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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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Style: Renaissance
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim late 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim end 17th began1 8th Century Sculptures in molded, polychrome and gilded clay. The figures are represented standing. Set on bases. Normal d...
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Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

LATE 16th CENTURY PAIR OF OIL PAINTINGS ON WOODEN PANELS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of oil paintings on wooden panels, depicting Jesus and the Madonna in their youthful physiognomy. Originally part of a larger wooden altarpiece, these two works are now ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Antique 17th Century Carved Boxwood Cherub Wall Hanging
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique carved boxwood cherub decorative wall hanging dating to circa 1650. Crafted in boxwood, this renaissance style sculpture depicts a detailed handcarved cherub or putti bea...
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Mid-17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood, Boxwood

Column Polychromed and Gilded Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Column of carved and polychrome wood that has a capital reminiscent of the classical order (volutes, acanthus leaves in levels), a series of moldings separating the shaft from the re...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Large Madonna and Child Statue , France 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large Virgin and Child Statue in Majesty, seated, holding Christ in her left hand. Sixteenth century Mosan(?) work. Oak wood, hollowed out at the back. No traces of original gilt no...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

Coppia di Cariatidi Italiane Scolpite in Noce Inizio 1600 Grandi 7ft circa
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Importanti Cariatidi del 1600 in legno intagliato a patina scura provenienti da un complesso corale impiegati come divisori tra gli stalli. Le due figure sono asessuate, co...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood, Walnut

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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Antique 17th century Italian Renaissance Solid Walnut handcarved Cassone Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This richly carved wooden chest is a fine example of an Italian cassone from the 17th century. The cassone, also known as a bridal chest, was an essential piece of furniture in the h...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Iron

Table, Centre, Dining, Writing, Walnut, Octagonal, French, Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This table is a rare and attractive octagonal form with characteristic Renaissance legs. - It can serve as centre, dining or writing table. - The...
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1620s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving
By Master F.G.
Located in New York, NY
This 16th century French engraving illustrates an episode in the Trojan War – although the actual one illustrated is in question. According to recent scholarship, it depicts the corp...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Renaissance Monastery Table - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Renaissance period oak monastery table from the Flanders Unique museum quality table with a superb top that has an extraordinary patina. Its 5cm thick top gives it a...
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

16th Century Renaissance Bed Valane
Located in Canterbury, GB
A Renaissance Bed Valance Spain or Italy 16th century From a set of bed hangings originally part of the decor from a castle in France A long impressive ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Metallic Thread

Indo-Portuguese Sculpture Saint Ana Teaching Our Lady to Read, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Indo-Portuguese sculpture Saint Ana teaching our lady to read 17th century Indo-Portuguese sculpture, from the 17th century. polychrome wood. The figure is represented sitting ...
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Early 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Early 17th Century Italian oval Walnut Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Conceptual Italian center table of striking timeless design. The massive oval top supported by four bold columnar legs joined by conforming oval stretcher. A rare piece of early 17th century furniture.
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century. Bronze paper holder with flat handle on the back that features a light relief decoration on the front. Under an auction of openwork elements of cle...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

"Saint Luke the Evangelist", Polychromed Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Luke is often represented as a man of mature and bearded age, accompanied by the animal of the Tetramorphs with which he is related (Revelation 4: 67)...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

French 16th Century Henri II Period Walnut Buffet with Folded Cloth Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Henri II period Renaissance walnut buffet from the 16th century with carved folded cloth décor, two drawers over two doors and carved acanthus leaf motifs. This French Henri...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief devotional plaque in polychrome glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child, dating ...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Terracotta

Spanish Moorish Mudejar Olambrilla Tile, Cuerda Seca - Sevilla 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Aristo’ or 'cuerda seca' technique. Polychrome tiles had long been made in Spain in the cuerda seca (dry cord) technique, dati...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Earthenware

Unique Historical Horse Bit from the 16th-17th Century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Unique historical horse bit probably from the 16th or 17th century. It is very well preserved for its age, the condition corresponds to its age, there is no major mechanical or rust ...
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16th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Metal

Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Solid Oak with Ebony Veneer Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful and friendly-sized cupboard is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a two-story four-door cabin...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Ebony, Oak

Raising of Lazarus with Saint Roch and two donors. Oil on panel. 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Raising of Lazarus with Saint Roch and two donors. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century. Oil on panel depicting an interior scene with semicircular arches and Ionic capital...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Other

Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 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.
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1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

16th Century Old Masters Nicolo Cercignani the Transfiguration after Raphael
By Niccolò Circignani
Located in Milano, MI
A late 16th century oil on copper painting by Nicolò Cercignani, an Italian Old Masters artist of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, depicting the Raphaelesque transfiguration...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Copper

16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe
Located in Encinitas, CA
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe. Interesting architectural element composed of 2 framed and trimmed doors of single slabs of very old chestnut. ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Chestnut

Frame for a hand brazier. Bronze. Possibly Spanish School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Frame for a hand brazier. Bronze. Possibly Spanish School, 16th century. A polygonal bronze frame for a brazier or table, raised on legs and featuring a decoration of human figures a...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

Near Pair of Antique 17th C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Near Pair of Antique 17th-C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels Belgium, 17th century   Presenting a rare and exquisite pair...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Silk

17th Century Nurenberg Chest in Wrought Iron
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Nuremberg chest or corsair chest from the 17th century from Germany Nuremberg Very elegant chest with a beautiful patina In his original state The l...
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17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Iron

Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century. Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Silk, Wool, Tapestry

Jesus Christ the Conqueror Raising the Flag After his Resurrection, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian carved-wood and polychromed sculpture of Jesus Christ the conqueror raising the flag after his resurrection.
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Antique Italian Renaissance Silk Brocade Fragments Florence Mid-16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
An exquisite and very rare 16th century renaissance Silk brocade fragments mounted and artistically displayed in the Glas case on the antique linen. Both fragments are greatly preserved and originated by its design from famous Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The ornaments contain flowers, jaguars, birds and Fleur De Lis- the symbol of royalty. The colours remain vibrant and parts of golden embroidery/ threads are in very good condition considering the age. Both fabric...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Gold

Italian Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Center or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary, large Italian Renaissance table of strong, linear design. The thick 2-plank top with a narrow dentil edge, above a frieze cont...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Italian Renaissance Walnut Cassone
Located in Essex, MA
With flat hinged top opening to a open compartment. The curved case carved with a crest and figures and various designs. Bracket feet with trefoil form apro...
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Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique unframed oil painting on canvas is in the Renaissance style. Two ladies are conversing with the man on the right. Canvas is stretched...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Canvas

17th Century Spanish Walnut Chest
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb Spanish walnut chest from the Spanish Renaissance of the 17th century The chest has its original wrought iron entrance and its original lock Very beautiful molding work on th...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Portrait of Gentleman from Della Ruota Family, Lombardy, Dated 1624
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Portrait of a Gentleman from Della Ruota family Lombardy, dated 1624 Oil on canvas Measures: 105 x 81 cm (without the frame) The coat of arms at the top left of the portrait identifies the effigy as an aristocrat belonging to the Lombard family Della Ruota, represented at the age of 61 in 1624. The presence of vanity at the bottom right is a clear reference to the passage of time, to the aging and dying body...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Canvas

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
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Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Metal

Pair Of Chapel Tops In Carved And Gilded Wood, Netherlands, 17th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Chapel Tops In Carved And Gilded Wood, Netherlands, 17th Century Possibility of selling by piece also
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17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Giltwood

17th Century Spanish School Breastfeeding Virgin
Located in Marbella, ES
Beautiful oil on canvas with four protagonists, the Virgin breastfeeding baby Jesus with St. Joseph and a young St. John the Baptist. Typical 17th century composition with the secondary characters in the background. Relined canvas and original gold leaf gilded frame...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood, Paint

French Early 17th Century Henry IV Oval Walnut Center or Dining Table
Located in Troy, NY
French Henry IV oval center, dining or breakfast table, early 17th century, of rare form and conceptual design, solid walnut with wonderful, deep patina. The oval top, consisting of...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

French Renaissance Table said "à l'italienne"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Measures: Closed length : 137 cm – opened lenght : 255 cm Beautiful table of the Second French Renaissance, said ‘à la du Cerceau’. It is in effect a model close to the projects d...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Italian Renaissance Oak Refectory Table with Late 19th Century Top
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (17th Century elements) oak refectory table with carved apron an bulbous shaped legs with a stretcher at base (plank top 19/20th Century). Condition: Good;...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

17th Century Italian Florentine Walnut Side Cabinet, Circa 1650
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extraordinary Renaissance Period walnut small side cabinet with fruitwood inlay detail. Of museum quality, in remarkable original condition (has not been reconstructed in any way)...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Fruitwood, Walnut

A Pair Of French Carved Giltwood Reclining Lion Sculptures, Florentine, With Pad
Located in Dallas, TX
A Pair Of 17th Century Carved Giltwood Reclining Lion Sculptures, Florentine, With Padded Rests On Backs. 17th Century
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Turned, Engraved Openwork Box, Florence, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Turned, engraved and openwork box Fruit wood Florence, 17th century Measures: Diameter 11cm Height 4.4cm.  
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XIII, 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.
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1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IV, 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.
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1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

18th Century French Chasuble
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century French chasuble ( cope / liturgical vestment ) hand embroidered silk / metallic gold thread / linen. A deaccesion from the Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY. Overall go...
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Metallic Thread

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.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Oval Dish with Winged Putti, After Bernard Palissy, French, 17th Century
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Miami Beach, FL
French glazed earthenware bowl in the manner of Bernard Palissy. Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) was a French potter who created extravagant glazes on his rustic ceramics...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Earthenware

Leandro Bassano - 17th century - Portrait of a Savant
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1557 - Venise 1662) Portrait of a savant Venise, XVI century Oil on canvas; modern frame. Measures: 117 x 88 ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Northern Italy Renaissance Cathedra with a Canopy
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This cathedra or chayère chair is conceived following rules of monumental architecture. The seat can be lift open to reveal a chest. Both curved arm-rests are supported by a baluster...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Calzetta Da Ravenna Severo Candlestick Depicting a Kneeling Satyr
By Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
Located in Milano, IT
Calzetta Da Ravenna (Attivo Tra IL 1496 E IL 1543 circa) Severo. Circle of. Candlestick depicting a kneeling satyr. The model of the present bronze is the ""kneeling satyr"" attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, one of the main Paduan bronze sculptors of the first half of the 16th century, whose figure was rediscovered by Planiscig in 1935 (L. Planiscig, ""Severo da Ravenna...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

PERINO DEL VAGA 'After', Important Flemish Grotesque Tapestry, Circa 1550
Located in Chatham, ON
Important - 16th century - grand scale - museum quality - Renaissance period - antique Flemish finely woven grotesque tapestry panel in wool and silk - after designs by PERINO DEL VA...
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wool, Silk

Felmish Tapistry 17th Century from Brugge
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Fine Flemish tapestry from Brugge from the 17th century This fine tapestry depicting a mythological scene of a woman spied by two old men. Very inte...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wool

17th Century Spanish Renaissance Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish 17th century oak refectory table with 2 carved drawers & apron supported on turned legs with stretcher at base.  
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

16h century Griffin Head - Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Griffin head Italy, 16th century On a modern metal stand Measures: 20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand) The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head an...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

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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