Baroque Tables
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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Late 20th Century Baroque Tables
Composition
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut, Wood
1940s Vintage Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Baroque Tables
Travertine, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Tables
Stone
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1750s German Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1760s German Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Limestone
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Tables
Bronze
1660s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1680s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1770s German Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Tables
Brass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Chestnut
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1880s French Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1790s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Tables
Glass, Wood, Oak
19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
1910s English Vintage Baroque Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Wood