Baroque Garden Ornaments
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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Early 20th Century British Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
Early 20th Century British Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
1940s American Vintage Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone, Cast Stone, Composition
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Sandstone
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Sandstone
Mid-20th Century Baroque Garden Ornaments
Concrete
20th Century Italian Baroque Garden Ornaments
Limestone
Early 20th Century French Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Sandstone
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Garden Ornaments
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Terracotta
20th Century Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone, Copper
19th Century English Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone
18th Century English Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Limestone
20th Century Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Sandstone
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Lead
2010s Italian Baroque Garden Ornaments
Limestone
Late 20th Century Baroque Garden Ornaments
Concrete
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Garden Ornaments
Concrete
Mid-20th Century English Baroque Garden Ornaments
Concrete
1960s Swedish Vintage Baroque Garden Ornaments
Concrete
1950s French Vintage Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
1920s American Vintage Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cement
1990s French Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Marble
18th Century French Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Stone
Late 20th Century French Baroque Garden Ornaments
Terracotta
1710s European Antique Baroque Garden Ornaments
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Garden Ornaments
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Garden Ornaments
Marble
1990s Unknown Baroque Garden Ornaments
Cast Stone
Late 20th Century French Baroque Garden Ornaments
Terracotta