Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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$7,735 / item
Bronze Coffee Table with Glass or Stone Top
By André Arbus
Located in Ballard, CA
The handcrafted bronze Domani coffee table has tapered bronze legs held by a hand-sculpted bronze stretcher. Decorative bronze squares fasten the 3/4 inch glass top. Custom sizes an...
Bronze
White and black engobed bollène stoneware stele by Jean Ponsart, 2024.
By Jean Ponsart
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White and black engobed bollène stoneware stele by Jean Ponsart. Artist monogram at the base. 2024. Approximatives dimensions : 29.7 x 26.6 x 10.6 inches. - Born in 1992 in Brianço...
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware console entitled « Nebula » by Clémentine Dupré, 2025.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware console entitled « Nebula » by Clémentine Dupré. Artist signature on the back. 2025. H : 15.6 x 16.5 x 11.6 inches. - Born in 1978 in Seine-et-Marne, France. Lives...
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware console entitled « Nebula » by Clémentine Dupré, 2025.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware console entitled « Nebula » by Clémentine Dupré. Artist signature on the back. 2025. H : 15.7 x 16.1 x 11 inches. - Born in 1978 in Seine-et-Marne, France. Lives a...
Ceramic
$5,023
H 14.5 in W 59.5 in D 20 in
Large & Stylish Minimalist Coffee Table w. Stunning Black Slate Top & Iron Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking. sleek design, long and practical, rectangular coffee table. This beautiful quality and lengthy coffee table is made of natural materials only and you could not wish f...
Slate, Wrought Iron
$24,000 / set
H 37.75 in W 27.5 in D 11 in
French Maison Jansen Pair of Feather Consoles, Plaster and Wood Base, Marble Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare pair of French wall-mounted console table tables with feather-form wood and plaster gilt bases and red marble tops. The 3-feather shape is a tribute to the Prince of Wales's her...
Marble
French Art Deco Macassar Ebony Console Table
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning French Art Deco Macassar ebony accent table / Console table. Perfect for any room in your home and adds a nice touch of decor.
Macassar
Contemporary Granite Cantilevered Coffee or Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Gaspar table is 2 pieces of granite formed to join each other, creating a surface at coffee table or console height. The interior of the table can be used to store items like mag...
Granite
$9,209
H 11.82 in W 70.87 in D 21.66 in
Contemporary Armona Stone Coffee Table, Onyx Brass, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Contemporary Armona Stone Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Armona stone coffee table draws inspiration from the serene land...
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
$14,900
H 30.5 in W 19.5 in D 15 in
French Modern Neoclassical Iron and Marble Table in Manner of Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and unique French midcentury partially gilt wrought iron and marble folding side table or gueridon in the manner of Jean Michel Frank, circa 1935. Though the folding 'campai...
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
Porto Console, by Rain, Contemporary Console, Laminated Oakwood
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Porto collection has simple, rounded lines inspired by the anchorage elements of ports. The feeling of weight and the scale of the anchorages guide the design of the pieces, whic...
Wood, Plywood
$12,800
H 15 in W 44 in D 54 in
Made to Order Recessed Textured Thick Stone Top Coffee Table with Metal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made to order inset thick stone top coffee table Metal base, thick black stone textured leather finished marble top Available in various materials, sizes & finishes *We also make ...
Metal
Fine French Art Deco Black and White Egg Shell Lacquer Round Side Table
By Jean Dunand
Located in New York City, NY
An unusual and rare egg shell lacquer geometric patterned gueridon, round top with three-legged tulip shaped base. Bold patterns of architectural form grace the circular surface and...
Eggshell
$3,800
H 18 in W 55 in D 24 in
Sculptural Low Profile Teak Base Glass Top Danish Midcentury Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern sculptural base low profile floating glass top coffee table. Adrian Pearsall decor.
Glass, Teak
$3,200
H 17 in W 34 in D 19 in
Polished Brass X-Stretcher Base Fluted Legs Mirrored Glass Top Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Italian modern brass and mirrored glass top compact petit coffee table. Solid brass pineapple finial in the center of X-shape stretcher.
Brass
Console V by Raka Studio - Bend wood console
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
The Console V is a part of the Vrksa Series of works. The foyer table has a free-form design; the wood bends and curves with natural flows to create the design. The handcrafted deta...
Hardwood, Ash, Bentwood
French 19th Century Iron Railing Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century cast iron balcony railing, repurposed as a stunning console table. On top is a narrow slab of (new) blue-green stone animated by painterly veining in dense accumu...
Marble, Iron
French Wrought Iron and Brass/Bronze Console Table
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Buffalo, NY
This elegant, antique console is crafted with a rectangular, solid cherrywood top on a wrought iron and brass base. The iron work is finely executed and displays gilt embellishments ...
Brass, Iron
Pair of Consoles with Mythological Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and lacquered pair of consoles on fluted ball feet.