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.
$8,900 / set
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...
Wood
Antique Silver Plated WMF Warsaw Imperial Russia 12" Candlestick Holders - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Silver Plated WMF Warsaw Imperial Russia 12" Baroque Style Candlestick Holders - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 12" H x 4.75" W x 4.75" D.
Silver Plate
Greek Statue of Venus de Milo, Carrara Marble, Height: 180 cm, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Greek Statue of Venus de Milo, Carrara Marble, Height: 180 cm, 20th Century The original sculpture depicts Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, and is known for her lack...
Marble
Carrara marble sculpture depicting two wrestlers - 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carrara marble sculpture depicting two wrestlers - 20th century Beautiful Carrara marble sculpture depicting a pair of wrestlers. Exclusive work of refined quality. From Venice, p...
Marble
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Jewelery Box Baroque Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jewelery box in solid 800 silver in Baroque style. This box was made by faithfully and perfectly copying the fashion jewelry boxes in the noble houses and villas in Italy in the 18t...
Agate, Silver
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.
Brass
$10,022Sale Price / set|20% Off
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...
Gold Leaf
Hand-Carved Polychrome Italian Sculpture of the Infant Jesus with a Heart, Circa 1650
Located in Milano, MI
Polychrome Antique Sculpture of the Infant Jesus with a Heart, 17th-Century Italian Devotional Art. The child is depicted standing, with his weight slightly shifted to his left leg. ...
Hardwood
Pair of Danish Baroque Brass Candlesticks from Næstved, circa 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Danish Baroque candlesticks crafted in Næstved around 1750, from which the designation "Næstved candlesticks" originates. The candlesticks feature baluster-shaped stems, pro...
Brass
17th Century Spanish Polychrome Immaculate Conception Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautifully carved Spanish sculpture of the Immaculate Conception dating from the 17th century, executed in polychromed and gilded wood. Measuring 75 cm high, 38 cm wide and 24 cm...
Wood
Sculpture - Roman Warrior in Red Travertine - Fascist Period - H 182 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture - Roman Warrior in Red Travertine - Fascist Period - H 182 cm, early 20th century Magnificent and unique red travertine sculpture depicting a Roman warrior. A work dating...
Marble
Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Located in Long Island City, NY, 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...
Alabaster
Antique 18th Century Flemish Brass Candlestick with Drip Tray
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An elegant Flemish brass candlestick dating to the early 18th century, featuring a well-proportioned baluster stem and a broad drip tray. The candlestick stands on a tiered circular ...
Brass, Bronze
18th Century, Spanish Conquistador Carved Wood Figure
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Spanish Conquistador carved wood figure. 18th century Carved and painted wood Spanish Conquistador figure or sculpture. This beautif...
Wood
$241Sale Price|20% Off
Large Vintage Gold-Colored Frame Baroque Style Classic 86cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage gold-colored pine frame in classic Baroque style, second half of the 20th century. A nice frame size for getting creative, great as a mirror, for use as a chalkboard, or of ...
Plaster, Pine
Spanish Polychromed Carved Head of Christ as Ecce Homo, early 18th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
POLYCHROME CARVED HEAD OF CHRIST FROM A PASSION FIGURE Probably Spain, circa late 17th to early 18th century 13 1/8" H x 6 1/2" D x 6 1/2" W Polychromy, carved wood, gesso, glass e...
Metal
$7,917Sale Price|20% Off
Jesus Of Mechelen Flemish Sculpture, 17th Century, Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
This 17th-century Flemish Baroque tabletop sculpture from Mechelen represents the Infant Jesus, arms outstretched in divine grace, blessing the viewer with serene charm. A remarkabl...
Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Virgin Mary Sculpture
Located in Doha, QA
This is an outstanding Italian 18th century carved wood polychromed sculpture of Virgin Mary. The Sculpture is hand painted with some remains of a gold gilt in few places and originated until lately in a private Villa in Tuscany (Italy). The colors are typical red, blue and green are spectacular on this large figure. The Virgin's hands are joined together in a prayer, while standing on a pedestal on the both sides of which are devil's horns (bottom left side horn missing ) symbolising Holly Mary defeating the Evil, protected by the Holly Ghost and an Angel. A story tells the pose of the Virgin Mary sculpture...
Wood, Pine
$123Sale Price|20% Off
Angel Cherub Head Gilded Plaster Gold Wall Decoration 17cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage angel or cherub head with wings, made of gilded plaster, second half of the 20th century. A charming gold wall decoration, ideal for Christmas. This item is in excellent vin...
Plaster
18th Century Italian Carved Gilt Wood Head of an Angel
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Italian carved giltwood head of an angel. Hand carved with a vivid expression and just amazing hair. A peg on the reverse for attachment to a larger relief or group scul...
Giltwood
Pair of Italian Gilt Alter Candlesticks With Original Paint, 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Gilded and Painted Vintage Wood Alter Candlesticks, Italy. Authentic carved alter sticks with original paint and patina, untouched. Wonderful addition on a table or mantle i...
Metal
19th Century Bronze and Gilt Cherub Candelabras, Twin-Light Design
Located in Lincoln, GB
A pair of 19th century bronze and gilt ormolu twin cherub candelabra Beautifully detailed bronze cherubs adorned with olive wreath crowns (seen as a s...
Bronze
A Baroque Hand-carved and Gilt Wood Italian Altar Lectern
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An exquisite Italian Baroque altar lectern hand-carved in wood with rich gilt finish and cream painted details. Designed for tabletop display, this traditional missal stand features ...
Giltwood
Two Baroque Lacquered Wood Italian Angels Holding a Candleholder
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An extraordinary Early 19th Century pair of antique polychrome carved wood kneeling acolyte angels, crafted as tall torchere candelabras. Each figure is depicted kneeling reverently ...
Wood
Spanish Baroque Virgin and Child Figure, 17th–18th Century, with Silver crown
Located in Madrid, ES
A striking and highly decorative Spanish Baroque Virgin and Child figure, probably dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. Carved as a traditional image for dressing and de...
Silver
Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous, hand-carved and veneered, 1700's, solid marble tabernacle from an Italian church altar. The scrolling, side pillars are surmounted by a ...
Marble
Bronze Hermes Sculpture after Giambologna, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Sculpture made of patinated bronze depicting Hermes (Mercury), the god of travelers and messengers. The classical figure shows Hermes in dynamic motion with a winged helmet and caduc...
Bronze
$5,124 / set
Pair of Angels on Carved Base from the 1700s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Carved Wood Putti on Carved Base from the 1700s are two naked cherubs covered only by their golden loincloths; apparently two heralding angels without wings, they stand on ti...
Pine
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...
Wood
18th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite, Calcite Crystals, and Kyanite
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment with chalcopyrite on a druzy crystal matrix with calcite crystals and gold-plate kyanite. Th...
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Pair Carved Giltwood Candlesticks Torcheres
Located in Atlanta, GA
This impressive pair of carved giltwood candleholders dates to the 18th century and was likely created in Southern Europe. Executed in richly detailed Baroque style, each piece featu...
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Bronze Knight Sculpture Electrified Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A solid bronze parcel brass knight sculpture candelabra later converted to electrified table lamp with large frosted glass torch flame shade. It takes on Edison E27 light bulb. Tot...
Brass, Bronze
$12,400
18th Century Marble Bust
Located in Allerum, SE
Impressive early 18th century hand carved life-size marble bust of a Roman man, circa 1700 Italy, possibly older. Condition is good with minor chips and nicks consistent with age...
Marble
$3,363Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Porcelain Figure of Lady, Attributed Capodimonte, 1900s
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Capadimonte charming porcelain figure depicts a baroque styled woman dressed in pink and holding a fan. Take into account that the colors on the items may vary depending on the ty...
Porcelain
Antique German Hanau Baroque Silver Tea Caddy
By Simon Rosenau, Hanau
Located in New York, NY
German Baroque 800 silver tea caddy, ca 1890. Rectilinear with curved corners; top flat and plain with short neck and cover. Chased and embossed flowers with crisscrossing leafing st...
Silver
$1,167Sale Price|30% Off
Early 19th Century Italian Carved Santos Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
An early 19th-century Italian hand-carved softwood sculpture of a standing Santos figure, dating to circa 1800-1820. This piece immediately captivates through its serene, contemplati...
Wood, Glass
Terracotta Fountain Masqueron, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
TERRACOTTA FOUNTAIN MASQUERON DECORATIVE TERRACOTTA OR SIMILAR MASCARON FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY. MEASURES: 40X37 CM good condition.
Terracotta
A Pair of Seated Italian Rosso Verona Marble Lions, Late 19th Early 20th C
Located in valatie, NY
A Pair of Italian Rosso Verona Marble Lions, Late 19th Early 20th C. Pictured from Wikipedia is a Column-bearing lion in Red Verona marble from Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo. Also pi...
Marble
Pair Tall Antique Italian Bronze 17th Century 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...
Bronze
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN BRONZE CUT CRYSTAL VASES. 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN BRONZE CUT CRYSTAL VASES. 19TH C A PAIR OF 19th C. RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED (Bronze) CUT CRYSTAL VASES. H 33 cm
Crystal, Bronze
$5,393Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Silver Chamberstick with Engraved Monogram, circa 1870–1881
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant 19th-century silver chamberstick dating to circa 1870–1881, featuring an engraved “A M” monogram and traditional assay and silversmith marks. The circular body is centered by a raised candle socket and finished with a practical side handle, creating the classic form associated with antique chambersticks...
Silver
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...
Walnut
Meissen Porcelain Group Allegory 'Earth', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen allegorical group of the 19th century: Ceres, the Roman goddess of the earth (Greek: Demeter), seated beneath a group of tr...
Porcelain
18th Century Terracotta Vessel, Vase, Planter with Four Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Old tinaja of Calanda (Teruel), Spain. Made of red clay with handcrafted circular figures and four handles. A "tinaja" is an oval terracotta jar with a narrow mouth and foot, usu...
Terracotta
Dutch Delftware Blue & White Tobacco Jar "St. Omer" with Brass Lid
Located in Troy, MI
A rare and collectible example of Dutch Delftware craftsmanship, this tobacconist jar bears the inscription "St. Omer" within an ornate cobalt-blue cartouche framed by Baroque scroll...
Brass
A Sculptural SHABBY-CHIC Baroque BRONZE ICE BUCKET by MAURO MANETTI, Italy 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic, opulent and very decorative ice bucket, patinated bronze fruit basket, base with woven basket decoration, lid with fruit composition, in superb patinated bronze (dark b...
Bronze
18th Century Blue and White French Cachepot probably Nevers
By Nevers
Located in Hastings, GB
A striking late 18th century pottery cachepot in blue and white, flanked to each side by a face, (on one side the features of the face are completely gone) wonderful shape and size o...
Earthenware
Figurative Knob in Iron 1600 Italian Handle with Bust of Boy
Located in Milano, MI
Iron Bust From 1600 depicting a boy with curly hair, dressed in a tunic that leaves one shoulder uncovered. Made of cast iron, the pommel has a dark patina and is in good condition, ...
Iron
Swedish Baroque Brass Office Candlestick, Early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Baroque Brass Office Candlestick, Early 18th Century Elegant and functional early 18th-century Swedish office candlestick in brass, crafted in the Baroque period. This rare...
Brass
19th Century Mosaic Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box Sorrento Napoli, C1880
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing Marquetry and inlay on this Sorrento Napoli Box C1880. There is craftsmanship of the highest caliber all over this box. Box front drops down to reveal inside completely cover...
Brass
Silver Mounted Ostrich Egg Goblet, England 1860-1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
English confectionery goblet or cup featuring the shell of an ostrich egg mounted into silver. The silver rim engraved with the initials ED England approx. 1860-1900. Minor repa...
Silver
PRUNK-PENDULE MIT BOULLE-MARKETERIE, 17th/18th Century, Signed
Located in Berlin, DE
Dimensions: Height: (110 cm) Width: (45 cm) Depth: (25.5 cm) This Baroque or Régence-style mantel clock with its matching bracket can be classified art-historically as follows: St...
Ebony
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...
Wood
Spanish Baroque Carved Polychrome Crucifix, 17th-18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A finely carved Spanish Baroque crucifix dating from the late 17th to early 18th century, featuring a sensitively modelled figure of Christ in carved and polychromed wood. The corpu...
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...
Bronze
Fountain Mask/Mouth - Face of a Faun with Grapes - Asiago White Marble - Venice
Located in Madrid, ES
Fountain Mask/Mouth - Face of a Faun with Grapes - Asiago White Marble - Venice 19th Century A formidable sculpture depicting a faun's face with grapes in Asiago white marble, from ...
Marble
Rare 17th Century Venetian Lacquered and Gilded Collectible Box
Located in Pistoia, IT
Rare and precious Venetian domed case made of richly lacquered and gilded wood, early 17th century, depicting "The Conquests of Venice." Caskets like this one are more unique than ...
Wood
Sacred Heart of Jesus Bust Christian Luxury White Sculpture Gold Luster - Floral
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
A masterpiece of Catholic devotional art, this hand-crafted luxury porcelain bust of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ stands as one of the most refined interpretations of this enduri...
Porcelain
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a VOC ship in the Storm
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 – 1660 A finely painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of a Dutch East India Trading Company (VOC) ship. This ship is sailing in very...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$9,030Sale Price|30% Off
18th Century Large 41´ Terracotta Ribbed Vessel, Vase, Planter with Low Tap
Located in Miami, FL
Old tinaja of Calanda (Teruel), Spain. Made of clay with handcrafted semi circular handmade ribbed around the vase This "tinaja" it´s very special for its measurements and irregula...
Terracotta