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
Large Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
This Large Drum Table from Niagara Furniture was inspired by large rent tables used in England in the 18th Century to help organize large estates. This for...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,130 / item
Antique 18th Century Square Walnut Swiss Renaissance Banker or Merchant Table
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful bankers or merchants table that was made in Switzerland around 1750. The table has a square 1.57 inch thick top made in solid walnut. The planks were joined by steel S-sh...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$4,103 Sale Price
23% Off
Mahogany Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Ideal for use either at work or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Mahogany Executive Desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and functional. Built in three sections for...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$4,110 / item
Italian Renaissance Fruit Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style still life of fruit with gold serving pieces displayed in front of a green drape in a gilt carved frame
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Dogal Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious-shaped Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand engraved with precious decorations on all elements. It is assembled with numerous floral elem...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$8,286 / item
Leather Swan Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high end Leather Swan Arm Chair from Niagara Furniture is impressive with solid mahogany hand carved details as well as the full grain genuine leather upholstery. A great designer look with a solid and comfortable frame. Inspired by an antique chair...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,805 / item
Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Star of David Book Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style rass filigree religious book stand with Star of David and 7 candleholders (19th Cent.)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Celestial Library Globe On Stand, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large celestial globe in papier maché and plaster, fixed in its wooden basket: the spindles are strips of paper painted with animals and zodiac symbols to represent the celestial vau...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique 16th Century German (Augsburg) parcel-gilt Silver-Gold Chalice/Goblet
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely exquisite rare Cooper-gilt ,silver-gold and three Sterling Silver angels Chalice originated from Augsburg (Germany ) in th...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the outstanding qualities of an antique original. Made of select mahogany solids and maho...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,920 / item
Gothic Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Dragon Griffin Sideboard Buffet Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gothic Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Dragon Griffin Sideboard Buffet Cabinet. Item features two-part construction with ornate carvings throughout including dragons/griffins and f...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Overscaled Framed Nolli Map of Rome
Located in New York, NY
Print of la pianta grande di Roma (The Large Plan of Rome), also known as The Nolli Map by Pietro Campana, Carlo Nolli, and Rocco Pozzi.
Framed in a 1.5” wide dark burl wood frame. ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Baruffa Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand-engraved with precious decorations on all side elements. It is assembled with numerous cry...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$9,108 / item
Heavily Carved Renaissance Style Figural Salon Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A heavily carved salon table egg and dart carved edge trim, carved apron with arched frieze with masks. The table supported by four detailed figural supports conjoined with an elabor...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French 17th Century Weathered Oak Renaissance Ornaments
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak Renaissance ornaments that most likely once adorned a half timbered house in Normandy.
France, 17th century. Weathered, small losses
Measurement here below a...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$1,067 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Antique Portrait Antonio de Leyva Prince of Ascoli (1480-1536) Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli (1480–1536) was a Spanish general during the Italian Wars. During the Italian War of 1521, he commanded Pavia during the siege o...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique Faience Wine Cooler or Jardiniere. French 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pottery wine cooler
Hand painted decoration
Factory mark on the underside ( not identified )
Condition commensurate with the age of the piece. A few minor chips seen in ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Carved Writing Desk 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival writing desk. Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cher...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,760 Sale Price
20% Off
16th Century Stone Classical Roman Style Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful 16th century draped female torso in classical style. Made in France under Italian Renaissance influence this female torso is finely sculpted with great detail to the stol...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This cabinet is composed of two bodies, the upper one being recessed. The extraordinary proportions are enriched by a mythological and floral carved decor.
The Lower body stands o...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
16th Century Oil Painting of Emperor Frederic III by School of Hans Burgkmair
Located in London, GB
16th Century Oil Painting of Holy Roman Emperor Frederic III, Antique Religious Oil Painting, Antique Royal King Oil Painting, Hans Burgkmair the older.
16th Century Oil Painting on board of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederic III by circle or school of Hans Burgkmair the older (1473 - 1531).
Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederic III. (1415 – 1493).
Oil on wooden panel. Described top right.
In later attractive European gilt frame with black & gilt inner decoration, circa 18th Century.
Hans Burgkmair was a German woodcut...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Antique Print of The Martyrdom of St.Peter After Giorgione. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Giorgione
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Finetto Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand-engraved with precious decorations on all side elements. It is assembled with numerous c...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$2,887 / item
A 20th Century Architectural Wooden Model of a Renaissance Baptistry / Church
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely rendered octagonal sided wooden model of a Renaissance Baptistry or Church of very good proportions & scale, showing distinctive Islamic influences as observed in the eight ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
19th Century French Gien Faience Jardinière
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century French Gien faience ceramic jardinière, or shallow footed centerpiece bowl. Hand painted Renaissance style imagery in orange, yellow, green and blue on black grou...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience
Mona Lisa Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Mona Lisa"
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
$8,050
16th Century French Renaissance Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
16th Century French Renaissance period fireback with the Arms of France. Coat of arms of the house of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe....
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table: a timeless masterpiece
If you want an authentic piece of furniture that is rich in history, this 18th-century Tuscan two-axle waln...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Round Mahogany Table with Reeded Edge
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality, Round Mahogany Table with Reeded Edge produced by Niagara Furniture. Beautifully shaped and banded top surrounded by sapele veneers, the entire table supported by thr...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$845 / item
Italian Renaissance Classical Urn Print
Located in Queens, NY
19th Cent print of a monumental Italian Renaissance classical urn in an ebonized and gilt frame
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony
French Metal Canopy Bed, King
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Metal Canopy Bed, Queen Size, with a bronze finish metal canopy frame with a padded upholstered headboard in a neutral linen fabric. The frame with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
$8,622 / item
Vintage Baker Set of 6 Shieldback Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Baker Set of 6 Shieldback Chairs which will be the focal point of any dining room in which they are placed. Hand crafted from solid mahogany this beautiful set of “Historic...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
Italian Palazzo Artempo 15-16th century Stone Fireplace For High-End Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
Artempo Italian palazzo fireplace surround.
Exquisite original wear for exceptional authentic interior design project.
16th century period and one of a kind castle element.
This fire...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tiles made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers, probably made between 1550 and 1575.
I have four of them available, please reach o...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
Vintage Drexel Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Drexel Sideboard in excellent condition
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Vintage Drexel Sideboard has...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$3,575
Antique carved walnut fireplace with painting from the 17th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important antique Renaissance style fireplace made ouf ot carved walnut. The hood is adorned with a large oil on canvas depicting a Renaissance ball scene after the Italian-Swiss painter Giovanni Andrea Casella (see inscriptions found on the back).
Casella was born in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1619. He is active in the Italian Piedmont where he is a student of Pietro Da Cortona. He is famous from 1642 and realizes masterpieces for the Castello di Rivoli, the Royal Palace of Turin and the Duomo of Turin (Cathedral of the city). For the Duomo, he performed the painting of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien on the sixth altar. He is also very active in Switzerland, his native country, where he works with his nephew Giacomo. Both painted in 1662 the two lateral frescoes of the choir of the Church of St. Roch in Lugano.
This chimney is composed of old carved walnut elements dating from the 17th century, which were reassembled during the 19th century.
The jambs are decorated with carved terms...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
PETITE Antique French Octagon Center Side TABLE Side End Renaissance Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
PETITE Antique French Octagon Center Side TABLE Side End Renaissance Carved Oak.
Direct from France, this SUPER PETITE size octagon table, ornately adorned, just like the full-size ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Renaissance by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 79 Pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Christofle French silver flatware has been crafted by master artisans since 1830. The revolutionary style and character of Christofle dinnerware comes from collaborations with groundbreaking architects, designers, and artists from around the world. Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius Ix...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mahogany Writing Table Green Leather
Located in Annville, PA
An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Green Leather by Niagara Furniture which is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the offic...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,085 / item
French Metal Canopy Bed, Queen
Located in Westwood, NJ
French metal canopy bed, queen size, with a bronze finish metal canopy frame with a padded upholstered headboard in a neutral linen fabric. The frame with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
$7,860 / item
Oval Cocktail Table
Located in Annville, PA
An Oval Cocktail Table of the highest quality, produced by Niagara Furniture. Satinwood banding surrounds a field of pie shaped, figured mahogany ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,515 / item
Theodore Alexander 16th Century Style German Hammered Bronze Suit Armour Knight
Located in Dayton, OH
Theodore Alexander Medieval Suit of Armour. Styled after an original 16th Century German suit that sold at auction for well over $50,000. Retai...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,704 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Square 16th Century Gold Brown Flemish Renaissance Tapestry Nobleman
Located in New York, NY
Tapestries were ubiquitous in the castles and churches of the late medieval and Renaissance eras. At a practical level, they provided a form of insulation and decoration that could be easily transported. In addition, the process of tapestry weaving, where every stitch is placed by hand, enabled the creation of complex figurative images on an enormous scale.
This is an excellent example of 16th century Flemish Renaissance Tapestry...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
Italian Florentine Pair of Iron Sconces by Banci Firenze 1980 Renaissance Style
Located in Milano, MI
Late 20th century Italian iron sconces, a pair of silver-leaf and partially gilt two-light sconces by Banci, manufactured by Banci Firenze in the Renaissance style, decorated with re...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Corner Cabinet Cupboard Storage with Drawer Key Oak TALL 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
SUPERB Carved Antique French Oak Corner Cabinet with Drawer and Key~~TALL~~c. 1890s-1900
Carved door with upper drawer and key~~two...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual pair of Grotto tables, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a gilt metal cast base of a giant clamshell ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$9,300 / item
German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry of Henry IV into Paris in 1594
By Ilsenburg Foundry
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Fine German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris March 22, 1594
Second half 19 century.
A finely cast "Historicism" charger commemorating "The Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris, 22 March in 1594.
The image is loosely based on a painting by Francois Gerard...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular 18th Century Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Library Table - dining table. With a rectangular top concealing draw leaves at eithe...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large French 16th Century Renaissance Painted Framed Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large super early French Renaissance painted and gilt carved framed mirror. Very large architecturally framed painted and carved wall mirror with stylized gilt carved and black paint...
Category
16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Dutch 18th Century Renaissance Oak and Walnut Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This mid-18th century cabinet is a so called 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet.
The pillow refers to the shape of the raised panels in the doors. It is a ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Black Iron Gates
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) black painted iron scroll design gates with serpents (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
$12,000 / set
18th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This late 18th century cabinet is a so called 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet. The pillow refers to the shape of the raised panels in the doors. It is a typical Dutch Renaissance cabinet...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Expandable Barley Twist Dining Table Made from Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This barley twist dining table is shown here in 108" x 40", expanding to 138", however it can be built in any size.
Because each table is be...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$18,500 / item
19th Century Italian Frame in Renaissance Style Wood Marquetry.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century Italian frame in Renaissance style wood marquetry.
19th century Italian Renaissance style wood marquetry frame.
Frame: H: 25.5cm, W: 20cm, D: 1cm
Interior view: H: 14,8...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an alabaster and marble bust of Saint Clare of Assisi. It depicts a young lady head/face covered with a cloak. She is looking down, very peacefully...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
KPM Porcelain Plaque of Mary and Her Child after Madonna of the Chair Painting
Located in Boston, MA
This is a beautifully painted KPM porcelain plaque after the famous painting of the Madonna of the Chair or Madonna della Sedia by Raphael, which was originally painted 1513-1514. Ma...
Category
Early 20th Century German Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Sculpture Statue of David After Donatello
Located in New York, NY
The statue of the Biblical figure, David, is considered to be one of Donatello's landmark works and a milestone in the Italian Renaissance. This statue is entirely made of silver dep...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
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.