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Renaissance Furniture

RENAISSANCE STYLE

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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Item Ships From: New York
Style: Renaissance
Italian Designer, Renaissance, Large Wall Mirror, Oil Gilded, Carved Wood, 1890s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Over the Mantle or Wall Mirror, Oil Gilded, Italian Renaissance Style, Heavily Carved A once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a monumental wall, console or over the mantle mirro...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

English Renaissance Red Velvet Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style oak carved side chair with a shaped back and stretcher with a carved front panel under seat and upholstered in red velvet.
Category

20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder b
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder back high back side chairs with rush seat. (PRICED EACH)
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Rush, Wood

19th Century English Renaissance Style Pewter Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) pewter chalice with hunter and gun relief and finial on lid.  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Pewter

2 Italian Renaissance Style iron and Glass Hanging Lanterns
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) wrought iron 6 sided hanging lanterns with silhouette arch design with scenes on glass panels. Signed (PRICED EACH).
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Tuscan Renaissance Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of carved Italian walnut chairs were made in the 18th century copying a 16th-century form. All the members are cut from large heavy walnut timber with a nice rich warm mell...
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Portrait with Hat Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting titled "Portrait with Hat" Showing a man in a cape with feathered plume in his hat
Category

Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paint

Italian Renaissance-Style Oil Painting of a White Peacock & Other Birds in Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (20th Century) wrought iron chandelier with 8 scroll design arms and leaf trim.
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Pair of English Renaissance Walnut Rectangular Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) walnut rectangular bench with stretcher and double pedestal side with shaped corners (PRICED AS P...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Spanish Renaissance Style Mahogany Cabinets
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Spanish Renaissance style (19/20th Century) mahogany narrow cabinets with grill doors and red damask panel (PRICED AS Pair).
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Italian Renaissance Style Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style 6 sided glass lantern with an iron decorative top section.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

17th Century French School Drawing of a Hand in a Silver Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
This 17th-century French School drawing of a hand is a masterful work of art, presented in an elegant silver gilt frame. Measuring 20.75 inches by 20.75 inches, the drawing showcases...
Category

17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Colossal 19th-Century Classical Plaster Foot Sculpture 28"
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century plaster foot sculpture is an imposing and impressive work of art. With dimensions of 28 inches in width, 15 inches in depth, and 22 inches in height, its colossal s...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Musician Statues
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (17/18th Century) walnut and gilt trimmed large crouching figures with musical instruments on pedestal bases (PRICED AS PAIR).  
Category

18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Late 17th Century Italian Ink and Wash Drawing of “The Drunken Silenus"
Located in Hudson, NY
This work likely Italian dates from circa 1680-1700. It relates directly to a 16th century engraving of the same subject after a drawing by Giul...
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

English Renaissance Silver Plate Copper Vase
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Cent) silver plate on copper cylindrical container with fluted and etched design.  
Category

20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver, Copper

Victorian Sideboard, Full Griffins, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, R. J. Horner
Located in Manhasset, NY
Atrb R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Lions, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, Monumental in size as it stand almost seven feet high and seven feet wide. Lions measure 14.5 inches in...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Set of 4 Italian Renaissance Gilt Jester Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) gilt jester armchairs with swan arms, eagle sides, and red upholstered seats and backs.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Kneeling Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) polychromed life size kneeling figures.       
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Italian Renaissance Walnut Column Back Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th century) walnut turned column back benches with carved scroll arms.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

French `19th century Renaissance style Cross Lorraine small Walnut center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Small size cross Lorraine table with a strong sculptural presence, the carved frieze containing one-drawer, the seven turned legs connected by a Cross-Lorraine shaped base, beautiful...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Italian carved walnut 19th century Renaissance style Mirror
Located in Troy, NY
Very decorative Renaissance style mirror with two female figures in profile prominently flanking either side of the carved frame. Later mirror plate.
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Silver Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) silver chalice with wreath design.  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver

Italian Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Center or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary, large Italian Renaissance table of strong, linear design. The thick 2-plank top with a narrow dentil edge, above a frieze cont...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

French Renaissance Henry II Late 16th Century Walnut Deux-Corps Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
French Henry II Deux-Corps cabinet, in two parts. Of linear design and interesting, unusual proportions, the top part with two-doors over two drawers, bottom with two larger drawers ...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Samuel Yellin Style, Italian Renaissance, Andirons, Black Wrought Iron, 1920s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair Monumental Samuel Yellin Style Wrought Iron Andirons, Italian Renaissance, Late 19th early 20th century Palatial in Size are these finely cast pair of Arts and Crafts Gothic an...
Category

1910s Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Pitcher Ewers
Located in New York, NY
Sold as a pair. An Italian set/pair of gold gilt brass or bronze metal and glass wine or liquor pitchers/ewers, circa 20th century, Italy. Pitcher/ewers have scrolled handles, gilt m...
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian early 17th century painted Renaissance Cassone
Located in Troy, NY
Charming painted cassone with a lift top, the rounded front decorated with pastoral scenes, nicely worn and muted under the varnish, darkened by age.
Category

Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein's Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) Signed P. Nocker. Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Interesting 19th Century American Renaissance Style Carved Oak Refectory Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century American Renaissance Style Hand Carved Oak Refectory Table The rectangular top with stiff-leaf edge and anthemion carved frieze, the end supports ri...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Hand Carved Poplar Frame with Large Acanthus Leaf Corners
Located in New York, NY
Hand Carved Poplar Frame With large Acanthus Leaf Corners H. 44" x W. 35"
Category

Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Poplar

Christopher Draghi, "Ercole e il Centauro" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2007. Titled, "Ercole e il Centauro," Each print is signed and dated by the photographer. Measure...
Category

2010s American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Court Cupboard, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique oversized French Renaissance carved walnut cupboard with exaggerated crest having acanthus and shell, surmounting triple door ...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Renaissance Parchment Music Manuscripts
Located in Queens, NY
4 Spanish Renaissance style (16th Cent) parchment music manuscript leaves from a choir book (Gradual) in burl wood frames (PRICED EACH)
Category

20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Limoges Antique Enamel on Copper Triptych
Located in Kingston, NY
Limoges antique enamel on copper triptych. Finely crafted decorative art piece featuring a detailed historical scene. Frame possibly replaced in early...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Framed Wooden Panel Birds on a Flowering Tree Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Century) acrylic painting of two birds perched on a flowering tree on a beige background, painted on wood in a rectangular, black wooden frame.
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Poplar Mirror Renaisance Style Frame
Located in New York, NY
Hand Carved Poplar Mirror Renaissance Style Frame H. 53" x W. 41"
Category

Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Pine

Antique Belgian Tapestry. Size: 8 ft x 9 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Marvelous Antique Belgian Tapestry, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Belgium, Circa date: 16th century. Size: 8 ft x 9 ft 6 in (2.44 m ...
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving
By Master F.G.
Located in New York, NY
This 16th century French engraving illustrates an episode in the Trojan War – although the actual one illustrated is in question. According to recent scholarship, it depicts the corp...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Important Pair of Monumental Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchère
Located in New York, NY
Mounted as lamps and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne after models by Alexandre Falguiere and Paul Dubois. Both statues are signed on the bases. These fine torchères are reductions ...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Cupboard with Torchieres, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Renaissance carved walnut cupboard with double door upper having geometric elements with central panier de fleur torchiere reserves, surmounting lower with double draw...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Italian Renaissance Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (17th Century) dark green painted large floor standing altar style candlesticks with gilt carved floral and vine trim supported on base with 3 griff...
Category

17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Walnut Winged Griffin Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian (19th Cent) walnut carved winged griffin base pedestals on square base.
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Style French Renaissance Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Renaissance style chandelier made of polished bronze with scrolling arms, acanthus leaf details, and a dark blue enamel center post. This light requires 30 E-12 candelabra lig...
Category

20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Marble Brass Decorative Object or Desk Paperweight with Putti
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial marble decorative object or paperweight with brass putti and grapevine relief design, circa mid to late-20th century. This piece is a polished rectangular...
Category

Mid-20th Century European Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Stone, Marble, Brass, Bronze

Pr. E.F. Caldwell Enamel, Bz. Candlesticks, Renaissance Islamic/Orientalist
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and unusual pair of antique bronze and champlevé enamel candlesticks/lamps, by E. F. Caldwell, in the Renaissance Islamic/Ori...
Category

1910s American Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

English Renaissance Oak Lectern
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) stained oak square based lectern with carved shield sides.
Category

19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Late 17th Century Tuscan Italian Walnut Cassone
Located in Hudson, NY
This nicely detailed walnut Italian cassone or chest is from the late 17th century approx. circa 1680 to 1700. Formally part of the collection of a Frick museum board member the piec...
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Italian Renaissance Pine Sgabello Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style Venetian (20th Cent) pine carnival viewing sgabello style side chairs with a Pair carved heads on back.
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Pine

Pair of English Renaissance Tapestry Portraits
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Renaissance style tapestry portraits of a nobleman and lady both wearing large white lace collars in gilt frames (19th Cent)
Category

19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) carved walnut Savonarola style armchair with carved heads. (Matching loveseat: 041408)
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and 32-inch iron blade.
Category

20th Century English Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) bronze aladdin lamp with 2 burners and scroll relief with cupid and bird finial.
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set Four (4) painted steel Italian Savonarola Style Stools / Benches
Located in New York, NY
Set of four (4) vintage Italian Savonarola/ Empire style painted steel metal stools or benches with lovely seat cushions with lush upholstery depicting stylized pomegranates on a g...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Renaissance Beige Damask Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) mahogany side chair with carved lion legs and a back carved crest & stretcher with a light beige damask upholstered back & seat
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Spanish Renaissance Style Ship Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (20th century) copper wall plaque of Man of War ship.  
Category

20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Copper

Set of 6 Renaissance Style Majolica Porcelain Plates
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Italian Renaissance-style (17/18th Century) green and gold Majolica porcelain plates with classical scenes (Sara D. Roosevelt) (PRICED AS SET)
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Winged Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th cent) polychromed life size kneeling angels with gilt wings.           
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

French Gilt Cast Metal Lute Player
Located in Astoria, NY
French Gilt Cast Metal Lute Player, seated on a column and foot stool in Renaissance period costume. 11.5" H x 10" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Category

20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Renaissance furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance 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 case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France 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, Sinke & Van Tongeren, Albrecht Dürer, and Castelli. 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 $35 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,828.

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