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
Porcelain Figure, Meissen, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Meissen porcelain figure of a faun with her child. The child is sitting on a small chair while his mother is offering him to drink from a horn. Beautiful figure with passion for deta...
Category
1880s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of Hand-Made French Reclining Lion Statues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Truly one of a kind pair of old handmade reclining lions. These are unsigned and used a mixture of clay and fiberglass fibers.
They show very heavy signs of loss over the years b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Fiberglass
Pair Of 19th Century Italian Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice Pair of 19th Century Italian pillar candleholders. Features beautiful carved bulbous and curved wooden design. Round base. Nice black and tan patina. Wonderful form.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls.
This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal
Italy Late 19th Century Sterling Silver Box Baroque Little Love Cart
Located in Brescia, IT
Antique baroque sterling silver little love cart late 19th Century, Italy.
This a very nice and lovable piece of art fine art jewellery. Totally han...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Antique French Bronze Cherub Praying Child Sculpture circa 1920
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique cast bronze sculpture of a child praying while kneeling on a pillow.
In the style of Emile Pinedo (Fr., 1840-1916).
Small Antique...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Angelo Statue in Wood Baroque Style, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful wooden statue of an 18th century baroque style Angelo.
It is finely carved. Some old restorations are to be noted on the feet, and the left hand. The back wings are missing.
Category
18th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair 17th Century Candlesticks Candle Holder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 17th Century Candlesticks Candle Holder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object . A Very beautiful Simple lines Baroque continental Candle ho...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
17th Century Italian Gold Leaf Fragment with Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with calcite crystals in a rock matrix with gold leaf crystal quartz and mounted on a rock coral base.
This fragment was originally part of a...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf
Baroque Limestone Lion from Solgården, circa 1700s
Located in Kastrup, DK
French carved seated lion with a ring in his mouth, carved French limestone, circa 1700s.
Provenance: The Danish author Karen Branson 1875-1936, One of ...
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18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Monumental 17th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wood Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 17th century Italian Baroque carved wood bust.
Expertly carved Italian Baroque walnut bust /torso from the 17th century.
This gorgeous...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Restored Baroque Chest, Walnut, Brass, Revived Polish, Czech, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process.
This elegant Baroque chest - treasury c...
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1750s Czech Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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
French 1780s Baroque Style Walnut Sculpture of a Putto Sitting on a Pillow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Baroque style walnut putto from the late 18th century, sitting on a pillow. Created in France during the last quarter of the 18th century, this walnut sculpture charms us wi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Lamp Table Candlestick Pewter 17th Century Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptionally rare, 17th century, pewter candlestick upcycled into a table lamp, 20” high
Elegant, classical form typical of the Baroque period, with all the surfaces reflecting l...
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1690s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Pair of 3-lights Solid Silver Italian candelabras in Baroque style
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of 3-lights candelabra in Baroque style.
The candlesticks were made with the technique of casting, engraving and chisel completely made by hand.
The oblong-shaped base rests on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
French Louis XVI Style 4 Light Candelabras in Gilt Bronze Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of four-light gilt bronze Louis XVI style candelabra or table lamps.
Each one with a fluted shaft that supports the central light and emits four swept branches. They are no...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brocade
Pair of Early 18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post Figures
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare pair of carved oak newel post figures probably depicting Sir Robert and Lady Brown, circa 1735. He is depicted with a page boy haircut, wearing a l...
Category
Early 18th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Pair of 18th Century Italian Faux Marble Column Pedestals
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian Faux marble column pedestals or Torchères. This stunning pair of Italian Tuscan region Baroque carved wood torchieres, columns or pedestals have a faux m...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th century, Pair of Italian Baroque Walnut Sculptures
Located in IT
17th century, Pair of Italian Baroque Walnut Sculptures
Measures: H 104 X W 60 X D 30 cm
The pair of sculptures was made in the Venetian area in Italy towards the end of the 17th ce...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful Venetian Lady and Gentleman in Ruby-Red and Black, with Gold Finishes
Located in Villaverla, IT
Beautiful Venetian lady and gentleman in ruby-red and black, with gold finishes.
This amazing Venetian set is composed of a lady and a gentleman in ruby-...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Godfried Schalcken "the Family Concert" 18th Century Engraving by Georg Wille
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This is an engraving by Johann Georg Wille after the work of Godfried Schalcken.
This is a genre scene. Representing a family is sitting around...
Category
1670s Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Pair of Lunéville Faience Lions
By Luneville
Located in Dallas, TX
a large handsome pair of Lunéville faience lions, each shown resting on a green sponged plinth base with his tail curled over his back, their legs, p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique 17th-Century Oak Church Pew Finals—Exquisite Hand-Carved Flowers
Located in Saint Helena, CA
Exquisite flowers in hearty oak
This is a pair of antique finials or decorative finishing elements. Dating circa 1680 and nearly 350 years old, they are remarkable ...
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17th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Oak
Italian Venetian Style Green Glass Pear Paperweight
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) green glass pear shaped paperweight.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Angelo Basso Bronze Figurative Sculpture "Vanity"
By Angelo Basso
Located in Miami, FL
This striking bronze figurative sculpture by renowned Italian-American artist Angelo Basso is a testament to his exceptional craftsmanship and mastery of ...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Sacral Art, Statue of a Woman
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century carved, painted and gilded Statue of a woman standing on a cloud. Sacral Art. Ca 1750 Sweden (possibly Northern Europe)
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Giltwood Baroque Church Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A deep carved large giltwood altar vase, probably German, in the baroque style, but dating to the latter half of the 19th century. The vase is carved with a...
Category
1890s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
France Late 19th Century Pair of Pottery Cache Pots with Flowers and Lions Heads
Located in Brescia, IT
France late 19th century pair of pottery cache pots with flowers and lions heads.
This pair of beautiful vases, are a very decorative cache pot, with a couple of lions heads as h...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Large Roman Bronze Emperor Bust from the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LARGE Roman bronze from the 19th century. Important bronze from the end of the 19th century roman signed S.V. The black marble base is later. Grand tour of Rome. Excellent condition ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning clock sits at 23.50 in. Perfect for any desk or study décor. Inspired by the early 1800's. Polished regularly.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Venetian Painted Valuables Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisitely painted Venetian wooden valuables box. Hand painted all around with scenes reminiscent of the Baroque era of Venetian history, with gilt high...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ice Bucket, Red Crystal, Baroque Style, Czech Republic, Red Contemporary Crystal
By Artel
Located in New York, NY
Decorative ice bucket in red crystal in a Baroque style.
The ice bucket is made of crystal. Produced by Artel in Czech Republic. It is a contemporary item.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Archangel Sculptures, 17th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of late 17th Century Italian Baroque carved wood, gold gilded and polychromed Archangel sculptures mounted on Lucite bases.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Quatre importants termes, fin XVIIe - XVIIIe siècle, Flandres
Located in PARIS, FR
Suite de quatre importants termes en bois sculpté relaqué gris représentants des hommes drapés à la taille, aux bustes dénudés soutenant sur leurs têtes des putti. Par paire, deux te...
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Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
20th Century Pair of Italian Silver Candlesticks Torretta fron Genoa revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of silver 800 candlesticks in Italian Barocco Genoese style.
The body worked on silver sheet was embossed and engraved by hand
with scrolls and flowers
Measure: 820 grams.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Early Style Decorative Plate
Located in Houston, TX
Early style decorative plate, polychrome Dutch or Portuguese tin-glaze composition with raised figural decoration in an early Baroque style. This faience plate features pressed-mold construction, with a 19th century revival of the Mainz wheel mark of Höchst Porcelain...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
" Venus of the Nile " 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
" Venus of the Nile "
19th century Italian Carrara marble sculpture
Italy
Height: 90 cm
good conditions.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mrs Devil 'Hall Figurine Attributed to Francesco Toso, 1875-1890
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a mephistophelic figure in solid wood carved of "Mrs. Devil" in the form of a hall support. Italy 1875-1890.
