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 1700s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 17th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Coral, Agate
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Majolica
19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Copper
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
1690s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Pewter
Mid-19th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
Early 20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1790s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Baroque Decorative Objects
Concrete
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
1960s German Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 17th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Maiolica, Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Walnut
1670s Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Paper
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Decorative Objects
Faience, Ceramic
1780s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta, Poplar
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1960s French Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Onyx, Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
18th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Nutwood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Copper
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Quartz, Silver
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass
1760s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze