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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
Antique Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Italian Renaissance style carved walnut dining table.
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Mid-19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Antique Table Desk Hand Carved Solid Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscany Renaissance antique table desk in hand carved solid walnut, restored and wax-polished, 1850 circa. This type of table was born during the C...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Coppo Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand-engraved with precious decorations on all side elements. It is assembled with numerous cry...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

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Crystal, Gold

Coppo Wall Mirror
$4,681 / item
16th Century Castelli Italian Maiolica Farnese alla turchina Dish
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An extraordinary azure maiolica dish in the Farnese service, made by Castelli d'Abuzzo between 1580 and 1589. In the peak of the High Renaissance, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese commissioned a dinner service from the Castelli maiolica...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Maiolica

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Large Signed Alan Goldfarb American Art Glass Venetian Style Glass Goblet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Alan Goldfarb Venetian style art glass goblet. In green glass with a light purple applied lip and footrim. Alan Goldfarb was a student of Dale Chihuly and Lina Tagliapetra...
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20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

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 ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Hand Carved Walnut Credenza Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This heavily carved credenza was created in Italy circa 1870. Built of solid walnut, the buffet stands on elegant cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaves at the shoulders, and ending with paw feet. The cabinet features three doors across the front opening to inside shelving for ultimate storage, over a scalloped apron. The buffet is richly carved throughout with high relief female figures in the corners, carved females on each door, scroll motifs and floral vase arrangements on both side panels. The Renaissance style sideboard...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Jacobean Style Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance carved walnut Jacobean style armchair. Item includes pierce carved stretcher base, solid wood construction, upholstered bac...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Sideboard, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sideboard, France, circa 1880. Very good condition. wood: oak dimensions: height: 244 cm, width: 133 cm, depth: 55 cm.
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1880s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak, Glass

Vintage Millinder Set of 4 Shieldback Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Vintage Millinder Set of 4 Shieldback Chairs which will be the focal point of any space in which they are placed. Hand crafted from solid mahogany this beautiful set of Vin...
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1990s North American Renaissance Furniture

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Mahogany

Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Winged Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th cent) polychromed life size kneeling angels with gilt wings.           
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Vintage Persian Floral Tabriz Wool and Silk Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78687 Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool and Silk Rug, 06'07 x 09'07. Adorned with intricate embellishments and well-balanced asymmetry, this vintage Persian Tabriz rug, lovingly handcrafte...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Ceramic Wall Plate, centerpiece with St. George, 24K Gold Luster & Relief Design
Located in Recanati, IT
This one-of-a-kind hand-painted ceramic wall plate by renowned Italian ceramist Gabriele Mengoni is a stunning work of art, showcasing the legendary Saint George. Painted in soft sep...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture

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Gold Plate

Two Henri IV Armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Those armchairs made from a fine walnut wood are perfect example of the Henri IV model. It’s low seat stands on four feet linked by an H-shaped spacer wit...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th C. Renaissance Gilt Bronze Sculptural Tazza Signed E. Cana 1845-1895 French
By Louis Emile Cana
Located in Germantown, MD
A very richly decorated 19th Century renaissance style gilt bronze and marble Tazza by French artist Louis Emile Cana. Top dish decorated with multiple embossed wild life birds and a...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Patinated Bacchus Garden Bronze Tazza Urn
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a patinated bronze large round Tazza urn with pedestal. There is a mask of Bacchus with hair made of grapes leaves and ram horns over his head adorni...
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Italian Renaissance Cassone with the Coat of Arms of the Bonfanti Family
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Italian walnut chest called « cassone » is shaped as an antic sarcophagus. The beautiful patina and the plain lid bring to the fore the facade richly ornated with vegetal motifs...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Schumacher x Johnson Hartig Modern Toile Wallpaper in Yellow
Located in New York, NY
This layered, mystically-inflected toile based on Renaissance drawings feels of-the-moment, thanks to a head-turning scale and a room-enveloping repeat. Since Schumacher was founded in 1889, our family-owned company has been synonymous with style, taste, and innovation. A passion for luxury and an unwavering commitment to beauty are woven into everything we do. Wallcoverings Product details Schumacher collection: Johnson Hartig...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Vintage Bavarian Wood Carving of the Infant Bacchus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian wood carving of the infant bacchus Oberammergau is a world-famous wood carver town in Bavaria, Germany. Nikolaus Lang, a known art...
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1910s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian Renaissance Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Italian Renaissance style walnut cardinal's throne chair with shell design canopy and column supports.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century carolean inspired hall chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual pair of carolean inspired hall chairs circa 1880. Made from earlier 18th century elements. Carved back rests with inlaid floral plaques. Slight differences in carvings pleas...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver oval vegetable dish in Renaissance style. The bottom of the vegetable dish is smooth, while on the edge a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf mo...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Expandable Barley Twist Dining Table in Vintage Walnut, By Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This custom dining table has barley twist legs made from reclaimed walnut. The base has a darker finish and the top is bleached with satin lacquer finish. The barley twist legs are masterfully hand-carved to perfect mirror image spirals. As shown, the table is 40 x 100 x 30...
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2010s American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Italian Antique 17th Century Hand carved wood Candelabra on a Renaissance base.
Located in Encinitas, CA
An Italian Antique 17th Century "Mecca" gilding Wood Hand carved Bear "Orso" Candelabra on Renaissance base. The base and the bear are gilded with Mecca, a silver gilt technique that...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Oval Dish with Winged Putti, After Bernard Palissy, French, 17th Century
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Miami Beach, FL
French glazed earthenware bowl in the manner of Bernard Palissy. Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) was a French potter who created extravagant glazes on his rustic ceramics...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Burnished Gold Tall Candelabra Table Lamp with 6 Lights. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 14.5" W x 9" D. (Loc...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of French Bronze Candlesticks with Dolphin Figures
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of candle holders made of bronze, France, circa the 1930s. These beautiful bronze candlesticks each feature column in the form of a dolphin. The square bases, wax pans, and s...
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1930s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Small Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small renaissance cabinet ORIGIN : FRANCE PERIOD : END OF THE 16th CENTURY Measures: height: 167 cm length: 123 cm depth: 58 cm This small two-part unit with harmonious proportions opens with four front leaves and two belt drawers. It rests on a molded base. The uprights and the central frame of the lower body are adorned with long stylized palmettes. They frame the four leaves on which unfolds a vegetal decoration made of stems and leaves sculpted in symmetry around two mascarons topped with feathers...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Tuscan Angel Shelf Carved from Single Block of Walnut Circa 1680
Located in Encinitas, CA
17th Century Tuscan Angel Shelf Carved from Single Block of Walnut Circa 1680. Wonderful hand-carved walnut shelf in the shape of an angel; the top hinged ...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Important and sober Italian Renaissance Credenza
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ORIGIN : ITALY, VENICE PERIOD : 16th CENTURY   Height: 103 cm Length: 174 cm Depth 45 cm   Walnut Usual restoration     The low sideboard with several doors became more common in the...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Brass Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) brass double swirl candlesticks (priced as pair).  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Meissen Cherub
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Meissen curio cabinet porcelain dates from the late 19th century. The charming beautifully hand painted sculpted cherub is working his grinding wheel sharpening love arr...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Bronze Portrait Bust of Henri IV after Model by Barthelemy Prieur, c. 1800
By Barthélemy Prieur 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This handsome bronze portrait bust of the French King Henri IV is based on a model by Barthelemy Prieur (1540-1611) depicting the King nude as the Ro...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Northwind Face Curule Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Figural Northwind Face Curule Side Chair. Item features a carved face to base, pierce carved scrollwork back, paw feet, solid wood construct...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

