Neoclassical Marble Statue
Antique Late 19th Century English Grand Tour Statues
Marble, Statuary Marble
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Statues
Marble
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Statues
Marble
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Statues
Marble
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Statues
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Statues
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues
Marble, Statuary Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Statues
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues
Marble
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Statues
Marble, Breccia Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Statues
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Asian Statues
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Vintage 1920s European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Busts
Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculp...
Carrara Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Marble
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 1840s Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster, Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculpt...
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Metal
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Marble
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A Close Look at Neoclassical Furniture
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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