Renaissance Furniture

Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...

A high quality Small Mahogany Banded Console table from Niagara Furniture which makes elaborate use of hand cut inlays. The mahogany top is banded with satinwood, the four legs at th...

Italian Alabaster Figure of the Medici Lion Late 19th century Italian carved alabaster 'Grand Tour' souvenir sculpture, after the antique, "The Medici Lion". Carved alabaster mode...

A Country Estate Revolving Bookcase from Niagara Furniture with full grain leather top with a shaped molding surround, over top three dovetailed drawers and numerous supported storag...

Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on all elements, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in crystal and g...

19th Century Dutch Brass and Ebonized Wood Mirror. Mirror features an ebonized wood frame adorned with intricate gilt-brass appliques. The mirror showcases an elaborate crest of scro...

Ideal for use either at work or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Mahogany Executive Desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and functional. Built in three sections for...

Our Queen Ann Burled Drum Table is a smaller drum table that makes a great accessory item anywhere in the home. The Burled Drum Table features three d...

Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...

Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...

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

Italian chest of drawers in walnut burl and Solid walnut, handcrafted in 1980 in the 17th-century Lombard style, with four wide, deep drawers defined by ebonized, projecting frames....

This stunning set of an armchair and a pair of chairs is all made in solid walnut. This is an Italian Renaissance work. 17th century.

Always popular this 48″ Round Banded Table by Niagara Furniture can be used in a variety of settings, from the front entryway of the home, to the di...

Valuable ancient noble 16th century, Italy Ligurian carved oak and chestnut credenza Bambocci, sideboard with display cabinet. All original with exception ...

A striking pair of authentic Fortuny textile pillows featuring vintage Fortuny cotton fronts in the celebrated Mezzaro / Mezziano pattern, one of Mariano Fortuny’s most iconic and th...

Important molded and richly carved walnut sideboard with console-style upper supports formed by chimeras, a central faun motif. Five drawers. Beautiful ornamentation including grimac...

This Mahogany Two Door Bookcase from Niagara Furniture can be used to display your most valued collectables. This bookcase is a perfect size to fit i...

This is a pair of mid-century vintage Italian hand painted pottery urns with lids. This pair of urns have beautiful hand sculpted handles on either side with sculpted leaves and my...

A rare 16th Century Flemish Verdure Feuilles de Choux Tapestry Panel (Oudenaarde or Enghien) Feuilles de Choux (cabbage leaves in French) t...

Rare and early German Stollentruhe, dating from around 1620. This compact 17th-century oak chest combines historical significance with visual prese...

Italian cabinet circa 1860, attributed to Ferdinando Pogliani Made of wood veneer and richly inlaid with bone, decorated with putti, an ancient woman, trophies, foliage, arabesques,...

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...

Important two-part buffet cabinet in oak, dating from the late 16th century, notable for the quality of its construction and its richly carved high-relief decoration, characteristic ...

A most useful and decorative item, the mahogany Sheraton Showcase is produced using select solid mahogany and clear, thick glass, allowing visibility into the cabinet from all sides as well as from the top. Great quality construction is visible in the hand carved details which distinguish this glass and wood display cabinet...

Great image after Domenichino Fine steel engraving Published by Jones circa 1850 Unframed. Minor tear top edge ( 0.5 inches ) Free shipping

Code: FQ58 Period: 19th century Style: Renaissance Dining room of the School of Arts in Monza, 19th century, walnut hand-carved consists of: sideboard showcase with leaded cathedral glass; sideboard with central mirror; console with large mirror; table with 12 chairs lined leather. Measures cm (height, length, depth): sideboard with showcase...

A Fine German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris March 22, 1594 Second half 19 century. A finely cast "Historicism" charger commemorating "The Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris, 22 March in 1594. The image is loosely based on a painting by Francois Gerard...

Magnificent 18th-century French carved chest coffer sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid walnut, it features an intricately hand-carved linenfold compos...

