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
Pair of Small Dutch Brass Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Busts of a queens on spreading mermaid legs, with turned vases on top.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th c., Renaissance Style, Northern Italian Chairs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of richly hand-carved armchairs with faces and foliate details. Covered in apple-green, Coraggio fabric.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Silk
Louis XIV Fruitwood Casket, Attributed to César Bagard
By Cesar Bagard
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Carved overall with arabesques and scrolls, the lid centering a crowned armorial.
César Bagard was born in Nancy in 1620. Most of the work known to have been carved by him was comp...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century.
Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Red Antique Turkish Ghiordes Rose Flower Rug
Located in New York, NY
An elegant floral Turkish Ghiordes rug with flower bouquets running through a strawberry red ground and tan border.
Measures: 3'10" x 5'4".
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool
18th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spanish library or dining table with Circassian walnut top and turned legs, a original iron stretchers. Spain, 18th century.
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Important Counter with Trimpe, Indo-Portuguese 17th Century
By INDO-
Located in Madrid, ES
Important counter with trimpe
Indo-Portuguese 17th Century
of two bodies in ebony and sissoo.
Box with ten drawers simulating twelve drawers, resting on a base with two drawers and...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
RENAISSANCE COAT OF ARMS in White Carrara Marble Italy 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RENAISSANCE COAT OF ARMS in White Carrara Marble Italy 17th Century
finely carved with roccaille inside reserve crowned heraldic coat of arms
Ital...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
PAIR OF 19th Century PORTUGUESE CABINETS
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF 19th Century PORTUGUESE CABINETS
in carved Brazilian rosewood.
With four padded doors and two drawers. Interior with shelves.
Yellow metal hardware. Small defects.
Dim.: ...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Child Jesus Savior of the World. Wood. Flemish school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Child Jesus. Carved and polychrome wood. Flemish school, towards the first half of the 16th century.
Baby Jesus with polygonal base made of carved and polychrome wood. The figure is...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Councill Inlaid Mahogany Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Councill Inlaid Mahogany Console Table in excellent original condition.
Simple yet sophisticated this beautiful Councill Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard h...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Near Pair of Antique 17th C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
By Flemish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Near Pair of Antique 17th-C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
Belgium, 17th century
Presenting a rare and exquisite pair of antique 17th-century Belgium Flemish...
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Silk
COUNTER CASH Indo-Portuguese from the 17th century
Located in Madrid, ES
COUNTER CASH
Indo-Portuguese from the 17th century
in ebony rosewood and ivory.
Top, sides and front decorated with ivory inlay.
Folding top showing factory with six drawers and ...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 20th century. The piece has a deep reliefs hand-carved back that featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Small Mahogany Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage Small Mahogany Table. While petite and elegant this faithful antique reproduction produced by the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan is also stur...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Brandt Mahogany Game Table
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Brandt Mahogany Game Table featuring a beautifully shaped top with fine quality mahogany grain and a banded herringbone inlaid edge. Designed after an antique original this...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Child Jesus Savior of the World. Wood. Flemish school, 16th century and later.
Located in Madrid, ES
Child Jesus. Carved and polychrome wood. towards the first half of the 16th century. Later adaptations probably in the 18th century
Baby Jesus with polygonal base made of carved and...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other
Vintage Henredon Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Henredon Secretary Desk brought to you by Niagara Furniture. This desk is impressive in both it’s design and scale. Made of beautiful...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Kittinger Mahogany Wall Shelf
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Vintage Kittinger Mahogany Wall Shelf with a rich brown color similar to that found on currently produced pieces of Kittinger furniture. Kittinger Furniture is a proud...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Renaissance Style Giltwood Open Bookcase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Renaissance giltwood open bookcase, 19th century with antique elements, the gilt and polychrome top with carved acanthus reserves above the three fixed shelves, conjoined by ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th C Flemish Renaissance Scenic Tapestry
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C Flemish Renaissance Scenic Tapestry
Category
18th Century Scottish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Giltwood
3 Antique French Renaissance Carved Oak Caned Barley Twist Dining Side Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of 3 Antique French Renaissance dining chairs. Beautifully crafted with oak frames carved in a Baroque manner with pierced backs...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cane, Oak
Italian Rare Antique Miniature Blanket Chest in Poplar
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare late 17th century Italian rustic miniature blanket chest in solid poplar wood. This miniature blanket chest is ideal for decorating your home and can be used to store your preci...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Poplar
Male Profile Relief in Marble Italian Renaissance of the 17th Century with Video
Located in Madrid, ES
Male profile relief in Marble
Italian Renaissance of the 17th century
Measures: 18cm - Height 27 Cm
Good condition for the time.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Spanish Colonial Carved Walnut Bench, 1910s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hand carved wooden bench.
Spanish artisan bench made around 1900-1920. This three seater is beautifully aged with nice carved details in the solid wood. The entire bench is...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary French Tapestry La Foret De Clarmarais
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Flemish style tapestry, made in France, depicting a rustic creekside scene with foot bridge the background. The tapestry is in entitled La Foret De Clairmarias ( The ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Rare 18th Century Italian Walnut Hall Console Cabinet or Sideboard
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 41,3" / W 57,4" / D 19,7"
Full of character 18c Antique Italian Walnut Hall Console Cabinet feauturing massive top with a bold moul...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Coating
Spanish Leather Screen, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Spanish leather screen from the 19th century.
Tooled leather panels with polychrome flowers and grapes in a diamond stamped gilt field; moun...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian Wood Table 19th Cent. Renaissance Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Italian wood table
Date/Period: XIX century
Dimension: 77cm x 74cm x 140cm
Materials: Wood
Additional information: Original Italian table from the 800´s 19th century. Renaissa...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Renaissance Carved Gilded Griffen Armchair & Ottoman Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Renaissance Carved & Gilded Figural Winged Griffen Arm Chair and Ottoman Newly Upholstered In Plush "Emerald" - Set of 2
Exquisite late 1800s French Renaissance Style...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Chest of drawers - buffet, Germany, 1920s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the beginning of the 20th century.
Dimensions: height 140 cm / width 288 cm / depth 75 cm
Category
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A fine 19thc Italian Carrera marble life size carved figure of a female
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine life size 19th century Italian Carrera marble hand carved statue. Possibly one of the 4 seasons . Winter or Fall. Fine carving and detail. Excelle...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Gilt Bronze Mounted Letter Box in the Style of Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
gilt bronze mounted rose velvet letter box with putti flanking an elaborate central shield / cartouche in the style of Edward F. Caldwell & Co, New York. New York, the interior is fi...
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fortuny Corona Patterned Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom pair of cream & soft gray colored pillows made with authentic Corone Patterned Fortuny textile fronts and Belgium linen backs. Down inserts. Zipper closures.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Italian Renaissance-Style Hall Bench with Marquetry Hunting Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
an Italian Renaissance-style hall bench, highly carved frame of blackened / dark wood with inlaid satinwood and bone marquetry panels, various hunt scenes with hounds / dogs and nobl...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
French Window Bench
Located in Annville, PA
The French Window Bench by Niagara Furniture is lovely and elegant in design. Hand carved from solid mahogany the French Window Bench features beautiful ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Carved Partners Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Hand carved English writing partners desk. There are two working drawers on either side so the table can float in your room. It stands on four ball & claw feet. The tabl...
Category
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Walnut Italian Credenza with Intricate Carving Throughout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th-century walnut Italian credenza with intricate carving is a stunning piece, showcasing the craftsmanship of that era. The detailed figural carvings that flank the two pairs o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Walnut Burl Inlay Chess Games Side Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut games side table with inlay chess game, central drawers and beveled edges over four beautiful walnut cabriole legs with inlay decorated wood an...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass
Yellow Marine Sponge Mounted on an Antique Socle
Located in Leesburg, VA
A yellow marine sponge fixed to an antique socle. The yellow marine sponge, or aplysina fistularis, often called the ‘yellow candle sponge,’ is here appr...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
19th C. Italian Trestle Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian carved trestle table. A large rectangular top sits on two lyre shaped carved pedestal bases that are connected by a center stretch...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Italian, Firenze, Late Renaissance Period Ebonized, Gilt, Stencil Gilt Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form the frame having gilded molded edges atop an ebonized wood frame with a stepped interior section sharing the same details, the frame with stencil gilt details
Category
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Renaissance Style French Sideboard
Located in San Antonio, TX
A spectacular 19th-century Renaissance Style French Enfilade. The sculpting work, “Parquet de Versailles” style top, elegant twisted side columns, and sheer majestic proportions of t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Rare and Important Italian White Marble Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important Italian white marble bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850.
A truly exceptionally carved marble relief of Holy Jesus Christ. ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Exposition Monumental Masterpiece Breakfront Signed Besarel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This monumental wonder is by far one of the finest pieces of exposition furniture on the market in our 50 years of collecting monumental museum furniture this is the best example of ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Stone Capital, 17th Century, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Stone Capital.
Very decorative.
17th Century, France.
Made with stone.
Good vintage condition.
The Renaissance is a period in European history marki...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
French, Bronze Lamp by Achille Collas after Jean Goulon's Caryatids
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this French bronze réduction mécanique of Jean Goulon's caryatids at the Louvre. The bronze rests upon a black marble base and is topped by a candelabra wit...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
16th Century Italian Credenza
Located in Houston, TX
16th Century Italian walnut credenza with cabinet space and drawers. Marquetry detailing on top. All original elements are very sturdy.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rare Pair of Venetian Sitting Mastiffs Dogs
By Venetian School
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pair of sitting Mastiffs dogs.
Venice, end of 15th century - first half of the 16th century.
Istrian stone.
Provenance:
- Important private collection of an architect and scenographer from Orvieto (Umbria)
A regular exportation licence delivered by the Italian Ministry of Culture accompanies the work.
The representation of the dog dates back to ancient times, when dogs were considered weapons of war and used to attack the enemy or stand guard to protect strategic locations. At the entrance to the Pompei’s villa, the presence of a "cave canem...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Stone
Vintage Savonarola Style Folding Oak Bench With Arms
Located in Esperance, NY
Vintage Savonarola style folding oak bench with arms. The bench was custom made in the 1970s-1980s in farmingdale NY.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
1914 Lockwood Renaissance Iron Passage Orleans Door Set Done in Cast Iron
Located in New York, NY
Manufactured by Lockwood and featured in their 1914 catalog. It is part of the E-12200 Orleans style group. Each of the four main pieces in each set is made of lacquered cast iron. T...
Category
1910s American Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Iron
Important Set of 15 Dutch Delft Tiles with Fleur De Lis Design, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A set of 15 Dutch Delft tiles with Fleur de Lis or French Lily decoration.
The Netherlands.
Made circa 1600 - 1620.
An important en rare set of 15 tiles with on each the decorat...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Large Hand-Woven Renaissance-Style Wall Hanging Tapestry
Located in Germantown, MD
Tapestries LTD. Large hand woven Renaissance style wall hanging 55" x 78". Excellent condition. Tapestries LTD is one of the world top tapestries manufacturing companies and famous a...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Linen
19th Century Convertible Pair of Monk's Chair or End Table, Foldable Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
19th century convertible monk's chair is cleverly engineered to provide two uses. Seat back down, it's a table, seatback up it's an armchair. Sculpted from solid oak, it features carving on both sides of the tabletop or seatback so it's attractive no matter what mode it's in. An ingenious space-saver,
circa 1870s, in the manner of Stephen Hedges...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Renaissance Style 3 Piece Bedroom Suite WK148
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificently carved Renaissance style bedstead in dark walnut, with Greek Goddess on the pediment on the head panel and the Green Man in the centre of the foot end and fluted posts and is on original side runners.
It is accompanied by two matching mirrored...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Renaissance Painting Oil on Canvas Sano di Pietro, 1900s
Located in Roma, RM
Copy of the painting of the early twentieth century, in excellent state of preservation, oil on canvas and frame coeval to the painting.
Sano di Pietro, (1405-1481)
St. Jerome and th...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pair of 20th Century Wood Italian Renaissance Style Kneelers, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian kneelers from the mid-20th century. Furniture finely carved and chiseled in walnut and beech in Renaissance style. Kneelers, right and left, complete with two compart...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Small Bronze and Marble Figural Italian Renaissance Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique small bronze and marble figural Italian Renaissance side tables. Item features round marble top and base, cast bronze fi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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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