16th Century Antique Furniture

Italian, Renaissance Period side table
Item No. 1211
Italian, Renaissance Period side table

In solid carved walnut with gilded accents, rectilinear in form having central baluster adorned with swags and surrounded by four columns decorated with acanthus leaves, the whole resting on a guilloches patterned base resting on lion claw feet. Restorations of maintenance. Circa late 16th century or early 17th century.

27½" by 25¾" by 31" high
Italian, Renaissance period cassone
Item No. 1173
Italian, Renaissance period cassone

In solid carved walnut, vigorously sculpted with leaves, vines and other vegetation; the façade featuring framed allegorical figures and flanked by caryatids, the gadrooned lid with tabernacle featuring sliding door which opens to reveal secret compartment, the bottom apron adorned with garlands of fruit, the whole resting upon elongated claw feet. Circa: 1550. Tuscany.

67" wide by 35" high by 27½" deep
Large, Rennaisance period Hispano-Mauresque ceramic plate
Item No. 1104
Large, Rennaisance period Hispano-Mauresque ceramic plate

Of unusually large size, tin-glazed and gadrooned with plant motifs. The center adorned with a bird in profile, the reverse decorated with concentric lines. From Spain, either Manises, Paterna or Triana. Circa 1550.

16½" diameter
Italian Renaissance Credenza
Item No. 1080
Italian Renaissance Credenza

In solid, carved walnut, the rectangular top above a conforming case with a breakfronted dentil molded edge, above two molded frieze drawers centered and flanked by putti heads over a pair of paneled doors centered by rayed ovals within with scroll carved border between stiles carved with standing putto figures and pendent foliage, raised on a conforming plinth.

Mid-16th century.

Provenance:
  • Raoul Tolentino, New York, 1926
  • Sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 2, 1957, lot 185, illus.
  • By descent to the present owner
A credenza with almost identical carving to the door panels formerly in the Kaiser Freidrich Museum, now the Bode Museum, is illustrated, Frida Schottmüller, Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Italian Renaissance, New York: B. Westermann Co., 2nd rev. ed., 1928, p. 91, fig. 217.

46" high by 68" wide by 19¾" deep
Rare, Florentine, Renaissance period refectory table
Item No. 763
Rare, Florentine, Renaissance period refectory table

In solid, carved black walnut. The top of two planks, both supporting elements styled as caryatids on both sides and joined by a stretcher, the whole resting upon claw feet. Late 16th century.

90" wide by 29" deep by 30" high
Spanish, Renaissance period walnut caixa
Item No. 945
Spanish, Renaissance period walnut caixa

The rectangular moulded top above carved panels depicting shell-headed flowering urn flanked by acanthus and divided by scrolled pilasters, the sides carved conformingly, with moulded plinth and scrolled feet, the feet replaced. Late 16th or early 17th century.

30¾" high by 63½" wide by 27¼" deep
Exceptional, Florentine, Renaissance period cassone
Item No. 1075
Exceptional, Florentine, Renaissance period cassone

In solid, carved walnut. Mid-16th century.

71" wide by 30" deep by 35½" high
Fine, Italian, Renaissance period marriage cassone
Item No. 1029
Fine, Italian, Renaissance period marriage cassone

The case in solid oak with punched leather, iron mounts, and domed top. Bearing the coats of arms of the Visconti and Pallavicino families. 16th century.

24½" high by 50½" long by 15¾" deep
Late Renaissance, Spanish credenzia table
Item No. 990
Late Renaissance, Spanish credenzia table

Late 16th or early 17th century in solid, carved walnut on all four sides with two drawers and wrought iron stretcher (restored).

54" wide by 26" deep by 34" high
Italian, Renaissance period, walnut refectory table
Item No. 819
Italian, Renaissance period, walnut refectory table

In solid, carved walnut. Suitable for use as a large desk. 16th century with restorations.

68" wide by 29¾" high by 34" deep
Rare, Northern European, Gothic period refectory table
Item No. 811
Rare, Northern European, Gothic period refectory table

In solid, carved oak. Circa 1525-1550.

100" long by 40" wide by 31" high
Florentine, Renaissance period, intarsia-inlaid cassone
Item No. 623
Florentine, Renaissance period, intarsia-inlaid cassone

In solid, carved walnut with dome top. Late 16th or early 17th century.

65" wide
Florentine, Renaissance period cassone
Item No. 678
Florentine, Renaissance period cassone

In solid, carved walnut. 16th century.
Tuscan, Renaissance period cassone
Item No. 664
Tuscan, Renaissance period cassone

In solid, carved walnut. 16th century.
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Exceptional, French, Renaissance period, dressoir (cabinet)
Item No. 1013
Exceptional, French, Renaissance period, dressoir (cabinet)

In solid, carved oak. From the Loire Valley. Circa 1580.
Very fine, Italian, Renaissance period cassone
Item No. 936
Very fine, Italian, Renaissance period cassone

In solid, carved walnut. 16th century and later.

31½" high by 72½" wide by 23½" deep (all measurements including base)
Late 16th century, Florentine 'credenza'
Item No. 230
Late 16th century, Florentine 'credenza'

In carved walnut, having the characteristic classical elements including ionic capitals and acanthus leaf gadrooning.

51½" wide by 42" high by 16" deep
Very fine, Italian, Renaissance period bureau table
Item No. 890
Very fine, Italian, Renaissance period bureau table

In solid, carved walnut. Late 16th century from Bologna, Italy.

78" wide by 38" deep by 31" high
Flemish, Renaissance period tapestry
Item No. 682
Flemish, Renaissance period tapestry

Second half of the 16th century.
Italian, Renaissance period, intarsia-inlaid and paneled cassone
Item No. 648
Italian, Renaissance period, intarsia-inlaid and paneled cassone

In solid, carved walnut with dome top and intarsia-inlaid, string banding. Center panel inlaid with family crest. With original iron key. 16th century.

69½" wide by 27" high by 23" deep
Italian, Renaissance credenzia
Item No. 482
Italian, Renaissance credenzia

In solid walnut with three frieze drawers over three panel doors flanked by scroll and fluted pilaster decoration. Center door features a carved armorial. Raised on paw feet. Late 16th century.

86½" wide by 42" high by 21¾" deep



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