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
Carved Italian Renaissance Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A heavily carved Italian stone fireplace. The frieze with heraldic lion juxtaposed by winged figures, birds and foliage, the jambs with putti, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
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
Original Antique Print After Domenichino, St. Jerome and the Angel, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair w/ Winged Cherubs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair w/ Winged Cherubs and Floral Embossed Leather Seat. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 51" H x 28" W x 26" D x 18" Seat...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Marcantonio Raimondi 'Pupil of, Antique Engraving, Italy, Mid-16th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
A very rare - finest quality - mid 16th century Italian Renaissance engraving (after Raphael) by an anonymous pupil of MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (1480-...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Hand Painted Medici Portraits on Carved Wood Panels, c. 1930's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of early 20th Century Medici portraits hand-painted on carved wood wall plaques. The handmade panels have a black lacquered finish with gold leaf details and feature rounded co...
Category
1930s American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar, after Wilton Diptych
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar, after Wilton Diptych
Wilton Diptych Variation, Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar
Oil on canvas, 40 inches by 50 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$2,800 Sale Price
58% Off
18th Century oil on board of lady attributed to Balthasar Denner
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a oil on board attributed to denner circa 1730. Depicting a typical subject of his, showing the face in high detail. Would benefit from a professional clean. Which we co...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Venetian Mid-Century Pair of Hand Decorated and Laquered Nightstands
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Venetian Mid-Century pair of hand decorated and laquered nightstands in massive wood, Renaissance style. Only polished with wax leaving the sign of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Belgian Tapestry. Size: 8 ft x 9 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Marvelous Antique Belgian Tapestry, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Belgium, Circa date: 16th century. Size: 8 ft x 9 ft 6 in (2.44 m ...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century Renaissance Style Brass Hooded Antique Fireplace Grate
Located in London, GB
A very striking and large brass fire basket in the Renaissance manner with an ornate repousse decorated hood. The grate supported by a pair of monopodic panthers holding rings in the...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Nine-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb quality and impressive large scale pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Rouge Griotte and ormolu nine arm candelabras, signed F. Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base with an ormolu ‘C’ scrolled support in a lion paw design amidst scrolled acanthus leaves. Above is an ormolu laurel band below the fluted marble pedestal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
The Betrothal and Love of Mary and Joseph, 1500-1600s, Carved Wood Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed panel of The Betrothal and Love of Joseph and Mary mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a walnut wood hand-finished frame.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Renaissance Table said "à l'italienne"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Measures: Closed length : 137 cm – opened lenght : 255 cm
Beautiful table of the Second French Renaissance, said ‘à la du Cerceau’. It is in effect a model close to the projects d...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
17th century twisted column
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Twisted Column
Italy, 17th Century
H 22 cm x diameter 21,5 cm
central hole diameter : 9,2 cm
This sculpted stone, dating from the 17th century, is a fragment of a twisted or helical...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
French Bronze Ecorche Figure of a Man, after the model by Pietro Francavilla
By Pietro Francavilla
Located in Miami Beach, FL
After the model by Pierre (Pietro Francavilla) de Francheville) (1548-1615) This energetic model of an athlete in motion has finely detailed musculature. The patina is a rich brown...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
59% Off
"Madonna and Child"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Oil on canvas painting "Madonna and Child". Blacklight scan show there has been a touch up covering the baby Jesus's genitals done over the centuries. In the original ornate gold fra...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
$19,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Original Antique Print of St John The Evangelist After Domenichino. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Tallis, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Leandro Bassano - 17th century - Portrait of a Savant
By Bassano
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1557 - Venise 1662)
Portrait of a savant
Venise, XVI century
Oil on canvas; modern frame.
Measures: 117 x 88 ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
$19,047 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Print of Ecce Homo After Carlo Dolci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Carlo Dolci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
17th Century Oak And Ebony 4-door Sideboard - Netherlands
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare four door oak and ebony sideboard from the early 17th century from the Netherlands.
Exceptional Renaissance work composed of two doors at the bottom with arches deco...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Original Antique Print of A Music Party After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Important Pair of Monumental Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchère
Located in New York, NY
Mounted as lamps and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne after models by Alexandre Falguiere and Paul Dubois. Both statues are signed on the bases.
These fine torchères are reductions ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set Of Four French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Centerpiece/Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique set of four French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu centerpiece/planters. Each centerpiece is raised by elegant mottled supports below handsome paw feet...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Large Carved Oak Renaissance Style Armchair from France, C. 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the Renaissance style in France, circa 1890, this imposing oak armchair features a verdant tapestry affixed with iron nailheads. The sc...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Oak
Library, France, around 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Library, France, circa 1890.
Very good condition.
Wood: oak
dimensions: height 278 cm x width 222 cm x depth 62cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Cupboard with Torchieres, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Renaissance carved walnut cupboard with double door upper having geometric elements with central panier de fleur torchiere reserves, surmounting lower with double draw...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Beer Stein 2901 Grimm Fairy Tales
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Beer Stein 2901 Grimm Fairy Tales. Item features Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Fro...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pewter
19th Century Table Lamp by Harvard Student Patent Wild & Wessel Aladino
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Table golden bronze lamp by Harvard Student, patent Wild & Wessel, aladino brass golden.
Harvard German student lamp, Patent Wild & Wessel, Berlin....
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Della Robbia Terra-Cotta Planter
By Della Robbia Pottery
Located in Southampton, NJ
A scarcely seen early 20th century high relief hand made & painted polychrome glazed Terra Cotta pottery planter in the manner of Della Robbia. Nice weight...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Marble Brass Decorative Object or Desk Paperweight with Putti
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial marble decorative object or paperweight with brass putti and grapevine relief design, circa mid to late-20th century. This piece is a polished rectangular...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Renaissance Style Italian Wood Lacquered Apothecary Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely antique lacquered apothecary box was crafted in Italy in late 19th century in the style of medicinal herbs casket in use in pharmacies during the Middle Age and Renaissan...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tall Nesting Tables
Located in Annville, PA
An ingenious set of three Tall Nesting Tables that stores the two smaller end tables underneath the largest table. The smaller tables unfold and op...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$920 / item
Spanish Moorish Tile, Arista- Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
16th century Spanish Moorish tile of the so-called ‘Arista’ technique.
Good condition; some chipping to the edges, some wear to the glaze. No restorations
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Agate and Silver Tazzas by Jules Wiese
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning pair of silver and agate tazzas by prominent Parisian goldsmith and jeweler Jules Wiese exhibits a classical elegance. The warm beauty of the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Agate, Silver
$9,850 / set
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
$9,523 Sale Price
50% Off
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Planter/Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble planter/stand. The planter is raise...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Set of 4 Antique Italian Walnut Side Tables or Stools with Carved Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful set of 4 antique Italian solid walnut side tables or stools with squared and beveled seat or top standing on four beautifully carved legs. This Italian walnut stools or sid...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XIII, 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
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
$22,000 / set
17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian important 17th century small bronze technique lost wax "La Pietà" by STEFANO LANDI .
Measures cm: H 20 x W x 20 x D 20
"La Pietà" was a very popu...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
16th C. Hand Carved Capital Stone Base Architectural Element Sculpture Pedestal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
16th C. Hand Carved Capital Stone Base Architectural Element Sculpture Pedestal. Very rare 16th Century Renaissance corner Capital . Hand carved limestone Chapiteau Capital from a Cloister in France . From an ornamental point of view , it is the coronation , the upper part of a post or a column or pilaster pillar . A beautiful Architectural element garden ornament .
It can used as a Base for a coffee glass table , or as a side table for drinks or to mount books. A stunning Fragments to be used as stand for a sculpture . Use it as a pedestal or as a mounted decorative object. In an entryway a bathroom a living room , in an office , it will create an incredible focal point . It can make a beautiful base for a floor lamp by a leather reading chair...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Antique French Paris Porcelain Figural Red Hand Painted Small Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Paris Porcelain Figural Hand Painted Small Red Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 22.5" H (to finial) x 15" H (to light socket) x 4.5" W x 4.5" D. (Lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Brass Small Beveled Glass Vanity Shaving Mirror with Bacchus Face
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French brass small beveled glass vanity shaving mirror with bacchus face. Item features an ornate brass frame with Bacchus face and pierced ...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Floral Inlay Blind Door China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Floral Inlay Blind Door China Cabinet. Item features a satinwood floral design inlay, 2 wooden interior shelves, nicely carved details, 1 dov...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Carved Oak Barley Twist Sofa Table Corinthian Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a very unique antique French carved oak table~
~Four large columns, each consisting of four separate barley twist posts set...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Renaissance Style Fruitwood French Doors Side Tables Nightstands
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Renaissance style walnut side tables / nightstands.
Panelized French doors open to reveal a top dovetailed drawer and bottom large storage area.
Very good vintage condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,421 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Oak and Handcarved Marble Side Table
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Florence side table,
This table is inspired in the floors of one of our favorite Palaces in Florence. We reinterpreted the complex forms of the marble to more simple lines so they...
Category
2010s Mexican Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,500 / item
Spanish Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century Spanish Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.
Mea...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
19th Century Style French Renaissance Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Renaissance style chandelier made of polished bronze with scrolling arms, acanthus leaf details, and a dark blue enamel center post. This light requires 30 E-12 candelabra lig...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Original Antique Print of The Vision of St.Jerome After Parmigianino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Parmigianino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Addison Mizner Bronze and Wrought Iron Bench
By Addison Mizner
Located in Sarasota, FL
An Addison Mizner bench in bronze and wrought iron, circa 1920, from a Palm Beach estate in Florida. Features a frieze seat back decorated with gilt tritons and finely scrolled acant...
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th C. Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut High Back Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Antique 19th C. Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut High Back Side Chairs. Item features a stretcher base, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, very nice antique item. Circ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
NCMP013 Mahogany Dining Table Pedestal
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture, a high quality, solid mahogany dining table pedestal with solid brass capped feet. Ideal for use as replacements for vintage dining tables. Dovetailed joints,...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,235 / item
French 18th Century Renaissance Walnut Cabinet Vaisselier from Normandy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Renaissance walnut two door cabinet vaisselier from Normandy. The vaissellier is raised by a large bottom tier with a mottled border and scrolled suppo...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Walnut Winged Griffin Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian (19th Cent) walnut carved winged griffin base pedestals on square base.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$18,750 / set
Campana 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
$2,197 / item
Italian Renaissance Cassone Or Wedding Chest In Walnut - 16th Century With Coat
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Italian Renaissance walnut wedding chest or cassone from the late 16th century from the Tuscany region.
Very beautiful chest with a wood marquetry coat of arms in it...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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.
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