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Renaissance Furniture

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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Renaissance
French Renaissance White Blue Painted Figural Carved Marble Top Buffet Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Renaissance Revival White & Blue Painted Figural Carved Marble Top Dem...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble

Pair of Italian Renaissance Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (17th Century) dark green painted large floor standing altar style candlesticks with gilt carved floral and vine trim supported on base with 3 griff...
Category

17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair w/ Winged Cherubs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair w/ Winged Cherubs and Floral Embossed Leather Seat. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 51" H x 28" W x 26" D x 18" Seat...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Walnut

A fine and palatial size pair of Italian silvered bronze chenets
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and palatial pair of Italian silvered bronze chenets. Highly detailed with cherubs at the top and the Gods of the winds on either side
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French Provincial 17th Century Renaissance Style Leather Panel Screen
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial Renaissance style (possibly 17th Century) leather mounted 6 panel screen with a gold background and decorated with painted parrots and foliage.  
Category

17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather

Italian Renaissance Style Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) large oak refectory table with carved apron and legs with trestle base.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a gilt metal cast base of a giant clamshell supported by...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Bird Lion Carved Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Bird & Lion Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair. Item features a high back, solid carved walnut frame with bird crest, pierce carved acanthus leaves th...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Italian Renaissance Oak Pedestal Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) carved oak life size pilaster form pedestals of Greek man and woman (torso) on square base with floral carving
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases
Located in Essex, MA
Likely Portugese heavily potted with copper and cream tones. Globular form with small loop ring handles and Alhambresque palette decoration. Conforming raised foot.
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Mid-19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Majolica

18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Center Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Wooden Center table. Table features a hexagonal top, double bands of parquetry string inlay and a molded edge. Rococo design features splayed legs adorned with i...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage German Ceramic Pottery Beer Stein Renaissance Style Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage German Ceramic Pottery Beer Stein Renaissance Style Tall Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H (to finial) x 26" H (to light socket) x 7" W x 6 D....
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Fragment
Located in San Angelo, TX
This is a beautiful 19th century Tuscan Renaissance fragment. Perfect for placement above your mantle, stove, a bed, or use it to dress up a wall b...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Regency Green Leather Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Regency Green Leather Arm Chair with full grain leather upholstery combines a super simple design with sweeping lines and finely executed details to help make t...
Category

2010s Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Henkel Harris Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Henkel Harris Mahogany Corner Cabinet in very good condition. A Henkel Harris Mahogany Corner Cabinet brought ...
Category

Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Green Patinated Bronze Horses
By Ludovico De Luigi
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style green patinated bronze figure of horse walking (from a series of 1,000 titled: "Cavalli di San Marco II", signed by L...
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Limestone Italian Garden Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian Renaissance-style garden planter or basin in hand-carved limestone with a centered shell and scrolls on either side. It has a heavy top rim and bevels on the bottom. Minor...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Limestone

A large 16th century wood carving of an Angel
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large 16th-century hand-carved wooden fragment depicting a kneeling angel in adoration, arms extended and wearing a gentle, serene expression. Likely of Northern European origin, t...
Category

16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique French Carved Oak Barley Twist Sofa Table Corinthian Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a very unique antique French carved oak table~ ~Four large columns, each consisting of four separate barley twist posts set...
Category

1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

French late 16th Century Henry II Walnut Extension Table
Located in Troy, NY
French late 16th Century Walnut Extension Table. A period Henry II draw-leaf table of simple linear design, with centuries of care and use to give it warmth and personality. The top ...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Leather Swan Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high end Leather Swan Arm Chair from Niagara Furniture is impressive with solid mahogany hand carved details as well as the full grain genuine leather upholstery. A great designer look with a solid and comfortable frame. Inspired by an antique chair...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

20th Century Spanish Walnut Side Table or Console Table with Triple Leg
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome walnut table that can be used as a center table ,side or console table. Fluted legs in each side and wood stretcher.
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Mahogany Ball and Claw Blockfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Annville, PA
A vintage Mahogany Ball and Claw Blockfront Chest of Drawers brought to you by Niagara Furniture. A classic furniture style this blockfront shap...
Category

Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

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...
Category

18th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Italian Renaissance style carved walnut dining table.
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique 19th Century Italian Maiolica Pot of the Renaissance Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Vivid colors, hand-painted in the Renaissance style, enhance this large maiolica pot from the 1800’s. Maiolica is tin-glazed pottery from Italy that has been decorated over a white background. This pot is considered an istoriato, which is to say that the pot has been decorated with figures, rather than strictly geometric patterns or floral designs. The maiolica does incorporate floral and foliate motifs, with white flowers that have yellow centers surrounded by blue rings. There are also yellow flowers that are depicted in various stages of nyctinasty (the closing of flowers during the night). The flora is all connected by a series of green and yellow curled leaves. Behind the vegetation is a dark blue background. There are two portraits inside large yellow cartouches that are painted in the middle of the pot. The first is a bearded man, dressed in a light brown tunic...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Maiolica

Pair of 20th Century Black Painted Bronze and Slate Urns Mantlepieces
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th Century renaissance style Black Painted patinated Bronze and Slate Urns / mantlepieces Measures 7" in width, 6" in depth x 10" Height.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Late 19th C. Renaissance Style Gilt Wood Pricket Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Renaissance Style Gilt Wood Pricket Candlestick dual lights Table Lamp. Measures 9" in width, 9" in depth and stands 32" tall.
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

6 Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Oak Wood Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
6 antique Italian Renaissance carved oakwood upholstered dining chairs. Listing features (5) side chairs, (1) armchair, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, finely carved d...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Naugahyde, Oak

Antique 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Glass Putti Side Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This table is a beautiful accent piece. A series of 3 putti cherub figures constructed completely of solid, cast bronze that has perfectly patinaed over the years. We adore how the...
Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Italian Renaissance Style Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style 6 sided glass lantern with an iron decorative top section.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Portrait of a Young Woman in a Gilt Frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
This unsigned portrait of a young noble woman is executed in the style of Renaissance Venetian painter Palma il Vecchio.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Silver Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) silver chalice with wreath design.  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver

Antique Northern Italian Walnut Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Northern Italian walnut table. Handsome 19th century Italian walnut table with beautiful carving. This versatile Italian table is from th...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Rustic Renaissance Two-Tiered Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Rustic Renaissance Two-Tiered Cabinet is the perfect solution for more storage in style! Hand-crafted from solid oak, it features a subtly recessed upper tier flanked b...
Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne". La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate. 1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon. This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris French tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne". The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim. Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme. The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line series. This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Colored Belgium Map Flandria Gallica Flanders Henricus Hondius
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand colored map of Flanders, Belgium, engraved by Henricus Hondius. Sans frame - 21.25” x 18”.
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

French Point de Loiselles Tapestry Le Jardin De Bagatelle
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large French Point de Loiselle Renaissance style tapestry, or wall hanging, entitled "Le Jardin de Bagatelle" after a fresco over a fireplace at the Château de Fontainebleau near P...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet ~ Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet ~ Credenza is a remarkable work celebrating the splendor of the Renaissance Revival from top to bottom! The boldly gadrooned top edge frames ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique Renaissance Oak Winged Griffin Paw Foot Dining Chair Attr RJ Horner Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Oak Winged Griffin Paw Foot Dining Side Chairs Attributed to RJ Horner - a Pair. Item features harvest scroll work to top rail, upholstered back an...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

19th Century Fine Quality Bronze Figural Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century beautifully crafted bronze figural table lamp of a woman kneeling holding a shell form leaded glass shade. The lamp is in good working condition. Minor wear consist...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

English Renaissance Wainscot Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Cent) Wainscot style oak arm chair with diamond designed carved back. (rePairs to back)
Category

17th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

18th Century Domed Venetian Chest with Crimson Velvet and Wrought Iron Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the 1700s, this beautiful Venetian chest, which is covered in crimson velvet, has brass embellishments in the style of the Renaissance. The beautiful color of the velvet an...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

English Silk and Gold Embroidered Coat of Arms
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance silk & gold thread embroidered ducal coronet oval a coat of arms on a scarlet velvet ground inside a molded ebonized frame (fraying to embroidery)
Category

17th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold

Antique Cast Stone Table with 3 Lion Figured Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stately round cast stone table top supported by 3 cast stone lion figured legs. The table has wonderful aged patina and character only time ca...
Category

19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Cast Stone

French Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
This regal seat dates to the 16th century. The square seat and back contrasted by the blocked barley twist turnings that comprise the arms legs and stretcher. Well-carved recumbent l...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silk, Walnut

Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with large antique nail heads...
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood

17th Century Italian Tortoiseshell Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th century Ebonized case with parcel gilt decoration, iron handles and hinges. Fitted interior with inset tortoiseshell panels surrounded by brass filigree inlaid ebonized wood drawer and door fronts. Faux painted architectural columns on either side of center door which opens to reveal an additional set of small drawers. A rare early cabinet...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Italianate Capriccio Oil of Figures in Classical Ruins
Located in Queens, NY
Italianate style (19th Century) capriccio on an architectural oil on canvas painting with figures among classical ruins in an ebonized frame.
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paint

Large Mahogany Valet
Located in Annville, PA
A most useful and decorative item, the Large Mahogany Valet as produced by Niagara Furniture. Using select solid mahogany and mahogany veneers our artisans produce this item using gr...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 17th C. English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette
Located in Philadelphia, PA
17th Century English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette. Item features deep relief hand-carved back and legs which terminate at claw like front feet. The base is...
Category

17th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th Century Italian Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 17th Century (possibly older at late 16th century) Italian walnut chest. This rare antique features three drawers, all with original period locks and hardware that speaks to its ri...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Italian Country Trestle End Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dining Table in an unusual light drift walnut finish, with plank board top above a trestle end base with a stretcher. Dimensions: 63" W x 37" D x 30" H
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Renaissance Style Carved Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique carved cabinet having a central marquetry inlaid door panel with high relief carved rope design flanked by carved figural columns, panel...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Listing includes (1) armchair and (3) side chairs, beautifully carved solid oak wood frames, figural lio...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

18th Century Italian Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century Italian walnut trestle style table. A rectangular top sits on a pair of lyre shaped bases connected by a center stretcher. The stretch...
Category

1780s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Italian Trestle Table
18th Century Italian Trestle Table
$3,840 Sale Price
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Oval Dish with Winged Putti, After Bernard Palissy, French, 17th Century
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Miami Beach, FL
French glazed earthenware bowl in the manner of Bernard Palissy. Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) was a French potter who created extravagant glazes on his rustic ceramics...
Category

Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

17th Century Antique German Tapestry. 1 ft 8 in x 1 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Small 17th Century Antique German Biblical Tapestry Depicting David And Abigail, Country Of Origin: Germany, Circa Date: 17th Century. Size: 1 ft 8 in x 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m x 0.51 m)
Category

17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1981 Limited Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1981 Limited Ed # 5. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne". La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate. French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon. This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne". The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim. Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme. The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line. This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category

Late 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

NVIN0512 Councill Vintage Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Councill Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard in excellent condition with the top having recently been refurbished to give it that “factory fresh” look and feel...
Category

1990s North American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Renaissance furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Sinke Van Tongeren, Albrecht Dürer, and Castelli. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $35 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,828.

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