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
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
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Gorgeous Italian Florentine Hand Enameled Cast Table Lamp! Medici Decorator 1960
By Florentine
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT ! ITALIAN CAST METAL FLORENTINE TABLE LAMP CUSTOM MANUFACTURED BY MEDICI LTD. DIMENSIONS: 33: TALL This glorious Italian Florentine lamp...
Enamel
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
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
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
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
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
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
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Silver Plate
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
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
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
$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
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
18th-19th Century Wrought-iron Chandelier With Coat Of Arms
Located in Charmes, FR
wrought iron chandelier from the end of the 18th century beginning of the 19th century in good condition coat of arms on the shaft of the chandelier a similar model can be found at t...
Wrought Iron
Lampadario Italiano a Sei Luci con Motivi Fogliati e Fiori Dorati 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Antico lampadario fiorentino con corona e motivi fogliati e decorazioni floreali, realizzato nella metà del XX secolo in ferro dorato, lamina di metallo e sei luci. Lampadario d'epo...
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
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
Pair of Italian Venetian Gilt Iron Hanging Lanterns
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Venetian style (19th Century) gold painted wrought iron 8 sided hanging lanterns with leaf design (PRICED AS PAIR).
Gold
English Renaissance Style Gilt Iron Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) gilt iron 12 scroll arm chandelier with ring design.
Iron
$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
$11,143 / 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
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
19th Century Table Lamp by Harvard Student Patent Wild & Wessel Aladino
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Table golden bronze lamp by Harvard Student, patent Wild & Wessel, aladino brass golden. Harvard German student lamp, Patent Wild & Wessel, Berlin....
Bronze
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
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
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 Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Floor Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) bronze floor torchiere with green patina and 7 lights on 8 sided pedestal base with floral relief (PRICED AS PAIR).
Bronze
Antique French Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp w/ Bronze Lion Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Chinese Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Lion Ormolu and Mounts. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 29.5" H (to finial) x 20" H (...
Porcelain
Italian Renaissance Style '19th-20th Century' Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th-20th century) wrought iron chandelier with six scroll arm emanating from a filigree oval centre.
Wrought Iron
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
English Renaissance-Style Novelty Brown Leather Knight's Helmet Table Lamp
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
Important Pair of Monumental Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchère
By Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paul Dubois
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
Vintage Italian Ceramic Chandelier, 6-Light, Renaissance Style, 1950
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vintage Italian ceramic 6-light chandelier. The chandelier is 24" wide and 21" high and comes with a 37" extension chain. The chandelier is wired for use in the USA, has new light b...
Metal
Pair of 20th c. Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of twentieth century Italian Renaissance style wrought iron floor torchieres resting upon tripod bases with five scroll design arms s...
Wrought Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style 6 sided glass lantern with an iron decorative top section.
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
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
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
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
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Renaissance Style Pair of Tall Marbro Gilt Table Lamps, circa 1950
Located in Encinitas, CA
Monumental pair of Italian Renaissance Style gilt table lamps by world-renowned Marbro Lamp Company of Los Angeles USA, circa 1950. Black lacquered and gold gilted. Each lamp measure...
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Spelter Figural Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office, library, or entryway with this elegant pair of antique French figural lamps, crafted circa 1870. Each lamp features a finely cast bronze Renaissance gentlema...
Spelter
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
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
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
American Gilt Bronze and Slag Glass Hanging Fixture.
Located in Montreal, QC
This imposing fixture combines a very good quality pierced gilt bronze canopy and central mount, cast with putti, masks and scrolling acanthus. Look carefully at the detailed photos...
Bronze
Renaissance Bronze Chandelier With 8 Light Arms Decorated With Birds
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Dutch bronze chandelier in the Renaissance style with 8 light arms and 8 rosettes (bronze flowers) Very beautiful chandelier that stands out by the bronze birds on each arm, ...
Bronze
Antique French Renaissance Figural Spelter Metal Figural Cherub Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Pink Figural Spelter Metal Figural Cherub Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 26.5" H (to finial) x 21" H (to light socket) x 6" ...
Metal
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and very decorative pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. The lamps are raised by square pedestals with ormolu...
Bronze, Ormolu
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
French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass lantern. This beautiful six window lantern is centered around the bottom finial of a spiraling Wrought Iron ring. Above the finial is an array of pressed scrolled Iron which expands upwards to the frame of the cage. The base of the cage is decorated with Iron oak leaves and twisted pointed daggers attached to each bar of the cage. The six Iron panels around each window contain scrolling movements and twisted bands that hold the beautiful glass within. Each glass window is decorated with a circular central emerald stained glass reserve with an outer ring of ruby stained glass...
Wrought Iron
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 Italian Renaissance Style Iron and Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) alabaster vase form lamps within a wrought iron 3 section frame with mythological finial heads and scroll feet (PRICED AS Pair). ...
Alabaster, 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
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
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
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
True pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Gilt floor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and statement making true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Gilt floor lamps. Each palatially scaled Torchière is raised on a triangular ...
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 Moreau Metal Boy and Girl Figural Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance L.F. Moreau Cast Spelter Metal Boy and Girl Figural Table Lamps in White, Gold, and Blue - a Pair (Slight difference in base design). Circa Early 20th Cent...
Metal