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: 19th Century
French Renaissance Style Glass Top Tray Coffee Table with Carved Cherubs Angels
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Style Walnut & Glass Top Tray Coffee Table with Carved Cherubs . Item features a removable glass tray top, carved cherub scen...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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 Italian Nativity Female Figure
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Italian nativity figure from, circa 1840 with its original fabric costume.
Carved from wood with articulated arms, gesso finished head, feet and h...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
The Desperate Man by Durer - Amand-Durand, c.1876
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Savannah, GA
A photogravure by Charles Amand-Durand on laid paper of the Durer engraving, "The Desperate Man,” circa 1876.
Durand mark on verso.
5 ½ by 8 inches
frame: 19 ½ by 22 inches
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of French 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by striking scrolled and foliate designed ormolu feet leading u...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze and Ormolu Vide Poche Tazza/Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu side table or Vide Poche tazza. The tazza is raised by handsome patinated bronze hoof feet with or...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror With Arched Top
Located in London, GB
This decorative antique mirror was made in Italy in the 19th century.
The giltwood frame retains it's original bevelled plate, which is lightly foxed - consistent with it's age.
T...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Tazza Designed Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Renaissance St. patinated bronze tazza-designed side table, signed E. Picault, Salon 1867. Raised on ormolu topie shaped feet below a triangular concave-sided black Belgian marble base. Patinated bronze supports with paw feet topped by satyr busts...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Verdigris Bronze, Ormolu and Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and extremely decorative French mid 19th century Renaissance st. Verdigris patinated bronze, ormolu and glass lantern. The circular lantern is centered by a beautiful ormolu finial below striking scrolled movements adorned with large acanthus leaves. At the center are four windows each with three glass panes, the central pane displaying an impressive and rich green color. One window opens via a fine ormolu knob, on its original hinges. Each window is separated by an ormolu band with a lovely twisted ribbon design and a pierced arch design above. The wonderful Verdigris top dome displays four large dolphins...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Renaissance Marble Top Nightstand ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Marble Top Nightstand ~ End Table is a wonderful variation on the form, with an open airy design that enables it to blend seamlessly into any seating ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Henry II Castle Dresser Sideboard credenza Buffet - Renaissance - 19th
By Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful castle sideboard, dresser, cabinet, sideboard-credenza in richly carved oak with two-bodies with openings with 2 doors in the upper part and 4 doors in the lower part.
The piece of furniture has 3 drawers carved into belts. The 3 drawers are almost invisible on the central belt, they are secret drawers.
Richly carved with lions, scrolls of foliage, plants, cornucopia and fruit. The 2 lion heads at the upper ends of the furniture are fascinating, and almost seem to be moving because they are so well executed.
The sculptures are delicate and fine, yet deep.
Beautiful storage space with doors and drawers and display space in the credenza.
Henry II style, Renaissance, Renaissance Revival.
French Renaissance furniture...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lot of 23 Antique Virtue & Co Shakespeare Play Scene Engraving Prints 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 23 late 19th - early 20th century black and white engravings depicting scenes from the plays of William Shakespeare, plates taken from The Works of Shakespeare Imperial Editio...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Display cabinet, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Display cabinet, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height 175 cm width 125 cm depth 48 cm
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 5 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 5 prints of European Art Treasures
Chromolithographs
Published by Louis Gruner, 1862.
The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
Category
1860s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Crucifix Torchiere
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) brass crucifix floor torchiere with 13 candleholders (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque
By Limoges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enam...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Upholstery
Set of 8 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 8 prints of European Art Treasures
Chromolithographs
Published by Louis Gruner, 1862.
The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
Category
1860s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) large oak refectory table with carved apron and legs with trestle base.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Original Antique Print After Domenichino, St. Jerome and the Angel, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Carved Oak Renaissance Revival Paw Foot Curule Throne Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Carved Oak Renaissance Revival Paw Foot Curule Throne Arm Chair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 37" H x 25" W x 23.5" D x 17.5" Seat height x 29" Arm height.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century carolean inspired hall chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual pair of carolean inspired hall chairs circa 1880.
Made from earlier 18th century elements. Carved back rests with inlaid floral plaques.
Slight differences in carvings pleas...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Framed Etching of Vases by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
The dramatic large, almost 4 foot tall etching is framed with a green ground and gold double border with cream French matting. Copper-plate engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piran...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Fruit basket, table decoration, centerpiece, wood alabaster, 1880s, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
A wonderful table decoration from Italy, made in the end of the 19th century, based on the old models.
This base is made of cherry wood with a round white alabaster ring at the bas...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Limoges Antique Enamel on Copper Triptych
Located in Kingston, NY
Limoges antique enamel on copper triptych. Finely crafted decorative art piece featuring a detailed historical scene. Frame possibly replaced in early...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Plaque of a Naiad or Water Nymph
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large-scale Capodimonte porcelain plaque depicting a Naiad (or a water nymph from Greek mythology). She is attended by a small ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Carved Oak Server Sideboard
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century French carved oak renaissance style server / sideboard with front doors / front drawers and exterior hand carved design details. The sideboard / server is in great c...
Category
1830s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Antique Print of An Aristocratic Family After Van Dyck. Dated 1832
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher. Dated 1832
Unframed.
Category
1830s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Italy, Late 19th Century
Behold the elegance of this Italian Renaissance...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Five-light Iron Sconce Large Tuscan Wall Candelabra
Located in Milano, MI
A large five-arm Italian sconce, five curved iron curved arms decorated with gilded walnut elements, ending with turned gilded walnut bobeches and candles arranged for Edison 14 bulb...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Oil on copper 800 Christ in the house of Martha with Mary and Lazarus
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Oil on copper 800 Christ in the house of Martha with Mary and Lazarus - A work of rare beauty
The 1800 oil on copper Christ in Martha's House with Mary and Lazarus is an extraordina...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper
Bronze Large Ewer and Basin by Robert Gugny and Leopold Oudry & Cie. Signed
Located in Kingston, NY
Ewer and its frame in bronze and metal with copper, silver and gold patinas. It is decorated with divinities and mascarons among the foliage in the style of the Renaissance. End of t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Early 19th Venetian Rectangular Carved and Gild Mirror
Located in IT
This beautiful rectangular mercury mirror in carved and gilded wood frame was made in the early 19th century in Venetian area of Italy. The richly carved frame is characterized by a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Original Antique Print of Cupid After E.Sirani. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of cupid
Fine steel engraving after E.Sirani
Published C.1870
Unframed.
The measurement given is the paper size
Category
1870s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
English Renaissance Oak Lectern
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19/20th Cent) stained oak square based lectern with carved shield sides.
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Portrait of a Young Woman in a Gilt Frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
This unsigned portrait of a young noble woman is executed in the style of Renaissance Venetian painter Palma il Vecchio.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
A Tall and Slender Antique Hand Painted Italian Majolica Ewer, Naples Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed on the underside by Gaetano Battaglia of Manifattura Battaglia, this tall hand-painted majolica ewer originates from Naples, Italy, circa 1870. Known as an istoriato (loosely ...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Paint
Antique Italian Landscape Drawing in Gilt Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Italian drawing in pen-and-ink and wash pictures a landscape of a stone bridge, archway, trees and people in the Renaissance style. The drawing is set within a two-tone d...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Antique Print After Correggio, Ecce Homo, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Correggio
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze Urns, Signed Leon Boucher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns, signed Leon Boucher. Each urn is raised by ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Original Antique Framed Print After Fra Bartolomeo. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Renaissance fresco by Fra Bartolomeo
Chromo-lithograph
Published, C.1870
Presented in an antique distressed pine frame
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper, Pine
French Painted Bisque Porcelain Bust of a Woman
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French painted bisque porcelain bust of a woman
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 68cm, width 40cm, depth 30cm
This fine bust is crafted from painted bisque porcelain. The bust depicts a young woman in a historicised Renaissance style: the sitter tilts her head to her left, her eyes glancing to something in the distance. She wears an ornate feathered head...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Original Antique Print After Carlo Maratta, Virgin and Child, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of the Virgin and Child
Fine Steel engraving
Published by Virtue, London circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Daniele Crespi, Entombment of Christ, circa 1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Daniele Crespi
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher, London, circa 1840
Unframed.
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Dining Chairs with Vienna Straw, Set of 4
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Very rare series of four dining room chairs production of Italy cabinetmakers in renaissance style, 1880. Beautiful line with turned legs. The backrest of these chairs is high with a...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Pair, 19th Century French Gilt Bronze, Cloisonne & Onyx Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of 19th-century French candlesticks combines the luxurious materials of gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel, and onyx to create a stunning display of opulence and craft...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
"Temperance" Ewer and Its Basin in Silver Bronze, After François Briot, Xixth Ce
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
ewer and its basin called "Temperance", in silver-plated bronze, in the style of the Renaissance, after the model of François Briot, preserved in the Louvre Museum.
The egg-shaped...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1800's Antique Renaissance Style, Carved Oak Display Cupboard / Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Display Cupboard / Bookcase, Renaissance Style, Carved Oak, 1800s, 19th Century!!
This antique display cupboard/bookcase is...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Set of 3 English Renaissance Leaded Glass Windows
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 English Renaissance style (19th Century) leaded glass window panels with diamond design and figure in center (PRICED AS SET).
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Massive Antique Carved Hardwood Bust Of Shakespeare
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Rare European Hardwood (Believed to be Elm) wall-mount Bust of the justly famous Playwright, Writer and Actor William Shakespeare (April 1564-April 1616). Unmistakeable with his po...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Renaissance desk with dolphins is a remarkably sculpted work with fully carved apron all around, making it a great choice for placement in the center of the room ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English Renaissance Tapestry Portraits
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Renaissance style tapestry portraits of a nobleman and lady both wearing large white lace collars in gilt frames (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco in Venice,
circa 1880. Attributed to Paolo Salviati (1818-1894).
Possibly the largest photographic image ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Breccia Nuvolata Rosa Marble Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Breccia Nuvolata Rosa marble centerpiece planter. This stunning centerpiece is supported on four cabriol...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Renaissance Wall Mirror by Ballario-Asti, Carved and Turned Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Renaissance fireplace mirror or console mirror in hand carved and turned walnut by Ballario Matteo Mobili, Asti. Original beveled...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Small Two-Body Buffet in Solid Walnut, Renaissance Style – Mid-19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This small, narrow-body sideboard opens, at the bottom, with two doors framed with mitered recesses.
Each independent panel is carved in relief with antique decorations depicting Zeu...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Maiolica La Bella Water Jug, 19th Century
Located in CH
Italian Maiolica "La Bella" Istoriato Lustered red water jug, 19th century.
Maiolica:
The fired, but still unglazed pottery is covered with a white tin gl...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Sideboard, France, circa 1850
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique sideboard, France, circa 1850.
Wood: walnut
Year: around 1870
Dimensions :
height 286 cm, width 158 cm, depth. 60 cm.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Marble Fountain Fill
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved Italian marble fountain fill in the form of a Putto head. A wonderful architectural treasure. Can be used as originally intended or...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
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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