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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Baroque
19th Century Bronze Letter Opener with the Bust of a Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful 19th century letter opener acquired in Paris France. The piece has the bust of a period lady at the top and is very sophisticated and elegant. A compliment to any desk or...
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19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Grand Baroque Composition Made in Naples in the Mid-17th Century
Located in Budapest, HU
Grand Baroque composition made in Naples in the mid-17th century intended for the private chapel of a noble Neapolitan family. In the early nineteenth century on the finely executed ...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Victorian Gilt Bronze figure of a child playing the Cymbals
By E. Peynot
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Gilt Bronze figure of a Child playing the Cymbals
Sitting Cross leg on a rock,
fine detailed casting, on the face,
Hands with the cymbal band wrapped around,
Stripes on...
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1860s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Terracotta Putto Sculpture, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This 19th century terracotta sculpture of a putto feeding a bird is by Albert - Ernest Carrier - Belleuse (1824 - 1887). The terracot...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Presentation Cup with Interior Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English presentation cup.
This impressive Edwardian presentation cup has a Campania form onto a knopped pedestal to a circular spreading foot...
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Cantagalli Lusture Majolica Centerpiece
By Cantagalli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cantagalli Lusture Majolica centerpiece, Of tripartite form with center pierced urn, with mask medallions, raised on a confirming ovoid base. Decorated in all over foliate and scroll...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Antique Double Picture Frame, France, Circa 1860, 6 x 9 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1860.
Picture size of each side: 6 cm x 9 cm.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian
By Antonio Raggi
Located in Vienna, AT
Early fine carved sculpture of a lying lion. Attributed to the circle of Alessandro Vittoria, located in northern Italy/ Venice. Original late Renaissance or early Baroque figure.
T...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Hand Carved Baroque Giltwood Reliquary
Located in Port Jervis, NY
18th century reliquary from northern Italy. Giltwood, polychromed and looks to be hand carved from one piece of wood. Mortised thru the base.
A reliquary was used to house a religio...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
17th Century Bronze Candelabra or Candlestick, Heavy Baroque Table Lamp
Located in Vigonza, Padua
17th century heavy bronze candelabra or candlestick, baroque table lamp, signed with date.
From the Della Torre family residence in Rezzonico-Lake Como- Italy
Measures cm: H 60, Diam...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Danish 18th Century Blue Faience Inkwell by Store Kongensgade
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare Danish blue and white faience ink stand by Johan Ernst Pfau for Store Kongensgade Faience Manufactory, Copenhagen Denmark circa 1740. This inkwell retain with its original ink a...
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Early 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Bronze Dolphin Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze dolphin sculpture. Bronze dolphin in a baroque Venetian sea serpent style mounted on black marble base; a very sculptural bookend.
Un...
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Early 20th Century American Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Wondeful Baroque giltwood candleholders , Italy, circa 1750-1780. Weathered, repairs and small losses.
Measurement individual.
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
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
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16th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object .German Baroque . A real period collector’s item Circa 1600’s Alms collecting German Baroque dish with inc...
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Two 1930s Baroque Style Stone Sicilian Angels
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Two sculptures of angels heads in stone mixture made in 1930s in Sicily, they were used as decorations in a villa, they are in original conditions and patina with signs of use and ag...
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Mid-20th Century Sicilian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Composition
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Charles X Gilt Bronze and Marble "Mamelouk" Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles X Gilt Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble "Mamelouk" Clock, circa 1830, after the model by Louis Dupre (French, 1789-1837), surmounted by a seated figure holding a scimitar, sil...
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19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Baroque Silverplated Angel Candlesticks /Prickets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Italian Baroque Silverplated Angel Candlesticks/Prickets's
Italy, 17th or 18th century
For sale are a pair of Italian Baroque silverplated angel candlesticks or prickets, d...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase Mounted with Chalcedony Rosettes
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase mounted and encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a petrified wood base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. This was one of the worst floods recorded since the Renaissance and drew thousands of volunteers from all over the world to help save the city known for its precious history, artwork, artifacts, and rare books. The volunteers were called "the mud angels" because of the mud and silt left everything from the damage of the flood.
There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftmanship, and history of sculptural fragment. The chalcedony rosettes perfectly emulate the color and texture of the piece.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of French Antique early 18th-century Carved Wooden Gilded Corner Consoles
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a stunning pair of 100% original gold leaf gilt and polished corner consoles, meticulously hand-carved from solid linden wood. Made in southern France around 1710, t...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
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: 55cm
perfect conditions
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20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 17th century domed box with highly figured kingwood marquetry veneer laid in a geometric pattern, the front having elaborate pierced and embossed brass escutcheon, the whole wit...
Category
1690s European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Kingwood, Pine
Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of baroque carved wooden candleholders with a stunning old color, Italy, circa 1750-1780. Weathered, repairs and losses. Measurement individual.
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Two Tall Italian Gold Gilded Pricket Alter Candlesticks
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of two carved gold gilded alter candlesticks with original patina and prickets. These large untouched church pricket candlesticks are carved from wood and have iron spikes for di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Set of 18th Century Baroque style Solomonic Carved Gilt Wood Columns
Located in Lincoln, GB
Highly decorative small set of 4 late 18th century Baroque style Solomonic carved gilt wood columns, possibly Spanish or Italian with original gilding
This stunning set of half colu...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vase Holder with Valencia Cream Marble Top and Walnut Finishes
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Classic furniture has the power to turn big spaces into magic rooms where elegance and charm permeate everything. This classic-style vase holder, with handmade carvings and gold leaf decorations, is even more charming when you notice its finest Valencia Cream marble on top.
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2010s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Porte Palma Altar Urn.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Italian Porte Palma Altar Urn.
Original brass ornate altar urn used as palm holder in the early 19th century ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
XXI Solid 800 Silver baroque Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large solid silver vase.
Of large dimensions, this vase was made entirely by hand in a revisited baroque style.
The base is very wide where embossments and hand engravings have been ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
20th Century German Pair of Antique Baroque Style Marble Reliefs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German hand carved marble relief in Baroque style representing St. George slaying the Dragon (right), in good condition. The lance is made of iron. Hand carved marble reli...
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20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Corpus Christi in limewood
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Corpus Christi in polychromed limewood.
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1710s European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Snuff Box reproducing the painting of a Roman glimpse late 1800s Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuffbox Rectangular for table with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli repro...
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1990s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
1890 Terracotta Amphora Vase or Jar with handle with metal support
Located in Miami, FL
1890 Terracotta Amphora Vase or Jar with handle with metal support
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage "Anatomy Of Man" Sculpture
By Pierre Puget
Located in San Carlos, CA
Wonderful little reproduction statue in plaster after Pierre Puget's sculpture "Anatomy of Man" depicting a muscled man in all his flayed glory. Or...
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1990s French Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Baroque Bronze Candlesticks - 19th - Gothic & Renaissance style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This interesting pair of bronze candlesticks combines the elegance of the Baroque with Gothic and Renaissance influences. The tripod base, finished with scrolls, is topped with a twi...
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19th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Spanish Stoneware Terracotta Jug or Pot with Handle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish stoneware terracotta jug or pot with handle.
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
c1800 Pair Huge French Gilt Bronze Opposing Head Parrot Candelabra - Grand Scale
By Charles Cressent
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare Pair of c1800 Huge French Louis XV style Gilt Bronze Opposing Face Parrot Candelabra. These candelabra are in the style of Charles Cressent. Ve...
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Early 1800s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Neapolitan 18th Century Late Baroque Pair of Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Miami, FL
Late Baroque or early Rococo pair of sinuous form bronze Candlesticks. Italian born, they were probably alter pieces and have a subtle decoration on the shiney bronze candleholder to...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint
Located in Houston, TX
Italian 18th century hand-carved Corpus Christi, in original paint, or in some small areas early paint.
Note: Original/early finish on antique a...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
18th Century French Carved Giltwood & Polychrome "Mother and Child" with Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this beautiful gilt statue with base in a living room or bedroom. Hand carved circa 1780, this elegant two-piece antique sculpture was found in a chapel in Southern France and ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Baroque Style Putti Letter Rack with 2 Inkwells This is a very grand desk top i
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Baroque Style Putti Letter Rack with 2 Inkwells
This is a very grand desk top inkwell, the letter sections are decorated with Putti and Cherubs th...
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Early 1900s Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
The Frog Prince Porcelain Piece, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in The Frog Prince.
This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
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2010s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Style Pietra Dura Mosaic Plaque, Framed 3
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
Baroque Style Green Table Box with Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Baroque style shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving interspersed with spaces with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and a beautiful h...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair Of 19th Century Gilt Baroque Candle Wall Sconces, Austria circa 1890
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable pair of handforged 19th century candle wall sconces from the period around 1890 in Austria. Artfully crafted out of fine brass, these large candle sconces...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare and Beautiful Miniature Chest of Drawers from the Early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rather large and rare miniature chest of drawers in late baroque from the early 18th century. Made in Walnut with key-plate in brass. All the drawers in the dresser with original loc...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Pair, 19th Century Italian Renaissance Figural Spanish Soldiers or Landsknecht
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely Italian, but possibly German origin - 19th century
A pair of finely carved wood figures of Spanish Conquistadors or German Landsknecht. Each modeled in the Renaissance attire...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of Late Baroque Candlesticks, Brass, Early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of Late Baroque Candlesticks, Brass. Made during the early 18th Century.
A beautiful pair of late baroque candlesticks, in a warm tone of brass. In the Late Baroque of the ea...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rare Venice Door Knocker Bronze, 17th Century
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare and very charming door knocker, Venice, 17th century
in bronze with special patina.
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Of Couple Playing Lute, Early 20th Century
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Neapolitan Capodimonte porcelain in the Baroque style depicting a french salon scene, a woman seated in an armchair playing the lute and a male admirer trying to impress her, marke...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in Englis...
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17th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian pair of torcheres
Located in Ballard, CA
Stupendous very rare pair of Italian Torcheres, beautifully painted, the top of the torcheres are adorned by an extravagant tree of candle holders, with hand carved tassels and gilde...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
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...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats..
Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape has translucent fired enamel on guilloche and min...
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1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Inlaid Ebony Table Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century ebony and bone inlaid table cabinet with geometric and line inlay on eight drawers with turned bone knobs and standing on turned e...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Ebony
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century French Painted and Gilt Statue of Jesus Christ, Sacred Heart
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful statue of Christ was crafted in Spain, circa 1900. The statue features the religious figure standing in a traditional seating pose a...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Objects
Baroque decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Meissen Porcelain, Franco Salimbeni, and Interi. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $61 and tops out at $195,000 while the average work can sell for $3,204.
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