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
Antique Renaissance Marble Top Buffet
Located in Portland, OR
Magnificent Renaissance marble top buffet. Inspired by classic architectural details of the time. Featuring marble inset top, two drawers with cast ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique table from the end of the 19th century, Western Europe. After renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table from around 1890.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 75 cm / width 148 - 202 cm / depth 110 cm
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Saint on a bed. Polychromed wood. Flemish school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Dream of a saint. Carved and polychrome wood. Flemish school, 16th century.
Relief made of carved and polychrome wood that shows an old man with a particular headdress (reminiscent of some chaperones) lying on a bed and accompanied by two friars dressed in habits, who talk to each other. Iconographically, the figure of the old man lying on the bed (note the cushion that raises the upper part of the body, following the common use of the time) who has not died (probably) because he was not completely lying down, is reminiscent of how he was usually represented, for example, to San Antón, San Jerónimo, etc. It is not very likely that it is the subject of the Transit or Death of Saint Francis of Assisi due to the absence of the Stigmata and due to age. It would be part of a cycle of scenes in the altarpiece of a church, an accompaniment that would give the viewer more clues about the identity of those represented. Stylistically, Flemish sculpture...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Purple & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. 1571-1585).
Located in Madrid, ES
Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. Antwerp, 1571-1585).
Exhibition: “Reality, time and artifice. Still life and vanitas in baro...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Variations of Green Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique 20th-century oak warm brown Dutch Renaissance Extension leaf table
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a stunning table meticulously crafted from the finest European summer oak in the Netherlands around 1900. This exquisite piece embodies the defining traits of a typi...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scaled French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eleven light chandelier has a bottom half round foliate decorated dome with a central bottom finial an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Etagere Stand with Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
Unique Italian Renaissance style etagere stand, c. late 18th century.
A masterfully crafted stand of figured walnut featuring a single paneled drawer with a finished interior and two shelves between Renaissance style end supports. A beautifully made piece joined with a type of mortise and tenon where the mortise part is cleverly hidden. The tray form top has two sturdy, carved handles and back lip edge. The walnut has rich color and interesting grain pattern with satin-like patina.
A solid, high quality and versatile stand with nice detail. This is a wonderful antique in good condition which would be useful in many settings. It would be lovely in a small space like a powder room or as a reading side...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Oak Wood Renaissance Style French Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the early 20th century. Furniture of great character and quality richly carved in oak wood in Renaissance style. Desk finished for the center, of excellent p...
Category
1920s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bronze Ewer Vase with Bacchus and Dolphin Figural Handle
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Small bronze ewer with Bacchus and dolphin figural handle, engraved solid oval centerpiece mounted on a circular base.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Spanish Renaissance Desk In Walnut-17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Spanish Renaissance table in walnut from the beginning of the 17th century
Exceptional quality table. Museum quality
Elegant desk or display table that has two drawers. The t...
Category
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Nevers, glazed floor tile with the coat of arms of the Montesquieu family 17th C
By Nevers
Located in Verviers, BE
Rare Tin-glazed floor tile with the coat of arms of the Montesquieu family. This tile was made in Nevers, France, around 1650. An important member of this family was the French philo...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience
K-OVER Champagne, PORTE DEL PARADISO, silver 999/°°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
THE GATES OF HEAVEN :
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a therma...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Nicolas Poussin, French Book by Pierre Rosenberg, 1994
By Nicolas Poussin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665, French book by Pierre Rosemberg et Louis-Antoine prat, 1995.
This book was published after the fourth centenary of the artist's birth. The volume accompani...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chest Dated 1624 - Haute Savoie
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb walnut chest from the Renaissance period dated 1624 from the Haute Savoie region
Very beautiful blond walnut chest which has its original lock and key
We can find the IHS mono...
Category
Early 17th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
K-OVER Champagne, I GIGANTI, silver 999/°°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
THE GIANTS :
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal fabric ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
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
Crystal Ball on a 19th Century French Bronze Cherub Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Renaissance style patinated and gilt bronze cherub base made in the early to mid 19th century. The figure holding a 10 inch diameter crystal ball.
Beautiful quality ...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
K-OVER Champagne, BATTAGLIA DI CASCINA, silver 999/°°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
BATTLE OF CASCINA :
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Portuguese Renaissance Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare and valuable cabinet from Portugal in great conditions made of Vinhatico (Madeira Mahogany or Canary Islands Mahogany) a rare wood from t...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Ornamental Brass Alms Dish with English Coat of Arms 18.25"
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Ornamental Brass Alms Dish featuring an English coat of arms, measuring approximately 18.25 inches in diameter. This exquisite piece serve...
Category
18th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Dagobert Armchair French 19th Century
Located in Buxton, GB
Fabulous French Dagobert Armchair in the Renaissance Style
Hand carved Woodwork of Mythical Creatures, Circa Early 1800s.
Original Unrestored Condition, the seat leather is worn a...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Revival Depression Nightstand Bedside Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Revival Depression Nightstand Bedside Table. Item features one dovetailed drawers, one swing door, nicely c...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Oval Cocktail Table
Located in Annville, PA
An Oval Cocktail Table of the highest quality, produced by Niagara Furniture. Satinwood banding surrounds a field of pie shaped, figured mahogany ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
15th Century Italian Renaissance Bronze Medallion
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Renaissance bronze medallion made by Master IOFF in the mid 15th century, showing the mythological scene of Ariadne on Naxos.
Made in the mid-15th ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Sunburst Mirror in Leatherette with Convex Glasses
Located in Barcelona, ES
Renaissance Style Sunburst Convex Mirror, Leatherette
Eye-catching sunburst mirror featuring a faux leather frame with 8 small convex glass mirrors surrounding a central convex glass...
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique chest, Northern Europe, 1765.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest from the mid-18th century.
Dimensions: height 48 cm / width 142 cm / depth 60 cm
Category
1760s Norwegian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Serafino Volpi Deruta Charger with Portrait of Zaccaria
By Volpi
Located in Hanover, MA
Deruta majolica charger from the workshop of Serafino Volpi hand painted with the portrait of the prophet Zaccaria from Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Green Red Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue Red Clear Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Serafino Volpi Deruta Charger
By Volpi
Located in Hanover, MA
Deruta majolica charger from the workshop of Serafino Volpi hand painted with the wide eyed curly haired head of an 'ignudo' figure wearing headband fr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
'Circle of' Jan Van Ravesteyn Head of a Bearded Man Oil in Panel
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
(Circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1572 – The Hague 1657), Head of a bearded Man, oil on panel, 31 by 23,5 cm (measurements are of the panel wi...
Category
16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Niche In Gilt Wood From The 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
niche in gilded wood from the 17th century from Italy
Lovely niche with a carved wood in its center from the Italian Renaissance
Beautiful original gild wood
Dimensions excluding ba...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
A late 16th century French Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 16th century Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
France, The Loire Valley area
Dimensions: h. 33.46 in., w. 59.45 in., d. 36.22 in.
Our remarquable table is a fabu...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mayan Ruins Tropical Panoramic Wallpaper
Located in Staunton, VA
Mayan Ruins is a set of five consecutive panels from a panoramic design depicting the jungles of Central America populated by Mayan ruins and tropical creatures of many kinds. The pa...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large 18th Century, Italian or French White Marble Mortar Phenomenal Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian or French, 18th century.
An impressive and large mortar carved from a single block of white marble. Showing phenomenal antique patina - this piece was heavily used du...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Renaissance Revival Mahogany Armchairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Renaissance revival mahogany armchairs, a pair, each with finial topped uprights framing an upholstered back issuing scrolling volute arms, above a square upholstered seat su...
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Alms Brass Dish, 15"
Located in New York, NY
Large brass circular alms dish having an ornate circular rim with hand tooled decoration, and a shaped dish center with raised flower decoration to the middle. Nuremberg 16th/17th ce...
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Renaissance Armoire with Carved one door and drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Original lock and key This piece of furniture shows no recess on its upper part. It opens with one folding-door and one drawer within the belt. Burgundy and Lyon regions subordina...
Category
1850s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18/19th Century Ornamental Brass Alms Dish with Dove Motif (21.75")
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite 19th-century English ornamental brass alms dish, meticulously crafted to serve as a captivating vessel for collecting offerings from congrega...
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Potthast Demi Lune Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Potthast Demi Lune Cabinet in excellent original, condition, although the top has recently been French polished to r...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Italian Montelupo Majolica Renaissance Boccale Armorial Jug Pitcher 1600
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Italian maiolica/majolica Renaissance armorial boccale or jug from the Montelupo area of Florence, circa 1600.
Typical of the tin glazed earthernware of the time ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Amber & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Renaissance Arm / Office Chair, Carved, Leather Seat, 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Renaissance Arm / Office Chair, Carved, Leather Seat, 19th Century
A finely carved example having a worn, in good condition, leather seating a...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Green & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Samuel Yellin Style, Italian Renaissance, Andirons, Black Wrought Iron, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Monumental Samuel Yellin Style Wrought Iron Andirons, Italian Renaissance, Late 19th early 20th century
Palatial in Size are these finely cast pair of Arts and Crafts Gothic an...
Category
1910s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An handsome and most unique French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a stunning central cage with Wrought Iron scrolls at the bottom...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
K-OVER Champagne, Serpent and Roses, Silver 999/°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Serpent and Roses, is a work that is part of K-OVER's Works of Art line The author is master goldsmith Lorenzo Foglia. The design is fictional; the artist was inspired by the temptin...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Spanish Renaissance Style Hand Hewn Oak Table, Forged Iron Stretcher circa 1900
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This large Spanish Renaissance style oak dining table from the turn of the twentieth century features a hand forged iron trestle and a hand-hewn 1.75 inch thick top constructed of fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Bronze Candlesticks 17th Century - France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks from the 17th century from France
Very beautiful pair in bronze
Claw feet
Beautiful filming
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Renaissance Style Carved Stone Head Of A Gargoyle On Stand
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stone head of a grotesque mounted on later cast iron stand. Statue has strong detailed facial features with one hand touching right eye. Wonderful old patina. Would look unique and c...
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
French Renaissance Figural Carved Walnut Parrot Bird & Faces Small Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Renaissance Style Figural Carved Walnut Parrot Bird & Faces Small Coffee Table (Missing glass top). Circa Early 20th Century
Measurements: 21.5"H x 26" W x 17.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Tulio Lombardo Style Marble Fountain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This marble fountain sculpture in the style of Tulio Lombardo embodies the glory of Renaissance sculpture. Reminiscent of classical portrait busts, a bearded man's face serves as the...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Blue Red Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
17th Century French Renaissance Buffet with Light Parcel Paint Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Unlike their Italian counterparts who favored painted and inlaid motifs, French ebenistes during the Renaissance utilized elaborate carvings to embellish their furniture. A fantastic...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Portuguese Buffet Table 19th Century Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
SMALL PORTUGUESE BUFFET 19th Century in Rosewood
in rosewood wood, shaky friezes, turned legs and beams, bronze fittings.
Dim.: 60 x 69 x 46 cm.
Good condition
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Historic library, Germany, circa 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A library from the beginning of the 20th century.
The furniture is in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 181 cm / width 249 cm / depth 51 cm
Category
1910s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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