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Neoclassical Table Lamps

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.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

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Style: Neoclassical
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Neoclassical Carved Marble Table Lamp Grand Tour
Located in Hudson, NY
A very handsome, Neoclassical carved marble lamp, . This is a very impressive tale lamp, depicting Hercules & the Nemean Lion. The earlier 18th century, caved body, decorated with th...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Marble

Pair of antique French bronze table lamps
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite pair of table lamps, originally candelabra from the late 1700s, carries the timeless elegance of French craftsmanship into the modern era. Now fully converted and wire...
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1790s French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Bronze

Italian Silver Gilt Urns Converted into Small Lamps Hand Made Shades With Silver
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very nice 18th century Italian urns converted into lamps with custon parchment shades, silver leaf. These would be charming sconces on wall brackets.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Silver, Vermeil

Pair of 18th Century French Carved Wooden Capitals Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally Composite order column capitals, these French architecturals have been repurposed into a pair of desk or table lamps. Wonderfully hand-carved during late 1700s, the wooden capitals feature Neoclassical elements of the Composite order: volutes with egg-and-dart (of the Ionic order) above acanthus leaf caulicoles (Corinthian order...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Metal, Iron

Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Fragment Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 18th Century Italian Giltwood fragments have been converted to lamps. They have a custom hand-painted Chinoiserie shield shade that is 4" w x 5" high.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Metal

18th Century Italian Giltwood Fragments Converted to Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Italian fragments have been converted to lamps. The custom hand-painted chinoiserie shades are 6" high x 5.5" wide.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Metal

18th Century Italian Wooden Gilt Pricket Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian wood gilt candlestick lamp. Beautiful decorative details on every surface. Lamp rests on three scrolled feet. The harp is cr...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Wood

18th Century Italian Carved Wood Urn Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Silver leafed, carved wood handled urns converted to lamps. On new bases with custom parchment shades.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Silver

Pair of 18th Century French Bronze and Marble Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century bronze and marble statuettes. Converted to lamps with custom shades.
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Large Pair of Italian Gilded Handled Vases Neoclassical Carving
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two large 18th century Neoclassical giltwood vasesa pair of carved and giltwood handled centre vases, on square base, portapalme realized in carved Cembran pinewood with Neoclassical foliate motifs carved with vegetal patterns. Could be mounted as large table lamps or used as decorative vases. This pair of antique lamp bases...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Wood

Pair of Mid-18th Century Italian Giltwood Column Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of mid-18th century Italian giltwood column lamps on lucite bases. There are a total of four lamps available to be sold in pairs.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Giltwood, Lucite

Pair of Dutch Style Candlesticks, 18th Century, Bronze
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Dutch style candlesticks. S. XVIII Bronze. Electrified like lamps. Pair of Dutch-style candlesticks converted into lamp bases. They have a turned structure, typical of the...
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18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Bronze, Other

Neoclassical Metal Lamp with Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind neoclassical table lamp with an etched metal body and circular marble base. Includes custom black fabric lampshade. Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Mo...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal

19th Century Pair of French Bronze Doré and Lapis Lamps with Eagle Heads
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent pair of 1790-1800 French neoclassical bronze doré tripod-candlesticks made into lamps. Each tripod-leg has an eagle head at the top and a hoof foot at the bottom. The tri...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Pair of Large Late 18th Century Plated Neoclassical Candlesticks
Located in Montreal, QC
This imposing pair seem to me to be of Swedish origin although there is no mark of any description. They are unusually large and are not at all Ecclesiastical in ornament which sugge...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

Pair of Italian Brass Figural and Decorative Foliage Prickets, Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian brass prickets with upper ringed bobeches, centered candle spikes, turned bulbous decorative spiral floral columns, supported on triangula...
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1760s Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Italian Dark Verde Fluted Wood Column Lamps on Lucite, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian dark verde fluted wood column lamps with hints of dark blue and gilt highlights between the flutes on front half of the columns on Lucite Bases. There are six lamps available...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Lucite, Wood

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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze

A Pair of 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases as Table Lamps with Gilt Bases
Located in London, GB
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Pair of Italian Hand-Carved Gilt Sconces with Black Shades
Located in Asheville, NC
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19th Century Impressively Decorated Chinese Jar Converted to a Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
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Pair of Italian Grand Tour Column Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Altar Vase Mid-18th Century Converted into Table Lamp, European, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
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Italian Grand Tour Style Patinated Bronze Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
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Marbro Neoclassical Exotic Marble & Dore Bronze Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Marble, Bronze

Vintage French Tole Hunting Urns Converted Into Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Tin

18th Century Italian Wooden Gilt Pricket Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
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Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
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Neoclassical George III Sterling Silver Candelabra, Hallmarked in 1795
Located in London, London
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Bronze Oil Lamp, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
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Bronze Oil Lamp, 18th Century
Bronze Oil Lamp, 18th Century
H 27.96 in W 8.67 in D 9.85 in
Pair of Late 18th Century Silvered Bronze Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Silver Plate, Bronze, Tin

18th Century Pair of Italian Ormolu Alabaster Candelabrum Attributed to Valadier
By Valadier
Located in IT
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Alabaster, Marble, Bronze

Pair of Italian Neoclassic Giltwood Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Each of urn form with scroll handles with acanthus carving, square plinth base.
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1760s Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Pair of Carved Giltwood Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp, France, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Metal, Ormolu

18th Century Terracotta Baluster Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French 18th century terracotta baluster mounted as a lamp with brass cap and fabric covered wire.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Terracotta

Pair of French Pottery Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
With pistol handles and painted with marine scenes.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

Pair of French Pottery Lamps
Pair of French Pottery Lamps
H 33 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
Large 18th Century Carved and Painted Angel Altar Fragments Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Large 18th century carved and gray painted angel altar fragments now newly mounted as lamps with custom Lucite bases and custom oyster colored linen sha...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Wood, Linen, Lucite

Lamp Fashioned from a Carved Capital
Located in Houston, TX
Intricately carved French capital with remnants of original gilt mounted upon a Lucite base and newly-wired as a custom table lamp with complementary linen shade (measurements includ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Linen, Lucite, Giltwood

Neoclassical table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical table lamps 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 table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical table lamps 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 table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Maison Charles et Fils, and Frederick Cooper. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $140 and tops out at $70,564 while the average work can sell for $2,188.

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