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
Rare pastiglia marriage chest - North of Italy, First half of 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pastiglia marriage chest
North of Italy, Liguria or Piemonte
First half of 15th century
wood, gesso, partly gilded, form molded and painted
67 x 156 x 63 cm
Provenance :
Pri...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Italian Pitcher Ewers
Located in New York, NY
Sold as a pair. An Italian set/pair of gold gilt brass or bronze metal and glass wine or liquor pitchers/ewers, circa 20th century, Italy. Pitcher/ewers have scrolled handles, gilt m...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,850
French Provincial 17th Century Renaissance Style Leather Panel Screen
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial Renaissance style (possibly 17th Century) leather mounted 6 panel screen with a gold background and decorated with painted parrots and foliage.
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century French Henri II Style Hand Carved Walnut Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II style walnut buffet deux corps features a hand carved cherub with wings at the crown. With solid paneled...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, Last Supper, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Leonardo Da Vinci.
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by London Printing And Publishing Co. circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Transfiguration After Raphael. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Carved Miniature Blanket Chest or Coffer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality 19th century Italian Renaissance walnut carved miniature blanket chest or coffer. Fine carving in walnut wood on the fron...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish 17th century oak refectory table with 2 carved drawers & apron supported on turned legs with stretcher at base.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Florentine Renaissance Cassone with decor of vines and grape clusters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ORIGIN : ITALY, TUSCANY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
DIMENSIONS :
Height : 73 cm
Length : 180 cm
Depth: 57 cm
Good condition
Walnut wood
This significant Florentine cassone in the shape of a sarcophagus features a beautiful front panel flanked at the corners by two mascarons surrounded by voluted acanthus leaves. It rests on two lion's paw feet at the front.
The decoration includes a beautiful frieze of scales at the bottom, which continues on the sides. Above this, in the center, a scrollwork cartouche once bore coats of arms. On either side, there is an abundant vegetal decor with vine branches and sumptuous grape clusters.
The domed top lid is adorned around its edge with a wide frieze featuring a scale motif, harmoniously matching the lower cornice.
This beautiful cassone is interesting for several reasons. The choice of ornamentation is not random. Grapes have numerous meanings and are often associated with fertility, especially when represented on a wedding cassone...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Baker Mahogany Sideboard in excellent condition, with the top have recently been French polished to give it a straight from the showroom look.
Simpl...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Commedia Dell
arte Harlequin Doll, Silk and Papier Mache, Italy
Located in Toronto, CA
This is an irresistible Italian doll of the classic Commedia Dell'arte figure the Harlequin, or Arlecchino, as he is known in Italian. Probably made in V...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Paper
$472 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Rare Italian Gold Gilded Hand-Carved Frame Early 17th Century
Located in Doha, QA
A truly magnificent Italian Renaissance gold gilded hand carved frame. Amazing craftsmanship and a very good condition for its age.
Painting which fits inside (painting opening), di...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
20th Century Limestone Italian Garden Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian Renaissance-style garden planter or basin in hand-carved limestone with a centered shell and scrolls on either side. It has a heavy top rim and bevels on the bottom. Minor...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Important Portuguese Table 19th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
MESAPORTUGUESA BUFFET 19th Century
of twisted and trembling in rosewood wood.
Rectangular shaped top, framed by a shaky frieze, waist with 3 drawers simulating 10, turned legs and b...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Circa 1880 Italian Walnut and Maple Renaissance Style Center Table, Todi, Umbria
Located in Dallas, TX
An amazing piece of Italian furniture dating to circa 1880, this Renaissance-style center table has been hand-carved in walnut and maple woods in Todi (a town within the region of Um...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Walnut
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Last Supper. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
It has faults.
An oil on panel painting depicting a figurative image against a neutral background, with a checkered tile...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Pair of Patinated Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze sculptures after Giambologna
French, late 19th century
Measures: Mercury height 86cm, width 19cm, depth 27cm
Fortuna height 83cm, width 18cm, depth 28cm
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$7,141 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique French Renaissance Flower Carved Walnut China Cabinet Radio Bar Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Flower Carved Walnut China Cabinet Radio Bar Cabinet. Item features wonderful relief carved flowers throughout, shapely ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Hand Carved Stone Capital Base Side Coffee Table Garden Pedestal Antique element
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Capital Base Side Coffee Table Garden Pedestal Antique element . LARGE and Very rare Renaissance hand carved capital of the 16th century corner carved limestone Cha...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$12,500 Sale Price
21% Off
Large 18th Century, Italian or French White Marble Mortar Phenomenal Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian or French, 18th century.
An impressive and large mortar carved from a single block of white marble. Showing phenomenal antique patina - this piece was heavily used du...
Category
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Christ with bonds, Venetian work from the second half of the 15th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Venetian work, second half of the 15th century
Tempera on panel
34 x 23 cm
An episode from the Passion of Christ during the trial of Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator, concerning ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Ball and Claw Blockfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Annville, PA
A vintage Mahogany Ball and Claw Blockfront Chest of Drawers brought to you by Niagara Furniture. A classic furniture style this blockfront shap...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
18th Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Solomonic Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish refectory desk table with solomonic legs and iron stretcher
Original perfect condition
Top table in perfect shape.
Very heavy piece
Category
1790s Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Walnut Refectory Table
Located in Troy, NY
Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Walnut Refectory Table with a massive two-inch thick 17th century two-plank top above a 19th century associated boldly carv...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Viennese Rock Crystal and Enamelled Silver Toilet Set in Wooden Case
Located in London, GB
In the past, this type of large toilet service would have been an essential luxury for an elite woman. They were used to store makeup, perfume, pins, ribbons and anything else a lady needed to dress for High Society. Placed in a prominent position in a lady’s bedroom, the service would have signified its owner’s wealth and high status.
This nine-piece service is of Austro-Hungarian origin, being created in Vienna in the late 19th century. The service includes a double sided table mirror...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
$142,832 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual pair of Grotto tables, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a gilt metal cast base of a giant clamshell ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$6,975 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set Of Twelve 19th Century Cordoba Leather Chairs
Located in Charmes, FR
Uncommon set of twelve 19th century chairs in molded walnut and Cordoba leather upholstery. Two chairs have a crack in the leather due to age. Some chairs have small old traces of wo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Renaissance by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 84 pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Christofle French silver flatware has been crafted by master artisans since 1830. The revolutionary style and character of Christofle dinnerware comes from collaborations with ground...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exceptional Italian Renaissance Cassone with Rich Carving on a Gilt Background
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The lower part of the facade is adorned with a foliated and fruit garland.
The facade’s central panel bears a low-relief decor framed by a rais-de-cœur frieze. The central scene a...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A 16th century carved marble sculpture of poseidon
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Scenic Tarsia Panel of Raffigurante "Il Carro Dell
Auro
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Scenic Tarsia Panel of Raffigurante "Il Carro Dell'Aurora"
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
NVIN0526 Vintage Marble Top Center Table
Located in Annville, PA
A great quality piece of furniture this Vintage Marble Top Center Table will be the focal point of any area in your home. From the beautiful marble top, surrounded by a brass gallery...
Category
1990s North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and sophisticated French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu chandelier. This stunning three arm chandelier is centered by a finely chased Ormolu ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Spanish Renaissance 1680s Walnut Spice Cabinet with Foliage Carved Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Renaissance walnut spice cabinet from circa 1680 with abundant foliage carved décor. This captivating Spanish Renaissance walnut spice cabinet, dating to circa 1680, enchan...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Brass and Ebonized Wood Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Dutch Brass and Ebonized Wood Mirror. Mirror features an ebonized wood frame adorned with intricate gilt-brass appliques. The mirror showcases an elaborate crest of scro...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration
This is a rare, s...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
NVIN0451 Vintage Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Maitland Smith Breakfront in excellent original, as found, condition.
The Vintage Maitland Smith Breakfront...
Category
1990s North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 20th-century oak warm brown Dutch Renaissance Extension leaf table
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a stunning table meticulously crafted from the finest European summer oak in the Netherlands around 1900. This exquisite piece embodies the defining traits of a typi...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
History of Italian Renaissance Art Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
History of Italian Renaissance Art hardcover – January 1, 1969
by Frederick Hartt (Author), Color and B&W Illustration.
History of Itali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Cabinet In Mahogany With Decoration
Round Legs From 1880
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique mahogany cabinet from around 1880 with decoration and round legs. H: 187.5 cm, W: 73 cm, D: 49 cm. Classic Danish joinery.
— Origin: Europe (presumably Denmark)
— Period: Ar...
Category
1880s Danish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Adoration of the shepherds - Large high-relief, Northern Italy Circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
Large high relief in carved and gilt wood, with many traces of polychromy, representing the Adoration of the Shepherds.
The evangelist Luke first mentions that the scene takes place at night. A sudden light, which frightens the shepherds, signals the arrival of an angel who announces "great joy". He gives them a sign: they will find "a newborn baby wrapped...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Veneto 17th century walnut fratino table from monastery
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Seventeenth-century Venetian antique fratino table: timeless charm and solidity
This extraordinary 17th-century walnut fratino table from an ancient Veneto monastery is an authentic...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Spanish Moorish Tile, Arista- Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
16th century Spanish Moorish tile of the so-called ‘Arista’ technique.
Good condition; some chipping to the edges, some wear to the glaze. No restorations
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique 17th century Dutch Renaissance two-door warm brown and black cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful and friendly-sized cupboard is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a two-door cabinet over ebo...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood, Oak
$10,460 Sale Price
20% Off
Sheraton Hall Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton Hall Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand. Equally well loved in...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,240 / item
Renaissance Style Patinated BronzeTrifid Brazier w. Lion Heads Paw Feet, C. 1900
Located in Germantown, MD
A Renaissance Style Patinated Brass Trifid Brazier with Lion Heads and Paw Feet, Circa 1900s
Measures 10.5 in diameter" , 23" in height
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Calle Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Classic octagonal Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition. Finely hand-engraved on the elements of the bands, it is assembled with numerous floral elements in gol...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$1,905 / item
Renaissance style chest, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance style chest, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 190 cm width 145 cm depth 55 cm
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Regency Leather Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Regency Brown Leather Arm Chair with full grain leather upholstery combines a super simple design with sweeping lines and finely executed details to help make t...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,335 / item
PETITE Antique French Octagon Center Side TABLE Side End Renaissance Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
PETITE Antique French Octagon Center Side TABLE Side End Renaissance Carved Oak.
Direct from France, this SUPER PETITE size octagon table, ornately adorned, just like the full-size ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Sleeping Eros
Rome, 16th century
Carrara marble, on a wooden base
of an ancient collection
31 × 44 x 17 cm
Carved from a fine block of Carrara marble, this sculpture depicts Eros ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Painted Antique Renaissance Style French Bibliotheque Deux Corps
Located in Dallas, TX
This fabulous parcel paint bibliotheque or buffet a deux corps from Southwest France was created in the 19th Century, largely with 17th Century elements. The large variety motifs whi...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pie Crust Table
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Ball and Claw Pie Crust Table. While petite and elegant this faithful antique reproduction is also sturdy and strong. Great quality...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$720 / item
A Burgundy Christ, 15th century
Located in PARIS, FR
A huge Burgundy 15th century Christ on its cross.
Oak wood .
Cross is modern.
Damages, some parts missing.
98x83 cm without the cross.
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Early 17th Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno Desk on Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptionally fine example of an early 17th Century Spanish renaissance walnut vargueno / bargueno escritorio writing desk on trestle stand.
Sp...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Finetto Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand-engraved with precious decorations on all side elements. It is assembled with numerous c...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass
$2,995 / item
French Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Deux-Corps Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
French Late 16th Century Renaissance Walnut Deux-Corps Cabinet in two parts. The top part with two carved doors featuring classical figures, opening to an interior fitted with three ...
Category
16th Century French 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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