Classical Roman Tables
CLASSICAL ROMAN STYLE
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.
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Style: Classical Roman
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...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
Tavolo in marmo bianco intarsiato in scagliola fatto a mano in Italia 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Statuary Marble
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Concrete Cement Silver Grey
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 eight diff...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
19th Century Hardstone Agate Inlaid Marble Table
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare 19th Century Florentine Sicilian Hardstone Agate Inlaid Black Marble Centre Table.
The lovely Pietra Dura piece, inlaid with the most...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Agate, Belgian Black Marble
Fine Pair of Marble and Gilt Bronze Mounted Column Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
A Fine pair of Classical marble and gilt bronze mounted column designed pedestals.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Mod.II Coffee Side Table Concrete Grey Cement
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, t...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Sorrento Center Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The circular top with striking geometric inlay in three different woods creating an almost optical illusion of depth. The top rests on a turned inlaid column terminating in three spl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Walnut
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Circular Dining Table Ultramarine Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rounded 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 in ...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
18th Century Roman Giltwood Marble Top Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely carved Italian console in excellent condition for its age. Not sure if marble top is original. Has a scagliola inlay of a pearl necklace in the marble.
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18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble
Round "Dorico" Table in Classic Travertine Open Porous
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Dorigo round table can be customizable in different sizes and stones.
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Travertine
Metal Side Italian Table With Tray
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Classical folding metal table with tray: elegant and useful. Faux briar painted, the tray has a small elegant railing that completes it and preven...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Metal
17th Century Scagliola Circular Table
Located in Lincoln, GB
A beautiful Scagliola table top circular table inlaid with various exotic agates and marbles detailed in a roman style design. The 17th century top...
Category
17th Century Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Agate, Marble
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Marble Top White and Gilt Coffee Table with Greek Key and Decorative Inlay
Located in Essex, MA
Marble top white and gilt coffee table with Greek key and decorative inlay
Pretty 1940s Italian marble top with blue Greek key design and musical instruments inlay.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble
21century Studio Irvine Betti Mod.II Coffee Side Table in Concrete Green Cement
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 Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Concrete Cement Ultramarine
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 eight diff...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
Pompeian Style Marble Tapered Tripod Wood and Bronze Pedestal
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic painted wood marble and metal tri-pod pedestal modelled after an ancient pedestal discovered in Pompeii. Below the shaped green marble top are three metal grotesque masks w...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Coffee Side Table Mod.I in Concrete red Cement
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 Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Vintage Lion Mosaic and Brass Drum Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage coffee, side or end table is composed of a brass drum base and a round mosaic tile top. The standing lion is encircled by a classical rope pattern. The tile colors are ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Stone
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Concrete Cement Brown Color
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 eight diff...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
Michael Taylor Designs Faux Stone Spanish Capital Console Entry Table MTD-2014
Located in Dayton, OH
Michael Taylor designs faux stone Spanish capital console entry table MTD-2014
Michael Taylor designs
Spanish capital console
White stone f...
Category
Late 20th Century Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Cast Stone
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Mod.II Coffee Side Table in Concrete Red Cement
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 Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
1910s Imperial Grand Rapids Carved Solid Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Very Rare 1910s Imperial Grand Rapids trestle table in fine carved walnut wood. Top made out of Banded and bookmatched dark walnut veneer. Table ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut, Burl
Tall 19th Century Carved Mahogany Pedestal
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Tall 19th century carved mahogany pedestal
The column has an intricate tulip and acanthus leaf carvings top and bottom with a faceted section between
The Torchere is very sturdy...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Wonderful Midcentury Made Art Deco Style Carved Alabaster Column Pedestal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully stylish and perfectly hand carved alabaster column for displaying a work of art.
This beautiful and classical pedestal on its oc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Alabaster
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Concrete Cement Yellow Cream
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 eight diff...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Dolphin Pedestal Tables in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine pair of dolphin console tables designed in the style of William Kent, the marble tops resting upon an egg-and-dart frieze supported by a trio of stylized Kentian dolphins rest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Marble Top Carved Silver Leaf Trestle Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Add extra surface space to your formal living room with this elegant antique coffee table, crafted in Italy circa 1850, the cocktail table...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble, Silver Leaf
Patinated Bronze Coffee Table Fitted with a Stone Mosaic Top
Located in Montreal, QC
Interesting patinated bronze rectangular coffee table fitted with an antique Classical Roman style stone mosaic top representing two bi...
Category
20th Century European Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Round Center Table with Ebonized Carved Base
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional 19th century Italian micro mosaic round center table featuring architectural scenes from Rome including a central scene of Saint Peter’s Basilica with a brick red marble band, surrounded by smaller oval scenes of the Colosseum, The Forum, The Pantheon, and the Temple of Hercules...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Marble
Large & Stunning Early 1900s Roman Classical Alabaster Column Pedestal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful antique column for displaying a work of art.
This beautiful and classical pedestal is perfect for showcasing an antique sculpture or bust. The slight wear, the shape and t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Hand-Carved Wood Corinthian Pilaster Capitals
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Corinthian pilaster capitals are made of hand-carved hardwood. They are embellished with leaves and flowers. Leaves even protrude from...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Rare Large and Smaller Ceramic Pedestals in Classical Style by Mobach
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Set of two pedestals or coffee tables designed and made by Mobach. At first sight you don't think about the material these pedestals are made of, you just assume they consist of wood...
Category
20th Century Dutch Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Etruscan Revival Specimen Marble Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top with geometric inlay over a base section with finely inlaid figural decoration ending on four acanthus carved legs and paw feet.
Category
1870s Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Other
1910s Venetian Coffee Table Nightstand Laquered Wood, Gilt Brass, Pink Onyx Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century refined elegant coffee table or nightstand with conical legs in lacquered wood and gilt brass with pink onyx top and underlying crystal top. Salviati Jesurum & Co....
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, Brass
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Griffons Table Pedestals
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two grand and very impressive cast concrete neoclassical style pedestal dining table bases with finely detailed winged griffins. Will support a large stone, marble or glass table top. Can be used indoors or outdoors - sun porch...
Category
Early 2000s Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Concrete
Pompeii Verdigris Bronze Table with Nike and Trophy, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
This table is a rare reproduction of an artifact discovered in the excavations of Pompeii. The original is in the Naples National Archeological Museum. The bronze table is supported by a herm of Jupiter...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Italian Rouge Marble Pedestals with Micromosaic Panel and Gilt
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 20th century Italian rouge marble pedestals with micromosaic panels and gilt bronze mounts.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tables
Materials
Griotte Marble
Classical Roman tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Classical Roman tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, cast stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Roman tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Luca Scacchetti, Aeterna Furniture, Cupioli made in Italy, and Forma & Cemento. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $43,200 while the average work can sell for $5,900.
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