with cherubs on the backplate and 3 lights
Bronze
1900 Neoclassic Silver Chandelier with Cherubs 6 Lights
Located in New York, NY
1900 beautiful neoclassical style silver plated chandelier with cherubs holding trumpets. 6 lights
Bronze
$555Sale Price|20% Off
French Spelter Woman with Roses Table Lamp From L-A Moreau on Marble Base c 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Spelter table lamp reproduction of the statuette "la femme aux roses" by Louis Auguste Moreau (son of Auguste Moreau). The set is mounted on a red marble base. The subjects of his s...
Marble, Spelter
Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print of Ceres. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after Bartolozzi. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Blank verso The meas...
Paper
1900 Caldwell Silver Plated Sconces With Two Lights
Located in New York, NY
pair of 1900 Caldwell silver plated neoclassical style sconces with two lights
Bronze
1900's Caldwell Bronze Engraved Chandelier with 6 lights
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900’s Caldwell 6 lights bronze chandelier with engraved body
Bronze
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Cast Concrete Female Garden Statue
Located in Elkhart, IN
An evocative early-20th-century garden statue depicting a classically draped female figure in the Greco-Roman tradition. Cast in concrete, the slender figure is modeled with gathered...
Concrete
1900’s Caldwell Leaded Glass and Silver Plated Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
circa 1900’s Unusual silver plated bronze Caldwell leaded glass light fixture with Ram’s head and flowers in designing
Bronze
$5,500Sale Price|20% Off
Large Dutch Neoclassical Style Silver and Gold Gilt Repoussé Oval Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
surmounted by a bold ribbon above an oval frame adorned with laurel leaves and pinwheel bosses all in a finely detailed repoussé metalwork
Metal
$3,400 / set
1900s Small Silver Plated Sconces Two Lights
Located in New York, NY
pair of 1900 silver plated sconces with tea pot shape and two lights
Silver Plate, Bronze
1900's Gilt Bronze Caldwell 8 lights Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's Caldwell gilt bronze 8 lights chandelier
Bronze
Neoclassical-Style Continental Silver '.800' Footed Double inkwell by Dragstead
By A. Dragsted
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical - style, Continental Silver (.800), footed, double inkwell, Denmark, year-hallmarked for 1901, A. N. Dragsted - maker. Each of the wells is decorated with bows and garla...
Sterling Silver
A 1900s Neoclassical White and Gold Capodimonte Porcelain Italian Table Lamp
By Capodimonte
Located in Catania, Sicilia
The lamp features a white and gold color scheme, with intricate details including a winged female figure and elaborate scrollwork. The lamp has been manufactured in the early 1900s, ...
Porcelain
$5,800 / set
1900's Caldwell Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1900 gilt bronze Caldwell sconces with two lights
Bronze
1900 Silver Plated Neoclassic Sconces by Edward F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1900's Caldwell silver plated neoclassic sconces with 2 lights. Acanthus leave in design. Original silver finish and patina. Newly UL rewired
Bronze, Silver Plate
Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks, Sheffield 1905
By Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd.
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of classic neoclassical candlesticks by Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd, featuring finely chased Corinthian-style capitals with stemmed rayed florals amid volutes, ribbon-tied d...
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical, Mahogany, Napoleonic Plaque Mounted Center Table, France, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical, Mahogany, Bronze, Napoleonic Porcelain Plaque Mounted Center or Accent Table, France, 1930s Stunning mahogany and gilt bronze early 20th century center or end table ha...
Metal
Gorgeous 20” American Antique Milk Canister Umbrella Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Rare antique copper painted light green with gold eagle milk canister .
Copper
Pair of Neoclassical Bacchantes Sculptures in Bronze signed Ernest Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in New York, NY
This charming pair of Neoclassical Bronze Bacchantes sculptures by Earnest Rancoulet originate from France, Circa 1900. These young and playful my...
Onyx, Bronze
Antique French Brass and Bronze Pendant Light with Cut Glass Lampshade, ca. 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French brass and bronze pendant light with cut glass lampshade from around 1900. This beautiful antique neoclassical-style pend...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Mantel Clock Garniture Set in Onyx and Gilt Brass
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) French garniture including mantel portico style mantel clock and pair of vases, finely cut from onyx stone with gilt brass mounts including masks, ram hea...
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
$6,800 / set
1900 Caldwell Silver Plated Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1900’s Caldwell neoclassic style silver plated sconces
Bronze
$1,552Sale Price|20% Off
Round Brass Umbrella Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice round umbrella stand is all made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1900
Brass
$3,720Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair c1900 French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze/ Crystal Wall Sconces attrib. Bagues
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair circa 1900 French Neoclassic style Gilt Bronze/ Cut Crystal Mirror Backed Wall Sconces. Very high quality board backed Sconces attributed to Maison Bagues. Heavy. Parisian Estat...
Bronze
$8,800 / set
Pair of 1900 Caldwell Neoclassic Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Great pair of Caldwell gilt bronze sconces with neoclassic design.Original finish and patina.
Bronze
Antique Hand Carved Wood Polychrome Painted Horse Sculpture Statue
By Gustave Bayol
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an antique hand carved wood horse sculpture -statue . Polychrome painted. Attributed to Gustave Bayol. Dimensions: ...
Wood
$2,469
Pair of Brass Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pair of andironsis made of brass and wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1900
Brass, Wrought Iron
$7,800 / set
1900 Caldwell Neoclassic Gilt Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1900 Caldwell neoclassical gilt bronze sconces, newly rewired (UL)
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Horses Andirons. French Work.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice pair of Horses andirons is made of bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Bronze
Large Wood Swirl Trompe l’oeil Wall Mirror, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand-carved 43.3” spiral frame mirror with a slight trompe l‘oeil effect, Italy, circa 1900 Amazing handcrafted Italian wall mirror composed of wood and golden and silver finish. ...
Wood, Mirror
$2,022Sale Price|20% Off
Brass umbrella stand representing a boot. French work. Circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and unusual umbrella stand representing a boot is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1900
Brass
$1,364Sale Price|20% Off
Bronze Cane Holder or Umbrella Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Bronze cane holder or umbrella stand. This is a French work. Circa 1900
Bronze
$9,800 / set
1900's Neoclassical Caldwell Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair 1900's Caldwell bronze sconces with four lights
Bronze
1900 Neoclassic Caldwell Gilt Bronze 3 Lights Sconces
Located in New York, NY
1900’s Caldwell neoclassical style gilt bronze sconces with 3 lights
Bronze
$5,800 / set
1900's Caldwell Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900's Caldwell gilt bronze sconces with double lights
Bronze
Early 20th Century Antique Kilim Bessarabian Rug 9'5'' X 5'5''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Bessarabian Rugs / Kilims in both pile and tapestry weaving technique are some of the more beautiful carpets to have been produced in Europe. Many of the Bessarabian Kilims were woven around the mid to late 19th century, though some do date back to the 18th century as well. This production that carried into the early twentieth century under late Ottoman Turkish rule in an area corresponding to modern Bulgaria and Romania, they stand right on the cusp of European and Oriental carpet weaving. Many of the designs are floral patterns made in a naturalistic western style utilizing brown or black ground, not unlike certain Karabaghs from the Caucauses. But others, particularly flat weaves, reflect the tradition of Turkish kilims from nearby Anatolia, although in a distinctive Bessarbian palette. In either case they are supremely decorative rugs. History Of Antique Flat Woven Bessarabian Kilim Rugs from Romania Bessarabian Kilims and carpets are flat woven rugs that originate in the Russian provinces of the Ukraine and Moldova in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. While most carpet experts will classify the flat woven rugs as Bessarabian they will often refer to the knotted pile carpets as Ukrainian. The Bessarabian carpets differ from antique Persian carpets in many ways. For example, unlike Persian carpets, Bessarabian rugs cannot be classified to a region according to the way the rugs were woven. Their weaves provide indications regarding the area for which they were created rather than for their classification. The markets these antique rugs were designed for could have fallen into different categories such as a rural market or an urban one. But all other attributes were dismissed and all the Romani made area rugs and carpets are referred to as Bessarabian instead. Antique Romanian Bessarabian kilims are ornate and they come in a variety of designs as well color combinations. It’s not uncommon for some Bessarabian kilims to be more floral while others may feature more geometric patterns. Bessarabian carpets are made on carpet weaving looms similar to the ones used to make the French Aubusson rugs. These looms are wooden, and the rugs are flat woven / kilims. The best of these rug types were created in the 1700’s. The Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory was where these Romanian rugs were made, and the factory was created by none other than Peter the Great. He established the Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory following his return from England and France. He was inspired to create the factory after being in awe of the splendid Aubusson carpets, Savonnerie rugs, and Axminster carpets he saw while abroad. The beautiful carpets he admired while in Europe had already caught the eyes of his Russian contemporaries, and importing them was triggering a financial drain for the Russian treasury. For this reason, the Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory was used as a location for copying the French and English carpets Peter the Great and the Russian nobility desired. Demand for these lavishly luxurious rugs grew, and additional factories were created in villages. This region is from where these rugs got the name Bessarabian. The region is divided between two territories: the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Bessarabian rug weavers were country people who had a country taste. Though they were tasked with replicating the elaborate motifs of the European rugs, they added their own unique country’s flair to their borrowed rug patterns and designs. This more folksy or traditional approach to the European patterns...
Wool
$6,800 / set
1900 Neoclassical Caldwell Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1900 Caldwell Neoclassic style sconces with medallion atop, two lights
Bronze
Edward S Curtis (1868-1952) Ambrosio Martinez – San Juan, 1905
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
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 ...
Paper