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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17th Century important Renaissance Italian Table in solid oak wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FS88 17th Century Important Renaissance table with turned legs, all in solid oak wood
Oak
Spanish 17th Century Oak Refectory Table with Carved Drawers, Antique
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish 17th century oak refectory table with 2 carved drawers & apron supported on turned legs with stretcher at base.
Oak
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 ...
Chestnut
19th Spanish Baroque Side Table with Iron Stretcher and Carved Top in Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Baroque ebonized side table with iron stretcher and carved top in walnut.
Iron
Antique Reproduction of 17th Century Italian Chestnut Fratino Style Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
This Antique Reproduction of a Late 17th Century Italian chestnut Fratino style table features solid top planks with end frames and a base with crosspieces and wood joinery pins. With is superior details including dovetail joinery, present a fine rustic antique look for use as a primitive table for display, or communal style dining or even in a contrasting modern setting. We can reproduce this antique style in any size you require. See pricing below for standard dining table sizes - made in Italy by our craftsmen. We offer finish options on aged hardwoods which may be very distressed like this antique Italian chestnut table, or formal & smooth on premium Italian walnut. Available to order with shellac color stain options. Available Options either in Walnut or Chestnut: 79”L x 39”W 84”L x 40-42”W 96”L x 40-42”W 108”L x 40-42”W 120”L x 40-42”W Larger table sizes, narrow widths, and single slab tops available by quote. Bellini’s Old World Collection...
Chestnut, Poplar, Walnut, Fir
19th Century Cobblers Table Sidetable
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A great little cobblers worktable with drawer in pine. Two centuries of intensive use has given it a fabulous patina and color. We conserved this...
Pine
$1,295
H 29 in W 25.5 in D 19.75 in
Late 19th Century French Carved Walnut Side Table, End Table, Nightstand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale French Henri II style walnut side table from the late nineteenth century is of hand pegged construction and features a beveled top detailed with an egg and dart moti...
Iron
19th Century Country French Provincial Chestnut Farmhouse Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A handsome French Provincial farmhouse dining table, hand-crafted in 19th century France from richly patinated chestnut and oak. The table features a rectangular 1 inch thick plank t...
Chestnut
English Rustic 17th century Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
English Rustic 17th Century Trestle Table. Thick three-plank elm top with narrow breadboard ends, supported by a solid, simple trestle base, Beautiful wear and character. What more i...
Elm, Oak
$3,205
H 30.71 in W 33.08 in D 74.02 in
French Chestnut & Oak Farmhouse Dining Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Warminster, GB
A chestnut and oak farmhouse dining table with central drawer to one side. French, early 20C. Stock ref. #3249 In good sturdy order. Sympathetically restored to ensure the table’s...
Chestnut, Oak
Circa 1800 French Chestnut Farm Table
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century long farm table from France made from chestnut. The table has a wonderfully grained top with lovely curved ends which gives a fabulous overhang on each end. The ...
Chestnut
$3,400
H 30.32 in W 55.12 in D 15.75 in
20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Measure extended : 31.49 in.
Iron
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Refectory Table, 10 Feet Long
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Italian Baroque style large scale cerused oak refectory table. The almost 10 foot long top joined by three pedestal supports connected by a single long stretcher locked ...
Walnut
$2,800
H 31.88 in W 51.18 in D 30.7 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Pine Trestle Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish pine trestle table with wood stretcher. Ideal for a kitchen.
Pine
19th Century Italian Farm Table.
Located in Allerum, SE
Large 19th century Italian provincial / country pine wood table with one drawer. ca 1850 - 90, Italy.
Pine
$12,000
H 29.75 in W 70.5 in D 39 in
Rustic French 17th Century Oak and Chestnut Trestle / Dining Table
Located in Troy, NY
Rustic, very charming trestle table, the three plank chestnut top with narrow bread board ends supported by an oak trestle base, the uneven staining on the top created by use and age...
Chestnut, Oak
$3,900
H 30.52 in W 47.05 in D 15.75 in
20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Measure extended : 31.49in.
Iron
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H 30.5 in W 57.5 in D 44 in
19th Century Light-Grey Italian Pinewood Folding Table, Antique Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Italian oval folding table made of hand carved Pinewood with support in the Trestle design, in good condition. The two sides of the dining table are foldable. T...
Pine
17th Spanish Chest of Drawers with Originals Locks and Marquetry
Located in Miami, FL
A museum quality, Spanish, Late-Renaissance, cedar enclosed chest of drawers with exceptional walnut and fruitwood with an architectural or façade front This is the most sophistic...
Iron
19th Century Italian Walnut Table Desk Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Small Italian walnut table or desk with a single drawer, the apron with scalloped profile and turned finial details and raised on turned legs united at the bottom with an ‘X’ stretch...
Walnut
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H 30.11 in W 31.89 in D 20.47 in
19th Spanish Baroque Side Table with Iron Stretcher and Carved Top in Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Baroque ebonized side table with iron stretcher and carved top in walnut.
Iron
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H 32.25 in W 61.25 in D 28.75 in
Large 17th-18th Century Spanish Renaissance Walnut Refectory Table or Hall Table
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This excellent and impressive Renaissance table features a single board walnut top with visible nailheads above a carved oakwood frame holding two carved drawers with original hardwa...
Iron
Large Antique 17th Century Style Limed Oak Dining Table
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Large and very practical dining table. Seats 8 to 10 people. Wonderful gadrooned twin supports. The two plank top is full of character. Thick and full of knots. It has bee...
Oak
17th Century Italian Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome hand-carved Italian walnut trestle table or sofa table or center table.
Walnut
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H 29.5 in W 87.75 in D 37 in
Original Antique Italian Mahogany Two Board Top Dining Table w/Unique Wooden Stretcher
Located in Highwood, IL
When this masterpiece was first off loaded from our container, we sent it directly to our conservation shop. We completely disassembled it, cleaning all the joints and crevices thoro...
c.1680 Rustic French Oak Gate-Leg Wine Table
Located in Highwood, IL
Awesome rustic late 1600's French white oak gate-leg wine table with an incomparable time aged patina. Imagine way back in those early primitive years, dragging this table from the b...