Large Resin Bust of Hercules
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Large Plaster Bust of The Farnese Hercules Famous Roman Copy of the Greek Bronze original From the 4th Century BC
Late 20th Century British Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Plaster
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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Large Resin Bust of Hercules
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Large Plaster Bust of The Farnese Hercules Famous Roman Copy of the Greek Bronze original From the 4th Century BC
Plaster
Rare One-of-a-Kind P. Ipsens Enke Hydria Vase, Denmark, 1870–1890
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and exceptionally large amphora/hydria vase by the renowned Danish ceramic workshop P. Ipsens Enke, produced between 1870 and 1890 as an interpretatio...
Ceramic
Ancient Greek Lions Head Waterspout Sculpture from Southern Italy
Located in London, GB
A sensitively-modelled and well-provenanced ancient Greek waterspout in the form of a lion’s head, a notably rare example of 4th-3rd century BC Tarantine sculpture. An architectural ...
Limestone
$565Sale Price|30% Off
Large Antique Balkan Clay Storage Bottle or Urn Terracotta Vessel, 19th Century
Located in Andernach, DE
Antique hand crafted and unique stoneware jug with a square belly and round base. The jug comes with a round screw cap. Possibly Balkan area or Italy, around 1800s to 1900. Beautiful...
Clay, Terracotta
Greek Wood Lekythos
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Greek Wood Lekythos by Contemporary 20th- Century Greek Ceramist Amphora V. Pertacopoulos. The artist is known for his hand-painted replicas depicting ancient Greek vessels. This was...
Wood
Italian Plaster Male Torso Sculpture Of A Classical Athlete
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Plaster Male Torso Sculpture Of A Classical Athlete. Offered is a handsome lifesize Italian plaster male torso sculpture on plinth. This is a beautiful detailed copy of an or...
Plaster
Ancient Greek Drinking Vessel in the Shape of a Boar’s Head
Located in London, GB
An exquisitely modelled and well-provenanced ancient Greek drinking vessel in the form of a boar’s head. Known as a rhyton, it is a particularly well-preserved example of one of the ...
Pottery
Alva Studios Venus de Milo sculpture, 1955 mid-century
By Alva Studios
Located in San Francisco, US
A lovely freestanding sculpture of Venus de Milo by Alva Studios, circa 1955. Made from composite. The statue rests upon a wooden base. In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of ...
Ceramic, Hardwood
Ancient Greek Amphora with the myth of Hercules fighting Triton
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Amphora with the myth of Hercules fighting Triton Greece, Attica c. 520 BC - Attributed to the Priam Painter by J. Michael Padgett Pottery Provenance - Collection of Jean-Louis S...
Pottery
$328Sale Price|20% Off
Early Biscuit Bust of Lady on Red Vintage Marble Pedestal
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Bust of Lady in Biscuit Porcelain Placed on a Vintage Square Pedestal Made in Red Marble. This shelf size sculpture would be perfect as a decorative piece on a table in a livin...
Marble
Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of Bearded Satyr
Located in London, GB
This finely cast bronze statuette of a bearded satyr - once exhibited at New York’s Metropolitan Museum - dates to the 2nd-3rd century BC. It is a superb example of the expressive na...
Bronze
Classical Greek Style Bronze Bust of a Young Man on Marble Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
This bronze bust of a young man evokes the timeless elegance of classical sculpture. Modeled with softly detailed curls and a contemplative expression, the head is presented on a bla...
Marble, Bronze
Mid 20th Century Italian Scavo Glass Roman Style Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A mid 20th century Roman style pink Scavo glass vase. Scavo glass was created in the mid 20th century by using a technique involving the application, to the surface of an object, of ...
Glass
Ancient Greek Black Glaze Mug
Located in London, GB
This strikingly modern ancient Greek mug is a sleek and elegant example of Attic black-glaze pottery at its height. Developing in Athens in the 8th cent...
Pottery
Ancient Greek Marble Lion Architectural Waterspout from a Temple
Located in London, GB
A finely-modelled and well-provenanced ancient Greek waterspout in the form of a lion’s head, a notably rare example of 5th-6th century BC sculpture. Likely once adorning an importan...
Marble
A Lifesize Marble Bust of the Capuan Venus By Gaetano Rossi, After The Antique
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Life-size White Marble Bust of the Capuan Venus By Gaetano Rossi After The Antique, On Pedestal. On a green scagliola and marble pedestal. Signed and dated ‘G.NO Rossi, 1876’. D...
Statuary Marble
Vintage Alabaster Bust of Greek God Apollo 20th C
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A beautiful composite alabaster bust of the famous Greek god Apollo, dating from middle of 20th century. The attention to detail throughout the piece is impeccable and the figure is...
Alabaster
Black with 24K Gold Porcelain Jar with Lid Made in Greece by Spyropoulos 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage I Spyropoulos Handmade in Greece black and 24K Gold Finish Porcelain Jar with Lid. Vintage handmade in Greece Black and 24k Gold Trinket Porcelain Dish with Lid. Greek Mythol...
Porcelain
A Faux Bronze Classical Bust After the Antique From Musee du Louvre
Located in London, GB
A faux Bronze male bust after the antique from the Louvre Paris. These were issued to studios and art schools for academic instruction. The stamp at the base of the bust, which si...
Plaster
$800Sale Price|20% Off
Apollo-Dionysus Amphora, Hand-Painted Greek Revival Terracotta
Located in Atlanta, GA
This amphora references classical Greek iconography through a dual narrative approach. One side presents Hermes offering the lyre to Apollo, a moment tied to the origin of music and ...
Terracotta, Paint, Plaster
$32,000 / set
Pair of Neo-classic Marble Diogenes & Socrates Busts
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Grecian style (19th Cent) large than life size white marble busts of "DJOCENES" and "SOKRATES" (Diogenes and Socrates)
Marble
Pair Green Gold 19th Century Crystal Vases, Greek Key Design Attributed Moser
By Moser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rich green blown crystal vases featuring 24 karat gold decoration throughout with the central portion having a Greek key design. This pair dates to the last half of the 19th century ...
Crystal, Gold
Hellenistic Sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite reclining on an idol in marble
Located in BARCELONA, ES
55.5 cm with the stand. Provenance Private collection, UK, formed in the 1980s. Medium-sized sculpture carved in marble in the round, representing a female figure dressed in a chit...
Marble
Classical Plaster Hermes Foot Sculpture by D Brucciani & Co, London
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 20th Century classical plaster Hermes foot model impressed "D Brucciani & Co London" and numbered "2504". Signed "P.J. Hone" on the underside. Thi...
Plaster
Torso maschile in marmo bianco di Carrara - Discoforo
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico, torso discoforo Torso maschile scolpi...
Marble
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Discobolus Discus Thrower Classic Bronze Sculpture
Located in Red Lion, PA
This early 20th-century bronze sculpture is a finely crafted reduction of The Discobolus by Myron, one of the most celebrated sculptures of classical antiquity. Measuring approximate...
Bronze
Attic Black-Figured Neck Amphora
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This small but superbly painted Neck Amphora is attributed to the Light-Make Class. It's central scene is decorated with an armored hoplite wearing greaves and a Corinthian helmet. H...
Terracotta
Ancient Greek Female sculpture in terracotta
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Provenance Private collection, Miklos Bokor (Budapest, 1927 - Paris, 2019), Paris, France. Documents - Attached is thermoluminescence test. At the end of the 4th century BC, a styl...
Terracotta
$90,000
Attic Black-Figured Hydria
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An imposing vessel, this hydria is designed around a central panel depicting the wedding procession of Peleus and Thetis. The couple stands together in a quadriga, the groom controll...
Terracotta
$4,250 / set
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Aphrodite
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian marble bust of Aphrodite. Our antique Italian Carrara marble bust of Aphrodite is expertly carved and rests on a...
Marble
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.
Terracotta
Pair of Attic Red-Figured Glaux
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A charming pair, with the usualy disparate glaux handles, one vertical strap and one horizontal. One of the pair is slightly larger than the other, with a seated, draped winged Nike ...
Terracotta
Ancient Greek Red-Figured Owl Skyphos
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A spirited example of the popular Athenian export, the owl skyphos. This small cup depicts an owl on either side facing right, its head turned frontally, between two sprigs of laurel. Notes The skyphos is a deep, two-handled ancient Greek drinking cup...
Terracotta
Greek Black Glazen Column Krater (4th Century BC)
Located in Soho, London, GB
Black Glazen Column Krater mid-4th century BC, Apulia With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth. The two handles form loops around the...
Monumental Silvered and Gilt-Bronze Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon"
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Monumental French Silvered and Gilt-Bronze and Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon", Paris, circa 1895. A very good quality centerpiece depicting "Poseidon and his seahorses", of mon...
Bronze
Ancient (Attic) Greek Cup (Kylix). - ex. William Randolf Hearst
Located in York, GB
Provenance: William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951) Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan Private collection, Michigan, USA (acquired from the above on 5th August 1986) The ma...
Terracotta
Large mortar in Saint Anne grey marble, 19th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large mortar in Saint Anne grey marble, 19th century
Marble
Ancient Greek 350BC South Italy Campanian Black Terracotta Handled Kylix Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A Ancient Greek Kylix vase. Campanian ancient Greek red terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup) with two handles. from the Magna Grecia period. Made between the 350-300 BC in the G...
Earthenware, Terracotta
Greek Black Glazen Column Krater (4th Century BC)
Located in Soho, London, GB
Black Glazen column krater, mid-4th century BC, Apulia. With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth. The two handles form loops around t...
$6,000Sale Price|57% Off
Ancient Greek Black Glaze Wine Cup with Two Handles, c. 4th Century BC
Located in London, GB
This exquisite black-glaze kantharos, or wine cup, is a wonderful example of the refined simplicity that characterises the artistic achievements of the Ancient Greeks. Its upper sect...
Ceramic
Apulian Red-Figured Nestoris
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This somewhat rare South Italian ceramic vessel is called a nestoris, or two handled wine jar. The obverse is decorated with a seated youth wearing a tunic, pilos helmet and high lac...
Terracotta
Corinthian Black-Figured Alabastron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This exceptional and elegantly composed tear shaped Corinthian Alabastron is a standout for the type. The complex decorative scheme is centered around a standing figure of the winge...
Terracotta
Science, Large Allegorical Figure, By Emmerich Andresen, Meissen Germany, c 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very delicate Meissen porcelain figurine around 1900: A beautiful young woman, barefoot and wearing a sleeveless dress that flows around her body, draped in cloths that cast artistic...
Porcelain
Amphora in the Style of Ancient Greece, Italy, Early 1900s
Located in London, GB
This decorative amphora, produced in Italy in the early 20th century, draws inspiration from the celebrated traditions of ancient Greek pottery. Crafted in terracotta and finished wi...
Ceramic
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...
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Grand Tour Bronze Gladiator Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This bronze-toned figure captures the poised intensity of a classical warrior, frozen in the moment before launching his spear. Wearing only a crested Corinthian helmet and loincloth...
Stone, Metal
Ancient Apulian Red-Figured Askos
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This beautifully proportioned South Italian ceramic production is an askos, or pouring vessel. It prominently features a seated naked winged Eros wearing anklets, bracelets, a body ...
Terracotta
Danish 19th Century Ancient Greek Style Cast Iron Vase
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cast iron vase in the ancient style. Black, red and burnt orange decorations. In original and untouched condition with beautiful patina consistent with age and use. Very decorative...
Metal
19th Century Bronze Figure "Polyhymnia" Sign. J.Walz. Muse
Located in Epfach, DE
19th century bronze figure "Polyhymnia" France or Austrian sign. J.Walz. The figure is worked out by J.Walz (death:1922). He has worked in Paris and Vienna for Victor Tilgner. The figure "Polyhymnia" is worked after the famous antique...
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze of a Classical Greek Warrior – Marble Base
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
This finely cast bronze sculpture, made in France in the late 19th century, is a striking representation of a classical Greek warrior — likely a hoplite — caught in the dynamic motio...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
$3,045Sale Price|30% Off
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 ...
Bronze
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Neoclassical Greek Goddess 24k Gold Gilt Porcelain Statues Figurines 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid to late 20th century white porcelain figurines with gold gilt details, in the shape of two ancient Greek / Roman goddesses - one holding a spool / spindle of thread (like...
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Allegory Hope', By C.G. Juechtzer, Circa 1860
By Christian Gottfried Juechtzer, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine from the 19th century: Youthful beauty with her hair tied up in a floor-length dress and cape that drape around her body in rich and elabora...
Porcelain
$11,238Sale Price|20% Off
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive striking pair of French bronze Marly horses after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746. Mounted on ebonized, boulle inlaid pedestals. Batch 80 N/H
Bronze
Ancient Greek Geometric Pottery Amphora and Lid
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This amphora is a well formed example of the Geometric period, decorated in dark brown slip with horizontal bands. The bands include short vertical lines, a blind lozenge chain, hatc...
Terracotta
Ancient Greek Head of a young man, Eros or wounded Amazon
Located in BARCELONA, ES
32 cm with the stand. Provenance - JP private collection, Germany. Acquired in the 1970s. Juvenile head carved in marble in a round shape with the back part roughly carved, which ...
Marble
Sculpture of Greek Torso in Resin, Marble Finish, Greek Antique Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cette sculpture is a faithful reproduction of a Greek antique bust. The original bronze is now lost, but this reproduction captures its style and elega...
Resin
Ancient Corinthian Black-Figured Stemless Cup
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Extremely spirited, the interior of this elegant cup displays a figure of a dancing fat-bellied komast. He wears a short padded tunic with exaggerated buttocks, and is surrounded by...
Terracotta
Decorative Bronze Amphora
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an amphora, an ancient Greek form. Such two-handled pots had a narrow neck accessing a larger bag-shape body. So, if you wanted to ship grains from your vast estates in S...
Bronze
Antique God Atlas Sterling Silver Figural Wax Seal Stamper. German 19-Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique God Atlas Sterling Silver Figural Wax Seal Stamper. Rara Antique, circa 1850, wax seal stamp. Moldelled as the God Atlas (Greek Mythology). The globe rotates. Museum quality...
Silver, Sterling Silver