Neoclassical Style Polychrome Giltwood Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
20th century Italian neoclassical style paint and parcel gilt center table with marble top.
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Marble
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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Neoclassical Style Polychrome Giltwood Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
20th century Italian neoclassical style paint and parcel gilt center table with marble top.
Marble
Italian Neoclassic Wooden Chess Set
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) carved dark and light wood 32-piece chess set. Full Set
Antique Bacchanalian Frieze, Italian, Bronze, Grand Tour, Victorian, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed Bacchanalian Frieze. An Italian, mahogany and bronze Grand Tour relief mount after François Duquesnoy (1594-1646), dating ...
Bronze
Original Oil on Canvas Southwest Desert Plein Air Painting by Dorothy Glascow
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous original oil on canvas southwest desert plein air landscape painting by listed artist Dorothy Glascow, circa 1950s. This wonderful piece measures 33.25" x 27"and it is signe...
Wood, Canvas, Burl
19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Table w/ Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Louis XVI style oval table with marble top. The table's gilt wood frame showcases the sophisticated restraint typical of Louis...
Marble
Italian Antique Crystal Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant and sculptural Italian antique crystal chandelier from the 1950s, featuring a refined tapered silhouette and exceptional light play. This chandelier is crafted with a warm...
Crystal, Brass
Blue Wedgwood Jasperware Trinket Dish with White Relief, England
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A classic of British design: an authentic blue Wedgwood jasperware dish with crisp white neoclassical relief. Crafted in England, this petite tray showcases the matte, powder-blue bo...
Ceramic, Clay
C. 1890 Pair of Meissen-Style Blanc De Chine Porcelain Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1890 pair of blanc de chine porcelain candleholders converted to lamps. Almost certainly by Voigt & Voigt, Sitzendorf after the great Meissen designs of the 18th century. Each ...
Porcelain
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...
Rock Crystal, Tin
Large Celadon Ceramic Vase, American Classical, Glazed, USA, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Large hand formed ceramic vase with a large neck adorned with miniature “handles”
Ceramic
A Rare and Important American Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, Circa 1870
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare and Important American White Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Holding The Declaration of Independence. Circa 1870, in the Manner of Horatio Stone (1808 –1875). Inscribed on scroll: 'The Declaration of Independence, It becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. etc. etc. T. Jefferson. The present work is unsigned but is reminiscent of Horatio Stone's life-size marble figure of John Hancock...
Marble
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Large Pair Swedish Gray Neoclassical Tole Wall Brackets/Shelves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair Swedish Gray Neoclassical Tole Wall Brackets/Shelves European, 20th Century A stunning pair of Swedish Gray Neoclassical Tole Wall Bra...
Metal
Crystal Centerpiece Vase, Circa 1950's American
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Crystal Vase from the 1950's Substantial vase with many uses. Would make a wonderful addition to any home as a centerpiece filled with fresh flowers or standing alone on a...
Crystal
Tall Italian Carved Barley Twist Open Bookcase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall open bookcase in a dark stain with bold barley twist style columns flanking five adjustable shelves. The bookcase with brass grommet form shelf pin sleeves, solid wood backing...
Wood
Wedgwood Jasperware Box Neoclassical Style
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English blue and white Jasperware box, in the Neoclassical Style, by Wedgwood, England, 1968. Box is blue and white stoneware with a 'rotunda' style dome lid decorated wi...
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Italian Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century Italian mirror borrows its attitude from architecture. The frame doesn’t simply enclose—it steps, recesses, and projects, with corners that feel lifted from a broken...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Burl Walnut & Marble Top Night Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Burl Walnut, Brass Hardware, Original Black Italian Marble Tops Style: Italian Neoclassical These Italian night stands date to the ...
Marble, Brass
American Mahogany Drop Leaf table
Located in Huntington, NY
Late 18th Century Mahogany Drop leaf Table each side with Gate leg Carved edge & legs
Mahogany
$909Sale Price / set|20% Off
2 Classic Italian Craquelure Side Tables 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two very nice Classic side table. Hand painted flowers on the top, and signed Creme color Craquelure finish. comes with Gold details. And scalloped top.
Wood
French Neoclassical Bronze Of Androcles and the Lion
Located in Rochester, NY
Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century. The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...
Metal, Bronze
Vintage French Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A charming French vintage brasserie bistrot table, perfect for entertaining or everyday indoors or outdoor use. The original removable white marble has expressive veining. Table craf...
Marble, Iron
Neoclassical Style Dutch Continental Silver (.800) Chocolate Pot With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical-Style, Continental Silver (.800), paw-footed chocolate pot with wood handle and hinged lid, Dutch, year-hallmarked for 1886, Ate deGroot Boersma Sneek - maker. Beautifu...
