Neoclassical Table Lamps
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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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble
1980s Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Griotte Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Plate
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Leather, Wood
1820s English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 2000s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Cement
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Onyx
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Gesso, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Sandstone
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Malachite, Bronze
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Gold Leaf
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Nickel, Chrome
1810s French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Other
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
1990s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Steel, Nickel
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Gesso, Wood
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Griotte Marble, Bronze
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Steel
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Unknown Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Metal, Bronze