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
An Antique French 19th Century Bronze Warwick Urn
Located in London, GB
The vase is made of bronze and features a large, bell-shaped body adorned with intricate reliefs. Its design includes classical motifs such as Bacchic (related to Bacchus, the god o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Stone Onyx Pedestal
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Petite Onyx stone 3 part pedestal. Base platform and the cylinder comprise the pedestal. Fantastic graining throughout.
Minor chips . Please see all pics and the video as that is par...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Tall Painted Wood Pedestal Statue Stand Gustavian Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bring a touch of classical architecture into your home with this impressive vintage pedestal painted in a Gustavian color of grey. This Gustavian grey leans towards a green grey and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Male Nude Oil On Masonite Signed By Listed Artist David Anderson
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a male nude oil on masonite dating to 1969. It was painted by Florida listed artist David Anderson. Anderson passed away in 1996. The painting is in a carved giltwood frame. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Masonite, Paint
Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Portland Vase, c. 1891–1900
By Wedgwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Portland Vase, c. 1891–1900
A fine late 19th-century Wedgwood blue jasperware Portland Vase, decorated in white relief on a rich cobalt ground. Inspired by ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Rose Sculpture Table Lamp 13 Roses Hand Carved Pink Onyx Block, Linen Lampshade
Located in Ancona, Marche
"Roma Imperiale II" is not just a table lamp or sculpture, imagine it as a memory, the memory of a nobility now dissolved, a suspended memory, forgotten in a secret garden, of those ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Rustic Travertine Stone Sculpture, Roman Empire - 130 AD, Gallery Display, HAAND
Located in St Petersburg, US
Inspired by the grandeur of the ancient Hadrian's Gate, this handcrafted travertine sculpture captures the essence of history and craftsmanship.
Commissioned in the year 130 AD to h...
Category
2010s European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Roman Marble Head Fragment
Located in London, GB
This fine Roman marble head fragment, with broad nose, soft lips, and bearded chin, captures the likeness of one of the most important playwrights of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
$47,559
Chess Game Set - Pietra Dura Marble 19th Century Italy
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning chessboard in Pietra Dura marble produced in Italy in the mid 19th century. The chessboard is framed with a wooden frame. The chess pieces are made in metal and are probab...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Classical Marble Carved Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Classical Italian sink basin cut from one single block of white marble with serpentine shaped front and gadrooned carving, these Greek/Roman designs quite happily suit either old or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Coffee Table Green Fir Cement Mod.II
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
Large Scale Original Antique Grand Tour Prints- Statues. Rome, 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of classical Roman statues-Minerva and Mercury
Copper-plate engravings
Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776
Good quality wove paper
Free shipping
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1770s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Four Seasons Italian Carrara Marble Statues
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Four Seasons Italian Carrara marble statues.
Classically draped female figures in their distinguishing symbols.
Autumn, winter, spring and summer dress themes
True Italian high quali...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Classical Marble Circular Marble Stone Sink
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Another unique piece of design, this timeless Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Carrara marble, the circular design is taken from Greek and Roman times.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
1970s Set of Two Cenedese Style Blue and Gray Scavo Murano Glass Vases
By Cenedese
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two Scavo Murano glass vases hand-crafted in Venice in the Seventies, 18 cm is the height of the other vase, they are in very good condition. Scavo glass is a type of glass that has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique & Monumental Hand Crafted Rouge Griotte Marble Columns Pedestal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Largest size, museum quality and great condition pedestal stand.
If only the best and the rarest is good enough for you then this monumental and timeless antique marble pedestal cou...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble
Marble Scalloped Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Classical Italian scalloped sink basin cut from one single block of Carrara marble.
Custom sizes available
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
$3,065 / item
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Coffee Side Table Silver Grey Mod. III
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
Roman Goddess Terracotta Relief, Museum Copy
Located in Savannah, GA
A museum souvenir copy of a Roman Relief of a goddess in terracotta. From the National Archaeological Museum Vito Capialbi.
9 ½ inches wide by 6 inches tall by ¾ inches deep
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage set of 6 sheepskin leather dining chairs on Wheels
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this characterful vintage set of 6 sheep leather dining chairs with black piping and wheels. These charming and practical vintage dining chairs, made from sheep leath...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
Decortiche Continental Porcelain and Gilt Metal and Cherubs Compote Centerpiec
Located in Germantown, MD
Marked Decortiche (Tiche, Porcellane d’Arte). Roman Style Magnificent Centerpiece compote with oval bowl having a blue floral border and gilt metal rim on a bisque porcelain cherub f...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal
Wedgwood Jasperware lidded boxes serving bowls classicism Mid-Century England
By Wedgwood
Located in Wien, AT
The set of Wedgwood consists of three lidded boxes in different shape and design and two small serving bowls of which one can be used as an ashtray.
All is made of the famous but r...
Category
1980s English Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Mod.II Coffee Side Table Concrete Beige Cement
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, Metal
Set of 2 sheepskin leather armchair in English style
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered this set of 2 sheepskin leather armchairs in English style, featuring a unique design and beautiful colors.
This stunning pair of timeless sheepskin leather armchairs in cla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
An Italian terracotta garden seat, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This tub form chair has a rounded back flanked by two chimera with horns and lions faces and paws. The rounded front seat and figures sit atop a plinth base with relief decoration on...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Italian Bronze Fountain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Italian Bronze Fountain. Late 19th Century figure of a boy in a bronze Verdi Gris depicted holding a duck. The boy is standing on a platform with other ducklings at his feet....
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Manifattura di Signa of Florence Terracotta Pedestal Table Circa 1900
By Manifattura di Signa
Located in Peabody, MA
Romanesque style terracotta stand or table, ca. 1900, decorated with mythical beasts and stylized forms. Crafted by the important Italian pottery workshop Manifattura di Signa...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Italian Pietra Dura Multi-Marble & Specimen Table-Top/Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Quite Rare 18th Century Italian Pietra Dura Multi-Marble Table-Top/coffee table/low table/center table. The square top is richly inlaid with an extensive array of colored...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marb...
An Italian terracotta garden seat, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modeled after the ancient Roman Chair of State, this garden seat back is formed from the wings of chimera with lion faces, flanking a circular sea...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Carrara Marble Classic Kitchen Sink
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Carrara Marble Classic Kitchen Sink
A simple natural design ideal for a kitchen or bathroom for old and new buildings, superb warm veined character stone cut from one piece of Carrar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Fine Italian Terracotta Mantlepiece Early 20th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
Fabulous terracotta mantel piece or fire surround, inscribed PIUS IX on the left hand side and MDCCLX (1760) on the right. The top section of the mantelpiece carved with two angels h...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
21st Century, Studio Irvine Fusto Console Table Mod.i Concrete Light Blue 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
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
Classical Marble Stone Powder Room Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
$4,185 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Marble Bust of Apollo of Belvedere, 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bust of Apollo of Belvedere. Finely carved carrara marble. Mid-19th century. Italian.
Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques
# nude male greek roman mercury statue...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
Sheepskin leather armchair in English style
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this unique armchair made of sheep leather in an English style with a beautiful color scheme. This stunning, timeless sheep leather armchair is a true eye-catcher in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
Pair Of 19th Century Italian Iron And Leather Benches
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian iron and leather benches.
Offered is a handsome pair of Italian wrought iron curule benches or ottomans with beautifully distressed leather seats. These ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique Italian Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar
Located in Newark, England
Grey Marble Socle
From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Antique Italian Marble Bust Augustus Caesar. The bust...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Roman Marble Head of a Goddess, Possibly Venus, 1st-3rd Century AD
Located in Doha, QA
A captivating Roman marble head of a Goddess, possibly Venus, dating from the 1st–3rd century AD, exquisitely carved and presented on a bespoke marble pedestal styled as a classical ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Tall Corinthian Column Wood Pedestal Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bring a touch of classical architecture into your home with this impressive Corinthian Column Pedestal. This classic column style stand features wood on all sides. Certainly makes a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
41% Off
Rose Sculpture Vase 13 Roses Hand Carved Italy Pink Onyx Block Limited Edition
Located in Ancona, Marche
"Roma Imperiale" is not just a vase or rather a sculpture, imagine it as a memory, the memory of a nobility now dissolved, a suspended memory, forgotten in a secret garden, of those ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Antique Italian Bronze Boy Fountain or Bird Bath Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
With wonderful aged patina, whether a water feature or a standalone sculpture, this wonderful 19th Century Antique Bronze Fountain or Bird Bath will charm the most discriminating ar...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Cowhide Leather Club Chairs in English Style
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this elegant and comfortable set of 2 cowhide leather club armchairs in English style in a beautiful dark color.
These subtle, charming, and comfortable leather club ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
Large Antique Oak XXL Dining Table for 8 to 10 People from Early 19th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this very large and characterful antique oak XXL dining table / conference table for 8 to 10 people from the early 19th century.
This beautiful and generously sized ant...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Sheepskin Leather Armchair
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered: this very comfortable classic sheepskin leather armchair with warm tones, a luxurious finish, and a beautiful patina.
This timeless armchair is made of sheepskin leather an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
Carved Limestone Corinthian Pilaster Capital Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from solid limestone, this 20th-century American Corinthian pilaster capital is a stunning relic of classical design, rich with history and architectural romance. The vol...
Category
20th Century American Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian alabaster bust.
Well sculpted antique Italian alabaster or marble bust of a classical female mounted on a plinth. This is a beautifully detailed antique alabaster bust...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Painted and Carved Vintage Wood Swag Architectural Wall Ornament
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage carved and painted wood swag. This carved wood architectural ornament features two circular rings at either far end, with a long swap wrapped through each ring. The swag is...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English diminutive Parian bust of apollo Belvedere, a well executed example, raised on a 3-inch diameter solace base. Unmarked.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Corinthian Corner Capital
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Corinthian corner capital is made of veined marble painted white. One corner is cut away so that the capital can protrudes from the corn...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique life size Torso of Venus Marble Sculpture After the Ancient
Located in New York, NY
Large antique continental marble statue depicting the torso of Venus, after the ancient Roman work, the Venus de Milo, measuring 33 inches tall. Unsigned.
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Limestone Square Shaped Sink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian square shaped limestone sink in beautiful subtle shades of cream, gold & gray.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$945 Sale Price
73% Off
Italian Round Limestone Sink-Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian early 20th century round shaped carved limestone sink with drain hole.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$1,200 Sale Price
85% Off
Antique Handcrafted Bronze Table Centerpiece Bowl by F. Levillain & Barbedienne
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning French bronze tazza with wine & Bacchus theme, by Ferdinand LEVILLAIN (1837-1905).
Every time we find an antique of this extraordinary quality and beauty we wonder what p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Roman She-wolf, Grand Tour, Antique Bronze, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Roman Wolf, large antique patinated bronze of the Capitoline she-wolf, on a green marble base.
This sculpture illustrates the legend of the founding of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Richard Ginori Italian White & Gold Coffee or Tea Cup, circa 1960s, 8 Avail
Located in New York, NY
Very beautiful vintage Italian white porcelain with gold gilt coffee or tea cup(s) by designer Richard Ginori, Italy, circa mid-20th century, circa 1960s. Colors include: gold gilt a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Gold
C. 1920-30s French Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920-30s French tole bouillotte lamp. Charmingly hand painted in burnt orange & gilded in the Classical taste. Marked Made in France. Ring finial & arrow feather end motif adju...
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century Concrete Oval Shape Table Powder Cement Color Handmade in Italy
Located in Rome, Lazio
A new addition to the Fusto Line: oval shaped dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixtur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Antique Wooden Chinese Sideboard
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this antique wooden Chinese sideboard / altar in a warm dark color with fine details.
This beautiful piece feels equally at home in both modern and classic interiors. I...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Box
By Capodimonte
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain box.
Stunning large vintage Italian Capodimonte porcelain box. This lovely...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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