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
Italian Designer, Renaissance, Large Wall Mirror, Oil Gilded, Carved Wood, 1890s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Over the Mantle or Wall Mirror, Oil Gilded, Italian Renaissance Style, Heavily Carved
A once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a monumental wall, console or over the mantle mirro...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Perugian Hand-Painted Wooden Panel - Renaissance Motifs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This decorative hand-painted wooden panel is executed in the Renaissance style, featuring an elegant vertical composition of floral and ornamental motifs. Delicate scrollwork, classi...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Italian Renaissance Polychromed Trunk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style carved cassone floor trunk with polychromed and gold trim (17th Cent.)
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade
Located in Marbella, ES
16th Hand Carved Stone Relief Renaissance Building Façade. Modern Iron Foot
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Italian Reniassance Framed Embroidered Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance gold framed brown and gold embroidery with a green background having a crown like design with a vague print of a women (Simi...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Tuscan Single Hand Carved Wood Renaissance Candelabra
Located in Encinitas, CA
Tuscan refectory style single hand carved rustic candlelabra with forged nail spike. Italian fruitwood.
Dimension: 46" H, 17" W
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
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
Italian Renaissance Bird and Egg Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Century) shield form wall plaque with a bird and egg having a red background.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Large Antique Italian Renaissance Style Stone Frieze
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique Italian stone chimney piece frieze dating to circa 1800.
Originally salvaged from a monumental scale fireplace, this frieze displays fine carving in relief depicting...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique Italian Carrara marble mantel in the Venetian Renaissance style. The jambs with rope twist Corinthian columns supporting large acanthus br...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
RARE Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas of Saint Matthew of Agrigento
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas of Saint Matthew of Agrigento
This striking oil on canvas, executed in Italy in the 17th century, depicts San Matteo di Agrigento (St. Matthew of A...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
16th Century Castelli Italian Maiolica Farnese alla turchina Dish
By Castelli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An extraordinary azure maiolica dish in the Farnese service, made by Castelli d'Abuzzo between 1580 and 1589.
In the peak of the High Renaissance, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese commissioned a dinner service from the Castelli maiolica...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
Italian Neo-Renaissance Walnut Fireplace Mantel, Attributed to Valentino Besarel
Located in Montreal, QC
This extraordinary mantel is superbly carved, firstly with a simple dentil cornice; above a front panel, carved in high-relief with birds, scrolling leaves and tendrils. The jambs ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A spectacular Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain. This wonderful fountain is raised by a rectangular plinth supporting a top rolled c...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Faience Tulip Vase in the Maiolica Style, 18th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This large Italian faience tulip vase is conceived in a three-tiered architectural form with a total of nineteen openings for the display of flowers, arranged as six openings on each...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience, Maiolica
Italian Two-Door Buffet, 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Italian buffet in walnut and fruitwood from the 17th century opening with two doors and which has a drawer
Very beautiful small model with a superb top with a nice patina and a be...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Octagonal Italian Pietre Dure Hardstone Mosaic Inlay Black Marble Table Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Handcrafted reproduction of Italian 1700s ornamental design on black Belgian marble table top. Vases with flowers, clam shells, fishes and a myriad of elements are confirmed by the c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Renaissance Style Dining Table with Scalloped X-bar Stretcher
Located in Queens, NY
20th century Italian Renaissance style walnut center / dining table with a scalloped X-bar stretcher and legs having a cabriole top over a tapered square design.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19 / 20th C. Antique Italian Renaissance, Wood, Savonarola, Chairs, Set of 2!
Located in Austin, TX
Charming Set of Chairs, Savonarola, Set of 2, Italian Renaissance, Wood, 19th / 20th Century, 1800's to 1900's!!
Add a touch of Italian Renaissance to your home decor with this set of 2 antique...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Spectacular Patinated Bronze SCULPTURE "The Child and the Crab" 19th Cent. VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
Spectacular Patinated Bronze SCULPTURE depicting "The Child and the Crab"19th century
Italy late 19th century
100 x 70cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Renaissance Revival Bronze Black Painted Vases
Located in Rome, IT
Impressive pair of black patinated bronze vases in the style of Renaissance. Finely decorated handles with a satyr figure, over with a and body surrounded by bacchanal scenes.
Exquis...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
White Carrara marble fountain with carved lion snout -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
White Carrara marble wall fountain with projecting lion face.
▪ Made in Italy
dimensions 51 h x 43 x 24 cm weight 26 kg
italian manufacturing certified by the Lazio region
The sculp...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Renaissance Style
19th-20th Century
Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th-20th century) wrought iron chandelier with six scroll arm emanating from a filigree oval centre.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
16th Century Italian Armchair with Carved and Gilded Friezes, Firenze
Located in Prato, IT
Florence, late 16th century
Restored
New padding
Typical Renaissance Florentine "Seggiolone"
Dimensions: cm W66 x D63 x H140.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Walnut Sgabelli
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) walnut sgabelli with 4 turned legs and double-eagle back.
There are scratches on the seat.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$6,000 / set
Italian Cradle In Walnut 17 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant cradle from the Italian Renaissance in walnut from the 17th century
Beautiful decorative and original piece in superb condition
Beautiful patina
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Isabella d
Este and Francesco II Gonzaga Majolica Busts by Angelo
Located in New Orleans, LA
These two busts, monumental in both their size and artistry, come from the renowned Italian majolica workshop of the famed Angelo Minghetti. Depicted are the Renaissance political an...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair Of Electrified Bronze Candlesticks - Italy - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A magnificent pair of Italian bronze torchères/candlesticks from the 17th century
Superb Italian work of very good quality. In addition, the size of the candlesticks is impressive a...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance Era, Marble Fragment of a Leg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic, 15th Century, Roman marble fragment of a left foot and calf mounted on a custom iron stand.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Italian Dante Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of exquisite Italian wood "Dante" style chairs from the early 20th century. These feature x-base frames with carved accents and a crest back. Vintage cushions in good condition ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Child Jesus - Umbria, first half of the 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Child Jesus
Polychrome and gilded wood
Umbria, first half of the 16th century
H 40 cm
Entirely naked, the Child is standing, leaning on his left leg, his right leg forward; he keep...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
A tall 17th C. walnut cabinet buffet, having a plank top with dentil moulding.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A tall walnut cabinet buffet, having a plank top with dentil moulding above a two drawers. The carved paneled doors, flanked by Doric columns sitting on multi-moiled base, supported ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Beautiful 19th Century Italian Renaissance Gilt Bronze Lions
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance (19th century) small gilt bronze lions on a pale green rectangular marble plinths.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Faience jewelry box
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Faience or majolica (jewelry?) box on claw legs. Decorated and sculptured with lions and griffin in typical faience colors. On the lid is a naked lady.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience
Christ - Umbria, second half of the 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Christ
Umbria, Orvieto?
Second half of the 15th century
77 x 16.5 cm
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$7,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Roman Relief Pottery Vase
Located in Islamabad, PK
Pottery was an important part of daily living in ancient Rome. As Romans used earthenware for most purposes, a huge quantity of utensils - cooking pots, amphorae and fine wares were ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Carrara Marble
Terracotta Bust of Christ as the Redeemer, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust of Christ as The Redeemer
Tuscany or Emilia Romagna, late 15th century
Measures: 46 x 43 x 21 cm
This powerful, moving bust of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$17,054 Sale Price
20% Off
END OF THE 16th CENTURY WALNUT CHEST WITH GOLDEN CARVINGS
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful Renaissance walnut chest of drawers with small dimensions, characterized by carvings and panel decorations both on the drawers and on the sides. This piece of furniture is ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Renaissance Bearded Notable Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style portrait of a bearded notable wearing laurel wreath within a gilt wood frame. (18/19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Tulio Lombardo Style Marble Fountain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This marble fountain sculpture in the style of Tulio Lombardo embodies the glory of Renaissance sculpture. Reminiscent of classical portrait busts, a bearded man's face serves as the...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gold Background, Coronation of the Virgin. 14th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Gold Background, Coronation of the Virgin. 14th century.
Venetian work, point of polyptych, tempera and gold on reinforced poplar panel,.Surroundings of Lorenzo Veneziano (1336_1379)...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
A fine pair of 19th century Italian painted black and gilt carved torchieres
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and fine pair of Italian Renaissance carved and black painted torchieres with parcel gilt.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony
17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief devotional plaque in polychrome glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child, dating ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance Gilt Jester Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) gilt jester armchairs with swan arms, eagle sides, and red upholstered seats and backs.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Renaissance Style Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) mahogany drop leaf dining table with spool legs and stretcher and inlaid geometric top
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Italian carved walnut 19th century Renaissance style Mirror
Located in Troy, NY
Very decorative Renaissance style mirror with two female figures in profile prominently flanking either side of the carved frame. Later mirror plate.
Probably the top part of a firep...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Venetian Rectangular Carved and Gild Mirror
Located in IT
This beautiful rectangular mercury mirror in carved and gilded wood frame was made in the early 19th century in Venetian area of Italy. The richly carved frame is characterized by a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$18,475 Sale Price
40% Off
17th Century Architectural Monumental Italian Corinthian Columns on Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
Sold as a PAIR.
Over three centuries in age and hailing from Italy, this exquisite pair of Corinthian columns has been handcrafted and conscientiously rendered as pure representation...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Center or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary, large Italian Renaissance table of strong, linear design. The thick 2-plank top with a narrow dentil edge, above a frieze cont...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian 16th century Renaissance Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
Attractive, rare Renaissance trestle table of typical, bold design and beautiful rich color. The table can be taken apart for shipping and ha...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th century After Rahael Grand Duke’s Madonna Painting
Located in Seaford, GB
After Raphael's Grand Duke's Madonna
Grand Duke's Madonna after Raphael, a stunning 19th-century oil painting from the renowned Berkley Collection. This remarkable artwork, inspire...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
$1,802 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Italian Statuary Marble Plaque After Duquesnoy
By François Duquesnoy
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large early 19th century Italian statuary marble plaque depicting a reclining cherub or putto, formerly owned by the 1st Earl of Mountbatten. Expertly carved in deep relief, this p...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Carved and Hand-Painted Oak Cassapanca Benches
Located in Dallas, TX
Add unmistakable Italian visual drama to an interior with this striking pair of Italian cassapanca-style benches, crafted circa 1960 and inspired by earlier Renaissance and Baroque s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint, Oak
Armchair Throne Pair Italian Walnut Red Mohair Velvet Armorial Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare pair of late-Renaissance, Italian, upholstered, walnut, throne, open, armchairs or coppia di seggioloni, retaining their original armorials
These throne armchairs are characteristic of those found in Palazzo's in the Renaissance. They are elegant and substantial, injecting gravitas into the period or contemporary interior. It is exceptionally rare feature that they retain the original armorials with Ducal coronets which are beautifully worked in gold threadwork. One bears three fleurs-de-lys above three swords and the other a lion rampant. They are sturdy and usable and have a wonderful, lustrous, rich patina.
The rectangular backs and seats re-upholstered in a c.1920 mohair...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 1900s Antique, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, Walnut, Bachelor
s Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Handsome Antique Bachelor's Chest, Italian Renaissance Style, Carved, Walnut, Early 1900s, 20th Century!!
This antique bachelor's chest is a stunning piece of furniture that will ad...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Marble Relief - Emilia Romagna, 1470-80
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Relief
Emilia Romagna, Faenza ? 1470-80
H 30,2 x L 33 x P 3,5 cm
The carved marble relief depicts the Virgin accompanied by a winge...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
$33,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Credenza Sideboard Cupboard Walnut Italian Bologna Brass Studwork Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This is a fine example of a Renaissance period credenza or sideboard that would have been made for an Italian Palazzo. The shaped moulded panels and brass studwork ornamentation are ...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Continental Carved Walnut Chest
Located in Vista, CA
A continental carved walnut chest in the Renaissance taste, 18th century, probably Italian, the lid opens to a void interior. The case is carved wi...
Category
18th 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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