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Neoclassical Panelling

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

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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Style: Neoclassical
Italian Neoclassical Style Marble, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Porphyry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Italian neoclassical style marble, malachite, lapis lazuli, and porphyry panel, early 20th century. This panel is made with all different precious hardstones. All th...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Panelling

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Porphyry

Italian Neoclassical Style Marble, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Porphyry Panel
Italian Neoclassical Style Marble, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Porphyry Panel

Italian Neoclassical Style Marble, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, and Porphyry Panel

B. Altman N.Y. 1930s Three Panel Decoupage Room Screen w/ 18thc European Prints
By B. Altman and Company 1
Located in Savannah, GA
This classic large three paneled room screen features very detailed hand painted designs with 18th century decoupaged prints depicting a variety of historical scenes. The two side p...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Panelling

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Brass

B. Altman N.Y. 1930s Three Panel Decoupage Room Screen w/ 18thc European Prints
B. Altman N.Y. 1930s Three Panel Decoupage Room Screen w/ 18thc European Prints

B. Altman N.Y. 1930s Three Panel Decoupage Room Screen w/ 18thc European Prints

Antique French Neoclassical Grisaille Overdoor Painting, Circa 1815
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted in France, this handsome grisaille overdoor painting is from the neoclassical period, circa 1815. Grisaille is a monochromatic painting ...
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1810s French Antique Neoclassical Panelling

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Canvas

Antique French Neoclassical Grisaille Overdoor Painting, Circa 1815
Antique French Neoclassical Grisaille Overdoor Painting, Circa 1815

Antique French Neoclassical Grisaille Overdoor Painting, Circa 1815

Italian Walnut 18th Century Library Bookcase Panneling
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A good late 18th century Italian neoclassical library room panneling. This room consists of one central bookcase with a tympan centerpiece. At both sides angle cabinets...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Panelling

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Walnut

Italian Walnut 18th Century Library Bookcase Panneling
Italian Walnut 18th Century Library Bookcase Panneling

Italian Walnut 18th Century Library Bookcase Panneling

Italian Neoclassical Paint and Parcel Gilt Panels / Roman Goddesses / Muses
Located in Dallas, TX
A group of five (5) wooden panels framed, paint and parcel-gilt, with hand-painted Classical figures, female, goddesses and / or muses with attributes, early 18th century, Italy.
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Panelling

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Wood

Italian Neoclassical Paint and Parcel Gilt Panels / Roman Goddesses / Muses
Italian Neoclassical Paint and Parcel Gilt Panels / Roman Goddesses / Muses

Italian Neoclassical Paint and Parcel Gilt Panels / Roman Goddesses / Muses

Magnificent 19th Century Italian Painted Doors or Panelling
Located in Rome, IT
Two pairs of Italian finely paneled wooden doors, decoratively painted, from the mid-19th century. The doors feature a single front recessed panel painted with foliage and geometric ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Panelling

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Wood

Magnificent 19th Century Italian Painted Doors or Panelling
Magnificent 19th Century Italian Painted Doors or Panelling

Magnificent 19th Century Italian Painted Doors or Panelling

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Antique Neoclassical Oil on Canvas Painting of a Fairy Signed by C. B. Allen
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Miniature Four Panel Asian Figurine Folding Screen
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Pair of Large Neoclassical Grisaille Paintings from Siena, Italy, circa 1810

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Located in Rome, IT
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Elegant Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Doors or Panelling

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H 87.8 in W 49.61 in D 2.37 in
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