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Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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
1801 Blue Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Blue Stipo wardrobe dated 1801 Measurements: H. 147 cm - L. 92 cm (102 cm at the frames)  - D. 38 cm (44 cm at the frames) Essence: Fir Period: 1801 Origin: Tyrol Description: Tyro...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

Early 19th Tyrolean Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Early 19th Tyrolean Painted Cabinet Measurements: H. 179 cm – W. 110 (122 at the frames) cm – D. 59 (67 at the frames) cm Period: approximately 1820 Origin: Tyrol Essence: Fir Desc...
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1820s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

1781 Tyrolean Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1781 Measurements: H. 185 cm - W. 140 cm (150 cm at the frames)  - D. 53 cm (58 cm at the frames) Essence: Fir Period: 1781 Origin: Tyrol Description: Tyrol...
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1780s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

Early 19th Century Blue Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Blue Painted Wardrobe with Flowers and Fruit Measurements: H. 163 cm – W. 100 cm (107 at the frames) – D. 44 cm (47 at the frames) Period: approximately 1815 Origin: Tyrol Essence...
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1810s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

1776 Green Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Green Floral Painted Wardrobe Dated 1776 Measurements: H.165 cm – W.130 cm (142 at the frames) – D.42 cm (50 at the frames) Essence: Fir Period: 1776 Origin: Tyrol Tyrolean wardrob...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

1807 Blue Floral Painted Two Doors Tyrolean Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Antique Blue Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1807 Origin: Tyrol (Northern Italy - Alpine Region) Essence: Fir Period: 1807 Measurements: H. 175 cm – L. 109 cm (118 cm at the frames) – D. 47...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

19th Century Grain Painted Paneled Wood Door
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous grain painted solid wood paneled door. Painted in the Trompe loi style to imitate rosewood or another exotic wood. Door is grain painted on one side only. Other side is ol...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Hardwood

Venetian Hand Painted and Gilt Figural Pagoda Two Drawer Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Venetian hand painted and gilt figural pagoda two-drawer commode with scalloped edge top, gilt carved shell form handles, and resting on a scalloped edge floral skirt with the origin...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Grain Painted Paneled Wood Door
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous grain painted door from the mid-19th century. Painted to resemble tiger oak with its quarter sawn beauty. Painted on both sides however one side on the bottom third of the door has worn off. Rest of the grain paint is fine with normal chips and scuffs but no flaking paint.
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Hardwood, Paint

Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms and six sides. Chairs have cane seats with...
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1810s American Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Italian Faux Marbleized Gilt Acanthus and Berry Wall Mounted Console, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian Faux marbleized wall-mounted console with a gilded lambs tongue egg and dart border, gilded scrolled acanthus legs, exterior and interior floral medallions, and resting on sc...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Original Paint Decorated Captains Chair with Eagle and Stars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all original painted and decorated sea captains chair from New England. This chair has the original gilded surface and a red painted base. This plank seat chair is in gr...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Armchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
19th century Scandinavian armchair in beech and linnen. This charming armchair was made in Sweden in the local neoclassical style. As common practice in this region the chair is pain...
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Beech

Pair of Italian Demi-Lune Painted Floral Consoles with Spade Feet, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian neoclassical style painted demilune consoles with a centered floral medallion surrounded by a faux marbleized top, floral painted border and swag skirt, and terminat...
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1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Brass

Painted 19th Century Armchair by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Located in Troy, NY
Neoclassical green painted and gilt armchair with caned seat. After a model by Jean-Joseph Chapuis. The front legs retain their brass casters, the rear legs are missing the casters.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Cane, Wood

Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Floral Torchieres, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian painted and gilt torchieres with circular egg & dart medallion tops, floral decorative rings, intertwining floral tassels and terminating on acanthus tripod hoof feet...
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1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

Italian Gilt Carved Wood Floral Window Bench. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt carved wood window bench with scrolled floral medallion arms, carved floral skirt , and terminating on scrolled fluted legs. Bench has b...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Urn Vitrines. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian painted and gilt vitrines with hinged glass tops, carved intertwined decorative floral vine motif, corner floral medallions, and terminating on bulbous fluted legs su...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Gold

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18th Italian Painted Wardrobe in Solid Alder with Two Doors
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H 70.08 in W 51.19 in D 18.51 in
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1830 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
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Fir

1830 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet
1830 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet
H 68.51 in W 44.49 in D 18.9 in
18th Century Blue Floral Painted Cabinet
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18th Century Blue Floral Painted Cabinet
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H 70.87 in W 56.7 in D 15.75 in
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1818 Floral Painted Wardrobe
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H 70.08 in W 45.67 in D 16.93 in
1821 Light Blue Floral Painted Cabinet
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1821 Light Blue Floral Painted Cabinet
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H 75.6 in W 55.52 in D 18.51 in
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Located in Albignasego, IT
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Fir

1810 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet - Central Europe
1810 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet - Central Europe
H 74.02 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
1819 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet, Central Europe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean blue painted wardrobe dated 1819 Measures: H.190 cm - L.109 cm (146 to the frames) - P.42 cm (56 to the frames) Beautiful painted wardrobe, with two doors, entirely painte...
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1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Painted Furniture

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Fir

1819 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet, Central Europe
1819 Blu Floral Painted Cabinet, Central Europe
H 74.81 in W 43.31 in D 19.69 in
Early 19th Century Blu Floral Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Blue painted wardrobe. Measures: H.177 – L.159 – P.62 Beautiful painted wardrobe with two doors, entirely painted blue with white streaks. Sides, notches and doors feature pane...
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Fir

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Early 19th Century Blu Floral Painted Wardrobe
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H 68.9 in W 44.89 in D 21.26 in

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