Petite Italian Bronze & Slate Etruscan Statue Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Small Etruscan Sculpture Firenze Italy 1980's bronze & Slate.
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Slate, Bronze
During Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D., Pompeii and Herculaneum in today’s Italy were preserved as they were on the day of their destruction. Particularly at Herculaneum, furnishings were carbonized beneath volcanic ash. This was pivotal to understanding how Classical Roman furniture was designed. Archaeological investigations and printed reproductions of discoveries would influence styles evoking this ancient civilization, from the Renaissance to neoclassicism.
While knowledge of Classical Roman furniture comes from rare surviving pieces, it is also derived from frescoes and sculptures portraying Roman life. Much of Roman art, architecture and design was informed by Greece — Roman architect, military engineer and writer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, whose timeless De architectura is taught in contemporary architecture classes and pays tribute to classical architecture, visited Greece while working under Julius Caesar and admired the country’s architectural developments. The Roman solium references the Greek thronos, a stately chair of honor with an upright form and footstool. As the Roman Empire spread across Europe and into North Africa and Western Asia, the expansion of trade for silver, silk, marble and wood allowed for more luxurious designs.
Classical Roman furniture was made from bronze, wood and stone — in particular, marble — with ornate touches like tortoiseshell veneers, bone and glass inlays and claw feet. Ornaments depicting lion heads and mythological figures were sculpted from silver, bronze and ivory. Compared to the decorative attention given to the mosaic floors and wall paintings, however, furniture for even a wealthy house was minimal. It focused on the necessities for guests arriving for both socializing and business and the rooms housing family, relatives and enslaved people.
The triclinium dining room had banquet couches, items so prized they were sometimes interred with the deceased. Tall bronze or terracotta candelabras held oil lamps for lighting. Carved marble tables reflected status, while the lararium home shrine demonstrated faith.
Find a collection of Classical Roman decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Petite Italian Bronze & Slate Etruscan Statue Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Small Etruscan Sculpture Firenze Italy 1980's bronze & Slate.
Slate, Bronze
Life Size Horse Head in Plaster on Pedestal
Located in Tilburg, NL
Wonderful large horse head in plaster. Big scale and great details and patina. The white plaster creates a beautiful interplay of light and shadows. Shows great movement in the way the head is depicted. Reminiscent of equivalent plaster casts of horse heads from the Parthenon frieze...
Plaster, Boxwood
Female Torso in Cast Stone Karl Springer Ltd
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This cast stone female torso was purchased in 1983 from the Karl Springer showroom in 1983. We have the original receipt for the purchase which where the torso was displayed in Honol...
Cast Stone
Sculpture of Large Male Torso Classical Style- made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Torso maschile imponente, peso circa kg 800, scolpito su marmo bianco Carrara poggiante su base travertino Romano ispirato al Doriforo che si trova agli uffizi di Firenze. Original m...
Carrara Marble
Thomas Morgan Carved Wood Classical Motif Reeded Column - Gilded Wood Floor Lamp
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Thomas Morgan Carved Wood Classical Motif Reeded Column and Gilded Wood Floor Lamp This lamp measures: 16.5 wide x 16.5 deep x 72 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lig...
Reed, Wood
George, Raku Fired Modern White Ceramic Bust of Male Head by Pavel Amromin
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a white glazed and black clay raku fired ceramic bust. Though modern, this sculpture references Classical Greek and Roman antiquities. A subtle red glaze is used on the lips and the artist has purposefully and mysteriously left a portion around the neck between the head and the chest free of glaze, exposing the black clay beneath. The cracking on the surface is a result of the raku firing process and intended to be there. Pavel Amromin George, 2017 raku fired ceramic 17H x 15W x 9D in 43.18H x 38.10W x 22.86D cm Pavel G. Amromin Exhibitions 2017 SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2009 Pavel Amromin: Adventure Bound, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY 2008 SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY 38th Annual Ceramics Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, UW Whitewater, WI 2007 SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, Chicago, IL SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY 2006 SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, Chicago, IL The Toy Soldier Collection – MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL 2005 SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY 2004 SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY SOFA: Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, Chicago, IL 2003 SOFA...
Ceramic
sculpture of Roman woman with tunic and stole in white Carrara marble- made Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Roman woman sculpture, marble sculpture, Roman matron sculpture, Roman matron sculpture with tunic and stole carved on white Carrara marble original sculpture made in Italy The weigh...
Carrara Marble
"Galata Morente" Sculpture in Bronze, sign: F. Barbedienne Fonduer
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
F. Barbedienne fonduer Ferdinand Barbedienne (6 August 1810 – 21 March 1892) was a French metalworker and manufacturer, who was well known as a bronze founder. The son of a small farmer from Calvados, he started his career as a dealer in wallpaper in Paris. In 1838 he went into partnership with Achille Collas (1795-1859), who had just invented a machine to create miniature bronze replicas of statues. Together they started a business selling miniatures of antique statues from museums all over Europe, thus democratising art and making it more accessible to households.[2] From 1843 they extended their scope by reproducing the work of living artists and also diversified by making enamelled household objects. With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 the firm briefly had to switch to cannon founding owing to the shortage of metals but resumed business afterwards. Following Barbedienne's death in 1892, he was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery and the firm was carried on by his nephew Gustave Leblanc until 1952. Among the principal artists reproduced by the firm were Antoine Louis Barye and Auguste Rodin. The Dying Galata (Italian: Galata morente...
Bronze
Ancient Roman marble hand fragment
Located in York, GB
Provenance: Collection of Warren Stratford Trevors, West Country, England (acquired 1950s-1960s); Sotheby’s New York, Antiquities, 5th June 2013, lot 77; Ariadne Galleries, New York and London; Private Collection, U.S.A; A fantastic ancient roman marble...
Marble
Wounded Amazon, bronze after the Antique, Barbedienne casting, 19th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Wounded Amazon, bronze after the Antique, Barbedienne casting, 19th century
Steel, Bronze
Polychrome Marble Bust of a Roman Emperor, 20th Century
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A refined polychrome marble sculptural bust depicting a young Roman emperor, crafted with meticulous attention to detail and inspired by classical portraiture of antiquity. The head...
Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
$3,636Sale Price|20% Off
Large Imperial Black Porphyry specimen
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare and Large Imperial Black Porphyry architectural fragment partially polished, 23,5 x 15 x 12 cm Porfido Nero is a rare Black Variety of Imperial Porphyry from Gebel Dokhan (th...
Porphyry
24" Syroco Ornamental Italian Style Giltwood Wall Shelf
By Syroco
Located in Germantown, MD
A large 23.25" Syroco Ornamental Italian Style Giltwood Wall Shelf. Good vintage condition. Measures 23.25" in width, 10" in depth and 9" in height.
Hardwood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Pietra Dura Multi-Marble & Specimen Table-Top/Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Quite Rare 18th Century Italian Pietra Dura Multi-Marble Table-Top/coffee table/low table/center table. The square top is richly inlaid with an extensive array of colored...
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marb...
A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The loop attached to an oval fitting with radiant decoration. The cameo made of agate, showing the profile of a female bust with hair pinned up. The portrait in the style of Faustina...
Gold
William lV Mahogany Hall bench in the manner of Gillows
Located in Sherborne, GB
Large bold William lV mahogany hall bench in the manner of Gillows with a single piece double moulded top flanked by raised fluted bolster ends faced with turned roundels sitting on ...
Mahogany
Life Size 19th Century Italian White Marble Sculpture Titled "The Wrestlers"
Located in Tarzana, CA
This exceptional 19th century Italian hand carved marble group titled: 'The Wrestlers' was carved after a Greek original of the 3rd century BCE. This impressive statue depicts two na...
Carrara Marble
$171Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Bronze Wall Lamp with Old Mirror
Located in Buggiano, IT
Original 1940s Italian bronze wall lamp with old mirror. In working condition. Equipped with original 20th century European wiring. We recommend buyer consu...
Bronze
Studio Irvine for F&C Fusto Concrete Pedestal h82 Chocolate Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Pedestal part of a collection of modular system in ultra high performing cement mortar. UHPC colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different colors: Brick, silve...
Concrete
Brown smooth cow leather Chesterfield wingback armchair in English style
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This charming and classic smooth cowhide leather Chesterfield wingback armchair in a beautiful brown colour can easily be placed in almost any interior style. In the space of your ch...
