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
Felmish Tapistry 17th Century from Brugge
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Fine Flemish tapestry from Brugge from the 17th century
This fine tapestry depicting a mythological scene of a woman spied by two old men.
Very inte...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Italian Renaissance Fruit Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style still life of fruit with gold serving pieces displayed in front of a green drape in a gilt carved frame
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista . Circa 1600’s important Painting Oil on Canvas painting of a boy with a bird, in original Hand carved...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
$28,800 Sale Price
20% Off
English Renaissance Style Oak Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (17/18th Century) oak console table with 2 banded inlaid drawers and supported on turned legs with a box form stretcher.
Category
Early 18th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Black Coral Sea Fan Sculpture~ Napoleon III Bronze Doré Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Black coral sea fan embellished with green tourmaline and a showy quartz druzy shell specimen mounted on a 19th-Century French bronze doré fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Coral, Rock Crystal, Bronze
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
$1,485 / item
Antique Renaissance Revival Lion Northwind Carved Walnut Figural Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance revival lion northwind carved walnut figural side chair. Listing includes a pierce carved scrollwork back, lion/northwind carved f...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Flemish Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1850
Located in Berlin, DE
This charming mid-19th-century Flemish tapestry, woven in the celebrated Aubusson manner, captures a romantic pastoral scene rendered in exquisitely balanced colours. At its centre, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Burnished Gold Tall Candelabra Table Lamp with 6 Lights. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 14.5" W x 9" D. (Loc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Extraordinary Pair Of Antique Italian Walnut Renaissance Style Cabinets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and fine pair of Renaissance Walnut Cabinets in original condition. The cabinets have fine craftsmanship and feature Geometric motifs on the frames and doors with simple and c...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany 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
$345 / item
Antique Portrait Antonio de Leyva Prince of Ascoli (1480-1536) Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli (1480–1536) was a Spanish general during the Italian Wars. During the Italian War of 1521, he commanded Pavia during the siege o...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique Oil Painting Large Saint Matthias the Apostle
Located in Buxton, GB
This Huge Unique French Oil Painting features a captivating scene of Saint Matthias in bold coloured hues. Measuring 2m x 1.5m in size, this canvas mural is the perfect addition to a...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Renaissance Revival Figural Lion Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Listing includes (1) armchair and (3) side chairs, beautifully carved solid oak wood frames, figural lio...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Wall Hanging Depicting Don Quixote
By Adolf Schrödter Schwedt
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Magnificent wall hanging made in the late 1800s.
It has been embroidered according to the image of a painting made by Adolf Schrodter Schwedt (1805-1875) which was called "Don Qui...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Schmieg and Kotzian End Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Schmieg and Kotzian End Table in excellent condition. The top of the piece has recently been restored to its’ original luster.
Both elegant and incr...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Philadelphia Tilt Top Table
Located in Annville, PA
First made popular in the 18th Century this fantastic antique reproduction Philadelphia Tilt Top Table features all of the hallmarks of the...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,615 / item
Dropside Coffee Table
Located in Annville, PA
Another item in the Niagara Furniture lyre inspired collection of furniture this Dropside Coffee Table has a beautifully crafted top featuring figural m...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,930 / item
Louis XIV Fruitwood Casket, Attributed to César Bagard (1620-1707)
By Cesar Bagard
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Finely carved overall with arabesques, birds and scrolls, the top centered by a cartouche.
César Bagard was born in Nancy in 1620. Most of the work known to have been carved by him ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Very large pair of andirons in patinated bronze, Renaissance style
Located in Paris, FR
An important patinated bronze pair of firedogs andirons in Renaissance taste decorated with an alternation of flowery vases, topped by winged Cupids. The bottom part of the firedogs...
Category
1880s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Dramatic Large Bronze Dore 9 Arm Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive and elegant large Dore Bronze 9 arm chandelier from Italy.
20” chain
Category
Early 2000s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th C Terracotta Planter Centerpiece with Dancing Cherubs, Florence Circa 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Terracotta planter centerpiece with dancing cherubs, Florence Circa 1820.
Centerpiece total measures: 27”L x 14.25”W x 18”H, including 2 pieces; the te...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Venice Rising Quartz Muscovite Ammonite Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
One-of-a-kind natural mineral specimen sculpture, entitled "Venice Rising," created from an 18th-century Italian patinated parcel-giltwood candlestick and embellished with quartz, mu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Quartz
Pair of Tall Eagle Lecterns, Bronze, Etc, 16th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of easels in the shape of an eagle. Bronze, iron. 16th-17th century.
Rear supports.
Pair of lecterns with tripod-shaped bases, claw-shaped legs with spheres, and a triangular part from which three baluster-shaped legs emerge, with elements in light tones that join at the top of this piece , leaving a vegetal form towards the lower area. The finials are two eagles on spheres, each looking to the side with its head tilted upwards, and situated with its wings half spread; the back is smooth, without the details of the feathers, eyes, beak and claws that do show in the front. The eagles could be from the Spanish school or from the Netherlands, dating from the 16th-17th centuries, while the bases are from the 20th century. It seems that, at least in Spain, the spread of tall lecterns...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Pair of Two-Toned Patinated Bronze Moorish Inspiration Candleholders
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of French two-toned patinated bronze Moorish inspired figure candleholders
Lovely and fun, these Moorish Inspired beckoning figures are adorned in extravagant plumed headdresse...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife
Farmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Moreau Figural Metal Table Lamp, Wife & Farmer. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 39.5" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Renaissance Style Tiled Frieze Panel by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 4 antique dust-pressed ceramic tiles by Minton Hollins (stamped) creating a decorative blue and white glazed frieze panel depicting a renaissance style winged cherub playing...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Baker Round Table
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Baker Round Table which will be the focal point of any room in which it is placed. From the beautiful marble top to the sturdy and lovely t...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Philadelphia Pembroke Table
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture version of the Philadelphia Pembroke Table is the largest table of it’s kind that we know of. The table is versatile due it’s ability to expand in size using the drop down side panels and can be used throughout the home. High quality solid mahogany supports hold the leaves in place when they are raised. Also often referred to as either a dropside table...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,645 / item
French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze tray/centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze tray/centerpiece. This wonderful rectangular shaped "vide poche" tray is raised by four ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Ormolu
Grand 17th Century Oudenaarde Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 17th century Oudenaarde tapestry is a work of art that only the masters of Flanders could produce. Works from the region were in demand the w...
Category
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Painted Cartouche
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique architectural salvaged building element with cartouche design is molded cement and glazed and painted orange and green. The b...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cement
Italian Renaissance Walnut Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savonarola style walnut armchair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat. (19th century).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century enamel portrait plaque of King Francois II of France (son of King Henry II) who served from 1559-1560. King Francois was married to Mary, Qu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Altarpiece Representing The Annunciation, North of Portugal, circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional altarpiece representing the annunciation circa 1600, fruitwood
rare altarpiece from the North of Portugal, unique due to its large size representing the scene of the annunciation, where the Archangel Gabriel (represented on the bottom left), sent by god (represented on the top left) announces to Marie (bottom right) that she will give birth to Jesus.
Very good state of conservation, carved on three panels
Dimension: Height 1m51
Width 1m03
Very nice colour and exceptional dimensions
Restorations of use
We placed the altarpiece on a red velvet base and a Spanish occasional...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Frieze, Polychromed Pine Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular frieze in carved pine wood, gilded and polychrome decorated with figurative reliefs. An architectural piece with garland serves as the axis for the symmetrical compositio...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Pine
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
Late 17th Century Renaissance Cassone
Located in High Point, NC
This late 17th-century North Italian or South Tyrolean cassone, crafted in walnut circa 1680–1700, reflects the symbolic richness and decorative depth of regional Baroque furniture. ...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare Offering Basket or Basin Germany-16th Century in Brass
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rare basin (We think it was the basin to wash the feet on hollyThursday) in brass
Rare plat of the german renaissance since it is rather a basin which is much rarer than a offering basket...
Category
16th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Tuscan Renaissance Refectory Style Hand Crafted Oak Farm Table
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Tuscan Renaissance refectory style handcrafted oak farm table.
Nice small functional table for kitchen or home office handcrafted i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
English Renaissance Walnut Hutch Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style (18/19th Century) walnut hutch cabinet with 2 shelves under a carved pediment top with 2 drawers over 2 diamond carved doors on ...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp with Cherub and Serpent Figures. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 38" H (to finial) x 29" H (to ligh...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Oak and Handcarved Marble Side Table
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Florence side table,
This table is inspired in the floors of one of our favorite Palaces in Florence. We reinterpreted the complex forms of the marble to more simple lines so they...
Category
2010s Mexican Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,500 / item
Saint Anthony with the Child Jesus, Wood, Mechelen School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Anthony with the Child Jesus. Wood. Mechelen School, 16th century.
Sculpture in carved wood worked, as was usual in that center, on the front because it was designed to be pla...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Reproduction Italian Renaissance Style Mahogany Corner Side Chair w/ Carved Face
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Reproduction Italian Renaissance Style Mahogany Corner Side Chair w/ Carved Face. Ite...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Serafino Volpi Deruta Charger with Portrait of Zaccaria
By Volpi
Located in Hanover, MA
Deruta majolica charger from the workshop of Serafino Volpi hand painted with the portrait of the prophet Zaccaria from Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Jacobean Style Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance carved walnut Jacobean style armchair. Item includes pierce carved stretcher base, solid wood construction, upholstered bac...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Sgabelli Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) walnut Sgabelli with 4 turned legs and stretcher.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,800 / set
K-OVER Champagne, Battaglia di porta Camollia, argento 999/°°, Italia
Located in Firenze, IT
Questa cover per bottiglia di champagne è una vera opera d’arte. L’artista ha riprodotto, il famoso dipinto la “battaglia di porta Camollia” di Giorgio Vasari (in palazzo Vecchio a F...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Renaissance Style Small Silver Baby Crib Medal
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small silver baby crib filigree medal. It depicts an oval medal with the relief of Virgin Mary trying to cover Baby Jesus with a blanket who is la...
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Serafino Volpi Deruta Charger
By Volpi
Located in Hanover, MA
Deruta majolica charger from the workshop of Serafino Volpi hand painted with the wide eyed curly haired head of an 'ignudo' figure wearing headband fr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Savonarola Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Savonarola Throne Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features turn carved stretcher supports, loose seat cushion, solid wood construction, nicely car...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Carved library/sideboard, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
This carved library/sideboard, from France, circa 1880, is a true gem in the world of furniture. The unique neo-Renaissance style sideboard impresses not only with its monumentality,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak, Glass
Pair of Medicean Vases in Carrara Marble 17th century period
Located in Pistoia, IT
Pair of Medici vases in white Carrara marble, 17th-century Italian manufacture.
The Medici vase is a monumental marble krater, carved in Athens by a Neo-Attic workshop around the m...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
English Renaissance Walnut Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Century) walnut table desk with spool legs and 2 drawers with stretcher.
Category
Early 17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Bronze King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples 1884 Dish Wall Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Bronze King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples 1884 Dish Wall Plaque. Item features fine cast bronze relief, remarkable details, banner reads, "Visita Di S.M. Umberto I...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Red Decorated Lacquer Hour Glass
Located in Queens, NY
Red decorated lacquer four unit hour glass
One hour glass is missing
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
A very large French 16th century Christ
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large Christ (1.80m from hands to feet) sculpted in the round, with its original polychromy. Oak wood, probably from the Troyes sculpture workshops in the Aube region. First hal...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Important Large Painted and parcel Gilt Figuires Italian
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian (early 19th Century) painted and parcel gilt carved standing figures of a young man and lady dressed in traditional cloths (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
17th Century Spanish Table in Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb table or consolde in walnut of the Spanish renaissance with a drawer in its center of the 17th century
Original irons and lock
very nice work on the drawer
Superb patin...
Category
17th Century Spanish 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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