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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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Cabinets
Marble
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Mirror
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Brass
1970s Dutch Vintage Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
16th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Pine
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
1870s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Iron
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
1880s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
1890s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
1920s French Vintage Renaissance Cabinets
Onyx, Metal, Iron
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Multi-gemstone, Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Cedar
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Maple, Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1840s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Upholstery, Mahogany
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Oak
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Other
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
Early 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Late 18th Century British Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Rosewood
19th Century Argentine Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood