Baroque Building and Garden Elements
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 19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Bronze, Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Early 19th Century American Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
17th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Sandstone
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1940s American Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Steel
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
1940s French Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
17th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
1860s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Bronze
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
1930s Dutch Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron, Bronze
1890s Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Bronze, Iron, Wrought Iron
1930s American Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron
17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Other
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1880s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze