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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
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Metal Filigree Pentagonal Umbrella Stands
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) floral metal filigree containers / umbrella stands with 5 sides, spherical feet, and mulberry-shaped fi...
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Specimen Marble And Micro-Mosaic Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebonized Fruitwood, Specimen marble and Micro-Mosaic side table. The table is raised on a tripod base with three 'C' scrolled l...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble

Pair of 19th Century French Black and Gilt Wrought Iron Curule "Dagobert" Stools
Located in Dallas, TX
Place these elegant antique stools as extra seating in a den or game room! Crafted in France circa 1870 and made of solid iron, each chair stands on forged "Dagobert" (or Curule) leg...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian 19th C. polychromed Wooden Casket.
Located in Esbeek, NL
Italian Renaissance casket. The casket with raised lid all carved with Cherubs on the front and back panel. Original polychrome
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of English Renaissance Oak and Red Velvet Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance-style oak Armchairs with square backs and seats seat with red velvet upholstery and oak legs joined by box stretchers. (PRICED AS Pair)
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20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Oak

END OF THE 16th CENTURY WALNUT CHEST WITH GOLDEN CARVINGS
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful Renaissance walnut chest of drawers with small dimensions, characterized by carvings and panel decorations both on the drawers and on the sides. This piece of furniture is ...
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16th Century Italian 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.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

16th Century, Pair of Italian Small Carved Walnut Doors
Located in IT
Pair of small carved walnut doors, 16th century, central Italy This pair of small doors was made in the sixteenth century, in central Italy, in carved walnut. The decoration provides...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Spanish Trestle Table, 18th-19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
An impressive late 18th/early 19th century finely carved walnut trestle table with unusual intricately carved puttis on the sides. Meticulous attention is given to the carving, stur...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Small Two-Body Buffet in Solid Walnut, Renaissance Style – Mid-19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This small, narrow-body sideboard opens, at the bottom, with two doors framed with mitered recesses. Each independent panel is carved in relief with antique decorations depicting Zeu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

English Renaissance Style Velvet Wrapped Iron Halberd Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style halberd spear with red velvet and nail head shaft and large 37-inch etched iron blade.
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20th Century English Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Blade
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with wooden shaft and simple 15-inch leaf-shaped iron blade.
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20th Century English Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Twelve Set Chairs Armchairs Open Fruitwood Upholstered Dining Renaissance-Style
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare long set of 12, Antiquarian, Renaissance-style, Fruitwood, Upholstered, Open Armchairs - Rare to find a set of 12 of a Renaissance-style armchair, in 35 years of dealing I ...
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1920s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture

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Fruitwood

1830s Historic Office table, walnut wood, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- height desk 78cm - cleaning - good condition - repolish
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1830s Czech Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Spanish Renaissance Walnut End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance-style (17th Century) walnut octagonal top end table with wrought iron pedestal base.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

French 16th Century early Baroque Oak Barrel-Back Seat
Located in Troy, NY
Tall, unusual and conceptual chair of half-round paneled form, The seat can be lifted on hinges forming a misericord supported by a fluted console. A a...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Ecce Homo - Florence, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust "Ecce Homo" Florence, 15th century 53 x 44 x 31 cm
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

New Transitional Damask Scroll Rug with Soft Earth-Tone Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
80191 New Transitional Damask Rug, 08'00 x 09'09. Emanating modern renaissance syle with incredible detail and texture, this transitional damask rug is a captivating vision of wove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

Manufacture Robert Four, Printed Tapestry after a 16th Century Tapestry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Manufacture Robert Four. "Baillée of the roses" silkscreen printed tapestry on woven wool after a 16th century tapestry.
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1950s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

After Giambologna: The Abduction of a Sabine Woman
By Giambologna
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine 19th century copy of the famous group is in a sumptuous Serpentine marble. The Sabine man crouches in submissive pose, whilst the Roman carries off the writhing woman. It is well-presented on the original matching plinth and pedestal . This perhaps forms part of someone's Grand Tour along with mosaics and bronzes after the antique...
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1850s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Serpentine

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 ...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ash

Pair of Medici, Tuscany Pot with Handles, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF MEDICI - TUSCANY POT WITH HANDLES, early 20th century. Measures: HEIGHT 45cm LENGTH 78cms DEPTH 50cm WEIGHT 20Kg MATERIALCast-iron NOTE 01 Oval base 36 X 24 Good c...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Cercle of Juan Martinez Montañés '1568-1649', Infant St John the Baptist
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cercle of Juan Martinez Montañés (1568-1649) Infant St John the Baptist Spanish, 17th century H 74 cm Saint John the Baptist is here represented naked, sitting on a rock, with...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Renaissance Revival Lion Northwind Carved Walnut Figural Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance revival lion northwind carved walnut figural side chair. Listing includes a pierce carved scrollwork back, lion/northwind carved f...
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Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Madonna Enthroned with the Child Christ, 17th Century, Gold Gilded on Wood Panel
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Italian polychromed and gold gilded on wood panel Sienese style painting of the Madonna Enthroned with the child and two adoring angels behind them. The halos are beautifully adorned with punch work. She is framed by a hand-carved gold gilded and velvet lined frame and sitting on a hand-carved matching base. The piece is mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a contemporary hand-finished wood molding.
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Renaissance Revival Bronze Black Painted Vases
Located in Rome, IT
Impressive pair of black patinated bronze vases in the style of Renaissance. Finely decorated handles with a satyr figure, over with a and body surrounded by bacchanal scenes. Exquis...
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1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Early 1900s Antique, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, Walnut, Bachelor's Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Handsome Antique Bachelor's Chest, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, Walnut, Early 1900s, 20th Century!! This antique bachelor's chest is a stunning piece of furniture that will ad...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French late 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and marble ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French late 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns. Each stunning ewer is raised on a circular Rouge Griotte marble bas...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Giltwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most handsome Italian 19th century Renaissance st. giltwood and faux painted marble center table. The rectangular table is raised by beautiful palmette designed fee...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Onyx And Ormolu Urns/Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. onyx and ormolu urns/ewers. The pair are raised on square onyx plinths below circular ormolu bases with reeded borders and palm...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

Vintage Schmieg and Kotzian End Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Schmieg and Kotzian End Table in excellent condition. The top of the piece has recently been restored to its’ original luster. Both elegant and incr...
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Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Carved Oak Cabinet with Lion Mask Carvings, circa 1850
Located in Evergreen, CO
Elegant but not too heavily carved, this oak cabinet showcases a dentil cornice, two top drawers flanked by lion mask carvings at the sides and between the doors, double doors flanke...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Giltwood Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and giltwood urns. Each urn is raised by a circular mottled giltwood base and a patinated bronze socle pedesta...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Renaissance Style Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Renaissance style brass and pewter 12-arm chandelier with turret form bobeches.
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Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Terracotta Bust of Christ as the Redeemer, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust of Christ as The Redeemer Tuscany or Emilia Romagna, late 15th century Measures: 46 x 43 x 21 cm This powerful, moving bust of...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Armchair in Green Fabric with Wood Carvings from 1920s.
Located in Lejre, DK
Embrace the Timeless Renaissance Charm - 1920s Green Upholstered Armchair Step into a world of exquisite craftsmanship and timeless beauty with this captivating armchair inspired by...
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1920s Danish Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Christopher Draghi "Almatea 2" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2006. Titled, "Almatea 2," the photograph is available framed and unframed. Each print is signed and dated ...
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2010s American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

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 ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Caldwell Pewter and Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Stamped with the c within a diamond mark on base. Hand wrought pewter with bronze and polychrome decoration highlights featuring crests, masks etc.
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Early 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Pewter

16th Century Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Brussels, Brussels
16th century cast iron mortar with two very beautiful handles Beautiful original object with a great patina and in very good condition.
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Three German Antique Iron Plaques Cast in the Renaissance Style
Located in London, GB
This charming set of three antique German plaques are each cast from high quality 19th century iron, meaning that the detailing on them is of a very hig...
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19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Jesus Salvator Mundi Sculpture, Flemish Religious Art, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This masterfully carved 17th-century Flemish sculpture presents Jesus Christ as the “Salvator Mundi” — Savior of the World — a powerful icon of devotion and divine kingship. Sculpte...
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Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

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...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

French Pair of Two-Toned Patinated Bronze Moorish Inspiration Candleholders
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of French two-toned patinated bronze Moorish inspired figure candleholders Lovely and fun, these Moorish Inspired beckoning figures are adorned in extravagant plumed headdresse...
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20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Dutch Renaissance and European Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52452 Antique Persian Malayer rug with Dutch Renaissance and European style. With architectural elements of curved lines and a subdued color scheme, this hand knotted wool antique Pe...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

Followers of Jean de la Huerta, Jean de Blany ? - Saint Jerome
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Followers of Jean de la Huerta, Jean de Blany ? Saint Jerome Limestone Burgundy, second half of the15th century 60,5 cm ALR Ref : S00248050 This exquisite sculpture of Saint Jerome, carved from soft, nearly white limestone typical of eastern France, exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of 15th-century Burgundian art. The figure of Saint Jerome, a key figure in Christian history renowned for translating the Bible into Latin, is depicted wearing a cardinal’s hat and holding the Vulgate Bible...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Limestone

High-backed Armchair in Green fabric with Wood Carvings from 1920s.
Located in Lejre, DK
Step into Timeless Elegance: Renaissance-Inspired High-Back Armchair from the 1920s Experience the grandeur of the Renaissance period embodied in this remarkable high-back armchair ...
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1920s Danish Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

A 20th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze 'Lisa Bardivs 1477' Bust
Located in London, GB
A stunning and finely crafted bronze bust depicting a noblewoman in Renaissance-style attire. This captivating sculpture is a superb example of 19th-century neoclassical artistry, r...
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20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

True Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze & Ormolu Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and patinated bronze ewers. Each ewer is raised by a superb circular reeded base with a fine spiral fluted socle sh...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Large Bas-relief Wall Plaque Portrait of Michelangelo Antique 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
The mid-19th century witnessed a resurgence of interest in classical art and the veneration of its masters. Among these luminaries, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 –...
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1850s Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Very Finely Carved Florentine Renaissance Revival Mirror
Located in Bronx, NY
A Florentine Renaissance revival gilded mirror, finely carved, illustrating a variety of botanical subjects.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

XXth Century, Pair of Roman Coffee Tables with Lacquered Wood Top
Located in IT
XXth Century, Pair of Roman Coffee Tables with Lacquered Wood Top Measurements: single coffee table: cm W 71,5 x D 51,5 x H 45 assembled from the short side: cm 134 x 51,5 assembled ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Centuty
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Centuty Portuguese D. Maria style, in carved and gilded wood. Upholstered in fabric in burgundy tones. Signs of use. Dim.: 106 x 62 x 62 cm. or...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

16th-century Flemish Female Wooden Sculpture
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Prologue: An Ancient Mastery the Wooden Sculpture We begin our journey through Gothic art by presenting a magnificent Late Gothic Female Wooden Sculpture from the Flemish 500s. This ...
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

A French Font In Marble-19 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful font in pink marble from the 19th century Very beautiful work from the south of France In superb condition and beautiful patina
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble

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.
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1880s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised on a circular black Belgian marble base with fluted and beaded patinated b...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, XVII century Table “a lira” Walnut Tuscany, XVIIth century 71 X 90 X 49,5 cm Beautiful patina.
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Chair Backstool Set of 5 Renaissance Oak English Architectural Velvet Sage Green
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A set of exceptionally rare, English, late-Renaissance, oak, architectural, backstools upholstered in a sage green 19th century Renaissance-revival velvet - The architectural insp...
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Early 1600s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

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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