What furniture was used in the 16th century?

A variety of furniture was used during the 16th century. Items commonly found in homes include high-backed armchairs, chests, stools, benches and cupboards. Most European artisans active during the time period produced pieces out of oak wood. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.

Were there cannons in the 16th century?

Yes, there were cannons in the 16th century. The history of the weapon dates back to 12th-century China. Historical records suggest that the first cannons appeared in Europe during the Islamic wars in Iberia in the 13th century. Find a range of antique cannons on 1stDibs.

Was there glass in the 16th century?

Yes, the history of glass-making goes back much further than the 1600s. It’s believed that they were making glass in different parts of the world at least 3,600 years ago, maybe even longer. During the late Bronze Age in Egypt and in Western Asia, glassmarking advanced significantly and was manipulated extensively to produce vessels, jewelry, and works of art. Shop a range of antique and vintage glass on 1stDibs.

How do you identify 18th-century furniture?

To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.

What is 17th-century furniture called?

What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.

16th Century Italian Furniture

Renaissance Cabinet Italy

16th Renaissance Walnut Italian

Cassone Chest

16th Century Textiles

Renaissance Panel

Antique Velvet Pillows

Venetian Velvet

Aubusson Silk

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Antique 16th Century Italian Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Late 16th Century Tuscany Walnut Credenza

$3,551

16th Century Madonna with Child and San Giovannino Painting Oil on Panel

Located in Milan, IT

. Polidoro reached artistic maturity towards the fifties of the sixteenth century, when he was awarded the

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

16th Century Madonna with Child and San Giovannino Painting Oil on Panel

$8,050

Early 16th Century, Christ Wooden Sculpture

Located in Firenze, FI

work of a Tuscan or Umbrian sculptor from the first half of the 16th century. The front polychromy

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 16th Century, Christ Wooden Sculpture

$9,589

16th Century Painted Panel, Florence Italy

Located in Dallas, TX

An Italian, Arched Wooden Panel with Painting of Moses and the Steer – Antique Condition

16th Century Painted Panel, Florence Italy

$15,600

Pair of Wrought Iron Floor Standing Prickets from Umbria, 16th Century

Located in London, GB

wrought iron from the 16th century. Increasingly difficult to find, these pieces exude supreme quality

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Baroque Torchères

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron Floor Standing Prickets from Umbria, 16th Century

$3,549

16th Century Virgin with Child and Saints Painting Oil on Panel by Santacroce

Located in Milan, IT

decade of the 16th century the artist must have been of age. Ludwing defined him as a pupil of Cima da

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Paint

16th Century Virgin with Child and Saints Painting Oil on Panel by Santacroce

$8,050

Massive Italian Elmwood Refectory Table from the Mid to Late 16th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Made for and used in a monastic setting for dining, this table is constructed from two massive wooden planks resting atop three trestles with canted carvings and large bracket feet, ...

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Tables

Materials

Elm

Massive Italian Elmwood Refectory Table from the Mid to Late 16th Century

$43,400

16th Century Madonna with Child San Giovannino Sant Anna Painting Oil on Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

reference to fifteenth-century pictorial models is also evident, consistent with the counter-reformed

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

16th Century Madonna with Child San Giovannino Sant Anna Painting Oil on Canvas

$5,682

Italian Renaissance 16th Century Egg Tempera Fresco on Canvas, Adam and Eve

Located in Firenze, IT

conditions considering that it dates back to the 16th century, stable surface and color. On the frame you can

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Italian Renaissance 16th Century Egg Tempera Fresco on Canvas, Adam and Eve

$10,654

Antique Monumental Fireplace in Carved Stone, 16th Century from Castle in Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

in the middle of the 16th century, it comes from a castle in central Italy. Imposing in size and

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Stone

Antique Monumental Fireplace in Carved Stone, 16th Century from Castle in Italy

$34,332

Antique Imposing Fireplace Black Slate, Noble Coat of Arms, 16th Century, Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

great beauty, entirely produced in the 16th century, from Genoa (Northern Italy), maximum size cm W 246

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Slate

Antique Imposing Fireplace Black Slate, Noble Coat of Arms, 16th Century, Italy

$33,148

Italian Baroque Tole, Brass and Leather Handled Lantern, 16th-17th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Essentially a very early version of a flashlight, the cylindrical body opens by twisting the top revealing an inner section with a bobeche for a candle, the handle covered with leath...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Candle Lamps

Italian Baroque Tole, Brass and Leather Handled Lantern, 16th-17th Century

$3,840

Impressive Set of Two 16th Century Religious Paintings

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impressive set of two 16th century religious paintings. We invite you to view it at our showroom.

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Impressive Set of Two 16th Century Religious Paintings

$28,000

16th Century San Giovannino with Lamb Painting Oil on Canvas Area of Procaccini

By Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Located in Milan, IT

century. Active in Milan and Genoa, he forged fruitful relations with the courts of Mantua, Turin and

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

16th Century San Giovannino with Lamb Painting Oil on Canvas Area of Procaccini

$4,025

16th Century Holy Family with Saint John Painting Workshop of Titian Oil Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

Workshop of Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore, 1488/90 - Venice, 1576) Holy Family with San Giovannino Measures: Oil on canvas, 79 x 103 cm - with frame 95.5 x 119.5 cm This pai...

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

16th Century Holy Family with Saint John Painting Workshop of Titian Oil Canvas

$9,470

Fragment of the Coat of Arms of the Della Rovere Family - 16th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Renaissance marble fragment Fragment of the Coat of Arms of the Della Rovere Family Italy, 16th

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Fragment of the Coat of Arms of the Della Rovere Family - 16th century

$3,078

16th Century Italian Old Master Painting Saint John the Baptist with a Lamb

Located in Milano, MI

From Italy a late Renaissance 16th century religious painting depicting the Child Saint John The

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

16th Century Italian Old Master Painting Saint John the Baptist with a Lamb

$7,103

Pair of Italian Renaissance Period Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons, 16th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having brass ball finials at the tops and middle, the wrought iron heavily incised with decoration, the feet of trefoil form.

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Andirons

Pair of Italian Renaissance Period Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons, 16th Century

$6,500

Renaissance Tabernacle Front - Tuscany, first half of the 16th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

frequently in Italian Renaissance works is that the depiction of buildings was particularly desirable at a

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

Renaissance Tabernacle Front - Tuscany, first half of the 16th century

$29,596

End of 16th Century Flagellation Roman school Painting Oil on Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

Late 16th century, Roman school Flagellation Oil on canvas, 114 x 87 cm Heraldic shield in

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

End of 16th Century Flagellation Roman school Painting Oil on Canvas

$5,682

16th Century Antique Pair of Tabernacle with Tympanum

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

16th century antique pair of wood tabernacle with tympanum and inlays, can become cabinets or

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Panelling

Materials

Walnut

16th Century Antique Pair of Tabernacle with Tympanum

$1,894 / set

End of 16th Century San Carlo Lombard School Painting Oil on Panel

Located in Milan, IT

Late 16th century, Lombard school San Carlo Oil on panel, 72 x 56 cm.

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood

End of 16th Century San Carlo Lombard School Painting Oil on Panel

$5,682

Italian Bolognese Late 16th Century Baroque Walnut Center Table / Desk

Located in Troy, NY

Italian (Bolognese) late 16th century center table or desk of late Renaissance /early Baroque Form

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Bolognese Late 16th Century Baroque Walnut Center Table / Desk

$38,000

16th CENTURY SENESE STORAGE BENCH CONTRADA DELLA SELVA

Located in Firenze, FI

of Sienese manufacturing from the late 16th century, belonging to the Renaissance period. Its large

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Wood

16th CENTURY SENESE STORAGE BENCH CONTRADA DELLA SELVA

$7,458

End of the 16th Century solid walnute sideboard

Located in Firenze, FI

are noted. The sideboard can be ascribed to Florentine manufacture from the end of the XVI century

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

End of the 16th Century solid walnute sideboard

$10,523

16th Century Rare Antique Engravings with Frame, Set of 6

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Beautiful rare antique engraving 16th century. Each engraving represents a plant and its

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Prints

Materials

Paper

16th Century Rare Antique Engravings with Frame, Set of 6

$2,959 / set

Important 16th Century Specimen Marble Pietra Dura Renaissance Tabernacle

By Carlo Maderno

Located in London, by appointment only

In the manner of Carlo Maderno. An important and substantial late 16th century Italian private

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Marble

Important 16th Century Specimen Marble Pietra Dura Renaissance Tabernacle

$40,823

Italian Late Renaissance Marquetry Inlaid Cassone, 16th/17th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Italian late Renaissance Marquetry inlaid cassone, 16th/17th century.

Category

Antique Early 1600s Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests

Materials

Walnut

Italian Late Renaissance Marquetry Inlaid Cassone, 16th/17th Century

$10,150

Life-Sized, 16th Century Marble Figure Fragment

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautifully hand carved, life-sized, Italian Renaissance period, Carrara marble figure fragment

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Life-Sized, 16th Century Marble Figure Fragment

$38,000

16th Century Marble Column Fragment Table Lamp

Located in PRAHA 8, CZ

A beautiful 16th-century marble artefact that has been taken away from its original context and

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

16th Century Marble Column Fragment Table Lamp

$2,598

Rare 16th-17th Century Italian Armoire, Purchased at Axel Vervoordt

Located in Jesteburg, DE

An exceptional late 16th, early 17th century Armoire in a beautifully patinated Walnut. Very good

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Cupboards

Materials

Walnut

Rare 16th-17th Century Italian Armoire, Purchased at Axel Vervoordt

$17,757

16Th C Italian Hand Embroidered Silk Wall Hanging

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Italian hand embroidered silk textile wall hanging. Circa the late 16th century. The

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Tapestries

Materials

Silk

16Th C Italian Hand Embroidered Silk Wall Hanging

$325

16th Century Italian Bolognese School O/Canvas "Allegory of Music"

By Annibale Carracci

Located in Valladolid, ES

Amazing and beautiful work of art, Italian Baroque, "Allegory of tmusic or St Cecilia" artibuted to

Category

Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

16th Century Italian Bolognese School O/Canvas "Allegory of Music"

$11,649

16th Century Roman Wood Statue

Located in Peekskill, NY

has just the right look. It's a centuries old surviver that still retains a large amount of the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Folk Art Sculptures

16th Century Roman Wood Statue

$6,200

16th CENTURY VIRGIN MARY WITH CHILD ON A GOLDEN BACKGROUND

Located in Firenze, FI

Venetian golden background, dating back to the 16th century. The technique used is oil painting on a golden

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

16th CENTURY VIRGIN MARY WITH CHILD ON A GOLDEN BACKGROUND

$5,966

16th CENTURY VIRGIN MARY WITH CHILD ON A GOLDEN BACKGROUND

Located in Firenze, FI

Venetian golden background, dating back to the 16th century. The technique used is oil painting on a golden

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

16th CENTURY VIRGIN MARY WITH CHILD ON A GOLDEN BACKGROUND

$5,966

Italian Counter Cabinet 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

COUNTER cabinet 17th century. Italian, in different woods, inlaid and engraved bone plaques

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Italian Counter Cabinet 17th Century

$6,156

" Scene of a Feast ", Venice, 2nd Half of the 16th Century

Located in PARIS, FR

century, wear, restorations of usage. Italy, Venice, 2nd half of the 16th century. This painting is to

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Canvas

" Scene of a Feast ", Venice, 2nd Half of the 16th Century

$21,901

Ancient Monumental Stone Fireplace, Important with Sculptures from 16th Century

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Very antique and big Italian stone fireplace mantel, imposing as it was done at the time, coming

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Stone

Ancient Monumental Stone Fireplace, Important with Sculptures from 16th Century

$31,964

Sixteenth Century Italian School Carved Figure / Santos

Located in Charlottesville, VA

16th Century Italian School carved statue of a young man holding a fish, likely Tobias. 29” h. x

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sixteenth Century Italian School Carved Figure / Santos

$3,570

Pair of 16th Century Style Italian Dantesca Carved Wood Chairs Dante Savonarola

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Victorian Dantesca Italian 16th century

Category

20th Century British Early Victorian Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of 16th Century Style Italian Dantesca Carved Wood Chairs Dante Savonarola

$1,706

16th CENTURY RENAISSANCE CHEST IN CARVED AND PAINTED WALNUT

Located in Firenze, FI

to the 16th century and of Florentine manufacture, finally reflects great attention to detail and

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Walnut, Paint

16th CENTURY RENAISSANCE CHEST IN CARVED AND PAINTED WALNUT

$8,287

16th Century Quadriptych Altarpiece Oil on Panel of the Four Apostles Naive Folk

Located in Lincoln, GB

: Oil on wooden panel Age: Late 16th Century Renaissance Art Set of 4 Northern Italian School oil on

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

16th Century Quadriptych Altarpiece Oil on Panel of the Four Apostles Naive Folk

$4,089

16th Century Madonna with Child Painting Oil on Canvas by Follower of Correggio

By Antonio da Correggio

Located in Milan, IT

painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. This is attested to by two prestigious and high quality canvases

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

16th Century Madonna with Child Painting Oil on Canvas by Follower of Correggio

$4,261

Late 16th Century Italian Louis XIV Hand Carved Walnut Wardrobe or Armoire

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Rare and important antique wardrobe in solid walnut made in the late 16th century Italian Baroque

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Late 16th Century Italian Louis XIV Hand Carved Walnut Wardrobe or Armoire

$41,435

Ferraù Fenzoni School, 16th century Oil on Copper Christ Carring the Cross

By Ferrau Fenzoni

Located in Firenze, IT

This dramatic oil on copper dates back to late 16th-early 17th century and describes a religious

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Other Paintings

Materials

Copper

Ferraù Fenzoni School, 16th century Oil on Copper Christ Carring the Cross

$5,327

Finely Carved 16th Century Renaissance Architectural Element.

