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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Renaissance
20th Century Pair of Decorative Hand-Painted Landscape Panels - Renaissance Mann
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of hand-painted canvas panels, masterfully rendered in the Renaissance manner. Each panel depicts a serene tropical landscape, with layered foliage, graceful trees, a...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique 16th Century Flemish Verdure Feuilles de Choux Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A rare 16th Century Flemish Verdure Feuilles de Choux Tapestry Panel (Oudenaarde or Enghien)
Feuilles de Choux (cabbage leaves in French) t...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Mid-19th Century French Henri II Style Walnut Writing Table or Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II style writing table is constructed of solid walnut and features paneled sides. Two drawers of dovetail construction are appointed with br...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique High Renaissance Style Emerald Natural Pearl Garnet Silver Cross
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite museum quality large antique High Renaissance style emerald, natural pearl, garnet silver pectoral cross
19th century
Makers Mark: K.T. for Tauböck, Karl
Austro-Hungarian E...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century French Henri II Renaissance Style Walnut Enfilade or Sideboard
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Henri II style walnut enfilade or sideboard features four fluted half columns with scrolling capitals and a beveled walnut top. Three drawers of d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Decorative 20th Century Architectural Painting in Gouache — Venetian Palazzo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary architectural wall relief painting depicting the elegant façade of a Venetian palazzo in the Renaissance style.
This highly decorative 20th-century piece is hand-pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique French Renaissance Revival Oak Carved Hunt Bookcase Display Cabinet 97"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceptional Antique 19th Century Renaissance Revival Hunt Cabinet. Hand carved from oak with a large upper display portion that opens to three adjustable shelves. Door frames are neatly carved and flanked by meticulously carved outer stiles with figural ringed lion spandrels over a fruit and foliate motif. Crown is centered by a shell and scrolled foliate cartouche set between acanthus motif and French medallions.
The base of the cabinet has two hand dovetailed drawers with figural carved gargoyle...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pair Continental Gilt Bronze and Variegated Green Marble Corinthian Pedestals
Located in Germantown, MD
An Amazing Pair of A Pair of Continental Gilt-Metal-Mounted Variegated Grey, Dark Grey and Green Marble Fluted Corinthian Columns, Pedestal Late 19th Century. Etched bronze, Brass in...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
$13,875 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Italian Venetian Peinte 6 Armed Tole Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style 6 armed tole chandelier, gilt and polychrome painted sheet and cast metal, the central standard modeled as a draped pedestal on foliate foot, issuing a frond o...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Monumental Oil on Canvas by George Dureau, USA 1997
By George Dureau 1
Located in Miami, FL
George Valentine Dureau (1930–2014), “Doing the Pollaiuolo at the New Firenze,” Monumental Oil on Canvas, American, 1997
Monumental oil on canvas by American artist George Valentine...
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Carved Parlor Settee Loveseat 60"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian Neo-Renaissance parlor settee / loveseat / bench, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with high relief figural carvings of cherubs / puttis, N...
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian Terracotta Classical Male Figure, circa 1900
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An elegant Italian terracotta sculpture of a classical youth, circa 1900. Finely modeled and beautifully proportioned, the figure stands in a graceful contrapposto pose, his gaze low...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
17th Century Italian Milano Renaissance Period Bone Ivory Ebony Tabletop Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 400 year old fine quality Italian Lombard ebony rosewood bone and ivory tabletop curiosity cabinet with warm rich beautifully aged patina and interesting provenance. ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
NVIN0516 Baker Inlaid Mahogany Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Baker Inlaid Mahogany Console Table in excellent original condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beau...
Category
1990s North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English 19th Century Upholstered Barley Twist Wooden Bench
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance Jacobean style upholstered bench with an interlocking meander pattern fabric seat atop an oak barley twisted base of 6 legs conected with a stretcher
Bleach stai...
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric
2 Antique 19th C Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Putti Cherub Angel Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Italian Renaissance parlor armchairs, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring ornate carved and reticulated design with figural puttis / angels / cherubs adorned throughou...
Category
1870s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France
Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
NVIN0561 Bevan Funnell Vintage Sideboard
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Bevan Funnell Vintage Sideboard in excellent, ready to use in your home, condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Bevan Funnell Vintage Sideboard ...
Category
1990s North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English Renaissance 17th Century Solid Oak Chest Trunk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Renaissance 17th Century Solid Oak Chest Trunk
Spectacular period Renaissance oak chest, dating from the early 17th century. The antique piece features a front composed of p...
Category
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Gothic Renaissance Revival Walnut Rouge Marble Buffet Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Renaissance / Gothic Revival cabinet / sideboard / buffet / bar / server. Made of walnut featuring Rouge marble top with paneled backsplash over two drawers and lower...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Corner Cabinet Cupboard Storage with Drawer Key Oak TALL 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
SUPERB Carved Antique French Oak Corner Cabinet with Drawer and Key~~TALL~~c. 1890s-1900
Carved door with upper drawer and key~~two...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Ship Model "Sovereign of the Seas " a 17th-century warship of the English Navy
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
The Sovereign of the Seas, an early British "First-Rate Ship of the Line" was launched in 1637 and was the most magnificent ship of her era. Designed in 1630s by Phineas Pett, she was the first ship to have three full gun decks, carrying a total of 102 guns, on the orders of King Charles I. No expense was spared in her construction. Renamed the Royal Sovereign when Charles II came to the throne in 1660, she fought in several battles during the second and third Dutch wars between 1666-1673. The nine years war against France broke out in 1689 and the Sovereign of the Seas (Royal Sovereign) was present at the Battles of Beachy Head...
Category
20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Monumental
Excalibur Sword
Garden Statue, England, 1900s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental 'Excalibur Sword' Garden Statue
England, Circa 1900s
This monumental “Excalibur Sword” garden statue, imported from the UK in the 1970s, is a truly extraordinary Renai...
Category
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze, Steel
"Perseus Rescuing Andromeda" Oil on Canvas Large Old Master Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
"Perseus Rescuing Andromeda" Masterful Old Master Oil on Canvas Painting, Large size, framed. Painting depicts the dramatic scene from Greek mythology where Perseus, the hero, saves ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th/19th Century Dutch Painting in Oil on Canvas after Johannes Vermeer
By (attributed to) Johannes Verelst
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th/19th Century Dutch Painting in Oil on Canvas after Johannes Vermeer
Antique painting after the famous motif, “Young Women with a Water Pitcher” by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)...
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
English Renaissance Framed Eagle Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance embroidery of gold eagle on blue velvet in a gold frame.
Category
17th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold
Antique French Renaissance Revival Walnut Buffet Cabinet Cupboard Hutch 94"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Renaissance / Henry II style walnut buffet a deux corps / vaisselier / cupboard / cabinet / hutch featuring Neoclassical carved figural / acanthus / floral theme. The...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,290 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian 800 Silver Renaissance Style Figural Demitasse Spoons, Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight silver demitasse figural spoons, each terminating in a symbol associated with Italy, in the Renaissance style, circa 1960s.
The chased handles end with a figural re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pre 19th Century Italian Antique Wall Marble Fountain - Antique Fontana Delfino
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A marble wall fountain with dolphin pedestal. The Campana shaped body of the basin is supported by the dauphin grotesque pedestal which is placed on a raised square foot. The fountai...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Massive Italian Majolica Allegorical Charger by A. Deruta
By Deruta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta
Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration
Ready to hang.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Spanish Two Faces Baroque Style Oak Library Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome oak library piece that can be used as a desk or Work table. Made of oak having carved gadrooned edges. A stretcher made of iron. Carved on all sides and five drawers ox bow ...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Vintage Chippendale Style Mahogany Desk with a richly restored top and sympathetically restored drawer area. The solid brass p...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Renaissance-Inspired 4-Panel Gilded Screen with Raised Architectural Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Renaissance inspired four-panel gilded screen with Roman arches. Transform your living space into a haven of historical artistry with this four-panel folding screen, an exquisite h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Jewelled Red Coral Sculpture~ 19th Century White Bronze Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Red coral branch embellished with natural emeralds mounted on a 19th-Century French white bronze fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to add to your collection or cabinet.
During ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Coral, Bronze
19th Century Renaissance Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Renaissance style chair.
Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style or Gothic style walnut Savonarola chair, throne chair, si...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Suede, Fabric, Walnut
17th Century Oak Carved Socle Pedestal from Northern Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
The product of an immensely talented northern Italian woodworker, this beautiful oak socle pedestal dates to the 1600s. Intricate carvings in the style of the Renaissance embellish t...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
18th C. Italian Renaissance Walnut "Studiolo" Cabinet with 38 Drawers
Secrets
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Italy circa 1760, this rare walnut “studiolo” cabinet — also known as a Cabinet of Curiosities — represents the height of 18th century craftsmanship, inspired by the Renai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Italian Renaissance Style Walnut and Siena Marble Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful Italian carved walnut console table with a beautiful siena marble top that is not attached. The carved relief d...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble
Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain
Located in Malibu, CA
Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli
Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Country Estate Revolving Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
A Country Estate Revolving Bookcase from Niagara Furniture with full grain leather top with a shaped molding surround, over top three dovetailed drawers and numerous supported storag...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$920 / item
Monumental Antique Italian Polychrome Painted Wood Refectory Table
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent original hand painted late 18th / early 19th century Italian refectory table.
Italy, circa 1800, this one of a kind masterpiece executed in a rare and most impressive...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Pair of 16th Century Italian Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A glorious pair of Italian giltwood altar candlesticks from the 1500’s; equally impressive is that this hand-carved pair have stayed together for over 400 years. Gold and silver gilt...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$4,200 / set
Mahogany Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Ideal for use either at work or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Mahogany Executive Desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and functional. Built in three sections for...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$4,110 / item
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture. This reproduction slant front writing desk has all the outstanding qualities of an antique origina...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$3,905 / item
Country Estate Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,210 / item
Italian Vintage "Cesto di Frutta Impruneta" Terracotta Centerpiece
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian traditional Impruneta terracotta fruit baskets: Cesto di Frutta. Woven motif on the baskets, Florence, Italy. Circa 1920. Lichen patina.
Set of 2available with slightly diff...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular 18th Century Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Library Table - dining table. With a rectangular top concealing draw leaves at eithe...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Coffee Table
Located in Annville, PA
A Large Coffee Table from Niagara Furniture with all of the bells and whistles including four drawers, reeded legs, solid brass capped feet and cookie sha...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,405 / item
Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Mahogany Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the outstanding qualities of an antique original. Made of select mahogany solids and maho...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,920 / item
Italian Renaissance Madonna
Child Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (modern) oil painting of Madonna & Child in antique gold carved frame
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of 19th C. Italian Brass Candelabras
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of ornate Italian candelabra-style lights. They feature metal framework with intricate floral and grapevine motifs, including grape clusters and vine leaves. Each lamp holds m...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
$675 Sale Price / set
75% Off
Large Drum Table
Located in Annville, PA
This Large Drum Table from Niagara Furniture was inspired by large rent tables used in England in the 18th Century to help organize large estates. This for...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,130 / item
Italian Renaissance Style Fruit Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) gilt framed oil still life painting of fruit, jug, and basket
Category
20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Continental Renaissance Style Savonarola chair.
Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style walnut Savroarola chair, side chair, armchair or throne chair. This beautifully carved Gothic style chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Suede
Antique Henri II Carved Oak Buffet, Cupboard, Stained Glass
Located in Oakwood, GA
Antique Henri II Carved Buffet, Cupboard, Stained Glass, Oak, 96.5"H
Antique Cupboard
Buffet Cabinet
Oak
19th Century
Beautifully Carved 5 door cabinet
Spindle trim top
Top has two s...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass, Oak
$956 Sale Price
84% Off
48″ Round Banded Table
Located in Annville, PA
Always popular this 48″ Round Banded Table by Niagara Furniture can be used in a variety of settings, from the front entryway of the home, to the di...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,405 / item
Vintage French Bench in Wood, 1920
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful French rustic sofa or bench from the early 20th century. This characterful sofa or bench is a country house piece of furniture in folk art with an unusual straight shape. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Round Mahogany Pineapple Table
Located in Annville, PA
The elegant and refined Round Mahogany Pineapple Table from Niagara Furniture boasts a fantastic base carved to resemble the shape of a pineapple as well as a beautiful mahogany skir...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,030 / item
Rare and Important Renaissance "Judaica" Carved Oak Wood Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare and Important Renaissance "Judaica" Carved Oak Wood Cabinet, circa 1680
We are pleased to present a rare and important Renaissance Judaica c...
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
Sheraton Showcase
Located in Annville, PA
A most useful and decorative item, the mahogany Sheraton Showcase is produced using select solid mahogany and clear, thick glass, allowing visibility into the cabinet from all sides as well as from the top. Great quality construction is visible in the hand carved details which distinguish this glass and wood display cabinet...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$1,160 / item
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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