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
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Antique Lifesize Crowned Mother Mary and Child Jesus Gothic Revival Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Hand carved wood antique statue of Mother Mary wearing a Gothic crown.
This original and all hand carved sculpture of the mother of all mothers is anothe...
Category
Early 20th Century European Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Unique 16th Century Antique Fireback, Biblical Wine Feast
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautifully decorated antique fireback or "ofenplatte".
This used to be one of the sides of an antique stove made from several decorated firebacks.
B...
Category
16th Century European Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Monumental Rare Antique Renaissance Revival Gothic Walnut Fireplace Mantel 11 FT
Located in Dayton, OH
Very large and exceedingly rare English Renaissance Revival fireplace mantel, circa 1860s. Made of hand carved walnut featuring a gothic cathedral design. The fireplace portion is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Walnut
EXQUISITE PAIR OF HAND CARVED HARDWOOD LiBRARY ARMCHAIRS LION GRIFFON WING ARMS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super decorative pair of large hand carved Mahogany and leather library armchairs with ornately carved ...
Category
20th Century English Medieval Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Antique French Carved Limestone Gargoyle Scupper, Pre-1700
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved from French limestone, this rare gargoyle architectural has a wonderful cream finish with white accents and centuries’ worth of accumulation, resulting in areas of gold a...
Category
17th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Danish Cast Iron and Bronze Jewelry Box or Dresser Box, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful casket form cast iron and bronze dresser box, jewelry box, cigar box, or decorative box with interior cedar lining. The front depicts a scene from the 1219 Battle of Lynd...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Bobyrug’s Beautiful vintage French embroidered tapestry, Bayeux museum design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the charm of our exquisite vintage French tapestry embroidery featuring a section from the Bayeux tapestry. Entirely hand embroidered with wool on a cotton foundation with t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Medieval Gothic Hand Forged Iron Village Cross
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique hand forged iron cross that once stood in the centre of a Provençal village.
France, circa 1450-1550. Weathered.
Measurement is with the wooden base.
Category
16th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
English Medieval Style Leaded Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English medieval style leaded glass window circa 1850 in Tudor revival style depicting an armoured knight holding a banner beside a priest ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Lead
Early Newyork Subway Train Station 32” Bronze Lantern Light
Located in Bensalem, PA
This is a truly amazing piece of New York City subway history solid bronze lantern with 2 sets of 4 original acrylic subway inserts black and white this does not have any wiring or s...
Category
1890s American Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
European 16th Century Hand Carved Wooden Virgin Mary Polychrome Statue
Located in Oostende, BE
This 16th century hand-carved wooden Virgin Mary polychrome statue comes from a church in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (Europe), and was bought directly fr...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass & Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass and Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell
France, circa 1870s
A magnificent French Gothic Ormolu Cut Glass and Marble/Quartz Double Inkwell, dating back to the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Marble, Ormolu
Antique Italian Wrought Iron Dragon Candle Holder, XIX Century
Located in New York, NY
Antique
Candle Holder in form of a Dragon
Wrought Iron
Italy, XIX Century
ABOUT
This unique and really whimsical wrought iron candle holder in the form of a stylized dragon immediat...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
A granite sculpture of a young woman's head - France - 1960
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A refined granite sculpture portraying the head of a young woman, believed to likely represent Saint Joan of Arc, crafted in France during the 1950s. It features a magnificent patina...
Category
1960s European Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Granite
A pierced Flamboyant canopy - North of France, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A pierced Flamboyant canopy
North of France, 15th century
Limestone
30 x 32 x 35 cm
This richly decorated canopy of circular plan, consist of three carved faces, each dominated by ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Antique Cast Figural Medieval Knight in Armor Cigar, Pipe or Cigarette Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This figural cigar lighter is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1930. The lighter is a standing figural cast and cold-painted medieval knight in armor hold...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Spelter
Gothic Renaissance Revival Painted Hall Altar Console Table Chair Set - 4 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gothic Renaissance Revival Painted Hall Altar Console Table and Pair of Chairs Set - 4 Pc Set. Item features a single dovetailed drawer to console t...
Category
Early 20th Century Medieval Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
RARE PORTUGUESE CENTER CHAPEL COUNTER 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE CENTER CHAPEL COUNTER 16th Century
Lusíada - Portuguese in teak,
Partial sissoo coating with ivory inlays, with 9 drawers simulating 10.
Micromosaic in different materials, bac...
Category
16th Century Portuguese Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Punch Bowl with Ladel And Five Cups
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid Century Punch Bowl with Ladel And Five Cups. The Punch Bowl has a slouched over figure of what seems to a demonic figure. Wonderful texture...
Category
1970s English Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Medieval Style Antique Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An excellent condition and finely made late 19th century medieval style stained glass window depicting the Hunt of St. Eustace from the workshop of German stained glass artist, Franz Xaver Zettler (1841-1916). Inscribed ‘Zettler Muenchen’ (translated Zettler Munich), this spectacular antique stained...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Lead
Vintage Crackle Glass Coffee Table on Polished Iron Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual cocktail table would make an interesting addition to any living room, sitting area, office, or den. Square in shape, the elegant table stands on four cabriole legs, embe...
Category
2010s American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique English silver Victorian gothic style vase, Birmingham 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This most eyecatching solid silver vase stands on a moulded and domed raised foot. The tall slender body slowly flares to a plain out swept rim.
The lower body is decorated with a g...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Silver
1960s Hand Wrought Iron Oval Fleur De Lys Chandelier from Brittany, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Recently found in a home in Brittany, France, this high quality wrought iron chandelier was hand-formed with fleur de lys motifs. The main body is a thick, open oval, formed by three...
Category
1960s French Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron
Venetian Hand Painted Oil on Canvas 4 Section Peacock Bird Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Oil on Canvas Folding 4 Section Peacock Bird Screen Room Divider. Circa 1900.
Measurements:
Overall: 67.25" H x 64.5" W (Fully open) x 1" D
Each Panel:...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Gothic Wrought Iron Six-Light Fleur-de-Lys Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a touch of Gothic style to your house with this elegant light fixture. Forged in Normandy, France circa 1920, and oblong in shape, the antique chandelier features a large hand fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century Gothic Style Carved Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant 20th cetury Italian carved poplar wood wall mirror. The frame is characterized by an elaborate decoration with classic gothic taste. The wood is lacquered in blue tones with ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Poplar
19th Century French Gothic Black Painted Wrought Iron Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a true "Old World" flair to your dining room, entryway or den with this large and imposing light fixture. Crafted in France circa 1870 and round in shape, this antique chandeli...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Victorian Buff Terracotta Finials or Pier Caps
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive set of 2 large-scale 19th century Victorian buff terracotta finials, perfect for use as large pier caps either side of grand set of driveway gates! Reminiscent of Tudor...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Armorial Fruitwood and Gilt Metal Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage carved and giltwood and metal sconces in the Gothic style featuring intricately carved backplates in the form of a column pierced with fleur-de-lis and Doric capital,...
Category
20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
1960s Hand Wrought Iron Oval Fleur De Lys Chandelier from Brittany, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Recently found in a home in Brittany, France, this high quality wrought iron chandelier was hand-formed with fleur de lys motifs. The main body is a thick, open oval, formed by three...
Category
1960s French Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Spanish Sculpture "Pieta" 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish sculpture "Pieta"
16th century
sculpture in stone
Nossa Senhora, is represented seated securing Jesus Christ.
Measure: Height: 52 cm.
Very good condition.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone
Pair of 19th Century Neo-Gothic Italian Wrought Iron Dragon Wall Lights
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible pair of late 19th century wrought iron wall lights/ torchiere's. This stunning pair of hand crafted Dragons are attributed to the Italian Master Ironworker Alessandro M...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 19th Century Victorian Gothic Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert
Located in Manchester, GB
Large and rare Victorian Gothic fireplace insert produced by the Coalbrookdale foundry. A simple frame borders larger than average runs of 8 inch square tiles of bamboo canes with Squash plants growing around them, the plant bearing fruit. Tiles produced by Minton Hollins...
Category
1870s Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
20th Century Gothic Style Carved Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant 20th cetury Italian carved poplar wood wall mirror. The frame is characterized by an elaborate decoration with classic gothic taste. The wood is lacquered in green tones with...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Poplar
A Victorian Gothic Style Exterior Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An Arched Gothic style door, salvaged from a Church in Shrewsbury.
Total Height 252 cm (99.21 in)
Height to shoulder: 153 cm (60.23 in)
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
French Gothic country house coffer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present an extraordinary piece of history: an antique Gothic French coffer meticulously crafted from earlier panels set within a 19th-century f...
Category
18th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Vintage Gothic or Art Deco Black Wrought Iron & White Milk Glass Lights
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful large vintage gothic or Art Deco black painted wrought iron & white milk glass light fixtures. 3 total selling separately. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these a...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Chair 1930s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Chair 1930s.
Well preserved in great firm condition.
Rare find.
