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
Italian Sicilian wood briar Italian chest of drawers late 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
Allow me to transport you to the exquisite world of antique Sicilian craftsmanship with a late 1800s dresser that encapsulates the essence of Italian ar...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Monumental Large Neo Classical Gilt Bronze Sculptured Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and amazing work museum quality of lighting Art.
The first owner of this incredible piece of lighting art must have been one of the wealthiest people in town, because this qua...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Great Selection Sea Shell Sea Shells Collection in Vitrine
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Great selection of natural history specimens sea shells. In a red wood vitrine with a key lock. Great Wall cabinet office decoration of a gift.
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Shell
Circa 1860 Pair of English Brass Push-Rod Candlesticks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 pair of brass push-rod candlesticks, English. Inverted beehive design. Lack push-discs. Square, cut-corner bases.
9.75" x 3 5/8" sq.
We are a family business that has bee...
Category
1860s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Russian Silver Figural Venus & Swan Chariot Table Ornament
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Russian Silver Figural Venus & Swan Chariot Table Ornament, 3.9 oz
A finely crafted Russian silver figural table ornament, dating to the late 19th century and depicting...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Dore Gilt Bronze Garniture Clock Set
Located in Kingston, NY
An antique 19th Century French dore bronze clock and candlestick garnitures set.
The footed clock features glass panel sides and back, foliate ormolu garland, and a flower wreath mo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Boston late Classical slip seat mahogany side chairs, 1830-45
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of American mahogany and figured mahogany veneered late Classical upholstered slip seat side chairs. The chairs feature a shaped & pierced crest rail and back rail. Chestnut sec...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Chestnut, Mahogany
19C American Tiger Oak Side Table with Claw and Rock Crystal Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 19C American tiger oak side table with claw and rock crystal feet.
A CLASSIC piece of Western Americana furniture from circa...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Tin
A Pair of NEOCLASSIC TABLE LAMPS, in the style of ROMEO REGA, Italy 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in PARIS, FR
An important and rigorous pair of table lamps, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Neo-Classical, Seventies, asymmetrical compositions of 2 rectangular blocks in beige veneered wood, offset...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1834 Mexico & Guatemala Framed Map by H.S. Tanner
Located in Stamford, CT
1834 Mexico & Guatemala map of published by H.S. Tanner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Engraved by J. Knight.
As found high end custom framing with carved wood frame, custom matting a...
Category
1830s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Silver Plate Shabbas Candle Holders W/ Stylized Floral Repouse by B. Henneberg
Located in New York, NY
This gleaming Pair of Silver Plate Shabbas Candlestick Holders W/Stylized Floral Repouse by B. Henneberg Warsaw originates from Poland, C.1880. They feature rectilinear bases providi...
Category
1880s Polish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Carl Faberge attb signed silver 84 jewelry box parcel- gilt St Petersburg 1890
By Fabergé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing parcel-gilt silver table ,jewelry box in the form of a box. Artist initial NS or IS undetermined , signed also Faberge in Cyrillic , According experts the box was ...
Category
1890s Russian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode Or Chest.
Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical walnut commode or chest of drawers wit...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine French Louis XVI style mantel mirror hand-crafted in France in the 19th century. The ornately carved giltwood frame is in excellent condition and is richly patinated. The fram...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of 19th Century neoclassical Italian obelisks clad in mirrored sections with etched floral designs now oxidized to perfection with the expected imperfections. Presented...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror
19th C Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19th c patinaed eagle weather vane was found in New England. The iron base is a custom made stand. The condition is very good on this ear...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique Enlish Porcelain Bowl with Neoclassical Decoration Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant antique porcelain bowl was hand-painted at Coalport Porcelain in England circa 1820.
The bowl features vibrant colors: orange triangles filled with black semicircles and...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Marble Top Center Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking 19th-century French center table is a testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of the period. Featuring a luxurious round marble top, the table showcases beautifully...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Neoclassical Spanish Large Genre Painting Attr.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Neoclassical Spanish Large Genre Painting attr.
Stunning oil painting on a large-scale canvas features a Gypsy musician serenading a group of nobility, including elaborately dressed ladies. The scene takes place in a romanticized garden setting on an early evening. The background is adorned with colonnades, statues and additional people.
This Spanish painting has distinctive characteristics of French and Italian influence of the Baroque and Neoclassical periods. The brilliant artist has mastered the perfect use of chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and dark. The subject and masterful technique indicates it was created by the hand of Jose Jimenez Aranda...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Cut Crystal Dumbbell Carving Knife Rest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A cut crystal, faceted Dumbbell shaped knife rest, circa early to mid 19th Century.
A large rest, meant to raise the blade of a carving knife from the table, to keep from soiling t...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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
Lithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by William E. Marshall, 1866
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
by William E. Marshall
Engraving / Lithograph, 1866
image 15" x 19"
frame 24.5" x 28.5 x .75"
nice pressed wood frame - no glass
"One of the best after-death portraits of Lincoln."
"William Edgar Marshall 1837-1906, New York born painter and engraver. Marshall started his career as an engraver of pocket watch cases. In 1856, encouraged by his mentor, Cyrus Durand, who with his brother, Asher B. Durand, were important early banknote engravers, Marshall made his first engraved portraits - images of the Presidential candidates, James Buchanan and John Charles Fremont. The quality of these two images led to Marshall's appointment as the chief engraver at the American Bank Note Company in 1858. In 1862 he engraved a portrait of George Washington after a painting by Gilbert Stuart...
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1860s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th C Original Painted Decorated Doll or Jewelry Chester Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted decorated doll or jewelry chester drawers. Decorated in the 20's or 30's.
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Antique Portrait of Virginia Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique oil on canvas portrait of an unknown 19th Century Virginian Gentleman, beautifully framed to retain its sense of time and place. Rich brush strok...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Set of Six 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of six late 19th century carved Italian dining armchairs crafted in the neoclassical taste. The chairs feature large painted square frames with round arms and legs ending...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Collection of 12 French Barricade Balustrades and Chain
Located in Sheffield, MA
The collection of 12 19th century stone markers made of stone and come in different styles. Six have hooks for attaching the chain. Perfect to use as post...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone, Iron
Danish neoclassical chair original painted decorations, Denmark 1860’s
Located in Valby, 84
A charming Danish neoclassical chair from the 1860s, featuring its original hand-painted decorations in black and gold. This exquisite piece showcases the refined craftsmanship and e...
Category
1860s Danish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style Italian Plaster Urns with Flame Finials
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Late 19th Century Victorian Neoclassical Bronze Eight Light Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite late 19th-century chandelier masterfully blends Victorian and Neoclassical aesthetics, crafted in bronze with eight captivating lights. The etched glass shades are art...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Bronze and Marble Pedestal table
Located in Toronto, CA
19th Century patinated metal pedestal table with three legs and a triangular base in verdigris finish. Gilt gilt bronze dolphin feet, floral capitals and an interior ring. The top i...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Bronze and Glass Mirrored Half Lantern Wall Sconces, 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A pair of mirrored half lanterns wall sconces, France, ca. 1970s.
Those highest quality wall lights are made of solid bronze surrounded by three glass panel and rectangular mirrored...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1900's White Molded Glass Light Fixture with Cherubs
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's white molded glass light fixture with cherubs design 4 interior lights.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Empire style secretary desk in flamed mahogany in the style of Aldo Tura work
By Aldo Tura
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Empire style secretary desk in flamed mahogany and bronze locks. This is an Italian work in the style of Aldo Tura. Circa 1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th / early 19th century French Neoclassical period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron period andirons and a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Neoclassical Silver Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French Neoclassical Silver Oil Lamp. Antique French sterling silver oil lamp of neoclassical form with leaf and bead detailing on raised pedes...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Huge Antique French Clock, Cherubs Carrying Time by Carrier
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A huge and superb bronzed metal clock by the celebrated sculptor Albert Ernst Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). Two beautifully depicted cherubs hold the clock aloft, mounted in a bronze...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Carved And Gilt Three Part Over-The-Mantel Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The three part beveled mirror with classic 19th c. details. The cornice with attached balls (a few missing on the left) and three projecting leafy column supports with rosettes on th...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Gorham Neoclassical Corinthian Column Candlesticks for Broadmoor Hotel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
These Broadmoor Hotel Neoclassical Corinthian Column Candlesticks, are a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. These candlesticks were made in 1914 using electroplated metalw...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver
19th Century Grand Tour Engravings by Pierre Bouillon
Located in Richmond, London
A pair of exquisite and rare etchings of ancient sculptures by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831), from his book Musée des antiques, published in Paris betwee...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Cherry Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical commode hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using cherry and pegged construction. This is a beautifully-made and fully functional two on two chest of drawers. The ches...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cherry
American Empire/Classical Dining Table in Mahogany w/ Grecian-Form Pedestal Base
Located in Miami, FL
A very handsome dining table with antique classical Grecian-form, stepped pedestal base in figured West Indies mahogany (circa 1825), with a newly-made rectangular top and ogee apron...
Category
1820s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and important wooden memorial temple covered in faux marble.
From the purest neoclassical form, this Grand Tour piece of furniture is a classic piece of furniture of grea...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Purple Baccarat Tsar Champagne Coupe
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
Vintage Christmas Ornaments Set Blown Glass Figurines
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage 20 pcs set if handpainted Christmas ornaments figurines Clowns with red hat.4” blown glass silvered and handpainted from outside. Elegant classic traditional Christmas orname...
Category
1970s German Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair Of Elegant Antique Pleated Velvet Upholstered Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The rectangular tops are mounted on separately made wide carved bow shaped frames ending in scrolled feet. Brass rosettes are attached to the scrolled feet that are raised on gilt wo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Period Portico Clock in Tulipwood, Fine Inlay, Ormolu Mounts-France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portico style French tulipwood clock with Boulle style fine inlays of mother-of-pearl and bronze. Eight day French movement with a grid-iron ormolu pendulum...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century Pair of French or Russian Gilt Bronze Candelabra, circa 1830
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of thirteen-flame candelabra
France or Russia
Second quarter of 19th century
Cast, chiseled and gilt bronze
Height 40.95 in (cm 104), diameter 17,7 in (cm 45)
97 lb (44 kg)
Sta...
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1830s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th-C. French Neo-Classical Style Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are beautiful! This is a pair of French neoclassical style white porcelain lamps with gilt and gilt bronze accents. The wiring is new, and I believe they are signed up inside t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Iron Fireplace Screen, France – Original Condition
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th Century Iron Fireplace Screen, France – Original Condition
Add a touch of antique charm to your home with this elegant 19th-century iron fireplace screen, crafted in France. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb quality painting of a tall sailing ship by James G. Tyler. This 19th century painting is masterfully done by the artist and the frame really adds to the quality of t...
Category
1890s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Fruitwood
Collection of Antique Neoclassical Plaster Cameos
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb collection of 16 antique plaster cameos and intaglios of French and English origin presented in a wooden tray, supplied loose. These 19th century plaster cameos each display...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Pine
Neoclassical Style Brass Fireplace Tools on Stand In the style of Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style fireplace tools on stand is made of brass. This is a French work in the style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Victorian Neoclassical-Style Sterling Silver Corinthian Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical-style, Victorian Period, sterling silver candlesticks, London, year-hallmarked for 1895, William Hutton and Sons - Makers. Each candlestick measures 3 inches wide (at wi...
Category
1890s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
19thC Cast Iron Mechanical Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron Owl bank with a turning head coin lever and glass eyes. Lot of the original paint still intact. Missing the lock on the underside, not visi...
Category
1880s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
A pair of SHABBY-CHIC NEOCLASSICAL Princess Shell SCULPTURES France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of magnificent shell sculptures representing two ladies or princesses from the grand siècle, with subtle details, a hippie creation from the 1970s, anonymous artist, France 1970.
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1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Shell
Important Antique Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An important and rare American Historical Block Front Chest. In mahogany with pine drawers. Provenance: Roy Thompson. Labeled Boston or Charleston, i...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Stoneware figural statue of Erin, the personification of Ireland
Located in Katonah, NY
A rare stoneware figure of Erin, the female personification of Ireland, the partially-draped figure playing a small harp and standing alongside a tree trunk encircled with roses and ...
Category
1860s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
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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