Medieval Architectural Fragment Cornice, Corbel
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fragment of a sandstone corbel with flat upper face, moulded transverse ledge and two protruding lobes with reserved trefoil detailing. The lower edge has fine dentiled carving and...
Sandstone
Antique Cotswold Limestone Corbel of a Medieval English King
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Cotswold limestone corbel of a medieval English King, salvaged from the base of an archway in a period building in Oxfordshire.
Stone, Limestone
Medieval Limestone Figural Corbel with Grotesque Face
Located in Bradenton, FL
Medieval Limestone Figural Corbel. Corbel is carved in high relief with a stylized grotesque face.
Limestone
Rare Large 15th Century Renaissance English Oak Roof Angels Corbel.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
The large Medieval carving features two angel heads with elaborate feathered wings.
Oak
Pair of Antique Oak Corbels / Wall Brackets
Located in Pomona, CA
The heads fall forward in the style of the medieval church carvings.
Oak
Medieval Oak Corbel of a Satyr, English, circa 1450-1500
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Mid-late 15th century oak corbel bracket of a satyr. The bearded sylvan deity, half man and half goat, with crossed arms, goats legs and hooves. Originally a corbel or buttress br...
Rare English Romanesque Limestone Capital on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This weathered English Romanesque limestone capital is centuries old, dating from the Norman era of the 11th and 12th centuries. Originating from Oxfordshire, it is decoratively hand...
Stone, Limestone
$261Sale Price|47% Off
H 5.32 in W 3.94 in D 1.58 in
French 16th/ 17th Century Weathered Oak Renaissance Angel Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head Renaissance ornament. France, 16/ 17th century. Weathered Measurements include the wooden pedestal.
Oak
18th Century Hand-Carved Stone Capital in Corinthian Style
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century hand-carved stone capital in Corinthian style.
Stone
$2,262
H 13.5 in W 14.2 in D 12.5 in
Rare Antique Carved Gothic Revival Wall Bracket or Corbel with Angel Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
f you are a collector of rare and highly decorative antique wood carvings, then this impressive Renaissance Revival wall bracket could be the perfect addition to your interior or col...
Iron
$783Sale Price|41% Off
H 10.04 in W 9.06 in D 2.96 in
Antique Baroque Angel Sculpture, Hand-Carved Wood, Italy, Circa 1750
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque angel. Unique period piece made out of wood . Hand-carved Italy, circa 1750 Weathered. Measurement here below includes the wooden base. H:25,5cm W:23cm D:7,5cm
Wood
$1,131Sale Price|45% Off
H 6.11 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Italian Medieval Romanesque Carved Marble Capital Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare and beautiful small medieval treasure. Hand carved Romanesque marble capital, Italy, circa 1250-1400. Weathered, small losses. More photo's available on request. H:15,5cm W:16c...
Marble
16th Century Ligurian Stone Half-Capital
Located in London, GB
A rare 16th Century Italian stone Corinthian half-capital, carved in Ligurian slate, mounted on a simple wrought iron bracket for wall hanging.
Slate, Iron
$2,100
H 15.75 in W 13.125 in D 11.75 in
Carved Limestone Fountain Mascaron Spout from the Gard Region of France, 20th C
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the Gard region (a department in the South of France) during the 1900’s, this fountain mascaron spout depicts a heavily bearded man. The face, which has been carved in...
Stone, Limestone
13th century French Gothic Limestone Capital Fragment
Located in Leesburg, VA
Carved during the height of the French Gothic era, this remarkable limestone fragment—once an engaged capital—embodies the profound mastery of 13th-century masonry. Hewn from the bri...
Limestone
French Gothic Stone Sculpture – 14th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly a Noblewoman Elegant stone sculpture from 14th-century Gothic France, possibly representing a noble lady. The bust features finely carved details in the attire, with attent...
Limestone
18th Century Antique Baroque Continental Putti Wall Bracket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional 18th century carved wood wall bracket, featuring a finely sculpted putti surrounded by dramatic scrolling acanthus elements. Retaining traces of its original white gesso ...
Iron
12th Century Corinthian Limestone Capital
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful antique capital carved in a 12th century limestone. It is decorated with acanthus leaves, as required by the Corinthian architectural traditions.
Limestone
$1,250
H 8 in W 7 in D 8.75 in
18th Century German Baroque Architectural Putti Bust Wall Shelf Carving
Located in Forney, TX
A finely carved Baroque period architectural element, now fashioned as a sculptural bracket shelf. Hand-crafted by a master-artisan in the 18th century, originally part of a corbel...
Walnut
$9,300
H 13 in W 11.25 in D 16.25 in
15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Although when most people hear the word “gargoyle”, they probably envision small, winged creatures with grotesque visages. However, the phrase has a deeper meaning, encompassing any ...
Marble
French Caen Stone Architectural Fragment on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An excellent mid 19th century French Caen stone architectural fragment on stand reputedly from a church destroyed in WWII. With its beautiful cream tone and crisp quality, this carve...
Stone, Limestone, Steel
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade
Located in Marbella, ES
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade. Modern Iron Foot
Stone
19th Century Victorian Terracotta Model Of A Gothic Font
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 19th century Victorian terracotta model of a gothic font. An English architectural model of a font in the ecclesiastical style dated to circa 1850. The octagonal design has a repe...
Terracotta
17th Century Stone Capital
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A large 17th century French capital on a associated base. Sculpted front and sides, flat backside. Great to decorate a garden or display indoors.
Sandstone
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.5 in W 10.5 in D 7 in
Baroque Carved Oak Saint Figure, Russian, Circa 1700, 35.5 Inches High
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is set into a niche with roun...
Oak
Testa Di Fauno Statue
By Fonderia Artistica Ruocco
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite piece represents the head of a bearded faun, clearly depicted with his goat horns and elongated ears. The faun was the Roman equivalent of the ancient Greek satyr, a m...
Marble, Bronze
$60,756
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
Antique Marble Bust of Venus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique over life-size bust of Venus. Thanks to her scale, this Neoclassical style handcarved marble sculpture of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty, is very striking. Charac...
Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Corinthian Corner Capital
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Corinthian corner capital is made of veined marble painted white. One corner is cut away so that the capital can protrudes from the corner of a building. Two layers of ac...
Marble
Antique Italian Religious Giltwood Reliquary Relief Carved Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A rare antique Italian giltwood framed reliquary. 18th/19th century, hand carved giltwood frame housing an exceptional relief carving, depicting Saint Anne teaching the Virgin sculpt...
Bone, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Carved Limestone Corinthian Capital
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Italian Neoclassical carved limestone Corinthian capital. Weathered and broken, this architectural fragment makes an resonant outdoor or indoor decorative element. Gre...
Limestone
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 29.5 in D 11 in
16th Century Period Renaissance Tuscan Walnut Credenzino
Located in Vero Beach, FL
16th Century Period Renaissance Tuscan Walnut Credenzino Italian 16th/17th century Renaissance walnut small Credenza with a rectangular top above a single drawer centered over a s...
Walnut
$16,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 52 in W 9 in D 32 in
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece. This is an absolutely stunning circa 1450 or...
Wood, Paint
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$4,235 / item
H 14.77 in W 9.06 in D 8.08 in
Marble Bust of a Young Roman Man, Patinated Marble, Contemporary Work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble bust of a young Roman man, patinated marble, contemporary work. Bust of a young man in patinated marble and black granite base, reproduction of a Roman bust from the 1st-2nd ...
Marble
$7,257
H 26.97 in W 11.03 in D 10.24 in
Statuary Marble Sculpture of the Bathing Venus after the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A white statuary marble sculpture of the bathing Venus after the antique, sourced from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best known at the author John le Carré. Dating to circa...
Marble, Statuary Marble
$10,676Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.7 in W 65.36 in D 31.11 in
Antique 16th Century German Dark Brown oak carved Stollentruhe Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This impressive large Stollentruhe, also known as a Stollentroewe, is a large German storage chest crafted around 1580. Its distinctive construction, with massive upright corner post...
Steel
Antique Jacobean Style Decorative Oak Wall Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large and impressive late 19th century Jacobean style decorative oak wall hanging panel, handcarved with three ornate arches, neoclassical columns, dentils and geometric patterns t...
Wood, Oak
The Middle Ages in Europe followed the end of the Roman Empire, and in this time of change, which preceded the Renaissance, furniture was simple and utilitarian, with most homes having only the necessities like chests and benches. Much of medieval furniture, which was often made in oak or walnut, was built for the elite, particularly the emerging merchant class who owned multiple homes.
Life for many in the medieval era was unstable, and furniture was designed to be functional and portable. Peasants worked the fields for affluent landowners and didn’t have access to literature in the way that nobles and people of the church did (women less so than men). The furniture in their modest dwellings was typically limited to cookware and a handful of stools. Foldable chairs, while uncommon in homes of the early Middle Ages and emblematic of wealth, like all other furnishings of the time, allowed for easy transportation of a household. Trestle tables with detachable legs and collapsible beds were designed to be simply moved from place to place.
Medieval blanket chests were among the most important furniture objects and could further serve as tables or even beds. Some ancient traditions were carried forward to build this sturdy furniture, such as turnery. Although the furniture was minimally designed, embellishments like carvings added elegance to the heavy wood pieces. These details sometimes reflected trends in religious art like rose windows.
By the later Middle Ages, storage pieces like chests of drawers were often adorned with high relief carvings, such as geometric and floral motifs. By the 14th and 15th centuries, design had developed to include more involved pieces like cupboards and desks, while benches frequently doubled as chests with hinged seats. Beds also changed in this era from basic boards to four-post designs with large drapes to keep the sleeper warm. These beds and other medieval bedroom furniture were significant status symbols, passed down through families and used as places to conduct business and receive visitors.
Surviving examples of medieval furniture are very rare, yet its distinctive aesthetics influenced later styles like William and Mary and Arts and Crafts.
Find a collection of medieval seating, garden elements, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.