Antique 18th Century Oak Dutch Baroque Cushion Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Dutch cushion cabinet with two doors. This cupboard takes its name from the pillow-shaped thickenings on the doors. The doors are flanked by semicircular ebony veneered ...
Walnut
$16,020Sale Price|20% Off
18th century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
Exquisite 18th century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Germany 1750 This exceptional 18th century Baroque chest of drawers was crafted in Germany around 1750. The piece features a distinct...
Bronze
18th Century Southern German Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A provincial southern German baroque chest of drawers from the 18th century. Solidly crafted in pine. An authentic piece of furniture in an elegant purist design with beautiful soft...
Pine
Antique 18th Century Oak Dutch Baroque Cushion Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Dutch cushion cabinet with two doors and two drawer. This cupboard takes its name from the pillow-shaped thickenings on the doors. The doors are flanked by semicircular ...
Walnut
18th Century German Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
18th Century German Baroque painted chest of drawers with serpentine front drawers on tapered feet in later paint.
Bronze
Impressive and Monumental Baroque Cabinet from Around 1750, Walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
Walnut, veneered on oak. High, two-door body with panels and half-columns with carved capitals, on ball feet. Profiled gable wreath. Original iron box lock without key. Signs of age ...
Iron
Baroque Secretary with Upper Cabinet in Walnut, 18th/19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque fall-front secretary veneered in walnut, featuring a commode base with three drawers and a slightly convex front. The upper cabinet has two doors and a shaped cornice, fitted...
Bronze
$17,905Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century German Baroque Wardrobe - Nuremberg Wave Armoire in Walnut
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This exceptional Baroque “Wellenschrank” (wave cabinet) was crafted in Nuremberg, Southern Germany, around 1730 and represents the very finest craftsmanship of its era.
Oak, Walnut, Spruce
18th Century German Baroque Chest of Drawers, Walnut
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century German Baroque chest of drawers, walnut.
Steel
Baroque Chest of Drawers, South German 1740-50
Located in Belmont, MA
Embrace the opulence of the mid-18th century with this stunning Baroque chest of drawers from southern Germany. This exceptional piece showcases the grandeur and intricate craftsmans...
Walnut
$6,937Sale Price|51% Off
Unique Baroque/Classicism Chest of Drawers, Germany Walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
Three-pronged body made of softwood with saw-veneer walnut, walnut root and fruitwood. Original classicistic locks and fittings with ring handles. According to the heir, the dresser ...
Walnut
$11,780Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century German Baroque Wardrobe in Solid Oak with Walnut
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Impressive Baroque wardrobe from Germany, dated 1747. This exceptional cabinet is crafted from solid oak with beautifully contrasting walnut inlays in the door panels, showing subtle...
Oak, Walnut, Spruce
18th Century Three Part German Baroque Secretary Desk in Walnut & Fruitwood
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful form three part German Baroque secretary desk in walnut & fruitwood, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting a case with a locking center door with pull out uppe...
Brass, Iron
18th Century German Walnut Hamburger Schapp Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 18th century "Hamburg Schapp". Walnut veneered on oak. In the second half of the 18th century, the first "Schapp" were created in northern Germany for the entryways of wealthy m...
Oak, Walnut
18th Century German Baroque Sauteuse Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A unique signed original Baroque Sauteuse commode from the 18th century. Exceptionally executed, this elegant German mid-sized walnut cabinet presents with absolutely beautiful inlay...
Fruitwood, Maple, Olive, Walnut, Burl
Baroque Model Tabernacle Chest With Fine Marquetry, Austrian-German, Ca 1760
Located in Vienna, AT
High-quality handcrafted miniature furniture, a detailed replica of a Baroque tabernacle secretary from the original period around 1760: Spruce wood body, veneered with walnut and nu...
Fruitwood, Oak, Walnut
Baroque Chest of Drawers in Walnut, German, circa 1740
Located in Berlin, DE
Baroque chest of drawers in walnut, German, circa 1740. Various fine wood veneers on solid fir wood. Profile framed fit curly frame on feet. In the cambered front three drawers, i...
Walnut
$5,993Sale Price|20% Off
Antique mid 18th century German warm brown two door demountable cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This stunning antique cabinet was crafted in the mid-18th century, around 1750, in the Westphalia region of Germany. Made entirely from the finest quality European summer oak, carefu...
Steel
$8,015Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Early 18th-Century Pine and Oak Painted German Baroque Hanging Cupboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This very rare and exceptional antique baroque hanging cupboard was made in central Germany in the early 18th century circa 1720.
Steel
$14,041Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century South German Baroque Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Magnificent Baroque chest of drawers crafted in South Germany around the mid-18th century. The piece features a beautifully curved façade with walnut veneer in finely matched marquet...
Walnut, Spruce
Late 18th Century Bleached Oak German Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German provincial Baroque chest of drawers from the Aachen region. Second half of the 18th century. Crafted from solid oak. Restored to a ready-to-use condition with a sanded, bleach...
Oak, Pine
Important German cabinet from Augsburg – End of the 16th / Beginning of the 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent and rare German cabinet from Augsburg, dating from the late 16th to early 17th century. Crafted from light fruitwoods, this exceptional piece is richly decorated with fin...
Wood
Antique Monumental German Carved Oak Baroque Marquetry Dowry Chest Coffer 1723
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & monumental antique German Baroque early 18th century dowry chest/coffer, named & dated 1723. The chest of a rare & unusual size, the top with a lift up lid with hand-forged ...
Iron
18th Century Baroque Casket
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Baroque casket, circa 1720. Dices on softwood. Wrought iron hinges and box locks. (V-31).
Softwood
18th Century Baroque Casket
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Baroque casket, circa 1720. Dices on softwood. Wrought iron hinges and box locks. (V-31).
Softwood
Hand-painted Folk Art Wardrobe Cabinet, South German, dated 1860
Located in Greding, DE
Large rural hand-painted two-door wardrobe cabinet in Baroque style, featuring a curved pediment and an apple-shaped cartouche with the monogram “EL” and dated 1860. The lower sectio...
Iron
Baroque Flat-Lid Chest in Fir Wood, Hand-Carved, Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large rural flat-lid chest in fir wood, featuring a shaped apron, profiled front panels, and a flat hinged top. The front retains traces of its original polychrome decoration, likely...
Fir
South German Baroque Walnut Commode Sans Traverse Marble Top 18th Century
Located in Epfach, DE
A beautiful and elegant South German Baroque chest of drawers, circa 1760, executed "sans traverse" — with the two long drawers separated only by a single continuous line, without th...
Marble
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Handsome German Baroque Style Reverse-Serpentine Parquetry 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
The reverse-serpentine top above a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers all in a warmly-colored parquetry inlaid veneer.
Wood
18th Century German Baroque or Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Walnut, circa 1770
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque chest of drawers Southern Germany Walnut second half of the 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 84 x 121 x 67 cm Description: A Baroque chest of drawers with three drawers...
Walnut
Mid 18th Century German Baroque Chest Of Drawers, Louis XV, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
Antique baroque chest of drawers Southern Germany Walnut, plum circa 1760 Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 109 x 60 cm Description: Three-drawer chest of drawers standing on pinch feet...
Walnut
Chest, Coffer, 17 Century, German, Baroque, Oak, Marquetry, Inlay, 30 cubic feet
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This vernacular chest exudes character and charm. The moulded panels and inlay inject gravitas. It has a lovely mellow lustrous patina. It is unusual being large and providing a copi...
Oak
$7,308Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th century german solid oak warm brown two-door cupboard or cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
The cabinet today features a more recent interior with fitted oak shelving, added several decades ago to adapt it to modern storage needs.
Oak
Mid-18th Century Baroque Dome-Top Chest, Walnut Veneer, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
A Baroque dome-top chest from Northern Germany, dating to the mid-18th century. The chest rests on compressed bun feet and is fitted with a large iron lockplate, decorative escutcheo...
Walnut
Baroque-Style Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Walnut, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small chest of drawers in Baroque style with two drawers, curved frame and flared S-legs. The slightly bulging front is decorated with rocaille-shaped fittings and inlaid with ribbon...
Marble
$10,286Sale Price|26% Off
18th Century German Baroque Commode in Walnut Veneer with Cube Marquetry Top
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This magnificent German Baroque commode, crafted circa 1760, features a pinewood corpus veneered in walnut and walnut burl. The top displays an exceptional cube marquetry design fram...
Pine, Walnut
German Mid 18th Century Baroque Chest Of Drawers with Trompe-l'œil Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque chest of drawers with trompe-l'œil cube marquetry Mainfranken Nussbaum and others Mid 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 82 x 92 x 61 cm Description: Extraordinarily smal...
Walnut
Baroque Armoire in Oak, 18th / 20th century
Located in Greding, DE
Large baroque hall cupboard made of solid oak with imposing carved and fully figured pediment with winged putti. The cabinet was constructed using old parts. The front is adorned wit...
Oak
$3,416
Baroque secretary
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Baroque secretary from the 18th century, in very good condition.
Oak
$1,884 / set
Baroque Chest, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque chest from the early 18th century, crafted from oak. The front is richly carved with decorative motifs and structured with architectural niche elements. The handles and the l...
Iron
Hand-Painted Baroque Secretary, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary with three drawers and slant-front writing flap decorated with recessed panels. Fitted with iron side handles and brass mounts. Below the upper section are two pull...
Brass, Iron
Antique Gilded Wall Console Shelves, Baroque Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This elegant pair of wall console shelves showcases fine early 20th-century craftsmanship, dating from the 1900s–1910s. Handcrafted from quality wood, each console is expertly covere...
Wood
17th Century Oak Baroque Chest
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A Baroque chest from the second half of the 17th century.
Oak
18th Century Baroque Secretaire, Lake Constance Region
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century baroque secretaire, Lake Constance region. Two-drawer body on curved square feet, foldable desk, inside six drawers, a wide shelf and a secret compartment (under the sli...
Walnut
German mid 18th century Baroque Period Walnut and Bronze commode, circa 1740
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome German mid 18th century Baroque Period Walnut and Bronze commode, circa 1740. This most decorative three drawer commode is raised by cabriole legs with a bottom mottled tr...
Bronze
Decorated Oak Baroque Storage Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
German baroque storage chest or trunk in its original condition. Hand carved in oak with polychrome hand decorated facade. Top of panel with inscription "Christine Sophie Wilhelmien...
Iron
Early 19th c. Painted Baroque Armoire
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good early 19th century Bavarian painted cabinet or armoire in original painted finish, including rocaille, faux marble and grain painting, the arched crest over initials and da...
Pine
20th Century Baroque Style Dutch Vitrine Cupboard
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple root veneer on solid pine and beechwoods. Gilded. Strongly profile- framed, one-drawered pedestal on strongly claw feet. (O-Sam-48).
Pine, Maple
Baroque Slant-Front Secretary in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque secretary with three drawers and a serpentine front, featuring a fall-front writing surface and an upper tabernacle with a tall door and ten small drawers. The piece is crow...
Brass
Large Frankfurt Wave Cabinet, Pine Wood, 18th Century
Located in Munich, DE
Manufactured in Germany in the 18th Century this pine wood cabinet is sturdy as well as spacious. It still has the original key lock with key as well as the inside partitions. Strong...
Wood
$14,829Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Hall Cupboard 1770/80 Walnut and Walnut Burl
Located in Münster, DE
Important hall cabinet from around 1770/1780 Walnut, walnut burl and other precious woods veneered on softwood, two-door body divided by three pilasters, doors with octagonal carto...
Oak, Walnut, Burl
$20,261Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Hall Cupboard Westphalia 1775/80 Walnut and Plum
Located in Münster, DE
Hall cabinet from the Budde Warendorf cabinetmakers, Westphalia, around 1770, walnut and plum veneered on oak, elaborate geometric veneer pattern, banded decoration, prismatic body w...
Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak
18th Century Baroque Style Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Baroque style commode, circa 1750. Various precious wood veneers on solid fir wood. Profile framed passively curved frame on pressed ball feet. In the front two drawers, in...
Wood, Fir
Baroque Serpentine Armoire, First Half of the 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large Baroque serpentine armoire with chamfered corners and a projecting, richly molded flat cornice. The cabinet stands on five baluster feet. Its characteristic undulating façade ...
Brass
18th-Century Baroque Walnut Bureau Chest
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite 18th-Century Baroque Walnut Bureau Chest – Finely Inlaid & Hand-Polished 1750, Germany This magnificent 18th-century Baroque bureau chest is a true masterpiece of craftsma...
Walnut
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Impressive Baroque secretary in three sections ("à trois corps"), raised on compressed bun feet and veneered in fine walnut. The lower commode section comprises three drawers, with t...
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Secretary or Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Exceptional Baroque secretary or writing desk, probably from southern Germany, around 1760. The softwood corpus à deux corps, ornamentally veneered in walnut, burl and other preciou...
Nutwood, Walnut, Pine
Baroque 18th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers, This late baroque walnut chest of drawers was made around 1780 and is an original piece. The inlaid decorations and the brown color give...
Walnut
$8,387Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut and plum Baroque Secretary à deux corps around 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Secretary à deux corps Baroque around 1760 Walnut and plum veneered on softwood, lower part with concave corrus and three drawers, two-door top with symmetrically arranged compart...
Wood, Nutwood
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Walnut
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Baroque Chest of Drawers, Germany ca.1760 Walnut Baroque chest of drawers in walnut with an intricately inlaid surface from 1760. This antique chest of drawers has three drawers and...
Walnut
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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.