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.
Find a collection of antique Renaissance case pieces, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
17th/18th Century Italian Venetian Marquetry Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
An important early antique Italian Renaissance table box, handcrafted in Northern Italy in the 17th/18th century, cassone chest form, richly inlaid, the top and front panel with fruitwood banding framing...
Wood, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Italian Carved and Hand-Painted Cassapanca Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Add Italian visual drama into your home with this elegant antique colorful Cassapanca bench. Crafted in Italy, circa 1820 features a tall, commanding back and intricately carved apro...
Wood, Paint
Albrecht Dürer - Saint Eustace
Located in Paris, FR
Albrecht Dürer, Saint Eustace. Copper engraving, 1501. Carved later in the 16 century. Signed with the monogram A.D (Albrecht Dürer) Why not having on a...
Paper
$11,070 / item
French Metal Canopy Bed, King
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Metal Canopy Bed, King Size, with a bronze finish metal canopy frame with a padded upholstered headboard in a neutral linen fabric. The frame with ...
Metal
Spanish Azulejo pair of Tiles 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. Also separately available, please reach out t...
Earthenware, Maiolica
Antique Italian Renaissance Raffaellesco Grotteschi Majolica Wall Charger
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning large antique Italian Raffaellesco majolica wall charger / centerpiece, showcasing exceptionally executed handmade and painted design, dating to the 19th century or earlie...
Majolica, Paint
Rho Mobili D’Epoca Italian Renaissance Style Inlaid Pedestal Center Table
By Rho Mobili d'Epoca 1
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful side or center burl wood pedestal table by Rho Mobili D'Epoca in the Italian Renaissance style with a rope turned Corinthian leaf pedestal and brass claw feet. The top is i...
Brass
$8,440 / item
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...
Glass
Italian Antique Stone Urn
Located in Encinitas, CA
Exterior Dimension 20” diameter 14.5”H Interior Dimensions 15” diameter 6” H This item is a Renaissance style stone and weathered garden planter, often referred to as a garden ur...
Limestone
$956Sale Price|84% Off
Antique Henri II Carved Oak Buffet, Cupboard, Stained Glass
Located in Oakwood, GA
Antique Henri II Carved Buffet, Cupboard, Stained Glass, Oak, 96.5"H Antique Cupboard Buffet Cabinet Oak 19th Century Beautifully Carved 5 door cabinet Spindle trim top Top has two s...
Stained Glass, Oak
Antique Italian Renaissance Silk Brocade Fragments Florence Mid-16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
An exquisite and very rare 16th century renaissance Silk brocade fragments mounted and artistically displayed in the Glas case on the antique linen. Both fragments are greatly preserved and originated by its design from famous Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The ornaments contain flowers, jaguars, birds and Fleur De Lis- the symbol of royalty. The colours remain vibrant and parts of golden embroidery/ threads are in very good condition considering the age. Both fabric...
Gold
Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
With old finish. Rectangular top with molded edge over a frieze with mounted corbels and a false drawer over a pair of cabinet doors with original handles all flanked by mask and flo...
Other
French Trumeau Trompe L'Oeil Mirror circa 1900
Located in CA, CA
A stunning French 'trompe l'oeil' Trudeau mirror. Superb work from the early 20th century, moulded construction of gesso on a timber frame, hand painted with finished gold detailing....
Glass, Gesso
Dutch Renaissance Style Stained Oak Table, circa 1680
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful renaissance table is made in the finest quality solid European summer oak in the Netherlands around 1680 It is a typical dutch renaissance table (so called bolpoottafe...
Oak
Antique French Carved Oak Cabinet Vestry Altar Wine Renaissance c1860
Located in Choudrant, LA
19th century French carved oak cabinet vestry altar wine renaissance dining room. Direct from France, a beautiful 19th century carved cabinet, with a striking silhouette, in a versatile small size, perfect for use throughout today’s home! Clients love this size for a wine/liquor cabinet as well as for serving piece storage in a dining room or towels in a powder room. Excellent style, with carved moulding crown above three baluster columns across the cabinet front, and two recessed carved panel doors. Mid...
Oak
A Very Rare and Important Marble Relief of the ‘Resurrection of Christ’
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare and Important Marble Relief of the ‘Resurrection of Christ’ Attributed to the Master of the Mascoli Altar Marble Venice, Italy Second half of the 15th Century SIZE: ...
Marble
Ducal Armada Strongbox Safe wrought iron polychrome Renaissance Nuremburg
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Rare Ducal "Armada" Strongbox (Travelling Safe) wrought iron with original polychrome painted decoration, Nuremberg, late Renaissance, late 16th / early 17th century An exceptionally rare and highly original late-Renaissance Nuremberg iron...
Iron
English Renaissance Pewter Tankards, Scroll Handles, 20th Century, UK
Located in Queens, NY
29 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) pewter shaped tankards with scroll handles. (PRICED EACH)
Pewter
Picture Frame Silver Enamel with hand-engraved, fire-enamelled design Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Giorgio Salimbeni Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Photo Frame, Florence, 1970 Elegant rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated, and richly decorated wi...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,635 / item
Round Cocktail Table
Located in Annville, PA
A Round Cocktail Table of the highest quality, produced by Niagara Furniture. Satinwood banding surrounds a field of pie shaped, figured mahogany to form an elegant circular top. The...
Mahogany
Vargueño Spain Early 20th Century
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
A striking example of early 20th-century Spanish craftsmanship, this remarkable vargueño desk captures the enduring romance and architectural character of historic Iberian furniture ...
Oak, Walnut
19th Century, French Renaissance Walnut Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
An astounding French Renaissance walnut cabinet with superb detailed carvings. This piece is not only striking but its large. The top has a v...
Walnut
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 ...
Marble
Italian Mid-Century Triptych Sculpture in Softwood, depicting Raphael's Madonna
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
A very pretty Italian mid century religious triptych depicting Raphael’s Madonna of the Chair. Label on the back. Made in Italy, Florence. Measurements: Closed 12cm. Open 24cm Heigh...
Softwood
19th Century Barely Twist Butternut Arm Chair with Carved Lions Heads
Located in Louisville, KY
A chair like this doesn't come along everyday. With its unique white walnut barley twist frame and arms that terminate at the hand rest with hand-carved resting lions, this piece is ...
Walnut
Farmhouse Renaissance Style Mexican Double Lid Wooden Coffee Table Storage Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Farmhouse Renaissance Style Mexican Double Lid Wooden Coffee Table Storage Tr...
Wood
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Dining / Conference Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Revival (20th Century) long refectory table with deeply carved columnar end supports featuring female figures and ornate urns, connected by a multi-arching balast...
17th Century Louis XIII Armchair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
During the first half of the seventeenth century chairs evolve towards a new model today known as Louis XIII foreshadowing the armchair. Chairs adopt a widen and lower silhouette. Horizontal lines prevail. Cushions disappear supplanted by horse hair upholstery. This chair stands on four feet linked by an H-shaped spacer and a frontal cross-bar. Legs, spacers, cross-bar and arm-rests are all turned as rosary beads...
Walnut
Antique 17th Century Oak and Ebony Two-Door Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This extraordinary cupboard is made of the finest quarter sawn oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a small two-door cabinet with arche...
Ebony, Oak
$3,099Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th century dark brown chestnut Spanish Coffee Table with two drawers
Located in Casteren, NL
This Spanish coffee table, crafted from solid chestnut wood and dating to approximately 1890, is a distinctive example of late-19th-century Spanish craftsmanship, rooted in Castilian and Andalusian furniture...
Steel
Exceptional Italian Renaissance Cassone with Rich Carving on a Gilt Background
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The lower part of the facade is adorned with a foliated and fruit garland. The facade’s central panel bears a low-relief decor framed by a rais-de-cœur frieze. The central scene a...
Walnut
Continental 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron fireplace screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Continental 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron fireplace screen. This wonderful blacksmith forged fire screen is raised by four iron scrolled supports. The rectangu...
Wrought Iron
French Richly Carved Sideboard Buffet - Renaissance- circa 1580 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Renaissance two-body buffet with four doors and six drawers. On the upper part of the buffet, who hide two secrets drawers, an alternating band of three masks, represents a mythological scene: Zeus changed into a swan seduces Leda on the banks of the Eurotas. The sides of the buffet are decorated with foliage and vines. The doors cornices...
Walnut
17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror, 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror H: 38.5 D: 1.5 W: 35 in.
Fruitwood
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade
Located in Marbella, ES
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade. Modern Iron Foot
Stone
Original Antique Print of A " Chemist " After David Teniers. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a chemist or pharmacist Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Italian Renaissance Oratory In Walnut With A Small Theatre—17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A charming oratory or "Prie-Dieu" from the Italian Renaissance, made of walnut with a small drop-down panel, dating from the 17thcentury A small, unusual piece of furniture with a dr...
Walnut
$4,233Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 17th century German Light Warm Oak Chest or Trunk with geometric panels
Located in Casteren, NL
This German oak chest from the 17th century is a fine example of early modern craftsmanship, combining solidity with decorative refinement. The front is constructed with heavy, richl...
Oak
Black Coral Sea Fan Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Black coral sea fan embellished with natural quartz mounted on a 19th-Century French Napoleon III bronze doré fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to add to your collection or cabi...
Coral, Quartz, Bronze
16th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry. 10 ft 2 in x10 ft 9in
Located in New York, NY
16th Century Antique Flemish Silk And Wool Tapestry, Country Of Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 16th Century. Size: 10 ft 2 in x 10 ft 9 in (3.1 m x 3.28 m)
Wool, Silk
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carved armorials on the pelmet rail and an armorial tapestry and velvet bedspread...
Oak
Antique Oscar Bach Wrought Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Throne Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Oscar Bach Wrought Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Throne Arm Chair. Item features a heavy hand hammered wrought iron frame with bronze accents, tall stately form, classi...
Iron
18th Century Italian Renaissance Altar Chapel Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Mirror frame made from 17th-18th Century or earlier panel paintings created as part of larger altar pieces as devotional works during the Italian Renaissance, Such panels would be c...
Mirror, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Henri II Style Carved Beech Side Chairs, Needlepoint
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of mid nineteenth century French Henri II style hand carved beechwood side chairs features gold detailed lion heads at the top of the seat backs. Additional gold detailed a...
Upholstery, Beech
$675Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Spanish Carved Wooden Panel with Angel Figure, Circa 1550-1650
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered wooden panel with an wonderful primitive angel figure and garlands. Original paint and gilding. Spain, circa 1550-1650, weathered, small losses and old repairs M...
Wood
Large 6-door Spanish Renaissance Oak Cabinet - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare large oak wardrobe from the 17th-century from the Spanish Renaissance. A very beautiful and impressive piece of furniture, rare due to its size. Superb ironwork with ...
Oak
17th Century, Italian Oil on Panel Painting Depicting Madonna della Purità
Located in IT
17th Century, Italian Oil on Panel Painting Depicting Madonna della Purità The painting, executed in oil on a circular wooden panel and presented in an imposing carved and gilded wo...
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
Oak
$15,523Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oak
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Gorgeous Italian Florentine Hand Enameled Cast Table Lamp! Medici Decorator 1960
By Florentine
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT ! ITALIAN CAST METAL FLORENTINE TABLE LAMP CUSTOM MANUFACTURED BY MEDICI LTD. DIMENSIONS: 33: TALL This glorious Italian Florentine lamp...
Enamel
Antique Rare Italian Renaissance Tournament Helmet 1520-1550 with Original Stand
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptionally rare and evocative 16th- century Gothic Italian (Pisa) tournament helmet, forged entirely in wrought iron, weight 2.9 kg and presented together with its original pe...
Wrought Iron
$1,195 / item
One Drawer Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
The elegant and refined One Drawer Drum Table from Niagara Furniture boasts great hardware, as well as a satinwood banded edge. The drum portion of the table is fastened to a solid m...
Mahogany
Original Antique Print After Rubens " Wild Boar Hunt ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Richly Carved Roman Style Gray and White Limestone Table from Northern Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
A fantastic gray and white limestone table, the richly carved legs are after table supports found during excavations of Pompeii in the mid- to late-1800s (from Casa di Cornelio Rufo)...
Stone, Limestone
Renaissance Spanish Buffet with Two Doors, Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish Renaissance buffet was sculpted from dense, old-growth oak with glorious full relief depictions. Set upon a brilliantly...
Walnut
$4,433Sale Price|20% Off
Venetian gold mirror in Murano glass by Barbini brothers
Located in Palermo, IT
Barbini Veneziani brothers' gold mirror circa 1960. Decorations with Murano flowers and long woven glass slats in the edges of the mirror, thus recalling the Renaissance period.
Mirror, Murano Glass
Antique French Octagon Sofa Table Carved Oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Octagon sofa table carved oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance. Direct from France, a fabulous antique French octagon table, with im...
Oak
$11,928Sale Price|20% Off
A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Located in PARIS, FR
An ebonized wood cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels Augsburg, southern Germany, mid-17th century Dimensions: h. 43 cm, w. 32 cm, d. 20 cm Ebonized wood, inlay of painted piet...
Marble
Pair of Neo-Renaissance-Style Armchairs, circa 1860, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Neo-Renaissance-style armchairs, circa 1860, 19th century. Pair of carved walnut armchairs, circa 1860, Neo-Renaissance style, featuring putti and foliage motifs, with exqui...
Walnut
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
17th Century English Carved Oak Corbel “the Green Man”
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century English carved oak corbel “The Green Man”. Rare antique decorative architectural ornament of the enigmatic Green Man. Images and carvings ca...
Oak