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.
Find a collection of antique Renaissance case pieces, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Renaissance
Set of Four Portuguese Armchairs from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of four armchairs
Portuguese from the 18th Century,
in chestnut and Brazilian rosewood wood with carvings.
Scalloped backrest and carved leather seat, roll-up arms, turned legs...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Two Drawer Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton style Two Drawer Console Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand and NSI118 Four Drawer Console Table...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Henkel Harris Vintage Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Henkel Harris Sideboard in excellent original, as found, condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Henkel Harris Sideboard has everything g...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
PAIR OF 19th Century PORTUGUESE CABINETS
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF 19th Century PORTUGUESE CABINETS
in carved Brazilian rosewood.
With four padded doors and two drawers. Interior with shelves.
Yellow metal hardware. Small defects.
Dim.: ...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Corner chest of drawers, France, around 1840.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique, richly carved oak corner display cabinet in the Neo-Renaissance style, from France, around 1840.
The original wax family seal ...
Category
1840s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Burled Oval Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most complicated items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Burled Oval Partners Desk is also one of the most popular. The top section of the desk consists of a three-...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Mahogany Writing Table Green Leather
Located in Annville, PA
An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Green Leather by Niagara Furniture which is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the offic...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique French Renaissance Style Round Leafy Brass Frame Small Beveled Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Style Round Leafy Brass Frame Small Beveled Glass Mirror. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: 16" H x 16" W x 1.5" D.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique mid 18th century Dutch Renaissance solid oak single door cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
Introducing an exceptional antique Dutch cabinet that epitomizes 18th-century craftsmanship. Dating back to around 1750, this meticulously crafte...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Steel
Statuette of the Virgin, South German circa 1600
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Statuette of the Virgin
South-German, circa 1600
sculpted wood
circa 1600
(right arm restored)
52 cm
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Portuguese Apparatus Table 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Apparatus table
18th century
In painted wood with gilt carvings, central column profusely carved and pierced, resting on four curved feet. ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Important Portuguese Table 18th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese table Bufete 18th century
In rosewood wood with twisted and trembling carvings. Rectangular-shaped table top, framed on the front and sides by a jagged frieze, ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Ecce Homo - Florence, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust "Ecce Homo"
Florence, 15th century
53 x 44 x 31 cm
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Chest of Drawers Portuguese 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of Drawers
Portuguese 18th Century
in vinhatic wood.
With three drawers and folding top, interior with central hatch and six drawers.
Defects.
Dim.: 120 x 114 x 64 cm.
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
PORTUGUESE PAPER STATIONERY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
STATIONERY D. JOSÉ 18th Century
19th century Portuguese.
in chestnut wood, with two drawers and three drawers.
Folding lid with drawers and bins.
Signs of use. Dim.: 140 x 115 x ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th C. Renaissance Gilt Bronze Sculptural Tazza Signed E. Cana 1845-1895 French
By Louis Emile Cana
Located in Germantown, MD
A very richly decorated 19th Century renaissance style gilt bronze and marble Tazza by French artist Louis Emile Cana.
Top dish decorated with multiple embossed wild life birds and a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VII, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Specimen Marble And Micro-Mosaic Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebonized Fruitwood, Specimen marble and Micro-Mosaic side table. The table is raised on a tripod base with three 'C' scrolled l...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
PORTUGUESE CHAIR LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE CHAIR LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century
in mahogany wood seats, armrests and back in straw.
Small defects.
Dim.: 113 x 66 x 60 cm.
good conditions
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of French Patinated Bronze Lidded Cups or Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of patinated bronze cups with covers. A repousse of ivy leaves garland decorates the center of the cups’ body. Above and below it, there are a chain of beads adorning ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
in painted and gilded metal, glass sides.
Height: 57 cm.
good conditions
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Portuguese Buffet Table 19th Century Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BUFFET TABLE 19th century Rosewood
in rosewood wood, with two drawers, fronts framed by trembling friezes, turned legs and beams.
DIM.: 80 x 108 x 67 cm.
good conditions.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Portuguese Candeliary Seraphins 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Portuguese Candeliary Seraphins
19th century
in polychrome and gilded wood.
The figures are represented standing, holding cornucopias.
Adapted to lamps.
Little defects i...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Venice Misty Morning Lithograph
Located in Seguin, TX
Misty morning on the canals of Venice lithograph on paper. Signed illegibly in pencil lower right margin. Unframed, image size without margins, 25"L x 19"H. Age toning, adhesive resi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
A Set of Renaissance Classical 19th Century Grand Tour Italian Plaster Intaglios
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Small Set of 8 Renaissance Classical Grand Tour Medallions.
Possibly Have Been Put on A Modern Backing At Some Point
Grand Tour Cameos Intagli...
Category
Early 19th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Plaster
The Holy Family And Saint John The Baptist Painting 17th Century Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
Faithful to the traditions, the scene depicts the New Testament scene of the two Holy figures of John the Baptist and Jesus meeting with all the symbolism of both holy lives.
A Fle...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gilt bronze pax board, Pietà. 16th-17th centuries, after Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper, Mercy. Golden bronze. Possibly Rome, last third of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th century, following the model of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Gilded bronze pla...
Category
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other, Bronze
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
Vintage Henkel Harris New Market Chest
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Henkel Harris New Market Chest brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This chest is impressive in both it’s design and scale. Made of beautifully grained solid mahogany, the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
+17th century Dutch renaissance two door portal cabinet with exotic carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a very rare Dutch cabinet made of the finest European summer oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch Golden...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Pair of Italian Friezes 18th Century Blue Painted Gilwood Wall Decorative Panels
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 1700s Italian Wall Decorative Panels, a pair of blue laquer vertical frieze dating back to late 18th century, with a stunning hand-carved gilded relief candelabra decoratio...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Leather Fireside Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Leather Fireside Chair is designed after an American original antique chair and ships out covered in full grained tufted genuine l...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
16th Century French Renaissance Chest in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Whereas many pieces of furniture during the Italian Renaissance were heavily painted or inlaid with decorative motifs, French examples utilized hand-sculpted elements as the predomin...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Savonarola Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly noteworthy Savonarola chair with deft carving and vibrant and colorful custom seat and back fabric. Late 19th century/early 20th century Renaissance style Savonarola ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis V, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
16th CENTURY GUARD'S STOOL
Located in Firenze, FI
Typical stool with backrest and curved legs in solid walnut wood with dark patina. This type of bench is used in guard posts, for this reason the seat is small and uncomfortable, to ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Side table, Northern Europe, turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Historic side table imported from Scandinavia. Year of creation around 1900.
Dimensions: height 79 cm / width 84 cm / depth 52 cm
Category
20th Century Swedish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 10 Henkel Harris Vintage Dining Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Set of 10 Henkel Harris Vintage Dining Chairs in excellent original, as found, condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beauti...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Armchair, "frailero" or friar. Wood, leather. Spain, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Leather, walnut wood. Spain, 16th century.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as “frailero”, which has studded leather on the seat and upper part of ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
17th Century Spanish Chest
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb chest from the 17th century from the Spanish renaissance from the Pampalune region
Chest called 6 plank chest since all the faces are from a sing...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Judaical Historical Collection 16th Century to Early 20th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This extremely rare unique ancient Wooden Box with Judaical Religious Items inside was found behind a stone wall in Vienna (Austria), most likely hidden before the World War II.
The ...
Category
16th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Silver
Set of 10 Vintage Maitland Smith Dining Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A Set of 10 Vintage Maitland Smith Dining Chairs consisting of 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. The arm chairs are large and comfortable and feature beautifully sculpted arms and this...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Framed 16th Century Italian Ivory Figure of Christ
By Interi
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
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
Spanish Renaissance Style, Set of Two on Stands, Inlaid Vargueno Cabinets
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning pair of Vargueno cabinets, Spanish Renaissance style, on stands, set of two, inlaid!!
(pair) Spanish Renaissance style inlaid varguenoes on stands, approximately 71" height, 55" width, 21" depth.
Wear and imperfections commensurate with being moved, age and use.
The shape of the vargueno originated in Renaissance Spain in the 15th century and continued to be popular through the 19th century...
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair. Item features a large impressive size, ornate lion heads and paw feet, nicely carved details, very nice item, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XVIII. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique 17th Century Oak Dutch Renaissance Cabinet with Ebony and Mahogany
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is an antique four-door cupboard, in Dutch, named “Kussenkast”, that was made in the Northern Netherlands in the late 17th century. This cupboard takes its name from th...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Entrance Chair - Solid Walnut - Au Putti Decor - Neo-renaissance - Period: XIXth
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Charming entrance chair in solid walnut.
This very beautiful realization, unique piece of a complete living room, was realized in Italy, in the region o...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Armchair, "frailero" or friar. Wood, leather. Spain, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Walnut wood, leather. Spain, 16th century.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as “frailero”, which has leather with studs on the seat and upper part ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Pill box big size Florentine Renaissance Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled engraving in two colours, in Florentine Renaissance style. Diameter cm. 5 cm high. 2. Weight gr. ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This Mahogany Library Chair is produced with a very desirable harp back, also referred ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE CHAIRS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE CHAIRS 18th Century
rosewood wood, carved.
Backrests decorated with "rocaille" elements.
Leather seats.
Usage signs.
...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique mirror, France, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique mirror, France, around 1870. The antique mirror comes from France around 1880. Neo-Renaissance style, richly decorated. Very good condition, after renovation in our workshop....
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Renaissance style carved walnut cabinet or server with lower compartment and 1 drawer. Fluted columns on both sides, thumb molded top edge and apron, giving this piece a...
Category
19th 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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