Renaissance Cabinets
Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.
Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.
Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.
Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.
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17th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1830s Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1890s European Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Driftwood
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Tortoise Shell
18th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ebony, Mahogany, Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Iron
16th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Steel
19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Brass
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
16th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
16th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
16th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1870s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Cedar
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Steel
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1860s American Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Oak
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Metal
18th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ormolu
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut