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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Pair of South European Faux Marble Painted and Parcel-Gilt Wooden Torchères
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of South European carved parcel-giltwood and faux-marble painted torchères from the late 18th or early 19th century. Carved all-over with gilt acanthus foliage, each piece fea...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of early 18th century German Baroque Polychrome Sculptures of Musicians
Located in Troy, NY
Charming and rare pair of carved wood and polychrome figures of joyous youths playing instruments.
Category
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Candlesticks, Denmark, 1750-1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of charming Danish Baroque candlesticks in wood with ebonized light stems, marble bases and pewter bobeches,
Denmark, circa 1750-1780.
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Gilded Electrified Candlestick Lamps Signed by Sterling Bronze Co. Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ATL1836
A pair of single light gilt bronze electrified candlesticks having crystal bobeches dressed with spear and rosette prisms. Signed by t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
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, removed from the ballroom staircase of Wiggenha...
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Italian 17th century Baroque Tall and Painted Torchère
Located in Troy, NY
Italian painted and silvered torchère, turned stem on a carved tripod base.
Can be electrified.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Italian Cast Iron Standing Sculpture of Roman Lady with Torch
Located in Cathedral City, CA
An amazing vintage Italian cast iron sculpture of a Roman lady holding up a torch. There are a total of four holes in the base (one completely cut-out) for use should the sculpture b...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of 18th century Wooden Gilded Corner Consoles
Located in Casteren, NL
Pair of wooden gilded consoles.
This beautiful rare ornaments were made in the south of France.
Dates circa 1740.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Baroque Figural Pricket Candlesticks
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive pair of carved and gilt wood figural candlesticks makes a dramatic statement in a room . The fully carved figures in a left and right pose are well shaped and present well detailed faces and hands with wind swept clothes. Raised up on architectural plinths...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Baroque Candelabra Lamps Signed by E. F. Caldwell in Aged Bronze, Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ATL1833
A pair of baroque candelabra lamps with grotto-esque detail, signed by the New York maker E. F. Caldwell.
Dimensions:
Overall: 12-1/2" h. x...
Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Rare French Marble Relief of Putti Fragment, Late 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare French Marble Relief of PuttiFragment
Late 17th Century Century
Height 14 in. Width 33 in.
Carved throughtout with three putti figures
Provenance:
Private Collector, Bor...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble
Pair of Period Baroque Venetian Giltwood Sconces
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 18th century Venetian Baroque appliques in 'Legno Dorata'. Each with three curved wire arms clad in water gilt gesso, terminating in carved water giltwood candle cups. Very g...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century Italian Wood and Brass Pricket Candleholders
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of outstanding 18th century brass over wood (repousse) pricket candleholders. Wood is hand-carved and painted, with the fronts covered (repoussed) in brass. Candles are placed o...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
A Boldly-Scaled Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Candlestick
Located in San Francisco, CA
A boldly-scaled Italian baroque carved giltwood candlestick; with tole candlecup above a well-carved graduated support raised on a tripartite base
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
19th Century Italian Carved Wood Candelabra
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming 19th century carved wood four arm candleabra in the form of a putti with silver leaf finish.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Huge Antique 18th Century Italian Sculptural Wooden Barley Twisted Pedestal
Located in Odense, DK
A tremendously unique and rare barley twisted column / pedestal in solid oak, later painted in various colors. This architectural piece was made by an Italian cabinetmaker in the lat...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Oak
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Tulips
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1630 – 1660
A finely painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of two tulips.
With so-called oxheads as corner decoration.
The tile is in a ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'Triumph Of Venus', by J.J. Kaendler, c. 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and excellent porcelain sculpture:
Depiction of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty (Greek: Aphrodite), as a young woman with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck,...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and stunning original antique French Baroque clock. Designed as a romantic ruin with an arched top with grotesque masks, fretted side panels and sitting on a gadrooned cushio...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Spectacular Pair Large Round Tulip Vases or Tulipieres, 19th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A pair of two Dutch Delft tulip vases or tulipieres
The Netherlands
19th century
A very large and decorative pair of two Dutch Delft tulip vases. Rou...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Snuff Box Princess Albert De Broglie miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Princess Albert De Broglie is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box Princess Albert De Broglie has openwork lid, and handpainted fine round miniature diameter cm. 4 hand p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Swordsman, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Circa 1625 – 1650
A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Dutch soldier from the period of the 80 Years War.
The decoration of this tile is very...
Category
1620s Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Artist, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Hoorn
Circa 1630 – 1660
A very rare and fine blue and white tile with the decoration of a painter in his workshop, painting a still life painting.
Very nice details ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Russian Gilt Metal and Malachite Box
Located in New York, NY
Russian gilded metal and malachite-veneered box, the top with three amours and a grapevine, the underside marked "September" in Russian.
Dimensions: 5" H x 4.75" W x 3.5" D.
Dealer...
Category
20th Century Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Metal
Very Large Oak Winged Angel, 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large scale winged angel (1.63 m high), on a sculpted sphere in the round, probably part of an altarpiece?
The whole, imposing in size, nevertheless gives an impression of light...
Category
17th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Pair of 18th Century Spanish Giltwood Hand Crved Candlestick
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Spanish candlestick, in giltwood and hand carved from the late 18th century with floral motifs.
