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
Period: 19th Century
19th Century Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Oak Angel Statues
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved oak large angels with guitars.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Renaissance Style Antique Walnut Trumeau Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A tall and boldly carved, columned walnut trumeau fireplace in the Renaissance style. The upper frieze, with a central cartouche flanked by floral scrolls, is set above the main frie...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Framed Antique Chromolithograph - Uffizi Gallery Ceiling, Florence, Italy
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique German architecture print on heavy paper showing an illustration of a portion of a ceiling painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 16th centur...
Category
1890s German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Carved chest of drawers, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved helper, France, circa 1880.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: oak
dimensions: height 100 cm width 147 cm depth 62 cm
Category
1880s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
"The Three Ages of Man" Oil on Canvas After Titian 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This very beautiful oil on canvas is a reworking of the left part of the painting The Three Ages of Man" by the Italian Renaissance master of the Venetian school, Tiziano Vecellio, k...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Savonarola Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly noteworthy Savonarola chair with deft carving and vibrant and colorful custom seat and back fabric. Late 19th century/early 20th century Renaissance style Savonarola ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Ostrich Egg Sculptures
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Renaissance style objet d'art ostrich eggs mounted on bronze triple griffin bases (19/20th Cent) (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu six arm candelabras signed F. Barbedienne. Each candelabra is raised by a triangular base with concave ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique portuguese armchair, late 18th / early 19th century
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Spectacular portuguese armchair in carved wood. Late 18th / early 19th century.
Solid wooden structure and beautiful carved with lots of details.
The original fabric is torn on the s...
Category
Early 19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Micromosaic Circular Table, Attributed to the Vatican Mosaic Workshop
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in London, GB
This table is a truly exceptional piece of antique Italian furniture. The item has been attributed to the Vatican Mosaic Workshop (opened 1727). This studio was made up of a collecti...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Marble
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a classic representation of the genre, with captivating and realistic hand-carved details and sc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th C Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table. Item features beautiful parquet inlay on table top an...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A spectacular Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain. This wonderful fountain is raised by a rectangular plinth supporting a top rolled c...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th C. Italian Renaissance Style Walnut and Siena Marble Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful Italian carved walnut console table with a beautiful siena marble top that is not attached. The carved relief d...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble
19th Century Round Extendable Table, Baroque , all solid Walnut, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian circa 1880s round extendable table, Baroque Renaissance style, in very solid walnut, wax polished. Bassano handicraft production. Thickness of the top 6 cm. All connections with grafts and wood nails. Solid massive table weighing over 90 kg
Measures cm: Height 80, diameter 130 add 42
About Bassano del Grappa:
Bassano del Grappa is known for the three great traditions that have made it famous: ceramics, whose productions, linked to the prestigious Antonibon family, are admirable in the Museum of ceramics at Palazzo Sturm; the typography developed between 1600 and 1800 by the Remondini family, an illustrious family of publishers and engravers of the most important Italian printing industry and the cabinet makers who produced furniture for the nearby Venice from the 16th century.
The architectural context of Bassano del Grappa is a dive into art: the streets of the center are adorned by the works of authors such as Palladio, Canova, Jacopo Da Ponte...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Double Side Seat, France, circa 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance seat for 2 persons, double side
Made in France in circa 1860s
Very good condition.
New Italian leather upholstery
Wood: oak
Measures: height 73 cm lenght 129 cm depth 70 cm.
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Cast Stone Table with 3 Lion Figured Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stately round cast stone table top supported by 3 cast stone lion figured legs. The table has wonderful aged patina and character only time ca...
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Original Antique Print of Jesus And The Samaritan After Annibale Carracci.C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Annibale Carracci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Monumental Antique Italian Polychrome Painted Wood Refectory Table
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent original hand painted late 18th / early 19th century Italian refectory table.
Italy, circa 1800, this one of a kind masterpiece executed in a rare and most impressive...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Bargueno Cabinet on Table Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique two-piece Bargueno or Vargueno was crafted in Spain, circa 1820. The cabinet standing on round feet sits on a table base with carved turned legs and embellished with a decorative wrought iron stretcher. The cabinet with side handles is beautifully ornate with six drawers with tortoiseshell inlay decor, and a center door dressed with side columns and revealing four additional inside drawers. The conversational piece is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina, and would complement any room from the living room to the study.
The Bargueño or Vargueno desk...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Pair of Renaissance Style Vermeil Perfume Bottles
Located in London, GB
Pair of Renaissance style vermeil perfume bottles
Continental, 19th century
Measures: Height 20cm, diameter 6.5cm
This beautiful pair of perfume bottles...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Crystal Ball on a 19th Century French Bronze Cherub Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Renaissance style patinated and gilt bronze cherub base made in the early to mid 19th century. The figure holding a 10 inch diameter solid crystal ball.
Beautiful qu...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze And Ormolu Centerpiece Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece urn. The urn is raised by on an oval base with a patinated Bronze merman swimming above ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Fine Quality Bronze Figural Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century beautifully crafted bronze figural table lamp of a woman kneeling holding a shell form leaded glass shade. The lamp is in good working condition. Minor wear consist...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Italian Renaissance style walnut cardinal's throne chair with shell design canopy and column supports.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Patinated Bronze Ewers Clodion Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement on your mantel with these tall, impressive antique ewers. Crafted in France circa 1870, and built of bronze, each "Aiguiere" (or ewer in English) sits on a heavily o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) bronze altar sticks with swirl top and fluted bottom with round center and scroll filigree base (PRICED A...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Renaissance Revival Oak Carved Corner Armchair, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Renaissance Revival corner armchair.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
Solid oak frame with original hand-carved decorative elements.
Original hand-carved f...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, 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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
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
Antique, richly carved sideboard, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique sideboard from around 1880, France.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 224 cm / width 95 cm / depth 53 cm
Category
1880s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th century After Rahael Grand Duke’s Madonna Painting
Located in Seaford, GB
After Raphael's Grand Duke's Madonna
Grand Duke's Madonna after Raphael, a stunning 19th-century oil painting from the renowned Berkley Collection. This remarkable artwork, inspire...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
English Renaissance Style Oak 3-Fold Screen with Inlaid Design
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) oak 3 fold screen with diamond inlaid design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Petite French Carved Oak Dolphin Table Desk Renaissance Gothic 19th C
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique Petite French carved oak dolphin table desk Renaissance Gothic 19th c
~Direct from France~
An elegant antique French carved library table or "bure...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Head Portrait Greek Roman Head Bust Portrait Bearded Man
Located in Cirencester, GB
"The Bust Portrait"
French School, 19th century.
charcoal drawing on paper, unframed.
painting: 23.5 x 17.75 inches
Condition report:
The painting is in good and sound con...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique Meissen Porcelain Plaque after Correggio
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen porcelain plaque after Correggio
German, 19th Century
Measures: Frame: Height 43cm, width 50cm, depth 10cm
Plaque: Height ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
19th Century Renaissance Style Wall Magazine Rack in Hand Carved Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful Italian renaissance style wall magazine rack, 1880. Made of solid walnut wood. Characterized by a refined and elaborate decoration carved in the wood. Many decorative eleme...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Bronze Chandelier With 8 Light Arms Decorated With Birds
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Dutch bronze chandelier in the Renaissance style with 8 light arms and 8 rosettes (bronze flowers)
Very beautiful chandelier that stands out by the bronze birds on each arm, ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Renaissance Style Belgian Buffet À Deux Corps or Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century buffet à deux corps from Belgian. Made of solid oak in two parts, the top has arched glass paned doors and opens to four removable shelves and the bottom opens to two ...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet ~ Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet ~ Credenza is a remarkable work celebrating the splendor of the Renaissance Revival from top to bottom! The boldly gadrooned top edge frames ...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Carved Miniature Blanket Chest or Coffer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality 19th century Italian Renaissance walnut carved miniature blanket chest or coffer. Fine carving in walnut wood on the fron...
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1830s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Gien Faience Jardinière
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century French Gien faience ceramic jardinière, or shallow footed centerpiece bowl. Hand painted Renaissance style imagery in orange, yellow, green and blue on black grou...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience
Italian Antique Renaissance Style Handcarved Walnut Balustrade Fragment Ca 1800
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian antique 19th Century walnut balustrade with hand carved angels faces on wings.
This piece was probably the final portion of a large wall balu...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare 19th Century Italian Renaissance Murillo Design Collectors Writing Cabinet
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning and Rare 19th Century Handcrafted Tooled Brown Leather Italian Renaissance Design Fitted Writing Cabinet On Original Plinth
Featuring fourteen hand-painted portraits (aft...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather
Italian Renaissance-Style Oil Painting of a White Peacock & Other Birds in Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Scagliola panel, Flowers And Birds Decor, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Scagliola panel decorated with multicoloured flowers and leaves and a parrot in the centre, on a black background
Scagliola technique, already known in antiquity, consists mainly of...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Scagliola
19th Century French Walnut Bench
Located in High Point, NC
19th century carved walnut bench from France with a newly upholstered seat in linen and finished with welted decoration. The upholstered seat is scalloped and is enclosed in a molded...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain Framed Plaque or Panel of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in France in approximately 1850 in a Renaissance style. The panel is an iconic depiction o...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Regal 19th century Venetian Rocking Chair in Walnut with Decorations and Putti - Very Rare
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Regal 19th century Venetian Rocking Chair in Walnut with Decorations and Putti - Very Rare!
If you are a lover of antiques and want a unique piece for your home, this 19th-century V...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Very Fine Gilt Bronze, Cloisonné Enamel and Porcelain Holy Water Stoup
Located in London, GB
A very fine gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel and porcelain holy water stoup
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 54cm, width 34cm, depth 9cm
This b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Samuel Yellin Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Hanging Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron 6 sided hanging lantern with military motifs and glass panels (attributed to: SAMUEL YELLIN)
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Antique Oil on Canvas of Venus & Adonis with Giltwood Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning original large oil on canvas
“Venus and Adonis” large painting.
Some crazing of paint present.
Some repairs of paint. Repair work patches visible from back of frame as ...
Category
1880s American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
19th Century Venetian Walnut Console Table with Inset Vert Tinos Marble Top
Located in Hixson, TN
19th century Venetian Walnut Console Table, Having Shaped Top with Vert Tinos Marble Insert, Carved Apron, and Elaborate Base Focused with Lion Face Mask Flanked by Heavy Scrolls, Ga...
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1860s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Tazza by E. Picault
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and high-quality French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and gilt tazza. Raised by a tripod base with richly chased 'S' scrolled supports topped by lion heads, ending with impressive paws. The lion supports surround the center decorated with foliate scrolls. Above is the circular dish signed by Émile Louis Picault and dated 1863. The inscription states that it was created for the Éxposition Des Beaux...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of French Patinated Bronze Lidded Cups or Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of patinated bronze cups with covers. A repousse of ivy leaves garland decorates the center of the cups’ body. Above and below it, there are a chain of beads adorning ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BUFFET TABLE 19th Century
of twisted and trembling in rosewood wood.
Rectangular shaped top, framed by a shaky frieze, waist with two simulating drawers, 6 turned legs an...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Renaissance Style Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style 6 sided glass lantern with an iron decorative top section.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
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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