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
Pedestal Table in Alabaster with Marble Marquetry Top in Italian Style, 16th Cen
Located in Paris, FR
Italian pedestal table in alabaster, with a circular top in marquetry of several varieties of marble with a radiating pattern, in gray, ochre and white tones. This tray is inspired b...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Siena Marble
Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 17th Century Italian oval Walnut Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Conceptual Italian center table of striking timeless design. The massive oval top supported by four bold columnar legs joined by conforming oval stretcher.
A rare piece of early 17th century furniture.
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Luxury Savonnerie Wool Black / Black Area Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Based on an original Asmara painting by Elizabeth Moisan inspired by a 14th century Tuscan villa. Yellow-green leaves and flowers, in shades of garnet, r...
Category
2010s Chinese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique unframed oil painting on canvas is in the Renaissance style. Two ladies are conversing with the man on the right. Canvas is stretched...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Original Antique Etching By A.Durand After Rembrandt. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real etching after Rembrandt's masterpiece
By Amand Durand
Published circa 1900
On good quality wove type paper
Unframed.
Category
1890s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eight arm octagonal chandelier consist of a most impressive and detailed mid section displaying won...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fireback from 1561 with the Alliance Arms of Jacques De Tige and Blanche De Vill
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback from 1561 with the coat of arms of Jacques de Tige, son of Gobert de Tige and Catherine de Serainchamps, and Blanche de Villelongue, daughter of Jean de Villelongue and Clau...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pr. E.F. Caldwell Enamel, Bz. Candlesticks, Renaissance Islamic/Orientalist
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and unusual pair of antique bronze and champlevé enamel candlesticks/lamps, by E. F. Caldwell, in the Renaissance Islamic/Ori...
Category
1910s American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Pair of Tall Serpentine Marble and Honey Onyx Pedestals
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Italian hand carved pedestals, made in green serpentine marble and lightly translucent honey onyx.
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Marble
16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving
By Master F.G.
Located in New York, NY
This 16th century French engraving illustrates an episode in the Trojan War – although the actual one illustrated is in question. According to recent scholarship, it depicts the corp...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
A French 19th century Renaissance st. marble centerpiece possibly Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Renaissance st. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and marble centerpiece possibly by Barbedienne. The centerpiece is raised on an oval marble mottled b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Carved Carrera Marble Figural Putti Coat of Arms
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Italian Carved carrara Marble Figural Putti Coat of Arms
Italy Mid-19th century, Apparently Unsigned
A fine Italian architectural element, expertly carved in high r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique L&F Moreau Spelter Metal Painted Figural "Young Girl" Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique L&F Moreau Spelter Metal Painted Figural "Young Girl" Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 43.5" H (to finial) x 32" H (to light socket) x 10" W x 10" D. {3-Wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Florentine Gold Black Gilded Wood Art Frame Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Florentine Black and Gold Gilded Frame, Italy. Fantastic art frame or potential mirror with incredible patina that would work with your favorite watercolor or oil painting. For an a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
+17th century Dutch renaissance two door portal cabinet with exotic carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a very rare Dutch cabinet made of the finest European summer oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch Golden...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Oak
German White Porcelain Male Nude Putti Sculptures, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A set of six (6) German white porcelain male nude putti sculptures in the Renaissance or Neoclassical styles, circa 20th century, Germany. A fun set of six male nude tumbling putti s...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Deruta Maiolica Moulded Plate Probably 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A DERUTA MAIOLICA MOULDED PLATE
Probably 19th Century.
Painted with kneeling Cupid on a rock holding a heraldic shield surrounded by a seascape with...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tin
Late 19th Century Limoges Enamel Keepsake Box
By Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel keepsake box from Limoges. The lid is decorated with a central medallion featuring the profile of an upper-class woman, who was certainly the owner of this...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair of 18th C Style Italian Giltwood Picket Candlesticks
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of 18th C Style Italian Giltwood Picket Candlesticks
Category
1990s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Table, Centre, Dining, Writing, Walnut, Octagonal, French, Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This table is a rare and attractive octagonal form with characteristic Renaissance legs.
- It can serve as centre, dining or writing table.
- The...
