Ormolu French Neoclassical Urn
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Porphyry, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Empire Urns
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Empire Urns
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Urns
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu, Tin
Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century French Urns
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Siena Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Bronze, Ormolu, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Alabaster, Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century French Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Vases
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Alabaster, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain
Ormolu
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage 1920s French Empire Urns
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Empire Vases
Marble, Bronze
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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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