Medieval Furniture
MEDIEVAL STYLE
The Middle Ages in Europe followed the end of the Roman Empire, and in this time of change, which preceded the Renaissance, furniture was simple and utilitarian, with most homes having only the necessities like chests and benches. Much of medieval furniture, which was often made in oak or walnut, was built for the elite, particularly the emerging merchant class who owned multiple homes.
Life for many in the medieval era was unstable, and furniture was designed to be functional and portable. Peasants worked the fields for affluent landowners and didn’t have access to literature in the way that nobles and people of the church did (women less so than men). The furniture in their modest dwellings was typically limited to cookware and a handful of stools. Foldable chairs, while uncommon in homes of the early Middle Ages and emblematic of wealth, like all other furnishings of the time, allowed for easy transportation of a household. Trestle tables with detachable legs and collapsible beds were designed to be simply moved from place to place.
Medieval blanket chests were among the most important furniture objects and could further serve as tables or even beds. Some ancient traditions were carried forward to build this sturdy furniture, such as turnery. Although the furniture was minimally designed, embellishments like carvings added elegance to the heavy wood pieces. These details sometimes reflected trends in religious art like rose windows.
By the later Middle Ages, storage pieces like chests of drawers were often adorned with high relief carvings, such as geometric and floral motifs. By the 14th and 15th centuries, design had developed to include more involved pieces like cupboards and desks, while benches frequently doubled as chests with hinged seats. Beds also changed in this era from basic boards to four-post designs with large drapes to keep the sleeper warm. These beds and other medieval bedroom furniture were significant status symbols, passed down through families and used as places to conduct business and receive visitors.
Surviving examples of medieval furniture are very rare, yet its distinctive aesthetics influenced later styles like William and Mary and Arts and Crafts.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Medieval
Tortilla Brown Pure Wool Hand Knotted Semi Antique Persian Shiraz Worn Down Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Century Continental Brass Skeleton Clock on Wood Base with Glass Dome
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th Century Continental Brass Skeleton Clock on Wood Base with Glass Dome. Silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals. Measurements: Clock -...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare 16th Century Architectural Stone Capital from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This rare fragment was salvaged from an entryway on a building in Fontvieille, near the city ancient Arles, France. There is a worn and carved center cartouche depicting a very small...
Category
16th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone
Vintage Maitland Smith Ornate 5 Panel Wrought Iron Garden Gate
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Maitland Smith Ornate 5 Panel wrought iron garden gate
Ornate vintage garden gate by Maitland Smith. Beautiful addition to a garden or ...
Category
1980s Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Burnt Umber Brown Bohemian Old Persian Baluch Worn Wool Hand Knotted Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large Patinated Gothic Style Hexagonal Lantern, Rewired, Second Available
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Patinated Gothic Style Hexagonal Lantern, Rewired, Second Available
Sold Individually
USA, circa 1920s
Standing 42-Inches tall, executed in patinated metal, with Holy C...
Category
20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gothic Style Wrought Iron Candle holder/Torchere
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a tall wrought iron candle holder/torchere that ends in a tripod base. Each leg of this base is adorned with large scrolls that...
Category
20th Century Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Solid Cast Brass Medieval Armored Knight on Horse Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and well detailed solid cast brass medieval armored knight on horse sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and...
Category
20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gothic Pendant from the Magic Kingdom Collection
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
This authentic Wrought Iron Gothic Lantern was originally made for a theme park in Anaheim Ca. The intricate forged iron lantern is composed of over 50 individual handmade parts. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair Original Verdigris Bronze Exterior Gothic Sconces NYC
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Gothic bronze wall sconces with original verdigris green color. Cleaned and restored. Minor losses. Cracked glass panel will be replaced upon purchase. One missing...
Category
Early 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1970s Modern Gothic Metal 4 Light Chandelier
Located in Pasadena, CA
Iron 4 light 4 arm chandelier with wax candle shades with electrically lit lighting. The hook shaped arms extend generously outward and offer a glow thro...
