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
Color: Gold
19th Century French Exotic Stone and Bronze Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The marble is possibly Blue John stone. Lamp was originally purchased at Sotheby's in New York City. The overall body width is 9" wide. The custom parc...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Asian Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 19th Century Chinese vessel. Sang de boeuf in color. Mounted with very fine French dore bronze mounts.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Silvered Bronze Herons, Attributed to Maison Bagués, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative pair of herons is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work, in the style of the famous Maison Bagués, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Neoclassical Wall Sconces, France, 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant pair of gilded bronze, brass and glass double arm wall sconces in the French neoclassical style of the 1950s by Jacques Adnet.
The sconces are in excellent good conditi...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Rock Crystal and Dore Bronze Girondals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely chased dore bronze. Every bead and crystal is rock crystal. Base diameter is 5" Mint condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Oval Patinated Bronze Jardiniere with Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining table with this elegant antique planter. Crafted in France circa 1880, and made of bronze, the jardiniere stands on scrolled feet with foliate motifs. Oval in shape...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Gilt Bronze & Crystal Tazzas or Pedestal Bowls
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique tazzas are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Neoclassical style. The tops are done in a clear cu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Bronze Readed X-Pattern Curved Glass Lantern Neoclassical Bow Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French bronze readed x-pattern curved glass lantern neoclassical fixture having three candelabra lights inside, accompanied by chain canopy and mounting hardware.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Empire Crystal Beaded and Gilt-Tole Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Empire crystal beaded and gilt-tole chandelier with seven lights (six arms and one central light). Created circa 1820-1839 in the Genoa region of Italy. Mostly original and n...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf, Tin, Iron
Bronze Neoclassic Style Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Toledo, OH
Bronze Neoclassic style Nine-light Chandelier. Circa 1910. A beautiful 32" in diameter bronze neoclassic style chandelier which is a full 77"...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial and compass with case. Bronze. SCHRETTEGGER, Johan. Augsburg, Germany, around 1800.
Sundial with a polygonal shape made of bronze, engraved with plant elements on the front,...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Other
Italian Empire Crystal Single-Light Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Empire crystal single-light gilt-tole chandelier circa 1830-1849. Mostly original single-light chandelier in neoclassical style. Clear, amber, cobalt blue and light blue crystals. Newly wired for use within the USA. Includes additional chain (not included in listed height) and a gilded canopy. Perfect powder room, dressing room or entry light...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf, Tin, Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bardiglio Marble Japy Freres Clock Set
By Japy Frères
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous over one hundred and sixty year old Parisian neoclassical style Bardiglio marble three piece mantel set.
Born in Paris, France in the mid 19th century, featuring an an...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19 Century Apollo and Daphne Bronze Clad Busts
Located in New York, NY
pair of very decorative French 19 century Apollo and Daphne Bronze Clad Busts.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Regency Rectangular Handcrafted Gold Foil Wood Mirror Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted carved Regency Style wood mirror covered in gold foil.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Neoclassical Nude Sculpture of a Young Bacchus by Elias Hutter 19th Century
By Elias Hütter
Located in Rochester, NY
Neoclassical bronze sculpture of a young Bacchus and fawn making an offering Elias Hutter. Very fine casting with a rich patina. Early to...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pr. French 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Style Parcel-Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Pair of French, 19th Century Empire-Neoclassical style parcel-gilt and patinated bronze five-light wall lights (Sconces). The elongated dark patinated two-tone frames, ea...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique French gilt bronze chandeliers in the Neoclassical style, crafted in the Early 20th Century. Beautiful decorative...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair Exotic French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and finest quality exotic orientalist motif French 19th century figural gilt and patinated bronze Candelabras on original marble bases.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Regency Rectangular Handcrafted Gold Foil Wood Mirror Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted carved Regency Style wood mirror covered in gold foil.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Aged Bronze Bucking Broncos
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid century Bucking Bronco horse figures with articulating back leg.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Snell Johnson "NV Pingo" Bronze Horse Bust
Located in New York, NY
Snell Johnson (American, 1929-2001) bronze horse bust sculpture of NV Pingo mounted on an ovoid wooden base, titled, signed, numbered and marked "S-1...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Bust of Homer
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century bronze bust of Homer attributed to the attributed to the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy. Homer was author of the epic poems the Iliad and the ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with a fine mottled border b...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Patinated Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra by Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of neoclassical style gilt and patinated bronze seven light candelabras
by FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE
Original condition this pair was never touch.
Category
1870s Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Jacques Adnet Neoclassical Pair of Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant pair of gilt bronze and Lucite glass wall sconces in the French neoclassical style of the mid-1950s by Jacques Adnet.
The sconces are in very good condition, new wired ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Empire Neoclassical Regency Dore Bronze Crystal Basket Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical / Regency dore bronze & crystal 8 light chandelier in the manner of Baccarat.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Neoclassical Bronze Of Androcles and the Lion
Located in Rochester, NY
Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century.
The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Porphyry and Gilt Bronze Campana Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
These impressive Blyberg porphyry vases demonstrate the strength and beauty that has made porphyry a prized material since antiquity. Porphyry is reno...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porphyry, Bronze
Bronze Dog Book Ends / Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of bronze dog book ends are in fine condition with a nice patina. They are in very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Incredible Neo Classical Marble and Bronze Pedestal
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a beautiful exemple of Neo Classism at its best. The craftsmanship of the bronze the quality of the marble the refinement of the proportion everything is incapsulated into th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Picture Frame with Cherub, France, Late 19th C
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable gilt bronze photo frame, richly decorated with a cherub and Neoclassical or Louis XVI style motifs like a face of a goddess, garlands of flowers, foliage, darts, and a fa...
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of a Child Holding an Unruly Rooster
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and very well detailed bronze of a child bawling while struggling to hold a rooster, standing on a square base. Very well made with great verdigris patina. Suitable for outdoor...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Double-Sided Neoclassical Grilles in Wrought Iron - France 1940
Located in Girona, ES
Pair of neoclassical apartment separation grilles in wrought iron with an old patina of gold leaf. Fixing points on the highest upright. Double sided. Very nice quality.
France c. 1...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Pair of Grand Tour Marble and Brass Tazzas, c.1850-1860
Located in London, GB
19th century pair of grand tour marble and bronze tazza, of neo-classical design.
Set upon a grand Sienna with marble base, with finely chased lappet cast mounts over a stepped ba...
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1850s Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Regency French Ormolu Bronze Marble Top Gallery Gueridon Side Table Paw Feet
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful regency French ormolu bronze and pierced gallery marble top gueridon side table with paw feet.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table or on a desk. Even if it features a classical shap...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Set Four French Dore Bronze Regency Neoclassical Empire Torchiere Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful set of four French dore bronze regency, neoclassical, Empire style torchiere two candelabra light sconces
In The Manner Of Françoi...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Workstead Orbit Cord Pendant
By Workstead
Located in Hudson, NY
The orbit cord pendant positions a single glowing bulb against a stationary radiant dish, exploring the scale and illumination of an early American cand...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel, Bronze
Tall Gold Rimmed Cocktail Glasses, Set of 8
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Dimensions:
2.5" diameter
6" tall.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique Neoclassical Rouge Onyx Sculpture Display Pedestal, Bronze Mounts, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Neoclassical sculpture pedestal offers rouge onyx construction with square display over turned and foliate cast bronze banded Doric column, raised on square block base, c1...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (France, 1824-1887)
A rare seated bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin holding his walking stick and hat, with a book in his ri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Lion Andirons Chenets with Fender, 3 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Lion Andirons Chenets with Fender - 3 pc set. Item features adjustable length, cast bronze reclining lio...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large French Bronze and Gilt-Bronze Candelabra
By François Rémond
Located in London, GB
This impressive pair of candelabra features two Classically modelled maidens, holding above their head an extravagant fruit-filled golden array, which each issue a trio of candle-bra...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Impressive Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent bronze lantern attributed to E. F. Caldwell. Hexagonal in shape with beveled glass panels supported at the top by six brackets ending in Greek keys. At the bottom six "...
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Bronze Neoclassical Style Caryatid & Atlas Dining or Work Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
A very special & unusual Italian bronze dining table depicting four supporting Caryatid & Atlas figures with outstretched arms suspending a floating glass top. Base measurements 60" ...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Style Bronze Horse Sconce Wall Lamp French Neoclassical
Located in Miami, FL
Jacques Adnet style neoclassical bronze horse head sconce, wall light, lamp with form fit original shade.
In perfect working condition and takes 2 l...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Style Wall Sconces in Solid Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exquisite Pair of Neoclassical Style Wall Sconces in Solid Bronze, the perfect addition to any discerning home or business owner's collection. Crafted from high-quali...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Glass Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French neoclassical style gilt bronze and glass four-light chandelier. This beautiful chandelier features three arms each terminating in a flower-shaped clear glass lampshade and a b...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Venus of Milo
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine Grand Tour bronze study of the famous Venus de Milo with excellent rich brown patina and good hand finished surface detail. The casting is unusual in that it does not pretend to hide the many imperfections on the original.
It is signed on the base with "Reduction Mechanique Ronald Collas, and for the foundry F.Barbidienne Fondeur. Foundry stamp on the base
Considered by any to be the most beautiful Hellenistic statue to survive fro antiquity, the Venus of Milos...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th-C. French Neo-Classical Style Gilt Bronze Ram Form Inkwell
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-19th century French gilt bronze neo-classical style ram form inkwell. It has dual rams to possibly hold the writing instrument.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Bronze Stallion Sculpture on Marble Base, Signed P.J. Mêne
By P.J. Mêne
Located in New York, NY
This stunning stylized bronze stallion sculpture was realized in France by the renowned sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) in the mid 19th Century....
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Bouillotte Bronze and Painted Tole Shade Table Lamp, Circa 1930s
Located in Germantown, MD
Great quality antique bronze base with three lights.
Great looking red Tole shade with hand painted design.
Measures 14.5" in diameter and 4.75"H for the shade
Base is 5.5" in di...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of French Bronze & Mirror Medallion 'America & Europe' Wall Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French Bronze & Mirror Medallion 'America & Europe' Wall Sconces
France, circa 1950s
A fine pair of of French bronze wall sconces one each one with a 5.5 Inch diameter m...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Ormolu Bronze Sphinx Oval Cut Crystal Centerpiece Bowl
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire Baccarat style centerpiece with cut crystal central bowl supported on bronze basket stamped Baccarat France And Flanked by two female Sphinx...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Natural Rock Crystal Sphere on a Neoclassical Polished and Patinated Bronze Base
Located in Hudson, NY
This natural rock crystal sphere containing expected color changes and inclusions is a gem from nature. The sphere is 9 inches in diameter and runs from clear to crazed inclusions th...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Workstead Helios ADA Sconce in Brushed Nickel
By Workstead
Located in Hudson, NY
A fixed, wall-mounted version of our Classic Helios table lamp, this ADA compliant fixture is a sculptural object d’art. This sconce celebrates the celestial while maintaining a mini...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Nickel, Bronze, Brass
Pair of Small French Neoclassical Gilt Iron Crown Sunburst Light Fixtures
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of neoclassical style gilt iron leafed crown light fixtures or pendants. France, 1940s.
Handcrafted in iron and covered with gold leaf. They wear frosted glass panels.
Place ...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal, Iron
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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