Baroque Decorative Objects
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Giltwood, Paint
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Walnut
1660s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
1880s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
2010s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1880s German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 18th Century English Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
1780s French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Lucite, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Limestone, Marble
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Copper
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite
Early 20th Century European Baroque Decorative Objects
Gesso, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bone, Ebony
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Decorative Objects
Gesso, Velvet, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Gold Leaf
Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
17th Century French Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Alabaster
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Walnut, Burl
1990s Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
16th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Decorative Objects
Terracotta
18th Century European Antique Baroque Decorative Objects
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble