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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Style: Medieval
Antique Italian & Sculpture Stone Pedestals from Roman Church Altar - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Marble & Sculpted Stone Pedestals from Roman Church Altar - Pair
These exquisite deep red marble columns were imported from Italy and salvaged from an old Catholic ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Pair of Excellent Quality Gothic Carved Oak Carver Chairs A good pair of chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Excellent Quality Gothic Carved Oak Carver Chairs
A good pair of chairs very stout and sturdy, in the Gothic style with carved mask decoration and wide stats to the back, t...
Category
19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th century Jacobean Carved Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 19th century Jacobean style carved oak fireplace. Dating to circa 1850, this English fireplace is elaborately carved and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Neo Gothic Style Bronze Box, circa 1900
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Neo gothic style bronze box circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 16th and 19th Century Gothic Freestanding Oak Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Unique and rare cabinet with an open base, finished all around, so it could be freestanding in the room, the front panels intricately carved with gothic tracery work, the side and ba...
Category
16th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Blacksmith Made Gothic Wrought Iron Floor Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Blacksmith Made Gothic wrought iron floor lamp
This is a very unusual Gothic Wrought Iron Floor Lamp the stand is blacksmith made, it stands on 3 feet and takes a wax candle which sits in the centre sconce...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
A Pair of 17th Century Oak Wall Brackets These are good pieces of carved oak
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of 17th Century Oak Wall Brackets
These are good pieces of carved oak, original they were a pair however one of them has been trimmed down but you cans see they they are the ...
Category
17th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Wonderful Vintage French screen printed by hand Tapestry « Maximilian's Hunt »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French hand-printed tapestry featuring the exquisite design of « The month of July or The sign of the lion or The report, from the tapestry ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Linen
$2,661 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Antique Cornelius Gilt Bronze And Crystal Three Arm Candelabra
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite, period pair of antique Cornelius and Company gilt bronze three arm candlesticks, Philadelphia, circa 1840, having been electrified ...
Category
1840s American Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Circle of Pietro Cavallini - St. Bartholomew - 14th century Fresco
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Circle of Pietro Cavallini (Rome, 1250–1330)
St. Bartholomew
Fresco transferred onto canvas
Umbria, 14th century
66.5 x 40 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Raymond Van Marle (The Hagu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Plaster
Italian antique carved wood and yellow fabric floor lamps or torch holders, 1500
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique carved wood and yellow fabric floor lamps or torch holders, 1500.
Pair of floor lamps or torch holders with dark patina wooden structure, finely carved, and yellow fa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Arts and Crafts Gothic X Frame Carved Oak Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Gothic X Frame Carved Oak chair
The chair has a very detailed carved and gilded frame with Lions faces on each side of the back. The chair is set on an X Frame wh...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
17th Century Antique French Oak Trunk from the Gothic Period
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
A French 17th century large carved oak trunk. This trunk features a long rectangular shape body whereby the front panel has carved into it a Gothic style ornamentation in the form of...
Category
17th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Gothic Victorian Carved Oak Green Man Buffet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small Gothic Victorian carved oak green man buffet.
This is a very fine and superbly carved example of furniture carved in the Gothic style or Green Man oak...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
19th Century Eastern European Gothic Wrought Iron Chair
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Circa 1880 Eastern European Gothic Wrought Iron Chair. Red Velvet upholstery and nicely patina on iron work. Heavy but handsome! please message us for more details. See detailed pic...
Category
19th Century British Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Stone Fireplace Mantel in the Gothic Style
Located in London, GB
An English stone fireplace in the Gothic style. The frieze with moulding detail to ends surmounted by imposing shelf, early 20th century, possibly earlier.
Measures:
Shelf Width: 1...
Category
Early 20th Century English Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone
Large Stripped Pine Altar Niche from Northern France, 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Hand-carved in northern France during the 1900s, this large pine altar niche has a nook large enough to fit a 6 3/4 foot tall work of art. The wood ha...
Category
20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Small Carved Oak Chest or Shoe Box Coffer
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small carved oak chest or shoe box coffer
The chest has 2 carved panels to the front and and decorative nailed and scalloped corners, inside is clean and it has blacksmith made hinges
This small oak...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A beautifully crafted antique Victorian oak fireplace. This impressive fire surround dates from circa 1900. Its simple yet elegant design has stood the test of time, with its surface...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Pair of Vintage Iron Heraldic Wall Plaques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking pair of vintage heraldic wall plaques, each featuring a blackened shield adorned with a bold, red relief crest—one with a rampant lion and the other with a double-headed eag...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
$3,480 / set
Bronze mortar - Italy, 16th century
Located in London, GB
Mortars are an ancient culinary tool, described as indispensable to the preparation of food and medicines in texts like the Egyptian Ebers Papyrus, dating from 1550 BC, and the writi...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Carved Ornate Walnut Figural Server Buffet Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Carved Ornate Walnut Figural Server Buffet Cabinet
Stunning Antique Imported from France Hand Carved Ornate Walnut Chateau Marble...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Marble
A Superb Set of Arts and Crafts Gothic Fireside Tools
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Superb Set of Arts and Crafts Gothic Fireside Tools
This is a long handled set on its own pair of matching andirons, there is a shovel, tongs, and poker, the handles have a gothic...
Category
1880s Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th century Italian Gothic Style Oak Chairs
Located in Troy, NY
A pair of impressive, massive chairs after a 12th century model from the cathedral in Agnano, Italy.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century French Wrought Iron “Landiers” Andirons with Fleur de Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a fireplace with this elegant pair of antique wrought iron andirons with matching cross bar. Forged in France, circa 1820, and standing on three feet, the andirons called “L...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Oak Sculpture – 'The Grief of Mary' , circa 1500
Located in Basildon, GB
A Late 15th/Early 16th Century Oak Sculpture depicting ‘The Grief of Mary’, carved almost in the round with Mary wearing a head scarf, neckerchief and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Arts and Crafts Gothic Hall Lantern Ceiling Light
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Arts and Crafts Gothic Hall Lantern Ceiling Light
This is a very Large and Heavy Hall Lantern it is a Classic Designed and signed E...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Set of Double Castle Door Hinges A rare find
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early 19th Century Set of Double Castle Door Hinges
A rare find, this set of hinges are blacksmith made in solid iron, they are very heavy and beautifully decorative, there is also ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Chamberlain & Co 6-inch Encaustic Bird Tile on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid 19th century glazed encaustic floor tile by Chamberlain & Co (stamped) depicting a pair of entwined addorsed birds, likely pheasants.
This 6-inch tile includes a bespoke steel...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Steel
Early 18th Century Gothic Style Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 18th Century French Gothic style andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional. With spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
2'6"x9'7" Millennium Blue, Afghan Peshawar, Hand Knotted, Wool, Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Millennium Blue, Afghan Peshawar with Birds of Paradise, Hand Knotted, Vegetable Dyes, 100% Wool, Runner, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.2...
Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.2...
Category
2010s Afghan Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
$981 Sale Price
25% Off
2'8"x8'1" Red and Yellow Hand Knotted Mamluk Design Silk with Wool Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Salsa Red and Yellow, Hand Knotted, Colorful Mamluk Design, Sari Silk with Textured Wool, Runner, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool & Silk
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inches
Styl...
Category
2010s Indian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Silk
$1,525 Sale Price
25% Off
Victorian Gothic Carved Oak Green Man Coal or Log Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Gothic carved oak green man coal or log box
This is an unusual design, the Purdonium is carved in the Gothic Oak Style, with a geometric panel on the top and the handle on the fall front is carved with the face of the Green Man with a huge shell...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
2'7"x9'3" Ajax Red Vintage Northwest Persian Hand Knotted Wool Clean Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Ajax Red, Vintage Northwest Persian with Large Medallions Design, Shaved Down, Zero Pile, Distressed, Abrash, Sides and Ends Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted, Pure Wool, Runner, ...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Petite Polished Cast Iron Fire Basket
Located in London, GB
A decorative cast iron fire grate. The legs with beading, foliage, and fruit throughout, surmounted by flamed finals. Plain iron back behind. Modern.
Sizes:
Width at front 555 mm...
Category
Late 20th Century Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
10'x14' White Antiqued Persian with Ziegler Mahal Design Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Lace White, Antiqued Persian with Ziegler Mahal Design, Oxidized, Zero Pile, Distressed, Shaved Low, Pure Wool, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
hei...
Category
2010s Indian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Victorian Gothic Style Pine & York Stone Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual mid-19th century Victorian pine fire surround with natural York stone foot blocks and slips. Providing a complementary contrast of materials, this antique fireplace has a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone
Pair of Antique Carved Oak Column Pedestals
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of turned and carved oak column pedestals, salvaged from a church in Portsmouth.
Styled foliage and floral designs to the centre, these large scale, rich colour and appealin...
Category
20th Century Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
$3,903 / item
Saint Blaise, Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood, Castilian School, 14th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture "San Blas". Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. Castilian school, 14th century.
The figure stands, looking straight ahead with large, expressive ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Other
Vintage French Gothic Wrought Iron Five-Piece Fireplace Tool Set on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique fireplace tool set next to your mantel. Crafted circa 2000, the Gothic style "Serviteur" sits on four curved leg...
Category
Early 2000s American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Gothic Style Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Gothic style fire dogs made of cast iron. With spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep drinks or soup warm. This type of andirons are also called cupdogs. 20th century.
T...
Category
20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
$469 / set
6'1"x9'2" Dark Grey Hand Knotted Modern Design Undyed Natural Wool Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Modern and Contemporary, Hand Knotted, Hand Spun, Wool, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weaving cr...
Category
2010s Indian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
8'8"x12'1" White Persian Design with Floral Motifs Hand Knotted Wool & Silk Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Chiffon White, Persian Design with Repetitive Floral Motifs, Light Tone on Tone, Wool and Plant Based Silk, Thick and Plush, 200 KPSI, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: W...
Category
2010s Indian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Silk
$5,173 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 4 Medieval Style Terracotta Rampant Lion Tiles
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A stunning set of 4 identical medieval style terracotta tiles decorated with raised rampant lions and foliage within scalloped borders, dating to circa 1920. These antique tiles are ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
10'x13'4" Green 14th Century Mamluk Dynasty Pattern Hand Knotted Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Laurel Green, 14th Century Mamluk Dynasty Pattern with Large Medallion Design, Hand Knotted, High Mountain Wool, Natural Dyes, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
he...
Category
2010s Afghan Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Brass and Steel English Register Grate
Located in London, GB
An English steel register grate. The pierced fret of Gothic style, panelled frame with steel bars surmounted by finials.
N.B. May be subject to an extended lead time, please enquir...
Category
Late 20th Century English Medieval Furniture
Materials
Steel, Brass
German Vintage Wrought Iron Bottle Cradle Pourer, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
This beautiful bottle holder/bottle pourer in Medieval style was made in Germany circa the 1970s by the company Asbach. The wrought iron stand holds a bo...
Category
1970s German Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pretty Vintage wide French screen printed Tapestry by hand. «
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French screen printed tapestry by hand featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, “falcon hunting” or (Medieva...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Linen
XIII Century Italian Granite Fountain Mouth
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian antique fountain spout carved from a solid granite block from the 13th century with a zoomorphic appearance in the shape of a fish's head.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Granite
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
16th Century German Gothic Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century German Gothic fireback from the early days of casting firebacks. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upo...
Category
16th Century German Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
NYC Architectural Element circa Turn of the Century Plaster Face
Located in Newfoundland, PA
NYC Architectural Element Circa Turn of the Century. A stunning example of the beauty of NYC Architectural design. Depicted is a Plaster Face of a person ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Plaster
9'x11'8" Gray Moroccan Berber Influence Geometric Pattern Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Sonic Gray, Moroccan Berber Influence with Geometric Pattern, High Mountain Wool, Denser Weave, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inches...
Category
2010s Afghan Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century Weathered Terracotta Architectural Shield Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An early 19th century weathered terracotta architectural plaque in the shape of a shield. This is one of seven similar shield-shaped terracotta plaques we are selling, usable alone ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone
Mid 20th Century Pair of Weathered Cast Stone Garden Planters
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid 20th century pair of weathered cast stone garden planters
A good pair of 20th century planters, they are well weathered and have a drainage hole in the centre
In good sound c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone
Pair of French Arts and Crafts Gothic Walnut Library Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French arts and crafts gothic walnut library chairs
These beautiful chairs date from around 1880, recently upholsterd, the fabric has been especially designed and chose...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Walnut
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Located in Vero Beach, FL
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Rare and beautiful sculpture of Corpus Christi. The artwork, probably German, is carved from hardwood. This f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
12'4"x18'1" Ivory, Pure Wool, Hand Knotted Moroccan Berber Oversized Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Ivory, Natural Dyes Pure Wool, Hand Knotted Ben Ourain Moroccan Berber Shilhah Design, Oversized Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
height: 0.25 Inches
Style: Tradi...
Category
2010s Afghan Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
2'6"x10' Salmon Pink Vintage Persian Hamadan Hand Knotted Pure Wool Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Salmon Pink, Vintage Persian Hamadan with Geometric Pattern, Shaved Down, Zero Pile, Sides and Ends Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted, Pure Wool, Runner, Oriental Rug
Primary mate...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
$570 Sale Price
25% Off
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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