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
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
Italian Majolica Water Sinai
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (Late 19/20th Century) Majolica Sinai.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IX, 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
Portuguese Chest with Two Drawers 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese chest with two drawers 19th century
in mahogany wood, cushions with bands and shimmering friezes in rosewood, bronze mounts in relief, cut and lace. Dimensions: 62 x 93 x...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Chest of Drawers Chest Commode Architectural Facade Enclosed Renaissance Cedar
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A museum quality, English, Late-Renaissance, cedar enclosed chest of drawers with exceptional snakewood, walnut & oak with an architectural or façade front
This is the most sophisticated English model of chest of drawers conceived as a cabinet piece with an architectural front intended to disguise the drawers. This chest exhibits the mastery of English Late-Renaissance, cabinet making combining woods prized for their exoticism, color and beautiful figuring with carving and moulding in different ornamental patterns to simulate materials found within an architectural façade...
Category
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cedar
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 Small Dutch Brass Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Busts of a queens on spreading mermaid legs, with turned vases on top.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) bronze aladdin lamp with 2 burners and scroll relief with cupid and bird finial.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
1900-1920s Pair of Italian Majolica Vases by Mengaroni
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1900-1920s pair of majolica vases by Mengaroni, Pesaro, Italy. Decorated in the Renaissance manner with white tracery & multicolored florets on light blue ground with mustard borders...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
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
Capodimonte Glazed White Parian Porcelain Cherubs
By Capodimonte
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Capodimonte glazed white Parian porcelain nude cherubs who are playing with some gilt round small balls. Both of them are standing n...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Carved Lions
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of 17th Century (or earlier) Flemish (?) carved lions that once formed part of a large cabinet or, perhaps, the feet of an elaborat...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Chippendale style Mahogany and Leather French Desk is produced by Niagara Furniture. A high quality writing desk that sets the standard for beauty and function among antique rep...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Hooked Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with wooden shaft with tassel and nail heads and a 34¬Ω-inch iron blade with hook.
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
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 Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savanarola style walnut arm chair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat (19th cent).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold
Antique French Rennaisance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp w/ Two Women
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rennaisance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp w/ Two Women. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H (to finial) x 25" H (to light sock...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique French Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp w/ Bronze Lion Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Chinese Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Lion Ormolu and Mounts. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 29.5" H (to finial) x 20" H (...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. European Renaissance 3 Panel Solid Oak Wood Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Three Panel Hand Carved Solid Oak European Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk. Item features a solid carved oak wood frame with exposed dowel or wooden pin joined construction. The f...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 39.5" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Dramatic Large Bronze Dore 9 Arm Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive and elegant large Dore Bronze 9 arm chandelier from Italy.
20” chain
Category
Early 2000s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Armchairs in Walnut circa 1600-Renaissance Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine pair of Italian armchairs circa 1600 in walnut
Superb pair of armchairs from the Italian Renaissance in superb condition
The armchairs were upholstered with a green velvet...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Religious Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance style polychromed large standing religious figures wearing blue cape (19th Century)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair Of Saint Mark In Walnut - 16th Century - Venice
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely pair of Saint Mark in walnut from the 16th century - Venice
Very beautiful pair finely carved representing Saint Mark with a book in his hand a lion at his side
This is a pen...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Chest In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb Spanish walnut chest from the 17th century from the Spanish Renaissance with very beautiful irons
The chest has its original wrought iron e...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Country Estate Two Drawer File
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality piece of office furniture from Niagara Furniture our Country Estate Two Drawer File is made from the finest burls available. The top of the cabinet is covered in a ful...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
19th Century Italian Hand Colored Engraving of Flowers in an Inlaid Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian hand colored engraving print of flowers with Latin names within inlaid frame (late 18/19th Century).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
20th century Italian sterling silver miniature from the "History of Fashion"
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th-century Sterling Silver miniature belonging to the collection "The History of Fashion" of a 16th-century women's costume that belonged to Eleonora Gonzaga.
Eleonora Gonzaga (Ma...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish Renaissance Madonna Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (20th Cent) oil painting portrait of Madonna in gold frame
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Italian Renaissance Beige Damask Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) mahogany side chair with carved lion legs and a back carved crest & stretcher with a light beige damask upholstered back & seat
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Northern Italian Walnut Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Northern Italian walnut table.
Handsome 19th century Italian walnut table with beautiful carving. This versatile Italian table is from th...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Landscape Drawing in Gilt Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Italian drawing in pen-and-ink and wash pictures a landscape of a stone bridge, archway, trees and people in the Renaissance style. The drawing is set within a two-tone d...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Oak Table
Located in Chorzów, PL
A stylish oak table.
Wood: oak,
Year: circa 1880
Origin: Western Europe,
Dimensions: height 71 cm, length 114 cm, width 98 cm.
Category
1880s Danish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
1562 Map of Toscana Nuova Tavola by Girolamo Ruscelli
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1562 map of Toscana Nuova Tavola by Girolamo Ruscelli. Tuscany is the heart of Italy & birthplace of the Italian language. Early hand-coloring. Copper plate engraving. Interestingl...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Catalan Console In Walnut -18th Century - Spain
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Walnut table or console from the 18th century - Catalonia - Spain
rare table which has a very beautiful one-piece walnut top with a superb flame and a beautiful thickness
It rests o...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Novelty Shield
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) miniature shield shaped coat of arms wall plaque with metal spears and armor on brown velvet backing.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Century) walnut table desk with spool legs and 2 drawers with stretcher.
Category
Early 17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Framed Print Of A Celestial Map "Tychonic Planisphere"
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style framed print of a celestial map depicting the beliefs of the Earth is stationary at the center of the planetary system with the Sun and Moon revolving the E...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bronze King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples 1884 Dish Wall Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Bronze King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples 1884 Dish Wall Plaque. Item features fine cast bronze relief, remarkable details, banner reads, "Visita Di S.M. Umberto I...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vtg Cast Brass Figural Renaissance Soldier Warrior Fireplace Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cast Brass Figural Renaissance Soldier Warrior Fireplace Andirons - a Pair. Item features cast brass figural forms of warriors, cast iron supports, very nice vintage pair, gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
16th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered and Gilt Wood Sculptures Torch Holders
Located in IT
16th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered and Gilt Wood Sculptures Torch Holders
The pair of sculptures, in finely carved wood, lacquered and gilded, was born as a torch holder, and ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Extraordinary Pair Of Antique Italian Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and fine pair of Renaissance Walnut Cabinets in original condition. The cabinets have fine craftsmanship and feature Geometric motifs on the frames and doors with simple and c...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Torch Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th/20th Century) wrought iron torch design sconce with a bracket support and flame form top.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
Set of Shell-Shaped Dishes, Pol Chambost, France 1952
By Pol Chambost
Located in St Ouen, FR
A complete set consisting of 5 plates and side plates with their two service cups.
Former sculptor, Pol Chambost (b. 1906 - d. 1983) is one of the more prominent ceramicist of the ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Large Paris Porcelain Vases by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare pair of Paris porcelain vases composed of a cubic base on a flared base and surmounted by a Medicis style vase with a generous belly.
Superb decor on an orange and white back...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Catalan Chest
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb chest in chopo (Ash) from the Spanish renaissance of the 17th century from Catalogna
Very beautiful chest typical of the Catalonia region with a front with beautiful moldings
...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ash
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp with Cherub and Serpent Figures. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 38" H (to finial) x 29" H (to ligh...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
English Renaissance Style Red Velvet Walnut Bench
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) 6 legged walnut bench with stretcher and red velvet upholstered seat.
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
High-Backed Chair Made In Solid Oak With The Style Of The Renaissance From 1910s
Located in Lejre, DK
The high-backed chair crafted from solid oak, echoing the Renaissance style from around the year 1910, is a remarkable piece of furniture that exudes timeless elegance and sophistica...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Renaissance Style Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Renaissance style brass and pewter 12-arm chandelier with turret form bobeches.
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Pewter
An Italian Walnut Oratory 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant oratory or small sideboard in walnut from the beginning of the 17th century from italy
Very beautiful piece of furniture from the Italian Renaissance composed of a door with...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gorgeous Italian Florentine Hand Enameled Cast Table Lamp! Medici Decorator 1960
By Florentine
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT !
ITALIAN
CAST METAL
FLORENTINE
TABLE LAMP
CUSTOM MANUFACTURED BY MEDICI LTD.
DIMENSIONS: 33: TALL
This glorious Italian Florentine lamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel
English Renaissance Style Steel and Leather Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with crossed leather covered shaft and polished steel blade.
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Renaissance furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Sinke & Van Tongeren, Albrecht Dürer, and Castelli. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $35 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,828.
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