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
Pair of Italian Glazed Ceramic Urns C. 1930
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large ceramic urns, each with a robust, rounded body and a narrow, flared neck. The urns are finished in a distressed green glaze that gives them a weathered, antique appear...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$2,200 Sale Price / set
37% Off
A Grand Tour bronze figure of Mercury ( Hermes ) on a marble collum
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A bronze on a marble column after Giovanni Bologna, depicting the Roman god Mercury messenger of the gods flying through the air raised on a path of air made by the mouth of a cherub...
Category
1850s French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Hall Bench / Dining Bench
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this stylish and timeless antique hall bench, also perfect as a dining bench, featuring a beautiful patina. For those who appreciate a charming and warm interior, a b...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Marble Bust of Venus Italica on Frosted Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An exquisite marble bust from the early 19th Century portraying a female figure. A true testament to the craftsmanship of after Antonio Canova of Italy. This piece stands atop a 2 ti...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Tall Faux Sienna Marble Tuscan Style Columns
Located in Nashville, TN
With faux and real distress, faked and real cracks, crevices, nicks ,dings etc.
Tuscan, a Roman style with Doric influence. Simple entablature with no fluting to the shaft. Well de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Scagliola
French 19th Century Clock Set with Roman Centurion and Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and green marble clock garniture. Having a pair of four branch candelabra with classical busts to t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Patinated Iron and Ebonized Metal PricketsCandleholders Torcheres
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Roman Style Patinated Iron and Ebonized Metal Prickets. Patinated cast iron base. Measure 9" in diameter at the base and stand 42" tall. Accommodate large size candles.
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Coffee Table Made of Chestnut Wood from the Early 19th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this large yet elegant antique coffee table made of chestnut wood from the early 19th century, showcasing the most beautiful colors. This remarkable coffee table date...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood, Chestnut
Octavian Augustus bust in clear handmade ceramic made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Augustus, Octavian Augustus bust, Sculpture, emperor bust, Octavian bust, Augustus bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, refractory clay bust, sculptur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Comfortable Vintage Sheepskin Leather Club Chair
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This irresistible vintage club chair is a true eye-catcher. Made from cognac-colored sheepskin leather, it is full of character. The chair is finished with black trim and features a ...
Category
20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
Bisque Porcelain Couple in Conversation, French, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
A 19th century French bisque porcelain figurine of a couple seated and engaged in a conversation. The figurine is marked on back and ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Provençale Medici Vase Inspired Jardinière with Carved Scenes, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French stone Provençale jardinière from the second half of the 19th century, with low-relief carved scenes and handles. Born in Provence at the end of the reign of France's last Em...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Stone
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French hall bench / dining bench
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this antique French hall bench / dining bench with a stylish and timeless appearance. For lovers of a charming and warm interior, it has long been clear: a bench is a...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Mod.i Concrete Powder Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Console table part of a collection of modular system in ultra high performing cement mortar. UHPC shelves and abutment colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in three diff...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Fine Royal Vienna Porcelain 18-Piece Dessert Service
Located in London, GB
Comprising 12 dessert plates, four low tazzas and two high tazzas, painted with mythological armorous scenes by Kreyser, with a richly gilt cobalt blue border, with beehive mark.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$24,725 / set
Unique Large Cameo Enameled Opaline Glass Pendant Light w Dancing Nymphs Figures
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and stunning Italian work of lighting art, 1920.
If you are passionate about early 20th century decorative art then you will love this on...
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Classical Roman Style Bathtubs, Custom Sizing Available
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Classical Roman style bathtubs
Solid one piece manufacture
Designs in various marbles with custom sizing and design options available
Small or la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
$19,917 / item
1900s, Gilt Framed Madonna of the Chair Painting Print on Wood
Located in Germantown, MD
The Madonna Della Sedia commonly known as the Madonna of the chair is a painting by an Italian artist Raphael dating back to 1513 -1514. It is currently hou...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
Thomas H. Dyer, Fresco of Bacchus and Faun, 1867
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real photograph from Thomas H. Dyer's Ruins of Pompeii collection, 1867.
Albumen print, tipped in. Mounted on card.
The actual photograph measures: 6.5 x 5 inches (17 x 12 cm).
Category
1860s English Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Tall Classical Styled Fluted Metal Garden Urns on Stands
Located in Nashville, TN
Metal with fired finish (in distress). Tall (just shy of 5 feet) and of Classical
Design with ribbed fluting and on attached square bases. The bases decorated with laurels on all fou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal
Small Antique 1900s Solid Brass Apothecary Mortars and Pestles - Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 2 very cool heavy brass (?) antique mortar and pestles. Actually one may be brass and one copper, judging from the green aging tinge inside. They are not a matched set but ver...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price / set
65% Off
Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze of Seated Hermes
Located in London, GB
Nineteenth century Italian bronze model of Seated Hermes, stamped 'GIORGIO SOMMER FOUNDRY, NAPLES', set on marble plinth base.
Dimensions: 44cm (17¼") High, 42cm (16½") Wide, Base 2...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Eros on Dolphin Sculpture Made with Compressed Marble Powder 7.1" Large Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Eros, who is considered the god of love in Greek mythology, also appears as a savior. It is not only a symbol of love, but also of everlasting creative reproduction. The original of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
English Garden Stone Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English garden statuary bust of Julius Caesar, the famed Roman emperor, in the Classical style (Roman or Greek) of composition stone.
Perfect for a garden room or conservator...
Category
20th Century English Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Italian Majolica Pharmacy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian Majolica Polychrome Pharmacy Jar or Albarello, dated 1777. These jars were use in apothecaries to hold medicinal herbs, powders...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Majolica
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Pedestal Powder Beige Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Pedestal part of a collection of modular system in ultra high performing cement mortar. UHPC colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different colors: Brick, silve...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Vintage Brass
Copper Sun Clock Armillary Sun Dial on Wooden Base, German 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative sculpture statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of brass, copper, wrought iron and a wooden base. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany...
Category
1960s German Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal
Constantin Hansen – Bacchus on a Lion Danish Golden Age Gouache
By Constantin Hansen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Constantin Hansen, 1804–1880
Danish Golden Age gouache painting: Bacchus on a Lion.
Executed on paper, framed in a gilt wooden frame. Visible image: 31 × 33 cm.
Unsigned.
The paintin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Oak Secretary Desk / Chest of Drawers – Late 18th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this beautiful large antique oak secretary desk / chest of drawers / bureau with burl walnut veneer from the late 18th century....
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
17th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of a Classical Roman
Located in Houston, TX
17th century Italian carrara marble bust of a Classical Roman.
Finely carved Classical Roman Carrara marble bust sculpture from the 17th ce...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Early 20th century artist study of a classical bust pencil on paper
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century pencil drawing of a classical bust. This drawing is presented in a hand carved vintage French cocoa inspired frame. This pencil drawing is an artist stu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Paper
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Rectangular Dining Table Cream Cement Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rectangular shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
19th Century Italian Carved Marble Column Capital
Located in Austin, TX
A stately and well carved marble Corinthian column capital, 19th century, Italy.
Presented and displayed inverted, with a typical decorative motif of acanthus and volute.
Perfect f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Bookcase Concrete Bookshelves Powder Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Bookcase part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different co...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Bookcase Concrete Bookshelves Silver Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Bookcase part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different co...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Antique French bamboo standing coat rack with mirror and umbrella stand
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Add atmosphere and character to your hallway or entrance with this beautiful antique faux bamboo coat rack. A unique and functional item that perfectly combines style and practical u...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Monumental Italian White Marble Copy of the Medici Urn. Early 20th Century.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Monumental Italian white marble copy of the Medici Urn. Early 20th Century
Impressive palatial model of the historic Medici urn. It is masterfully carved in white Carrara marble. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Coffee Side Table Silver Grey Cement Mod.I
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Life Size 19th Century Italian White Marble Sculpture Titled "The Wrestlers"
Located in Tarzana, CA
This exceptional 19th century Italian hand carved marble group titled: 'The Wrestlers' was carved after a Greek original of the 3rd century BCE.
This impressive statue depicts two na...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Vintage Cast Iron Monumental Classical Planters
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful pair of vintage cast iron monumental classical planters with a rusted patina from decades of sitting outside. A strong pair with no breaks. Each planter weighs around 100...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Spanish Coffee Table from the 17th Century with Two Drawers
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this robust and characterful antique Spanish coffee table from the 17th century with two drawers and a solid top.
How fantastic is this striking antique Spanish coffee ...
Category
17th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
Iridescent glass vase pulegoso scavo Murano glass. . Cyanide
Located in Lugo, IT
Iridescent glass vase pulegoso scavo Murano glass.
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Grand Faux Marble Urn Vessels, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Dramatic lightweight resin urn shaped vessels featuring a realistic hand-painted honed Carrara marble faux finish. Classically inspired modern shaped vases sit on top of detachable p...
Category
2010s Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Resin
$480 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Large Winged Griffin by Bottega Cadorin, for Testolini
Salviati, carved walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Large winged griffin by Bottega Vincenzo Cadorin, for Testolini & Salviati in carved walnut. These two sculptural elements were the basis of a large mirror, produced by the great car...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pompeii Verdigris Bronze Table with Nike and Trophy, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This table is a rare reproduction attributed to the Chiurazzi foundry in Naples Italy of an artifact discovered in the excavations of Pompeii. The original is in the Naples National Archeological Museum. The bronze table is supported by a herm of Jupiter Zeus...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Corsican Bronze Hoard
Located in London, GB
Dagger L: 27.8 cm,
Luniform bronze, possibly a belt buckle L: 10.8 cm,
Shield-shaped bronze with a point Diam: 6.5 cm,
Pommel Diam: 3.7 cm,
Violin-bow brooch L: 17.5 cm,
P-Shape...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$89,011 / set
Large Italian Glazed Terracotta Urn with Stylized Horse
By Urbino Workshop
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian Glazed Terracotta Urn with stylized Horse.
Italian glazed terracotta Urbino Maiolica style urn or vessel in muted colors with wel...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Étienne Dupérac Etchings of Ancient Roman Ruins, 17th Century - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
Étienne Dupérac
(French, 1535-1604)
A pair of etchings from I vestigi dell'antichita di Roma raccolti et ritratti in perspettiva depicting ruins of Ancient Rome, including the Temp...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Paper
Charming Vintage Green Ceramic French Lamp with Gold Accents
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Charming Vintage Green Ceramic French Lamp with Gold Accents
This lovely green vintage French ceramic lamp from around 1960 is a fantastic decorative piece for almost any interior....
Category
20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage set of 2 dining chairs with black piping on wheels
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this characterful vintage set of 2 sheepskin dining chairs with black piping on wheels. These charming and practical vintage dining chairs, made from sheepskin leather, ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
Carved White Alabaster Lamps Modelled After Roman Temple Ruins
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of carved alabaster lamps representing ancient ‘Roman’ architecture; each having three tall fluted columns with Corinthian capitals supporting a stepped top and resting on a r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Griffons Table Pedestals
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two grand and very impressive cast concrete neoclassical style pedestal dining table bases with finely detailed winged griffins. Will support a large stone, marble or glass table top...
Category
Early 2000s Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Italian 19th Century Wrought Iron Plant Stand and Riveted Copper Planter
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 19th Century Wrought Iron Plant Stand and Riveted Copper Planter.
Copper planter measurements 33 x H 19 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Comfortable Vintage Sheepskin Wingback Chair with a Beautiful Color
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This amazing sheepskin wingback armchair is a true eye-catcher that should not be missing from any interior. It embodies timeless style and elegance.
The armchair features a beautif...
Category
20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
Two Piece Collection of Ermanno Nason Scavo Glass
Located in New York, NY
Two vases by Nason for Cenedese, Ca 1970's. Both in perfect condition Dimensions in listing are for taller vase, smaller vase as follows. 7"- H x 9"- W x 3.5"-m open at top. Classic...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
Antique Religious Carved Marble Church Reliquary Altar Stone
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce carved marble altar stone fragment, most likely Italian, the rectangular consecrated Carrara marble panel serves as a reliquary containing important relics, adorned with cro...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Italian Architectural Salvage Sculptural Elements Now Statue Table Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent near pair of antique Italian architectural salvaged elements, now repurposed and fashioned as one-of-a-kind tables / stands / sculptures!
19th Century or earlier, Italy, most likely Venetian / Veneto region, hand carved polychrome painted sculptural corinthian column capital exterior building elements almost certainly depicting a Baroque interpretation of Medusa, having spiral scroll volutes, acanthus leaf carvings, figural ancient mask...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Sculptural Neoclassical Style Iron Column Side or Accent Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sculptural Neoclassical style Roman column form iron accent armchair with decorative scrolls and flared cabriolet legs. This stylized chair makes a perfect accent or desk chair. To...
Category
1970s Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Roses Chandelier 12 Lights
By Villari
Located in Solagna, IT
Behold the Roses Chandelier, a poetic masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship where artistry, emotion, and heritage converge. This 12-light creation is fully handmade, each porcelain ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Brass
$28,474
Vintage Neo-classical Style Needlepoint Upholstered Curule Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage neoclassical style curule bench covered in multi toned floral needlepoint upholstery and nailheads.
Bench, needlepoint bench, ottoman, footstool, floral bench...
Category
20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Classical Roman furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Classical Roman 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, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Roman furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Luca Scacchetti, LAGU, and Richard Ginori. 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 $150,000 while the average work can sell for $2,914.
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