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: USA
Style: Renaissance
Turned Leg Table
Located in Annville, PA
Our two drawer Mahogany Turned Leg Table is based on an antique English design. Our version is slightly larger than the original to allow for modern l...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance Style Patinated BronzeTrifid Brazier w. Lion Heads Paw Feet, C. 1900
Located in Germantown, MD
A Renaissance Style Patinated Brass Trifid Brazier with Lion Heads and Paw Feet, Circa 1900s
Measures 10.5 in diameter" , 23" in height
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools
Located in Encinitas, CA
These Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools are handcrafted in Italy and made to order. They are in perfect structural and in beautiful condition, with white backs and pale blue accents...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
French Renaissance Style Library Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Renaissance walnut carved library table. This elaborately carved table is a wonderful homage to the early European craftsman.
The Fine table is decorated with carvi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Renaissance Victorian Hand Carved Black Walnut Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Renaissance Victorian Hand Carved Black Walnut Full Size Bed Frame by Eastlake
Gorgeous Victorian black walnut, finely hand carved full Size bed...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Rosso Verona Marble Sculpture - Antique Head of Zeus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian Rosso Verona marble sculpture or mask of Zeus with detailed carvings. The solid marble head has a fabulous patina. It is mounted on a square marble plinth, in good...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Renaissance Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Two-Tiered Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is an impressive example of the refined Renaissance style, sometimes referred to as Henri II, with architecture tha...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Spanish Provincial Style Carved Horse Head Wall Plaque Sign
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Provincial (20th Cent) style painted and carved horse head wall plaque/sign (La Taberna Caballoblanco) (Related item: 049724D).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
16th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry. 11 ft 4 inx12 ft 10in
Located in New York, NY
16th Century Antique Flemish King Solomon Tapestry, Country Of Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 16th Century. Size: 11 ft 4 in x 12 ft 10 in (3.45 m x 3.91 m)
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Annville, PA
An elegant Mahogany Writing Table by Niagara Furniture which is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the office. Features include a three panel brown genuine leather tooled top...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Renaissance Curved Brass Sword and Leather Scabbard
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (19th Century) curved sword with brass fluted handle and black leather scabbard.
Condition: Good; Minor losses
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th C. Religious Inspired Painted Wooden Plaques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of three hand painted wooden plaques, each featuring a religious portrait within a decorative frame. The center panel is a portrait of a man with shoulder length hair and a be...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Burled Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Equally suited for use either at the workplace or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Large Burled Executive Desk with tooled leather top is both decorative and functional. Built ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Renaissance Octagonal Carved End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance Octagonal Carved End Table is an amazing example of the woodcarver's art! Eight equal sides are supported by four turned and carved legs, fitted with doub...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
F. William Fosdick American Victorian Incised Wood and Oil Paint Portrait of Que
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (dated 1903) framed incised wood and oil paint portrait of Queen Elizabeth against a black background in a rectangular w...
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique French Carved Oak Corner Arm Chair Renaissance Louis XIV style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak corner arm chair Renaissance Louis XIV style
~Direct from France~
~Beautiful carving throughout this versatile antique Fren...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Hidden Drawer Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Hidden Drawer Desk, a luxury piece of fine furniture with a hidden surprise inside. This tall chest was originally designed f...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola chair.
Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style walnut Savroarola chair, side chair, armchair or throne chair. This beautifully carved Gothic style chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Suede
Set of 6 English Renaissance Ornately-Carved Hall Chairs, Turn of 19th & 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English set of six Renaissance style elaborately carved hall chairs from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. This set of antique board chairs from England each have been ornately hand-carved in a series of grotesque figures, embellished with swags, volutes, leaves. An arched crest further adorns the toprail. Center backs show a shied entwined with helmet and arrows. The seats, with their decoratively trim carved edges, are raised by a pair of shapely legs consisting of two carved boards, with front leg board continuing the mythological them of the back. These turn of the century chairs...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Samuel Yellin Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Hanging Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron 6 sided hanging lantern with military motifs and glass panels (attributed to: SAMUEL YELLIN)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Louis XV Style Figural Carved Walnut Curio Display Buffet. Item features stunning carvings throughout with maidens and armed so...
Category
1920s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
17th Century Italian Tortoiseshell Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Ebonized case with parcel gilt decoration, iron handles and hinges. Fitted interior with inset tortoiseshell panels surrounded by brass filigree inlaid ebonized wood drawer and door fronts. Faux painted architectural columns on either side of center door which opens to reveal an additional set of small drawers. A rare early cabinet...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror will make a timeless style statement in any room! The generously sized frame is completely carved all around with acanthus fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Carved Oak Sofa Side Table Petite Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Petite Desk Renaissance.
Direct from France, an elegant, and petite, antique French carved sofa...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Category
1920s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rebecca at the Well Marble Bust Sculpture Statue After Antonio Piazza 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive marble bust of "Rebecca at the Well" after Antonio Piazza (Italian 1875-1925).
The sculpture is executed in a beautiful beige marble showcasing Rebekah with her arms ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting Prudentia
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting "Prudentia". Always depicted with a snake and a hand mirror, Prudentia was considered to be one of the four Cardinal Virtues. Sometimes scu...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Small European Renaissance Style Dining Table or Writing Desk in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome table in oak with beautifully-carved trestle base and stretcher.
Note: You should always request a shipping quote.
Quoted amounts are an estimate of what it might cost to ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
French late 16th century Renaissance Walnut Deux-Corps cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Beautiful French Renaissance cabinet in two parts. The top part with two carved doors featuring classical figures opening to an interior fit...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 70 Pcs Dn
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous dinner and luncheon size French Renaissance by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 70 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, wide handles, 9 3/4"
Eig...
Category
1940s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of English Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Panels
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) walnut carved wall panels (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 18th Century Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a set of 18th century style candle sticks.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Round Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
Our most robust drum table this large Round Center Table has eye catching appeal with satin wood banding, carved knees and a thick top with three d...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Although when most people hear the word “gargoyle”, they probably envision small, winged creatures with grotesque visages. However, the phrase has a deeper meaning, encompassing any carved head (animal or human) that function as waterspouts.
From the Early Renaissance (late 1400’s/early 1500’s), our gargoyle fountain spout features a human-like face with pointed ears, possibly representing a centaur or a satyr. The roughly rectangular block of marble was hand-carved in Arezzo, in the Tuscany region of Italy. All sides except the front of the cream-colored stone have a sawed finish, resulting in a rough texture. The back has been excavated, adding to the character of the gargoyle. A 1 ½” diameter hole has been cut all the way through, forming an open mouth of the gargoyle. The gaping mouth was often a symbol used to conjure images of devouring giants and used to remind people that they are susceptible to certain forces.
Our 15th/16th century marble...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Petite Antique French Octagon Center Side TABLE Renaissance Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
Petite Antique French Octagon Center Side TABLE Renaissance Carved Oak.
Direct from France, a fabulous SMALL antique French octagon table, ornately adorned, just like the full-size ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
English Renaissance Style Halberd Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style Halbert spear with a crossed leather-covered shaft
and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Steel
Large Spaniard Hand Painted and Carved Wood Baby Jesus
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an old large Spaniard hand painted and carved wood nude baby Jesus. He has hand painted large expressive eyes and eye brows. His abundant hair is bro...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by an elegant stepped and mottled base with handsome paw feet and a socl...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Renaissance Open Bookcase in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance Open Bookcase in Stripped Oak is the perfect choice for a compact, shallow bookshelf that takes up a minimal amount of flo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Duncan Phyfe Console
Located in Annville, PA
This high quality, antique reproduction Large Duncan Phyfe Console is very similar to our best selling model the NOC043 Console, please see the re...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Tapestry with Forest Landscape
Located in Evanston, IL
A fine and rectangular tapestry woven in tan and rust tones with green. In the center is a forest landscape.
Made of wool and silk.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Continental Renaissance Church Lavabo
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent medieval Renaissance period architectural holy water font lavabo. Born in a Christian church in Continental Europe during the middle ages, likely Italian 16th or 17th century, exquisitely hand-crafted by a highly skilled artisan, with exceptional craftsmanship, ornate and finely detailed, the rare and one of a kind forged bronze and brass upper presenting with gothic shaped palm frond back, domed lid with tall finial decorated in relief, the fountain reservoir is decorated with central mounted Star of Bethlehem four pointed pentagram star embellishment as well as other applied ormolu adornments, a narrow elongated spigot with valve dispenses the holy water below.
A later gilt brass stoop catches the water, the nicely styled, demilune shaped wall mounted antique...
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Walnut Renaissance Style Side Table with Carved Griffin Legs, Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian Renaissance style side table, of carved walnut, having a rectangular marble top, in molded frame, raised on legs hand-carved as griffins, joi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century Italian Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century Italian walnut trestle style table. A rectangular top sits on a pair of lyre shaped bases connected by a center stretcher. The stretch...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Wellhead Hand Carved Marble Container Planter Basin Water Fountain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Renaissance Wellhead Hand Carved Marble Container Planter Basin Water Fountain . A rare and impressive Historic Italian 15th century Renaissance hand carved marble well head square shape with scrolls to the corners. Decorated with 3-dimensional vessels and armorial with a rampant lion with raised forelegs as if to strike and ready for battle.
To be used as an interior planter stone container, focal point, water feature fountain...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Russian Style Polychromed Lacquer Dry Bar /Tauntless with 2 crystal Decanters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Russian Style Polychromed Lacquer Dry Bar/Tauntless with 2 Crystal Decanters, European, Circa 1950s
This stunning Russian-style polychromed lacquer dry bar, dating from the 1950s, i...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Antique Painted Table Coffer, Dated 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
A rather unique painted chest from Europe, this table coffer was commissioned in 1915. The right side (when viewing from the front) is dated, with the numbers flanking a springing ra...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Renaissance Style Fruit Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) gilt framed oil still life painting of fruit, jug, and basket
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
17th/18th Century Italian Venetian Marquetry Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
An important early antique Italian Renaissance table box, handcrafted in Northern Italy in the 17th/18th century, cassone chest form, richly inlaid, the top and front panel with fruitwood banding framing...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman'
By Benedetto Boschetti, Giambologna
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman'
Italy, Mid- 19th century, Attributed to the workshops of Benedetto Bosch...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Catalan, Colonial Spanish Carved Armchair with Leather, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Penhurst Mahogany Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Penhurst Mahogany Desk in the Niagara Furniture collection. This desk matches a number of other pieces which we produce, please see the links below for related products. The fant...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Marble Top Bedside Tables, 1890s, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of late 19th century French nightstands with elegant proportions, ideal for that place where you need "something". This versatile a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Pinewood Renaissance Style Table, Circa 1880
Located in Madison, MS
This stunning Renaissance style console table has so many unique wood carved details. It is truly one of a kind. Each leg of the table features the carving of a young child carrying ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine
Oval Tin Metal-Clad Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Oval metal-clad mirror.
Measures: H 26" x (66cm) x W 19" (48cm).
Oval bevelled mirror in centre.
Clear mirror.
Aged looking metal-clad.
Slightly aged look to tin metal-clad.
Ba...
Category
Mid-18th Century North American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Tin
Renaissance by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 84 pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Christofle French silver flatware has been crafted by master artisans since 1830. The revolutionary style and character of Christofle dinnerware comes from collaborations with ground...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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.