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
7' Tall Renaissance Style Male Bust Faux Marble Sculpture on Pedestal
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This larger-than-life 6' 9" faux marble male bust sculpture commands attention, featuring a refined hollow design in textured concrete composite. With a body height of 49" and broad ...
Category
1980s Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Resin
$3,840 Sale Price
40% Off
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
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
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
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
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
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...
Category
1990s Danish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brown Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
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
$2,200 / set
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
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
Gold Wall Mask of Bacchus This is an old piece, the bracket is made in hard pl
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Gold Wall Mask of Bacchus
This is an old piece, the bracket is made in hard plaster with an old gilt finish
It is in generally good condition with an aged finish
The bracket is 5
...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Plaster
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
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
French Garden Urn or Planter Pot of Cast Iron in the Classical Style
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French campana urn or garden planter pot of cast iron in the Classical style, with everted dentil rim, quarter-lobed body, and flared masked handles on reeded round foot.
Pe...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
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
70" Egyptian Pharaoh Statue Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, TX
70" Egyptian Pharaoh Statue Floor Lamp
Floor lamp
13W x 13D x 70H
Lamp wired and tested.
Good Condition.
No lamp shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Polystyrene
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Greek Spartan Foot in Plaster, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Greek spartan foot in plaster, 20th century.
Sculpture of the foot of a Greek spartan in plaster, 20th century.
H: 18cm, W: 37cm, D: 15cm
Category
20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Plaster
20th Century Porcelain Lamp Pair by Mottahedeh
By Mottahedeh
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome pair of Mottahedeh cobalt and white porcelain urn lamps feature central floral medallions surrounded by raised bellflower swags, hand-painted and parcel gilt, and are mounted on 5.5 inch square brass bases. Porcelain artichoke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,495 / set
New Modern Turkish Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53515 New Modern Turkish Oushak Rug,09'00 x 11'08. Bathed in the hush of clouded skies and the hush of Anatolian twilight, this hand-knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug conjures a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Other
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
Diocletianus Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Diocletian was the Roman emperor who ended what became known as the Crisis of the Third Century by making a distinction between Eastern Rome and Western Rome. The reforms of the emperor, who established an autocratic government, fundamentally changed the state structure. You can see the original of the bust at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum.
The most important sculptures in world history are brought to your living spaces by Lagu's special selection, using the best materials.
The decorative sculpture is produced with compressed marble powder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Tall Mediterranean Ceramic Vase, Cyprus
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall contemporary minimalist ceramic vase handmade in Cyprus. Unglazed exterior with handcarved incised relief stylized organic decor with caramel br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cypriot Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
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
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Alexander The Great Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul / Small
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 56 cm / Weight: 20 kg
Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Bronze Male Bust, ‘pseudo Seneque’ Green patina From Antique, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bronze Male Bust, ‘pseudo Seneque’ Green patina From Antique, 19th Century
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Framed William Hamilton Antiquites Etrusques, Grecques Et Romain Cover
Located in New York, NY
Hand-colored engravings, from Antiquités Etrusques, Grecques et Romaines from Lord Hamilton's folio (1766-1776). Hamilton's collection of ancient vases was assembled by him after his...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Paper, Glass
Pair Antique Classical Two-Arm Sconces with Faces of Bacchus
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of 2-arm antique bronze sconces has deep castings of fine quality Their classic design is suitable for many rooms in a home. The arms...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Testa cavallo Grecia classica in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Testa cavallo, arte classica, arte greca, cavallo classico, cavallo Partenone, cavallo fidia, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, cavallo scultura, cavallo grecia
Test...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
Scavo Glass Candleholders by Cenedese
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Highly decorative, this amazing grouping in beautiful Scavo glass show irregular patches of textured scavo technique. Coloring is a vivid turquoise, pink and white with white dusty f...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,675 / set
Pair of Antique Mappin & Webb Convertible Candelabras in Corinthian Column Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique convertible candelabras were made by the well known Mappin & Webb of England in approximately 1920 in a Classical Greek Revival style. These candelabras are comp...
Category
Early 20th Century English Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
New Modern Earth-Tone Turkish Oushak Carpet with Transitional Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53603 New Modern Earth-Tone Turkish Oushak Rug, 10'07 x 13'02. Soft as desert wind and radiant with the warmth of sun-kissed clay, this hand-knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Nickel-Plated Iron Pedestal Base--Base Only
Located in Sheffield, MA
Classical urn shape pedestal base in nickel plated finish. Can be used indoor or outdoor as dining table or breakfast table with a top of your choice. Listing does not include stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pink granite base, circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pink granite base, circa 1940
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
New Colorful Modern Turkish Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53607 New Modern Colorful Oushak Turkish Rug, 09'02 x 12'01. Awash in a dreamlike palette of sunrise hues and meadow blooms, this hand-knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug sings wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Table Lamp a la Ancient Torchere
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique table lamp in wood with gilt metal embellishments is designed to resemble an ancient torchere. Six looped chains and stylized acan...
Category
Early 20th Century European 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
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
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
Grand Tour 18th Century Gilt Framed Classical Carved Shell Cameo "Dario RE'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Classical carved shell cameo in its period oil gilt frame
18th century or earlier in age and likely to of been acquired on a grand tour.
A well carved...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Softwood, Giltwood
Russell & Erwin Plumed Knight Helmet Figural Doorknob 1870 circa
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare antique American 19th century bronze door knob "Plumed Helmet" Knight Figural doorknob produced by Russell and Erwin circa 1870 and is...
Category
1870s American Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Statue Stone Plinth Amphictyonis Greek Goddess Wine Friendship Hebe
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming cast stone statue with fine detailing and relief of a young girl or woman dressed in classical draped chiton, her hair in chignon style secured with a ribbon, with eyes cast...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Discobolus Discus Thrower Sculpture Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Step into the world of ancient Greece with 'The Athlete Throwing Discus,' a renowned sculpture also known as Discobolus, meticulously completed by the skilled artist Myron during the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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
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
Modern Classical Extension Dining Table, Mahogany
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Classical extension dining table with a mocha finish mahogany veneer on brass castors with one self-storing extensions leaf.
One self-storing extension leaf
Dimensions:
Open -...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
$8,655 / item
Classical Drawing of a Young Man
Located in Essex, MA
Well drawn and unsigned. Depicting a silhouette of a classical Greek gentleman with red headband. Very well drawn by good artist by unsigned.
Category
18th Century European Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Stone Mythological Figural Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Vintage Peach Stone Abstract Sculpture depicting a Greek Mythological Figure. Greece, circa 1960. Signed by an unknown artist on a contemporary black stone...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Stone
Modern Greek Key Hand Knotted Rug in Beige and Brown Color
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
Our "Olympia" Greek Key decorative rug is hand-knotted, and made with the finest hand-spun wool. The Classic Greek Key motif takes on a modern look in this low pile rug. Custom sizes...
Category
2010s Afghan Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
Unique Decorative Art Tile, Roger Capron, Italy c. 1980
By Roger Capron
Located in St Ouen, FR
Unique decoration on earthenware made to order by the Artist for the famous Italian decorative ceramics firm Marazzi.
An ode to love and wine carried by a muse treated in a very soft...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
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
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.