Category
Late 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century French Forged Wrought Iron 5 Light Candelabra Floor Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Gothic Style French forged wrought iron 5 light candelabra floor lamp.
US Rewiring and each takes a regular or LED Light bulb.
Has a cord switch attached to the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Brass Sconces with Cast Leaf Patterned Arms
Located in Canton, MA
Heavy square foliate backplate. Upwardly curved square arm, decorated with grape leaves and tendrils. Beautiful Casting, early electric sconces, possibly made by EF Caldwell, from a building with marked EF Caldwell Lighting...
Category
Early 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century, Gothic Brass Skeleton Clock on Marble Base with Glass Dome
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th century Gothic brass skeleton clock on marble base with glass dome. Three steeple pediment. Silvered metal face with Roman numerals. Op...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brown Sheared Low Worn Wool Hand Knotted Bohemian Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Wrought Iron Hobnail Studded Safe by Magaud De Charf
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your valuables and important documents in this large antique hobnail safe. Manufactured by Magaud de Charf in Marseilles, France circa 1870, the wrought iron safe...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique 17th-18th Century Wood Italian Seated Saint Figure Fragment with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique 17th-18th century Italian carved wood seated saint figure fragment with beard. Possibly earlier. Remains of paint or pigments.
Arms and one leg missing, old damage to nose and other areas. Mounted on vintage base...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Restored Antique Ornate Bronze Gothic 3 Arm Chandelier Qty Available
Located in New York, NY
20th Century cleaned and restored three arm cast bronze chandelier. Done in a Gothic styling. Cleaned and restored. Brass finial details. Chain and canopy are brass also. Small quant...
Category
20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Ancient Byzantine Bronze Double-Sided Engraved Reliquary Cross, 9th-12th Century
Located in New York, NY
Fine engraved double-sided Byzantine bronze reliquary cross, 9th-12th Century AD
Excellent original patina
Composed of two parts hinged at the top an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century, Continental Brass Skeleton Clock on Marble Base with Dome
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th century Continental brass skeleton clock on marble base with glass dome. Silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals. Measurements: clock...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique English Gothic Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Gothic Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Honey Brown Bohemian Vintage Persian Serab Hand Knotted Pure Wool Worn Down Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Ivory Vintage Persian Kerman Washed Out Hand Knotted Soft Wool Evenly Worn Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th C Etched Gothic Motif White Glass Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Single pendant light featuring an etched arched Gothic design on the white shade. Original brass fitter and iron hardware. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranto...
Category
Early 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Beautiful French Late 19th Century Gothic/Church Bronze / Brass Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful late 19th century church light, the patina is so much nicer in person, originally it was for candle, but was converted to electricity, can be ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Massive Brass 'Trumpet' Gothic Style Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of massive brass 'Trumpet' Gothic Style lamps
England, 1900s
Each one of substantial size and grace, standing 35-inches tot he socket, 32.5-Inches high to the the top of the c...
Category
20th Century English Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Statue Figure Saint Lady Sculpture Book Bible Carved Oak 23.5" T
Located in Tyler, TX
RARE Carved Oak Statue Figure~~Medieval Saint or Lady Holding Bible~~c. late 19th to early 20th century
MASTERFULLY CARVED from one piece of oak depict...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Beige Hand Knotted Vintage Persian Hamadan Clean Worn Down Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pink Overdyed Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Garden Design Pure Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
French 19th Century Brass Altar Candlestick Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An antique brass altar candlestick from 19th century France, that has been converted into an electrified lamp. This gorgeous fixture i...
