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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20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Iron
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Iron
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Tables
Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Brass
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Hardwood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Tables
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 2000s European Neoclassical Tables
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Burl, Wood
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tables
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Brass, Steel
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Walnut
2010s American Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Marble
20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Tables
Pine
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Pine, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Gesso
Late 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1830s English Antique Neoclassical Tables
Other
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tables
Maple
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Breccia Marble, Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Tables
Walnut
20th Century Neoclassical Tables
Glass, Plaster
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Travertine, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Marble, Bronze, Steel
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Tables
Marble
2010s Chinese Neoclassical Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Tables
Marble
20th Century North American Neoclassical Tables
Rosewood
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Tables
Belgian Black Marble
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tables
Giltwood





