Renaissance Seating
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
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair. Item features a large impressive size, ornate lion heads and paw feet, nicely carved details, very nice item, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
IMPORTANT PAIR OF 18th Century PORTUGUESE STATE CHAIRS
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE STATE CHAIRS
Portuguese, from 18th century
in rosewood and other woods, back with hollow tables.
Upholstered seats.
Small defects.
Dim...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE CHAIRS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE CHAIRS 18th Century
rosewood wood, carved.
Backrests decorated with "rocaille" elements.
Leather seats.
Usage signs.
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Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set Canape and Two Armchairs
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century SET CANAPE AND TWO ARMCHAIRS
in carved oilwood, decorated with plant motifs.
Upholstered seats, back and armrests.
Usage signs.
DIM.: (settee) 116 x 182 x 60 cm (a...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
THREE PORTUGUESE ARMCHAIRS AND SIX CHAIRS 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
THREE ARMCHAIRS AND SIX CHAIRS
Portuguese,
19th century in carved oak wood, leather seats and back with nailing decorated with plant motifs.
Some defects.
Dim.: (armchair) 120 x 57...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Eight Portuguese Chairs and Canape, 18th Century in Oilwood
Located in Madrid, ES
Eight Portuguese Chairs and Canape
18th Century
In oilwood, cut and pierced "Amphora" backrests, fabric seats.Small defects and different sofa fabric. Dim.: (chairs) 98 x 50 x 43 c...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Swan Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high end Mahogany Swan Arm Chair from Niagara Furniture with it’s impressive solid mahogany hand carved details could be the focal point of any setting. A great look with a solid and comfortable frame. Inspired by an antique chair...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Italian Renaissance Ornate Scrolled Iron Vanity Bench Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Renaissance Ornate Gild Scrolled Iron Vanity Bench Newly Upholstered in Deep-Maroon Tufted Velvet
Super heavy and unique piece to add to your bathroom, closet or mak...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Iron
Renaissance "Chayère" Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This chayère chair of beautiful proportions stands on a rectangular box base enriched by vermiculure motifs executed in flat-plane. This base is topped by a moulding of strong gadroo...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance chair with heraldic emblems of the Szontágh de Igló et Zabar family
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Renaissance chair with heraldic emblems of the Szontágh de Igló et Zabar family in excellent original condition.
Category
18th Century Slovak Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Solid Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Solid Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This style of Solid Mahogany Library Chair was o...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Six Renaissance style Leather sling chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Set of six antique rustic Renaissance style solid oak hand carved dining chairs with thick saddle leather and large brass decorative studs. Nice patina on the leather and wood.
Arm ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Brass
4 chairs with high backrest in oak and upholstery in the English Renaissance
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 chairs with high backrest in oak and upholstery in the English Renaissance style, or Louis XIII, circa 1900
Category
1890s English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Oak Wood Lion Head Paw Feet Arm Chairs - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Oak Wood Lion Head Paw Feet Arm Chairs - Pair. Item features wonderfully carved details, green upholstery, very nice antique pair. Circa 1900. Meas...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Dining Chairs with Vienna Straw, Set of 4
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Very rare series of four dining room chairs production of Italy cabinetmakers in renaissance style, 1880. Beautiful line with turned legs. The backrest of these chairs is high with a...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Side Chairs 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A PAIR OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE
WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
In solid walnut with straight seats, gilt acanthus leaf finials, carved front st...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with large antique nail heads...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Leather Regency Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Leather Regency Chair is upholstered using only genuine full gran leather and accented with brass nail trim. This Regency s...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Small Chippendale Bench
Located in Annville, PA
The Small Chippendale Bench is a hand carved, Chippendale style bench carved from solid, kiln dried, plantation grown, mahogany and features an upholstered slip seat on cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. Beautifully finished with neutral upholstery the Niagara Furniture...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Large Chippendale Bench
Located in Annville, PA
The Large Chippendale Bench is a high quality, solid mahogany large Chippendale style bench with upholstered drop in seat, shell carved knees on cabr...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Pair of Throne Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive rare pair of throne chairs in perfect Italian Renaissance style, late 19th century. Made of solid walnut wood. The finely carved wooden backrest with very complex decorati...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
19th Century European Hand Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th C. paint decorated blanket box or coffer. The front panel has a later added decoupage which has since been partially lost. This antique trunk, with its rectangular-shaped body, ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Metal
Levatine Shell Inlaid Hardwood Savonarola Stool
By Dante Savonarola
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved and inlaid Savonarola X bench. Made in renaissance revival style with floral carved details, the bench is circa 1900, made in India for export to Europe.
Category
20th Century Indian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Shell, Hardwood
Set of 4 Antique Italian Walnut Side Tables or Stools with Carved Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful set of 4 antique Italian solid walnut side tables or stools with squared and beveled seat or top standing on four beautifully carved legs. This Italian walnut stools or sid...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century, French Hall Bench Settle Renaissance Carved Oak Breton Brittany
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French hall bench settle renaissance carved oak Breton Brittany.
Direct from France, a massive antique French hall bench, l...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Carved Renaissance Style Throne Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
A very handsome 19th Century continental renaissance style Curule Savonarola
armchair or throne chair. This beautifully carved Gothic style chair w...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Seventeenth Century Italian Chairs
Located in London, GB
A sumptuous pair of seventeenth century Italian walnut chairs, the backs surmounted by carved and gilt finials with red velvet seats and backs, wit...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet
Set Renaissance Dining Chairs 16 Carved Diners
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Amazing Set of 16 Mahogany Renaissance Style Dining Chairs.
circa 1920
The Chairs stand Upon Carved and Shaped Front Legs With Lions ...
Category
1920s Vintage Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Hall Bench Settle Renaissance Carved Oak Cherub Black Forest
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Hall Bench Settle Renaissance Carved Oak Cherub Black Forest.
Direct from France, a beautiful antique French hall bench, large enoug...
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Armchairs of the Late 1800
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Set of four armchairs of the late 1800 in the style of the sixteenth century. The armchairs are mede in solid walnut, with straight armrest and all round turned spool sleepers. The f...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Carved Walnut Hall Bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved walnut hall bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance.
Direct from Brittany, France, an ornately hand carved antique French hall bench...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Italian Armchair with Carved and Gilded Friezes, Firenze
Located in Prato, IT
Florence, late 16th century
Restored
New padding
Typical Renaissance Florentine "Seggiolone"
Dimensions: cm W66 x D63 x H140.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Provincial Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of antique, circa 1830, Italian Renaissance style hand carved walnut sgabello hall chairs.
Hand-crafted in Provincial Italy, most likely ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Renaissance Revival Oak Carved Corner Armchair, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Renaissance Revival corner armchair.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
Solid oak frame with original hand-carved decorative elements.
Original hand-carved f...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a hallway with this well carved pair of antique Sgabello chairs. Crafted of walnut in Italy circa 1860, each Renaissance chair stands on curv...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Neo-Gothic Ceremonial Armchairs, Solid Walnut, Period: 19th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Superb pair of Neo-Gothic ceremonial armchairs in solid walnut, entirely airbrushed, giving them a very airy appearance although their structure remains very much framed by the straight lines of the legs, seat and back.
They both have a very elaborate backrest revealing in their centre a different crest with the coat of arms of two distinct cities.
The first appears to be the "Berlin Bear...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Italian Walnut Savonarola Armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four Italian walnut Savonarola armchairs
ORIGIN : FLORENCE, ITALY
PERIOD : LATE 15TH CENTURY - EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Measures: height : 102 cm 40.15 inches, height : 93 cm 36.61 inches
length : 68 cm 26.77 inches, length : 68 cm 26.77 inches
depth : 55 cm 21.65 inches, depth : 50 cm 19.68 inches
Walnut
Very good condition
This movable Italian seat from the late 15th century descents from the roman curule seat. It took the name of sedia Savonarola...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Italian Baroque Cassone or Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wonderfully rustic early Italian hand carved cassone with egg and dart moulded frame, time-softened wood and solid panels on the front and sides. Although this chest has suffered w...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Bench Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 20th century French bench trunk.
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
17th Century Louis XIII Armchair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
During the first half of the seventeenth century chairs evolve towards a new model today known as Louis XIII foreshadowing the armchair. Chairs adopt a widen and lower silhouette. Horizontal lines prevail. Cushions disappear supplanted by horse hair upholstery.
This chair stands on four feet linked by an H-shaped spacer and a frontal cross-bar. Legs, spacers, cross-bar and arm-rests are all turned as rosary beads...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Arm Chairs, circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tooled leather paneled backs with scroll finals, having straight arm supports above a leather and brass trim seat raised on square legs joined a g...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Set of Six French Carved Walnut Turned Wood Chairs with Velvet Seat
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut armchair.
