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
Antique German Royal Bonn Porcelain Tapestry Vase, Classical Genre Scene, C1900
By Royal Bonn
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German vase by Royal Bonn offers hand painted Classical genre scene with women dancing in a courtyard, maker mark on base as photographe...
Category
Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Classic Greek Cast Stone Console Tables, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two unique Cast Stone console tables, mythologies Greek manly figures carry en,
a beveled Glass top, so very decorative.
Category
1970s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Athenian Red Figure Vases, the Archaic Period
Located in Bradenton, FL
Athenian red figure vases, the Archaic Period by John Boardman. Paperback book, published in 1985 by Thames and Hudson. Printed and bound in Spain, il...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Paper
Socrates Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum' 3.6"
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 250 gr
Socrates was a Greek philosopher born in Athens in 469 BC and died in Athens in 399 BC. Socrates, unlike the philosophers before him, not the natural world; He has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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 Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
French Patinated Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French Patinated Plaster Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male.
Our handsome French classical Greek plaster sculpture is the perfect table accessory, bookca...
Category
1920s European Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Plaster
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 Furniture
Materials
Plaster
1970s Hand Painted Greek Bowl Adorned With Hand Painted Flowers
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Hand Painted Classical Greek Bowl Adorned With Hand Painted Flowers is a Musem Replica
Note on base:
Hand painting by Kostas Tsekouras “Antica” Delphi
A "crater" with p...
Category
1970s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
A French Print Depicting "Nemesis "In Italian Frame With Mirrors"
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the entire description, as we strive to provide you with detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
The woo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
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.
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Bronze Figure "Polyhymnia" Sign. J.Walz. Muse
Located in Epfach, DE
19th century bronze figure "Polyhymnia" France or Austrian sign. J.Walz.
The figure is worked out by J.Walz (death:1922). He has worked in Paris and Vienna for Victor Tilgner.
The figure "Polyhymnia" is worked after the famous antique...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Blue 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 Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
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 Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Large Vintage Prop Print of Greco Roman Statue of Woman in Flowing Garb
Located in New York, NY
This interesting print was probably part of a scene for a film, or TV production. The subject is a classical statue of a woman in a flowing dress, holding a pitcher and a bowl. The p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique 19th century Italian Rare Greek Mythology Majolica Vase/Urn
Located in Doha, QA
A very rare and very decorative Italian Majolica Vase. Hight 41 cm. The vase is decorated with four faces of God Ammon-epithet of Zeus, and two of Neptun...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Style Bronze Orientalist Sculpture on Marble Base Style of Picault
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French-style bronze sculpture exemplifies the elegance and artistic flair of the Orientalist movement, which captivated European artists in the 19th century. Skillfully...
Category
20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Solid Carved Oak Column Bookends 1970's
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of carved oak wood column support bookends circa 1970's .
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Bust Of Hermes In White Emailled Ceramic
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent large bust of Hermes In White Emailled Ceramic
Work of Quality from the 1950s/1960s.
Very decorative.
Perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Greek Classical Style Urn Twin Handle Cast Metal Bronze Finish Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Greek Classical Style Urn Twin Handle Cast Metal Bronze Finish Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 31.5" H (to finial) x 23.5" H (to light socket) x 10.5" W ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Italian Urn & Handles Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Exceptional pair of neoclassical style carved urn form with handles alabaster table lamps. Expertly carved throughout with custom giltwood bases. Newly wired with new brass 3 way soc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Herda lighting set Column Table lamps 1970s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Herda Lighting table lamps .,Bronze and Brass ,comes with
its original shades . Good condition .some ware on the shades .
nothing disturbing. 1970s Holland .
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Brass
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica.
Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco ...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair French Gilt Bonze Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of French alabaster neo-classic style table lamps with gilt bronze or brass adornments. Newly wired with new 3 way sockets and rayon cords. St...
Category
1950s French Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
c. 1930 French Carved Marble Sculpture of Pan Attributed to Jean-Marie Camus
By Jean Camus
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1930 carved marble sculpture of Pan attributed to Jean-Marie Camus, France. Elegantly carved & charming rendering of Pan as a young faun playing the pipes (pan flute). Unsigned...
Category
1930s French Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
A Good Slightly Weathered Large Bust of Apollo This is a good looking bust
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Good Slightly Weathered Large Bust of Apollo
This is a good looking bust, it has been on display outdoors so has a slightly weathered appearance, a piece with good presence
The S...
Category
1960s Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cement
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tall Mediterranean Contemporary 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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Majestic Antique Majolica Vase/ Urn ca 1900
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely beautiful Majolica porcelain Vase.
It is 42 cm hight and has as its main theme the face of Dionysus -God of Wine in greek mythology. The handles are decorated ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble
Turkish Ghiordes Rug
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Turkish ghiordes weave. Ivory field with splashes of raspberry and celadon green.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Tall Classical Style Column Table Lamps These are a very stylish pair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of Tall Classical Style Column Table Lamps
These are a very stylish pair of Bronzed finish column lamps
The main columns are supported on an elaborate stepped bronzed base dec...
Category
1960s Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete
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 Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Ivory Antique Turkish Ghiordes Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century antique Turkish Ghiordes rug.
4' x 5'9''
Category
20th Century Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
HUGE 2 METER TALL ViNTAGE VERDIGRIS BRONZE TELAMON TERM GRECO ROMAN STYLE STATUE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely massive, 2 meter tall vintage Verdigris Bronze Patinated Telamon Ter, Greco Roman style statue...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Classical Greek Alabaster Table Lamps 1970s Spain
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two beautiful Alabaster table lamps. Classical Greek Timeless design
gives a wonderful warm light. New rewired. small socket lamps needed.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Large Vintage Two Handle Ceramic Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage Two Handle Ceramic Vase
Great size, color and glaze.
overall good condition
one tight hairline crack at the top
(almost impossible to see)
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Maitland Smith Bronze Ram's Head Vase Cornucopia, 1980's USA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Maitland Smith Bronze Ram's Head Vase Cornucopia, 1980's USA
Maitland-Smith bronze cornucopia vase, late 20th c., in a verdigris finish, with twisted cornucopia mounted to horned ra...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
New Contemporary Silver Mist Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Coastal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53491 New Modern Oushak Turkish Rug, 09'02 x 12'05. This hand-knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug evokes the serenity of an Anatolian dawn, where sky and earth quietly mingle befo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Bronze Amphora Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of bronze amphora shaped tabled lamps with intricate gilt metal crests.
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Oracle of Delphi Ceramic Wall Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique ceramic art plaque of The Oracle of Delphi. The ceramic has a leather hanger at top to hang on wall. Contains colors of yellow, green and brown The Oracle of Delphi was a prie...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Classical Bronze Clock / Sculpture, by Aug. Moreau
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Bronze sculpture with brown patina including a clock and signed Auguste Moreau. It features a woman wearing a flowing dress who is standing on a globe. The title printed on a small p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso of Hercules with Base
Located in Rome, IT
This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture of Hercules.
A timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration.
We can raise with a base on request.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Original Antique Greek Mythology Print After J.M.W Turner. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after J.M.W Turner
Fine steel engraving
Published by Virtue, C.1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Paper
Ancient Greek Men Statues Photographs, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of ancient Greek men statues photographs with frame and glass. Beautiful border details and colors.
Category
1950s Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Midcentury Mythological Winged Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Mythological Winged Sculpture On Stone Base.
Unusual midcentury silver plated mythological winged creature with jeweled eyes mounted on a st...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Urbano Zaccagnini Etruscan Compote Metropolitan Museum
Located in Sharon, CT
A Zaccagnini ceramic reproduction of the museum's Etruscan compote. Fully signed on bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Archaic Artemis Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
-Weight: 20 kg.
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works from the museum.
-Can be used indoors and outdoors.
Artemis is known as the godd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare antiquarian book from 1791, namely, Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition.
Leather Spine in very good condition. Leathe...
Category
18th Century English Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of Walnut 'Klismos' Chairs by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall.
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Walnut 'Klismos' Chairs by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall.
Worn upholstery. General light wear
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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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