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: Maitland Smith
Neoclassic Tole Faux Malachite Jardiniere by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic vintage classical jardiniere handcrafted in metal with a faux malachite finish on four paw feet over a faux marble tole plinth. Signed Maitland Smith on the bottom.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Cabinet
Located in Countryside, IL
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Cabinet
This cabinet measures: 44.5 wide x 18.5 deep x 36.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as po...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
4 Gilt Leather Tooled Bronze Lion Head Armchairs on Castors, By Maitland-Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
4 Gilt Leather Tooled Bronze Lion Head Armchairs on Castors, By Maitland-Smith
A set of four exquisite Regal Gilt Leather Tooled Bronze Lion Head Armchairs by Maitland-Smith. Standi...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Maitland Smith Regency Burled Walnut Cocktail Coffee Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Maitland Smith Regency Burled Walnut Cocktail Coffee Table
Measures 54w x 28d x 19h
Very nice coffee table made by Maitland Smith it has stunning burled walnut grain and a glass t...
Category
Early 2000s Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Style Scrolled Iron Round Beveled Glass Top Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Maitland Smith Side, Accent or Center Table. Drawing inspiration from French Louis XV & Italian Neoclassical styling. Features a round top over scrolled iron frame ...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Figural Brass Eagle Lamp Tessellated Marble & Iron
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century, iron, brass and tessellated marble table lamp by Maitland Smith. Features an oil urn shaped body over twisted iron supports and stepped tripod plinth base. The urn...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
Maitland Smith Heavy Bronze Neoclassical Cherub Sunflower Urn Compote Box 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage Maitland Smith bronze lidded and footed urn / compote featuring a low round form on paw feet, decorated with a Greek / Grecian design of cherubs in high relief, with a l...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Leather and Brass Tusk Coffee Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This gorgeous, leather covered coffee table is an exemplary example of Classic Maitland-Smith craftsmanship.
The coffee table is covered in leather with hand painted tiger striping,...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Neoclassical Marble Marquetry Inlay Occasional Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Beautiful neoclassically styled occasional table by Maitland Smith. The table features a marble marquetry inlay top supported by three swan-footed legs. A magnificent open-winged bra...
Category
1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Stunning Flame Mahogany Inlay Gueridon Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning geometric floral flame Mahogany inlayed top Gueridon table
by Maitland Smith. Stands 32-1/2in tall X 24in wide.
Surround brass floral reliefs, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
A Tessellated Marble Tazza Urn Dish By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A Tessellated marble Tazza urn in Italian Emporador Marble. The undulating edge on the dish with brass banded soccle support.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage Tessellated Pedestal Drum Dresser by Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Wood, Brass, Stone
Dimensions: 30”H x 33”W x 17”D
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone
Late 20th Century Neoclassic Maitland-Smith Porcelain Lamp Serpentine Lion Heads
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Neoclassic Maitland-Smith porcelain lamp with serpentine style lion head details and original off-white pleated fabric hard back shade. Beautiful condition, keeping...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Laurel Wreath Four Post Canopy Queen Size Sleigh Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith Neoclassical style four poster Queen size canopy bed, circa 1990s. Made from metal with a silver and gold finish. Features a sleigh form along the front and camelbac...
Category
1990s Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Serpentine Oxbow Commode Console Table Chest Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Oxbow Serpentine form Chest, circa 1990s. Features a textured hand painted finish of scrolled floral / acanthus accents. The chest has three dovetailed dr...
Category
1990s Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
2 Maitland Smith Silver Neoclassical Delphin Koi Fish Table Banquet Lamps 32"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage Maitland Smith table lamps, made of heavy cast metal with a bright silver finish, showing a Neoclassical style pedestal like ...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
MAITLAND SMITH Tessellated Green Marble with Brass Inlay Console Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Neoclassical style console table by Maitland Smith. Solid wood frame with tessellated green/black marble veneers, tessellated marble top with inlaid brass, rounded front corners, brass inlays to the apron, tapered straight legs and spade feet. Hand made in the Philippines...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
2 Maitland Smith Neoclassical Demilune Chiffonier Cabinet Commode Console Tables
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two Maitland Smith Poise Chiffonier sideboard cabinets, console tables or commodes featuring demilune / half round form with upper drawer, lower cabinet and textured hand pai...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Maitland-Smith Vintage Neoclassic Bronze and Rattan Table or Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury table or stand handcrafted in an unusual mix of materials having a bronze top and lower tier with etched floral designs and multiple patinas in a pencil reed frame over mahogany supports with classical bronze busts...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Laurel Wreath Iron Four Poster Queen Size Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century 4 poster bed by Lineage Home Furnishings for Maitland Smith. Made from wrought iron with a gridded form. The camelback headboard...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Metal Bronze and Travertine Pedestal Planters
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful pair of pedestal planters. From the 1980s. The bases are made out of metal and bronze. And the pot it is done of travertine. They ar...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Bronze, Iron
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Black Leather and Bronze Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A very unique Neoclassical Maitland Smith desk of gold embossed black leather with gilded bronze lion paws and seraphim on each leg. There are two ...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Neo-Classical Style Red and Gilt Tole Planter / Cachepot / Urn by Maitland-Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is perfect for holiday entertaining! This is a large scale tole cachepot by Maitland-Smith. It is marked. It has a pastoral scene on both sides and gilt feet...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Chippendale Style Burl Mahogany Center or Side Table Claw Feet
Located in Miami, FL
A fine burl mahogany (ronce d'acajou) American designed side table by Maitland Smith. One pedestal on a three legged stand accentuated with a silver...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Burl
Tessellated Marble Tazza by Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A large Tazza in pink and cream tessellated marble by Maitland Smith USA.
The circular socle plinth supporting the bowl with an undulating rim. A large Ta...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Maitland-Smith Neoclassical Style Copper, Wood and Bamboo Occasional Table
Located in Morristown, NJ
Striking Maitland-Smith handmade occasional table. c. 1970, two-tiers with a round top clad in etched sheet copper, with reeded bamboo trim, having classical maiden caryatid legs on ...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Copper
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Rosewood, Mahogany, Leather & Brass Center Table
Located in Big Flats, NY
A neoclassical style center table by Maitland Smith offers rosewood and mahogany construction in circular form having tooled and gilt leather top over acanthus carved pedestal, raise...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Maitland Smith Magazine Rack Canterbury
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully crafted, heavy and substantial, neoclassical gilt iron Canterbury or magazine rack, having lovely lyres and laurel wreaths with gorgeous patinated coloration.
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Maitland-Smith Neoclassic Garden Centrepiece, Provenance Celine Dion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith neoclassic garden centrepiece, Provenance Celine Dion, blackened bronze pierced oval centrepiece, with an interior circumference of 20" x 15...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Maitland Smith Demilunes, Hand Painted Faux Finish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Maitland Smith neoclassical style console tables, each having a demi-lune top, above polychrome decorated tapered legs. The tops have a hand painted faux finish with clear ...
Category
1990s Indonesian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Neo Classic Coffee Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century coffee table with a square form featuring a terrazzo top with embedded seashells, neo classic base with raw metal and brass highlights and brass paw feet. Signed Maitland...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Maitland-Smith Gilt Hand Carved Mahogany Classical Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Hand Carved Mahogany and Gilt Maitland-Smith Wood Mirror.
Beautiful classical designed frame with beveled glass. Mahagony with gilt highlights.
Category
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Handsome Pair of Shield Back Mirror Two-Arm Sconces by Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of impressive shield back mirror two-arm sconces by Maitland Smith having neoclassical bronze figural medallion top.
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Tessellated Stone Cocktail Tables by Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of Hollywood Regency, neoclassic end/cocktail tables by Maitland Smith, beautiful design top and solid iron base with Greek key accent, and solid brass animal...
Category
20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone, Brass, Iron
Neoclassical Wrought Iron & Brass Orb 8-Light Chandelier, by Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical Wrought Iron & Brass Orb 8-Light Chandelier, by Maitland Smith
Considered a work of art, this Neoclassical wrought iron and brass orb 8-light chandelier is a rare find ...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Spectacular Neoclassical Custom Stone and Brass Glass Cabinet by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This cabinet was custom made for a client's major Palm Springs estate. The attention to detail and quality on this cabinet is unbelievable. Inlaid coral color tessellated stone with brass trim. Wood sides and base. The columns are Meoclassical with coral and brass inlay. Neoclassical all-stone pediment on top of case. The case has high end full length brass hinges. Stone knobs...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone, Brass
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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