Perfect to place in your room or in your kitchen
The frames with carved structure. The legs are finished in a higly carved. ball feet.
It has a r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Italian Savonarola Chair in Amazingly Carved Walnut
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Savonarola chair in amazingly carved walnut. The backrail, the armrests start and ending, the front and back feet, the central crossing are all decorated with incredibly hand-carved figures, mainly faces and heads with as well other parts decorated with detailed carvings.
Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X frame when viewed from the front or back and the title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair 19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Renaissance Barley twist armchairs ~ Fauteuils will make a stylish yet comfortable addition to any room! Crafted from solid fruitwood, each features boldly a...
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
17th Century Charles I English Oak Wainscot Armchair Primate Design Hand Carved
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original early 17th century Charles I Wainscot armchair.
A good early original piece, hand carved, very naïve but at the time this would ha...
Category
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Hexagonal Walnut Side Table Stool with Carved Legs Animal Feet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table or stool features hexagonal top with beveled edges over four beautifully carved legs, connected to one another with central star shaped stretcher and great animal foot...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Throne Armchair in Renaissance Style, 19th Century
Located in Prague 8, CZ
It was made of walnut wood by a skilled carver in the second half of the 19th century. Quality wide and comfortable armchair made in the spirit of aristocratic romanticism. It is dec...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Bleached Renaissance Style Walnut Sgabello Chair from Italy, Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
A sgabello is an Italian chair that originated in the Renaissance. Originally designed to be displayed in a hallway (like a French side chair), sgabello were typically highly carved with some sort of familial crest or coat of arms incorporated into the décor. They were purely decorative, as the backrests were elaborately carved with protuberances and bulging motifs; comfort was not a primary concern.
Hand-carved from walnut in Italy, circa 1870, our Renaissance style sgabello has recently been bleached, allowing the carvings to gain further prominence. The shaped seat has quarter round molding adorned with a series of niches that have been filled with trefoil leaves. Additional foliage has been shallowly incised to the top of the seat, with sprawling rinceaux surrounding a potted plant.
The uniquely shaped seatback has several canted edges, topped with various Renaissance motifs. A pair of fragmented...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Wooden Chairs, Lombardy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of beautifully carved wooden chairs
Lombardy, first half of 17th century
H 86 x L 48 x P 43 cm
Pair of “da balia” (nanny) chairs. The backrest is decorated with winged myt...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set of Six French Carved Walnut Turned Wood Chairs with Velvet Seat
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut armchair.
Perfect to place in your room or in your kitchen
The frames with carved structure. The legs are finished in a higly carved. ball feet.
It has ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Italian 18th Century Renaissance Savonarola Chair in Amazingly Carved Walnut
Located in Carimate, Como
Impressive and fully original Renaissance Savonarola chair in amazingly carved walnut, it looks simply stunning. The backrail, the armrests star...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Renaissance Style Italian Armchairs
Located in Madison, MS
This pair of Renaissance style Italian armchairs look to be fit for a king. The tall seat back has beautiful hand carved wood and aged dark painted finish. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Dante Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of exquisite Italian wood "Dante" style chairs from the early 20th century. These feature x-base frames with carved accents and a crest back. Vintage cushions in good condition ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Armchair with Arms of the Seventeenth Period
Located in Marseille, FR
Armchair with arms of the seventeenth century in walnut covered with striped velvet. Good condition of tapestry. Some grafts and old restorations. Dimension height 90 cm for a width ...
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Canopy Hall Bench Large Renaissance Cathedral Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th Century French canopy hall bench large Renaissance cathedral carved oak.
Direct from a cathedral in Antwerp, this superb, highly carved canopied bench...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Early 18th Century Hand Carved with Figures Italian Renaissance Armchair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved armchair with Figures carved on each arm post. Detailed and all mortise and tenon construction with wood pegs locking it tightly together. Flat back panel with a...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
16th Century Spanish Walnut Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This walnut chair stands on four square-section feet linked by four crossbars. The front spacer is carved as an intertwined branch. The backrest’s jambs are adorned with leaves motif...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Walnut
Renaissance seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Vanleigh Furniture, Coduri of Lyon, France, and Dante Savonarola . 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $324 and tops out at $110,955 while the average work can sell for $3,250.
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