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: 20th Century
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica dinner plate in porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica dinner plate in porcelain. Hand-painted.
24-karat gold leaf decoration.
Model: 20/3549.
First factory quality.
Marked.
Dated 1969-1973
In perfect condit...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Small Neoclassical Style Bronze Lantern with Round Glass
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This small neoclassical style lantern is made of bronze with round glass. This is a French work. Circa 1940 (Height doesn't include chain and canopy)
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of French Maison Bagues Bronze Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of high quality bronze French sconces by maison Bagues.
US rewired and in working condition.
2 lights , 60 watts max bulb.
2 pairs available.
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Crystal and Gilt Bronze Obelisks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Crystal and Gilt Bronze Obelisks. The obelisk separate in the middle as part of the original design. These make a perfect accent on a table or a book shelf.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Bronze and Brass Floor lamp with claw feet by Guy Lefevre
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style floor lamp is made of bronze and brass with claw feet. This is a French work by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1907-47 Sterling Silver Phone Dialer by Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1907-1947 era sterling silver phone dialer by Tiffany & Co. For "Trixie". Immortalized in the 1962 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" when Audrey Hepburn's character shopped for one! 0.75...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Grand Tour Style Faux Porphyry Marble Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Grand Tour style Neoclassical Urn. The urn made of a Faux porphyry marble with carved surface and an open top for floral arrangements.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal "Basket" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal "Basket" chandelier. France, circa 1930. 1 Light
Neo Classical style.
Dimensions: Height 18" Diameter 12"
CW5269.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
German solid silver salt shakers set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
German solid silver salt shakers set
solid silver salt shaker set
Excellent condition and suitable for use
Crica 1940 Origin Germany
solid silver
There are 4 salt shakers shaped like...
Category
1940s German Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver
Vintage Neoclassical Style Figural Painted Nude Woman Bronze Marble Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Neoclassical Style Figural Painted Nude Woman Bronze Marble Table Lamp. Item features a beautiful painted female figure and details, distressed finish, marble step-form base,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Maison Jansen two Patina Retractable Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Jansen retractable sconces,
US rewired and in working condition
Measures:
Back plate 2.3/8" diameter
Projection max 15", mini 9"
15" W max, 6" W mini.
Have a lo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Style Brass Side Tables Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant pair of neoclassical style side tables is made of brass with fluted legs and glass shelves. This is a French work attributed to Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Neoclassical Bronze Candelabra Lamps - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Antique Neoclassical Bronze Candelabra Lamps - Pair
Each lamp measures: 10.25 wide x 10.25 deep x 33.5 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as muc...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair Of Painted and Gilt Borghese Table Lamps
By Borghese
Located in New York, NY
Pair Of Painted and Gilt Borghese Table Lamps. In original untouched condition with original gilt stripe shades included. Borghese sticker on bottoms. Very good quality. 24" to top o...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Plaster
20th-C. Neo-Classical Style Painted Panels / Screen Att. Maitland-Smit - 2 Pr.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an offering for two pair of monumental painted panels with French neo-classical styling. There are four individual panels when placed together create two pairs. They were onc...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
A most impressive bronze bust of a 1920s South American gentleman.
Located in Central England, GB
This most unusual almost life sized heavily cast bronze bust depicts a very smart most likely South American gentleman dressed in a double breasted suit jacket with a shirt and tie. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Petite French Neoclassic Wall Console w/Black Marble Top, Early 20th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic style console table, with marble top, from the early 20th century. This small-sized antique table from France features an oblong, demi-shaped marble top with blun...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Glass Top and Brass Nesting Tables Baguès Style
Located in Dallas, TX
These vintage "Tables Gigognes" (or nesting tables) were created in Paris circa 1960. Attributed to Maison Baguès and built of brass, the set stand on fluted legs decorated with turn...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bronze Neo-Classical Sconces, Set Of 2 Belgium, 1970s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Pair of Belgian Neoclassical or Louis XVI style bronze twin arm sconces from 1970s.
This pair of vintage bronze sconces has a beautiful oval bronze base that has delicate acanthus l...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Oval Brass Drinks Trolley by Maison Bagués
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style oval bar cart is all made of brass. It has two removable oval trays made of glass and surrounded by a delicate brass gallery. This is a French work by famous ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage large gilded wrought iron Georgian style coffee table
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage gilded wrought iron Georgian inspired coffee table. This neo classical style coffee table has a hand blown glass top that has a ripple effect. The coffee table has ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Stylish Iron & Glass Arrow Motif Drinks End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish small iron and glass drinks table having handsome arrow motif.
