Classical Greek Lighting
CLASSICAL GREEK STYLE
There is rare surviving furniture from ancient Greece, yet this classical style has informed design for centuries. Interiors of houses in antiquity were minimal, with much of a room’s color coming from frescoes on the walls and mosaics on the floors. Classical Greek furniture was sparing but finely crafted and influenced by Egyptian furniture design through Mediterranean trade.
Furnishings of the period were usually made from local wood like cypress, cedar, oak and willow from ancient Greece’s plentiful forests, although some pieces were carved from marble, such as a 300–200 B.C. throne with lion legs and a curved back now at the Getty Villa. Comfort and clean lines characterized designs during the Classical era, the symmetry and thoughtful proportions reflecting the architecture of Greek temples.
Some pieces of ancient Greek furniture were simple, rectangular platforms like the klinē, a multipurpose ancestor of today’s couches or daybeds that held cushions stuffed with wool, dry grass or down. These structures were used for both sleeping and dining, which wealthy Greeks did while reclining. At night, oil lamps illuminated rooms that frequently surrounded a garden courtyard.
Most of what scholars have learned about Greek furniture design owes to its representations in art like vases and stelae. The portable diphros stool, with its backless design and four turned legs, was one of the more common types of seating in daily Greek life — it appears as such for the gods on the Parthenon frieze. Stools without backs have been found in early Roman tombs, while benches were also common Greek seating furniture created for use in theaters. In houses of the Hellenistic period, benches seemingly functioned as tables, too.
Some designs evolved through adaptations by the Romans, including the klismos chair. After prominent archaeological excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, the klismos chair — with its four saber legs and the elegant curves that define its back — was a source of inspiration for aesthetics in eras ranging from 18th-century neoclassicism to 20th-century Art Deco.
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Style: Classical Greek
Pair Italian Neoclassic Urn Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamps. The intricately carved white alabaster are covered with lots natural colorful veining. Newly wired wit...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Large Pair Italian Column Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large scale finely crafted hand carved neoclassical style column form alabaster lamps on brass bases. Expertly crafted with intricate carving throughout. Newly wired with new...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair Antique Classical Two-Arm Sconces with Faces of Bacchus
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of 2-arm antique bronze sconces has deep castings of fine quality Their classic design is suitable for many rooms in a home. The arms...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Italian Neoclassic Urn Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamps. The intricately carved white alabaster are covered with lots natural colorful veining.
Overall height...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Italian Urn Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of hand carved neoclassic style "urn" form alabaster lamps mounted on giltwood bases bases. Each has solid brass fittings. Newly wired with new 3 way sockets and cords.
Heig...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair Diminutive Column Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of smaller scale Italian hand carved neoclassical style column form alabaster table lamps. Height to top of alabaster socket is 15" x 4" widest at base. Alabaster portion 10", t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Italian Carved Travertine and Marble Inlaid Vintage Table Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of vintage 1970s Italian table lamps are made from carved travertine that has been inlaid with a rouge marble band. Carved from a solid block the lamps are very substantial...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Marble, Travertine
Pair Marbro Neoclassic Amber Column Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large hand carved neoclassic style column form alabaster lamps with brass mounted fittings. The color of the stone is rich amber with lots of color variation and veining. Man...
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Single Neoclassic Grecian Women Urn Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamp with intricately carved relief grecian women. Newly wired with 3 way socket and rayon covered cord.
Heigh...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
19th Century French Neo-Greek Classical Bronze Lamp by Henry Cahieux
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century French Neo-Greek Classical bronze lamp by Henry Cahieux probably cast by the Barbedienne foundry, Paris and inscribed Hy Cahieux, 21.5cm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,318 Sale Price
40% Off
pair Classical Greek Alabaster Table lamps 1950s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning set of Classical Greek Alabaster Table lamps .
1950s Italy . comes with beathiful Gold color shades . Perfect match .
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Edwardian Era Italian Carved Alabaster Nude Greco-Roman Female Figural Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finely carved early 20th-century Italian alabaster lamp featuring a classical Greco-Roman partially nude female figure, gracefully posed beneath an elaborate alabaster shade. The sha...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Colette Silver Leaf Diego Giacometti Style Floor Lamps by Sirmos
By Sirmos
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage pair of "Colette" floor lamps inspired by Diego Giacometti's bronze Tete de Femme lamps. These were probably manufactured in the 1980's - ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Nickel
$3,120 Sale Price / set
45% Off
Pair Italian Column Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neoclassical style column form alabaster lamps. Expertly crafted with combination white and green elements. Newly wired with new brass 3 way socket...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Single Neoclassic Greek Key Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single hand carved square shape neoclassic style alabaster lamp with Greek key arms. Newly wired with new 3 way sockets and twisted French style cords. Shade is not included.
Category
1950s European Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Single Italian Urn Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamp on giltwood base. Newly wired with 3 way socket and rayon covered cord.
Height to top of alabaster is 15....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Terracotta Lamp
Located in Huntington, NY
Terracotta lamp.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Terracotta
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th C. Bronze and Parcel Gilt Sculptures of the 3 Graces Electrified
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stately pair of 19th century bronze figural sculptures of the Three Graces, daughters of Zeus, as lamps. Each lamp depicts a group of three women in classical drape situate...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Italian Urn
Handles Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Exceptional pair of neoclassical style carved urn form with handles alabaster table lamps. Expertly carved throughout with custom giltwood bases. Newly wired with new brass 3 way soc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Antique Table Lamp a la Ancient Torchere
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique table lamp in wood with gilt metal embellishments is designed to resemble an ancient torchere. Six looped chains and stylized acan...
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
19th Century Pair of Pâte Sur Pâte Lamps Re-electrified, Celadon France
Located in Epfach, DE
The technique of pâte sur pâte (French for "mass on mass") is an elaborate and fascinating method of porcelain decoration that became particularly popular in the second half of the 1...
Category
1880s French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Bronze
White Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
White marble Corinthian column table lamp
This is heavy piece it is made in solid marble, the lamp has a single fluted marble Corinthian st...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Marble
Pair Bronze Empire Lion Paw Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large French Empire style bronze table lamps with alabaster columns resting on lion paw feet. The color of the stone is pale amber with lots of color variation and veining. T...
Category
1950s European Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Vintage Boho Greek Key Gilt Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Channel the timeless glamour of Hollywood Regency with this spectacular pair of vintage gilt table lamps. Defined by their bold, architectural form, each lamp showcases the iconic Gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,450 / set
Vintage Boho Greek Key Matte Glazed Ceramic Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your décor with this striking pair of Vintage Boho Greek Key Matte Glazed Ceramic Lamps. Featuring a timeless Greek Key motif, these lamps blend classical design with bohemia...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Italian Neoclassic Urn Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamps. The intricately carved white alabaster has lots natural colorful veining.
Overall height top of sock...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Italian Terracotta Lamp as a Roman "Olla" Shape
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian terracotta lamp in the shape of a Roman "olla", elegant in its essential simplicity.
It can be placed anywhere and can be shipped anywhere from Italy, without the bulk of the...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Terracotta
Antique French Sevres Cobalt Blue Lamp with Metal Overlay C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Sevres Cobalt Blue Lamp with Metal Overlay Unsigned C1900
Measures - 41.5"H x 19.5"W x 19.5"D
This exquisite antique French lamp, attributed to the Sevres style, featu...
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Fruit Ceramic Classical Greek Urn Table lamps 1970s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
This is lovely set of fruits table lamps It is Italian style plaster Ceramics table lamps with fruits on the Ivory colored pedestal. Large fabric lampshade gives the lamps even mo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Classical 19th Century Gilded Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of classical gilded ormolu and marble urn lamps, each with scrolling handles and bearded mask mounts.
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
$3,296 / set
Louis XVI Style Marble Urn / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style marble and gilded ormolu urn / lamp. Having classical semi nude female ormolu figures on either side. One being with cloven hoofs the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair French Empire Black
Gold Tole Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of French Empire style black and gold tole metal table lamps. The urn style lamps are hand painted with gold detailing, decorated with lion heads and paw feet. New 3 way brass s...
Category
1930s French Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,695 / set
Large Metal Classical Greek Colum Table Lamp 1970 USA
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Classical Greek Colum table lamp .Top quality piece .
Metal shade . Two large E27 bulbs needed .
Beautiful color . Great condition .
Category
1970s American Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
Round Crystal Beaded Large Ceiling Light in French Gold
Located in New York, NY
The Round Crystal Beaded Large Ceiling Light exudes timeless elegance and radiant artistry. A distinguished design from our Heritage Collection, it showcases intricate hand-beaded cr...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Crystal Dome Ceiling Light in Florentine Silver
Located in New York, NY
The Crystal Dome Ceiling Light embodies refined grandeur and timeless craftsmanship. A luminous statement from our Heritage Collection, it features a gracefully domed form adorned wi...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$2,289 / item
Egg
Dart Large Ceiling Light in Gold Plate finish
Located in New York, NY
The Egg
Dart Large Ceiling Light embodies timeless elegance through classical ornamentation and refined craftsmanship. A distinguished design from our Heritage Collection, it f...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$5,873 / item
Knurled Crystal Prism Ceiling Light in Polished Nickel
Located in New York, NY
The Knurled Crystal Prism Ceiling Light reflects the perfect harmony of precision craftsmanship and radiant beauty. A distinguished design from our Heritage Collection, it features t...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Etruscan Style Art Table Urn Lamps Hand-Painted Incised Greek Motifs
Located in St. Louis, MO
RARE pair of Etruscan style art table lamps, Urn form with Greek Motifs of warriors, horses, chariots with floral and geometric details. Possibly a recreation of a Greek Wedding them...
Category
1960s Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass
Classical Greek Alabaster Table Lamps 1970s Spain
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two beautiful Alabaster table lamps. Classical Greek Timeless design
gives a wonderful warm light. New rewired. small socket lamps needed.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
$1,148 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Herda lighting set Column Table lamps 1970s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Herda Lighting table lamps .,Bronze and Brass ,comes with
its original shades . Good condition .some ware on the shades .
nothing disturbing. 1970s Holland .
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,196 / set
Plaster moulded and decorated Cherub Lamp Circa 1930
s Grey Velvet look shade
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, GB
Plaster moulded and decorated Cherub Lamp Circa 1930's Grey Velvet look shade. Illuminate your space with this elegant white table lamp. The classic cherub design seamlessly blends w...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Single Bronze Empire Satyr Head Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single antique Napoleon III era table lamp made from a mantle urn or vase. The lamp features handles shaped like Satyr heads, floral swags, and bows. The dark bronze patinated finish...
Category
1880s French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass, Spelter
pair French red gesso timber table lamps with red shade.
Located in Den Haag, NL
Need some color in your interior .What about these beathiful
Large table lamps . Red Gesso lacquer wood base .
some intended paint loss ,
comes with Red color shades .Great looking...
Category
1980s French Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Table Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage neoclassical table lamp is made of greyed metal and is embellished on the urn with classical dancing figures and on the pedestal...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,150
Classic metal Desk lamp 1950s USA
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Black Metal table lamp . Beautiful cast Bronze lions head .
Marble base .Complete with Silk shade .Former USA embassy . 1950s
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
$813 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Giltwood Corinthian Column Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Italian giltwood Corinthian column lamp.
Tall Italian carved giltwood Corinthian column converted to lamp. This 19th century Corinthian column ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Alabaster Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in Larkspur, CA
Late 19th century French alabaster lamp with custom trimmed silk shade. Hand-carved classic urn form with highly detailed carving of acanthus lea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
20th Century Porcelain Lamp Pair by Mottahedeh
By Mottahedeh
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome pair of Mottahedeh cobalt and white porcelain urn lamps feature central floral medallions surrounded by raised bellflower swags, hand-painted and parcel gilt, and are mounted on 5.5 inch square brass bases. Porcelain artichoke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,495 / set
Pair of Bronze Amphora Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of bronze amphora shaped tabled lamps with intricate gilt metal crests.
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,200 / set
Greek Classical Style Urn Twin Handle Cast Metal Bronze Finish Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Greek Classical Style Urn Twin Handle Cast Metal Bronze Finish Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 31.5" H (to finial) x 23.5" H (to light socket) x 10.5" W ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
Knurled Ceiling Light in Gold Plate
Located in New York, NY
The Knurled Ceiling Light embodies timeless elegance and masterful craftsmanship. A distinguished design from our Heritage Collection, it showcases the iconic knurled detailing—a hal...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$5,315 / item
Egg
Dart Draped Ceiling Light in Polished Nickel
Located in New York, NY
The Egg
Dart Draped Ceiling Light captures the essence of classical ornamentation and timeless luxury. A distinguished design from our Heritage Collection, it combines the icon...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$4,465 / item
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, C1930
Measures - 26.5" height x 6.25" diameter
An antique lamp base offers urn form...
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage White Glass Cylinder Lamp with Gold Greek Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
This vintage white glass cylinder based lamp is decorated with a descriptive and illuminating gold Greek figure holding an abundant cornucopia. The base and cap have been newly gold ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of nineteenth century bronze table lamps, French, likely depicting the Three Graces - Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia. Re-wired and PAT tested to UK specifications.
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Mid 19th Century Continental Porcelain Urn Converted to a Lamp
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. continental urn converted to a table lamp with gilt and polychrome enamel on porcelain, a painted wood base and a brass stem and socket. Despite having a chip to the stem of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Enamel
A Pair of White Marble and Ormolu Classical Greek Style Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of White Marble and Ormolu Classical Greek Style Table Lamp
These are heavy little lamps made in solid marble with ormolu mounts, the ...
Category
1910s Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Marble
Pair Classical Design Table Lamps Urn Shape Form Reverse Glass Depicting Goddess
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of exceptional Classical style reverse glass table lamps, circa 1940s, urn-shaped form depicting beautiful pattern of goddess on gold-leaf ba...
Category
1940s American Vintage Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Bronzed Vase / Lamp of the Goddess Amphitrite
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive 19th century bronzed spelter vase depicting the Ancient Greek sea goddess amphitrite with a sea urchin and cherubs around her.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Spelter
Large Pair of Early 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and fine quality pair of early 19th century gilded ormolu 13 branch candelabra, each with wonderful scrolling foliate decoration, supported by three classical maide...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Classical Greek lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Classical Greek lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Greek lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Gaetano Sciolari, Henry Cahieux and Ferdinand Barbedienne, Loevsky
Loevsky, and Miller Lamp Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $580 and tops out at $62,181 while the average work can sell for $1,685.
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