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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.

Find a collection of antique Renaissance case pieces, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Renaissance
Period: 19th Century
Lot of 23 Antique Virtue & Co Shakespeare Play Scene Engraving Prints 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 23 late 19th - early 20th century black and white engravings depicting scenes from the plays of William Shakespeare, plates taken from The Works of Shakespeare Imperial Editio...
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Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Italian Renaissance Style Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style 6 sided glass lantern with an iron decorative top section.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Iron

Victorian Sideboard, Full Griffins, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, R. J. Horner
Located in Manhasset, NY
Atrb R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Lions, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, Monumental in size as it stand almost seven feet high and seven feet wide. Lions measure 14.5 inches in...
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Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Life-Size Marble Sculpture of Spring by Antonio Frilli
Located in London, GB
Life-size marble sculpture of Spring by Antonio Frilli Italian, late 19th century Height 159cm, width 47cm, depth 40cm This superb sculpture is the work of Antonio Frilli, a renowned Italian artist active in the late 19th century, who founded the Frilli gallery...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

19th Century French Gien Renaissance Ceramic Wall Decorations
By Gien
Located in Sofia, BG
Two Gien hand painted ceramic wall decorations. Stamped and signed at the back. One of the pieces has a small restoration of the front top part. France, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Ceramic

BEAUTIFULL 19th Century PORTUGUESE TABLE
Located in Madrid, ES
BEAUTIFULL 19th Century PORTUGUESE TABLE in carved and hollowed out walnut wood. Curved legs carved with scrolls decorated with female ...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

Antique Oscar Bach Wrought Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Throne Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Oscar Bach Wrought Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Throne Arm Chair. Item features a heavy hand hammered wrought iron frame with bronze accents, tall stately form, classi...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Carved Oak Storage Cabinet Renaissance Roman Centurion c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak storage cabinet Renaissance Roman Centurion 19th cent ~Direct from the Brittany region of France, an ornately hand carved an...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

4 Stained Glass of Painter of the Flemish Renaissance and Their Painting
Located in Brussels, Brussels
- Magnificent set of 4 windows of the 19th century representing the great painters of the Flemish Renaissance. At the top of each stained-glass window are men playing guitar, smokin...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Glass

Italian Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savanarola style walnut arm chair with red velvet upholstery and carved front (19th Cent) Please note: Upholstery is in AS IS con...
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

Pair of 19th century French Reliefs Carved Knight Profiles Circular Panels
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Medaglioni in Legno Intagliato, tondi scolpiti con Profili di Cavalieri, Guerrieri con elmo piumato, puntali e visiera alzata. Di forma circolare, entrambi i bassorilievi o...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Pinewood Renaissance Style Table, Circa 1880
Located in Madison, MS
This stunning Renaissance style console table has so many unique wood carved details. It is truly one of a kind. Each leg of the table features the carving of a young child carrying ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Pine

3 High-Backed Chairs, Cordoba Leather Trim with Native American Decor, Spain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
3 high-backed chairs, Cordoba leather trim with Native American decor and cupids framing a floral arrangement. Ornamentation of copper cabochons on the...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Brass

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Carrara Marble

English Renaissance Walnut Trunk
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Cent) walnut carved cassone style floor trunk with linenfold design.
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Linen, Walnut

Set of 4 Italian Renaissance Gilt Jester Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) gilt jester armchairs with swan arms, eagle sides, and red upholstered seats and backs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Gold Leaf

pair of French 19th Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Marble ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble ewers. Each stunning urn is raised by a square Rouge Griotte Marble b...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Dante Walnut Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th century Italian Dante armchair. Beautiful walnut Savonarola armchair with ornately carved decoration throughout. This stately x-base legged chair has rich velvet upholstery, golden fringe and tasseled seats. It is as functional as it is comfortable. Making a fine statement in any area of your home, the walnut folding chair...
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1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Italian Arm Chairs, circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tooled leather paneled backs with scroll finals, having straight arm supports above a leather and brass trim seat raised on square legs joined a g...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Leather, Walnut

Spectacular Patinated Bronze SCULPTURE "The Child and the Crab" 19th Cent. VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
Spectacular Patinated Bronze SCULPTURE depicting "The Child and the Crab"19th century Italy late 19th century 100 x 70cm good conditions
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Kneeling Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) polychromed life size kneeling figures.       
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

