Renaissance Console Tables
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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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Gesso, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Marble
2010s Renaissance Console Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Console Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
1830s Czech Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Bronze
2010s Renaissance Console Tables
Mahogany
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Cherry
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Bronze
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Rosewood
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Oak
1860s Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
1780s Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
1890s Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Pine
2010s Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Glass
2010s Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
2010s Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
1860s Danish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Console Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Siena Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables
Wrought Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Marble, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century British Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Onyx
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Console Tables
Walnut