Classical Greek Decorative Objects
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
20th Century Porcelain Lamp Pair by Mottahedeh
By Mottahedeh
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome pair of Mottahedeh cobalt and white porcelain urn lamps feature central floral medallions surrounded by raised bellflower swags, hand-painted and parcel gilt, and are mounted on 5.5 inch square brass bases. Porcelain artichoke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,495 / set
1970s Hand Painted Greek Bowl Adorned With Hand Painted Flowers
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Hand Painted Classical Greek Bowl Adorned With Hand Painted Flowers is a Musem Replica
Note on base:
Hand painting by Kostas Tsekouras “Antica” Delphi
A "crater" with p...
Category
1970s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Alabaster cup decorated with vine tendrils on a base of three dolphins, circa 18
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Alabaster cup decorated with vine tendrils on a base of three dolphins, circa 1880
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Alexander The Great Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul / Small
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 56 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Heron Tripod Oil Lamp Holder, Grand Tour Object, Bronze, Italy 19th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Heron Tripod Oil Lamp Holder, Grand Tour Object, Bronze, Italy 19th century
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Satiro Danzante Statuette - Vintage Terra Cotta Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Italian terracotta clay statuette of the famous dancing Faun or Satyr which is well known in the Hellenistic and Roman art, in good condition. The original was placed in th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Silver Plate Greek Kylix Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver plate Greek kylix bowl - for the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Gorham - a beautiful decorative or practical bowl for candy nuts or conversation.
...
Category
20th Century Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, C1930
Measures - 26.5" height x 6.25" diameter
An antique lamp base offers urn form...
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of large bronze candelabra in the antique style, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of large bronze candelabra in the antique style, circa 1880
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Marble Simulated Bust of "Artemis", Greece, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Bust of Greek goddess "Artemis"; made from compressed marble composite and cast from a mold in accordance with the original example from Ephesus,...
Category
1950s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
$640 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid Century Modern Brass Statue of a Greek Woman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In all of our years of collecting, we've never come across anything like this beautiful brass goddess statue. The piece is created from brass and is quite heavy. It depicts a Greek a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 18th Century, Greek Classic Enameled Terracotta Vase Ceramiche di Este
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Greek Classic enameled terracotta vase by Ceramiche di Este, circa 1780-1820 attributtable ex Manifattura Franchini
About Ceramica di Este
The porcelain of Este is a porcelain pr...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Round Ceramic Greek Key Trinket or Change Dish - Haviland & Co. Limoges France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A round antique ceramic trinket dish or saucer by Haviland France. This piece will be a great addition to a nightstand or dressing table. The edge...
Category
20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$56 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand Made Solid Bronze Greek Sculpture by Aohna Spartan Warrior
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid patinated bronze sculpture of spartan warrior made in Greece, circa 1970s.
Category
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
French Classical Cast Hard Stone Panier de Fruits Garden Ornament, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Classical garden ornament offers cast hard stone statue depicting Panier de Fruits (Basket of Fruit), 20th century
$200-$500
A beautifully crafted 20th-century garden ornam...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
20th Century North American Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
Amazing 20th Century Gilt Bronze Sculpture of a Meditating King, Italy, 1940
Located in Catania, IT
The gilded bronze sculpture of this King seated on his throne, wearing his crown, while he is absorbed in reading a book is very rare and particular. The figure stands elegantly, and...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,754 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Bronze Statue of Aurora on Her Chariot. Aug. Moreau
Located in Brighton, Sussex
The Chariot of Aurora. Aurora the goddess of dawn shown in her chariot, accompanied by the hours and heralded by Apollo; Gilded and patinated.
Signed; Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) was a famous...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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)
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$32,000 / set
High relief -Hippodamia's rape of the centaur Eurythion -white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Abduction of Hippodamia by the centaur Eurizione
Made n Italy
High relief carved on white Carrara marble representing the "Rape of Hippodamia"
The total weight is about 23 kg
italian...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Vintage Boho Cast Resin Sculpture of Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This handsome vintage male torso sculpture channels the timeless ideals of classical Greek and Roman statuary, presented in a modernist, truncated form. Cast in a dense composite or ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin, Wood
Large mortar made of Rance marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large mortar made of Rance marble, 18th century
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Large model of Jennings' dog in serpentine marble, souvenir of the Grand Tour, 1
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large model of Jennings' dog in serpentine marble, souvenir of the Grand Tour, 19th century
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Drawings of Study of Archaeological Piece Greek Vases 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of four studies of archaeological excavations of the 18/19th in Nola and Sicily. Nola is known to be a city at 20 km from Pompeii, very famous for its archaeological wealth.
The ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
$2,089 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble bust, Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, 19th-century copy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Marble bust, Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, 19th-century copy
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of gilt bronze candelabra with medallion patina and six arms, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of gilt bronze candelabra with medallion patina and six arms, circa 1880
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Classical Greek Inspired Figural Ceramic Statues
Located in Houston, TX
Great pair of Greek inspired Italian ceramic statues inspired by Bitossi, Fantoni and Raymor.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Gold Wall Mask of Bacchus This is an old piece, the bracket is made in hard pl
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Gold Wall Mask of Bacchus
This is an old piece, the bracket is made in hard plaster with an old gilt finish
It is in generally good condition with an aged finish
The bracket is 5
...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Myla Vase 1089 - white porcelain
Located in London, GB
Myla Vase
Crafted from fine white porcelain, the Myla vase draws its inspiration from ancient Grecian water jars, reinterpreted in a graceful urn-style form. The rounded body rests e...
Category
2010s Portuguese Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee pot with twisted ribs, hallmarked in Namur, 1751, silversmith Jean-Baptis
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Coffee pot with twisted ribs, hallmarked in Namur, 1751, silversmith Jean-Baptiste Fallon
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Vintage Boho Greek Key Marquetry Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage storage box captivates with its intricate marquetry work, showcasing a fascinating fusion of Bohemian flair and classical Greek Key motifs. Expertly crafted, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Classical Finely Cast Bronze Maiden Statues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality pair of 19th century figural bronze statues. The pair features left and right facing maidens holding urn form vessels. The casting is of superior quality as can be seen by th...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Yellow Cream Cement Handmade
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 Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brown Cement Handmade
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 Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Silver Grey Cement Handmade
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 Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Large mortar in Saint Anne grey marble, 19th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large mortar in Saint Anne grey marble, 19th century
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Scultura di elmo greco fatta a mano su ceramica patinata bronzo -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
L'elmo corinzio era la tipologia di elmo greco che offriva la miglior protezione in battaglia per la testa nell'antica Grecia.
Nell'antica Roma venne introdotto o dagli Etruschi o da...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pink granite base, circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pink granite base, circa 1940
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
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
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$11,399 Sale Price
20% Off
Il Porcelino after Pietro Tacca, Green Serpentine Marble Sculpture, Italy 19th
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Il Porcelino after Pietro Tacca, Green Serpentine Marble Sculpture, Italy 19th Century
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Twisted Columns In Ardennes Grey Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Twisted Columns In Ardennes Grey Marble, Circa 1880
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Alabaster bust of a young girl wearing a turtleneck, signed Caloni, Italy, circa
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Alabaster bust of a young girl wearing a turtleneck, signed Caloni, Italy, circa 1900
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
1917 Sports Trophy for IC4A by Roman Bronze Works, Two Lap Relay Race
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinarily rare -- perhaps unique -- bronze trophy was cast by America's premier art bronze foundry, the Roman Bronze Works in New York City, for the Intercollegiate Associ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large mortar in Saint Anne grey marble, 19th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large mortar in Saint Anne grey marble, 19th century
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Antique Mappin & Webb Convertible Candelabras in Corinthian Column Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique convertible candelabras were made by the well known Mappin & Webb of England in approximately 1920 in a Classical Greek Revival style. These candelabras are comp...
Category
Early 20th Century English Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Greek Olive Jar with Metal Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large 1940s Greek Olive Jar with metal stand. The height of 46 inches includes the metal stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean Jules Salmson Goddess Patinated Bronze Bust
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean Jules Salmson (French, 1823-1902) Greek Goddess, Patinated Bronze Bust, late 19th century, on a red marble base, signed "J Salmson" to shoulder. Overall: 11.5" H x 5" W x 3.5" D.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Alexander the Great Sculpture Fragment
By George Lamiè
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Large Studio Plaster, Young Nude Woman, Signature on Base
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large Studio Plaster, Young Nude Woman, Signature on Base
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Alfiero Mangani Granite Finish Ceramic Vases
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Italian Mangani ceramic vases; mimics a fine appearance of fine Granite. The vases come with an opaque finish, signed to bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,400 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of incense stick holders, Pussah, turquoise Chinese porcelain from Jingdezh
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of incense stick holders, Pussah, turquoise Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhe
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Onyx And Bronze Bead Deep Cut About 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Onyx And Bronze Bead Deep Cut About 1900
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
19th Century Grecian Style Bronze Military Statue of A Woman In Battle
Located in Queens, NY
"Grecian style bronze life size figure of classic woman (Athena) with military wardrobe holding a round decorated shield and a sword (sword replaced ...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Myla Vase 1089 - white porcelain
Located in London, GB
Myla Vase
Crafted from fine white porcelain, the Myla vase draws its inspiration from ancient Grecian water jars, reinterpreted in a graceful urn-style form. The rounded body rests e...
Category
2010s Portuguese Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Greek Style Engraved and Chased Gold Tone Metal Large Pyxis
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Greek style engraved and chased gold tone metal large Pyxis ( a cylindrical vessel/box with a lid that can be made of wood, ivory or metal). In the ancient times, it was mo...
Category
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Allegory Hope', By C.G. Juechtzer, Circa 1860
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...
Category
1850s German Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large column and basin in Levanto marble, circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large column and basin in Levanto marble, circa 1900
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
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...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Alfiero Mangani Granite Finish Ceramic Flared Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
An Italian Mangani ceramic vase; mimics a fine appearance of fine granite. The vase come with an opaque finish, signed to bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Classical Greek decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Classical Greek decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Greek decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include LAGU, Cathryn Shilling, Andrea Salvatori, and August Moreau. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $155,000 while the average work can sell for $1,777.
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