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Classical Roman Furniture

CLASSICAL ROMAN STYLE

During Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D., Pompeii and Herculaneum in today’s Italy were preserved as they were on the day of their destruction. Particularly at Herculaneum, furnishings were carbonized beneath volcanic ash. This was pivotal to understanding how Classical Roman furniture was designed. Archaeological investigations and printed reproductions of discoveries would influence styles evoking this ancient civilization, from the Renaissance to neoclassicism.

While knowledge of Classical Roman furniture comes from rare surviving pieces, it is also derived from frescoes and sculptures portraying Roman life. Much of Roman art, architecture and design was informed by Greece — Roman architect, military engineer and writer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, whose timeless De architectura is taught in contemporary architecture classes and pays tribute to classical architecture, visited Greece while working under Julius Caesar and admired the country’s architectural developments. The Roman solium references the Greek thronos, a stately chair of honor with an upright form and footstool. As the Roman Empire spread across Europe and into North Africa and Western Asia, the expansion of trade for silver, silk, marble and wood allowed for more luxurious designs.

Classical Roman furniture was made from bronze, wood and stone — in particular, marble — with ornate touches like tortoiseshell veneers, bone and glass inlays and claw feet. Ornaments depicting lion heads and mythological figures were sculpted from silver, bronze and ivory. Compared to the decorative attention given to the mosaic floors and wall paintings, however, furniture for even a wealthy house was minimal. It focused on the necessities for guests arriving for both socializing and business and the rooms housing family, relatives and enslaved people.

The triclinium dining room had banquet couches, items so prized they were sometimes interred with the deceased. Tall bronze or terracotta candelabras held oil lamps for lighting. Carved marble tables reflected status, while the lararium home shrine demonstrated faith.

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Style: Classical Roman
Place of Origin: Italian
Giara in argento 800 massiccio in stile "pompeiano"
Located in VALENZA, IT
Grande giara in argento massiccio 800. La forma è tonda e panciuta nella parte centrale mentre si stringe più nettamente verso la "bocca" del vaso. Sul corpo sono stati eseguiti sba...
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Silver

A Roman bronze foot
Located in UTRECHT, UT
With square fitting, hollow at the top for attachment to furniture, one large paw on round base sprouting into lion’s head with visible teeth. 9,5 cm (h) Ex German private property...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Watercolor Paintings in the style of Pompeian Wall or Ceiling Decoration
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., an unusual pair of watercolors in the style of Pompeian wall of ceiling decor. Both are on paper mounted on board in plexiglass shadow box frame...
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1980s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper

A fine pair of Classical marble columns with gilt bronze mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of Italian marble columns with gilt bronze mounts
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Alabaster Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Urban Art Home, offered is an amber-colored alabaster bud vase crafted in Tuscany, Italy. It measures approximately 8.25" in width, and is 5.125" tall, has an upper rim...
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Alabaster

A Roman yellow glass unguentarium
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Belly-shaped with cylindrical neck and with folded down collar rim, the unguentarium with twisted glass decoration with white intertwining the main yellow colour 4.5 cm (h) Intact Ex. German private collection H.G., collected between 1970s-1990s Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass vessels...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Glass

Bronze Figure of Cupid, a Goose Under His Arm
Located in Montreal, QC
A figure of a nude, winged boy (Cupid), carrying a goose under his left arm. The source for this sculpture is a two-foot high bronze fountain figure...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Red White Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Byzantium vase, 2022, hand-painted maiolica fired in full-fire reduction firing 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Collection of Italian Specimen Marble Spheres on Stands
Located in Hudson, NY
This three-piece grouping of specimen marble spheres can be sold as the group or as a pair ( the left and right are a pair or as a single in the middle) and a single. The marble is ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Neoclassical Style Gilt and Silvered Mirror with Carved Columns
Located in Essex, MA
Large rectangular Italian "neoclassical style " mirror with finely carved reeded classical columns as the supports. Wonderful gilt and silvered patina for the opulent, decadent, an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Ancient Roman Carved Marble Roundel
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting a robed man holding a scroll in a circular frame, the hairstyle recalls that Emperor Gallienus; rough technique is compatible with the late Third Ce...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary 21st Century Majoilica
Located in London, GB
Pompei moon jar, 2024, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 30 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura and Ivana, Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one of a kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, horse sculpture, marble horse, carrara marble sculpture, sculpture made in Italy. Sculpture of a fragment of an incedent horse in the march Resting on a basalt and iron b...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Maestro Imperio Rossi, Vintage Murano Millefiori Art Glass Vase, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: Height 18-3/4 inches Diameter 8-3/4 inches Found in the middle section of the vase’ neck, there is a round glass medallion with letter “m”, indented into it for Maestro Imperio Rossi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Glass

A Large Terracotta Statue of Discobolus, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Terracotta Statue of Discobolus, 19th Century A Terracotta statue of the classical Greek 'Discobolus" by Myron. This particular figure is modelled after the 2nd century Roma...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Terracotta

Diana Gabii, sculpture carved on white Carrara marble, made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture of the Diana "Gabii," hand carved on beautiful white Carrara marble. Made n Italy The total weight is 23 kg The sculpture has an "antiqued" treatment, even with special pa...
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Young Emperor Bust
Located in Roma, IT
19th century bronze bust of young emperor. This object is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any object in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died re...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Bronze

A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side. 4 cm (h) Green patina ...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Bronze

Horse sculpture -fragment- light ceramic bronze patina -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Horse sculpture fragment, ceramic horse, bronze horse Bronze patinated light ceramic sculpture placed on volcanic stone and iron base light refractory ceramic, bronze patinated. dime...
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Ceramic

Busto di Ottaviano Augusto in breccia pernice e marmo bianco Carrara -made Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Augusto, Ottaviano Augusto busto, Scultura, busto imperatore, Busto Ottaviano, busto Augusto, busto romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, marmo bianco Carrara...
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Antique Italian Wood Frieze on Plexi Base
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This antique italian wood frieze, hand carved and named "half a palm", still has traces of lacquer, silver and gold, almost erased by time. It can also be the base of a lamp. ref. ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair of molossi dogs in green marble Alps
Located in Milano, IT
The pair consists of two reproductions that can be traced back to the Grand Tour period, thus between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, of a Molosso marble sculpture of Roman o...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Set of 2 wall sconces by Venini attr. to Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Set of 2 wall sconces from Venini in the form of torches. Opaline glass and brass holders. Original wiring. Design attributed to Fulvio Bianconi. Height: 38 cm Depth (from wall): 25 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

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Brass

Alabaster Pedestal Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is an amber-colored chiseled alabaster pedestal bowl designed exclusively for Urban Art Home and made by an artisan in Italy. The bow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Alabaster

Pen Drawing on Paper, "The Birth of Venus" Vincenzo Camuccini.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pen Drawing on Paper, "The Birth of Venus" Vincenzo Camuccini. Pen drawing on paper, mounted on an album leaf, "The Birth of Venus" by Vincenzo Camuccini, late 18th century, early 1...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Paper

"Sari" Pedestal Sink made of Almond Travertine
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The "Sari" pedestal sink made of almond travertine by the Italian company, Piba Marmi, is a sculptural masterpiece that seamlessly blends classic and contemporary design. Crafted fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Travertine

18th Century Roman Stone Hand-Carved Classical Warrior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Classical Warrior Mounted Bust Hand-Carved Out of Solid Roman Stone Sourced from Rome, Italy by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
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18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Stone

Head Julius Caesar carved on white Carrara marble-made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Julius Caesar sculpture, Caesar head sculpture, Sculpture, Male head, classical art, Greek art, Julius Caesar art , white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, Portrait head of Juliu...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Classic antique style cup -turned in white Carrara marble -made Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Marble bowl, antique classical bowl, sculpture, marble, marble furniture, marble fruit bowl, white marble bowl, Carrara marble bowl, classical bowl. Classical-style cup hand-turned o...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Vintage Clear Marbro Amphora Murano Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
Extraordinary example of Marbro lamps in urn design mounted on square chrome base. Two sockets. Shade NOT included.
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1970s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

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Chrome

Head Julius Caesar carved on white Carrara marble - made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Julius Caesar sculpture, Caesar head sculpture, Sculpture, Male head, classical art, Greek art, Julius Caesar art , white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, Portrait head of Juliu...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Italian Mid-Nineteenth Century Bronze Bust of Lucius Verus
Located in London, GB
Italian mid-nineteenth century bronze bust of Lucius Verus, circa 1860-1870, on circular waisted socle. Lucius Verus ruled Rome alongside Marcus Aureli...
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1860s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Bronze

Mid-19th Century Italian Sorrento Center Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The circular top with striking geometric inlay in three different woods creating an almost optical illusion of depth. The top rests on a turned inlaid column terminating in three spl...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Walnut

Sculpture Bust Roman Emperor White and Red Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture realized by a Roman sculptor as from the Roman academy tradition, is carved with two marbles. Gaius Iulius Caesare formally known as Cesare was a Roman general and statesman who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

1990s Bust of Roman General Hand Carved in Carrara White and Alicante Red Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s bust of a Roman general, hand carved by craftsmen using Carrara white marble for the head and Alicante red for the toga, where the white and red contrast give movement and real...
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

Green Blue Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Byzantium vase, 2022, hand-painted maiolica fired in full-fire reduction firing 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

White Carrara marble sculpture of Hannah and Samuel by F. Andrei. Inv. E.
Located in New York, NY
Depicting Hannah with draping robes holding Samuel in her left arm and placing a donation in a trunk with an engraved Menorah to its front, signed 'F. Andrei. Inv. E. Scolp. Roma 186...
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1860s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Bust Julius Caesar carved on white and cipolin marble -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, emperor bust, Caesar bust, Julius Caesar bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient sculpture,...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Roman Empire Domitian Coin circa 76-77 AD Set in Gold with Diamond Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Roman Empire, Domitian (circa 76-77 AD), silver Denarius coin, minted in Rome, set in a custom 22-karat gold bezel with 22-karat gold bail with gold bead and diamond acc...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Gold

A Late Roman turquoise glass rod-formed balsamarium
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Glass balsamarium with a twisted tubular body, tapering towards the applied disc base, with two trailed handles 12.0 cm (h) Provenance: Ex anonymous Sale; Pierre Bergé Auctioneers, Paris, 17 January 2009, lot 38 Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Glass

19th C. Saints Paul and Thomas Oil on Panel Painting Pair
Located in New York, NY
A compelling pair of 19th century ecclesiastical oil paintings on panel, depicting Saint Paul and Saint Thomas, rendered in rich, devotional tones. These portraits capture the solemn...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Fruitwood, Giltwood, Paint

18th Century Roman Giltwood Marble Top Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely carved Italian console in excellent condition for its age. Not sure if marble top is original. Has a scagliola inlay of a pearl necklace in the marble.
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18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Pompeian Style Marble Tapered Tripod Wood and Bronze Pedestal
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic painted wood marble and metal tri-pod pedestal modelled after an ancient pedestal discovered in Pompeii. Below the shaped green marble top are three metal grotesque masks w...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble, Metal

20th Century Ionic Columns
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of 20th century gold gilded ionic columns with winged cherubs and fish scaled plinths. These classical columns are from the three orders beginning ...
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20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Resin

Carlo Uboldi, Marble Relief of Boys Playing with a Donkey, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
A very fine mid 19th-century Italian carved Carrera statuary marble relief plaque of four boys playing with a donkey. Mounted on a bronze stand. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Italian Marble Sculpture of a Dog, Circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
The antique sculpture portrays a mastiff, sitting upright in an attentive pose with ears cocked, head canted, and mouth open. Hand carved from a block of green marble, unsigned. The...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble

Late 18th Century Micromosaic with Parrot on a branch. From a Model by G.Raffael
By Giacomo Raffaelli
Located in Paris, FR
Large micro-mosaic plate representing a parrot on a branch. From a model by Giacomo Raffaelli. The quality and shape of the shards of this micromosai...
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1790s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Art Glass, Cut Glass

A Roman bronze head attachment of a youth
Located in UTRECHT, UT
A finely detailed appliqué with the face of a youth, wavy hair framing the circular face, with well defined eyes, pierced for inlays. 5.5 cm (h) Provenance: Ex Jean-Phillipe Mariaud de Serres...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Bronze

Midcentury Murano Revival Glass Lamped Vase
Located in London, GB
A twin handled murano glass vase in Roman blue, speckled with Venetian green and iridescent finish to surface, now mounted as a lamp. Italian, Mid Twentieth Century .
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1950s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

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Blown Glass

Fine Pair of Marble and Gilt Bronze Mounted Column Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
A Fine pair of Classical marble and gilt bronze mounted column designed pedestals.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

A Roman purple glass jug
Located in UTRECHT, UT
A jug with a bell-shaped body and clover lip, a green trailed handle and a green collar in the middle of the cylindrical neck. 12.4 cm (h) Intact Provenance: Ex C.A. Hessing Collection, coll. no.57 Ex Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 22 September 1998, lot 226 Published: Sheppard & Cooper Ltd, Glass: The Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, London, 1994, p.14, no.75. Roman glass was used primarily for the production of vessels. It developed from Hellenistic technical traditions, initially concentrating on the production of intensely coloured cast glass vessels...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Glass

Well-Carved Pair of Italian Romanesque Style Gray Painted Wooden Masks now Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-carved and stylized pair of Italian Romanesque style gray painted wooden masks now mounted as lamps; each bearded face surrounded by thick curl...
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1930s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Byzantium vase, 2022, hand-painted maiolica fired in full-fire reduction firing 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

18th Century Venetian Throne Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved 18th Century giltwood newly-upholstered in Rubelli metal silk fabric.
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18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century Continental Iron and Gilt Pedestal Birdbath or Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Large and impressive 19th century Continental iron and parcel gilt fountain or birdbath. Beautiful detail and quality.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Iron

Metal Side Italian Table With Tray
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Classical folding metal table with tray: elegant and useful. Faux briar painted, the tray has a small elegant railing that completes it and preven...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Metal

Italian "Grand Tour" Style Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual antique floor lamp revisits in the late 19th century an oil lamp of antiquity. Raised on three cloven hoof feet and with stem encircled by a writhing serpent, the oil re...
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1880s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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Bronze

Italian Terracotta Table Lamp
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian terracotta table lamp, elegant in its essential simplicity. It can be shipped anywhere from Italy, without the pulk of the hat which You can do as You want. ref. nr. 2050 -
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

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Terracotta

Gilt Bronze Model of Ceres
Located in London, GB
A gilt bronze model of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, modeled seated holding torch aloft in one hand and with a sheaf of wheat in the other, on plin...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

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