Category
19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brick Red Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk Hand Knotted Wool Even Wear Clean Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Taupe Antique Persian Camel Hair Serab Pure Wool Hand Knotted Clean Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1910s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Almond Brown Antique Persian Bakshaish Clean Hand Knotted Pure Wool Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Cordovan Red Vintage Persian Moud Geometric Design Pure Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century French Gothic Forged Iron Four-Light Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fixture was crafted in southern France, circa 1920. The Gothic candelabra lamp stands on a twisted, forged stem with three curve...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Forged Iron Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of forged iron candlesticks candle holders with a handle in the form of a sea creature and a movable clamp to keep your candle in place ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Two Arm Shield Back Sconce
Located in Canton, MA
Two arm sconce, cast bronze. Shield form.
Material: Broze
Style: Gothic, Traditional
Place of Origin: United States
Period made: Early 20th Century
Dimensions: 8 × 4 × 10 in
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ivory Vintage Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Knotted Full Pile XL Clean Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Ivory Overdyed Vintage Persian Tabriz Barjasta Design Pure Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Afghan Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Crimson Red Antique Persian Serapi Heriz Clean Even Wear Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1910s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Petite Antique French Carved Oak Gothic Vestment Cabinet Display Bookcase 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak gothic vestment cabinet display bookcase 19th c
~Direct from France~
~SUPER PETITE antique French oak vestment/sacristy ca...
Category
19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal
Yale Blue Vintage Persian Kerman Pure Wool Hand Knotted Even Wear Oversized Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Denim Antique Persian Tabriz Clean Rare Mustaffi Design Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Red XL Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk Even Wear Hand Knotted Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Blue Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk Wool Hand Knotted Good Condition Clean Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Handsome Large Outdoor Iron Lantern with Seeded Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large handsome iron outdoor lantern having medieval gothic style, seeded glass panels and 4 chunky resin candle style lights inside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mid Century Knights & Horses Procession Mural Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of a procession of knights on horseback by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Colorful painting with metallic silver background on flat canv...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Collection of Silver Plated Liqueur Cups in Decorated in Wild Boar Deer Head
Located in Washington, DC
A collection of silver plated liqueur cups decorated in wild boar, and deer head forms-by "Valentin" Spanish designer.
Sold individually.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Medieval Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Blush Red Antique Persian Serapi Heriz Even Wear Hand Knotted Wool Oversized Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Gothic Style Huge Triptych Shadow Box/Display Of Orthodox Church Silver Icons
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Gothic style huge triptych shadow box/display of an Orthodox Church silver icons. The triptych is a large ogee shaped arc closed display made of heavy wood and glass. When you open the doors, it features some icons painted on wood and covered by an embossed and chased silver oklads with some gilt areas. They are framed by some red velvet. In the center, there are two icons who represent St.Paul and St.Peter; above them is the Almighty God...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Silver
Gothic Painted Console Table, Sage
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Gothic painted console table with an antique clary sage finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cinnamon Red Antique Caucasian Soumak Pure Wool Flat Weave Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Beige Antique Persian Tabriz Scroll and Rosettes Design Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Midnight Blue Antique Afghan Beshir Geometric Design Hand Knotted Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1910s Afghan Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Cream Color Antique Turkish Oushak Clean Hand Knotted Pure Wool Oversized Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Midnight Blue Antique Persian Serapi Heriz Clean Hand Knotted Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chili Red Antique Persian Heriz Soft and Full Pile Pure Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to makeExact Rug Size in Feet and Inches : 8'10" x 11'8"Main Rug Color : RedRug Border Color : Umber BrownOther Colors of the Rug : Pearl White, Bone, Deep Coffee, Denim Blue, Little Boy Blue...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Barn Red Antique Persian Kashan Debir Hand Knotted Pure Wool Clean Oversized Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to makeExact Rug Size in Feet and Inches : 11'2" x 16'8"Main Rug Color : RedRug Border Color : Visa BlueOther Colors of the Rug : Flint, Gray Goose...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Medieval furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Medieval furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Medieval furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and West Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Arval Argenti Valenza, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., and Aeterna Furniture. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $1,886.
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