Baroque Decorative Objects
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 20th Century French Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Elm, Fruitwood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Stone
1930s English Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Stone
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Stone
17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Gesso, Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Slate, Bronze
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Paper
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century Baroque Decorative Objects
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1780s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Alabaster
Early 20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1890s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver Plate, Metal
20th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Objects
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Maiolica, Pottery
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Decorative Objects
Crystal, Metal
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Leather, Wood
1790s Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
1920s German Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain