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
19th Century Renaissance Wall Mirror by Ballario-Asti, Carved and Turned Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Renaissance fireplace mirror or console mirror in hand carved and turned walnut by Ballario Matteo Mobili, Asti. Original beveled...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
French Empire Renaissance Bronze Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Glass Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Renaissance Revival Bronze Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table. Item features a triple paw foot pedestal base with leafy scrollwork and 5/8 thic...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Signed Alan Goldfarb American Art Glass Venetian Style Glass Goblet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Alan Goldfarb Venetian style goblet.
In green glass with a light purple applied lip and footrim.
Alan Goldfarb was a student of Dale...
Category
20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
French Renaissance by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner flatware set of 32 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner knives, fat handle, French style blade 9 7/8",
eight dinner f...
Category
1940s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
English Renaissance Wainscot Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Cent) Wainscot style oak arm chair with diamond designed carved back. (rePairs to back)
Category
17th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Italian Giltwood Standing Floor Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage classical style Italian painted and giltwood floor lamp has a red undertones. The lamp is wired and takes a single bulb.
The dimensions provided are for the lamp itself....
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Bronze Statue of a Mounted Crusader in Combat with a Saracen After T. Gechter
By Jean-François Théodore Gechter
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A dramatic patinated bronze statue depicting a mounted crusader on his rearing horse ready to strike a mortal blow to a fallen Saracen lying beneath him on a rocky landscape. In a desperate attempt to defend himself the Saracen is shown thrusting his sword into the chest of the the crusader's horse. The bronze grouping is mounted on a green scagllola painted marble base with gilt bronze trim.
While the bronze is not signed it had to be cast after a hugely famous bronze very similar statue by Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1795, Paris - 1844, Paris) titled "The Combat of Charles Martel...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Landscape Portrait Canadian Goose Signed Lithograph by Helen Rundell
By Helen Rundell
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
American landscape portrait "Canadian Goose" hand-signed original lithograph by Helen Rundell. This lithograph is numbered 13/250 on the bottom left corner of the piece, and hand sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Lead
$1,500 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century French Carved Oak Turned Wood Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century carved oak turned wood armchair.
Perfect to place in your room or in your office with the table desk together.
The frames with barl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century Pair of Turned Chairs Renaissance Florentine in Walnut Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very precious and hard to find pair of turned chairs Renaissance Florentine of the 18th century in dark walnut. Wax polished
Measures cm: D...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and 32-inch iron blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Ten Hand-Colored Color Stipple Engravings from Traite Des Arbres Fruitiers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Ten hand-colored color stipple engravings from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, with margins, each in a fine silver gilt custom frame. After Poiteau and Turpin Studies of Fruit. If your ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Gold Background, Coronation of the Virgin. 14th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Gold Background, Coronation of the Virgin. 14th century.
Venetian work, point of polyptych, tempera and gold on reinforced poplar panel,.Surroundings of Lorenzo Veneziano (1336_1379)...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Beautiful Italian Table " à lyre"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN TABLE « À LYRE »
ORIGIN : ITALY
PERIOD : 17th century
Height : 76 cm
Length : 197 cm
Width : 77 cm
Walnut wood
This fine example of a highly architectural m...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Amazing Highly Carved 19th Century French Trunk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous highly carved oak trunk featuring rich Renaissance figures with lots of floral and leaf motifs. The top opens to reveal plenty of storage, while closed it may be used as a ...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Alms collection dish made of gilded brass decorated with a series of moldings and details both on the edge and towards the center. In this area there is a figurative motif in light r...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$5,365 / set
Burled Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
A gorgeous, high quality Burled Center Table from Niagara Furniture with plenty of presence to brighten up any room. Banded and burled top, hand c...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,085 / item
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
15th Century Italian Renaissance Giltwood Carving .
This magnificent 15th century Italian Renaissance gilt wood carving with a serpent is displayed ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Lion Fountains, Lifesize Outdoor Statues, Patinated Bronze, England, 1860s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Lifesize Bronze Lion Fountains on Pedestals, 19th Century Monumental Outdoor Statues, Priced for pair (two pairs available)
Two monumental...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Style Gold Velvet Banner
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) gold velvet hanging banner with damask and embroidered curved bottom
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Italian Credenza at Sideboard height
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italy, Florence
Walnut wood
Good state of preservation
Former Collection Bresset
The "credenza" is a typical piece of furniture from Italy. It evolved during the 15th century from an earlier form, a table with shelves for decorative purposes, which played a role in the ceremonial settings of refined environments. Transformed into a low cabinet with two doors...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Set of Six Tuscany Renaissance Chairs, Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century set of six Tuscany Renaissance chairs in hand-carved walnut, spring seat upholstered in ocher-colored velvet. The chairs are still usabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Antique 18th C. Gothic Renaissance Chestnut Large Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 18th C. Gothic Renaissance Chestnut Large Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk. Item features hand carved detailing on the front panel, hand wrought iron hardware, a very thick and sol...
Category
Mid-18th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Throne Captains Red Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Throne Captains Red Arm Chair. Item features red spiral sunset print upholstery, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carv...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Italian Renaissance style wrought iron end table with lyre style metal base and marble top.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
18th Century Renaissance Florentine 'Fratino' Coffee Side Table Lyre Legs Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century Renaissance Florentine coffee or side table, 'Fratino' with lyre legs in dark walnut, restored and wax polished.
Measure cm: H 5...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinet, Nightstand Renaissance , Walnut and Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Modern cabinet, nightstand, Renaissance style, walnut and mahogany interior, vax polished
Measures cm: H 60 W 58 D 32.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Majestic sideboard, France, ca. 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Majestic sideboard, France, ca. 1880.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: height 295 cm width 183 cm depth 65 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Figural Carved Marble Top Side Table with Winged Cherub Head
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Renaissance Figural Carved Marble Top Side Table with Winged Cherub Head. Item features has an inset marble top, figural carved 3 dimensional winged cherub head, stretcher ba...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Italy, Late 19th Century
Behold the elegance of this Italian Renaissance...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$1,075 / item
Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebony and Bone inlayed Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and handsome Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebony and Bone inlayed Settee. This exquisite settee is raised on eight mottled l...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Early 1900’s Oak Renaissance Style Cupboard
Located in Oakwood, GA
Early 1900's Renaissance Style Cupboard, Oak, 64"H
Beautiful Cupboard
Cabinet
Early 20th Century
Solid Oak
Ample storage
Two top doors open to shelved storage
Center drawer
Bottom El...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Albumen Photograph Panorama of the Rock of Gibraltar, circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large Albumen photograph Panorama of The Rock of Gibraltar, circa 1870,
Composed of three albumen prints, ca. 7" inches x 7 1/2" inches each, and l...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Relief with angel head. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Relief with angel head. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Rectangular table that presents, on the front, a relief of certain depth and figurative theme. On a...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair Of Large Bronze Venetian Torchere Pedestals
Located in Kent, Dover
A rare and beautifully cast pair of large Venetian solid bronze torchere pedestals, in the Classical manner, with acanthus, anthemion and masks, with good patina.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$26,599 / set
Italian Renaissance Style Silver Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) silver chalice with cover and floral design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of English Renaissance Revival Leaded Glass Windows
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) large leaded glass window panels with center medallion.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Important Bronze Fireplace Adornment Made of a Pair of Andirons and a Bronze Bar
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and important bronze fireplace set is composed of a pair of richly decorated bronze andirons and of a central bar connecting the 2 andirons. This is a French Renaissance st...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Renaissance Large Figural Bronze Ewer Urn Pitcher Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Large Figural Bronze Metal Ewer Urn Pitcher Table Lamp on Marble Base. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 42" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light socket) x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Pair Armchairs solid Ebonized Walnut restored new upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Two Renaissance armchairs in solid ebonized walnut , restored and new upholstered with precious Toile De Jouy fabric.
Toile de Jouy, (French: “fabric of Jouy”, )also called Jouy Pri...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
After Carracci, Atlantes from the Farnese Palace, 2 Engravings, 17th Century ?
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
These engravings, imitating the red chalk technique, represent the preparatory work for the Atlantes in the Farnese Gallery in Rome, according to Carracci. There we find the mentions...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
The Holy Kinship of Mary Oil on slatted panel Possibly Willem Key (16th Century)
Located in Chonburi, TH
This impressive 16th-century oil painting on a slatted wooden panel depicts *The Holy Kinship of Mary*, a revered religious subject in Northern Renaissance art. The composition bring...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Antique Print of An Aristocratic Family After Van Dyck. Dated 1832
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher. Dated 1832
Unframed.
Category
1830s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Southampton Dropside Table
Located in Annville, PA
This beautiful Southampton Dropside Table will be recognizable to anyone familiar with fine antique furniture. Originally designed by Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, this form of table was made popular by various furniture designers in 18th century England. Also often referred to as a dropside table and sometimes called a breakfast table our vintage Southampton Dropside Table is beautifully appointed with many great features such as the wooden pullout supports for the table leaves, the solid brass high quality drawer pull, the robust cross stretcher support for the table legs and the shaped and footed table...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Patinated Bronze Ewers Clodion Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement on your mantel with these tall, impressive antique ewers. Crafted in France circa 1870, and built of bronze, each "Aiguiere" (or ewer in English) sits on a heavily o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Baker Round Table
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Baker Round Table which will be the focal point of any room in which it is placed. From the beautiful marble top to the sturdy and lovely t...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Renaissance Monumental Giltwood Baroque Painted Angel on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (17th/18th Century) life-size giltwood and painted angel carved in a Baroque style, resting on a wood column stand.
Statue: 33 x 16...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair Of 16th Century Italian Giltwood Candle Bearing Angel Candlesticks
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning and rare pair of 16th century Italian candle bearing Angel candlesticks depicting male and a female figures from the renaissance period. Each figure is meticulously carved f...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Tuscan Single Hand Carved Wood Renaissance Candelabra
Located in Encinitas, CA
Tuscan refectory style single hand carved rustic candlelabra with forged nail spike. Italian fruitwood.
Dimension: 46" H, 17" W
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique French Renaissance White Painted Metal "Musicians" Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance White Painted Metal Male & Female "Musicians" Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 39" H (to finial) x 29" H (to light socket) x 8...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Christ with bonds, Venetian work from the second half of the 15th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Venetian work, second half of the 15th century
Tempera on panel
34 x 23 cm
An episode from the Passion of Christ during the trial of Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator, concerning ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
A 19 Century Bronze Statue of St Joan of Arc in full body armour on horseback
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An small but exquisitely cast and highly detailed bronze statue of St Joan of Arc in full body battle armour including the horse with one hand holding ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Northern Italy Renaissance Cathedra with a Canopy
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This cathedra or chayère chair is conceived following rules of monumental architecture. The seat can be lift open to reveal a chest. Both curved arm-rests are supported by a baluster...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Painted Cartouche
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique architectural salvaged building element with cartouche design is molded cement and glazed and painted orange and green. The b...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cement
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 ...
Category
16th Century Italian 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.
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