Renaissance Sideboards
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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Late 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Sideboards
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sideboards
Oak, Paint
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Marble
20th Century Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
1880s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
1880s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Oak
1870s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Wood, Paint
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Oak
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Cedar
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
2010s Italian Renaissance Sideboards
Glass
Early 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards
Mahogany
2010s Italian Renaissance Sideboards
Glass
Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Metal
1830s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Brass
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
1860s French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Enamel, Bronze
1970s Dutch Vintage Renaissance Sideboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Oak
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
1890s Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
Early 20th Century Renaissance Sideboards
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Oak, Paint
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century Argentine Antique Renaissance Sideboards
Wood