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.
Find a collection of medieval seating, garden elements, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Medieval
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Silk Heddle Velvet Pillow Luigi Bevilacqua Red and Ivory Leoni Bizantini Pattern
Located in Venezia, IT
This amazing decorative lumbar pillow with gold tassel at the four corners is handmade using the iconic Leoni Bizantini - XII-XIV century design - silk heddle velvet in red and ivory...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Trimming
SundayMorning, Stainless Steel LoungeChair Made in Italy edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
Sunday Morning, stainless steel seating, distinguished by a contoured design to encapsulate the prevailing empty space in its forms. Designed by Enrico Girotti produced by Edizioni E...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ducale GT Aureo, Venetian modern Chair Made in Italy by edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
Sn the Ducale Collection, Enrico Girotti pays homage to the city of Venice, reflecting on the significance of some distinctive elements of Venetian Gothic, applying and reinterpretin...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Steel
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
Fine Quality Retired Swarovski Crystal Faceted Jet Hematite Skull Figurine
By Swarovski
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautifully and expertly hand made in Austria, finest quality Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite faceted crystal skull with ruthenium finish metal accents on the face and base. Skull fea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Single Wrought Iron Medieval Style Wall Sconce
Located in Dallas, TX
Resembling a Medieval-style castle torch, this single wrought iron wall sconce blends functionality with a unique aesthetic appeal. An expansive saucer bobeche encompassed within a b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Genuine Wrinkled Black Leather Pillows
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Wrinkled Black Leather Pillows. Combo
Authentic Italian wrinkled black leather pillow. combination of black leather and dark gray wrinkled fabric. Has unique Gothic look. ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Leather
Lost City Hand Embroidered Medieval Beasts Pillow
By Lost City Products
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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EMBROIDERED BY HAND
INSPIRATION
14th C. Sicilian motif of an eagle-like creature referenced in many mythological cultures, hand embroidered on cotton in 17th. century A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Silk
John on the chest of Christ Sculpture Museum Reproduction
Located in Den Haag, NL
This Item is an Identical Museum Reproduction The carving shows Christ and St John sitting on a bench. John rests his head on Christ's chest, his eyes closed in devotion. His right hand rests in that of Christ, who places a loving arm around his shoulder. This Item is an Identical Museum Reproduction .
Polymer is a heavy and very strong type of resin material that captures perfectly the details of the casting. The advantages of polymer when compared to concrete, cast stone, and cement are that it is far less fragile and much more resistant . sold by . Ancient Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Custom Bronze Exterior Sconces, a Pair
Located in Canton, MA
Custom bronze large exterior sconces. New, Solid bronze, recast from a cast iron piece c. 1910. Excellent durability, bronze can hold up to year...
Category
2010s American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set.
The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SILVER frame made with the casting method and finished with a chisel, subsequently burnished and reproducing the bricks of a wall of a fortress. This "frame" is supported at the four horses two tone...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
1983 Oak Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Homage to our favorite chairs.
20th century hand carved oak medieval Gothic style arched back dining chair.
Category
2010s Mexican Medieval Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
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
Romanesque Style Chest, Wood, Bone, Metal, Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
Romanesque style chest. Wood, bone, metal.
Spain Rectangular chest with a lid in the shape of a trough, decorated on the outside with rectangular pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Medieval Furniture
Materials
Other
1983 Dining Chair, Homage to 20th Century, Hand Carved Oak Medieval Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Homage to 20th century, solid oak, hand carved, medieval arched back dining chair.
Category
2010s Mexican Medieval Furniture
Materials
Oak
Book of the Hunt by Gaston Fébus, One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of a Medieval illuminated manuscript, the Book of the Hunt, by the Fren...
Category
2010s French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Leather
Val-Dieu Apocalypse - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimiles
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a unique facsimile reproduction limited to 987 copies of a medieval manuscript, the Apocalypse Val-Dieu, owned by the British Library, mad...
Category
2010s French Medieval Furniture
Materials
Leather
Set of Candel Holders Chateau de Loire
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of candel holders Chateau de Loire
Artisan-made Candel Holders in solid brass and provided with a vintage brass finish
Tall - h: 50 cm, l: 18.5 cm, d: 16.5 cm
Small - h: 35.5 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Medieval Furniture
Materials
Brass
Liber Astrologiae - Albumazar Treatise - One-time only limited-edition facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a unique facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of a Medieval manuscript on Astrology, the Albumazar Treatise, also known as the Liber As...
Category
2010s Dutch Medieval Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
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
Pair of Gothic Painted Console Tables, Sage
Located in Westwood, NJ
Gothic painted console tables 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, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Carved Byzantine Style Limestone Wellhead with Scrolled Ironwork
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the middle Byzantine style (which corresponds to Western Europe’s Medieval period), this highly detailed wellhead from Italy has a large, elaborate iron overthrow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Iron
Pair of Large Twisted Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Wall Sconces
Located in Troy, NY
Large hand-forged twisted wrought iron wall sconces, timeless, bold and Stark appearance, exclusively designed for the Fortress, each sconce is individually hand-forged by local arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gothic Style Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A carved limestone fireplace in the English Gothic style. The diamond shaped frieze with shields and Tudor roses with moulded jambs. Moulded shelf above. A copy of an earlier piece.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Medieval Furniture
Materials
Limestone
21th Century Italian Table, Chess Board with Chess Game
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chess table and chess game in bronze and brass made with the ancient casting technique.
After the casting, the finishing was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-k...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Lladró Medieval Tournament Sculpture. Limited Edition
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Honor and loyalty are the supreme values of medieval knights, the heroes of a fascinating, romantic era that inspired this spectacular high porcelain limited edition. The ornamental ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Medieval Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Tankard
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Tankard in 925 solid silver embossed and chiseled in "ovules",
typical late Italian medieval design.
The shiny ovules are interspersed with knurling and subsequently burnished.
The c...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
GOTHIK/A Glass Cabinet with Oak Wood Decorations by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Discover the extraordinary collaboration between Fratelli Boffi's masterful cabinet-making skills and Ferruccio Laviani's boundless creativity in the creation of Gothik-A—a transcend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Pair of Large Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Wall Sconces
Located in Troy, NY
Large, hand-forged wrought iron wall sconces, timeless, bold and stark appearance, exclusively designed for the Fortress, each sconce is individually hand-forged by local artisans; s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Iron
Modern Gothic Mantel in Sandstone
Located in New York, NY
A modern sandstone mantel with shield and ribbon carving to the frieze supporting a deep shelf with lambs tongue decoration. The 3/4 column jambs support acanthus bracket corbels
Op...
Category
Early 2000s Medieval Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Turkish Oushak Rug Repurposed from Antique Wool Kilim
Located in Dallas, TX
52508, Turkish Oushak rug with Modern style 11'11 x 15'00. This hand knotted wool contemporary Turkish Oushak rug features a large-scale four-point medallion with finials at either end. The all-over geometric pattern is composed of Harshang-style motifs, blooming palmettes, organic shapes dancing on an abrashed field. It is enclosed with a variation of the Herati and palmette border flanked subsidiary guard borders. This new contemporary Turkish Oushak rug was made from the wool of an antique Kilim. The process starts from unraveling the wool from a 100-year-old antique Kilim rug and ends with a new transformation into an Oushak rug. Perfect for a living room, bedroom, dining room, front room, library, studio, study, loft, and lounge, or it would make an excellent choice for a state room, great room, private Chambers, drawing room, or music room. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Traditional, Old World, English, Regency, Eclectic, Modern, Contemporary, Venetian, Spanish Renaissance, Cottage, Bungalow, Farmhouse, Manor House, Neoclassical, Regency, Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, Tudor, Jacobean, Gothic, Medieval, Colonial Revival, Art Deco, and Mid-Century Modern. Rendered in variegated shades of sage, moss, fern, olive, dark green, red, ruby red, crimson, beige, sand, tan, buff, ecru, taupe, coral, peach, eggplant, charcoal, coffee, brown, saffron, teal, and cerulean with colorful striations. Complementary Sherwin Williams Colors and Hues: Garden Sage, Verde Marron, Red Bay, Sawgrass Basket, Weathered Shingle, Raging Sea, Hinoki, Believable Buff, Fenland, Foxy, Sturdy Brown, Heartthrob, Ravishing Coral, Thunderous, Netsuke, Roycroft Brass, Ruskin Room Green, Roycroft Copper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wool
Gothic Form Steel Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Gothic form steel wall lights, 17 available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Medieval Furniture
Materials
Steel
A Tall Hand Wrought Iron Torch Style Wall Sconce
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall and elegant wrought iron wall sconce is reminiscent of a torch that might have been hung on a castle wall centuries ago. The long and thick twisted shaft has a leaf cup and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron
Pair of Gothic Painted Console Tables, Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Gothic painted console table with an antique grey finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, and legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gothic Painted Console Table, Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Gothic painted console table with an antique grey finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, and legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wood
2000s Gold Gilt Over Wrought Iron Gothic Wall Sconce
Located in New York, NY
2000s gold leaf finish wrought iron Gothic style two arm sconce. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton. PA.
Category
Early 2000s Medieval Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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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