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
Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar, after Wilton Diptych
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar, after Wilton Diptych
Wilton Diptych Variation, Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar
Oil on canvas, 40 inches by 50 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Pair of bronzed cast iron Italian Renaissance style fire andirons
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A pair of bronzed cast iron Renaissance style andirons. Each with a figure of a cherub holding a cornucopia, on a ring turned and baluster column over stepped quadripartite plinth ba...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinet Sideboard, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinet Sideboard, Circa 1870-1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Giltwood and polychrome half-relief representation of Saint Rococo. Spain, 16th
Located in PARIS, FR
Important bas-relief in carved wood with traces of gilt, in an architectural frame with two angels in the corners, representing Saint Rocco.
Considered, among other things, the Patro...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival parlor / library table or writing desk, circa 1870s Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cherubs / putti...
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Max Finné - The Merchant Portrait after Hans Holbein
Located in Savannah, GA
Max Finné
(German, c.1880-c.1960)
A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finné, 1922-23.
signed lower left: M...
Category
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
2 Antique 19th C Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Putti Cherub Angel Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Italian Renaissance parlor armchairs, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring ornate carved and reticulated design with figural puttis / angels / cherubs adorned throughou...
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Henri IV / Renaissance Chest Desk in carved wood 17th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Rrenaissance / Henry IV chest from the 17th century, transformed into a desk in the 19th century.
Magnificent details are hand carved. The wood has a superb patina.
Fo...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
This Large Drum Table from Niagara Furniture was inspired by large rent tables used in England in the 18th Century to help organize large estates. This form of Large Drum Table has t...
Category
2010s 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
Turned Leg Table
Located in Annville, PA
Our two drawer Mahogany Turned Leg Table is based on an antique English design. Our version is slightly larger than the original to allow for modern living spaces. Made from mahogany...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Picture Frame in pure Florentine Renaissance style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
16th CENTURY MARBLE SCULPTURE OF A YOUNG HERCULES
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid sculpture in white Carrara marble depicting a young Hercules holding the world. Originally, the work was conceived to be used as a caryatid at the beginning of a sumptuous m...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
COUNTER CASH Indo-Portuguese from the 17th century
Located in Madrid, ES
COUNTER CASH
Indo-Portuguese from the 17th century
in ebony rosewood and ivory.
Top, sides and front decorated with ivory inlay.
Folding top showing factory with six drawers and ...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet ~ Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet ~ Credenza is a remarkable work celebrating the splendor of the Renaissance Revival from top to bottom! The boldly gadrooned top edge frames ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Spanish Azulejo Arabe / Mudejar Tile - Arista y Cuenca - 15th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arabe / Mudejar style tile with geometric decoration, made late 15th century.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Large Refectory Dining Table, 18/19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Very large dining table made of solid walnut with cup-and-cover baluster legs and carved relief with dragon ornament on the frame. The knee height is 61 cm. The legs are connected by...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th century Dutch Renaissancewarm brown oak two door cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This antique Dutch Renaissance cabinet was crafted in the southern Netherlands at the end of the 18th century, around 1780. It serves as a quintessential example of the furniture cra...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century".
Located in PARIS, FR
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century
Beautiful corpse of Christ with missing arms.
He must have been on the Cross, arms in a horizontal position.
Great expressiv...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Boxwood
French Buffet / Cabinet / Credenza / Dresser - Gothic Renaissance - France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Credenza, Drinks cabinet, Cabinet, Sideboard in beech carved on its 3 facades.
The splashback is decorated with fine sculpted figures of fruit, fruit baskets, plants and birds, proba...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Catalan Console In Walnut -18th Century - Spain
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Walnut table or console from the 18th century - Catalonia - Spain
rare table which has a very beautiful one-piece walnut top with a superb flame and a beautiful thickness
It rests o...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
4 Antique Henry II Style Carved Dining Side Chairs Tooled Leather Upholstery
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of four Henry II style dining chairs. Features a hardwood construction with carved and molded spindle backs. The chairs are supported by fluted legs with H stretchers and bun fee...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
16th CENTURY RENAISSANCE SMALL SIDEBOARD IN SOLID WALNUT
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant sideboard in solid walnut wood with dark patina, small but refined in size. The cabinet is equipped with two doors and two drawers, with turned and lost wax cast bronze handl...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Writing Desk ~ End Table is a work of the sculptor's art, that also serves as a convenient student desk, writi...
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th C. French Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Buffet Server Dry Bar
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Buffet, Server or Sideboard. Originally called a Desserte, and used to display desserts. Features a rectangular tiered frame crafted from...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Steel and Leather Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with crossed leather covered shaft and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Renaissance Four-Poster Bed, 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large four-poster bed with a richly carved walnut frame. The canopy is supported by twisted columns, the back wall is architecturally structured and shows a niche with shell decorati...
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a magnificent example of the breed, stretching seven and a half feet wide but with rounded sides...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
The Florentine: A Stone Fireplace Inspired by the Italian Renaissance
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Florentine fireplace, named after the beautiful Italian city of Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, is inspired by design from that era. The legs feature a deep scrollin...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Rare pastiglia marriage chest - North of Italy, First half of 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pastiglia marriage chest
North of Italy, Liguria or Piemonte
First half of 15th century
wood, gesso, partly gilded, form molded and painted
67 x 156 x 63 cm
Provenance :
Pri...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Metal & Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed French 19th century Renaissance st. Verdigris bronze, Gilt Metal, Wrought Iron, and Giltwood chandelier. This wonderful sixteen light fifteen arm two t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Wrought Iron
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
Hughe Renaissance 12-Light Chandlier Wood Gold-Plated
Located in Weiningen, CH
Hughe Renaissance 12-light chandlier wood gold-plated.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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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