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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1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Tables
Upholstery, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Walnut, Burl
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Stone
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Metal
19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Cast Stone
1960s Belgian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass, Steel
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Tables
Pine, Paint
1970s European Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1760s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut, Pine
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1890s American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass, Bronze
1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Granite, Brass, Iron
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Granite
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Iron
2010s North American Neoclassical Tables
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Brass





