Baroque Sculptures
BAROQUE STYLE
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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Style: Baroque
Color: Brown
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with mica cluster with garnets on a petrified wood base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It wa...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Monumental Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th C
Located in North Miami, FL
A very large and fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters. These gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, th...
Category
18th Century English Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Carved and Polychromed Reliquary of Pope Pius V
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century Italian carved and polychromed Reliquary of Pope Pius V, realistically carved and painted bust of Pope Pius V (?) holding a relic.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Italian Santo
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved Italian Santo: figure of Franciscan abbot or saint, circa 1780-1800.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Carved Terracotta Putti Sculpture Signed P. De Leonardi
Located in Dallas, TX
This large, charming, antique clay cherub composition was sculpted in France, circa 1880. The sculpture depicts two angelic children playing with a goat; the cherubs are nicely carve...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Saint Francis Xavier Sculpture, 17th Century, Carved Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Spanish carved oak wood sculpture of Saint Francis Xavier, the co-founder of the society of Jesus.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Wood
Ancient Boxwood Micro Carving Deposition, First Half of the 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood micro carving
Deposition
Central Europe, first half of the 18th century
It measures: the sculpture 7.40 x 5.31 x 0.6 in (18.8 x 13.5 x 1.6 cm); w...
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1740s European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Italy Sicily Late 19th Century Set of 4 Kitchen Wooden Tiles with Rural Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
This particular set of wooden tiles, was handmade with colorful rural scenes, to decorate the sides of the Sicilian carts used during popular folks.
Thes...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Archangel Sculptures, 17th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of late 17th Century Italian Baroque carved wood, gold gilded and polychromed Archangel sculptures mounted on Lucite bases.
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of early 18th Century Furniture...
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18th Century English Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Atlantis in Wood, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Atlantis in wood XIX century. Wood carving representing an atlantis from the XIX century.
Measures: 70 cm high
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures Pair of Angels with Cornucopia
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of antique Italian angels carrying a cornucopia, two exclusive Baroque polychrome hand painted and hand carved giltwood armorial sculptures dating back to late 17th century and coming from an private villa of Siena, a Tuscan city in Central Italy.
This pair of hand carved, painted and gilded Cembran pinewood figurative sculptures represent two standing angels...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Christ Carrying His Cross, 17th Century, Carved Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Italian wood image of Christ carrying his cross to calvary mounted on a hand-painted black panel and framed with a modern gold gilded hand-finished wood frame.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Terracotta Bust
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th patinated terracotta bust of a classical lady, mounted on a Rouge marble sockel.
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
2 Baroque 18th Century Carved Polychrome Decorated Wooden Continental Figurines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of 18th century carved wooden figurines
Likely Central European originating somewhere in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or Northern Italy.
Both figurines depict a gallant gentleman in period dress holding a basket replete with fruit or flowers.
Each is mounted on an integral wooden base with a rocaille base.
These figures are rare and are a fine addition to any period room...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
An Intriguing 18th Century Carved Burl Wood Treen Figure, Continental Circa 1740
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A most fascinating and intriguing hand carved objet d'art of a treen figure in burl wood, exhibiting wonderful form, grain, colour and patina. The underside bearing remnants of an ol...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Burl
Angel Sculptures with Torch Shaped Candleholders, 17th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of early 17th Century Baroque polychromed carved wood Angel sculptures with torch shaped candleholders.
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...
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Early 18th Century Russian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Extremely Fine Northern European Carved Wood and Polychrome Decorated Figure
Located in North Miami, FL
The kneeling Angel portrays a loosely draped gown and is kneeling amongst clouds, with the sacred heart of Jesus in its hand. The dramatic pose and composition of this piece, along w...
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
St. John the Baptist, Polychromed Boxwood, Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Stylistically, and to appreciate the stylistic differences, compare with the San Juan Bautista of the "Altarpiece of San Juan Bautista" by Juan de Juni and Inocencio Berruguete, dated in 1551 and today in the National Museum of Sculpture of Valladolid, or with the Sanint John the Baptist by Alonso...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
18th Century Carved Venetian Polychromed Gondola Figurerhead
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century carved Venetian polychromed gondola figurerhead, realistically carved and painted, raised on a 6.5" diameter base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Spanish Altarpiece, Wallmounted Sculpture, Carved Gilwood
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Set of two pieces belonging to a monumental Baroque altarpiece made in the 18th century.
These are two magnificent carvings of large dimensions, which together make a semicircular piece with a profuse decoration also of monumental proportions of plant forms.
Decoration with elaborate carved rolls, which stand out from the general structure. It comes from a Spanish church that housed an imposing altarpiece made in the second half of the 18th century.
The entire visible surface is gilded with original gold leaf, with imperceptible subsequent touch-ups. The back is reinforced, which makes the pieces very strong and heavy.
In the photographs you can see the approach of its collectors: they placed it as a headboard, it looked impressive! But these exclusive pieces can be presented in many possible ways, either as part of the wall or as a work of art.
Due to its enormous size, the configuration chosen for transport is "the buyer picks up the piece" but if, once awarded, you want to contract transport, we will provide it (we have a team of experts).
Total measurements: 450 cm (width) x 160cm (height) x 25cm (depth)
Measurements of each piece (2): 225cm (width) x 160cm (height) x 25cm (depth)
It is a unique opportunity to acquire two exclusive pieces in the world of antiques.
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Baroque Meissen Figure, Harlequin With Bagpipes, By J.J. Kaendler, Circa 1745
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rococo harlequin with bagpipes of most lovely appearance.:
The lovely harlequin is sitting on a rocky base which is decorated with some flower blossoms with leaves. The male ...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Pair of Baroque Angels from France in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
These beautiful French Baroque angels are over 350 years old, having been hand-carved in oak circa 1670. Oak was the predominate wood used for making furniture up through the 1700s. ...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Late 17th/Early 18th Century carved and polychrome Italian angel figures. Now mounted in modern stands. Wonderful baroque carving and retain original paint
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century French Fine Carved Wood and Polychromed Pocket Watch Holder
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 17th century French extremely fine carved wood polychromed and gold gilded pocket watch holder. It has a carved cup behind the front opening to hold th...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Antique Italian Baroque Marble Angel, 1680-1720
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian baroque marble angel. Partly painted, in original untouched condition.
Is missing a few fingers. Previously repaired (see photos).
Italy, 1680...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Porcelain 19th Century "Rape off a Sabine"
Located in Madrid, ES
A group of porcelain
19th century
Rape of a sabine
77 cm high.
Italian porcelain.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Spectacular Set of Porcelain Table Decorations by Volkstedt
Located in Litchfield, CT
Porzellanfabrik, Thuringen, Germany, circa 1920s, by Aelteste Volkstedter. To set a breathtaking table, first give each guest their own unique porcelain sculpture …. This dramatic co...
Category
1920s German Vintage Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade cluster, fossil shells. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the notorious fl...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mrs Devil 'Hall Figurine Attributed to Francesco Toso, 1875-1890
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a mephistophelic figure in solid wood carved of "Mrs. Devil" in the form of a hall support. Italy 1875-1890.
Measure: Height 185 cm -
Good condition,
Mother of pearl eyes.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique 17th Century Wood Carving Fragment Angel Original Paint
Located in Munich, DE
This beautiful 17th century carved angel has retained its original paint.
Category
17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italy Sicily Late 19th Century Set 7 Kitchen Wooden Tiles with Rural Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
This particular set of wooden tiles, was handmade with colorful rural scenes, to decorate the sides of the Sicilian carts used during popular folks.
Thes...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Polychrome Floral Garnitures
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of generous scale Spanish or Portuguese decorative polychrome garnitures also known as porta palmas in hand carved wood.
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Hand-Carved Nutwood Putto Boy Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Lovely putto sculpture in typical Baroque Style.
This beautiful and chubby putto sculpture was probably part of a larger Church ornament/sculpture or ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Polychrome and Gilt Cherub Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this beautiful pair of antique carved figurines on a mantel or a console. Crafted in Italy, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two chubby cherubs standing on carved gilt ba...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Two Rare Italian, Terracotta Sculptures
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Very rare Italian terracotta sculptures of a knight, and horse, both in repousse armor decorated with dramatic plumes. Each mounted on cu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Terracotta
Pair of Carved Wood Baroque Style Wall Decors with Deer and Ibex Figures
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of beautiful Baroque style polychrome carved wood wall decors depicting deer and ibex figures. Painted in brown, green, red, and golden c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
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Mid-18th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Bronze Door Knocker
Located in Essex, MA
With arabesques and satyr mask.
Category
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 18th century Italian carved Santo figural icon sculpture depicting a boy with arms raised dressed in a blue parcel-gilt outfit with boots. Heavily aged and distressed polychrom...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
French 1780s Baroque Style Walnut Sculpture of a Putto Sitting on a Pillow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Baroque style walnut putto from the late 18th century, sitting on a pillow. Created in France during the last quarter of the 18th century, this walnut sculpture charms us wi...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Lamp, Table, Sculpture, Oak, Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque, oak, sculpture, upcycled into a 25” high, table lamp
- Unusual statement & conversation piece; introducing an enduring classic theme into the int...
Category
1680s English Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Carved and Gilt Angel Torchère
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian carved and polychrome figure of an angel holding a torchère wearing a gilded robe. Beautifully realized face and hair, this lovely early carving had been mounted as a lamp. G...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Carved and Polychrome Decorated Wood Angels / Putti
Located in Baambrugge, NL
A pair of extremely fine northern European carved and polychrome decorated figures of angels, probably late 17th century, each portrayed as loosely draped and kneeling amongst clouds...
Category
Late 17th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sandstone Sculpture, Southern Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Sandstone sculpture of a saint in a garment rich in folds. Arms and attributes missing. Weathered patina condition.
Category
18th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
17th Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut Carving of Christ
Located in Stamford, CT
A large-scale 17th century Spanish carving of Christ on the cross. Possibly of a much earlier date, the features and posture owing much to Byzantine depictions of Christ, especially ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Chestnut
18th Hispanic Filipino Crucified Christ Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind sculpture of Crucified Christ in carved wood and crystal eyes (one of them its loose), 18th century Hispano Filipino School. The crown, ...
Category
1730s Philippine Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Silver
17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral & Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century distressed Italian decorated church candlestick with fossil agate coral and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base.
The 17th century Italian distressed candles...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Agate
19th Century Statue of St Jerome
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Early 19th century wooden statue of St Jerome, circa 1800. South Europe.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Figure of a Priest with Crozier, Italian, 18th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
Cast bronze figure of a priest holding a cornucopial form crozier.
Mounted on a modern turned ebonized wood socle.
The bronze figure is 9 1/2" tall. Overall height including th...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Baroque Style Carved, Painted and Gilded Wood Figure of a Griffon
Located in Hudson, NY
This large 18th century figure of a dramatic and animated Griffon was made in Italy in the mid-18th century. Carved in great detail then gessoed, painted and gilded the figure stands...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge.
Category
16th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Sculpture Of Young Male Nymph 19th Century French
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Terracotta finished stone composite sculpture of a young male nymph resting on a rock.
Mounted on a round step molded base,
French, mid-19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Baroque Figure of Crucified Christ
Located in Hudson, NY
This unusual Baroque figure of Christ carved circa 1670 and 1700 is in a form associated with his removal from the cross after crucifixion but before his...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Santos of St. Roche, Patron Saint of Dogs, Now Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Antique Santos of St Roche (Roch), patron saint of Dogs, now custom mounted as a lamp with custom Lucite base and custom natural colored linen shad...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Linen
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight.
A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Pine
18th Century Wood Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
18th century continental baroque style poly chrome decorated wood carving.
Category
18th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Baroque sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, and Liciano Sacco. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $294 and tops out at $195,000 while the average work can sell for $3,816.