Neoclassical 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.
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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20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Wood
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Leather, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Parchment Paper, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Malachite, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
1960s North American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Oak
Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Composition
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Bronze
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Steel
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Tables
Wood
2010s North American Neoclassical Tables
Mirror, Wood
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Bronze, Brass
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Granite, Brass, Steel
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Tables
Wood
18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Tables
Other
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Walnut