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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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Giltwood
1990s American Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Steel
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Ebony, Satinwood, Giltwood, Burl
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Metal
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Stone
1840s Russian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Granite, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Aluminum
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Marble
1890s Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Brass, Nickel
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
1990s Italian Neoclassical Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Fruitwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Glass
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Tables
Brass
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze
20th Century European Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
1980s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Alabaster
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Metal
2010s Belgian Neoclassical Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Hardwood
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Leather





