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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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
2010s French Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
2010s French Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
20th Century American Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Console Tables
Metal, Brass, Nickel
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Onyx, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Onyx, Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Breccia Marble
19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1940s North American Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Aluminum
1830s American Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Console Tables
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Stone
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Onyx
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Carrara Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Fruitwood, Giltwood, Tulipwood
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror
19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
1950s European Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
1810s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
1990s American Neoclassical Console Tables
Limestone