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
Late 19th Century Flemish Wool Tapestry, Circa 1890s
Located in New York, NY
This traditional style Verdure hanging shows a closeup leafy plant still life, with two oak trees in full leaf behind, and a placid pond with low hills along the horizon. Shades of g...
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
17th Century French School Drawing of a Hand in a Silver Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
This 17th-century French School drawing of a hand is a masterful work of art, presented in an elegant silver gilt frame. Measuring 20.75 inches by 20.75 inches, the drawing showcases...
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Bronze Situla, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Acetre. Bronze. Century XVI.
Bronze piece that has a circular foot, and a circular body, with an outwardly hollowed mouth at the top, and a decoration in relief in this last area o...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish.
The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Agate Cup with Jewelled and Enamelled Gold and Silver-Gilt Mounts by Morel
By Jean-Valentin Morel
Located in London, GB
This exquisite work of art was created circa 1836-1840 in France by the acclaimed French gold and silversmith, Jean-Valentin Morel. Using only the finest of materials and with exceptional attention to detail, this magnificent piece is without doubt one of the finest creations within the field of decorative arts in the 19th century.
The body of the cup has been crafted from the pinky-red and orange gemstone, agate, and fitted with gold and silver-gilt mounts, which have, in some places, been jewelled and enamelled. Morel specialized in high quality hard stone cups...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Agate, Gold, Enamel, Silver
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...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Italian Renaissance Baroque Tapestry Throne Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Baroque tapestry throne lounge arm chair. Item features figural tapestry upholstery, stetcher base, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, very nice vintage antique item...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Renaissance Style Wardrobe
Located in Marseille, FR
Exceptional richly carved Renaissance style wardrobe decorated with sketches with many characters depicting various rural scenes extraordinary size. ...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
1950's Italian Tapestry Swan in the Lake, Renaissance Style Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
74749 Vintage Italian Tapestry Swan in the Lake, 03'05 x 05'11. This vintage Italian jacquard-woven tapestry, titled "Verdure with Pine Tree and Swans," gracefully captures the timel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Cappeo Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and a rich frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with crystal/gold elements handmade in the Murano furna...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
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
Antique English Renaissance Unicorn, Lion Shield Figural Brass Coal Bucket Bin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Renaissance Unicorn, lion shield figural brass coal bucket bin. Item features ornate debossed brass form with lions, unicorn, shield, winge...
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cassone Marriage Chest Italian Marquetry Coat of Arms Gilded Renaissance L73.5"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A late-16th Century, Museum Quality, Italian Walnut & Fruitwood Marquetry Marriage Chest with a Coat of Arms & Retaining Traces of the Original Gilded Decoration
- Exceptionally rar...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) round bronze altar sticks with filigree top and base (priced as pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian centerpiece with solid silver plate in Renaissance style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Centerpiece with plate made of 800 solid silver in Renaissance style.
The centerpiece was made love with different processing methods.
The predominant method is handcrafting, which...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of Bronze Medici Lions
Located in London, GB
A Lovely Pair of Medici Bronze Lions
Lovely Patina and Definition
C20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
English Renaissance Style Oak 3-Fold Screen with Inlaid Design
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) oak 3 fold screen with diamond inlaid design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Wrought Iron Grille gate, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Typologically, it is a partial architectural grating with an ornamental and defensive purpose at the same time. Likewise, it clearly shows some of the striking decorative and typolog...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Important marble mortar from Rosso Di Verona, Florence, early 17th century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The mortar is of exceptional quality. The sculptural execution of the carved decoration is appealing. Large leaf volutes end in stylized eagle heads. The sides are decorated with car...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) bronze altar sticks with swirl top and fluted bottom with round center and scroll filigree base (PRICED A...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Renaissance Carved Walnut Marble Top Bookcase Buffet Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century French Renaissance Walnut Bookcase Sideboard Buffet Hutch Cabinet. Item features an ornately carved upper gallery, two upper glass front cabinet doors, twisted columns,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Circa 1880 Italian Walnut and Maple Renaissance Style Center Table, Todi, Umbria
Located in Dallas, TX
An amazing piece of Italian furniture dating to circa 1880, this Renaissance-style center table has been hand-carved in walnut and maple woods in Todi (a town within the region of Um...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Walnut
18th Century French Statue in Terracotta
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French terracotta statue with Madonna and child.
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Victorian Antique Majolica Jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian antique Majolica jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
English, c. 1905
Measures: Height 39cm, diameter 32cm
This charact...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Pair of English Renaissance Walnut Rectangular Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) walnut rectangular bench with stretcher and double pedestal side with shaped corners (PRICED AS P...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Very Fine Gilt Bronze, Cloisonné Enamel and Porcelain Holy Water Stoup
Located in London, GB
A very fine gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel and porcelain holy water stoup
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 54cm, width 34cm, depth 9cm
This b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century Pair of French Patinated Bronze Lidded Cups or Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of patinated bronze cups with covers. A repousse of ivy leaves garland decorates the center of the cups’ body. Above and below it, there are a chain of beads adorning ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Country Estate Cupboard
Located in Annville, PA
Our Country Estate Cupboard is manufactured in two sections, the upper section consisting of a deep, molded cornice with burled veneer following the shape of reeded corners rising fr...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Madonna de la Media after Rafael Antique Framed Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Veneto- Saracenic candlestick - 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Veneto- Saracenic candlestick
Engraved bronze
15th century
12,5 x 6,2 cm
This rare candlestick exemplify exquisite craftsmanship, featuring a bell-shaped base with a flared foot ado...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
This regal seat dates to the 16th century. The square seat and back contrasted by the blocked barley twist turnings that comprise the arms legs and stretcher. Well-carved recumbent l...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style 6 sided glass lantern with an iron decorative top section.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Original Antique Print After Rubens, Jesus Christ Descent from the Cross, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens
Fine steel engraving.
Published by Sangster, C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
"Madonna with Child and Angels". Italy, 15th-16th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze in its color and gold, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, enamel.
In the centre of the work is presented, enthroned, the figure of Mary, with a mantel (fireplace) on her shoulders and hair and holding on her knees the child, who appears addressing one of the angels. The virgin is also sheltered by an ogee arch supported on turned columns, and raised visually by steps. This composition achieves a very striking contrast: the dark bronze figure, in contrast to the lapis lazuli background and the part of the arch and the outside of it, in gilded bronze. Under the steps there is a heraldic enamel shield with a key on an azure background. The angels, kneeling, are flanking this figure, and, appearing in dark bronze, visually share the "category" of religious figures with Mary, while their (lower) position gives more status to both the Mother and Jesus. The rest of the composition is completed with a delicate landscape: constructions and walls on mountains, clouds in the sky, plants, stones, etc. To the outside, another lapis lazuli frame is placed decorated in the corners with appliques, giving way to carved and polychrome wood. The lapis lazuli is a semiprecious stone already known in the seventh millennium BC., found in deposits from the Caucasus to Mauritania. From the end of the middle ages, it increased its export to Europe, its use being more frequent since then both to use it as a pigment in paintings after grinding it (giving rise to the finest and most expensive of the blues, and of the colors in many occasions), as for backgrounds of paintings, incrustations in works of art, jewelry and, a little later, in the well-known "hard stone works". The figure of Mary still shows an influence of Gothic models, although more European than Italian, along with elements that could already show a closeness to the Renaissance: although the nakedness of Jesus is already shown in Gothic works (Madonna with Angels by Fra Angelico ), the creation of space by playing with the cloth in front of Christ can be appreciated in more advanced paintings (Virgin with Child by Domenico Ghirlandaio, National Gallery of London); the presence of a powerful throne can be seen frequently in Italian Madonnas of the Quattrocento (and before), but not quite as presented here. As for the landscape, it is necessary to compare it, for example, with that of the fresco of the Condotiero Guidoriccio de Fogliano (Simone Martini, finished in 1328). This is a work of great technical and aesthetic quality, not to mention the materials chosen for its creation, comparable only to outstanding examples from around the world, such as those preserved in the Palazzo Madama in Torino (Italy), where the coral It also has an important role. It is essential to mention, also, works such as the plate of hard stones (lapis lazuli between them) with a relief of Mary with the Child in...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel, Other
Pax or Pax Board, Bronze, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century.
Portapaz made of bronze with an "asymmetric" handle on the back, which presents a decoration in light relief framed in an architectural compositio...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Jacobean Gold Upholstered Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Jacobean Gold Upholstered Arm Chair. Item features a pierce carved stretcher base, solid wood construction, u...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Reliefs, Grotesque or Candelieri, Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of reliefs; grutescos or candelieri. Carved, polychrome and golden wood. 16th century, and later
Pair of reliefs made of hand carved wood, gilded ...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Italian Renaissance Style 19th Century Stone Well Head
Located in Troy, NY
Italian Istrian stone well head from the Veneto area, elaborately carved and beautifully weathered. Renaissance style, late 19th century. The two featu...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Italian Renaissance Tuscan Walnut Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Tuscan (late 17th Century) walnut cabinet having 2 doors with a diamond design.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Table in Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb table or consolde in walnut of the Spanish renaissance with a drawer in its center of the 17th century
Original irons and lock
very nice work on the drawer
Superb patin...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage desk Neo-Renaissance 1950 Walnut
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Solid construction
✓ High-quality carpentry work
✓ Perfect as an executive desk
Dimensions: W: 159cm H: 79cm D: 80cm
Article: Desk
Item no.: 882
Epoch: 50s
Material: Walnut solid...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Fireplace Black Ardesia, luxury, '600 Italia From Prince of Rapallo
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Fireplace Made of Ardesia
Comes from the house of the prince of Rapallo, IT
Rare Renaissance fireplace in richly carved slate; in the center the emblem with the insignia of t...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Precious Stone
English Renaissance Framed Crest Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance embroidery of a crest having a crown top mounted on a red velvet background in an ebonized wood frame.
Category
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Thread, Velvet, Wood
Pair of Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Musician Statues
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (17/18th Century) walnut and gilt trimmed large crouching figures with musical instruments on pedestal bases (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
17th Century, Italian Oil on Panel Painting Depicting Madonna della Purità
Located in IT
17th Century, Italian Oil on Panel Painting Depicting Madonna della Purità
The painting, executed in oil on a circular wooden panel and presented in an imposing carved and gilded wo...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
MESAPORTUGUESA BUFFET 19th Century
of twisted and trembling in rosewood wood.
Rectangular shaped top, framed by a shaky frieze, waist with 3 drawers simulating 10, turned legs and b...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Italian Renaissance Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (17th Century) dark green painted large floor standing altar style candlesticks with gilt carved floral and vine trim supported on base with 3 griff...
Category
17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Potthast Demi Lune Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Potthast Demi Lune Cabinet in excellent original, condition, although the top has recently been French polished to r...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Frame Carved Wood, Polychrome and Gold, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved wooden frame, polychromed and gilded made with different elements of marked Renaissance influence, resulting in an architectural composition with staggered base, two ribbed pi...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tuscan Renaissance Style Dining Table, Custom-Made by Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This massive banquet table is very impressive, made in solid walnut with inlaid tiger maple. This table captures the feel of the Renaissance with its superb hand-carved legs, inlaid ...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Renaissance Style Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Renaissance style vitrine cabinet is a stunningly beautiful masterpiece in white oak with superb carvings and detail. Note the fourteen carved figures, lion's heads and other su...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These refined pillows are made from authentic Fortuny cotton, showcasing the iconic Venetian brand’s signature craftsmanship. The front displays a beautifully aged golden-olive damas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century French Polished Copper and Brass Boot Umbrella Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this tall, elegant copper boot stand at your front door or in your mudroom to catch loose canes and umbrellas. Crafted in France, circa 1920 and made ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper
Impressive Renaissance Blue Painted and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Pembroke, MA
A large and unusual French blue-painted and gilded wood mirror, with finely-decorated giltwood detailing, detached giltwood columns, and egg and dart trim.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
2 Italian Renaissance Sgabelli Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
2 Similar Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut curved 3 legged sgabelli with carved back and seat (PRICED EACH)
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Table in Ebonized Wood and Engraved Inlays 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Table in Ebonized Wood and Engraved Inlays 19th Century
Milan-Italy
rectangular in shape, opening to a drawer, with arabesque decoration of stylized foliage, chimera and vase...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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.