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
18th Century Portuguese Dresser
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century Portuguese Dresser
in vignette wood, Brazilian rosewood frames and satinwood inlays. With 3 drawers, 3 drawers and drying rack.
Wavy and scalloped top, decorated with a...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
IMPORTANT LARGE PORTUGUESE ORATORY 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT LARGE PORTUGUESE ORATORY 17th Century
in carved and turned Brazilian rosewood with remains of gilding, glass doors and sides.
Interior with painted, polychrome and gold de...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Polished Brass Renaissance Style Inkwell
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique ink stand, made of polished brass, completely in Renaissance style, with richly pieced scroll motifs. The inkwell has two removable ink we...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
16th CENTURY RENAISSANCE SMALL SIDEBOARD IN SOLID WALNUT
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant Renaissance small sideboard, made entirely of solid walnut by Florentine artisans and dating back to the first half of the 16th century. Its structure is composed of two fron...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Jewelry Box, Signed A.B. Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and highly detailed French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu jewelry box, signed A.B. Paris. This beautiful box is raised by four topie...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Italian CHEST WITH STAND
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Italian CHEST WITH STAND
in richly carved wood in Renaissance style
h 186 x 155 x 47 cm
good condition for the age
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French 16th Century Henri II Period Walnut Buffet with Folded Cloth Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Henri II period Renaissance walnut buffet from the 16th century with carved folded cloth décor, two drawers over two doors and carved acanthus leaf motifs. This French Henri...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Designer, Renaissance, Large Wall Mirror, Oil Gilded, Carved Wood, 1890s
Located in Stamford, CT
Over the Mantle or Wall Mirror, Oil Gilded, Italian Renaissance Style, Heavily Carved
A once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a monumental wall, console or over the mantle mirro...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 10pc. 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set - Renaissance Model
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 10-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set by France's Premier Silversmith Cardeilhac (Christofle), "Silversmiths to the Aristocracy of Europe". The French si...
Category
1910s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Faience Wine Cooler or Jardiniere. French 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pottery wine cooler
Hand painted decoration
Factory mark on the underside ( not identified )
Condition commensurate with the age of the piece. A few minor chips seen in ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Armchair in Green Fabric with Wood Carvings from 1920s.
Located in Lejre, DK
Embrace the Timeless Renaissance Charm - 1920s Green Upholstered Armchair
Step into a world of exquisite craftsmanship and timeless beauty with this captivating armchair inspired by...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts Fur Trader After Rembrandt van Rijn Oil Painting 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century hand painted reproduction oil on canvas painting after “Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts” originally painted in 1631 by Rembrandt ...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Italian Inlaid Folding Savonarola Chair
Located in North York, ON
Original folding chair with finely carved detailed patterns and mother of pearl inlay.
Price includes complimentary curb side delivery to the continental USA.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Christ Child blessing. Wood. Mechelen, 16th century with restorations.
Located in Madrid, ES
Baby Jesus on pedestal. Polychrome wood. Mechelen, 16th century, with restorations.
Carved and polychrome wooden Child Jesus standing on a pedestal of the same material, standing, a...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
PORTUGUESE CHEST OF DRAWERS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE CHEST OF DRAWERS 18th Century
in walnut wood with two drawers and two drawers, carved skirts ending in claw and ball feet. Bronze hardware.
Some defects of the age
Dim.:...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lion Fountains, Lifesize Outdoor Statues, Patinated Bronze, England, 1860s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Lifesize Bronze Lion Fountains on Pedestals, 19th Century Monumental Outdoor Statues, Priced for pair (two pairs available)
Two monumental...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A 17th-18th Century French/Italian Renaissance Walnut Carved Credenza Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 17th-18th Century French/Italian Renaissance Walnut Figural Carved Credenza Cabinet or Cupboard. The two-part cabinet with a pair of upper coffered doors with metal key-hole hardwa...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
High-backed Armchair in Green fabric with Wood Carvings from 1920s.
Located in Lejre, DK
Step into Timeless Elegance: Renaissance-Inspired High-Back Armchair from the 1920s
Experience the grandeur of the Renaissance period embodied in this remarkable high-back armchair ...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Blue and Red 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
PORTUGUESE TABLE 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE TABLE 18th Century
in vine wood.
Cut-out and wavy top, framed by a recess, waist with a drawer, cut-out and notched skirts, curved legs with notched knees, claw-and-ball...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Of 16th Century Italian Giltwood Candle Bearing Angel Candlesticks
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning and rare pair of 16th century Italian candle bearing Angel candlesticks depicting male and a female figures from the renaissance period. Each figure is meticulously carved f...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
END OF THE 15th CENTURY SMALL HAND WARM BRAZIER
Located in Firenze, FI
This small hand-warming brazier from the Renaissance era in wrought iron is a handcrafted object of great value, handmade with care and precision. The origin of this object is attrib...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique German Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Paw Feet Round Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique German Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Paw Feet Round Center Table by Leonardo Tisch. Item features a Tripod base with carved paw feet, round sunburst inlaid top, original German label, very nice antique table...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Friar armchair (frailero). Walnut wood, textile. Spain, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Walnut wood, textile, metal. Spain, 16th century.
Has defects.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as “frailero”, which has a textile upholstery with...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Other
PORTUGUESE TABLE 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE TABLE 18th Century
in walnut wood with a vine top, wavy front with two drawers and cut-out skirts.
Metal hardware.
Small defects
Dim.: 89 x 120 x 66 cm
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print After Rubens, Jesus Christ Descent from the Cross, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens
Fine steel engraving.
Published by Sangster, C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Oak table on lion's paws, Western Europe, circa 1920.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique oak table on lion's paws
Origin: Western Europe, circa 1920.
The table has been renovated and is in very good condition
Dimensions: height 68 cm / diameter 100 cm
Category
1920s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional wood used in this piece reflects great
Quality. The craftsmanship executed is also
Very good. It has a gadrooned edge and the top has
No marks or problems. It has a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Coat Rack Shelf
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Coat Rack Shelf by Niagara Furniture is a great accessory that is both useful and decorative. Created from the finest mahogany solids and ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
1970s Incolay Stone Blue and White Rectangular Lidded Box
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a beautiful decorative box, circa the 1980s. This box is a true masterpiece, boasting the artistry and craftsmanship that Incolay stone...
Category
1970s American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Resin
Misericord. Carved wood. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Choir Mercy. Carved wood. Century XVI.
Carved wooden Misericordia that surely belonged to a choir stall (see the upper flat part, which acts as a seat), decorated with a figurative ...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
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 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
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
Superb 16th Century Carved Wooden Frame with Pierced Grapevine Frieze
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved by a master-level craftsman in the 1500s, this wonderful wooden frame features a pierced grapevine frieze encircling a thin cavetto interior molding. The highly detailed ...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Sheraton Hall Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton Hall Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand. Equally well loved in...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
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...
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
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...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
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
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
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
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...
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Early 20th Century 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...
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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...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
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...
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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 ...
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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...
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1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 ...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian 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...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 19th C. Italian Carved Walnut Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Italian walnut cassone. It has two carved lion paw feet in the front. The carving depicts a center cartouche flanked by two scrolled vines ending in center flowe...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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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
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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