Classical Roman Furniture
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.
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Style: Classical Roman
A tall giltwood wall light
Located in London, GB
Delphis is a tall, elegant wall light by luxury British brand, Beaumont & Fletcher. Intricately hand carved from wood and cut from metal, this beautiful piece has two long scrolling ...
Category
2010s British Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Metal
Spectacular Pair of White Marble Classic Form Handled Urns w/ Baluster Pedestals
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular pair of classic form carved white marble scroll-handled urns with grape leaf and vine motif, with petal edge rim design on beautifully carved marble square pedestals wi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Plaster Faux Marble Bust
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Plaster faux marble bust of Antonia, made by D. Brucciani & Co. London, late 19th century. A woman emerging from a calyx of leaf came to represent the nymph Clytie. A copy of the mar...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Green Onyx Marble and Brass Jewelry Display Box, Italy 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a box in Onyx, with the structures in Brass, as well as the feet of the box. The interior is lined with red felt. It is a jewelry box, which was made in Italy in the 1950s. It ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Concrete Domestic Landscape Oval Coffee Table Ultramarine Cement Made in Italy
Located in Rome, Lazio
Fusto oval coffee table II is the new addition to the modular system collection in ultra high performing cement mortar, named Fusto. The sturdy, column-shaped leg supporting the oval top is marked by a grooved texture recalling ancient Roman and Greek architecture, making this coffee table unique.
UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Each item is hand treated and is protected with water repellent products to reduce the absorption of oily substances and to minimise the making of stains.
Fusto is the series that introduces the new design approach. As in classical architecture, Fusto is the column that holds tables, consoles, bookcases and pedestals. Volumes and proportions are integrated in a timeless geometry, enriched with facets that make the colour vibrate in a game of lights and shadows.
Fusto is eternal architecture.
Designer: Marialaura Rossiello...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century Concrete Oval Shape Table Powder Cement Color Handmade in Italy
Located in Rome, Lazio
A new addition to the Fusto Line: oval shaped dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixtur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century, Studio Irvine Fusto Bookcase Mod.i Concrete Bookshelf 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...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
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...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
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 ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Hand Candle Holder Signed Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892)
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Patinated bronze hand candle holder signed by F. Barbedienne (1810-1892) founder, manufacturer and publisher. In the shape of an oil lamp, decoration composed of heads of characters ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Pedestal Powder Beige 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...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Coffee Table Light Grey 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...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red 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 Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Side Console Table Concrete Cement Brick Red
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 Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Bronze Pompeian Style Bird Table Lamp Attributed To William Billy Haines, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this Cast Metal Pompeian Bronze Bird Table Lamp, C.1950s
Made of Bronze with an original untouched original patina.
This Bronze lamp is quite rare.
This lamp is all origin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Studio Irvine Fusto Concrete Coffee Side Table Silver Grey Mod. III
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 Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Coffee Side Table Silver Grey Cement Mod.I
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 Furniture
Materials
Concrete
A Pair of 19th Century Green Wall Brackets These are beautifully designed pi
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of 19th Century Green Wall Brackets
These are beautifully designed pieces, they are in a classical style and painted in a very dark green, they could be used as wall brack...
Category
19th Century Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Perfect Antique White & Black Alabaster Pendant Flush Mount w. Greek Key Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Top class and exceptional antique alabaster chandelier for an entry hall, bedroom or any other room.
Thanks to its unique design, aesthetic beauty, perfect size and great condition ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Wire
Pair of Majolica Urns, Bohemia Circa 1870
Located in Alexandria, VA
These very decorative urns were hand-made in what is now Czechia by Wilhelm Schiller & Sons, Bodenbach, Bohemia. The design was inspired by archaeological finds from antiquity. There...
Category
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary 21st Century Majoilica
Located in London, GB
Pompei moon jar, 2024, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 30 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Earthenware
Classical style carved marble torso
Located in Charleston, SC
Great size and scale, late 19th-early 20th century chiseled marble torso in the classical Roman style.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Busto imperatore romano Adriano - materiale composito polvere marmo
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Busto di Adriano imperatore romano.
realizzato con impasto di polvere di marmo e resina poliestere, detto marmo ricostituito.
dall'aspetto , molto simile al vero marmo, solo un poco ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Other
Set of 10 Large Scale Original Antique Grand Tour Prints. Rome, 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 10 Grand Tour Prints.
Classical Roman busts
Copper-plate engravings
Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776
Good quality wove paper
Free shipping
Category
1770s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Classical Marble Carved Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Classical Italian sink basin cut from one single block of white marble with serpentine shaped front and gadrooned carving, these Greek/Roman designs quite happily suit either old or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Late Roman/Byzantine Jewish Amber Color Glass Amulet with Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Late Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful amulet of a generally circular form with a flat bottom, a raised periphery, and an integral suspension loop, mo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Israeli Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Round Roman Style Swirl Planter (Set of 2)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our set of 2 vintage round roman style swirl planters are a classic yet unique pot design that showcases a graceful swirl pattern, reminiscent of roman aesthetics.
Measurements: 23"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Cement
Large Sheepskin Leather Wingback Armchair with a Fixed Seat Cushion
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this large sheepskin leather wingback armchair with a fixed seat cushion and a stunning patina. This extremely comfortable armchair, in very good condition, provides the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin
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...
Category
Early 2000s Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Antique Italian Carved Alabaster Maple Leaf Classical Pedestal Column Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Carved Alabaster Maple Leaf Classical Pedestal Column Stand. Circa Early 1900s.
Measurements:
39.5" H
Top: 9" W x 9" D
Base: 11" W x 11" D
Category
Early 1900s Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Testa di Venere scolpita su marmo bianco Carrara - frammento -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, venere, testa venere, venere marmo, busto romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, scultura antica, busto anti...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Burl Wood Tapered Pedestal Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Italian Mid-Century Wood Pedestal or Plant Stand. This classic column style stand features wood on all sides. Certainly makes a wonderful addition to any home seeking a di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural piece that pays homage to the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. Created circa 1940...
Category
1940s French Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Imperial red Porphyry - Roman period
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large polished Egyptian red porphyry piece
Roman period
28,5 x 67 x 2 cm
Large rectangular thin piece of Egyptian red porphyry. One side features ancient chisel marks, while the o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Porphyry
Eros on Dolphin Made with Compressed Marble Powder (Small)
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Eros, who is considered the god of love in Greek mythology, also appears as a savior. It is not only a symbol of love, but also of everlasting creative reproduction. The original of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Terracotta Roman Pottery (Set of 3)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our Terracotta Roman Pottery Set with Our Captivating Sphere-Shaped Wine Amphorae. Each Amphora is Meticulously Crafted with Two Handles, a Flattened Base, and Adorned with Enchantin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta, Pottery
Pair of Italian Glazed Ceramic Urns C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large ceramic urns, each with a robust, rounded body and a narrow, flared neck. The urns are finished in a distressed green glaze that gives them a weathered, antique appear...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Marble Bust on Column Pedestal Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An exquisite marble bust from the 19th Century portraying a female figure. A true testament to the craftsmanship of the Classical Roman era, this piece stands atop a 3 piece white m...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Set of Six Apothecary Jars w/ Lids
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of (6) beautiful ceramic apothecary jars with lids, each labeled in elegant cursive with the names of different herbs or substances. Such jars are typically used for storing ad ...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1900s, Gilt Framed Madonna of the Chair Painting Print on Wood
Located in Germantown, MD
The Madonna Della Sedia commonly known as the Madonna of the chair is a painting by an Italian artist Raphael dating back to 1513 -1514. It is currently hou...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
Italian Bust of Caesar in Plaster and Fiberglass, around 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful Italian Bust of Caesar in Plaster and Fiberglass was made around 1960 and would be a great Statement piece for your interior.
