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Biedermeier Period Antique German Walnut Table, Berlin, circa 1825
Located in Houston, TX
used to describe columns seen in the ancient ruins of Greece and Rome, entasis was employed by the best
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Center Tables

Materials

Giltwood, Walnut

A striking carved and painted chest from Liege, Belgium c.1830
Located in Houston, TX
is also enhanced with a pattern of fluting similar to that seen in columns of ancient ruins. The
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

A ROCKY LANDSCAPE. FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY.
Located in New York, NY
UNSIGNED PAINTING DEPICTING FIGURES SHEEP AND CATTLE IN A ROCKY LANDSCAPE WITH A BRIDGE AND RUINS
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Italian 19th Century Oil Paintings
Located in Houston, TX
. Scenes depicting romanticized ruins of ancient architecture and landscapes in muted and grayed blues.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wonderfully Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
. The inlays depict ancient Egyptian ruins and hunting. This piece is finished on all four sides.
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Antique 19th Century Desks

Materials

Wood, Leather

Italian Landscape Oil Painting 1790
Located in New Haven, CT
background you discover ancient buildings and ruins. The frame is not original, but hand gilded and perfectly
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Paintings

Original Vintage Poster Lest It Be Too Late Help Greece Now WWII War Relief Fund
Located in London, GB
classical design depicting a mother holding her young child with ancient Greek temple ruins in the
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1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Pan American PAA Flying Clipper Travel Map South America
Located in London, GB
interest, cities, animals and people including ancient Maya ruins and Inca ruins, the Iguassu Falls, Amazon
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1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Original Vintage Turkey Touring And Automobile Club Poster Promoting Izmir
By Ihap Hulusi Görey
Located in London, GB
graphic artist Ihap Hulusi Gorey (1898-1986) showing a scenic view over Izmir with ancient column ruins in
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1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of "Grand Tour" Marble Tazzas with Entwined Serpents, Italy c.1820.
Located in Houston, TX
by a memeber of the English aristocracy after a lengthy sojourn spent viewing the wonders and ruins
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Vases

Materials

Marble

Original Vintage Poster Xylocastron Greece Holiday Cruise Travel Typaldos Lines
Located in London, GB
eyeshadow lying in a hammock strung between two trees in front of ancient Greek ruins on the bright yellow
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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

A vintage neoclassical painted console from France c.1940
Located in Houston, TX
sides known as "Greek Key" as it was first seen as a decorative device amongst the ruins of ancient
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Vintage 1940s French Console Tables

Original Vintage Travel Poster TWA World Routes Pictorial Map Continents Oceans
Located in London, GB
, ancient Roman ruins, the Moscow Kremlin and a moose in Canada, penguin in South America, kangaroo in
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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Rural Landscape Painting Attributed to J.B. Pillement, XVIII Century
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Spinea, Veneto
with ancient classical ruins attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement – XVIII century This oil-on-canvas
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Antique 18th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Statue, Venus of Capua, 19th Century
By Chiurazzi fondata
Located in New York, NY
at the ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheatre at Capua in the Campania region of southern Italy. The
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Coffee Table With A "Pietra Dura" Top From Italy C.1900
Located in Houston, TX
table is a series of sixteen hard stone plaques known in Italian as "pietra dura". Ancient Roman ruins
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Early 20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Beautiful oval walnut timber table from Italy c. 1780
Located in Houston, TX
cylinder. Classical ancient Greek and Roman ruins show this effect and were extremely influential in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

A pair of vintage painted pedestals from France c.1950
Located in Houston, TX
taken from original marble columns seen in the ruins of the ancient classical civilizations of Greece
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Vintage 1950s French Pedestals

A Adams neoclassical style gilded mirror from Engalnd c.1890
Located in Houston, TX
their extensive travels in Italy and Dalmatia in the 1750's observing the ruins of the ancient classical
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Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Pair of Fornasetti Influenced Hand Cut Marble Lamps circa 1965
Located in Houston, TX
evoke the mysteries of ruins and ancient times. The beautiful colour of the marble is reminiscent of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Pair of Striking Hand Cut Marble Lamps from Italy c.1965
Located in Houston, TX
surface with irregular corners that evoke the mysteries of ruins and ancient times. The beautiful colour
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

A grand Louis Philippe style gold leaf mirror from France c.1890
Located in Houston, TX
. This pattern is a variation of the famous "egg and dart" originally seen in the surviving ruins of
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Louis XIV style painted console table from France c.1890
Located in Houston, TX
the lip of the top is a row of moulding known as "egg and dart" taken from the ruins of the ancient
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Ancient Ruins along the River Nile with Sailing Boats, probably by Luxor, Egypt
By Rudolf Johann Weiss
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Rudolf Johann Weiss (Swiss, * 3.9.1846 Basel, † 17.4.1933 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland) Egyptian ruins
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1870s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Original Vintage Poster Inca Land Small World By Pan American Macchu Picchu Peru
By Paul George Lawler
Located in London, GB
their llamas and watching a Pan Am plane fly over the ancient ruins and rocky mountains with the snow
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage TWA Poster Trans World Airline Route Map Art Europe Africa Asia
Located in London, GB
, ancient Roman ruins, the Moscow Kremlin and a moose in Canada, penguin in South America, kangaroo in
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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Neoclassical Pair Antique French Marble Top Ebonized Timber Pedestals circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
seen in ancient Classical ruins located in Greece. The direct reference to ancient cultures was an
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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Style Gilded Oval Mirror, France circa 1890 (31"w x 41"h)
Located in Houston, TX
" moulding taken directly from the existing ruins of ancient Classical civilizations. Adjacent to the mirror
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

L Amour dansant avec deux des Graces et Accompagnant sa danse du son de crotales
By Francesco Piranesi
Located in New York, NY
-Adrien Pâris. Piranesi accompanied his father on two trips to the ancient Roman ruins in Pompei, Paestum
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1810s Orphist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

19th Century English Regency Tole Coal Hod Labeled Henry Loveridge
By Henry Loveridge Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
polychrome paint in the Egyptian style. The lid retains the original engraved hand colored print of Ancient
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Fireplace Tools and Chim...

Materials

Iron, Tôle

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Ancient Ruins For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of ancient ruins is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Surrealist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Contemporary. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Ancient ruins available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown, gold and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Slim Aarons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Hermann Corrodi and Malcolm Woodward are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in digital print, lambda print and laser print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Ancient Ruins?

Prices for pieces in our collection of ancient ruins start at $308 and top out at $29,585 with the average selling for $3,350.