Baroque Vases
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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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Delft
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Majolica
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Glass
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
Late 18th Century Antique Baroque Vases
Gold
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Baroque Vases
Porcelain
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Maiolica
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
18th Century Antique Baroque Vases
Pottery, Ceramic
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Faience
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Porcelain
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Maiolica
18th Century French Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Delft
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Vases
Granite, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Vases
Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Baroque Vases
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
17th Century French Antique Baroque Vases
Sandstone
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Baroque Vases
Gold
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience
Late 18th Century Cambodian Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Vases
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Vases
Terracotta, Clay, Earthenware, Pottery
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Vases
Glass
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Earthenware, Pottery, Delft
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Pottery, Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Delft, Pottery
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Vases
Ceramic, Faience