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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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century British Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Oak, Pine
1870s English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
1880s Swedish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Sandstone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
19th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Chestnut
1880s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Gold, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Bronze, Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Clay, Fiberglass
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
Mid-19th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Steel
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
Early 1800s German Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Ormolu
Early 19th Century American Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron
Mid-19th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
1830s Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Gesso, Stained Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood