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
A Roman Classical Nude Male Marble Sculpture
Located in New Haven, CT
This beautiful example of the Greek boxer was hand carved of Statuario Marble in Florence during the Grand Tour period after the antique original. The subject has a victorious pose f...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Marcus Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 87 cm / Weight: 45 kg
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the Roman emperor and is considered one of the most important philosophers in its history. He is heard for his great battles and for crossing the Danube.
Marcus Aurelius is famous for his 12-book "Ta eis Euton" (Reflections on Myself), which is influenced by Stoic philosophy, written in Greek. It became the symbol of the Golden Age of the Roman empire.
He was elected future co-emperor before he was 17, but did not ascend to the throne until he was 40. Hardworking, intelligent, and dignified, Marcus did not want to be contented with traditional Greek...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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
Measures- 12''H x 10.5''W x 10.5''D.
Catalogue Note: Ask...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Stone
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
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
Ionic Column Candlestick Made with Compressed Marble Powder No:1
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 700 gr
Ionic regular columns, born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia, have a thin, long and elegant form.
This Ionic column candl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Maitland- Smith Tooled Leather Pedestal
Located in North Miami, FL
Elegant, classic Maitland-Smith Florentine style glazed leather pedestal in cream with gold embossed details. A handsome statement in both traditional and modern settings.
Category
20th Century Philippine Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Archangel Gabriel Painted in 2000 Icon with Gold Leaf
Located in DE
Beautifully painted icon of the archangel Gabriel.
Category
Early 2000s European Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Colossal Sculpted White Marble Head of Hercules in the Manner of the Antique
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Hercules is portrayed as a bearded man with drops of sweat on his brow.
There are various examples from the ancient world of sculpture executed on a monumental scale, the immense ...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Cast Stone Statue of Diana
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Cast Stone Statue of Diana
A Large reconstituted stone Statue of Diana, Diana is the goddess of the countryside and hunters, she sitting on a t...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Carrara Marble Bathroom Kitchen Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical double sink is cut from one single block of white Carrara marble, the design has not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic merit easily fitting in with old and new buildings. It also makes an excellent outdoor water fountain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rare Pierre-Adrien Ekman Hand Painted Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinarily scarce French hand-painted oil on canvas wooden three panel folding screen - room divider; Signed P.A. Ekman (Pierre-Adrien Ekman, France, 1904-1993), fabulous Tro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Black Asclepius Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Asclepius is known as the god of "medicine, healing and rejuvenation" in Greek mythology. Asclepius, who was believed to have found immortality, was therefore punished by being kille...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Hephaestus, a clear & grey glass figurative sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Hephaestus' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is ...
Category
2010s British Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Single Neoclassic Greek Key Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single hand carved square shape neoclassic style alabaster lamp with Greek key arms. Newly wired with new 3 way sockets and twisted French style cords. Shade is not included.
Category
1950s European Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Tiberius Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Lagu's selection of sculptures, including the Tiberius bust, is a great way to bring a piece of history into your living space. The Tiberius bust is based on the original sculpture displayed in the Ephesus Museum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Ancient Greek Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of Satyr
Located in London, GB
Beautifully cast statuette of a satyr, Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-2nd Century BC, solid cast bronze
The present work is a wonderful example of the finest Hellenistic style. The ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Nemesis Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Antalya Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 250 kg
The Goddess Nemesis, daughter of Nyx, represents the power that adjusts the balance of human relationships, giving each individual the fate their actions deserve. He ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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
Ionic Column Made with Compressed Marble Powder No:3
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 7,5 kg
Ionic regular columns, born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia, have a thin, long and elegant form.
-Produced from presse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Hera, a clear, grey & black figurative glass sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Hera' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is applied hot. With her Cloaked Collection, Shilling takes mythical tragic figures as her inspiration. Blown forms are wrapped in glass cane 'cloaks' which mimic cloth, following the contours of the form below.
In the artist's own words;
"Cloaked are large figurative pieces that are the culmination of the development of ideas and processes made over a long period of time. The process of slow, considered exploration of the material cold and rigid in the studio. The technical exploration of hot glass processes requiring quick judgements in order to create a form, drawn from observation. And the process of resolution, so by bringing these elements together, produces something that is greater than the sum of the parts. These pieces stand tall like a character in a play, conveying the essence of inevitable tragedy to be found in life, love, war and death".
Cathryn Shilling began her arts career as a graphic designer but went on to study glass after moving to Connecticut with her family. On returning to the UK she studied kiln formed glass at Kensington and Chelsea College and blown glass with Peter Layton at the London Glassblowing Workshop. She set up studio in London in 2007 from where she has gone on to create a huge body and variety of work.
Shilling experiments with colour and technique to produce beautiful one off sculptures. Her innovative pieces push the glass beyond our usual comfort zones. With some sculptures, glass rods are woven together like fabric, mimicking the flexibility and movement of cloth. The apparent frailty of the glass is balanced by the strong dynamic forms, differing levels of light picking out layers of colour. With other works, bubbles are trapped in swathes of watery hues. Her colour palette and choice of forms are very much informed by the various natural states in which water is found: icebergs, waterfalls and whirlpools for example.
Shilling’s work has been collected and widely exhibited internationally including: Ireland Glass Biennale 2019 at Dublin Castle...
Category
2010s British Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
After Michelangelo's 'non-finito' Series Classical Nude Bronze, Green Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an extraordinary bronze sculpture of a Classic male nude by artist Dean Kugler. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The figure stands with most of his weight on one foot, contrapposto, and his arm stretched overhead revealing a powerful, muscular physique. With inspiration from Michelangelo's unfinished series of sculptures housed at the Galleria Dell'Acadamia Museum in Florence, displayed in the hall leading to Michelangelo's David sculpture, this figure too is bound within its own material symbolizing the eternal human struggle to free themselves from material trappings. The sculpture is beautifully custom mounted on a stone base.
Dean Kugler
Slave (after Michelangelo)
bronze
Measures: 20 H x 5 W x 5 D in
50.80 H x 12.70 W x 12.70 D cm
DK0035
Kugler uses scale and the juxtaposition of disparate elements in order to engage and challenge the viewer. He combines elements such as strength and weakness or beauty and damage to be experienced simultaneously within the same piece of work to create a tense energy. Kugler also incorporates the technical skill of tight rendering with the dynamism of abstraction to create this energy to add additional excitement and intrigue to his aesthetic.
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk...
Category
2010s American 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Brass
Concrete Satyr Garden Seats, a Pair
Located in Marietta, GA
Wonderful pair of garden seats, featuring kneeling satyrs with tasseled cushions on the heads. The top is approx. 15” x 15” and can actually be used for...
Category
1960s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete
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
Single Italian Urn Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamp on giltwood base. Newly wired with 3 way socket and rayon covered cord.
Height to top of alabaster is 15....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Classical French 19th century fine opaque glass vase circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
Classical French 19th Century Vase
A stylish mid 19th century French vase with a classical design in fine opaque glass with boarders of "duck...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Glass
Kalokagathos Low Table, Hand-Crafted, Made of Solid Ash Wood in Natural Finish
Located in Prague 3, Vinohrady
Kalokagathos table is freely inspired by the aesthetics of ancient Greece. This sculptural table is the part of the Eclecticism collection, in which I pursue the relation between his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Ares, a black, white & grey figurative glass sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Ares' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is applie...
Category
2010s British Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid 19th Century Continental Porcelain Urn Converted to a Lamp
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. continental urn converted to a table lamp with gilt and polychrome enamel on porcelain, a painted wood base and a brass stem and socket. Despite having a chip to the stem of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Odyssey table from the Eclecticism collection made out of aluminum alloys
Located in Prague 3, Vinohrady
The Odyssey table is dedicated to Slovenian architect Josip Plecnik and is freely inspired by the aesthetics of his sculptural work. The designer describ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Large Weathered Neoclassical Statue of Pandora
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A large weathered Neoclassical statue of Pandora.
Large weather patinated neoclassical statue of Pandora with her box at her feet.
Our lovely girl is 4ft tall set on a 15” diamet...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete
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
Monumental 20th Century fibreglass Classical Urn on Pedestal
Located in Bagshot, GB
If you're looking to make a statement at the front of the drive or just looking for that piece with some wow factor in the back garden, this monumental verdi gris fibeglass, 20th cen...
Category
Late 20th Century British Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid 20th Century Italian Scavo Glass Roman Style Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A mid 20th century Roman style pink Scavo glass vase. Scavo glass was created in the mid 20th century by using a technique involving the application, to the surface of an object, of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Marble Torso of an Athlete, after the Antique, 19th Century or Earlier, Italian
By Polykleitos 1
Located in Kensington, MD
An antique Greek style fragmentary male torso in the Polykleitan tradition, from mid-leg to shoulders, depicting an adolescent male athlete with defined musculature and hairless. He stands contrapposto with the weight on his left leg.
The present torso is loosely based on a figure of a young athlete, shown standing contrapposto and leaning against a tree trunk (now at the British Museum). Named after its previous owner, the sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Horse Head Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Istanbul Archaeological Museums, which are described as a "museum complex" in the Historic Peninsula, consist of three main sections in total: the Archeology Museum, the Ancient Oriental Works Museum and the Tiled Kiosk Museum. The Istanbul Archeology Museum, which is the first museum in Istanbul, is home to numerous iconic sculptures, such as horse head busts.
The most important sculptures in world...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
The Riace Warriors, A Fine Pair of Cold-Cast Copper and Resin Replica Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Riace Warriors, a fine pair of cold cast copper and resin figures of the Riace Warriors, reduced replicas of the original bronze sculptures currently located at the Museo Naziona...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Copper
A Large Italian Carved White Marble Figure of Venus De Milo
By Praxiteles 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant Italian hand carved marble figure was made on early 20th century, and is a copy of the famous Venus De Milo marble sculpture (Aphorid...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bronze Sculpture of Satyr with Wineskin After an Antique Original, 19th Century
Located in Bagshot, GB
Bronze sculpture of Satyr with Wineskin in step position sitting upon a heavy marble base.
marble base is 30cm Deep and 31cm Wide.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Short Architectural Rustic Greek Concrete Corinthian Column 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A short architectural rustic Corinthian concrete column. Created from concrete, this small column will be a great accent to a patio perhaps with a concrete bust placed atop. It is ro...
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Classical Inlaid Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble with poly chrome inlays, the straight fronted format has fine rhombus inlaid details enclo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Classic metal Desk lamp 1950s USA
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Black Metal table lamp . Beautiful cast Bronze lions head .
Marble base .Complete with Silk shade .Former USA embassy . 1950s
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Relic, Classical Male Nude Torso Fragment in Amber Resin by Dean Kugler
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an extraordinary amber colored resin sculpture of a Classic male nude fragment by artist Dean Kugler. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The sculpture is beautifully custom mounted on a steel base with a rust patina.
Dean Kugler
Relic 1
resin
23.50h x 20w x 6d in
59.69h x 50.80w x 15.24d cm
Kugler uses scale and the juxtaposition of disparate elements in order to engage and challenge the viewer. He combines elements such as strength and weakness or beauty and damage to be experienced simultaneously within the same piece of work to create a tense energy. Kugler also incorporates the technical skill of tight rendering with the dynamism of abstraction to create this energy to add additional excitement and intrigue to his aesthetic.
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk College.
22 June 2016 – Dispatch-Argus. Coverage of my one-man show titled “Animal Farm.”
22 Sept 2015 – Quad-City Times. “Body of work”. Article by David Burke about a one-man art show at Black Hawk College.
30 October 2014 – WVIK radio and online. Coverage of the ribbon-cutting for “Gravity” installation at the Rivercenter in Davenport, IA.
28 Sept 2014 – TV interview on WZZM13 in Grand Rapids covering ARTPRIZE and my sculpture, Gravity at the Gerald Ford...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Resin
Eros Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Eros is the Greek god of love and desire. In ancient Greek, four separate words were used for love or amity one of which being “Eros” which meant passionate love.
Eros, who is accep...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Plaster
French Cast Stone Statue of Apollo
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French cast stone statue of Apollo
A large reconstituted stone Statue of Apollo the hunter with bow and arrow, and of course his faithful dog.
T...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Customizable Black Woven Leather Saber Legs Klismos Chairs Other Colors Possible
Located in IT
Klismos customizable dining chairs with saber legs, black lacquered wood and black woven leather seats. Available in other colors and upholstery.
Klismos are walnut wood chairs wi...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
The Old Fisher Man Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder, Aphrodisias Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Old Fisherman Bust serves as a timeless piece of decor, adding a touch of classical elegance to any setting. Whether displayed in a museum-like exhib...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Ancient Greek Terracotta Antefix in Form of the Head of Artemis Bendis, Taranto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ancient Greek mould-made terracotta antefix decorated with the female head of the Goddess Artemis Bendis.
Western Greek, Italy, Taranto, early 4th century BC.
Two small feathered win...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze & Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze and Walnut coffee table with marble top. The assembled Corinthian gilt-bronze capital, now converted into a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Danish 19th Century Ancient Greek Style Cast Iron Vase
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cast iron vase in the ancient style. Black, red and burnt orange decorations.
In original and untouched condition with beautiful patina consistent with age and use.
Very decorative...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Metal
Small Late 18th Century Oil Painting of Greek Orthodox Priest on Board in Frame
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Late 18th century oil painting of Greek Orthodox Priest on Board
Painting still maintains vibrant colors and is housed in gold tone frame. ...
Category
Late 18th Century Greek Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 20th Century Carved Wood Obelisks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 20th Century Carved Wood Obelisks.
Handsome pair of 20th century Neoclassical style black and brown carved wood obelisks.
This listing is for a pair.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
Classical Figural Painted Cast Stone Tiered Garden Fountain, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Classical garden fountain offers painted cast stone construction with young boy over tiered fountain with tiered shell form bowls raised on reeded Doric columns, 20th century.
Mea...
Category
20th Century Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Cast Stone
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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