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
Plaster Bust of Infant Bacchus After Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A PLASTER BUST OF INFANT BACCHUS
AFTER CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION (1738-1814)
First half of 20th century
Depicted with ringletted hair adorned with vine leaves and grapes on a circular f...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Antique Renaissance Revival Lion Northwind Carved Walnut Figural Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Lion Northwind Carved Walnut Figural Side Chair. Item features pierced carved scrollwork back, lion/northwind carved face, nailhead trim, solid wood const...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Spanish Renaissance Wrought Iron Curule Savonarola Throne Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Spanish Renaissance Wrought Iron Curule Savonarola Rusty Metal Throne Arm Cha...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair Column Form Art Deco Style Brass Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Column Form Art Deco Style Brass Candlestick Table Lamps
Measures 5.5" in width, 3" in depth and 17" in height x 23" in height to the top of the finial
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Marble Brass Decorative Object Paperweight Renaissance Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial marble decorative object or paperweight with brass putti and grapevine relief design, in the Renaissance style, circa mid to late-20th century. This piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Stone, Bronze, Brass
Original Antique Print of Queen Henrietta Maria After Van Dyck. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Virtue C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Limed Oak Dish or Plate, English, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely limed oak plate or dish.
English 1920s.
The piece has been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the oak.
Category
1920s English Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Original Antique Print of The Vision of St.Jerome After Parmigianino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Parmigianino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Renaissance Style
Elisha
Widow
s Oil
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th-century Renaissance Style 'Elisha & Widow's Oil' Fireback / Backsplash.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter color with stove pol...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #2
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Pharmacy Jar. Jar is in a cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot. Jar features blue and white pattern with the word "Charitas" in an oval ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Maiolica
19th Century, Large Renaissance Style Oak Mirror Richly Carved
Located in Beaune, FR
Large and beautiful oak mirror carved with Renaissance-style scrolls that can be displayed vertically or horizontally. French work of the 19th century of good quality. Good condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
1900s by Egisto Fantechi Renaissance Revival Majolica Jug Pitcher
Located in Brescia, IT
Earthenware painted in cobalt blue, antimony yellow, orange, copper green
Excellent condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Convertible Pair of Monk
s Chair or End Table, Foldable Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
19th century convertible monk's chair is cleverly engineered to provide two uses. Seat back down, it's a table, seatback up it's an armchair. Sculpted from solid oak, it features carving on both sides of the tabletop or seatback so it's attractive no matter what mode it's in. An ingenious space-saver,
circa 1870s, in the manner of Stephen Hedges...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Oak
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 date of AD MCCLXIX (1769) (S...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Original Antique Print of Susanna and The Elders After Ludovico Carracci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ludovico Carracci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Walnut Desk Table With Drawers Renaissance Revival 19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Gorgeous Italian Solid Walnut Center Table with two Drawers and a single table top. Renaissance in style, the table was made using a period plank by building or reconstructing the u...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
1900s Gothic Eastlake Dining Chairs Set Armchairs Carved Walnut Renaissance, 6
By Frank Furness
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very heavy Carved Walnut Dining Chair Set of 6. There are 4 side chairs, and 2 armchairs. The upholstery is tattered needs updating . The Side chairs weigh 35 lbs. each and armchair ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$10,500 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Original Antique Print of The Consecration of St.Nicholas After Veronese. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Veronese
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Renaissance Style
Coat of Arms
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Renaissance style fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colo...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Pair of English Renaissance Repousse Brass Candlesticks.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Pair of English Renaissance Repousse Brass Candlesticks.
Seventeenth century English embossed brass candlesticks from about 1650. This rare pair of beautifully created candle ...
Category
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Leonardo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
20th Century Venetian Murano Glass Flowers Octagonal Mirror
Located in Puglia, Puglia
It is a delightful classic Venetian mirror with a frame formed by canes and crystal curls, the engravings that adorn this luxurious mirror have been made entirely by hand, and the fi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Burled Clover Table
Located in Annville, PA
A high quality, clover top shaped Burled Clover Table produced by Niagara Furniture. Also traditionally referred to as a wine table. Beautifully shaped an...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,195 / item
16th Century French
Lorraine Coat of Arms
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th century French Fireback with two Lorraine Coat of Arms as well as the Gothic cross of Lorraine (in cords).
All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or more are shipped as st...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Plainsong Manuscript of the Nicene Creed - 3 Parts for Performance
Located in Ilkley, GB
Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in the late 16th or early 17th century. This large format manuscript written on paper wa...
Category
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Pope Pius VII After Lawrence. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by FullartonC.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Carved Walnut Paw Foot Desk Letterbox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Carved Walnut Paw Foot Desk Letterbox with Bust Finial. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 14.5" H x 13.5" W x 8" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Wonderful Large Pair Renaissance Revival Oak Lion Head Sculpture Wall Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare pair of highly decorative carved wood wall sconses from the turn of the century.
