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.
to
316
1,278
1,089
2,198
202
20
196,906
113,135
42,684
32,682
15,967
11,732
10,548
10,407
9,678
8,853
7,236
6,736
6,342
6,268
6,120
5,609
4,844
3,727
816
826
556
222
199
103
111
27
9
16
14
7
11
7
7
31
22
1,305
695
427
252
223
1,945
813
498
137
133
2,420
2,315
2,374
44
19
9
7
7
Style: Renaissance
20th Century Venetian Murano Glass Flowers Octagonal Mirror
Located in Puglia, Puglia
It is a delightful classic Venetian mirror with a frame formed by canes and crystal curls, the engravings that adorn this luxurious mirror have been made entirely by hand, and the fi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Mirror
PORTUGUESE BED D. JOSÉ 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BED D. JOSÉ 18th Century
in rosewood wood with carvings.
Backrest with central medallion upholstered in damask fabric.
Small defects.
Dim.: 194 x 120 x 197 cm.
good con...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large French Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th - 17th C.
Located in Soest, NL
16th - 17th century French Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.
The width at the front is 93 cm (36.6 inches).
...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Large Antique Oil on Canvas of Venus & Adonis with Giltwood Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning original large oil on canvas
“Venus and Adonis” large painting.
Some crazing of paint present.
Some repairs of paint. Repair work patches visible from back of frame as ...
Category
1880s American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Original Antique Print of Queen Henrietta Maria After Van Dyck. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Virtue C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique 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
Meissen Cherub
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Meissen curio cabinet porcelain dates from the late 19th century. The charming beautifully hand painted sculpted cherub is working his grinding wheel sharpening love arr...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Renaissance Style Frame in Finely Carved Wood, Partially Gilded.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian Renaissance style frame in finely carved wood, partially gilded, 19th century.
19th century Italian Renaissance style frame in finely carved and gilded wood.
Frame: H: 21.5c...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bavarian Wood Carving of the Infant Bacchus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian wood carving of the infant bacchus
Oberammergau is a world-famous wood carver town in Bavaria, Germany. Nikolaus Lang, a known art...
Category
1910s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
A 19th Century French Carved Mirror
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A 19th Century French Carved Mirror
The oval glass inserted into a mixed wooden frame adorned with finely carved applications, the whole with leaves. Further carved elements include...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Glass
Set of 10 Vintage Drexel Dining Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A Set of 10 Vintage Drexel Dining Chairs consisting of 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. The arm chairs are large and feature a fully develop...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance Spanish Buffet with Two Doors, Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish Renaissance buffet was sculpted from dense, old-growth oak with glorious full relief depictions. Set upon a brilliantly...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neo-Renaissance Walnut Fireplace Mantel, Attributed to Valentino Besarel
Located in Montreal, QC
This extraordinary mantel is superbly carved, firstly with a simple dentil cornice; above a front panel, carved in high-relief with birds, scrolling leaves and tendrils. The jambs ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Hand Carved Stone Column Base Pedestal Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Column Base pedestal Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element LA . Nicely hand carved 17th century Renaissance stone column base appli...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Tramonto Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the strictest Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on antiqued elements, the Tramonto wall mirror is assembled with numerous floral elem...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Console Table and Mirror
Located in London, GB
Constructed in walnut, richly and finely carved, rising from a serpentine base supported by shaped and scrolled feet, with an spread wing eagle, with one talon aloft, holding a shiel...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BUFFET TABLE 19th Century
of twisted and trembling in rosewood wood.
Rectangular shaped top, framed by a shaky frieze, waist with two simulating drawers, 6 turned legs an...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Primo Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand-engraved with precious decorations on all the ground elements on the edges. It is assemb...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
8 Antique Old World French Country Carved Oak Leather Dining Chairs Renaissance
Located in Dayton, OH
8 Antique French Country Old World oak dining chairs. An exquisite and unique form with molded side panels featuring wheat carvings and acanthus blocked feet. Upholstered in a brown ...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Swiss Guard Bronze Lion Bookends Helvetiorum Fidei AC Virtuti "JB 1570"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Swiss Guard Bronze Finish Lion Bookends "Helvetiorum Fidei AC Virtuti" Marked JB 1570 to Rear. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 5" H x 7.5" W x 3" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Late Renaissance 16th Century Italian Credenza.
