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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Style: Neoclassical
Transitional Andrew Gower for Jasper Group Portrait Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous transitional style set of four Portrait dining or guest chairs by Jasper Group.
Elegant lines define the portrait's timeless classic design, the serpentine front balances w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Maple
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center drawer flanked by two smaller drawers with Verde Bronze finished handles.
Shown in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Eugène Marioton: Bronze sculpture of Christ, stamped Sciot Decauville Paris
Located in Zemst, BE
Bronze sculpture of Christ
by Eugène Marioton, French famous sculpturer (Paris 1857-1933)
This artwork dates around about 1900, and is made in ca...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Solid Light Oak Circular Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This solid wood coffee table is handcrafted of wood that retains its natural character, bearing the occasional knot, nick or crack where no two tables are exactly the same.
Category
2010s Mexican Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Oak
Classic Demilune Console, Rustic White
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic walnut stained demilune console table with a molded edge, three square tapered legs, and a shaped shelf stretcher base.
Dimensions: 34" W x 16" D x 32.75" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Neoclassical White Marble & Bronze Pedestal Sculpture Stand 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An Antique French Neoclassical Pedestal or Stand, Circa 1900s. Made from white marble with a sandwiched top over a round tapered column with ornate bronze detail. The stand is suppor...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Alan Bean American Success Story Astronaut Earth Space Giclee on Canvas 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
2006 giclee on canvas print titled "An American Success Story" by Astronaut Alan Bean, showing "Astronaut John Young in April 1972 as he stood proudly on the moon and saluted the Ame...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Homecrest Mid-century Wire Banana "Siesta" Lounge Chair, swivels & rock
By Homecrest
Located in San Jose, CA
Homecrest Siesta Bottemiller banana chaise lounge chair.
Works great still
made of Wrought Iron
it swivels and rocks
just spray painted black
clean ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Murano Large 24 Arms Amber Glass Chandelier
By Formia Murano, Venetian School
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Impressive Neoclassical Venetian chandelier made in highest quality hand blown glass in amber clear glass with 24 arms set up for 24 candelabra lights at up to 25 watts E 14 Bul...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Woman & Lute, C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Roman-Greco Woman & Lute, C1850
Measures- 15.5''H x 4.75''W x 4.5''D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of mahogany & brass side tables with leather tops in Maison Jansen Style
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very elegant pair of brass side tables is made of mahogany with clear brown leather tops. These side tables or bedside tables have a drawer on top. This is a French work in the ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Gilt Bronze Readed X-Pattern Curved Glass Lantern Neoclassical Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect for a hallway or a covered porch, this Classic gilt bronze and curved glass four light lantern. With beautiful scrolls curving at the top and supporting the lights, and beaut...
Category
1950s Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Small Classic Two-Tier Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Small Classic rectangle two-tier side table with lipped top, tapered legs, and a shelf, has a “rustic” warm brown finish with subtle visual ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Fine Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque of a Reclining Lady
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A KPM Berlin Plaque with a Reclining Lady Reading Amidst a Rocky Wooded Landscape.
German, Circa 1880.
Dimensions of Plaque:
Height: 29 cm 11 inches
...
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Classic Nightstand, Drift White
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic nightstand, a wide rectangle side table with two drawers, brass hardware, and tapered feet, has a “drift” white painted finish with subtle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Woman & Grain C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Roman-Greco Woman & Grain C1850
Measures- 9.75''H x 4.25''W x 3.25''D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antiqu Salmon Red Concrete Garden Urn Planter
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome antique concrete garden urn or planter. This salmon colored paint encrusted urn is in fabulous vintage condition with lots of gorge...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure, Woman at a Well, C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Roman-Greco Woman at a Well with Water Jug, C1850
Measures- 12.75''H x 7.5''W x 6''D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1781 Tyrolean Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1781
Measurements: H. 185 cm - W. 140 cm (150 cm at the frames) - D. 53 cm (58 cm at the frames)
Essence: Fir
Period: 1781
Origin: Tyrol
Description:
Tyrol...
Category
1780s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fir
Classic Rustic Console Table, Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic rustic walnut stained console table with a shaped top with incurved ends, on square tapered legs with a long frieze drawer and shelf stretcher base.
Dimensions: 60" W x 14" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Empire Period Set of Four Provincial Walnut Chairs, 1st quarter 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each chair having a shaped and open splat backrest and a drop in rush seat, two of the rush seats older than the others, the round seats are raised on flared square tapering legs
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Queen Hale Navy Painted Maple Cannonball Four Poster Bed with Flat Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Classic cannonball bed features the favorite round ball top bed posts with a merry cut-out flat headboard. This timeless Classic is perfect for gues...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Concrete Garden Cherub Statue
Located in Wichita, KS
Early 20th century concrete Italian garden statue of cherub /putti figure, c. 1920. This charming, angelic statue is suitable for outdoor use.
We offer expedited, fully-insured, cu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Mario Papperzini for John Salterini Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of mid-century modern iron patio and garden dining chairs attributed to Mario Papperzini for John Salterini. The tall chairs have an iconic design with a square back inset...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French 19th Century Marble Sculpture of a Nymph after the Bath on Pedestal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style marble sculpture from the 19th century depicting a nymph after the bath on a gray and white marble base. This exquisite French Neoclassical style marble s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Monumental Large Neo Classical Gilt Bronze Sculptured Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and amazing work museum quality of lighting Art.
The first owner of this incredible piece of lighting art must have been one of the wealthiest people in town, because this qua...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
1960s Italian Pair Of Lacquered Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular, 1960s pair of Italian lacquered armchairs with velvet seats.
The chairs have been professionally lacquered in an off-white color-way and the seats have been reupholste...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Italian Pedestals in Rossa Verona Marble
Located in London, GB
A tall and slender pair of Pedestals/columns in Pink Rossa Verona marble with Antico Verdo banded centres. With square plinth and socle terminating in a shaped capital. Images are a ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne.
Cushion included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of Three French Neoclassical Style Nesting Bar Carts with Glass Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three French Neoclassical style nesting bar carts from the 20th century with pierced galleries, glass shelves, acorn finials and fluted legs ...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Ralph Lauren Home Clivedon Dining Chairs
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic set of six neoclassical style clivedon dining chairs designed by Ralph Lauren. The bench-made bespoke chairs feature a klismos style beech frame with rich faux macassar ebon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Nickel
19th C. American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern, S.M. Forte, Troy NY
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-C. American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern, S.M. Forte, Troy, NY, USA, Mid-19th Century
A rare 19th-century American Painted Tin Cana...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
John Vesey Style Steel Bronze Neoclassical Console Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive brushed steel and patinated bronze clad writing table, desk, or console made in the manner and style of John Vesey (American 1924-1992). The desk is fronted by two storage...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Antique Framed Siena Marble Roman Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian Grand tour carved Siena marble plaque of a Roman bust. In a contemporary gilt frame, the Siena marble displays excellent veining complimenting the side profile of ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
Early 19th Tyrolean Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Early 19th Tyrolean Painted Cabinet
Measurements: H. 179 cm – W. 110 (122 at the frames) cm – D. 59 (67 at the frames) cm
Period: approximately 1820
Origin: Tyrol
Essence: Fir
Desc...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fir
Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Brass & Iron Curule Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Brass and Iron Curule Bench
France, circa 1960s
A Maison Jansen-style Neoclassical Brass and Iron Curule Bench, circa 1960s, from France. This exqu...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mario Buatta Custom Slipper Chair in Floral Fabric - Barbara J. Walters Estate
By Mario Buatta
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., American, a floral print linen slipcover over a vintage chair. A beautiful Buatta fabric slipcover with flora, fauna and dragonflies on a duck egg blue ground. The seat and ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Linen, Fabric
1930s Neoclassical Style Terracotta Sicilian Head of Medusa
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A glazed terracotta head Of Medusa hand-crafted in Caltagirone, small town of Sicily famous for hand-crafted ceramics. The head has a brown glaze with signs of age. Medusa, a figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Neoclassical Style Rock Crystal Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive neoclassical style hand-forged wrought iron dressed with hand-carved and polished rock crystal and smokey rock crystal six-light chandelier.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
Neoclassical Style Swedish Small Painted Bench with Carved Guilloche Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Neoclassical style small bench from the 20th century with gray and cream painted finish, carved side supports, guilloche friezes and fluted legs. This Swedish Neoclassical ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Pair of Midcentury Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous pair of Murano glass table lamps with a white marble base.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Please take a look at all our pictures to see the pretty gold flecks to the glass...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
3 Fine French Neoclassical Brass Flush Mounts with Fluted Glass Shades
Located in Long Island City, NY
Three French neoclassical gilded lacquered brass flush mounts with a fluted glass diffuser.
Price is per piece and includes US re-wiring.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Workstead Orbit Sconce in Hewn Brass
By Workstead
Located in Hudson, NY
The Orbit sconce is a modern interpretation of an early American candle form with a reflective spun brass disc rotating 320 degrees, the sconce can act ...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Nickel, Bronze, Brass
Bronze Albert Hinrich Hussmann "Trotting Horse" c. 1908
Located in Münster, DE
Bronze Albert Hinrich Hussmann "Trotting Horse"
Albert Hinrich Hussmann (1874-1946), bronze "Trotting Horse", patinated bronze, c. 1908, inscribed on the plinth, "Albert Hinrich Hus...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Russell Woodard Sculptura Armchairs, Wrought Iron, Circa 1950’s, MCM
Located in San Jose, CA
Pair of original Woodard Sculptura armchairs. A versatile option for outdoor entertaining, or indoors, this set is dining chair height so can be used with a patio table. The wrought ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in limestone. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180, base cm 80.
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Gr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Antique English Neoclassical Figural Silver Plated Samovar w/Rams & Elephants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Neoclassical/Egyptian Revival Figural Silver Plated Samovar Coffee Urn with Rams, Sphinx, Bear and Elephants. Item features engraving to...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Maison Jansen Mirrored Dresser
Located in PARIS, FR
Neoclassical style dresser, made of mirror, bronze handles.
Created by Atelier René Schmitt for Maison Jansen, circa 1940.
Category
1940s European Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neo Classical Giltwood Beveled Three Panel Mantle Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
Griffin Motif Three Panel Mantle Mirror. Each panel within the mirror has a beveled edge. The Giltwood frame is in great condition with gargoyle motifs. Measures approx - 62w x 41h ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Painted Pine Commodes or Chests
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of Italian commodes or chest of drawers featuring a Venetian style painted finish. The large pine cases measure over 4 feet wide fronted by three storage drawers with patinated bronze ring pulls. The pine has an off-white ground decorated with ochre designs...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A. Mercie "Gloria Victis" foundeur F. Barbedienne
Located in OŻARÓW MAZOWIECKI, PL
A stunning and highly sought after patinated bronze figure with an allegorical theme, titled "Gloria Victis" (Glory to the vanquished). Signed on the basis of the name of the author ...
Category
1870s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
An antique Italian Statuary marble mantlepiece (over 200 years old)
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique late 18th/ early 19th century Italian Statuary marble mantlepiece of fine quality
Small in scale and beautifully made in Italy around the year 1800.
The exquisitely carve...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Laudarte SRL Italy Gilt Bronze Candelabra Marble Table Lamps, Pair
By Laudarte Srl
Located in Miami, FL
Laudarte SRL Italy Gilt Bronze Candelabra Marble Table Lamps, Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of fine Italian candelabra mounted as lamps by Laudarte SRL Milano, Italy. They are w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Wire
Vintage French Neoclassical Cast Iron Large Square Low Garden Pedestal Base Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Neoclassical Style Cast Iron Large Square Low Garden Pedestal Bases -a Pair. Item features Heavy cast iron construction (approx 100 lbs each), distressed/weathered fin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Jacques Garcia for Baker Marat Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic set of four mahogany dining chairs designed by Jacques Garcia for Baker. The Marat dining chairs (Model # BA3848) feature a mahogany ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Set of Six White-Grey Dining Room Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique set of six Italian dining room, side chairs made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, patinated in light grey in the late Neoclassical style with scrolled back rest and beaut...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Pine
19th Century Pair of Oval Mirrors
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A decorative pair of C19th giltwood oval mirrors, with beaded frames and stuff leaf inner moulds. Good shape and condition. Retaining original plates and gilt. Circa 1860.
Price incl...
Category
1860s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
A Stunning Italian 7+ Ft Tall Mirror w/Carved Neoclassic Floral Bouquet, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian large-sized elaborate floor mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from Italy features a elaborately carved Neoclassical carved-wood urn, located atop the mirro...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Neoclassical furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Wedgwood, Carpanese Home Italia, and Workstead. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $4,125,484 while the average work can sell for $3,450.
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