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.

Find a collection of antique Renaissance case pieces, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

Style: Renaissance

Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver with Stones 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver With Stones 19th century Neo-Renaissance agate bowl with acanthus leaf rim rests on four legs depicting winged chimeras. Moun...

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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Stone, Agate, Silver

Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver with Stones 19th Century

French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn. This beautifully detailed urn is raised by a circular mottled and stepped...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised on a circular black Belgian marble base with fluted and beaded patinated b...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns

Pair of Large Italian Cast Iron Goblets End 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

PAIR OF LARGE ITALIAN CAST IRON GOBLETS end 19th century HEIGHT 57cm WIDTH 64cms DEPTH 49cm ROUND BASE DIAMETER Ø 23 cm good conditions.

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Iron

Pair of Large Italian Cast Iron Goblets End 19th Century

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Lidded Urns

By AUGUST MAXIMILIEN DELAFONTAINE

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze lidded urns, attributed to Auguste-Maximilien Delafontaine. Each urn is raised by a square ba...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Lidded Urns

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Onyx And Ormolu Urns/Ewers

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. onyx and ormolu urns/ewers. The pair are raised on square onyx plinths below circular ormolu bases with reeded borders and palm...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Onyx, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Onyx And Ormolu Urns/Ewers

Hercules Holding a Coat of Arms, Flemish, XVII Century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Hercules holding a coat of arms Flemish, XVII century White and black marble Measures: 67 x 32 x 19 cm Hercules is depicted naked, holding a coat of arms with the right hand an...

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17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble

Hercules Holding a Coat of Arms, Flemish, XVII Century

Fra Mattia Della Robbia, Saint Joseph, Tuscany, Around 1505-1510

By Della Robbia

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Fra Mattia Della Robbia (Firenze 1468-1534) Saint Joseph Terracotta Tuscany, around 1505-1510 55 x 40 x 30 cm Marco della Robbia the Younger (April 6, 1468 in Florence - 15...

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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Fra Mattia Della Robbia, Saint Joseph, Tuscany, Around 1505-1510

Pair of Medici, Tuscany Pot with Handles, Early 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

PAIR OF MEDICI - TUSCANY POT WITH HANDLES, early 20th century. Measures: HEIGHT 45cm LENGTH 78cms DEPTH 50cm WEIGHT 20Kg MATERIALCast-iron NOTE 01 Oval base 36 X 24 Good c...

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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Iron

Pair of Medici, Tuscany Pot with Handles, Early 20th Century

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu and Sarrancolin Marble Urns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and Sarrancolin marble urns. Each urn is raised by handsome paw feet below elegant lightly curved su...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu and Sarrancolin Marble Urns

18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell

Located in New York, NY

Patinated bronze urn-shaped inkwell rests on three winged-horses evoking movement and action. The body of the inkwell is decorated with faces among garlands and the lid is topped by a seated putti holding fruitVenetian patinated bronze figural inkwell...

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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell

16th Century Pair of Italian Candlesticks of Cherubs

Located in North Miami, FL

This exquisite pair of 16th-century Italian candlesticks is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Renaissance era. Meticulously carved from wood and adorned with opule...

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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Wood

16th Century Pair of Italian Candlesticks of Cherubs

Cercle of Romano Alberti, Page, Around 1530-1540

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Cercle of Romano Alberti, dit Il Nero da Sansepolcro ( San Sepolcro, 1521-1568 ) Page Mixed media : wood core, papier mâché, stucco, polychrome and gilded Italy, around 1530-154...

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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Stucco, Wood, Paper

Cercle of Romano Alberti, Page, Around 1530-1540

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu and Etched Glass Vases

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and etched glass vases. Each vase is raised by a circular base with lovely scrolled foliate designs on a hammered backgr...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu and Etched Glass Vases

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronzre, Marble, and Ormolu Garniture Set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and very high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Rouge Griotte marble, patinated bronze, and ormolu garniture clock set. The clock at the center is raised by hand...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronzre, Marble, and Ormolu Garniture Set

Michelangelo David Ceramic Sculpture by Andrea Salvatori, Italy, Contemporary

By Andrea Salvatori

Located in London, GB

Andrea Salvatori, "Davidiera", 2015 glazed earthenware, measures: H 68 x 25 x 18 cm Michelangelo's David becomes a teapot in this witty reinterpret...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Michelangelo David Ceramic Sculpture by Andrea Salvatori, Italy, Contemporary

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Tazzas

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fine pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu Rouge Griotte, and Black Belgian marble tazzas. Each tazza is raised by a circular black Belgian marble ba...

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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. Bronze, Ormolu, and Marble Tazzas

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Candlesticks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An outstanding true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Belgian Granite candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by hexagonal granite bases with a bottom wrap around mottled ormolu band and six finely scrolled foliate feet. The right one displays a beautiful patinated bronze maiden seated on a richly chased ormolu dolphin...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Granite, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Candlesticks

Pair of French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu Candlesticks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu candlesticks. Each candlestick is raised by an elegant and most decorative triangular base with lavish scrolled foli...

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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu Candlesticks

Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century

Located in Prato, IT

Italy, Firenze, late 17th century Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick. It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical o...

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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Sheet Metal

Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century

Michelangelo Prèt-a-Porter Ceramic Sculptural Ring Contemporary

By Andrea Salvatori

Located in London, GB

"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware A RING THING collection A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical detail...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Michelangelo Prèt-a-Porter Ceramic Sculptural Ring Contemporary

Large Grotesque Ceramic Vase Hand-painted Glazed Majolica and Gold Contemporary

Located in London, GB

Grotesque vase, unique piece, 2017, glazed earthenware and gold, 22cm width x 60cm height Antonietta Mazzotti (Faenza, Italy) attended the Istituto d’Arte per la Ceramica in Faenza and opened her first workshop in her hometown taking part in group and solo exhibitions at international level. In 1976 she has transformed the neo-gothic greenhouse of Villa Emaldi in her workshop. Antonietta Mazzotti has worked for some of the most important international museums and has received several important recognitions worldwide. Her works have been featured in major Italian magazines of interior design and she has acquired international visibility being featured in major international press publications, such as The New York Times. She still lives and works at Villa Emaldi in Faenza where she continues her research on historical decor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Large Grotesque Ceramic Vase Hand-painted Glazed Majolica and Gold Contemporary

Michelangelo prèt-a-porter Andrea Salvatori Ceramic Sculptural Ring contemporary

Located in London, GB

"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware A Ring Thing collection A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical detail...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Michelangelo prèt-a-porter Andrea Salvatori Ceramic Sculptural Ring contemporary

Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters

Located in New York, NY

A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen, In the Renaissance style, circa 1870. The g...

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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects

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Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel

Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters

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.