Material: Leather, Oak Hardwood
Category
1930s Slovenian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Circa 1900 French Gothic Style Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful example of the Gothic style, from circa 1900 France, this wrought iron chandelier has six luminaires, each surrounded by an amber reflector. All luminaires are set within...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron
A Superb Medieval Look Iron Ceiling Light A very handsome piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Superb Medieval Look Iron Ceiling Light
A very handsome piece, the chandelier is Heavy and very Gothic in design, it is made in iron and cold painted much of this is worn away
The lamp has 5 branches and knight’s shields...
Category
1920s Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large French Gothic Library Throne Chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large French Gothic Library Throne Chairs
This beautiful pair of wide carved chairs each have a different carved face in the back rail, acanthus leaf carved arm rests and a sturdy ...
Category
1870s Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Arched Gothic Oak Cathedral Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Sourced from a cathedral in the south west of England, this arched gothic front door dates from the mid 1800s. On the front, it features vertical oak...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Red Hand Knotted Vintage Persian Lilahan Distressed Look Wool Narrow 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
Pair Antique Heavily Carved Walnut Cherub North Wind Faces Arm Chairs New Uphols
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Antique Heavily Carved Walnut Cherub North Wind Faces Arm Chairs New Upholstery MINT!
Category
20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Wrought Iron Lantern with Curved Textured Glass
Located in Canton, MA
Large black wrought iron lantern with simple decorative elements at crown. Glass is a curved at glass with "glue chip" texture to refract th...
Category
Early 20th Century American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gothic Pugin oak hallstand
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian Gothic oak hallstand having the influence of Pugin
This Antique Gothic oak hallstand was made circa 1880.
This hallstand is a rare design and is particularly attractive wit...
Category
1880s English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Bronze Sculpture 12th Century Soldier In Armor Late 19th Century
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Chiseled bronze sculpture with gold and black patina. Crusades soldier in armor. The time of the Crusades is between the 1095-1291 centuries. the sculpture dates from the end of the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Medieval Hand Forged Iron Candle Stand / Floor Candle Holder
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous handwrought torchère candle holder, Spain, 1940s
This medieval style floor candleholder stands up on three legs tripod base. It has a terrific aged patina. It has a clean de...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Spanish Drinks Table / Side Table / Gueridon in Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant Gothic style hand-hammered iron round gueridon table standing on a tripod base. Spain, 1940s.
This wrought iron black painted table has twisted details at the steam and the t...
Category
20th Century Spanish Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Red Hand Knotted Old Persian Bakhtiari Professionally Cleaned Soft 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
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head of a Saracen Marionette
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Sicilian Marionette head depicting a Saracene, it's a part of " Opera dei Pupi " inspired by The French poem " La Chanson de Roland ". This one it's in original condition with consistent signs of use and age, original fabric and natural hair.
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head...
Category
Late 19th Century Sicilian Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gothic Architectural fragment abstract sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We mounted this Gothic architectural fragment on a custom iron stand. In this new context it becomes a sculpture with a almost abstract f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Antique Scottish Silver Large Celtic Double Sided JHS Christogram Cross Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed antique Scottish silver Celtic cross with exquisitely decorated arms featuring interlaced Medieval style motifs and a central nimbus with a Christogram, the stylized ...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
17th Century Antique Fireback / Backsplash Dated 1617
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Amazing French cast Iron fireback or backsplash.
Showing IHS (Jezus the Savior of Humanity) or In Hoc Signo (In this sign will you win)) inside a beautiful wreath suspended by two angels, this all between two tall rounded pillars.
This fireback is dated 1617.
The fireback has a crack on the left side, see picture.
Sold by Schermerhorn Antique Fireplaces
Our vast collection of antique fireplaces and mantels...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Early Romanesque Gothic Architectural Tabernacle Niche Door
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique ecclesiastical architectural hand carved and painted wooden church - cathederal tabernacle door.
18th century or earlier, early Medieval European Romanesque Gothic style, facade with elaborate arched header atop partial quartfoil, hinged tabernacle door panel which would have opened to important religious niche...
Category
18th Century European Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cast Bronze Lidded Box with Medieval Scenes and hardwood liner, Late 19thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cast bronze metal box modelled as a casket with a wood liner and depicting medieval scenes. We date this box to the late 19th Century.
The box is made of a cast metal (b...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Brown Vintage Persian Bibikabad Abrash Soft 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
1940s Persian Vintage Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
French Gothic Style Jewelry Box or Chest with Bronze Inlay & Leather
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite French Gothic style jewelry box or small chest, a testament to the timeless allure of craftsmanship. Adorned with intricate brass inlay ...
Category
20th Century Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
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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