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
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
$1,335 / item
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
Antique French Carved Walnut Hall Bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved walnut hall bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance.
Direct from Brittany, France, an ornately hand carved antique French hall bench...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Giuseppe Armani figurines, limited edition made in Italy with certifica
Located in Birmingham, AL
A genuine original Armani Figurine of a woman with a dog , very detailed sculpture, which G. Armani is famous for , it is made in Florence Italy , l...
Category
1970s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 17th Century Italian Walnut Credenza/ Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful and rare walnut credenza or sideboard, heavy patinated, original
unrestored finish and original hardware. The hand-carved moldings and classic.
Ionic swags above fluted ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$7,500 Sale Price
70% Off
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile made in Toledo. Azulejo Toledano. Alhambra tile decorated in renaissance mudejar style geometrical design.
Probably made between 1550 and 1575.
In very g...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
Crucified Christ, Sorrowful Crucifix. Carved and polychrome wood.
Located in Madrid, ES
Crucified Christ, Sorrowful Crucifix. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly southern German school, 15th century.
Polychrome and gilded wood carving showing Christ with the Crown of Thorns, on the Cross, already deceased (eyes closed), with the usual INRI phylactery on the upper crossbar of the Latin cross, three nails (note the crossed feet) and a short, golden and polychrome purity cloth or perizonium. It is known, in German, as “Gabelkreuz” or “Gabelkruzifix” (“Sorrowful Crucifix” in Spanish) to a type of Gothic Crucified Christ that is especially expressive (prioritizing external suffering over other aspects) and that, normally, presents the cross in a of Y or ypsilon (alluding to the Tree of Life), created, apparently, thanks to the influence of the mysticism of the late 13th and early 14th centuries (Saint Brigid...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
17th Century French Leather Coffer with Nailhead Detail
Located in Houston, TX
17th century French leather coffer, chest or trunk with nailhead detail from burgundy on newer wooden base.
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique 17th century Dutch Renaissance two-door warm brown and black cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful and friendly-sized cupboard is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a two-door cabinet over ebo...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Rosewood
$10,465 Sale Price
20% Off
Coat Rack Shelf
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Coat Rack Shelf by Niagara Furniture is a great accessory that is both useful and decorative. Created from the finest mahogany solids and ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$305 / item
17th Century Dutch Renaissance Oak and Ebony Inlay Four-Door Cabinet Dated 1660
Located in Casteren, NL
This extraordinary cabinet is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age”
It is a four-door cab...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Steel
Risso Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Classic oval 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 gold cry...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$2,214 / item
Leather Regency Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Leather Regency Chair is upholstered using only genuine full gran leather and accented with brass nail trim. This Regency s...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,610 / item
Magnificent Compatible Pair Of Recumbent Carved Marble Lions
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Pair of Male Lions in carved marble resting on octagonal attached slab bases. Originally purchased in London and having incredible classic form. One of the Lions rests with his hea...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
16th Century Venetian Velvet Panel Pillow
Located in Canterbury, GB
Hand made bespoke pillow
A panel of Cisele Velvet . Venetian and dating from second half of 16th century
An Ottoman Pomegranate design. The deep pile Magenta silk velvet voided ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
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
$17,600 Sale Price
37% Off
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 20th century. The piece has a deep reliefs hand-carved back that featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,592 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th c. Roman Specimen Marble Topped Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine table made in Rome in the very late 19th or early 20th century is of dramatic design and using costly material. The base carved from solid travertine is in a Renaissan...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
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
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century, Oil Canvas
Stunning example of Oriental works on canvas on wood. Each in a fine custom rosewood frame, matted. The set depicting a story of a band leader...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Tapestry with Forest Landscape
Located in Evanston, IL
A fine and rectangular tapestry woven in tan and rust tones with green. In the center is a forest landscape.
Made of wool and silk.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
20th Italian Renaissance style display cabinet
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian Renaissance style display cabinet of 1900 original in hand-carved solid ebonized fir, with two original glass doors of the time.
Patinated cream white color.
Three internal ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fir
$1,159 Sale Price
20% Off
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
19th C. Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Refectory Table
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian Renaissance style carved walnut refectory table / library table w/ thick wide two board top in beautifully aged original rich color patina. Measures 78" w x 29" d x 34" h. Ci...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Curved Brass Sword and Leather Scabbard
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (19th Century) curved sword with brass fluted handle and black leather scabbard.
Condition: Good; Minor losses
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique 16th century Rare Venetian Hand-Carved Walnut Polychromed Frame
Located in Doha, QA
An outstanding 16th century Italian (Venetian ) solid walnut and partially polychromed frame. Beautifully hand carved birds and flowers, this style was typical for Venetian time of 1...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration on later sledge feet...
Category
Early 1600s German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Library Terrestrial Globe On Stand, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large terrestrial globe in papier maché and plaster, fixed in its wooden basket: the spindles are painted with the continents (decoratively), the complete meridian is in brass; the h...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Octagonal Lantern in Black Patinated Hand Carved Iron
Located in Sofia, BG
Octagonal lantern in black hand patinated and hand carved iron, in the style of the Renaissance made in France in late 19th century.
The piece is in good authentic condition with on...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,261 Sale Price
40% Off
Allegory of Africa - 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Flemish school of the 16th century
Allegory of Africa
After The Allegories of the Continents by Maerten de Vos (engraving by Adriaen Collaert)
Oil on copper
Inscription: "Giulio Ro...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper
Large Burled Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Equally suited for use either at the workplace or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Large Burled Executive Desk with tooled leather top is both decorative and functional. Built ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,345 / item
Exceptionel Bookcase Forming Desk, by G. Grohé, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional neo Renaissance bookcase forming desk. This monumental piece consists in a lower part forming drop-front desk supported by two pillars with drawers. The lateral parts each open with a moulded door. The bookcase occupies the upper part, opening by four windows...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Brass Renaissance Style Bevel Edged Wall Mirror, English, C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous brass mirror with aged verdigris patina
Can be hung both as a diamond or a square
Original mirror plate. The plate is slightly distressed / misty
The measurement given is...
Category
1910s English Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
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
Large 18th Century, Italian or French White Marble Mortar Phenomenal Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian or French, 18th century.
An impressive and large mortar carved from a single block of white marble. Showing phenomenal antique patina - this piece was heavily used du...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Dutch Renaissance Oak Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This extraordinary cabinet is made of the finest oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age”
This cabinet is made in ...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
17th Century Italian Florentine Walnut Side Cabinet, Circa 1650
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extraordinary Renaissance Period walnut small side cabinet with fruitwood inlay detail.
Of museum quality, in remarkable original condition (has not been reconstructed in any way)...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Set of an Italian Renaissance Walnut Armchair and Pair of Chairs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This stunning set of an armchair and a pair of chairs is all made in solid walnut. This is an Italian Renaissance work. 17th century.
Category
Early 1700s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$4,864 Sale Price
30% Off
A Bronze Cherub Holding a Fish
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze fountain figure of a winged cherub holding a fish, the figure standing with proper right foot aloft, the right foot standing atop rock-work base with seashells, the fish of the koi variety, the whole in the spirit of Andrea del Verrocchio’s ca. 1470 “Putto with Dolphin”, and after a similar figure by Leonardo Rossi...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Venetian Brocatelle Panel circa 1650
Located in Canterbury, GB
A very rare Antique Brocatelle Silk Panel
woven in Venice or Florence Italy using crimson silk and silver threads on a linen ground
Dates from 17th century circa 1650
Expected an...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk
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...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
$12,083 Sale Price
20% Off
Three Delft manganese tiles forming a portrait of a peacock, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Three Delft manganese tiles forming a portrait of a peacock, 18th century
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair Of Wrought Iron And Bronze Curule Armchairs
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb pair of wrought iron and bronze curule armchairs
Very elegant pair in beautiful quality wrought iron.
The armrests and backrest are decorated with gilded bronze toupilles and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,920 / set
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
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
Blue and Red Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Important Italian Renaissance Polychrome Chest with Coat-of-Arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Italian Renaissance Polychrome chest with coat-of-arms
Origin: Italy
Period: early 16th century
Height: 71cm
Length: 190cm
Depth: ...
Category
16th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Henri IV / Renaissance Chest Desk in carved wood 17th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Rrenaissance / Henry IV chest from the 17th century, transformed into a desk in the 19th century.
Magnificent details are hand carved. The wood has a superb patina.
Fo...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large French Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th - 17th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th - 17th century French Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.
The width at the front is 93 cm (36.6 inches).
...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Antique 17th C. English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette
Located in Philadelphia, PA
17th Century English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette. Item features deep relief hand-carved back and legs which terminate at claw like front feet. The base is...
Category
17th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Two-Tier Buffet in Walnut
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Two-Tier Buffet in Walnut will make an unforgettable statement in your family room, dining room or entertainment room! The carved detail from top t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Painted Wooden Double Bed Headboard With Shell and Volutes
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Double Bed Headboard in Painted Wood with Shell and Leafy Volutes. Handcrafted from fir wood in the second half of the 20th century, this antique double headboard is a softl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fir
Later 16th to Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Italian Renaissance walnut chairs. Pozzetto, Ref & quot;Volpi Collection- Art Treasures of the Davanzati & quot;
These chai...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
English Renaissance Style Iron Longsword
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style large iron longsword with cross design and woven handle
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
16th Century Renaissance Bed Valane
Located in Canterbury, GB
A Renaissance Bed Valance
Spain or Italy 16th century
From a set of bed hangings originally part of the decor from a castle in France
A long impressive ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Italian Renaissance Madonna & Child Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (modern) oil painting of Madonna & Child in antique gold carved frame
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
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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