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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.

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Style: Renaissance
Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher
Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher

Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher

$4,500

Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Writing Table, Iron Stretcher

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This late 17th century Spanish Renaissance writing table is constructed of solid walnut and features an impressive 30-inch wide top made from a single plank of walnut. The top joins ...

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Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Country Estate Partners Desk
Country Estate Partners Desk

Country Estate Partners Desk

$4,345 / item

Country Estate Partners Desk

Located in Annville, PA

Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...

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2010s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$5,975

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 ...

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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk, Two Faces
19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk, Two Faces

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk, Two Faces

$3,880

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...

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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Large Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Center table
Large Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Center table

Large Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Center table

$6,475

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...

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Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

French neo-Renaissance solid oak desk, circa 1900.
French neo-Renaissance solid oak desk, circa 1900.

French neo-Renaissance solid oak desk, circa 1900.

$696Sale Price|20% Off

French neo-Renaissance solid oak desk, circa 1900.

Located in LYON, FR

Maison Lecan presents a Neo-Renaissance solid oak desk, circa 1900. This antique piece perfectly reflects the craftsmanship of early 20th-century French cabinetmakers. Made of solid...

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20th Century French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$4,775

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 ...

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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Italian Walnut Desk Side Table with Cabriole Carved Legs
Antique Italian Walnut Desk Side Table with Cabriole Carved Legs

Antique Italian Walnut Desk Side Table with Cabriole Carved Legs

$1,753

Antique Italian Walnut Desk Side Table with Cabriole Carved Legs

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table with four beautiful walnut cabriole carved legs and detailed by the shaped corners, beveled top and central drawer with brass handle...

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20th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A richly carved Renaissance-style oak desk with a leather writing surface
A richly carved Renaissance-style oak desk with a leather writing surface

A richly carved Renaissance-style oak desk with a leather writing surface

$7,013

A richly carved Renaissance-style oak desk with a leather writing surface

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Italian Renaissance-style desk. Solid oak frame, stained and veneered, with magnificent carved decoration covering the entire surface. Original camel-colored leather writing surface....

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique 1850 Renaissance Revival Burr Walnut Pugin Gothic Writing Table Desk
Antique 1850 Renaissance Revival Burr Walnut Pugin Gothic Writing Table Desk

Antique 1850 Renaissance Revival Burr Walnut Pugin Gothic Writing Table Desk

$5,388

Antique 1850 Renaissance Revival Burr Walnut Pugin Gothic Writing Table Desk

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this stunning Renaissance Revival circa 1850 burr walnut writing table after Pugin What a piece! This writing table or desk is stunning, it offers huge amo...

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1850s English Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher
Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher

Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher

$3,840Sale Price|20% Off

Carved desk from Spain with hand carving and iron stretcher

Located in Houston, TX

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 ...

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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher
18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher

18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher

$9,975

18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher

Located in Miami, FL

19th Spanish refectory desk table with solomonic legs and iron stretcher Original perfect condition Top table in perfect shape. Very heavy piece

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1790s Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Antique Swiss Renaissance Merchants or Bankers Table Made in Pine and Fruitwood
Antique Swiss Renaissance Merchants or Bankers Table Made in Pine and Fruitwood

Antique Swiss Renaissance Merchants or Bankers Table Made in Pine and Fruitwood

$4,348Sale 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...

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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Pine

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52

$3,000

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival parlor / library table or writing desk, circa 1870s Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cherubs / putti...

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1870s Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg
20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg

20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg

$2,475

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.

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Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Oak Renaissance Cabinet
Oak Renaissance Cabinet

Oak Renaissance Cabinet

$11,689

Oak Renaissance Cabinet

Located in Kraków, Małopolska

Cabinet We present you a unique Renaissance Cabinet from the XVII Kabinet comes from Germany. It is made of oak. Cabinet is a box furniture, it consists of an upper chest and a bas...

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17th Century German Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk

$4,775

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 ...

