Renaissance Furniture

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture. This reproduction slant front writing desk has all the outstanding qualities of an antique origina...

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...

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...

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 ...

One of the most complicated items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Burled Oval Partners Desk is also one of the most popular. The top section of the desk consists of a three-...

A Rare Ducal "Armada" Strongbox (Travelling Safe) wrought iron with original polychrome painted decoration, Nuremberg, late Renaissance, late 16th / early 17th century An exceptionally rare and highly original late-Renaissance Nuremberg iron...

Beautiful French rustic sofa or bench from the early 20th century. This characterful sofa or bench is a country house piece of furniture in folk art with an unusual straight shape. T...

These stylish and elegant, hand sculpted, Pair of Carved Wooden Wall Sconces bring a classic look to any home decor setting. It’s the perfect...

Beautiful and authentic Dutch Renaissance table made in solid European Summer oak. The top was made in three wide boards of oak and has a fantastic grain pattern and a weathered surf...

Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with carefully hand-engraved bands. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame wi...

Equally suited for use either at the workplace or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Large Burled Executive Desk with tooled leather top is both decorative and functional. Built ...

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

An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather top by Niagara Furniture is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the office. Features include a three panel green genuine full gra...

Antique Gualdo Tadino lusterware majolica urn with elaborate snake handles and rich decoration in Renaissance style. Early 20th century. Sweet piece. 11 1/4" high, 11" over handles, ...

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

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...

Precious-shaped Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand engraved with precious decorations on all elements. It is assembled with numerous floral elem...

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...

Valuable noble Italy Ligurian carved oak and chestnut credenza Bambocci, sideboard with display cabinet. All original with exception of the cabinet glasses....

Antique (late 19th to early 20th century) patinated bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna after the original models by Giambologna (1529-1608), aka Giovanni da Bologna (Italian) a...

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...

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...

A Monumental contemporary school painting of "Sappho and Phaon" After Jacques-Louis David. The oil is on canvas and framed in gold with French relief. Phaon was said to be so beaut...

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

Great image after Guercino Fine steel engraving Published by Jones circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Vanleigh Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair. Ite...

The Biseo Mirror represents the entire Venetian tradition in an elegant style. With glass elements carefully engraved by hand and mirrored by skilled craftsmen, the piece is supporte...

This set of 10 Inlaid Shield Back Chairs by Niagara Furniture features 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. These shield back chairs are taller than many...

Italian Renaissance style wrought iron floor standing candle pricket on 3 legs.

An exceptional and visually arresting set of twelve early playing cards, dating to the late 16th century and originating from Austria. Executed in traditional woodblock print and delicately hand-painted, this rare group beautifully reflects the transition from the Late Gothic period into the Early Renaissance in Central Europe. Each card displays remarkable period detail, particularly in the finely rendered court figures dressed in late 15th-century attire- short doublets and jerkins, tight hose, puffed and slashed sleeves, feathered caps, and stylized armor elements. The costumes embody the expressive elegance of Late Gothic fashion while hinting at the emerging Renaissance aesthetic north of the Alps. The surviving hand-coloring- earthy reds, deep blues, muted greens, and warm ochres- enhances the strong linear quality of the woodcut technique. The natural wear, surface patina, and scattered losses visible in the images attest to the cards’ age and authentic use, adding to their historical character and collectible appeal. The sizes of the cards are irregular. The set includes a mix of pip and court cards, with beautifully stylized suit symbols and dynamic figural compositions. The expressive faces and exaggerated silhouettes are characteristic of 16th-century Austrian and Southern German printmaking traditions. Accompanied by an antique wooden storage box...

A most useful and decorative item, the Mahogany Valet as produced by Niagara Furniture. Using select solid mahogany and mahogany veneers our artisans produce this item using great qu...

A stunning large antique Italian Raffaellesco majolica wall charger / centerpiece, showcasing exceptionally executed handmade and painted design, dating to the 19th century or earlie...

Tuscan 1940s big massive credenza classic style, Tuscan craftsmanship Renaissance all massive walnut wax-polished Measures cm: H 138, L 260, P 62.

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

AN EXCEPTIONAL SPANISH COLONIAL VARGUEÑO OR BARGUEÑO, tortoiseshell, ebony, engraved ivory and Colonial hardwood, Spain, late 16th / early 17th century (cabinet) An exceptional and ...

PAIR of Italian Venetian (19th Century) Baroque-Style carved giltwood side chairs with a pierced shaped back, shell & scroll carving, and forest green velvet upholstered seats, suppo...

Wonderful image after Dolci Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.

As soon as 1540 France's second Renaissance is in the making, intimately linked to the rediscovery of the Antique world. The development of the printing and engraving industry allows the spread of artworks and models in many cities and countries. The Italian influence can be perceived in every artistic field. While the French king entrust the most talented Italian artists with major projects such as Il Rosso or Primaticcio in Fontainebleau, French artists also travel to Italy to form themselves to this new style. In Italy they get acquainted with the work of Leo Battista Alberti the first to theorize perspective (De Pictura, 1435-36) and architecture (De re oedificatoria, 1541). Those two publications would have a revolutionary impact on arts. Furniture is marked by the work of the most famous Italian architects of the time as well as French architects. Indeed Philibert de l'Orme competes with Alberti and by the end of his life publishes several treaties including one devoted to a theory of architecture (1567). Unfortunately he would not live to complete the second volume. In this treaty he expresses his interest for mathematical norms applied to architecture, copied from the Antique. His journeys in Italy allowed him to accumulate the most sophisticated references. Jean Bullant, another architect of great talent also theorizes his practice. He establishes rules characterizing Greco-Roman art staying faithful to Vitruvius. Following this new inspiration the structure of furniture evolves. From then on appear columns, capitals, cornices, friezes and architraves. The ornamentation uses this inspiration as well with egg-and-dart, palm leaf and rose adorning the most beautiful pieces. In Lyon, crossroad where meet merchants from everywhere those new experiments are welcomed. Lyon florishing printing industry allows the spreading of models and treaties essential to the artist's work. Thus the first publication of Vitruvius' De Architectura in France would be printed in Lyon in 1532. Artists from Lyon rediscover and familiarize themselves with the Antique knowledge very early. They adopt those new ideas and use them in their own creations. Lyon cabinet-makers re interpret Antique architecture and Italian Renaissance palaces to give their pieces a pure and harmonious architectural structure. Grooved pilasters are particularly favored. They are topped by capitals of diverse orders always respecting the sequencing with simpler ones for the lower levels and the richest ones on the higher levels. As for the ornamentation, one of the great distinctiveness of Lyon workshops remains the architectural perspective illusions, drawing inspiration from Tuscany. True masterpiece of the Second French Renaissance this important cabinet illustrates Lyon workshops' taste for fine Italian architecture inspired by Antiquity. An architectural perspective of great quality is treated in symmetry on each panel. This two-bodied cabinet without recess stands on four rectangular feet. The base comprises a molding, a palm leaf frieze and is bordered by a braid. The lower body is divided by three grooved pilasters with Tuscan capitals framing two door-leaves. The two panels are encircled by a moudled frame with palm leaves. They are finely carved with a decor of fantasized architecture depicting an Italian Renaissance palace erected symmetrically on each side of a grooved pilaster. On the ground floor a door opens through a stilted arch while the stories are opened with mullioned windows, dormers and occuli. Two large pegged-boss cladded pillars support the entablature enriched by a palm leaf frieze upon which stands an arch whose coffered intrados is centred by a rose. Behind this arch a pyramid appears, standing in front of a second facade with a window topped by a broken curvilinear pediment under a cul-de-four with a shell. The checker flooring gives depth to the low-reliefs creating vanishing points structuring the panels and guiding the eye of the observer. A thin laurel braid highlights the belt of the cabinet where are located two drawers. Their facades are adorned by palm leaves in hoops. The upper body is encircled with palm leaves. The same ternary division as in the lower body appears. However, the pilasters are topped by Ionic capitals with volutes and egg-and-dart. The door-leaves are framed with flowers. On the panels the artist has designed another architectural decor. On the foreground open two arches on top of grooved pilasters with rectangular capitals adorned with palm leaves. The arches are enriched with braids and the coffered intrados bears a decor of roses. The spandrels also bear a flower decor. In the background another arcature hosts a fluted grooved column topped with double basket acanthus capital, characteristic of Corinthian order. The triangular pediment is interrupted by a choux bourguignon. A large cornice crowns the cabinet. It stands on pilasters and forms an entablature comprising a palm leaf frieze and an egg-and-dart, triglyph and palm leaf cornice. The cabinet's sides have also been carefully considered. The lower body's panels are enriched with an arch rising above a broken pediment portico hosting a twisted column. Flowers garnish the spandrels. An architectural facade completes the decor. The upper body's panels present two arches supported by a facade opened with dormers and mullioned windows as well as cartouches (one bears the inscription 1580 dating the cabinet) suggesting the interior of an Italian Renaissance palace, confirmed by the chandeliers. The flooring leads our gaze to a second arch with a broken curvilinear pediment where stands a flower vase. This arch opens onto a perspective of another facade along a road. Inside the cabinet, on the lower body door-leaves appear two designs. On the right door is depicted a Crucifixion. Saint Mary and Saint John flank the Christ on the cross. In the bottom part is inscribed « Dure uiator abis nihil haec spectacula curas / Pendenti cum sis unica cura Deo. / Tota suo moriente dolet natura Magistro. / Nil qui solus eras caussa dolenda doles. ». The signature [Christoff Swartz Monachiensis pinx[it] / Ioa[nnes] Sadeler sculp[it]] tells us it was made by Johan Sadeler I (1550-1600) after Christoph Schwartz (1548-1592). This engraving belongs to an ensemble depicting the Passion of Christ Johan Sadeler executed in 1589 after an altar piece painted by Christoph Schwartz for the private chapel of Renée of Loraine, wife of Duke William V of Bavaria. This altar piece made of nine copper panels has been destroyed during the 19th century. The Crucifixion panel once in the centre of the altar piece is the only one that survived and is today kept in Munich's Alte Pinakothek. On the left door appears Saint Francis receiving the stigmata. The inscription says : « Signastidomine Servum Tuum. Franciscum. Signis Redemptionis Nostrae ». This Renaissance cabinet with an architectural decor appearing as much in the structure faithful to Antique rules...

This statue/sculpture represents Mercury or Hermes, in relations to the Roman or Greek denomination of the gods. The original was sculpted by Giambologna in the 19th century. This br...

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...

Rare late 15th or early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Arista’ technique with intricate geometric decoration. Good condition; some chipping to the edges, some wear to ...

Wall fountain made of hand-chiseled, antique-patinated natural stone with a large rectangular basin. The simple back panel with subtly profiled side elements and a central spout comb...

An incredibly unique find on a hill top Villa in Turin, this cabinet has resided in the same home since its creation and hence is in remarkably good condition. The drawings and pain...

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...

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...

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...

The Solid Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This style of Solid Mahogany Library Chair was o...

Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on all elements, it is antiqued by skilled craftsmen. The mirror is assembled w...

This beautiful carved Renaissance front section was a part of a built in cabinet. The carvings are typical for Bretagne area in France and it can be ...

This Absolutely Magnificent Rare 7-piece bedroom set is a fantastic piece of Artwork, attr. Luigi Frullini. The Bedroom features a Fabulous Heavily Carved Bed, this can be used as ...

Exterior Dimension 20” diameter 14.5”H Interior Dimensions 15” diameter 6” H This item is a Renaissance style stone and weathered garden planter, often referred to as a garden ur...

Antique French Octagon sofa table carved oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance. Direct from France, a fabulous antique French octagon table, with im...

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

Gothic Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Dragon Griffin Sideboard Buffet Cabinet. Item features two-part construction with ornate carvings throughout including dragons/griffins and f...