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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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Limestone
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bone, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Paint, Wood
18th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Iron
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Decorative Objects
Gesso, Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Decorative Objects
Gesso, Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Giltwood
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1870s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Late 20th Century English Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
Mid-18th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Cedar
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Maiolica
18th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Paint
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Stone
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Stone, Marble
17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1960s Dutch Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
20th Century Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Fruitwood