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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
Meissen Cupid Figure 'Je Les Enflamme', By M. V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain figure of the 19th century: A winged Cupid, covered only with a cloth, his curls held back by a headband, holding his bow horizontally in front of him, dr...
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1870s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Madonna with Child Wall Sculpture Beautiful Woodwork, 20th Century
Located in DE
Madonna with child wall sculpture beautiful woodwork, 20th century. Linden wood with attention to detail.
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20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Frame Baroque Early 18th Century Italian. Gilt and Black
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful Italian Baroque frame crafted in pinewood from the early 18th century. The frame is gilded and painted in black, decorated with elegant...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Equestrian Bronze Horse after 1838s Marochetti of E. Philibert, Duke of Savoy
By J.B. Deposee, Baron Carlo Marochetti
Located in Andernach, DE
Impressive patinated bronze designed by baron Carlo Marochetti in 1838, representing Emmanuel-Philibert de Savoie, 10th duke of Savoy. This impressive sculpture comes in a neutral, ...
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1920s German Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Baroque Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in polychrome and gilded wood, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Baroque Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in polychrome and gilded wood, 17th century An exceptional Baroque wood carving, polychrome and gild...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Silver

Torchère 15 Candleholder Iron Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Striking Spanish wrought iron standing torchère in the Renaissance style With fifteen rolled candle-sockets, and two decorative fleur-de-lys finials, on a knopped...
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1730s Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wrought Iron

AMAZING MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy. Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm. H (without base) 81 c...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Marble

Large Late 17th Century Baroque Iron Door Lock
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large French baroque wrought iron door lock on acrylic stand.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wrought Iron

Murano Art Glass Birds On A Nest Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Murano Art Birds on a Nest Sculpture. It depicts a clear glass round bowl nest with three colorful birds resting on its border. The orange color bird is singing and the oth...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Inkwell, Glazed Ceramic, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Inkwell. Glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th century. Inkwell or spice rack with a square shaped hole that is made of glazed ceram...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

17th Century Italian Leather Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 17th century Italian leather covered wood trunk covered in brass nail heads, some spelling out a word on top, and with iron strap hinges a...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Leather, Wood

Figurative Knob in Bronze 1600 Italian Handle with Bust of Boy
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze Bust Of 1600s, cast depicting a young boy with curly hair and a gathered robe over his neck ending in an oval section with beaded border. This antique bronze knob of Italian ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Spanish Sculpture of the 17th Century "Saint Antony and the Child Jesus"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish Sculpture of the 17th century "Saint Antony and the Child Jesus" Measures: H: 61cm, polychrome and gilded wood. Good condition.
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

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

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Bronze

AMAZING MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy. Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm. H (without base) 81 c...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Marble

Meissen Grouping of Apollo's Sun Chariot with Sun Putti for Catherine the Great
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum quality, antique Meissen Porcelain grouping of Apollo, the Sun God's, Sun Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1772-1773 for Czarina Katharina, Better known as Catherine the great...
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1870s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Classic Old Wooden Baroque Rococo Style Frame Gold 71x53cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
This old wooden gold-colored frame with a beautiful patina, entirely in classic Baroque or Rococo style, is decorated with acanthus leaves and embossed patterns. It's a beautiful, hi...
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1970s European Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

19th Century Italian Giltwood Cherub on Carved Plinth Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite 19th-century Italian giltwood cherub figure, beautifully hand-carved and seated atop a stepped architectural plinth. The cherub, rendered in expressive Baroque style, fe...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

Crucifix, Bronze, iron, and wood, Lombardy, mid-17th century
Located in Milano, IT
Crucifix Lombardy, mid-17th century Bronze, iron, and wood Sculpture: 33 cm height x 35 cm width x 10 cm depth at the knees; Cross: 42.12 in height x 19.68 in width (107 cm x 50); Ba...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Iron

Venetian Bronze Statuette of St. Jerome, 18th/19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bronze statuette of St. Jerome, or St Hieronymous, in the manner of the Venetian sculptor Alessandro Vittorio (1525-1608) by the lost wax technique of bronze casting, which leaves a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Sterling Silver Baroque style biscuit box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque-style round box. The body and lid of the box are engraved with scrolls, typical of the Baroque style. To highlight this workmanship, a knurling, that is, a dense hammering, w...
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2010s Baroque Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

19th Century French Terracotta Bust
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th patinated terracotta bust of a classical lady, mounted on a Rouge marble sockel.
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Italian Contemporary Hand-Carved Wood Frame with Gold Leaf Cover, Custom Sizes
Located in Prato, IT
Italian contemporary hand-carved wood frame in French style with gold leaf cover and linen passe-partout. Available in custom sizes. Measures: cm.59 x 6 x 69 (inside cm. 48 x 38).    
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2010s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

18th Century French Polychrome Painted Saint
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning polychrome figure of a Saint from the late 18th century or early 19th century, from France. This is one of the most beautifully carved Saints we have ever featured, with t...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Pair of Italian Baroque Carved Wood Floor Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Baroque-style (19th Century) stripped pine, beech & poplar 24 arm floor torchiere with 3 scrolling legs on horses (in the style of PIRANESI)
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Beech, Poplar, Pine

18th Century French Miniature Genre Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb French hand-painted watercolor/gouache miniature on a bone panel. It depicts Bacchus and Ariane in a courting scene set in a mountainous landscape. The 18th century miniature is a version of the painting by Charles Joseph Natoire (1700-1777). It is a small but elegant painting with amazing quality details. It is mounted in a hand carved polychrome and gilded Spanish Baroque style wood frame...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Bone

Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On A Tree Trunk Eating, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent lifelike depiction of an exotic bird sitting on a sturdy tree trunk, eating with the help of its claw, below crawling insects: Cockchafer, caterpillar and snail, and leaf t...
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Late 20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

1950s Ebony Elephant, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
1950s EBONY ELEPHANT DECORATIVE ELEPHANT FROM THE 50'S IN EBONY AND BONE . MEASURES: 28 CM HIGH good condition.
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20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Bone

Small Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Red Velvet 39x33cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Small gilded vintage pine frame with red velvet frame on the inside, completely in classic baroque style, decorated with acanthus leaves and a ribbon pattern all around, first half o...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Gesso, Velvet, Wood

Set of Italian 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A set of handblown early 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons. Following the French Court etiquette rules and a taste for luxury spreaded around Europe in the 18th century. Eating be...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Glass

Vintage Italian Grand Tour Style Pietra Dura Mosaic Plaque, Framed 2
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

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Marble

17/18th Century French Baroque Carved Oak Angel Head on Wings
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head, France, circa 1650-1750 Weathered, small losses and old repair. Measurements include the wooden base. H:37,5cm W:37,5cm D:8,5cm
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Oak

Pair of 18th Century Italian Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian Torchères. This stunning pair of Italian Baroque Torchieres, candle stands, candlesticks, columns or pedestal...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Sterling Silver Big Oval Jewel Box Baroque Style, with Miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated. Jewel Box has fine hand engravings around fired enameled spaces with lapis lazuli type painting. Jewel Box Baroqu...
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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Spanish Colonial Gilt Wood Vargueno With Red and Black Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Colonial style painted and gilt wood table top vargueno, a chest with eight drawers and four doors with iron drop pulls. A sweet little chest with a lot of personality, decor...
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Early 20th Century Baroque Decorative Objects

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Iron

A Baroque Hand-Carved Polychrome Italian Cherub
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A lacquered wood sculpture of a sitting Cherub hand carved and painted in Italy in the early 18th century. The cherub has been mounted on late 19th century on a wood base. It's in or...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

A Pair Of French Bronze Photophores, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
19TH/20TH CENTURY, lacquered bronze. Each in the Regence style with faceted stem and shaped base 17 in. height 6 in. diameter
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Lenzkirch Germany Wood And Dore Mantel Clock Circa 1890-1895
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A mantel clock in reddish- brown figured wood veneer with dore mounts in the baroque style. The gilt metal dial with enamel numerals, the case with dore scrolled acanthus leaf frame ...
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1890s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Burl Walnut Longcase Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An impressive Dutch longcase clock with a burr walnut veneered oak case, signed on the chapter ring Pieter Brandt Amsterdam, c. 1745-50. The hood ...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Walnut, Burl

Baroque Virgin and Child with Peruvian Silver Crown, Spain, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Baroque Virgin and Child with Peruvian Silver Crown, Spain, 18th Century A magnificent Baroque sculpture carved in wood and polychromed, depicting the Virgin and Child. The Virgin i...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Silver

French 17/ 18th Century Carved Wooden Baroque Panel Depicting A Saint And Angels
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique panel depicting a Saint figure and Angels. Wonderful layers of its original color, France, circa 1650-1750 . Weathered, small losses. Treated against woodworm. Measurements in...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Pair of Baroque Italian Carved Giltwood Torcheres
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This impressive pair of 19th century Italian torches are a sublime work of European Baroque art. Carved in golden wood, it gives us an exquisite decoration of angels among fruits and...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

Beautiful Gold Leaf Baroque Style Frame Classic Frame 84x74cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful, classic frame gilded with gold leaf, entirely in the typical Baroque style, lavishly decorated with acanthus leaves, vines, flowers, and a dotted pattern all around. Made ...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Miniature Dutch Walnut Long Case Clock
By Jan Henkels
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this miniature Dutch walnut long case clock. Not only great looking but also a good working time piece. Comes with a good quality watch. M...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Walnut

French 18th Century Hand Carved Baroque Winged Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful hand carved winged angel head with its original color and gilding. France, circa 1750 Weathered and small losses and old repair. Treated against woodworm. Measurement here...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Antique Pinewood Baroque Style Frame Painting Gold Leaf 101cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large antique baroque style frame made of pine wood and gesso acanthus decoration in relief, the whole is gilded with gold leaf, the frame is a beautiful example of how ele...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Italian Wood Carved Casket Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian wooden carved casket box in the baroque style. Features gothic faces and lions paw feet. Can be used as a jewelry or trinket box or ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Mid 18th century Swedish pine baroque metal bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century swedish pine baroque metal bound box circa 1740. Good quality oval baroque period decorative box.  Profusely decorated and bound by iron strap work, edging and hing...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Metal

Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Red Velvet Classic 66x56cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large gilded vintage pine frame with red velvet frame on the inside, completely in classic baroque style, decorated with acanthus leaves, flowers and patterns, first half of the 20th...
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1920s European Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Velvet, Wood

IMPORTANT ANTIQUE 19th Century PLASTER OF THE DIANA OF GABI FROM THE LOUVRE
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY PLASTER OF THE DIANA OF GABI FROM THE LOUVRE Ancient plaster with identical measurements to the original Greek marble exhibited at the Louvre. Diana of Gabi, di...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Large Classic Gold-Colored Wooden Frame Painting 75x65cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Old gold-colored wooden frame with a beautiful patina of age, entirely in classic style, decorated all around with a red velvet band and acanthus decorations in the corners, circa mi...
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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Large Antique 18th Century Italian Sculptural Wooden Barley Twisted Pedestal
Located in Odense, DK
A striking hand-carved wooden sculpture, nearly 200 cm tall, with a twisted form that evokes organic movement and architectural rhythm. Painted in delicate layers of soft pink, green...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Oak, Wood

Italian Sculpture "Lisippea Apoxiomenos" Head Begin 20th Century Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture "Lisippea Apoxiomenos" Head Begin 20th century Marble Measure: H: 46cm including the base Perfect condition.
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Marble

Very Large Copper Wall Plate Depiction Saint Martin on Horse in Relief
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very large hamered copper wall plate depiction Saint Martin on horse in relief. Signed A Louis. Early 20th century. Measures: Diameter 75 cm.
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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects

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Copper

Early European Brass Alms Plate
Located in Essex, MA
With deeply molded body with central inner scrolled design. The outer with stamped decoration.
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1680s European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Brass

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

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Gold Leaf

Classic Gold-Colored Wooden Baroque Rococo Style Frame 63x53cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Classic gold-colored wooden frame with a beautiful patina, entirely in Baroque or Rococo style, decorated with acanthus leaves and embossed patterns. A beautiful, high-quality object...
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1970s European Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects

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Wood

Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight. A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Pine

XXI Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Baroque style 7 lights Candelabra
Located in VALENZA, IT
Stunning candlestick in solid 800 silver made with the fusion technique. The round base, finely engraved and chiseled with beaded and wave motifs, has a diameter of 17.5 cm (6.9 in.)...
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2010s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects

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Silver

Meissen Porcelain Bear, Johann Gottlieb Kirchner, Johan Joachim Kaendler, 1735
Located in Milano, IT
Hard porcelain bear modeled and painted in gray-brown and black Manufacture of Meissen, by Johann Gottlieb Kirchner and Johan Joachim Kaendler, 1735 It...
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1730s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

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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