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 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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Sculpture of a foot in classical style - impasto of Marmorina (marble d Brussels
Located in Tarquinia, IT
scultura, piede, modello piede, piede greco, modello piede studio, modello piede classico.
Studio model for a life-size foot.
sculpture made of marmorine impasto, a binder also calle...
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
7' Tall Renaissance Style Male Bust Faux Marble Sculpture on Pedestal
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This larger-than-life 6' 9" faux marble male bust sculpture commands attention, featuring a refined hollow design in textured concrete composite. With a body height of 49" and broad ...
Category
1980s Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
$3,840 Sale Price
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Scavo Glass Candleholders by Cenedese
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Highly decorative, this amazing grouping in beautiful Scavo glass show irregular patches of textured scavo technique. Coloring is a vivid turquoise, pink and white with white dusty f...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,675 / set
Bather With Jug - Large Plaster Subject
Located in BARSAC, FR
Bather with Jug - Large, very decorative plaster subject, mid-20th century work.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Adolpho Cipriani 'Italian, Active 1880-1930' Alabaster Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The shy semi-nude maiden, her hair in ringlets with rosette ornaments, is dressed in a loincloth with wings in relief and chains. She is wrapped in a long cloak that she holds out to...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
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
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Ink 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
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
Classical Statue of Asklepios made out of patinated Plaster, around 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted around 1960, the Classical Statue of Asklepios emerges as a timeless embodiment of healing and wisdom. Fashioned from patinated plaster, it exudes an aura of ancient reverenc...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paint
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
French Sculpture in Terracotta of an Antique Female Torso on Black Marble 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
French sculpture in terracotta of an antique female torso 1970s
The torso is floating and has a kind of wall in the back for mounting.
The supporting wall is attached to a small mar...
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1970s French Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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
Tall Mediterranean Ceramic Vase, Cyprus
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall contemporary minimalist ceramic vase handmade in Cyprus. Unglazed exterior with handcarved incised relief stylized organic decor with caramel br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cypriot Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$296 Sale Price
50% Off
French Greek Revival Porcelain Apothecary Jar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Greek Revival Porcelain Apothecary jar, decorated front and back with two different vignettes, with Greek Key and medallion surrounds, ...
Category
20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Vintage Ornamental Baluster Urn, English, Golden Pearl Marble, Decorative, Vase
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ornamental baluster urn. An English, golden pearl marble decorative vase, dating to the late 20th century.
Classical appeal with golden hues
Displays a desirable aged patina
Shapely baluster urn with marble...
Category
20th Century English Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique Cast Bronze 9" Dante Dantes Alighieri Bust Sculpture Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cast Bronze 9" Dante Dantes Alighieri Bust Sculpture Statue. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 9" H x 11" W x 6"
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
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
Bisque Leo Statute By Pia Langelund For Royal Copenhagen
Located in Doraville, GA
Beautiful bisque, matte white, statue of a man designed by Pia Langelund for Royal Copenhagen. The statue is one of the zodiac figures and this statue represents Leo. Designed probab...
Category
1990s Danish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Parian Sculpture of a Seated Classical Woman & Dove 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique parian porcelain statue offers portrait of a seated Classical woman and a dove, 19th century
Measures- 11''H x 4.25''W x 4.25''D.
A finely c...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Decorative Vase, English, Platinum Striata Marble, Baluster Urn
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative vase. An English, platinum striata marble baluster urn, dating to the late 20th century.
Stunning marble vase, to enha...
Category
20th Century English Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Centaur Marble Apollo Torso, Circa 1850
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Centaur Marble Torso from London England, Circa 1850
Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from London, England
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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
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
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
Eros Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Eros is the Greek god of love and desire. In ancient Greek, four separate words were used for love or amity one of which being “Eros” which meant passionate love.
Eros, who is accep...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Two-Tone Marble Greek-Style Armless Female Statue
Located in MC Leansville, NC
This Two-Tone Marble Greek-Style Armless Female Statue features a serene expression and flowing drapery, showcasing classical beauty and grace. Crafted from material stone, it emphas...
Category
20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
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
Stone Mythological Figural Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Vintage Peach Stone Abstract Sculpture depicting a Greek Mythological Figure. Greece, circa 1960. Signed by an unknown artist on a contemporary black stone...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
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
Bust of the emperor Galba, Carrara white marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bust of the emperor Galba, Carrara white marble, 18th century
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Cherub Having His Wings Clipped, by Cumberworth
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century bronze statue depicting a seated women attempting to clip the wings of cupid.
Signed, Charles Cumberworth (English/ Fre...
Category
19th Century English Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
Pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne Low Handled Bronze Borghese Urns
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious and incredibly rare pair of 19th century gilt bronze low handled urns modelled after the original Borghese vase by Giovanni Zoffoli (c1785-1845) cast by Barbedienne in the ...
Category
1870s French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Greek Spartan Foot in Plaster, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Greek spartan foot in plaster, 20th century.
Sculpture of the foot of a Greek spartan in plaster, 20th century.
H: 18cm, W: 37cm, D: 15cm
Category
20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
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
The Old Fisher Man Bust Made with Marble Powder Statue Aphrodisias Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Old Fisherman Bust serves as a timeless piece of decor, adding a touch of classical elegance to any setting. Whether displayed in a museum-like exhib...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Aphrodite Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder, 'Louvre Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Aphrodite is known as the godess of love and beauty from Greek mythology. In Roman mythology she is called Venus. The original is displayed in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Aphrodite,...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble, Marble
King Lear, Bronze Green patina, Victor Rousseau (1865-1954) About 1905
Located in Honnelles, WHT
King Lear, Bronze Green patina, Victor Rousseau (1865-1954) About 1905
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
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
Artemis Statue with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum' No:1, 9.5" (24cm)
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: height: 24 cm / Weight: 400 gr
As a fertility god, Artemis was particularly revered in Ephesus, close to Ortygia, believed to be his birthpl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
19th Century English Minton Parian Group of Cupid & Psyche by H. Bourne
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning and most attractive minton parian figural group of Cupid and Psyche by Hamlet Bourne, the classical lovers in passionate embrace on a bow fron...
Category
19th Century English Antique 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
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
Statue Stone Plinth Amphictyonis Greek Goddess Wine Friendship Hebe
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming cast stone statue with fine detailing and relief of a young girl or woman dressed in classical draped chiton, her hair in chignon style secured with a ribbon, with eyes cast...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Cast Stone
Bust of Socrates in white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, socrates bust, socrates, philosopher bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient sculpture, anc...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Nemesis Decorative Marbled Bust 'Antalya Archeological Museum' Replica Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 7,5 kg
The Goddess Nemesis, daughter of Nyx, represents the power that adjusts the balance of human relationships, giving each individual the fate their actions deserve. He ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
A Modern Stylised Bronzed Resin Bust of Venus
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A stylized classical bronzed resin bust of Venus after The Venus de Medici a Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the Greek Goddess of love Ap...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Testa Apoxyomenos -Atleta che si deterge -marmo bianco Carrara-made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Testa maschile, arte classica, arte greca, lisippo, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, Apoxyomenos
Testa maschile scolpita su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispi...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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
Hermes Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder Small
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Side Museum.
Hermes, a descendant of the Titans, is ...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
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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