Classical Greek Center Tables

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

French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze Walnut Coffee Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Fine and Rare French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze and Walnut coffee table with marble top. The assembled Corinthian gilt-bronze capital, now converted into a ...

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Late 19th Century Antique Classical Greek Center Tables

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze Walnut Coffee Table

$14,950 Sale Price

21% Off

Coppia di Basi Per Tavolini Capitelli Intagliati a Foglia di Acanto Firenze 1900

By Bartolozzi Maioli

Located in Milano, MI

Coppia di Capitelli Intagliati a Foglia di Acanto Firenze 1900, coppia di piedistalli fiorentini basi per tavoli in legno scolpito, decorate sui quattro lati da un profondo intaglio ...

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Mid-20th Century European Classical Greek Center Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Coppia di Basi Per Tavolini Capitelli Intagliati a Foglia di Acanto Firenze 1900

$4,157 / set

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Early 20th Century Spanish Classical Greek Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th century style Spanish walnut coffee table

$1,821 Sale Price

20% Off

H 18 in W 47.5 in D 24 in

Important and Rare Original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti Occasional Table Ebonized

By Carlo Bugatti

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and important original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti occasional table This table is special, designed by Carlo Bugatti, Italy around 1900, it’s a rectangular walnut occasional or centre table, partly ebonized, with floral inlays made of pewter, the legs partially covered with copper sheet, the tabletop covered with goatskin, this table was exhibited at the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, 2001 Carlo Bugatti (2 February 1856-April 1940) was an Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer of Art Nouveau furniture, models of jewelry, and musical instruments. Bugatti was born 2 February 1856 in Milan, in what would remain until 1859 the kingdom of Lombardy: he died in Molsheim, France. Biography: Son of Giovanni Luigi Bugatti, a specialist in interior decoration, Carlo studied firstly at the Brera Academy in Milan, and subsequently, from 1875, at the Académie des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1880 he started to manufacture furniture in Milan, later transferring to France. From 1888 he began to be successful beyond Italy. Nevertheless, till 1904 he maintained a Milan workshop in the city's Via Castelfiardo 6. He was also, like his father, trained as an architect, but there is no evidence that any of his architectural designs were ever executed. He triumphed at the exhibition of decorative art in Turin in 1902 and returned to Paris in 1904. Father of sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti and automobile manufacturer Ettore Bugatti, he moved in 1910 to Pierrefonds where he established an atelier. From 1914-1918 he was nominated mayor of the village, and the outspoken anti-German industrialist Adolphe Clément-Bayard, who lived at the Domaine du Bois d'Aucourt, entrusted its upkeep to him. From then on, he devoted himself entirely to painting. After the suicide of his son Rembrandt in 1916, Bugatti, then 60, produced less, but he remained influential. In 1935, at the age of 79, he retired near his son Ettore's family in Alsace. He settled in a flat north of Château Saint-Jean, Dorlisheim, with his wife Teresa (who died shortly afterwards), at the domain of promotion of Bugatti property of his son Ettore. He spent his last months at his apartment at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, where he frequented the workmen and the house of 'the Hardtmühle', living with Ettore and his family. In April 1940, he died at the hospital in Molsheim. He is buried in the Bugatti family cemetery at Dorlisheim. The Bugatti section of Molsheim's municipal Musée de la Chartreuse displays...

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Early 1900s Italian Antique Classical Greek Center Tables

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Goatskin, Walnut

Important and Rare Original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti Occasional Table Ebonized

$23,794 Sale Price

$7,580 Sale Price

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H 32 in W 35 in D 35 in

Late 19th Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table in the Empire Revival Style

Located in Long Island City, NY

French Late 19th Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Center Table in the Empire Revival Style With rectangular black marble top with a molded edge, above a pair of frieze drawer, supporte...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table in the Empire Revival Style

$17,500

H 30 in W 43 in D 25.5 in

Semi-Circle Hunt Table for Wine Tasting, USA, 1900

Located in Milan, IT

This unusual hunt table has cast iron arch shaped refined legs in an intrigued pattern and semi-circle shaped table, with a solid Teak wood shelf. Used for wine tasting. It has two e...

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Early 20th Century American Classical Greek Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Semi-Circle Hunt Table for Wine Tasting, USA, 1900

$3,326

H 28 in W 63 in D 45 in

Previously Available Items

Marble Center Circular Dining Table

Located in Cranbrook, Kent

Marble Center Circular Dining Table. 1970s Chrome and Marble circular table with Greek key swept in leg design set with a joining brass band sup...

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20th Century Classical Greek Center Tables

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Marble

Marble Center Circular Dining Table

H 30 in Dm 48 in

20th C. Cast Bronze Satyr Figure Pedestal Base Glass Top Dining Center Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

20th Century Cast Bronze Satyr Figure Pedestal Base Glass Top Center Table. Item features heavy cast bronze pedestal base with 4 satyr (Greek mythical figures) paw feet, desirable pa...

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Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Center Tables

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Bronze

20th C. Cast Bronze Satyr Figure Pedestal Base Glass Top Dining Center Table

H 28.5 in Dm 42 in

Classical Greek center tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Classical Greek center tables 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 center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Greek center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Czech Republic, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original center tables, popular names associated with this style include and Jiri Krejcirik. 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 center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6,800 and tops out at $18,950 while the average work can sell for $10,027.