A unique piece which is a great eye-catch...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster
Pair Antique Neoclassical Italian School Faux Painted & Rouge Marble Chests
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Pair of Antique Neoclassical Italian School Faux Painted & Rouge Marble Chests with La...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble
Jesus, Mary & Joseph in Mid Century Modern Sculptural Fiberglass & Plaster C1955
By Holy Frères
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous tall life size Joseph with Mary kneeling cradling Baby Jesus in what was a nativity scene. Molded Fiberglass with a coat of plaster over and then painted. Detailed shrouded ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Set of 9 Large Scale Original Antique Grand Tour Prints. Rome, 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 9 Grand Tour Prints.
Classical Roman busts
Copper-plate engravings
Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776
Good quality wove paper
Fr...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Cosimo Colombini Engravings, c.1760s
Located in Savannah, GA
Cosimo Colombini engravings of antique gems with hand-coloring, circa 1760s.
sight: 6 ¾ by 9 ¾ inches
frame: 12 ½ by 15 ½ inches
Category
1760s Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mint & Marvelous Antique Alabaster Pendant Light w. Black Veins & Chain & Canopy
Located in Lisse, NL
Top class antique alabaster chandelier for an entry hall, bedroom or any other room.
With alabaster pendants being one of our specialities, we are always grateful when we find one t...
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Wire
Ancient Roman Gladiator Short Sword (Gladius) 1. AD
Located in Doha, QA
This Roman Gladiator short sword is an absolutely outstanding and unique example of an ancient Roman Pompeian Gladius Sword from 1. AD. There were three ty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Classical Marble Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Cut from one block of Carrara Marble,
the piece is made to order so custom sizing available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rare Pair of Midcentury Made Alabaster Table or Desk Lamps / Classical Style
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of midcentury made alabaster table or desk lamps / classical style handcrafted and very stylish pair of midcentury made alabaster lamps.
If you are looking for a great shape and practical size pair of table lamps to grace your living space then these natural mineral stone lights...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
20th Century Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius Marble Bronze Roman Busts
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius bronze and marble Roman busts.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour plaquette of Caesar
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Plaquette of Ceasar as a Grand Tour souvenir. The head is in Sienna marble on a base of slate stone. Inscription all around.
Category
1850s Italian Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Slate
Mint & Marble-Like Antique Alabaster Pendant Light with Original Canopy & Rope
Located in Lisse, NL
Exceptional antique alabaster chandelier for an entry hall, bedroom or any other room.
With these alabaster pendants being one of our specialities, we always enjoy finding the best ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Metal, Bronze
1930's Italian Terracotta Planter w/ Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large terracotta planter is a splendid choice for those who appreciate classical aesthetics melded with practical design. The addition of handles on both sides not only enhance...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
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...
Category
1850s French Antique Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage English Caracalla Bust With Associated Plinth
Located in Calgary, Alberta
An English vintage bust after the 3rd Century Roman Emperor Caracalla atop a classical iconic fluted column. Lovely patina.
Wonderful patina
Category
20th Century British Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Set of Eight Italian Apothecary Jars w/ Lids
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight Italian ceramic Apothecary Jars with lids. Each cream colored jar has a spice name painted in a calligraphy style font.
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Coppia di busti in Ceramica chiara- G. Cesare e Adriano imperatori-made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Giulio Cesare, Adriano busto, Scultura, busto imperatore, Busto Giulio Cesare, busto imperatore Augusto, busto romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, busto cre...
Category
Early 2000s European Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Bowl 54cm Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Pompei large bowl, 2023 Full-fire reduction earthenware faience 54 cm diam. unique piece hand-painted Italian majolica.
Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic cera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
Classical Roman furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Classical Roman 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, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Classical Roman furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Luca Scacchetti, LAGU, and Richard Ginori. 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 $150,000 while the average work can sell for $2,914.
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