Renaissance Seating
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.
Find a collection of antique Renaissance case pieces, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Renaissance
Renaissance-English Antique High Back Chair with Leather Straps
Located in Medina, OH
Renaissance-English Antique High Back Chair with Leather Straps. All straps/leather are in tact but you can see some wear due to age. Can confirm it will hold a 200lbs person. There ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather
2 Antique 19th C Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Putti Cherub Angel Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Italian Renaissance parlor armchairs, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring ornate carved and reticulated design with figural puttis / angels / cherubs adorned throughou...
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Armchairs Attributed to H.A. Fourdinois, France, c1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pair of armchairs attributed to H.A. Fourdinois, with a flat back in “chapeau de gendarme” centered with a carved and foliated cartouche, joining padded scroll armrests car...
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Six French Renaissance Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful set of Six French Renaissance Dining Chairs chairs in oak wood from the end of the 19th century. These chairs rest on four fluted legs c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
$4,000 / set
Regency Leather Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Regency Brown Leather Arm Chair with full grain leather upholstery combines a super simple design with sweeping lines and finely executed details to help make t...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,335 / item
Pair of Seventeenth Century Italian Chairs
Located in London, GB
A sumptuous pair of seventeenth century Italian walnut chairs, the backs surmounted by carved and gilt finials with red velvet seats and backs, wit...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet
$4,836 / set
17th Century Charles I English Oak Wainscot Armchair Primate Design Hand Carved
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original early 17th century Charles I Wainscot armchair.
A good early original piece, hand carved, very naïve but at the time this would ha...
Category
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Spanish Baroque Hand Carved Chest Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 19th century chest in brown chestnut. Hand carved facade panel with heads decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware.
Add a real s...
Category
1890s Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Iron
Period 17th Century Walnut Spanish Large Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
This Spanish walnut chair with a large wide seat was made circa 1680-1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on ...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful Set Of Eight Italian Walnut Dining Armchairs In Renaissance Style
By Angiolo Barbetti
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale those stunning set of eight italian walnut dining armchairs in the manner of Angiolio Barbetti (1805-1873) , in renaissance style .
Each chairs with a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
PORTUGUESE D. JOSÉ HIGH-BACKED ARMCHAIR 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
D. JOSÉ HIGH-BACKED ARMCHAIR 18th Century
Portuguese in sucupira wood with carvings, backrest and seat in embossed leather.
Period defects
It was never restored.
Dim.: 139 x 55 x 50 cm
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Walnut Bench
Located in High Point, NC
19th century carved walnut bench from France with a newly upholstered seat in linen and finished with welted decoration. The upholstered seat is scalloped and is enclosed in a molded...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Italian Inlaid Folding Savonarola Chair
Located in North York, ON
Original folding chair with finely carved detailed patterns and mother of pearl inlay.
Price includes complimentary curb side delivery to the continental USA.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Catalan, Colonial Spanish Carved Armchair with Leather, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
American Fireside Chair and Ottoman
Located in Annville, PA
An extremely popular American Fireside Chair and ottoman designed after an original antique chair and ottoman. This reproduction antique has al...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
4 Antique Henry II Style Carved Dining Side Chairs Tooled Leather Upholstery
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of four Henry II style dining chairs. Features a hardwood construction with carved and molded spindle backs. The chairs are supported by fluted legs with H stretchers and bun fee...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 10 Vintage Drexel Dining Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A Set of 10 Vintage Drexel Dining Chairs consisting of 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. The arm chairs are large and feature a fully develop...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$3,025 / set
Italian Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savanarola style walnut arm chair with red velvet upholstery and carved front (19th Cent)
Please note: Upholstery is in AS IS con...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Regency Green Leather Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Regency Green Leather Arm Chair with full grain leather upholstery combines a super simple design with sweeping lines and finely executed details to help make t...
Category
2010s Unknown Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,335 / item
19th C. Renaissance Wrought Iron Curule Savonarola Carpet Sling Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Hand Wrought Iron Renaissance Savonarola Carpet Sling Curule Side Chair. Item features a hand wrought iron folding frame, desirable weathered finish, carpet "sling" seat...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with large antique nail heads...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (1940s) black painted wrought iron benches with cross form "X" legs with a stretcher having a round medallion supporting an open woven saddle seat (...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
$4,250 / set
Set of 10 Henkel Harris Vintage Dining Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Set of 10 Henkel Harris Vintage Dining Chairs in excellent original, as found, condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beauti...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Renaissance Style 19th Century Walnut Tapestry Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) walnut high back column sided throne chair with carved floral design and tapestry upholstery.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Henry II Renaissance Style Brown Leather and Wood Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Elevate your dining space with this elegant set of four Henry II style dining chairs, expertly crafted with hardwood construction. The chairs showcase intricate carved and molded spi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a hallway with this well carved pair of antique Sgabello chairs. Crafted of walnut in Italy circa 1860, each Renaissance chair stands on curv...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
This regal seat dates to the 16th century. The square seat and back contrasted by the blocked barley twist turnings that comprise the arms legs and stretcher. Well-carved recumbent l...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
French Renaissance Revival Oak Carved Corner Armchair, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Renaissance Revival corner armchair.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
Solid oak frame with original hand-carved decorative elements.
Original hand-carved f...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
$903 Sale Price
20% Off
18th C. Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of 18th Century Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs. Item features solid wood construction, finely carved details of lions, royal crowns, and floral leaf...
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Throne Style Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance walnut throne style armchair with gilt carved ears on back and Fortuny upholstered seat and back with large metal nail heads (replaced side rails).
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 6 English Renaissance Ornately-Carved Hall Chairs, Turn of 19th & 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English set of six Renaissance style elaborately carved hall chairs from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. This set of antique board chairs from England each have been ornately hand-carved in a series of grotesque figures, embellished with swags, volutes, leaves. An arched crest further adorns the toprail. Center backs show a shied entwined with helmet and arrows. The seats, with their decoratively trim carved edges, are raised by a pair of shapely legs consisting of two carved boards, with front leg board continuing the mythological them of the back. These turn of the century chairs...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
Leather Fireside Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Green Leather Fireside Chair is designed after an American original antique chair and ships out covered in full grained tufted genuine leather with brass nail t...
Category
2010s Indonesian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,475 / item
1900s Gothic Eastlake Dining Chairs Set Armchairs Carved Walnut Renaissance, 6
By Frank Furness
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very heavy Carved Walnut Dining Chair Set of 6. There are 4 side chairs, and 2 armchairs. The upholstery is tattered needs updating . The Side chairs weigh 35 lbs. each and armchair ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savanarola style walnut armchair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat, (19th century).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savonarola style walnut arm chair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat. (19th cent).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Gold
2 Italian Renaissance Sgabelli Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
2 Similar Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut curved 3 legged sgabelli with carved back and seat (PRICED EACH)
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,500 / item
IMPORTANT PAIR OF 18th Century PORTUGUESE STATE CHAIRS
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE STATE CHAIRS
Portuguese, from 18th century
in rosewood and other woods, back with hollow tables.
Upholstered seats.
Small defects.
Dim...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Renaissance Hand-Carved Throne, Walnut Armchair with Two Crowns
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Renaissance carved throne with decorative wood panels in solid hand-carved walnut, as well as the two crowns panels. The Throne with the two crowns have been restored and pol...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance style chest, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance style chest, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 190 cm width 145 cm depth 55 cm
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Early 18th Century Hand Carved with Figures Italian Renaissance Armchair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved armchair with Figures carved on each arm post. Detailed and all mortise and tenon construction with wood pegs locking it tightly together. Flat back panel with a...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
Small Chippendale Bench
Located in Annville, PA
The Small Chippendale Bench is a hand carved, Chippendale style bench carved from solid, kiln dried, plantation grown, mahogany and features an upholstered slip seat on cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. Beautifully finished with neutral upholstery the Niagara Furniture...
Category
2010s Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$595 / item
Renaissance Revival Mahogany Armchairs, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Renaissance revival mahogany armchairs, a pair, each with finial topped uprights framing an upholstered back issuing scrolling volute arms, above a square upholstered seat su...
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$850 Sale Price / set
63% Off
Antique French Renaissance Style Oak Dining Chairs W/ Red Leather - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of six mid-19th-century French Renaissance dining chairs, sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid oak, these chairs feature intricate...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
French 18th Century Style Leather Settee
Located in Westwood, NJ
The warm tones of brown traditional leather paired with large brass nailhead decorations create a striking visual appeal. Transform your living space into a haven of sophistication. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,457 / item
17th Century Italian Armchair with Plumage
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The straight uprights of the backrest are surmounted by gilded plumages. Gilded acanthus leaves in the form of consoles adorn the top of the two front legs, supporting the large flat...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
18th C. Italian Baroque Cassone or Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wonderfully rustic early Italian hand carved cassone with egg and dart moulded frame, time-softened wood and solid panels on the front and sides. Although this chest has suffered w...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
English Renaissance Red Velvet Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style oak carved side chair with a square back and stretcher with red velvet upholstered seat and back
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Seating
Materials
Oak
French Regence Red Velvet Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Regence style (19th Cent) gilt throne chair with carved back crest and stretcher with red velvet upholstery
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
19th Century European Hand Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th C. paint decorated blanket box or coffer. The front panel has a later added decoupage which has since been partially lost. This antique trunk, with its rectangular-shaped body, ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Metal
Armchair, "frailero" or friar. Wood, leather. Spain, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Leather, walnut wood. Spain, 16th century.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as “frailero”, which has studded leather on the seat and upper part of ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Other
Pair of Wooden Chairs, Lombardy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of beautifully carved wooden chairs
Lombardy, first half of 17th century
H 86 x L 48 x P 43 cm
Pair of “da balia” (nanny) chairs. The backrest is decorated with winged myt...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Wood
$9,276 / set
Renaissance style Chairs Made In Oak With Green Fabric From 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
The two oak chairs in Renaissance style, upholstered with green velour fabric from the 1930s, are exquisite examples of vintage furniture with timeless app...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Renaissance Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Oak
Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Bird & Lion Carved Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Bird & Lion Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair. Item features a high back, solid carved walnut frame with bird crest, pierce carved acanthus leaves th...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
3 High-Backed Chairs, Cordoba Leather Trim with Native American Decor, Spain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
3 high-backed chairs, Cordoba leather trim with Native American decor and cupids framing a floral arrangement.
Ornamentation of copper cabochons on the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Brass
Antique Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood Figural Leather Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood Figural Leather Upholstered Side Chairs - a Pair. Chairs feature carved faces and brown distressed leather upholstery, very nice decorativ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli Stools
Located in Queens, NY
2 Similar Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut 3 legged sgabelli Stool with stretcher and "V" cutout in back. (PRICED EACH)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,250 / item
Antique Oscar Bach Wrought Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Throne Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Oscar Bach Wrought Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Throne Arm Chair. Item features a heavy hand hammered wrought iron frame with bronze accents, tall stately form, classi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Iron
Renaissance Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Renaissance style giltwood bench, circa 1920. This bench has excellent quality gilding, carved cupid heads, gargoyle faces and paw feet.
Category
1920s European Vintage Renaissance Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Portuguese Carved Walnut Chair with Embossed Leather & Brass Nails
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry or office with this tall antique Renaissance chair. Crafted in Portugal, circa 1760, the stately chair sits on turned legs ...
Category
Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Seating
Materials
Brass
Three Seat Federal Style Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high quality, hand carved Three Seat Federal Style Chair from Niagara Furniture features some of the most detailed carving available anywhere on the market today. Beautifully fi...
Category
2010s Unknown Renaissance Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Renaissance seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Vanleigh Furniture, Coduri of Lyon, France, and Dante Savonarola . 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $324 and tops out at $110,955 while the average work can sell for $3,250.
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