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Renaissance Sideboards

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
Vintage Baker Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Baker Serpentine Sideboard brought to you by Niagara Furniture. A classic serpentine shape this Sideboard features six total drawers and two cabinet doors below to give it ...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards

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Mahogany

Vintage Theodore Alexander Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a massive Vintage Theodore Alexander Sideboard in excellent original, as found, condition. Simple yet sophisticated this oversize Vintage Theodore Alexander S...
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Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Sideboards

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Mahogany

White Painted Large Italian Buffet Sideboard, circa 1960
Located in Round Top, TX
Impressive Italian painted oak sideboard with attractive concave curved end doors and decorative carved feet. The newer professionally applied marbled and muted antique white painted...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak, Paint

Antique Hunt Sideboard, Carved, Walnut
Located in Oakwood, GA
Hunt Sideboard, Circa 1850’s, Solid Walnut, Carved Crest, Back Splash has carved edges, Spindle accent on either side, Wild Boar head carving under top shelf, Two drawers over triple...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Majestic Italian sideboard from the 1500s, Renaissance style, in walnut wood wit
Located in Barletta, IT
Magnificent Italian sideboard from the 1500s, Renaissance style, in walnut wood. It features an upper body with 2 closed doors, a central body with 2 drawers, and a lower body also c...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Large Sideboard
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive antique 19th century Italian Renaissance style large sideboard. Made entirely of carved walnut wood. The carving work is spectacular made by a great master of wood. We ask...
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1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Henkel Harris Vintage Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Henkel Harris Sideboard in excellent original, as found, condition. Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Henkel Harris Sideboard has everything g...
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Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Sideboards

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Mahogany

Vintage Henkel Harris New Market Chest
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Henkel Harris New Market Chest brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This chest is impressive in both it’s design and scale. Made of beautifully grained solid mahogany, the ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Sideboards

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Mahogany

Vintage John Stuart Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Vintage John Stuart Sideboard with serpentine front brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This sideboard is in great original condition and the top has recently been restore...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards

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Mahogany

Antique Walnut Inlaid Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture, an Antique Walnut Inlaid Sideboard in overall great original condition. Both large and incredibly detailed this beautiful Antiqu...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Antique French Renaissance Figural Carved Walnut Marble Top Server Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural French Renaissance hunt board server offers walnut construction with foliate carved pediment having central cartouche and flanking lion heads over backsplash with ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Marble

Magnificent Italian 20th Century Walnut Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Large and impressive Cabinet with Elemental form and Subtle Color. Large and very well made Renaissance style sideboard with two drawers over two cabinet doors. The doors with Star...
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20th Century Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Historic Sideboard, France, circa 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique sideboard from the late 19th century. Furniture preserved in very good condition. Dimensions: height 236 cm / width 150 cm / depth 58 cm.
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1880s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Carved Sideboard, France, Around 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved sideboard, France, around 1880. Dimensions: height: 242 cm, width: 132 cm, depth: 54 cm.
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1880s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Griffins, Figural, 1880s, Refinished
Located in Stamford, CT
R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Lions, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, Monumental in size as it stand almost seven feet high and seven feet wide. Lions measure 14.5 inches in heig...
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Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak

Unique Sideboard, France, circa 1870
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique sideboard, France, circa 1870. Wood: walnut Year: around 1870 Dimensions : Height 264 cm, width 136 cm, depth. 52 cm.
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1870s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

19th Century Renaissance Style French Sideboard
Located in San Antonio, TX
A spectacular 19th-century Renaissance Style French Enfilade. The sculpting work, “Parquet de Versailles” style top, elegant twisted side columns, and sheer majestic proportions of t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak

Early 1900s Antique French Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Sideboard
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Sideboard, French Renaissance Style, Carved Walnut, early 1900s, 20th century!! French Renaissance style walnut sideboard/...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Renaissance Baroque Sideboard / Chest of Drawers / Cabinet in Oak, 1750
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Sideboard chest of drawers restored Renaissance Baroque around 1750 oak cabinet Features: Almost entirely solid oak Only base and rear wall solid softwood Two-door model with o...
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18th Century Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Wood

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 Sideboards

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Wood, Paint

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 Sideboards

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Oak

Cassone Venetian 16thc Renaissance Cedar Original Stand Neptune Armorial Unicorn
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum-quality, late-16th century, cedar, Venetian, cassone on its original stand ; the sea creature ornament probably drawn from De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre III, engraving 1550-1568 • This is the only, known, cassone of this type retaining its original stand. • The collection in Italy that it originally came from was a palazzo that it had reputedly been in for generations of the same family and this most likely why the stand has survived. • The decoration is very unusual, and delightful in the array of sea creatures depicted. The connection of the region with the sea is very strong. • The inner lid is very practical and can be used for display or serving. The interior offers masses of storage space which is particularly suitable for textiles being cedar which repels moths. • The cassone is a beautiful, rich colour and has developed a lustrous patina. • The cassone is Illustrated & discussed in discussed in ‘Woods in British Furniture Making’, (Bowett) c13 Provenance: Private collection, Mayorca. Private collection, Italy Related to: Cassone in V&A collection, no 4886-1858 Width 177 cm., 70 in., Height 87 cm., 34 ½ in. Depth 68 cm. 26 ½ in. With lid open 155 cm., 61 in “Late 16th and 17th century, London inventories confirm that cypress wood chests were relatively common in prosperous households. In 1598 there was a cypress chest in the hall of John Mason, a vintner, valued at 50 shillings. It was the most expensive piece of furniture in the house. Similarly there was a ‘fair cypress chest’ in the great chamber of Adrian Moore, haberdasher, in 1618, and a cypress chest worth £ 9 in the hall of Thomas Willis, a clotherworker in 1630. The chests were sometimes described as ‘great’ or ‘small’ but not otherwise described – presumably they were familiar to the compilers of the inventories. They were placed in halls, chambers and parlours, places where they would have been on prominent view. It is noteworthy that only the chests were imported and not, apparently, the wood. “ (p282, Cypress, Woods in British Furniture making) The decoration is very unusual, and delightful in the array of sea creatures depicted. The connection of the region with the sea is very strong. I have never seen one of these chests on its original stand. The collection in Italy that it came from was a palazzo that it had reputedly been in for generations of the same family and this most likely why the stand has survived. In practical terms, the stand makes the chest a comfortable height to use. The exterior of the chest is a beautiful, mellow colour and has developed a lustrous patina. The top comprises three planks faced with a shallow, cleated, moulded edge nailed on. The front retains its original hasp and lockplate and, as is commonly found, the lock has been removed but, unusually the original ring hinges have survived. The top opens to reveal an inner lid with ring hinges and a brass ring, revealing a large open storage compartment below, the bottom lined with an old fabric. The underside of the lid retains its original penwork and pierced decoration. The central panel depicts sea creatures, sharks, flatfish, monster fish, sea horses, Neptune and mermaids, probably drawn from De la Cosmographie Universelle, livre III, engraving 1550-1568. The panels either side depicting a crown, the sun and unicorns amongst stylised floral sprays. The surrounding naive penwork border features repeats of three naked ladies in the sea, a man wearing an animal mask with two dogs in a forest and a huntsman with two dogs. The floor of the inside of the cassone is upholstered in an 18th century red and yellow striped woven textile the colours of the Catalan flag. The front is decorated with pierced, silhouettes of beasts, trees and figures. The sides are plain with iron carrying handles. On its original stand, with similar decoration, and bearing a cartouche which would have been decorated with the arms of its original owner. Italian, last quarter of the 16th century. Condition Report : Old repair to bottom left moulding of top. Some hairline cracks to top. The hasp, lockplate and ring hinges are original, the lock has been removed. Handles probably 18th century. The inner lid was probably added in the 18th century and supporting mechanism in the 19th century. Exceptional original, lustrous colour and patina. Measures: Width 177 cm. 70 in., height 87 cm. 34 ½ in., depth 68 cm. 26 ½ in. The cassone was the principal piece of furniture in 16th century, Italy. These chests were made as bridal gifts for nobles and aristocrats from cedar specifically for storing their much prized and valued hangings, clothing and linens, as the wood repels moths and the sweet fragrance delicately scents fabrics. Consquently the cassone, as in this example might be decorated with the family coat of arms or with depictions of virtue and edifying episodes from the Bible. A young woman could not be allowed to enter marriage without some instruction. Later, many cassoni were taken apart so that the decorated front panel could be hung as a painting. The stand of this cassone has a cartouche that would have contained a painted coat of arms in the centre which shows that it was conceived for a noble family. Such cypress or cedar chests, incised in bas relief and pyrographically engraved, have long been associated with Venice and typically have a naïve decoration on the exterior. Literature: The 'cypress chests' containing 'arras, counterpoints, costely apparel, tents, and canopies, fine linen, Turkey cushions...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Cedar

