Neoclassical Night Stands
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 French Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Marble, Brass
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Siena Marble
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Maple
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Night Stands
Limestone, Metal
2010s Neoclassical Night Stands
Bronze
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Ormolu
1880s English Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Night Stands
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Fruitwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Marble
2010s Neoclassical Night Stands
Bronze
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Pine
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
2010s Neoclassical Night Stands
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Night Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Night Stands
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Night Stands
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Night Stands
Wood