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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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Style: Renaissance
19th Century Rosso Marble Head of Zeus - Antique Italian Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique stunning Rosso Verona marble sculpture or mask of Zeus with detailed carvings. The solid marble head has a fabulous patina. It is mounted on a square marble plinth, in goo...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble

Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of polychrome wood sculptures. "San Juan and San Pablo". Castilian school, 16th century. Both male figures have been represented standing, with their main iconographic attrib...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Other

Large Renaissance Frame, Florence, 16th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A magnificent rectangular frame from Florence, crafted in the 16th century. The frame is richly adorned with carved friezes in the form of scales and pearls, as well as winged cherub...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

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...
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Early 17th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair of Bronze Patinated French Renaissance Style Ewers
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of bronze patinated French Renaissance style Ewers decorated with putti and grapes wines.
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1860s French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

English Renaissance Silver Plate Copper Vase
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Cent) silver plate on copper cylindrical container with fluted and etched design.  
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20th Century Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Silver, Copper

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte lidded tazzas. Each tazza is raised by an elegant square stepped Rouge Griotte m...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, Bronze and marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Green Antique marble potpourri urns. Each attractive urn is raised by three slen...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Italian Renaissance Style Lacquered Box
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) large black lacquered box with semi precious stones and bronze floral trim Antique condition.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Spanish Renaissance Candlestick Circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Spanish Renaissance candlestick in brass circa 1600 Beautiful patina and in very good condition
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Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Brass

Set of 9, 18th Century Italian Engravings Feature the Portrait of Female Statue
By Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Beautiful Italian 18th Century Black & White Engravings on Laid Paper Feature the Portrait of Female Statues, these pieces has been professionally Framed using all new Material...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Paper, Textile, Linen, Wood, Paint

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bronze and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candelabras. Each striking four arm candelabra is raised on an X-shaped Ormolu ba...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large Madonna and Child Statue , France 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large Virgin and Child Statue in Majesty, seated, holding Christ in her left hand. Sixteenth century Mosan(?) work. Oak wood, hollowed out at the back. No traces of original gilt no...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Oak

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...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble

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.  
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

Madonna De La Pieta Acrylic Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An amazing frosted acrylic sculpture of the Virgin Mary by New Renaissance Art. This was cast from the master made from the Vatican's mold of the original. The mold was created under the supervision of the Vatican's own artisans. This is piece is stamped on the side (molded into the acrylic) with the name New Renaissance Art, the head of David...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Acrylic

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...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

19th Century French Renaissance Style Polished Iron Crest on Walnut Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a man's office with this elegant antique plaque. Crafted in France circa 1880, the wall decor features a coat of arms with a medieval royal knight...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Iron

A 19 Century Bronze Statue of St Joan of Arc in full body armour on horseback
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An small but exquisitely cast and highly detailed bronze statue of St Joan of Arc in full body battle armour including the horse with one hand holding ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze and Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and highly detailed pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble ewers. The pair are raised by octagon shaped Rouge Gri...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Brazier, Copper, Possibly Castile, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Brazier. Copper. Possibly Castile, 16th century. Brazier made of copper with a circular foot decorated with vertical bands, a low tubular shaft enhanced with a fine roped molding and a semicircular body, with a wide mouth that flares outwards, and two halfrectangle-shaped metal handles with a torso part on the sides. Of the piece. These types of pieces were used both in civil and ecclesiastical interiors with the aim of heating the occupants of the room as much as possible, and their conservation is rare because they are utilitarian elements that were discarded over time or due to be damaged They used to be objects destined for the upper class, and followed the same typologies whether they were destined for a sacristy or a private residence. This case, possibly intended for use in the sacristy, shows a typical typology in the Spanish school of the time. Compare, for example, with the brazier present in The Birth of the Virgin Mary of the Altarpiece assembled around 1520 by Pedro de Guadalupe from Valladolid and found in the church of San Esteban...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Copper, Other

Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
By Louis-Guillaume Fulconis, Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna French, late 19th century Measures: Mercury: Height 64cm, width 11cm, depth 27cm Fortuna: Heigh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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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.
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Glowmar of NY Grape & Vine Candlesticks
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of brass Glo-Mar Artworks of NY candlesticks in the form of twisting grape vines. The capital, stem and base are separate pieces cast in an intricate...
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20th Century American Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Large Torcheres
Located in El Monte, CA
An exceptionally large pair of 19th Century Italian Gilt wood and painted torcheres . The bobeches are adorned with leaf carvings above a fluted column and graduated turnings. An pai...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

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...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

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

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Gold Leaf

Italian Della Robbia Terra-Cotta Planter
By Della Robbia Pottery
Located in Southampton, NJ
A scarcely seen early 20th century high relief hand made & painted polychrome glazed Terra Cotta pottery planter in the manner of Della Robbia. Nice weight...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Pottery

19th Century Italian Statuary Marble Plaque After Duquesnoy
By François Duquesnoy
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large early 19th century Italian statuary marble plaque depicting a reclining cherub or putto, formerly owned by the 1st Earl of Mountbatten. Expertly carved in deep relief, this p...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Italian Florentine Gold Black Gilded Wood Art Frame Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Florentine Black and Gold Gilded Frame, Italy. Fantastic art frame or potential mirror with incredible patina that would work with your favorite watercolor or oil painting. For an a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

French Bisque Porcelain Portrait Bust in the Renaissance Manner
Located in London, GB
French bisque porcelain portrait bust in the Renaissance manner. French, 19th Century Measures: height 65 cm, width 40 cm, depth 22 cm. Th...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Patinated Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze sculptures after Giambologna French, late 19th century Measures: Mercury height 86cm, width 19cm, depth 27cm Fortuna height 83cm, width 18cm, depth 28cm ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

David's head, by Michelangelo, a decorative 20th Century copy, Italy no 1169.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A decorative sculpture / bust of David's head by Michelangelo, a mid-20th Century copy, made in Italy. Marked no 1169 with an italian eagle crest. A beautiful decor for the bookshe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Stone

19th Century French Gien Faience Jardinière
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century French Gien faience ceramic jardinière, or shallow footed centerpiece bowl. Hand painted Renaissance style imagery in orange, yellow, green and blue on black grou...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Faience

Three German Antique Iron Plaques Cast in the Renaissance Style
Located in London, GB
This charming set of three antique German plaques are each cast from high quality 19th century iron, meaning that the detailing on them is of a very hig...
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19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Iron

Large French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Wall Clock with Religious Inscriptions
Located in London, GB
This large, gilt bronze wall clock is a magnificent and highly unusual piece. At the centre of the design is a circular enamel dial, with Arabic...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Antique Sevres Styled Covered Urns with Ornate Hand-Painted Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique covered urns are signed by and unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1880 and d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Highly Decorated Renaissance Style Solid Brass Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Montreal, QC
Highly decorated Renaissance style Belgium solid brass jewelry trinket box.
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Brass

Mid-century vintage hand painted Italian pottery urns with lids/pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage Italian hand painted pottery urns with lids. This pair of urns have beautiful hand sculpted handles on either side with sculpted leaves and my...
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1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Vintage Giuseppe Armani figurines, limited edition made in Italy with certifica
Located in Birmingham, AL
A genuine original Armani Figurine of a woman with a dog , very detailed sculpture, which G. Armani is famous for , it is made in Florence Italy , l...
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1970s Vintage Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Alabaster

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze ewers/urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze ewers/urns. Each ewer is raised by a square base below a fluted socle decorated with a folia...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Madonna Enthroned with the Child Christ, 17th Century, Gold Gilded on Wood Panel
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Italian polychromed and gold gilded on wood panel Sienese style painting of the Madonna Enthroned with the child and two adoring angels behind them. The halos are beautifully adorned with punch work. She is framed by a hand-carved gold gilded and velvet lined frame and sitting on a hand-carved matching base. The piece is mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a contemporary hand-finished wood molding.
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

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...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Michelangelo prèt-a-porter by Andrea Salvatori, Ceramic Sculpture Contemporary
Located in London, GB
"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " -Testone - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware A Ring Thing collection A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Small shaped Picture Frame tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Façon De Venise or Venetian Wine Glass, 16th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The flared trumpet bowl set on...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Glass

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze urns. The urns are raised by square bases displaying the inscription "Societé des Bronzes" below a mottled border and a fluted socle pedestals. At the body are finely detailed oak leaves and acorns with Greek key bands. The handles displays richly chased wild boar heads and striking column designs with mirrored busts...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Limoges Enamel Keepsake Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel keepsake box from Limoges. The lid is decorated with a central medallion featuring the profile of an upper-class woman, who was certainly the owner of this...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Bronze Mother and Child by Faure De Brousse
By Vincent Désiré Fauré de Broussé
Located in London, GB
This beautiful sculpture of a mother and child was created in circa 1900 by the French sculptor, Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse. Faure de Brousse was...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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: ...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Paul Fournier (French, 1859-1926): A large bronze figure of a minstrel playing a lute the figure in Renaissance dress, looking to dexter and seated o...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French Pair of Two-Toned Patinated Bronze Moorish Inspiration Candleholders
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of French two-toned patinated bronze Moorish inspired figure candleholders Lovely and fun, these Moorish Inspired beckoning figures are adorned in extravagant plumed headdresse...
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20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Brass

Italian 19th C. polychromed Wooden Casket.
Located in Esbeek, NL
Italian Renaissance casket. The casket with raised lid all carved with Cherubs on the front and back panel. Original polychrome
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

Domed Chagrin Casket
Located in West Chester, PA
Very rare wood, iron and sharkskin domed casket on ball feet. Ornamented with iron strap work and double hasp lock. Silk damask interior. Ex collection of...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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.
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Two large Renaissance style bronzed metal centrepiece garniture
Located in London, GB
This centrepiece garniture was crafted in the 19th Century in Italy. The two bronzed metal items are identically designed, in an expressive and classically-inspired late Renaissance ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Metal

Renaissance decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Ferdinand Barbedienne, deBlona, and Andrea Salvatori. 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 decorative objects 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 $348,500 while the average work can sell for $4,296.

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