Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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
Large Signed Alan Goldfarb American Art Glass Venetian Style Glass Goblet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Alan Goldfarb Venetian style art glass goblet.
In green glass with a light purple applied lip and footrim.
Alan Goldfarb was a student of Dale Chihuly and Lina Tagliapetra...
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20th Century American Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
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20th Century German Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Serafino Volpi Deruta Charger with Portrait of Zaccaria
By Volpi
Located in Hanover, MA
Deruta majolica charger from the workshop of Serafino Volpi hand painted with the portrait of the prophet Zaccaria from Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Oval Dish with Winged Putti, After Bernard Palissy, French, 17th Century
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Miami Beach, FL
French glazed earthenware bowl in the manner of Bernard Palissy.
Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) was a French potter who created extravagant glazes on his rustic ceramics...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
$1,440 Sale Price
62% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish.
The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,684 Sale Price
32% Off
Porcelain Samovar, Tea or Coffee Urn Handmade in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Porcelain lidded samovar, tea or coffee urn, handmade in Italy.
Great decorative piece with handles and brass metal sprout.
Great to use for serving hot tea or any beverage.
Beautiful colorful hot water urn samovar in the Russian style.
Gilt fine porcelain tea pot hand...
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1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold 22K Gold Teapot
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rare vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold warranted 22K teapot. The teapot holds about 36 Oz of liquid, has no cracks or chips.
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$120 Sale Price
57% Off
Fruit basket, table decoration, centerpiece, wood alabaster, 1880s, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
A wonderful table decoration from Italy, made in the end of the 19th century, based on the old models.
This base is made of cherry wood with a round white alabaster ring at the bas...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alabaster
Antique James W. Tufts Renaissance Bacchus Silverplated Water Wine Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique James W. Tufts Renaissance Bacchus Silverplated Water Wine Pitcher. Item features engraved "From Mother" to side, Bacchus face to spout and handle, floral engravings to pitch...
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Italian centerpiece with solid silver plate in Renaissance style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Centerpiece with plate made of 800 solid silver in Renaissance style.
The centerpiece was made love with different processing methods.
The predominant method is handcrafting, which...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Derby S.P. Co International Figural Repousse Village Silverplate Water Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Derby S.P. Co International Figural Repousse Village Silverplate Water Pitcher. Item features a unique village "party" scene to pitch...
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
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Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Signed Alan Goldfarb American Art Glass Venetian Style Glass Goblet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Alan Goldfarb Venetian style goblet.
In green glass with a light purple applied lip and footrim.
Alan Goldfarb was a student of Dale...
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20th Century American Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
French 'Marquise De Sevigne' Tantalus Set with Leather Figural Book Case or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique tantalus set originates from France and dates to approximately 1920 and done in a Renaissance style. The case is composed of softwood...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Leather, Glass, Softwood
Large Signed Alan Goldfarb American Art Glass Venetian Style Glass Goblet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Alan Goldfarb Venetian style goblet.
In green glass with a light purple applied lip and footrim.
Alan Goldfarb was a student of Dale...
Category
20th Century American Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
19th century Renaissance st. Silvered Bronze, Ormolu and Crystal centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Silvered Bronze, Ormolu and Crystal centerpiece. This stunning centerpiece is raised by a circular Silvered Bronze ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Spanish Renaissance Silver Plated Coat of Arms Communion Cup Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Spanish Renaissance Silver Plated Coat of Arms Communion Cup Bowl. Interior marking: HISPAN TE IND REX NG 8R P. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2.25" H x 14.5" W x 8.75...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
English Staffordshire Apostle Jug with 8 Saints in Gothic Arches Circa 1842
Located in Chicago, IL
Absolutely stunning Antique English Staffordshire Whiteware Apostle Jug. Highly decorated with amazing detail, this Jug has phenomenal personality. The design was registered March 17, 1842 by Charles...
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1840s British Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Richelieu by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service 102 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Designed in the French Renaissance style this ornate pattern has nature inspired motifs including the popular acanthus leaf.
Stunning Richelieu by International...
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1930s Vintage Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
French Renaissance by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner flatware set of 32 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner knives, fat handle, French style blade 9 7/8",
eight dinner f...
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1940s Vintage Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Portal "Marriage of the Virgin"
Located in VALENZA, IT
Portal in chiseled solid silver depicting the "Marriage of the Virgin".
The Marriage of the Virgin is an oil painting on wood (170 × 117 cm) by ...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
$3,117 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Large Hand Painted Ceramic Square Platters from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This large pair of Italian square plates are both marked on the back, and the hand painting on the front of each plate depicts perhaps a family’s coat of arms. You can see they are hand painted by the slight variations in image depictions. The colors are gold, yellows, blues, and rusts on a pure white ground. Both plates have hangers on their backs for wall display. These were made in the 20th century using the same techniques since the Renaissance period (Circa 1500).
These bright and cheerful Italian wall plates...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique Green Ceramic Gothic Renaissance Pitcher with Brass Soldier Armor Lid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Green Ceramic Gothic Renaissance Pitcher with Brass Soldier Armor Lid. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 12" H x 6.5" W x 6.5"D.
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Italian Renaissance Style Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style metal smoking stand on 3 cross legs and armor helmet top (19th/20th Century).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
An Austrian majolica pottery wall charger depicting a medieval man circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb large Austrian majolica pottery wall charger is highly decorative with its central finely moulded three dimensional Renaissance portrait of a medieval bearded noble man wearing an ornate tunic and matching hat.
The central portrait is boardered by a flared rim which is also ornately moulded with intricate floral decoration.
The beautiful coloured glazes used throughout this stunning charger are rich and translucent.
There are initials at the base of the portrait J R. On the reverse, the charger has an impressed L9 and a hand painted N...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
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...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Maiolica La Bella Water Jug, 19th Century
Located in CH
Italian Maiolica "La Bella" Istoriato Lustered red water jug, 19th century.
Maiolica:
The fired, but still unglazed pottery is covered with a white tin gl...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Majolica Water Sinai
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (Late 19/20th Century) Majolica Sinai.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$12,500
Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Centerpiece
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) bronze footed centerpiece tazza with 2 handles and incised decoration.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
20th Century German Pair Of Large Solid Silver & Cut Glass Wine Jugs c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century pair of German solid silver-mounted wine claret jugs of exceptionally large size. Each cut glass body is elegantly etched with swag and crosshatch designs,...
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20th Century German Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Faience jewelry box
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Faience or majolica (jewelry?) box on claw legs. Decorated and sculptured with lions and griffin in typical faience colors. On the lid is a naked lady.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Dating Trough in Solid Natural Wood Made in Denmark From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
The dating trough, crafted from solid natural wood in Denmark around the 1840s, is a remarkable piece of heritage that embodies both functionality and historical significance. Design...
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1840s Danish Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Four Italian majolica pitchers
Located in Milano, IT
The four majolica pitchers can be traced to the Renaissance period and an Italian production. Specifically, three of them were produced in Faenza between the 15th and 16th centuries ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Maiolica
A Renaissance Style Faïence Coupe in The manner of Gien
By Gien
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Renaissance Style Faïence Coupe in The manner of Gien.
This impressive faïence coupe is of inverted bell shape with Renaissance style decoration of strapwork, mythical beasts, trophies and armorial...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Renaissance style enamelled porcelain plaques
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Renaissance style enamelled porcelain plaques
French, c. 1880
Frame: Height 32cm, width 22.5cm, depth 1.5cm
Plaque: Height 30cm, width 20.5cm, depth 0.5cm
These elega...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Two Framed Antique Faience Chargers by Montereau
Located in London, GB
This fine pair of faience chargers were crafted by the pottery manufactory in Montereau, France. The manufactory was established in the 18th century and flourished in the 19th century with the creation of Creil-Montereau faience, a kind of lead-based earthenware set on a white body which originated in the area which these chargers are crafted from.
The pair of chargers...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience, Wood
$6,096 / set
Set of Shell-Shaped Dishes, Pol Chambost, France 1952
By Pol Chambost
Located in St Ouen, FR
A complete set consisting of 5 plates and side plates with their two service cups.
Former sculptor, Pol Chambost (b. 1906 - d. 1983) is one of the more prominent ceramicist of the ...
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1950s French Vintage Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
K-OVER Champagne, BATTAGLIA DI CASCINA, silver 999/°°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
BATTLE OF CASCINA :
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Continental Silver Gilt Salt Cellars
Located in New Orleans, LA
This set of six 19th century Continental silver gilt salt cellars take the triangular form of silver salts used by the affluent in Renaissance-era Germany. The salts are masterfully executed in a bold Mannerist style...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
$28,850 / set
Orange and Blue Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Borgia conical vase, 2022 hand painted majolica 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$3,251 Sale Price
20% Off
Renaissance serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Salviati, Arval Argenti Valenza, Lorenzo Foglia, and Alan Goldfarb. 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $155,747 while the average work can sell for $2,908.