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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$1,315 / item
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...
Mahogany
Vintage French Renaissance Victorian Style Gold Figural Marble Top Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Renaissance Victorian Style Gold Figural Marble Top Console Table. Ite...
Marble
17th Century Italian Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
17th century carved walnut console or center table with onyx top.
Onyx
$940 / item
Large Duncan Phyfe Console
Located in Annville, PA
This high quality, antique reproduction Large Duncan Phyfe Console is very similar to our best selling model the NOC043 Console, please see the re...
Mahogany
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Hairy Paw Foot Desk Console Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Hairy Paw Foot Desk Console Table Base. Item features a large impressive size, large carved hairy paw feet, ...
Walnut
$1,240 / item
Sheraton Hall Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton Hall Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand. Equally well loved in...
Mahogany
$9,300 / item
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual pair of Grotto tables, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a gilt metal cast base of a giant clamshell ...
Aluminum
$1,930 / item
Long Mahogany Console
Located in Annville, PA
An outstanding, high quality Long Mahogany Console by Niagara Furniture. The Long Mahogany Console with Brass Gallery also makes elaborate use of inlays, carvings and trim. The mahog...
Mahogany
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Giltwood And Silver Leaf Console And Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Giltwood, Silver leaf and patinated wood console and mirror. The console is raised on a scalloped shaped base with a foliate gilt band below two open winged dragon like figures wearing silver and gilt armor. The dragons are standing above dolphins which have their tails wrapped around the stretcher, which is decorated at the center by a richly carved floral bouquet. The dolphins are laying on a gilt scrolled platform with a patinated brown and mirrored background, and are flanked by two square back supports with gilt foliate designs. The apron above displays a central gilt crest with a whimsical mask...
Marble
$1,160 / item
Two Drawer Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton style Two Drawer Console Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand and NSI118 Four Drawer Console Table...
Mahogany
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Pine
Renaissance Style Carved and Gilded Walnut Pier Mirror and Console Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th century fine Renaissance carved and gilded walnut pier mirror frame and console table with beautiful original patina Mirror measurements: Width 45.66in Height 57.87in Dept...
Wood, Paint
18th Century Renaissance Console Shelf, Hand Carved Walnut, Gilt Edging
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Amazing 18th Century Baroque Renaissance Console shelf, in Hand Carved Walnut, with Gilt Edging. Wax polished.
Walnut
Italian Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Woodbury, CT
This handsome neoclassical table in cream paint and parcel-gilt has a fluted apron with foliate carvings while the rose marble top has a cream marble beaded edge. Perfectly sized for...
Marble
Antique Northern Italian Walnut Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Northern Italian walnut table. Handsome 19th century Italian walnut table with beautiful carving. This versatile Italian table is from th...
Walnut
Italian 16th century Renaissance Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
Attractive, rare Renaissance trestle table of typical, bold design and beautiful rich color. The table can be taken apart for shipping and ha...
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Table in Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb table or consolde in walnut of the Spanish renaissance with a drawer in its center of the 17th century Original irons and lock very nice work on the drawer Superb patin...
Walnut
$16,282 / set
Two Antique Iron and Specimen Marble Console Tables
Located in London, GB
These tables feature beautiful specimen marble tops which were crafted in Italy in the 18th century. The tops are inlaid with a variety of marble types, cut into diamond-shaped block...
Marble, Iron
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish 17th century oak refectory table with 2 carved drawers & apron supported on turned legs with stretcher at base.
Oak
$4,650 / item
Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a gilt metal cast base of a giant clamshell supported by...
Aluminum
English Renaissance Style Large Oak Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (Late 19th Century) large oak refectory console table with stretcher and carved date 1655.
Oak
1830s Historic Office table, walnut wood, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- height desk 78cm - cleaning - good condition - repolish
Bronze
17th Century Large Tuscan Renaissance hanging Console in Walnut with Drawer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
17th Century Large Tuscan Renaissance hanging Console in Walnut with Drawer. Simple but precious console, all original which fills the environment with charm About Tuscan Renaissanc...
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Oak Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (17/18th Century) oak console table with 2 banded inlaid drawers and supported on turned legs with a box form stretcher.
Oak
English Renaissance Console Table with Stretcher
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance Burl wood Console table with 4 square tapered floral inlaid legs connected with a finial stretcher
Burl
English Renaissance Console Table with Stretcher
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance Burl wood Console table with 4 square tapered floral inlaid legs connected with a finial stretcher
Burl
Spanish Renaissance Walnut Console Table - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance period walnut console table with a beautiful lyre-shaped base, typical of 17th-century Catalan tables. This table can serve as a de...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Console Table and Mirror
Located in London, GB
Constructed in walnut, richly and finely carved, rising from a serpentine base supported by shaped and scrolled feet, with an spread wing eagle, with one talon aloft, holding a shiel...
Walnut
Vintage John Scalia Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage John Scalia Console Table in excellent original, as found, condition, although the top has been French polished to give the piece a fresh look. The ...
Mahogany
Console Table With Pearl Row Made In Mahogany From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
A mahogany console table adorned with a pearl row, dating back to the 1860s. This exquisite piece exudes elegance and sophistication, showcasing the timeless beauty of 19th-century c...
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern, Renaissance Console in Walnut , by Bassano's Ebanistery
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern, renaissance style console with drawer, in walnut polished to wax Measures cm: H 87, W 100, D 29.
Walnut
Italian flat waxed wood desk with drawers
Located in PARIS, FR
This magnificent Italian writing desk, dating from the late 17th century, is a striking example of Renaissance-inspired craftsmanship. Made of richly patinated, waxed wood, it featur...
Wood