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late Renaissance 16th Century Italian Credenza. Made of Circassian Walnut with a rich patination and glowing depth of color. A single...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Double Eagle Cartouche Plaque in Carved Limestone
Located in Dallas, TX
Reminiscent of a late 15th century coat of arms, this double eagle cartouche plaque has been hand-carved in limestone in Italy. A square top shield wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish refectory desk table with solomonic legs and iron stretcher
Original perfect condition
Top table in perfect shape.
Very heavy piece
Category
1790s Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Renaissance Double Side Seat, France, circa 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance seat for 2 persons, double side
Made in France in circa 1860s
Very good condition.
New Italian leather upholstery
Wood: oak
Measures: height 73 cm lenght 129 cm depth 70 cm.
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista . Circa 1600’s important Painting Oil on Canvas painting of a boy with a bird, in original Hand carved...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster
Ferdinando Vichi Marble Sculpture Sitting Woman On Pedestal
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Ferdinando Vichi", Florence 1875-1945. Romantic figure of sitting woman.
Made in marble, sitting on a chair made of bronze, original pedestal of green, Italian marble.
Sign. Vichi. Ca. in 1900.
(In two pieces)
Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1945) was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Dante Walnut Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th century Italian Dante armchair.
Beautiful walnut Savonarola armchair with ornately carved decoration throughout. This stately x-base legged chair has rich velvet upholstery, golden fringe and tasseled seats. It is as functional as it is comfortable. Making a fine statement in any area of your home, the walnut folding chair...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Vintage Councill 2 Part Breakfront
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Councill 2 Part Breakfront in excellent, ready to use in your home, condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Councill Mahogany Vintage Bre...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Large 16th Century German Carved Basswood Saint Sebastian Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A large 16th Century German carved basswood sculpture of Saint Sebastian.
Probably lower Rhine, Germany . Circa mid to late 16th Century.
Well carved deep relief sculpture, with de...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bronze Ewer Vase with Bacchus and Dolphin Figural Handle
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Small bronze ewer with Bacchus and dolphin figural handle, engraved solid oval centerpiece mounted on a circular base.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venetian gold mirror in Murano glass by Barbini brothers
Located in Palermo, IT
Barbini Veneziani brothers' gold mirror circa 1960.
Decorations with Murano flowers and long woven glass slats in the edges of the mirror, thus recalling the Renaissance period.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Pedestals
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Italian Renaissance style terracotta pedestals. Add a top of your choice for a console, sofa table, a buffet sideboard, entr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
17th Century Stoneware Salt Glazed Jug Free Shipping!
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Wonderful stoneware Jug from the 17th century.
In good condition.
A perfect item for the Wabi Sabi, Natural looking interiors.
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Christopher Draghi "Rape 1" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2017. Titled, "The Rape 1,"
Artist Bio:
Christopher Draghi has always been drawn to photography as a medi...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This late 18th century cabinet is a so called 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet. The pillow refers to the shape of the raised panels in the doors. It is a typical Dutch Renaissance cabinet...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Triple Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp with Blue/Green and Gold Distress Painted Finish. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 43.5" H (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Oil on copper representing the Martyrdom of an unidentified Saint
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on copper representing the martyrdom of an unidentified saint (the angels passing over the scene) and bringing him the palm and the crown of martyrs, without any specific attribu...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Ruby Red Venetian Mirror - France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Venetian mirror in ruby red. The mirror is U-shaped, and features applied and etched pieces of mirror in various stylized shapes. Most Venetian mirrors are made in Italy,...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Polychrome Plaster Bust Ippolita Maria Sforza Statue Renaissance Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Polychrome Plaster Bust of Ippolita Maria Sforza in the Renaissance Style After Francesco Laurana. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 19" W x 9" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Icon representing Saint George fighting the dragon in the 16th century style.
Located in PARIS, FR
Tempera and gold background on panel. 28.2 x 24.7 cm.
Cracks and reinforcements.
18th century Crete School.