Cowhide, Leather
Eighteenth Century Carved Portland Stone Keystone
Located in London, GB
A large carved Portland stone keystone, likely eighteenth century, the tapered form with female mask carved to the front face.
Limestone
$669Sale Price|20% Off
Bust Apollon
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful glazed terracotta bust of Apollon. This beautiful and elegant off-white bust made in Spain around the 50’s will be a prominent element of your dec...
Plaster
Specimen Marble Cocktail Table with a Custom Iron Base
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This table is comprised of multiple specimen marble squares measuring 1.75" X 1.75". The table top rests inset the base and is raised .75" from the base. The marble specimens represe...
Marble, Iron
Male torso "Torso Gaddi" carved on white Carrara marble - made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Gaddi torso Sculpted male torso on white marble from carrara, origi...
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Augustus Caesar Bust By Antonio Frilli
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar by Antonio Frilli. White marble bust is on a black plinth. Antonio Frilli was a Florentine sculptor who specialized in ...
Marble
Elegant antique sheepskin leather desk chair with a heavy wooden frame
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This great sheepskin and wooden desk chair is a timeless addition and eye-catcher in any room. It has an antique wooden frame and has been reupholstered with sheepskin in the past. T...
Leather, Sheepskin, Wood
English antique oak chest of drawers from the 18th century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This subtle classic English antique chest of drawers is made of oak, and thanks to its size, it can be easily placed in almost any interior. It dates from the 18th century and featur...
Wood, Oak
Sheepskin Wingback Chair with Warm Tones and Black Piping
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here is this large and luxurious sheepskin wing chair featuring a beautiful warm color palette and finished with elegant nailhead trim and black piping. This stunning, spacio...
Leather, Sheepskin
Set of Eight Italian Savonarola Armchairs, Brass & Steel, Mid-Century
By Dante Savonarola
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 8 mid-20th century Italian Savonarola curule brass and steel armchairs with leather seat and back rest. They can be purchased as pairs for $3500. Each chair has four brass bal...
Brass, Steel
21st Century, Studio Irvine Fusto Bookcase Concrete Bookshelves Brown Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Bookcase part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different co...
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Bookcase Concrete Bookshelves Silver Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Bookcase part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different co...
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Bookcase Concrete Bookshelves Powder Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Bookcase part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in eight different co...
Concrete
Busto di faraone egizio, (memento- vanitas ) scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Vanitas, memento, busto egiziano, busto antico, busto faraone, egizio vanitas , arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, scul...
Marble
American Classical Revival Macassar Ebony Throne Chair From The Frick Estate
Located in Essex, MA
Manufactured By Cottier & Co 3 East 34th St New York. Frick bill of sale described as a "Roman Chair of Golden Ebony" in Henry Fricks invoice for his summer home in Prides Crossing Massachusetts. Purchase price 325.00 dollars. This chair possibly used as a hall chair. Shaped saddle seat. Modelled on an ancient Roman throne...
Ebony, Macassar
$13,000
Pair of Porcelain Candelabra
Located in Lantau, HK
Decorative with figures followers in relief. Porcelain hand painted, marked and the engraving 4611 12. Minor chips Shipping included Free and fast delivery door to door by air...
Porcelain
Vintage set of 4 dining chairs made of sheepskin leather with a high back
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This set of four vintage dining chairs is made of high-quality sheepskin leather. The chairs feature high backs and are finely finished with stylish decorative studs, giving them a c...
Leather, Sheepskin, Wood
Antique Repro of Ancient Roman Bronze Oil Lamp, Annum Novum Faustum Felicem
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique reproduction of ancient oil lamp. Manufactured in Italy during the mid-late 19th century. Its composed of patinated bronze with great detailin...
Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Rectangular Cement Table Concrete Powder Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rectangular shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available...
Concrete
Thomas H. Dyer, Fresco of Bacchus and Faun, 1867
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real photograph from Thomas H. Dyer's Ruins of Pompeii collection, 1867. Albumen print, tipped in. Mounted on card. The actual photograph measures: 6.5 x 5 inches (17 x 12 cm).
