Renaissance Dining Room Tables
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.
Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wood
2010s American Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
2010s American Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wood
2010s American Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wood
2010s American Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
2010s American Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Dutch Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Wood, Oak
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Cast Stone
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Leather, Glass, Walnut
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Oak, Leather
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
1970s North American Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Iron
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Walnut