Skip to main content

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.

to
258
1,301
1,096
2,231
199
23
198,813
114,556
43,177
33,151
16,237
12,053
10,717
10,553
9,887
8,999
7,254
6,779
6,468
6,465
6,140
5,749
4,910
3,786
843
818
570
222
207
109
111
26
9
15
15
6
11
7
7
29
22
1,325
719
430
257
228
1,961
823
500
142
131
2,453
2,354
2,409
44
21
9
7
7
Style: Renaissance
Italian Renaissance Style Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) large oak refectory table with carved apron and legs with trestle base.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Chitarra Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
This original Venetian mirror is made in the strictest Murano tradition with rich bands carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with crystal and black elements handmade in the Mura...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

Hand Painted Blue Majolica Handles Bowl Centerpiece Ornament Renaissance Deruta
Located in Recanati, IT
This fine majolica centerpiece is made and hand-painted in Deruta, Italy. The Bowl recalls the ancient structure of the Greek cups that were used to mix wate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th C. Renaissance Wrought Iron Curule Savonarola Carpet Sling Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Hand Wrought Iron Renaissance Savonarola Carpet Sling Curule Side Chair. Item features a hand wrought iron folding frame, desirable weathered finish, carpet "sling" seat...
Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Renaissance Style Mantel from the 18th Century of French Limestone
Located in Made, NL
A magnificent antique French limestone fireplace in Renaissance style! This historic mantel (fireplace) dates from the 18th century and exudes a lot of allure due to its robustness a...
Category

18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Limestone

19th Century French Henri II Hand Carved Oak Partner's Desk, Drawers Each Side
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II style hand carved oak partners' desk features a beveled top with an egg and dart motif. Three drawers of dovetail construction fit into e...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Large French Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th - 17th C.
Located in Soest, NL
16th - 17th century French Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good. The width at the front is 93 cm (36.6 inches). ...
Category

Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Super King Size Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Buxton, GB
This Four Poster Bed, sourced from a Chateau in France, is of Renaissance Style Super King Bed with Cabinets is an exquisite piece of antique furniture, handmade from wood with intri...
Category

20th Century Indian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Green & Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Italian Statuary Marble Bust of Dante
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A well-modelled, mid 19th century statuary white marble bust of Dante Alighieri, famed late 13th to early 14th century Italian philosopher, writer and poet. Originating from Italy, ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique French Henry II Style Walnut Dining Chairs W/ Sage Green Fabric-Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
A traditional set of six French dining chairs in the Henry II style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid walnut, each chair features elaborate...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

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

Manopan Crank Musical Organ 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
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...
Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

17th Century Italian Tortoiseshell Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Ebonized case with parcel gilt decoration, iron handles and hinges. Fitted interior with inset tortoiseshell panels surrounded by brass filigree inlaid ebonized wood drawer and door fronts. Faux painted architectural columns on either side of center door which opens to reveal an additional set of small drawers. A rare early cabinet...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptionally fine example of an early 17th Century Spanish renaissance walnut vargueno / bargueno escritorio writing desk on trestle stand. Sp...
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Carved Oak Renaissance Trestle Dining Table
Located in Evergreen, CO
Created with excellent craftsmanship and solid construction in Europe during the late-19th century, this oak dining table is adorned with an array of extraordinary carvings. Four fie...
Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique Ruby Red Venetian Mirror - France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Venetian mirror in ruby red. The mirror is U-shaped, and features applied and etched pieces of mirror in various stylized shapes. Most Venetian mirrors are made in Italy,...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy
By Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful authentic Italian metal and wood portable tabernacle in style of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. A civil and military architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was tr...
Category

1690s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

A Toki Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
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....
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

A Toki Wall Mirror
$2,887 / item
19th Century French Walnut Bench
Located in High Point, NC
19th century carved walnut bench from France with a newly upholstered seat in linen and finished with welted decoration. The upholstered seat is scalloped and is enclosed in a molded...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Linen, Walnut

17th Century Spanish Table in Oak and Chestnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
large 17th century Spanish table in oak and chestnut - Castille rare table with a very good dimension posterior restorations Superb patina and in perfect condition Delivery ...
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Chestnut

Library Terrestrial Globe On Stand, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large terrestrial globe in papier maché and plaster, fixed in its wooden basket: the spindles are painted with the continents (decoratively), the complete meridian is in brass; the h...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Oak Sculpture of Saint Anne, 16th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oak sculpture of Saint Anne, 16th century. Large oak sculpture of Saint Anne. Work from the Upper Rhine, Basel region. First third of the 16th century. An arm is missing from the i...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #2
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

Original Antique Print of The Consecration of St.Nicholas After Veronese. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Veronese Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
Category

1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian Walnut Console Desk Side Table with Carved Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table console desk with four beautiful walnut carved legs connected to one another with central decorated stretchers and detailed by the b...
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique French Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp w/ Bronze Lion Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Chinese Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Lion Ormolu and Mounts. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 29.5" H (to finial) x 20" H (...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Renaissance Walnut Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savonarola style walnut armchair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat. (19th century).
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

19th Century Fine Quality Bronze Figural Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century beautifully crafted bronze figural table lamp of a woman kneeling holding a shell form leaded glass shade. The lamp is in good working condition. Minor wear consist...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

19th Century Renaissance Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Renaissance style chair. Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style or Gothic style walnut Savonarola chair, throne chair, si...
Category

19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Suede, Fabric, Walnut

16th Century Italian Renaissance Limewood Wall Mirror - Antique Surround
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 16th Century, refined Italian wall mirror made of hand carved Limewood from an antique villa near Verona, in good condition. The frame is flanked by a pair of intricately carv...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Mirror

16th Century French Carved Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare carved Renaissance cabinet Period : 2nd half 16th century, ca. 1570 Origin : France, Burgundy or Languedoc This cabinet embody the produ...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

English Renaissance Style Painted Mythological Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) beige and blue painted tapestry of two maidens flanked by unicorns holding heraldic banners in a pastoral scene with a millefleur background....
Category

20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Renaissance Revival Bronze Black Painted Vases
Located in Rome, IT
Impressive pair of black patinated bronze vases in the style of Renaissance. Finely decorated handles with a satyr figure, over with a and body surrounded by bacchanal scenes. Exquis...
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools
Located in Encinitas, CA
These Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools are handcrafted in Italy and made to order. They are in perfect structural and in beautiful condition, with white backs and pale blue accents...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Chestnut

20th Century French Stone Lion with Shield on Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century French stone lion holding a shield on a pedestal. A 20th century lion carved from stone holding a crest carved with a lion with wearing a crown. It is a representation o...
Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Cast Stone

Italian Renaissance Walnut Collector's Cabinet or Vargueno
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Italian Walnut "Renaissance" Collector's Cabinet of The Grand Tour. Architectural form influenced by the design of The Pitti Palace in Florence. Drop front opens by engaging t...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Blue Red Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Bea Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and a rich frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Mu...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

Bea Wall Mirror
$3,025 / item
17th Century Spanish Baroque Savoy Hand Carved Chest Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 17th century chest in brown chesnut. Hand carved facade panel with geometrics decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware. Add a re...
Category

Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Neo-Renaissance Period Stone Fireplace, Dated 1534
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
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...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Stone

Antique Portrait Antonio de Leyva Prince of Ascoli (1480-1536) Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli (1480–1536) was a Spanish general during the Italian Wars. During the Italian War of 1521, he commanded Pavia during the siege o...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Antique mid 18th century Dutch Renaissance solid oak single door cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
Introducing an exceptional antique Dutch cabinet that epitomizes 18th-century craftsmanship. Dating back to around 1750, this meticulously crafte...
Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Steel

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

French Renaissance Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Renaissance style fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colo...
Category

20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th century Large Maiolica Tin-Glazed Wall Plate with Frolicking Cherubim
By The Cantagalli Workshop
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Large Maiolica Tin-Glazed Wall Plate with Frolicking Cherubim Probably Cantagalli family workshop Florence, Italy; 19th century Tin-glazed baked clay Approximate size:...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Maiolica, Ceramic

Antique Italian Hexagonal Black Walnut Side Table Stool with Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table, features hexagonal top with beveled edges over six beautifully bobbin turned legs, connected to one another with star shaped centra...
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Isabella d'Este and Francesco II Gonzaga Majolica Busts by Angelo
Located in New Orleans, LA
These two busts, monumental in both their size and artistry, come from the renowned Italian majolica workshop of the famed Angelo Minghetti. Depicted are the Renaissance political an...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Original Antique Print of Christ Praying In The Garden After Correggio. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Correggio Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
Category

1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

16th Century French Renaissance Chest in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Whereas many pieces of furniture during the Italian Renaissance were heavily painted or inlaid with decorative motifs, French examples utilized hand-sculpted elements as the predomin...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

Oval Tin Metal-Clad Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Oval metal-clad mirror. Measures: H 26" x (66cm) x W 19" (48cm). Oval bevelled mirror in centre. Clear mirror. Aged looking metal-clad. Slightly aged look to tin metal-clad. Ba...
Category

Mid-18th Century North American Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Tin

Important Original Oil Painting of The Boudoir by Kenneth Hayes Miller
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Kenneth Hayes Miller - The Boudoir Size: Height 28 “ Width 19 “ With frame- 27” x 36H Medium: Oil on Canvas Year of Work: 1896 An influential teacher, Kenneth Hayes Miller focuse...
Category

19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
Category

1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Inkwell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Italian Inkstand Desk Double Inkwell. Item features double inkwell with inserts, central can...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

17th Century Louis XIII Armchair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
During the first half of the seventeenth century chairs evolve towards a new model today known as Louis XIII foreshadowing the armchair. Chairs adopt a widen and lower silhouette. Horizontal lines prevail. Cushions disappear supplanted by horse hair upholstery. This chair stands on four feet linked by an H-shaped spacer and a frontal cross-bar. Legs, spacers, cross-bar and arm-rests are all turned as rosary beads...
Category

17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An extremely rare, so-called, Rotterdammer tile, with the decoration of a sailboat. Country: The Netherlands Place: Rotterdam Date: circa 1615 - 1620 Workshop: Claes Wijtmans This tile comes from one of the most rare and sought after tile series...
Category

Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

16th Century Tuscan Late Renaissance Carved Walnut Credenza with Lion's Paw Feet
Located in Middleburg, VA
An exceptional late Renaissance Italian credenza, hand-crafted in Tuscany circa 1570 from richly grained Circassian walnut. This singular piece ...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

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

Octagonal Italian Pietre Dure Semiprecious Hardstone Inlay White Marble Tabletop
Located in Marbella, ES
Octagonal Italian Pietre Dure semiprecious hardstone inlay white marble tabletop. Geometric flower patters handcrafted using semiprecious hard-sto...
Category

Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble

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.

Recently Viewed

View All