Neoclassical Console Tables
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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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1970s Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Console Tables
Metal
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Glass, Hardwood
1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Console Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Iron
20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1830s American Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Onyx
Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Walnut
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Onyx
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Granite, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1790s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Breccia Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Walnut, Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Early 18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
1810s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
16th Century British Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Walnut, Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Early 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Fruitwood, Giltwood, Tulipwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany