Neoclassical 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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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Ash, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1990s Indonesian Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Maple
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Tables
Faience, Mahogany
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Cherry, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Wood, Walnut
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1980s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Onyx, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Wood
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Lucite
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1990s American Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1980s Philippine Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Stone
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1760s North American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Birch
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Tables
Cast Stone, Metal
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1980s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
2010s French Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Marble





