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Illuminated Manuscript Ornament – Middle Ages Decorative Borders and Motifs 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
– Heraldic medallions with portraits, one of which depicts a crowned figure, possibly a saint or monarch
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Little Red Riding Hood
Located in New Orleans, LA
, animals – especially dogs – and many portrait busts and medallions, typically in Roman costume. Among his
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bruyères-Sous-Laon - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Leo Marie Gausson
By Léo Gausson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
also executed a medallion portrait of Millet. Around 1890 his style developed towards that of the
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1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Pair of 19th Century English Wax Portrait Medallions
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century English wax oval portrait medallions of John Locke and Sir Isaac Newton set
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Sculptures

Terra Cotta Portrait Medallions
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Italian Terra Cotta Neoclassical-style Profiles
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20th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Terracotta

Wedgwood Beethoven Black Basalt Portrait Medallion in Original Box
By Wedgwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Wedgwood portrait medallion of German composer and pianist, Ludwig van Beethoven, made in England
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20th Century English Neoclassical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair of Italian Terra Cotta Portrait Medallions
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and decorative pair of Italian terra cotta plaques highlighted with gilding. They portray ancient Roman Senators and are the sort of decoration made for wealthy tourists. ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

Italian Maiolica Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Italian Maiolica Vase painted all over with 2 portrait medallions front and back.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Empire Style Gilt Metal Two Light Bras de Lumière
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each arrow-form backplate centering a portrait medallion of a Roman soldier in a fanciful dress
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Renaissance Style Painted and Parcel Gilt Panel
Located in San Francisco, CA
crimson, surrounding a metal relief panel centering a portrait medallion of a maiden in period costume
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Pair of English Polychrome-Decorated and Parcel-Gilt Chestnut Urns, circa 1820
Located in Alexandria, VA
rectangular plinth, decorated all-over with floral sprays, swags and scrolls centering cameo portrait
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Urns

Materials

Metal

An Italian Painted Hall Bench.
Located in New York, NY
with swagged laurel wreath crest above a central roman portrait medallion and crossed boughs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Benches

Materials

Wood

A Louis XVI Terracotta Bust
Located in New York, NY
bow at the front and a portrait medallion of Mr. Roland around her neck. Her hair is tied with a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Busts

Materials

Marble

A Late 18th Century Side Table
Located in New York, NY
lambrequin frieze with stylised portrait medallions. The tapering legs with trailing marquetry hare bells.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

A Late 18th Century Side Table
Located in New York, NY
lambrequin frieze with stylised portrait medallions. The tapering legs with trailing marquetry hare bells.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Side Tables

Materials

Walnut, Pearwood

Creamware Theatrical Printed Jug, "Mr. Garrick"
Located in London, GB
character of Don John in the Chances.’ The reverse has a portrait medallion of William Shakespeare suspended
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

Sevres Porcelain Presentation Coupe Cybele Awarded At The Paris Universal Expo
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Fairfax, VA
by J.C.G. Derichsweiler. The interior center is raised portrait medallion of goddess Cybele with
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Antique 1870s French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Painted Sheraton Revival Carlton House Desk
By Waring Gillow
Located in Houston, TX
, portrait medallions, cherubs and floral garlands. The case has a variety of small drawers, and a letter
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Early 20th Century British Sheraton Desks

Materials

Satinwood, Kingwood

King George III and Queen Charlotte, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The portrait medallions of the Wedgwood & Bentley period (1769-1780) were much the best of all
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Two Modernist Figural Lamps by RIMA
By RIMA
Located in Essex, MA
magazine. Her sculpture commissions included relief portrait medallions of President John F. Kennedy
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

A pair of Belle Epoque period brass sconces from France c.1890
Located in Houston, TX
sconce has an arch at the top centred with a scrolled flourish that frames an oval portrait medallion of
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Régence Style Silvered Mirror, France circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
"cartouche", is a portrait medallion of a female Classical figure taken from ancient Greece and Rome. These
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Antique 1880s French Wall Mirrors

Pair of Marriage Commodes Attributable to Giuseppe Maggiolini
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in St. Louis, MO
drawer with running urns, swags and portrait medallions over the lower drawers, sans traverse, with
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Kingwood, Tulipwood, Walnut

William Kent Style Gilded Frame Mirror, England circa 1890 (33"w x 55 1/2"h)
Located in Houston, TX
intriguing frame has a rectangular shape with the four corners highlighted by the use of portrait medallions
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Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

A neoclassical urn from France c.1890
Located in Houston, TX
showcases an elaborate oval medallion centred on a portrait bust of a classically garbed man. His profile is
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Antique 19th Century French Urns

A Pair Of George III Pedestal Urns
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
female portrait medallions, above stiff leaves and fluted collars, on stiff leaf carved socle bases and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Urns

TERR COTTA PORTRAIT IN ORIGINAL FRAME
Located in Solebury, PA
Sculpted terra cotta portrait. The oval medallion is in the original wood frame. The portrait is
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20th Century Unknown Sculptures

Suite of 3 large portraits from 19th century by Jules Laure
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
portraits in medallions were painted by Jules Laure, a 19th century portrait painter. They are signed and
Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Terra Cotta Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nini, circa 1777
By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1
Located in London, GB
where he began to successfully produce portrait terracotta medallions. In 1772 he moved to Chaumont-sur
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Antique 1770s French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Terracotta

Antoine Louis Barye, Bronze Sculpture of Hound Dog and Tortoise, 19th Century
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in New York, NY
Museum, Warsaw) Barye sculpted the portrait medallion Young Man in a Beret (1823) in bronze, as well as
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Antique 1880s French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures

A Period Louis XVI Coupe with Rams Heads
Located in New Orleans, LA
, each single leg topped with a finely detailed head and flanked by oval garlanded medallions with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Bronze

Barovier and Toso 20th Century Italian Wedding Cup in Cobalt Blue Glass Painted
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Atlanta, GA
decorated with Renaissance inspired painted portrait busts in medallion form of a courting couple in two
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Paint

Basalt Portrait Medallion, Tiberius Augustus, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine large self-framing portrait medallion of the Emperor Tiberius Augustus, second emperor of
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Jasperware Portrait Medallion, Princess de Lamballe, Wedgwood, circa 1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In pale blue jasper depicting Princess Marie Louise of Savoy. Her death in the massacres of 1792 marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Large Pair of Faux Malachite Neoclassical Portrait Obelisks
Located in Atlanta, GA
, with portrait medallions on one side, and bows on the other. Measures: Each obelisk is 8" square
Category

20th Century European Neoclassical Obelisks

Materials

Wood

Silver framed Medallion, George Washington by Bert Bentley, Wedgwood, circa 1925
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A portrait medallion of George Washington, in pale blue jasperware, and set in a quality frame of
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Italian Empire Horizontal Mirror, circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
featuring a portrait medallion of an aristocratic lady in the centre framing the mirror glass. The fine
Category

Antique 1850s Italian Empire Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Paladin in Rom
By Martin Gropius
Located in Florham Park, NJ
museums; i.e. a Greek painted portrait medallion is preserved in the Classical Museum in Vienna (Plate 35
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Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Watercolor

Pflanzen-Ornament
By Walter Gropius
Located in Florham Park, NJ
museums; i.e. a Greek painted portrait medallion is preserved in the Classical Museum in Vienna (Plate 35
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Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Portrait Medallion For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic portrait medallion available at 1stDibs. Each portrait medallion for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, wood and stoneware. There are many kinds of the portrait medallion you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A portrait medallion made by Neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Wedgwood and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres each produced at least one beautiful portrait medallion that is worth considering.

How Much is a Portrait Medallion?

Prices for a portrait medallion start at $225 and top out at $18,000 with the average selling for $1,567.