Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1750s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
18th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chestnut
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
18th Century Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1730s Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Leather
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1650s English Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood, Oak, Cedar
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1720s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Late 17th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1630s Belgian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Alabaster
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Onyx, Ormolu
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Softwood
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Crystal, Silver Leaf, Bronze, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf