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
Mid-Century Sommerso Art Glass Table Lamp with Cut Crystal Shade, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Big and sculptural table lamp dating from the 1950s.
The base is made of blown glass with a Sommerso effect, featuring a green core encased in clear glass. This technique creates dep...
Category
1950s Portuguese Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Tin
$787 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Quartersawn Oak "Peerless" Brand Display Case by Jac. Lederer
By Peerless
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s-1920s; Jac. Lederer, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Large quarter-sawn oak display case produced by Peerless Store Fixtures, featuring a framed glass top and front with mirrored interi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Felt, Glass, Oak
Vintage English Country Iron Black Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style black iron garden armillary sundial
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 14"W x 10"D x 16.5"H
Very good vintage condition. Pa...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Grand Tour Neoclassical Urn
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice 19th century grand tour neoclassical spelter urn on a wooden ebonised base. It does have a small old repair on one handle but hardly noticeab...
Category
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Spelter
20th Century French Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 20th-century French lantern showcases timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship. Its gilded metal frame, adorned with ornate scrollwork and intricate detailing, embo...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Walnut Side Table, Custom Made by Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This round side table with turned legs and shelf is made of distressed walnut. It is seen here in a 28" diameter, however it can be b...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique American Green Painted Wood Steamer Trunk or Blanket Chest, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early 19th-century American wood steamer trunk. A fabulous antique trunk painted in a muted green. Created from wood, the sides are reinforced wi...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
$525 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Neo-Classical Style Hand Painted Console Tables W/ Dolphins -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of neo-classical style carved and hand painted console tables with distressed mirrored backs. The top has a serpentine form . The bases have dolphin / koi fish support...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Early Daum Nancy Gilt and Wheel-Cut Crystal Decanters, Later, 19th C.
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Early Daum Nancy Gilt and Wheel-Cut Crystal Decanters, Circa 1880–1895
This elegant pair of signed Daum Nancy decanters dates to the firm's early production period, circa 18...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Neoclassical, Clayed Gilt, Carved Wood, Twin Bedframe, France, 1900s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical, Clayed Gilt, Carved Wood, Twin Bedframe, France, 1900s
A wonderful example of an early 20th century carved giltwood twin bedframe designed and produced in France. The ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
An Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood and crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning large scale Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood and crystal chandelier. The fifty two arm two tiered chandelier is centered by a charming bottom crystal...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Crystal
General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A RARE and FULLY AUTHENTIC General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph.
Last page of a hand written letter, circa 1885-1890.
P...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Chandelier, 19th Century Gilt Bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent mid-19th century chandelier, original mercury gilding showing a rich contrast of matte and burnished areas. The chandelier features a profuse array of Neoclassical orname...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Neoclassical Style Brass Horses Head Fireplace Tools
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Neoclassical Style Brass Horses Head Fireplace Tools - 5 Piece Set
Introducing beautiful French Neoclassical brass decorativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Florentine Style Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning late 20th century Florentine style bookcase of impressive scale.
With four glazed doors over four cupboards.
One with fitted drawers.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Antique Neo-Classical Bartolozzi Print. 1907
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful red ochre print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after Anjelica Kauffmann.
Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907
Text...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
Osvaldo Borsani lacquered and gilded frame mirror, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A splendid trapezoidal mirror with a lacquered and gilded frame is an authentic Italian creation from the 1950s, designed by Osvaldo Borsani.
This impressive full-length mirror is c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Unusual Early 20th Century Photographer
s Posing Chair with Ornate Carving
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a very unique photographer's posing chair from the early 20th Century. Chair features original upholstery, tooled leather, ornately carved wood fr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
$1,399 Sale Price
37% Off
Neoclassical Urn in Marble, Denmark 1890’s.
Located in Valby, 84
Rare and possibly unique neoclassical urn made in solid marble made in Denmark in the 1860’s.
The urn is the perfect decorative object for any style of interior from a classic neocla...
Category
1890s Danish Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bronze Neoclassical Table Base with Glass Table Top
Located in Miami, FL
Rare and spectacular table base by Maitland Smith for Mastercraft, 1980s. The base is comprised of three bronze male figures in a Greco-Roman style standing atop a chiseled, tessilla...
Category
20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Custom French Limestone Round Dining/Center Table with Baluster Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
Custom sizes and Belgian Bluestone option available; the classically-inspired table is comprised of a thick round top with dupont edge and baluster-form support on an octagonal plint...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Malachite and Gilt Bronze Stands in the Neoclassical Style
Located in London, GB
Pair of malachite and gilt bronze stands in the Neoclassical style
French, 20th century
Measures: Height 88cm, width 47cm, depth 39cm
Each pedestal in this pair, wrought from gilt bronze and malachite, is based on the shape of a Classical Greek tripod...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Black Basalt Wedgwood Jewelry Vessel Neoclassical
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
An English basalt Wedgwood vessel in black and white stoneware, circa early to mid-20th century, England. Vessel is black basalt stoneware with applied white jasper neoclassical deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Handsome Black
Gold Lion Motif Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive large black and gold table lamp having reclining lion sculpture on stepped base and elegantly shaped black lamp shade.
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Statuary Marble Sculpture of the Bathing Venus after the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A white statuary marble sculpture of the bathing Venus after the antique, sourced from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best known at the author John le Carré.
Dating to circa...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century English Mahogany Four-Door Bookcase in the Neoclassical Manner
By Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
A library bookcase in the manner of the Adam Brothers
Constructed in a well figured mahogany, with fine carved detailing; of inverted four-door breakfront form, rising from a plin...
Category
19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Venetian Paint Urn Form Bedside or End Cabinets
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Venetian painted urn form cabinets. Neoclassical figures and festoons surrounding a charming urn shape. Storage cabinet and drawer.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Wedgwood Queens Ware Creamware Gilt Pitcher and Basin Set
Located in Lomita, CA
Queens Ware is the mark on this pitcher and basin set made in England in the mid to late 1800s by Wedgwood. It is also known as creamware, a techniqu...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$251 Sale Price / set
40% Off
1940s Bronze Shell Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of gilt bronze shell sconces with 3 interior lights
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,800 / set
Neoclassical Style Round Brass Drinks Trolley by Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice neoclassical style round bar. cart is made of brass with two glass shelves. This is a French work by Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather and Brass Bed, 1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant bed frame by French designer Jacques Adnet. Completely wrapped in black saddle leather. Characteristic stacked bamboo motif. Signature Jacques A...
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Bidjar Bird Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century stunning Persian Bidjar Pictorial Bird Design Rug
Details
rug no. j3488
size 4' 6" x 6' 8" (137 x 203 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wool
Hickory Chair Co. Mahogany Console Table Hall Table Sofa Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Hickory Chair Co. Mahogany Console Table Hall Table Sofa Table
Measures 36" in width, 18" in depth and 21.5" in height. Knee clearance is 24.5"
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,196 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Articulating Teddy Bear Driving Wagon Platform Pull Toy Americana
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique wheeled platform articulating pull toy featuring a teddy bear stuffed animal seated in a red white and blue wagon with arms that move up and down a...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Hardwood
$409 Sale Price
30% Off
Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Girandole Mirror by Edward F. Caldwell
Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Girandole Mirror by Edward F. Caldwell
Co.
Very good quality. Solid bronze, with beveled mirror and candleholders
Measure: 56" high x 39" wid...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$8,250 Sale Price
50% Off
1850 American Blown Flint Glass Water Goblets, S/12
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 12 water goblets American, circa 1850. Clear blown flint glass in excllent original condition with no repairs or breaks.
Category
1850s American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique French Neoclassical
Minerva
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century French Neoclassical fireback with the goddess Minerva. Goddess of knowledge, intellect and ingenuity of the human spirit. She is often depicted with an owl, symbol ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
American Maple Slant Front Desk, Late 18th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
American Maple Slant Front Desk, late 18th century, with fall front opening to central drawer flanked by three cubbies, and five short drawers, the desk above four drawers on bracket...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Maple
19th Century Bronze Bust of Homer
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century bronze bust of Homer attributed to the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy. Homer was author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Barbara Barry for Baker Mahogany and Gold Gilt Console Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional monumental modern neoclassical or Art Deco style console or sofa table
By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1990s
Mahogany, with gold gilt trim
Measures...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Pair Of Neoclassical Style Star Arm Chairs By Theodore Alexander
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of very well made Armchairs with solid wood frames having handsome graining with intentional distressing in a good polished medium stain and the chairs feature Brass Star emb...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Stunning Bronze and Marble Roman Soldier on Chariot with Horses
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Stunning Bronze and Marble Roman Soldier on Chariot with Horses is a magnificent representation of ancient Roman history captured in exquisite detail. The sculpture showcases a ...
Category
1930s European Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Pair of Wood Carved Wings on Iron Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand carved wood Italian wings that are newly mounted on iron bases. Great display items for your bookcase.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
$360 Sale Price / set
70% Off
The Upton Park Console
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine giltwood marble topped George III design Demi-Lune side or pier table.
Supplied with our standard aged crema marble top.
Please note, we are currently working to a 30-36 week...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble
$6,935 / item
Oak Parquetry Media Cabinet - Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
An oak parquetry four-door entertainment media cabinet, perfect to use as a cabinet for additional storage space or an entertainment console. It has oak parquetry doors accented with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,157 / item
Pair of Cherub Consoles with Marble Tops, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930s Italian cherub consoles with marble tops. The pair is opposing and both holding flamed torchiers. The wood cherub are painted in a grayish...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
$1,800 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Neoclassical Opaque White Cast Glass Round Pendant Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful cast opaque white glass ceiling pendant in the classical taste, made by the Chicago Glass Company, decorated with double handled urns and acanthus leaf swags. Decorativ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large Roman marble vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, pompeian red and blue highlights and details.
Light brown ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Paper
Carl Faberge attb signed silver 84 jewelry box parcel- gilt St Petersburg 1890
By Fabergé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing parcel-gilt silver table ,jewelry box in the form of a box. Artist initial NS or IS undetermined , signed also Faberge in Cyrillic , According experts the box was ...
Category
1890s Russian Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Silver
Italian White Marble Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful and substantial pair of Italian white marble desk or table lamps in the Neoclassical style, circa 20th century, Italy. New white linen cu...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair of Decorative Neoclassical Metal Obelisks
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Elegant pair of neoclassical metal obelisks. These decorative objects feature a beautiful original patina, highlighting their timeless and refined character.
Each obelisk rests on a ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal
$924 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Neoclassical Column Dark Green Marble Brass Candlesticks Holders, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of small well-made column pillar dark green and black marble candlestick holders with brass top, in the Neoclassical design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique German Neoclassical Minerva Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th-19th century German neoclassical fireback. The fireback depicts Minerva, goddess of knowledge, intellect and ingenuity of the human spirit. She is often depicted with ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Beveled Glass and Brass Lantern
Located in London, GB
French beveled glass and brass lantern
French, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 83cm, diameter 52cm
Made from brass and beveled glass, this large lantern is finely crafted in the...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Golden Plated Hand Tea Spoon Set of Two Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Add an element of elegance and playfulness to your dinner table with our hand tea spoon. Handcrafted from metal and plated brass, its distinguishing feature is the anthropomorphic ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Column Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A rich pair of brown wood fluted column bookends, in the Neoclassical design style, circa late-20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century Malaysian Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Wood
$675 / set
Incredible English Mahogany Seven-Pedestal Dining Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Measuring over 30 feet in length, this tremendous and highly versatile English dining table is the greatest. It has the ability to transform to a multitude of sizes to fit any occasi...
Category
19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tilt-Top Round Table Mahogany England, 19th C
Located in New York City, NY
Tilt-top mahogany table with a sculpted base and a beautifully aged top. In very good vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassical Cylinder Secretary Desk with Clock, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Significant neoclassical cylinder secretary resting on six tapered square legs, canted at the corners. The lower commode section, with two drawers, projects slightly in a risalit for...
Category
1780s German Antique Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Onyx Pedestal with Brass Details
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A captivating vintage 20th century French hand-carved natural onyx pedestal, sculpted to reveal marbelized swirls of mocha, gray, and white–imparting texture to the smooth column. Th...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Neoclassical furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Edward F. Caldwell
Co., Wedgwood, Carpanese Home Italia, and Workstead. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $4,125,484 while the average work can sell for $3,450.
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