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.
Pair of Italian Cast Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Italian Renaissance style cast bronze wall sconces, each with four scrolled arms. Large, heavy ornate sconces, nicely detailed with large scrolls and acanthus leaves. Rewir...
Bronze
19th Century Italian Five-light Iron Sconce Large Tuscan Wall Candelabra
Located in Milano, MI
A large five-arm Italian sconce, five curved iron curved arms decorated with gilded walnut elements, ending with turned gilded walnut bobeches and candles arranged for Edison 14 bulb...
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Angel Cherub Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
These excellently hand-carved wooden 19th Century Italian angel cherub sconces were done in the traditional Renaissance style. During the Renaissance period, cherub and angel figural...
Gold Leaf
1950's Italian Wrought Iron Exterior Wall Lanterns, a Pair
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Italian exterior wall lanterns circa 1950. Amber glass panels are secured with scrolled and twisted wrought iron lanterns. Supported by scrolled wall mounted brackets.
Wrought Iron
$3,250 / item
Italian Venetian Mirrored Wall Sconces With Crystals
Located in Queens, NY
4 Italian Venetian 2-arm mirrored wall sconces having a shield shaped form with crystal pendants (PRICED EACH) Good condition consistent with age and use
Crystal
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) black painted wrought iron wall sconce with four lights (three upward oriented and one downward oriented) with decorative dragon head and ...
Down
Pair of English Renaissance Style Gilt Metal and Fruitwood Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) gilt metal and carved fruitwood wall sconces with 2 arms and helmet design. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Metal
pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Ormolu sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and uniquely shaped pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Ormolu sconces. Each sconce displays a Wrought Iron back plate with a vertical stem ending...
Wrought Iron, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-Style (20th Century) wrought iron sconces with 3 scroll arms supported by a tapered & tiered scroll design backing. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Iron, Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Torch Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th/20th Century) wrought iron torch design sconce with a bracket support and flame form top.
Wrought Iron
$4,842 / set
Large Bronze Wall Sconces Made in Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Monumental Italian Bronze Wall Sconces — Four-Light Cast Bronze Fixtures, Circa 1930–1940 Make a bold statement with this exceptional pair of large wall sconces, meticulously cast i...
Bronze
Complete Set of Four Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Gilt Metal Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful complete set of four Italian 19th century Renaissance St. gilt metal sconces. Each six arm sconce displays elegant curved supports over three tiers each displaying most d...
Metal
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Crystal and Metal Scroll Arm Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Venetian style wall sconces with three arms, a gilt metal scroll design, and beaded crystal frame with crystal pendants and swags (PRICED AS PAIR) Good condition con...
Crystal
19th Century Pair of Large Italian Tuscan Foliate Iron Five-Light Sconces
Located in Milano, MI
A pair of Renaissance style mid-19th century five-arm Italian wall-lights, five curmed arms in wrought Iron, hand-realized with acanthus leaves decoration, ending with walnut turned ...
Wrought Iron
Italian Florentine Pair of Iron Sconces by Banci Firenze 1980 Renaissance Style
Located in Milano, MI
Late 20th century Italian iron sconces, a pair of silver-leaf and partially gilt two-light sconces by Banci, manufactured by Banci Firenze in the Renaissance style, decorated with re...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Wonderful Large Pair Renaissance Revival Oak Lion Head Sculpture Wall Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of highly decorative carved wood wall sconses from the turn of the century. These two marvelously stylised Kings of the Jungle could be watching over your house soon. This rare pair is not only beautifully made and hand crafted with great workmanship, they are also in magnificent condition. Imagine how they will look in the evening with their lights switched on. That is the way to create real atmosphere in your home. This one of a kind light will be rewired to the highest standard for safe and immediate usage in the USA as well. Also our price for this wonderful pair fixtures...
Oak
Pair of Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Exterior Wall Lanterns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron exterior wall lanterns with 4 filigree panels supported by a scroll design wall ...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Winged Griffin Wall Sconces - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Winged Griffin Decorative Wall Sconces - a Pair. Sconces are currently NOT wired for electrical but they have the proper holes and grooves t...
Walnut
Pair Antique English Renaissance Style Gilded Iron & Crystal Sconces, Circa 1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Renaissance Style Gilded Iron & Crystal Sconces, Circa 1920's.
Crystal, Iron
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Two Arm Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Renaissance two arm ormolu sconces. Each sconce is centered by a finely chased bottom acorn finial. At the center is a handsome and detailed be...
Ormolu
$1,676
H 17 in W 13.75 in D 7.5 in
19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconce, Wall Candelabra
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
French Empire gilt bronze three-arm wall candleholder finely ornate with foliate, acorn motifs and three female faces, circa 1850-1870. This wall candelabra can easily be converted ...
Bronze
$3,260 / item
H 21.75 in W 10 in D 13 in
Spanish Colonial Style Wrought Iron Exterior Lantern with bell-curved lid
By Britt Jewett
Located in Santa Paula, CA
This classic lantern features a tapered profile, bell-curved lid, and an elemental aesthetic. Open glass panels and rivet detailing lend a modern twist...
Wrought Iron
One Cast Bronze Art Deco Wall Sconce
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Egyptian Revival two-tone patina cast bronze wall sconce. One single available.
Bronze
$16,500 / set
H 42 in W 24 in D 18 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angel Sconces
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved angel lighting sconces. The pair of angels are originally from an angelic depiction in a historical Italian church. They were plac...
Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf
$2,780 / item
H 14.25 in W 11 in D 12 in
Spanish Influenced Top Cresting Wrought Iron Exterior Lantern Wall Mount
By Britt Jewett
Located in Santa Paula, CA
Designed to pair with the historic Oreña Adobe in Santa Barbara, a Spanish influenced top cresting, sharp geometries and six-sided tapered shape. B...
Wrought Iron
Italian Exterior Wall Fixtures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant majestic cast bronze exterior wall fixtures from Italy.
Bronze
$2,160 / item
H 14 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
Hacienda Style Hand-Crafted Wall Sconce Spanish Colonial Wrought Iron Interior
By Santa Barbara Lighting Company
Located in Santa Paula, CA
This wrought iron wall mount fixture has a classic French influence, with simple scrolls and a diamond motif on the backplate. A perfect sconce for many architectural styles, includ...
Wrought Iron
$12,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 22 in W 18 in D 11 in
Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five-Light Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five Light Sconces With fine quality foliate-scrolled arms and backplate, centered by a female mask and five tiered lights. Details: Height ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,980 / item
H 20 in W 10 in D 12.5 in
Hand-Crafted Spanish Style Wrought Iron Ornamental Exterior Outdoor Wall Lantern
By Britt Jewett
Located in Santa Paula, CA
El Presidio Real de Santa Barbara is one of California's oldest structures, built by the Spanish in 1782 as a military outpost, and serves as inspiration for this lantern. This lante...
Wrought Iron
$1,937Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 4.34 in
Pair of Italian 1940s Wrought Iron Wall Lamps
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Italian 1940s Oval shaped Wrought Iron Wall Lamps. Painted in antique gold. Signed G. Salvi Bergamo
Wrought Iron
Antique Wrought Iron Pair of Wall Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of antique custom aged wrought iron wall sconces having lovely curlicues and shades. Sconces 35.5” H to top of shade Shade: 18.5” W at bottom 11” H x 6.5” D Iron sconce 7.5”...
Wrought Iron
$3,950 / set
H 23 in W 11 in D 7 in
Pair of Italian Rococo Style Late 19th Century Carved and Painted Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style painted and carved, wood and metal two-light sconces from the late 19th century. Born in Italy during the last decade of the 19th century, each of this...
Metal
Fortuny Cesendello Silk Wall Sconces, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Fortuny Cesendello silk pendant lamps suspended from metal wall mountings which can be mounted to ceilings, shades marked "Venetia Stvdivm / ...
Metal
Pair of Florentine Brass Wall Sconces, 1950s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
These sconces are handmade in Florence Italy from brass in the shape of the fleur-de-lis of Florence, which is really an Iris, the symbol of Florence since the year 1095. Both are in...
Brass
Sold
H 23.63 in W 20.08 in D 11.03 in
18th Century Pair of Large Two-Arm Italian Iron Sconces From Tuscany
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Renaissance style mid-18th century two-arm Italian sconces, curved hand-forged arms decorated with wooden elements and ending with turned giltwood bobeches. Feature a lovely giltwood back panel with shaped foliate carving. Tuscan origin, dating back to 1750s they come from a private villa in Tuscany where they were unwired and used as wall candleholders, antique wall candelabra...
Iron
Vintage French Torchiere Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of sconces from France made of gilded steel in the neo-Renaissance style. We love the torchiere shape and the strong lines of this pair. They have been newly wired to US standards.
Steel
Set of Three Renaissance Style Schonbek Three-Light Wall Sconces
By Schonbek
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of three Renaissance style three-light (forty watts per bulb) wall sconces. Fresh from a Greenwich Conn Manson come one of the most spectacular lighting collections I have ever had the privilege of offering for sale. This set of three brass wall sconce...
Crystal, Brass
Sold
H 13.39 in W 8.27 in D 7.09 in
Pair of 19th Century Italian Wrought Iron Sconces Two-Arms Ocher Yellow Painted
Located in Milano, MI
A set of two antique Italian wrought iron two-armed wall-lights features with two curved and scrolling foliate arms decorated with leaves, centered by a sunflower, ending with lower ...
Wrought Iron
Set of Four Schonbek Three-Light Renaissance Style Wall Sconce
By Schonbek
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of four Schonbek three light Renaissance style wall sconce. From a Greenwich CT Mansion comes the most spectacular lighting collection from Schon...
19th Century, French Brass Embossed Floral Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing three lights each. Rewired and ready to hang. On right sconce, a small tear in the brass. Hand cut. Free priority shipping from Italy.
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Embossed Brass Renaissance Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique embossed brass sconces exhibit Renaissance-inspired styling and all six chandelles have been completely rewired for your enjoymen...
Brass
Pair of Bronze Wall Hanging Sconces in the Manner of Giacometti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair of bronze wall hanging hooks in the shape of a tree branch with a singing bird on top. They attach to the wall with two screws. Very strong. U...
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Figural Pewter Sconces with Iron Arms
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual vintage pewter sconces with profiles of men in Renaissance style clothing. Iron arms with candelabra sockets. Newly wired in the US.
Iron, Pewter
Large Antique Pair of French 19th Century Bronze/ porcelain Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remember we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, we can not put everything on 1stdibs, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, ask...
Bronze