A Tall and Slender Antique Hand Painted Italian Majolica Ewer, Naples Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed on the underside by Gaetano Battaglia of Manifattura Battaglia, this tall hand-painted majolica ewer originates from Naples, Italy, circa 1870. Known as an istoriato (loosely ...
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1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Paint

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...
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17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

19th C Terracotta Planter Centerpiece with Dancing Cherubs, Florence Circa 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Terracotta planter centerpiece with dancing cherubs, Florence Circa 1820. Centerpiece total measures: 27”L x 14.25”W x 18”H, including 2 pieces; the te...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

English Renaissance Style Wood and Etched Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with wood shaft and etched iron blade with tassel.
Category

20th Century English Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century. A canvas depicting a face on a light background with no other elements. Iconographically, this is what is commonly called a ...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Other

English Renaissance Style Large Oak Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (Late 19th Century) large oak refectory console table with stretcher and carved date 1655.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural Salver Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural English Oval Salver Tray. Item features ornate cast frieze border of Bacchus, fema...
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Madonna de la Media after Rafael Antique Framed Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Chest. Carved wood, metal. Spanish school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest. Carved wood, metal. Spanish school, 16th century. Rectangular casket with a flat lid decorated on the outside with a series of figurative reliefs in a symmetrical arrangemen...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Other

19th Century Convertible Pair of Monk's Chair or End Table, Foldable Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
19th century convertible monk's chair is cleverly engineered to provide two uses. Seat back down, it's a table, seatback up it's an armchair. Sculpted from solid oak, it features carving on both sides of the tabletop or seatback so it's attractive no matter what mode it's in. An ingenious space-saver, circa 1870s, in the manner of Stephen Hedges...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold 22K Gold Teapot
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rare vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold warranted 22K teapot. The teapot holds about 36 Oz of liquid, has no cracks or chips.
Category

Mid-20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) round bronze altar sticks with filigree top and base (priced as pair).  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 16th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Wooden Lion Supports
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the 1500s, these Italian lion supports are the work of a master-level craftsman. It is possible that they were originally legs for a High Renaissance cassone. A fresh ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th C Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table. Item features beautiful parquet inlay on table top an...
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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 Style Carved Walnut Door
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved walnut door panel with oval glass inset and carved figures & scroll design (MATCHING DOORS IN THE NYC LIBRARY...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

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...
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20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large 17th C Italian Walnut Ebonized Guilloché Mirror, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large 17th C Italian ebonized walnut guilloche mirror with original glass Walnut, mirrored glass Measures: H 47.5, W 41.5 in.
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Savonarola Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Savonarola Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features turn carved stretcher supports, loose seat cushion, solid wood construction, nicely car...
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Important Renaissance Buffet in Carved Walnut
Located in BARSAC, FR
Renaissance-style sideboard in solid walnut opening 3 large doors with richly carved decoration, central projection, thick gray marble top (turquin blue), 6 detached columns on the f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Tray Top Mahogany Display Table
Located in Annville, PA
The Round Tray Top Mahogany Display Table from Niagara Furniture is an exercise in elegance. The sweeping mahogany legs are created by hand and support the table’s finely carved ski...
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2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

C Zocchi (after), Monument To Dante, Bronze Reduction, Late 19th/early 20th Cent
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Reduction in patinated bronze with the high-relief decoration of the Monument to Dante, with glass top to form a pedestal table The Monument to Dante, sculpture dedicated to Dante A...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern, Renaissance Console in Walnut , by Bassano's Ebanistery
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern, renaissance style console with drawer, in walnut polished to wax Measures cm: H 87, W 100, D 29.
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Mid-20th Century Italian 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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