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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
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

Roman Marble Foot with Sandal
Located in London, GB
This evocative Roman marble foot fragment is a timeless remnant of the overlifesized sculpture it was once part of. Sensitively carved and polished, the outer sole of the sandal rema...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

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

Mid Century Stone Onyx Pedestal
Mid Century Stone Onyx Pedestal
$716 Sale Price
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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. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Masonite, Paint

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

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

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

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

Pair of Large Italian Architectural Column Wall Panel Artwork
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive reproductions of paintings of classical Roman columns, specifically Corinthian and Iconic. The technique used to create these is paint on plaster over burlap. The original artist was Jacques Lamy of Italian decent. These oversized panels could fill up an entire wall in a home, retail or restaurant setting. Provenance: Baker, Knapp and Tubbs...
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Mid-20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint, Burlap

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...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

Relief Fragment from a Sarcophagus
Located in London, GB
A fragment from a Roman marble sarcophagus depicting a fragment of a battle between Romans and barbarians. A Roman warrior astride a rearing horse rides in from the left of the relie...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

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

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

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

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

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

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

1970s Set of Two Cenedese Style Blue and Gray Scavo Murano Glass Vases
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

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

Wedgwood Jasperware lidded boxes serving bowls classicism Mid-Century England
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

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

Set of 2 vintage oak bedside tables/ nightstands
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this charming set of 2 vintage oak nightstands, each with a single door and a timeless look. These versatile vintage pieces fit beautifully into almost any interior styl...
Category

20th Century Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

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 ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Ancient Roman Bronze Herm on Stand, 1st-4th Century AD
Located in Bradenton, FL
Ancient Roman Bronze Herm Statue dating from the 1st to 4th Century A.D. A herm was a statue consisting of a a head atop a square pillar, originally an artifact to honor the god Herm...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

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  
Category

1770s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Plaster

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

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

Pair of Cast Plaster Recumbent Entrance Way Garden Lions
Located in New York, NY
Attractive pair of garden statuary, entrance way lions, of heavy cast material (plaster). Both are in very good, original condition, showing only the expe...
Category

Early 20th Century American Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Plaster

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

Antique and Large Alabaster Pendant w. Rope and Hand Carved Flower & Leafs, 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Top class chandelier with a unique white, black and amber color alabaster shade, perfect ropes and a hand knotted canopy. Thank to its restored alabaster shade this antique chandeli...
Category

Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Pair of Antique Italian Carved Marble Bacchanalian Garden Urns, 19th C or Older
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Antique Italian Marble Bacchanalian Garden Urns 19th Century or Older After the Roman Antiquity, influences of the Medici and Borghese Vases We are pleased to offer this remarkable pair of Antique (19th Century or Older) Italian Marble Bacchanalian Garden Urns, These stunning examples bear the unmistakable influence of Roman Antiquity, referencing design attributes of the renowned Medici and Borghese Vases. Hand carved with with subtle detail, these large-scale, bell-shaped marble kraters boast a beautiful captivating weathered patina. Each urn features an everted gadrooned rim and is adorned with a continuous frieze of Bacchanalian standing figures, their forms in a naturalistic landscape with grapes and leaves. These figurative elements are masterfully hand-carved. Resting on ribbed bottoms and featuring different carved medallion portrait handles, the urns are supported by a spreading fluted stem, which in turn is elevated on either a larger or smaller square marble plinth. The urns are set upon different-sized marble plinths. One stands regally on a larger 19-inch square x 6-inch base plinth, elevating the pictured height to a majestic 42.5 inches. The other urn is gracefully displayed on a 6-inch square x 3-inch high marble plinth, creating an enchanting 40.5-inch height in the overall composition, adding an element of versatility to your interior or outdoor space. The urns without the added marble plinths have dimensions of 37.5 inches in height and 25 inches in width (including the handles) on an 11-inch circular base, these garden urns make a bold statement. Furthermore, the interior measurements of the urns are 12.5 inches deep with a 13-inch diameter. Fresh from a Palm Beach Estate. Further Notes: Each urn weighs in excess of 500 pounds, retaining a beautiful well worn weather patina. Due to the age and size, there are old cosmetic...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

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...
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1780s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marb...

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...
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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.
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19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

Classical Style Serpentine Marble Sink
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
A period style newly made sink cut from one block of Carrara marble, features a serpentine shaped fully gadrooned molded surround. Ideal for either old or new properties. Custom ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

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

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

20th Century Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Terracotta Bust of a Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian terracotta bust of a classical male. This monumental antique Italian terracotta bust sculpture of a classical Roman male is a well executed statement piece and...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Augustus Caesar Bust By Antonio Frilli
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar by Antonio Frilli. White marble bust is on a black plinth. Antonio Frilli was a Florentine sculptor who specialized in ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

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

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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Large Italian Terra Cotta 'Grand Tour' Amphora c 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare large classicist 'Grand Tour' amphora in original untouched condition. Made of terracotta with original polychrome Etruscan paintings on white chalk undercoat. On a square woode...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Portrait Head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Located in London, GB
A marble portrait head of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180 A.D.), in his fourth and final portrait type. Known as the Capitoline Imperatori 38 type, after the most famou...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

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

21St Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Rectangular Dining Table Green Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rectangular shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available...
Category

2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Concrete

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Leather, Sheepskin

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...
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Early 19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

Roman Style Bronze Putti Fountain Statue
Located in Houston, TX
20th-century Roman-style bronze putti carrying a fish
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20th Century French Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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....
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

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

17th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of a Classical Roman
Located in Houston, TX
17th century Italian carrara marble bust of a Classical Roman. Finely carved Classical Roman Carrara marble bust sculpture from the 17th ce...
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17th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Marble

Mid-20th Century Italian Basalt Tazza
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th century Italian basalt porcelain tazza is a refined study in classical elegance. With a wide, low bowl gracefully elevated on a turned foot, its proportions echo the ti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Cement Garden Statue Of A Roman Soldier
Located in Houston, TX
Large Cement Garden Statue Of A Roman Soldier. This handsome cement or concrete garden sculpture or garden ornament is a copy of the Roman original and dates to the mid 20th century....
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1950s Unknown Vintage Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Vintage mid century David bust sculpture A Santini made in Italy
Located in Birmingham, AL
Vintage David Bust Replica of Famous Statue David - Premium Sculpted Resin of Marble with White Marble Finish Hand Painted and patinated, made in Italy. Condition: It is in very go...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Bistro chair with carved seat
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This charming and very elegant bistro chair in the style of Thonet, featuring beautiful carved details in the seat. This stunning Thonet-style dining/bistro chair, with its charming ...
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20th Century Classical Roman Furniture

Materials

Wood

Majestic Pink Onyx Sculpture Vase Subjects Roses Leaves Floral Handmade in Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
"Le Vie en Rose" 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

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

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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