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
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Late 19th Historistic ceiling lamp with original glass shades
Located in Wien, AT
Late 19th Historistic ceiling lamp with original glass shades
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Royal Worcester Porcelain Fairy Candlestick Lamp Standard
Located in Forney, TX
An exquisite English Royal Worcester porcelain Samuel Clarke Commissioned
"Cricklite" candle "fairy lamp" standard - base, the rare figural statue in the form of a Grecian water carrier, modeled by James Hadley (English, 1837-1903), the exceptionally executed, richly detailed Neoclassical figure holding a vessel in her left hand and carrying an urn upon her head, wearing flowing robes, the body in blush ivory, the robes of green/gold hue, with gilt highlights. Circa 1898
Signed, underfoot having green printed mark, "Worcester Shot Enamel England 2 125" and imprinted markings by its side.
Dimensions: (approx)
9.5" High, 3" Diameter
Provenance:
From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Brass Shell Platter
Located in Elkhart, IN
A mid-20th century brass clam shell platter.
Category
1970s Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Imposing 19th century French library bookcase or cabinet featuring a weathered, painted finish. The two-part case is crafted in the Greco-Roman style with decorative pilaster columns...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Marble Top Demilune Console
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Louis XVI painted marble top demilune console will make a beautiful accent for an entryway, hall or staircase! Resplendent with stunning architecture and embellis...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Collection of Five 19th C Spongeware Mixing Pottery Bowls
By American Sponge Ware Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Five 19th C Spongeware Mixing Bowls. This fine collection of blue spongeware pottery bowls are in good condition and sold as a group.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Chest of Drawers, English, Storage, Cot Drawer, Neoclassical, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique chest of drawers. An English, mahogany storage piece with cot drawer in Neoclassical taste, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Fine-quality storage c...
Category
1860s British Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Marble Top Demilune Console
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Louis XVI painted marble top demilune console will make a beautiful accent for an entryway, hall or staircase! Resplendent with stunning architecture and embellis...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Neoclassical-Style Parcel Gilt Coin Silver Footed Salt Cellars By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical Style, parcel-gilt, Coin Silver (.900) footed salt cellars, American, Ca. 1850's (underside of each salt cellar is lightly engraved with script initials - NSG -...
Category
1850s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century Wedgwood Queens Ware Creamware Gilt Pitcher and Basin Set
Located in Lomita, CA
Queens Ware is the mark on this pitcher and basin set made in England in the mid to late 1800s by Wedgwood. It is also known as creamware, a techniqu...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Brass Fireplace Fender
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An French 19th century architecturally-inspired French fireplace fender to transform the hearth with a little Neoclassical flair. The pierced brass railing uses alternating slits in ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century "The Last Supper" Dark Metal Relief
Located in Miami, FL
"The Last Supper" metal relief.
Relief measurements without frame: 24 in x 14 in.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th C. Italian Corinthian Columns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of two monumental 19th Century Italian Corinthian columns hand painted in white. The Corinthian style capitals are made of wood and chalk.
They will make a surely make a statem...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An imposing French 19th century trumeau mirror in wood and gilded stucco, crafted in a neo- classical style. This simple but elegant mirror is enclosed within a fluted giltwood frame...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French 'Allegory of Love' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical fireback with an allegory of love. The fireback is made of cast iron. It has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Models of the Marly Horses After Guillaume Coustou
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent pair of gilt and patinated bronze sculptures faithfully reproduces the iconic Marly Horses, originally sculpted in marble by Guillaume Coustou (1677–1746) for the Ch...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Bust
Located in Austin, TX
Bust made of terracotta and featuring beautifully chiseled and hand-painted polychrome details throughout in tones of burgundy, blue, and browns. This sculpture depicts the bust of a...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Twenty Framed 19th Century French Portrait Etchings
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic set of twenty 19th century framed etchings of Roman and Greek emperors, statesmen, and philosophers including Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Cicero, Marcus Brutus...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Stone Neoclassical Ionic Column Capital Stand, 19th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Greek or Roman Neoclassical style cast stone Ionic column capital. This piece of architectural salvage would make a lovely objet d'art, ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Neoclassical Onyx and White Marble Fireplace Surround For Luxury Interior Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
Exclusive neo classical fireplace mantel with columns.
The design showcases ornate yet balanced carvings, classical motifs with playing cherub...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century Fragmentary Stone Statue of an Angel Torso
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large decorative antique fragmentary stone statue of an angel torso circa 1800, mounted on a later 19th century mahogany plinth. Reminiscent of an ancient roman statue, this is a f...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Classical 19th Swedish Urn Form Bronze Vase with Sea Dolphin Handles
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and graphic 19th century classical vase was realized in Swededn. It features a square base that ascends into an undulating fillet and an urn form body with a cylindrical...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, KPM Berlin Porcelain Cobalt & Gilt Tea Cup & Saucer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century KPM Berlin porcelain tea cup and saucer set exemplifies the height of European porcelain craftsmanship. The set is adorned in a deep cobalt blue glaze, co...
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of White Venetian Nightstands with Marble Top and Crest Handpainted Motifs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Cream White Neoclassic nightstands with beautiful light green marble top. The tables have a gilt wood decoration in crest and legs... an so ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Huge Antique French Bronze Roman Soldier Sculpture by Picault
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Antique French Bronze Roman Soldier Sculpture by Picault
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Signed Clodion "Bacchanalia" Bronze Sculpture Raingo Freres Foundry Marking
Located in Kingston, NY
Signed Clodion "Bacchanalia" patinated bronze sculpture from the 19th century. This exquisite piece was cast by the renowned Raingo Freres foundry, known for its high-quality bronze ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique American New England Cottage Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Southampton, NJ
Late 19th c. custom antique cottage New England chest of five drawers with marvelous hand carvings and planed construction; locks & key. Very unique in character & substantial heirlo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Pine
American Classical Bobbin Turned Spindle Fruitwood Poster Full Size Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Classical Bobbin Turned Spindle Fruitwood Poster Full Size Bed Stead. Comes with slats. Measures 54" in width, 78" in depth and 72" in height. He...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Neoclassical Sterling Silver & Bone Tongs
Located in New York, NY
This unique and highly ornate Pair of Neoclassical Sterling Silver & Bone Tongs originates from the United States, Circa 1890. The feature a spring mechanism and are rendered in beau...
Category
1890s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Neo-Classic Architecture Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic engravings of architecture in a gold frame (18th/19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Neoclassical French Round Inlaid Marquetry Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Neoclassical style side table with brass banding around top and at feet. Beautifully detailed top and marquetry inlaid surrounds.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique early 19th century handmade American corner cabinet
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 19th century handmade antique cherry wood corner cupboard, This classic American antique features hand blown individual glass panels to the front doors with its original glass knobs. This handmade cabinet has a beautiful antique patina to the surface of the Cherrywood. This Pennsylvania...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique topographical porcelain teapot.
By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820.
With painted enamel topographical scenes: each...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Large Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb example of a late 19th century garden urn, in the classical French style. This elegant planter features a heavy, cast-iron construction, drop ring handles, a raised pedestal base and an attractive, grey-laquered finish. ‘Feuilles d’eau’ adorn the rim, with gadrooning encircling the lower half. This would make an ideal focal point in a formal garden layout.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bronze Dore Mounted Crystal Baccarat Style Centerpiece
By Baccarat
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisite Dore bronze and diamond cut crystal oval centerpiece in the style of Baccarat. Crystal bowl and pedestal stand on bronze lion paw f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Neoclassical Recamier or Chaise Lounge
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An extremely elegant French 19th-century Neoclassical mahogany upholstered rcamier. The chaise lounge has a stunning carved lion head armrest, and lovely neoclassical green silk wrea...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
An Exceptional Antique Cast Iron Garden Fountain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant 19th Century tiered Cast Iron Fountain in a fine weathered Green paint. The finely proportioned central support with fluted column base supports two elegant scalloped tier...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical Style Brass and Grilling Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare neoclassical style 4 panels fireplace screen is made of brass and grilling . This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Crouching Venus Italian White Marble Sculpture by Pietro Bazzanti
Located in New York, NY
Italian white marble sculpture of the crouching Venus after the ancient Greek Hellenist period work, finely carved by the Italian master, Pietro Bazzanti. Signed P Bazzanti Florence.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Tennessee American Classical Jackson Press
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce American Classical cherrywood Jackson Press with beautifully aged mellow patina, dating to the first half of the 19th century.
Born in Tennes...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Poplar, Pine
Philadelphia Neoclassical Empire Sofa, Attributable to Joseph Barry, circa 1830
By Joseph Barry
Located in Miami, FL
Anything but demure, this handsome and beautifully-crafted neoclassical sofa from Philadelphia is very likely the work of prominent cabinetmaker Joseph B. Barry (1757-1839). With wor...
Category
1830s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Large Neoclassical Creamware Tureen
Located in New York, NY
Large Neoclassical creamware tureen. Large neoclassical creamware zuppiera of tripod form with lion masks with rings supported on fluted monoped...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Creamware
Rare 19th Century Neoclassical Cast Iron Urn
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rare 19th-century neoclassical cast iron urn / vase with a mythological motif. Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1850.
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early French Fern and Blackberry White Iron Garden or Patio Set of Three, 1800s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Channel your inner Gray Gardens with this beautiful Hollywood Regency cast iron garden furniture set. Painted in white, this set include...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Italian Black Marble Bulbous Urn Or Garden Vase With Ormolu Gilding
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Italian 19th century black marble bulbous urn with ormolu gilded hardware
Large Italian hand carved marble urn. The main body is carve...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pr. 19th C. Italian Carrara Marble Children Reading & Writing, Signed A. Piazza
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Carrara Marble Models of Children Reading and Writing, Signed A. Piazza, After Antonio Canova. Antonio Canova (1757–1822...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Spode Pottery Neo-Classical Greek Pattern Blue Set of Dinner Plates-33 Plates
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode Pottery neo-Classical Greek Pattern blue set of dinner plates-33 plates
Zeus in His Chariot,
Early-19th Century
The Spode pottery underglaz...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Italian Neoclassical Lyre Back Chairs, Circa 1800
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique Italian Neoclassical lyre back side chairs with carved rosette design at center of curved top back rails.
Circa 1800. Look at all pictures and read condition report ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Silk fan in shrine from the late 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
The Italian silk fan in a vitrine from the late 1800s is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and elegance. Housed in a beautiful alloy case, this antique fan...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique American Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame & Rush Seat Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lambert Hitchcock Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame With Rush Seat Chair
Provenance purchased from a Country Estate in Wiltshire, UK.
Lambert Hitchcock (May 28, 1795, Cheshire, Connecti...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Maple
A Wedgwood Jasperware Mounted Brass and Wooden Bookend and Inkwell
Located in Toronto, CA
A lovely and very unusual expandable bookshelf, made of burled walnut with brass end plates featuring two Wedgwood Jasperware medallions....
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Style French Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Neoclassical leather topped desk with three drawers. Finished in a painted hunter green color with brass accents. Top is a pale green leather.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Patio Table in new Powdercoat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French cast iron garden table from the late 19th century expresses Beaux Arts tastes of the period in Neoclassical motifs decorating...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italy Late 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Buffet with Drawer or Low Cabinet
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a pleasant credenza or low cabinet, handmade in walnut with an inlaid in the same wood.
The top has very beautiful drawing that distinguishes this antique buffet.
Hand made...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Neoclassical French Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early nineteenth century neoclassical vanity table with original mirror plate.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress by A. Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 1/4 in W: 20 in D: 8 in
This exceptional late 19th-century French bronze sculpture by the renowned artist Auguste Moreau (1834–1917) presents an elegant and powe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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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