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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French Bistro Table, Marble Top on Cast Iron Frame, Circa 1890
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An original French brasserie table, circa 1890, with a removable white marble top on a cast iron frame. This classic French bistro table has a few design elements to stand out from t...
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Bistro Table with Oak Top and Cast Iron Base
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French bistro table with oak top on cast iron base from the 19th century. The oak planks have a lovely color and grain, routed at the edges for subtle sophistication. Patina on the w...
Iron
Guimauve Console 150cm in Red Hand-Gouged Walnut by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Five-legged console made with red-tinted hand-gouged walnut. Supported by 5 hand-carved wood legs, customers who wish to extend the length of the Guimauve can add on additional legs....
Walnut, Wood
19th Century French Oak Bistro Table with Cast Iron Base, Beaux Arts
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional 19th century French bistro table with personality and stylized details in the cast iron base. The dark oak planks have a well-patinated surface–consistent with age and...
Cast Stone
Guimauve Console 150cm in Green Gradient by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Five-legged wood console hand-painted with a glossy, cloud-lacquered black and green gradient in the signature waterlily pattern. Supported by 5 hand-carved wood legs, customers who ...
Lacquer, Paint, Wood, Walnut
$3,650
H 30.5 in W 59 in D 27.5 in
19th Century French Cast Iron Bistro Table, L. Buchon St. Etienne Foundry
By Buchon St Etienne
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 19th century French cast iron bistro table with marble top from the L. Buchon Foundry in St. Etienne, France. It would serve equally well as a work table or desk.
Marble, Iron
$1,584Sale Price|34% Off
H 28.35 in Dm 23.63 in
19th Century French Marble Top and Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming 19th century French guéridon, or bistro table, beautifully embodies the timeless character of classic French cafés. The round top is crafted from natural marble with so...
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron & Elm Dining Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century French dining table with detailed scrolled cast iron legs supporting a solid Elm wooden top.
Cast Iron
$886
H 27.96 in W 66.93 in D 23.63 in
Bistro Table in Cast Iron and White Carrara Marble, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Cast iron bistro table with a white Carrara marble top. The top is worn and missing a piece in one corner (restoration and polishing are possible). A black wood top can be added. ...
Carrara Marble, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Good quality heavy casting with dolphin head feet and black painted patina. Original red and grey veined marble top w...
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Good quality heavy casting. Stripped of painted finish at some point. Warm gray patina with light rusting. White marb...
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Bistro Table with Marble Top
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with white painted pedestal base. Original marble top with brass band around the perimeter. Good quality heavy casting. Base was repainte...
Marble, Brass, Iron
$14,000
H 30.25 in W 106.25 in D 35 in
19th Century Spanish Oak Refectory Table with Monumental Trestle Base
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Bordeaux, this late 19th-century Spanish oak refectory table commands attention through its impressive scale and sculptural form...
Oak
$14,900
H 31.5 in W 98.5 in D 45 in
Large Early Marble and Cast Iron Garden Table From France, Circa 1880
Located in Nashville, TN
Large Early Marble and Cast Iron Garden Table From France, Circa 1880. Superb model with fantastic original paint. Nice patina and use.
Iron
$1,417
H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 14.77 in
20th century French bistro table with cast iron base and oak top
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Beautiful early 20th Century French bistro table. This table has a rectangular top made of solid oak wood and a cast iron base with decorative old layers of cream colored and weather...
Iron
Cast Iron Bistro Table With Oak Top
Located in High Point, NC
A larger variation of the classic French bistro table, offering expanded surface area while maintaining the iconic cast iron and wood combination. The design remains practical and ti...
Iron
Cast Iron Bistro Table With Oak Top
Located in High Point, NC
A classic French café table combining a cast iron base with a wooden top, reflecting the enduring design of Parisian bistro culture. The cross-braced iron base provides stability whi...
Iron
French Reproduction Metal Dining Table in New Powdercoat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French iron garden/dining table made more recently honoring 19th century tastes to bring Beaux Arts sophistication to the modern home. It has been powdercoated for durability in a ...
Iron
French 19th Century Cast Iron and Marble Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A turn of the century (circa 1900) French bistro table of Beaux Arts/Art Nouveau “fin de siècle” period details in the painted-white cast iron base. The white marble top has fine gra...
Marble, Iron
French 20th Century Oak & Iron Long Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A distinctive French bistro table from the early 20th century, of long and narrow proportions to easily host at least six guests. Raised on two Beaux Arts style cast iron bases, the ...
Iron
French 19th Century Cast Iron & Oak Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional French bistro table with Beaux Arts period details in the cast iron base. The dark oak top has a well-patinated surface, consistent with age and type of use, remarkabl...
Cast Stone
French 19th Century Beaux Arts Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional French bistro table with Beaux Arts period details in the cast iron base. The dark oak top has a well-patinated surface, consistent with age and type of use. Neoclassi...
Cast Stone
Early 20th Century Beaux-Arts French Glass Top Dining Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Beaux-Arts cast bronze & wrought iron glass top dining table, French, early 20th century. Undoubtedly this was once a baker's table...
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage French Beaux Arts Style Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Dining Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine French Beaux Arts bistro style dining table featuring a round Carrara marble top. The marble is 23.38 Diameter and is supported by an impressiv...
Carrara Marble, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron, marble top bistro table, or garden table, with marble top. The turquoise painted iron base is stamped with the foundry: Corné & Cie. Toulouse. Good q...
Marble, Iron
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H 30 in W 81 in D 38 in
1970s Vintage Drexel European Themes French Country Iron Base Bistro Table
By Drexel
Located in North Canton, OH
Fantastic French Country Bistro Table by Drexel Heritage. “European Themes” signed. Beautiful piece. Original Harlequin Pattern Hand Painted Faux Marble Top with custom glass top fo...
Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Bistro Table with Concrete Top
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French cast iron, marble top bistro table, or garden table, with heavy concrete top. The iron base is from the 19th century foundry Corné & Cie in Toulouse and has several layers o...
Concrete, Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron marble top bistro table base with green painted patina. Heavy casting with elaborately detailed design. Beautiful rusty patina with layers of old gree...
Marble, Iron
Victorian Iron Pedestal Base with Black Marbletop Bistro Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Victorian cast iron base with Acanthus leaves and old green paint. A new old black marble top with white veining that is 38 inch diameter. A great outdoor or indoor table.
Belgian Black Marble, Iron