Category
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Figural Brass Eagle Lamp Tessellated Marble & Iron
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century, iron, brass and tessellated marble table lamp by Maitland Smith. Features an oil urn shaped body over twisted iron supports and stepped tripod plinth base. The urn...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
Set of Three Neoclassical Style Aluminum Lattice Seat Barstools
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome set of three wrought aluminum barstools featuring a neoclassical style lattice strap seat. Made in the midcentury style of Mario Papperzini and John Salterini. The aluminum ...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1907-47 Era Sterling Silver Phone Dialer by John C. More II for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1907-47 era sterling silver phone dialer, Tiffany & Co. John C. More II for Tiffany. Fine hand engraving for the "Patterson" family. Immortalized in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" when Aud...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Eagle Bronze Table Lamp in the Style of Maison Charles
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This table lamp is made of bronze and black lacquered bronze. The lamp represents a Royal Eagle in the Empire style. This is a French work in the Style of Maison Charles. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Italian Brass Curule Benches With Lions Heads
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Italian Brass Curule Benches With Lions Heads.
This great pair of antique Italian brass curule benches feature 4 lion's heads and paw feet. They have been taken down to the f...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Puerto Rico 1910 Original Antique Map Of The Island In A Period Wood Frame
Located in Miami, FL
An antique framed map of Puerto Rico.
Very nice antique map of Puerto Rico printed in a folio of two pages. This map was printed in thin pa...
Category
Early 1900s Puerto Rican Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
2 Continental Neoclassical Figured Bronze Urns Marble Plinth After A. Moreau 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of Neoclassical style patinated verdigris bronze covered urns on stands. Beautifully designed with figures, floral swags, and lions heads around the base. Marked A. Moreau. Each...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Mid-Century Neoclassical Brass & Glass Demi-Lune Side/EndTables/Nightstands
Located in Trensacq, FR
A charming pair of mid-century neoclassical brass & glass demi-lune Tables C1950s attributed to Maison Baguès. Each table stands on three fluted legs with tapered feet, a curved str...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Sarouk Ferehan Pictorial Animal Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Sarouk Ferehan Rug with an open-field pictorial animal design
Measures: 6'10'' x 9'
Category
20th Century Persian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pottery Flower Plant Planter Cachepot Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
A turquoise urn-style pottery flower or plant pot planter cachepot jardinière, circa early-20th century. A beautiful small urn-like turquoise blue pottery planter...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique English Neoclassical Marble Top Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English Neoclassical Marble Top Walnut Chest of Drawers was designed to add stately flair to any room, while providing abundant storage and a carefree surface. The brick red...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Horst Interiors by Barbara Plumb Hardcover Book 1993 First Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Horst Interiors by Barbara Plumb Hardcover Coffee Table Book 1993 First Edition.A beautiful monograph of the photographs of Horst P Horst’s by Barbara Plumb. Featuring the social and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Maison Baguès Style Silver Metal And Rock Crystal Two Light Wall Sconces
Located in Bradenton, FL
Gorgeous pair of Maison Bagues style silver metal and rock crystal two light wall sconces. This pair features a rock crystal vase or urn and overflowing flowers with rock crystal dr...
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Vintage Curved Chest of Drawers Architettura by Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage curved chest of drawers Architettura by Fornasetti
Iconic Fornasetti Architettura model, silkscreened, painted and lacquered by hand. Decoration of a Renaissance building.
...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
Continental Napoleon III Style Bronze & Onyx Top Coffee Table C. 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, possibly French, circa 1930.
A well designed antique coffee table constructed from a bronze four-legged table frame, featuring sculpted rosettes, tapering legs adorned...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Iron
Vintage carved swan dining table, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Exquisite sculpted mahogany swan dining table with a clear beveled glass table top.
Beautifully carved sculpture.
Good overall condition
1960s - France
Height: 76cm
Width: 200cm...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
1960 Roderic Montagu Oil on Board - Impressionist Painting of Young Girl
Located in Morristown, NJ
Roderic Montagu (O'Connor) (French-Irish, 1907-2001). A charming Impressionist portrait of a young girl, signed "R. Montagu 1960" lower edge, unframed,
Dimensions:
20"h x 8"w
Con...
Category
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Elegant Large Pair of Carved Alabaster Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of large elegant classic columnar alabaster table lamps.
