Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
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
NVIN0457 Tall Burled Vintage Pedestal
Located in Annville, PA
A Tall Burled Vintage Pedestal featuring beautifully detailed design and inlay work. Produced using gorgeous burled woods and wood veneers each Tall Burled Vintage Pedestal is a work...
Category
1990s North American Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Italian Pair of Tall Serpentine Marble and Honey Onyx Pedestals
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Italian hand carved pedestals, made in green serpentine marble and lightly translucent honey onyx.
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Onyx, Marble
19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A Nineteenth century Italian Renaissance style Carrara and Statuarietto marble fireplace, removed from a townhouse in Belgravia, London. The frieze carved in relief and centred by a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Set Of Four French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Centerpiece/Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique set of four French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu centerpiece/planters. Each centerpiece is raised by elegant mottled supports below handsome paw feet...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ormolu
Fireback from 1561 with the Alliance Arms of Jacques De Tige and Blanche De Vill
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback from 1561 with the coat of arms of Jacques de Tige, son of Gobert de Tige and Catherine de Serainchamps, and Blanche de Villelongue, daughter of Jean de Villelongue and Clau...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Renaissance Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Renaissance style fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colo...
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20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century Renaissance Style Brass Hooded Antique Fireplace Grate
Located in London, GB
A very striking and large brass fire basket in the Renaissance manner with an ornate repousse decorated hood. The grate supported by a pair of monopodic panthers holding rings in the...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
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 ...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
$2,683 Sale Price
50% Off
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu And Alabastro Fiorito Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and Alabastro Fiorito marble urn. The urn is raised by a remarkable square orm...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Renaissance Style 'Elisha & Widow's Oil' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th-century Renaissance Style 'Elisha & Widow's Oil' Fireback / Backsplash.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter color with stove pol...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century 'Arms of Loraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th-18th century French Renaissance fireback with the arms of Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine. The arms are surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this order is a sma...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Italian 16th Century Mantel 'anno 1596'
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Beautiful Italian Fireplace dating from the 16th Century with engraved date (1596) in basaltic grey stone.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Rare 17th Century French Country Style Limestone Fireplace Mantle with Trumeau
Located in Beervelde, BE
This antique fireplace surround is very unique.
The condition and the patina are so important for this piece from the French Renaissance period.
This real museum piece is an enhance...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
17th Century English Carved Oak Corbel “the Green Man”
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century English carved oak corbel “The Green Man”.
Rare antique decorative architectural ornament of the enigmatic Green Man. Images and carvings ca...
Category
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Statue in Terracotta
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French terracotta statue with Madonna and child.
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
17th Century Sculpted Stone Benitier, Circa 1600’s, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: 17th Century Sculpted Stone Benitier, Circa 1600’s, Spain
Late Renaissance round limestone benitier, depicting the face of a cherub with an architectural frieze boarder...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Pair of 20th Century Black Painted Bronze and Slate Urns Mantlepieces
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th Century renaissance style Black Painted patinated Bronze and Slate Urns / mantlepieces
Measures 7" in width, 6" in depth x 10" Height.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Door
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved walnut door panel with oval glass inset and carved figures & scroll design (MATCHING DOORS IN THE NYC LIBRARY...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass
Hexagonal Column In Turquoise Wood Carved and Lacquered Tuscany Mid-20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Ivory And Turquoise Wood Hexagonal Column in carved and lacquered wood. The supporting base is hexagonal in shape the side measures 15 cm. 15, with deep molding and frames in oxide s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Hardwood
16th-17th Century French 'Arms of Lorraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th-17th century fireback with the coat of arms of Lorraine. On both sides there are the sticks of a marshal. This indicates that this fireback was made for a high military official...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
A Pair Gilt Bronze Fireplace Supports / Andirons - Renaissance Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of antique gilt bronze fireplace andirons in renaissance style. Coups with on top flames, flanked with ram heads, resting on lions...
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Scagliola panel, Flowers And Birds Decor, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Scagliola panel decorated with multicoloured flowers and leaves and a parrot in the centre, on a black background
Scagliola technique, already known in antiquity, consists mainly of...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Scagliola
Spanish Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century Spanish Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.
Mea...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Neo-Renaissance Italian Terracotta Fountain. Tuscany, early 19th century
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A fanciful early 19th century Italian terracotta fountain from Tuscany. In neo-Renaissance style, as shown in the photo, the artist's initials I B are engraved. The fountain rests on...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
French Renaissance Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Renaissance style fireback with the Arms of France. A Coat of Arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that ...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
16th Century French 'Lorraine Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century French Fireback with two Lorraine Coat of Arms as well as the Gothic cross of Lorraine (in cords).
All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or more are shipped as st...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Renaissance Oak Fireplace Surround and Mantel, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted in the late 19th century, this substantial fireplace surround and mantel, made of oak and finished with a dark stain, features a frieze of scrolled leaves below a carved, bre...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Antique Renaissance Cherubic Bronze Door Knocker
Located in New York, NY
Renaissance style door knocker featuring two cherubic figures holding a central element, possibly a shield or a decorative motif. It is made of cast bronze with a dark patina. The or...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe
Located in Encinitas, CA
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe.
Interesting architectural element composed of 2 framed and trimmed doors of single slabs of very old chestnut. ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chestnut
$5,250 Sale Price
30% Off
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Fiberglass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Italian Renaissance style wrought iron end table with lyre style metal base and marble top.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Metal
Rare 16th Century Renaissance Wrought Iron Door Hardware, Escutcheons & Hinges
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional collection of antique wrought iron door hardware dating from the Renaissance period, circa 16th century. These highly decorative pieces exemplify the artistry and craf...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Terracotta Head of a Bearded Man
Located in Hastings, GB
An impressive and large scale terracotta head of a bearded man, French,19th century, old repairs and reinforcements, a striking and captivating piece.
Wall mounted, there are two ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Four Carved Stone Medallions Depicting Satyr Faces
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of Four Carved Stone Medallions Depicting Satyr Faces Architectural elements from the late 18th to early 19th century. Each medallion features a fantastical satyr’s face—mythical...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of English Renaissance Revival Leaded Glass Windows
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) large leaded glass window panels with center medallion.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass
Italian Renaissance Monumental Giltwood Baroque Painted Angel on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (17th/18th Century) life-size giltwood and painted angel carved in a Baroque style, resting on a wood column stand.
Statue: 33 x 16...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Small Dutch Brass Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Busts of a queens on spreading mermaid legs, with turned vases on top.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,200 / set
Pair Of Large Bronze Venetian Torchere Pedestals
Located in Kent, Dover
A rare and beautifully cast pair of large Venetian solid bronze torchere pedestals, in the Classical manner, with acanthus, anthemion and masks, with good patina.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$26,554 / set
Renaissance Carved French Oak Panel
Located in Denton, TX
Weathered Renaissance carved oak panel, originally from a piece of furniture.
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Italian Vintage Putto Statue of Hand Carved Wood, Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian hand carved wooden putto figure. This vintage figure from Italy has been hand carved of wood and depicts a nude male child, standing in a twist...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
1920s Black Cast Iron Andirons with Figures of a Hybrid Atlas over a Caduceus
Located in New York, NY
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A pair of unusual large antique andirons each having a figure of a hybrid atlas over a caduceus in the main rectangular column, as well as masks, dolphin fish and crosses on...
Category
1920s Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
17th Century French 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback with several Arms of France and Fleurs de Lys (French Lilies). The date of production of the fireback, 1624, is also cast in the fireback.
The fireback is made of ca...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Winged Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th cent) polychromed life size kneeling angels with gilt wings.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
$24,000 / set
Antique Painted Cartouche
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique architectural salvaged building element with cartouche design is molded cement and glazed and painted orange and green. The b...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Pair of Early 20th Century Decorative Cast Iron Urns
Located in Southall, GB
Pair of early 20th century cast iron urns with decorative foliate work and scroll handles. Beautiful shape and detail with a good patina for the age. Perfect for statement for your g...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$3,848 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Lion Stone Sculpture Architectural Garden Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened.
Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...
Category
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Italian Majolica Water Sinai
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (Late 19/20th Century) Majolica Sinai.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$12,500
Vtg Cast Brass Figural Renaissance Soldier Warrior Fireplace Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cast Brass Figural Renaissance Soldier Warrior Fireplace Andirons - a Pair. Item features cast brass figural forms of warriors, cast iron supports, very nice vintage pair, gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Renaissance Revival Large Figural Man and Woman Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Revival Large Figural Man and Woman Andirons - a Pair. Item featured is a larger impressive size, stunning patina and casting, very rare antique andirons, ...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Renaissance Plaster Fireguards, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a pair of exceptional 19th century plaster fireguards, inspired by the elegant and ornate style of the Renaissance period. These fireguards are a true testament to the so...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plaster
Magnificent Polished Belgium Black Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A magnificent polished Belgium Black and Rosso Levanto marble chimneypiece in the Renaissance manner. The moulded shelf set over a panelled frieze, supported...
Category
1870s English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Other
Column Polychromed and Gilded Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Column of carved and polychrome wood that has a capital reminiscent of the classical order (volutes, acanthus leaves in levels), a series of moldings separating the shaft from the re...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bronze Sculptural Fireplace Andirons in the Renaissance Manner
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large pair of nineteenth century bronze sculptural andirons of Giambologna’s masterpiece ‘Rape of the Sabine Women' (or 'Abduction of the Sabine Women'). The base is form...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Important Bronze Fireplace Adornment Made of a Pair of Andirons and a Bronze Bar
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and important bronze fireplace set is composed of a pair of richly decorated bronze andirons and of a central bar connecting the 2 andirons. This is a French Renaissance st...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Large French Renaissance Carved Oak Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A tall French Renaissance style carved oak chimney piece, dating to the mid 19th century.
This beautiful surround showcases an array of striking features, including a stepped shelf...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak, Wood
19th Century Spanish Brass Dolphin Foot Brazier / Planter
Located in Madrid, ES
Braziers (known as "braseros" in Spain) were used to heat areas of a home (or castle) by holding burning "picón" or charcoal in its concave bowl. Braziers of various designs have bee...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$2,066 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Andirons in Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of patinated bronze firedog andirons in Renaissance style. They are decorated with alternating vases of flowers topped by winged cupids...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Carved Blaken Oak Firescreen, Breton Style, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved blaken oak firescreen, Breton style, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Pedestal Table in Alabaster with Marble Marquetry Top in Italian Style, 16th Cen
Located in Paris, FR
Italian pedestal table in alabaster, with a circular top in marquetry of several varieties of marble with a radiating pattern, in gray, ochre and white tones. This tray is inspired b...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Siena Marble
Renaissance building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Angelo Minghetti, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., and Minton. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $295 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,875.
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