Neoclassical Console Tables
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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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Gesso, Wood
1950s European Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble, Onyx, Quartz, Travertine
1970s Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Console Tables
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Stone
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Console Tables
Stone, Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Pine
19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Breccia Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1870s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Walnut
1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Silk, Kingwood, Giltwood
1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
20th Century French Neoclassical Console Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Portuguese Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Beech
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
2010s American Neoclassical Console Tables
Lucite, Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
1790s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble, Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Scagliola, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Console Tables
Wood





