Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
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
Bronze Pharmacy Mortar Italy-17° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant bronze mortar from the 17 century from Italy dated 1630.
Really rare mortar due to his big size.
In very good condition and beautiful patina.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Heavy 16th Century French Bronze Mortar with Handles, Dated 1587, 109 lbs
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and heavy (it weighs 109 lbs!) example of a traditional French pharmacy bowl, this bronze mortar with handles is from 1587, as seen on the production date beneath the molded ...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th century Large Maiolica Tin-Glazed Wall Plate with Frolicking Cherubim
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Large Maiolica Tin-Glazed Wall Plate with Frolicking Cherubim
Probably Cantagalli family workshop
Florence, Italy; 19th century
Tin-glazed baked clay
Approximate size:...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Maiolica
Large 18th Century, Italian or French White Marble Mortar Phenomenal Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian or French, 18th century.
An impressive and large mortar carved from a single block of white marble. Showing phenomenal antique patina - this piece was heavily used du...
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Marble
$1,516 Sale Price
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Antique English Renaissance Unicorn & Lion Brass Figural Coal Bucket Log Bin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Renaissance Unicorn & Lion Brass Figural Coal Bucket Log Bin. Item features an ornate debossed brass form with lions, unicorn, shield, winged maidens, and fancy scrol...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted Blue Majolica Handles Bowl Centerpiece Ornament Renaissance Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This fine majolica centerpiece is made and hand-painted in Deruta, Italy. The Bowl recalls the ancient structure of the Greek cups that were used to mix wate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique French Renaissance Figural Brass Repousse Fireplace Coal Scuttle Bucket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Figural Brass Repousse Fireplace Coal Scuttle Bucket. Circa Early 19th Century. Measurements: 13.5" H x 12" W x 10" D.
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Majolica Plate Centerpiece Ceramic Wall Dish Hand-Painted Dolphins Deruta Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Majolica dish hand made and hand-painted in Deruta, Italy, according to the original Renaissance painting technique. The dish is enriched by the presence of four metamorphic dolphin-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
"Temperance" Ewer and Its Basin in Silver Bronze, After François Briot, Xixth Ce
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
ewer and its basin called "Temperance", in silver-plated bronze, in the style of the Renaissance, after the model of François Briot, preserved in the Louvre Museum.
The egg-shaped...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Centerpiece - Bronze - Putto with Crystal Dish
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant 19th century French centerpiece, finely cast in bronze with gilt patina, featuring a putto holding a beautifully cut crystal dish. The richly decorated base shows intricate s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Bronze Pot, 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Flemish Renaissance bronze pot from the 16th century.
Superb patina and in very good condition.
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
$1,494
NVIN0499 Vintage Faux Leather Waste Can
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Faux Leather Waste Can. Cast from resin the planter has been given a super high end look by decorating it to appear as though it is wrapped in leather and painted with what looks like gold tooling. Ingeniously designed to resemble an antique waste basket...
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1990s Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Medieval Knights Metal Dish Plate Ashtray by FIA Lyon France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a decorative plate vintage medieval knights metal dish plate ashtray FIA Lyon France. Stainless steel. Stamped by maker.
Dimensions: 1.13" H x 5.13" in diame...
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1950s Vintage Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Antique Limed Oak Dish or Plate, English, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely limed oak plate or dish.
English 1920s.
The piece has been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the oak.
Category
1920s English Vintage Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Oak
Large Ceramic Plate by Bottega Vignoli Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Orvieto, large plate, 2017, hand-painted majolica, full reduction firing, 52 cm diameter.
Unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic heart of Italian maiolica—offer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th C. Renaissance Gilt Bronze Sculptural Tazza Signed E. Cana 1845-1895 French
By Louis Emile Cana
Located in Germantown, MD
A very richly decorated 19th Century renaissance style gilt bronze and marble Tazza by French artist Louis Emile Cana.
Top dish decorated with multiple embossed wild life birds and a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,996 Sale Price
25% Off
Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1979 Limited Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1979 Limited Ed # 3.
Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France.
Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne".
La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate.
1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon.
This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne".
The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim.
Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme.
The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line.
This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Heavy Copper Bowls with Ladle Covered with Tin, Handmade
Located in Vigonza, Padua
17th century heavy copper bowls with ladle covered with tin, handmade
fascinating, antique objects for collectors. The bowl is widely engraved by hand.
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17th Century Moroccan Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper, Tin
Cast Bronze Copper Flashed Patinated Renaissance Style Charger
Located in Hudson, NY
This charger made as an intentional remake of a famous object is fully embossed on the back as such and contains the maker's name. The charger contains many different scenes from ant...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Rare Offering Basket or Basin Germany-16th Century in Brass
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rare basin (We think it was the basin to wash the feet on hollyThursday) in brass
Rare plat of the german renaissance since it is rather a basin which is much rarer than a offering basket...
Category
16th Century Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Rare Dutch Majolica Plate with Tulip, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A rare Dutch Majolica plate with a decoration of a tulip.
Northern Netherlands, probably made in the city of Rotterdam.
Made 1620 - 1640
Dutch majo...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Brass Offering Dish With Gothic Inscriptions Nuremberg Circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb offering dish in brass from the end of the 16th century/early 17th century circa 1600 from Nuremberg-Germany
Very beautiful large offering dish with a rose sculpture in its ce...
Category
Early 17th Century German Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Bronze Mortar, Tuscany, Second Half of 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti - Tuscany , second half of 17th century.
Measures: height 10
diameter : 13 cm
Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Large Ormolu-Mounted Cut Crystal Dish in Renaissance Taste
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th century cut crystal and gilt bronze dish in Renaissance taste. The circular cup is decorated with cut-diamond patterns. It is set on a baluster-shaped stem that is embellished...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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16th Century Spanish Terracotta Vase
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Renaissance bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance bowls and baskets 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 bowls and baskets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance bowls and baskets made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bowls and baskets, popular names associated with this style include Cantagalli, deBlona, Barovier&Toso, and Bottega Vignoli. 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 bowls and baskets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $5,362 while the average work can sell for $1,634.
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