#6889 • Pair of Framed Neoclassical Prints after Pompeian Wall Decorations in Gilt Frames, 16"

Part of $15 Million | Part 2 | McLean Mansion on the Potomac | Online Estate Auction (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

High bid $25.00

Status: Sold

This handsome pair of decorative prints presents classical grotesque ornament derived from the ancient Roman wall paintings discovered at Pompeii and Herculaneum. Each composition features a central panel flanked by vertical pilaster designs incorporating elaborate candelabra, classical urns, and symmetrical arabesques in the refined taste that swept European decorative arts following the 18th-century excavations. The central panels depict classical figures in draped robes standing within architectural niches, surrounded by delicate ornamental frameworks incorporating mythological motifs, swags, and fantastic creatures. The coloring employs the characteristic Pompeian palette of terracotta, ochre, blue-grey, and cream that became synonymous with neoclassical interior design. These prints would have been used as design sources by architects and decorators or displayed as cultured references to classical antiquity. Professionally matted with taupe fabric borders and housed in matching gilt frames under glass. This style of decoration influenced everything from Robert Adam's interiors to Empire and Federal period design. Dimensions: each frame approximately 16" H x 20" W. Bid per piece, final bid x 2