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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
Beautiful Old World Style Figural European Tapestry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful richly colored and detailed woven tapestry which is a reproduction of a 14th century French tapestry of period dressed figures picking grapes at...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

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...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Silk, Velvet

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 (...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Burled Oval Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most complicated items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Burled Oval Partners Desk is also one of the most popular. The top section of the desk consists of a three-...
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2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

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.
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Italian Walnut Side Coffee Table with Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table features rectangular top with beveled edges over four beautifully bobbin turned barley twisted legs, connected to one another with c...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

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...
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Late 18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

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...
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2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

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 ...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

Vorria Wall Mirror
$2,501 / item
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 19th century. Heavy pieces of solid walnut in back and seat with bevel...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Octagon Sofa Table Carved Oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Octagon sofa table carved oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance. Direct from France, a fabulous antique French octagon table, with im...
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Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Life-Size Carved Wood Sculpture of a Man's Head circa 1700 South European
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Stunning life-size carved wood sculpture of a man's head dating from circa 1700 in the south of Europe.  
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1690s European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique carved walnut fireplace with painting from the 17th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important antique Renaissance style fireplace made ouf ot carved walnut. The hood is adorned with a large oil on canvas depicting a Renaissance ball scene after the Italian-Swiss painter Giovanni Andrea Casella (see inscriptions found on the back). Casella was born in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1619. He is active in the Italian Piedmont where he is a student of Pietro Da Cortona. He is famous from 1642 and realizes masterpieces for the Castello di Rivoli, the Royal Palace of Turin and the Duomo of Turin (Cathedral of the city). For the Duomo, he performed the painting of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien on the sixth altar. He is also very active in Switzerland, his native country, where he works with his nephew Giacomo. Both painted in 1662 the two lateral frescoes of the choir of the Church of St. Roch in Lugano. This chimney is composed of old carved walnut elements dating from the 17th century, which were reassembled during the 19th century. The jambs are decorated with carved terms...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

A 17th-18th Century French/Italian Renaissance Walnut Carved Credenza Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 17th-18th Century French/Italian Renaissance Walnut Figural Carved Credenza Cabinet or Cupboard. The two-part cabinet with a pair of upper coffered doors with metal key-hole hardwa...
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Late 17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

GIEN French Baluster Vase with Renaissance Majolica Decor, 1970s
By Gien
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large and impressive baluster ceramic vase by Faïencerie de GIEN, France, 1970s. Hand-painted majolica on earthenware. Stunning decor ! Height: 17.3"(44cm), Diameter : 9.9"(25cm). St...
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1970s Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

18th Century Italian Fratino Table with Lyre Legs Solid Walnut Rectangular Table
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian Renaissance style walnut Fratino table from the 18th century from a private house of Milan. Born in Italy during the first half of 18th century, this exquisite solid waln...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Renaissance Style Italian Armchairs
Located in Madison, MS
This pair of Renaissance style Italian armchairs look to be fit for a king. The tall seat back has beautiful hand carved wood and aged dark painted finish. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Renaissance Style Italian Armchairs
Renaissance Style Italian Armchairs
$7,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Marble Wall Fountain, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Wall fountain out of hand-carved white marble with a stepped base, profiled basin and a tall rear wall.
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

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...
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2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Small Bookcase
Small Bookcase
$1,040 / 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...
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1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Tradision Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with gold crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wo...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table: a timeless masterpiece If you want an authentic piece of furniture that is rich in history, this 18th-century Tuscan two-axle waln...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Large French 16th Century Renaissance Painted Framed Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large super early French Renaissance painted and gilt carved framed mirror. Very large architecturally framed painted and carved wall mirror with stylized gilt carved and black paint...
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16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Original Antique Print of The Transfiguration After Raphael. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher circa 1850 Unframed.
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian Renaissance Bedroom Set with King Size Bed featured in a Movie
Located in Buxton, GB
This Absolutely Magnificent Famous Bedroom, has stared in a movie! Its a rare 4-piece bedroom set is a fantastic piece of Artwork. The Bedroom features an Absolutely Fabulous Heavil...
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Late 19th Century 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)
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola chair. Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style walnut Savroarola chair, side chair, armchair or throne chair. This beautifully carved Gothic style chair...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Suede

Silver Sculpture Statue of David After Donatello
Located in New York, NY
The statue of the Biblical figure, David, is considered to be one of Donatello's landmark works and a milestone in the Italian Renaissance. This statue is entirely made of silver dep...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver

Cellarius Andreas Pair of Celestial Maps 18th Century from Harmonia Macrocosmica
By Andreas Cellarius
Located in Milano, MI
Cellarius Andreas Pair of 18th Century Watercolor Celestial Maps within gilt frames, titled Planisphaerivm Aratevm sive Compages Orbivm Mvndanorvm ex Hypothesi Aratea in Plano Expre...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper, Giltwood

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...
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1860s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Small Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Small Dining Table. Item features a unique smaller size, 2 hidden draw leaves, remarkably carved double pedestal base, very...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Italian Renaissance Style Carved Wingback Upholstered Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Wingback Upholstered Armchair. Item features a solid carved wood frame, carved rolled arms, original label. Circa late 20th Century. Measurements: 44...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Renaissance Style Pewter Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) pewter chalice with hunter and gun relief and finial on lid.  
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Pewter

Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Trestle Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century Renaissance style walnut trestle table Beautifully refinished table top 66" W x 23.25" D x 30.25" H Leg clearance: 25.75"
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fir

Green Red Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Italian 800 Silver Renaissance Style Figural Demitasse Spoons, Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight silver demitasse figural spoons, each terminating in a symbol associated with Italy, in the Renaissance style, circa 1960s. The chased handles end with a figural re...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Copper

Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Hand Carved Walnut Vitrine
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II vitrine is constructed of hand-carved walnut and features beveled glass on three sides. Hand carved acanthus leaves detail the sides and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Walnut

Important 16th Century Renaissance Florentine Drop Front Desk Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
An Italian Florentine Renaissance Carved Burl Walnut Fall-Front Writing Cabinet, Circa 1560, 16th century From the Davanzatti Palace Museum in Florence Height: 59 inches x 36 inches ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Large Turned Leg Table
Located in Annville, PA
Popular for centuries this style of Large Turned Leg Table was first produced as an etagere which, once broken or damaged, would have been cu...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Listing includes (1) armchair and (3) side chairs, beautifully carved solid oak wood frames, figural lio...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century in chestnut wood with carvings, decorated with plant motifs, putties. Small flaws, traces of treated woodpeckers. Dim.: 141 x 22 cm. very go...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th C. Religious Inspired Painted Wooden Plaques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of three hand painted wooden plaques, each featuring a religious portrait within a decorative frame. The center panel is a portrait of a man with shoulder length hair and a be...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Exceptional Cabinet known as the Sumene Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
EXCEPTIONAL CABINET KNOWN AS THE SUMÈNE CABINET   ORIGIN : FRANCE, NÎMES PERIOD : 16th CENTURY   Height: 199 cm Width: 180.5 cm Depth: 69 cm   Walnut wood Good state of preservation ...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood, Walnut

Antique Venetian Renaissance Cardinal Ludovico Trevisan 1401-1465 Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Ludovico Trevisan (November 1401 Venice, Italy - 22nd of March 1465) was an Italian Catholic prelate, who was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Patriarch of Aquileia and Capta...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

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.
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Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Heraldic Spanish Azulejo Tile - Arista y Cuenca - Sevilla, early 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Important heraldic Spanish tile of the 'azulejo por tabla para techo' type, in arista y cuenca technique, made in Sevilla in the early 16th century. Depicting a two-section tower an...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Renaissance buffet cabinet France 19th century antique
Located in Berlin, DE
We are offering a beautiful Renaissance buffet cabinet from France for sale. Unfortunately, the lower doors can no longer be locked. Condition: Good used condition with age-related ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

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...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

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 ...
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2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Coat Rack Shelf
Coat Rack Shelf
$305 / item
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...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Venetian Murano Glass Mirror
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Oval Venetian mirror, made in beautiful clear and pale yellow Murano glass which is hand engraved. Made in the traditional way with the glass mounted on a wooden frame with a natural...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass, Wood

Venetian Murano Glass Mirror
Venetian Murano Glass Mirror
$3,052 Sale Price
24% Off
Monumental Pair of Medieval Antique Italian Church Armorial Shields
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of large one-of-a-kind medieval Italian armorial shield church architectural elements. Dating to around the late 15th century, hand-crafted in Italy, most impressive size, standing over 6-feet tall, bow front shaped shield form, polychrome painted Memento Mori - The Wars of the...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Healing of the Paralytic. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Healing of the Paralytic. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century. Partially rebuilt. A religious scene set in a prestigious interior, made of two-tone stone, depicting a ser...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Other

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
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century. It has faults. An oil on panel painting depicting a figurative image against a neutral background, with a checkered tile...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Other

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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