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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
1930s Danish Vintage Baroque Tables
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1670s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Nutwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
20th Century Baroque Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1910s English Vintage Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Tables
Marble
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Chestnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Granite, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Tables
Onyx, Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Tables
Alabaster
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Wood
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Baroque Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1890s French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine, Paint
18th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1980s American Vintage Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Fruitwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
1890s French Antique Baroque Tables
Iron