Paper
Tavolo Marmo Bianco Ottagonale Intarsio Greca Giallo Oro Fatto a Mano da Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
White Marble Table Octagonal top and Lacquered Wooden Central Base . Imposing and enriched with refined accents, this extraordinary dining table creates a luxurious ambiance in a modern and classic dining room. This octagonal table has been manufactured using s very beatiful and selected kind of White pure marble...
Statuary Marble
Characterful set of two sheepskin design armchairs with beautiful patina
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This characterful set of two sheepskin armchairs can be easily placed in almost any interior. They will look perfect in the space of your choice, adding extra warmth, coziness, and a...
Leather, Sheepskin
Fusto Domestic Landscape, Concrete Coffee Table Yellow Cement Mod.II
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...
Concrete, Cement
A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD Ex Sotheby's
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD The sculpture is nude except for the draped Nemean lion skin. Provenance: Sotheby's London, December 14, 1981, lot ...
Marble
A Grand Tour bronze figure of Mercury ( Hermes ) on a marble collum
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A bronze on a marble column after Giovanni Bologna, depicting the Roman god Mercury messenger of the gods flying through the air raised on a path of air made by the mouth of a cherub...
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Italian Bronze Wall Sculpture of Roman Warrior, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Whether this bronze wall plaque depicts a Roman Gladiator or Legionaire is uncertain. It was brought home from Rome in 1970 or 71. It is made from solid bronze that has a rich brown ...
Bronze
Busto di Marco Aurelio in marmi policromi -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, busto imperatore, busto romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, marco Aurelio, scultura antica, busto antico,...
Carrara Marble
21st Century, Studio Irvine Fusto Console Table Mod, I Concrete Brown Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Console table part of a collection of modular system in ultra high performing cement mortar. UHPC shelves and abutment colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in three diff...
Concrete
Elegant Classical Richard Ginori Serving Dish
Located in New York, NY
Covered dish with cobalt blue and gold trim, on white ceramic ground. Elegant design and proportions, perfect condition, and fully and correctly marked.
Ceramic
Apollo Belvedere, bronze based on the antique, foundry mark, Jaboeuf and Rouard
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Apollo Belvedere, bronze based on the antique, foundry mark, Jaboeuf and Rouard, Paris
Bronze
21St Century Studio Irvine Fusto Rectangular Dining Table Red Brick Cement Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rectangular shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available...
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Mod.i Concrete Powder Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Console table part of a collection of modular system in ultra high performing cement mortar. UHPC shelves and abutment colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in three diff...
Concrete
Italian Majolica Pharmacy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian Majolica Polychrome Pharmacy Jar or Albarello, dated 1777. These jars were use in apothecaries to hold medicinal herbs, powders...
Majolica
Early 19th-Century French Oak Dining Table with One Drawer
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this sturdy early 19th-century French dining table made of oak, featuring one drawer. This stunning antique French table has a bold, rustic look and fits effortlessly in...
Wood, Oak
Large Weathered Iron Garden Statue of Mercury 'Hermes' the Winged Messenger
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large weathered iron garden statue of mercury (Hermes) the winged messenger The statue is very heavy it is almost 4ft tall and made in Iron, it ...
Iron
Pair of Painted Antique Columns with Corinthian Capitals
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of antique Corinthian columns are painted with a marblized effect on each base and shaft and have black capitals, above which are ce...
Wood
Classical Hand-Carved Vintage Marble Table Lamp – Wired for USA (No Shade)
Located in IT
This beautiful classical hand-carved vintage marble table lamp is a stunning addition to any decor. Crafted with intricate detail, the lamp ...
Marble
Antique Italian Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar
Located in Newark, England
Grey Marble Socle From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Antique Italian Marble Bust Augustus Caesar. The bust...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Ancient Roman Bronze Handle or Artifact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique or ancient Roman bronze element. This piece was an element of a vase or possibly handle to something larger. It has the head of...
Bronze
C. 1920-30s French Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920-30s French tole bouillotte lamp. Charmingly hand painted in burnt orange & gilded in the Classical taste. Marked Made in France. Ring finial & arrow feather end motif adju...
Metal
Characterful Dark Sheepskin Leather Club Chair with Black Piping
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This stunning sheepskin leather club chair is a perfect addition for those who appreciate furniture with a strong character. Its dark color, distinctive armrests, and refined black p...
Leather, Sheepskin