Nouveau Riche
Early-20th Century Animalier Bronze Entitled "Seated Alsatian" by Louis Riché
By Louis Riché
Located in London, GB
fine colour, signed L.Riché and stamped with foundry seal for Thiebaut Frères
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 19.69 in W 18.12 in D 0 in
19th Century Work of Art Etching by Almery Lobel Riche Custom Framed, French
By Almery Lobel-Riche
Located in North Miami, FL
This black and white etching by Almery -Lobel Riche is in a custom gold leaf frame with deep cut
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Drawings
Materials
Silver Leaf
H 19.75 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
Oil on Canvas painting of 'The Barber of Seville' by Luis Alvarez Catalá
Located in London, GB
. These works struck a chord with the 19th-century nouveau riche, who sought refuge in the past, yearning
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jean Granvigne - 20 Antique French Art Nouveau Sterling Serving Pieces - 1890s
By J. Granvigne
Located in Wilmington, DE
the nouveau riche, transcending social boundaries through their universal beauty.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Serving Pieces
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
A Rare Pair 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Greco Male Figurine Bookends
Located in Reading, Berkshire
industrialization in the United States in the 19th century, American Gilded Age nouveau riche adopted the Grand Tour
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Spelter
H 7.09 in W 5.71 in D 1.58 in
What A Time To Be Alive Mirror Object by Mark Sturkenboom
By Mark Sturkenboom
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamborghini, Ferrari and Porsche. Cars that symbolize the current worship of the ‘nouveau riche’ and play with
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2010s Dutch Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Other
What A Time To Be Alive Mirror Object by Mark Sturkenboom
By Mark Sturkenboom
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamborghini, Ferrari and Porsche. Cars that symbolize the current worship of the ‘nouveau riche’ and play with
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2010s Dutch Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Other
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
is an exploration of the nouveau riche, New York City nightlife in the 1920s, and the inner dynamics
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.25 in W 5.88 in D 2.13 in
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Art Deco Tantalus Set with 2 Geometric Etched Bottles
Located in Oakland, CA
sophisticated accessory displayed in the homes of the upper class and nouveau riche.
“Tantalus is a small
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
nouveau riche, who liked to surround themselves with artworks including lacquer work, paintings, prestige
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
"The Bazaar" Painting by American Tonalist Douglas Arthur Teed
By Douglas Arthur Teed
Located in Wiscasset, ME
found a healthy market within the homes of the nouveau-riche Detroit industrialists. He's exhibited in
Category
Vintage 1920s American Paintings
Antique Bronze Sculpture of Two Cats by Louis Riché, France, 1900
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze sculpture of two cats by Louis Riché.
Signed, with the foundry mark of Patrouilleau
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Italian Rectangular Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Roma, IT
Agnelli toured a nouveau riche American’s home, she remarked of her Hostess, ‘‘It will take her another
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, Smoked Glass
H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 18.12 in
Italian 19th Century Pair of Porphyry Tazzas, circa 1830
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
States in the 19th century, American Gilded Age nouveau riche adopted the Grand Tour for both sexes and
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Antique 1830s Italian Grand Tour Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porphyry
Antique Tiffany & Co Sterling Ewer, 1895
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
manufactured to the scale of the nouveau riche mansions constructed during the late nineteenth and early
Category
Antique 19th Century Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Modernist Macassar Three Bottle Tantalus, Betjemanns of London
By Betjemanns & Sons
Located in Oakland, CA
displayed in the homes of the upper class and nouveau riche.
“Tantalus is a small wooden cabinet
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Crystal, Metal
H 13 in W 14 in D 8 in
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Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas Portrait Isabelle McCreery
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in LA, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien
By Auguste-Clément Chrétien
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron
Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early oil depicting the Great Fire of London
Located in London, GB
The Great Fire of London in September 1666 was one of the greatest disasters in the city’s history. The City, with its wooden houses crowded together in narrow streets, was a natura...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early-20th Century Animaliers Bronze Entitled "Two Alsatians" by Louis Riché
Located in London, GB
A fabulous French Animalier gilt bronze group of two Alsatians, one seated in alert pose with its head turned slightly and ears pricked whilst the other one lays in an alert pose. Th...
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Antique Early 1900s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 12.6 in W 14.97 in D 0 in
18th century allegorical painting of The Triumph of Beauty
Located in London, GB
Exhibited:
London, Royal Academy, 1800, no. 93
What was happening in British history painting in around 1800? In recent discussions of the emergence of a British School of history ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 17th century religious family painting - Mary with Christ and Anna
Located in Aartselaar, BE
17th century Old Master painting depicting the Infant Christ with Mary and St. Anne attributed to Nicolas de Liemaker
The artist of the present work wonderfully captured the loving ...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century oil sketches for a Baroque interior - a pair
Located in London, GB
A FEAST OF THE GODS WITH VENUS AND BACCHUS
Collections:
With Appleby Brothers, London, June 1957;
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1961;
John and Eileen Harris, acquired from the abo...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Music Professor" Carlo Sassi
By Carlo Sassi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 19th century oil on canvas titled "The Music Professor" depicting a mid-19th century music-room scene of an elder man, the music professor, holding his violin, hat and umbrel...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
"The Walk Back Home" A Monumental "Exhibition" Painting by Carl Lasch
Located in New York, NY
Carl Lasch (1822-1888 German) "The Walk Back Home" A Monumental Exhibition Painting,
Oil on canvas laid to masonite in original gilt-wood frame.
This monument painting is the arti...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
H 72 in W 85 in D 7 in
19th Century Italian Orientalist Masterpiece Painting "Four Women In The Harem"
By Rudolf Ernst
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Italian Orientalist Masterpiece Painting "Four Women In The Harem" circa 1880, in the Circle of Rudolf Ernst.
Oil on canvas.
"The Oriental Opulence Unveiled: A Journey...
Category
19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Baccarat Cave à Liqueur with Sèvres Porcelain
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Notable for its incredible marquetry case and beautifully embellished Baccarat crystal, this handsome 19th-century cave à liqueur consists of three decanters and 16 cordial glasses. ...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Barware
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello
By Balthasar Denner
Located in Bath, Somerset
The sitter, seated in a yellow silk gown trimmed with a pink bow playing the cello, is believed to be the artist Balthazar Denner's eldest daughter Catharina (1715-1744), after his m...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Allegory of Fortune
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
S. Spinelli Collection, Florence; their sale, Galleria Pesaro, Milan, July 11-14, 1928, lot 112 (unsold); reoffered Galleria Luigi Bellini, Florence, April 23-26, 1934,...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The original o...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
H 58.25 in W 43.25 in D 5.25 in
Oil on Canvas "the Prohibited Reading" After Karel Ooms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a you...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
French Gilt Bronze Study of Two German Shepherd Dogs by Louis Riche, circa 1910
By Louis Riché
Located in Central England, GB
A Fine French Gilt Bronze Study of Two German Shepherd Dogs by Louis Riche
This impressive bronze is finely detailed. It portrays two working german shepherd dogs. The nearest is ...
Category
20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 9.26 in W 10.63 in D 5.71 in
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