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
Serafino Volpi Deruta Charger with Portrait of Zaccaria
By Volpi
Located in Hanover, MA
Deruta majolica charger from the workshop of Serafino Volpi hand painted with the portrait of the prophet Zaccaria from Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Dagobert Armchair French 19th Century
Located in Buxton, GB
Fabulous French Dagobert Armchair in the Renaissance Style
Hand carved Woodwork of Mythical Creatures, Circa Early 1800s.
Original Unrestored Condition, the seat leather is worn a...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Ornamental Brass Alms Dish with English Coat of Arms 18.25"
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Ornamental Brass Alms Dish featuring an English coat of arms, measuring approximately 18.25 inches in diameter. This exquisite piece serve...
Category
18th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 20th century. The piece has a deep reliefs hand-carved back that featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Crystal Ball on a 19th Century French Bronze Cherub Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Renaissance style patinated and gilt bronze cherub base made in the early to mid 19th century. The figure holding a 10 inch diameter crystal ball.
Beautiful quality ...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Revival Mahogany Armchairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Renaissance revival mahogany armchairs, a pair, each with finial topped uprights framing an upholstered back issuing scrolling volute arms, above a square upholstered seat su...
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Large 18th Century, Italian or French White Marble Mortar Phenomenal Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian or French, 18th century.
An impressive and large mortar carved from a single block of white marble. Showing phenomenal antique patina - this piece was heavily used du...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Renaissance Arm / Office Chair, Carved, Leather Seat, 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Renaissance Arm / Office Chair, Carved, Leather Seat, 19th Century
A finely carved example having a worn, in good condition, leather seating a...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Renaissance Armoire with Carved one door and drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Original lock and key This piece of furniture shows no recess on its upper part. It opens with one folding-door and one drawer within the belt. Burgundy and Lyon regions subordina...
Category
1850s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Tuscan Renaissance Refectory Hand Crafted Walnut Dining Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 31.7" / W 66.4" / D 27.8"
Beautiful Italian Tuscan Dining Or Refectory Table made of walnut. The trestle style base is supported by carved...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18/19th Century Ornamental Brass Alms Dish with Dove Motif (21.75")
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite 19th-century English ornamental brass alms dish, meticulously crafted to serve as a captivating vessel for collecting offerings from congrega...
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Oval Cocktail Table
Located in Annville, PA
An Oval Cocktail Table of the highest quality, produced by Niagara Furniture. Satinwood banding surrounds a field of pie shaped, figured mahogany ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Alms Brass Dish, 15"
Located in New York, NY
Large brass circular alms dish having an ornate circular rim with hand tooled decoration, and a shaped dish center with raised flower decoration to the middle. Nuremberg 16th/17th ce...
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Montelupo Majolica Renaissance Boccale Armorial Jug Pitcher 1600
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Italian maiolica/majolica Renaissance armorial boccale or jug from the Montelupo area of Florence, circa 1600.
Typical of the tin glazed earthernware of the time ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Samuel Yellin Style, Italian Renaissance, Andirons, Black Wrought Iron, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Monumental Samuel Yellin Style Wrought Iron Andirons, Italian Renaissance, Late 19th early 20th century
Palatial in Size are these finely cast pair of Arts and Crafts Gothic an...
Category
1910s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
A late 16th century French Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 16th century Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
France, The Loire Valley area
Dimensions: h. 33.46 in., w. 59.45 in., d. 36.22 in.
Our remarquable table is a fabu...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
K-OVER Champagne, Serpent and Roses, Silver 999/°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Serpent and Roses, is a work that is part of K-OVER's Works of Art line The author is master goldsmith Lorenzo Foglia. The design is fictional; the artist was inspired by the temptin...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An handsome and most unique French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a stunning central cage with Wrought Iron scrolls at the bottom...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Blue Red Clear Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Inlaid table, Western Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Inlaid table.
Dimensions: height 54 cm / diameter 46 cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Tulio Lombardo Style Marble Fountain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This marble fountain sculpture in the style of Tulio Lombardo embodies the glory of Renaissance sculpture. Reminiscent of classical portrait busts, a bearded man's face serves as the...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
17th Century French Renaissance Buffet with Light Parcel Paint Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Unlike their Italian counterparts who favored painted and inlaid motifs, French ebenistes during the Renaissance utilized elaborate carvings to embellish their furniture. A fantastic...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mayan Ruins Tropical Panoramic Wallpaper
Located in Staunton, VA
Mayan Ruins is a set of five consecutive panels from a panoramic design depicting the jungles of Central America populated by Mayan ruins and tropical creatures of many kinds. The pa...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Renaissance or Napoleon III Ebony Black Console Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century ebony console table or entry hall table was made in the Renaissance style and also emulates Napoleon III, with the early eight barley twist legs, all connected with a b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Bronze Candlesticks 17th Century - France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks from the 17th century from France
Very beautiful pair in bronze
Claw feet
Beautiful filming
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Green Red Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Historic library, Germany, circa 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A library from the beginning of the 20th century.
The furniture is in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 181 cm / width 249 cm / depth 51 cm
Category
1910s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Renaissance Figural Carved Walnut Parrot Bird & Faces Small Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Renaissance Style Figural Carved Walnut Parrot Bird & Faces Small Coffee Table (Missing glass top). Circa Early 20th Century
Measurements: 21.5"H x 26" W x 17.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Renaissance Style Carved Stone Head Of A Gargoyle On Stand
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stone head of a grotesque mounted on later cast iron stand. Statue has strong detailed facial features with one hand touching right eye. Wonderful old patina. Would look unique and c...
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Green & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Purple & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Oak Renaissance Style Small Bench or Side Table, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Renaissance style small bench or side table.
Striking Dutch design from the 17th and 18th century.
Solid oak frame with hand-carved elements.
This wonderful Renaissance style small bench or side table is in very good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
This so-called bedstede bankje is a replica from the 1950s.
These benches were used in the 17th and 18th Century to step on so people could get in the bedstead sleeping compartment in the wall of the small and narrow Dutch...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Renaissance Revival Bronze Black Painted Vases
Located in Rome, IT
Impressive pair of black patinated bronze vases in the style of Renaissance. Finely decorated handles with a satyr figure, over with a and body surrounded by bacchanal scenes.
Exquis...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vtg Italian Renaissance Jacobean Turn Carved Oak Wood 18.5" Candlesticks a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Jacobean Style Turn Carved Oak Wood 18.5" Candlesticks a Pair. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century Measurements: 18.5" H x 6" Diameter.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
18TH Century, Italian Walnut Extendable Table
Located in IT
18TH Century, Italian Walnut Extendable Table
Measures: cm W 144 x D 71 x H 87.5. Open: cm W 267 x H 86.5 x D 71
This solid walnut tabl...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
GIEN French Baluster Vase with Renaissance Majolica Decor, 1970s
By Gien
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large and impressive baluster ceramic vase by Faïencerie de GIEN, France, 1970s. Hand-painted majolica on earthenware. Stunning decor ! Height: 17.3"(44cm), Diameter : 9.9"(25cm). St...
Category
1970s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Amber & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Italy, Late 19th Century
Behold the elegance of this Italian Renaissance...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game Red Jasper, Marble
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver bi-color chessboard and chess game in "Florence" style.
The chessboard is in molten silver with red jasper and white color marble
The work was engraved with the anc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Antique Oil Painting - Renaissance Style Flower Still Life - V. de Sartorius
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality oil painting of a flower still life in the tradition of the Dutch/Flemish Renaissance style.
It is a beautiful antique painting. Great colorful flowers, small insects...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint
Variations of Green Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
'Circle of' Jan Van Ravesteyn Head of a Bearded Man Oil in Panel
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
(Circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1572 – The Hague 1657), Head of a bearded Man, oil on panel, 31 by 23,5 cm (measurements are of the panel wi...
Category
16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Potthast Demi Lune Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Potthast Demi Lune Cabinet in excellent original, condition, although the top has recently been French polished to r...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Blue Red Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Tuscan Scrittoio Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extremely rare form of Renaissance furniture, this writing desk is likely from Florence and would have originated from the palazzo study room of a noble family...
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Huntsmen of the Sixteenth century
Located in PAU, FR
Evariste Vital Luminais (1821 - 1896)
"Hunters of the 16th century"
Imposing Oil on canvas signed lower left Numerous exhibition labels including the Universal Exhibition in Chicag...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Centuty
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Centuty
Portuguese D. Maria style, in carved and gilded wood.
Upholstered in fabric in burgundy tones.
Signs of use.
Dim.: 106 x 62 x 62 cm.
or...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Vanleigh Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Vanleigh Furniture New York Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features the original label, solid oak wood construction, beautiful woodgrai...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Tuileries Orangerie Iron Window or Mirror Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
An elegant antique Neo-classic Tuilleries Orangerie window frame or wall mirror mirror frame with arched top made of hand crafted cast iron antique fr...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare Renaissance Caquetoire with a Perspective motif from Lyon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The trapezoidal armchair is a typically French creation from the second half of the sixteenth century. Although the nineteenth century gave it the name of "caquetoire", it was descri...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eight arm octagonal chandelier consist of a most impressive and detailed mid section displaying won...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance Monumental Giltwood Baroque Painted Angel on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance (17th/18th Century) life-size giltwood and painted angel carved in a Baroque style, resting on a wood column stand.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Carved Oak Renaissance Trestle Dining Table
Located in Evergreen, CO
Created with excellent craftsmanship and solid construction in Europe during the late-19th century, this oak dining table is adorned with an array of extraordinary carvings. Four fie...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Rare and Important German Renaissance Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oakwood
Original lock and key
This beautiful and robust chest stands on square feet ending in flattened buns. The base presents plain mouldings. The facade is divided in four panel...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Niche In Gilt Wood From The 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
niche in gilded wood from the 17th century from Italy
Lovely niche with a carved wood in its center from the Italian Renaissance
Beautiful original gild wood
Dimensions excluding ba...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Floral Inlay Blind Door China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Floral Inlay Blind Door China Cabinet. Item features a satinwood floral design inlay, 2 wooden interior shelves, nicely carved details, 1 dov...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
17th Century French Torchère, or Pedestal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine quality 17th century torchère, or pedestal, with an elegantly turned column and deeply tiered circular base. The top surface is a flat polished disc with a finely carved and g...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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