Renaissance Furniture
RENAISSANCE STYLE
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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Style: Renaissance
Pair of Renaissance Style Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of intricately carved renaissance style console tables from France circa 1970. Some visible wear throughout that is consistent with age and use.
Category
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 20th century. The piece has a deep reliefs hand-carved back that featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bronzed Terracotta Bust of Dante
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bronzed terracotta bust of Dante. In Renaissance style and a desirable scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piece for any period property, particularly for th...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
END OF 16th-EARLY 17th CENTURY SIDEBOARD WITH CARYATIDS
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid sideboard in solid walnut, finely carved with refined decorative details. The cabinet has two doors that open onto two large shelves, and two drawers on the front. The class...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Grand 19th Century French Renaissance Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 19th Century French Renaissance Mirror is more than just a mirror, it's a work of art! The sculptor who created it was truly talented, and worked in bold full relief to captur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Lampadario Fiorentino con Foglie e Fiori Ferro Dorato Sei Luci 1880 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Antico lampadario fiorentino fogliato con decorazioni floreali realizzato alla fine del XIX secolo in ferro dorato e sei luci. Lampadario d'epoca italiano, di forma circolare cara...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Attributed to Domenico di Paris - Madonna and The Child, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Attributed to Domenico di Paris, also called Domenico del Cavallo ( Monselice, documented in Ferrara between 1442 and 1501)
Madonna and The Child
Polychromed and gilded Stucco
47,5 ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stucco
Madonna Della Sedia Antique Framed Hand-Painted Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Albrecht Dürer - Saint Eustace
Located in Paris, FR
Albrecht Dürer, Saint Eustace.
Wood engraving, 1501.
Signed with the monogram A.D (Albrecht Dürer)
Why not having on a wall a Masterpiece which is also ...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Renaissance Style Pewter Candle Holders From Towie Barclay Castle
Located in London, Park Royal
Pair of 19th Century Renaissance Style Pewter Metal Candle Holders: Featuring a knopped stem adorned with intricate scrollwork, baskets of flowers, and snail motifs. The triform base...
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Madonna de la Media after Rafael Antique Framed Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Renaissance Style French Medici Vase in Cast Iron
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Iconi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Renaissance Walnut Collector's Cabinet or Vargueno
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Italian Walnut "Renaissance" Collector's Cabinet of The Grand Tour. Architectural form influenced by the design of The Pitti Palace in Florence. Drop front opens by engaging t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
"The Three Ages of Man" Oil on Canvas After Titian 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This very beautiful oil on canvas is a reworking of the left part of the painting The Three Ages of Man" by the Italian Renaissance master of the Venetian school, Tiziano Vecellio, k...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
18th Century Icon on Board of the Resurrection of Christ
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious Icon on Oak board dating to the 18th century and depicting the Resurrection of Christ, this Icon was originally from Mount Athos a mountain on th...
Category
1790s Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500.
The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a classic representation of the genre, with captivating and realistic hand-carved details and sc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a classic representation of the genre, with captivating and realistic hand-carved details and sc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
17th Century Icon on Board of Saint Matrona
Located in Hastings, GB
Incredibly rare Icon on Oak board dating to the 17th century and depicting Saint Matrona (Agia Matrona), this Icon was originally from Chios in Greece and was discovered in Vatopedi...
Category
17th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Renaissance Side Chair, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Side chair made of solid walnut with carved pinnacles and volute-decorated intermediate struts on the backrest and front legs. Beautiful authentic patina.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Magnificent 17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare and Stunning 17th century Italian Renaissance walnut center
table. This majestic library table was hand-carved in Italy during the early 1600’s. Two thick planks of rich walnut...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Breccia Nuvolata Rosa Marble Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Breccia Nuvolata Rosa marble centerpiece planter. This stunning centerpiece is supported on four cabriol...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Renaissance Side Chair, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Side Chair made of solid walnut with carved pinnacles in the shape of small busts and volute-decorated intermediate struts on the backrest and front legs. A carved coat of arms carto...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Armchair, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Armchair made of solid walnut with carved pinnacles and volute-decorated intermediate struts on the backrest and front legs. The straight armrests rest on baluster-shaped supports. B...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mid 19th Century Large Antique Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Cassone Chest
Located in Sheridan, CO
Large Antique Italian Renaissance style walnut cassone/ storage coffer, 18th c. This chest features a rectangular coffered top, with running ornamentation border, opening to storage ...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Renaissance Armchair, Italy 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Armchair made of solid walnut with carved leaf pinnacles and volute-decorated intermediate struts on the backrest and front legs. The rectangular panels are also double-framed with t...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving .
This magnificent 15th century Italian Renaissance gilt wood carving with a serpent is displayed on a revolving iron base. This mou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Baker Mahogany High Chest
Located in Annville, PA
A vintage Baker Mahogany High Chest which will be the focal point of any room in which it is placed. Originally designed for the bedroom the practical storage space provided by this ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antoine-Louis Barye Bronze Saint George Dragon Slayer Sculpture Statue Verdigris
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye caching figural sculpture of Saint George and the Dragon, After Antoine Louis Barye. As the legend goes, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon. The...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Hand Painted Saint Nicholas Icon, Orthodox Church
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Hand Painted Saint Nicholas Icon Orthodox Church
The hand painted icon is mounted on velvet and framed in a beautiful Renaissance style wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet ~ Server
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet ~ Server is a magnificent tribute to a bygone era, a time when there wasn't a couple of grocery sto...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Continental 19th Century Renaissance St. Composite Stone And Wrought Iron Well
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scaled Continental 19th century Renaissance st. composite stone and Wrought Iron well. The octagonal shaped well with its octagonal shaped base is decorated w...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Vintage Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture; a Vintage Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase – the perfect addition to any home or office space! Crafted from high-quality American oak, this bookcase is about 100 y...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique European Drawing of a Renaissance Romantic Scene
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An antique drawing on paper, European, age uncertain. Not examined out of the frame. A fun Renaissance Romantic scene of a happy group by the water with village and windmill in the b...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1999 Oil Painting- Version of da Vinci "Lady with an Ermine", Vintage Frame
Located in Ross, CA
Original oil on board painted in 1999 by Alicemarie Mutrux as an artist copy of da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine". Framed in a vintage cast molded frame painted in gold.
The origina...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Brass Tazza
Located in Germantown, MD
Large Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Brass Tazza. Measures 12 inches in diameter and stands 3.25" tall. Great quality.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Tripod Table with Lion Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century 6-sided tripod table with lion carved paw feet. White washed finish
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
PAIR Baker Mahogany Night Stands
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality PAIR Baker Mahogany Night Stands, each featuring a fully banded top, solid mahogany details as well as oak dovetailed drawers. Fine quality drawer fronts create a beautiful pattern, accented by antique style hardware. Slightly lower than some night stands these items are also well suited for use with our matching Baker Queen Size bed...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.6. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren
After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of work focused on still life masterpieces. They chose photography as the medium to portray their fine Taxidermy work interpreted through vanitas still lifes.
The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight works.
Vanitas still lifes were enormously popular in the 17th century, often inspired by biblical themes and the saying that “All is vanity”. It reminded the viewer of his or her own mortality. For these series of still lifes Sinke & van Tongeren not only created meaningful scenes of taxidermy, they also mined their enormous collection of great finds to gather the most beautiful and unusual antiques to complement each scene.
