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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.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

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Style: Neoclassical
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Vintage Neoclassical Style Carved Wood Side Chair/ Pink Yellow/ Gold Textile
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1970's Vintage Neoclassical Style Side Chair/ Armchair. Pink/ Yellow and Gold Textile
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1970s Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron Curule Bench, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
Stylish wrought iron Curule bench made in the neoclassical taste. Featuring an X-form design with scrolled arms and feet. These bench are als...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wrought Iron

19th century Demi Lune Cabinet, Northern Europe 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
Neoclassical Demilune Cabinet, c. 1830 – Elegant Mahogany Credenza This exquisite Neoclassical demilune cabinet, dating to circa 1830, showcases refined European craftsmanship and ti...
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1820s German Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Mahogany

French 'Persephone and Hades' Fireback / Backsplash, Neoclassical Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Demeter, the goddess of the crops and harvest, and Zeus, the king of the gods, had a daughter, Persephone. One day while Persephone was gathering wild flowers she was abducted by Had...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Iron

Circa 1820 American Giltwood Mirror with Églomisé Panel Woodland Scene with Bird
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1820 giltwood architectural style looking glass with a reverse painted woodland scene eglomise tablet flanked with reeded columns, beading and appliques. Historian Rodric Black...
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1820s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Glass, Giltwood

Continental Neoclassical Style Mahogany Side Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Continental neoclassical style mahogany side chair. Made in beautiful mahogany wood with an upholstered blue-gray-colored moire silk sea...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Mahogany, Burl

Antique American Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame & Rush Seat Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lambert Hitchcock Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame With Rush Seat Chair Provenance purchased from a Country Estate in Wiltshire, UK. Lambert Hitchcock (May 28, 1795, Cheshire, Connecti...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Maple

Jean Houdon "Diana" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) "Diana", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, the life size standing figure holding her bow, with overall green verdigris, on a circular base, signed. ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Jean Houdon "Diana" Patinated Bronze
Jean Houdon "Diana" Patinated Bronze
$82,000 Sale Price
54% Off
Clock, France, 19th C., after Charles Cressent 'France, 1685-1768'
By Charles Cressent
Located in Madrid, ES
Clock. Palo santo, rosewood, golden bronze. France, 19th century, modeled after Charles Cressent (France, 1685-1768). Wooden box grandfather clock in which palo santo, rosewood an...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Other

Old Solid Iron Stove
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Old solid iron stove, it is a very old stove is unknown the origin and manufacture, has slight details for the antiquity. It is very heavy and solid.
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1820s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

19th-C. French Neo-Classical Style Apothecary Display Wall Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century French wall mounted display cabinet with elaborate marquetry throughout the body. The back splash is mirrored. It has lovely neo-classical elements. It is a b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Mirror, Fruitwood, Satinwood

19th century American Bird's-Eye and Tiger Maple Sleigh Bed
Located in Savannah, GA
Classic American sleigh bed in a double size. Made of fine New England tiger and bird's-eye maple, it is solid, sturdy and would fit a mattress approximately 75 inches x 50 inches.Se...
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1820s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Birdseye Maple

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...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Copper, Iron

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...
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1880s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Mahogany

Wedgwood Jasperware Blue and White Jewelry Dish Neoclassical Style, Late 19th c
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English antique Wedgwood Jasperware blue and white oblong jewelry dish in the Neoclassical Style, circa late-19th century, Engl...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Reclining Greyhound, Berlin Iron, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Figure of a reclining greyhound in Berlin iron, with raised head and pointed ears. The finely modeled sculpture rests on a rectangular base adorned with a continuous cyma molding fri...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Berlin Iron

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 ...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Linen

Pair 19th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) French Louis XVI style figural patinated and gilt bronze three-light candelabra depicting neoclassical maidens, and mounted on unique dark variegated m...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Eight Antique Staffordshire Blue and White Large Soup Plates Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of eight large soup dishes or pasta plates was made by Don Pottery circa 1820. The design is part of Don Potery's series of dishes, " Italian Views". The center is decorated...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Pearlware

19th Century French Framed Cameo Collection with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century French framed collection of cameos presents a stunning display of classical artistry. The composition features an array of intricately detailed terracotta...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

Pair Monumental Northern European Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, US
Our pair of monumental European giltwood mirrors each measure approximately 50 by 84 inches (213.5 by 127 cm), and feature extraordinary carved giltwood designs of marine life including seashells of various shapes, snakes, dolphins and serpents. Provenance: Carlton Hobbs...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

18th Century Fine Pair of Neoclassical Commodes. Vienna, c. 1800.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to present this extraordinary pair of Viennese Neoclassical commodes, exemplifying the pinnacle of craftsmanship and design from the early 19th century, circa 1800. Th...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Brass

Pr. 19th C. Italian Carrara Marble Children Reading & Writing, Signed A. Piazza
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Carrara Marble Models of Children Reading and Writing, Signed A. Piazza, After Antonio Canova. Antonio Canova (1757–1822...
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1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Neoclassic Period French Marble-Top Commode w/Paw Feet & Lion's Head Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic painted wood commode with marble top from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped white/gray marble top, above a case...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

French Maison Jansen Style Steel and Bronze Table with Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style steel and bronze table, circa 1970. New glass top.
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Steel

Neoclassical Style Brass Umbrella Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This elegant neoclassical style umbrella stand is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Neoclassical Patinated Bronze and Red Marble Urns Mounted as Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each urn cast with frieze of classical figures, raised on a bronze-mounted rouge griotte square marble base. The lampshades are silk and custom made by Blanche Field...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Life-Size Italian Carrara Marble Hand Carved Sculpture, P Romanelli "Sulamitide"
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Impressive Life-Sized 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Hand-Carved Sculpture by Pasquale Romanelli, "Sulamitide". This marble sculpture titled Sulamitide ...
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1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Day Bed Sofa
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Swedish sofa day bed from the Gustavian period hand scraped to original paint with a nicely upholstered seat. The frame features a guilloché pattern and the tapered and fluted legs...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Textile, Wood

Tall Sterling Corinthian Column Candlesticks Sheffield, 1899 William Hutton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant Pair of Tall Sterling Silver Corinthian Column Candlesticks by William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield, 1899 An impressive pair of 9" tall sterling silver candlesticks...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Sterling Silver

French 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Hippolytus After Philippe Poitevin 1831
By Philippe Poitevin
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite 19th-century bronze sculpture by Philippe Poitevin (1831–1907) masterfully depicts Hippolytus, the tragic Greek mythological son of Theseus. The composition captures t...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Swedish Gustavian / Neoclassical Period Sofa Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant 19th century Swedish Gustavian /Neoclassical period sofa settee, beautifully carved wood frame and scraped to its most original worn patina - with some old paint remnants. Sw...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Fabric, Pine, Paint

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...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Huge Minton Majolica Vase
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1870, by Minton, England. A gorgeous example of English porcelain, this monumental vase is a Victorian Aesthetic movement tour de force. Majolica by Minton is known for its del...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Venus of Milo
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine Grand Tour bronze study of the famous Venus de Milo with excellent rich brown patina and good hand finished surface detail. The casting is unusual in that it does not pretend to hide the many imperfections on the original. It is signed on the base with "Reduction Mechanique Ronald Collas, and for the foundry F.Barbidienne Fondeur. Foundry stamp on the base Considered by any to be the most beautiful Hellenistic statue to survive fro antiquity, the Venus of Milos...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Empire Portrait Painting of Julie and Desiree Clary by Robert Lefevre
By Robert Jacques LeFevre
Located in Essex, MA
Period First Empire portrait of the Sisters Julie and Desiree Clary, Future Queens of Spain and Sweden by Robert Jacques Francois Lefevre (1755...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Canvas

Pair of Baccarat Spiral Urn Glass Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine pair of glass lamps, from the original Baccarat molds, by Paul Hanson; each a spiraling urn with gilt bronze scrolling handles, on round plinth cut in diamond pattern, on a base...
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

Bronze Sculpture "The Slave Girl" Attributed to Giacomo Ginotti 19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze sculpture "The Slave Girl," the making of which is attributed to Giacomo Ginotti in 1800 Ø cm 15 Ø cm 20 h cm 44 Giacomo Ginotti (1845-1897) was an important 19th-century It...
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1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of the Neapolitan Fisherman after the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 19th century bronze sculpture of the Neapolitan Fisherman after the antique. In Grand tour style, the boy almost looks like he is in a stance of motion in this good quality scale,...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

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...
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1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Terracotta

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Campana Form Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional 19th century Paris porcelain vases in the neoclassical design, with extensive and fine gilt decorations and cartouches depicting Greco-Roman soldiers and winged g...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

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 ...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Linen

Pair of Neoclassical Gilt Bronze & Silver Ribbon Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical gilt bronze & silver ribbon mirrors. Pair Louis XVI antique ormolu graduated round Empire mirrors with acanthus and bead border enclosing original mercury glass...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ormolu

Two Framed Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here are two neoclassic relics of the aristocratic education known as the Grand Tour, a pair of plaster intaglios, mated and presented under glass in a gilt wood frame.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Plaster, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress by A. Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 1/4 in W: 20 in D: 8 in This exceptional late 19th-century French bronze sculpture by the renowned artist Auguste Moreau (1834–1917) presents an elegant and powe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Figural Bronze and Marble Gueridon Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Marble Gueridon Table, masterfully combining bronze sculpture and fine marble. Table features a circular black marble top with natural veining an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Polished Iron Garden Urn Planters
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880 in the neoclassical style, the antique planters have a stately, elegant style. Each round vase stands on a circular base over foot, and features a flared...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Iron

Italian Neoclassical Style Walnut Side Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
An Italian Neoclassical style ebonized marble top and marquetry inlaid walnut side cupboard, circa late 19th century, fitted with a mahogany lined frieze drawer and single cupboard b...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

French 19th Century Cast Iron Urn
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large, Neoclassical cast iron garden urn from the 19th century, exhibiting all the elegance and grandeur of the period. Painted in a deep green, the urn features iconic and timeles...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Iron

French Neoclassical Petite-Sized Carved & Gilt Wood Console W/Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical petite console table, with marble top and carved urn finial accent at underside, from the 19th century. This antique table from France features a half-moon shap...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

Italian, Veneto, Neoclassic 1-Drawer 3-Leg Side Table, ca. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a circular top above with a conforming case housing one drawer raised on three saber shaped tapering legs
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1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Antique French Neoclassical 'Flower Baskets' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th/19th century French Neoclassical fireback with flower decorations and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and Stand for strength and the unknown. To...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Iron

19th Century Carved Neo-Classical Style Capitals, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of large scale neo- classical style 19th century painted capitals. This continental pair do have some chippiness to the paint.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Porcelain Centerpiece, Volkstedt, Rudolstadt, Germany, circa Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Centerpiece. Volkstedt, Rudolstadt, Germany. Towards the end of the 19th century. Glazed porcelain. Centerpiece with a circular base raised on simple legs that shows a delicate comp...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

Neoclassical Style Brass Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very elegant neoclassical style fireplace tools is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Transitional Marquetry Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, FR circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Artfully crafted late 19th century French marquetry chest of drawers from the period around 1870. An absolutely masterpiece of a transitional commode, perfectly restored, impressing ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Rare 19th Century Neoclassical Cast Iron Urn
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rare 19th-century neoclassical cast iron urn / vase with a mythological motif. Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1850.
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Iron

Neoclassical Style X-Base Bronze Finish Form Bench, USA, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical style x-base form bench USA, 1970's Newly finished with an oil rubbed bronze patina. Newly upholstered in micro fiber boucle
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1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal

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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