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
Antique English Carved Walnut Lolling Chair with Brass Trim, circa 1880
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 19th century hand carved English library chair. Long sloping arms with acanthus leaf carving. New soft yellow damask upholstery. Stately and handsome statement chair.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Brass
17th Century Renaissance Sgabello Walnut Chair
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful 17th century (1650-1680) Sgabello.
The countries where this could originate are located in and around the Alps. So Switzerland, Austria, Southern Germany, and Northern Ita...
Category
17th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Savonarola Throne Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique Italian Renaissance carved walnut Savonarola Throne armchairs. Item features turn carved stretcher supports, loose seat cushion, solid wood construction, nicely carve...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance Savanarola style walnut armchair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat, (19th century).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut High Back Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique 19th century Italian Renaissance carved walnut high back side chairs. Listing includes a stretcher base, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, very nice antique it...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Naugahyde, Walnut
Pair of Early 18th Century Renaissance Style Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A remarkable pair of oak and walnut hall chairs after the Italian Renaissance designs which were adapted by the English in the early 18th century. This form of decorative stool was s...
Category
1720s English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance style chair.
Well carved 19th century Italian Renaissance style carved walnut chair. This antique Italian Savonarola armchair or side chair is upholstered in neutral linen. This versatile Italian Gothic style chair...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Armchairs Attributed to H.A. Fourdinois, France, c1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pair of armchairs attributed to H.A. Fourdinois, with a flat back in “chapeau de gendarme” centered with a carved and foliated cartouche, joining padded scroll armrests car...
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Renaissance Walnut Throne Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian Renaissance style walnut cardinal's throne chair with shell design canopy and column supports.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Walnut Bench
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style walnut bench with heavy turned legs joined by an H stretcher
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Armchair 'Type Called “Friar”' Wood, Textil, Spain, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This type of seat was very common in Spain despite its Italian origin. The typology was introduced in the 16th century, and remained as usual in Spanish furniture during the followin...
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Seating
Materials
Metal
Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) carved walnut Savonarola style armchair with carved heads. (Matching loveseat: 041408)
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Bench
Located in High Point, NC
19th century carved walnut bench from France with a newly upholstered seat in linen and finished with welted decoration. The upholstered seat is scalloped and is enclosed in a molded...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Cathedra or Throne Chair, Late 16th Century, French Second Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A moulded cornice sits above the high, panelled back with fluting and applied roundels. The later, metal pin on the left edge releases the central, moulded panel in the back which retains its original hinges. When the pin is removed the panel can be lowered, revealing a large area behind. The scroll arms are supported by tapering turnings which can be compared with mid-16th century benches of the nave such as those in the churches in Gerberoy and Coivrel which are in Oise, the Piccardie region of Frances.
The panelled, box seat has later 18th century hinges...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Renaissance Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Renaissance style chair.
Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style or Gothic style walnut Savonarola chair, throne chair, si...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Suede, Fabric, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli Stool
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance style (17th century) walnut 4 legged sgabelli stools with stretchers and "V" cutout in back.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Armchair Throne Pair Italian Walnut Red Mohair Velvet Armorial Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare pair of late-Renaissance, Italian, upholstered, walnut, throne, open, armchairs or coppia di seggioloni, retaining their original armorials
These throne armchairs are charact...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Figural Lion Head Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique Renaissance revival carved walnut figural lion head side chairs. Listing includes finely carved lion head finials, stretcher base, solid wood frame, beautiful wood gr...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Period 17th Century Walnut Spanish Large Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
This Spanish walnut chair with a large wide seat was made circa 1680-1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on ...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
two 19th Century antique Neo-Renaissance Oak Chairs hand carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Original neo-Renaissance armchair, circa 1870-1880. Massive dark oak, feet with lion paws connected by wide bridges. High backrest with plastic carvings with 2 lions. Seat and back c...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Chair Stool Hall Sgabello Pair 16 Century Venetian Renaissance Carved Sculpture
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The quality of these exhuberant backstools demonstrate why Italian Renaissance furniture was as highly prized as old-master paintings. Th...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style (17th century) walnut 3 tier spindle back side chairs with upholstered seat. (3-Priced each).
Category
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Savoy Hand Carved Chest Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 17th century chest in brown chesnut. Hand carved facade panel with geometrics decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware.
Add a re...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Iron
Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance style (19th century) walnut sgabelli side chairs with 4 turned legs and double-eagle backs.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Style Oak Throne Chair Attributed to Horner
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Renaissance style oak throne chair, attributed to Horner, with paw front feet and textured upholstery on casters.
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Renaissance Armchair, Italy, Second Half of the 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Renaissance armchair out of walnut, seat and backrest are covered with a brown leather and riveted. The chair stands on straight square legs that are connected on each side. The stra...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Renaissance Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Renaissance style giltwood bench, circa 1920. This bench has excellent quality gilding, carved cupid heads, gargoyle faces and paw feet.
Category
1920s European Vintage Renaissance Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
English Renaissance Red Velvet Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 English Renaissance (17th-18th century) walnut joint leg side chairs with double front spool stretcher and red velvet upholstered seat and back.
Category
18th Century English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Spanish Armchair 17th Century in Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant Spanish Renaissance armchair from the early 17th century in walnut with a high back
claw feet
Very beautiful seat with a beauti...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Sgabelli Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut Sgabelli with 4 turned legs and stretcher.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Jacobean Style Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance carved walnut Jacobean style armchair. Item includes pierce carved stretcher base, solid wood construction, upholstered bac...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Column Back Benches
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th century) walnut turned column back benches with carved scroll arms.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Regence Red Velvet Throne Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Regence style (19th Cent) gilt throne chair with carved back crest and stretcher with red velvet upholstery
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of 12 Spanish Renaissance Green Upholstered Chair
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Spanish Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) walnut spindle back chairs with stretcher and green upholstered seat (2 arm chairs: 27"w 21"d 52¬Ω"h, 10 side chairs)
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
6 Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Oak Wood Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
6 antique Italian Renaissance carved oakwood upholstered dining chairs. Listing features (5) side chairs, (1) armchair, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, finely carved d...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Naugahyde, Oak
19th Century Spanish Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Italian Armchairs in Walnut circa 1600-Renaissance Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine pair of Italian armchairs circa 1600 in walnut
Superb pair of armchairs from the Italian Renaissance in superb condition
The armchairs were upholstered with a green velvet...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Renaissance Style Cherub Putti Throne Chairs Attributed to Horner
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Pair of Renaissance style carved throne chairs, attributed to Horner, with cherubs, paw feet and leather upholstery.
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Hand Wrought Iron Renaissance Savonarola Carpet Sling Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century hand wrought iron Renaissance Savonarola carpet sling side chair. Item features hand wrought iron folding frame, desirable weathered fini...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Chair Backstool Set of 5 Renaissance Oak English Architectural Velvet Sage Green
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A set of exceptionally rare, English, late-Renaissance, oak, architectural, backstools upholstered in a sage green 19th century Renaissance-revival velvet
- The architectural insp...
Category
Early 1600s English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Tuscan Renaissance Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of carved Italian walnut chairs were made in the 18th century copying a 16th-century form. All the members are cut from large heavy walnut timber with a nice rich warm mell...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Four Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Side Arm Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of four Renaissance Revival figural carved dining chairs. Item features beautifully carved solid oakwood frames, figural lion heads, and red velvet upholstery. Listing includes t...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
Pairs of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Jester Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pairs of Italian Renaissance style gilt jester armchairs with swan arms, eagle sides, and red upholstered seats and backs.
Priced per pair, additional pair available.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Renaissance Hand-Carved Throne, Walnut Armchair with Two Crowns
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Renaissance carved throne with decorative wood panels in solid hand-carved walnut, as well as the two crowns panels. The Throne with the two crowns have been restored and pol...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Set Six Renaissance Chairs in Hand-Carved Walnut, Spring Seat
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century set six Renaissance chairs in hand-carved walnut, spring seat upholstered in ocher-colored velvet. The chairs are still usable. Their res...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century Convertible Pair of Monk's Chair or End Table, Foldable Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
19th century convertible monk's chair is cleverly engineered to provide two uses. Seat back down, it's a table, seatback up it's an armchair. Sculpted from solid oak, it features carving on both sides of the tabletop or seatback so it's attractive no matter what mode it's in. An ingenious space-saver,
circa 1870s, in the manner of Stephen Hedges...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Pair of 18th Century Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of 18th century Italian Renaissance "King and Queen" lion carved walnut Sgabello hall chairs. Item features solid wood construction, finely ca...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Throne Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance walnut throne style armchair with gilt carved ears on back and Fortuny upholstered seat and back with large metal nail heads (replaced side rails).
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Spanish Renaissance Walnut and Red Velvet Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Spanish Renaissance (17th Century) walnut armchair with filigree front stretcher, scroll finial on back, and red velvet seat and back.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder b
Located in New York, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder back high back side chairs with rush seat. (PRICED EACH)
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of English Renaissance Oak and Red Velvet Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Renaissance-style oak Armchairs with square backs and seats seat with red velvet upholstery and oak legs joined by box stretchers. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Tuscany 19th Century Renaissance Table with Six Chairs, Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscany Renaissance table with six chairs by Cucchi & Sola -Ammobilgiamenti- Torino in hand-carved walnut in original conditions, polished to wax.
The upholstery of the chairs is st...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Pine Sgabello Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style Venetian (20th Cent) pine carnival viewing sgabello style side chairs with a Pair carved heads on back.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Pine
17th Century English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning antique English Renaissance oak bench believed to date back to the 17th century. The piece features a deep relief hand-carved back and legs which terminate at claw like fron...
Category
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Wainscot Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance (17th Cent) Wainscot style oak arm chair with diamond designed carved back. (rePairs to back)
Category
17th Century British Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely large single chair made in Italy perhaps the Tuscan region in the late 18th cnetury is crafted from fine walnut with a deep rich color and patina. The large deeply carved and decorated arms join uprights that are also carved and decorated the whole is set up and joined to a large center carved front and side stretchers . The construction is peg supported throughout & newly upholstered in a Quadrille fine linen. The upholstery is also enhanced by large cast bronze decorative tacks in several sizes and trimmed out in old bullion trim...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Pair of Turned Chairs Renaissance Florentine in Walnut Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very precious and hard to find pair of turned chairs Renaissance Florentine of the 18th century in dark walnut. Wax polished
Measures cm: D...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
French 16th Century early Baroque Oak Barrel-Back Seat
Located in Troy, NY
Tall, unusual and conceptual chair of half-round paneled form, The seat can be lifted on hinges forming a misericord supported by a fluted console. A a...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
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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