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Classical Greek Furniture

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
Large Pink Hercules Bust
Located in Bagshot, GB
Who say Pink can't be masculine? A 21st century very charming and large pink plaster portrait bust of "Hercules" the demigod mortal son of Zeus. Bust ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Large Bronze Model of a Seated Mercury
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in London, GB
Large bronze model of a seated Mercury, after Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785), late nineteenth century or early twentieth century, French. Base diameter 27 cm. This statue ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Classical Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Copied off this original piece pictured; we are now manufacturing this sink to order, so custom sizing available. Carrara Marble with a Honed Finish. This timeless beautiful Italian ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

Classical Marble Stone Corner Sink
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Marble Stone Corner Sink Naturally distressed marble, an original period piece x2 wall sides: 40 cm each
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Athena Marble Bust Greek Goddess Wise Sculpture Bursa Museum Replica
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 24.4'' (62cm) / Weight: 39.7 lbs (18 kg) Athena (Minerva) is known as the goddess of wisdom, peace and the arts in Greek mythology. Athena (Minerva) is the goddess of intell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Ionic Column Sculpture Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Large
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 7,5 kg Ionic regular columns, born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia, have a thin, long and elegant form. agu's special selection brings the most important scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Magnificent French 19th Century Mantel Clock, Victor Paillard, Paris
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A magnificent 19th century bronze mantel clock depicting allegorical figures representing Geography and literature. The white enamel clock face, Roman numerals, an eight day duration...
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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pino Signoretto Bust of Hippocrates, Murano Glass, Venetian, Italian Art Glass
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine murano glass sculpture by Pino Signoretto of the Bust of Hippocrates. Handcrafted by master glass artist Pino Signoretto on the Venetian islan...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass

Pair of Greek Reproduction Terracotta Pots
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of Greek reproduction plant pots from Crete, made of terracotta resembling Mediterranean jars used since antiquity for storage or planters. These vessels are nicely decorated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta

Antique Apoxyomenos Male Marble Torso Sculpture, White Carrara Marble, XIX Sec.
Located in Rome, IT
Antique male marble torso, circa 1850 A copy of the roman marble statue Apoxyomenus in Musei Vaticani in Rome (I sec d.c.) copy of a greek bronze athlete statue...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Rare Pierre-Adrien Ekman Hand Painted Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinarily scarce French hand-painted oil on canvas wooden three panel folding screen - room divider; Signed P.A. Ekman (Pierre-Adrien Ekman, France, 1904-1993), fabulous Tro...
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Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Gabriella Crespi Coppia Di Delfini Pair of Silvered Bronze Dolphins
Located in Hastings, GB
A truly spectacular and incredibly rare pair of sculptures by legendary designer Gabriella Crespi, modeled as mythical dolphins, 'Coppia di Delfini', each one hand crafted from Sarda...
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1970s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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 .
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1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Greek Mythology Warrior Wall Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful vintage decorative Greek wall plate featuring mythological warriors and a Greek key border Greece, Mid-20th Century Hand painted terracotta V...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Ancient Paestan Red-Figure Kylix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to The Painter of Naples 1778. Elegantly potted this kylix sits on a high foot, with a lively painted satyr and draped female figure decorating the tondo. The satyr stand...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Zeus Figurative Statue 41" Museum Replica Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Zeus, considered the father of gods and humans, is the most important god in Greek mythology. It is always depicted with the throne, scepter and lightning bolt. The original of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Pair of Gilded Italian Capitals With Corinthian-Ionic Intaglio 19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Gilded 1800s Gilded Capitals in carved poplar wood, originally part of a larger decorative complex. Of composite style, Ionic and Corinthian, they have under the abacus in th...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Zeus Figurative Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Zeus, considered the father of gods and humans, is the most important god in Greek mythology. It is always depicted with the throne, scepter and lightning bolt. The original of the s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Ancient Greek Glass Ring
Located in London, GB
This beautifully preserved Hellenistic glass ring is a timeless and stunning piece of ancient jewellery. Cast from transparent, light green glass, its large size and oval bezel - ori...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Glass

Rare Antique Large Fountain - Luxury Reclaimed Italian Limestone Statue Fountain
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Our Ancient Surfaces team recently reclaimed this extremely rare statuary fountain. The story behind this masterpiece is that it was reclaimed from an old noble Milano family estate. This is a very unique and large pool fountain...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Limestone, Wrought Iron

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 Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Ilias Lalaounis Sterling Silver and Bronze "Barley" Metapontum Coin Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Ilias Lalaounis sterling silver and bronze "Barley" paperweight after an ancient coin of Metapontum 5th Century B.C. in its original box and documentation 20th Century Marks: Lalaoun...
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20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Set of Nine, Large Early 18th Century Oil on Canvas Paintings of Various Sibyls
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful and rare collection of nine, oil on canvas paintings of the Sibyls, early 18th century, French school, Libyan, Cumean, Lampusian, Hellespontine, Erythraean, Delphic, Pers...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust of Venus Chiurazzi
Located in New York, NY
Psyche of Capua. White marble bust of Venus, after antique. Italy, late 19th century. Inscribed, 'Chiurazzi.' Measures: 21 in. (53.3 cm) height.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Ancient greek pottery Attic black glazed cup Material: Black glazed pottery Period: Ancient Greek Date: c450BC Origin: Attica/Athens, Greece Condition: VF, slight cos...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Pottery

19th Century French Pink Marble and Ormolu Clock Set
Located in London, GB
19th Century French pink marble and ormolu clock set French, Late 19th Century Clock: Height 46cm, width 23cm, depth 18cm Candelabra: Height 44.5cm, width 22cm, depth 20cm This unusual three-piece clock garniture combines stunning pink marble with ormolu classicised decoration. Featuring ornate pierced gilt brass hands, the porcelain dial of the mantel clock is framed with a floral motif that complements the tones of the marble. The clock is covered with elegant gilt-bronze classical decoration: surmounting the dial is an ormolu torch and laurel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Greek Corinthian helmet sculpture handmade on ceramic -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
The Corinthian helmet was the type of Greek helmet that offered the best protection in battle for the head in ancient Greece. In ancient Rome it was introduced either by the Etruscan...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Alexander the Great Sculpture Fragment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tribute to the classical heroic torso—weathered, defiant, and stripped of narrative yet never of presence. This study captures the echo of antiquity through a contemporary lens, ce...
Category

2010s American Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Concrete

Pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne Low Handled Bronze Borghese Urns
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious and incredibly rare pair of 19th century gilt bronze low handled urns modelled after the original Borghese vase by Giovanni Zoffoli (c1785-1845) cast by Barbedienne in the ...
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1870s French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

1980s Italian Bronze Riace Warrior Sculpture Statue Signed Pintoneilo
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Italian Bronze Riace Warrior Sculpture Statue Signed Pintoneilo Offered for sale is a circa 1980s bronze statue of the older Riace Warrior sculpture. This bronze is extremely ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Bisque Scorpio Statue By Pia Langelund For Royal Copenhagen
Located in Doraville, GA
Beautiful bisque, matte white, statue of a man designed by Pia Langelund for Royal Copenhagen. The statue is one of the zodiac figures and this statue represents Scorpio. Designed pr...
Category

1990s Danish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Ceramic Vase with Brown Bulls and Bands
Located in Grythyttan, SE
With inspiration from ancient greek pictorial style vases, this beige vase is decorated with bulls and bands in brown paint. The band ornamentations with two bands, twisted bands and...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

After Hiram Powers, Grand Tour Marble Sculpture of “the Greek Slave”
By Hiram Powers
Located in Atlanta, GA
After Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873), “The Greek Slave”. A finely carved white marble sculpture after the antiquity which is currently held in the col...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Classic horse head in white Carrara marble -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Horse head, classical art, Greek art, classical horse, marble horse, pheidian horse, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, horse sculpture, Greek horse Horse head car...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

Fine Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in London, GB
Elegant Sculpture that represents Narcissus Greek Mythology Sculpted from Plaster
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20th Century British Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Plaster

20th Century Terracotta Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Greek
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Terracotta Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Greek. Offered is a handsome 20th century terra cotta bust of a classical Greek male. Expertly executed however it is unsigned.
Category

20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Fine Antique Venetian Salviati Enameled Blue Glass Stemmed Cordial Glass Set
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent collection of ten rare fine quality antique Italian hand blown enameled colored art glass stemmed cordial drinking glasses attributed to legendary glassmakers The Venic...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Carrara Marble Double Kitchen Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical double sink is cut from one single block of marble, the design has not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic merit easily fitting in with old and new buildings. It also makes an excellent outdoor water fountain...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

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 Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Acteon Greek Hunter by Adrien Etienne Gaudez French Bronze Statue Sculpture 46"
Located in Dayton, OH
A remarkable French Bronze sculpture of Acteon by Adrein Etienne Gaudez. The statue is sculpted in lifelike detail, featuring Acteon with a bird in his outstretched arm, standing on ...
Category

20th Century Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Oracle of Delphi Ceramic Wall Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique ceramic art plaque of The Oracle of Delphi. The ceramic has a leather hanger at top to hang on wall. Contains colors of yellow, green and brown The Oracle of Delphi was a prie...
Category

20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Decorative Female Torso Statue in Classical Style
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Bring the timeless elegance of classical antiquity into your space with this sculptural female torso, inspired by Greco-Roman art traditions. In art history, a torso refers to a scul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Antique 19th century Italian Rare Greek Mythology Majolica Vase/Urn
Located in Doha, QA
A very rare and very decorative Italian Majolica Vase. Hight 41 cm. The vase is decorated with four faces of God Ammon-epithet of Zeus, and two of Neptun...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Ancient Roman Theathre Mask Myra Bust Decorative Statue No:I Museum Replica
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
It was found in the ancient city of Myra in Antalya, Turkey. It was used as a mask in theaters during the Roman period. The city of Myra, one of the six most important cities that w...
Category

2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Ancient Greek Terracotta Antefix in Form of the Head of Artemis Bendis, Taranto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ancient Greek mould-made terracotta antefix decorated with the female head of the Goddess Artemis Bendis. Western Greek, Italy, Taranto, early 4th century BC. Two small feathered win...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Stone

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 Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Brass, Bronze

Original Antique Greek Mythology Print After J.M.W Turner. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after J.M.W Turner Fine steel engraving Published by Virtue, C.1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Paper

Alexander The Great Bust No:II Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 65 cm / Weight: 20 kg Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Scavo Glass Candleholders by Cenedese
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Highly decorative, this amazing grouping in beautiful Scavo glass show irregular patches of textured scavo technique. Coloring is a vivid turquoise, pink and white with white dusty f...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

New Modern Colorful Light Blue Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80921 New Modern Colorful Oushak Rug, 10'00 x 13'08. This hand-knotted wool modern Oushak rug is a painter’s reverie in textile form—a serene landscape where color drifts like mornin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Wool

Lucite Klismos Chair in Malachite Print Fabric
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lucite Klismos chair upholstered in malachite print fabric in the style of Charles Hollis Jones. It is made in 2012 by Los Angeles based company Shahrooz. Total two chairs available....
Category

1930s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Lucite

Ancient Roman Theatre Mask Myra No:II Museum Replica Cultured Marble
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
It was found in the ancient city of Myra in Antalya, Turkey. It was used as a mask in theaters during the Roman period. The city of Myra, one of the six most important cities that w...
Category

2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Original Antique Greek Mythology Print After J.M.W Turner. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after J.M.W Turner Fine steel engraving Published by Virtue, C.1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian Marble Sculpture after Roman Original of the Wrestlers
By Eugenio Battiglia
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian marble sculpture after Roman original of the Wrestlers Italian, late 19th century Measures: Height 94cm, width 124c...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

Classical Clay Terracotta Vailed Vestal Bust of a Woman Statue Sculpture 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage unglazed finely chizled terracotta sculpture / bust of a woman featuring extrodinary detail with flowing gown, ornamental collar, and hair partially wrapped in a veil. May be...
Category

20th Century Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Male torso in classical style- white Carrara marble -Kouros
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture. Male torso carved on beautiful white Carrara marble, inspired by Greek Kouros. Rest...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

Limestone Classical Double Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical double sink is cut from one single block of white limestone, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times and carry superb art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Greek Style Charger With Olympian Runners
Located in Stamford, CT
Ancient Greek style charger of platter depicting two Olympic runner competing in a race. Beautifully painted in red and black on a yellow ground, with decorative bands, including the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Classical Greek furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Classical Greek furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Greek furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and West Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include LAGU, Cathryn Shilling, Sir William Hamilton, and Maitland Smith. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $289,700 while the average work can sell for $1,855.