Neoclassical French Planter
Antique 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Planters, Cachepots and J...
Terracotta
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Garden Ornaments
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone
20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Mid-20th Century Unknown Planters and Jardinieres
Paint
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Lead
Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Marble
Vintage 1970s French Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Revival Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Vintage 1980s French Regency Planters and Jardinieres
Metal
Late 20th Century French Provincial Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal
20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Zinc
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Planters and Jardi...
Cement
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Planters and Jardinieres
Cement
20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Cement
Antique 19th Century Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Copper
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Sandstone
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Cast Stone
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Stone
20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
21st Century and Contemporary French Planters and Jardinieres
Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Cast Stone
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Vintage 1920s European Neoclassical Revival Planters and Jardinieres
Cast Stone, Cement
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron, Zinc
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Brass
Antique 19th Century North American Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
Early 20th Century French Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and J...
Metal, Tôle
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Enamel
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots an...
Terracotta
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A Close Look at Neoclassical Furniture
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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This golden material glamorized neoclassical furnishings and transformed upper-crust sitting rooms from France to Philadelphia in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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The gallery's latest exhibition proves that museum-quality pieces entice and inspire, whether in traditional or more modern interiors.
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