Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th Century Dutch Renaissance Oak and Ebony Inlay Four-Door Cabinet Dated 1660
Located in Casteren, NL
This extraordinary cabinet is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age”
It is a four-door cab...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Steel
Italian, Umbria, Late Renaissance Carved Walnut Credenza, end of 16th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case with two doors housing interior shelving, the doors centered among tapering fluted pilasters with pronounced capitals...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Small Cabinet by l
Ecole de Fontainebleau Incrusted with Marble Tablets
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small cabinet by L’ecole De Fontainebleau Incrusted with marble tablets
Origin : VAL-DE-LOIRE, France
Period : 16th century
Measures: Height : 170...
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16th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
18th C. Italian Baroque Cassone or Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wonderfully rustic early Italian hand carved cassone with egg and dart moulded frame, time-softened wood and solid panels on the front and sides. Although this chest has suffered w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare 18th century Italian walnut chest / credenza, Renaissance Period, neoclassical influenced, having two elaborately carved figural statue c...
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18th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Ormolu
16th CENTURY SMALL CANDLE HOLDER SIDEBOARD
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant small sideboard in solid walnut, carved and dark patinated. The piece is distinguished by its small bracket feet and the classic period-style ashlar work beneath the top. The...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Nutwood
Renaissance Chest Carved with Angels / Cherubs - Circa 1600 - XVIIth France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large Renaissance period oak chest decorated with cherub heads surmounting panels framed by columns.
Very beautiful period furniture.
French work late 16th-early 17th century.
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Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
$2,478 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Credenza at Sideboard height
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italy, Florence
Walnut wood
Good state of preservation
Former Collection Bresset
The "credenza" is a typical piece of furniture from Italy. It evolved during the 15th century from an earlier form, a table with shelves for decorative purposes, which played a role in the ceremonial settings of refined environments. Transformed into a low cabinet with two doors...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
17th Century Walnut Italian Renaissance Credenza
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extraordinary Tuscan Renaissance period walnut credenza in superb original condition.
Hand carved, warm rich original patina, having two drawers and a single interior shelf.
Italy...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Italian Renaissance Sacristy Buffet / Credenza In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Italian Renaissance sacristy cabinet / buffet in walnut early 17th century probably from Venice
Superb and rare sacristy credenza composed of 10 drawers and two doors. T
he large dra...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with molded edge over a frieze with two drawers flanked by three acanthus carved corbel shaped drawers, pair cabinet doors below wi...
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1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
French Renaissance Carved Oak Sideboard, 18th Century
Located in Paris, IDF
This piece is a brown oak French Renaissance sideboard that dates from the 1700s. It’s made from solid oak and the ornate designs have bee...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Metal
French 18th Century Buffet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This long Buffet sideboard is richly carved the front and sides. It has 2 drawers. It comes from the border France and Spain.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak, Pine
17th Century Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Credenza
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 17th century Tuscan region Italian Renaissance style walnut credenza. Having two upper drawers, removable interior shelf, and functioning old period lock.
In remarkable antique con...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Walnut chest wrought iron cross - northern Italy
Located in Vicenza, IT
Small solid walnut bench case, reinforced and decorated with striking wrought-iron hardware consisting of long lance-shaped plates and forged studs, many of them pierced with crosses...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Small Two-Body Buffet Decorated with Bird Quills
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small two-body buffet decorated with bird feathers
ORIGIN : FRANCE
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
Measures: height: 170 cm
length: 106 cm
depth: 51 cm
Walnut wood
This cha...
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16th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
French 16th Century Henri II Period Walnut Buffet with Folded Cloth Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Henri II period Renaissance walnut buffet from the 16th century with carved folded cloth décor, two drawers over two doors and carved acanthus leaf motifs. This French Henri...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Small Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small renaissance cabinet
ORIGIN : FRANCE
PERIOD : END OF THE 16th CENTURY
Measures: height: 167 cm
length: 123 cm
depth: 58 cm
This small two-part unit with harmonious proportions opens with four front leaves and two belt drawers. It rests on a molded base.
The uprights and the central frame of the lower body are adorned with long stylized palmettes. They frame the four leaves on which unfolds a vegetal decoration made of stems and leaves sculpted in symmetry around two mascarons topped with feathers...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
$17,870
Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Sideboard
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance-style (17th Century) large walnut sideboard cabinet with armorial carved sides and 2 doors and drawers.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very Fine Northern Italian (Tuscan) Renaissance commode, the molded top over three drawers with arabesque carved fronts and applied molded edges, the sides carved with term figures a...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Poplar, Walnut
Renaissance Oak Tabernacle
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little oak tabernacle from the Renaissance period of the 17th century.
Superb little unusual piece of furniture with its original lock and working key.
The door is covered wi...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
17th Century Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
17th century chest, oak, opening on the top and door on the front door.
Measures: H: 78 cm, W: 144 cm, D: 63 cm.
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$4,586 Sale Price
30% Off
English Renaissance Walnut Hutch Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (18/19th Century) walnut hutch cabinet with 2 shelves under a carved pediment top with 2 drawers over 2 diamond carved doors on ...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Chestnut Console Buffet Sideboard from Portugal
Located in Round Top, TX
17th-century chestnut console or buffet with exceptionally deep patina and centuries of wear reflecting its early origins. The piece features a high back with simple carved panels, a...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wrought Iron
A Dark Walnut Single-door Cabinet, Italian 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A dark walnut single-door cabinet, Italian 17th century
Height: 110 cm Width: 115 cm Depth: 36.5 cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection acquired in 1950s.
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Chest of drawers. Carved wood. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of drawers. Carved wood. 16th century. Restorations.
Chest of drawers with a carved wooden front in its own color, featuring two drawers with metal handles and lock escutcheo...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Other
A large 18th Century Balkan Adriatic Coast Bridal Chest
Located in Belgrade, RS
This is an exquisite example of bridal chest showcasing all the features of a distinctive Balkan
type produced alongside the Adriatic coast. This type of bridal chest was connected t...
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Late 18th Century Balkan Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Iron
An Italian Walnut Oratory 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant oratory or small sideboard in walnut from the beginning of the 17th century from italy
Very beautiful piece of furniture from the Italian Renaissance composed of a door with...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Unique 17th Century Cabinet Portrait and Scallop
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Unique cabinet that's probably made in France.
Beautiful portrait of a man with a feather in his had,
below that a panel with a scallop shell.
Please take a good look at the photo...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
PORTUGUESE WOODEN ARK 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE WOODEN ARK
18th century
in vintner wood and rosewood, with two padded drawers, geometric decoration.
Gilded bronze hardware and locks.
Small stains on top.
Dim.: 65 x 10...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Portuguese Rosewood Chest with Two Drawers, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE ROSEWOOD CHEST WITH TWO DRAWERS 17th century
Portuguese from the 17th century,
in sicupira and rosewood, cut and pierced iron fittings.
...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Henri II Renaissance Period 1560’s Sculpted Double-Buffet
Located in Ross, CA
Important Henri II Renaissance period carved walnut double-buffet in the "Ode to the Americas" fashion (made in Lyon, France). Topped by crown molding, the two doors are carved with ...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
$15,040 Sale Price
20% Off
An Italian Walnut
Veneer Credenza
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Italian Walnut
Veneer Credenza
18thcentury
later
The rectangular moulded top above two short panelled drawers with knob handles, and a pair of doors with rosette-car...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
French 18th Century Renaissance Walnut Cabinet Vaisselier from Normandy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Renaissance walnut two door cabinet vaisselier from Normandy. The vaissellier is raised by a large bottom tier with a mottled border and scrolled suppo...
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance case pieces and storage cabinets 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 case pieces and storage cabinets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance case pieces and storage cabinets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original case pieces and storage cabinets, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Arte Veneziana, Edouard Lievre, and Paul Sormani. 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 case pieces and storage cabinets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $875 and tops out at $934,066 while the average work can sell for $6,065.
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