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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
1562 Map of Toscana Nuova Tavola by Girolamo Ruscelli
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1562 map of Toscana Nuova Tavola by Girolamo Ruscelli. Tuscany is the heart of Italy & birthplace of the Italian language. Early hand-coloring. Copper plate engraving. Interestingl...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

XXth Century, Pair of Roman Coffee Tables with Lacquered Wood Top
Located in IT
XXth Century, Pair of Roman Coffee Tables with Lacquered Wood Top Measurements: single coffee table: cm W 71,5 x D 51,5 x H 45 assembled from the short side: cm 134 x 51,5 assembled ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th century apothecary s ivory mortar - Indo-Portuguese
Located in Bruxelles, BE
17th century apothecary's ivory mortar Apothecary's ivory mortar 9 Indo-Portuguese 17th century Cites certificate number IT/CE/2023/MI/01108 11 x 9,5 cm
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17th Century Indian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ivory

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Gilt Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Renaissance st. gilt iron six-arm chandelier. The rectangular-shaped chandelier has a square central hammered fut decorated by diamond-shaped buttons a...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century in painted and gilded metal, glass sides. Height: 57 cm. good conditions
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Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Rape Of A Woman , Large Bronze Group After Giambologna, Early 20th Century
By Giambologna
Located in Vienna, AT
In reference to the remarkaple marble group of three larger-than-life figures, known as ‘The Rape of the Sabine Women’, which is located under the right arcade of the Loggia dei Lanz...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Column Polychromed and Gilded Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Column of carved and polychrome wood that has a capital reminiscent of the classical order (volutes, acanthus leaves in levels), a series of moldings separating the shaft from the re...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

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...
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20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze lamps. Each impressive oil lamp that has been converted into electrified lamps is raised b...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE COLUMNS 17th Century in chestnut wood with carvings, decorated with plant motifs, putties. Small flaws, traces of treated woodpeckers. Dim.: 141 x 22 cm. very go...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Victorian Antique Majolica Jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian antique Majolica jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton English, c. 1905 Measures: Height 39cm, diameter 32cm This charact...
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Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Orange and Blue Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Borgia conical vase, 2022 hand painted majolica 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Wrought Iron Grille gate, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Typologically, it is a partial architectural grating with an ornamental and defensive purpose at the same time. Likewise, it clearly shows some of the striking decorative and typolog...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Virgin and Child, northern France or Flanders, early 17th century.
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on oak panel representing the Virgin and Child. Note the richness of the clothing, the necklace worn by the Virgin, and the beautiful pose of the Child. Beautiful appearance, som...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Majolica Portrait Plates, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room or kitchen wall with this colorful pair of antique Majolica platters. Sculpted in France circa 1850, each plate features a deeply molded profile bust in Renais...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th century Renaissance st. Silvered Bronze, Ormolu and Crystal centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Silvered Bronze, Ormolu and Crystal centerpiece. This stunning centerpiece is raised by a circular Silvered Bronze ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Walnut Spanish Trestle Table, 18th-19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
An impressive late 18th/early 19th century finely carved walnut trestle table with unusual intricately carved puttis on the sides. Meticulous attention is given to the carving, stur...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Walnut Renaissance Cabinet with Bronze Plaques by Barbedienne.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Walnut Renaissance Cabinet with Bronze Plaques made by F. Barbedienne, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Christopher Draghi "Mercury 2 " C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
This Christopher Draghi "Mercury 2" photograph was taken in 2008. The limited edition C-print is available framed or unframed. Each print comes with a 1.5cm white border and is sig...
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2010s American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein s Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) Signed P. Nocker. Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
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19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Vintage Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Winged Griffin Wall Sconces - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Winged Griffin Decorative Wall Sconces - a Pair. Sconces are currently NOT wired for electrical but they have the proper holes and grooves t...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Renaissance S-tyle Ormolu Wall Mirrors with Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Renaissance style ormolu wall mirrors with candelabra French, 19th Century Height 75cm, width 41cm, depth 16cm Crafted from ormolu, or gilt bronze, in the charming an...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Belle Époque Period Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These candelabra represent 19th century French design at its most playful and inventive, modelled in gilt bronze in the form of highly stylized dolphins. The candelabra each have sev...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

16th Century Pair of Italian Candlesticks of Cherubs
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite pair of 16th-century Italian candlesticks is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Renaissance era. Meticulously carved from wood and adorned with opule...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Portraits on Ivory 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of portraits on ivory. Old renascentist portraits on ivory plate with golden wooden frame. Each measures: 21x21 and 11x11 cm. Good condition.
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paint

pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Griotte marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each stunning urn mounted into a lamp is raised on a square Rouge Griotte marble base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Other

French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron and Stained Glass lantern. This beautiful six window lantern is centered around the bottom finial of a spiraling Wrought Iron ring. Above the finial is an array of pressed scrolled Iron which expands upwards to the frame of the cage. The base of the cage is decorated with Iron oak leaves and twisted pointed daggers attached to each bar of the cage. The six Iron panels around each window contain scrolling movements and twisted bands that hold the beautiful glass within. Each glass window is decorated with a circular central emerald stained glass reserve with an outer ring of ruby stained glass...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

After Giambologna: The Abduction of a Sabine Woman
By Giambologna
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine 19th century copy of the famous group is in a sumptuous Serpentine marble. The Sabine man crouches in submissive pose, whilst the Roman carries off the writhing woman. It is well-presented on the original matching plinth and pedestal . This perhaps forms part of someone's Grand Tour along with mosaics and bronzes after the antique...
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1850s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Marble, Serpentine

Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century. Bronze paper holder with flat handle on the back that features a light relief decoration on the front. Under an auction of openwork elements of cle...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vanitas, Oil on Panel, Circle of Vincent Sellaer c. 1500-Mechelen, before 1589
Located in Madrid, ES
Vanitas. Oil on panel. Surroundings by Vincent Sellaer (c. 1500-Mechelen, before 1589). Oil on canvas that shows, on a background with trees and hills, a child figure sitting on a ...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Other

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu six arm candelabras signed F. Barbedienne. Each candelabra is raised by a triangular base with concave ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Holy Bishop Sculpture 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy Bishop sculpture 18th century Portuguese sculpture, from the 18th century. in upholstered, polychrome and gilded wood. Fingers flaws. faults and defects, Measure: Height:...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Portuguese Rosewood Wall Mirror 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE ROSEWOOD WALL MIRROR 18th century MIRROR D. MARY Portuguese18th Century, rosewood wood frame with gold carvings. Defects. Dim.: 75 x 36 cm.
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

Chair Backstool Set of 5 Renaissance Oak English Architectural Velvet Sage Green
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A set of exceptionally rare, English, late-Renaissance, oak, architectural, backstools upholstered in a sage green 19th century Renaissance-revival velvet - The architectural insp...
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Early 1600s English Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

K-OVER Champagne, BATTAGLIA DI CASCINA, silver 999/°°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
BATTLE OF CASCINA : Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver

Hand Carved Poplar Frame with Large Acanthus Leaf Corners
Located in New York, NY
Hand Carved Poplar Frame With large Acanthus Leaf Corners H. 44" x W. 35"
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Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Poplar

Set of Four Carved Stone Medallions Depicting Satyr Faces
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of Four Carved Stone Medallions Depicting Satyr Faces Architectural elements from the late 18th to early 19th century. Each medallion features a fantastical satyr’s face—mythical...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Stone

Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century. Bronze paper holder with a flat curved handle on the back that features a relief decoration organized in the front through an architectural composition with a classical influence usual in the Renaissance. Under the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without bonnet, laces with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle zone; the center shows a birth of Christ under a winged dome with heads of winged angels in the corners; at the top and under a semi-circular arch, the bust of Saint Dominic...
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16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Renaissance St. Tazza by E. Picault
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and high-quality French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and gilt tazza. Raised by a tripod base with richly chased 'S' scrolled supports topped by lion heads, ending with impressive paws. The lion supports surround the center decorated with foliate scrolls. Above is the circular dish signed by Émile Louis Picault and dated 1863. The inscription states that it was created for the Éxposition Des Beaux...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Tall Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Italian 19th century Renaissance style patinated bronze tall tazza. The tazza is raised by a tripod-style base with S scrolled legs decorated...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Dresden porcelain cabinet plate depicting the Madonna after Raphael
Located in London, GB
Antique Dresden porcelain cabinet plate depicting the Madonna after Raphael German, c. 1880 Height 2.5cm, diameter 19.5cm This finely painte...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Italian Arm Chairs, circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tooled leather paneled backs with scroll finals, having straight arm supports above a leather and brass trim seat raised on square legs joined a g...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Walnut

An Austrian majolica pottery wall charger depicting a medieval man circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb large Austrian majolica pottery wall charger is highly decorative with its central finely moulded three dimensional Renaissance portrait of a medieval bearded noble man wearing an ornate tunic and matching hat. The central portrait is boardered by a flared rim which is also ornately moulded with intricate floral decoration. The beautiful coloured glazes used throughout this stunning charger are rich and translucent. There are initials at the base of the portrait J R. On the reverse, the charger has an impressed L9 and a hand painted N...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Fireback from 1561 with the Alliance Arms of Jacques De Tige and Blanche De Vill
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback from 1561 with the coat of arms of Jacques de Tige, son of Gobert de Tige and Catherine de Serainchamps, and Blanche de Villelongue, daughter of Jean de Villelongue and Clau...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Michelangelo Prèt-a-porter Ceramic Sculptural Ring Contemporary
Located in London, GB
"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " -peneculo - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware A RING THING collection A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Large Madonna and Child Statue , France 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large Virgin and Child Statue in Majesty, seated, holding Christ in her left hand. Sixteenth century Mosan(?) work. Oak wood, hollowed out at the back. No traces of original gilt no...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Portuguese Rosewood Wall Mirror 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE ROSEWOOD WALL MIRROR 18th century Portuguese from the 18th century, rosewood veneer, carved and gilded wood, architectural cornice, winding and flower decoration. Defect...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

Leandro Bassano - 17th century - Portrait of a Savant
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1557 - Venise 1662) Portrait of a savant Venise, XVI century Oil on canvas; modern frame. Measures: 117 x 88 ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Large Oil Portrait of Victor-amédée King of Sardinia
Located in Southall, GB
A large oil portrait of Victor-amédée king of Sardinia, circa 1718 "Victor Amadeus II" Victor Amadeus II (Vittorio Amedeo Francesco; 14 May 1666 – ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paint

Carved Blaken Oak Firescreen, Breton Style, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved blaken oak firescreen, Breton style, circa 1900.
Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Portuguese Rosewood Chest with Two Drawers, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE ROSEWOOD CHEST WITH TWO DRAWERS 17th century Portuguese from the 17th century, in sicupira and rosewood, cut and pierced iron fittings. ...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

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Rosewood

The Calydonian Boar 15th Century Italian Marble Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique Italian marble fragment depicting a section of the Calydonian Boar Hunt. Likely once forming part of a great carved frieze, this marble fragment is thought to be 600 ...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble

Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Metal Filigree Pentagonal Umbrella Stands
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) floral metal filigree containers / umbrella stands with 5 sides, spherical feet, and mulberry-shaped fi...
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

Pair of Renaissance Polychromed Kneeling Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) polychromed life size kneeling figures.       
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely decorative and handsome true pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. marble and ormolu lamps signed "F. Barbedienne Paris & F. Levillain". Raised on a mottled Rouge ...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

French Early 18th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Lutrin/Music Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and unique French early 18th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron lutrin/music stand. The two piece lectern is raised by a handsome tripod base with large scrolled feet le...
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Maiolica La Bella Water Jug, 19th Century
Located in CH
IItalian Maiolica “La Bella” Istoriato Lustered Red Water Jug 19th Century A finely decorated Italian maiolica water jug, richly painted in the “La Bella...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

21st Century Recreation of an 18th Century Verdure Style Tapestry
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A graceful verdure style tapestry in the style of those woven in the 18th century at Aubusson, one of the chief tapestry weaving towns in 18th century France. This landscape scene is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

Christopher Draghi, "Armor 13" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2011. Titled, "Armor 13," . Each print come with a 1.5cm white border and is signed and dated by the photog...
Category

2010s American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

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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