Neoclassical Console Tables
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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1920s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Fir
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Granite, Brass, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
1790s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Burl
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Aluminum
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
2010s French Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Oak, Cherry
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Brass
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Metal
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Fruitwood, Leather
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Ormolu
1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Console Tables
Iron
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Console Tables
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Leather, Wood
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Pine
2010s French Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Oak, Cherry
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Giltwood, Wood