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
1800's Antique Renaissance Style, Carved Oak Display Cupboard / Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Display Cupboard / Bookcase, Renaissance Style, Carved Oak, 1800s, 19th Century!!
This antique display cupboard/bookcase is...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #1
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
1900s David Zipirovic Deruta Renaissance Revival Majolica Parade Plate
By Deruta
Located in Brescia, IT
Parade Plate
David Zipirovic
Deruta
Italy, Early 1900
Painted Majolica
Zipirovic Graphic Symbol under the plate
Perfect Condiction
Must have for your majolica collection
David Zip...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Antique 16th Century Florentine carved Jesus Christ with Shroud in Glas Display
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely outstanding and extremely expressive sculpture of Crucified Jesus Christ in carved polychrome wood, on the background of a 16th century Silk Florentine fine fab...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold
Italian Renaissance Style Fruit Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) gilt framed oil still life painting of fruit, jug, and basket
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Late 19th Century Renaissance Style Pedestal / Vase stand
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A green patinated pedestal in Renaissance style. The column is made of carved wood, with gilded garlands, heads and panel-moldings. A beautiful piece of furniture to set up a large v...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$134,259 Sale Price
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Extra Large and Museum Quality Gothic Art Bracket Shelf Corbel w Angel Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazingly hand carved church wall bracket with a winged angel sculpture.
This stunning and all handcrafted, Gothic Revival wall bracket has the mo...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Spiga Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the strictest Murano tradition, with central mosaic and finely hand-engraved bands. All the elements are assembled with floral elements ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$3,099 / item
19 Century English Portrait of an Aristocratic Gentleman in the Manner of Rubens
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th C three quarter length portrait of an aristocratic gentleman with his personal valet shown behind him. The young man with flowing long hair is portrayed from the waist up and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Renaissance-English Antique High Back Chair with Leather Straps
Located in Medina, OH
Renaissance-English Antique High Back Chair with Leather Straps. All straps/leather are in tact but you can see some wear due to age. Can confirm it will hold a 200lbs person. There ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wishing Stone Well Head and Base
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 planter. The octagonal base diamet...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Paolo di Giovanni Sogliani - Processional Cross Florence, around 1515
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Paolo di Giovanni Sogliani (Florence 1455-1522)
Processional Cross
Florence, around 1515
Enameled, chiseled, engraved, stippled, and gilded copper; wooden core ; Inscription: "OPA...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Early English Style Round Extension Dining Table 78
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood circular extending dining table, the circular top of parquetry panels with six pull-out sections revealing self-storing fold-out leaves, above four baluster turned s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$12,435 / item
17th Century Dutch Bronze pharmacy Mortar, dated 1632
Located in Bilzen, BE
17th century Dutch bronze mortar, dated 1632 and with border text "lof God van al anno 1632".
Height 12.5 cm, Diameter 14 cm
Category
1630s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Table Console Desk
Located in Carimate, Como
A magnificent and impressive Italian antique walnut table with three full width shelves that can be opened from both sides with greatly carved and beveled top and beautiful carved tu...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Prie-Dieu or Oratory in Walnut and Burl Walnut, circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant oratory or prieu dieu (prayer Kneeler) in walnut and burr walnut from northern Italy circa 1600
Very beautiful Italian Renaissance furniture...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Dutch Pressed Metal Wall Mirror With Floral Decorative Motifs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late 19th Century Dutch Pressed Metal Wall Mirror With Floral Decorative Motifs & Sectional Bevelled Glass
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The original of this painting hangs in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. The 'Ricci' coloration suggests a late 17th-early 18th century date. In 1715 Charles de la Fosse advised Ricci to paint only "Veroneses and no more Riccis", Venice, circa 1800.
Measures:
Height: 45 1/4 inches (115 cm).
Width: 29 inches (73.7 cm).
Frame height: 58 1/4 inches (147.9 cm).
Frame width: 43 1/4 inches (109.9 cm).
Frame depth: 5 1/4 (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Royal Academy of Scotland.
Paolo Veronese (Born 1528, Verona, Republic of Venice - died April 9, 1588, Venice) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
$69,750 Sale Price
44% Off
Early 19th Century Italian Carved and Hand-Painted Cassapanca Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Add Italian visual drama into your home with this elegant antique colorful Cassapanca bench. Crafted in Italy, circa 1820 features a tall, commanding back and intricately carved apro...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of four wooden columns, hand carved and gilded, Spain.
Located in Firenze, FI
Fine set of four wooden columns, entirely carved and gilded by hand, dating from the 16th century and of Spanish origin. The shaft has a two-level zig-zag carved pattern, (fishbone),...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Laguna Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with carefully hand-engraved bands. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame wi...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$2,214 / item
Late 18th-Early 19th C. Venetian Tapestry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th- early 19th century framed silk embroidered tapestry in a stunning blend of intricate design and rich colors that will enhance any de...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silk
Paul Dubois, The Florentine Singer Of The 15th Century, Signed Bronze, 19th Cent
By Paul Dubois
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large double patina bronze representing the Florentine Singer of the 15th century, signed P Dubois Fr
The young and elegant boy, standing, plays and sings, leaning against a column:...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gilt bronze pax board, Pietà. 16th-17th centuries, after Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper, Mercy. Golden bronze. Possibly Rome, last third of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th century, following the model of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Gilded bronze pla...
Category
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other, Bronze
Notable circa 17th Century Carved Walnut Two-Tiered Cabinet in Renaissance Style
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive 17th century European cabinet. Made in two parts, both with elaborate carved decoration and burled panels and details. The upper cabinet with heavy overhanging...
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Renaissance by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 84 pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Christofle French silver flatware has been crafted by master artisans since 1830. The revolutionary style and character of Christofle dinnerware comes from collaborations with ground...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper. Bronze. Century XVI.
Bronze purse with a handle on the back in the shape of an esse in the same material and a decoration in light relief on the front that shows, unde...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Mortar - Italy - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Italian Renaissance bronze mortar with his pestle - 16th century
Very beautiful model with AN in its center surmounted by a cross below .
The mortar is decorated with several...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Rustic Renaissance Two-Tiered Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Rustic Renaissance Two-Tiered Cabinet is the perfect solution for more storage in style! Hand-crafted from solid oak, it features a subtly recessed upper tier flanked b...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century Antique Italian Savonarola Campaign Armchairs in Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible pair of Savonarola chairs from Italy circa 1890's. They feature heavy solid wood construction with great hand painted detailing. Upholstery was redone some years back, ...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Sevilla 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile, most likely made in Sevilla. Azulejo tile decorated with a gemetric pattern with 4 central leafs within a cirlce.
Mid 16th century
In very good conditi...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
Cappeo Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
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 Murano furna...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$4,048 / item
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Russian Style Polychromed Lacquer Dry Bar /Tauntless with 2 crystal Decanters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Russian Style Polychromed Lacquer Dry Bar/Tauntless with 2 Crystal Decanters, European, Circa 1950s
This stunning Russian-style polychromed lacquer dry bar, dating from the 1950s, i...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique tempera Icon depicting St. John the Baptist holding his own head, a reference to his execution by beheading. This came as a result of John publicl...
Category
17th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tin
Original Antique Print of The Head of John The Baptist After Guercino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Guercino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Wooden & Enameled Display Sideboard Attributed to H.A Fourdinois, France, c1867
Located in PARIS, FR
Important two-tiered sideboard attributed to H.A. Fourdinois made in natural and carved wood : the lower part made up of four panels, two concave ones and two doors, richly ornated with a polychrome enameled floral decoration and gilt bronze plaques.
A large dual drawer is surmounted by the upper part of the sideboard, opening with two glazed doors, framed by detached columns. The entire unit is topped with a pediment onto which a female bust is carved in relief within a medallion on a gilt background.
With a matching set of twelve chairs.
The Forney library in Paris preserves order registers of the Fourdinois as well as sketches books and pictures representing pieces of furniture made by the Fourdinois workshops. In this documentation, some elements enable us to link this sideboard with Henri-Auguste Fourdinois’ productions, such as the large scrolls linking the upper part to the lower part of the sideboard, as well as the detached columns carved at their lower third. (picture n°1 attached)
Notebook containing ink-sketches coming from the Fourdinois workshop shows a project for a pelmet, beautified with a centering trophy composed of a torch and a quiver within in a foliage wreath, this motif obviously reused by the Fourdinois on the central decoration of the panels of our sideboard. (picture n°2 attached)
The firm of Fourdinois, considered during the Second Empire as the greatest furniture manufacturer in Paris, was founded in 1835 by Alexandre-Georges Fourdinois (1799-1871). It was developped in the context of the Expositions Universelles. At the time, the firm already produces furniture of the Neo-Renaissance style, such as a dresser that won the Great Medal at the London Universal Exhibition of 1851. The son, Henri-Auguste Fourdinois (1830-1907), joined the firm in 1860 and will become head of the firm in 1867. The high quality of his designs was remarked at the Universal Exhibition in 1862, when the jury awarded him two medals « for Excellence of Composition and Execution ». Henri-Auguste, now sole in charge, brought the firm to the summit of its achievements at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris by winning the Grand Prize for his stand. Apart from the commissions he executed for the « Mobilier de la Couronne », he also produced high quality furniture for the Parisian bourgeoisie. The firm is at its zenith during the years 1862-1880. At this time, it is considered as an example to follow for other cabinet-makers, whether they are French, British or American.
Through the quality of execution and the extreme care taken in the decoration of furniture, H.-A. Fourdinois was particularly appreciated by Napoleon III and Eugenie...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Lot of Cushions in Tapestry and Velvet from 17 ° to 19 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Set of cushions made with pieces of tapestry, borders and chasubles.
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Velvet
19th Century German Porcelain Painted Plaque Of Madonna Della Seggiola
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine German 19th century circular porcelain plaque painting of La Madonna della Seggiola or La Madonna della Sedia after Raphael Sanz...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare and Important German Renaissance Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oakwood
Original lock and key
This beautiful and robust chest stands on square feet ending in flattened buns. The base presents plain mouldings. The facade is divided in four panel...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Bolognese School of the 16th Century - Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bolognese School of the 16th Century
Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna
Oil on Panel
20,5 x 7 x 0,8 cm
This rare painting depicts Saint Catherine of Bologna as a mummy, housed in a ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$3,340 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
1690s European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Italian Renaissance Style Figural Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) vertical tapestry with a red background and a center crest with the initials "AS" having figures and floral background design.
Condition:...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Country Estate Four Drawer File
Located in Annville, PA
A highly functional and decorative piece this Country Estate Four Drawer File cabinet from Niagara Furniture is made with fine quality burled wood. The top of the cabinet is covered ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,525 / item
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century, Oil Canvas
Stunning example of Oriental works on canvas on wood. Each in a fine custom rosewood frame, matted. The set depicting a story of a band leader...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
16th Century Flemish Oak Strong Box Trunk with Iron Strapwork
Located in Dallas, TX
The beautifully carved front façade is not the only impressive element of this oak strongbox trunk; the interior is reinforced with an iron strapwork “cage”, strengthening the alread...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
1700's, 18th C. Antique Large, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, Walnut Cassone
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 1700's, 18th C.Antique Large, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, Walnut Cassone, Chest!
Antique Cassone, Marriage Chest, Coffer, Large, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, W...
Category
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Country Estate Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,210 / item
Antique Framed Coat of Arms Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed coat of arms plaque is an interesting artifact that will make a splendid decorative touch to any masculine decor. Such memorials were produc...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Mahogany Banded Console
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality Small Mahogany Banded Console table from Niagara Furniture which makes elaborate use of hand cut inlays. The mahogany top is banded with satinwood, the four legs at th...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,315 / item
Antique Venetian Style Figural Floor Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Style Figural Floor Lamp.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Cabinet set on lion's paws, Germany, early 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An office set from around 1910 from Germany.
The furniture is in very good condition.
Dimensions:
Desk: height 79 cm / width 166 cm / depth 80 cm
Library: height 191 cm / width 2...
Category
1910s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$4,151 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original Antique Print of Christ In The Sepulchre After Guercino . C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Guercino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Silver Pax O Portapaz, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portapaz. Silver in its color and gilded. Century XVI.
Portapaz made of silver that has a handle (decorated with delicate plant motifs similar to those of the pilasters) and a female and a male bust at the bottom, as well as other architectural elements on the back, and, on the front, an architectural composition classicist basement (with busts flanking a flower and a cross), two pilasters (vegetal decoration and capital recalling the composite order) with entablature (flowers flanking an angel's head; moldings), and a semicircular arch finish with elements veined in relief under cross and flanked by two architectural motifs in the upper part. This composition frames and enhances a gilt silver relief where you can see the Lament or Cry over the Body of Christ, with the Virgin holding the head of Jesus, Saint John at her side, the Magdalene and other characters, a cross following the group and a landscape background with houses and plant elements. This architectural structure mentioned is similar to the one present in other 16th century portapaces, such as that of the Magdalena de Dos Hermanas parish (Hernando de Ballesteros el Mozo, around 1575); or that of the Galaroza parish (same author and date); or that of the portapaz of San Miguel de Jerez de los Caballeros (in some details); etc. As for the relief, it is possible to clearly see a strong Italian influence, and the similarity between it and important pieces such as the Portapaz known as “de Cisneros by Juan de Burgos (1493-1497; MuseoCatedralicio de Alcalá de Henares), as well as in paintings and reliefs. Also noteworthy are both the male and female busts in the lower area and the Maltese cross (or Saint John's) that appears in this area. This symbol was used since the 12th century as an insignia by the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, also known as the Order of Malta...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
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.