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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Style: Renaissance
Place of Origin: Italian
19th Century Italian Rosso Verona Marble Sculpture - Antique Head of Zeus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian Rosso Verona marble sculpture or mask of Zeus with detailed carvings. The solid marble head has a fabulous patina. It is mounted on a square marble plinth, in good...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Renaissance-Style Oil Painting of a White Peacock
Other Birds in Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
EARLY 16th CENTURY INLAID RENAISSANCE SIDEBOARD
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined and unique sideboard in solid carved walnut, decorated with "Carthusian" inlays in walnut and other woods. The sideboard features a linear shape, characterized by a base and ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Fountain Statue of A Cherub holding a Fish
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze fountain figure of a winged cherub holding a fish, the figure standing with proper right foot aloft, the right foot standing atop rock-work base with seashells, the fish of the koi variety, the whole in the spirit of Andrea del Verrocchio’s ca. 1470 “Putto with Dolphin”, and after a similar figure by Leonardo Rossi...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Tall Italian Renaissance Florentine Style Six Drawer Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous Italian Florentine style tall chest of six drawers. Gorgeous gold wood with painted red accents. The curved serpentine legs give an old italian renaaissance touch and are ve...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
GENUINE Renaissance Walnut Cabinet Buffet, Italian, Early 17TH Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tall walnut cabinet buffet, having a plank top with dentil moulding above a single drawer. The recessed paneled doors with iron pulls, flanked by Doric columns sitting on multi-moi...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Venetian Mirrored Wall Sconces With Crystals
Located in Queens, NY
4 Italian Venetian 2-arm mirrored wall sconces having a shield shaped form with crystal pendants (PRICED EACH)
Good condition consistent with age and use
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$3,250 / item
16th Century Italian Renaissance Painted Marble Lacquer Wooden Cabinet (1500s)
Located in Firenze, IT
16th Century Italian Renaissance Painted Marble Lacquer Wooden Cabinet (1500s) An extraordinary Italian Renaissance wooden cabinet from the 1500s awaits the discerning collector. Thi...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Niccolo Gualtieri, Florentine Conchologist/Artist, Two Framed 1742 Engravings
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Niccolo Gualtieri, Florentine Conchologist/ Artist- Two Framed 1742 Italian Hand Colored Copper Bookplate Engravings- Seashells, From Gualtieri's book "Index Testarum Conchyliorum......
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Samuel Yellin Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Hanging Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron 6 sided hanging lantern with military motifs and glass panels (attributed to: SAMUEL YELLIN)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Incredible Carved Italian Luigi Frullini Narrow Figural Walnut Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible Italian secretary desk, attributed to the renowned 19th-century master carver Luigi Frullini, is a museum-worthy example of Renaissance Revival craftsmanship. Execute...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Walnut Refectory Table
Located in Troy, NY
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Walnut Refectory Table with a massive two-inch thick 17th century two-plank top above a 19th century associated boldly carv...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Savonarola Chair in Amazingly Carved Walnut
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Savonarola chair in amazingly carved walnut. The backrail, the armrests start and ending, the front and back feet, the central crossing are all decorated with incredibly hand-carved figures, mainly faces and heads with as well other parts decorated with detailed carvings.
Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X frame when viewed from the front or back and the title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tramonto Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the strictest Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on antiqued elements, the Tramonto wall mirror is assembled with numerous floral elem...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$8,925 / item
Pair 19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabello Chairs with Female Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or hallway with this finely carved pair of antique Sgabello chairs. Handcrafted in Italy circa 1860, each Renaissance-style seat ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Walnut Side Coffee Table with Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table features rectangular top with beveled edges over four beautifully bobbin turned barley twisted legs, connected to one another with c...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tuscan Renaissance Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of carved Italian walnut chairs were made in the 18th century copying a 16th-century form. All the members are cut from large heavy walnut timber with a nice rich warm mell...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine Quality 18th Century Walnut Italian Carved Figural Side Cabinet Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th century Italian walnut carved side cabinet commode is an exceptional example of fine craftsmanship and classical artistry. Hand-carved from rich walnut, the piece features ...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,196 Sale Price
36% Off
19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Large Sideboard
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive antique 19th century Italian Renaissance style large sideboard. Made entirely of carved walnut wood. The carving work is spectacular made by a great master of wood. We ask...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$18,949 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Oak Carved Socle Pedestal from Northern Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
The product of an immensely talented northern Italian woodworker, this beautiful oak socle pedestal dates to the 1600s. Intricate carvings in the style of the Renaissance embellish t...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
20th Century Venetian Murano Glass Gold Flowers Mirror
Located in Puglia, Puglia
It is a delightful classic Venetian mirror from the island of Murano in gold color with white gold flower finish, engraved and worked entirely by hand according to the Murano traditi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Mirror
Antique Reproduction of 17th Century Italian Chestnut Fratino Style Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
This Antique Reproduction of a Late 17th Century Italian chestnut Fratino style table features solid top planks with end frames and a base with crosspieces and wood joinery pins.
With is superior details including dovetail joinery, present a fine rustic antique look for use as a primitive table for display, or communal style dining or even in a contrasting modern setting.
We can reproduce this antique style in any size you require. See pricing below for standard dining table sizes - made in Italy by our craftsmen.
We offer finish options on aged hardwoods which may be very distressed like this antique Italian chestnut table, or formal & smooth on premium Italian walnut. Available to order with shellac color stain options.
Available Options either in Walnut or Chestnut:
79”L x 39”W
84”L x 40-42”W
96”L x 40-42”W
108”L x 40-42”W
120”L x 40-42”W
Larger table sizes, narrow widths, and single slab tops available by quote.
Bellini’s Old World Collection...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Poplar, Walnut, Fir
Italian Palazzo Artempo 15-16th century Stone Fireplace For High-End Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
Artempo Italian palazzo fireplace surround.
Exquisite original wear for exceptional authentic interior design project.
16th century period and one of a kind castle element.
This fire...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Florentine Renaissance Cassone with decor of vines and grape clusters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ORIGIN : ITALY, TUSCANY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
DIMENSIONS :
Height : 73 cm
Length : 180 cm
Depth: 57 cm
Good condition
Walnut wood
This significant Florentine cassone in the shape of a sarcophagus features a beautiful front panel flanked at the corners by two mascarons surrounded by voluted acanthus leaves. It rests on two lion's paw feet at the front.
The decoration includes a beautiful frieze of scales at the bottom, which continues on the sides. Above this, in the center, a scrollwork cartouche once bore coats of arms. On either side, there is an abundant vegetal decor with vine branches and sumptuous grape clusters.
The domed top lid is adorned around its edge with a wide frieze featuring a scale motif, harmoniously matching the lower cornice.
This beautiful cassone is interesting for several reasons. The choice of ornamentation is not random. Grapes have numerous meanings and are often associated with fertility, especially when represented on a wedding cassone...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Italian Painted Wooden Double Bed Headboard With Shell and Volutes
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Double Bed Headboard in Painted Wood with Shell and Leafy Volutes. Handcrafted from fir wood in the second half of the 20th century, this antique double headboard is a softl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fir
Bea Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and a rich frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Mu...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$3,075 / item
Small shaped Picture Frame tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Pre 19th Century Italian Antique Wall Marble Fountain - Antique Fontana Delfino
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A marble wall fountain with dolphin pedestal. The Campana shaped body of the basin is supported by the dauphin grotesque pedestal which is placed on a raised square foot. The fountai...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
1950
s Italian Tapestry Swan in the Lake, Renaissance Style Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
74749 Vintage Italian Tapestry Swan in the Lake, 03'05 x 05'11. This exquisite vintage Italian jacquard-woven tapestry, titled "Verdure with Pine Tree and Swans," gracefully captures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Exceptional Italian Renaissance Cassone with Rich Carving on a Gilt Background
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The lower part of the facade is adorned with a foliated and fruit garland.
The facade’s central panel bears a low-relief decor framed by a rais-de-cœur frieze. The central scene a...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Venetian Peinte 6 Armed Tole Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style 6 armed tole chandelier, gilt and polychrome painted sheet and cast metal, the central standard modeled as a draped pedestal on foliate foot, issuing a frond o...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Italian Renaissance Walnut Jesus
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) carved walnut religious wall plaque of the bust of Jesus
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Pair of Italian Venetian Polychromed Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Venetian (19th Cent) polychromed and gilt kneeling Blackamoor pedestals with fluted column base
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Italian Renaissance Carved Wooden Angel Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian renaissance hand carved wooden "putto" angel head, circa 15th Century
Width 14 inches / height 14 inches / depth 4 inches
1 available in stock in Italy
Order reference #: FAB...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,206 Sale Price
33% Off
Champagne Bottle K-Over, Gates of Paradise, Solid Silver, Hand Made in Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Introducing an exquisite champagne K-OVER from our Work of Art collection, meticulously hand-chiseled, engraved, and gold-plated by the celebrated artist Lorenzo Foglia.
This remark...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Madonna Della Sedia Antique Framed Hand-Painted Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Italian Renaissance style display cabinet
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian Renaissance style display cabinet of 1900 original in hand-carved solid ebonized fir, with two original glass doors of the time.
Patinated cream white color.
Three internal ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fir
$1,155 Sale Price
20% Off
Purple
Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Vintage "Cesto di Frutta Impruneta" Terracotta Centerpiece
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian traditional Impruneta terracotta fruit baskets: Cesto di Frutta. Woven motif on the baskets, Florence, Italy. Circa 1920. Lichen patina.
Set of 2available with slightly diff...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Paolo di Giovanni Sogliani - Processional Cross Florence, around 1515
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Paolo di Giovanni Sogliani (Florence 1455-1522)
Processional Cross
Florence, around 1515
Enameled, chiseled, engraved, stippled, and gilded copper; wooden core ; Inscription: "OPA...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
A Tuscan Gilt and Polychrome Neo-Classical Mirror, Italian Circa 1760
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A very impressive Tuscan gilt and polychrome painted Neo-Classical mirror, Italian circa 1760
Height: 173 cm Width: 140 cm Depth: 13 cm
Provenance: Old Australian Collection acquir...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$20,000 Sale Price
37% Off
A Toki Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with rich bands carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with golden crystal elements handmade in the Murano furnaces....
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$2,995 / item
Italian Black Walnut Space Towel Rack Rail with Carved Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian black painted wood towel rack or quilt stand with globe turnings and feet. This towel rack or quilt stand is one of those handy piece...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
16th Century Italian Pair of Antique Corinthian Capitals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian pair of Corinthian Capitals from the Renaissance period, hand carved in limestone. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1500...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
2 Similar Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
2 Similar Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut straight 4 legged sgabelli with V cut on back (PRICED EACH)(one with incised cross)
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Hardstone Wood Ormolu Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Hardstone Wood Ormolu Cabinet on Stand
Italian, Late 19th Century
Height 227cm, width 141cm, depth 46cm
Rich in detail and craftsmanship, this magnific...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Ormolu
Blue Vase Vessel Hand Painted Two-handled Amphora Renaissance Italian Ceramic
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Majolica amphora made and painted by hand, following the original Renaissance painting technique. This sumptuous vase is characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
16th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinet in walnut with rich carvings
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 16th Century / Cabinet / walnut / Renaissance / Antique
Rare 16th Century Italian Renaissance cabinet in walnut with hand carved decorations of 3 heads and floral patterns f...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Later 16th to Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Italian Renaissance walnut chairs. Pozzetto, Ref & quot;Volpi Collection- Art Treasures of the Davanzati & quot;
These chai...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Amber
Gold Stardust Salviati Murano Glass Liqueur Goblet, Vintage Italy
By Salviati
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A single beautiful liqueur glass made in Murano Italy. Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use. A nice addition to any table, bar or just to display in your collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Renaissance Walnut Queen Headboard
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (18th Century) walnut headboard with an open design top under a panel door design (originally a confessional having a Jesuit logo)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Studiolo Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Studiolo Cabinet, 17th Century
Description:
A renaissance style studiolo of architectural form in walnut, the exterior entablature with risen gal...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Carved and Hand-Painted Cassapanca Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Add Italian visual drama into your home with this elegant antique colorful Cassapanca bench. Crafted in Italy, circa 1820 features a tall, commanding back and intricately carved apro...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Grand Italian Renaissance Walnut Buffet will make an unforgettable statement in your family room or entertainment room! Crafted from select walnut in its entirety, its impre...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental 19th Century Bronze Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Located in Budapest, HU
A truly impressive and monumental bronze equestrian statue depicting Bartolomeo Colleoni, after the celebrated Renaissance model by Andrea del Verrocchio (Venice, Campo Santi Giovann...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Serpentine, Bronze
Italian Renaissance Michelangelo
s "David" Plaster Eye Detail
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style plaster eye detail of Michelangelo\'s David statue
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Wood Sculpture of a Saint
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An 18th Century carved
polychromed Saint, various old repairs
losses, but truly great original surface! 42 1/2"h.
We are a family business that has been a major source f...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cassettone Bureau-Chest Bambocci 16century Italian Renaissance Walnut Lombardy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
AN EXCEPTIONAL MUSEUM QUALITY, ITALIAN, RENAISANCE WALNUT CASSETTONE WITH A FITTED BUREAU IN THE UPPER PART & EXCEPTIONAL BAMBOCCI CARVING, LOMBARDY
- This exceptionally rare, museum quality, piece of early furniture was conceived and crafted as an artwork of the finest quality of its time. Throughout time it has been a luxurious, statement piece which has protected it, and fortunately it has survived in virtually, original condition.
- This magnificent cassettone exudes the character and quality of the finest, late-Renaissance furniture.
Northern Italian Renaissance furniture often had the sides, legs or angles, 'a Bambocci', incorporating carved figures which were considered unique sculptures in their own right.
- The putti on this cassettone are beautifully carved and of sculptural quality. Each angel has one arm raised to heaven, a poignant touch.
- The lion’s paw feet are a classical feature and make a great statement.
- This cassettone was conceived to have visual impact through the quality of the carving, as well as being very practical with the writing compartment fitted in the top part.
- It has survived in very original condition with a few small repairs and losses, and the colour and patina are warm and lustrous.
- This cassettone is illustrated Illustrated in C. Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milan, 1969, p. 45, one of the seminal works on Lombardy furniture, and has been in two renowned collections.
The hinged top in two sections faced with a solid moulded edge. The front part has a fall front and opens to reveal a writing compartment. The fall front retains its original lock and is concealed with a false drawer which is above three drawers. All with moulded panels, escutcheons and retaining the original iron handles. The front ends have exceptional, bambocci, carved putti raising their arms to heaven above trailing foliage. Standing on magnificent lion's-head carved feet. The sides are panelled. Exceptional original colour and patina.
Literature : Illustrated in C. Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milan, 1969, p. 45. A Gonzalez-Palacois, Il mobile in Liguria, Genova, 1996 illustrates related pieces
Measures: Length 147 ½ cm. 58 in, height 104 cm. 41 in, depth 75 cm. 29½ in,
Provenance: Coll. Private Azzate The Collection of Sandro and Lidia Orsi, Ca’ Mera, Varese. Regarded as one of the most beautiful homes in Lombardy, Ca’ Mera, the country house of Sandro and Lidia Orsi was filled with beautiful objects from many different epochs. A renowned antiquarian from Milan, over his lifetime Sandro and his wife Lidia revived the Renaissance and Baroque character of the house and instilled their own unique vision into the interiors, which culminated with the creation of a Kunst – or Wunderkammer. “I have never seen such an example of poetical taste”, Sir John Pope...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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