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
Chest of Drawers Antique Italian Style
Located in Westwood, NJ
Capture the essence of traditional 18th century Italian craftsmanship with its sophisticated blend of walnut, maple, and cherry veneers. Each drawer front displays meticulously match...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,394 / item
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Statuary Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This magnificent antique 19th Century marble mantel with decorative gilt bronze mounts is after the fireplace in Marie Antionette"s Silver Boudoir at Fontainbleau. The Silver Boudoir...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Neoclassic frame
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Neoclassic frame.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Exhibition Satinwood Sideboard By Wright And Mansfield
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary sideboard is attributed to the famed Wright and Mansfield and was only certainly created specifically for the important 19th century international exhibitions. Satinwood, ebony, marble and doré bronze of superior quality, are combined with a classical theme culminating in this neoclassical masterpiece. The 19th century marked an era dominated by significant global exhibitions, prompting artisans from diverse fields to push their creative boundaries in crafting exceptionally beautiful and pioneering works. These masterpieces were showcased before an international audience, frequently graced by nobility and royalty from various corners of the globe. The pinnacle of the firm's craftsmanship and artistry, this exquisite sideboard would certainly have been a showpiece for Wright and Mansfield.
Wright and Mansfield was an important and prominent Victorian firm that produced many of the finest pieces of English furniture ever made. They served as Cabinetmakers to Queen Victoria, and several of their pieces are housed and on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Widely recognized for their superb craftsmanship and innovative designs, they received acclaim for their works exhibited in the 1862 London International Exhibition, the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle and the 1876 Philadelphia World...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Wedgwood Blue and White Jasperware Desk Accessories
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Pair Wedgwood blue and white Jasperware desk accessories. Beautiful blue grey bisque beaker/bud-vase with cream-ivory neoclassical bas relief, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Bronzed Metal Urn Burl Column Neoclassical Style, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A bronzed metal urn attached to a black wood column plinth base with a brown laminated veneered burl, in the Neoclassical design style, circa 1970s. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Late 20th-C. Neo-Classical Style Faux Tortoise & Greek Key Round Wall Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century neo-classical style round mirror with faux tortoise Greek Key decoration. It is unmarked and in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss Sculpture
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Psyche revived by Cupid’s kiss. After Canova. Beautifully carved in fine statuary marble.
The winged young man who has just landed on a rock where a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Mid-Century Thomasville Neoclassical French Style Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful pair of Thomasville Neoclassical Style Fruitwood chest of drawers in good vintage condition. Features 5 dovetailed drawers with original heavy duty drawer pulls and knobs...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
19th Century French Empire Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French Neoclassical Andirons, Firedogs. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Green Marble Pedestal Column
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL GREEN MARBLE GILT-METAL MOUNTED PEDESTAL
Circa late 19th century, with inset rotation point for sculpture with a pintle
39 5/8" H x 8" D x 15 1/4" W (at the top...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Alabaster Statue of David After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An alabaster statue of David after the antique. In Neoclassical style, this impactful sculpture is expertly carved. This depiction of Michelangelos original...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Three 19th Century Stone Barricade Balustrades and Chain Markers
Located in Sheffield, MA
The three French 19th century stone marker or barricade balustrades are carved and have iron hooks for linking the chain. Great to use to indicate house n...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stone, Iron
$1,680 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Christ with angel. Oil on canvas. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ with angel. Oil on canvas. 18th century.
The painting depicts Christ, dressed, supported by the shoulders or back by an angel, both figures situated in an indeterminate space...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Nyon Swiss Porcelain Hand Painted Cabinet Plate with Cobalt Blue Rim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Nyon Swiss hand painted porcelain cabinet plate with cobalt blue rim.
With a richly gilt cobalt border & decorated to the center w...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large 1950s Gilt Metal French Neoclassic Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of neoclassical French wall sconces with an elegant design. They have two arms per sconce, each elegantly curved and designed to resemble twisted rope or cord, leading ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
A Pair of Neoclassical Lead Urns Planters
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th century pair of neoclassical urn form planters with two figural handles and putti relief. Attractive weathered grey patination. Can be planted i...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Lead
$3,450 / set
Late 18th Century Original Neoclassical Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Neoclassical desk from northern Sweden. The desk or table is in pine and from circa 1790. Original condition. Original and distressed paint from the late 1700s with marks of wear, se...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Pine
Good Pair of German KPM White-glazed Pierced Lattice Porcelain Compotes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur, or KPM (established 1723) was a fundamental part of the landscape of the European decorative arts in the 19th century, and was, and still is, one of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Italian, Genovese, 2-Tier, 12-Light Glass and Iron Chandeliers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Twelve lights and two-tiered Crystal and Gilt Metal Chandeliers from Genoa, Italy, circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Wonderful French Bronze Diamond Cut Crystal Bronze Oval Centerpiece Swan Handles
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French neoclassical gilt bronze and diamond cut crystal oval centerpiece
with swan handles in the manner of Baccarat, circa 1940s.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Neoclassical Greek Revival White Bisque Porcelain "Bacchus" Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This refined modernist neoclassical sculpture was realized in Germany. The piece depicts a bacchanal featuring Greek goddesses; young cherubic children; and even a bear, executed in ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
An 18th century Neo Classically inspired three drawer commode with figured walnut panels to the top front and sides, with crossbanding and inlays.
The three long soft closing drawe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$10,788 / set
Pair of Small 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Candleholders / Candlesticks
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique small pair of neoclassical wooden candleholders with their old gilding,
Italy, circa 1760-1780. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurement each.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$562 Sale Price / set
51% Off
Italian Contemporary Print of Ancient Profile with Round Gold Wooden Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two etching printed botanical print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and with a round golden gouache frame burnished wiyh stone.
Each print is entirely printed in Italy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 1 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Neoclassical Style Composition Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An Neoclassical composition plaque, from the Tucker collection, made by British make-up artist Christopher Tucker.
This decorative piece is a copy of a Georgian chimney piece, origi...
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Composition, Metal, Steel
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Rattan, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and rattan wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 9.25” H x 14.25” W x 7.5” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 8.75” H x ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Northern Italian (late 18th Century) Neo-classical walnut and marquetry inlaid gilt bronze mounted commodes with 3 drawers (in the manner of GIUSEPPE MAGGIOLINI) (PRICED AS P...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$110,000 / set
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Gilt Gold Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French neoclassical gilt gold mirror, a beautiful piece that can go in an entry way. Some wear due to aging.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815
By Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Plaster Bust of a Roman Woman
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Italian Neoclassical bust captures the timeless beauty and grace of a Roman woman, rendered in plaster with exquisite attention to detail. The subject’s ser...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Venetian Neoclassical Hand Painted Commodes
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Venetian commodes, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll work in hues of brick pinks, yellow ochres, olive g...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$11,871 / set
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 2 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Viennese Silver Enamel & Jeweled Cornucopia w/ Mythological Panels
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and quite large Jeweled 19th-century Viennese enamel on silver cornucopia. This elaborate piece is constructed entirely of silver, with its surface meticulously covere...
Category
1860s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair Antique Italian Giltwood Marble Top Wall-Mount Nightstands, Consoles
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Italian giltwood marble top wall-mount nightstands ~ consoles are a splendid choice for a timeless touch of style blended with the ultimate in space efficiency! Designed...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Lovely Pair of Painted 18th century Neoclassical Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
1790 French Neoclassical beautiful original grey painted side chairs with traces of old gilding, carved with acanthus leaves, wheat and urns. Reeded legs.
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Viviana Upholstered Wing Chair and Matching Ottoman
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The chair with an arched crest rail and shaped wings into rolled arms. Dark stained frame with carved square front legs ans square splayed back legs, with an H stretcher. With matchi...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Neoclassical Clarinet Wood Brass & Metal Table Lamp Black Gold Drum Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical rosewood & brass clarinet table lamp mounted on a round metal base made in France.
Comes with harp and carved gilt wood finial an...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
A pair of large ormolu mounted Sèvres style porcelain vases.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 130cm, width 45cm, dept...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
2 Historistic table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Historistic table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1920s
Solid brass
Very beautiful cut glass rods
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
1950 Credenza
Located in Milano, IT
Rectangular 1950 beechwood and parchment sideboard with brass fittings and bronze inserts, four large drawers, some signs of wear on the parchment (not paper), wood and metals in per...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$10,422
Ralph Lauren Oval Round Extending Farm Rustic Claw Feet Dining Set, 7 Pieces
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The extremely rare Ralph Lauren dining set is statement piece which is also comfortable and packed with personality! Just look at the details a...
Category
2010s Chinese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
"An Afternoon Sail" Painting by George Nemethy
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on board, signed with the artist monogram in the lower right. The light in this painting exudes the tranquility to a wonderful afternoon of sailing in calm waters. The dimesion...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paint
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Carrara Marble Bust of Juliette Recamier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and wonderfully executed Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble bust of young Madame Juliette Recamier. The bust is raised by a square base below the...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Barack Obama Historic Victory Collectible Plate Limited Edition 2008
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Historic Victory Limited Edition Commemorative Plate Obama.
This Historic Victory Collectible Plate: Change Has Come.
Barack Obama Decorative Plate ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Paris Porcelain Reticulated Gold, Pink Neoclassical Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A high degree of skill was required to produce reticulated porcelain in 19th century, with each piece painstakingly handcrafted to form a delightful pattern reminiscent of a garden t...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of 19th Century Wild & Wessel Desk Lamps
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of XIX Century German gilt brass adjustable desk lamps by Wild and Wessel, with white glass vesta shades. In the Classical manner.
Category
1870s German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
$4,200 / set
Antique Italian Neoclassical Gold Giltwood Large 58x40 Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Gold Giltwood Large 58x40 Trumeau Wall Mirror. Item features a solid wood frame, distressed finish, nicely carved details, original stamp, quality Italia...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
'Libertine' Full Length Mirror in American Walnut
By Asa Pingree
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large and luxurious, the Libertine mirror stands lightly on its tapered legs. Leave it open in the ‘compass’ position, or fold it flat to lean against t...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,040 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian jewelry box. Neoclassical style miniature chest of drawers fit for jewels. A scaled replica of a Louis XVI boxwood, palissander, rosewood an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
$2,400
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Panels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian gilt carved panels. Pair Neoclassical carved gilt wood open work panels with alternating square and round paterae with acanthus and further egg and dart borders in or...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Sterling Pendant Cross Initials NR
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Sterling-Cross-Airstreamer, Initials NR. NR stands for Nazarenus King (Rex).
Dimensions: 1 3/16 W x 1 13/16 tall.
Please visit take a look at o...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large French Country Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A true testament to classic elegance. This table's deep, rich hues and detailed woodwork speak of timeless luxury, while its robust double baluster trestle ends exude a sense of hist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,125 / item
12 Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Border Imari Pattern 8450 Bread & Butter Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 Royal Crown Derby porcelain bread & butter plates.
In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450).
Consisting of 12 plates all with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, and im...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique King and Queen Carved Wood Plaid Chairs, a Pair 1900s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful pair of antique carved wood chairs with rolled arms and plaid upholstered seats. This set features carved wood bases with stylize...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Neoclassical Style Iron Scrolled Daybed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Italian iron daybed featuring large, dramatic scrolled ends with x-form stretchers. The daybed has a fitted cushion measuring 8 inches deep upholstered with newer fabric. Sup...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Box in Burled Wood and Brass Brown Color France 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in burl wood. It has been made in France in the 1870s. The color is brown, and it is in an good condition.
Brown color.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
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.