Renaissance Furniture

10 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) pewter tankards with lid. (PRICED EACH)

A 17th century Tuscan region Italian Renaissance style walnut credenza. Having two upper drawers, removable interior shelf, and functioning old period lock. In remarkable antique con...

PORTUGUESE WOODEN ARK 18th century in vintner wood and rosewood, with two padded drawers, geometric decoration. Gilded bronze hardware and locks. Small stains on top. Dim.: 65 x 10...

2 Italian Murano rectangular wall mirrors with cut out top corners and a frame composed of 3 narrow panels of etched floral & scroll design beveled glass (PRICED EACH)

An impressive and large pair of carved oak/lime wood winged griffins from the C19TH. Likely Italian in origin and influenced by the European mythology of Hvars beast a carved galley...

8 Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) narrow iron gates with open scroll design. (PRICED EACH)

Superb and rare large oak wardrobe from the 17th-century from the Spanish Renaissance. A very beautiful and impressive piece of furniture, rare due to its size. Superb ironwork with ...

English Renaissance-style halberd spear with wooden shaft and small 29-inch iron ax blade.

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Baker Furniture Barley Twist Oak ...

Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665, French book by Pierre Rosemberg et Louis-Antoine Prat, 1995. This book was published after the fourth centenary of the artist's birth. The volume accompani...

This exquisite work of art was created circa 1836-1840 in France by the acclaimed French gold and silversmith, Jean-Valentin Morel. Using only the finest of materials and with exceptional attention to detail, this magnificent piece is without doubt one of the finest creations within the field of decorative arts in the 19th century. The body of the cup has been crafted from the pinky-red and orange gemstone, agate, and fitted with gold and silver-gilt mounts, which have, in some places, been jewelled and enamelled. Morel specialized in high quality hard stone cups...

Elegant Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with rich bands carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces....

Set of Four French Early 17th Century Henry II Side Chairs, beautiful simple lines, accentuated with decorative brass tacks, columnar legs joined by flattened box stretchers and endi...

This authentic French Renaissance period fireplace surround is a monumental architectural piece, hand-carved from fine French limestone. Its natural stone color — a soft, warm grey-b...

This outstanding Tonnerre stone fireplace is a masterpiece of the first French Renaissance. It was sculpted in 1534, under the reign of King François the 1st for Philippe Merlan (1503-1546), Baron of Montpont, Lord of Jully-lez-Arnay-le-Duc. This monumental fireplace...

Set of two 16th century oak panels, one representing a character accompanied by a dog, the other a character in flames, probably saints. These ...

A large antique Italian stone chimney piece frieze dating to circa 1800. Originally salvaged from a monumental scale fireplace, this frieze displays fine carving in relief depicting...

A large Duncan Phyfe style Dropside Table from Niagara Furniture with a beautifully crafted top featuring figural mahogany and satinwood, a dovetailed d...

Very good pair of 16th century Italian bronze candlesticks of unusually bold design, turned balustrade form and good scale. One pricket lacking.      

D. Ioannis Chrysostomi archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Enarrationes in divi Pauli epistolas, ad Timotheum II., Titum, Philemonem, & HebræosD.IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMI ARCHEPISCOPI CONSTA...

Wonderful image after Daniele Crespi Fine Steel engraving. Published by Blackie C.1850 Unframed.

The Niagara Furniture Green Leather Fireside Chair is designed after an American original antique chair and ships out covered in full grained tufted genuine leather with brass nail t...

SWISS CHEST RICHLY CARVED WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE RIEDMATTEN FAMILY FRAMED BY TWO HOLY CONVERSATIONS ORIGIN : SWITZERLAND, VALAIS CANTON PERIOD : END OF 16th CENTURY – EARLY 17...

Classic oval Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on the elements of the bands, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in gold cry...

A magnificent pair of large one-of-a-kind medieval Italian armorial shield church architectural elements. Hand-crafted in Italy and of a most impressive size, standing over 6-feet tall, the bow front shaped shield form are polychrome painted with a Memento Mori - The Wars of the...

The Niagara Furniture Hidden Drawer Desk, a luxury piece of fine furniture with a hidden surprise inside. This tall chest was originally designed f...

Pottery was an important part of daily living in ancient Rome. As Romans used earthenware for most purposes, a huge quantity of utensils - cooking pots, amphorae and fine wares were ...

This striking carved oak coffer is a fine example of Spanish Renaissance furniture, dating to the late 16th or early 17th century, circa 1600. Its bold, architectural presence and de...

Antique Meissen porcelain plaque after Correggio German, 19th Century Measures: Frame: Height 43cm, width 50cm, depth 10cm Plaque: Height ...

Italian Renaissance Revival (20th Century) long refectory table with deeply carved columnar end supports featuring female figures and ornate urns, connected by a multi-arching balast...

Renaissance relief depicting two female figures dressed in a chiton Italy, probably Rome, 16th century Marble, wooden frame (provenance label on the back) 28 x 20 x 5 cm This beau...

Great image after Guido Reni Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher. Dated 1841 Unframed. Free shipping

Great image after Raphael Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher. Dated 1841 Unframed. Free shipping

Great image after Guercino Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher. Dated 1841 Unframed. Free shipping

Acquareccia plate Patanazzi workshop Urbino, last quarter of the 16th century It measures diameter 17.12 in; foot diameter 11.53 in; height 1.88 in (43.5 cm; 29.3 cm; 4.8 cm). Weight State of conservation: wear and a few small minimal detachments of enamel, chipping on the raised areas, peeling of enamel at the brim on the back. This large, shallow basin is equipped with a wide and convex well. It is umbonate with a contoured center. The brim, short and flat, is enclosed in a double rounded and barely raised edge. The basin has a flat base without rims; it has a slightly concave center in correspondence to the well. The shape takes inspiration from the basins associated with the metal forged amphora pourers that traditionally adorned the credenza. These were used from the Middle Ages to wash hands during banquets. Two or three people washed their hands in the same basin and it was considered an honor to wash one’s hands with an illustrious person. The decoration is arranged in concentric bands with, in the center of the umbo, an unidentified shield on a blue background: an oval banded in gold with a blue head, a gold star and a field with a burning pitcher. Rings of faux pods separate the center from a series of grotesque motifs of small birds and masks. These go around the basin and are, in fact, faithfully repeated on the brim. The main decoration develops inside the flounce of the basin, which sees alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green and blue, stands out against the white enamel background. This decorative style, defined since the Renaissance as “grottesche” or “raffaellesche”, refers to the decorations introduced after the discovery of the paintings of the Domus Aurea towards the end of the fifteenth century. The discovery of Nero's palace, buried inside Colle Oppio by damnatio memoriae, occurred by chance when a young Roman, in 1480, fell into a large crack which had opened in the ground on the hill, thus finding himself in a cave with walls covered with painted figures. The great artists present in the papal city, including Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Raffaello, immediately visited these caves. The decorations found there soon became a decorative subject of immense success: the term grotesque , with the meaning of “unusual,” “caricatured,” or “monstrous,” was later commented by Vasari in 1550 as “una spezie di pittura licenziose e ridicole molto”( “a very licentious and ridiculous kind of painting”). The decorations “a grottesche” also widely circulated in ceramic factories, through the use of engravings, variously interpreted according to the creativity of the artists or the requests of the client. Our basin is reflected in similar artifacts produced at the end of the sixteenth century by the factories of the Urbino district. See the series of basins preserved in the main French museums, among which the closest in morphology is that of the Campana collection of the Louvre (Inv. OA1496); this however has a more complex figure decoration, while the decoration of our specimen is sober and with a watercolor style. The style, sure in its execution, approaches decorative results still close to the works produced around the middle of the sixteenth century by the Fontana workshop. The decoration is closely linked to their taste, which later finds its natural outlet, through the work of Antonio, also in the Patanazzi workshop. Studies show the contiguity between the two workshops due to the kinship and collaboration between the masters Orazio Fontana and Antonio Patanazzi, both trained in the workshop of Guido Fontana il Durantino. It is therefore almost natural that their works, often created according to similar typologies and under the aegis of the same commissions, are not always easily distinguishable, so much so that the presence of historiated or “grottesche” works by Orazio is documented and preserved in Antonio Patanazzi's workshop. Given that the studies have always emphasized the collaboration between several hands in the context of the shops, it is known that the most ancient “grottesche” works thus far known, can be dated from 1560, when the Fontana shop created the so-called Servizio Spagnolo (Spanish Service) and how, from that moment on, this ornamentation became one of the most requested by high-ranking clients. We remember the works created for the Granduchi di Toscana, when Flaminio Fontana along with his uncle Orazio supplied ceramics to Florence, and, later, other commissions of considerable importance: those for the service of the Duchi d’Este or for the Messina Farmacia of Roccavaldina, associated with the Patanazzi workshop when, now after 1580, Antonio Patanazzi began to sign his own work. Thus, in our basin, the presence of masks hanging from garlands, a theme of more ancient memory, is associated in the work with more advanced stylistic motifs, such as the hatching of the chimeras and harpies. These are found here on the front with the wings painted in two ornate ways. In addition, the theme of the birds on the edge completes the decoration along the thin brim and can be seen as representing an early style typical of the Urbino district during a period of activity and collaboration between the two workshops. Later, a more “doll-like” decorative choice, typical of the end of the century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, characterized the period of the Patanazzi workshop under the direction of Francesco. Bibliography: Philippe Morel, Il funzionamento simbolico e la critica delle grottesche nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, in: Marcello Fagiolo, (a cura di), Roma e...

A 1840s French Italian Renaissance Savonarola chair crafted in oak and distinguished by its sculptural, X-form silhouette. This hi...

A rare and unusual antique Italian walnut table-top cabinet (now also wall hanging cupboard), 17th century and later elements, with handsome warm rich dark patina and interesting pro...

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...

Attributed to Domenico di Paris, also called Domenico del Cavallo ( Monselice, documented in Ferrara between 1442 and 1501) Madonna and The Child Polychromed and gilded Stucco 47,5 ...

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...

Choir stalls. Walnut wood. Spanish School, 16th century. Fragment of a choir stall, made of walnut, carved in its color, featuring three seats with their respective folding miserico...

This is an exceptional original drawing by renowned Italian Renaissance master Camillo Procaccini (signed lower right with initials), born in Parma in 1561 and active mainly in Mila...

A DERUTA MAIOLICA MOULDED PLATE Probably 19th Century. Painted with kneeling Cupid on a rock holding a heraldic shield surrounded by a seascape with...

Calzetta Da Ravenna (Attivo Tra IL 1496 E IL 1543 circa) Severo. Circle of. Candlestick depicting a kneeling satyr. The model of the present bronze is the ""kneeling satyr"" attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, one of the main Paduan bronze sculptors of the first half of the 16th century, whose figure was rediscovered by Planiscig in 1935 (L. Planiscig, ""Severo da Ravenna...

Classic oval Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on the elements of the bands, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in gold cry...

On offer here is an Exquisite 17th Century Oak Two-Door Cabinet from the Carmelite Monastery in Bruges, Belgium. This antique piece, crafted in the Southern Netherlands around 1635, ...

Tempera and gold background on panel. 28.2 x 24.7 cm. Cracks and reinforcements. 18th century Crete School. Greece Here is the iconographic image of the boy being rescued by St...

Print of la pianta grande di Roma (The Large Plan of Rome), also known as The Nolli Map by Pietro Campana, Carlo Nolli, and Rocco Pozzi. Framed in a 1.5” wide dark burl wood frame. ...

Manopan crank musical organ. 19th Century. It is complete but it does not work, it needs to be revised. It has 6 cards with spanish songs of the time. G...

a mini size mid 20th century Turkish Rug Details rug no. j5128 size 1' 8" x 3' 3" (51 x 99 cm)

An elegant antique-style stool or footstool, this piece features a finely carved wooden frame and traditional detailing that evokes the refined aesthetics of the Neo-Renaissance peri...

Beautiful Renaissance two-body buffet with four doors and six drawers. On the upper part of the buffet, who hide two secrets drawers, an alternating band of three masks, represents a mythological scene: Zeus changed into a swan seduces Leda on the banks of the Eurotas. The sides of the buffet are decorated with foliage and vines. The doors cornices...

Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of Madonna and child with 3 attendants.

This late 18th century cabinet is a so called 'kussenkast' or pillow cabinet. The pillow refers to the shape of the raised panels in the doors. It is a typical Dutch Renaissance cabinet...

The exceptional wood used in this piece reflects great Quality. The craftsmanship executed is also Very good. It has a gadrooned edge and the top has No marks or problems. It has a ...

Weathered Renaissance carved oak panel, originally from a piece of furniture.

A wonderful set of three 18th century Dutch Delft tiles, each hand painted in cobalt blue upon a white tin glazed ground. The individual scenes include a flowering plant, a fanciful ...

The elegant and refined Round Mahogany Pineapple Table from Niagara Furniture boasts a fantastic base carved to resemble the shape of a pineapple as well as a beautiful mahogany skir...

An elegant and large-sized Italian Renaissance-style two-tier chandelier. This vintage painted iron chandelier from Italy has a beautifully adorn central column body with two tiers of scrolling acanthus leaf designed arms (nine in total) curling outwardly about the perimeter, each supporting an acorn with crown bobèche with candle sleeve set within their center. A large acorn finial completes the look at bottom. The iron has a deep red and gold/bronze color palette throughout. The light fixture has been re-wired for the US. This Italian Renaissance style chandelier...

English Renaissance Revival style (20th Century) mahogany extendable dining table carved throughout with a floral pattern along the mitred table edge, atop turned balastrade supporti...