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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

17th Century Spanish Renaissance Vargueno in Walnut & Wrought Iron
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Vargueno in Walnut & Wrought Iron

17th Century Spanish Renaissance Vargueno in Walnut & Wrought Iron

$18,500

17th Century Spanish Renaissance Vargueno in Walnut & Wrought Iron

Located in Queens, NY

Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.

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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat
Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat

Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat

$93,514

Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat

Located in Kraków, Małopolska

Cabinet We present you a unique Renaissance Cabinet from the sixteenth century, Kabinet comes from Germany. It is made of oak. Cabinet is a box furniture, it consists of an upper c...

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16th Century German Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Baroque secretary
Baroque secretary

Baroque secretary

$3,389

Baroque secretary

Located in Kraków, Małopolska

Baroque secretary from the 18th century, in very good condition.

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1770s German Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table
Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table

Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table

$7,598

Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Folding Center Table

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This particular type of table was invented by 16th century Spanish cabinetmakers. This elegant table can easily be taken apart. Its rectangular top is assembled to the legs with i...

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Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

17th Century English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk with Spool Legs
17th Century English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk with Spool Legs

17th Century English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk with Spool Legs

$27,000

17th Century English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk with Spool Legs

Located in Queens, NY

English Renaissance (17th Century) walnut table desk with spool legs and 2 drawers with stretcher.

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Early 17th Century English Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table
17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table

17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table

$5,552

17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Table

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Superb Italian Renaissance walnut table from the 17th century Table that can be used as a desk or a small dining room table It has a very beautiful walnut top with a beautiful thickn...

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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers
19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers

19th Century French Renaissance Desk with Three drawers

$4,590

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 Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk
An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk

An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk

$13,800

An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An attractive Italian 19th century Oak trestle table/desk. The honey colored Oak table is raised by slanted pierced supports with scrolled designs and a bottom central 'Fleur d...

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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th C Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Desk
Antique 19th C Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Desk

Antique 19th C Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Desk

$2,600

Antique 19th C Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Desk

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique 19th C. Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Wood 2 Drawer Library Table Writing Desk. Item features a scrolling cast iron stretcher base, 2 drawers (locks removed), carved paw fee...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Carved Wooden Writing Desk, Neo-renaissance Style, Late 19th Century
Carved Wooden Writing Desk, Neo-renaissance Style, Late 19th Century

Carved Wooden Writing Desk, Neo-renaissance Style, Late 19th Century

$1,753

Carved Wooden Writing Desk, Neo-renaissance Style, Late 19th Century

Located in PARIS, FR

Carved Wooden Cabinet-Secretary – Neo-Renaissance Style – Late 19th Century An imposing carved wooden cabinet-secretary, crafted in the late 19th century in the Neo-Renaissance styl...

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Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

English Renaissance Walnut Console Table
English Renaissance Walnut Console Table

English Renaissance Walnut Console Table

$18,000

English Renaissance Walnut Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

English Renaissance-style (19th Century) walnut carved console table with drawer and stretcher on turned legs.

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19th Century English Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Walnut Desk and Three Chairs
18th Century Italian Walnut Desk and Three Chairs

18th Century Italian Walnut Desk and Three Chairs

$14,500 / set

18th Century Italian Walnut Desk and Three Chairs

Located in Hixson, TN

A marvelous 18th century Italian writing table with the three chairs from Florence, Italy. This desk is an example of country Italian furniture. Simple but elegant. Strong but utilit...

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century
Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century

Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century

$6,429

Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance walnut table. It features an exceptional (museum-quality) base decorated with acanthus leaves, a partially open sculpted part (uncom...

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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century

Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century

$10,520

Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, XVII century Table “a lira” Walnut Tuscany, XVIIth century 71 X 90 X 49,5 cm Beautiful patina.

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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Renaissance desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance desks and writing tables 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 desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,495 and tops out at $87,912 while the average work can sell for $4,957.

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