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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
Set of Eight Italian Bleached Dining Chairs C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight bleached Italian Neoclassical style dining chairs. The chairs are newly upholstered in Belgium linen with a self cord detail.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Linen, Wood

Mid-Century Italian Neo-Classical Style Heavy Cast Metal Bench W/ Rams
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Italian cast metal bench with ram form appointments and velvet upholstery. It is unmarked and in very good condition. My shipping is running two to five weeks...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage 19th Century Duncan Phyfe Sofa in Barrow Fabric
Located in Saint Louis, US
An undeniably beautiful and coveted antique 19th Century Duncan Phyfe sofa upholstered in a feline Onyx Merramec Barrow fabric. One of the brilliant...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Mahogany

Roman Emperor Augustus Terracotta Bust
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century classically styled white glazed and unglazed Italian bust of Roman Emperor Augustus.
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Neo-Classical Style Greek Key Marble Top & Brass Side / Drinks / Sofa Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a nice looking Neo-classical style side table with a white honed marble top surrounded by a brass gallery. The base is some sort of black cast metal. The piece is in very goo...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut Hall Tree is the perfect piece to greet family and guests in your entryway! Designed to take up a minimum of floor space, this one is also un...
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1870s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Botanical Heavy Classic Black Cast Aluminum Openwork Urn On Pedestal 4 Available
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Botanical Heavy Classic Painted Black Cast Aluminum Openwork Urn On Pedestal With Interior Tin. Urn 19 1/2" H x 14" Round Pedestal 12" Square x 34" H 4 Available, Each S...
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20th Century Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

1900 Caldwell Leaded Glass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
1900 Caldwell leaded glass hanging light fixture with interior lights. great condition.
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1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19Thc Walnut Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Side table with pad feet and very nice finish /patina.The condition is very good.
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1890s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Wood

19Thc Walnut Side Table
19Thc Walnut Side Table
€833 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Two Silver Plate Wine Champagne Coolers with Handles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
These impressive wine or champagne buckets feature a silver plated finish. As seen throughout Europe, these wine holders will certainly elevate any occasion. We also could see these ...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Period Painted Chest of Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
A charming unusual small proportioned Neoclassical chest of drawers from 18th-century Sweden in muted blue-blackish tone. The chest comprises three drawers, including a top drawer wi...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassical Style Bronze and Brass Ashtray on a Circular Black Marble Base
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice neoclassical style ashtray is made of bronze and brass on a circular black marble base. This is a French work in the style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
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1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Italian Neoclassical Female Sculpture Statue
Located in New York, NY
An Italian reproduction female resin and alabaster marble statue, in the Neoclassical design style, circa mid to late 20th century, Italy. Statue is an off-white/antique white resin ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Mid-Century Aries Green & Gold Leather and Velvet Traveling Backgammon Set
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century traveling professional backgammon set by the renowned manufacturer, Aries. Aries was highly regarded for its leather quality. Even companies like Hermes used Ar...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Brass and Wire Serpentine Form Fireplace Fender with Paw Feet and Ball Finials
Located in New York, NY
Classic Early American, English style fireplace fender constructed of woven wire, brass paw feet, and brass ball finials. This example is in very good, clean, original, ready to use ...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass, Wire

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 blue and white jasperware vases
Wedgwood blue and white jasperware vases
€360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Spanish Silvered Gilt Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
Foliage Floral Petite Wall Mirror, Carved Wood, Silver Leaf. A lovely hand carved small mirror with silver leaf finishing, Spain, early 20th century...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Silver Leaf

Set of Three Wrought Iron Italian Curule Style Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Italian Curule style Wrought Iron Stools. A set of three are available, but priced individually.
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Iron

Philadelphia Neoclassic Upholstered Mahogany Sofa, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Neoclassic sofa with mahogany frame upholstered in silk with contrasting gimp. The crest rail has a panel of branch crotch mahogany book matched across the length of the sofa back. The scrolled arms, lion’s paw legs...
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1830s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany

Brass Coffee Table, Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style coffee table is made of brass with black lacquered glass top. This is a French work by Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Ansonia Neoclassical Figural Swinging Ball Mystery Clock C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Ansonia Neoclassical Figural Swinging Ball Mystery Clock “Diana The Huntress” C1890. Meas...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Metal

Baker Furniture Neoclassical Green Lacquered Mahogany Nightstands, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical or French Empire style bedside chests or end tables By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Green lacquered carved mahogany, with original lion head br...
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1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Nichols and Stone Barrel Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Nichols And Stone Barrel Back Windsor stained ArmChair. Very sturdy. Good vintage condition. Measures 25" in width, 23" in de...
Category

Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Replogle World Globe On Stand
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Vintage 1980s 16" Replogle World Globe on Wooden Stand Discover a piece of history with this beautifully crafted vintage Replogle globe, perfect for any collector or world...
Category

1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Wood

Handsome Black & Gold Lion Motif Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive large black and gold table lamp having reclining lion sculpture on stepped base and elegantly shaped black lamp shade.
Category

1990s American 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.
Category

20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Antique International Sterling Silver Mounted Cut Glass Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Neoclassical style cake plate or serving dish. In sterling silver and cut glass. By the International Silver Company. Stylistically similar to International's 'Wedgwood' pat...
Category

20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century French Bouillotte Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French Bouillotte table showcases the elegance and functionality characteristic of neoclassical design. Crafted from mahogany, the table features a round marble top...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Marble

19th Century Neoclassical Satinwood & Ebony Inlaid Mixed Fruitwood Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Neoclassical Satinwood & Ebony Inlaid Mixed Fruitwood pedestal Center Table with Protective Glass top. Measures 36.75" in width, 36.75" in depth and 29" in height.
Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Glass

Pair Boldly Veneered Northern Italian Neoclassical Period Commodes, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
the commodes having rectangular tops above conforming cases housing two drawers, the cases raised on square tapering fluted legs, the commodes are covered completely in burl and stra...
Category

1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Unusual Pair of Edwardian Period Neoclassical Style Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Unusual short pair of Edwardian Period, Neoclassical-style sterling silver candlesticks, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1904, Thomas Bradbury and Sons...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

A neoclassical vintage Italian marble pedestal, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A handsome marble pedestal, Italy 20th century. In tones of chocolate, caramel, and heavy cream, and hand-crafted with a classical Italian motif using mixed marble that would be at h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Marble

Neoclassical Greco-Roman Klismos Chaise Lounge 3 Available
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare, late 20th Century Neoclassical Greco Roman Klismos Chaise Lounge, crafted from cast aluminum by Restoration Hardware. A modern interpretation of t...
Category

Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Antique 19th Century Italian Walnut Sorrento Occasional Table with Intarsia
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful tilt-top occasional table that was made in Italy, circa 1870. The table is heavily decorated with marquetry or intarsia that is made of various precious kinds of wood suc...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

19th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Fossil Coral and Shells 'Group of 8'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Group of sculptural 19th century Italian gilded fragments mounted with fossil coral and adorned with hand-gilded shells with rock coral bases. This exclusive eight-piece collection ...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Madonna With Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered neoclassical Madonna with child. Traces of original color and gilding visible, Italy, circa 1760-1800. Weathered small losses and old repairs. More photo's availa...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Wood

Brass Drinks Trolley with Blueish Glass shelves by Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant neoclassical style drinks trolley is made of brass with blueish glass shelves. Top tray is removable and can be used to present drinks, bottles or others. ...
Category

1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Italian Provincial Deruta Hand Painted Faience Allegorical Pottery Jug Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful hand painted blue, white, and yellow faience pottery jug or vase with handles featuring classical putti By Deruta Italy, Late 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 5"D x 8.5"H...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Faience, Pottery

Pillowcase Made from a 19th C. American Linen Coverlet
Located in Istanbul, TR
Jacquard Coverlets occupy an important place in American material culture. They were used as bed covers , and they are reversible. Pillowcase does not come with an insert. Linen in ...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Linen

Workstead Bole Sconce in Color
Located in Floyd, VA
Bole positions a rotund form beneath a fabric shade, presenting a grounded yet buoyant composition for the wall. Available in White or Black Enamel, each version provides the perfect...
Category

2010s American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pillowcase Made from a 19th C. American Linen Coverlet
Located in Istanbul, TR
Jacquard Coverlets occupy an important place in American material culture. They were used as bed covers , and they are reversible. Pillowcase does not come with an insert. Linen in ...
Category

19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Linen

Circa 1780-1800 Georgian Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 Georgian Secretaire Bookcase, English. Neo-classical taste. The base raised on French splay feet with scalloped, line inlaid apron. Shield escutcheons. The handsome i...
Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood, Boxwood, Oak, Satinwood

Neoclassical Style Brass Coffee Table by Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant neoclassical style coffee table is made of brass with a clear glass shelf on top. This is a French Work by Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

An Antique Pair Of White Carrara Marble Pedestals
Located in London, GB
A Continental pair of antique white Carrara marble pedestals. Square base and socle with slightly bulbous tapered columns, terminating in square capitals. Good condition for age, goo...
Category

1890s European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Leather Horse Animal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful all leather horse animal sculpture, in the Ralph Lauren style, circa late-20th century. This hand-crafted piece is clad in a light ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Leather

Pair Obelisk Shaped Garden Topiary Forms in Wrought Iron
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of hand crafted wrought iron topiary forms that are perfect for growing flowering vines or vegetables. These neoclassical forms would look handso...
Category

1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Italian Neoclassical Style Brass Double Bad, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian double bed in neoclassical style, 1960s production in solid brass. Mattress size: 160 x 190 cm
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Two Framed Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here are two neoclassic relics of the aristocratic education known as the Grand Tour, a pair of plaster intaglios, mated and presented under glass in a gilt wood frame.
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Plaster, Giltwood

French Pair of Brass and Onyx-Top Bedside Cabinets, 2nd Quarter 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed entirely of brass with rectangular inset onyx tops the frames having raised backsplashes, the cases each with one drawer and a door and raised on fluted tapering legs ter...
Category

1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Pair of French Napoleon III NeoClassical Rosewood Encoignures
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured is a pair of French Napoleon III neo classical Encoignure cabinet's in rosewood mounted with gilt bronze foliate and heavily inlaid with neoclassical themes throughout. The ...
Category

1870s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

6 Finely Crafted Neoclassical Style Ebonized & Gilt Dining for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome group of fine Neoclassical style chairs with very good comfort for restoration. Refined scrolled backs and arms, one armchair and four side chairs. Carved ebonized and gil...
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Monumental Blonde Wood Armoire Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very impressive monumental in scale armoire cabinet having handsome molding on top and paneling. Two sets of doors open to storage inside. Top part has two glass adjustable glass s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Oak

North Italian Antique Pair of Walnut Neoclassical Bedside Tables, Circa 1820
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine pair of North Italian Neoclassical walnut bedside tables - two drawers to each table - expertly hand crafted - waxed finish - doweled construction (no apparent nails) - featurin...
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Brass Fireplace Log Holder with Paw Feet
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Brass Fireplace Log Holder with Paw Feet. Measures 20.5" in width fully open, 15.5" in depth and 7.5" in height.l and 16" in height with handle.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

20th C. Exceptional Framed Hand-Carved Wood Relief of the Last Supper, Rare
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Exceptional Framed Hand-Carved Wood Relief of the Last Super. Continental tropical baroque heavy solid wood frame, carved by a master carver. The piece has elaborately carved opulent heavy foliage frame around a meticulously hand carved fugures of Jesus and the 12 Apostles...
Category

20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

1930’s Caldwell Sunburst Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930’s Caldwell sunburst bronze sconces with 2 lights
Category

1930s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Robert Cox Still Life of a Vase of Red roses, circa 1970
By COX
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
Award-Winning American artist, Robert Cox, studied at the Katharine Gibbs School of Art. In 1956 he joined Mayhew Peakes as a graphic designer, and resigned six years later to move f...
Category

1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Stafanc Ugolini Firenze, 1784* Fruitwood & Brass Pepper Mill
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stafano Ugolini Firenze, 1784* Fruitwood & Brass Pepper Mill In the 20th century, the *1784 date is an honorific date associated with one of his hotels in Florence.  An uncommon and exquisite Stefano Ugolini Firenze 1784* fruitwood and brass pepper mill, likely supplied to one of the prestigious Stefano Ugolini hotels. Known for seamlessly blending traditionalism with design innovation, these hotels are a testament to one of the world's most visionary hoteliers. This large pepper mill stands at 17 inches high with a 5-inch diameter. It features a brass and wood crank and a domed opening that leads to a tapering, turned, bulbous fruitwood urn-shaped body. The grinder is beautifully adorned with an oval engraved brass plate inscribed '1784* Stefano Ugolini Firenze,' highlighting its rich history.  Handmade in two parts, the 15-inch-high mill locks into a removable brass-mounted wood basin...
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

John F Kennedy Bust by Edward Schillaci for Austin Productions 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Bust by artist Edward Schillaci who sculpted for Austin Productions from the 1950s thru the 1960s. This bust captured the essence of the then (1964) departed 35th U.S. President wit...
Category

1960s Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Plaster

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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