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
Original Antique Framed Print After Fra Bartolomeo. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Renaissance fresco by Fra Bartolomeo
Chromo-lithograph
Published, C.1870
Presented in an antique distressed pine frame
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper, Pine
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
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
Porcelain Samovar, Tea or Coffee Urn Handmade in Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Porcelain lidded samovar, tea or coffee urn, handmade in Italy.
Great decorative piece with handles and brass metal sprout.
Great to use for serving hot tea or any beverage.
Beautiful colorful hot water urn samovar in the Russian style.
Gilt fine porcelain tea pot hand...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Italian Corpus Christi
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Hand-carved Italian Corpus Christi with traces of polychromy.
This sculpture reflects the transition from Gothic to Renaissance style.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,316
Fruit basket, table decoration, centerpiece, wood alabaster, 1880s, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
A wonderful table decoration from Italy, made in the end of the 19th century, based on the old models.
This base is made of cherry wood with a round white alabaster ring at the bas...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Set of Two Hand-Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Platters by N. Tapolini, 1970s
Located in NICE, FR
Set of Two Hand-Painted Italian Majolica Plates by N. Tapolini, Castelli, 1977–1978. A beautiful pair of hand-painted decorative majolica plates signed by N. Tapolini, crafted in Cas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century French Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French table made from walnut. The top is beautifully detailed with cross banding around the edges in a lovely pattern surrounding a central pattern with burl in a match...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Kittinger Corner Mahogany Stand
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Kittinger Corner Mahogany Stand. While petite and elegant this faithful antique reproduction is also sturdy and strong. Great quality construction is...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Chippendale Night Stand
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Mahogany Chippendale Night Stand featuring hand carved, solid mahogany details as well as dovetailed drawers. Fine quality drawer fronts create a beautiful pattern, an...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,530 / item
Antique Italian Polychrome and Giltwood Alter Candlestick, 18th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Unusual Antique 18th century Italian polychrome & giltwood Alter candlestick
Additional information:
Materials: giltwood, Polychrome
...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
NVIN0507 Vintage Demi Lune Baker Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard in excellent condition, having recently been restored to give it a straight from the showroom look.
Simple yet sophisticate...
Category
1980s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance Style Sanguine
Watercolor Drawing, Signed, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Renaissance style sanguine drawing with watercolor wash on paper - featuring a half length portrait of a young woman in a peasant type blouse with flora and leaves surrounding her - ...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique French Renaissance Octagonal Carved End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance Octagonal Carved End Table is an amazing example of the woodcarver's art! Eight equal sides are supported by four turned and carved legs, fitted with doub...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique unframed oil painting on canvas is in the Renaissance style. Two ladies are conversing with the man on the right. Canvas is stretched...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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
Baroque Religious Painting Of Immaculate Conception, Gilt Frame, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This 17th-century Baroque painting, in oil on copper, captures a serene portrayal of the Immaculate Conception, draped in yellow silk robes with accents of green and red. The divine ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Copper
$6,401 Sale Price
23% Off
Drawings of Filippino Lippi and His Circle
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Drawings of Filippino Lippi and his circle. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition held there from October 28th ...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage French Renaissance Large Figural Bronze Ewer Urn Pitcher Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Large Figural Bronze Metal Ewer Urn Pitcher Table Lamp on Marble Base. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 42" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light socket) x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Anglo Indian Renaissance Style Carved Wood Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Anglo Indian Renaissance Style Ornate Carved Wood Upholstered Rocker Rocking Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 43" H x " 22.5 W x 37" D x 21 "Seat Height x 29" Arm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Harp Music Stand
Located in Annville, PA
For the music lover this solid mahogany and brass Lyre or Harp Music Stand rivals any antique music stand in terms of beauty and quality. Adjustable i...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,265 / item
PERINO DEL VAGA
After
, Important Flemish Grotesque Tapestry, Circa 1550
Located in Chatham, ON
Important - 16th century - grand scale - museum quality - Renaissance period - antique Flemish finely woven grotesque tapestry panel in wool and silk - after designs by PERINO DEL VA...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
French 16th Century early Baroque Oak Barrel-Back Seat
Located in Troy, NY
Tall, unusual and conceptual chair of half-round paneled form, The seat can be lifted on hinges forming a misericord supported by a fluted console. A a...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
17th Century French
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback with several Arms of France and Fleurs de Lys (French Lilies). The date of production of the fireback, 1624, is also cast in the fireback.
The fireback is made of ca...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Carved Walnut Cabinet Sideboard Cupboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Carved Walnut Cabinet Sideboard Cupboard. Item features ornately carved walnut panels of shields and crests, horse heads, as well a central soldie...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Renaissance Style Wooden Carved Pieta Sculpture with Mary
Christ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a Renaissance style.
Possibly Northern European or German.
In the form of the Virgin Mary cradling the lifeless mortal body of Jesus Christ after his removal from the cross. This is known as the Pietà - the sixth of the "Seven Sorrows of Mary" and a common depiction in sculpture.
Carved out of several joined wood blocks.
Simply a wonderful antique Religious sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
16th-17th Century French
Arms of Lorraine
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
16th-17th century fireback with the coat of arms of Lorraine. On both sides there are the sticks of a marshal. This indicates that this fireback was made for a high military official...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Gien Faience Platter
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Gien faience decorative charger or shallow bowl, hand-painted in red, orange, yellow, blue, and green on white ground with Renaissance style imagery with a cent...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools
Located in Encinitas, CA
These Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools are handcrafted in Italy and made to order. They are in perfect structural and in beautiful condition, with white backs and pale blue accents...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
$2,144 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century French Stone Lion with Shield on Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century French stone lion holding a shield on a pedestal. A 20th century lion carved from stone holding a crest carved with a lion with wearing a crown. It is a representation o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Antique 19th Century Oil on Canvas Madonna of The Chair After Raphael
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Antique 19th Century Oil on Canvas Madonna of The Chair After Raphael
Dimensions : 55.5" Tall X 45.5" Wide X 5.5" Deep
This painting is out of this world! Painted in Italy in the ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good pair of 16th century Italian bronze candlesticks of unusually bold design, turned balustrade form and good scale.
One pricket lacking.
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$9,500 / set
Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque
By Limoges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enam...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Upholstery
Antique Early 20th Cty French Renaissance Rectangular Mirror with Fruit Décor
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique French rectangular overmantle mirror was made in Northern France in 1905.
The mirror is elaborately decorated with fruits of the harvest. It shows plums, pea...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$5,225 Sale Price
20% Off
Custom Built Display Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Custom Built Display Cabinet, in ready to use in your home condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Custom Built Display Cabinet has everything go...
Category
1980s Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Renaissance Gothic Figural Brass Candlestick Column Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Gothic Figural Brass Candlestick Column Table Lamp on Wooden Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H (to finial) x 29" H (to light socket) x 11...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of French Bronze Candlesticks with Dolphin Figures
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of candle holders made of bronze, France, circa the 1930s.
These beautiful bronze candlesticks each feature column in the form of a dolphin. The square bases, wax pans, and s...
Category
1930s French Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Sunburst Mirror in Leatherette with Convex Glasses
Located in Barcelona, ES
Renaissance Style Sunburst Convex Mirror, Leatherette
Eye-catching sunburst mirror featuring a faux leather frame with 8 small convex glass mirrors surrounding a central convex glass...
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Walnut Table "a lira" - Tuscany, XVII century
Table “a lira”
Walnut
Tuscany, XVIIth century
71 X 90 X 49,5 cm
Beautiful patina.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Valet
Located in Annville, PA
A most useful and decorative item, the Mahogany Valet as produced by Niagara Furniture. Using select solid mahogany and mahogany veneers our artisans produce this item using great qu...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$525 / item
Tabernacle Door, Wood, Metal, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This type of elements are basic in churches, chapels, etc. since they contain the Sacred Forms, reason why it is logical the abundance, with a series of typologies more habitual and traditional or old than others. There are also iconographies more common than others, a certain thematic preference according to the date or school to which the work belongs, etc., always related to the Sacrifice of Christ, Salvation, Transubstantiation, Eucharist, etc. for being a key element for Christianity (especially the Catholic) what they will always contain.
The present work shows a chalice with Sacred Form in what would originally be the interior of the door (very usual iconography) and a somewhat more striking relief to the exterior. Inside that it is a Eucharistic Christ or Eucharistic Savior, the way of presenting it is more usual of the scenes of the Last Supper, being not so frequent to find it alone like this. Compare for example with works such as the door of the tabernacle attributed to Alonso Cano...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Nesting Tables
Located in Annville, PA
The Set of 3 Nesting Tables from Niagara Furniture features three tables, all with attractive inlaid mahogany tops. Supported on hand carved, solid mahogany legs which are turned to ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,350 / item
19th Century Renaissance Style Wall Magazine Rack in Hand Carved Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful Italian renaissance style wall magazine rack, 1880. Made of solid walnut wood. Characterized by a refined and elaborate decoration carved in the wood. Many decorative eleme...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Morroni
Tega Gualdo Tadino Rinascimental Italian Majolica Pair of Plates
By Morroni
Tega Gualdo Tadino
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Majolica plates.
Rinascimental décor.
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Collection of Rare Italian Renaissance Drawings 16th Century Studies
Located in Doha, QA
A rare and fascinating group of three drawings, beautifully presented together in modern frames with UV-protective glass and surrounded by high-quality black pasteboard mounts. This ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
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
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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