Measure: Height 185 cm -
Good condition,
Mother of pearl eyes.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Norwegian Baroque Box, Carved Mythical Creatures + Figurative Scenes, Circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Very special Baroque box with carved decorations of mythical creatures and figurative scenes
Carved monogrammed initials "HPP" + Family Crest, origin: Gudbrandsdal, Norway, circa 174...
Category
18th Century Norwegian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Softwood
Pair Antique Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of early 18th century Italian solid bronze pricket candlesticks. The tripartite base is supported by ball feet and i...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century Italian gilt candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with gold-plated kyanite.
This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in It...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal
17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral & Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century distressed Italian decorated church candlestick with fossil agate coral and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base.
The 17th century Italian distressed candles...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral
Antique Russian Cut Crystal Glass Vase with Floral Engraved 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Gorgeous vase of lightly gray crystal glass, made with masterful skill by master glassblowers of past centuries, decorated with 3 round medallions of various garden flowers. Signed a...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Roman Sculptures Early 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Roman manufacture of the 18th century.
Pair of sculptures in burnished and gilded metal.
Measures: Height 40 cm.
Marble base.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
18th Century Italian Group, "Fleeing the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius" in Pompeii
Located in valatie, NY
18th century Italian slipware decorated Pottery Group, "Fleeing the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79AD" in Pompeii resulting in the death of over 100 people.. No marks.
N.P. Trent has...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Palatial Pair of English Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial pair of English Baroque style 19th century carved marble sitting lions, the very realistic carved pair with fine attention to detail, each resting its front ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Ancient Italian Maiolica Faenza, Ferniani Factory, Circa 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Centerpiece white maiolica shell
Ferniani factory, early period: 1693-1776
Faenza, circa 1700
Measures: 5.6 in x 14.72 in x 13.46 in (14.3 cm x 37.4...
Category
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Maiolica
Two Black Glazed Terracotta Lions Serve as Candleholders, early 1800s France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two Black Glazed Terracotta Lions Serve as Candleholders, early 1800s France.
A pair of glazed lions with great character, showing the wear and tear of time (both have lost the tips ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Gilt Candlesticks Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th century antique baroque Italian candlesticks, hand carved in giltwood with a lovely patina. Expertly hand carved on scrolled feet, these candlesticks stand over two feet...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Silver-Plated Putti On A Star-Shaped Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th Century silver plated putti on a modern star shaped Lucite base.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Bronze Figure of a Priest with Crozier, Italian, 18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cast bronze figure of a priest holding a cornucopial form crozier.
Mounted on a modern turned ebonized wood socle.
The bronze figure is 9 1/2" tall. Overall height including th...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Boy Allegory of Geography, French, 18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This charming depiction of a boy measuring the earth with a compass is an allegorical sculpture of geography. This bronze was cast using the lost wax technique and is fire gilded. He...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century dancing couple figurine by Volksted
Located in Lisbon, PT
A charming translucent soft-paste german porcelain figurine of a dancing couple of the Volkstedt, Muller & Co, Dresden manufacturing of the late 18th century, mark on the base
Category
18th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Crystal Quartz Clusters
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a crystal quartz cluster on a crystal quartz cluster 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, craftsmanship, and history of fragment. The crystal quartz clusters are applied to the piece to create a sculptural work.
The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Baroque Guild Chest, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque guild drawer with side brass handles and domed lid. The body stands on pressed ball feet, has rounded corners and is veneered on all sides in walnut with strapwork marquetry.
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Candle Holder
Located in Lincoln, GB
Description
Exquisite Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Candle Holder is a remarkable testament to 18th-century craftsmanship, showcasing intricate ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Handwrought Iron Candle Stands - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful pair of Antique 19th Century French style hand forged iron candle stands. They put off a statement with their simple design. C. 1...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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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