Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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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1990s Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century European Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Giltwood
2010s Italian Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Late 20th Century Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chestnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Scagliola, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s South African Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Birdseye Maple
1990s Spanish Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Iron
1960s Danish Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1970s Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1990s Belgian Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Steel
1950s French Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century North American Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1840s French Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Oak
1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut