Were there cannons in the 16th century?

Yes, there were cannons in the 16th century. The history of the weapon dates back to 12th-century China. Historical records suggest that the first cannons appeared in Europe during the Islamic wars in Iberia in the 13th century. Find a range of antique cannons on 1stDibs.

Was there glass in the 16th century?

Yes, the history of glass-making goes back much further than the 1600s. It’s believed that they were making glass in different parts of the world at least 3,600 years ago, maybe even longer. During the late Bronze Age in Egypt and in Western Asia, glassmarking advanced significantly and was manipulated extensively to produce vessels, jewelry, and works of art. Shop a range of antique and vintage glass on 1stDibs.

What furniture was used in the 16th century?

A variety of furniture was used during the 16th century. Items commonly found in homes include high-backed armchairs, chests, stools, benches and cupboards. Most European artisans active during the time period produced pieces out of oak wood. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.

16th Century Jacobean

Antique Four Poster Beds

17th Century Angloindian Day Bed Or Moorish Settle Bench

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Antique Jacobean Furniture

Bacchus Sculpture

Jesus Cross

Wood Carved Bed Frames

Antique Headboards

ANTiQUE JACOBEAN LINEN FOLD CARVED ZINC LINED ASTRAL GLAZED LIBRARY BOOKCASe

$13,608

H 89.97 in W 49.22 in D 22.25 in

ANTiQUE JACOBEAN LINEN FOLD CARVED ZINC LINED ASTRAL GLAZED LIBRARY BOOKCASe

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite 18th century library bookcase with 15th century Jacobean Linen fold carved panelin...

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Antique 18th Century English Jacobean Bookcases

Materials

Zinc

16th Century Oak Carved Hall Chairs One Barley Twist, With Carved Lions ACS

$3,610Sale Price / set|30% Off

H 39.18 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in

16th Century Oak Carved Hall Chairs One Barley Twist, With Carved Lions ACS

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A Jacobean 16th Century Set of Oak Carved Hall Chairs One With Barley Twist & Carved Lion Pediments & One With Carved Rear Both With Brass Studs & Leather Upholstery.

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Antique 16th Century English Jacobean Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

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Jacobean Period Carved Oak Door Depicting Bacchus, circa 1590

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H 8 in W 9 in D 1 in

Jacobean Period Carved Oak Door Depicting Bacchus, circa 1590

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jacobean Period Carved Oak Door depicting Bacchus circa 1590

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Antique 16th Century English Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Antique Bed 17th Century Jacobean Four Poster Canopy Bed

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H 78.75 in W 55.12 in D 83.47 in

Antique Bed 17th Century Jacobean Four Poster Canopy Bed

Located in Buxton, GB

A 17th century carved oak four poster bed, with later elements, the headboard depicting the legend of St Veronica who was said to have wiped Christ's brow free of blood on the way to...

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Antique 16th Century British Jacobean Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Oak

Antique circa 1550-1600 Elizabethan Jacobean Limed Oak Trunk Chest or Coffer

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H 18.71 in W 50.79 in D 16.54 in

Antique circa 1550-1600 Elizabethan Jacobean Limed Oak Trunk Chest or Coffer

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Limed Oak six plank coffer trunk dating to circa 1550-1600 the Elizabethan to Jacobean era. A nicely made genuine 420-...

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Antique 16th Century English Elizabethan Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

1950s London Scene Print

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H 15.75 in W 76.38 in D 1.58 in

1950s London Scene Print

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

Vintage print of Old London Town. Picture dates from the 1950s and shows Old London Town with the major landmarks. Paper on board with plastic film cover and Mahogany frame, plyw...

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Antique 16th Century English Jacobean Prints

Materials

Plastic, Plywood, Paper

16th Century Scottish Handcarved Oak Wall Panel

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H 16.93 in W 5.91 in D 0.99 in

16th Century Scottish Handcarved Oak Wall Panel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A 16th/17th century or earlier oak wall panel originating from Scotland, handcarved with a scrolling thistle plant growing from two masks facing each other.

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Antique 16th Century Scottish Jacobean Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Oak

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17th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Front Section of a Built in Cabinet

$2,643Sale Price|50% Off

H 48.43 in W 68.9 in D 4.34 in

17th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Front Section of a Built in Cabinet

Located in Casteren, NL

This beautiful carved Renaissance front section was a part of a built in cabinet. The carvings are typical for Bretagne area in France and it can be dated mid-17th century. The carv...

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Antique Mid-17th Century French Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

$1,230,945

H 118.9 in W 157.49 in D 30.32 in

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

Located in London, GB

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Jacobean Style Turned Oak Tiered Server

$2,650

H 40 in W 36 in D 14 in

Antique Jacobean Style Turned Oak Tiered Server

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A tiered Jacobean Server with bold form, great age patina and three tiers. Made in three tiers, the top and second tier with carved friezes in a pattern of textured squares and small...

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Antique 19th Century Jacobean Shelves

Materials

Oak

16th/17th Century Elizabethan Carved Oak Three-tier Court Cupboard Server

$8,500

H 45 in W 52 in D 19 in

16th/17th Century Elizabethan Carved Oak Three-tier Court Cupboard Server

Located in Forney, TX

A scarce period late 16th / early 17th century with later elements Elizabethan carved oak three-tier court cupboard - sideboard server. English / Northern European; circa 1600 Ha...

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Antique 17th Century European Elizabethan Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Rare Italian Liberty Style/Art Nouveau Commode with Painted Wood Inlays

$17,700

H 59.06 in W 37.41 in D 19.69 in

Rare Italian Liberty Style/Art Nouveau Commode with Painted Wood Inlays

Located in Milano, IT

Rare commode in the style of Louis Majorelle with front and sides inlaid in painted wood. Two doors on the front that hide a cabinet with open compartments and small drawers in light...

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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque

$100,303

H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque

Located in Vosselaar, BE

A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,361Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Antique 17th Century Oak Dutch Renaissance Cabinet with Ebony and Mahogany

$23,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 88.98 in W 73.63 in D 31.11 in

Antique 17th Century Oak Dutch Renaissance Cabinet with Ebony and Mahogany

Located in Casteren, NL

On offer here is an antique four-door cupboard, in Dutch, named “Kussenkast”, that was made in the Northern Netherlands in the late 17th century. This cupboard takes its name from th...

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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cupboards

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Monumental Regency Oval Astral Glazed Mahogany Library Bookcases, c.1810

$129,933 / set

H 105.91 in W 72.05 in D 16.93 in

Pair of Monumental Regency Oval Astral Glazed Mahogany Library Bookcases, c.1810

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire

An extraordinary near pair of oversized Regency astral glazed library bookcases c.1810. Demonstrating a remarkable pair of full-length oval astragal glazed doors to each - with car...

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Pair of 17th Century Medieval Style Carved Oak Panels

$3,111

H 22.05 in W 14.57 in D 0.99 in

Pair of 17th Century Medieval Style Carved Oak Panels

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A pair of 17th century medieval style carved oak panels, sourced from an ex private collection of a 17th century manor in East Anglia. The pair showcase handcarved knights standing ...

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Antique Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Oak

Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm

$34,192

H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in

Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...

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Antique 1730s European Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Paint

Complete 19th Century Pharmacy Shop Library Bookcases

$70,802 / set

H 102.37 in W 67.33 in D 106.3 in

Complete 19th Century Pharmacy Shop Library Bookcases

Located in Vosselaar, BE

We offer a original and complete late 19th century Pharmacy. Found in France it comprises 2 large corner cupboards with shelving on the long side. Furthermore a large bowed and sculp...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED

$164,126

H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in

IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Late Elizabethan Oak Court Cupboard Circa 1600

$9,300

H 59.45 in W 65.75 in D 21.66 in

Late Elizabethan Oak Court Cupboard Circa 1600

Located in Hoddesdon, GB

Elizabethan , Joined Oak , Court Cupboard Circa 1600 . Elizabethan carved cup and cover columns , original candle shelf , two upper doors and central panel beautifully inlaid with ho...

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Antique 16th Century British Elizabethan Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Rare and Stunning Empire Mahogany Curved Desk and Bookshelf, 19th Century French

$150,000 / set

H 105 in W 136 in D 46 in

Rare and Stunning Empire Mahogany Curved Desk and Bookshelf, 19th Century French

Located in New Orleans, LA

This very unusual pairing features a curved desk and a curved bookshelf with a variety of decorative elements on each. It is quite rare to find curved antique items of large furnitur...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Bookcases

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Gold

PAIR OF ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1880 CONTINENTAL JACOBEAN GOTHIC REVIVAL BOOKCASES

$13,608 / set

H 103.75 in W 37.41 in D 20.67 in

PAIR OF ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1880 CONTINENTAL JACOBEAN GOTHIC REVIVAL BOOKCASES

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this lovely pair of stunning circa 1860-1880 hand carved Continental Oak, Library bookcase cabinets in the Jacobe...

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Antique 1880s English Gothic Revival Bookcases

Materials

Oak

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16th Century Jacobean For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 16th century jacobean you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, oak and fabric, every 16th century jacobean was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 16th century jacobean you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A 16th century jacobean made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — is very popular. Charles Dudouyt and Henredon each produced at least one beautiful 16th century jacobean that is worth considering.

How Much is a 16th Century Jacobean?

The average selling price for a 16th century jacobean at 1stDibs is $3,900, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $295,876 for the highest priced.

Questions About 16th Century Jacobean

Were there cannons in the 16th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Yes, there were cannons in the 16th century. The history of the weapon dates back to 12th-century China. Historical records suggest that the first cannons appeared in Europe during the Islamic wars in Iberia in the 13th century. Find a range of antique cannons on 1stDibs.
Was there glass in the 16th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Yes, the history of glass-making goes back much further than the 1600s. It’s believed that they were making glass in different parts of the world at least 3,600 years ago, maybe even longer. During the late Bronze Age in Egypt and in Western Asia, glassmarking advanced significantly and was manipulated extensively to produce vessels, jewelry, and works of art. Shop a range of antique and vintage glass on 1stDibs.
What furniture was used in the 16th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A variety of furniture was used during the 16th century. Items commonly found in homes include high-backed armchairs, chests, stools, benches and cupboards. Most European artisans active during the time period produced pieces out of oak wood. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.