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Classical Greek Furniture

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
French Caen Stone Architectural Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid 19th century French Caen stone architectural fragment reputedly from a church destroyed in WWII. With its beautiful cream tone and cr...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Stone, Limestone

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...
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20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Stone

American 19th Century Portrait of a Royal Lady by R. Hinckley
By William Jaquet
Located in Tarzana, CA
A very well painted American 19th century portrait of a royal lady, by R. Hinckley, signed bottom left, within an antique gilt wood frame.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Canvas

French Figural Statue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary and monumental cast-iron sculpture was likely specially commissioned to the Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne for an important public or private collection. Designed by celebrated Parisian sculptor Mathurin Moreau, the striking work takes the form of a beautiful young maiden clad in classical robes with an amphora gracefully held aloft in one hand. The work displays a remarkable level of detail considering its iron casting, including a wreath of laurel leaves atop the woman's head and a stunning necklace adorning her neck. Due to its large size and subject matter, the remarkable work would most probably have been exhibited in a public or private fountain, garden, estate or hotel. French cast-iron sculptures such as this one were historically preferred over bronze for outdoor decorations...
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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Bust of Hermes
Located in New York, NY
A plaster bust of ancient Greek god, Hermes. Piece is plaster with a gold overlay on bust and a matte black overlay on base. A great decorative depicting the original ancient sculptu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Composition

20th Century Terracotta Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Greek
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Terracotta Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Greek. Offered is a handsome 20th century terra cotta bust of a classical Greek male. Expertly executed however it is unsigned.
Category

20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of French Restoration Period Candlesticks of Patinated Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French restoration period candlesticks of patinated bronze and gilt bronze with figures of Atlas supporting a flower bobeche and etched glass hurricane. The bases are in sien...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Marble bust, Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, 19th-century copy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Marble bust, Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, 19th-century copy
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Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

Pair of Greek Reproduction Terracotta Pots
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of Greek reproduction plant pots from Crete, made of terracotta resembling Mediterranean jars used since antiquity for storage or planters. These vessels are nicely decorated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta

Plaster moulded and decorated Cherub Lamp Circa 1930's Grey Velvet look shade
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Plaster moulded and decorated Cherub Lamp Circa 1930's Grey Velvet look shade. Illuminate your space with this elegant white table lamp. The classic cherub design seamlessly blends w...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Ilias Lalaounis Sterling Silver and Bronze "Barley" Metapontum Coin Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Ilias Lalaounis sterling silver and bronze "Barley" paperweight after an ancient coin of Metapontum 5th Century B.C. in its original box and documentation 20th Century Marks: Lalaoun...
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20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Porcelain & Ceramic Sculptural Vase Italy Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
"TuttiTappi (Venus doppelgänger)", 2016, glazed earthenware and porcelain, measures: H 27 x 15 x 15cm Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renowned visual artist w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Bust of Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx Bust of Clasical Roman. 20th century with impressive detail. Very handsome features with stunning craftsmanship. PROVENANCE: R...
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20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Coppia di Basi Per Tavolini Capitelli Intagliati a Foglia di Acanto Firenze 1900
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Capitelli Intagliati a Foglia di Acanto Firenze 1900, coppia di piedistalli fiorentini basi per tavoli in legno scolpito, decorate sui quattro lati da un profondo intaglio ...
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Mid-20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture

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Hardwood

Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle
Located in London, GB
This sleek, black-glaze perfume pot dates to the 5th century BC and exemplifies the elegance of Athenian ceramic production in Ancient Greece. With a gently rounded body, and flared ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Gold Brass Centerpiece Oval With Neoclassical Grooves and Two Handl Style Form
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Large brass bowl with handles and classic style With a spectacular golden color This brass centerpice is shaped like a fluted cup. Brass Go...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Brass

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, ...
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20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Classical 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Embossed Tea Caddy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality 19th century classical embossed tea caddy, having Bacchus like scenes of children playing, a goat and horse and much jollity. Elkington style.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Continental Bronze Sculpture
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful continental bronze figure of a standing female on a black marble base. Early 20th century, signed illegibly on the base. This elegant bronze has a wonderful patina and mo...
Category

Early 20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Continental Bronze Sculpture
Continental Bronze Sculpture
$750 Sale Price
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Large 19th Century gilded bronze Lantern
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu hexagonal tapering lantern, having a crown coronet, sea shell and Neptune mounts, beveled glass panels, tapering down to a scrol...
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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This Grecian style mantel clock was crafted at the end of the 19th century and retailed by the acclaimed Maison Marnyhac, which was based on the Rue de la Paix in Paris. Founded ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Ormolu Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous 19th century French ormolu sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. This incredible sculpture is by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904), one of the most famous and i...
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1890s French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Alva Studios Venus de Milo sculpture, 1955 mid-century
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 Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Hardwood

Italian Terracotta Lamp as a Roman "Olla" Shape
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian terracotta lamp in the shape of a Roman "olla", elegant in its essential simplicity. It can be placed anywhere and can be shipped anywhere from Italy, without the bulk of the...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

The Snaked Altar Column Statue Compressed Marble Powder Sculpture Bergama Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 8 kg The Snaked Altar, situated atop a marble column at the entrance square of the Ancient City of Asclepion, holds the distinction of being recognized as the earliest symbol of medicine and pharmacy. The altar's prominent position within the Asclepion complex highlights its importance in the context of ancient medical practices. It served as a visual representation of the profound connection between spirituality and healing, as Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, was often depicted alongside snakes, which were regarded as symbols of rebirth and rejuvenation. Today, the original Snaked Altar finds its rightful place of honor in the prestigious Bergama Museum. Visitors to the museum can marvel at its intricate details and appreciate the craftsmanship of the ancient artisans who sculpted it. The altar's preservation allows us to delve into the depths of history and gain insights into the ancient world's understanding and reverence for medicine. *Crafted from compressed marble powder. *Manufactured using molds...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Greek Artisanal Red Clay Plate
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-made artisanal plate by Bonis Pottery of Rhodes Greece, circa 1970. Decorated in an original pattern of hearts and leaves glazed in red and olive green with white, against a r...
Category

Late 20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Icon St George Miracle Worker with Oklad
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique 19 th c orthodox icon tempera on gold leaf on wood in polychrome enamel embossed brass oklad. Saint George The Miracle Worker defeating the dragon. Great level of master work...
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1850s Russian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Brass

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...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze Sculptured Athenian Scribe on Variegated Agate Pen Tray
Located in Asheville, NC
Bronze sculpted figure Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, is seated with two scrolls, one in hand the other placed upon nearby column, is classically dressed in robe with empire bow and hair...
Category

20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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...
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Brass

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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Metal Classical Greek Colum Table Lamp 1970 USA
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Classical Greek Colum table lamp .Top quality piece . Metal shade . Two large E27 bulbs needed . Beautiful color . Great condition .
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1970s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Metal

After Hiram Powers, Grand Tour Marble Sculpture of “the Greek Slave”
By Hiram Powers
Located in Atlanta, GA
After Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1873), “The Greek Slave”. A finely carved white marble sculpture after the antiquity which is currently held in the col...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Ancient Greek 350BC South Italy Campanian Black Terracotta Handled Kylix Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A Ancient Greek Kylix vase. Campanian ancient Greek red terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup) with two handles. from the Magna Grecia period. Made between the 350-300 BC in the G...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

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...
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1850s German Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Boho Greek Comedy Face Mask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bold and expressive vintage mask inspired by classical Greek theater, featuring a wide open mouth, exaggerated smile, and swirling stylized details across the hair and brows. The a...
Category

Late 20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pink Hercules Bust
Located in Bagshot, GB
Who say Pink can't be masculine? A 21st century very charming and large pink plaster portrait bust of "Hercules" the demigod mortal son of Zeus. Bust ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Antique French Faux Malachite Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Antique French Faux Malachite Lamps. Exceptionally well executed lamps with an excellent realistic painted metal urns to look like malachit...
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Early 20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal

Painted Cast Iron Garden Urns and Pedestal Bases, American, Mid-20th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
Painted cast iron garden urns and pedestal bases, American, mid-20th century. A pair of white painted cast iron metal urns on square pedes...
Category

1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Iron

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 Furniture

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 Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

David Morgan (NY Photographer) Angel Signed Poster Work On Paper 1993
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Black and white poster shows a photograph of a nude man standing on his tiptoes in profile at center on the page. The man wears a pair of long feather wings that extend from his shou...
Category

20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Paper

Two Sancai terracotta immortals, ridge tiles, China, Ming dynasty
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Two Sancai terracotta immortals, ridge tiles, China, Ming dynasty
Category

Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Bronze

An antique Italian ring turned alabaster pedestal 19th century
Located in Den Haag, NL
An antique Italian ring turned alabaster pedestal, 19th century,… Very nice and elegant shaped . some small chips .
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1880s Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

German 19th Century Berlin Porcelain Kpm Covered Bacchus Tureen Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine German 19th century Berlin porcelain covered Tureen, the finial in form of an infant Bacchus on a domed cover with molded band and painted scenes divided by floral sprays...
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19th Century German Antique Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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 Furniture

Materials

Other

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...
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20th Century English Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

Large Plaster Sculpture of Greek Goddess
Located in Houston, TX
Large Plaster Sculpture of Greek Goddess, headless and armless. Nicely aged patina.
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Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Large Pair Italian Column Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large scale finely crafted hand carved neoclassical style column form alabaster lamps on brass bases. Expertly crafted with intricate carving throughout. Newly wired with new...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Powder Beige 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 Furniture

Materials

Concrete, Metal

New Modern Turkish Oushak Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53969 New Modern Sky Blue Turkish Oushak Rug Runner, 02'10 x 14'09. This hand-knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug runner radiates a serene and ethereal charm, effortlessly blendin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Wool

Bisque Scorpio 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 Scorpio. Designed pr...
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1990s Danish Classical Greek Furniture

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Porcelain

Hourglass-shaped Masonic Column in 1930s Wax-polished Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
The meaning of this symbolic column is the eternal passage of time, the sand slips away until it is no longer there, it is a continuous reminder that life is finite and that, therefo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Roman or Greek Wall Art Scene Gold and Blue
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully made Roman or Greek medieval framed wall art scene, circa mid-20th century, Europe. Scene depicts a muscular man and a centaur (half man half horse...
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Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Brass

Ceramic Ashtray Catchall with Greek Goddess Aphrodite Classical Greek Style
Located in New York, NY
A ceramic ashtray or vide-poche catch-all with Greek Goddess, Aphroditie, in the classical Greek style, circa mid-20th century, Greece. Piece is ...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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
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Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Silver

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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Large Studio Plaster, Young Nude Woman, Signature on Base
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large Studio Plaster, Young Nude Woman, Signature on Base
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20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Marble

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,...
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1950s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Furniture

Materials

Composition

Classical Greek furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Classical Greek 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, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Greek furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include LAGU, Cathryn Shilling, Sir William Hamilton, and Maitland Smith. 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 $289,700 while the average work can sell for $1,855.

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