Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.
Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.
Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.
Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.
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$3,932Sale Price|23% Off
Antique 18th Century Square Walnut Swiss Renaissance Banker or Merchant Table
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful bankers or merchants table that was made in Switzerland around 1750. The table has a square 1.57 inch thick top made in solid walnut. The planks were joined by steel S-sh...
Walnut
$2,395 / item
48″ Round Banded Table
Located in Annville, PA
Always popular this 48″ Round Banded Table by Niagara Furniture can be used in a variety of settings, from the front entryway of the home, to the di...
Mahogany
$2,125 / item
Large Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
This Large Drum Table from Niagara Furniture was inspired by large rent tables used in England in the 18th Century to help organize large estates. This for...
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
Oak
One Drawer Drum Table, Hand-Carved Mahogany, Renaissance Style, New
Located in Annville, PA
The elegant and refined One Drawer Drum Table from Niagara Furniture boasts great hardware, as well as a satinwood banded edge. The drum portion of the table is fastened to a solid m...
Mahogany
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Tuscan Renaissance Refectory Style Hand Crafted Oak Farm Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Tuscan Renaissance refectory style handcrafted oak farm table. Nice small functional table for kitchen or home office handcrafted i...
Oak
$2,475 / item
Round Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
Our most robust drum table this large Round Center Table has eye catching appeal with satin wood banding, carved knees and a thick top with three d...
Mahogany
Large Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Center table
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of walnut having carved gadrooned and lyre legs and a stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides . 19th...
Walnut
$2,395 / item
Harp Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
Produced and designed by Niagara Furniture to match many of our other Duncan Phyfe inspired items the Harp Center Table can be used in many places throughout the home. Ideal for an e...
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
Oak
$1,195 / item
Burled Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
Our Queen Ann Burled Drum Table is a smaller drum table that makes a great accessory item anywhere in the home. The Burled Drum Table features three d...
Mahogany
$4,252Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Swiss Renaissance Merchants or Bankers Table Made in Pine and Fruitwood
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful bankers table or merchants table originates in Switzerland and dates circa 1800. The tabletop and drawer were made from fruitwood, the legs are pine. The drawer's fron...
Fruitwood, Pine
Late 19th c. Roman Specimen Marble Topped Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine table made in Rome in the very late 19th or early 20th century is of dramatic design and using costly material. The base carved from solid travertine is in a Renaissan...
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Renaissance Walnut Center Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb rare French walnut renaissance table from the late 16th/early 17th century Very fine table that can be used as a display table or a desk as it has a height below the belt of 6...
Walnut
$3,658Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Italian Fratino Table with Lyre Legs Solid Walnut Rectangular Table
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian Renaissance style walnut Fratino table from the 18th century from a private house of Milan. Born in Italy during the first half of 18th century, this exquisite solid waln...
Walnut
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Walnut Refectory Table
Located in Troy, NY
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Walnut Refectory Table with a massive two-inch thick 17th century two-plank top above a 19th century associated boldly carv...
Walnut
French late 16th Century Henry II Walnut Extension Table
Located in Troy, NY
French late 16th Century Walnut Extension Table with later elements. A period Henry II draw-leaf table of simple linear design, with centuries of care and use to give it warmth and p...
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk, Two Faces
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. Carved on all sides with two frontal drawers. Workable locks and keys...
Oak
$5,395Sale Price|20% Off
Dutch Renaissance Style Stained Oak Table, circa 1680
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful renaissance table is made in the finest quality solid European summer oak in the Netherlands around 1680 It is a typical dutch renaissance table (so called bolpoottafe...
Oak
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
Oak
Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century in chestnut wood with carvings, scalloped front, decorated with vegetal motifs, shells, angels and sphinxes. Rests on legs with curved k...
Chestnut
$1,025 / item
Round Mahogany Pineapple Table
Located in Annville, PA
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...
Mahogany
Italian Neoclassical Carved Marble Figural Table Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Italian renaissance revival marble pedestal base featuring four finally carved figures supporting a deeply carved basket form capital .The rare four figure configuration ...
Statuary Marble, Marble
Italian Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Center or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary, large Italian Renaissance table of strong, linear design. The thick 2-plank top with a narrow dentil edge, above a frieze cont...
Walnut
A late 16th century French Renaissance richly carved walnut center table
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 16th century Renaissance richly carved walnut center table France, The Loire Valley area Dimensions: h. 33.46 in., w. 59.45 in., d. 36.22 in. Our remarquable table is a fabu...
Walnut
NVIN0511 Vintage Maitland Smith Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
A great quality piece of furniture this Vintage Maitland Smith Center Table will be the focal point of any area in your home. From the beautifully inlaid top to the sturdy base every...
Mahogany
20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut table that can be used as a center table ,side or console table. Fluted legs in each side and wood stretcher.
Oak
$2,085 / item
Burled Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
A gorgeous, high quality Burled Center Table from Niagara Furniture with plenty of presence to brighten up any room. Banded and burled top, hand c...
Mahogany
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...
Oak
$2,085
Mahogany Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
A gorgeous, high quality Mahogany Center Table with plenty of presence to brighten up any room. Banded and figured mahogany top, hand carved solid mahogany base and real gold leaf ac...
Mahogany
Center Table Desk Renaissance Style
Located in Vienna, AT
2nd half of the 19th century, solid hardwood, stained black, rectangular top decorated with bevelled corners , turned legs in baluster form, signs of age and use, some restoration wo...
Hardwood
Circa 1880 Italian Walnut and Maple Renaissance Style Center Table, Todi, Umbria
Located in Dallas, TX
An amazing piece of Italian furniture dating to circa 1880, this Renaissance-style center table has been hand-carved in walnut and maple woods in Todi (a town within the region of Um...