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of End Tables by Alberto Orlandi, Pair of Gueridon Tables with Marble Tops
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine pair of end tables or side tables by Alberto Orlandi or pair of Neoclassical style gueridon tables with marble top. These fine quality end tables feature with phoenix he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Steel
Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Modern Steel Smoked Glass Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Maison Jansen style Neoclassical modern cocktail table. Made from steel with a black and gold X form base with smoked glass polished edge top. The X frame is connected by cylindrical...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Crystal Chandelier Roman Female Figures
Located in Milan, IT
A 20th century Italian seventeen-light crystal chandelier richly decorated with waterfall crystal festoons and pendants, realized with a Neoclassical style ormolu frame decorated by casted Roman Matron figures seated on dormeuse with palmetta shaped fan.
Featured with ten curved arms ending with Edison 14 candles, additional seven E14 light bulbs inside the crystal basket.
It is an Italian creation dating back the circa 1960s, with a superlative quality and gilding that may bring an Italian accent to your luxury interior.
Listed measure do not include any chain, only chandelier structure and upper cup.
Of Italian origin, it comes from a Milanese private estate and dates back to 1960s circa.
The chandelier is in good condition, with new working wiring for Italian European standards, suitable for 17 Edison 14 light bulbs. Two separate wirings working for internal and external lights...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Brushed Steel and Brass Coffee Table by Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant neoclassical style coffee table is made of brushed steel and brass with two glass shelves. This is a French work by Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Italian Neo-Classical Style Carved Giltwood Wall Brackets - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These wall brackets have timeless appeal! They are Italian with neo-classical styling and are in very good condition. They date to the 1960s and are stamped.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Carrara Marble Hippocampus Cornucopias
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of beautifully carved, left-and right, Carrara marble, winged, ram-horn hippocampus cornucopias. Each figure rising from a base of stylized, curling leaves and terminating in va...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
A NEOCLASSICAL SHABBY-CHIC Lacquer COFFEE TABLE by JEAN-CLAUDE MAHEY France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and luxurious rectangular coffee table, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, base in black lacquered wood, thick square section top in burgundy red lacquered wood (deep and intens...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair, Vintage Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Satyr Form Wall Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely French, mid 20th century.
A pair of gilt bronze wall accents in the Neoclassical taste. Each depicting a Satyr face above a laurel wreath. Hanger to verso. Unmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Round Walnut Burl Burr Side Table and Tripod Four Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table features a round top with veneer wood burl decor standing on the central beautifully carved tripod legs. This Italian walnut side or...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
Neo-Classic Style Crystal 9-Light Chandelier, Italy, Circa:1905
Located in Alexandria, VA
This unusual Empire shape fixture has a crisscross prism pattern and a crown that are uniquely the work of lighting shops in Florence in the early 20th century. The frame and candle ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
1970's E. F. Chapman Brass and Black Tole Bouillotte Style Floor Lamp/Candelabra
Located in Morristown, NJ
E.F Chapman, late 20th c., a nice quality, parcel black patinated brass floor lamp, unmarked, A bouillotte style floor lamp with a black tole shade, faux ivory accents, two candle ho...
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Neoclassical Urn Shape Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions:
22”H x 6.50”W x 5”D
Shade:
10.50”H x 8”-13”W x 8”-13”D
Category
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Cherry wood living room or hall sideboard by Fantoni
By Fantoni
Located in Premariacco, IT
Hall or living room sideboard by Fantoni, a well-known Italian manufacturer of furniture and furnishings of high quality and workmanship.
The structure features four large and spaci...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Cherry
B. Altman N.Y. 1930s Three Panel Decoupage Room Screen w/ 18thc European Prints
Located in Savannah, GA
This classic large three paneled room screen features very detailed hand painted designs with 18th century decoupaged prints depicting a variety of historical scenes. The two side p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen Bronze and Marble Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Superb coffee table by Maison Jansen…., brass and vert mer marble top. Very high quality made in France in 1950.
Totally restored and refinished.
Category
1940s European Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 6 Wedgwood blue and white jasperware bread plates
By Wedgwood
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Set of 6 Wedgwood jasperware trinket trays, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes.
Second half of 20t...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
A Set Of 4 Walnut Italian Pilaster Columns With Gilt Carved Capitals
By Provasi
Located in London, GB
A set of 4 reclaimed pilasters with gilt wood carved capitals and gilt socles.
The fluted pilasters with carved gilt floral drapery hung from Ionic capitals.
These were used as doo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Elegant French side table in beech wood with lace inlay and glass top, 1950s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950s / side table / beech wood, glass and lace / mid-century / vintage / design
An exquisite small French side table with unique inlay of hand-crafted lace on wood. The gl...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Beech
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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