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Classical Roman Decorative Objects

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
Ancient Roman Aphrodite crouching sculpture in marble
Ancient Roman Aphrodite crouching sculpture in marble

Ancient Roman Aphrodite crouching sculpture in marble

$99,071

Ancient Roman Aphrodite crouching sculpture in marble

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Aphrodite crouching sculpture. Ancient Rome · 1st–2nd century AD. Marble. 173 cm total height with the stand. Provenance - Private collection, C.M., Leuven, Belgium. Acquired on ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Antique Black & White Alabaster Lotus Flower Pendant Light, Top Quality Fixture
Antique Black & White Alabaster Lotus Flower Pendant Light, Top Quality Fixture

Antique Black & White Alabaster Lotus Flower Pendant Light, Top Quality Fixture

$6,656

Antique Black & White Alabaster Lotus Flower Pendant Light, Top Quality Fixture

Located in Lisse, NL

Top-class antique light fixture with a stunning hand-carved alabaster shade, brass chains and an alabaster canopy. Thanks to its unique design and generous size, this antique alabas...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Brass

English 20th Century Stone Bust of Alexander the Great
English 20th Century Stone Bust of Alexander the Great

English 20th Century Stone Bust of Alexander the Great

$1,265

English 20th Century Stone Bust of Alexander the Great

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

English, early 20th century or very late 19th century, bust of Alexander the Great to add Classical beauty to any garden or art collection. The solid, reconstituted stone–a concrete ...

Category

20th Century English Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Bronze Putti Sculptures on Siena Marble Base, Italy, 1880
Antique Bronze Putti Sculptures on Siena Marble Base, Italy, 1880

Antique Bronze Putti Sculptures on Siena Marble Base, Italy, 1880

$2,200 / set

Antique Bronze Putti Sculptures on Siena Marble Base, Italy, 1880

Located in Montreal, QC

This charming young couple evoke summer in Italy. She with a bill hook and branch with fruiting vine, and her companion with a sheaf of wheat over his shoulder. Each is well modelled...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Roman Stone Hand-Carved Classical Warrior
18th Century Roman Stone Hand-Carved Classical Warrior

18th Century Roman Stone Hand-Carved Classical Warrior

$12,500

18th Century Roman Stone Hand-Carved Classical Warrior

Located in West Hollywood, CA

18th Century Classical Warrior Mounted Bust Hand-Carved Out of Solid Roman Stone Sourced from Rome, Italy by Martyn Lawrence Bullard

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

English 20th Century Stone Bust of a Greco-Roman Youth
English 20th Century Stone Bust of a Greco-Roman Youth

English 20th Century Stone Bust of a Greco-Roman Youth

$1,100

English 20th Century Stone Bust of a Greco-Roman Youth

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

English, early 20th century or very late 19th century, bust of a young male to add Greco-Roman classical beauty to any garden or art collection. The solid, reconstituted stone–a conc...

Category

20th Century English Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Frieze, Early 19th Century
Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Frieze, Early 19th Century

Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Frieze, Early 19th Century

$867Sale Price|20% Off

Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Frieze, Early 19th Century

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

This antique italian wood frieze, hand carved and named "half a palm", still has traces of lacquer, silver and gold, almost erased by time. It can also be the base of a lamp. ref. ...

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Polychrome Marble Bust of a Roman Emperor, 20th Century
Polychrome Marble Bust of a Roman Emperor, 20th Century

Polychrome Marble Bust of a Roman Emperor, 20th Century

$6,131Sale Price|30% Off

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...

Category

20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble

Ancient Roman Head of Serapis in Alabaster
Ancient Roman Head of Serapis in Alabaster

Ancient Roman Head of Serapis in Alabaster

$9,926

Ancient Roman Head of Serapis in Alabaster

Located in BARCELONA, ES

21 cm with the stand. Provenance: Private collection, France. Serapis was a syncretic deity created in Ptolemaic Egypt and subsequently adopted throughout the Roman world. He combi...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Sabatino De Angelis Fils Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp
Sabatino De Angelis Fils Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp

Sabatino De Angelis Fils Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp

$2,800

Sabatino De Angelis Fils Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamp

By Sabatino De Angelis

Located in Sarasota, FL

Grand tour ancient Roman oil lamp. Signed and dated 1905 by Sabatino de Angelis et Fil. Stunning quality bronze work.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

David Foot Sculpture
David Foot Sculpture

David Foot Sculpture

$1,800 / set

David Foot Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Michelangelo David Foot Sculpture Art work at the Academia dal belle arte Venezia . sold as a set it was meant to be coffee table with the glass as a top . USA Continental in home de...

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso

Green & Blue Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Green & Blue Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary

Green & Blue Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary

$3,838 / item

Green & Blue Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary

By Bottega Vignoli

Located in London, GB

Bottega Vignoli, Byzantium vase, 2022, hand-painted maiolica fired in full-fire reduction firing 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Antique Hand-Carved Italian Lion Head Fountain Mask, Early 1900s
Antique Hand-Carved Italian Lion Head Fountain Mask, Early 1900s

Antique Hand-Carved Italian Lion Head Fountain Mask, Early 1900s

$1,398

Antique Hand-Carved Italian Lion Head Fountain Mask, Early 1900s

Located in Milano, MI

This antique stone mask was probably used in a fountain. It is a very decorative Italian antique object. The mask fits as decorative object on a bureau o...

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Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

19th Century Continental Iron and Gilt Pedestal Birdbath or Fountain
19th Century Continental Iron and Gilt Pedestal Birdbath or Fountain

19th Century Continental Iron and Gilt Pedestal Birdbath or Fountain

$12,500

19th Century Continental Iron and Gilt Pedestal Birdbath or Fountain

Located in Dallas, TX

Large and impressive 19th century Continental iron and parcel gilt fountain or birdbath. Beautiful detail and quality.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Mid-Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze Sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes
Mid-Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze Sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes

Mid-Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze Sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes

$26,644

Mid-Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze Sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes

By Antonio Canova

Located in London, GB

Mid-nineteenth century Italian bronze sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes after the eighteenth century original 'I Pugilatori' by Antonio Canova, set atop serpentine columns. Creuga...

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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Serpentine, Bronze

Marble Head of an Elderly Man, likely Roman
Marble Head of an Elderly Man, likely Roman

Marble Head of an Elderly Man, likely Roman

$13,986

Marble Head of an Elderly Man, likely Roman

Located in Greding, DE

Fragmentary Roman male head depicting an elderly man with a receding hairline, pronounced eyebrows, strong cheek structure, and deep facial wrinkles. Traces of original polychromy re...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Granite, Marble

Bust of Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx
Bust of Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx

Bust of Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx

$6,900

Bust of Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Bust Roman Emperor, carrara marble and honey onyx.

Category

20th Century European Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx, Marble

19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere
19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere

19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere

$716Sale Price|20% Off

19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

19th century English diminutive Parian bust of apollo Belvedere, a well executed example, raised on a 3-inch diameter solace base. Unmarked.

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage 19th Century Italian Amphora with Ochre Glaze
Vintage 19th Century Italian Amphora with Ochre Glaze

Vintage 19th Century Italian Amphora with Ochre Glaze

$3,257 / item

Vintage 19th Century Italian Amphora with Ochre Glaze

By Bottega Vignoli, Artenova, Fendi Casa

Located in San Diego, CA

A striking and beautifully proportioned 19th-century Italian amphora, hand-thrown in terracotta and finished in a rich ochre-amber glaze that radiates warmth and character. Standing ...

Category

Early 1900s Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Classical Faux Marble Roundel with a Mask
Classical Faux Marble Roundel with a Mask

Classical Faux Marble Roundel with a Mask

$2,604

Classical Faux Marble Roundel with a Mask

Located in London, by appointment only

An extremely well-made copy of a classical mask after the antique, the face shown in high relief within a dished background and a border of Greek Key with discs to the four sides. No...

Category

20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century
Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century

Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century

$2,951Sale Price / item|20% Off

Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century

By Bottega Vignoli

Located in London, GB

Bottega Vignoli, Byzantium vase, 2022, hand-painted maiolica fired in full-fire reduction firing 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

1970s Set of Two Cenedese Style Blue and Gray Scavo Murano Glass Vases
1970s Set of Two Cenedese Style Blue and Gray Scavo Murano Glass Vases

1970s Set of Two Cenedese Style Blue and Gray Scavo Murano Glass Vases

$594 / set

1970s Set of Two Cenedese Style Blue and Gray Scavo Murano Glass Vases

By Cenedese

Located in Aci Castello, IT

Two Scavo Murano glass vases hand-crafted in Venice in the Seventies, 18 cm is the height of the other vase, they are in very good condition. Scavo glass is a type of glass that has...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Greco Roman Marble Head of a Woman On Stand
Greco Roman Marble Head of a Woman On Stand

Greco Roman Marble Head of a Woman On Stand

$1,250

Greco Roman Marble Head of a Woman On Stand

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th century marble head of a Roman Woman on a black wooden stand. A well modeled carved head with details of eyes, nose and lips, as well as a fine braid of hair pulled up across he...

Category

17th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Ancient Classical Style Antique Iridescent Glass Bottle
Ancient Classical Style Antique Iridescent Glass Bottle

Ancient Classical Style Antique Iridescent Glass Bottle

$1,800

Ancient Classical Style Antique Iridescent Glass Bottle

Located in New York, NY

Antique classical style glass bottle on lucite stand Lucite base holder Measures. 3.4" x 4.2" x 1.8"L.

Category

Mid-18th Century Unknown Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Handcrafted Terracotta Pitcher, Rustic Amphora Roman Style Clay Vessel
Antique Handcrafted Terracotta Pitcher, Rustic Amphora Roman Style Clay Vessel

Antique Handcrafted Terracotta Pitcher, Rustic Amphora Roman Style Clay Vessel

$890

Antique Handcrafted Terracotta Pitcher, Rustic Amphora Roman Style Clay Vessel

Located in Miami, FL

This charming clay pot is an excellent representation of Roman pottery, echoing the craftsmanship and aesthetic of ancient times. With its classic form and earthy clay composition, i...

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Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Bisque Porcelain a Stature of Boy and Girl Reading a Book, French, 19th Century
Bisque Porcelain a Stature of Boy and Girl Reading a Book, French, 19th Century

Bisque Porcelain a Stature of Boy and Girl Reading a Book, French, 19th Century

$10,500

Bisque Porcelain a Stature of Boy and Girl Reading a Book, French, 19th Century

Located in Lantau, HK

A 19th century French bisque sculpture of a stature of boy and girl reading a book. Biscuit porcelain with indistinct signature to base 'LIARD', Shipping included Free and fa...

Category

19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust
19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust

19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust

$3,962

19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust

Located in Madrid, ES

Elegant classical-style marble bust, likely produced in Italy in the 19th century. The sculpture depicts an idealized female figure inspired by Greco-Roman antiquity, characterized b...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Alabaster Group of Children Pushing a Cart
19th Century Italian Alabaster Group of Children Pushing a Cart

19th Century Italian Alabaster Group of Children Pushing a Cart

$20,495

19th Century Italian Alabaster Group of Children Pushing a Cart

By Aristide Petrilli

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This enchanting 19th century Italian carved Alabaster group of four putti playing whilst pushing and pulling a wooden cart, entitled; 'From the harvest' By Prof; A. Petrill, Firenze....

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Roman Bronze Parade Helmet Fragment, circa A.D. 1st century
Roman Bronze Parade Helmet Fragment, circa A.D. 1st century

Roman Bronze Parade Helmet Fragment, circa A.D. 1st century

$10,931

Roman Bronze Parade Helmet Fragment, circa A.D. 1st century

Located in York, GB

Provenance: German art market, 2002; With Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, 2008; Private collection Switzerland; With Cahn International AG, Basel, 2018; Private collection, London - p...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Alabaster Vase
Alabaster Vase

Alabaster Vase

$625

Alabaster Vase

Located in Miami, FL

Designed by Urban Art Home, offered is an amber-colored alabaster bud vase crafted in Tuscany, Italy. It measures approximately 8.25" in width, and is 5.125" tall, has an upper rim...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Moses Michelangelo Vintage Statue Sculpture Alabaster Resin 27cm
Moses Michelangelo Vintage Statue Sculpture Alabaster Resin 27cm

Moses Michelangelo Vintage Statue Sculpture Alabaster Resin 27cm

$131Sale Price|50% Off

Moses Michelangelo Vintage Statue Sculpture Alabaster Resin 27cm

Located in Poperinge, BE

Vintage statue, sculpture of the famous Moses by Michelangelo, a beautiful and correct representation of the famous statue from Rome, made of alabaster powder and resin, cast resin, ...

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1960s European Vintage Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Male Bust Sculptures Grand Tour
Italian Male Bust Sculptures Grand Tour

Italian Male Bust Sculptures Grand Tour

$675 / set

Italian Male Bust Sculptures Grand Tour

By A. Santini

Located in New York, NY

A set of three (3) Italian male sculpture busts by R. Santini, in the classical Roman or Grand Tour design style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This set of busts could be used for a library, office, etc., on a shelf, table, etc. Marked on bottom as shown in images. Dimensions L to R: Nerone: 4.63" Width x 6" Height Augusto: 4.13" Width x 5.75" Height Traiano: 4.63" Width x 6.19" Height Italian table, search ref. #: LU1314231162942 (SOLD.) For Corinthian capitol columns...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Composition

Carrara Marble Head In Antique Style
Carrara Marble Head In Antique Style

Carrara Marble Head In Antique Style

$4,437

Carrara Marble Head In Antique Style

Located in Charmes, FR

18th century or older sculpted marble head? mounted on a contemporary iron base in good condition

Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

Light refractory ceramic female torso -made in Italy
Light refractory ceramic female torso -made in Italy

Light refractory ceramic female torso -made in Italy

$1,097

Light refractory ceramic female torso -made in Italy

By Laboratorio Todini

Located in Tarquinia, IT

Classical-style female torso made on light refractory ceramic attached to Roman travertine stone base. Light-colored refractory clay is very durable and from appearance can be confus...

Category

2010s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Bust of Marcus Aurelius in polychrome marble -made in Italy
Bust of Marcus Aurelius in polychrome marble -made in Italy

Bust of Marcus Aurelius in polychrome marble -made in Italy

$8,501 / set

Bust of Marcus Aurelius in polychrome marble -made in Italy

By Laboratorio Todini

Located in Tarquinia, IT

Sculpture, emperor bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, Marcus Aurelius, ancient sculpture, ancient bust, m...

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1990s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

Stylish, Late 1800s Handmade Italian, Alabaster Column, Pedestal or Stand
Stylish, Late 1800s Handmade Italian, Alabaster Column, Pedestal or Stand

Stylish, Late 1800s Handmade Italian, Alabaster Column, Pedestal or Stand

$3,438

Stylish, Late 1800s Handmade Italian, Alabaster Column, Pedestal or Stand

Located in Lisse, NL

Wonderful Roman column for displaying a work of art. This piece is composed of eight stacked segments, forming a beautifully twisted column inspired by ancient Roman and Baroque des...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Large Antique NeoClassical Gold Color Bronze 6 arm Candle or Electric Chandelier
Large Antique NeoClassical Gold Color Bronze 6 arm Candle or Electric Chandelier

Large Antique NeoClassical Gold Color Bronze 6 arm Candle or Electric Chandelier

$4,370

Large Antique NeoClassical Gold Color Bronze 6 arm Candle or Electric Chandelier

Located in Lisse, NL

Excellent quality and great looking, solid bronze chandelier. If you are looking for a truly remarkable and highly decorative fixture then this stunning and large size candle chande...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Jewelry Dish in Gold and Green
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Jewelry Dish in Gold and Green

Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Jewelry Dish in Gold and Green

$275

Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Jewelry Dish in Gold and Green

By Richard Ginori

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful Italian porcelain dish by designer Richard Ginori with emerald green center and gold decorative edge detail, circa Mid-20th century or earlier, Italy. Colors include gree...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique hallm. historic French pewter candlestick candle holder chiseled garland
Antique hallm. historic French pewter candlestick candle holder chiseled garland

Antique hallm. historic French pewter candlestick candle holder chiseled garland

$167Sale Price|20% Off

Antique hallm. historic French pewter candlestick candle holder chiseled garland

Located in Landshut, BY

historic French pewter candle holder Since ancient times, candlesticks have been made in this way. for a good reason :: it makes sense! chiseled garland Manufactured in Southern Fran...

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1850s French Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Large Winged Griffin by Bottega Cadorin, for Testolini & Salviati, carved walnut
Large Winged Griffin by Bottega Cadorin, for Testolini & Salviati, carved walnut

Large Winged Griffin by Bottega Cadorin, for Testolini & Salviati, carved walnut

$4,429 / item

Large Winged Griffin by Bottega Cadorin, for Testolini & Salviati, carved walnut

By Vincenzo Cadorin, Testolini & Salviati

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Large winged griffin by Bottega Vincenzo Cadorin, for Testolini & Salviati in carved walnut. These two sculptural elements were the basis of a large mirror, produced by the great car...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

1978 Gino Ruggeri Italian Alabaster Figural High Relief Wall Plaque Sculpture
1978 Gino Ruggeri Italian Alabaster Figural High Relief Wall Plaque Sculpture

1978 Gino Ruggeri Italian Alabaster Figural High Relief Wall Plaque Sculpture

$375

1978 Gino Ruggeri Italian Alabaster Figural High Relief Wall Plaque Sculpture

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful alabaster wall plate features a high relief sculpture commemorating the opera, Carmen. Made by hand in Tuscany, Italy by master sculptor Gino Ruggeri. Comes in the original...

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20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Unique Denmark Made Classical Roman Wall Clock with Sculptures and Flowers
Unique Denmark Made Classical Roman Wall Clock with Sculptures and Flowers

Unique Denmark Made Classical Roman Wall Clock with Sculptures and Flowers

$1,620

Unique Denmark Made Classical Roman Wall Clock with Sculptures and Flowers

Located in Lisse, NL

Tasteful and unique wooden wall clock with sculptural front. The magnificent front of this midcentury era wall clock is entirely hand carved out of solid wood. It is difficult to se...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener

French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener

$316Sale Price / set|20% Off

French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a small bronze champleve enamel set of an inkwell and letter opener. Both of them depicts colorful hand painted flowers, “C” scrolls and foliages. The resting plate of the in...

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Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade

21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade

$1,775 / item

21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade

By Marialaura Rossiello

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...

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2010s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Concrete, Metal

Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy
Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy

Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy

$1,856

Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy

By Laboratorio Todini

Located in Tarquinia, IT

Sculpture, horse sculpture, marble horse, carrara marble sculpture, sculpture made in Italy. Sculpture of a fragment of an incedent horse in the march Resting on a basalt and iron b...

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1990s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Ancient Roman Fragment of Relief in Marble
Ancient Roman Fragment of Relief in Marble

Ancient Roman Fragment of Relief in Marble

$6,410

Ancient Roman Fragment of Relief in Marble

Located in BARCELONA, ES

25.5 cm with the stand. Provenance: R. C. Collection (1924 - 2023), Brussels, Belgium. Roman relief fragments, dating to the third century AD. Preserved in a fragmentary state, the...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

19th Century Bust – F. Aulde – Gilt Bronze – César
19th Century Bust – F. Aulde – Gilt Bronze – César

19th Century Bust – F. Aulde – Gilt Bronze – César

$1,051

19th Century Bust – F. Aulde – Gilt Bronze – César

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Elegant late 19th century gilt bronze bust of César, attributed to French maker F. Aulde. Executed in a neoclassical style, the bust represents a Roman figure—likely Julius Caesar—dr...

Category

1880s French Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Ancient roman Head of Eros, in white marble, circa A.D. 2nd - 3rd century
Ancient roman Head of Eros, in white marble, circa A.D. 2nd - 3rd century

Ancient roman Head of Eros, in white marble, circa A.D. 2nd - 3rd century

$4,918Sale Price|20% Off

Ancient roman Head of Eros, in white marble, circa A.D. 2nd - 3rd century

Located in York, GB

Provenance: Private collection, Belgium; Galerie Chenel, Paris; Private collection, London This beautiful little fragment was likely made for a larger relief sculpture, and is co...

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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four

$1,950 / set

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four

Located in Bradenton, FL

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four, used as an alternative to candles, dating between 1st and 2nd century A.D, one lamp probably later and 3r...

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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Bust Eleonora Duse Attributable Sculptor Arrigo Minerbi Villa Callas Sirmione
Bust Eleonora Duse Attributable Sculptor Arrigo Minerbi Villa Callas Sirmione

Bust Eleonora Duse Attributable Sculptor Arrigo Minerbi Villa Callas Sirmione

$40,874

Bust Eleonora Duse Attributable Sculptor Arrigo Minerbi Villa Callas Sirmione

By Arrigo Minerbi

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Bust of Eleonora Duse attributable to the sculptor Arrigo Minerbi, from Villa Callas Sirmione of Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Bust obtained from stone o...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Classical Maitland Smith Style Carved Mahogany Wood Bust on Alabaster - a Pair
Classical Maitland Smith Style Carved Mahogany Wood Bust on Alabaster - a Pair

Classical Maitland Smith Style Carved Mahogany Wood Bust on Alabaster - a Pair

$1,600 / set

Classical Maitland Smith Style Carved Mahogany Wood Bust on Alabaster - a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Classical Maitland Smith Style Carved Mahogany Wood Busts on Alabaster Plinths (Unmar...

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Late 20th Century Classical Roman Decorative Objects

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Alabaster

Bust of the Apollo Belvedere in Natural Stone, 2nd Half 20th Century
Bust of the Apollo Belvedere in Natural Stone, 2nd Half 20th Century

Bust of the Apollo Belvedere in Natural Stone, 2nd Half 20th Century

$1,868

Bust of the Apollo Belvedere in Natural Stone, 2nd Half 20th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Apollo, the Roman god of light, spring, music, song, and poetry. The Apollo Belvedere is among the most celebrated ancient marble sculptures and has been regarded as a masterpiece of...

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Late 20th Century Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Mid-20th Century Italian Basalt Tazza
Mid-20th Century Italian Basalt Tazza

Mid-20th Century Italian Basalt Tazza

$1,250

Mid-20th Century Italian Basalt Tazza

Located in Chicago, IL

This mid-20th century Italian basalt porcelain tazza is a refined study in classical elegance. With a wide, low bowl gracefully elevated on a turned foot, its proportions echo the ti...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Busto imperatore romano Adriano - materiale composito polvere marmo
Busto imperatore romano Adriano - materiale composito polvere marmo

Busto imperatore romano Adriano - materiale composito polvere marmo

$1,039

Busto imperatore romano Adriano - materiale composito polvere marmo

By Laboratorio Todini

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 ...

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Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

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Other

Monumental Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Urn
Monumental Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Urn

Monumental Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Urn

$6,800

Monumental Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Urn

Located in Chicago, IL

A fantastic monumental Italian mid-20th century tortoise shell glazed ceramic urn of classical form with a thick lip, fluted body, narrow foot, and two applied handles each with two ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Plaster Bust of Marianne
Plaster Bust of Marianne

Plaster Bust of Marianne

$1,980

Plaster Bust of Marianne

Located in Atlanta, GA

Marianne is the embodiment of the French Republic. Marianne represents the permanent values that found her citizens' attachment to the Republic: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity".

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Ancient Roman Trapezophore of a satyr abducting a maenad
Ancient Roman Trapezophore of a satyr abducting a maenad

Ancient Roman Trapezophore of a satyr abducting a maenad

$104,898

Ancient Roman Trapezophore of a satyr abducting a maenad

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Trapezophore of a Satyr abducting a Maenad Ancient Rome · 1st - 2nd century AD Marble Height 54 cm and 71 cm with the stand. Provenance: - Former private collection, United Kingd...

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15th Century and Earlier Antique Classical Roman Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

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