Renaissance 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.
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Tables
Brass
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Tables
Chestnut
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Tables
Concrete
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Tables
Oak
1880s French Antique Renaissance Tables
Wood, Oak
2010s Renaissance Tables
Wood
2010s Renaissance Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1990s Renaissance Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
20th Century Italian Renaissance Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Tables
Oak
1860s Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Tables
Rosewood
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Tables
Cherry
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Tables
Rosewood
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Tables
Aluminum
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Renaissance Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Renaissance Tables
Wood
1870s French Antique Renaissance Tables
Marble
1890s French Antique Renaissance Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
1780s Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Tables
Slate, Wrought Iron
1890s French Antique Renaissance Tables
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Wood, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Tables
Chestnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
2010s American Renaissance Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Renaissance Tables
Marble
20th Century Italian Renaissance Tables
Wood
1840s Danish Antique Renaissance Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Tables
Bronze
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Wood, Walnut, Burl
1890s French Antique Renaissance Tables
Oak
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Tables
Cast Stone
2010s Mexican Renaissance Tables
Marble
1620s French Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Renaissance Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Tables
Aluminum