19th Century Spanish Brass Dolphin Foot Brazier / Planter
Located in Madrid, ES
Braziers (known as "braseros" in Spain) were used to heat areas of a home (or castle) by holding burning "picón" or charcoal in its concave bowl. Braziers of various designs have bee...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Brass

Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinet Sideboard, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinet Sideboard, Circa 1870-1880.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Italian Renaissance Walnut Column Back Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th century) walnut turned column back benches with carved scroll arms.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Italian Walnut Desk Table With Drawers Renaissance Revival 19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Gorgeous Italian Solid Walnut Center Table with two Drawers and a single table top. Renaissance in style, the table was made using a period plank by building or reconstructing the u...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Nutwood

Antique German Silver Cup & Cover c. 1890 Historismus Renaissance Centrepiece
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique German Silver Cup & Cover in a historismus Renaissance Style. This tall steeple style cup has is decorated with an ornate chase...
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19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Silver

Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique Italian Carrara marble mantel in the Venetian Renaissance style. The jambs with rope twist Corinthian columns supporting large acanthus br...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Italian Walnut Winged Griffin Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian (19th Cent) walnut carved winged griffin base pedestals on square base.
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

A pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Marble, Bronze and Ormolu ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality pair of French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Renaissance st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu ewers. Each most elegant ewers/urn is raised by a Rouge ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
MESAPORTUGUESA BUFFET 19th Century of twisted and trembling in rosewood wood. Rectangular shaped top, framed by a shaky frieze, waist with 3 drawers simulating 10, turned legs and b...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Rosewood

19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Dining Chairs with Vienna Straw, Set of 4
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Very rare series of four dining room chairs production of Italy cabinetmakers in renaissance style, 1880. Beautiful line with turned legs. The backrest of these chairs is high with a...
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1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Straw, Walnut

Four Antique Bronze Plaques Depicting Water-Nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Four antique bronze plaques depicting water-nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne French, 19th century. Measures: Height 47cm, width 12cm, depth 2.5cm Finely cast in relief from patinated bronze with parcel gilt patina, these French 19th Century panels each depict a Classical female water-nymph. The relief structure and design is after four panels from the important marble fountain from the Renaissance period in Paris called the Fontaine des Innocents. This was created by the French sculptor Jean Goujon...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

'Aux Pages' - A Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères, After Mathurin Moreau
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Aux Pages' - A Fine Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères After Mathurin Moreau, Cast by Fonderies D'art Du Val D'Osne. Each figure cast as a young page modelled in the troubad...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Iron

Counter / Portuguese Cabinet 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Counter / Portuguese cabinet 19th century in chestnut wood, composed of seven drawers simulating nine. Dimensions: 139 x 91 x 48 cm. Good conditions in general.
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

A Greek Crucifix painted in the Renaissance style.
Located in PARIS, FR
The crucifix painted in the Renaissance style. Tempera on wood Inscription: INBI In the Eastern Church where Greek is the main liturgical language, one would find “INBI” for Ἰησοῦς ὁ...
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Early 19th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Pair 19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Renaissance Barley twist armchairs ~ Fauteuils will make a stylish yet comfortable addition to any room! Crafted from solid fruitwood, each features boldly a...
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1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Fruitwood

1800s Tuscan Fratino Table in Walnut
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
An icon of craftsmanship: nineteenth-century Tuscan-Fratish table This large fratino table, made of solid walnut, represents excellence in the Tuscan tradition of the 1800s. Characte...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Renaissance Style Important Blackened Wooden Cabinet
Located in Marseille, FR
Chateau furniture: Important blackened wooden cabinet in Renaissance style with twisted columns. Richly carved. Decor with heads of women and lion. French cabinetmaker work, 19th cen...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Pair Antique Figural Brass Candelabra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Two Renaissance style male atlas figures support the five light candelabra with scrolled arms. They are dressed in short garments and caps typical of the period. Mounted on shaped tr...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Brass

Antique Renaissance Marble Top Buffet
Located in Portland, OR
Magnificent Renaissance marble top buffet. Inspired by classic architectural details of the time. Featuring marble inset top, two drawers with cast ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Set of 8 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 8 prints of European Art Treasures Chromolithographs Published by Louis Gruner, 1862. The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
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1860s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Massive Pair of Italian Columns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive pair of Italian columns completely restored in faux paint and gold leaf. The base is 18" x 18" all in one piece.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Cupboard with Torchieres, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Renaissance carved walnut cupboard with double door upper having geometric elements with central panier de fleur torchiere reserves, surmounting lower with double draw...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Bronzed Terracotta Bust of Dante
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bronzed terracotta bust of Dante. In Renaissance style and a desirable scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piece for any period property, particularly for those looking to appreciate Italian history. At over 140 years old, the bronzed terracotta gives this bust a characterful time worn look accompanied by its integral socle. The bust is marked ‘Dan’ to its left shoulder, ’Tes’ on the right, and '727 R’ to the back. Dante Dante, or Dantes as the bust reads, was an Italian writer and very important figure in the Renaissance. Though he died in 1321, Dante’s works have lived on throughout the centuries, his epic poem ‘La Commedia’ (also known as ‘The Divine Comedy’) considered one of the world’s greatest works of literature. It was the first that influenced the Renaissance and the first work with a personal interpretation since the fall of Rome...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Terracotta

Portuguese Buffet Table 19th Century Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
SMALL PORTUGUESE BUFFET 19th Century in Rosewood in rosewood wood, shaky friezes, turned legs and beams, bronze fittings. Dim.: 60 x 69 x 46 cm. Good condition
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Rosewood

French 19th Century Renaissance Style Verdigris Bronze, Ormolu and Glass Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and extremely decorative French mid 19th century Renaissance st. Verdigris patinated bronze, ormolu and glass lantern. The circular lantern is centered by a beautiful ormolu finial below striking scrolled movements adorned with large acanthus leaves. At the center are four windows each with three glass panes, the central pane displaying an impressive and rich green color. One window opens via a fine ormolu knob, on its original hinges. Each window is separated by an ormolu band with a lovely twisted ribbon design and a pierced arch design above. The wonderful Verdigris top dome displays four large dolphins...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Original Antique Print After Rubens. The Massacre of The Innocents. C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Massacre of The Innocents Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher. C.1840 Unframed.
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1840s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

19th Century Renaissance Style Pewter Candle Holders From Towie Barclay Castle
Located in London, Park Royal
Pair of 19th Century Renaissance Style Pewter Metal Candle Holders: Featuring a knopped stem adorned with intricate scrollwork, baskets of flowers, and snail motifs. The triform base...
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19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Pewter

Antique French Renaissance Gold Bronze & Ebonized Wood Inlaid Mirror, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Renaissance Gold Bronze and Ebonized Wood Mirror Inlaid with Various Colored Stones, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Stone, Bronze

Interesting 19th Century American Renaissance Style Carved Oak Refectory Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century American Renaissance Style Hand Carved Oak Refectory Table The rectangular top with stiff-leaf edge and anthemion carved frieze, the end supports ri...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

Renaissance Style Marble Figure of Sleeping Child
By François Duquesnoy
Located in London, GB
This marble figure of a sleeping child was crafted around 1800 in the style of François Duquesnoy, a sculptor active in Italy in the early 17th Century....
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Leonardo Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed.
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco in Venice, circa 1880. Attributed to Paolo Salviati (1818-1894). Possibly the largest photographic image ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bronze and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candelabras. Each striking four arm candelabra is raised on an X-shaped Ormolu ba...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Patinated Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze sculptures after Giambologna French, late 19th century Measures: Mercury height 86cm, width 19cm, depth 27cm Fortuna height 83cm, width 18cm, depth 28cm ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

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...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Malachite, Marble

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, Bronze and marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Green Antique marble potpourri urns. Each attractive urn is raised by three slen...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Dresden porcelain cabinet plate depicting the Madonna after Raphael
Located in London, GB
Antique Dresden porcelain cabinet plate depicting the Madonna after Raphael German, c. 1880 Height 2.5cm, diameter 19.5cm This finely painte...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Porcelain

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 ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

A French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze chandelier. This impressive twelve arm chandelier is centered around a topie shaped b...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

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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