Neoclassical 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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20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Bronze, Stainless Steel
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Nickel
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Composition
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Bronze, Steel
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Leather, Pine, Walnut
2010s Belgian Neoclassical Tables
Stone
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Oak
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze
1980s Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Burl
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Granite, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Tables
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
1940s European Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century North American Neoclassical Tables
Rosewood
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Silver
20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Brass
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Art Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
1990s American Neoclassical Tables
Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Bronze
1780s English Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Tables
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany





