Confirmed maker field "Νεονάκη", built 1985. Round table converts to oval via 2 extensions; each chair hand-carved from a single piece of Greek walnut. Listing last updated ~1 month ago, still active.
Description attributes it to "επιπλοποιός Νεονάκης" — solid wood and veneer, classic style. Cheapest way to own a piece from the workshop; still active.
Pieces matching the Neonakis era and style when no attributed piece is available: Saridis of Athens (T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings designs), and quality unattributed handmade carved walnut dining sets and case furniture from Greek workshops.
Car.gr · Greece · Need reupholstery and wood refresh
Best authenticated Saridis find in Greece: authenticity inscription with Saridis signature and handwritten serial 45208, bronze nails, cream/beige chenille seats — the Robsjohn-Gibbings years. Project condition at a fraction of the US dealer prices.
1stDibs · Dronten, Netherlands · Excellent, all original, maker's metal label
The ur-piece of the school Neonakis worked in. Provenance: Royal Dutch Shell executive office. Seller offers museum-quality crating and worldwide shipping.
Hand-carved classic walnut set, 1.57 × 0.97 m table with protective glass top, seller pitches it for "classical or neoclassical interiors". Unattributed maker.
1958 hand-carved Greek walnut set with eagle-claw feet and hidden drawers in both short table sides. Older generation than Neonakis but the same tradition.
Listed 17 Jul 2026* · Found 16 Aug 2026, 17:40
Klismos-style side chairs (set) — Neonakis
Greek classical, klismos / gondola back, after ancient Greek prototypes · 1980s-1990s, made by Stavros Neonakis, Athens (per owner) · living room · status: searching
Side chairs with sabre legs, rounded scroll/gondola backs and pale cream seats, as seen throughout the living room in the magazine photos. At least 3-4 visible.
Style pieces, not Saridis — but sabre legs, curved back, and seats made up in any fabric, so the cream seats can be matched to the photos. The budget route to a full matched set (accept_replica is true).
Vendora · Central Athens 10675 (seller Dimitri) · Used, excellent/stable
The only true klismos-form set live in Greece right now. Interwar era, woven seats (not cream-upholstered) — close to the Neonakis/Saridis woven-strap idiom, and in Athens for easy viewing.
Modern replica route — customizable wood finish and seat, so a full matching set to the photo chairs is possible. accept_replica is true for this item.
Listing date n/a* · Found 17 Aug 2026, 11:30
Classical daybed / kline settee — Neonakis
Greek classical kline / neoclassical daybed, after ancient Greek prototypes · 1980s-1990s, made by Stavros Neonakis, Athens (per owner) · living room · status: searching
Bench-form daybed with dark wood frame, column-turned elements and long cream cushion with tapestry pillows, along the living-room wall under the gilt mirror.
The authentic kline — the exact Saridis/Robsjohn-Gibbings form the family's Neonakis daybed followed. Expensive, but the truest available match for this item found anywhere.
Vendora · Piraeus (5.0★ seller) · Needs new cushion
Cheapest path to the classical-kline look: carved frame with column-turned legs; would need a long cream cushion made. A car.gr alternative exists too (mahogany, red velvet, €400, /xyma/view/327467867, plus two unfinished frames at €400 each that could be done in cream).
Found 18 Aug 2026, 00:00
Giant green floral carpet — Queen Frederica school
Greek handwoven, allover floral field ("a green meadow full of flowers") · 1950s-1960s or earlier — pre-1970 ONLY (1970s+ is too new, per owner 2026-08-18) · living room · status: searching
Gigantic room-size carpet, green ground densely covered with flowers, covering nearly the whole living-room floor in the magazine photos (print colour cast makes it look warm/red, but per the family it is green). Made at the crafts school founded by Queen Frederica in Northwestern Greece; the family also used it in a previous large house. School designs, not commercial patterns.
1stDibs · New York, NY, USA (dealer est. 1974) · Good, wear consistent with age
The closest match found: Greek origin, right era, hand-knotted wool, floral field in dominant green and pink, and nearly the size of the living-room carpet in the magazine photos. Ask the dealer for detail photos.
eBay.com · USA (RugHouse) · Pre-owned, professionally cleaned, medium pile
Rejected 2026-08-18: 1970s is too recent — the family's carpets date from the 1950s-60s or earlier, and per the owner anything post-1970 is out. Scale was right, era wasn't.
Second oversized green floral hand-made option, same look-alike route. NOTE 2026-08-18: age is only "vintage" — must verify it dates pre-1970 (owner's rule: 1950s-60s or earlier) before shortlisting further.
Rejected 2026-08-18: too small (2.00 × 2.60 m) — the family's carpets are room-size, and per the owner small rugs are out. Also no florals.
Listed 17 Jul 2026* · Found 17 Aug 2026, 14:00
Queen Frederica school carpets — any
Greek handwoven, Royal Welfare Fund workshop designs · 1950s-1960s (school active from late 1940s) — pre-1970 ONLY, per owner 2026-08-18 · any · status: searching
Standing search for any carpet from the Queen Frederica / Royal Welfare Fund (Βασιλική Πρόνοια) craft schools of Northwestern Greece — the family had several, all woven with their own sheep's wool to the schools' own designs.
eBay.it · North Adams, MA, US (seller jewel-t-joe)
Not a carpet — a woven tapestry handbag from the same Εθνικός Οργανισμός Πρόνοιας (National Welfare Organisation) workshops that made the family's carpets. The carpet size/age rules don't apply to non-carpets; kept as a small piece of genuine Οικοτεχνία provenance, ~$55.
Vendora · Kalamaria, Thessaloniki (seller "Spilios") · Used, good pile
THE provenance match of the sweep: explicitly stated as made by the Εθνικός Οργανισμός Πρόνοιας (the Royal Welfare Fund successor — the family's school), 100% handwoven on loom, domestic virgin wool, 50+ years old. "Kozani design" tree-of-life with floral details on a BLUE ground. Slightly under the size minimum (2.30 × 3.30) and blue not green — but the only live listing found with explicit Πρόνοια/ΕΟΠ provenance.
True room size (2.85 × 3.90) handwoven wool loom carpet, described as antique/vintage. Caveats: "oriental" pattern so Greek manufacture not confirmed, and no decade stated — verify pre-1970 with the seller.
Thick handwoven wool with an IOANNINA attribution in the title — the right region — at a trivial €60. Exactly at the size minimum. Age unstated: ask the seller for the age and field-design photos before dismissing or buying.
Vendora · Heraklion, Crete · Unused, stored in a trunk
Handwoven Chania 1920-1930, virgin local sheep wool — clearly pre-1970 Greek handmade. Same seller also offers a €2,000 "collector's piece" sibling (vendora items/qq47p64). Exact dimensions not stated ("living-room size") — confirm ≥ 2.5 × 3.5 m with the seller before shortlisting either.
~$3,500 a near-identical listing from the same dealer (id-f_47968502) asks $5,500 — likely the same rug listed twice; ask
1stDibs · New York (Zabihi Collection) · Vintage, good
Room-size mid-century Greek wool carpet — both hard rules pass. Field is an allover animal/bird-and-cloud-band pattern on dark chocolate ground, so no green-floral bonus. Worth asking the dealer to clarify the duplicate listing.
Gigantic unused Greek handmade carpet (cream field, cypress-green border) — "Ιωνίας" points to the Nea Ionia carpet works rather than the Frederica school, but it is the biggest Greek handmade piece currently listed. NOTE 2026-08-18: "unused" may mean recent production — ask seller for the weaving date; owner's rule is pre-1970 only.
Large Greek loom-woven wool rug, traditional geometric design with floral motifs (red/green/blue on beige). Right tradition and scale; maker unknown. NOTE 2026-08-18: "σαν καινούργιο" may mean recent — verify it was woven pre-1970 before shortlisting; owner's rule is 1950s-60s or earlier.
Listed 17 Jul 2026* · Found 17 Aug 2026, 14:00
Round two-tier coffee table, hoof feet — Neonakis
neoclassical, after ancient Greek prototypes · 1980s-1990s, made by Stavros Neonakis, Athens (per owner) · living room · status: searching
Large round coffee table with two levels (wooden lower shelf, glass top) and animal/hoof feet, centre of the living room in the magazine photos.
Closest live match this sweep: two tiers, dark wood, glass top — but six sabre legs rather than hoof feet, and not round. The exact hoof-foot round form found nothing live; target stays open.
Two-tier and genuinely Saridis, but rectangular bronze/smoked-glass Hollywood Regency — not the round wooden hoof-foot form. Noted as a stopgap only; the real target found nothing live this sweep.
Listed 12 Aug 2026* · Found 18 Aug 2026, 00:00
Μανουάλι — large church-style floor candelabrum
Greek Orthodox church manouali, used domestically as a floor candelabrum · 19th - mid 20th century · living room · status: searching
Very large standing candle holder at the far left of the living-room magazine photo, in front of the gilt mirror: a manouali (μανουάλι), the Greek Orthodox church floor candelabrum. Tall turned baluster column on a base, crowned by one or two circular tiers ringed with many small turned candle sockets — photographed fully lit with dozens of slim candles. The bottom-left detail photo on the captions page shows the tiers and sockets up close; the caption confirms it by name ("ΛΕΠΤΟΜΕΡΕΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΠΩΓΩΝΙΣΙΟ ΣΙΓΚΟΥΝΙ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΜΑΝΟΥΑΛΙ").
VISUAL MATCH CONFIRMED against the magazine detail photo: three tiered brass rings of small turned candle sockets — the same construction as the family's manouali. Maker plaque on the crown ring reads "Κ.&Γ. ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗ ΑΘΗΝΑΙ" (Voyatzis, Athens). ~25 kg solid bronze, floor-standing. Reliable seller (4.9/67 reviews). Best find of the 2026-08-20 sweep — ask for height to confirm scale.
Listing photo shows a SINGLE-candle pricket stand on a flared base — a church floor candlestick, but not the multi-socket tiered manouali the family had. Kept only as a fallback for the general type; the Vendora Voyatzis piece is the real match.
Found 20 Aug 2026, 00:00
Tall giltwood mirror with carved crest
neoclassical / Louis-Philippe-to-Victorian giltwood, arched with ornate cresting · 19th - early 20th century · living room · status: searching
Tall wall mirror hanging above the kline daybed at the left of the living-room photo: narrow arched (round-top) plate in a carved giltwood frame that rises to an elaborate openwork carved crest/finial at the top. Warm gold tone; reads as a classic pier mirror. Partly obscured in the photo by the lit manouali in front of it.
Giltwood with a carved openwork crest of roses and foliage around a cartouche — the crest character is right. But the listing photo shows a rectangular plate, not the arched top of the lost mirror, and it reads smaller than the tall pier mirror in the magazine. Fresh listing, super seller (4.8/153). Ask for height; good if no arched one surfaces.
Vendora · Saronida, Attica 19013 (pickup by meeting) · Like new
Hand-carved mirror from Agiasos, Lesbos — the island's famous woodcarving village, a nice echo of the family's Mytilene κασέλα. Carved wood rather than gilt, so it matches the lost mirror in spirit more than in look. No dimensions given; ask.
Cheapest of the eBay pier mirrors and described as neoclassical giltwood. US shipping for a tall mirror is the catch. Several stronger-looking but pricier UK options in the report (Victorian giltwood pier mirror £873, Louis XV revival £1,595).
Found 20 Aug 2026, 00:00
Flower aquarelle — Gudrun von Leitner(z)
watercolor still life of flowers (tulips), loose modern hand · 20th century (photographed in the house early 1990s) · living room · status: searching
Framed watercolor of tulips/flowers on the living-room wall above the round table (light frame, pale mat, pink-red tulips on long stems). The magazine caption credits it: "Η ΑΚΟΥΑΡΕΛΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΤΗΣ GUDRUN VON LEITNEZ" — almost certainly Gudrun von Leitner (spelling per caption may be garbled). A second flower picture — roses with a bird, Japanese in feeling — hangs in the bedroom photo and may be by the same hand.
Not an artwork — the monograph covering her 1967–1987 work. Useful to identify the lost flower aquarelle precisely (and may reproduce it), which would sharpen every future von Leitner search.
Hamburg exhibition catalogue ("Between cloud and tulip") from her own gallery, Galerie von Loep — cheap companion reference to the monograph for identifying the lost aquarelle.
Portfolio of 10 signed engravings by von Leitner (Adam Biro edition). The cover plate (69/80, signed) shows an open window with clouds and tulips — strikingly close in spirit to the lost tulip aquarelle over the round table. Ten signed originals by the artist in one purchase.
Hand-signed original etching, edition 7/35, dated 1970, with a single red tulip accent — the artist's signature motif, matching the subject of the lost aquarelle. Already framed in a silver-gilt frame with grey mat.
Colour lithograph of a Greek/Mediterranean house with outdoor staircase — warm ochres, olive greens, sky blue. By the same artist AND a Greek subject: a natural fit for the rebuilt house, at a modest price.
Two artist's-proof (E.A.) lithographs, both hand-signed "von Leitner", from her 1987 illustrated book of Yannis Ritsos poems — a direct Greek connection. Seller is in Greece, so easy shipping. Looser, more playful sheets.
A unique work (oil on paper / monotype, signed GvL), not a print — the only one-off by the artist purchasable online right now. Abstract composition with red-tipped tulip-like forms. Priced accordingly; the prints above are closer to the lost picture's feel per euro.
Signed etching, edition I/VII, framed — conceptual piece about "colours for tulip doors" (colour bars over a line drawing) rather than a flower picture. Tulip-themed and affordable, but drier in feel than the lost aquarelle.
Found 20 Aug 2026, 11:30
Wall paintings from the magazine photos — landscape, iris, figure sketch
framed works on paper — watercolors and a drawing · 20th century · various · status: searching
The other framed artworks visible in the magazine scans, artists not named in the captions. (1) Dining room, left wall: watercolor landscape — mountains and dark cypress-like trees, Greek in feeling — in a pale silver/grey frame with a wide mat. (2) Dining room, right wall: taller dark botanical painting, reads as irises on a light ground. (3) Bedroom/study with the pink sofa: framed figure drawing or sketch (single standing figure, loose dark strokes) above the sofa. Exact identification needs the family's memory of the artists.
eBay.it · Hempstead, NY, US (seller artaccess2) · Used
Original antique watercolor of a classical Greek column, dated 1921, signed with initials. Right subject and period for the neoclassical house's walls. Listed the very day of this search run.
eBay.it · Athens, GR (seller guru_guru_nikos) · Used
Signed miniature watercolor landscape by Greek painter Themos Avgerinos, sold from Athens. Small format — compare mood against the magazine-scan landscape before shortlisting.
eBay.com · Glenview, IL, US (seller presto815) · Used
Three signed watercolors of Greek island village scenes sold together — an easy way to re-fill a wall grouping. Seller relisted the set 30 Aug 2026 at a slightly lower price ($69.97, was $84.66).
Soft Greek landscape watercolor (signed Δ. Χαλβατζή) — trees, low house, muted earth tones. A mood-match candidate for the lost dining-room landscape ("mountains and dark cypress-like trees"); compare with the magazine scan. Seller in Greece.
Framed 1950s oil of blue irises with golden catkin branches. The lost dining-room botanical read as irises on a LIGHT ground; this one is on a dark ground — good size and period, but check against the scan before shortlisting.
Found 20 Aug 2026, 11:30
Μυτιληνιά κασέλα — carved dowry chest from Lesbos
Greek island folk, Mytilene/Lesbos dowry chest (κασέλα προίκας) · 19th - early 20th century · unknown (photo pending) · status: searching
Traditional dowry chest (κασέλα/σεντούκι) from Mytilene, Lesbos: rectangular lidded chest on a plinth or short feet, the front panel carved in the island manner — rosettes, cypress trees, vases of flowers, birds — sometimes with small drawers in the base and traces of original paint. Exact carving pattern, colour and size to be confirmed from the owner's photo when uploaded.
Vendora · Athens · Like new (waxed, natural patina)
Hand-painted walnut wedding chest, Tree of Life framed by flowering branches on a deep purple ground; original σκανταλάκι compartment, forged ironwork. 85 × 35 × 33 cm. Seller guesses "probably Northern Greece" — origin unconfirmed, but painted κασέλες γάμου are exactly the Mytilene type. Compare carving/painting against the owner's photo when it arrives.
Vendora · Patra (Super Seller, 5.0★, 70 reviews) · Used — treated for woodworm, age-appropriate wear
Painted dowry chest c. 1900 — hand-painted flowers on a green "cypress" ground, length 78 cm. Region not stated; strong type match for a painted island κασέλα. Reliable seller. Pricier of the two painted candidates.
Carved (not painted) handmade solid-wood κασέλα, fresh listing. No age or region given — could be a newer decorative piece; ask the seller. Cheap enough to be worth a question either way.
Listed 18 Aug 2026* · Found 19 Aug 2026, 00:00
Takis Frangoudes (Τάκης Φραγκούδης) — any painting
Greek academic-to-modern painting, pupil of Georgios Jakovides · active ~1920s-1970s · any · status: searching
Standing search for any work by Takis Frangoudes: born Limassol, Cyprus 1900; studied in Athens under Georgios Jakovides; settled in Athens 1928; one-man Athens exhibitions 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1972; died Athens 1978. Signatures may read "Τ. Φραγκούδης", "ΦΡΑΓΚΟΥΔΗΣ", "T. Frangoudes" or "Frangoudis". The family owned his paintings (lost in the fire).
Greek classical / neoclassical walnut desk chair (klismos or captain's form) · antique or 1950s-1990s Greek workshop · study · status: searching
A desk chair to pair with the old wooden Neonakis-school desk: same dark carved-walnut antique character as the klismos chairs and daybed — curved gondola/klismos back or classic captain's/bergère desk form. An antique wooden swivel desk chair is acceptable if the wood and lines match. NOT a modern office chair, and per owner (2026-08-20) no more regular side chairs.
Vendora · Ilion, Athens (pickup or Buy Now) · Like new
Ticks every box for the antique-vibe desk chair: solid walnut, hand-carved back, brown leather seat — and the seller bought it from an antiques dealer in Kolonaki, the house's own neighbourhood. Reliable seller (4.9/71). At €90, worth seeing quickly; confirm it swivels/suits the desk.
Listed 20 Jul 2026* · Found 20 Aug 2026, 00:00
Red Murano crystal jug (κόκκινη κανάτα Murano)
Murano crystal/glass pitcher, deep red, curved handle, flared spout · mid 20th century or earlier ("old" per the magazine caption) · kitchen (photographed by the kitchen curtain) · status: searching
Old red jug of Murano crystal, photographed in close-up in front of the kitchen's handmade lace curtain: deep ruby red, bulbous body, tall pinched spout and a high curved handle. Caption: "ΜΙΑ ΠΑΛΙΑ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΗ ΚΑΝΑΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΚΡΥΣΤΑΛΛΟ MURANO".
eBay.com · Farmington, MO, US · Used, no damage or chips
Closest silhouette match to the kitchen jug found so far on eBay: deep uniform red throughout including the high loop handle, tall beaked spout, bulbous flared base, 38 cm tall. Unmarked, so Murano attribution is the seller's — but the shape and colour are right, and it is cheap.
Listed 2 Feb 2026* · Found 30 Aug 2026, 18:30
Brass bouillotte table lamp with shade
French bouillotte lamp — brass candelabra base, adjustable shade on stem · 19th - mid 20th century · living room · status: searching
Table lamp visible twice in the scans (on the round table under the tulip aquarelle, and on the table with the Libyan silver): brass bouillotte form with candle-arm base, central stem rising through a broad conical shade with a decorative key/finial at the top.
