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
Italian Renaissance Armillary Globe
Located in New York, NY
2 Italian Renaissance-style small globe2 on wood decorated stand (PRICED EACH).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Marble Wall Fountain, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Wall fountain out of hand-carved white marble with a stepped base, profiled basin and a tall rear wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
A Fabulous Pair of Neo-Classic style Benches with carvings of Dog Heads
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fabulous set of two neo-classic style wood carved and upholstered dog head benches
Late 19th early 20th century.
Each bench is carved with fine detail and is partially polychromed...
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tuscan Big Massive Credenza Florentine Renaissance All Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscan 1940s big massive credenza classic style, Tuscan craftsmanship Renaissance all massive walnut wax-polished
Measures cm: H 138, L 260, P 62.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Round Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
Our most robust drum table this large Round Center Table has eye catching appeal with satin wood banding, carved knees and a thick top with three d...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
12 bicchieri di Luigi Massoni per Rothmans
Located in Lugo, IT
12 bicchieri, quattro flute, quattro vino e quattro acqua.
Disegno di Luigi Massoni per Rothmans.
Produttore cristalleria di Firenze.
Ottime condizioni.
Grazie
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
SECOND HALF OF THE 16th CENTURY POLYCHROME MAIOLICA PLATE
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid plate in polychrome glazed majolica in yellow, blue, green and manganese. The plate has a wavy rim which gives it the name "crespina", and in the center it is adorned with t...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
Pair of Seafans Mounted on a 19th Century Italian Gilt and Painted Bases
Located in New York, NY
This is a pair of striking red seafans, elegantly mounted on bases from 19th-century Italy. The bases are exquisitely crafted, featuring ornate gilt detailing and hand-painted finish...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
A Pair of Silver Plated Candelabras - Christofle - Renaissance - Louis Dupérier
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A great set of 2 silver plated candelabras, made by the French brand Christofle.
The candelabras are designed by Louis Dupérier in renaissance style.
Very refined, with many detailed decorations.
Each candle has place for three candles. The top parts can be taken off and then you have two candlesticks.
Both pieces are marked on the foot.
They are in great condition. Beautiful colour and brilliance.
Sold as a pair, not individual. These type of Christofle candelabras...
Category
1980s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Rosso Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Renaissance Style French Sideboard
Located in San Antonio, TX
A spectacular 19th-century Renaissance Style French Enfilade. The sculpting work, “Parquet de Versailles” style top, elegant twisted side columns, and sheer majestic proportions of t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus
Black painted stone
Italy, 17th century
Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm
(one head missing)
Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange,
Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog
Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard,
His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which
He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs
Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI).
Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart.
Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously.
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left.
A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music.
In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him.
Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Hercules Holding a Coat of Arms, Flemish, XVII Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Hercules holding a coat of arms
Flemish, XVII century
White and black marble
Measures: 67 x 32 x 19 cm
Hercules is depicted naked, holding a coat of arms with the right hand an...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and etched 24¬Ω-inch three segment iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Deruta Pottery Pair Urns Covers Italian Vintage Majolica Vases Jars
By Deruta
Located in Wilton, CT
Old pair Deruta majolica pottery covered urn jars, circa early/mid 20th century. Hand painted all around with country landscape scenes of lakes and mountains. 16 1/2" high, 8" diamet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
19th C Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table. Item features beautiful parquet inlay on table top and pedestal base, shapely tripod legs, sturd...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Renaissance Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
The 18th Century French Renaissance Console Table exudes elegance and opulence with its exquisite craftsmanship and lavish design. Crafted from rich, aged wood, its sturdy plank top ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gilded Age Antique Round Glass and Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
This unique and elegant Gilded Age Round Glass and Brass Picture Frame originates from France, Circa 1900. Features a round composition framed in brass and joined with stylized fleur...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Elegant Vintage Italian Borghese Hand Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely vertical narrow giltwood mirror by Borghese, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Decorative Bronze Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice antique bronze box, with beautiful Renaissance style scenes. The box is in good condition. Beautiful color and old patina.
Estimated age and origin: Belgium, circa 1910.
Dimen...
Category
1910s Belgian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antonio Rossellino (Settignano 1427 - Firenze 1479) - Bust of a young boy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Attributed to Antonio Rossellino (settignano, 1427 - Firenze, 1479)
Bust of a young boy
1470-1475
Polychrome stucco
35 x 31 x 15,5 cm
- Published on the exhibition catalogue :
A. D...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stucco
Vintage Italian Renaissance Wing Griffin Fiberglass Garden Pedestal Stands Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Style Winged Griffin Cast Fiberglass Garden Pedestal Stands Made to Look like Weathered Terracotta - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Measurements:
19" Hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Large Antique Carved Wooden Church Sculpture, Lay Brother & Saint Gerard Majella
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique hand carved church or monastery statue of Saint and former lay brother Gerard Majella.
Gerardo Maiella (6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Cong...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine, Wood
White Carrara marble fountain with carved lion snout -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
White Carrara marble wall fountain with projecting lion face.
▪ Made in Italy
dimensions 51 h x 43 x 24 cm weight 26 kg
italian manufacturing certified by the Lazio region
The sculp...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique E. Rousseau Cast Spelter Metal French Maiden Woman Bust Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique E. Rousseau Cast Spelter Metal French Maiden Woman Bust Sculpture. Item features cast metal construction, wooden base, signed to rear, very unique antique sculpture. Circa 1...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Italian Hexagonal Black Walnut Side Table Stool with Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table or stool features hexagonal top with beveled edges over six beautifully bobbin turned legs, connected to one another with optogonal ...
Category
20th Century Italian 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
Renaissance Marble Relief - Emilia Romagna, 1470-80
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Relief
Emilia Romagna, Faenza ? 1470-80
H 30,2 x L 33 x P 3,5 cm
The carved marble relief depicts the Virgin accompanied by a winged cherub standing behind her. ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage 20th Century Faux Bois Tree Trunk Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Introducing the Faux Boi concrete tree trunk table base, a stunning blend of nature-inspired aesthetics and industrial durability. Crafted to mimic the intricate texture and organic ...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel
18th Century Foxed Mirror in Carved Wooden Frame
Located in Houston, TX
This 18th-century foxed mirror, nestled within a meticulously hand-carved wooden frame, epitomizes the elegance and craftsmanship of the late Renaissance period. The frame itself is ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Small Renaissance Buffet In Walnut-17th Century From France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely little buffet or cupboard with 2 doors and two drawers in walnut from the 17th century Probably a work from Burgundy from the French renaissance
small unusual model with very...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Near Pair of Antique 17th C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
By Flemish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Near Pair of Antique 17th-C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
Belgium, 17th century
Presenting a rare and exquisite pair of antique 17th-century Belgium Flemish...
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Silk
16th CENTURY GOLDEN STUCCO PLAQUE MADONNA AND CHILD
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid plaque in gilded stucco with pure gold leaf. The plaque depicts the Madonna with the baby Jesus, according to typical Renaissance iconography. The craftsmanship and attentio...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stucco
20th Century Italian Carved Limestone Male Torso - Large Vintage Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall limestone statue of a male torso carved in the Classical style. The details remind of the Italian Renaissance period. The large vintage Italian male torso sculpture is positio...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Large Della Robbia Style glazed Terracotta Tondo / Decorative Wall Sculpture
By Della Robbia
Located in Troy, NY
A very large and highly decorative glazed Terracotta Tondo / Wall Sculpture in the style of "Della Robbia".
The glazed and brightly colorful, shiny s...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique French Walnut Renaissance Cabinet with Bronze Plaques by Barbedienne.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Walnut Renaissance Cabinet with Bronze Plaques made by F. Barbedienne, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an alabaster and marble bust of Saint Clare of Assisi. It depicts a young lady head/face covered with a cloak. She is looking down, very peacefully...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
18th Century Italian Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Late 18th Century Italian Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Hanging Mirror, In The Florentine Taste, Having Profusely Carved Frame Incoporating Carved Giglio Decoration To Corn...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze ewers/urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze ewers/urns. Each ewer is raised by a square base below a fluted socle decorated with a folia...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Renaissance Style 'Salamander' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Renaissance style fireback with the salamander. The salamander is symbol of King François I, who was King of France from 1515 till 1547.
The fireback is made of ...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Sevres Porcelain Painting Of Raphael`s Madonna By Marcel Prunier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Sèvres enamelled porcelain scene, inspired on the well-known Raphael painting from 1513, that shows the Madonna of Segiore. It depicts the Christ Child being embraced by Mary, who ...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Rebecca at the Well Marble Bust Sculpture Statue After Antonio Piazza 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive marble bust of "Rebecca at the Well" after Antonio Piazza (Italian 1875-1925).
The sculpture is executed in a beautiful beige marble showcasing Rebekah with her arms ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Wingback Upholstered Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Wingback Upholstered Armchair. Item features a solid carved wood frame, carved rolled arms, original label. Circa late 20th Century. Measurements: 44...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Carved Writing Desk 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival writing desk. Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cherubs / puttis, Northwind faces, and acanthus / fl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Carved Parlor Settee Loveseat 60"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian Neo-Renaissance parlor settee / loveseat / bench, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cherubs / puttis, N...
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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 19th century. Heavy pieces of solid walnut in back and seat with bevel...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Bedroom Set Italian Renaissance
Located in Buxton, GB
This exquisite 5-piece bedroom set features a magnificent king-size bed with an impressive Renaissance-style headboard and footboard, crafted from beautiful Mahogany wood. The bed ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn. This beautifully detailed urn is raised by a circular mottled and stepped...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Giardino Delle Delizie Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Giardino delle Delizie wallpaper model is, without a doubt, an act of aesthetic indulgence. House of VLAdiLA invites you to explore the models painted by our artists especially t...
Category
2010s Romanian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Tocco di Bellezza Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Tocco di bellezza wallpaper model is an invitation to a visual journey into a world of refinement and good taste. In a deeply romantic color palette, the harmonious contrast betw...
Category
2010s Romanian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Giornata Sentimentale Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Giornata Sentimentale wallpaper pattern brings together a series of myths and legends, crowned by the theme of immortal love. The Garden of Eden is reinterpreted in the form of a...
Category
2010s Romanian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Splendore Indulgente (light) Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The wallpaper model Splendore Indulgente (light) represents an invitation to a world full of sensations. Its fine texture attracts you like a magnet, urging you to explore every deta...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Splendore Indulgente (dark) Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Splendore Indulgente wallpaper model (dark) represents an invitation to a world full of sensations. Its fine texture attracts you like a magnet, urging you to explore every detai...
Category
2010s Romanian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Stranieri Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Stranieri wallpaper pattern is a meeting place between the past and the future, a scene of metamorphosis where nostalgia tenderly embraces curiosity and ardent desire for what is...
Category
2010s Romanian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Lui & Lei Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Lui & Lei wallpaper model is a meeting place between polarities, between past and future. I drew a scene of reinterpreted compositional balance, where nostalgia tenderly embraces...
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2010s Romanian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Rennaisance stilusban kis asztal es szek szett
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez egy nagyon kecse , kis méretű Rennaisance stílusban szett. Bárhol elhelyezhető. Meg kis laptop asztal kent egy nappali sarokban is elképzelhető. Gyógyáru es egyedi az asztal láb ...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Renaissance style bench with storage, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance style chest, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 190 cm width 145 cm depth 55 cm
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1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Hand Carved Gilt Wooden Church Statue of Saint Francis & Clare of Assisi
Located in Lisse, NL
For the collectors of unique and remarkable works of religious art.
About ten years ago I was fortunate enough to have been invited to Italy for a week. In that week we visited the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, the place where the world famous Saint Francis was born and where he is buried. For these unique sculptures to have found their way to us, again felt like a blessing. These amazing workmanship and aesthetically pleasing saint statues, we feel, were not created for one person alone, they were made to be seen and appreciated by a larger community. Those who know about Saint Francis will probably know about Saint Clare...
Category
19th Century European 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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