Renaissance Decorative Objects
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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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Style: Renaissance
Wooden casket with polychrome and gilded "pastiglia" relief decor, Italy 15th c.
Located in Gorssel, GE
A rare wooden casket with polychrome and gilded pastiglia relief, Italy, 15th century.
The box is adorned with four finely executed scenes from the life of an unknown martyr — beautifully preserved and remarkably vivid after centuries.
Dimensions: 15.5 × 10.4 × 9 cm
Provenance: Dutch private collection
In overall good condition for its age, with minor losses to the surface and possible retouching to the polychromy. The ball feet are likely later additions.
Pastiglia [paˈstiʎʎa], an Italian term meaning "pastework", is low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain. The technique was used in a variety of ways in Italy during the Renaissance.
White lead pastiglia was a north Italian speciality, produced between about 1450 and 1550. Six workshops were identified by Patrick M. De Winter, although their location remains uncertain; the Workshop of the Love and Moral Themes, whose products seem the most numerous, was possibly at Ferrara, where the painter Cosimo Tura began his career gilding caskets. Venice is also thought to have produced them. Other workshops identified by De Winter include the "Workshop of the main Berlin casket" and "Workshop of the Cleveland Casket".
The subjects were typically classical, drawn from both mythology and Ancient Roman history (especially the early period covered by Livy), but biblical ones are also found. Compositions can often be shown to be borrowed from another medium, such as prints or bronze plaquettes...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Bronze Situla, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Acetre. Bronze. Century XVI.
Bronze piece that has a circular foot, and a circular body, with an outwardly hollowed mouth at the top, and a decoration in relief in this last area o...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Our Lady with Child Jesus Savior of the World 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Our lady with child Jesus savior of the world 17th century
Portuguese sculpture
in polychrome and gilded wood.
Repaints.
Height: 71 cm
very g...
Category
Early 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$6,170 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Spanish Boxwood Christ on the Cross
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish boxwood Christ on the cross.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Boxwood
Pair of Eagles 16th Century from North Italy Church Lectern
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional pair of aigles of the 16th century of Italy
Superbe pair of wooden sculpted aigles from the Italian Renaissance. Very Fine and delicate sculpture
The pair of eagles se...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
16h century Griffin Head - Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Griffin head
Italy, 16th century
On a modern metal stand
Measures: 20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand)
The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head an...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$4,160 Sale Price
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Saint John the Baptist Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint John the Baptist 18th century
Portuguese sculpture from the 18th century.
in polychrome wood.
The figure is represented standing with the lamb.
Small flaws.
Measure: ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$4,271 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Stoneware Salt Glazed Jug Free Shipping!
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Wonderful stoneware Jug from the 17th century.
In good condition.
A perfect item for the Wabi Sabi, Natural looking interiors.
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
A 16th century carved marble sculpture of poseidon
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Musician Statues
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (17/18th Century) walnut and gilt trimmed large crouching figures with musical instruments on pedestal bases (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
18th Century Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Adoration of the shepherds - Large high-relief, Northern Italy Circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
Large high relief in carved and gilt wood, with many traces of polychromy, representing the Adoration of the Shepherds.
The evangelist Luke first mentions that the scene takes place at night. A sudden light, which frightens the shepherds, signals the arrival of an angel who announces "great joy". He gives them a sign: they will find "a newborn baby wrapped...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of 16th Century RenaissanceBronze Candlesticks from Bohemia
Located in Wien, AT
An exceptional and rare pair of Renaissance bronze candlesticks, dating from the 16th century and likely originating from Bohemia (modern - day Czech Republic).
Each candlestick feat...
Category
16th Century Czech Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Monumental 16th Century Renaissance Carved Oak Bust of Jesus Christ
Located in Queens, NY
Magnificent and Monumental 16th Century Renaissance Carved Oak Bust of Christ, Flemish Netherlandish, C. 1550
A powerful and deeply expressive Renaissance carved oak bust of Jesus C...
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16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
San Rocco By Nero Alberti Da Sansepolcro (1502-1568)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Formerly known as the "Master of Magione", Nero Alberti da Sansepolcro established a workshop around Perugia in the mid 16th century specializing in the production of devotional imag...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century".
Located in PARIS, FR
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century
Beautiful corpse of Christ with missing arms.
He must have been on the Cross, arms in a horiz...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Boxwood
Antique set of 4 Spanish 17th century brass candlesticks
Located in Bilzen, BE
An unusual set of 4 matching spanish candlesticks from the 17 th century made in brass
Heigth each 22.5 cm
Aged patina
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
A Very Large Virgin and Child ( 49 inches) , Champagne, circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Large Virgin and Child in walnut wood, carved in the round, trampling on Eve biting into the apple.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Jesus Christ the Conqueror Raising the Flag After his Resurrection, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian carved-wood and polychromed sculpture of Jesus Christ the conqueror raising the flag after his resurrection.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$14,800 Sale Price
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18th Century Wood Sculpture of a Saint
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An 18th Century carved & polychromed Saint, various old repairs & losses, but truly great original surface! 42 1/2"h.
We are a family business that has been a major source for the s...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Saint Paul, Carved and Polychromed Wood. Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish school of the sixteenth century. "Saint Paul". Carved and polychrome wood.
Devotional image of a round piece carved in wood, polychrome and gilded, representing the Apostle ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Flemish Bronze Candlestick From The End Of The 16th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Heavy Flemish bronze candlestick from the end of the 16th century.
Total height 34 cm, without spike 27.5 cm, base diameter 11.5 cm, weight 2.2 kg.
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Marble Portrait - Northern Italy, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Portrait
Northern Italy, 17th century, inspired by antiquity
Marble
36 x 13 cm (including the marble pedestal)
This Renaissance portrait head of a young man, sl...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$9,492 Sale Price
20% Off
Angel, Carved and Polychrome Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Angel. Carved and polychrome wood. Century XVI.
Polychrome wood carving showing an angel, with the face facing the viewer and the body in pr...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Frame Carved Wood, Polychrome and Gold, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved wooden frame, polychromed and gilded made with different elements of marked Renaissance influence, resulting in an architectural composition with staggered base, two ribbed pi...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
15th Cen Four Pillars of the Christian Faith Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Luke
Located in North Miami, FL
15th century Italian carved wood, polychromed and gold gilded sculptures of four Pillars of the Christian Faith (Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Luke, Saint Matthew).
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$30,000 Sale Price / set
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MID-16th CENTURY RENAISSANCE POLYCHROME PLASTER
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful Renaissance polychrome plaster, with original painting, applied to a wooden panel. The plaster depicts the Deposition of Christ, clearly visible in the center, with the dyi...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stucco, Paint
Saint John the Baptist
- After a model by Bertoldo di Giovanni
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Saint John the Baptist
Bronze
After a model by Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440–1491)
Northern Italy, 18th century
27,5 x 8 x 5 cm
This finely cast and patinated bronze statuette ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528' - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528)
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Around 1510-1520
Painted and gilded terracotta
55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm
San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$15,188 Sale Price
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Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim late 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim end 17th began1 8th Century
Sculptures in molded, polychrome and gilded clay.
The figures are represented standing.
Set on bases.
Normal d...
Category
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$28,383 Sale Price / item
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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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Marble Lion, Périgord, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Marble lion
white marble
France, probably Périgord, 17th century
Small marble lion wearing a coat of arms pendant with the engraved date, ...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$4,894 Sale Price
25% Off
Buschman “Minerva” German Horizontal Table Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
The extraordinary beauty and superior craftsmanship of 17th century German clockmaking is on full display in this exceptionally rare horizontal tabletop timepiece dating to 1650 Augsburg. Created by Johannes Buschman the Younger, the eminent Buschman family of clockmakers are lauded for designing some of the finest timepieces to ever be created in the South German town of Augsburg during the late Renaissance and early Modern periods. A finely moulded ebony and turtleshell casing veneered in a mottled red hue holds the clock’s fusée and chain movement with verge escapement and balance with hogs-bristle regulation. A silver figure of Minerva, Roman goddess of war and wisdom, centers the Roman numeral-engraved chapter ring, indicating the time by pointing to the hour with an authoritative military staff as the sun rotates below her feet to indicate the minute. The incredible design is finished by a gilded backplate intricately pierced and engraved with a floral motif and the signature of Johannes Buschman.
Clocks are one of the greatest and most important inventions of the Renaissance period, improving steadily into the Age of Discovery. Embodying a renewed interest in science, the arts and humanism, the first mechanical timepieces began appearing in the 14th century and were large, weight-driven devices placed in the turrets of public buildings that struck the hour and lacked hands and faces. This clock was created during the first period of household clocks, when spring-driven movements made it possible to create smaller and more complex mechanisms. Such creations, however, were a luxury accessible only to the wealthy upper classes. Affluent patrons placed pressure upon artisans to create more elaborate and ornate clocks...
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Turned, Engraved Openwork Box, Florence, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Turned, engraved and openwork box
Fruit wood
Florence, 17th century
Measures: Diameter 11cm
Height 4.4cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$19,578 Sale Price
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17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian important 17th century small bronze technique lost wax "La Pietà" by STEFANO LANDI .
Measures cm: H 20 x W x 20 x D 20
"La Pietà" was a very popu...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Renaissance Gilded Iron Candleholders on Carrara Marble Socle
Located in Firenze, IT
These exquisite Italian candleholders, crafted in Florence during the Renaissance period, showcase the refined artistry and naturalistic motifs popular in the 1500s. Each piece is ma...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf
renaissance wooden candelabrum and painted cross - Umbria, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Base of a carved wooden candelabrum, polychrome and gilded; cross painted on both sides.
Umbria or Tuscany, 16th century
136 x 43,5 x 30 cm
(The cross and the base of the candelabrum were later assembled)
The base of the candelabrum is intricately carved and adorned with polychrome and gilded finishes. The shafts take on the shape of balusters reminiscent of ancient columns, feature ornate foliage decorations, garlands and winged cherub faces. The feet are crafted in the likeness of lion paws. The base is further embellished with depictions of four saint martyrs, among them Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The plasticity of the figures, outlined with strong contour lines, the clear and vibrant colors, are stylistic elements linked to the Umbrian tradition of the sixteenth century.The precisely defined and elegant drawing, along with the clear color palette applied with refined chiaroscuro modulations, became the signature of a style that would leave a lasting mark on the era to come. This is exemplified by a preference for vibrant, multicolored images, accentuated in this case by the use of red and pink in the saint's attire.
A notable addition, introduced later, is a polylobed cross painted on both sides. On one side, the Crucifixion is vividly portrayed:The treatment of the corpus itself is in line with High Medieval practice, emphasizing pathos by showing Jesus dead, his arms sagging from the weight of the body. The upper section displaying a pelican pecks at her breast to feed her young with her own blood; a symbol of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross whose body and blood similarly nourishes the celebrant during Mass.
The lower part depicts Golgotha. On the reverse side, the Resurrection is artistically presented in a Renaissance iconography, reminiscent of the renowned composition painted by Piero della Francesca, now housed in the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro. In terms of composition, with the frontal depiction of Christ holding the banner, this motif became particularly widespread in central Italy, spanning from Tuscany to Umbria throughout the 16th century..
The double-sided construction suggests that it may also have been carried in liturgical processions. In Umbria from the 14th century, the use of portable crosses painted on both sides had become a widespread practice, aimed at satisfying the monastic clientele that had significantly increased following the establishment of new religious communities.
The earliest surviving Tuscan painted crucifix represent Christ as Christus Triumphans, or the “Triumphant Christ” with his head up and eyes open. This form was supplanted in the 13th century with the Christus Patiens, or “Suffering Christ” type who is shown often with his head fallen on his shoulder and his eyes closed, as In our cross. The iconography of the suffering Christ appears to have developed out of a new interest in Christ’s human nature, the development of the feast of Corpus Christi and with increased importance given to the Eucharist. The process of humanizing the figure of Christ reaches its peak with the abandonment of all the previous expressive conventions in favor of more realistic details we can observe in this Crucifix, such as the swollen belly, the arms stretched to the limit of muscle tearing, the body falling heavily forward, the abundant blood on
the wounds, and the cross firmly embedded in the rock of Calvary.
It's worth noting that Renaissance candelabra...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Rare Italian Gold Gilded Hand-Carved Frame Early 17th Century
Located in Doha, QA
A truly magnificent Italian Renaissance gold gilded hand carved frame. Amazing craftsmanship and a very good condition for its age.
Painting which fits inside (painting opening), di...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
The Betrothal and Love of Mary and Joseph, 1500-1600s, Carved Wood Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed panel of The Betrothal and Love of Joseph and Mary mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a walnut wood hand-finished frame.
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Monumental Carrara Marble Candlesticks, Rome, 17th Century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
These monumental candlesticks are absolutely rare in this execution. They are divided into four segments in a multiple way and perfectly rotated. They are connected to each other by ...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Sculpture of John The Baptist, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed carved wood sculpture of John The Baptist.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$10,000 Sale Price
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Large Spaniard Hand Painted and Carved Wood Baby Jesus
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an old large Spaniard hand painted and carved wood nude baby Jesus. He has hand painted large expressive eyes and eye brows. His abundant hair is bro...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
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17th/18th Century Italian Venetian Marquetry Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
An important early antique Italian Renaissance table box, handcrafted in Northern Italy in the 17th/18th century, cassone chest form, richly inlaid, the top and front panel with fruitwood banding framing...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Pair Of 16th Century Italian Giltwood Candle Bearing Angel Candlesticks
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning and rare pair of 16th century Italian candle bearing Angel candlesticks depicting male and a female figures from the renaissance period. Each figure is meticulously carved f...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Important marble mortar from Rosso Di Verona, Florence, early 17th century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The mortar is of exceptional quality. The sculptural execution of the carved decoration is appealing. Large leaf volutes end in stylized eagle heads. The sides are decorated with car...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Coppia di Cariatidi Italiane Scolpite in Noce Inizio 1600 Grandi 7ft circa
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Importanti Cariatidi del 1600 in legno intagliato a patina scura provenienti da un complesso corale impiegati come divisori tra gli stalli. Le due figure sono asessuate, co...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Walnut
16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The monk is depicted with an oval face, marked with high and strong cheekbones, sunken cheeks, strong jawbones and a cleft chin. His almond shaped eyes are opened under very strong a...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Polychrome and Giltwood Alter Candlestick, 18th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Unusual Antique 18th century Italian polychrome & giltwood Alter candlestick
Additional information:
Materials: giltwood, Polychrome
...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
French Bronze Ecorche Figure of a Man, after the model by Pietro Francavilla
By Pietro Francavilla
Located in Miami Beach, FL
After the model by Pierre (Pietro Francavilla) de Francheville) (1548-1615) This energetic model of an athlete in motion has finely detailed musculature. The patina is a rich brown...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
59% Off
Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good pair of 16th century Italian bronze candlesticks of unusually bold design, turned balustrade form and good scale.
One pricket lacking.
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$9,500 / set
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving .
This magnificent 15th century Italian Renaissance gilt wood carving with a serpent is displayed ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of 16th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Wooden Lion Supports
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the 1500s, these Italian lion supports are the work of a master-level craftsman. It is possible that they were originally legs for a High Renaissance cassone. A fresh ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Calzetta Da Ravenna Severo Candlestick Depicting a Kneeling Satyr
By Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
Located in Milano, IT
Calzetta Da Ravenna (Attivo Tra IL 1496 E IL 1543 circa) Severo. Circle of. Candlestick depicting a kneeling satyr.
The model of the present bronze is the ""kneeling satyr"" attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, one of the main Paduan bronze sculptors of the first half of the 16th century, whose figure was rediscovered by Planiscig in 1935 (L. Planiscig, ""Severo da Ravenna...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$14,238 Sale Price
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Antique 16th century Venetian Painted Gold Gilt Iron Strongbox with Original Key
Located in Doha, QA
An extraordinarily rare and visually striking 16th-century Venetian iron treasure coffer, showcasing the height of Renaissance artistry and engineering. Crafted in the early to mid-1...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Iron
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.
Category
17th Century Moroccan Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Tin
16th Century Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gold Gilded and Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed Carved-wood sculpture of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary in her...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$38,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine life size figure of religious scholar holding book (17/18th Cent)
Replacement finger
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
16th C. Hand Carved Capital Stone Base Architectural Element Sculpture Pedestal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
16th C. Hand Carved Capital Stone Base Architectural Element Sculpture Pedestal. Very rare 16th Century Renaissance corner Capital . Hand carved limestone Chapiteau Capital from a Cloister in France . From an ornamental point of view , it is the coronation , the upper part of a post or a column or pilaster pillar . A beautiful Architectural element garden ornament .
It can used as a Base for a coffee glass table , or as a side table for drinks or to mount books. A stunning Fragments to be used as stand for a sculpture . Use it as a pedestal or as a mounted decorative object. In an entryway a bathroom a living room , in an office , it will create an incredible focal point . It can make a beautiful base for a floor lamp by a leather reading chair...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$7,840 Sale Price
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Pair of Italian Renaissance Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (17th Century) dark green painted large floor standing altar style candlesticks with gilt carved floral and vine trim supported on base with 3 griff...
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17th Century Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$22,000 / set
Polychrome carved wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian, late 16th century. JUAN D
Located in Madrid, ES
"Polychrome carved wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian, late 16th century. JUAN DE JUNI"
Attributed to: Circle of Juan de Juni (Valladolid School)
Date: Circa 1580-1600
Material: Carved wood and gilded polychrome (estofado)
Dimensions: 73 x 33 x 21 cm
Origin: Spain
Description:
A powerful late Renaissance depiction of Saint Sebastian, masterfully carved in wood and richly polychromed and gilded (estofado technique). This Spanish sculpture, probably from the late 16th century, displays expressive anatomy, emotional tension, and dramatic movement—stylistic traits strongly associated with the school of Juan de Juni, a leading figure in Castilian sculpture of the period.
Sebastian is depicted half-naked, tied to a tree trunk, with traces of blood and arrows, symbols of his martyrdom. The sculpture demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship, particularly in the modeling of the torso, the twisted posture, and the naturalistic treatment of the face and hair.
The piece retains much of its original polychromy and gilding, with some expected age-related losses. It has undergone preventive conservation treatment to ensure its structural stability while preserving its historical authenticity.
Condition:
Generally good condition considering its age. Some loss of polychromy and gilding is visible, particularly on the torso and base, but the sculpture retains a remarkable degree of originality. A professional restoration was carried out to strengthen and preserve the structure.
Provenance: Private collection, Spain.
Juan de Juni (circa 1507-1577) was a renowned sculptor and architect of French origin, probably born in Joigny, Burgundy, France. Although born in France, he spent most of his career in Spain, where he became one of the major figures of 16th-century Spanish religious sculpture...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$19,934 Sale Price
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