Sterling Silver
$768Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Neoclassical Mahogany Sculpture Pedestal C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Neoclassical Mahogany Sculpture Pedestal C1910. Measures - 36.25"H x 16"W x 16"D . ...
Mahogany
Andje Pietrzyk - Monumental golden bronze horse
Located in BARSAC, FR
Andje Pietrzyk Monumental golden bronze horse Beautiful creation made of finely polished bronze and covered in gold leaves worth 24 carats, it represents perfectly the beauty ...
Bronze
$807Sale Price / set|41% Off
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Silvered Wooden Candlesticks, Circa 1750
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of wooden candleholders with their beautiful silver leaf gilding. Italy, circa 1750-1800. Weathered small losses and old repairs. Measurements are individual. H:39cm W:1...
Silver Leaf
Tiffany & Co. Crystal Vase of Campana Form
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous hexagonal crystal vase by Tiffany & Co. Signed and in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Heavy and solid. Decorative urn shape elegant on its own, also with ample ...
Crystal
" Klismos" chair, 19th century
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
"Klismos" chair Stained walnut Of unusual design, the chair has a curved back attached to the seat by a triple support, Square seat, saber feet. Northern Europe, probably Denmark. ...
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Wall Bracket Shelf
Located in Montréal, CA
This carved wooden wall bracket shelf, likely produced in Italy in the early 20th century, draws on classical architectural forms with a distinctly sculptural presence. The fluted, b...
Wood
Antique Pair Monumental Ormolu Mounted Malachite Obelisks 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A monumental pair of Neoclassical ormolu mounted malachite obelisks, Circa 1920 in date. The square conforming malachite columns taper to pyramid shapes with applied decorative g...
Malachite, Ormolu
$280Sale Price|49% Off
Neoclassical Lion Motif Wall Planter Jardinaire
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant garden wall planter having neoclassical lion decoration and lovely aged patina.
Metal
French Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Lantern Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze lantern with three electrified sockets with faux wax candle covers distinguished by its three lobed glass panels. With original ceiling plate and wiring, ready to hang a...
Bronze
Vintage Poured Stone Urn Form Planter
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional urn form planter in poured stone with great patina and surface. The urn features a big deep bowl with foliate decoration, two handles each with a face. The urn planter ha...
Cement
A Belgian Neoclassical style Three-Drawer Oak Commode, C. 1860.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome mid-19th-century Belgian oak commode featuring top with dentil molded detail above three full-width drawers framed with stepped molding and brass ring pulls. The case rest...
Oak
German Late 18th Century Chest Of Drawers, Walnut, Restored with Patina
Located in Greven, DE
Classicist chest of drawers Southern Germany Walnut and others late 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 88 x 121 x 58 cm Description: Three-tier piece of furniture standing on tap...
Walnut
Important Joseph Dufour Pacific Wallpaper Panel Screen - Captain Cook
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
Beautiful folding screen made from important 1804-1805 Joseph Dufour et Cie wallpaper. This wallpaper series is based on Captain Cook's travels in the South Pacific Ocean: Les Sauvag...
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Genuine Redmon Woven Wicker Picnic Basket with Tabletop in Red and Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A red woven wicker picnic basket with metal handles, wood lid, and short tabletop for serving drinks or sandwiches. Created from woven red and br...
Metal
$36Sale Price / set|20% Off
Ceramic Pair Salt and Pepper Shakers Cows Figurine
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage pair of ceramic salt and pepper shakers - two cute cow figurines.
Ceramic
$3,400 / set
1930's Pair Italian Carved Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair 1930’s Italian carved alabaster table lamps
Alabaster
$5,600 / item
Custom Garden Metal Dining Table Base Made by BH&A
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant and rustic at the same time, this custom made wrought iron garden dining table base can be used indoors or outdoors, porch or patio. Add the table top of your choice be it wo...
Iron
Neoclassical Style Round Tessellated Marble Stone Pedestal
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent round column pedestal display table crafted from variegated marble stone veneer in the neoclassical style. The pedestal was used to display sculpture and has a flat top. The ...
Stone, Marble
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Tilt Top Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good 19th Century northern Italian circular tilt top center table with profuse marquetry inlay in geometric patterns, the center with bird on flowering branch, with walnut, oliv...
Olive, Rosewood, Walnut, Holly
Neoclassical Style Brass Psyche Mirror In The Style of Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant neoclassical style swinging psyche mirror. is all made of brass with a beveled mirror. This is a French work in the Style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Brass
Circa 1813-1820 English Pair of Mason's Imari Palette Plates
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1813-1820 Pair of Mason's Imari Palette Plates, English. Ever so slightly scalloped form. Impressed "Mason's Patent Ironstone China" mark. Japanese vase & flowers pattern. Minor ...
Ironstone
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Early French Carved Sculptural Lounge Chairs Neoclassical Hollywood Regency
Located in Wayne, NJ
Gorgeous pair of vintage sculpted line French style armchairs with carved details. The fabric appears to have been re upholstered, at some point, so is in very good condition. A few ...
Wood
1901 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Jacques Reich, Signed Artists Proof
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original, pencil-signed etched portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Jacques Reich. Reich completed the portrait in 1901. Reich was Hungarian-born portrait etcher, active ma...
Paper
Set of Seven Neoclassical Architettura Lacquer Eggshell Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating and rare set of seven boxes featuring a lacquered eggshell veneer attributed to French artist Thierry Voeltzel. Each box is designed with Greco-Roman neoclassical archite...
Eggshell, Lacquer
Christofle Silver Eagle Gravy Boat
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
Christofle silver eagle gravy boat. Handsome eagle headed hotel silver gravy/sauce boat with attached underplate with hallmarks for Christofle, France, 20...
Silver Plate
Zabihi Collection Persian Lavar Kerman Oversize Rug
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful over-sized floral Persian carpet woven in the city of Kerman towards the latter stages of the 19th century. Splendid jewel tone colors and fine weave make this one of our...
Wool
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Monumental Concrete French Garden Planters or Urns with, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A monumental pair of neoclassical style concrete garden planters or urns. The edges of each are in a trompe l'oeil style and give the illusion of ruffled fabric. The sides of the bod...
Concrete
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...
Creamware
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
Classic Leather Sofa Couch
By Classic
Located in New York, NY
Comfy burgundy leather sofa, with brass studs. Classic form, original condition, clean, ready to use. Cushions do sit flat, they were just not p...
Leather
Antique Neoclassical Cast Iron Garden Urns, England, Circa 1850, Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique Neoclassical cast iron urn planters with garland designs and handles.
Iron
$1,705 / item
Waterfall Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
This Waterfall Mahogany Bookcase bookcase from Niagara Furniture takes its “waterfall” name from the sides of the piece which appear to cascade downward into larger and larger storag...
Mahogany
Vintage Glass Ornaments Holiday Wreath
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage multicolored blown glass ornaments Holiday wreath with tensil.
Blown Glass
$3,600 / set
Set Of Six Neoclassical Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly elegant set of Chairs with a very interesting and somewhat complex Neoclassical styling. With two arm and four side chairs. Fine wood frames in a dark stain with scrol...
Wood
1970s Neoclassical Swedish Club Chairs Upholstered With Green Velvet Fabric
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
A Swedish lounge club chair from the 1970s, upholstered in luxurious green velour fabric. This armchair feature a clean and inviting design with slightly flared armrests, plush seat ...
Velvet, Beech, Pine
Late 19th C French Fire Gilt Ormolu Cut Glass Table Box, Attributed to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th Century French Fire-Gilt Ormolu and Cut Crystal Table Casket, Attributed to Baccarat A refined French fire-gilt ormolu and cut crystal table box, dating to the late 19th century and attributed to Baccarat. The rectangular casket is executed in heavy crystal, cut in the pointe de diamant (diamond point) pattern, with a richly faceted surface that sparkles with light. The base is finished with a classic starburst cut (étoile taillée), a hallmark of Baccarat’s precision craftsmanship. The crystal is mounted in finely chased fire-gilt bronze, the band encircling the box decorated with laurel leaf and berry motifs, symbols of victory, eternity, and refinement within the French neoclassical tradition. The lockplate is adorned with a foliate wreath surrounding the keyhole, adding both ornamental and symbolic significance, as the casket was intended to hold cherished personal objects, jewels, or keepsakes. The ormolu mount retains a rich, warm fire gilding, applied by the traditional mercury gilding process, and features a continuous rear hinge—an indicator of the precision fittings used by Baccarat and other leading Parisian luxury workshops of the period. The box opens to a generous interior, ideal for use as a boîte à bijoux (jewel casket), boîte à bonbons (sweetmeat box), or wedding casket...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Venetian Hand-Painted Neoclassical Style Commodes
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Green & Beige Venetian Neoclassical Style Commodes A fine pair of Venetian Hand Painted Neoclassical Style Commodes or Chest of Drawers featuring fine scroll work in hue...
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Giltwood “Wedding” Mirrors
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL GILTWOOD WEDDING MIRRORS Probably Paris, circa 1850-70 With sculpted birds at play in crest and bold bevelled mirrored borders 50 3/4" H x 35 1/4" W x 6...
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Slate & Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century French slate & marble mantle clock. Drum head form. Black slate & green, black & white marble. Made by P. Marti et Cie. 8-day movement. History of clock repairs on b...
Marble, Slate