Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
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
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century.
Bronze paper holder with a flat curved handle on the back that features a relief decoration organized in the front through an architectural composition with a classical influence usual in the Renaissance. Under the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without bonnet, laces with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle zone; the center shows a birth of Christ under a winged dome with heads of winged angels in the corners; at the top and under a semi-circular arch, the bust of Saint Dominic...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Floor Armillary Globe
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style wrought iron floor standing armillary globe supported on a 3 scroll leg base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
English Renaissance Style Velvet Wrapped Iron Halberd Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with red velvet and nail head shaft and large 37-inch etched iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Raising of Lazarus with Saint Roch and two donors. Oil on panel. 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Raising of Lazarus with Saint Roch and two donors. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Oil on panel depicting an interior scene with semicircular arches and Ionic capital...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Bronze Mortar, Tuscany, Second Half of 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti - Tuscany , second half of 17th century.
Measures: height 10
diameter : 13 cm
Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
RARE ‘De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum’ by Johannes Bugenhagen – 1525
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE EDITION hardback copy of De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum ad uenerandum Doctorem VVolfgangum Reissenbush monasterii Lichtenbergensis Prae ceptorem ...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Madonna de la Media after Rafael Antique Framed Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Red Decorated Lacquer Hour Glass
Located in Queens, NY
Red decorated lacquer four unit hour glass
One hour glass is missing
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Reliquary Pendant, Flagellation of Christ, Silver, Enamel, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
On one side of the pendant, Christ appears tied to a tall column in the center of the composition, being whipped by two sayones or soldiers with branches, following a customary compo...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Other
Italian Renaissance Crucifix Torchiere
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) brass crucifix floor torchiere with 13 candleholders (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$7,500 / item
19th Century English Renaissance Style Walnut Military Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (18/19th Century) round shaped walnut wall plaque with military motif of spears and armor in relief.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Hooked Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with wooden shaft with tassel and nail heads and a 34¬Ω-inch iron blade with hook.
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rare Offering Basket or Basin Germany-16th Century in Brass
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rare basin (We think it was the basin to wash the feet on hollyThursday) in brass
Rare plat of the german renaissance since it is rather a basin which is much rarer than a offering basket...
Category
16th Century Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Plainsong Manuscript of the Nicene Creed - 3 Parts for Performance
Located in Ilkley, GB
Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in the late 16th or early 17th century. This large format manuscript written on paper wa...
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Italian Renaissance Religious Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance style polychromed large standing religious figures wearing blue cape (19th Century)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
$22,500 / set
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 ...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$3,118 Sale Price
30% Off
Red Silk Damask Chasuble
Located in Queens, NY
Red silk damask and gold-thread embroidered priest's chasuble (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Blade
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with wooden shaft and simple 15-inch leaf-shaped iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
"Saint Luke the Evangelist", Polychromed Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Luke is often represented as a man of mature and bearded age, accompanied by the animal of the Tetramorphs with which he is related (Revelation 4: 67)...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with eight-sided wooden shaft with nail heads and an iron ax-shaped blade.
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Iron Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style black iron armillary globe on a round base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Altarpiece Representing The Annunciation, North of Portugal, circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional altarpiece representing the annunciation circa 1600, fruitwood
rare altarpiece from the North of Portugal, unique due to its large size representing the scene of the annunciation, where the Archangel Gabriel (represented on the bottom left), sent by god (represented on the top left) announces to Marie (bottom right) that she will give birth to Jesus.
Very good state of conservation, carved on three panels
Dimension: Height 1m51
Width 1m03
Very nice colour and exceptional dimensions
Restorations of use
We placed the altarpiece on a red velvet base and a Spanish occasional...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
English Renaissance Style Steel and Leather Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with crossed leather covered shaft and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Bronze Figure Of A Winged Putto (probably Eros) Circa 1550–1600
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Bronze Figure Of A Winged Putto (probably Eros) Circa 1550–1600"
North Italian Renaissance Bronze Figure of a Winged Putto (Possibly Eros)
Attributed to a Paduan or Venetian workshop, ca. 1550–1600
Cast bronze with dark brown patina and signs of verdigris; formerly winged; mounted on a threaded base; both hands drilled for original attributes.
Height: 10.6 cm
Width (hand to hand): 8.5 cm
This finely cast bronze figure represents a dancing or airborne putto, likely an allegorical figure such as Eros or a cherubic spirit, originally intended as a functional decorative element — possibly for a lamp, inkwell, or ceremonial vessel. The figure is modeled with dynamic balance, standing on one leg with both arms extended, and was once fitted with separately cast wings, now missing, as evidenced by deep, symmetrical sockets on the upper back.
The facial modeling is serene and idealized, with softly rounded cheeks, almond-shaped eyes, and structured curls in a distinctly Renaissance style, reminiscent of the North Italian tradition of Andrea Riccio...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Style Small Silver Baby Crib Medal
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small silver baby crib filigree medal. It depicts an oval medal with the relief of Virgin Mary trying to cover Baby Jesus with a blanket who is la...
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint Anthony with the Child Jesus, Wood, Mechelen School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Anthony with the Child Jesus. Wood. Mechelen School, 16th century.
Sculpture in carved wood worked, as was usual in that center, on the front because it was designed to be pla...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Framed 1731 Color Engraving, Map of Rotterdam by Matthaus Seutter, "Roterodami"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
"Roterodami". Seutter (1678-1757) was an important German 18th century map maker. Bird's eye view of the city above with full details, neoclassi...
Category
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
PORTUGUESE LAVENDER AND GOMIL D. MARIA IN SILVER 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE LAVENDER AND GOMIL D. MARIA IN SILVER 18th Century
in 750 thousandths silver, with a smooth body and decorated on the edge with a pearl frieze.
Contrast mark of c. 1784 ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Relief with angel head. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Relief with angel head. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Rectangular table that presents, on the front, a relief of certain depth and figurative theme. On a...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
16th Century Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Brussels, Brussels
16th century cast iron mortar with two very beautiful handles
Beautiful original object with a great patina and in very good condition.
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Italian Nativity Female Figure
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Italian nativity figure from, circa 1840 with its original fabric costume.
Carved from wood with articulated arms, gesso finished head, feet and h...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Alms collection dish made of gilded brass decorated with a series of moldings and details both on the edge and towards the center. In this area there is a figurative motif in light r...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pax or Pax Board, Bronze, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century.
Portapaz made of bronze with an "asymmetric" handle on the back, which presents a decoration in light relief framed in an architectural compositio...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Console in Polychrome Carved Wood-17th Century-Spain
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant carved and gilded wood from the 17th century - Spain
Very beautiful patina and in very good condition
Can serve and served in the past as a base for a wooden sculpture.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of polychrome wood sculptures. "San Juan and San Pablo". Castilian school, 16th century.
Both male figures have been represented standing, with their main iconographic attrib...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
A French Font In Marble-19 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful font in pink marble from the 19th century
Very beautiful work from the south of France
In superb condition and beautiful patina
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
16th Century Walnut Sculptures from Germany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very elegant sculpture reprenting a Putti (angel) from the German renaissance period -16 century
Rare sculpture in walnut of great quality with a very beau...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
$4,252 Sale Price
20% Off
Possibly Saint Hubert or Saint Eustace, Wood, Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly Saint Hubertus or Saint Eustace. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Carving in polychrome and gilded wood, sim...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1562 Map of Toscana Nuova Tavola by Girolamo Ruscelli
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1562 map of Toscana Nuova Tavola by Girolamo Ruscelli. Tuscany is the heart of Italy & birthplace of the Italian language. Early hand-coloring. Copper plate engraving. Interestingl...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver Chrism Vessel or Chrismarium, No Original Lid, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Crismera Silver in its color. 16th century. Cover not original.
Silver chrome in color with a circular foot decorated with an engraved composition of vegetable elements and a flat circular body with two "ese" handles with vegetal motifs and a small neck at the top covered with a lid topped by a ring (which it is not the original of the piece). The body has engraved, on the one hand, a cross on a pedestal with a shroud hung from it, all within an engraved frame; On the other hand, with a frame similar to that mentioned, appear the letters "ihs" (cristogram of ancient origin, already used in the Early Christian, which gave rise to varied etymologies and was adopted as a seal by San Ignacio...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century.
Bronze paper holder with flat handle on the back that features a light relief decoration on the front. Under an auction of openwork elements of cle...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
17th century apothecary's ivory mortar - Indo-Portuguese
Located in Bruxelles, BE
17th century apothecary's ivory mortar
Apothecary's ivory mortar 9
Indo-Portuguese
17th century
Cites certificate number IT/CE/2023/MI/01108
11 x 9,5 cm
Category
17th Century Indian Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ivory
Statuette of the Virgin, South German circa 1600
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Statuette of the Virgin
South-German, circa 1600
sculpted wood
circa 1600
(right arm restored)
52 cm
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters
Located in Queens, 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...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
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