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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.

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Style: Neoclassical
Creator: Wedgwood
Wedgwood Jasperware Neo-Classical Vase with Flower Frog, 1968
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Jasperware Neo-Classical blue and white stoneware vase with a flower frog insert, date marked 1968. The vase is sprig decorated with classical figures and banded with a r...
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1960s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood blue and white jasperware jewelry tray
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine Wedgwood jasperware jewelry tray, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes and an elegant laurels...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

1955 Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware Tobacco Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
1955 Wedgwood light blue Jasperware tobacco jar. Stamped with brand stamp and date stamp (1955) on the underside.
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1950s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

Wedgwood blue and white jasperware vases
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Lovely pair of Wedgwood jasperware vases, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes on a sky-blue background...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Wedgwood Green Jasper Dip Stoneware Vase
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, late 19th/early 20th century, wheel-turned ovoid form vase shape number 1009 with white Jasper bas-relief depictions of muses, lion's masks, and draped flora,...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Green and White Vase English Neoclassical
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 'sage' green and white English Wedgwood Jasperware matte stoneware vase in the Neoclassical style, England, 1973. Vase has Renaissance/Neoc...
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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Pitcher Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
An authentic English sage green and white Jasperware matte stoneware pitcher by Wedgwood in the Neoclassical style, 1955, mid-20thth century, England. Pitcher has a white raised reli...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Set Eight Wedgwood Dinner Plates Mared Pattern Made England Circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of eight blue and white dinner plates is painted in Wedgwood's Mared pattern. The pattern is characterized by a beautiful shell edge and a loop of "pearls" encircling the ce...
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1840s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Black Basalt Wedgwood Jewelry Vessel Neoclassical
Located in New York, NY
An English basalt Wedgwood vessel in black and white stoneware, circa early to mid-20th century, England. Vessel is black basalt stoneware with applied white jasper neoclassical deco...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Urn Vase Neoclassical Design, Small
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, English Wedgwood Jasperware urn vase in the neoclassical design style, circa 20th century, England. Piece is a matte stonew...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware, Pottery

Pair of Wedgwood Dark Blue and White Vases
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Wedgwood dark blue and white jasperware vases. Insides of vases have a shiny glazed finish. 6” tall x 5.5” across top x 4.5” across bottom. ...
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1930s British Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

1930s Wedgwood Crimson Jasper Dip Stoneware Garden Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, 1929-1938 , turned Wedgwood shape no. 317, stoneware with crimson Jasper dip ground, decorated with sprigged white Jasper bas-relief classical cameos, ringed ...
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1930s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Early Wedgwood Dipped Pearlware Bough Pot
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dark brown-glazed pearlware bough pot with pierced cover and applied decoration, made by Wedgwood circa 1785. The development of a whiteware body had been a goal of ceramicists ac...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pearlware

1970s Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Footed Fruit Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a blue Jasperware footed fruit bowl, date marked 1971. Jasperware, introduced by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s, is a type of unglazed stoneware known for its matte fin...
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1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Vase With Kintsugi Repair
Located in Brisbane, QLD
With its unique kintsugi style repair, this Wedgwood black basalt vase has become one of a kind. The flared trumpet style vase was made by Wedgwood in the ...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Olive Green Jasper Dip Stoneware Garden Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, early 20th century, turned Wedgwood shape no. 317, stoneware with olive green Jasper dip ground, decorated with sprigged white Jasper bas-relief depictions of...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

English Wedgwood Jasperware Box Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
An English Wedgwood Jasperware teal green and white jewelry or decorative box with Neoclassical design, circa late-20th century, England. B...
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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

English Wedgwood Jasperware Jewelry Dish with Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware sage green and white round jewelry dish with neoclassical design, circa 20th century, 1979, England...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Set of 6 Wedgwood blue and white jasperware bread plates
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Set of 6 Wedgwood jasperware trinket trays, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes. Jasperware, or jas...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Neo-Classical Style Wedgwood Pottery Blue & White Basalt Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century English Wedgwood blue and white table lamps with metal neo-classical style bases. The body of the lamps have white neo-classical themes on blue basalt g...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Metal

Light Blue Wedgwood Heart Shaped Trinket Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a light blue Wedgwood heart shaped small lidded box. The top of its lid is decorated with a Greek or Roman relief scene of a woman with a cape co...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

