Renaissance Buffets
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 Spanish Buffet with Two Doors, Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish Renaissance buffet was sculpted from dense, old-growth oak with glorious full relief depictions. Set upon a brilliantly...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French Carved Walnut Double Trunk Buffet - Renaissance circa 1600 - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
From a Norman manor house of the 16th century this very nice double trunk with four-door buffet decorated with inlaid hearts for the upper part and geometric motifs in the lower part...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Iron
French Buffet-Credence Cabinet Deux Corps Renaissance 16th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important Renaissance sideboard-credence.
This piece of furniture, originally a very large chest from the 16th century chest from the 16th century has three panels carved with mascar...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a magnificent example of the breed, stretching seven and a half feet wide but with rounded sides...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
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Oak
Oak Hunt Buffet, circa 1895
Located in Evergreen, CO
Substantial in size and beauty, this oak buffet is adorned with carvings from the hunt, scrolled foliage, flowers, and the fruit of the vine. It showcases a pierced crown of scrolled...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Buffets
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Oak
French Richly Carved Sideboard Buffet - Renaissance- circa 1580 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Renaissance two-body buffet with four doors and six drawers.
On the upper part of the buffet, who hide two secrets drawers, an alternating band of three masks, represents a mythological scene: Zeus changed into a swan seduces Leda on the banks of the Eurotas. The sides of the buffet are decorated with foliage and vines. The doors cornices...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, French Renaissance Walnut Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
An astounding French Renaissance walnut cabinet with superb detailed carvings. This piece is not only striking but its large. The top has a v...
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1840s French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Spanish Buffet with Two Doors, Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish Renaissance buffet was sculpted from dense, old-growth oak with glorious full relief depictions. Set upon a brilliantly...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Buffet Representing The 4 Seasons Circa 1580 - France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Renaissance period walnut buffet from the end of the 16th century representing the four seasons opening with four doors and two drawers on the front,
The doors offer...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This long Buffet sideboard is richly carved the front and sides. It has 2 drawers. It comes from the border France and Spain.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak, Pine
French 19th Century Cabinet Confiturier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This buffet confiturier is in the style of Henri II, rich in carvings. Buffet confiturier means a cabinet with 1 door that was in the 19th century generally used in the kitchen.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak
19th Century Renaissance Style Belgian Buffet À Deux Corps or Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century buffet à deux corps from Belgian. Made of solid oak in two parts, the top has arched glass paned doors and opens to four removable shelves and the bottom opens to two ...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a classic representation of the genre, with captivating and realistic hand-carved details and sc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak
Large French Richly Carved Buffet Sideboard Chest - Renaissance - 17th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very important Renaissance chest transformed into a two-door sideboard in the 19th century. Composed of numerous carved wooden details. This sideboard is richly decorated and testifi...
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17th Century European Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak
17th Century French Renaissance Buffet with Light Parcel Paint Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Unlike their Italian counterparts who favored painted and inlaid motifs, French ebenistes during the Renaissance utilized elaborate carvings to embellish their furniture. A fantastic...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Francesco Molon Italian Style Buffet
Located in Asheville, NC
Fransesco Molon began furniture design manufacturing in 1966. This lovely fruitwood example is detailed with acanthus leaves, paterae, and rope carved moldings in fine detail. Three ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Gold, Brass
Italian Renaissance Sacristy Buffet / Credenza In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Italian Renaissance sacristy cabinet / buffet in walnut early 17th century probably from Venice
Superb and rare sacristy credenza composed of 10 drawers and two doors. T
he large dra...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Renaissance Marble Top Buffet
Located in Portland, OR
Magnificent Renaissance marble top buffet. Inspired by classic architectural details of the time. Featuring marble inset top, two drawers with cast ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
GENUINE Renaissance Walnut Cabinet Buffet, Italian, Early 17TH Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tall walnut cabinet buffet, having a plank top with dentil moulding above a single drawer. The recessed paneled doors with iron pulls, flanked by Doric columns sitting on multi-moi...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Wedding trunk / chest with coat of arms - Renaissance - 1600
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Renaissance wedding chest in chestnut from the late 16th or early 17th century.
On the front of the chest are carved the coat of arms of the spouses' families: the one on the left represents a cross patté, the one on the right three towers of a castle. The base is cut into crosspieces with small sculpted patterns, the fittings are original with a hasp lock...
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Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Walnut Buffet will make an unforgettable statement in your family room or entertainment room! Crafted from select walnut in its entirety, its impre...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet. Item features stunning carvings throughout with maidens and armed so...
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1920s Vintage Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Green Painted Sideboard Buffet with Carved Lion Heads, Sweden circa 1860
Located in Round Top, TX
Green painted pine sideboard or buffet with carved lion head accents on doors.
Newer, professionally applied seafoam green paint brings fresh life to this cabinet from the late 1800...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood, Paint
20th C. Renaissance Style, Carved Walnut, Vintage / Antique Double Buffet!!
Located in Austin, TX
20th Century Renaissance Style, Carved Walnut, Vintage / Antique Double Buffet!!
Gorgeous Double Buffet, Renaissance Style, Carved. Wood, Walnut,...
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20th Century European Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Two-Tier Buffet in Walnut
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Two-Tier Buffet in Walnut will make an unforgettable statement in your family room, dining room or entertainment room! The carved detail from top t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Important Renaissance Buffet in Carved Walnut
Located in BARSAC, FR
Renaissance-style sideboard in solid walnut opening 3 large doors with richly carved decoration, central projection, thick gray marble top (turquin blue), 6 detached columns on the f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance buffet cabinet France 19th century antique
Located in Berlin, DE
We are offering a beautiful Renaissance buffet cabinet from France for sale.
Unfortunately, the lower doors can no longer be locked.
Condition: Good used condition with age-related ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood
Antique European Renaissance Oak Wood Buffet Console Cabinet Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique European Renaissance Oak Wood Buffet Console Cabinet. Item features beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details,1 swing door, no key, but unlocked, 1 drawer, very nice vintag...
Category
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak
French 16th Century Henri II Period Walnut Buffet with Folded Cloth Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Henri II period Renaissance walnut buffet from the 16th century with carved folded cloth décor, two drawers over two doors and carved acanthus leaf motifs. This French Henri...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French Henry II Castle Dresser Sideboard credenza Buffet - Renaissance - 19th
By Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful castle sideboard, dresser, cabinet, sideboard-credenza in richly carved oak with two-bodies with openings with 2 doors in the upper part and 4 doors in the lower part.
The piece of furniture has 3 drawers carved into belts. The 3 drawers are almost invisible on the central belt, they are secret drawers.
Richly carved with lions, scrolls of foliage, plants, cornucopia and fruit. The 2 lion heads at the upper ends of the furniture are fascinating, and almost seem to be moving because they are so well executed.
The sculptures are delicate and fine, yet deep.
Beautiful storage space with doors and drawers and display space in the credenza.
Henry II style, Renaissance, Renaissance Revival.
French Renaissance furniture...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood
French 17th Century Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
What a wonderful piece, full of character with the ornaments at the base and the putties carved in the wood.
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Small Two-Body Buffet in Solid Walnut, Renaissance Style – Mid-19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This small, narrow-body sideboard opens, at the bottom, with two doors framed with mitered recesses.
Each independent panel is carved in relief with antique decorations depicting Zeu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood
Early 1900’s Oak Renaissance Style Sideboard, Buffet
Located in Oakwood, GA
Early 1900's Renaissance Style Sideboard, Buffet, Oak, 76.5"W
Beautiful buffet or sideboard
Early 20th Century
Solid Oak
Ample storage
Elm Burl panel doors on front open to cabinet ...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak
Renaissance Period French Hand Carved Chest / Trunk - 17th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful trunk from the Renaissance period, very nicely carved with palm leaves and acanthus leaves in an architectural setting. Four Ionic co...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Oak Hunt Buffet with Game Bird and Fish Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
From the 1700s, this unusual French hunt buffet has expertly carved paneled doors portraying a game bird and a fish. The game bird is hanging from its feet with knotted ribbons, whil...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Oak
An Italian Walnut Oratory 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant oratory or small sideboard in walnut from the beginning of the 17th century from italy
Very beautiful piece of furniture from the Italian Renaissance composed of a door with...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Italian Two-Door Buffet, 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Italian buffet in walnut and fruitwood from the 17th century opening with two doors and which has a drawer
Very beautiful small model with a superb top with a nice patina and a be...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Henri II Renaissance Period 1560’s Sculpted Double-Buffet
Located in Ross, CA
Important Henri II Renaissance period carved walnut double-buffet in the "Ode to the Americas" fashion (made in Lyon, France). Topped by crown molding, the two doors are carved with ...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance buffets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance buffets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 18th Century and Earlier, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage buffets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance buffets made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 buffets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,200 and tops out at $9,600 while the average work can sell for $5,900.