Category
1620s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
PAIR OF LARGE ITALIAN HARDWWOOD & WALNUT MARBLE TOPPED TALLBOY CHESTS OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of vintage Tarocco Alberto di Giorgio tallboy chests of drawers with Walnut frames, Rosewo...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Coppia di Cariatidi Italiane Scolpite in Noce Inizio 1600 Grandi 7ft circa
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Importanti Cariatidi del 1600 in legno intagliato a patina scura provenienti da un complesso corale impiegati come divisori tra gli stalli. Le due figure sono asessuate, co...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Six Renaissance style Leather sling chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Set of six antique rustic Renaissance style solid oak hand carved dining chairs with thick saddle leather and large brass decorative studs. Nice patina on the leather and wood.
Arm ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Renaissance Table
Located in Austin, TX
French dining room table hand carved and made of solid oak. Two Renaissance style pedestals and a stretcher hold together a thick plank top. The piece is in very nice antique conditi...
Category
1920s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Luxurious gilt bronze and crystal centerpiece in renaissance style Italian
Located in Cantù, IT
Luxurious gilt bronze and crystal centerpiece in renaissance style italian by Domenico Rugiano
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Henry II Castle Dresser Sideboard credenza Buffet - Renaissance - 19th
By Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful castle sideboard, dresser, cabinet, sideboard-credenza in richly carved oak with two-bodies with openings with 2 doors in the upper part and 4 doors in the lower part.
The piece of furniture has 3 drawers carved into belts. The 3 drawers are almost invisible on the central belt, they are secret drawers.
Richly carved with lions, scrolls of foliage, plants, cornucopia and fruit. The 2 lion heads at the upper ends of the furniture are fascinating, and almost seem to be moving because they are so well executed.
The sculptures are delicate and fine, yet deep.
Beautiful storage space with doors and drawers and display space in the credenza.
Henry II style, Renaissance, Renaissance Revival.
French Renaissance furniture...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Renaissance Style Double Curule X-Frame Settee Savonarola Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Style Double Curule X-Frame Settee Savonarola Bench. Item features a solid walnut carved wood frame, stretcher base, double curved seats, red textured flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century French Renaissance Cabinet with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Renaissance Cabinet with Carrara Marble will make a great addition to any efficient floor plan! Crafted from solid old-growth chestnut, it features a neoclassica...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
A French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier. This impressive twelve arm chandelier is centered around a topie shaped b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
"The Entombment of Christ, " Fine Copy of Titian Masterpiece, Oil on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted, probably in the 19th or early 20th centuries, this copy of the famed "Le Transport du Christ au Tombeau" painting by Titian (Tiziano) in the collection of the Louvre in Paris, was recently found in the attic of a Hudson Valley monastery. The Louvre original, considered an early painting by the master, dates to the same period as his famous "Pastoral Concert" and shows the strong influence of Gorgione. This scene depicts the collaborative efforts of Joseph of Arimathea, Saint John and Nicodemus as they moved Christ's body from the cross to his tomb, watched by the two grieving Marys -- his mother and Mary Magdalene. It is not known who painted this copy, though of course artists over the years have copied the great Master paintings...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
17th Century Nurenberg Chest in Wrought Iron
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Nuremberg chest or corsair chest from the 17th century from Germany Nuremberg
Very elegant chest with a beautiful patina
In his original state
The l...
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of neoclassical marble vases, late 18th century early 19th century
Located in PAU, FR
Pair of neoclassical marble vases crater shape in ancient, late 18th century early 19th
Some gaps
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Early 20th Century Italian Night Tables Commodes with Marble Tops
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of marble top night tables in a french / Italian Renaissance style c1935 with Marquetry and inlay, bronze mounts and (porcelain i...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Beech, Birch, Birdseye Maple, Walnut, Lacquer
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish 17th century oak refectory table with 2 carved drawers & apron supported on turned legs with stretcher at base.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief devotional plaque in polychrome glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child, dating ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Center or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary, large Italian Renaissance table of strong, linear design. The thick 2-plank top with a narrow dentil edge, above a frieze cont...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
16th Century Renaissance Bed Valane
Located in Canterbury, GB
A Renaissance Bed Valance
Spain or Italy 16th century
From a set of bed hangings originally part of the decor from a castle in France
A long impressive ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Antique original Camillo Procaccini Image Drawing of Jesus Christ 16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This is an exceptional original drawing by world famous Camillo Procaccini (born in the Renaissance era in 1561 in Parma and died in Milan in 1629,...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Raising of Lazarus with Saint Roch and two donors. Oil on panel. 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Raising of Lazarus with Saint Roch and two donors. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Oil on panel depicting an interior scene with semicircular arches and Ionic capital...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair Of Chapel Tops In Carved And Gilded Wood, Netherlands, 17th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Chapel Tops In Carved And Gilded Wood,
Netherlands, 17th Century
Possibility of selling by piece also
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
LATE 16th CENTURY PAIR OF OIL PAINTINGS ON WOODEN PANELS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of oil paintings on wooden panels, depicting Jesus and the Madonna in their youthful physiognomy. Originally part of a larger wooden altarpiece, these two works are now ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Painted Bisque Porcelain Bust of a Woman
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French painted bisque porcelain bust of a woman
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 68cm, width 40cm, depth 30cm
This fine bust is crafted from painted bisque porcelain. The bust depicts a young woman in a historicised Renaissance style: the sitter tilts her head to her left, her eyes glancing to something in the distance. She wears an ornate feathered head...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
After Raphael The Madonna Of Divine Love oil on canvas
Located in Seaford, GB
Early 19th-Century Italian School Oil on Canvas – After Raphael
The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Introduction: A Masterpiece Inspired by Rap...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
French Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eight arm octagonal chandelier consist of a most impressive and detailed mid section displaying won...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
21st Century Recreation of an 18th Century Verdure Style Tapestry
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A graceful verdure style tapestry in the style of those woven in the 18th century at Aubusson, one of the chief tapestry weaving towns in 18th century France. This landscape scene is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Renaissance Monastery Table - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Renaissance period oak monastery table from the Flanders
Unique museum quality table with a superb top that has an extraordinary patina. Its 5cm thick top gives it a...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Jesus Christ the Conqueror Raising the Flag After his Resurrection, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian carved-wood and polychromed sculpture of Jesus Christ the conqueror raising the flag after his resurrection.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Spanish Brass Dolphin Foot Brazier / Planter
Located in Madrid, ES
Braziers (known as "braseros" in Spain) were used to heat areas of a home (or castle) by holding burning "picón" or charcoal in its concave bowl. Braziers of various designs have bee...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
French, 19th Century, Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Renaissance st. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm five light chandelier displays a single hanging light bulb cen...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 6 Antique Old Master Prints in Cream Painted Frames. French, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 antique prints after the old master engravings.
After Durer, Altdorfer, Van Leyden, Van Meckenem and Marcantonio
Heliogravures by A.Durand, Paris. France.
...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper, Wood
Portrait of Gentleman from Della Ruota Family, Lombardy, Dated 1624
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Portrait of a Gentleman from Della Ruota family
Lombardy, dated 1624
Oil on canvas
Measures: 105 x 81 cm (without the frame)
The coat of arms at the top left of the portrait identifies the effigy as an aristocrat belonging to the Lombard family Della Ruota, represented at the age of 61 in 1624.
The presence of vanity at the bottom right is a clear reference to the passage of time, to the aging and dying body...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century.
Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Solid Oak with Ebony Veneer Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
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...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Oak
17th Century Spanish School Breastfeeding Virgin
Located in Marbella, ES
Beautiful oil on canvas with four protagonists, the Virgin breastfeeding baby Jesus with St. Joseph and a young St. John the Baptist. Typical 17th century composition with the secondary characters in the background. Relined canvas and original gold leaf gilded frame...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
French 16th Century Henri II Period Walnut Buffet with Folded Cloth Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Henri II period Renaissance walnut buffet from the 16th century with carved folded cloth décor, two drawers over two doors and carved acanthus leaf motifs. This French Henri...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Italian 19th century Renaissance St. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm chandelier is centered by an elegant curved diamond shaped pendant...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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.