Empire-style brass bouillotte with swan-neck arms, painted tôle shade with gilt laurel band, arrow-key on the stem and loop finial — same silhouette as the family lamp (tall stem, decorative key above a broad shade). The family shade was pale; a shade is replaceable.
Budget option: honest old 2-light brass bouillotte with green tôle shade, 27 cm across. Plain thumbscrew instead of the decorative key the family lamp had, and smaller — but the right type at a fifth of the price.
Listed 28 Jul 2026* · Found 30 Aug 2026, 18:30
Classic round pedestal table (the "silver table")
classical round side/centre table, single pedestal on splayed feet · 19th - mid 20th century · living room · status: searching
"Ένα κλασσικό στρογγυλό τραπέζι" per the caption — round dark-wood table on a central pedestal, photographed dressed with the old silver objects from Libya, the bouillotte lamp and the hammered vase, at the left of the living room by the window.
No listings found yet — searches running.
Old family secretaire (παλιό οικογενειακό σεκρετέρ)
fall-front or slant-front secretaire, old family piece · 19th - early 20th century · bedroom · status: searching
The magazine caption places "ΤΟ ΠΑΛΙΟ ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΕΙΑΚΟ ΣΕΚΡΕΤΑΙΡ" in the bedroom with the rocking armchair. Not clearly visible in the scans we have — form (fall-front vs bureau) and wood need the family's memory or another photo.
No listings found yet — searches running.
Rocking armchair (κουνιστή πολυθρόνα)
old rocking armchair — bentwood (Thonet-type) or caned, per the era of the house · late 19th - mid 20th century · bedroom · status: searching
The bedroom's rocking armchair, named in the caption alongside the family secretaire ("ΤΗΝ ΚΟΥΝΙΣΤΗ ΠΟΛΥΘΡΟΝΑ"). Not clearly visible in the scans — most Greek houses of this era had bentwood Thonet-style rockers; confirm form with the family.
Genuine-looking Thonet bentwood rocker with cane seat and back, 102 cm tall, 113 cm long — the classic form most Greek houses of the era had. Listed yesterday; UK seller ships. Confirm the family rocker's form before buying.
Signed original Thonet in excellent condition — the better piece of the two rockers found this round, but shipping a chair from Georgia, US to Greece will be costly. Prefer the UK one unless provenance matters.
Listed 30 Jul 2026* · Found 30 Aug 2026, 18:30
Pogoni sigouni — traditional coat with coin jewellery
Epirus (Pogoni) folk costume — sleeveless white wool sigouni with black felt trim · 19th - early 20th century · displayed in the living room · status: searching
Traditional sigouni (sleeveless overcoat) from Pogoni, Epirus, displayed on a stand with silver coin necklaces (γιορντάνια), per the detail photo and caption "ΤΟ ΠΩΓΩΝΙΣΙΟ ΣΙΓΚΟΥΝΙ". White wool body, dark trim at the collar and front edges, embroidered borders.
Vendora · Thrakomakedones, Attica (ships via courier) · Used, minor wear
Genuine old sigouni in folk-art category, 11 photos on the listing, top-rated seller (5.0/57). Region not stated — ask whether it is Epirote/Pogoni and compare the trim with the magazine detail photo. Same village as the manouali seller, oddly enough.
Complete traditional costume from Zagori (Epirus, neighbouring Pogoni) in a display case — more than the single sigouni coat, and priced accordingly. Relevant if the family wants a full display ensemble like the magazine's.
Found 20 Aug 2026, 00:00
Old silver objects from Libya (tray, boxes, vessels)
North African / Ottoman-Libyan silver — hammered and engraved trays, lidded boxes, censers · 19th - early 20th century · living room (dressed the round pedestal table) · status: searching
The round table was dressed with "ΠΑΛΙΑ ΑΣΗΜΕΝΙΑ ΑΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΛΙΒΥΗ" — old Libyan silver: visible in the close-up are an engraved lidded box/ censer, napkin-ring-like bands, cuffs/bracelets and small vessels on an embroidered runner, plus a large hammered vase.