Greece
Here is the iconographic image of the boy being rescued by St...
Category
Late 18th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a hallway with this well carved pair of antique Sgabello chairs. Crafted of walnut in Italy circa 1860, each Renaissance chair stands on curv...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
IMPORTANT CARVED NEO RENAiSSANCE ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS ANTIQUE WARDROBE ARMOIRE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind, fully restored, Important Neo Renaissance Armoire Wardrobe hand carved in Fran...
Category
1840s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Oak
Renaissance Marble Portrait - Northern Italy, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Portrait
Northern Italy, 17th century, inspired by antiquity
Marble
36 x 13 cm (including the marble pedestal)
This Renaissance portrait head of a young man, sl...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Mid Century Cesto di Frutta Impruneta Terracotta Centerpiece Pair
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lovely pair of Italian traditional Impruneta terracotta fruit baskets: Cesto di Frutta. Woven motif on the baskets, Florence, Italy. Circa 1960...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Venice Hardcover Book by Fulvio Roiter & Stephen Spender 1st Ed. 1979
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Venice by Fulvio Roiter & Stephen Spender.
Venice by Stephen Spender and Fulvio Roiter Vintage Hardcover 1st edition 1979 Photography Coffee Table Book.
With 182 Photographs in Full ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Expandable Barley Twist Dining Table in Vintage Walnut, By Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This custom dining table has barley twist legs made from reclaimed walnut. The base has a darker finish and the top is bleached with satin lacquer finish. The barley twist legs are masterfully hand-carved to perfect mirror image spirals.
As shown, the table is 38 x 100 x 30...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare pastiglia marriage chest - North of Italy, First half of 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pastiglia marriage chest
North of Italy, Liguria or Piemonte
First half of 15th century
wood, gesso, partly gilded, form molded and painted
67 x 156 x 63 cm
Provenance :
Pri...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
French Renaissance Cabinet with Perspectives
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Renaissance Cabinet reveals the great mastery of the Lyon workshops which are at the origin of its realization. Sculptors and wood-carvers worked here in symbiosis to express an...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Wonderful Antique Painting of Christ and Two Apostles in Ebonized Wooden Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Meaningful and perfect size, religious work of art.
We find it refreshing to see Christ in this original 1913 oil painting as the spiritual master that he was (in a ceremonial act) ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500.
The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
16th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry. 11 ft 4 inx12 ft 10in
Located in New York, NY
16th Century Antique Flemish King Solomon Tapestry, Country Of Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 16th Century. Size: 11 ft 4 in x 12 ft 10 in (3.45 m x 3.91 m)
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Italian Palazzo Artempo 15-16th century Stone Fireplace For High-End Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
Artempo Italian palazzo fireplace surround.
Exquisite original wear for exceptional authentic interior design project.
16th century period and one of a kind castle element.
This fire...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 10pc. 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set - Renaissance Model
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 10-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set by France's Premier Silversmith Cardeilhac (Christofle), "Silversmiths to the Aristocracy of Europe". The French si...
Category
1910s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Deruta Pottery Pair Urns Covers Italian Vintage Majolica Vases Jars
By Deruta
Located in Wilton, CT
Old pair Deruta majolica pottery covered urn jars, circa early/mid 20th century. Hand painted all around with country landscape scenes of lakes and mountains. 16 1/2" high, 8" diamet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
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
A Set of Renaissance Classical 19th Century Grand Tour Italian Plaster Intaglios
Located in Reading, Berkshire
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
Pair, 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara
Located in Atlanta, GA
**Pair of 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara**
This remarkable pair of **19th-century allegorical reverse glass paintings** captures the vene...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Antique Champagne Bronze
Antique Chinese Gansu
Antique Colonial Table And Chairs
Antique Cotton Basket
Antique French Clocks Moreau
Antique Hand Stitched Wall Hanging
Antique Oddities
Antique Pewter Urn
Antique Silver Topped Scent Bottles Bottles
Art Deco Ceramic Clock
Art Deco Lowboy
Art Foulard
Viana Do Castelo
Vineyard Antiques
Vintage Dryer
Violet Flame
Wind Blown Sculpture
Wrought Iron Table Roses