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Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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
17th century twisted column
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Twisted Column Italy, 17th Century H 22 cm x diameter 21,5 cm central hole diameter : 9,2 cm This sculpted stone, dating from the 17th century, is a fragment of a twisted or helical...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Large Antique Terracotta Water Font attributed to Lorenzo Di Mariano
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular large scale antique Italian terracotta water font after the antique. This detailed font of impressive scale is a museum copy of the original holy water basin...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu And Alabastro Fiorito Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and Alabastro Fiorito marble urn. The urn is raised by a remarkable square orm...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze andirons. Each andiron is raised by three handsome paw feet and stunning richly chase...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Large Stone Italian Fireplace Mantel in the 18th Century Style
Located in London, GB
A fine quality 18th century style Italian fireplace carved in Portland stone. The frieze of isometric design with diamond panelled paterae interspersed with panelled husks, carved wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

The Florentine: A Stone Fireplace Inspired by the Italian Renaissance
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Florentine fireplace, named after the beautiful Italian city of Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, is inspired by design from that era. The legs feature a deep scrollin...
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2010s American Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century French Statue in Terracotta
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French terracotta statue with Madonna and child.
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and black marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and black Belgian marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square black Belgian mar...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Renaissance grotesque in the shape of a half-moon - France, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large grotesque in the shape of a half-moon On a posterior cement base Limestone France, 17th century 72 x 42 x 51 cm
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Frieze, Polychromed Pine Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular frieze in carved pine wood, gilded and polychrome decorated with figurative reliefs. An architectural piece with garland serves as the axis for the symmetrical compositio...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Pine

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Breccia Nuvolata Rosa Marble Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Breccia Nuvolata Rosa marble centerpiece planter. This stunning centerpiece is supported on four cabriol...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Very Fine Statuary White Marble Fireplace in the Italian Renaissance Manner
Located in London, GB
A very fine statuary white marble fireplace in the Italian Renaissance manner. The carved jambs featuring classical amphorae surmounted by fruit, acorns, ribbons and foliage topped w...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair Of Large Bronze Venetian Torchere Pedestals
Located in Kent, Dover
A rare and beautifully cast pair of large Venetian solid bronze torchere pedestals, in the Classical manner, with acanthus, anthemion and masks, with good patina.
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1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Marble, And Ormolu Planter/Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble planter/stand. The planter is raise...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

A Giallo di Siena, Africano and Portoro Nero Marble Chimneypiece, Rome, c.16
Located in London, GB
No doubt originally intended for a palatial interior, this elegant chimneypiece is carved in three different specimens of prized coloured marbles: yellow Marmo Giallo Siena, a favour...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French 19th century Renaissance st patinated Bronze and black Belgian marble urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and black Belgian marble urns. Each urn is raised on an octagonal black Belgian marble ba...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Rouge Griotte Marble and Ormolu Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Renaissance St. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu planter. The planter is raised by handsome ormolu paw feet below a scrolled design and palmettes with a...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

17th-18th Century Arms of Loraine Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th-18th century French Renaissance fireback with the arms of Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine. The arms are surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this order is a sma...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Venetian 16th Century Wellhead
Located in Zedelgem, BE
16th century wellhead from Venice, rare find, museum quality that needs a bit of restoration, done by us. The stone it's made out is Italian Pietra Serena.
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Hexagonal Column In Turquoise Wood Carved and Lacquered Tuscany Mid-20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Ivory And Turquoise Wood Hexagonal Column in carved and lacquered wood. The supporting base is hexagonal in shape the side measures 15 cm. 15, with deep molding and frames in oxide s...
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Mid-20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Hardwood

Antique French Renaissance Maiden Bust Column Mahogany Pedestal Plant Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Maiden Bust Column Mahogany Pedestal Plant Stand (No top). Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 35.5" H x 13" W x 13" D.
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Mahogany

Large French Renaissance Carved Oak Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A tall French Renaissance style carved oak chimney piece, dating to the mid 19th century. This beautiful surround showcases an array of striking features, including a stepped shelf...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Oak, Wood

Spanish Renaissance Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century Spanish Renaissance period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good. Mea...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Set Of Four French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Centerpiece/Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique set of four French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu centerpiece/planters. Each centerpiece is raised by elegant mottled supports below handsome paw feet...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Vintage Cast Brass English Chester Imp Door Knocker
Located in Elkhart, IN
A wonderful solid cast brass door-knocker fashioned as a horned imp or devil. The design is based on one found at the 1000 year old Chester Cathedral in England where the imp in question was said to wrought his havoc. Restoration teams discovered a mysterious demonic carving, bound in chains, close to a window in the Cathedral nave. Historians are now labelling the mystery carving as “The Chester Imp...
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Mid-20th Century English Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

French Renaissance Style Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Renaissance style fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colo...
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20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Renaissance Style Elisha Widow s Oil Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th-century Renaissance Style 'Elisha & Widow's Oil' Fireback / Backsplash. The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter color with stove pol...
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20th Century German Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

20th Century French Stone Lion with Shield on Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century French stone lion holding a shield on a pedestal. A 20th century lion carved from stone holding a crest carved with a lion with wearing a crown. It is a representation o...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Cast Stone

Antique Italian 16th Century Mantel anno 1596
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Beautiful Italian Fireplace dating from the 16th Century with engraved date (1596) in basaltic grey stone.
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

17th Century English Carved Oak Corbel “the Green Man”
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century English carved oak corbel “The Green Man”. Rare antique decorative architectural ornament of the enigmatic Green Man. Images and carvings ca...
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17th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Oak

Rare 16th Century Renaissance Wrought Iron Door Hardware, Escutcheons Hinges
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional collection of antique wrought iron door hardware dating from the Renaissance period, circa 16th century. These highly decorative pieces exemplify the artistry and craf...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

16th Century French Lorraine Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century French Fireback with two Lorraine Coat of Arms as well as the Gothic cross of Lorraine (in cords). All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or more are shipped as st...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th Century French Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback with several Arms of France and Fleurs de Lys (French Lilies). The date of production of the fireback, 1624, is also cast in the fireback. The fireback is made of ca...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

16th-17th Century French Arms of Lorraine Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th-17th century fireback with the coat of arms of Lorraine. On both sides there are the sticks of a marshal. This indicates that this fireback was made for a high military official...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Italian Renaissance Monumental Giltwood Baroque Painted Angel on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (17th/18th Century) life-size giltwood and painted angel carved in a Baroque style, resting on a wood column stand. Statue: 33 x 16...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

Antique Italian Verona Marble Renaissance Style Well Head
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique Italian Verona marble well head in 16th century renaissance style. Designed and carved to create such a monumental capital, has...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Scagliola panel, Flowers And Birds Decor, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Scagliola panel decorated with multicoloured flowers and leaves and a parrot in the centre, on a black background Scagliola technique, already known in antiquity, consists mainly of...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Scagliola

19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Italian Renaissance style wrought iron end table with lyre style metal base and marble top.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Metal

Antique French Terracotta Head of a Bearded Man
Located in Hastings, GB
An impressive and large scale terracotta head of a bearded man, French,19th century, old repairs and reinforcements, a striking and captivating piece. Wall mounted, there are two ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

Italian Majolica Water Sinai
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance (Late 19/20th Century) Majolica Sinai.
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Porcelain

Pair of Small Dutch Brass Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Busts of a queens on spreading mermaid legs, with turned vases on top.
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Door
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved walnut door panel with oval glass inset and carved figures & scroll design (MATCHING DOORS IN THE NYC LIBRARY...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Glass

19th Century Bronze Sculptural Fireplace Andirons in the Renaissance Manner
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large pair of nineteenth century bronze sculptural andirons of Giambologna’s masterpiece ‘Rape of the Sabine Women' (or 'Abduction of the Sabine Women'). The base is form...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

19th Century Renaissance Style Brass Hooded Antique Fireplace Grate
Located in London, GB
A very striking and large brass fire basket in the Renaissance manner with an ornate repousse decorated hood. The grate supported by a pair of monopodic panthers holding rings in the...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

Antique Painted Cartouche
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique architectural salvaged building element with cartouche design is molded cement and glazed and painted orange and green. The b...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Cement

Lion Stone Sculpture Architectural Garden Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened. Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...
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16th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Winged Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th cent) polychromed life size kneeling angels with gilt wings.           
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

Renaissance Style Mantel from the 18th Century of French Limestone
Located in Made, NL
A magnificent antique French limestone fireplace in Renaissance style! This historic mantel (fireplace) dates from the 18th century and exudes a lot of allure due to its robustness a...
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Column Polychromed and Gilded Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Column of carved and polychrome wood that has a capital reminiscent of the classical order (volutes, acanthus leaves in levels), a series of moldings separating the shaft from the re...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Pair of Medicean Vases in Carrara Marble 17th century period
Located in Pistoia, IT
Pair of Medici vases in white Carrara marble, 17th-century Italian manufacture. The Medici vase is a monumental marble krater, carved in Athens by a Neo-Attic workshop around the m...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Important Bronze Fireplace Adornment Made of a Pair of Andirons and a Bronze Bar
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and important bronze fireplace set is composed of a pair of richly decorated bronze andirons and of a central bar connecting the 2 andirons. This is a French Renaissance st...
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Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Magnificent Polished Belgium Black Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A magnificent polished Belgium Black and Rosso Levanto marble chimneypiece in the Renaissance manner. The moulded shelf set over a panelled frieze, supported...
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1870s English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble, Other

Set of Four Carved Stone Medallions Depicting Satyr Faces
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of Four Carved Stone Medallions Depicting Satyr Faces Architectural elements from the late 18th to early 19th century. Each medallion features a fantastical satyr’s face—mythical...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Italian Vintage Putto Statue of Hand Carved Wood, Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian hand carved wooden putto figure. This vintage figure from Italy has been hand carved of wood and depicts a nude male child, standing in a twist...
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wood

Victorian Antique Majolica Jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian antique Majolica jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton English, c. 1905 Measures: Height 39cm, diameter 32cm This charact...
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Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Majolica

Pedestal Table in Alabaster with Marble Marquetry Top in Italian Style, 16th Cen
Located in Paris, FR
Italian pedestal table in alabaster, with a circular top in marquetry of several varieties of marble with a radiating pattern, in gray, ochre and white tones. This tray is inspired b...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Siena Marble

Italian Pair of Tall Serpentine Marble and Honey Onyx Pedestals
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Italian hand carved pedestals, made in green serpentine marble and lightly translucent honey onyx.
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1990s Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Onyx, Marble

Pair of Early 20th Century Decorative Cast Iron Urns
Located in Southall, GB
Pair of early 20th century cast iron urns with decorative foliate work and scroll handles. Beautiful shape and detail with a good patina for the age. Perfect for statement for your g...
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20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Carved Blaken Oak Firescreen, Breton Style, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved blaken oak firescreen, Breton style, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

19th C. Spanish Brass Brazier / Planter / Ice Bucket with Dolphin Foot Motif
Located in Madrid, ES
Braziers (known as "braseros" in Spain) were used to heat areas of a home (or castle) by holding burning "picón" or charcoal in its concave bowl. Braziers of various designs have bee...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Renaissance building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Angelo Minghetti, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Edward F. Caldwell Co., and Minton. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $295 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,875.

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