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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Neoclassical
Classic Blue Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A masterpiece that encapsulates timeless charm and contemporary comfort. Crafted with high-quality Chateau Blue leather, it boasts iconic diamond quilting and channels that bring an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu And Crystal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal box. This beautiful Crystal box displays a wonderful thick Crystal body with lattice designed ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Traditional Brown Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
This classic chair is upholstered in our vintage Cuba Brown leather and crafted with pure Aniline top-grade leather.
Dimensions: 31" W x 38" D x 38" H
Seat 18" W x 21" D x 17" H
Arm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A masterpiece that encapsulates timeless charm and contemporary comfort. Crafted with high-quality black leather, it boasts iconic diamond quilting and channels that bring an air of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vintage Curved Chest of Drawers Architettura by Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage curved chest of drawers Architettura by Fornasetti
Iconic Fornasetti Architettura model, silkscreened, painted and lacquered by hand. Decoration of a Renaissance building.
...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
Classic Brown Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A masterpiece that encapsulates timeless charm and contemporary comfort. Crafted with high-quality Cuba Brown leather, it boasts iconic diamond quilting and channels that bring an ai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Medium Brown Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A masterpiece that encapsulates timeless charm and contemporary comfort. Crafted with high-quality Cuba Brown leather, it boasts iconic diamond quilting and channels that bring an ai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Tufted Brown Leather Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classic leather upholstered tub back armchair. In our Havana Brown leather with button tufted backrest and a cushioned seat, raised on a swivel base.
Dimensions: 30" W x 28" D x 31...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Blue Leather Swivel Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classic style Chateau Blue leather upholstered armchair, upholstered with pure aniline top grade leather, with large nailhead details on a swivel base.
Dimensions: 32" W x 30" D x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Traditional Blue Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
This classic chair is upholstered in classic Chateau Blue leather and crafted with pure Aniline top-grade leather.
Dimensions: 31" W x 38" D x 38" H
Seat 18" W x 21" D x 17" H
Arm 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Tufted Blue Leather Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classic leather upholstered tub back armchair. In our Chateau Blue leather with button tufted backrest and a cushioned seat, raised on a swivel base.
Dimensions: 30" W x 28" D x 31...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Tufted Black Leather Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classic leather upholstered tub back armchair. In our Onyx black leather with button tufted backrest and a cushioned seat, raised on a swivel base.
Dimensions: 30" W x 28" D x 31" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Traditional Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
This classic chair is upholstered in our classic Onyx Black leather and crafted with pure Aniline top-grade leather.
Dimensions: 31" W x 38" D x 38" H
Seat 18" W x 21" D x 17" H
Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Boston Classical Coin Silver Basket by Haddock, Lincoln & Foss
Located in New York, NY
Classical coin silver basket. Made by Haddock, Lincoln & Foss in Boston, ca 1860. Round and curved with four cast leaf-mounted leaf supports. Beaded...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver
Mid-19th Century French Tantalus in Rosewood Carrier with Beveled Glass
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid-19th Century French Tantalus in Rosewood Carrier with Beveled Glass.
This beautiful bar set is both incredible in design and function. Gold accents on the glassware gives this se...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Neo-Classic Style Crystal 9-Light Chandelier, Italy, Circa:1905
Located in Alexandria, VA
This unusual Empire shape fixture has a crisscross prism pattern and a crown that are uniquely the work of lighting shops in Florence in the early 20th century. The frame and candle ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Classic Wingback Leather Chair Cuban Brown
Located in Westwood, NJ
With the Cuban brown traditional top grain Vintage style leather, with high classic wingback backrest and boxed cushion seat raised on tapered legs. Dimensions: 28" W x 36" D x 40" H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Classic Wingback Black Leather Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With traditional top grain black onyx leather, with high classic wingback backrest and boxed cushion seat raised on tapered legs.
Dimensions: 28" W x 36" D x 40" H Seat - 20" H Arm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
An Octagonal Center Table with Verde Antico Top & Michael Taylor Faux Stone Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
the octagonal forest-green marble top with painted inlaid scrollwork surrounded by floral and foliate decoration; all raised on a neoclassical style Michael Taylor faux stone cross t...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Marble Top Gilt-Metal Console Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular white marble top set within a metal edge; raised on X-form supports joined by oval floral rosettes, terminating in paw feet; with an antiqued gilt finish to the metal.
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Set of 6 Neoclassical Chairs, Germany 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Set of Six Neoclassical Chairs
Discover a rare find with our exquisite set of six Neoclassical chairs originating from around 1800’s Southern Germany. Crafted from cherry wood veneer...
Category
1790s German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Pair of French Petite Inlaid Neoclassical Walnut Demilune Commodes Night Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of elegant French demilune commodes with marble tops and three spacious drawers in each. Beautifully inlaid with walnut and fruitwood in neoclassical design. Original marble top...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Classic Wingback Leather Chair Chateau Blue
Located in Westwood, NJ
With the Chateau Blue traditional top grain Vintage style leather, with high classic wingback backrest and boxed cushion seat raised on tapered legs.
Dimensions: 28" W x 36" D x 40"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Russian Ormolu & Amethyst Glass Swan Centerpiece, Atrib to Imperial Glass Works
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Russian Ormolu and Amethyst Glass Swan Centerpiece, Attributed to Imperial Russian Glass Works
St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory, Mid to late 19th Century
A stunning example of...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Garniture with Applied Foliate/Floral Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exceptional late 19th century three-piece French garniture includes two footed urns and a low footed centerpiece bowl. The urns and bowl are composed of patinated bronze with ormolu mounts which include neoclassical mask detail and rest on square marble plinths with ormolu bases. The pieces have distinctive elongated handles at the sides which terminate in stylized pendant decoration. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the exterior of the urns and bowl feature applied bronze decoration in the form of ornate foliate swags with flowers. Please be sure to zoom in on the photos to better appreciate the detail of the cast decoration, it is impressive.
The urns stand 15.75" tall as measured to the top of the rims. The handles are 5" from edge to edge as measured from their outside points. The feet are 4.25" square.
The centerpiece bowl stands...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Italian Neo-Classical Style Carved Giltwood Wall Brackets - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These wall brackets have timeless appeal! They are Italian with neo-classical styling and are in very good condition. They date to the 1960s and are stamped.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Lidded Cast Limestone Greek Key Urns from Southern Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-cast by truly skilled Southern Italian artisans, this pair of lidded limestone urns are in the Neoclassical style. Each urn is a testament to the artistry of hand casting, esche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement, Limestone
Elegant French Antique Neoclassical Ebony and Gold Gilt Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table having ebony with gorgeous gilt mounts highlighting the lovely circular side stretchers pattern. The heavy rectangu...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Set of Eight Dining Chairs in the Neoclassic Manner
Located in New York, NY
Set of Eight Dining Chairs in the neoclassic manner - chairs are hand-painted and gilded with fluted legs and shield-backs - very comfortable.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain "Flora Danica" Dinner Service for 12
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 60 pieces, each finely hand-painted with a botanical specimen, identified in Latin on the underside, including:
12 "3549" dinner plates measuring 10 1/8" diameter
12 "...
Category
20th Century Danish Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
English Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Table or Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic English library table or writing table hand-crafted from solid mahogany. The table features a large trestle base with Greco-Roman style corinthian column legs in the neoclas...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Classical Regency Style Black Lacquered Gilded Chairs
By Drexel
Located in Rochester, NY
Set of four Neoclassical Regency style side chairs / dining chairs with beautifully tailored striped upholstered seats and backs, faux bamboo turned legs, gilded crossed arrows at to...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
First Lady My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible book, First Lady: My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House Hardcover – January 1, 1964.
Title: First Lady : My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White house.
by Mart...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
Bronze Bird Tripod Candle Stand
Located in New York, NY
Bronze bird tripod candle stand. Antique Italian softly patinated green bronze tripod oil lamp / votive candle stand in the classical style popular...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian, Tuscan, Neoclassical Period Fruitwood Center Table, ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed almost entirely of fruitwood veneers this center table features a round top with substantial apron raised on elegantly shaped cabriole legs joined by a shaped platform st...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Period Style by Mary Gilliatt Elizabeth Wilhide Hardcover Book.Demonstrates how to restore or redecorate a home to particular period specifications, including advice on how to recrea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Neoclassical Period Pair Shaped Walnut Mirrors, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed of solid walnut the rectangular frames surmounted by shaped tops, with new mirrorplates
Category
1830s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian, Tuscany, Neoclassical Period Walnut & Inlaid Center, 1stq 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a round solid walnut top with an apron veneered in burl walnut with a double band of fruitwood inlay, raised on an urn-form turned standard atop a tripartite base issuing thre...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 1840’s Paint Decorated and Stenciled chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exceptional set of four 1840’s paint decorated and stenciled rush seat chairs in completely original condition. All chairs are tight and solid and all of the rush seats are in great ...
Category
1840s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Maple
Pair Italian Neoclassical Period Walnut & Brass Mirrors, 1st quarter 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each rectangular frame covered in walnut veneer with an interior shaped brass molding, with new mirrorplates
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lovely set of Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Rocking Chair and Ottoman
Located in San Jose, CA
Lovely set of Maurizio
Tempestini for Salterini Circular Radar Saucer rocking chair and Ottoman, Circa 1950's, wrought Iron, MCM, Made in USA
A rare set of a rocking chair and ottoma...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Vintage Cerused Oak Armchairs in the Neoclassic Manner
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Vintage Cerused Oak Armchairs in the Neoclassic Manner
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Cherub Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These charming antique putti carvings were crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved figures depict two chubby cupids resting on a knee and holding a arm up; each sculpture featu...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Lifesize Antique Classical Female Carved Stone Statue on a Marble Base
Located in Miami, FL
Lifesize Antique Classical Female Carved Stone Statue on a Marble Base
Offered for sale is an antique carved stone classical figurative scul...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Stone
Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Wood Pricket Candlesticks
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning pair of antique 18th-Century Italian silvered wood tripod pricket altar candlesticks. These gorgeous cathedral candlesticks are a nice large size, silver gilded and ornate...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Old Paris or Vieux Porcelain Flower Vase by Peter Anton Hannong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large antique porcelain baluster vase.
In old Paris or vieux paris porcelain.
By the Paris porcelain manufactory of Peter Anton Hannong.
Handpainted to the base with a tro...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Neoclassical Parian Porcelain Bust of Diana C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Neoclassical Parian Porcelain Bust of Diana C1900
Measures- 17.5''H x 9.75''W x 6''D
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Pair Of Neoclassical Style Urn Form Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A refined and very decorative pair of metal lamps in a very well done timeworn paint application in Tan and Bone. With lovely proportions and elegant presentation, the Urn has folia...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Style Birch Veneer Bench Seat
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous late 19th/early 20th century Swedish bench seat constructed in the neoclassical or Swedish empire taste. The bench features a blonde birch ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Birch
Pair of Rose Tarlow Style Iron Twig Stone Garden Tables
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Striking pair of patio and garden two-tier tables made in the style and manner or Rose Tarlow's iron twig outdoor collection. The tables feature an iron frame with a faux bois twig b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone, Iron
Wallace Nutting #393 Pilgrim Ladder Back Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Parkesburg, PA
# 393 Pilgrim Ladder Back Side Chairs - a Pair
Hardwood Construction, Rush Bottom ( Maple with Rush Bottom )
Good Original Condition, Signed
Back Height 43"H, Seat Height 18"H, Se...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Rush
Classic Leather Ottoman
Located in Westwood, NJ
A blend of timeless design and comfort! Wrapped in a rich, caramel-hued top-grain leather, this ottoman exudes an air of classic sophistication.
Accentuated with oversized antique b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather
Neoclassical Form Aubusson Carpet
Located in Hudson, NY
A large and handsome neoclassical style carpet. Handmaid in the same style that the Aubusson carpets of the eighteenth century were produced. It's neutral color scheme makes it perfe...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century Messenger and Sons Bronze and Black Onyx Astral Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Messenger and Sons electrified and restored astral Lamp. Marked Messenger and Sons. Tall, column form with crystals and frosted cut glass shade. Black onyx base.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Antique Neoclassic Style 3-Drawer Commode, Cute Size!
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cute-sized French Neoclassic style chest of drawers from the early 20th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top with pronounced and rounded front ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Italian Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Capodimonte Figurine Statue
By Capodimonte
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful majolica figurine would elevate any living room, kitchen, or entry way. Created in Italy circa 1950 and done in the Capodimonte style, the barbotine statue portrays a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Vintage Boho Thomasville Metallic Jacquard Swivel Chairs
Located in west palm beach, FL
Transform your living space with our Vintage Boho Thomasville Metallic Jacquard Swivel Chairs, epitomizing the essence of American craftsmanship and style. Crafted with intricate met...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Of Michael Taylor For Panache Bordeaux Segmented Wall Mirrors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of wall mirrors with arched crown and segmented border flanked by carved egg/dart motifs and floral bands.
Designed by Michael Taylor for Panache. The mirror glass and frame wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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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