Baroque Decorative Objects
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.
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Large Italian cup in Red Marble garnished with an assortment of sea shells
Located in PARIS, FR
Large cup made of red marble from Vitrolles turned foot, garnished with shells.
Composition of shells including a leopard cone (conus leopardus), a horned helmet (cassis cornuta), tw...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Polychromed wood base or pedestal. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Base. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century.
Rectangular base base, made of carved and polychrome wood in gray tones, which has been decorated with a series of mo...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Painted and Gilt Wood Winged Angel Playing a Violin
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Italian Baroque style carved, painted and gilt wood winged angel playing a violin. This utterly charming piece is wonderfully carved by a true artist and artisan. Just look at t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Tall Gilded Italian Pricket Alter Candlesticks With Original Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Authentic pair of carved gilded alter sticks with original paint, patina and prickets. These large untouched church pricket candlesticks are carved from wood and have iron spikes for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Decorative Sevres Style Porcelain Box
Located in Southall, GB
Elegant and highly decorative porcelain box with exquisite painted scenes and bright colours on a sky blue background depicting a landscape and country house. Internally there is a d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A Rare Pair of Early 18th Century Baroque Swedish "Pricket" Candlesticks
Located in Middleburg, VA
A Rare Pair of Early 18th Century Baroque Swedish "Pricket" Candlesticks. Nice Proportions- each retaining the original painted decoration and gilding. Made in Sweden circa 1710.
A ...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Brass Repousse Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
This original 18th century silver gilded over brass frame is elaborately embossed and chiseled. The central oval is surrounded by rocaille and volute motifs typical of the Baroque pe...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Small Golden Baroque Frames Wood Classic Painting 21x27cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Set of 2 small golden pine frames, completely in antique style, decorated with flowers and patterns, circa mid 20th century.
Nice small size of frame, nice as a mirror, photo frame,...
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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th Century 'Baroque' Pair of Italian Carved and Polychromed Sculptures
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century (Baroque) pair of Italian carved and polychromed figures. Each statue is holding a torchere and are mounted on their original turned wooden faux marble column.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
After Francisco Ruiz Gijon, St. Francis, Spanish Baroque Wood Sculpture, 17th C.
Located in New York, NY
Baroque
After Francisco Ruiz Gijon
Saint Francis of Assisi
Polychrome and Parcel Gilt Carved Wood, Insert Glass Eyes
Spain, Late 17th Century
Francisc...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Large Carved and Gilded Wood Baroque Putti and Gilded Iron Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This large pair of carved wood putti on gilded rockwork bases are from the 19th century. The candelabra tops in gilded iron and carved wood most likely are from the early 20th centur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique 18th Century Angel Torch Holders
Located in Buxton, GB
This pair of fabulous antique 18th century angel torch holders are a stunning addition to any art collection. Crafted from Gilded wood and featuring intric...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Meissen Bird Figure, European Roller On A Trunk, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of animal figures:
European roller leaning forward, also known as almond crow in German-speaking countries, sitting on a tree trunk with o...
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Style Pietra Dura Mosaic Plaque, Framed 2
Located in Bradenton, FL
A beautiful Italian grand Tour Style Pietra Dura mosaic on marble Plaque with gilt framing. Picture is a bird on branch with leaves and flowers.
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Tall Brass Italian Pricket Sticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century tall brass Italian pricket sticks.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Spanish 17th Century Carved Wood Winged Angel Candleholders
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful large pair of Spanish candleholders form the 17th century.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th century leather studded travellers Chest
Located in London, by appointment only
A large French 16th Century Beech wood & leather chest, with iron flowerhead and domed stud work to front top and sides. Original hasp and lockplate, the interior of the box with lat...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Pair of Elegant Ormolu-Mounted Brèche Violette Marble Covered Urns
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of ormolu-mounted brèche violette marble covered urns. Each of baluster shape. The dome cover with foliate ribbon finial with cast mounts handles and berry swags above a...
Category
19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Style Brass Inkwell Set and Letter Holder Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
Baroque style solid brass double inkwell set with letter holder, c. 1900-1910.
A gorgeous desktop accessory ornately adorned with cherubs, flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves. In...
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Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century '1647'
Located in Madrid, ES
Important and Rare Italian box safe from the 17th century
In chiseled bronze, decorated with jasper plates and hard stones, with a cameo with a male figure at the centre.
Inscriptio...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Busts
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century busts. These are 2 19th century Gesso painted busts of 2 archaeologists of the period. Measurements: 69 x 62 x 28 Y 65 x 60 x 30
Good condition.
Category
19th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Italian Carved Polychrome and Gilt Candle Holder Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing at 6 feet tall, this antique torchere was crafted in Italy, circa 1860. The elegant candle holder stands on a wide triangular base ending with bun feet over a tripod bottom ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'The Catch Of The Triton', J.J. Kändler, c 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain sculpture:
Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of figures: two young women with artfully pinned-up hair and wrapped in cloths tied around their loi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Italian Silvered Wooden Baroque Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique Baroque silvered candleholders for in total 6 candles, Italy, circa 1750-1780. Weathered, repairs and losses.
More pictures available on request. Measurement individual.
H:40,...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Carved Wooden Baroque Arm Of A Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing 18th century carved wooden Baroque arm of a Saint figure.
This piece was once part of a procession Saint figure. The arm is now placed at a wooden base and as visible on the ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th century
In forging, measurements: 10 x 17 x 5 cm
Good condition
Spanish private collection.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Anatomical Sculpture in White Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Anatomical Sculpture in White Carrara Marble early 20th century.
Sculpture in white Carrara marble representing a human bust whose ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Nymph, covered only with a cloth, seated on a half shell floating on the water, holding the cloth at one end so that it forms ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th-C. Italian Brass Repousse Alter Pricket Candlesticks, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an amazing pair of 19th century Italian brass repousse church alter candlesticks. Note the clawed feet with the exceptional detail. Another specia...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Italian Contemporary Hand-Carved Wood Frame with Gold Leaf Cover, Custom Sizes
Located in Prato, IT
Italian contemporary hand-carved round wood frame with gold leaf cover. Available in custom sizes.
Measures: Diameter cm.66 x 9 (Internal diameter cm.35).
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
A Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Prague late 18th century
Located in New York, NY
This spectacular Hanukkah lamp is ornately fashioned with a cast backplate featuring a heart shape at center flanked by two rampant Lions of Judah fiercely facing away from one anoth...
Category
Late 18th Century Czech Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
German Baroque Painted Wood Angel Sculptures, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 18th Century German Baroque Carved Wooden Angel Sculptures. Each cherubic angel is depicted in dynamic, flowing motion with beautifully detailed features and in the original ...
Category
18th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Circa 1860 Grand French Copper & Brass Grape Hod
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 grand French copper & brass grape hod. Truly superb quality! Dark, richly patinated copper. Central double entwined cornucopia repousse motif flanked by brass bands with s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Carved Putti Statue
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 19th century impressive large scale Italian Baroque style putti statue, depicts a winged cherub, with branch, different smaller scallop shells and hold...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Victor Saglier (French, 1809-1894) Silvered Bronze Centerpiece or Planter
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite silvered bronze centerpiece or planter, attributed to renowned French metalworker Victor Saglier, is a testament to 19th-century French decorative art. The centerpiece...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Bronze Statues Romeo and Juliet
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of bronze statues representing the most famous and romantic lovers of Verona: Romeo and Juliet. Period 19th century by Angelo Cuglierero (...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Base for sculpture. Polychromed wood.
Located in Madrid, ES
Gallon base. Carved and polychrome wood. Inspired by models from the 17th century.
Rectangular base with a similar cushion on the top (decorated with plant elements) and complex line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
AMAZING PAIR OF LARGE VASES 19th Century in Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF LARGE VASES
19th Century in Carrara marble.
Relief decoration with angels in plant motifs. Based on marble columns from the same period. Defects. Height: (Jar) 114 cm. Heigh...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Oak Ceroferarius Angels , Flanders , 17th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of cerulean angels sculpted in the round in a very lively position (the movement in the hair is remarkable), almost baroque.
Very nice execution of the armour in the ...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
French C 18th Terracotta Bust of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
After a model attributed to Jean Antoine Houdon, possibly Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1750 - 1780), poet.
Superbly sculpted in a coat and ruffled shirt set on a waisted socle....
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Magnificent "Dorso Masculino" Sculpture in Carrara Marble the, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent "Dorso Masculino" sculpture in Carrara marble from the late 19th century.
Italy
Measures: H. 108cm x 37cm
Perfect conditions.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italy Richard Ginori Early 18th Century Porcelain Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant vase was produced by Richard Ginori porcelain manufacturer in Doccia, Italy, in the 1730
Not easy to find this model so fine and elegant with its country flowers in pin...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Gilded Bronze Inkwell and Crystal Jugs 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Gilt bronze inkwell and crystal flasks, made in the 20th century. One of the flasks has a chip in the screwing part of the cap, as shown in the pictures.
Ø cm 32 Ø cm 17 h cm 9
An...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish
Located in Madrid, ES
COUNTER CASH
17th Century Flemish
in walnut wood with inlays, consisting of two drawers and a drawer.
Signs of use.
Dim.: 31.5 x 44 x 27 cm
good state
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large French Limoges Porcelain Rectangular Floral Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, an impressive Limoges hand painted box. The colors of pink, blue, purple, yellow and green painted on this box are fantastic and certainly colorful. The gold clasp...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 63cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Huge Pair of Italian Armchairs Tuscany, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional and huge pair of armchairs, in carved wood, decorated with acanthus leaves and volutes, the armrests ending in lions' heads, the footrests in dolphins' heads.
Traces of ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Albarello Italian Drug Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Italian, blue and white Albarello, Baluster form jar with crown over double eagle design.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Meissen Porcelain Birds on Gilt Bronze Mounts / Johann Joachim Kändler
Located in Dallas, TX
two (2) Meissen porcelain birds (bitterns), from 1743 model by German sculptor Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1774), each on a base of re...
Category
19th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Picture Frame, Baroque Style, France, Circa 1860, 10 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1860.
Picture size: 10 cm x 14 cm.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
AMAZING CARRARA MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carrara MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th century
HEIGHT 54cm
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 70cm
WIDTH 30cm
DEPTH 20cm
OVERALL WEIGHT 56 Kg
BASE HEIGHT INCLUDED 70 cm
Material White carrara marble
Base in N...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Stunning 19th Century Italian Torso in Carrara Marble H: Total: 145cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Stunning 19th Century Italian Torso in Carrara Marble
original gift from the Count of Bologna to a German private
along with a solid marble plinth,
torso h 65cm, l 38cm, w 25cm,
pli...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
AMAZING MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century
Baroque Style, Italy.
Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm.
H (without base) 81 c...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
AMAZING MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century
Baroque Style, Italy.
Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm.
H (without base) 81 c...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Masterpiece and Museum Pair of Italian Feet of "Mercury" 17th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
Masterpiece and Museum Pair of Feet of "Mercury" 17th Century
in Greek Thassos marble
late 17th century early 18th century 17th/18th century
120 x 50 x H 70cm
good condition for the ...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous, hand-carved and veneered, 1700's, solid marble tabernacle from an Italian church altar. The scrolling, side pillars are surmounted by a ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Baroque decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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