Neoclassical Dining Room 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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1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
1990s American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Glass, Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Glass, Plaster
2010s American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
1990s American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Marble, Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Porcelain, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Porcelain, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Steel
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Porcelain, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Porcelain, Wood
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Pine
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Marble, Metal
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Marble, Metal
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Stone, Marble
2010s Portuguese Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Ceramic, Wood
2010s Belgian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Stone
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1940s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Cherry
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Steel, Iron
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Maple
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Burl
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
1830s American Antique Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Cherry, Ebony
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Gesso, Giltwood, Paint, Wood
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Glass, Wood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Iron
2010s Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Glass, Wood
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Steel, Iron
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Neoclassical Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron