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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Vintage Councill 2 Part Breakfront
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Councill 2 Part Breakfront in excellent, ready to use in your home, condition. Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Councill Mahogany Vintage Bre...
Mahogany
Black Coral Sea Fan Sculpture~ Napoleon III Bronze Doré Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Black coral sea fan embellished with green tourmaline mounted on a 19th-Century French bronze doré fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to add to your collection or cabinet. Durin...
Coral, Tourmaline, Bronze
Original Antique Print After Salvator Rosa. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rosa Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
English Renaissance Style Iron Longsword
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style large iron longsword with cross design and woven handle
Iron
Seguso Italian Venetian Murano Etched Glass Wall Mirrors
By Seguso
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Murano (modern) rectangular wall mirrors with etched scroll design glass frames with a narrow mirrored inside border. (SEGUSO) (NOTE: 2 similar: VTP1691)
Glass
Purple & Gold Stardust 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...
Blown Glass
$525 / item
Solid Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Solid Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This style of Solid Mahogany Library Chair was o...
Mahogany
16th Century Old Masters Nicolo Cercignani the Transfiguration after Raphael
By Niccolò Circignani
Located in Milano, MI
A late 16th century oil on copper painting by Nicolò Cercignani, an Italian Old Masters artist of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, depicting the Raphaelesque transfiguration...
Copper
Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine Antique Spanish trestle table in Iron and wood with fine traditional form suitable for dining or as a writing table. A Spanish Re...
Iron
$625 / item
English Renaissance Style Pewter Tankards
Located in Queens, NY
10 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) pewter tankards with lid. (PRICED EACH)
Pewter
20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut table that can be used as a center table ,side or console table. Fluted legs in each side and wood stretcher.
Oak
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...
Stone, Travertine, Marble
$1,287Sale Price|70% Off
17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy
By Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful authentic Italian metal and wood portable tabernacle in style of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. A civil and military architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was tr...
Metal
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...
Walnut
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
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
Antique Extremely Rare Triple-Combed Burgonet Helmet Ca 1540 Italy
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptionally scarce example of a Renaissance burgonet, originated most likely in Italy and dating to circa 1540. The skull is forged in one piece and surmounted by three low comb...
Iron
Antique Extremely Rare 16th Century German Executioner’s Sword- “Richtschwert”
Located in Doha, QA
A rare and evocative 16th-century German Executioner’s Sword (Richtschwert), forged in Passau, one of the preeminent centers of Renaissance blade craftsmanship. Passau was renowned f...
Iron
Pair of Authentic Fortuny Mezzaro / Mezziano Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of authentic Fortuny textile pillows featuring vintage Fortuny cotton fronts in the celebrated Mezzaro / Mezziano pattern, one of Mariano Fortuny’s most iconic and th...
Cotton, Linen
Sanguine Academic Study of a Male Arm, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
An elegant 18th-century red crayon drawing depicting a muscular male arm grasping a staff, executed with fine hatching, subtle shading, and anatomical precision indicative of academi...
Crayon
Monumental Antique Renaissance Style Carved Gilt Wood Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This striking Renaissance style carved gilt wood sculpture depicts a "grotesque" dolphin surmounted on a wood plinth base. The sculpture is modeled after classical Greco-Roman descr...
Wood
French 17th Century and Later Cabinet on Stand
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An ornately-carved walnut 17th century and later French cabinet on stand, the top with a pair of carved doors and paneled carved sides with co...
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Wedding Cassone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian Renaissance wedding cassone Origin : Northern Italy, Between Milan And Bologne Period : 15th Century Height : 55 cm Width : 156.5 cm D...
Walnut
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
Large 17th C Italian Walnut Ebonized Guilloché Mirror, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large 17th C Italian ebonized walnut guilloche mirror with original glass Walnut, mirrored glass Measures: H 47.5, W 41.5 in.
Walnut
Display case on lion's paws, Germany, early 19th century of the twentieth centur
Located in Chorzów, PL
Display case on lion's paws, Germany, early 19th century of the twentieth century. Very good condition. Wood: walnut dimensions height 171 cm width 149 cm depth 42 cm
Walnut
The Horizon Book of the Renaissance
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Horizon Book of the Renaissance. Boxed, cloth-covered hardcover book. Published by American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., of New York in 1961. Printed in the United States of Am...
Paper
Vintage French Renaissance Moreau Metal Boy and Girl Large Figural Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance L.F. Moreau Cast Spelter Metal Boy and Girl Figural Table Lamp in White, Gold, and Blue. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 45.5" H (to finial) x 35.5...
Metal
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
D. Ioannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani 1556
Located in Bilzen, BE
D. Ioannis Chrysostomi archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Enarrationes in divi Pauli epistolas, ad Timotheum II., Titum, Philemonem, & HebræosD.IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMI ARCHEPISCOPI CONSTA...
Paper
Set of 5 English Renaissance Style Copper and Silver Chalices
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 5 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) copper and silver chalices with fluted design (PRICED AS SET)
Copper
Amazing Portuguese Oratory, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Oratory, 19th Century Carved chestnut wood. Glass door and sides. Interior with three shelves and polychrome back. Signs of use. Dimensions: 136 x 94 x 46 cm Good condition
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Provincial Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of antique, circa 1830, Italian Renaissance style hand carved walnut sgabello hall chairs. Hand-crafted in Provincial Italy, most likely ...
Walnut
Original Antique Print After Rubens, Jesus Christ Descent from the Cross, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens Fine steel engraving. Published C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
$1,410 / item
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...
Glass
Spanish Moorish Mudejar Olambrilla Tile, Cuerda Seca - Toledo 15th/16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare late 15th or early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Arista’ or 'cuerda seca' technique. The central motif is an eight-pointed star, which in turn encloses smaller on...
Earthenware
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
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
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
18th Century Dutch Renaissance Oak Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful late 18th century cabinet in the best quality solid oak. This is a typical 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet. Pillow refers to the shape of the...
Oak
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...
Earthenware, Maiolica
$2,940 / item
A Toki Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with rich bands carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces....
Glass
$5,565Sale Price|20% Off
Antique early 18th century English warm brown chest or trunk with rich carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
This fine oak chest was crafted in England around 1700 and stands as a beautiful example of the solid yet stylish furniture of the period. The front is richly decorated with geometri...
Oak
Antique Renaissance Oak Winged Griffin Paw Foot Dining Chair Attr RJ Horner Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Oak Winged Griffin Paw Foot Dining Side Chairs Attributed to RJ Horner - a Pair. Item features harvest scroll work to top rail, upholstered back an...
Oak
Richelieu by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service 102 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Designed in the French Renaissance style this ornate pattern has nature inspired motifs including the popular acanthus leaf. Stunning Richelieu by International...
Sterling Silver
$2,940 / item
Florida Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious oval Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on all elements, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in gold crystal, handma...
Crystal, Gold
Antique 16th Century Navy Blue and Gold Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry 16th century In an open architectural setting, the central crowned and enthroned female figure flanked by three handmaidens, a fourth to the left urging a boy towards a kneeling woman on the right with an apple in her right hand, on the left a wooded landscape with a man walking in the distance, a man striking another over the head in the mid-ground, and a man, a woman, and a handmaiden approaching the scene in the foreground, on the right a man gesturing while others flee up a staircase and out of the scene, within a flower and fruit cluster surround punctuated along the top and bottom edges by balustrades and sphinxes, and along the sides by a figure, a mask, and a beaded and crowned man...
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
Antique French Renaissance Ornate Carved Walnut Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional monumental antique French Renaissance bookcase cabinet In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co. France, Circa 1900 Ornate carved walnut with female busts, faces, and foli...
Glass, Walnut
An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Studiolo Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Studiolo Cabinet, 17th Century Description: A renaissance style studiolo of architectural form in walnut, the exterior entablature with risen gal...
Walnut
Antique Italian Hexagonal Black Walnut Side Table Stool with Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table, features hexagonal top with beveled edges over six beautifully bobbin turned legs, connected to one another with star shaped centra...
Wood
Antique French Renaissance Dark Walnut Triple Bowed Glass China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Dark Walnut Triple Bowed Glass China Cabinet. Item features 2 lower drawers, raised on cabriole stretcher base leg...
Glass, Walnut
Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard in excellent condition, with the top have recently been French polished to give it a straight from the showroom look. Simpl...
Mahogany
Historic cabinet, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Historic cabinet, France, circa 1870. Very good condition. Wood: oak height 254 cm x width 150 cm x depth 62 cm
Oak
$2,895
Tara Mirror
By Tara Shaw, Century Furniture
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Italian plaster cartouche oval mirror, inspired by 16thcentury Italian exterior windows, embodies the Renaissance period's architectural and decorative innovations. During this e...
Mirror, Plaster, Resin
Antique-patinated Wall fountain, Renaissance Style, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Wall fountain made of hand-chiseled, antique-patinated natural stone with a straight-lined basin and decoratively curved back panel. The distinctive block design and solid proportion...
Stone
$2,365 / item
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...
Glass, Mahogany
$984Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Italian Oil Painting on Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in Nashville, TN
Late 19th century Italian screen with a gorgeous oil painting of floral scene. The oil paint colors are vibrant and in good condition. The frame is made of canvas over a wooden frame...
Canvas
16th Century French Carved Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare carved Renaissance cabinet Period : 2nd half 16th century, ca. 1570 Origin : France, Burgundy or Languedoc This cabinet embody the produ...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved and Painted Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved and Painted Hall Tree is a stylish and functional piece of furniture that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of the Renaissance era. ...
Wood
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade
Located in Marbella, ES
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade. Modern Iron Foot
Stone