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
French Chateaux Porcelain Plaques, Box, Set of Six
Located in Winter Park, FL
A suite of six porcelain plaques by French artist and illustrator Jean Gradassi (1907-1989) entitled "Vie, Coutumes & Moeurs dans les Châteaux de France 1400 à 1650" (Life, Customs a...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Porcelain
17th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine Spanish table in walnut from the 17th century from the Renaissance period
Table that can be used as a desk, dining room table or large console which has the great advantage o...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Seventeenth Century Italian Chairs
Located in London, GB
A sumptuous pair of seventeenth century Italian walnut chairs, the backs surmounted by carved and gilt finials with red velvet seats and backs, wit...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet
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
Antique Continental Basalt & Brass Basketweave Box - Possibly Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, early 20th century.
A antique oval box made of brass and other metals. The box has a basketweave pattern to the exterior and an affixed basalt plaque to the top. The pl...
Category
Early 20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Important Large Painted and parcel Gilt Figuires Italian
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian (early 19th Century) painted and parcel gilt carved standing figures of a young man and lady dressed in traditional cloths (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Moorish Style Round Metal Shield
Located in Queens, NY
Moorish style metal round shield with etched design and four relief half spheres
Tarnish
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Small Two-Body Buffet Decorated with Bird Quills
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small two-body buffet decorated with bird feathers
ORIGIN : FRANCE
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
Measures: height: 170 cm
length: 106 cm
depth: 51 cm
Walnut wood
This cha...
Category
16th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Carved Man Shelf
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style carved stripped wood wall shelf with head of bearded man wearing crown (19/20th Cent.)
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Our Lady of Peace Italian Renaissance Religious Painting, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An 18th-century Italian Renaissance oil painting of Our Lady of Peace, depicting Mary in red and green robes holding the Christ Child and a white dove. Against a dark, atmospheric ba...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Italian Gilded Altar Candlestick Completely Original and Unrestored c1780-1820
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Antique Italian Altar Candlestick was beautifully hand-carved and gilded round 200-years ago and has weathered the test of time exceptional w...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Renaissance Carved French Oak Panel
Located in Denton, TX
Weathered Renaissance carved oak panel, originally from a piece of furniture.
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Vanleigh Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Vanleigh Furniture New York Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Dining Side Chair. Item features the original label, solid oak wood construction, beautiful wood grain...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique corner armchair, Western Europe, circa 1900. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique cormer armchair from around 1900.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
The seat is covered with new natural leather.
Dimensions: height ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Virgin and Child, Tyrol, 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large wooden Madonna and Child, painted and carved in hollow at the back.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian art, whereas the infancy of Jesus...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Framed Wooden Panel Birds on a Flowering Tree Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Century) acrylic painting of two birds perched on a flowering tree on a beige background, painted on wood in a rectangular, black wooden frame.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut Desk and Three Chairs
Located in Hixson, TN
A marvelous 18th century Italian writing table with the three chairs from Florence, Italy. This desk is an example of country Italian furniture. Simple but elegant. Strong but utilit...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
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
Set of 6 Renaissance Style Majolica Porcelain Plates
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Italian Renaissance-style (17/18th Century) green and gold Majolica porcelain plates with classical scenes (Sara D. Roosevelt) (PRICED AS SET)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Round Coffee Table With A 18 Century Brazier In It's Center
Located in Brussels, Brussels
round coffee table with a brazier from the 18th century in its center
Very beautiful and very decorative coffee table with a beautiful wrought iron base
The top is made up of a chest...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Magnificent Polished Belgium Black Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A magnificent polished Belgium Black and Rosso Levanto marble chimneypiece in the Renaissance manner. The moulded shelf set over a panelled frieze, supported...
Category
1870s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Other
Johann Georg Rosenberg (1739-1808) Hand Colored Engravings, Berlin & Amsterdam
Located in Bridgeport, CT
"Grand Place du Chateau et de la Rue Royale prise du Coee des Arcades". A view of the Berlin city square with the old neoclassical palace decorated with sculptures along the roof and...
Category
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
20th Century Italian Pineapple Lamp Base from Tuscany
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy a very decorative Italian table lamp base entirely handmade by Bartolozzi & Maioli in Firenze, circa 1950s. On a faux marble gray co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine
Italian Renaissance Style Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style metal smoking stand on 3 cross legs and armor helmet top (19th/20th Century).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
AFTER A MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA (1529–1608) - Pacing Bull
Located in Bruxelles, BE
AFTER A MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA (1529–1608)
Pacing Bull
17th century
Bronze, on an ebonised wood base
H totale 15 x L 11,5 x P 8,2 cm
Since antiquity, the bull has been venerated as ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jacquie Jacobs, 'Self Portrait', Scraped Oil Stick Drawing, Canada, C. 1977
Located in Chatham, ON
JACQUIE JACOBS - 'Self Portrait - Introspective' - Fine Mid Century scraped oil stick drawing on paper - completed when the artist studied in Italy (...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Antique Carved Wood Head Of A Male Mounted On Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well carved hardwood bust reminiscent of sacred and religious sculpture of the Gothic and Renaissance eras. Antique carved wood head of a mal...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Sevres Porcelain Painting Of Raphael's Madonna By Marcel Prunier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Sèvres enamelled porcelain scene, inspired on the well-known Raphael painting from 1513, that shows the Madonna of Segiore. It depicts the Christ Child being embraced by Mary, who ...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Scrap Wood
PORTUGUESE LAVENDER AND GOMIL D. MARIA IN SILVER 18th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE LAVENDER AND GOMIL D. MARIA IN SILVER 18th Century
in 750 thousandths silver, with a smooth body and decorated on the edge with a pearl frieze.
Contrast mark of c. 1784 ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
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
Italian walnut cassone 17th C.
Located in Summerland, CA
Lovely antique Italian cassone sits on two clawed lion’s feet and a moulded base, detailed carved front freize and corners. Hinged lid. Beautiful patina and great condition.
This be...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique unframed oil painting on canvas is in the Renaissance style. Two ladies are conversing with the man on the right. Canvas is stretched...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
A Tuscan Walnut Credenza, 17th century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Description:
A rectangular credenza or dining room sideboard. The rectangular top with a dentil cornice above a horizontal panelled section with two concealed frieze drawers to the...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Red Decorated Lacquer Hour Glass
Located in Queens, NY
Red decorated lacquer four unit hour glass
One hour glass is missing
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Mahogany Bowed Front Buffet Sideboard. Item features solid brass art nouveau drawer and door hardware, bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century".
Located in PARIS, FR
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century
Beautiful corpse of Christ with missing arms.
He must have been on the Cross, arms in a horiz...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Boxwood
Antique James W. Tufts Renaissance Bacchus Silverplated Water Wine Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique James W. Tufts Renaissance Bacchus Silverplated Water Wine Pitcher. Item features engraved "From Mother" to side, Bacchus face to spout and handle, floral engravings to pitch...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
French Renaissance Table
Located in Austin, TX
French dining room table hand carved and made of solid oak. Two Renaissance style pedestals and a stretcher hold together a thick plank top. The piece is in very nice antique conditi...
Category
1920s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Savonnerie Style Rug. 14 ft 4 in x 17 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Elegant Large Vintage Classic Renaissance Savonnerie Style Rug, Country of Origin: India, Circa date: Vintage . Size: 14 ft 4 in x 17 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
16th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut and Burr Walnut Intarsia Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
A stunning period Renaissance credenza from Italy. The walnut credenza has intarsia inlays on the front facade that enhance the swirls of the burl wal...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Burl
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 ...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Pair of Bronze Lion Sculptures
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Pair of Bronze Lions
Renaissance Manner
Lovely Verdis Gris Patina
Late C20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti (1847-1903), depicting a portrait of a beautiful young woman in profile wearing a red cap. In an oval giltwood f...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Matthaus Seutter, Framed 1730 Color Engraving Map of "Belgium Fonderatum"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Label on verso. From Grosser Atlas. The name Belgium comes from the ancient designation "Gallis Belgica". Figural decoration upper left. M. Seutter was a famed German mapmaker in the...
Category
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Isfahan Persian Carpet, Wool and Silk in Blue, Cream and Red, 5' x 7'
Located in New York, NY
Welcome this blue, cream, and red 5' x 7' Persian Isfahan carpet into your home, handknotted in wool and silk. The intricate patterns and meticulous craftsmanship of this area rug te...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chest of drawers. Carved wood. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of drawers. Carved wood. 16th century. Restorations.
Chest of drawers with a carved wooden front in its own color, featuring two drawers with metal handles and lock escutcheo...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Continental Carved Walnut Chest
Located in Vista, CA
A continental carved walnut chest in the Renaissance taste, 18th century, probably Italian, the lid opens to a void interior. The case is carved wi...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Style Oak Throne Chair Attributed to Horner
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Renaissance style oak throne chair, attributed to Horner, with paw front feet and textured upholstery on casters.
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Angel Cherub Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
These excellently hand-carved wooden 19th Century Italian angel cherub sconces were done in the traditional Renaissance style. During the Renaissance period, cherub and angel figural...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Murano Barovier Art Glass Figural Double Candlestick
By Barovier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This midcentury Murano art glass candlestick is unmarked but most likely made by Barovier. The candlestick is a figural servant dressed in the high fashion of the French Renaissance ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Carved sideboard, France, ca. 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved sideboard, France, ca. 1880.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: height: 220 cm width: 140 cm depth: 62 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Carved sideboard, France, ca. 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved sideboard, France, ca. 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: height 232 cm width 165 cm depth 62 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
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
Carved library/sideboard, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
This carved library/sideboard, from France, circa 1880, is a true gem in the world of furniture. The unique neo-Renaissance style sideboard impresses not only with its monumentality,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak, Glass
Figural Renaissance cabinet, France, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Figural Renaissance cabinet, France, around 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: width 131 cm x height 175 cm x depth 52 cm
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Carved Sideboard, France, Around 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved sideboard, France, around 1880.
Wood: oak
Dimensions: height: 242 cm, width: 132 cm, depth: 54 cm.
Category
1880s French 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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