Title of this work; ’RÉUNION D’OISEAUX ÉTRANGERS’
Cabinets of curiosity were of monumental importance in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Assembling them with interesting and rare objects was a competitive hobby amongst the elite, and to collect a great number of mounted species from everywhere in the world was the Holy Grail of the day. For ‘Réunion d’oiseaux étrangers’, we created that Holy Grail again, but this time stocking our cabinet with seemingly live species. This plentiful composition is staged in a cabinet with different boxes holding rare species such as a Toco Toucan, Scarlet ibis, Cock of the Rock...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Custom Hexagonal Iron & Glass Pendant Lantern - 10 Available
Located in Centennial, CO
A gorgeous vintage custom hexagonal black iron & glass pendant lantern with 3 flame light bulbs. Each of the six sides is made up of glass panels and decorative ironwork designs. Gl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron And Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and glass lantern. The hexagonal lantern is centered by a most decorative and impressive scrolled movements with ...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Henry II Carved Walnut Upholstered Leather Dining Side Accent Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Henry II style dining side chair, circa 1880s. Made from walnut with an embossed leather back featuring a crest and winged griffon. The lower back of the chair showcases an c...
Category
1880s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Exceptional Large Antique Italian Renaissance Cabinet With Heraldic Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional Renaissance style antique cabinet with imposing style and presence. Solid cabinet with a central door having a carved heraldic element flanked by two doors with carved...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Original Antique American Historical Print. " Death of General Wolfe " C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Death of General Wolfe In the Battle of Quebec
Fine steel engraving
Published by Kelly circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Transfiguration After Raphael. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
English Renaissance Oak and Leaded Glass Door
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) oak framed door with arch top and leaded-glass panel with round medallion
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
C Zocchi (after), Monument To Dante, Bronze Reduction, Late 19th/early 20th Cent
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Reduction in patinated bronze with the high-relief decoration of the Monument to Dante, with glass top to form a pedestal table
The Monument to Dante, sculpture dedicated to Dante A...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Leonardo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of An Aristocratic Family After Van Dyck. Dated 1832
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher. Dated 1832
Unframed.
Category
1830s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Renaissance Frame With Marble Inlay
Located in PAU, FR
16/17th century Italian frame in period molded and blackened wood with guilloche decoration.
Alpi Verde marble inlays.
Vintage hook on the back.
External frame dimensions: 37.5 x 33....
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Mahogany Pierced Edge Table
Located in Annville, PA
First made popular in the 18th Century this vintage Mahogany Mahogany Pierced Edge Table was likely produced in the 1940’s and retailed by C.H. Lears in Baltimore MD. The table featu...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Original Antique Etching By A.Durand After Rembrandt. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real etching after Rembrandt's masterpiece
By Amand Durand
Published circa 1900
On good quality wove type paper
Unframed.
Category
1890s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Baker Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Baker Serpentine Sideboard brought to you by Niagara Furniture. A classic serpentine shape this Sideboard features six total drawers and two cabinet doors below to give it ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Austrian Silver, Enamel & Rock Crystal Jug, Vienna c.1890
By Rudolf Linke
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Austrian rare and unusual solid silver-gilt & enamel rock crystal jug. The rock crystal engraved with intricate scrollwork, silver gilt mounts decorated with cha...
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Baker Queen Size Mahogany Poster Bed
Located in Annville, PA
A vintage Baker Queen Size Mahogany Poster Bed which will be the focal point of any bed room in which it is placed. From the beautifully tapered finials and posts all of the way down...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Distressed Custom Made Italian Wall Console
Located in Houston, US
Beautifully realized Italian Renaissance Style Console with very well done distressed finish over detailed hand carved frontispiece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Ginori 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Big Majolica Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Majolica vase
Ginori
Italy, 1850-1890
Very good codiction
Difetto di cottura sotto la base (vedere fotografia)
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
17th Century Spanish Vargueño
Located in Dallas, TX
a 17th century Spanish vargueño / traveling cabinet with intricately inlaid top, sides, and small drawers, fruitwood, Italy, 17th century
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Renaissance furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance 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 case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance 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, Sinke & Van Tongeren, Albrecht Dürer, and Castelli. 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 $35 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,828.
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