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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
Six Renaissance style Leather sling chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Set of six antique rustic Renaissance style solid oak hand carved dining chairs with thick saddle leather and large brass decorative studs. Nice patina on the leather and wood. Arm ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Brass

Neo-Renaissance Italian Terracotta Fountain. Tuscany, early 19th century
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A fanciful early 19th century Italian terracotta fountain from Tuscany. In neo-Renaissance style, as shown in the photo, the artist's initials I B are engraved. The fountain rests on...
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1820s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Terracotta

Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Italian 19th century Renaissance St. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm chandelier is centered by an elegant curved diamond shaped pendant...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wrought Iron

French 19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze and Ormolu Vide Poche Tazza/Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu side table or Vide Poche tazza. The tazza is raised by handsome patinated bronze hoof feet with or...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Original Antique Etching By A.Durand After Rembrandt. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real etching after Rembrandt's masterpiece By Amand Durand Published circa 1900 On good quality wove type paper Unframed.
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1890s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

French 19th Century Renaissance Style Rouge Antique Marble Ormolu & Bronze Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant French 19th century Renaissance st. Rouge Antique marble, ormolu and patinated bronze tazza. The tazza is raised by a circular ormolu band below the tapered marble bas...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Carved Oak Barley Twist Sofa Table Corinthian Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a very unique antique French carved oak table~ ~Four large columns, each consisting of four separate barley twist posts set...
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1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

French 19th Century Renaissance Style Finely Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Renaissance st. finely carved giltwood mirror. This remarkable mirror has the original mirror plate and is framed within an inner beaded border with ci...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

French, 19th Century, Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Renaissance st. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm five light chandelier displays a single hanging light bulb cen...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Set of Three Patinated Copper Panels with Repoussé Scenes
Located in London, GB
These three circular copper panels were crafted in the 19th century in France. They are decorated with biblical and Christian themes taken from the lives of King Solomon (d. 931 BC) ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Copper

Original Antique Framed Print After Fra Bartolomeo. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Renaissance fresco by Fra Bartolomeo Chromo-lithograph Published, C.1870 Presented in an antique distressed pine frame
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1840s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper, Pine

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An handsome and most unique French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a stunning central cage with Wrought Iron scrolls at the bottom...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Original Antique Print of St John The Evangelist After Domenichino. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino Fine Steel engraving. Published by Tallis, London, circa 1850 Unframed.
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein's Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) Signed P. Nocker. Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
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19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Fruitwood

Lion Fountains, Lifesize Outdoor Statues, Patinated Bronze, England, 1860s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Lifesize Bronze Lion Fountains on Pedestals, 19th Century Monumental Outdoor Statues, Priced for pair (two pairs available) Two monumental...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

Two Sevres Style Porcelain Plates after Titian and Clouet
Located in London, GB
These antique French plates, or chargers, are finely decorated with the portraits of two historic Kings of France: Francois I and Henry II, painte...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Andirons in Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of patinated bronze firedog andirons in Renaissance style. They are decorated with alternating vases of flowers topped by winged cupids...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th century Bronze lidded urns, stamped P.H. Mourey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze lidded urns, stamped P.H. Mourey. Each most handsome urn is raised by a round base with a bea...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

French Renaissance Style Glass Top Tray Coffee Table with Carved Cherubs Angels
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Style Walnut & Glass Top Tray Coffee Table with Carved Cherubs . Item features a removable glass tray top, carved cherub scen...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Crystal Ball on a 19th Century French Bronze Cherub Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Renaissance style patinated and gilt bronze cherub base made in the early to mid 19th century. The figure holding a 10 inch diameter solid crystal ball. Beautiful qu...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Portuguese Candeliary Seraphins 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Portuguese Candeliary Seraphins 19th century in polychrome and gilded wood. The figures are represented standing, holding cornucopias. Adapted to lamps. Little defects i...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wood

19th Century French Gien Faience Platter
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Gien faience decorative charger or shallow bowl, hand-painted in red, orange, yellow, blue, and green on white ground with Renaissance style imagery with a cent...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Faience

19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Renaissance desk with dolphins is a remarkably sculpted work with fully carved apron all around, making it a great choice for placement in the center of the room ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu And Crystal Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Crystal vases. The pair of vases are raised on triangular Ormolu bases with central rosettes. The base above is deco...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Breccia Nuvolata Rosa Marble Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Breccia Nuvolata Rosa marble centerpiece planter. This stunning centerpiece is supported on four cabriol...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Large Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Plaque of a Naiad or Water Nymph
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large-scale Capodimonte porcelain plaque depicting a Naiad (or a water nymph from Greek mythology). She is attended by a small ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Nine-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb quality and impressive large scale pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Rouge Griotte and ormolu nine arm candelabras, signed F. Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base with an ormolu ‘C’ scrolled support in a lion paw design amidst scrolled acanthus leaves. Above is an ormolu laurel band below the fluted marble pedestal...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bisque Porcelain, Ormolu, and Giltwood lamps, attributed to Sèvres. Each wonderful lamp is raised on a square ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Renaissance Style Brass Hooded Antique Fireplace Grate
Located in London, GB
A very striking and large brass fire basket in the Renaissance manner with an ornate repousse decorated hood. The grate supported by a pair of monopodic panthers holding rings in the...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Table with four chairs, Renaissance style, Germany, circa 1870
Located in Chorzów, PL
The antique set of chairs and a table in the Renaissance style were made of oak wood in the second half of the 19th century. Seats and backrests of chairs upholstered with fabric, wo...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Original Antique Print After Correggio, Ecce Homo, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Correggio Fine Steel engraving. Published by Jones & Co, London, circa 1850 Unframed.
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Print of Ecce Homo After Carlo Dolci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Carlo Dolci Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Original Antique Print After Carlo Maratta, Virgin and Child, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of the Virgin and Child Fine Steel engraving Published by Virtue, London circa 1850 Unframed.
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Original Antique Print of A Music Party After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Bronze Narcissus Based on the antique, excavation patina, 19th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bronze Narcissus Based on the antique, excavation patina, 19th century
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Partly Ebonised Walnut Coffee Table with Scagliola Top
Located in London, GB
This coffee table is a wonderful piece of Italian furniture, which features an exquisite scagliola top. Scagliola is a material which is made from a combination of plaster, pigments ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Scagliola, Walnut

Agate and Silver Tazzas by Jules Wiese
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning pair of silver and agate tazzas by prominent Parisian goldsmith and jeweler Jules Wiese exhibits a classical elegance. The warm beauty of the...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Agate, Silver

Set Of Four French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Centerpiece/Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique set of four French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu centerpiece/planters. Each centerpiece is raised by elegant mottled supports below handsome paw feet...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Planter/Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble planter/stand. The planter is raise...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Original Antique Print of The Vision of St.Jerome After Parmigianino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Parmigianino Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

A Tall and Slender Antique Hand Painted Italian Majolica Ewer, Naples Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed on the underside by Gaetano Battaglia of Manifattura Battaglia, this tall hand-painted majolica ewer originates from Naples, Italy, circa 1870. Known as an istoriato (loosely ...
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1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Majolica, Paint

Views Of Venice, After Vicentini & Canaletto, Framed Engravings, 19th Century
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of framed engravings depicting views of Venice, the Grand Canal and the Saint Joseph district, after a model by Antonio Visentini (1688-1782) They are described in Latin as ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Italian Renaissance Style Silver Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) silver chalice with cover and floral design.  
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Silver

Amazing Highly Carved 19th Century French Trunk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous highly carved oak trunk featuring rich Renaissance figures with lots of floral and leaf motifs. The top opens to reveal plenty of storage, while closed it may be used as a ...
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1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

19th Century Italian Carved Carrera Marble Figural Putti Coat of Arms
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Italian Carved carrara Marble Figural Putti Coat of Arms Italy Mid-19th century, Apparently Unsigned A fine Italian architectural element, expertly carved in high r...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Antique German KPM Porcelain Lidded Bartmann Jug Tankard
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique German KPM Porcelain Lidded Bartmann Jug Tankard. 19th century German Bellarmine Bartmann jug with bearded man from the Porcelain Manufactory K...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Pewter

Original Antique Print of The Holy Family After Raphael. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

Sideboard, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sideboard, France, circa 1880. Very good condition. wood: oak dimensions: height: 244 cm, width: 133 cm, depth: 55 cm.
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1880s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak, Glass

Pair of 19th Century Provincial Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of antique, circa 1830, Italian Renaissance style hand carved walnut sgabello hall chairs. Hand-crafted in Provincial Italy, most likely ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman'
By Benedetto Boschetti, Giambologna
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman' Italy, Mid- 19th century, Attributed to the workshops of Benedetto Bosch...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

Antique 19th C. Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut High Back Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Antique 19th C. Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut High Back Side Chairs. Item features a stretcher base, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, very nice antique item. Circ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Walnut

Original Antique Print of Cupid After E.Sirani. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of cupid Fine steel engraving after E.Sirani Published C.1870 Unframed. The measurement given is the paper size
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1870s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural Salver Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Bacchanal Scene Silver Plated Bacchus Figural English Oval Salver Tray. Item features ornate cast frieze border of Bacchus, fema...
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Silver Plate

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte lidded tazzas. Each tazza is raised by an elegant square stepped Rouge Griotte m...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th C. Italian Renaissance Style Walnut and Siena Marble Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful Italian carved walnut console table with a beautiful siena marble top that is not attached. The carved relief d...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Siena Marble

Antique French Carved Oak Sofa Side Table Petite Desk Renaissance Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Petite Desk Renaissance. Direct from France, an elegant, and petite, antique French carved sofa...
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1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Oak

Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique Italian 19th century Renaissance st. wrought iron chandelier. The four arm chandelier displays eight impressive spikes with a beautiful pierced central cur...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Pair Small Renaissance Style Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of octagonal, Renaissance style, ebonized wood, etched brass and gilded bronze framed mirrors inset with veneered semi-precious stones. Ornate gilded bronze detail features face...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of neoclassical marble vases, late 18th century early 19th century
Located in PAU, FR
Pair of neoclassical marble vases crater shape in ancient, late 18th century early 19th Some gaps
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble

Original Antique Print of Susanna and The Elders After Ludovico Carracci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ludovico Carracci Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Paper

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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