Classical Greek Decorative Objects
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
20th Century Porcelain Lamp Pair by Mottahedeh
By Mottahedeh
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome pair of Mottahedeh cobalt and white porcelain urn lamps feature central floral medallions surrounded by raised bellflower swags, hand-painted and parcel gilt, and are mounted on 5.5 inch square brass bases. Porcelain artichoke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
c. 1930 French Carved Marble Sculpture of Pan Attributed to Jean-Marie Camus
By Jean Camus
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1930 carved marble sculpture of Pan attributed to Jean-Marie Camus, France. Elegantly carved & charming rendering of Pan as a young faun playing the pipes (pan flute). Unsigned...
Category
1930s French Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Tall Mediterranean Contemporary Ceramic Vase, Cyprus
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall contemporary minimalist ceramic vase handmade in Cyprus. Unglazed exterior with handcarved incised relief stylized organic decor with caramel br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cypriot Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Adolpho Cipriani 'Italian, Active 1880-1930' Alabaster Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The shy semi-nude maiden, her hair in ringlets with rosette ornaments, is dressed in a loincloth with wings in relief and chains. She is wrapped in a long cloak that she holds out to...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Ink Grey Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Set of Four Drawings of Study of Archaeological Piece Greek Vases 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of four studies of archaeological excavations of the 18/19th in Nola and Sicily. Nola is known to be a city at 20 km from Pompeii, very famous for its archaeological wealth.
The ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica.
Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco ...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
French Style Bronze Orientalist Sculpture on Marble Base Style of Picault
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French-style bronze sculpture exemplifies the elegance and artistic flair of the Orientalist movement, which captivated European artists in the 19th century. Skillfully...
Category
20th Century French Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Blue Grey Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Vintage Decorative Vase, English, Platinum Striata Marble, Baluster Urn
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative vase. An English, platinum striata marble baluster urn, dating to the late 20th century.
Stunning marble vase, to enha...
Category
20th Century English Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brown Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
70" Egyptian Pharaoh Statue Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, TX
70" Egyptian Pharaoh Statue Floor Lamp
Floor lamp
13W x 13D x 70H
Lamp wired and tested.
Good Condition.
No lamp shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Polystyrene
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Powder Beige 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso of Hercules with Base
Located in Rome, IT
This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture of Hercules.
A timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration.
We can raise with a base on request.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Ionic Column Candlestick Made with Compressed Marble Powder No:2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 700 gr
This candlestick is a decorative item that resembles the thin, long and elegant form of Ionic regular columns found on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th century Italian Rare Greek Mythology Majolica Vase/Urn
Located in Doha, QA
A very rare and very decorative Italian Majolica Vase. Hight 41 cm. The vase is decorated with four faces of God Ammon-epithet of Zeus, and two of Neptun...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Late 18th Century, Greek Classic Enameled Terracotta Vase Ceramiche di Este
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Greek Classic enameled terracotta vase by Ceramiche di Este, circa 1780-1820 attributtable ex Manifattura Franchini
About Ceramica di Este
The porcelain of Este is a porcelain pr...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Midcentury Mythological Winged Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Mythological Winged Sculpture On Stone Base.
Unusual midcentury silver plated mythological winged creature with jeweled eyes mounted on a st...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
1970s Hand Painted Greek Bowl Adorned With Hand Painted Flowers
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Hand Painted Classical Greek Bowl Adorned With Hand Painted Flowers is a Musem Replica
Note on base:
Hand painting by Kostas Tsekouras “Antica” Delphi
A "crater" with p...
Category
1970s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique lamp base offers urn form cameo art pottery vase attributed to Weller with dancing Grecian figures and garden elements in relief and raise...
Category
20th Century American Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Stone Mythological Figural Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Vintage Peach Stone Abstract Sculpture depicting a Greek Mythological Figure. Greece, circa 1960. Signed by an unknown artist on a contemporary black stone...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Alexander The Great Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul / Small
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 56 cm / Weight: 20 kg
Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Classical Statue of Asklepios made out of patinated Plaster, around 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted around 1960, the Classical Statue of Asklepios emerges as a timeless embodiment of healing and wisdom. Fashioned from patinated plaster, it exudes an aura of ancient reverenc...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paint
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Urbano Zaccagnini Etruscan Compote Metropolitan Museum
Located in Sharon, CT
A Zaccagnini ceramic reproduction of the museum's Etruscan compote. Fully signed on bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Patinated Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French Patinated Plaster Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male.
Our handsome French classical Greek plaster sculpture is the perfect table accessory, bookca...
Category
1920s European Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1917 Sports Trophy for IC4A by Roman Bronze Works, Two Lap Relay Race
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinarily rare -- perhaps unique -- bronze trophy was cast by America's premier art bronze foundry, the Roman Bronze Works in New York City, for the Intercollegiate Associ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Studio Plaster, Young Nude Woman, Signature on Base
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large Studio Plaster, Young Nude Woman, Signature on Base
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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...
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1990s Danish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Alexander The Great Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue 25.6" (65cm)
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 65 cm / Weight: 20 kg
Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Venus of Milo in stucco, dated 1895
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Dated and numbered ('28 mai 1895 XXV') sculpture in stucco of the Venus of Milo. It is clear to see that the sculpture is composed of several parts.
Beautiful patina and in good cond...
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1890s French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Stucco
Big Plaster Sculpture of Medusa Head, Belgium 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
From an sculptor studio, fine plaster sculpture of Medusa.
Belgium, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Socrates Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum' 3.6"
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 250 gr
Socrates was a Greek philosopher born in Athens in 469 BC and died in Athens in 399 BC. Socrates, unlike the philosophers before him, not the natural world; He has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Antique patinated bronze sculpture of a father and son embracing by Henri Plé
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique French sculpture depicts a tender moment between father and son. Made of fine patinated bronze, the full length figures of father and son are crafted in the naturalistic style that is typical of Plé's work. The father is dressed in furs and leans to embrace his son in an emotional and touching manner, before he heads to battle. The two figures are set on a naturalistic square plinth, which is signed 'Henri Ple...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English engraved glass vase with Socrates, the Greek philosopher, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb English wheel engraved clear glass vase is most likely from one of the Stourbridge factories and dates to circa 1920.
The vase is made from heavy thick glass and is of a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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 killed by Zeus.
Weight: 35 kg.
-Produced from pressed marble powder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Italian Stile Floral Dancer signed 'Gastin'
Located in Sharon, CT
Early 20th century glazed ceramic of a robed dancer after the antique.
Signed Gastin, bottom interior.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
circa 1930s Bronze Urn / Jardinere with a Sculptural Hermaphrodite Handle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a wonderful bronze jardinere or urn.
Has a sculptural hermaphrodite handle, that starts with a cherub holding a goose, then with the...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Discobolus Discus Thrower Sculpture Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Step into the world of ancient Greece with 'The Athlete Throwing Discus,' a renowned sculpture also known as Discobolus, meticulously completed by the skilled artist Myron during the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Bronze Male Bust, ‘pseudo Seneque’ Green patina From Antique, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bronze Male Bust, ‘pseudo Seneque’ Green patina From Antique, 19th Century
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Aphrodite Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder, 'Louvre Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Aphrodite is known as the godess of love and beauty from Greek mythology. In Roman mythology she is called Venus. The original is displayed in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Aphrodite,...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble, Marble
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Testa cavallo Grecia classica in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Testa cavallo, arte classica, arte greca, cavallo classico, cavallo Partenone, cavallo fidia, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, cavallo scultura, cavallo grecia
Test...
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Neo-classic Marble Diogenes & Socrates Busts
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Grecian style (19th Cent) large than life size white marble busts of "DJOCENES" and "SOKRATES" (Diogenes and Socrates)
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Neo-Greek Classical Bronze Lamp by Henry Cahieux
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century French Neo-Greek Classical bronze lamp by Henry Cahieux probably cast by the Barbedienne foundry, Paris and inscribed Hy Cahieux, 21.5cm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Artemis Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 30.7"
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 go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
19th Century Classical Bronze Clock / Sculpture, by Aug. Moreau
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Bronze sculpture with brown patina including a clock and signed Auguste Moreau. It features a woman wearing a flowing dress who is standing on a globe. The title printed on a small p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Garden Statue Aphrodite Greek Goddess
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is an incredible Garden Statue of Aphrodite the Greek Goddess. its in 100% Original condition with NO Cracks!
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Nemesis Bust, Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Antalya Archeological Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 7,5 kg (16.5lbs)
The Goddess Nemesis, daughter of Nyx, represents the power that adjusts the balance of human relationships, giving each individual the fate their actions de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Classical Greek decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Classical Greek decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Greek decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include LAGU, Cathryn Shilling, Andrea Salvatori, and August Moreau. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $155,000 while the average work can sell for $1,777.
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