Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
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.
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Style: Neoclassical
French Gilt Metal Sculpture on Neoclassical Pedestal by Ernest Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in London, GB
French gilt metal sculpture on Neoclassical pedestal by Ernest Rancoulet
French, early 20th century
Measures: Height 165cm, width 34cm, depth 34cm
This fine sculpture group is b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Music and Art, Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Grand Tour Sculptures, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautiful gilt bronze maidens representing Music and Art.
Music holds a lyre, known for its use in Greek classical antiquity, in her left hand and is bringing her right h...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Bonded or Cold Cast Marble Garden Sculpture of a Young Girl
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a bonded marble or cold cast marble garden sculpture of a tall young girl. She is standing up and looking down with her right hand shyly waving and offering her left hand to someone. She is wearing a simple long pleated dress...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bronze and Ormolu Statues
By J. Pradier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu statues. The statues depict hunter gatherers/explorers and are each raised by an elegant octagonal and mottled base. The statue to the left depicts a handsome male...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Bath Stone Sculpture of a Young Hercules
Located in Essex, MA
English, 19th century. Composite bath stone garden sculpture of a standing young Hercules with lion head cape. Unmarked. Approx. h. 55", w. 16", d. 14".
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Bronze of Meleager, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Gilt bronze of the Aetolian hero Meleager/Meleagros standing on a square marble plinth with a black round stone base. The cloak, strongly moved by the wind, wraps around his arm, in ...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Biscuit de Sèvres Statue of Venus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century neoclassical style Biscuit de Sèvres statue of Venus. The masterfully sculpted statue is raised by a square base with cu...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Heinrich Max Imhof, Hagar and Ishmael, 1849
Located in Greding, DE
Inscription on the foot: "HEINRICH IMHOF FEC ROMA 1849".
Category
1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Sienna and Marble Obelisks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large scale pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Sienna and Black Belgian marble obelisks. Each obelisk is raised by a square mottled Black Belgian marble ba...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Siena Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. black Belgian marble and ormolu statues of Cleopatra and Semiramis, signed Bouret 1874. Each statue is raised by an eleg...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Obelisks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. Porphyry, granite, Lapis Lazuli and ormolu obelisks. Each obelisk is raised by fine ormolu feet below the square green gra...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu
Marble Bust of a Young Man, Carrara Marble
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Marble Bust of a Young Man, Carrara Marble.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Silver Gilt Bronze French Tazzas with Tortoiseshell, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
This fine pair of French, silver, allegorical tazzas are tortoiseshelled. They include detailed wreaths on the walls of the base. A finely dressed woman holds each dish proudly above...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical White Carrara Marble Statue of Apollo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian mid-19th century neoclassical white Carrara marble statue of Apollo signed V Livi Ejegui Carrara, 1845. The Statue is raised by an oval base with a tree truck wher...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Gustafsberg / Gustavsberg, Sweden, Angel in Biscuit, Dated 1930
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gustafsberg / Gustavsberg, Sweden. Angel in biscuit. Dated 1930.
Measures: 21.5 x 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Plaster Neoclassical Style Statue of a Maiden
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century plaster neoclassical st. statue of a maiden. The statue is raised on a mottled platform with concave front sides. The maiden is draped at her hips in a classical fashion. One hand holds her garment up, and the other is raised above her head. Her hair is gathered up and she wears an upper arm bracelet...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hunter and Deer Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hunter and deer sculpture
materials pewter electro plated and marble
Origin Germany, circa 1900
perfect condition.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Raul Larche Bronze Cast Siot Decaville
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Raul Larche bronze cast Siot Decaville
Raul Larche 1860-1912
Title: The 20 years
golden patina natural wear.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Bronze Figures
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive pair of Italian neoclassical style parcel-gilt and patinated bronze opposing figures of artistic maidens surmounted by moulded glass shades made into lamps, all standing o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Carved Marble Group of a Roman Caesar and His Lover by Battelli
By Rafaello Battelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning 19th century Neo-Classical style hand carved white Carrara marble figural group depicting a semi nude lady reclining by a Roman caesar seated o...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble Statue of a Faun with Cymbals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large-scale Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of a faun with cymbals signed Bazzanti, Firenze. The...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Neoclassical Statuary Marble Statue
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A beautifully carved antique statuary Carrara marble statue of Adonis. The male figure is depicted in the nude leaning against a tree.
Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddess Aph...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu and Quartz Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French Turn of the Century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Quartz statue of Aquarius, signed Antonin Carlès. This handsome statue is raised on an oval Quartz...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Ormolu
19th Century Marble Sculpture
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French marble sculpture. The marble is patinated.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Greek Revival White Bisque Porcelain "Bacchus" Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This refined modernist neoclassical sculpture was realized in Germany. The piece depicts a bacchanal featuring Greek goddesses; young cherubic children; and even a bear, executed in ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Allegorical Bronze of Music and Poetry After Guillaume Coustou II
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century French very well cast Allegorical Bronze of Music and Poetry After Guillaume Coustou II.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Continental 19th Century Neoclassical St. Statues, Signed J. Feiffer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of Continental 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble statues, signed J. Feiffer. Each statue is raised by a fine t...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Four Spelter Plaques by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Set of four spelter plaques by Ferdinand Barbedienne
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 45cm, width 12cm, depth 0.5 cm
This set of four pla...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Pair of Cast Iron Putti Figures
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of cast iron putti figures. Early to mid-20th century, great untouched patina.
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Neo-Classical St. Ormolu Statue Signed Jean Antonin Carlès
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French Turn of the Century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Onyx statue of Aquarius, signed Antonin Carlès, Paris 1903. This handsome statue is raised on an oval Onyx base which follows the contours of the Ormolu statue...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Diana by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Antique Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Diana by Ferdinand Barbedienne
French, late 19th Century
Dimensions: Height 60cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm
This...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Porcelains 'Couple Dignitaries'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pair of fine porcelains (couple dignitaries)
circa 18th century origin Europe
possible restoration in your hand (old)
one of them has the letters L.G...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss Sculpture
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Psyche revived by Cupid’s kiss. After Canova. Beautifully carved in fine statuary marble.
The winged young man who has just landed on a rock where a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Polychromed terracotta pair of Angels
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
19th Century polychromed terracotta pair of Angels. The pedestals shown in the photos are not included.
Measurements:
Angels figure: 69 cm (23,6...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Alabaster Classical Figures of Muses
Located in London, GB
A pair of very finely carved 19th century alabaster figures of muses, in classical dress, each standing on circular pedestals intricately carved with flowers and beading, Italian, c....
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Statue of Cupid
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and black Belgian marble statue of Cupid offering a rose to the Psyche. The statue is raised by an impressive black Belgia...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Smiling Girl White Marble Bust Sculpture by Bossi Aurelio
By Aurelio Bossi
Located in Milan, IT
A 20th Century Italian white marble bust of a smiling girl, a carved Carrara marble figural sculpture, signed on the base by the Italian artist Aurelio Bossi, 1884-1948, whose sculptures are displayed at Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, whereas at the Duomo Milan Cathedral there is his Statue of Cardinal Borromeo, while two busts adorn the facade of the chapel of the Niguarda Hospital.
This antique female...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Stone
19th Century Italian Venetian Neoclassical White Figural Centerpiece Dwarfs
Located in Milan, IT
A charming and very decorative Italian white ceramic figurative circular centerpiece depicting a group of dwarfs around a palm tree, in a toasting festive attitude. This Italian anti...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Children, Polychromed Pine Wood, Spain, 18th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Couple of children. Polychrome pine wood, Century XVIII.
Pair of polychrome pine wood carvings that represent two children in an attitude of playing a musical wind instrument, both seated, with their hands towards their faces, and slightly raising one leg to add some movement to a posture that, otherwise, it would be perhaps too static. Due to their postures and attitudes, they would be part of a large and quality altarpiece, judging by the size, the details, the hair, the proportions, etc., elements in which the musical angels were not something strange. Note that those present do not have wings, calling themselves in these cases "putti" and being, in the same way, figures of habitual presence in religious environments despite having emerged from Renaissance classicism and its sources from Antiquity. The proportions of the sizes, the anatomy, the symmetry, the certain plasticism of the hair, etc. are elements that speak of an influence of Neoclassicism in these sculptures. Likewise, a certain resemblance to works from the 18th century of the Castilian school can be appreciated."
Size: 22 x 42 x 85 cms / c/peanas 37 x 37 x 180 cm. Weight is merely orientative. Bases and wooden instruments...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Carved Marble Fragment of a Young Boy
Located in New York, NY
Carved marble fragment from a bust of a young boy, 20th century, his face depicted with a happy smile, unsigned, with associated white marble base. Mea...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Indonesian Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic carved teak sculpture. The sentinel with his sword drawn. 19th century architectural artifact.
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak, Hardwood
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Benjamin Franklin, Named on Base
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Staffordshire figure of Benjamin Franklin,
Named Franklin on base,
mid-19th century
This Staffordshire figure of Benjamin Franklin has a white base with the words Franklin mol...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Cupid. Bronze, Marble, After Models from Auguste Moreau ‘1834-1917’
Located in Madrid, ES
On a round base stands the figure of the God of Love, Cupid. The sculpture in bronze, with the iconographic attributes corresponding to this figure in classical mythology, was made b...
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Cast Stone Equestrian Statue, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neoclassical cast stone equestrian statue circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Pair of Cast Bronze Lions, Italy, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of cast bronze lions, France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Biscuit Statuette Young Woman with Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
19th century biscuit porcelain figurine featuring a young woman holding a bunch of flowers in her skirt. This figurine is representative of ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Marble Sculpture of an Amorous Couple by Antonio Frilli
Located in London, GB
Large marble sculpture of an amorous couple by Antonio Frilli
Italian, late 19th century
Measures: Height 130cm, width 68cm, depth 46cm
Thi...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Sevin and Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
This ormolu clock is an exemplary work by the famous French 19th century metalworker and foundry-owner, Ferdiand Barbedienne. Working with a design made by the acclaimed onamentalist, Louis-Constant...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Carrara Marble Sculpture "Ariadne on the Panther" Signed A. Frilli, Firenze
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture "Ariadne on the Panther" signed A. Frilli, Firenze, Italy, circa 1890.
Dimensions green marble pedestal: 114 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Bronze Statue of the Goddess Diana by Barbedienne
Located in London, by appointment only
A Napoleon III bronze figure of Diana after the antique, showing the goddess of hunting bearing the fragment of a bow with a quiver at her waist. The base bearing the stamp for the B...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Silvered Bronze Herons, Attributed to Maison Bagués, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative pair of herons is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work, in the style of the famous Maison Bagués, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Porcelain Allegorical Figures by Aelteste Volkstedter Pozellanfabrik
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of porcelain allegorical figures of neoclassical style ladies, on scroll-molded bases by Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanfabrik Triebner & Co....
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Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cupid, Bronze, Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Lost wax casting. Marble base.
The god of love is distinguished from classical mythology by the quiver of arrows on its back and by the wings that are butterfly instead of feathered...
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Lucite Sculpture Piano and Hands
Located in San Diego, CA
Lucite piano and hands sculpture, circa 1980s. Similar style to Eugene Brignola exquisite details.
Measures: 8” long, 8” tall, 1.5” wide signed by artist...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Bronze Infants, French, 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A charming pair of patinated bronze infants cast in the 19th century. One of the babies is happy, while the other one is crying, perhaps corresponding to an 18th century poem by Vota...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austin Productions Father & Son Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice sculpture by Austin Production, in plaster stamped 1969.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Statue of the Roman Greek Wrestler Milo of Croton After Dumont
By Jacques-Edme Dumont
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fairly large 19th century French bronze statue of the Milo of Croton on a stepped marble base after the original marble statue by sculptor Edme Dumont (1...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Terracotta Sculpture of a Lady
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An mid-20th century bust of a woman on a wooden base. Signed with on brass sign "M.Rossie".
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Neoclassical figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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