Spanish Renaissance Style Dark Walnut Carved Buffet /Credenza
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional carving and quality make this piece a real prize. The wood and Construction are super. The finish is original in a rich dark walnut with a Medium luster. It has two doors that open to storage with one shelf. Two Drawers for flatware are under the buffet top...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Dolomia Sideboard
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by Leo De Carlo for the Boulder collection, this contemporary sideboard is characterized by a finishing that resembles "caigo", that is the Venetian word for mist. Four-drawer sideboard with push and pull opening, MDF veneered plywood structure. Wood structure finished in antique brass varnish, 6 mm thick extra-clear acid-etched glass with polished edge finish and diamond grinding wheel...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Sideboards

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Glass

Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard. Item features solid brass art nouveau drawer and door hardware, bo...
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards

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Mahogany

Hope Sideaboard
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning testament to the versatility of modern aesthetics combined with classical forms, this four-door sideboard will be a captivating statement piece in any interior. Designed b...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Sideboards

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Glass

French Renaissance Carved Oak Sideboard, 18th Century
Located in Paris, IDF
This piece is a brown oak French Renaissance sideboard that dates from the 1700s. It’s made from solid oak and the ornate designs have bee...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Metal

19th Century French Carved Oak Server Sideboard
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century French carved oak renaissance style server / sideboard with front doors / front drawers and exterior hand carved design details. The sideboard / server is in great c...
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1830s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Brass

French 17th Century and Later Cabinet on Stand
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An ornately-carved walnut 17th century and later French cabinet on stand, the top with a pair of carved doors and paneled carved sides with co...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Wooden & Enameled Display Sideboard Attributed to H.A Fourdinois, France, c1867
Located in PARIS, FR
Important two-tiered sideboard attributed to H.A. Fourdinois made in natural and carved wood : the lower part made up of four panels, two concave ones and two doors, richly ornated with a polychrome enameled floral decoration and gilt bronze plaques. A large dual drawer is surmounted by the upper part of the sideboard, opening with two glazed doors, framed by detached columns. The entire unit is topped with a pediment onto which a female bust is carved in relief within a medallion on a gilt background. With a matching set of twelve chairs. The Forney library in Paris preserves order registers of the Fourdinois as well as sketches books and pictures representing pieces of furniture made by the Fourdinois workshops. In this documentation, some elements enable us to link this sideboard with Henri-Auguste Fourdinois’ productions, such as the large scrolls linking the upper part to the lower part of the sideboard, as well as the detached columns carved at their lower third. (picture n°1 attached) Notebook containing ink-sketches coming from the Fourdinois workshop shows a project for a pelmet, beautified with a centering trophy composed of a torch and a quiver within in a foliage wreath, this motif obviously reused by the Fourdinois on the central decoration of the panels of our sideboard. (picture n°2 attached) The firm of Fourdinois, considered during the Second Empire as the greatest furniture manufacturer in Paris, was founded in 1835 by Alexandre-Georges Fourdinois (1799-1871). It was developped in the context of the Expositions Universelles. At the time, the firm already produces furniture of the Neo-Renaissance style, such as a dresser that won the Great Medal at the London Universal Exhibition of 1851. The son, Henri-Auguste Fourdinois (1830-1907), joined the firm in 1860 and will become head of the firm in 1867. The high quality of his designs was remarked at the Universal Exhibition in 1862, when the jury awarded him two medals « for Excellence of Composition and Execution ». Henri-Auguste, now sole in charge, brought the firm to the summit of its achievements at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris by winning the Grand Prize for his stand. Apart from the commissions he executed for the « Mobilier de la Couronne », he also produced high quality furniture for the Parisian bourgeoisie. The firm is at its zenith during the years 1862-1880. At this time, it is considered as an example to follow for other cabinet-makers, whether they are French, British or American. Through the quality of execution and the extreme care taken in the decoration of furniture, H.-A. Fourdinois was particularly appreciated by Napoleon III and Eugenie...
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1860s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Enamel, Bronze

