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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: USA
Style: Renaissance
Tole Painting Lattice Work design Large Tray Table Painted by Shari Tipich
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful oversized Italian Tray, Tole painted in a lattice and floral design by San Pedro artist Sharon (Shari) Tipich. Shari Tipich a self-taught artist began Trompe-l'œil and ...
Category

1990s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Two-Tier Buffet in Walnut
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Two-Tier Buffet in Walnut will make an unforgettable statement in your family room, dining room or entertainment room! The carved detail from top t...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Vargueno
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Fruitwood, and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and unique pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood lamps. Each lamp is raised by a striking square ebonized Fruitwoo...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Tuscan Terra Cotta Planter: Fioraia Tondo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Tuscan round terra cotta planter is full of extremely intricate details and mounted onto a hand-carved limestone base. This typical Renaissance-style urn includes shields, masks, and stags. This terra cotta garden planter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (18/19th Cent) walnut arm chair with spool design on arms and stretcher with a brown leather seat and embossed design on back.
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by three handsome patinated bronze feet with scrolled foliate designs ...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A Pair of Antique French Patinated Bronze Ewers with Bacchanalian Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
These Renaissance style antique French patinated bronze ewers depict very busy and mischievous Bacchanalian putti at play. A cherub sits atop the handle holding an item in his hands....
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Early 18th Century Hand Carved with Figures Italian Renaissance Armchair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved armchair with Figures carved on each arm post. Detailed and all mortise and tenon construction with wood pegs locking it tightly together. Flat back panel with a...
Category

1750s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard in excellent condition, with the top have recently been French polished to give it a straight from the showroom look. Simpl...
Category

1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Reproduction of 17th Century Italian Chestnut Fratino Style Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Made in Italy Antique Reproduction of a Late 17th Century Italian chestnut Fratino style table features solid top planks with end frames and a base with crosspieces and wood joinery pins. Showed in the size 96” Width 36” Depth 30” Height With is superior details including dovetail joinery, present a fine rustic antique look for use as a primitive table for display, or communal style dining or even in a contrasting modern setting. We can reproduce this antique style in any size you require. We offer finish options on aged hardwoods which may be very distressed like this antique Italian chestnut table, or formal & smooth on premium Italian walnut. Available to order either in Walnut or Chestnut with shellac color stain finishes options. 79”L x 39”W 84”L x 40-42”W 96”L x 40-42”W 108”L x 40-42”W 120”L x 40-42”W Larger table sizes, narrow widths, and single slab tops available by quote. Bellini’s Old World Collection...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Chestnut, Poplar, Walnut, Fir

Solid Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Solid Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This style of Solid Mahogany Library Chair was o...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

A spectacular Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain. This wonderful fountain is raised by a rectangular plinth supporting a top rolled c...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

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

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

2 Antique 19th C Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Putti Cherub Angel Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Italian Renaissance parlor armchairs, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring ornate carved and reticulated design with figural puttis / angels / cherubs adorned throughou...
Category

1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 20th century. The piece has a deep reliefs hand-carved back that featu...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Drexel Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Drexel Sideboard in excellent condition Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Vintage Drexel Sideboard has...
Category

1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Foxed Mirror in Carved Wooden Frame
Located in Houston, TX
This 18th-century foxed mirror, nestled within a meticulously hand-carved wooden frame, epitomizes the elegance and craftsmanship of the late Renaissance pe...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Mid-18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Cassone Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this colorful antique coffer at the foot of a king size bed to store your extra blankets! Crafted in Italy, circa 1760, the rectangular cabinet sits on front paw feet over a bo...
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror, 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror H: 38.5 D: 1.5 W: 35 in.
Category

17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

French 18th Century Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This long Buffet sideboard is richly carved the front and sides. It has 2 drawers. It comes from the border France and Spain.
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak, Pine

16th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry. 10 ft 8 inx 11 ft 3in
Located in New York, NY
16th Century Antique Flemish Silk And Wool Biblical Scene Tapestry, Country Of Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 16th Century. Size: 10 ft 8 in x 11 ft 3 in (3.25 m x 3.43 m)
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Old Engraving Map of Paris French Munster 16th Century Walled City Framed
Located in Wilton, CT
Old or antique colored engraving of Munster's 1572 map of Paris, circa 19th or 20th century (Frame was not opened to look for a publication ...
Category

20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

19th Spanish Baroque Side Table with Iron Stretcher and Carved Top in Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Baroque ebonized side table with iron stretcher and carved top in walnut.
Category

1840s Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique French Renaissance Dark Walnut Triple Bowed Glass China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Dark Walnut Triple Bowed Glass China Cabinet. Item features 2 lower drawers, raised on cabriole stretcher base leg...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass, Walnut

English Renaissance Style Painted Mythological Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) beige and blue painted tapestry of two maidens flanked by unicorns holding heraldic banners in a pastoral scene with a millefleur background....
Category

20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

19th C. Italian Renaissance Style Walnut and Siena Marble Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful Italian carved walnut console table with a beautiful siena marble top that is not attached. The carved relief d...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Siena Marble

Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1979 Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1979 Limited Ed # 3. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne". La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate. 1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon. This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne". The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim. Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme. The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line. This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category

20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Carved Renaissance Style Dining Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A carved French Renaissance style dining table handcrafted near Bordeaux of old growth French oak, circa 1920s. Having a rectangular par...
Category

1920s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Fernery
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) rectangular shaped wrought iron low fernery with floral and scroll design.     
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Vintage Henkel Harris Two Piece Breakfront
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Henkel Harris Two Piece Breakfront brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This china closet is impressive in both it’s desig...
Category

Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Hall Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton Hall Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand. Equally well loved in...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

San Rocco By Nero Alberti Da Sansepolcro (1502-1568)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Formerly known as the "Master of Magione", Nero Alberti da Sansepolcro established a workshop around Perugia in the mid 16th century specializing in the production of devotional imag...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Early 19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Bargueno Cabinet on Table Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique two-piece Bargueno or Vargueno was crafted in Spain, circa 1820. The cabinet standing on round feet sits on a table base with carved turned legs and embellished with a decorative wrought iron stretcher. The cabinet with side handles is beautifully ornate with six drawers with tortoiseshell inlay decor, and a center door dressed with side columns and revealing four additional inside drawers. The conversational piece is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina, and would complement any room from the living room to the study. The Bargueño or Vargueno desk...
Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Leather Fireside Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Green Leather Fireside Chair is designed after an American original antique chair and ships out covered in full grained tufted genuine leather with brass nail t...
Category

2010s Indonesian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Italian 18th C. Majolica Wet Drug or Syrup Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
A beautifully decorated 18th century Italian Majolica faience ‘wet’ or syrup albarello/drug jar. Blue and white having a front reserve, blue and white scrolls to body. Beautifully de...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Folk Art Nude Female Figure Shadow Box Painting
Located in Ferndale, MI
Folk art shadow box painting of a slender nude female form sitting under a full moon. With a chiaroscuro effect and her backside to the viewer, this work has mysterious and dramatic...
Category

Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Acrylic, Paint, Glass, Pine

Framed 16th Century Italian Ivory Figure of Christ
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
16th century Italian ivory figure of Christ mounted against green felt fabric and framed in a coordinating cream frame. This piece was once originally pa...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Ivory, Felt

18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Center Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Wooden Center table. Table features a hexagonal top, double bands of parquetry string inlay and a molded edge. Rococo design features splayed legs adorned with i...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

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

18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #1
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Pharmacy Jar. Jar is in a cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot. Jar features blue and white pattern with the word "Charitas" in an oval ...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Maiolica

Pair of Antique French Renaissance Style Bronze Candlesticks, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of small 19th century bronze candlesticks (“bougeoirs” in French) was crafted in the Renaissance style. The circular molded base...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

1970s Incolay Stone Blue and White Rectangular Lidded Box
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a beautiful decorative box, circa the 1980s. This box is a true masterpiece, boasting the artistry and craftsmanship that Incolay stone...
Category

1970s American Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Resin

English Renaissance Oak Bible Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (Dated 1652) oak slant front bible box
Category

20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Marble and Alabaster Group Sculpture of Ariadne over a Panther
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an alabaster group sculpture of the Cretan princess and daughter of the king Minos of Crete, Ariadne seated over her panther. Her left elbow is over the head of the panther a...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Italian Renaissance Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance style chair. Well carved 19th century Italian Renaissance style carved walnut chair. This antique Italian Savonarola armchair or side chair is upholstered in neutral linen. This versatile Italian Gothic style chair...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with large antique nail heads...
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Colored Belgium Map Flandria Gallica Flanders Henricus Hondius
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand colored map of Flanders, Belgium, engraved by Henricus Hondius. Sans frame - 21.25” x 18”.
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Crystal Ball on a 19th Century French Bronze Cherub Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Renaissance style patinated and gilt bronze cherub base made in the early to mid 19th century. The figure holding a 10 inch diameter solid crystal ball. Beautiful qu...
Category

Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Flemish Renaissance Confiturier ~ Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Confiturier ~ Cabinet in stripped oak is an excellent choice for a cozy niche, narrow wall space, or corner of the room that needs a little surface, ...
Category

1870s Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Framed Etching of Ornamental Candelabrum Base by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
Framed etching of ornamental candelabrum base found in the courtyard of a church in Italy (Sant' Eustachio). Engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piranesi (1720-1778). Black and whi...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn. This beautifully detailed urn is raised by a circular mottled and stepped...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Hand Carved Stone Capital Base Side Coffee Table Garden Pedestal Antique element
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Capital Base Side Coffee Table Garden Pedestal Antique element . LARGE and Very rare Renaissance hand carved capital of the 16th century corner carved limestone Cha...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Stone, Limestone

NVIN0507 Vintage Demi Lune Baker Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard in excellent condition, having recently been restored to give it a straight from the showroom look. Simple yet sophisticate...
Category

1980s Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne". La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate. 1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon. This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris French tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne". The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim. Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme. The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line series. This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Jewish Tapestry Depicting Lots Flight From Sodom, Flemish 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Notable 18th century Flemish Tapestry Depicting the Biblical Account (Genesis 19) of Lots Flight from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah with Lot...
Category

18th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Italian Renaissance Ostrich Egg Sculptures
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Renaissance style objet d'art ostrich eggs mounted on bronze triple griffin bases (19/20th Cent) (PRICED EACH)
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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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