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
Friar armchair (frailero). Walnut wood, textile. Spain, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Walnut wood, textile, metal. Spain, 16th century.
Has defects.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as “frailero”, which has a textile upholstery with...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Other
Christ - Umbria, second half of the 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Christ
Umbria, Orvieto?
Second half of the 15th century
77 x 16.5 cm
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Bas-Relief Artwork of Cherubic Figures C. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wall hanging that depicts a bas-relief artwork featuring cherubic figures, inspired by Renaissance art. The relief is made plaster and horse hair and has an aged patina.
The scene ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Antique Renaissance Marble Top Buffet
Located in Portland, OR
Magnificent Renaissance marble top buffet. Inspired by classic architectural details of the time. Featuring marble inset top, two drawers with cast ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
A 19 Century Bronze Statue of St Joan of Arc in full body armour on horseback
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An small but exquisitely cast and highly detailed bronze statue of St Joan of Arc in full body battle armour including the horse with one hand holding ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Regal Cat Paintings by Anthony Barham Framed in Antique Frames
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of Large Regal Cat Paintings by Anthony Barham Framed in Antique Frames.
These two beautifully jeweled king and queen cat portraits are the perfect quirky yet classical pieces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Italian Renaissance Walnut Column Back Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th century) walnut turned column back benches with carved scroll arms.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Oak Pedestal Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) carved oak life size pilaster form pedestals of Greek man and woman (torso) on square base with floral carving
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Silver Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) silver chalice with wreath design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
large apothecary's ivory mortar - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large apothecary's ivory mortar
Indo-Portuguese
17th century
16,7 x 10,4 cm
Cites certificate number 2022/BE01446/CE
Category
17th Century Indian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ivory
'The Calydonian Boar' 15th Century Italian Marble Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique Italian marble fragment depicting a section of the Calydonian Boar Hunt. Likely once forming part of a great carved frieze, this marble fragment is thought to be 600 ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Coffee Table In Marble Marquetry Circa 1990
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Coffee table, metal base, renaissance style marble marquetry shelf circa 1990
Category
Late 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528' - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528)
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Around 1510-1520
Painted and gilded terracotta
55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm
San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Portuguese Dresser
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century Portuguese Dresser
in vignette wood, Brazilian rosewood frames and satinwood inlays. With 3 drawers, 3 drawers and drying rack.
Wavy and scalloped top, decorated with a...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Renaissance Style Silvered Bronze 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful French Renaissance style silvered bronze 6-light chandelier. Very fine details on this fixture, including faces on the lower part of...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Twisted Columns In Large Antique Marble, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of twisted columns in Grand Antique marble, capitals and bases in gilded plaster
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Carved Oak Cabinet with Lion Mask Carvings, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant but not too heavily carved, this oak cabinet showcases a dentil cornice, two top drawers flanked by lion mask carvings at the sides and between the doors, double doors flanke...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze and Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and highly detailed pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble ewers. The pair are raised by octagon shaped Rouge Gri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Black and Gilt Wrought Iron Curule "Dagobert" Stools
Located in Dallas, TX
Place these elegant antique stools as extra seating in a den or game room! Crafted in France circa 1870 and made of solid iron, each chair stands on forged "Dagobert" (or Curule) leg...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair. Item features a large impressive size, ornate lion heads and paw feet, nicely carved details, very nice item, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French "Miroir a Parecloses", a Bride's Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A French "Miroir a Parecloses", also called a bride's mirror. Extensive patinated brass repose work of remarkable quality and detail. 3rd quarter 19th century in Mannerist taste. 24 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Renaissance Henry II Late 16th Century Walnut Deux-Corps Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
French Henry II Deux-Corps cabinet, in two parts. Of linear design and interesting, unusual proportions, the top part with two-doors over two drawers, bottom with two larger drawers ...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli Stools
Located in Queens, NY
2 Similar Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut 3 legged sgabelli Stool with stretcher and "V" cutout in back. (PRICED EACH)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Carved Oak Storage Cabinet Renaissance Roman Centurion c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak storage cabinet Renaissance Roman Centurion 19th cent
~Direct from the Brittany region of France, an ornately hand carved an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
English Renaissance Silver Plate Copper Vase
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Cent) silver plate on copper cylindrical container with fluted and etched design.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver, Copper
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century.
Bronze paper holder with a flat curved handle on the back that features a relief decoration organized in the front through an architectural composition with a classical influence usual in the Renaissance. Under the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without bonnet, laces with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle zone; the center shows a birth of Christ under a winged dome with heads of winged angels in the corners; at the top and under a semi-circular arch, the bust of Saint Dominic...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
English Renaissance Style Oak Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (17/18th Century) oak console table with 2 banded inlaid drawers and supported on turned legs with a box form stretcher.
Category
Early 18th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
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
Pair of Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames, After Old Master Madonnas
Located in London, GB
Pair of porcelain plaques in giltwood frames, after Old Master Madonnas
Italian, 1901
Measures: Frames: height 28cm, width 23cm, depth 2cm
...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Plainsong Manuscript of the Nicene Creed - 3 Parts for Performance
Located in Ilkley, GB
Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in the late 16th or early 17th century. This large format manuscript written on paper wa...
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Reliefs with heads of angels. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Reliefs with heads of angels. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Pair of rectangular boards with a hanging ring on the back that present, on the front, two de...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Manufacture Robert Four, Printed Tapestry after a 16th Century Tapestry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Manufacture Robert Four.
"Baillée of the roses"
silkscreen printed tapestry on woven wool after a 16th century tapestry.
Category
1950s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
With old finish. Rectangular top with molded edge over a frieze with mounted corbels and a false drawer over a pair of cabinet doors with original handles all flanked by mask and flo...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinet Sideboard, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinet Sideboard, Circa 1870-1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Carriage bag from the 600s in studded leather
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
History and Style
The 17th-century studded leather carriage case represents a timeless piece of history. Used in centuries past as a trunk on carriages, today it adds a touch of vint...
Category
1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather
Confusion Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Head of a Woman, Wood Sculpture, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Head of a woman, wood sculpture, Art Deco, 1930
Carved wood sculpture, in the taste of the renaissance, beautiful quality of work, 1930, Art Deco style.
H: 36 cm, W: 18 cm, D: 17 c...
Category
1930s European Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large, antique chest of drawers, Germany, around 1890. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Large antique chest of drawers from the end of the 19th century, Germany.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 139 cm / width ...
Category
1890s German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Dutch Renaissance Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An exquisite antique mid 19th century Dutch cabinet or cupboard in the renaissance style, crafted from the finest rosewood veneers on solid oak. Moulded top cornice, above a frieze o...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
French 19th century Renaissance st. Marble and Ormolu centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Rosso Antico, Black Belgian marble and Ormolu centerpiece. This striking Vide Poche centerpiece is raised by three Orm...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Burled Oval Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
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-...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance Gilt Jester Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) gilt jester armchairs with swan arms, eagle sides, and red upholstered seats and backs.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Johann Georg Rosenberg (1739-1808) Hand Colored Engravings, Berlin & Amsterdam
Located in Bridgeport, CT
"Grand Place du Chateau et de la Rue Royale prise du Coee des Arcades". A view of the Berlin city square with the old neoclassical palace decorated with sculptures along the roof and...
Category
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
French 17th Century Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
What a wonderful piece, full of character with the ornaments at the base and the putties carved in the wood.
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Console Table With Pearl Row Made In Mahogany From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
A mahogany console table adorned with a pearl row, dating back to the 1860s. This exquisite piece exudes elegance and sophistication, showcasing the timeless beauty of 19th-century c...
Category
1860s Danish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
1900s by Egisto Fantechi Renaissance Revival Majolica Jug Pitcher
Located in Brescia, IT
Earthenware painted in cobalt blue, antimony yellow, orange, copper green
Excellent condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Armchair Throne Pair Italian Walnut Red Mohair Velvet Armorial Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare pair of late-Renaissance, Italian, upholstered, walnut, throne, open, armchairs or coppia di seggioloni, retaining their original armorials
These throne armchairs are characteristic of those found in Palazzo's in the Renaissance. They are elegant and substantial, injecting gravitas into the period or contemporary interior. It is exceptionally rare feature that they retain the original armorials with Ducal coronets which are beautifully worked in gold threadwork. One bears three fleurs-de-lys above three swords and the other a lion rampant. They are sturdy and usable and have a wonderful, lustrous, rich patina.
The rectangular backs and seats re-upholstered in a c.1920 mohair...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE COMMODE D. JOÃO V 18th Century in ROSEWOOD
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE COMMODE D. JOÃO V 18th Century
in rosewood wood, with three drawers and three large drawers.
Wavy body, with cut skirts, decorated with shells, windings and pl...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Very Fine Statuary White Marble Fireplace in the Italian Renaissance Manner
Located in London, GB
A very fine statuary white marble fireplace in the Italian Renaissance manner. The carved jambs featuring classical amphorae surmounted by fruit, acorns, ribbons and foliage topped w...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Spanish Renaissance Walnut End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance-style (17th Century) walnut octagonal top end table with wrought iron pedestal base.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Portuguese Rosewood Wall Mirror 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE ROSEWOOD WALL MIRROR 18th century
MIRROR D. MARY
Portuguese18th Century,
rosewood wood frame with gold carvings. Defects.
Dim.: 75 x 36 cm.
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Walnut Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Renaissance st. walnut chairs. Each chair is raised by richly carved paw feet below the elegantly scrolled supports decora...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
An Italian Renaissance-Style Large-Sized Two-Tiered Painted Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant and large-sized Italian Renaissance-style two-tier chandelier. This vintage painted iron chandelier from Italy has a beautifully adorn central column body with two tiers of scrolling acanthus leaf designed arms (nine in total) curling outwardly about the perimeter, each supporting an acorn with crown bobèche with candle sleeve set within their center. A large acorn finial completes the look at bottom. The iron has a deep red and gold/bronze color palette throughout. The light fixture has been re-wired for the US. This Italian Renaissance style chandelier...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bench European Carvings 18th Century Rare Europe
Located in New York, NY
Bench rare European carvings 18th century rare Europe. A very rare bench made during 18th century in Europe. A few parts have been restored.
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French `19th century Renaissance style Cross Lorraine small Walnut center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Small size cross Lorraine table with a strong sculptural presence, the carved frieze containing one-drawer, the seven turned legs connected by a Cross-Lorraine shaped base, beautiful...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) mahogany drop leaf dining table with spool legs and stretcher and inlaid geometric top
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance Style Four-Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set, Italy, 1985
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent set of 4 pieces in sterling silver consisting of one teapot, one coffee pot, one milk jug and one sugar box hand made by Ilario Pradella for Bellezza Cagliari.
Splendid ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Holy Bishop Sculpture 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy Bishop sculpture 18th century
Portuguese sculpture, from the 18th century.
in upholstered, polychrome and gilded wood.
Fingers flaws. faults and defects,
Measure: Height:...
Category
18th Century Portuguese 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.