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
Pair of Pink Baccarat Tsar Champagne Coupes
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
Created for Tsar Nicholas II, this clear crystal bowl - overlaid in coloured crystal with a high stem, a scalloped base, and diamond and palm leaf decorations - is spectacular. This ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$5,200 / item
Vintage large gilded wrought iron Georgian style coffee table
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage gilded wrought iron Georgian inspired coffee table. This neo classical style coffee table has a hand blown glass top that has a ripple effect. The coffee table has ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Giant Fiberglass Canadian Geese former store display mannequin sculptures
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of fun whimsical geese mannequin sculptures . These are in original finish and do show some wear and minor paint chips . Plenty of fun for wide open lawn or pool area . They do ...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany classical upholstered sofa with swans head arm rest, carved corner cornucopia, and terminating on ebonized lions paw feet....
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Set of Four Jacques Garcia for Baker Marat Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic set of four mahogany dining chairs designed by Jacques Garcia for Baker. The Marat dining chairs (Model # BA3848) feature a mahogany ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Albarello Jar, hand painted Italian Jug, Majolica
Located in Bradenton, FL
An impressively formed antique hand painted Italian Faenza Majolica ceramic vessel. Made in the early 1900s. The jug is decorated with colorful floral ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Neoclassical Style Brass Coffee Table with Marble Top
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice neoclassical style coffee table is made of brass with nice decoration all around the gallery surrounded the Carrara white marble top. This is a French work in the Style of ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,149 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Floral Encrusted Ewer, Italian, Decorative, Wine Pouring Jug, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique floral encrusted ewer. An Italian, ceramic decorative pouring jug, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Striking Italian ewer...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Blue Murano Glass Ormolu Mounted Round Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Blue Murano Glass Ormolu Mounted Round Table Box
Italy, mid-20th century
This beautiful Blue Murano Glass Ormolu Mounted Round Table Box, made in Italy during the mid-20t...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho 1968 Pieri Tullio Gilt Eagle Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commanding in presence and patriotic in spirit, this striking pair of Vintage Boho Pieri Tullio Gilt Eagle Lamps brings sculptural elegance and historical grandeur to any interior. C...
Category
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Single Fortuny Fabric Cushion in a Neoclassical Pattern
By Fortuny
Located in New York, NY
A Fortuny silk pillow cushion in metallic blue and silver fabric depicting a neoclassical design with a draped garland motif, with braided trim and...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Down, Feathers
$980 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Pair of Parisian Engraved Candle Holders
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptionally fine pair of silver-plated candlesticks by renowned silversmiths Cailar Bayard. Founded in Paris by Noël Cailar and Pierre Bayard, the firm produced top-notch silver...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical 4-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Opulent, large scale, Maitland Smith hand-painted room divider folding screen. The Greco-Roman themed folding screen features neoclassical architecture and sculpture as decadent as the halls of the Roman Senate. Each of the four panels measures 34″ wide! The screen stands at 8 feet tall. The palatial scene could easily be used as theatrical backdrop...
Category
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
$5,996 Sale Price
25% Off
American Charleston Mahogany Classical Foliage Barley Twist Tester Bed, C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Charleston Classical mahogany four poster tester bed with flanking carved acanthus foliage, pineapple, and barley twist foot posts, fla...
Category
1810s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
18h Century, Four Italian Etching Allegory of the Four Seasons
Located in IT
18h Century, Four Italian Etching Allegory of the Four Seasons
Allegory of the Four Seasons, engraved by Giovanni Volpato and drawn by Francesco Maggiotto...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Walnut, Paper
Transitional Ebony Stained Maple Four Poster Cannonball Bed with Panel Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
An update of a traditional design, the Bristol Chessman bed features a four-square flat panel headboard and fully turned ball top posts with a dramat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Representation of the god Mercury standing on Aeolus, the god of the wind
(after Gianbologna)
Origin France Circa 1900
Base of green Alpine marble...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1920's Silver Plated Caldwell One Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell one light sconces with rampant lions on backplate.
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
$3,800 / set
Pair of French 1960s 2 Patina Bronze Hand Sconces, 3 Pairs Available
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional suite of 6 French bronze 2 patina wall Sconces in the style of Maison Jansen, circa 1960.
Priced by pair.
US rewired, one socket, 60 watts max or LED .
Backplate dimen...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Refinished American Rolling Pine Blanket Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century American Rolling pine Blanket Trunk. Measures 29" in width, 16" in depth and stands 20" tall.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sterling Corinthian Column Candlesticks Sheffield, 1899, Martin, Hall & Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling Corinthian Column Candlesticks Sheffield, 1899, Martin, Hall & Co.
A magnificent diminutive pair of late Victorian sterling silver candlesticks by Martin, Hall & Co., Sheff...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Directoire Style Bed Frame in Stained Solid Cherry
Located in Landivy, FR
This bed frame is a handmade and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century.
This period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timeless lines.
This wooden bed frame...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Oak
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Each crest with ostrich plume and pair of exotic birds flanked by two handled urns over a mirror plate with outer mirror bands, the base with leaf swag flanked by leaf pendants. Thes...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$15,000 / set
19th Century Tuscany table
Located in Belgrade, RS
This Italian table from the first half of the 19th century is the work of top masters from Tuscany and far surpasses the usual role of a piece of furniture, due to its fascinating an...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Contemporary Print of Neoclassical Profile with Round Black Wooden Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two beautiful neoclasssical woman profile print with black background, framed by a delicate taupe passpartout and a round black frame.
Each print is entirely printed in Ital...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
1900s Neoclassical Red Brick Patina Metal Italian Bust of a Woman
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A red patina metal bust of a woman manufatured in Italy in early 19th century, good conditions overall, metal it has this brick red patina probably due to exposure to the natural ele...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Neoclassical Spiral Carved Marble Greek Key Column Pedestal Plant Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Spiral Carved Marble Greek Key Design Column Pedestal Plant Stand. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 39.25" H x 12" W x 12" D. Top: 10.5" Diameter.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Italian Neoclassical Giltwood QUEEN Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Neoclassical Giltwood QUEEN Bed is a study in timeless style by one of the original sources for classic design! Utilizing...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Russian Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Commode, Mahogany, Marble, France, 19th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Russian Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Commode, Mahogany, Bronze, Marble, France, 19th C
A Louis XVI cabinet designed and produced in France in the second half of the 19th century. The ca...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Wedgwood Portland Jasperware Vase, Circa 1875
By Wedgwood
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A Wedgwood Portland Jasperware Vase, 19th Century. A beautiful pale Yellow color with matching stand. This vase is "Full Size" and in excellent condition for it's 19th century age....
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$4,450 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Stunning Flying Putti or Cherub Coffee Table in Bronze or Bronze Finished Metal
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous what we believe to be solid bronze and thick glass coffee table. The table is non-magnetic and certainly looks bronze. The table is in good condition and features ...
Category
Early 2000s European Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Lenox Classical Style White Porcelain Mantle Lamp
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage Lenox porcelain and plated metal torchère or mantle lamp. The lamp has been thoroughly cleaned and rewired with new socket, switch, twi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tennessee Walnut Blanket Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A nice late 19th century southern lift top Chest probably Tennessee or Virginia constructed of Walnut with pine and Poplar as a secondary case wood. The person I purchased it from was from Tennessee and told me her family had always used it as a sugar chest. I believe its intended purpose was likely a small or child’s blanket chest...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Traditional Style Mahogany Wine Bar Secretary Cabinet by South Cone Trading Co
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite wine bar secretary cabinet by South Cone Trading Company. An elegant embodiment of traditional craftsmanship, the wine bar cabinet is hand crafted of quality Mahogany w...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
A fabulous quality 19th Century French plum pudding mahogany and brass bed in th
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century French plum pudding mahogany and brass bed in the Neoclassical style, the tall headboard having a shaped and reeded top with ormolu decoration, the si...
Category
1880s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Italian Neo Classic Bedside Chests
Located in Westwood, NJ
Italian Neo Classic bedside chest. A wonderful reproduction of fine 18th-century Italian cabinetry. Made with Fruitwood and geometric inlays to the drawers and side panels. With work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$6,414 / set
Italian Neoclassical Round Walnut Center Table with Carved Figural Legs, 1920s
Located in Almelo, NL
Italian Neoclassical Round Walnut Center Table with Carved Figural Legs, Italy, 1920s
A refined Italian neoclassical-style center table crafted in Italy during the 1920s. Executed i...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Classical Paavo Tynell Pendant Model 1355 in Brass, String, & Birch, Taito 1930s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful example of Paavo Tynell’s classical 1930s lamps. The model is 1355, featuring dark stained birch details and three patinated cast brass arms, each diverging into two with...
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Giltwood Tripod Table w/ Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique table has an eclectic design. It features a round glass tabletop with a beveled edge, providing a modern contrast to its more ornate base.
The base of the table is made...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
17" Vintage Candlestick Holder Turquoise Glass Frosted
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Enhance your interior decor with this charming Vintage Candlestick with Turquoise Frosted Glass texture. This delightful candle holders exudes a ti...
Category
1950s Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass
$105 Sale Price
40% 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...
Category
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Italian Bleached Walnut Sideboard w/ Storage and Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian bleached walnut carved wood sideboard. This Neoclassical style piece has plenty of storage with two drawers and cabinet underneath. Original brass hardware.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
$3,720 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Baker Architectural Neoclassical Style Painted Library Bookcases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of architectural painted library bookcases or display cabinets hand-crafted by Baker. Each large cabinet has an arched opening surmounted by a corniced top. The cases have...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lalique Crystal Sculpture Of Nude Lady in Bubble
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Frosted Crystal Nude Lady in Bubble sculpture. It depicts a nude woman in a sensual kneeling position washing her hair and covered by some bubbles. The sculpture’s ...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Square Brass Umbrella Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and simple square umbrella stand is made of brass with a cast iron base. This is a French. work. Circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,446 Sale Price
30% Off
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern wi...
Category
1980s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the artist John Moyr Smith.
This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress playing a ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Clay
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
Large brass mirror showing a pocket watch. French work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large mirror showing a pocket watch is made of brass with a round mirror on its center. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,273 Sale Price
30% Off
American Classical Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Essex, MA
Likely Mid Atlantic states. With circular wood top with a conforming frieze with figured mahogany and with drawers with brass knob handles. Raised on a bulbous turned support joined ...
Category
1820s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassical Style 20th Century Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed neoclassical plaster wall plaque with a stunning painted matte black frame.
In a large landscape form, this handcrafted plaque is decorated in relief depicting a romantic scene of cherubs or putti accompanied by a dog while they gather around a fire in an enchanted woodland...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Wedgwood Royal Blue Jasperware Biscuit Barrel
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Jasperware Royal blue Biscuit Barrel with an EPNS lid and swing handle, England, circa 1910-1930.
The barrel shaped body shows a romantic white sprigged neoclassical ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Neoclassical Style Gold Gilt Fluted Marble Column Side Table/Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NJ
Vintage Italian classical fluted column pedestal side table with single door cabinet in striking Gold gilt with red ground interior & white ...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Wrought-iron table with solid oak top and extensions
Located in Landivy, FR
This Table's design is in a French Countryside style, also called "Campagne chic".
The barrel shaped top is made of French Solid Oak wood.
The top finish is a natural slightly whi...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,531 / item
A Terracotta Statue representing the Goddess Flora on Pedestal
Located in Katonah, NY
A fine and rare terra-cotta figure of Flora in contrapposto pose, classically robed with hair swept up and in curls, with a floral wreath in the figure’s proper right hand, and a nos...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Hand Painted Night Stands Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Hand Painted Wood
Style: Italian Neoclassical
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
American Antique Lighthouse Sculpture Lamp, Circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century American antique lighthouse sculptural table lamp in working condition. Circa 1910. Natural finish with oxidation to metal as exp...
Category
1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish Neoclassical Buffet Sideboard Credenza
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous Swedish Neoclassical or Biedermeier style buffet, sideboard or credenza with dark golden birch with ebonized trim. Two doors on the sides and one center door open to reveal ...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Birch
Glass Top Dining Table with Banded Lucite Legs
Located in New York, NY
Glass top dining table with banded Lucite legs. Customization is available in different sizes and glass colors.
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Lucite
$40,000 / item
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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