These two marvelously stylised Kings of the Jungle could be watching over your house soon. This rare pair is not only beautifully made and hand crafted with great workmanship, they are also in magnificent condition. Imagine how they will look in the evening with their lights switched on. That is the way to create real atmosphere in your home.
This one of a kind light will be rewired to the highest standard for safe and immediate usage in the USA as well.
Also our price for this wonderful pair fixtures...
Category
Early 20th Century German Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Original Antique Print of A Music Party After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Tribute Money After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Raising of Lazarus After Del Piombo. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Sebastiano Del Piombo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Brown Velvet Metallic Thread Drape
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style single brown velvet drape with wide metallic thread & velvet border.
Antique condition, some wear.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of Wandering Musicians
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of wandering musicians in Renaissance attire performing on Parisian streets in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL6152A...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of a Lady of the Chateau and Her Page
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of a lady of the chateau and her page in Renaissance attire reading a message in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL615...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of Charles d
Amboise, Lord of Chaumont
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of Charles d\'Amboise, Lord of Chaumont in military-civilian Renaissance attire in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL6...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French Framed Lithograph of a Parisian Noble Family and Architect
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of a Parisian noble family and their architect in Byzantine attire discussing architectural ground plans in a wooden black and silver frame (Sim...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of a Musician
Early Renaissance Attire
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-Century framed lithograph of a musician and a fool in early Renaissance attire performing on Parisian streets in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of a Parisian Noble Lady
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of a Parisian noble lady in Renaissance attire going to Mass in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL6152A-J)
Good condi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French Framed Lithograph of a Falconer of the House of François I
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of a falconer of the house of François I in Renaissance attire traversing in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL6152A-J...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of King Henry III in Renaissance Attire
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-Century framed lithograph of King Henry III of France with his companions in leisure in Renaissance attire in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Italian Renaissance Celestial Map
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style framed print of celestial map depicting stars and heavens (dated 1700 and inscribed Marco Bembo)
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
English Renaissance Style Powder Horn
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (18th Cent) animal horn and brass powder horn
Category
18th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Renaissance Style Pewter Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (19th Century) pewter chalice with scene in relief and eagle on lid.
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Italian Renaissance Style Silver Plate Chalice
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (18/19th Century) silver plate chalice with 6 cupid heads at base.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
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
Coat Rack Shelf
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Coat Rack Shelf by Niagara Furniture is a great accessory that is both useful and decorative. Created from the finest mahogany solids and ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$305 / item
Italian Plaster Sculpture Depicting Moses Inspired by Michelangelo Early 1900s
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Plaster Sculpture Depicting Moses Inspired by Michelangelo Early 1900s. This plaster work recreates one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art, Michelangelo's Moses, inspired...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso
16th Century Antique Brussels Fruit Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional sixteenth century Brussels tapestry fragment depicting stylized fruit and foliage in a beautifully aged palette of deep indigo muted teal warm sand beige golden tan an...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Catalan, Colonial Spanish Carved Armchair with Leather, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Oak Bench
Located in Round Top, TX
Oak high back bench with detailed carving. Birds, fruit basket, flowers, winged male figures, and carved flourishes are seen throughout the back.
Note the seat is hinged, creating gr...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Set of Six French Carved Walnut Turned Wood Chairs with Velvet Seat
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut armchair.
Perfect to place in your room or in your kitchen
The frames with carved structure. The legs are finished in a higly carved. ball feet.
It has ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Set of 8 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 8 prints of European Art Treasures
Chromolithographs
Published by Louis Gruner, 1862.
The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
Category
1860s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of 6 Antique Old Master Prints in Cream Painted Frames. French, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 antique prints after the old master engravings.
After Durer, Altdorfer, Van Leyden, Van Meckenem and Marcantonio
Heliogravures by A.Durand, Paris. France.
...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper, Wood
The Market Square at Pirna
- Antique Engraving - Germany - 18th/19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
'The Market Square at Pirna' (After Bernardo Bellotto) - Antique copper plate engraving on paper - titled (in German) in pencil lower left - signe...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Folk Art Stradivarius Violin Plaque Crafted for Cosimo de Medici 1690
Located in South Burlington, VT
Italian folk art Pyrography picture signed, H. Toscano
This is an original and unusual detailed 1690 enactment , and hand incised work of art on wood pan...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 17th Century Walnut and Leather Armchair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Italian armchair from 1680 may look like a throne, in fact it is a wonderfully patinated example of a friar’s chair–historically referred to as a “ s...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Wool Needlepoint Embroidered European Nobles Scene Printed on Silk 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique framed folk art needlepoint textile panel / tapestry - a scene of European nobility seated in a great room with equestrian battle themed design, greeting figures in trad...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Textile, Silk
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th C. Engraving, View Of The Ruins
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Italian, 1720-1778. With an expected fold down the middle. View of the "Casa Aurea Nerone". From the "Veduta di Roma" series. Artist name in plate lower right.
Dimensions: sight 17...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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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