Renaissance cabinet from Burgundy Or Lyon Region Origin : Burgundy Or Lyon, France Period : Second Half 16th Century, C. 1580 Height : 209cm Length : 184cm Depth : 71cm Good condition Walnut wood, original keys and keyholes Around the middle of the 16th century the conception and ornamentation of French furniture evolves. The start of major building projects, such as the castle of Fontainebleau, gives artists a new impulse. Inventive and rich formulas are developed there, before spreading to all of Europe thanks to engravings and printed leaflets. Furthermore, Italian artists working on such construction sites bring French artists and patrons a renewed taste for the Antique. Regarding the art of furnitures, the most complex scenes and figures are drawn from illustrated books, ornament and emblem compendiums and engraving compilations. Rather than copying those images the artisans feed their inspiration and decline the motifs in numerous variations. The ornamental grammar marks a return to the Antique : palm leaf, acanthus, egg-and-dart, greek, scroll, fluted pilaster… It is in Primaticcio’s and Il Rosso’s stuccos made around 1540-1550 that we have to look for the origin of leather cut-outs, masks, chimaeras, harpies, sheathed figures, fruit and flower garlands that soon enrich every pieces of French furniture. The structure of the pieces of furniture also evolve thanks to the re discovery of Antique architectures, rigorously used as a model. This cabinet presents an imposing structure and a rich and original decor exemplifying the production of the late 16th century, infused with Italian, Antique and Fontainebleau influences. It stands on a moulded base ornate with palm leaves. It opens with four door-leaves and two drawers in the belt. Six whimsical terms divide the facade. The lower body is horizontally divided by three sheathed female terms. The two standing on the lateral posts are topped with fruits while the body is covered by acanthus leaves carved with precision, belted at the waist. The term standing on the central door-jamb is crowned with laurel leaves and is draped in the Antique fashion. A wincing mask hides the key hole. The two door-leaves are centred by a beautiful mask carved in a strong relief. They wear stylised feathered headdress and are set on draperies. Straps, leather scrolls, acanthus leaves and a shell are spread around the masks. The recessed panels are secured in frames ornate with acanthus leaves. The belt is flanked by two large mouldings enriched with variations of acanthus leaves. The drawers are carved with choux bourguignons and palm leaf motifs minutely executed. The consoles between each drawer bear tormented wincing masks, showing horns as if they were fauns or imps. The upper body is framed by two male terms characterised by a strong and nervous musculature, their manhood hidden by drapes secured thanks to a winged lion head. The term on the left appears to be younger and is wincing while the one on the right has a beard. The central female term brings contrast with her youth and sensuality. As it is the case on the lower body, the key hole is hidden behind the mouth of a faun’s mask placed on the drapes barely covering the intimacy of the caryatid. The panels of the upper body present an idealised architecture comprising pilasters and sinuous broken pediments. The pilasters are flanked by two satyrs with goat legs. In the centre appears an important lion mask. The terms of the upper body support the cornice. The entablature carries palm leaves and roses alternating as well as an egg-and-dart frieze. The cornice is adorned with acanthus motifs. On the sides, the carving is executed flat. A central rose is surrounded by scrolls, flowers and choux bourguignons. We can admire the variety of the elements employed. The artist vary with great genius many different ornamental motifs : palm leaf, egg-and-dart, laurel leaf, roses, scrolls … But the artist went even further as each profile and each face is individualised and presents different features. You can take a look at the faces of the satyrs flanking the upper body’s panels. The talent of the artist is undeniable. It makes no doubt the patron who commissioned this cabinet was an aesthete looking for the greatest quality. The artist who authored this cabinet had a great mastery of composition both in the general design and in the individual panels. They probably drew inspiration from engravings and drawings made especially for the making of this piece of furniture or not. They seem to be familiar with the style of Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Indeed, we can find in Du Cerceau’s engravings the same juxtapositions of leather cut-outs, masks and fruits. The terms and caryatids used on the facade could very well be inspired by his work as well. The cabinet-maker was also undoubtedly observant of Hugues Sambin, the most famous cabinet-maker and sculptor in the Burgundy of the time. Like Du Cerceau, Sambin left an important ensemble of models particularly useful for the design of cabinets. His publication De l’Oeuvre de la diversité des termes dont on use en architecture (1572) was an essential book for every artisan. All the motifs testify of the artisan’s high knowledge of forms as well as the precision of their tools : super imposition of ornamental elements, foliages, architectural cut-outs, flat and high reliefs alternating, palm leaves inscribed in circular spaces, wincing faces. It is also a testimony of the artisan’s familiarity with Italian and Fontainebleau productions. Because of the proficiency of the cabinet-maker in so many different models, this cabinet truly is a master-piece authored by the hand of an authentic master. The generous carvings executed with great rigour and virtuosity evoke an origin close to Burgundy and Lyon workshops. This cabinet was made by a master of the region during the Second French Renaissance. Literature BOCCADOR Jacqueline, Le mobilier français du Moyen-Âge à la Renaissance, Édition d’art Morelle Mayot, 1996 BOS Agnès (dir.), Mobilier du Moyen âge et de la Renaissance, La collection du musée du Louvre, Louvre éditions...

