Neoclassical Table Lamps
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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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Spelter
1950s European Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Spelter
1870s French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Spelter
17th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Opal
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal, Brass, Steel, Iron, Nickel
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze, Other
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal
1970s British Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1820s German Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Linen
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
1880s Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Plate
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Linen
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
1940s North American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Art Glass
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze, Other
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Silver Leaf
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Ormolu
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1880s English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Scagliola
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Plaster
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze





