Neoclassical Side 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.
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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2010s American Neoclassical Side Tables
Steel
1990s Neoclassical Side Tables
Glass, Burl
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Side Tables
Metal
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Walnut
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass, Nickel
1840s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Side Tables
Ash, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
1830s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Walnut, Burl
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Side Tables
Metal
1970s Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Walnut, Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Iron, Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Smoked Glass
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble
1980s Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Metal, Brass, Steel
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Alabaster
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Side Tables
Pine
1990s French Neoclassical Side Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables
Stone, Brass, Bronze, Steel
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Bronze
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Iron, Tôle
1820s American Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Carrara Marble, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Onyx, Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
1970s Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Walnut, Burl
20th Century American Neoclassical Side Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Iron
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Gold Leaf, Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Side Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Side Tables
Rock Crystal, Tin
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Side Tables
Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables
Carrara Marble