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 20th Century Renaissance Style Carved Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) small oak carved wall plaques with Renaissance figures. (PRICED EACH).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Brass Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) brass double swirl candlesticks (priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Renaissance Style Wood and Etched Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with wood shaft and etched iron blade with tassel.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Style Large Oak Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (Late 19th Century) large oak refectory console table with stretcher and carved date 1655.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Italian Renaissance Style Silver Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) silver chalice with cover and floral design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Lion Fountains, Lifesize Outdoor Statues, Patinated Bronze, England, 1860s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Lifesize Bronze Lion Fountains on Pedestals, 19th Century Monumental Outdoor Statues, Priced for pair (two pairs available)
Two monumental...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Cherub
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Meissen curio cabinet porcelain dates from the late 19th century. The charming beautifully hand painted sculpted cherub is working his grinding wheel sharpening love arr...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,250
English Renaissance Style Novelty Shield
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) miniature shield shaped coat of arms wall plaque with metal spears and armor on brown velvet backing.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) round bronze altar sticks with filigree top and base (priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 17th C Italian Walnut Ebonized Guilloché Mirror, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large 17th C Italian ebonized walnut guilloche mirror with original glass
Walnut, mirrored glass
Measures: H 47.5, W 41.5 in.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Door
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved walnut door panel with oval glass inset and carved figures & scroll design (MATCHING DOORS IN THE NYC LIBRARY...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque
By Limoges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enam...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Upholstery
Spanish Renaissance Madonna Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (20th Cent) oil painting portrait of Madonna in gold frame
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
English Renaissance Style Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with wood shaft and 33 ¬Ω inch iron ax blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Iron Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style black iron armillary globe on a round base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Silver Plate Chalices
Located in Queens, NY
Pairof Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) silver plate ceremonial chalice cups with 4 medallions on shaped base (priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Italian Renaissance Shield Cross Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) shield form wall plaque with a white cross on a red background.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Italian Renaissance Oak Foot Stool
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Renaissance style oak rectangular foot stools with cane seat (priced each) (20th Cent.).
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$550 / item
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Hooked Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with wooden shaft with tassel and nail heads and a 34¬Ω-inch iron blade with hook.
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of 10 Italian Walnut & Leather High Back Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) stained walnut high back side chairs with carved heads and dark red leather upholstered seat and back (PRICED AS Set)
Antique condition
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Brass Hammered Umbrella Stand
Located in Queens, NY
English-style (19/20th century) brass hammered oval umbrella stand with 17th Century scene with figures and handles (with liner).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Zabihi Collection Red Antique Turkish Ghiordes Rose Flower Rug
Located in New York, NY
An elegant floral Turkish Ghiordes rug with flower bouquets running through a strawberry red ground and tan border.
Measures: 3'10" x 5'4".
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine life size figure of religious scholar holding book (17/18th Cent)
Replacement finger
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and etched 24¬Ω-inch three segment iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with simple wooden shaft and 34-inch iron ax top blade with tassels.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair Important Large Painted and parcel Gilt Figuires Italian
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian (early 19th Century) painted and parcel gilt carved standing figures of a young man and lady dressed in traditional cloths (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Moorish Style Round Metal Shield
Located in Queens, NY
Moorish style metal round shield with etched design and four relief half spheres
Tarnish
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Renaissance Revival Leaded Glass Windows
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) large leaded glass window panels with center medallion.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
2 Similar Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
2 Similar Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut straight 4 legged sgabelli with V cut on back (PRICED EACH)(one with incised cross)
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Sideboard
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance-style (17th Century) large walnut sideboard cabinet with armorial carved sides and 2 doors and drawers.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Explorer Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting of the Spanish explorer Columbus in Black cape and coat
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of Beautiful 19th Century Italian Renaissance Gilt Bronze Lions
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance (19th century) small gilt bronze lions on a pale green rectangular marble plinths.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Renaissance Style Iron Breastplate Armor Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (20th Century) iron breast plate / wall plaque with figures and scenes in relief.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Traditional Floral Brown and Red Hallway Runner Rug - Rosalynn by Joseph Carini
Located in New York, NY
Rosalynn embodies a sophisticated floral and traditional pattern, both contemporary and timelessly classic. This runner hand knotted in wool, designed by Joseph Carini is shown in 3’...
Category
2010s Nepalese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
$3,866 Sale Price
60% Off
19th Century Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Brass Embossed Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th century) square black framed brass embossed wall plaques with scene of 17th Century men & women.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Floor Armillary Globe
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style wrought iron floor standing armillary globe supported on a 3 scroll leg base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Set of 20 Renaissance Hand-Colored Engravings of Astronomy Star Charts
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 20 Renaissance (17th Century) engraved, hand-colored etchings for Johann Bayer's book 'Uranometria', a star atlas, in wooden frames with white mat....
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Mercury and Fortuna Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th to early 20th century) patinated bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna after the original models by Giambologna (1529-1608), aka Giovanni da Bologna (Italian) a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 4 Renaissance Style Gold and Brown Brocade Velvet Drapes
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 gold & brown brocade drapes with wide brown velvet borders & applied gold decoration, as is ( (1 panel: 84"w, x 115" 3 panel: 54"w x 120") (PRI...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold
Set of 3 Italian Renaissance Musical Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) stripped large figures/statues playing musical instruments
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$21,000 / set
Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Centerpiece
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) bronze footed centerpiece tazza with 2 handles and incised decoration.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
English Renaissance Style Velvet Wrapped Iron Halberd Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with red velvet and nail head shaft and large 37-inch etched iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Red Decorated Lacquer Hour Glass
Located in Queens, NY
Red decorated lacquer four unit hour glass
One hour glass is missing
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Alexander Mair Renaissance Hand-Colored Engravings of Astronomy Star Charts
Located in Queens, NY
Sst of 20 Renaissance (17th century) engraved, hand-colored etchings for Johann Bayer's book 'Uranometria', a star atlas, in wooden frames with white mat....
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Gold Velvet Banner
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) gold velvet hanging banner with damask and embroidered curved bottom
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Italian Renaissance Monumental Giltwood Baroque Painted Angel on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (17th/18th Century) life-size giltwood and painted angel carved in a Baroque style, resting on a wood column stand.
Statue: 33 x 16...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Renaissance Crucifix Torchiere
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) brass crucifix floor torchiere with 13 candleholders (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
$7,500 / item
Renaissance Style Dining Table with Scalloped X-bar Stretcher
Located in Queens, NY
20th century Italian Renaissance style walnut center / dining table with a scalloped X-bar stretcher and legs having a cabriole top over a tapered square design.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Century) walnut table desk with spool legs and 2 drawers with stretcher.
Category
Early 17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Oak Pedestal Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) carved oak life size pilaster form pedestals of Greek man and woman (torso) on square base with floral carving
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$25,500 / set
Italian Renaissance Style Beige and Green Shield
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) beige and green shield shaped hanging banner with velvet trim.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Italian Renaissance Chair
Located in New York, NY
Over the course of five centuries of use, this Italian Renaissance walnut chair has acquired a rich patina. Its austere form is relie...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Renaissance Style Walnut Military Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (18/19th Century) round shaped walnut wall plaque with military motif of spears and armor in relief.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Carved Man Shelf
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style carved stripped wood wall shelf with head of bearded man wearing crown (19/20th Cent.)
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
English Renaissance Style Red Velvet Walnut Bench
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) 6 legged walnut bench with stretcher and red velvet upholstered seat.
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Religious Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance style polychromed large standing religious figures wearing blue cape (19th Century)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$22,500 / set
Large Della Robbia Style glazed Terracotta Tondo / Decorative Wall Sculpture
By Della Robbia
Located in Troy, NY
A very large and highly decorative glazed Terracotta Tondo / Wall Sculpture in the style of "Della Robbia".
The glazed and brightly colorful, shiny s...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Renaissance Style Side Table with Grotesque Motifs and Black Marble Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Renaissance style side table from the mid-20th century with grotesque motifs and black marble top. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Red Silk Damask Chasuble
Located in Queens, NY
Red silk damask and gold-thread embroidered priest's chasuble (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Italian Hand Colored Engraving of Flowers in an Inlaid Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian hand colored engraving print of flowers with Latin names within inlaid frame (late 18/19th Century).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
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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