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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Antique Brass Renaissance Style Candlestick Floor Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique solid brass floor lamp originally an alter candlestick in the Renaissance style that has been converted to a floor lamp. L...
Brass
Italian Venetian Mirrored Wall Sconce, Crystal Pendants, 17th Century
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
Vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Table Lamp, Hand Painted with Cherubs
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Impressive Italian antique capodimonte porcelain lamp. Hand made and hand painted with dancing cherubs and gold leaf design. 22" ...
Porcelain
Antique Italian Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A grand and commanding Italian chandelier from the early 1900s, entirely hand-forged in wrought iron with remarkable visual weight and presence was crafted at a time when blacksmithi...
Wrought Iron
Vintage French Renaissance Moreau Metal Boy and Girl Large Figural Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance L.F. Moreau Cast Spelter Metal Boy and Girl Figural Table Lamp in White, Gold, and Blue. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 45.5" H (to finial) x 35.5...
Metal
Antique French Renaissance Bronze Gone With The Wind Genie Lantern Student Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Bronze "Gone With The Wind Genie Lantern Student Lamp. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 22" H (to finial) x 12" H (to light socket) x 12" W x 6" D. {...
Bronze
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
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
$9,500 / set
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.
Bronze, Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Brass Candelabra Table Lamps in Renaissance Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of ornate Italian candelabra-style lights. They feature metal framework with intricate floral and grapevine motifs, including grape clusters and vine leaves. Each lamp holds m...
Brass
French Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eight arm octagonal chandelier consist of a most impressive and detailed mid section displaying won...
Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Cupid Sanctuary Fixture
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-Style (19th Century) silver-plated sanctuary fixture with 3 cupids.
Samuel Yellin Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Hanging Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron 6 sided hanging lantern with military motifs and glass panels (attributed to: SAMUEL YELLIN)
Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Cast Bronze Wall Sconces, Pair, Circa 1940s
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
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and unique French 19th century Renaissance st. wrought iron chandelier. The four light oblong shaped chandelier is centered by a charming bottom floral finial below the ci...
Wrought Iron
Vintage French Renaissance Brass Cherub Putti Column Cream Glass Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Revival Brass Figural Cherub Putti Column Cream Glass Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 28.5" H (to finial) x 20.5" H (to light...
Brass
French Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eight arm octagonal chandelier consist of a most impressive and detailed mid section displaying won...
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Renaissance Style Patinated Metal Table Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Impressive French Renaissance Style Patinated Metainand Partial Gilt Table Lamps Measures 12" in width, 12" in depth and 36" in height.
Metal
Antique Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Wood Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Italian Renaissance style gilt wood floor lamp. This was made in Italy, likely Florence, it dates from around the 1920-30’s. It is of exceptional quality, with a...
Giltwood
Antique French Parian Bisque Porcelain White Double Cherub & Shell Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Parian Bisque Porcelain White Double Cherub & Shell Table Lamp on Figured Brass Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 29" H (to finial) x 19" H (to light socke...
Brass
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
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An handsome and most unique French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a stunning central cage with Wrought Iron scrolls at the bottom...
Wrought Iron
French, 19th Century, Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Renaissance st. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm five light chandelier displays a single hanging light bulb cen...
Wrought Iron
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
English Renaissance Table Lamp with Brown Leather Knight's Helmet
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style novelty table lamp with a brown leather knight\'s helmet base with moving visor, mounted with brass hardware and topped w...
Brass
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
Set of three Renaissance st. patinated Iron and Opaline Glass lanterns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of three Continental Turn of the Century Renaissance st. patinated Iron and Glass lanterns. This wonderful set of octagonal shaped lanterns displays bottom dentil desi...
Iron
Important Pair of Monumental Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchère
By Paul Dubois, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1
Located in New York, NY
Mounted as lamps and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne after models by Alexandre Falguiere and Paul Dubois. Both statues are signed on the bases. These fine torchères are reductions ...
Bronze
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
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 39.5" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light ...
Metal
Antique Spanish Renaissance Gothic Green Iron & Brass Tripod Pole Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Spanish Renaissance Gothic Distress Painted Green Wrought Iron & Brass Tripod...
Brass, Iron
A Continental 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Continental 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The wonderful circular eight arm and twelve light chandelier displays an open cage wi...
Iron, Wrought Iron
French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and uniquely shaped French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Ormolu chandelier. This wonderful four arm chandelier is centered by an elegant Fleur de Lys reser...
Wrought Iron, Ormolu
Antique French Rennaisance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp w/ Two Women
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rennaisance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp w/ Two Women. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H (to finial) x 25" H (to light sock...
Metal
A French mid 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Glass chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French mid 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Glass chandelier. This wonderful nine light chandelier has a bottom hand forged Wrought Iron tier...
Wrought Iron
An Italian Renaissance-Style Large-Sized Two-Tiered Painted Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant and large-sized Italian Renaissance-style two-tier chandelier. This vintage painted iron chandelier from Italy has a beautifully adorn central column body with two tiers of scrolling acanthus leaf designed arms (nine in total) curling outwardly about the perimeter, each supporting an acorn with crown bobèche with candle sleeve set within their center. A large acorn finial completes the look at bottom. The iron has a deep red and gold/bronze color palette throughout. The light fixture has been re-wired for the US. This Italian Renaissance style chandelier...
Iron
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Italian 19th century Renaissance St. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm chandelier is centered by an elegant curved diamond shaped pendant...
Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Chandelier with Six Scroll Arms
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron chandelier with 6 scroll arm emanating from a filigree oval center.
Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance-Style Wrought Iron Chandelier, Eight Arms, Italy
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (20th Century) wrought iron chandelier with 8 scroll design arms and leaf trim.
Wrought Iron
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 42.5" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light socket) x 11" W x 10" D. {3-W...
Metal
Pair of Veronese Mirrored Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
First depicted by 16th century Renaissance painter Paolo Veronese in his Annunciation of the Virgin and later realized by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini in 1921, the quintessential glas...
Murano Glass
A pair of Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron floor lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and palatially scaled pair of Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron floor lamps. Each most impressive torchière has been electrified and is raised on a tripod ...
Iron
A pair of fine 19th century Italian alabaster carved lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century Italian hand carved alabaster lamps .
Alabaster
A French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Gilt Iron chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A monumental and most impressive French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Gilt Iron chandelier. This exceptional forty arm and forty light chandelier displays a bottom ci...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique Italian 19th century Renaissance st. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm chandelier displays eight impressive spikes with a beautiful pierced central cur...
Wrought Iron
$11,146 / set
Pair of Late Renaissanace Period Column Lamps
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of large late Renaissance period Italian stone columns converted into floor lamps.
Stone
Important Renaissance-style chandelier, France, circa 1900/1920
Located in Paris, FR
Large chandelier known as a “crown chandelier” in the Renaissance style, made of wrought iron with an antique green patina, adorned with acanthus leaves and pearls with an antique go...
Crystal, Wrought Iron
French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Iron and Glass lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Iron and Glass lantern. This handsome lantern is centered at the bottom by a most decorative scrolled reserve leading to the hexa...
Wrought Iron
$2,400 / set
Pair of Caldwell Pewter and Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Stamped with the c within a diamond mark on base. Hand wrought pewter with bronze and polychrome decoration highlights featuring crests, masks etc.
Pewter
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scaled French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eleven light chandelier has a bottom half round foliate decorated dome with a central bottom finial an...
Wrought Iron
Italian Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron And Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and glass lantern. The hexagonal lantern is centered by a most decorative and impressive scrolled movements with ...
Wrought Iron
'Aux Pages' - A Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères, After Mathurin Moreau
By Mathurin Moreau, Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Aux Pages' - A Fine Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères After Mathurin Moreau, Cast by Fonderies D'art Du Val D'Osne. Each figure cast as a young page modelled in the troubad...
Iron
Florentine Florence Renaissance Style green Wood and gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Italian Florence Renaissance chandelier with five lights in gilt metal and green lacquered wood. The Fixture requires 5 European E14 candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 60 watts. Found...
Metal
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking square base with most unique griffin feet...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Ormolu and Bronze Torchières
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large-scale pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and patinated bronze eleven light floor lamps / torchières attributed to Henri Picard. Each floor lam...
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and high quality French late 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass chandelier. This exceptionally detailed hexagon shaped six arm chandelier is cent...
Wrought Iron
$1,367 / set
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century in painted and gilded metal, glass sides. Height: 57 cm. good conditions
Metal
$10,245 / set
Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These candelabra represent 19th century French design at its most playful and inventive, modelled in gilt bronze in the form of highly stylized dolphins. The candelabra each have sev...
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Renaissance st. four arm, ten light, ormolu, silvered bronze and frosted glass chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a striking circular fitted fro...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French L&F Moreau Painted Metal Figural Mother & Child Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance L&F Moreau Painted Metal Figural Mother & Child Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 43" H (to finial) x 31.5" H (to light socket)...
Metal