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
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
Italian Renaissance Style Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) large oak refectory table with carved apron and legs with trestle base.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
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
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
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
Neo-Renaissance Italian Terracotta Fountain. Tuscany, early 19th century
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A fanciful early 19th century Italian terracotta fountain from Tuscany. In neo-Renaissance style, as shown in the photo, the artist's initials I B are engraved. The fountain rests on...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
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
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XVIII. 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
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
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
Antique Italian Renaissance Jacobean 6 Turn Carved Walnut Legs Upholstered Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Jacobean 6 Turn Carved Walnut Legs Upholstered Bench. Item features a solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, upholstered seat, nicely carved details, ver...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Vintage Banded Mahogany Conference Table
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Banded Mahogany Conference Table brought to you by Niagara Furniture which has a lot of great features that combine to make it a show stopper. A reeded solid mahogany edge ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
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
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
Round Mahogany Pineapple Table
Located in Annville, PA
The elegant and refined Round Mahogany Pineapple Table from Niagara Furniture boasts a fantastic base carved to resemble the shape of a pineapple as well as a beautiful mahogany skir...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Interesting 19th Century American Renaissance Style Carved Oak Refectory Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century American Renaissance Style Hand Carved Oak Refectory Table
The rectangular top with stiff-leaf edge and anthemion carved frieze, the end supports ri...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
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
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
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
Antique 17th Century Carved Boxwood Cherub Wall Hanging
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique carved boxwood cherub decorative wall hanging dating to circa 1650.
Crafted in boxwood, this renaissance style sculpture depicts a detailed handcarved cherub or putti bea...
Category
Mid-17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
Chest of drawers. Carved wood. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of drawers. Carved wood. 16th century. Restorations.
Chest of drawers with a carved wooden front in its own color, featuring two drawers with metal handles and lock escutcheo...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Bronze salamander - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bronze salamander
Italy, 17th century
Patinated bronze
4 x 17 x 10 cm
This finely cast bronze salamander exemplifies the 17th-century fascination with naturalistic forms and animal ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality 18th Century Walnut Italian Carved Figural Side Cabinet Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a seriously antique 1780s era Italian cabinet with carved figures and acanthus leaves. The cabinet is absolutely gorgeous and has so much character and patina. The piece sho...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
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
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
+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
Fruit basket, table decoration, centerpiece, wood alabaster, 1880s, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
A wonderful table decoration from Italy, made in the end of the 19th century, based on the old models.
This base is made of cherry wood with a round white alabaster ring at the bas...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze and Ormolu Vide Poche Tazza/Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu side table or Vide Poche tazza. The tazza is raised by handsome patinated bronze hoof feet with or...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century enamel portrait plaque of King Francois II of France (son of King Henry II) who served from 1559-1560. King Francois was married to Mary, Qu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
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
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
16th Century Spanish Walnut Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This walnut chair stands on four square-section feet linked by four crossbars. The front spacer is carved as an intertwined branch. The backrest’s jambs are adorned with leaves motif...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Walnut
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
Antique Style French Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Antique style French oak veneered top rectangular dining table with a cerused Carmel finish raised on a solid cocoa finish base with turned legs and pedestal bases joined by a stretc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
in painted and gilded metal, glass sides.
Height: 57 cm.
good conditions
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
Mahogany and Leather Lectern
Located in Annville, PA
This beautiful Mahogany and Leather Lectern from Niagara Furniture is made of the finest solid mahogany and mahogany veneers. Built with clean, straight lines, the desk has a slant t...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
Antique Italian Renaissance Ornate Scrolled Iron Vanity Bench Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Renaissance Ornate Gild Scrolled Iron Vanity Bench Newly Upholstered in Deep-Maroon Tufted Velvet
Super heavy and unique piece to add to your bathroom, closet or mak...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
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 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
French Early 17th Century Henry IV Oval Walnut Center or Dining Table
Located in Troy, NY
French Henry IV oval center, dining or breakfast table, early 17th century, of rare form and conceptual design, solid walnut with wonderful, deep patina.
The oval top, consisting of...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Burgundian Renaissance Cabinet Depicting the Four Evangelists
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The cabinet’s upper body, slightly recessed is topped by an overlapping entablature and cornice supported both in the front and the rear by four fluted columns.
The lower body stands on four squared feet and a moulded base. Each door-leaf’s panel is centred by a low-relief carving presenting one of the four evangelists...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a striking square base with most unique griffin feet...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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
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
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
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
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.