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 Chippendale Bench
Located in Annville, PA
The Large Chippendale Bench is a high quality, solid mahogany large Chippendale style bench with upholstered drop in seat, shell carved knees on cabr...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Ottagono Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Original octagonal Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition, with rich antique bands carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with crystal / blue elements...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique 17th Century Oak Dutch Renaissance Cabinet with Ebony and Mahogany
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is an antique four-door cupboard, in Dutch, named “Kussenkast”, that was made in the Northern Netherlands in the late 17th century. This cupboard takes its name from th...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Beautiful Old World Style Figural European Tapestry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful richly colored and detailed woven tapestry which is a reproduction of a 14th century French tapestry of period dressed figures picking grapes at...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Max Finné - The Merchant Portrait after Hans Holbein
Located in Savannah, GA
Max Finné
(German, c.1880-c.1960)
A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finné, 1922-23.
signed lower left: M...
Category
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Sevilla 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile, most likely made in Sevilla. Azulejo tile decorated with a gemetric pattern with 4 central leafs within a cirlce.
Mid 16th century
In very good conditi...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
Italian Carrara Marble Bust Augustus Caesar
Located in Newark, England
The bust intricately carved from Italian Carrara marble with lifelike features including textured hair and shaped chest. The bust carved as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Octavius (lat...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
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
19th Century Italian Majolica Jardiniere Planter on Pedestal Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
Italian Majolica jardiniere and accompanying stand in the style of Giorgio Andreoli (1470-1555). Decorated in the Renaissance style with ar...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Polychrome terracotta statue of the Virgin Our Lady of Lourdes
Located in TARBES, FR
Discover this stunning polychrome terracotta statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. This unique piece, imbued with spirituality and beauty, will bring a sacred touch to your interior.
Repre...
Category
1930s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wishing Stone Well Head
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian carved limestone and wrought iron wishing well head from the Veneto area.
Great decoration for your garden.
It may also be used as a...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Mahogany Two Door Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
This Mahogany Two Door Bookcase from Niagara Furniture can be used to display your most valued collectables. This bookcase is a perfect size to fit i...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Storage Chest of Oak with Wood Carvings + Handpaint, Early 19th Century
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Renaissance flat lid storage chest and trunk from the 19th century. It can also be used as a coffee table or sideboard
Handcrafted by a danish cabinetmaker in the early 19 century w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Renaissance Victorian Style Gold Figural Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Renaissance Victorian style gold figural console table with marble top. Item features a shaped marble top, carved wood base with male and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting Prudentia
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting "Prudentia". Always depicted with a snake and a hand mirror, Prudentia was considered to be one of the four Cardinal Virtues. Sometimes scu...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
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
Mahogany Valet
Located in Annville, PA
A most useful and decorative item, the Mahogany Valet as produced by Niagara Furniture. Using select solid mahogany and mahogany veneers our artisans produce this item using great qu...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 17th Century Dutch of Flemisch Honey Color Oak Rennaisance Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This fantastic two-piece 17th-century oak cupboard was made in Antwerp, Flanders, circa 1680. It consists of two pieces, a lower and an upper cabinet. The lower cabinet can be used w...
Category
1680s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Renaissance Style Bedroom Set in Brown Walnut
Located in Buxton, GB
This exquisite 5-piece bedroom set features a magnificent EU King-size bed with an impressive Renaissance-style headboard 172cm H and footboard 70cm, crafted from beautiful walnut wo...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
15th Century Italian Renaissance Bronze Medallion
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Renaissance bronze medallion made by Master IOFF in the mid 15th century, showing the mythological scene of Ariadne on Naxos.
Made in the mid-15th ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Carved Oak Renaissance Trestle Dining Table
Located in Evergreen, CO
Created with excellent craftsmanship and solid construction in Europe during the late-19th century, this oak dining table is adorned with an array of extraordinary carvings. Four fie...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
It has faults.
An oil on panel painting depicting a figurative image against a neutral background, with a checkered tile...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Mid-Century Italian Carved Painted Triptych with Madonna & Child, and Angels
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this antique triptych on a table for your daily devotions! Created in Italy circa 1960, and carved of pine wood, the religious artwork features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine
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
18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique tempera Icon depicting St. John the Baptist holding his own head, a reference to his execution by beheading. This came as a result of John publicl...
Category
17th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tin
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Winged Maiden Walnut Mirror Top Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Winged Maiden Walnut Mirror Top Small Side Table. Item featured mirrored top appears to be a replacement and is not original, very nice antique tab...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Hand Carved Walnut Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II style walnut buffet deux corps features a hand carved cherub with wings at the crown. With solid paneled...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
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
18th Century French Oak Hunt Buffet with Game Bird and Fish Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
From the 1700s, this unusual French hunt buffet has expertly carved paneled doors portraying a game bird and a fish. The game bird is hanging from its feet with knotted ribbons, whil...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Renaissance Bedroom Set with King Size Bed
Located in Buxton, GB
This Absolutely Magnificent Rare 7-piece bedroom set is a fantastic piece of Artwork. The Bedroom features a Fabulous Heavily Carved Bed, this can be used as a Pair of Single beds or...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century
in chestnut wood with carvings, decorated with plant motifs, putties.
Small flaws, traces of treated woodpeckers.
Dim.: 141 x 22 cm.
very go...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Four Fine Bohemian, Early 20th Century, Cut Crystal Glasses
Located in Firenze, IT
Four fine bohemian early 20th century cut crystal glasses.
Hand-painted with beautifully vivid colors and floral patterns.
Can be sold sep...
Category
20th Century Czech Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Custom Built Mahogany Demi Lune Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
The absolute highest quality piece of cabinet making is exemplified in this Custom Built Mahogany Demi Lune Sideboard. From the recently French polished top to the base of this cabin...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Sensual Realistic French Sculpture of Male Nude Mythological Figure Hercules
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive realistic plaster statue of a muscular nude male that sits on top of a square block base. The elegant design shows intricate detail and qualit...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Plaster
A Rare Renaissance Walnut Cabinet With Its Freestanding Carved Columns
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A RARE RENAISSANCE WALNUT CABINET WITH ITS FREESTANDING CARVED COLUMNS
ORIGIN : FRANCE, BURGUNDY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
Height : 218 cm
Length : 152 cm
Depth : 67.5 cm
Walnut
Thi...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Italian Verona Marble Renaissance Style Well Head
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique Italian Verona marble well head in 16th century renaissance style.
Designed and carved to create such a monumental capital, has...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Very Rare and Important 16th C. French Renaissance Cabinet or Dressoir, ca. 1580
By Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Walnut with verde antico marble inlay, with two wholly carved draped female allegorical figures within arched recesses, and a bas-relief on the central door. Rich and heavily carved...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
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
Chitarra Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
This original Venetian mirror is made in the strictest Murano tradition with rich bands carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with crystal and black elements handmade in the Mura...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
Small Chippendale Bench
Located in Annville, PA
The Small Chippendale Bench is a hand carved, Chippendale style bench carved from solid, kiln dried, plantation grown, mahogany and features an upholstered slip seat on cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. Beautifully finished with neutral upholstery the Niagara Furniture...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
16th Century Painted Spanish Coffered Ceiling, Isabella Stewart Gardner
Located in Essex, MA
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Coffered Ceiling. Tempura on Pine is brilliant colors of azure, red, black and white. Moorish Rosettes and intert...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine
Calle Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Classic octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on the elements of the bands, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in gol...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
16th Century Cabinet with Knights Carving from Avignon Workshops 'France'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Collection Jean Thuile
Around the mid-sixteenth century French furnishing evolves in its conception and ornamentation. The start of major archi...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Small Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
This petite sized Small Bookcase from Niagara Furniture features good vertical storage in a narrow space. The simple yet elegant design makes it useful...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
Signed The Minuet Carnival Scene Renaissance Wall Tapestry
By Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Located in Dallas, TX
72967 Vintage French Tapestry Inspired by The Minuet Carnival Scene, 05'07 x 07'01. "D'Art De Rambovillet. Ateliers: De Reprodvction D'Oevvrgs D'Art" indicates that the artwork is connected to the Atelier de reproduction Rambouillet in Paris, which specializes in creating reproductions of original artworks. This establishment is known for its meticulous craftsmanship in replicating the style and essence of historic and significant art pieces, reflecting the artistic heritage of Rambouillet, a location near Paris.
In the creation of this piece, two key figures are highlighted: A. Derneiy, referred to as the "Maistre d'oevre," who is the master artist or craftsman overseeing the work, and G. Boitard, the "Maistre Graveur," responsible for any engraving involved. Their roles signify the dedication to detail and authenticity in the reproduction process, ensuring that each piece not only mirrors the original but also maintains a unique artistic integrity.
This vintage Venetian tapestry...
Category
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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
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
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Small Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Small Dining Table. Item features a unique smaller size, 2 hidden draw leaves, remarkably carved double pedestal base, very...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Serpentine Marble Pedestal
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Antique Italian Marble Pedestal
A serpentine marble pedestal stand produced around 1880 with carved fish and foliate, age related wear with a few chips and losses as to be expected ...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Umbrella Stand
Located in Annville, PA
A wooden Umbrella Stand shaped like an umbrella. One of the rarest of antiques this is the Niagara Furniture version of a Mahogany and Brass Umbrella Stand. An umbrella shaped umbrella holder produced from the finest quality solid mahogany hardwoods and hand cast solid brass fixtures...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
!8th Century Continental Silver (.800) Wager/Marriage Cup
Located in New York, NY
Rare, 18th century, Continental Silver (.800) Wager/Marriage Cup, Augsburg, 1781-1783, Christian Drentwert II - maker. The figure is of a woman, arms raised, holding up a cup on a sw...
Category
1780s German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
17th Century French Renaissance Buffet with Light Parcel Paint Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Unlike their Italian counterparts who favored painted and inlaid motifs, French ebenistes during the Renaissance utilized elaborate carvings to embellish their furniture. A fantastic...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Carved Oak Hunt Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from France~
~Stunning antique French server/sideboard with opulent hand carved details that are seldom found on a server~
~Large size and three open shelves make this piece excellent for a dining room, den, kitchen, and yes, some clients use them for home office organization...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Italian Folk Art Stradivarius Violin Plaque Crafted for Cosimo de Medici 1690
Located in South Burlington, VT
Italian folk art Pyrography picture signed, H. Toscano
This is an original and unusual detailed 1690 enactment , and hand incised work of art on wood pan...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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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