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
Period: 19th Century
After Raphael The Madonna Of Divine Love oil on canvas
Located in Seaford, GB
Early 19th-Century Italian School Oil on Canvas – After Raphael
The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Introduction: A Masterpiece Inspired by Rap...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
$1,625 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Antique French Renaissance Style Oak Dining Chairs W/ Red Leather - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of six mid-19th-century French Renaissance dining chairs, sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid oak, these chairs feature intricate...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu centerpiece/urn. This beautifully detailed urn is raised by a circular mottled and stepped...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scaled French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eleven light chandelier has a bottom half round foliate decorated dome with a central bottom finial an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Exceptional Large Antique Italian Renaissance Cabinet With Heraldic Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional Renaissance style antique cabinet with imposing style and presence. Solid cabinet with a central door having a carved heraldic element flanked by two doors with carved...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century French Carved Oak Server Sideboard
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century French carved oak renaissance style server / sideboard with front doors / front drawers and exterior hand carved design details. The sideboard / server is in great c...
Category
1830s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Framed Etching of Vases by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
The dramatic large, almost 4 foot tall etching is framed with a green ground and gold double border with cream French matting. Copper-plate engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piran...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair, 19th Century Hall Console Tables with Mirror, Coat Rack
Umbrella Stand
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of dramatic hall console tables with decorative carving, three mirrors and six coat or hat racks on each, both standing over 8' tall. Each console has an open frame ready to hold umbrellas or walking sticks as well.
Please examine photos to appreciate the carved elements including twisted barley...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak, Paint
19th Century Venetian Walnut Console Table with Inset Vert Tinos Marble Top
Located in Hixson, TN
19th century Venetian Walnut Console Table, Having Shaped Top with Vert Tinos Marble Insert, Carved Apron, and Elaborate Base Focused with Lion Face Mask Flanked by Heavy Scrolls, Ga...
Category
1860s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Angel Cherub Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
These excellently hand-carved wooden 19th Century Italian angel cherub sconces were done in the traditional Renaissance style. During the Renaissance period, cherub and angel figural...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Iron Gothic Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
A handsome and elegant antique Neo-classic Tuilleries Orangerie wall mirror with arched top made of hand crafted cast iron antique frame that o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of Carved Walnut Figural Italian Renaissance Pedestal Stand Side Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite pair of Italian Renaissance style pedestal stands showcases masterful craftsmanship in rich carved walnut. Each pedestal features a striking figural support of a Renai...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Faience jewelry box
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Faience or majolica (jewelry?) box on claw legs. Decorated and sculptured with lions and griffin in typical faience colors. On the lid is a naked lady.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Faience
19th Century Renaissance Style Belgian Buffet À Deux Corps or Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century buffet à deux corps from Belgian. Made of solid oak in two parts, the top has arched glass paned doors and opens to four removable shelves and the bottom opens to two ...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco in Venice,
circa 1880. Attributed to Paolo Salviati (1818-1894).
Possibly the largest photographic image ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
AMAZING PORTUGUESE THREE-SEAT CANAPÉ 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
THREE-SEAT CANAPÉ
Portuguese from the 19th century, in carved chestnut wood. Seat in carved leather with pleating, roll-up arms, shaped legs.
Signs of use.
Dim.: 144 x 133 x 54 cm.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Important and Rare Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Joseph Bertin - Milan - Ebene Desk 19th Century
Magnificent ebene desk by the cabinetmaker Joseph Bertin from the 19th century with the manufacturer's signature and stamp.
This des...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp w/ Bronze Lion Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Chinese Celadon Green Bulbous Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Lion Ormolu and Mounts. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 29.5" H (to finial) x 20" H (...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Renaissance Wall Mirror by Ballario-Asti, Carved and Turned Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Renaissance fireplace mirror or console mirror in hand carved and turned walnut by Ballario Matteo Mobili, Asti. Original beveled...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine Antique Spanish trestle table in Iron and wood with fine traditional form suitable for dining or as a writing table. A Spanish Re...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Carved sideboard, France, ca. 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved sideboard, France, ca. 1880.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: height: 220 cm width: 140 cm depth: 62 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Glass
19th Century French Carved Walnut Turned Wood Armchair with Claw Feet
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut turned wood armchair.
Perfect to place in your room or in your office with the table desk together.
The frames with c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An handsome and most unique French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a stunning central cage with Wrought Iron scrolls at the bottom...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Important Renaissance Buffet in Carved Walnut
Located in BARSAC, FR
Renaissance-style sideboard in solid walnut opening 3 large doors with richly carved decoration, central projection, thick gray marble top (turquin blue), 6 detached columns on the f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Isabella d
Este and Francesco II Gonzaga Majolica Busts by Angelo
By Angelo Minghetti
Located in New Orleans, LA
These two busts, monumental in both their size and artistry, come from the renowned Italian majolica workshop of the famed Angelo Minghetti. Depicted are the Renaissance political an...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble birdbath/planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara and Gris St. Anne marble birdbath/planter. This stunning birdbath is raised on a triangular Gris St....
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Amazing Highly Carved 19th Century French Trunk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous highly carved oak trunk featuring rich Renaissance figures with lots of floral and leaf motifs. The top opens to reveal plenty of storage, while closed it may be used as a ...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Italian Hand Colored Engraving of Flowers in an Inlaid Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Italian hand colored engraving print of flowers with Latin names within inlaid frame (late 18/19th Century).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Soapstone Carvings
Located in Queens, NY
4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved soapstone wall plaques of Medieval scenes under glass in black frames.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
$3,200 / set
English Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Door
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19/20th Century) large provincial oak door with carved heads and wrought iron nail heads and linen fold design.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
ITALIAN COUNTER/CABINET WITH TREMPE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIAN COUNTER/CABINET WITH TREMPE 19th Century
Italian, 19th century.
with ebony marquetry, ebonized wood with engraved ivory applications, decorated with "Compositions with mythol...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Zinc Architectural Building Element
Located in Sheffield, MA
Neoclassical style building element in the neoclassical taste. Antique French long segment of zinc metal architectural fragment that will make a unique wall decor...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Zinc
19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved and Painted Hall Tree
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved and Painted Hall Tree is a stylish and functional piece of furniture that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of the Renaissance era. ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th C. Renaissance Wrought Iron Curule Savonarola Carpet Sling Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Hand Wrought Iron Renaissance Savonarola Carpet Sling Curule Side Chair. Item features a hand wrought iron folding frame, desirable weathered finish, carpet "sling" seat...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Historic cabinet, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Historic cabinet, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: oak
height 254 cm x width 150 cm x depth 62 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Italian Renaissance Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savonarola style walnut arm chair with gold velvet back and red and gold cut velvet seat. (19th cent).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair of English Renaissance Revival Leaded Glass Windows
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Century) large leaded glass window panels with center medallion.
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Oil Portrait of an English Renaissance Lady Framed
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th cent) ebonized framed oil painting portrait of 17th century lady in brown dress with scroll design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of English Renaissance Tapestry Portraits
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Renaissance style tapestry portraits of a nobleman and lady both wearing large white lace collars in gilt frames (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$6,000 / set
English Renaissance Style Oak 3-Fold Screen with Inlaid Design
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) oak 3 fold screen with diamond inlaid design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a magnificent example of the breed, stretching seven and a half feet wide but with rounded sides...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Late 19th c. Roman Specimen Marble Topped Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine table made in Rome in the very late 19th or early 20th century is of dramatic design and using costly material. The base carved from solid travertine is in a Renaissan...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
4 Stained Glass of Painter of the Flemish Renaissance and Their Painting
Located in Brussels, Brussels
- Magnificent set of 4 windows of the 19th century representing the great painters of the Flemish Renaissance.
At the top of each stained-glass window are men playing guitar, smokin...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a classic representation of the genre, with captivating and realistic hand-carved details and sc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Portuguese Table " Buffet "
Twisted and trembled rosewood.
Rectangular top, framed by a trembled frieze, waist with two dra...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Renaissance Style Italian Armchairs
Located in Madison, MS
This pair of Renaissance style Italian armchairs look to be fit for a king. The tall seat back has beautiful hand carved wood and aged dark painted finish. ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$7,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Six French Renaissance Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful set of Six French Renaissance Dining Chairs chairs in oak wood from the end of the 19th century. These chairs rest on four fluted legs c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
$4,000 / set
Antique table from around 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An oval table from the mid-19th century in the Renaissance style.
An antique piece of furniture with a top decorated with carvings rests on a massive one
a heavily carved pedestal....
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Cupboard with Torchieres, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Renaissance carved walnut cupboard with double door upper having geometric elements with central panier de fleur torchiere reserves, surmounting lower with double draw...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu urns. This wonderful pair of lidded urns are raised on circular bases with an Ormo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Renaissance Style, Northern Italian Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of richly hand-carved walnut armchairs with faces and foliate details.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$15,750 / set
Pair of English Renaissance Style Gilt Metal and Fruitwood Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) gilt metal and carved fruitwood wall sconces with 2 arms and helmet design. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Bisque Porcelain Portrait Bust in the Renaissance Manner
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French bisque porcelain portrait bust in the Renaissance manner.
French, 19th Century
Measures: height 65 cm, width 40 cm, depth 22 cm.
Th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A spectacular Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain. This wonderful fountain is raised by a rectangular plinth supporting a top rolled c...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised by three handsome patinated bronze feet with scrolled foliate designs ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Paul Dubois, The Florentine Singer Of The 15th Century, Signed Bronze, 19th Cent
By Paul Dubois
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large double patina bronze representing the Florentine Singer of the 15th century, signed P Dubois Fr
The young and elegant boy, standing, plays and sings, leaning against a column:...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th C. European Renaissance 3 Panel Solid Oak Wood Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Three Panel Hand Carved Solid Oak European Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk. Item features a solid carved oak wood frame with exposed dowel or wooden pin joined construction. The f...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Hand Painted Dark Green Bed Frame in Renaissance Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century bedside bed head decorated with a painting representing a wedding in the taste of Renaissance standing out in a green background.
Dimensions: 122 x 200.5 x 128 cm.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,463 Sale Price
20% Off
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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