Baroque Boxes
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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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Metal, Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Quartz, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Boxes
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century European Baroque Boxes
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Boxes
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Boxes
Iron
19th Century French Antique Baroque Boxes
Brass, Bronze, Pewter
1750s French Antique Baroque Boxes
Rock Crystal, Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Boxes
Nutwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Metal, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Onyx, Marble, Metal
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Metal
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Boxes
Iron
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Boxes
Brass
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Boxes
Fruitwood
1880s European Antique Baroque Boxes
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Agate, Silver
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Iron
Mid-17th Century German Antique Baroque Boxes
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Boxes
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Boxes
Metal
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Boxes
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Sterling Silver
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Pine
Early 20th Century Baroque Boxes
Iron
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Boxes
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Boxes
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Fruitwood
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Wood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Wrought Iron
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Boxes
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Boxes
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Boxes
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Wood
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Boxes
Birch
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Silver
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Boxes
Leather, Wood
16th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood
1750s Czech Antique Baroque Boxes
Brass
1920s French Vintage Baroque Boxes
Crystal, Bronze
16th Century German Antique Baroque Boxes
Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Boxes
Wood