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
Large model of Jennings' dog in serpentine marble, souvenir of the Grand Tour, 1
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large model of Jennings' dog in serpentine marble, souvenir of the Grand Tour, 19th century
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Giltwood Corinthian Column Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Italian giltwood Corinthian column lamp.
Tall Italian carved giltwood Corinthian column converted to lamp. This 19th century Corinthian column ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Alabaster Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in Larkspur, CA
Late 19th century French alabaster lamp with custom trimmed silk shade. Hand-carved classic urn form with highly detailed carving of acanthus lea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
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
Pair of Italian Classical Greek Inspired Figural Ceramic Statues
Located in Houston, TX
Great pair of Greek inspired Italian ceramic statues inspired by Bitossi, Fantoni and Raymor.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
19th Century Meissen Cherub
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th Century Meissen Porcelain cherub, press two hearts together. Wonderful bold colours, blue underglaze blue crossed swo...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Classic horse head in white Carrara marble -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Horse head, classical art, Greek art, classical horse, marble horse, pheidian horse, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, horse sculpture, Greek horse
Horse head car...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
New Modern Turkish Oushak Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76891 New Modern Azure Turkish Oushak Rug, 09'02 x 12'11. Awash in the serenity of sunlit skies and ancient sands, this hand knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug carries the whispe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Style Wallpaper Contemporary Production
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
This Classical Greek style wallpaper is a unique and exclusive design.
Set of four rolls cm 90 wide; roll length linear meters 10 each.
Sample on demand is available 10 dollars/ € 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
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
Artistic Long And Narrow Size Antique Greek Embroidery Textile 1'8" x 10'9"
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous 17th Century Antique Italian Silk Embroidery Textile, Country of Origin: Italy, Circa Date: 17th Century
Category
19th Century Greek Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
$2,200 / set
Large Antique Carved White Marble Medici Vase Garden Urn
Located in London, GB
Large antique carved white marble Medici vase garden urn
Continental, 20th Century
Height 73cm, diameter 55cm
Crafted in the 20th century, this ra...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gorgeous Collection of 4 Decoupaged Classical Figural Scenes with Gold Leaf
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful set of 4 black and white decoupaged scenes of classical figures in poetic poses set against gold leaf and each framed in giltwood moldings.
Category
1940s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Statue **Lead time 5 weeks**
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Marsyas is a famous Phrygian satyr in Greek mythology, believed to be half human and half goat. He is the son of Hyagnis, who invented harmony. Marsyas, who plays the flute very well...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble, 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
Pink granite base, circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pink granite base, circa 1940
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Oscar De La Renta Home Napkin Rings for Lunt Set of 8
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Oscar De La Renta Home for Lunt, set of 8.
Oscar de la Renta Napkin rings, unused.
Silver plated and enamel in turquoise and red.
Set of 4 Os...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Classical Bacchic Revelry Oil Painting in Ornate Gilded Frame
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Step into a scene of classical merriment with this oil on canvas painting, beautifully presented in an exquisitely ornate, deeply carved gilded frame. The artwork depicts a joyous Ba...
Category
1990s American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pino Signoretto Bust of Hippocrates, Murano Glass, Venetian, Italian Art Glass
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine murano glass sculpture by Pino Signoretto of the Bust of Hippocrates. Handcrafted by master glass artist Pino Signoretto on the Venetian islan...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
High relief -Hippodamia's rape of the centaur Eurythion -white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Abduction of Hippodamia by the centaur Eurizione
Made n Italy
High relief carved on white Carrara marble representing the "Rape of Hippodamia"
The total weight is about 23 kg
italian...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Greek Style Engraved and Chased Gold Tone Metal Large Pyxis
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Greek style engraved and chased gold tone metal large Pyxis ( a cylindrical vessel/box with a lid that can be made of wood, ivory or metal). In the ancient times, it was mo...
Category
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Metal
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th C. English Brass Step Framed Mirror
Located in North Miami, FL
Tiered and intricate step molding style brass frame mirror from England. It has a wonderful patina which is age appropriate. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR EAST HAMPTON...
Category
1920s English Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
3 Antique Carved Wood Gold Gesso Half Columns
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Set of 3 antique gilded gesso handcarved wood half columns. Great as any wall room decor or bases for floor lamps.
Category
Early 1800s Russian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
$7,500 / set
Vintage Boho Greek Key Marquetry Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage storage box captivates with its intricate marquetry work, showcasing a fascinating fusion of Bohemian flair and classical Greek Key motifs. Expertly crafted, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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
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 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
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
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Large Greek Olive Jar with Metal Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large 1930s Greek Olive Jar with metal stand. The height includes a 10" tall metal stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Marsyas Sculpture Compressed Marble Powder Figurative Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Marsyas is a famous Phrygian satyr in Greek mythology, believed to be half human and half goat. He is the son of Hyagnis, who invented harmony. Marsias, who plays the flute very well, is killed by Apollo's jealousy after a musical duel with him. The statue in Tarsus reflects his surrendered mood, recounting his punishment. You can see the statue 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.
Sculptures, busts, columns and reliefs, the originals of which are in various museums, are made with the technique of casting under vacuum with marble powder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble, Metal
Handmade Greek Corinthian helmet sculpture on gray marble -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
The Corinthian helmet was the type of Greek helmet that offered the best protection in battle for the head in ancient Greece.
In ancient Rome it was introduced either by the Etruscan...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Young Boy, Green Patina Plaster Bust, About 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Young Boy, Green Patina Plaster Bust, About 1900
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Classical Column Pedestals in Distressed Crackle Finish Paint
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Classical column pedestals in distressed crackle finish paint.
A superb pair of fluted classical column pedestals, the pedestals a...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Gilded Wood Carving, Draped Angel, Austria About 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Gilded Wood Carving, Draped Angel, Austria About 1800
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Grecian Style Bronze Military Statue of A Woman In Battle
Located in Queens, NY
"Grecian style bronze life size figure of classic woman (Athena) with military wardrobe holding a round decorated shield and a sword (sword replaced ...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive striking pair of French bronze Marly horses after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746. Mounted on ebonized, boulle inlaid pedestals.
Batch 80 N/H
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bearded Hermes Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder İzmir Museum Replica
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Lagu's special selection brings the most important sculptures in world history to your living spaces with the best materials. Hermes, a descendant of the...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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
$10,921 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Alfiero Mangani Granite Finish Ceramic Vases
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Italian Mangani ceramic vases; mimics a fine appearance of fine Granite. The vases come with an opaque finish, signed to bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
19th Century Eagle & Serpent Brass Door Stop Needless to say a heavy piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Eagle & Serpent Brass Door Stop
Needless to say a heavy piece, is age darkened, the Eagle and snake fighting symbolise two sides of a confli...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of incense stick holders, Pussah, turquoise Chinese porcelain from Jingdezh
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of incense stick holders, Pussah, turquoise Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhe
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Testa Apoxyomenos -Atleta che si deterge -marmo bianco Carrara-made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Testa maschile, arte classica, arte greca, lisippo, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, Apoxyomenos
Testa maschile scolpita su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispi...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Bronze Group of Nessus Abducting Deianira
By Giambologna
Located in Dublin, IE
French Grand Tour bronze group of Nessus abducting Deianira after Giambologna on marble base.
After the model by Giambologna
Circa 1880
French
Footnote:
The first documented example of this famous bronze group was made by Giovanni Bologna...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Thinline Aluminum Ottomans/ Benches in Chartreuse Green
Located in North Miami, FL
Set of 2 klismos style ottomans/ benches in aluminum by Thinline. Powder-coated in chartreuse color, with custom heavy woven linen cushion.
Category
1960s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Neo Classical Bronze Statue of Hebe The Greek Goddess of Youth A handsome piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Neo Classical Bronze Statue of Hebe The Greek Goddess of Youth
A handsome piece made in bronze and is set on a square plinth, the statue is fully 3 dimensional and looks very attra...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Marble Sculpture by Denise Delavigne "Cupid Bound" Signed on Base
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Carrera marble statue of the 'Cupid bound' signed by Denise Delavigne. We have pedestals that this statue could ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Terracotta Bust of a Satyr
Located in Stamford, CT
A French terracotta bust of a Satyr on matching socle circa 1810.
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
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
Pair of 19th Century, Classical Style Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grand pair of late 19th century, terracotta urns featuring reliefs of Neptune / Poseidon amidst the waves flanked by a hippocampus and a sea serpent. Stamped “Galloway Pottery, Phila...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$15,000 / set
19th Century Italian Alabaster Figure
Located in San Marino, CA
An Italian alabaster sculpture, circa 1860. Perfect for desktop, coffee table or bookcase accessorizing or to add to an existing collection of 19th century sculptures.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian 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.
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