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
Spanish Azulejo Arabe / Mudejar Tile - Arista y Cuenca - 15th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arabe / Mudejar style tile with geometric decoration, made late 15th century.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
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
French Point de Loiselles Tapestry Le Jardin De Bagatelle
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large French Point de Loiselle Renaissance style tapestry, or wall hanging, entitled "Le Jardin de Bagatelle" after a fresco over a fireplace at the Château de Fontainebleau near P...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cotton
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
Madonna Della Sedia Antique Framed Hand-Painted Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Antique French Renaissance Style Round Leafy Brass Frame Small Beveled Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Style Round Leafy Brass Frame Small Beveled Glass Mirror. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: 16" H x 16" W x 1.5" D.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
18 Monumental Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Mahogany Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceedingly Rare Italian Renaissance Revival style high back mahogany dining chairs, circa 1850-1870s. Each chair is hand carved with an arched and scrolled high back centered by a scalloped shell. The sides showcase figural high relief maidens mirrored...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$40,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian Marble Fountain Fill
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved Italian marble fountain fill in the form of a Putto head. A wonderful architectural treasure. Can be used as originally intended or...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
16th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinet in walnut with rich carvings
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 16th Century / Cabinet / walnut / Renaissance / Antique
Rare 16th Century Italian Renaissance cabinet in walnut with hand carved decorations of 3 heads and floral patterns f...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
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
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
$2,365 / item
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
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare 18th century Italian walnut chest / credenza, Renaissance Period, neoclassical influenced, having two elaborately carved figural statue c...
Category
18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Original Antique Print of Christ Praying In The Garden After Correggio. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Correggio
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Ruby Red Venetian Mirror - France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Venetian mirror in ruby red. The mirror is U-shaped, and features applied and etched pieces of mirror in various stylized shapes. Most Venetian mirrors are made in Italy,...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Heavy 16th Century French Bronze Mortar with Handles, Dated 1587, 109 lbs
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and heavy (it weighs 109 lbs!) example of a traditional French pharmacy bowl, this bronze mortar with handles is from 1587, as seen on the production date beneath the molded ...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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
$23,676 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century.
With monogram (illegible) and dated (right ear of the saint).
Oil on oak panel showing a thin, elderl...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Four Fine Bohemian, Early 20th Century, Cut Crystal Glasses
Located in Firenze, IT
Indulge in the captivating elegance of these early 20th century Bohemian cut crystal glasses, each adorned with stunning hand-painted floral motifs in vivid colors.
Crafted with exc...
Category
20th Century Czech Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
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
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
Italian Alabaster Figure of The Medici Lion, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Italian Alabaster Figure of the Medici Lion
Late 19th century Italian carved alabaster 'Grand Tour' souvenir sculpture, after the antique, "The Medici Lion". Carved alabaster mode...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Although when most people hear the word “gargoyle”, they probably envision small, winged creatures with grotesque visages. However, the phrase has a deeper meaning, encompassing any carved head (animal or human) that function as waterspouts.
From the Early Renaissance (late 1400’s/early 1500’s), our gargoyle fountain spout features a human-like face with pointed ears, possibly representing a centaur or a satyr. The roughly rectangular block of marble was hand-carved in Arezzo, in the Tuscany region of Italy. All sides except the front of the cream-colored stone have a sawed finish, resulting in a rough texture. The back has been excavated, adding to the character of the gargoyle. A 1 ½” diameter hole has been cut all the way through, forming an open mouth of the gargoyle. The gaping mouth was often a symbol used to conjure images of devouring giants and used to remind people that they are susceptible to certain forces.
Our 15th/16th century marble...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique 18th century Dutch Renaissancewarm brown oak two door cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This antique Dutch Renaissance cabinet was crafted in the southern Netherlands at the end of the 18th century, around 1780. It serves as a quintessential example of the furniture cra...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
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
$3,906 / set
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
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
16th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry. 11 ft 4 inx12 ft 10in
Located in New York, NY
16th Century Antique Flemish King Solomon Tapestry, Country Of Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 16th Century. Size: 11 ft 4 in x 12 ft 10 in (3.45 m x 3.91 m)
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Grandon Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Large rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the strictest Murano tradition, with a central glass mosaic. Finely hand-engraved on the b...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$5,503 / item
Venetian Lantern with Multi Color Murano Glass , Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century Italian wrought iron lantern with its multicolored stained round glass. Each disk is unique, hand blown and hand colored probably originated from the Venetian islan...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
Category
1840s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Antique 17th Century Carved Oak Dutch Renaissance Maids Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This solid oak carved chest was made in the Netherlands during the Renaissance period.
It was made in the finest quality oak and high quality carving. The carvings are deep and met...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Antique Dutch Renaissance Rustic Natural Oak 'Bolpoot Tafel' Table
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful and authentic Dutch Renaissance table made in solid European Summer oak. The top was made in three wide boards of oak and has a fantastic grain pattern and a weathered surf...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Italian Renaissance Madonna and Child Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of Madonna and child with 3 attendants.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
17th Century Venetian Cisele Silk Velvet
Located in Canterbury, GB
Fine quality deep red cut and uncut voided velvet panel on an opulent metallic gold ground
Venetian 17th century circa 1650
Velvet panel is made up from two sections hand stitched t...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Massive Italian Majolica Allegorical Charger by A. Deruta
By Deruta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta
Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration
Ready to hang.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
16th-17th Century French Carved Oak Panel with an Angel Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak panel with an wonderful primitive angel figure. On the bottom of this angel you can also see two small eagle heads.
France, circa 1550-1650, weathered, small...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$503 Sale Price
46% Off
Pair of Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (1940s) black painted wrought iron benches with cross form "X" legs with a stretcher having a round medallion supporting an open woven saddle seat (...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
$4,250 / set
Italian Renaissance Walnut Savonarola Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style carved walnut Savonarola style loveseat with carved heads, 19th-20th century.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
16th Century Tuscan Late Renaissance Carved Walnut Credenza with Lion's Paw Feet
Located in Middleburg, VA
An exceptional late Renaissance Italian credenza, hand-crafted in Tuscany circa 1570 from richly grained Circassian walnut. This singular piece exudes Old World grandeur through its ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Expandable Dining Table Made from Rift Sawn Oak Custom Made By Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classically designed dining table is seen here in 96" x 40", expanding to 120" and 144" however it can be built in any size. It can be taken apart and put back together in minut...
Category
2010s American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #2
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Pharmacy Jar. Jar is in a cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot. Jar features blue and white pattern with the word "Charitas" in an oval ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
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
Center Table Desk Renaissance Style
Located in Vienna, AT
2nd half of the 19th century, solid hardwood, stained black, rectangular top decorated with bevelled corners , turned legs in baluster form, signs of age and use, some restoration wo...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
$8,316 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a gilt metal cast base of a giant clamshell supported by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$4,650 / item
Italian Renaissance Style Art Deco MidCentury Carved Walnut Burl Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Renaissance style drinks dry bar cabinet with beautiful carved walnut wood, slant central door and nicely shaped bottom pedestal stand. The piece has all around ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
$1,257 Sale Price
40% Off
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
$1,040 / item
Bronze Pharmacy Mortar Italy-17° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant bronze mortar from the 17 century from Italy dated 1630.
Really rare mortar due to his big size.
In very good condition and beautiful patina.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vorria Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and a rich frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with crystal/gold elements handmade in the ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$2,501 / item
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.