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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1690s Belgian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Gold Leaf
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Oak
1720s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Statuary Marble
1960s English Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
17th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Iron
18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Pine
Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Sandstone
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 19th Century British Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1960s English Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
17th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron, Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
1890s European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 18th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron