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
Angelic Carved Wood Sculptures, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of 16th Century Italian carved polychromed angelic sculptures.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Kneeling Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) polychromed life size kneeling figures (similar matching pair with wings #034018A)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$18,500 / set
Pair of Authentic Fortuny Mezzaro / Mezziano Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of authentic Fortuny textile pillows featuring vintage Fortuny cotton fronts in the celebrated Mezzaro / Mezziano pattern, one of Mariano Fortuny’s most iconic and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Alabastro Marble and Ormolu Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Alabastro marble and ormolu centerpiece/planter. The oblong centerpiece is raised...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Sterling, Bone,
Semi-Precious Gems Figure of
St. George
Dragon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Stone Italian Fireplace Mantel in the 18th Century Style
Located in London, GB
A fine quality 18th century style Italian fireplace carved in Portland stone. The frieze of isometric design with diamond panelled paterae interspersed with panelled husks, carved wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
"Saint Luke the Evangelist", Polychromed Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Luke is often represented as a man of mature and bearded age, accompanied by the animal of the Tetramorphs with which he is related (Revelation 4: 67)...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jesus Christ the Conqueror Raising the Flag After his Resurrection, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian carved-wood and polychromed sculpture of Jesus Christ the conqueror raising the flag after his resurrection.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental French Renaissance Castle Fireplace Mantel - Acanthus
Volute Jambs
Located in Beervelde, BE
This authentic French Renaissance period fireplace surround is a monumental architectural piece, hand-carved from fine French limestone. Its natural stone color — a soft, warm grey-b...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
PORTUGUESE PAPER STATIONERY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
STATIONERY D. JOSÉ 18th Century
19th century Portuguese.
in chestnut wood, with two drawers and three drawers.
Folding lid with drawers and bins.
Signs of use. Dim.: 140 x 115 x ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
pair of French 19th Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Marble ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble ewers. Each stunning urn is raised by a square Rouge Griotte Marble b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Spiga Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the strictest Murano tradition, with central mosaic and finely hand-engraved bands. All the elements are assembled with floral elements ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$3,220 / item
Very Large Royal Vienna Painted Porcelain Plaque After Correggio
Located in London, GB
Very large Royal Vienna painted porcelain plaque after Correggio
Austrian, 19th century
Measures: Frame: height 77cm, width 74cm, depth 7.5cm
Plaque: height 58cm, width 48.5cm, depth 0.5cm.
This beautiful and very large painted porcelain plaque was made by the Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, in the 19th century, and shows the Sacred Family...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Washington, DC
A truly stunning cabinet with a rich patina. Made by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the early 19th century.
The paint on the inside and the outside is all original. Original hardware includes the hinges, locks, key, straps.
Intricate carved paneling.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
$15,900
Green Red 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
Antique Italian 16th Century Mantel
anno 1596
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Beautiful Italian Fireplace dating from the 16th Century with engraved date (1596) in basaltic grey stone.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
The Holy Kinship of Mary Oil on slatted panel Possibly Willem Key (16th Century)
Located in Chonburi, TH
This impressive 16th-century oil painting on a slatted wooden panel depicts *The Holy Kinship of Mary*, a revered religious subject in Northern Renaissance art. The composition bring...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Barely Twist Butternut Arm Chair with Carved Lions Heads
Located in Louisville, KY
A chair like this doesn't come along everyday. With its unique white walnut barley twist frame and arms that terminate at the hand rest with hand-carved resting lions, this piece is ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Statuette of the Virgin, South German circa 1600
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Statuette of the Virgin
South-German, circa 1600
sculpted wood
circa 1600
(right arm restored)
52 cm
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Renaissance-Style Judaica Eagle Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) Judaica eagle head design brass candelabras with bird finials (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Impressive large medallion plate enamel bronze mythology Renaissance style Spain
Located in Wien, AT
A true masterpiece, by Bronzes Artisticos Espana, a wall plate, richly decorated over and over with mythological szenes and glass stones and procelain cartridges.
This large medalli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
16th Century Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gold Gilded and Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed Carved-wood sculpture of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary in her...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$38,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Category
1920s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Carved Wood Depiction of "The Last Supper"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. bas-relief panel which is a type of sculpture where the design in only slightly raised from the background surface, creating a shallow, low-relief effect. The relief depicts...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,200 Sale Price
38% Off
Italian Renaissance-Style Entrance Cabinet, Walnut, 1960s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian entrance cabinet produced in the 1960s, designed in the Renaissance Revival style. Crafted in walnut wood, the cabinet features a compact architectural form with molded panel...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by a beautiful circular base with three fine seashell shaped supports ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Spanish Azulejo set of 4 tiles Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
A set of four early Arista y Cuenca tiles from Toledo, Spain, dating to circa 1550–1575. These tiles were produced during the Spanish Renaissance, a period when Toledo was a major ce...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
English Renaissance Pewter Hour Glass
Located in Queens, NY
2 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) etched pewter hour glass. (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$450 / item
Set of 9 English Renaissance Style Pewter Plates
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 9 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) pewter plates with scalloped edge. (PRICED AS SET)
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Saint John the Baptist Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint John the Baptist 18th century
Portuguese sculpture from the 18th century.
in polychrome wood.
The figure is represented standing with the lamb.
Small flaws.
Measure: ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman
By Giambologna, Benedetto Boschetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman'
Italy, Mid- 19th century, Attributed to the workshops of Benedetto Bosch...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Very Large 19th Century Carved Stone Renaissance Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A very rare, 19th century carved stone Renaissance fireplace. The bracketed jambs with crouching lions, ionic capitals, carved male and female masks and basket of fruit to plinths. T...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Very Fine Statuary White Marble Fireplace in the Italian Renaissance Manner
Located in London, GB
A very fine statuary white marble fireplace in the Italian Renaissance manner. The carved jambs featuring classical amphorae surmounted by fruit, acorns, ribbons and foliage topped w...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Michelangelo - The Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel
Located in Bradenton, FL
Michelangelo - The Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 2002 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Italy. 239 pages with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze
Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti on Crocodile Candlestick
Italy, Late 19th Century
Behold the elegance of this Italian Renaissance...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, Carved Walnut Hunting Buffet
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb Renaissance style hunting buffet. It is in walnut richly carved with various animals such as: duck, herons, partridge, dog, etc ... This sideboar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$7,002 Sale Price
20% Off
Oval Tin Metal-Clad Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Oval metal-clad mirror.
Measures: H 26" x (66cm) x W 19" (48cm).
Oval bevelled mirror in centre.
Clear mirror.
Aged looking metal-clad.
Slightly aged look to tin metal-clad.
Ba...
Category
Mid-18th Century North American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Tin
$100 Sale Price / item
88% Off
pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, Bronze and marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Green Antique marble potpourri urns. Each attractive urn is raised by three slen...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Console Table and Mirror
Located in London, GB
Constructed in walnut, richly and finely carved, rising from a serpentine base supported by shaped and scrolled feet, with an spread wing eagle, with one talon aloft, holding a shiel...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
4 chairs with high backrest in oak and upholstery in the English Renaissance
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 chairs with high backrest in oak and upholstery in the English Renaissance style, or Louis XIII, circa 1900
Category
1890s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Nicolas Poussin, French Book by Pierre Rosenberg, 1994
By Nicolas Poussin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665, French book by Pierre Rosemberg et Louis-Antoine Prat, 1995.
This book was published after the fourth centenary of the artist's birth. The volume accompani...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th C. Religious Inspired Painted Wooden Plaques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of three hand painted wooden plaques, each featuring a religious portrait within a decorative frame. The center panel is a portrait of a man with shoulder length hair and a be...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,320 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Pair of bronzed cast iron Italian Renaissance style fire andirons
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A pair of bronzed cast iron Renaissance style andirons. Each with a figure of a cherub holding a cornucopia, on a ring turned and baluster column over stepped quadripartite plinth ba...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Set Of Four French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Centerpiece/Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique set of four French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu centerpiece/planters. Each centerpiece is raised by elegant mottled supports below handsome paw feet...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Florentine Florence Renaissance Style green Wood and gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Italian Florence Renaissance chandelier with five lights in gilt metal and green lacquered wood. The Fixture requires 5 European E14 candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 60 watts. Found...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Turn Of The Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French Turn of the Century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eight arm octagonal chandelier consist of a most impressive and detailed mid section displaying won...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Collecting Cup
The Abduction Of Persephone
, 1816
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent example of old Viennese porcelain painting:
Cylindrical cup with rich gilding: large oval reserve with finely painted polychrome mythological scene, framed by a gold frame ...
Category
1810s Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Italian Aretini Pottery Vase, Red
Gold Enamel Relief Decoration, Arezzo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Italian Aretini Pottery Vase, Hand-Painted Red
Gold Relief Décor, Arezzo, Mid-20th Century
A striking hand-thrown and hand-painted Italian Aretini pottery vase from Arez...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Leather Trunk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Renaissance st. leather trunk. The trunk is raised by elegant scalloped shaped supports and displays a stunning array of most...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Seventeenth Century Italian Chairs
Located in London, GB
A sumptuous pair of seventeenth century Italian walnut chairs, the backs surmounted by carved and gilt finials with red velvet seats and backs, wit...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet
$4,811 / set
Antique Dutch Brass and Ebonized Wood Mirror, circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Renaissance design.
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
16th Century French Renaissance Period
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th Century French Renaissance period fireback with the Arms of France. Coat of arms of the house of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe....
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Portrait Charger Ceramic Plate - Annie Eliza Spong – Balham – Oct 7th 1886
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Italian-Style Maiolica Portrait Charger, Dated 1886
A striking maiolica portrait charger, richly decorated in cobalt blue and ochre, depicting a classical female profile with...
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Cassone
Located in High Point, NC
This early 17th-century Italian cassone, crafted in walnut circa 1630, exemplifies the ceremonial grandeur of traditional wedding chests. Constructed with remarkable craftsmanship, e...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
English Renaissance Style Miniature Shield
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) miniature shield shaped coat of arms wall plaque with metal spears and armor on brown velvet backing.
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bisque Porcelain, Ormolu, and Giltwood lamps, attributed to Sèvres. Each wonderful lamp is raised on a square ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Giltwood and Scagliola Circular Table, after Della Valle Brothers
By Della Valle Brothers
Located in London, GB
This wonderful table is designed after the famous Della Valle brothers (Italian, fl. mid-19th century). The brothers were exceptionally skilled craftsmen who specialised in the produ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Scagliola, Giltwood
Original Antique Print of The Transfiguration After Raphael. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
PORTUGUESE CHAIR LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE CHAIR LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century
in mahogany wood seats, armrests and back in straw.
Small defects.
Dim.: 113 x 66 x 60 cm.
good conditions
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,798 / item
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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