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Neoclassical Furniture

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

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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Style: Neoclassical
Place of Origin: Italian
Artisan Console Table from Mirror Glass Neo Baroque, Italy, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Artisan console table from mirror glass neo Baroque, Italy, 1980. High quality Murano glass console table with bevelled rim. The base material is wood which has been covered in mirro...
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1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

Italian Neoclassic Silvered Wrought Iron White Stone Wall Mounted Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Neoclassic Silvered Wrought Iron White Stone Wall-Mounted Console Table, Italy, Circa 1960s This exquisite Italian Neoclassical silvered wrought iron console table is ...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Stone, Wrought Iron

Italian Neo-Classic Gilt and Marble Top Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic (18th Century) green painted & gilt trim bracket console table with a faux green painted marble top over a roSette & garland frieze with a bird medallion supporte...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Giltwood, Wood

Antique Italian Specimen Marble Table Top
Located in London, GB
This beautiful table-top was crafted in Italy in the late 19th century. It is decorated with a geometric pattern which was created by inlaying a variety of variegated marbles. Th...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Alabaster Column Lamps
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The pair of alabaster lamps with a reeded column resting on a stepped plinth. Column Height 23"
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Alabaster

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical White Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular Italian 19th century neo-classical white carrara marble sculpture of Paulina Bonaparte signed by Carlo Fossi. Paulina was...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Neo-Classical st. patinated Wood and Giltwood center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Wood and Giltwood center table. The stunning table is raised on a crossed and mottled patinate...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Early 20th Century French Carved Bleached Oak Marquetry Center or Dining Table
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant and large antique dining room table was crafted in France, circa 1900. Standing on a two carved scrolled pedestal legs dec...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Pickled Wood "Duke of Windsor" Round Occasional Table with Aged Mirrored Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Occasional table, having a round top of aged mirrorplate, surrounded by a molded border, its fielded apron carved with rosettes over four legs, each carved as an arched plume from a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

19th Century Venetian Parcel-Gilt Coffee Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Ultra 'old world' sophistication radiates from this magnificent light green painted and parcel gilt rectangular coffee table. The table has a faux marble top over a gilt-embossed fri...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

Pair, Bronze Neoclassical 2 Candlelight Sea Serpent Candleholders Candlesticks
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Pair of Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze 2 Candlelight Sea Serpent figurative candlesticks, candleholders. These Asian inspired sculptural curved candlesticks feature a fish-li...
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1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Antique, Walnut and Fruitwood Veneered Commodes From the Lombardy Region
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully finished, hand-carved, veneered and inlaid, two drawer, c. 1800 Northern Italian, Neoclassical commodes in book-matched walnut and fruitwood. The molded brass drawer pull...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Framed Italian Cameos
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th Century framed collection of Italian cameos is a true testament to fine craftsmanship and artistic heritage. Each cameo is intricate...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stone

19th Century Italian Bleached Walnut Commode with Inlay
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1900s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. The commode is very straight in lines and features two overlay drawers with og...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Satinwood, Walnut

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Monumental Stone Garden Vases
Located in Rome, IT
Impressive pair of hand carved vases in the neoclassical style, the cover with fruit finial, above an ovoid body adorned with Nereid handles and festoons, raised on circular foot and...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Limestone

19th Century Neoclassical Marble Sculpture of the Three Graces after Canova
Located in Essex, MA
Large 19th century neoclassical carved marble sculpture of the three graces after Canova. A Beautiful execution of one of Canova's Masterpieces. Ours amazingly accurate to the sculpt...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Statuary Marble

19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Walnut Library Staircase
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Walnut Library Staircase The particular library staircase was built in the neoclassical era, around the beginning of the 19th century, in Piedmont...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Polished Ochre Marble Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of solid marble table lamps with a subtle mottled ochre veining having tall slender urn form over rectangular plinths with ogee molded bases. Italy, early 20th c. Now wired as...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Italian Borghese Lamps with Parchment Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental size beautifully carved Italian Neoclassical style silvered lamps. The lamps have custom hand painted parchment shades. The lamps are newly wired with drip wax candle covers...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Silver

Black Leather + Bronze Pompeii Armchair by Alberto Orlandi, Italy 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare ‘Pompeii’ black leather and bronze armchair designed by Italian designer Alberto Orlandi. This Neoclassical chair features a sculptural sloped bronze backrest, curved legs, an...
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1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Neoclassic Continental Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome antique commode crafted in walnut having geometric designs and crossbanding over a bowfront case with four drawers, brass hardware and elegant tapered legs, French polished ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Walnut

Italian, Venezia, Walnut, Ashwood Ebonized 1-Drawer Side Table, ca. 1825
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an oval top with a radial ashwood and ebonized veneered surface and a slightly raised gallery, the case housing one drawer with a segmented compartments, the corners with pati...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ash, Walnut

Silver Swan Sugar Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Silver Swan Sugar Bowl. Italian neoclassical sterling silver lidded sugar bowl with swan/goose finial and lion head ring handles. Italian sterling ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Italian Neo-Classic Engravings of Roman Themes
Located in Queens, NY
5 Italian (19th Cent) Neo-classic engravings depicting Roman statuary/mythological themes framed in silverleaf moulding with matting (PRICED EACH)
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Silver

Later 19th Century Neoclassical Vase
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Vase. Decorated with egg and dart and palmettes. Excellent Condition. Italy, Circa 1890
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Pottery

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Gilt Wood Foliage Fruit Basket Wall Mirrors, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian Neoclassical gilt wood and gesso foliage fruit basket wall mirrors, Late 18th Century. Mirrors retain the original silvered glass and wood backing.
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Vintage Pair of Hand-Carved and Painted Italian Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of fauteuils, having a painted finish showing natural wear. Its squared crestrail flanked by cassolette finials, raised on round, fluted stiles into arms with padded elbow rests...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Etched Mirrored Obelisks
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Pair of Venetian obelisks having finely etched mirrored glass on all panels.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Mirror

Pair Antique Alabaster Tazzas Urns
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning pair of antique 19th century Italian Alabaster Tazze carved in a water lily-inspired form. The Tazza is supported by a stepped plinth and socle. These tazze show a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Alabaster

18th Century, Pair Demi-Lune Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Chest ofDrawers
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Demi-Lune Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawer This pair of elegant drawers was made in the Piedmontese area (north of Italy) in the neoclassica...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Italy Richard Ginori Doccia 19th Century Porcelain Covered Vase with Landscape
Located in Brescia, IT
This glamorous covered vase or urn, it is painted with natural landscapes. The drawings are so detailed that we can say done in Flemish style. We can see a landscape with houses and castles at the orizont, and in another scene, birds and games. Every scenes looks like a Flemish painting. There are green garlands...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Italian Grand Tour Silver Oil Lamp by Angelo Giannotti
Located in New York, NY
Grand tour-era Italian Neoclassical silver oil lamp, ca 1830. Hemispheric bowl mounted with four cast bull head burners, each with chained tool. Cover domed; shade on scrolled suppor...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Silver

white and black alabaster chess board
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (19/20th Cent) white and black alabaster chess board
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Alabaster

Painted 19th Century Armorial Cassone from Florence, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Hand-carved and painted in Florence, Italy, this armorial cassone dates to the 1800s. The trunk has subtle curvature, such as the slightly flared out ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Iron

Italian Wood Pedestal / Plant Stands
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage carved wood in the classical style with fluted columns topped with modified acanthus leaves carvings. Made in italy.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Wood

Italian Neoclassic Carved Gilt Overmantel Mirror with Dark Tint 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical carved and gilt wood frame mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from Italy is rectangular in shape and features a putto carved...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Italian Grand Tour Bronze of The Apollo Belvedere
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian Grand Tour bronze sculpture of ‘The Apollo Belvedere’ circa 1890, after the antique. Sourced from an ex. private UK collection. Dating from the late 19th century,...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

Large Life-Size Bronze Reclining Deerhound / Borzoi-Type Sculpture, 20th C Italy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Life-Size Bronze Reclining Deerhound/Borzoi-Type Sculpture, Early–Mid 20th Century This striking large-scale bronze sculpture depicts a reclining sighthound of the Deerhound o...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Bronze

Huge Vintage Neoclassical Painted Panel with a Leopard and Monkeys
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty vintage acrylic painting on wood of a fanciful composition with columns, ornaments, a leopard on a pedestal and monkeys executed in a tongue in cheek neoclassic trompe-l'oeil t...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Italian Neo-Classic Style Tole King Bed
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic-style (Mid-20th Century) black tole king size bed with swag design gold decorative trim with lyre design on headboard (includes: headboard and footboard, does not...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Tôle

Italian Neoclassical Period 1800s Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical period fruitwood commode from the early 19th century, with four drawers and marquetry décor. Created in Italy during the early years of the 19th century, this...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Fruitwood

Large Scale Italian Neoclassical Style Urns or Vases with Ram’s Heads, a Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of monumental neoclassical style pottery urns handcrafted in Italy. They are marked and in very good condition. The urns most likely date to the later part of the 20th...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic, Pottery

Large Pair Venetian Gilt Polychromed Tole Candle Sconces Italy, circa 1890s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair of Venetian Gilt & Polychromed Tole Candle Sconces Italy, circa 1890s 26" H x 15" W x 9" D This impressive pair of late 19th-century Venetian wall sconces exemplifies th...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Neoclassical Red Leather Wastepaper Basket or Trash Can, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Neoclassical Red Leather Wastepaper Basket or Trash Can, 20th Century Description: This refined Italian wastepaper basket is executed in richly colored red leather and desig...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Italian Neoclassical Gilt Leather Book Motif Wastepaper Basket, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Neoclassical Gilt Leather Book Motif Wastepaper Basket, 20th Century Description: This sculptural gilt leather wastepaper basket is an Italian example of Neoclassical reviva...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Palladio Antique Italian Carved Wood Faux Coral Console
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout antique Italian grotto style carved wood demilune console table with a time worn faux stone top over a base having dramatic carved faux coral designs on the skirt and four c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Male Torso Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This plaster sculpture captures the classical male form in a headless, armless torso that echoes the refined beauty of ancient Greco-Roman statuary. Rendered with anatomical precisio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Italian Sterling Silver Glass and Wine Coasters, circa 1830
By Antonio Mantelli
Located in Milano, IT
Twelve silver glass coasters and four silver wine coasters. Silversmith Antonio Mantelli Milan, circa 1830 They measure: Glass coasters: 0.78 in high x 3.46 in diameter (2 cm x 8.8 c...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Italian Basalt with Gold Gilt Ormolu Urn/Vases - Wedgewood Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of gorgeous black vases (possibly basalt) with gilt ormolu details. Stamped Italy. Please note these do have some signs of age with some chips (See pics).
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Italian Neoclassical Commode With Walnut Veneer, 18th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. The chest is very straight in lines, however, the cross-banded venee...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Regency Cast Stone Fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Transform your garden into a timeless European oasis with this magnificent vintage cast stone fountain. Drawing inspiration from Neoclassical and Italianate design, this water featur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stone, Concrete

Italian Neoclassical 1810s Walnut Table with Oval Top, Drawer and Saber Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical walnut veneered accent table from the early 19th century, with oval top, single drawer, brass hardware, saber legs and rustic character. Created in Italy duri...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

Laudarte SLR Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces with Marble Insets, Pair of Tania AP 2L
Located in Miami, FL
Laudarte SLR Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces with Stone Insets, Pair of Tania AP 2L Offered for sale is a pair of Ludarte SLR Tania gilt bronze wall sconces with two lights characterized ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical Style Columned Table Lamp in Black Wood and Bronze Italy
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant table lamp is an Italian contemporary production. The column in wood has a wenghe finish, the lampshade is in black fabric. On the top and on the foot there are bronze ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Bronze

7 Piece Lot Italian Carved Stone Fruit in Glass Bowl Grapes Banana Orange Apple
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a great looking set of 7 pieces of carved stone fruit with a wonderful realistic look that would make any décor colorful and classy. There are some imperfections on these pie...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Stone

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Carrara Marble Urns with Painted Bronze Lion
Located in Kent, CT
A pair of carved marble urns featuring an iconic theme of lions clasping rings in their mouths. The urns are 19th-century Italian Carrara marble, pedestal style.  The bronze lions ha...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Pair Italian Giltwood Eagle Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your decor with a stunning pair of Italian carved giltwood eagle wall sconces or shelves. Meticulously crafted, these majestic eagles showcase intri...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Wood

Early Nineteenth Century Colored Etching of a Wall in Pompeii
Located in San Francisco, CA
A framed architectural engraving of a wall in Pompeii titled "In Casa Pseudourbana Di Pompei piano superiore Parete corta dell'antistuf...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pair of Italian Satinwood Paint Decorated Demilune Cabinets on Tapered Legs 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian satinwood hinged demilune cabinets with paint decorated bird, foliage, and basket motif, two interior shelves, original locks with ke...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Brass

20th Century Black Italian Neoclassical Style Ebony Bench - Vintage Ottoman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Neoclassical style ebonized bench made of hand crafted Giltwood, standing on six straight black wooden legs, in good condition. Newly upholstered...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood, Fabric, Ebony

Neoclassical furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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