Middle age Gothic European Renaissance style for the jewelry box in steel with golden parts. We recognize middle age figures all around and on the top of the box and the renaissance architectural...

Italian traditional Impruneta terracotta fruit baskets: Cesto di Frutta. Woven motif on the baskets, Florence, Italy. Circa 1920. Lichen patina. Set of 2available with slightly diff...

A superb piece of craftsmanship this high quality Country Estate Four Drawer File from Niagara Furniture is made with figured burled wood. The edge of the top is a lovely shaped soli...

Wall fountain made of hand-chiseled, antique-patinated natural stone with a large rectangular basin. The curved back panel with subtle volutes and strong top molding gives the founta...

An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Green Leather by Niagara Furniture which is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the offic...

Fountain made of light marble with a shell-shaped bowl and richly decorated base. The finely sculpted volutes and the ornately carved leaf motif give the piece sculptural depth and c...

Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) blue velvet hanging banner with embroidered center.

An elegant Italian terracotta sculpture of a classical youth, circa 1900. Finely modeled and beautifully proportioned, the figure stands in a graceful contrapposto pose, his gaze low...

A Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry 16th century In an open architectural setting, the central crowned and enthroned female figure flanked by three handmaidens, a fourth to the left urging a boy towards a kneeling woman on the right with an apple in her right hand, on the left a wooded landscape with a man walking in the distance, a man striking another over the head in the mid-ground, and a man, a woman, and a handmaiden approaching the scene in the foreground, on the right a man gesturing while others flee up a staircase and out of the scene, within a flower and fruit cluster surround punctuated along the top and bottom edges by balustrades and sphinxes, and along the sides by a figure, a mask, and a beaded and crowned man...

"Medieval Iron Pauldron (shoulder Armor) C. 1480–1520" Late Medieval Iron Spaulder (Shoulder Defence) with Brass Edge & Rotating Button, c. 1480–1520 Authentic-looking late medieval...

This Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the outstanding qualities of an antique original. Made of select mahogany solids and maho...

19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Petite Desk Renaissance. Direct from France, an elegant, and petite, antique French carved sofa...

Majolica amphora made and painted by hand, following the original Renaissance painting technique. This sumptuous vase is characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamen...

A pair of Italian Renaissance style cast bronze wall sconces, each with four scrolled arms. Large, heavy ornate sconces, nicely detailed with large scrolls and acanthus leaves. Rewir...

A high quality piece of office furniture from Niagara Furniture our Country Estate Two Drawer File is made from the finest burls available. The top of the cabinet is covered in a ful...

A rare French/Brittany carved oak bench from the late 19th century, fitted with original carved French Renaissance portrait panels from circa, 1560. The bench was constructed in Brit...

A scarce nearly 400 year old fine quality Italian Lombard ebony rosewood bone and ivory tabletop curiosity cabinet with warm rich beautifully aged patina and interesting provenance. ...

One of twelve in a series of Belgian Medieval jacquard wall tapestries depicting the "Hunts of Maximilian." Representing the month of March with a center top roundel of a ram, the c...

Grand Antique French Renaissance Walnut Bookcase will make a stunning statement in your favorite room! Hand-carved from fine walnut, it features a bold neoclassical architecture tha...

This Large Drum Table from Niagara Furniture was inspired by large rent tables used in England in the 18th Century to help organize large estates. This for...

Wonderful stone carving of a kings face. Probably English. I have dated it at least, 19th century. It is most likely earlier than this. Difficult to be precise. Free UK shipping

Large rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the strictest Murano tradition, with a central glass mosaic. Finely hand-engraved on the b...

This petite sized Small Bookcase from Niagara Furniture features good vertical storage in a narrow space. The simple yet elegant design makes it useful...

This antique Dutch Renaissance cabinet was crafted in the southern Netherlands at the end of the 18th century, around 1780. It serves as a quintessential example of the furniture cra...

Italian Renaissance style 19th Century terra cotta 10 piece religious creche/nativity set. (PRICED AS SET) Minor chips and losses, shows wear consistent with age.

Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table, features hexagonal top with beveled edges over six beautifully bobbin turned legs, connected to one another with star shaped centra...

Spanish 16th Century Renaissance Ecclesiastical Wood Carved Tabernacle, The Pelican in her Piety. Magnificent polychrome and gilded wooden Tabernacle with a masterfully hand carved ...

A striking Neo‑Renaissance throne chair from France, dating to the 1890s, distinguished by its sculptural presence and richly historic charact...

19th century Renaissance style chair. Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style or Gothic style walnut Savonarola chair, throne chair, si...

Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...