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
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely large single chair made in Italy perhaps the Tuscan region in the late 18th cnetury is crafted from fine walnut with a deep rich color and patina. The large deeply carved and decorated arms join uprights that are also carved and decorated the whole is set up and joined to a large center carved front and side stretchers . The construction is peg supported throughout & newly upholstered in a Quadrille fine linen. The upholstery is also enhanced by large cast bronze decorative tacks in several sizes and trimmed out in old bullion trim...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savanarola style walnut arm chair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat (19th cent).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold
Italian Majolica Water Sinai
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (Late 19/20th Century) Majolica Sinai.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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
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
Whimsical Pair of Yellow Persian Ferehan Mats
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical pair of one of a kind Persian Ferehan rugs with a bright yellow
Measuring 19" x 31" respectively.
Category
20th Century Persian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Italian Renaissance Style Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style metal smoking stand on 3 cross legs and armor helmet top (19th/20th Century).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Torch Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th/20th Century) wrought iron torch design sconce with a bracket support and flame form top.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
English Renaissance Style Steel and Leather Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with crossed leather covered shaft and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Savonnerie Style Rug. 14 ft 4 in x 17 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Elegant Large Vintage Classic Renaissance Savonnerie Style Rug, Country of Origin: India, Circa date: Vintage . Size: 14 ft 4 in x 17 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Italian Renaissance Style Soapstone Carvings
Located in Queens, NY
4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved soapstone wall plaques of Medieval scenes under glass in black frames.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
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
Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) walnut sgabelli with 4 turned legs and double-eagle back.
There are scratches on the seat.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Italian Renaissance Walnut Throne Style Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance walnut throne style armchair with gilt carved ears on back and Fortuny upholstered seat and back with large metal nail heads (replaced side rails).
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
English Renaissance Style Halberd Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style Halbert spear with wood shaft and small 29" iron ax
blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of English Renaissance Oak and Red Velvet Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance-style oak Armchairs with square backs and seats seat with red velvet upholstery and oak legs joined by box stretchers. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Oak
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Blade
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with wooden shaft and simple 15-inch leaf-shaped iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Style Tapestry with Noblemen
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style horizontal tapestry of seated English Lord with standing noblemen and other figures.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
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
English Renaissance Red Velvet Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 English Renaissance (17th-18th century) walnut joint leg side chairs with double front spool stretcher and red velvet upholstered seat and back.
Category
18th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of American Parcel-Gilt and Bronze Candelabra/Lamps E.F.Caldwell Attributed
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of American parcel-gilt and patinated bronze, twin light candelabras/ table lamps
attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co, New York, first quarter of the 20th century.
Ea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
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
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
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 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 Iron Longsword
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style large iron longsword with cross design and woven handle
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
English Renaissance Walnut Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) walnut carved console table with drawer and stretcher on turned legs.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French late 16th Century Henry II Walnut Extending Table
Located in Troy, NY
Henry II period draw-leaf table of simple linear design. and with centuries of care and use to give it warmth and personality. The top with extending leaves on both ends supported by...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Jousting Knights on Checkered Ground Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Century) painting of two knights on horseback engaged in jousting against a black and beige chequered ground, on unframed canvas with scalloped edges ...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Italian Renaissance Style '19th-20th Century' Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th-20th century) wrought iron chandelier with six scroll arm emanating from a filigree oval centre.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Iron and Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) alabaster vase form lamps within a wrought iron 3 section frame with mythological finial heads and scroll feet (PRICED AS Pair).
...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance Black Leather Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance style oak high backed side chairs with black tufted leather backs & seats on porcelain casters (casters sgnd: R.Comb/Goodyear/1851)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak, Leather
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
Cast Bronze Copper Flashed Patinated Renaissance Style Charger
Located in Hudson, NY
This charger made as an intentional remake of a famous object is fully embossed on the back as such and contains the maker's name. The charger contains many different scenes from ant...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper, Bronze
18th Century Venetian Bronze Figural Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze urn-shaped inkwell rests on three winged-horses evoking movement and action. The body of the inkwell is decorated with faces among garlands and the lid is topped by a seated putti holding fruitVenetian patinated bronze figural inkwell...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Christopher Draghi "Almatea 2" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2006. Titled, "Almatea 2," the photograph is available framed and unframed. Each print is signed and dated ...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Christopher Draghi, "Corine" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2009. Titled, "Corine," Each print is signed and dated by the photographer.
Artist Bio:
Christopher D...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of Four French early 17th century Henry II Chairs
Located in Troy, NY
Rare set of four Henry II side chairs, beautiful simple lines, upholstered in black leather.
Category
Early 1600s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Very Finely Carved Florentine Renaissance Revival Mirror
Located in Bronx, NY
A Florentine Renaissance revival gilded mirror, finely carved, illustrating a variety of botanical subjects.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Christopher Draghi, "Armor 29" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2011. Titled, "Armor 29," Each print comes with a 1.5cm white border and is signed and dated by the photogr...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
An Italian Brass Hanukkah Lamp, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Brass cast bench Hanukkah lamp made in the Renaissance era of the 18th century.
A pair of rampant lions leaning on a goblet-shaped burning incense alter is reminiscent of...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Italian Renaissance Carved Wooden Turn-Legged Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style carved wooden chair with spiral turned front legs and stretcher, rear saber legs, and a back featuring a painted white crest with a central black lion.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Metal Filigree Pentagonal Umbrella Stands
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) floral metal filigree containers / umbrella stands with 5 sides, spherical feet, and mulberry-shaped fi...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
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
French 16th Century early Baroque Oak Barrel-Back Seat
Located in Troy, NY
Tall, unusual and conceptual chair of half-round paneled form, The seat can be lifted on hinges forming a misericord supported by a fluted console. A a...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Christopher Draghi "Mercury 2 " C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
This Christopher Draghi "Mercury 2" photograph was taken in 2008. The limited edition C-print is available framed or unframed. Each print comes with a 1.5cm white border and is sig...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Christopher Draghi, "Armor 13" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2011. Titled, "Armor 13," . Each print come with a 1.5cm white border and is signed and dated by the photog...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters
Located in New York, NY
A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen,
In the Renaissance style, circa 1870.
The g...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
Italian 16th century Renaissance Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
Attractive, rare Renaissance trestle table of typical, bold design and beautiful rich color.
Provenance: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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