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
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
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
Ceramic Sculptural Ring by Andrea Salvatori Contemporary 21st Century, Art Jewel
Located in London, GB
"Ring Grace", unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware
A Ring Thing collection
A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical details of Michelangelo’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco Carrara - miniatura
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso bronzi Riace
Piccolo Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century American Greek Key Giltwood Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th century American round mirror boasts a gilt wood frame intricately carved with a timeless Greek Key pattern. The Greek Key motif, derived from ancient Greek architectur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Small Black Horse Head Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The special work of the horse head creates an elegant and dignified aura from compressed marble, while at the same time re-emphasizing the elegance of the horse, one of the most aesthetic animals in the ancient world and our current life.
The most important sculptures in world history...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Ionic Bookend no:2 Set Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Ionic regular columns born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia have a thin, long and elegant body.
Ionic columns are one of three types of column styles used in Greece; V...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Corinthian Column Candleholder 'Set of 2' Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 2,5 kg
*There are 2 pieces in this set.
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works from the museum.
-Can be used indoors and outdoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Ionic Bookend Set Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Ionic regular columns born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia have a thin, long and elegant body.
Ionic columns are one of three types of column styles used in Greece; V...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
The Virgin Mary Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Virgin Mary House' No2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
In Christian mythology, she is the mother of Jesus, also known as the Virgin Mary.
Weight: 1,5 kg
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the wo...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
E. F. Sonne, large terracotta vase. Classic ancient Greek amphora shape.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
E. F. Sonne, large terracotta vase, classic ancient Greek amphora shape.
Hand-painted decoration.
Marked.
Late 1800s.
Excellent condition.
Dimensions: H 31.7 cm. x D 18.0 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
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 profile portrait with laurel ...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Softwood, Giltwood
Genuine Crystal Ball On A Bronze Tripod About 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Genuine Crystal Ball On A Bronze Tripod About 1880
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Wood
Artemis with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum' No:2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: height: 56 cm / Weight: 4 kg
As a fertility god, Artemis was particularly revered in Ephesus, close to Ortygia, believed to be his birthplac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
White Alabaster Bust of Hermes
Located in New York, NY
A white alabaster marble bust of ancient Greek god, Hermes. A great decorative object depicting the original sculpture. Piece may work we...
Category
Late 20th Century Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Statue of a Dancer in the Taste of Antiquity, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Statue of a Dancer in the taste of Antiquity, 20th century.
Sculpture representing a dancer in the taste of Antiquity, in composite material, 20th century.
h: 111cm , w: 39cm, d...
Category
2010s French Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Composition
Grand Tour bronze figure of “The Dying Gaul”, After The Antique
Located in Montreal, QC
A late 19th century Grand Tour bronze figure of “The Dying Gaul”, after the antique. The Dying Gaul depicts a warrior in his final moments, next to his shield and sword, his face contorted in pain just before he collapses from the mortal wound to his chest The original marble figure, which is in the Capitoline museum in Rome is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture in Bronze. As an image of a vanquished enemy, the sculpture embodies courage in defeat, self-possession in the face of death, and the recognition of nobility in an alien race.
“The Dying Gaul” was found in Rome with another ancient marble...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian 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
Mercurius Hermes Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder, Istanbul Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Istanbul Archeological Museum.
Hermes, a descendant ...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
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 Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Large Floor Standing Amphora Olive Pot Garden Planter with Weathered Aged Patina
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A large floor standing Amphora Planter with weathered patina.
A 20th Century piece, terracotta with a white wash finish that has aged to a characterful patina.
Nice elegant form, wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Alexander The Great Bust No:2 Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
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 Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Gabriella Crespi 'Coppia Di Delfini' Pair of Silvered Bronze Dolphins
Located in Hastings, GB
A truly spectacular and incredibly rare pair of sculptures by legendary designer Gabriella Crespi, modeled as mythical dolphins, 'Coppia di Delfini', each one hand crafted from rams ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Ferdinand Barbedienne Bronze Venus de Milo Sculpture
Located in Miami, US
This exquisite bronze sculpture of the Venus de Milo dates to the late 19th century and is a beautifully detailed representation of the iconic ancient Greek statue. With a rich brown...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Black David Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Florence Accademia G.'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 11.8'' (30 cm) / Weight: 4 kg
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works from the museum.
-Can be used indoors and outdoors.
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Bearded Hermes, Made with Compressed Marble Powder, İzmir Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
**LEAD TIME 4 WEEKS
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 Titans,...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair of Grand Tour Classical Patinated Bronze Urns on Marble Bases
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Late 19th/Early 20th Century Patinated Bronze Urns on Sienna Marble Bases. Classical figure and intricate handles. Grand Tour
Would make incredible lamps
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ancient Feet Statue with Compressed Marble Powder 'Istanbul Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: Height: 26.3'' / Weight: 60 kg
Heroes in Mythology were men and women of special features and charachteristics. These feet are anonymous but they looks like Heracles..
Is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
PAIR OF LEEDS CREAMWARE CANDLESTICKS Circa 1770, England
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Exquisite pair of Leeds Creamware Classical Figural Candlesticks, Circa 1770, England. The classical figures in draped clothing, each holding a lamb under arm. Comes from a Disting...
Category
18th Century English Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Creamware
Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of Carrara marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage Ceramic Baby Blue Decorative Covered Dish with Lid and White Figures
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A round ceramic bright baby blue covered dish with a lid. This piece is round and features a figurative Mediterranean scene in white on top of a bright baby blue glazed background. T...
Category
20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Large 20th Century Stone Statue of Hebe
Located in Folkestone, GB
A weathered reconstituted marble statue of Hebe in classical robes holding a cup.
Hebe is a Goddess in Greek mythology, a daughter of Zeus and cupbearer to the Gods. She is also as...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Apoxyomenos head -Athlete cleansing -white marble Carrara-made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male head, classical art, Greek art, lisippus, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, Apoxyomenos
Testa maschile scolpita su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispira...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Kantharos, Drinking Cup With High Handles
Located in Stamford, CT
Ancient Greek style "kantharos", a drinking cup with handles. In the Apulian style of southern Italy. Quite elegant with a fine painting of a seated, robed sculptor on the front, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Copper
Vintage Boho Greek Key Matte Glazed Ceramic Lamps - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your décor with this striking pair of Vintage Boho Greek Key Matte Glazed Ceramic Lamps. Featuring a timeless Greek Key motif, these lamps blend classical design with bohemia...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Iron Klismos Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
The classic iron klismos chair from the Tara Shaw Maison collection is adorned with palm frond motifs and a delicate bronze-colored knot. This chair makes a statement with a variety ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Iron
1950s Bronze Italian Relief Panel of a Discobulo
By Myron (Sculptor)
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The bronze panel depicts a discus thrower, capturing a dynamic moment of athleticism. This is inspired by the ancient Greek statue "Discobolus" (Discus Thrower) by Myron, an iconic representation of athletic grace and form.
The figure's body is bent forward, with one arm reaching back to hold the discus, while the other arm stretches forward, illustrating the balance and tension in the moment just before the throw. This posture emphasizes muscular definition and the natural movement of the body in action, typical of ancient Greek athletic sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Carrara Marble Double Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Carrara marble, the design has not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artisti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical shell sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artis...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Apollo Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base
Located in Rome, IT
This reproduction of a classical sculpture, of Apollo .
T timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration.
Measurement: Torso cm 100 base cm 80.
We will deliver professionally ...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Vintage Boho Greek Key Figurative Plate
Located in west palm beach, FL
This vintage boho plate features a striking Greek key pattern surrounding a detailed figurative design, blending classical elements with a bohemian flair. Perfect as a decorative pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
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 Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Greek Artisanal Red Clay Plate
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-made artisanal plate by Bonis Pottery of Rhodes Greece, circa 1970. Decorated in an original pattern of hearts and leaves glazed in red and olive green with white, against a r...
Category
Late 20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Greek Corinthian helmet sculpture handmade on ceramic -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
Ceramic
Classical Greek Style Female Bust Sculpture, MMA
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic Grecian style cast metal female goddess bust replica by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Circa 1982. This weighted metal bust features a bronze tone f...
Category
1980s Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ancient Greek Style Charger With Olympian Runners
Located in Stamford, CT
Ancient Greek style charger of platter depicting two Olympic runner competing in a race. Beautifully painted in red and black on a yellow ground, with decorative bands, including the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Painted Cast Iron Garden Urns and Pedestal Bases, American, Mid-20th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
Painted cast iron garden urns and pedestal bases,
American,
mid-20th century.
A pair of white painted cast iron metal urns on square pedes...
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Iron
Classical Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Classical Inlaid Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble with polychrome inlays.
These designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times and car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Hourglass-shaped Masonic Column in 1930s Wax-polished Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
The meaning of this symbolic column is the eternal passage of time, the sand slips away until it is no longer there, it is a continuous reminder that life is finite and that, therefo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Garden Lions
Located in London, England
Pair of concrete lions with weathered finish.
Circa 1950.
H 37cm x W 22cm x D 68cm
Category
Mid-20th Century British Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Pair of 1920's Italian Architectural Marble Urns
Located in Pasadena, CA
Set of Large Carved Marble Urns
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large Viennese Imperial Porcelain Picture Plate With Arcadian Landscape, 1828
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptionally large porcelain plate decorated with fine polychrome painting: a romantic landscape with trees and ruins filling the entire surface of the plate, in the foreground a wa...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Pâte Sur Pâte Lamps Re-electrified, Celadon France
Located in Epfach, DE
The technique of pâte sur pâte (French for "mass on mass") is an elaborate and fascinating method of porcelain decoration that became particularly popular in the second half of the 1...
Category
1880s French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th-Century Bronze Profile Plaque of Mercury: A Masterpiece of Classical Artist
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century bronze profile plaque of Mercury, mounted on a custom wooden base, exemplifies classical artistry at its finest. Expertly cast in bronze, the plaque features a deta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Male torso in classical style- white Carrara marble -Kouros
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture.
Male torso carved on beautiful white Carrara marble, inspired by Greek Kouros.
Rest...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage Jasperware Wedgwood Green Heart Trinket Dish with Religious Scene
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small green jasperware heart dish by Wedgwood. This small trinket dish will be great on a side table for change, keys, or for a nightstand or coffee table. The piece is created in ...
Category
20th Century English Classical Greek Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early Biscuit Bust of Lady on Red Vintage Marble Pedestal
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Bust of Lady in Biscuit Porcelain Placed on a Vintage Square Pedestal Made in Red Marble. This shelf size sculpture would be perfect as a decorative piece on a table in a livin...
Category
Early 1900s 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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