Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1880s German Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1870s French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1870s Belgian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1870s Belgian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1870s French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Nutwood
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gesso, Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Nutwood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1850s Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Late 20th Century Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Hungarian Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
20th Century Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
1880s German Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1880s German Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Plaster, Pine
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1970s North American Vintage Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
1950s French Vintage Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brocade, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1920s Vintage Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
20th Century Italian Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
19th Century Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1880s French Antique Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
2010s Renaissance Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood