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
Antique Vanleigh Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Vanleigh Furniture New York Carved Oak Italian Renaissance Style Throne Dining Side Chair. Item features the original label, solid oak wood construction, beautiful wood grain...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique mid 18th century Dutch Renaissance solid oak single door cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
Introducing an exceptional antique Dutch cabinet that epitomizes 18th-century craftsmanship. Dating back to around 1750, this meticulously crafte...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Steel
17th Century Walnut Italian Renaissance Credenza
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extraordinary Tuscan Renaissance period walnut credenza in superb original condition.
Hand carved, warm rich original patina, having two drawers and a single interior shelf.
Italy...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Antique 17th Century Hand carved wood Candelabra on a Renaissance base.
Located in Encinitas, CA
An Italian Antique 17th Century "Mecca" gilding Wood Hand carved Bear "Orso" Candelabra on Renaissance base.
The base and the bear are gilded with Mecca, a silver gilt technique that...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VII, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Italian Friezes 18th Century Blue Painted Gilwood Wall Decorative Panels
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 1700s Italian Wall Decorative Panels, a pair of blue laquer vertical frieze dating back to late 18th century, with a stunning hand-carved gilded relief candelabra decoratio...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Important Portuguese Table 17th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese Table Buffet 17th century
Portuguese, from the 17th century
in rosewood and vine wood, twisted and trembled. Box with three drawers simulating six, turned legs,...
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Small Renaissance Style Mirrors
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of octagonal, Renaissance style, ebonized wood, etched brass and gilded bronze framed mirrors inset with veneered semi-precious stones. Ornate gilded bronze detail features face...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Beheading of St John Woodcut After Albrecht Durer
Located in New York, NY
Woodcut print on paper, a reproduction of an original 1510 artwork titled Beheading of John the Baptist by Albrecht Durer, 1471 to 1528, a German painter and printmaker of the Northern Renaissance. The print depicts an executioner holding the head of St. John, which Salome waits to receive on a plate. Monogram AD...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Portuguese Cabinet Renaissance Taste End 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cabinet
To the renaissance taste
Walnut with carvings
Architecturally shaped with one door and three drawers, interior with shelf, yellow metal hardware, decoration with floral scro...
Category
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Silvered Metal 'Worried Knight' Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century English Silvered Metal 'Worried Knight' Inkwell
Add a touch of classical whimsy to your home or office with our tole figural knight inkwell. Made in later 19th century ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
Neo Renaissance throne chair 1890
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This Neo renaissance throne chair is a unique and elegant piece of furniture that can decorate any room. This chair was made around 1890, duri...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze, Ormolu, And Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu, black Belgium and Rosso Antico marble ewers. The pair of urns are raised by square Belgium marble...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Antique Renaissance Style Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine pair of French candelabras, made of fire-gilt bronze, in Renaissance style. Each candlestick has three candleholders. This pair of candelabra's are original for a fire mantel....
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of English Gilt Bronze and Ebonised Wood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Pair of English gilt bronze and ebonised wood mirrors
English, c. 1860
Height 74cm, width 59cm, depth 7cm
Magnificently crafted in around 1860 by English craftsmen, this pair of m...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Postmodern Renaissance style Murano Glass Cake Stand by La Murrina, Italy
By La Murrina
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This cake stand / pedestal bowl is made in Murano glass and features a fish-shaped stem.
It is signed by La Murrina.
This is a vintage piece, therefo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Portuguese Chest with Two Drawers 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese chest with two drawers 19th century
in mahogany wood, cushions with bands and shimmering friezes in rosewood, bronze mounts in relief, cut and lace. Dimensions: 62 x 93 x...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Two Drawer Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
We designed and produced this Sheraton style Two Drawer Console Table as a matching item to sell along with our ever popular NSI087 Sheraton style stand and NSI118 Four Drawer Console Table...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Corner chest of drawers, France, around 1840.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique, richly carved oak corner display cabinet in the Neo-Renaissance style, from France, around 1840.
The original wax family seal ...
Category
1840s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
16th century Brussels tapestry - The Story of David
Located in Bruxelles, BE
16th century Brussels tapestry
The Story of David
Brabant, 16th Century
Monogram at the bottom left.
320 x 250 cm
This splendid Brussels tapestry, crafted from wool and silk during ...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Burled Oval Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
One of the most complicated items that we produce at Niagara furniture our Burled Oval Partners Desk is also one of the most popular. The top section of the desk consists of a three-...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Virgin in limestone with remains of old colours, prob. Burgundy, 16th century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The very expressive Virgin, in a strictly upright posture, carries the child Jesus on her (damaged) left arm. In her right hand, she holds the shaft of a scepter. She looks at the ob...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Carved Oak Renaissance Trestle Dining Table
Located in Evergreen, CO
Created with excellent craftsmanship and solid construction in Europe during the late-19th century, this oak dining table is adorned with an array of extraordinary carvings. Four fie...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
Hidden Drawer Desk
Located in Annville, PA
The Niagara Furniture Hidden Drawer Desk, a luxury piece of fine furniture with a hidden surprise inside. This tall chest was originally designed f...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools
Located in Encinitas, CA
These Italian 17th Century Style Pair of Tuscan "Sgabelli" Painted Stools are handcrafted in Italy and made to order. They are in perfect structural and in beautiful condition, with ...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis V, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 desk has been completely restored, following exhaustive work in accordance with the rule of art.
This type of desk is not easily found in the world antiques market because it is very difficult to find signed examples like this one.
Its market price...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
PORTUGUESE CHAIR LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE CHAIR LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century
in mahogany wood seats, armrests and back in straw.
Small defects.
Dim.: 113 x 66 x 60 cm.
good conditions
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Important Portuguese Table 18th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese table Bufete 18th century
In rosewood wood with twisted and trembling carvings. Rectangular-shaped table top, framed on the front and sides by a jagged frieze, ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF PORTUGUESE LANTERNS 18th Century
in painted and gilded metal, glass sides.
Height: 57 cm.
good conditions
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Bench
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French bench is made of oak, richly carved around the base with it original fabric. Under the seat, there is a storage space. It is very nice against the wall.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Oak
INI Ceramique
Located in Toronto, CA
By IN Ceramique
Handmade White Ceramic Vase
The DAL model with motifs based on abstract paintings that are applied to the vase before its first firing, by using a 'dripping' techni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Portuguese Buffet Table 19th Century Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE BUFFET TABLE 19th century Rosewood
in rosewood wood, with two drawers, fronts framed by trembling friezes, turned legs and beams.
DIM.: 80 x 108 x 67 cm.
good conditions.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IX, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XI. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Statuette of the Virgin, South German circa 1600
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Statuette of the Virgin
South-German, circa 1600
sculpted wood
circa 1600
(right arm restored)
52 cm
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gilt bronze pax board, Pietà. 16th-17th centuries, after Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper, Mercy. Golden bronze. Possibly Rome, last third of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th century, following the model of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Gilded bronze pla...
Category
Early 17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Other, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Specimen Marble And Micro-Mosaic Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebonized Fruitwood, Specimen marble and Micro-Mosaic side table. The table is raised on a tripod base with three 'C' scrolled l...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Portuguese Armchairs from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of four armchairs
Portuguese from the 18th Century,
in chestnut and Brazilian rosewood wood with carvings.
Scalloped backrest and carved leather seat, roll-up arms, turned legs...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Portuguese Apparatus Table 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Apparatus table
18th century
In painted wood with gilt carvings, central column profusely carved and pierced, resting on four curved feet. ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ecce Homo - Florence, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust "Ecce Homo"
Florence, 15th century
53 x 44 x 31 cm
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
PORTUGUESE PAPER STATIONERY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
STATIONERY D. JOSÉ 18th Century
19th century Portuguese.
in chestnut wood, with two drawers and three drawers.
Folding lid with drawers and bins.
Signs of use. Dim.: 140 x 115 x ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Antique Sevres Styled Covered Urns with Ornate Hand-Painted Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique covered urns are signed by and unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1880 and d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Important Portuguese Commode " D.João v " 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese Commode " D.João v " 18th century.
in walnut wood carved in tombeau. Flat top with front with two drawers and two large drawers. Edges decorated with a frame centered on a shield of the Johannine nature, heavily cut and carved, surmounted by a Baroque acanthus...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
+17th century Dutch renaissance two door portal cabinet with exotic carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a very rare Dutch cabinet made of the finest European summer oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch Golden...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This Mahogany Library Chair is produced with a very desirable harp back, also referred ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Large Ormolu-Mounted Cut Crystal Dish in Renaissance Taste
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th century cut crystal and gilt bronze dish in Renaissance taste. The circular cup is decorated with cut-diamond patterns. It is set on a baluster-shaped stem that is embellished...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Renaissance style carved walnut cabinet or server with lower compartment and 1 drawer. Fluted columns on both sides, thumb molded top edge and apron, giving this piece a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chest of Drawers Portuguese 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of Drawers
Portuguese 18th Century
in vinhatic wood.
With three drawers and folding top, interior with central hatch and six drawers.
Defects.
Dim.: 120 x 114 x 64 cm.
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Country Estate Four Drawer File
Located in Annville, PA
A highly functional and decorative piece this Country Estate Four Drawer File cabinet from Niagara Furniture is made with fine quality burled wood. The top of the cabinet is covered ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th C. Renaissance Gilt Bronze Sculptural Tazza Signed E. Cana 1845-1895 French
By Louis Emile Cana
Located in Germantown, MD
A very richly decorated 19th Century renaissance style gilt bronze and marble Tazza by French artist Louis Emile Cana.
Top dish decorated with multiple embossed wild life birds and a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Renaissance Cupboard, France, circa 1870
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance cupboard, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
wood: walnut
dimensions: height 253 cm width 213 cm depth 62 cm
Category
1870s French Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Oval Cocktail Table
Located in Annville, PA
An Oval Cocktail Table of the highest quality, produced by Niagara Furniture. Satinwood banding surrounds a field of pie shaped, figured mahogany ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
The Holy Family And Saint John The Baptist Painting 17th Century Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
Faithful to the traditions, the scene depicts the New Testament scene of the two Holy figures of John the Baptist and Jesus meeting with all the symbolism of both holy lives.
A Fle...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pill box big size Florentine Renaissance Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled engraving in two colours, in Florentine Renaissance style. Diameter cm. 5 cm high. 2. Weight gr. ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Renaissance Style Figural Lion Carved Wood Paw Feet Throne Chair. Item features a large impressive size, ornate lion heads and paw feet, nicely carved details, very nice item, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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