Wedgwood Neoclassical
Antique 1840s British Neoclassical Vases
Antique 19th Century English Porcelain
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vases
2010s Italian Neoclassical More Bracelets
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics
Stoneware
Antique 1880s Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Vintage 1930s English Neoclassical Revival Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Stoneware
Vintage 1930s English Neoclassical Revival Decorative Bowls
Stoneware
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Desks
Cherry
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1940s English Neoclassical Pitchers
Pottery
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage 1930s English Neoclassical Pitchers
Pottery
Vintage 1950s English Neoclassical Urns
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Glass
Ceramic, Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century English Urns
Stoneware
20th Century English Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Stoneware
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Stoneware
Vintage 1970s English Neoclassical Urns
Stoneware
20th Century English Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Stoneware
Vintage 1970s English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Pottery
Vintage 1970s English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Pottery
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Pottery
Antique Late 19th Century English Classical Roman Vases
Pottery
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
20th Century English Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
20th Century English Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Antique 1820s English Neoclassical Candlesticks
Creamware
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes
Stoneware
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Pitchers
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Pottery
20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage 1970s English Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
20th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage 1960s English Neoclassical Vases
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Pottery
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Stoneware
Vintage 1920s English Neoclassical Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Neoclassical Urns
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Stoneware
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Decorative Dishes and Vid...
Gold
20th Century English Georgian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Vintage 1960s English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Stoneware
Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Creamware
Vintage 1970s English Neoclassical Revival Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
Vintage 1930s English Neoclassical Decorative Bowls
Pottery
Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Candlesticks
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s English Neoclassical Urns
Ceramic
Vintage 1940s English Neoclassical Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Pottery
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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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