English Wedgwood Jasperware Jewelry Dish Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware sage green and white round jewelry dish with neoclassical design, circa 20th century, 1979, England...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Black Basalt & White Jewelry Dish Neoclassical, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
An English Wedgwood Jasperware black basalt and white stoneware rectangular jewelry dish with Neoclassical design, 1963, England. Piece is a matte bla...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wedgwood Royal Blue Jasperware Biscuit Barrel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Jasperware Royal blue Biscuit Barrel with an EPNS lid and swing handle, England, circa 1910-1930. The barrel shaped body shows a romantic white sprigged neoclassical ...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Metal

Wedgwood Light Blue Dancing Hours Neoclassical Jasperware Bowls, Pair
Located in Stamford, CT
1970 Wedgwood jasperware footed bowl. Light blue jasperware with all-over white neoclassical motif. Signed on the underside.
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Wedgwood Jasperware Neoclassical Royal Blue Etruscan Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a deep blue Neo-Classical style pitcher, in the Etruscan shape and pattern, date marked 1930s. White sprigged figural decoration applied over a deep blue ground. The ...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

English Wedgwood Jasperware Jewelry Dish with Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware sage green and white round jewelry dish with neoclassical design, circa 20th century, 1979, England...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Pitcher Sage Green and White in the Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
An English sage green and white Jasperware matte stoneware pitcher by Wedgwood in the Neoclassical style, circa early-20thth century, England. Pitcher has a white raised relief of gr...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Bowl Sage Green and White in the Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
An English sage green and white Jasperware matte stoneware small footed bowl by Wedgwood, in the Neoclassical style, circa mid-20th century, 1960, Engl...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Jasperware Blue and White Pitcher or Vase Neoclassical, England 19th C
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique English Wedgwood Jasperware blue and white pitcher, in the Neoclassical style, circa late 19th century, England. A beautifu...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood blue and white jasperware candleholders
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Fine pair of Wedgwood jasperware candleholder, neoclassical style item decorated with white flowers and leaves friezes on a sky-blue background. Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Blue and White Ceramic Heart Shape Trinket Box with Lid by Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful ceramic heart shape trinket box by Wedgwood. This dish is in the Classic “Wedgwood blue” and features a Greek mythological scene on the top in white. A floral garland tri...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Crimson Jasper Dip Stoneware Garden Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, circa 1925, turned Wedgwood shape no. 317, stoneware with crimson Jasper dip ground, decorated with sprigged white Jasper bas-relief depictions of muses and A...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of Ships, the Clipper Ship, Great Republic & Clipper
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood porcelain plaques of ships- The clipper ship, great republic & clipper ship Hurricane 1976-1981 The two painted plaques depict on one The...
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1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware Beaker or Tumbler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Jasperware beaker or cup. In Wedgwood blue with white relief decoration depicting men, women, children, and trees in a Classical s...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair Blue and White Wedgwood Soup Tureens and 8 Dinner Plates Circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Wedgwood soup tureens, along with a set of eight Wedgwood dinner pates, were made in England circa 1840. Both the soup tureens and the matching set of eight large dinner...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pearlware

First Edition Portland Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1793
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
NOTE: We do not keep this in the showroom. Please let us know if you're visiting and would like to see it. Rarely does a first edition Portland vase...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

A Wedgwood Portland Jasperware Vase, Circa 1875
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A Wedgwood Portland Jasperware Vase, 19th Century. A beautiful pale Yellow color with matching stand. This vase is "Full Size" and in excellent condition for it's 19th century age....
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Pair Modern Wedgwood Black Jasper Stoneware Ewers, Sacred to Bacchus and Neptune
Located in Asheville, NC
Barlaston, Staffordshire, 1988, each solid black jasper moulded body bolted on respective base and plinth, white jasper bas- and haut-relief decoration applied throughout, white jasp...
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1980s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Wedgwood Creamware Charger Geometric Border England Circa 1785
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant Wedgwood charger was made in England in the late 18th century, circa 1785. Crafted from creamware, the charger features a meticulously painted geometric border composed of orange and black flowerheads set within a lattice of fine black lines. Each flowerhead is centered in a diamond-shaped cell, creating a repeating pattern that radiates rhythm and precision. The inner field is left undecorated, emphasizing the clean form and enhancing the visual impact of the border. The simplicity of the cream-colored ground paired with the precise hand-painting along the rim reflects the neoclassical restraint and balance that defined Wedgwood’s aesthetic...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Creamware

Pale Blue Jasperware Bowl, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In solid slate blue jasper, with inlaid foot; decorated with numerous reliefs typical of the period. Engine turned decoration and lapidary polished interior. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Ma...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

English Wedgwood Jasperware Ashtray or Key Holder/Vide Poche
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware ashtray or key holder/vide poche in “Wedgwood Blue” features a repeating motif of white, high relief acanthus ...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
After the antique “Piping Faun” now in the Louvre Museum; the result of it being bought by Napoleon from the Borghese collection. The "Piping Faun" is...
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1870s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

18th Century Wedgwood Solid Green Jasper Stoneware Bough Pot, Cupid as Seasons
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, circa 1785, chalky solid buff-green jasper ware rectangular molded body, applied and finely undercut white jasper bas- and haut-relief decoration depicting cu...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Scent, or Perfume, Bottle, in Pale Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A scent bottle in pale blue jasperware, with original silver CAP and dipper. Decorated with Cupid playing the lyre, and Cupid singing. The God of L...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Potpourri in White Teracotta. Wedgwood C1780.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A potpourri in three pieces, made in a form of pottery known as "White Terracotta", a white stoneware which was soon to be supplanted by Jasperware when it was perfect in the early 1...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Portland Blue Jasperware Bowl with White Overlay by Wedgwood England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning Neoclassical Wedgwood Portland blue bowl with a white overlay. This piece is believed to have been a small sugar bowl, however we think it...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Wedgwood Blue and White Jasperware Desk Accessories
Located in New York, NY
Pair Wedgwood blue and white Jasperware desk accessories. Beautiful blue grey bisque beaker/bud-vase with cream-ivory neoclassical bas relief, ...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous ...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Portland Vase, Northwood, Wedgwood, circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the finest copies of The Portland Vase that Wedgwood produced, in many ways rivalling the First Edition itself. Decorated by Thomas Lovatt, then cut, polished and shaded by John Northwood in his glass engraving studio. Although 30 copies were intended, the work was so exacting and arduous that in the end only thirteen were finished. The mirrored stand, which is included, is later and I think dates from the late 20th century. Of all the stands designed for the Portland Vase, this is the best I've seen. The original Portland vase, dating from around 200AD and made of cameo glass, is considered one of the most important examples of classical design and is noted for its intricate relief sculptures, which depict classical figures and scenes from Greek mythology - exactly what, though, we're not sure. The original Wedgwood Portland Vase...
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1880s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Antique 19th Century Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware Beaker or Tumbler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Jasperware beaker or cup. In Wedgwood blue with white relief decoration depicting men, women, children, and trees in a Classical s...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

Wedgwood Yellow Dip Jasperware & Black Basalt Sugar & Creamer, C 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wedgwood Yellow Dip Jasperware & Black Basalt Sugar & Creamer, C 1900 England, Stamped WEDGWOOD Made in England A charming set of Wedgwood Yellow Dip Jasperware Sugar & Creamer. Th...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

18th Century Wedgwood Four Color Jasper Dip Stoneware Medallion
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, c. 1790, octagonal wafer-thin white jasper with green jasper dip framing, lilac ground boarder with white jasper floral meander, central decoration with blue ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Swagged Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1775
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly successful vase in black basalt, with simple, classical deocration or swags and berries & leaves. This vase comes from the Wedgwood & Bentley period, during which the ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

18th Century Wedgwood Solid Green Jasper Stoneware Caryatid Bough Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, c.1790, white jasper pierced grid, molded green body ornamented with bas-relief figure of Venus and alternating urns of flowers within molded arches, high-rel...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Polished basalt, decorated with Victoria, Goddess of Victory, in her chariot; possibly after a Roman model such as the wall paintings at Herculaneum. T...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Campagne Urn
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware twin handled campagne urn and cover, in the Neoclassical style, decorated with a frieze of Greek figures, with palmette borders in white on a blue ba...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

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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