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Neoclassical Furniture

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

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.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

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Item Ships From: Spain
Style: Neoclassical
Pair of Candlesticks or Candleholders, Bronze, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of candlesticks. Bronze, 18th century. Pair of bronze candlesticks, which still maintain a strong influence of Spanish Baroque models, especially in the turned axis, with promin...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Regency Rectangular Handcrafted Gold Foil Wood Mirror Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted carved Regency Style wood mirror covered in gold foil.
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1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Ceramic Drug Jar or Syrup Jar, Possibly Italy, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The decoration of ceramics in blue tones on a white background was common in Europe as far back as the 17th century (Dutch and English pieces, works in Talavera de la Reina in Spain,...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

19th Century Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Candle Chandelier
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant neoclassical chandelier in patinated bronze with finely detailed gilt bronze mounts, suspended by multiple decorative chains reminiscent of an ancient Roman oil lamp. The pai...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

Mother of Pearl or Nacre Box with Bronze Frame, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mother of pearl box with bronze frame, 19th century. Box made of mother of pearl plates joined thanks to a bronze structure decorated with simple plant elements and which still has ...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Regency Rectangular Handcrafted Gold Foil Wood Mirror Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted carved Regency style wood mirror, featuring a hand carved wooden frame covered in gold foil. Fully handcrafted, the mirror highlights the detailed carving and traditional...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Walnut Davenport Desk, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
English "Davenport" walnut wood desk, 19th century. Desk with four drawers on the side, inkwell with closure at the top and folding tabletop with key lock. This typology is known as...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Decorative Painted Wooden Columns
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of elegant architectural painted wooden columns, classical pedestals and both are in good condition.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

Clock, France, 19th C., after Charles Cressent France, 1685-1768
By Charles Cressent
Located in Madrid, ES
Clock. Palo santo, rosewood, golden bronze. France, 19th century, modeled after Charles Cressent (France, 1685-1768). Wooden box grandfather clock in which palo santo, rosewood an...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Other

Psiqué Dressing Mirror, Mahogany, Bronze, Marble, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Note the neoclassical influence of the decorative elements and the composition of the furniture, highlighting the figure inspired by the classical mythology of the upper part (it is ...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Other

Silver Leontine Watch Chain
Located in Madrid, ES
Leontina, late 19th century. Leontine made up of six chains attached to a ring decorated with scrolls and small earrings, from which a series of objects and hooks for small items h...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Silver

Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial and compass with case. Bronze. SCHRETTEGGER, Johan. Augsburg, Germany, around 1800. Sundial with a polygonal shape made of bronze, engraved with plant elements on the front,...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Other

View of the pier of Antwerp. Oil on canvas. Flemish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
View of the pier of Antwerp. Oil on canvas. Flemish school, 18th century. Numerous ships and boats appear in the landscape, accompanied by small characters. In the background a city...
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18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Mahogany Wood “Architect Desk” Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mahogany wood “architect desk” table, France, 19th century. On four solomonic legs with a central knot stands the table, which has two drawers on the skirt, some boards on the sides...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Still, Copper, Iron, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Still with flared copper body, cap on the top with the usual piece on these objects and a simple support to place the appliance on the fire. It has four iron handles to move it. This...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Copper, Iron

19th Century French Bronze Floor Lamp – Ferdinand Barbedienne and Henry Cahieu
Located in Madrid, ES
Exquisite 19th-century French bronze floor lamp, attributed to the renowned Ferdinand Barbedienne and likely designed by Henry Cahieux specifically for the iconic 1855 Paris Expositi...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century
By Nicholas Bion
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial with compass and case. Bronze. BION, Nicholas. Paris, 18th century. Polygonal sundial with a bird-shaped gnomon and engraved triangular piece, which presents, on one side, ...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Other

Neoclassical Rectangular Gold Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical rectangular handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with gold foil finished, Spain, 1970.
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1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Centerpiece, Ceramic, Possibly Lunéville, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
With marks. Centerpiece circular base and oval body decorated to the interior with small bouquets of flowers and the outside with an elaborate composition based on architectural and...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

18th C. French Marble Bust of Dancer Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Antoinette Style
Located in Madrid, ES
This expressive 18th century marble portrait bust is of Marie-Madeleine Guimard (1743-1816), a successful dancer and one of the most famous courtesans of pre-Revolutionary France. The bust is unsigned, but identical to one in the collection of London's V&A museum carved...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Biscuit Porcelain, Four Seasons, after Thorvaldsen, Bing Gröndahl
Located in Dresden, DE
Late 19th Century Biscuit Porcelain, Four Seasons, after Bertel Thorvaldsen, by Bing Gröndahl Since antiquity, the cycle of the four seasons has served artists as a potent me...
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

Mirror, Carved and Gilded Wood, Glass, circa Early 19th Century, Ferdinand VII
Located in Madrid, ES
Mirror Fernando VII. Carved and gilded wood, glass. Towards the beginning of the 19th century. Rectangular mirror made of wood carved in its color, combin...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

Clothing Press in Oak Wood, Holland, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Clothing press in oakwood, Holland, 19th century. On four turned legs (three of them secured with a straight chambrana) the press rises, with a drawer underneath. As it is a purely u...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Oak

Bronze Chandelier or Ceiling Light, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceiling light. Bronze. France, late 19th century French chandelier made of bronze at the end of the 19th century, formed by a central axis with very marked lines and decorated with ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Other

Neoclassical Bronze Mirror Tray with Ribbon Bow Handles and Rectangular Shape
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful rectangular shaped neoclassical bronze mirror tray with handles. France 1930-1940. Large size. The mirror surface shows a terrific patina, the bronze frame is richly decora...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

The fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, after CARRIER-BELLEUSE
Located in Madrid, ES
The fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models of CARRIER-BELLEUSE, AlbertErnest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure shows a boy, lying down and almost totally naked, with his head enhanced by a golden leaf crown. It is shown with a shell (with touches in gold), taking water from a pitcher next to it, thus recalling the allegories of the rivers or of the birth of the same of Ancient Rome. It is necessary to compare the present work with the one entitled “La Source” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, preserved, for example, at the Art Institute of Chicago or the Portland Museum of Art (of which there are a number of variants, changing the characters and the material used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draftsman trained with David d'Angers and at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition from his participation in the Salon of the French Artists of 1861 (Third Medal), reaching outstanding works such as various busts of...
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20th Century European Neoclassical Furniture

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Terracotta

Clothing Press in Oak Wood, Holland, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Clothing press in oak wood, Holland, 19th century. Garment press with closed cupboard in its lower part made of oak wood in Holland. As is normal in these utilitarian elements, it la...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

Bronze Mortar with Inscription, Spain, 1846
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with inscription. Bronze. Spain, 1846. Mortar made of bronze with flared mouth and truncated cone body developed without discontinuity and decreasing in diameter to the base....
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1840s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Chair, Elisabeth II of Spain Style, Wood, Textile, Spain, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved and polychrome wooden chair with cabriolet legs and openwork backrest which has been decorated with a symmetrical composition of Rococo influence in some details and Neoclassical in others. The Elizabethan style was developed in Spain during the reign of Isabel II (Elisabeth II...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Cruet Set, Silver, Glass, René-Pierre Ferrier, Paris, France, 1775
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks. Set made in silver in its color and glass composed of two jugs with handle, elongated neck and peak, and body of circular base, with the faceted exterior, an oval tr...
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1770s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Silver

Sunburst Crown Flush Mount / Pendant in Gilt Metal and Glass, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching neoclassical style sunburst ceiling light fixture from the Mid-Century Modern period, Spain, 1950s. This ceiling fixture features a gilt metal sunburst crown shaped stru...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Iron

Neoclassical Empire Gilt Wood Rectangular Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
This rectangular mirror was handcrafted in Spain in 1970 in the Neoclassical Empire style. The piece features a solid wooden frame that has been carefully hand carved, emphasizing sy...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Gold

Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga (dress up). Spanish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
San Luis Gonzaga, dressing room. Polychrome wood, etc. Spanish school, 18th century. Carving made of polychrome wood that shows, on a rectangular base, a young man without a beard, ...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Neoclassical Empire Gilt Wood Rectangular Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
This rectangular mirror was handcrafted in Spain in 1970 in the Neoclassical Empire style. The piece features a solid wooden frame that has been hand carved, emphasizing symmetry, cl...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Gold

Hollywood Regency. Marble effect ceramic table lamp, Italy, 1980s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Hollywood Regency and Neoclassical style table lamp, 1980s. Made of white ceramic with a very realistic marble effect reliefs and gilded details. Chrome-plated golden brass structure...
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1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

19th Century French Bronze Bust of Louise Brongniart
Located in Dresden, DE
This 19th-century French bronze bust depicts Louise Brongniart, daughter of the distinguished Neoclassical architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (1739–1813). It is based on the ori...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

19th-Century Drawings of Classical Figures, Framed Pair
Located in Madrid, ES
A striking pair of 19th-century pencil drawings featuring heroic classical figures in elaborate plumed helmets. Rendered with elegant shading and great detail, these works bring a dr...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Neoclassical Cut Crystal and 1000 Silver Urn Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Impressive cut crystal urn-vase standing on silver/1000 base. Italy, 1930-1940s This Neoclassical urn vase was manufacturet at the Art Deco period. Finely executed with very detailed...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Crystal, Silver

Table Lamps Alabaster or Marble White Color, France, 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Table lamp in white alabaster and brass It is suitable to put on a side table in the living room or on a bedside table It is in very good condition, like new * screens are not in...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture

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Alabaster, Marble, Brass

Henry II Style Pendulum Clock, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The style Henry II ("Henri II") was the name given to an artistic style emerged in France in the 19th century and was inspired by the Renaissance of this country making a series of f...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

Spanish Double Headed Eagle Mini Sized Mirror in Carved Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Neoclassical small carved mirror in the form of a crowned bicephal eagle. Spain, 1930s Highly decorative frame with a double-headed eagle surmounted by a crown, symmetric wings and t...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Furniture

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Gold Leaf

19Th Century Pair of Neoclassical French Silver-Plated Candlesticks
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant pair of french silver-plated candlesticks crafted in end 19 century, featuring refined Neoclassical detailing. Each candlestick displays a tapered column with intricate engra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

French Beech Wood Faux Bamboo Wall Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Turned Wood Mirror Faux Bamboo Framed, in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. France, 1930s-1940s. This mirror fea...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture

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Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood, Beech

19th Century Lithography of Venice in Black and White
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century Lithography of Venice in black and white In original condition, with wear consistent of age and use.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Paper

Elegant Wood Vanity and Mirror with Drawer – Early 20th Century, Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant Wood Vanity and Mirror with Drawer – Early 20th Century, Circa 1940 This charming wood vanity and mirror, crafted in France around 1940, is an elegant and delicate piece tha...
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1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Glass

19th Century French Neoclassic Bronze, Borghese Gladiator, Grand Tour
Located in Dresden, DE
The arm protected by a metal bracelet emphasizes the combative nature of the figure, while the polished black rectangular base provides a sober contrast that enhances thebronze of th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Color Lithography of Venice, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Color lithography of Venice, 18th century Printed by Jacques Chereu. The frame doesn’t has a glass.  
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Paper

Gilt Silvered Hand Forged Iron Mirror with Foliage Details
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silver Leaf gilt wrought iron round mirror with scroll and leaves details, France, 1940s. Beautiful round hanging walll mirror. Elegant foliage design, hanging from two chains with d...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

19th Century Pair of Neoclassical Cast Iron Planters Urns White Patina
Located in Madrid, ES
This elegant pair of neoclassical cast-iron planters features crisp relief detailing with geometric and botanical motifs. Their deep bowl form and finely ornamented rims evoke classi...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Iron

Interior Bedroom Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish classical bedroom indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, Project for a home decoration. Cabinet maker archives stamp at the bottom p...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Folding Table, Walnut Wood and Walnut Root, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Extendable book table. Walnut and walnut root, 19th century. Dining table extendable to three meters of a type known as a book due to its way of foldin...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Pocket Watch, Engraved André Hessen. Gold, Enamel, Paris, France, Ca 18th C
By André Hessén
Located in Madrid, ES
Pocket watch, engraved André Hessen. Gold, enamel. Paris, France, towards the last third of the 18th century. Has faults. Pocket watch in a case decorated with enamels on the back (inside a pearl band you can see a composition with a clear classicist influence with a female figure, perhaps an allegory of the arts...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other

Interior Bedroom Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing Spain, 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish neoclassical style bedroom indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, project for a home deco...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

19th Century French Bronze Bust based on Leochare s "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Dresden, DE
Beautiful 19th Century French Bronze Bust of "Apollo Belvedere". Based on the ancient original by Leochares. Late second half 19th Ce...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Spinning Wheel, Walnut Wood, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spinning wheel. Walnut wood carved and turned. XIX century. Vertical spinning wheel made of carved walnut wood decorated with fine lines in certain areas and the use of balustrade...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Pair of console tablesNeoclassical style - Early 19th century - Italy
Located in Madrid, España
Pair of console tables with carved, polychrome, and gilded wooden frames. White marble tops with painted and gilded garland details - Neoclassical style - Early 19th century - Italy ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

Art Deco Floor Lamp White Opaline Gloves France, 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Spectacular floor lamp in gold metal and white opaline globes Very beautiful and with a very original and elegant design.  
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

Pocket Watch, Jaqs Blanc, Gold, Enamel, Etc. Possibly ca Late 18th C
Located in Madrid, ES
Pocket watch, Jaqs Blanc. gold, enamel, etc. Possibly towards the end of the 18th century. Pocket watch with a white dial and Arabic numerals for the hours and lines and Arabic num...
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Late 18th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other

Three-Part Silver Salt Shaker or Cellar, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Three-part silver salt Shaker, 19th century. Salt Shaker made up of three bodies lowered at their edges so that they fit together and unite in a chamfered half oval at the top, deco...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Silver

Sculpture in Calamine, After Models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture in calamine. Signed “Aug. Moreau ”. Following models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th century. It is reminiscent of works such as the bronze entitled "The Fountain" by Mat...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Other

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