17th Century Dutch Antique Cabinet, Highboard, The Netherlands, Renaissance
Located in Antwerp, BE
17th century; Dutch; Antique cabinet; Highboard; The Netherlands; Renaissance; Antique cabinet that is made in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Its typical shape makes it a g...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Renaissance Sideboards

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Wood

Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Hand Carved Walnut Credenza Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This heavily carved credenza was created in Italy circa 1870. Built of solid walnut, the buffet stands on elegant cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaves at the shoulders, and ending with paw feet. The cabinet features three doors across the front opening to inside shelving for ultimate storage, over a scalloped apron. The buffet is richly carved throughout with high relief female figures in the corners, carved females on each door, scroll motifs and floral vase arrangements on both side panels. The Renaissance style sideboard...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

19th century French Carved Oak Hunt Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~ ~Stunning antique French server/sideboard with opulent hand carved details that are seldom found on a server~ ~Large size and three open shelves make this piece excellent for a dining room, den, kitchen, and yes, some clients use them for home office organization...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak

Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Cupboard with Torchieres, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Renaissance carved walnut cupboard with double door upper having geometric elements with central panier de fleur torchiere reserves, surmounting lower with double draw...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Carved Sideboard, Set of 2
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive antique 19th century Italian Renaissance sideboard set of two. Made entirely of carved walnut wood. The carving work is specta...
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1890s Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Italian Renaissance Tuscan Walnut Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance Tuscan (late 17th Century) walnut cabinet having 2 doors with a diamond design.
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

English Renaissance Oak Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) oak carved sideboard cabinet with 4 Wainscot paneled doors and fluted top molding.
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19th Century English Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak

Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Spanish Renaissance-style (17th Century) large walnut sideboard cabinet with armorial carved sides and 2 doors and drawers.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Tuscan Big Massive Credenza Florentine Renaissance All Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscan 1940s big massive credenza classic style, Tuscan craftsmanship Renaissance all massive walnut wax-polished Measures cm: H 138, L 260, P 62.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

Pair of English Renaissance Stained Oak Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19/20th Century) dark stained oak carved 2 door sideboard cabinets with Wainscot panels and drawer (PRICED AS Pai...
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak

18th Century Important Tuscany Renaissance Sideboard Credenza, in Solid Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FR45 Antique Tuscany heavy and massive sideboard in solid walnut. In two parts: the top with two doors and two internal shelves with spiral wal...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

19th Century French Renaissance Walnut Bookcase Sideboard Buffet Hutch Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable 19th century French Renaissance Revival carved walnut marble top two-piece sideboard. Item features an ornately carved upper gallery, two upper glass front cabinet doors, ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Glass, Walnut

Gray Painted Italian Sideboard Buffet, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This large Italian oak sideboard has beautifully carved details. At 6' long, this will serve as an impressive buffet or console. Please enlarge photos to appreciate the newer profess...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Oak, Paint

Exposition Monumental Masterpiece Breakfront Signed Besarel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This monumental wonder is by far one of the finest pieces of exposition furniture on the market in our 50 years of collecting monumental museum furniture this is the best example of ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

1890s Italian Renaissance Heavily Carved Tiger Oak Sideboard with Four Columns
Located in New York, NY
1890s Renaissance style hand carved tiger oak sideboard with four columns. Three cubbies. Centre one needs key. This can be seen at our 400 Gilliga...
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19th Century Argentine Antique Renaissance Sideboards

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Wood

Renaissance sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance sideboards 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 sideboards created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance sideboards made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sideboards, popular names associated with this style include Arte Veneziana, and Valentino Besarel. 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 sideboards differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,738 and tops out at $181,319 while the average work can sell for $5,343.

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