Wood, Maple, Walnut
$1,595 / item
Philadelphia Tilt Top Table
Located in Annville, PA
First made popular in the 18th Century this fantastic antique reproduction Philadelphia Tilt Top Table features all of the hallmarks of the...
Mahogany
16th Century Spanish Walnut Campaign Table Fluted Carving Windsor Castle Label
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Fine, Late-16th Century Spanish Walnut, Campaign Table With Rare, Fluted Carving Bearing a Windsor Castle Label just purchased more information to follow The fluted carving of ...
Iron
Italian Renaissance Walnut Dining Table with Scalloped X-Bar Stretcher
Located in Queens, NY
20th century Italian Renaissance style walnut center / dining table with a scalloped X-bar stretcher and legs having a cabriole top over a tapered square design.
Walnut
Important Portuguese Table 17th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BUFFET TABLE 17th Century box in vine wood and rosewood with three drawers, legs and beams turned in rosewood. Metal hardware and applications. Top with stains. Dim.: 81 ...
Rosewood
Italian Table in Ebonized Wood and Engraved Inlays 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Table in Ebonized Wood and Engraved Inlays 19th Century Milan-Italy rectangular in shape, opening to a drawer, with arabesque decoration of stylized foliage, chimera and vase...
Wood
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 ...
Marble
French Early 17th Century Henry IV Oval Walnut Center or Dining Table
Located in Troy, NY
French Henry IV oval center, dining or breakfast table, early 17th century, of rare form and conceptual design, solid walnut with wonderful, deep patina. The oval top, consisting of...
Walnut
Spanish 19th century Renaissance st. Walnut and Brass trestle table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and intricately detailed Spanish 19th century Renaissance st. Walnut and Brass trestle table. This exceptionally decorative table is raised by four handsome richly carved ...
Brass
Antique Italian Tabletop with Pietra Dura Scene
Located in London, GB
This marble tabletop features a centrally placed pictorial panel executed in Pietra Dura. The panel is surrounded by a frame composed of inlaid purple veined marble that is encompass...
Marble
French `19th Century Renaissance Style Cross Lorraine small Walnut center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Small size cross Lorraine table with a strong sculptural presence, the carved frieze containing one-drawer, the seven turned legs are connected by a Cross-Lorraine shaped base, beaut...
Walnut
$4,168Sale Price|20% Off
French antique Renaissance style table, hand carved walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The special hand carving and the design makes this table exceptionally beautiful. The walnut has the original patina and the hue is a warm brown. It has three carved posts which are ...
Walnut
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 ...
Scagliola, Walnut
Important Portuguese Table 18th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese table Bufete 18th century In rosewood wood with twisted and trembling carvings. Rectangular-shaped table top, framed on the front and sides by a jagged frieze, ...
Rosewood
Period Renaissance Walnut Center Table with Breccia Africano Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular, period Renaissance, hand carved, walnut table base with original Breccia Africano marble top.
Breccia Marble
Vintage Kittinger Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
The absolute highest quality piece of American furniture production is exemplified in this Vintage Kittinger Drum Table. From the beautifully decorated and embossed genuine leather t...
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Center Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Wooden Center table. Table features a hexagonal top, double bands of parquetry string inlay and a molded edge. Rococo design features splayed legs adorned with i...
Wood
$1,195 / item
Burled Clover Table
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality, clover top shaped Burled Clover Table produced by Niagara Furniture. Also traditionally referred to as a wine table. Beautifully shaped an...
Mahogany
16th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table - Florence
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional 16th-century Italian Renaissance walnut table, known as a "tavolo ad asso di coppe" (meaning "table with an ace"). This unique table features a superb base with a central...
Walnut
19th C Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique Italian Sorrentino Parquetry Inlaid Round Pedestal Center Table. Item features beautiful parquet inlay on table top an...
Walnut
Swiss Bankers / Rent or Merchant Table, 18th C. and Later
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Swiss bankers or rent table, in Elmwood with a superb slate inset into top. Underneath the top is a rather large drawer which slides both ways. This was used to slide money from ...
Slate
Renaissance Period Walnut Table - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb rare Renaissance period table in walnut from France from the 16th century Very beautiful table that can be used as a presentation table or desk since it has a height below th...
Walnut
SIDE TABLE English, 20th Century, in Mahogany Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
SIDE TABLE English, 20th century, in mahogany wood, with two central supports, each with three legs. Signs of use. Dimensions: 73 x 120 x 80 cm
Mahogany
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...
Rosewood
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Walnut Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Renaissance st. walnut and faux painted marble dining/center table. The rectangular table is raised by a bottom tier with a fine mottled border and mos...
Marble
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BUFFET TABLE 19th Century of twisted and trembling in rosewood wood. Rectangular shaped top, framed by a shaky frieze, waist with two simulating drawers, 6 turned legs an...
Rosewood
17th Century Spanish Table with Three Drawers in Chestnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb Spanish Renaissance table in chestnut from the 17th century Very elegant table with three drawers in the belt. Very beautiful belt...
Chestnut
$13,260Sale Price|51% Off
Renaissance Style Center Table by Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Label mentioning “I.R. Scuola, Sezione Intarsio e Intaglio, Cortina d’Ampezzo, n°146” Exceptional Venetian Renaissance style center table. The top and the frieze opening with four...
Wood
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Portuguese Table " Buffet " Twisted and trembled rosewood. Rectangular top, framed by a trembled frieze, waist with two dra...
Rosewood