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with its original gilding,
Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Glazed Earthenware Blue and White "Tabac de St. Omer" Tobacco Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Glazed earthenware blue and white "Tabac de St. Omer" tobacco jar, France, circa 1790-1809. Decorated with smoking figures, lion mask handles, brass cover and inscriptions 'Tabac de ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Cross with Tangerine Crystals on a Crystal Cluster Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross adorned with tangerine quartz crystals on a tangerine quartz and crystal cluster base. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany. The crystal quartz points replicate the original sunrays or halo around the cross.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian cross is originally 18th century.
The 18th century Italian cross has been preserved and transformed into a figurative, contemporary work of art. With the combination of the precious minerals, the church artifact...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Quartz
Cornice intagliata in legno dorato a foglia d'oro
Located in Salò, IT
Cornice intagliata in legno dorato a foglia d'oro, XIX secolo su modello seicentesco, misure 102x75 cm, misure interne 43x69 cm, luce 39.5x65.2 cm. La stecca ha uno spessore di 20 cm...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare Dutch Delft Tile with Merman, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Circa 1640 - 1660
A wonderful fine painted tile with a decoration of a merman who is drawing his sword. This type of tile is known by collectors as sea...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
17th Century Italy Sculpture Stone Lion Holding a Monkey
Located in Epfach, DE
17th Century sculpture stone lion holding a monkey.
This very decorative Piece was once built into a building as a striking focal point. The depictio...
Category
17th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Baroque Carved Wood Christ Altar Figure
Located in New York, NY
Baroque carved and polychromed wood sculpture of a standing Christ, mounted on wooden base, likely 18th century. In very good vintage conditi...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important Italian alabaster bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
A modeled bust of Holy Christ wearing a crown of thorns, excep...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Large 18th Century Wood Carved Statue of "Saint Francis of Assisi"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and large 18th century carved religious figure that resembles St. Francis.
159 cm / 62.5 inch tall. Carved in one piece of Balayong wood....
Category
Mid-18th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare Dutch Delft Mythological Tile, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Circa 1640 1660
A wonderful fine painted tile with a decoration of a Cupid with a torch, sailing on a Dolphin.
With so-called spiders as corner decor...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
18th Century Polychrome Delft Pottery Garlic Neck Vase
Located in London, GB
An 18th century Delft pottery garlic neck vase, with polychrome glazed decoration in the chinoiserie manner upon a white ground. With makers marks to the...
Category
18th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Figure
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rather large and exceedingly rare 18th century Italian carved wood figure of a Neopolitan Angel. Painted carved wood head, arms, and le...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century French Brass Baroque Candlesticks
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This fine pair of 18th Century brass candlesticks has a sturdy base supporting faceted stems and candle cups. Simply elegant period pie...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Meissen Large Pair of Figures Gardener Couple, by Kaendler & Schoenheit, Ca 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Gardener couple consisting of two individual figures.
The female gardener wears rural rococo clothing: a dress with elaborate floral decoration and a pinned up apron, corset and borders made from fine dipped lace, a brimmed hat with floral arrangement, on the left arm a
basket full of flowers, a wreath of flowers in the right hand.The figure is supported by a rock and a tree and is based on a square earth plinth with white rocailles raised in gold.
The male gardener also wears the finest Rococo garb: the frock...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century, Pair of Italian Still Lifes by Pietro Francesco Gambone
Located in IT
Pietro Francesco Gambone (Turin -Italy, 1682-1740)
Couple of still lifes with flowers and fruits
Oil on canvas
The two paintings, of good quality...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Polychrome Carved Sculpture of King David Playing the Harp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Flanders 17th century, King David playing the harp, sculpture in polychromed wood, beautiful patina.
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in IT
18th century, Italian baroque giltwood mirror
This fine Baroque mirror was made in Venice (Italy) at the beginning of the 18th century, Louis XV Era.
The rectangular mirror is circumscribed by a golden wooden frame with three bands: an internal one carved with a palmette pattern, a central one smooth and an external one with phytomorphic elements. Around it develops a real triumph of gold carvings, with large volutes, curls and foliated elements carved in the openwork wood. The refined richness of the carvings finds maximum expression in the cymatium in which stands a large crown placed at the top of the phytomorphic elements.
Stylistically the mirror can be approached to the works of the famous wooden sculptor Andrea Brustolon (Belluno, 20 July 1662-25 October 1732), great protagonist of the Venetian Baroque.
Highly decorative and of great executive quality, this mirror will bring elegance, light and warmth in every room, placed over a dresser or a console, inserted in a living room, a study, an entrance hall, but also in a bedroom. Very refined and of remarkable sculptural virtuosity it is suitable next to antique furniture...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian mid-17th century bronze iron, dated 1646.
Category
Mid-17th Century Scandinavian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved Polychromed Italian Solomonic Columns Mounted as Lamps
Located in Nashville, TN
With a pale green ground with climbing grape vines. Centred upon bases of fruit and foliage .The column pretty much the same appearance all around, circa 1920s.
Measurements of l...
Category
1920s Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
19th Century Large Circular Garden Fountain Neptune, Italian Limestone Fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental antique Italian three-tiered garden fountain. Four Cariatidi surround the center base raising the water which spells from the waved shells. The second tier is supported by...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
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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