Located in Middleburg, VA

A Rare Finely Carved 16th Century Renaissance Architectural Element. Intricately carved in the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Architectural Elements

Materials

Walnut

Finely Carved 16th Century Renaissance Architectural Element.

$4,500

Late 16th Century, Couple Af Walnut Thrones

Located in Firenze, FI

Beautiful pair of thrones for men and women, therefore with slightly different seats, in carved and partially gilded solid walnut. Typical Florentine manufacture very linear and spa...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Walnut

Late 16th Century, Couple Af Walnut Thrones

$4,794 / set

Italian Late 16th-Early 17th Century Wooden and Wrought Iron Grain Measure

Located in Atlanta, GA

Of cylindrical form and constructed of two pieces of wood it is reinforced with iron bracing and decorated overall with iron scrolls and trefoils as well as bound by iron straps, the...

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Collectibles and Curiosities

Italian Late 16th-Early 17th Century Wooden and Wrought Iron Grain Measure

$4,670

16th-17th Century St. John Baptist Painting Oil on Canvas by Bertolotto

Located in Milan, IT

English throne, commissioned some paintings around the decade of the following century, during a stop in

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

16th-17th Century St. John Baptist Painting Oil on Canvas by Bertolotto

$5,445

16th Century Iron and Copper Secchio Pozzo or Well Bucket Mounted as a Lantern

Located in Atlanta, GA

In amazing condition given its age, the bucket has an iron handle with iron strapping around a patinated copper body, with four puncture marks at the bottom of copper (probably used ...

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Lanterns

Materials

Copper, Iron

16th Century Iron and Copper Secchio Pozzo or Well Bucket Mounted as a Lantern

$4,850

Rare 16th Century Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Mary with Child

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

rare sculpture can be dated to around the middle of the 16th century in the Renaissance period. The two

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Marble

Rare 16th Century Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Mary with Child

$9,470

Late 16th - Early 17th Century Madonna with Child Painting Oil on Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

Late 16th - early 17th century Madonna with Child Oil on canvas, 118 x 90 cm This canvas

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Late 16th - Early 17th Century Madonna with Child Painting Oil on Canvas

$3,078

Late 16th / Early 17th Century Florentine Walnut 1-Drawer Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

having a two board top with dentile molded edge and a convex carved apron housing one drawer, finished on all sides, raised on straight square legs joined by an h-form stretcher, the...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Side Tables

Late 16th / Early 17th Century Florentine Walnut 1-Drawer Table

$9,740

* 8049 A 16TH C ITALIAN COLUMN MOUNTED AS A LAMP

Located in New Orleans, LA

A CARVED AND GILDED 16TH C COLUMN MOUNTED ON STEPPED,GRADUATED OCTAGONAL BASE, WITH SHIRRED SILK

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Silk

* 8049 A 16TH C ITALIAN COLUMN MOUNTED AS A LAMP

$5,500

15th Century Italian Renaissance Textile

Located in Stamford, CT

Exceptional rare late 15th or early 16th century Italian embroidered silk and metal thread orphrey

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Quilts and Blankets

15th Century Italian Renaissance Textile

$2,800

Italian Renaissance Credenza

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

beautiful pieces made in northern Italy.

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Italian Renaissance Credenza

$29,596

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16th Century Italian Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of 16th century Italian furniture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and stone, every piece of 16th century Italian furniture was constructed with great care. There are 237 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of 16th century Italian furniture you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A choice in our collection of 16th century Italian furniture made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Rococo — is very popular. A well-made object in our assortment of 16th century Italian furniture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pauly Co., Castelli and Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg are consistently popular.

How Much is a 16th Century Italian Furniture?

Prices for a piece of 16th century Italian furniture start at $124 and top out at $135,000 with the average selling for $7,500.

Questions About 16th Century Italian Furniture

What furniture was used in the 16th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A variety of furniture was used during the 16th century. Items commonly found in homes include high-backed armchairs, chests, stools, benches and cupboards. Most European artisans active during the time period produced pieces out of oak wood. Find a large collection of antique furniture on 1stDibs.
Were there cannons in the 16th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Yes, there were cannons in the 16th century. The history of the weapon dates back to 12th-century China. Historical records suggest that the first cannons appeared in Europe during the Islamic wars in Iberia in the 13th century. Find a range of antique cannons on 1stDibs.
Was there glass in the 16th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Yes, the history of glass-making goes back much further than the 1600s. It’s believed that they were making glass in different parts of the world at least 3,600 years ago, maybe even longer. During the late Bronze Age in Egypt and in Western Asia, glassmarking advanced significantly and was manipulated extensively to produce vessels, jewelry, and works of art. Shop a range of antique and vintage glass on 1stDibs.
How do you identify 18th-century furniture?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
What is 17th-century furniture called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.