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Baroque Centerpieces

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
Italian Majolica Trompe l'Oeil Centerpiece Fruit Basket pottery ceramic 1950s
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A delightful large XL Mid-century majolica centerpiece trompe l'oeil of mixed fruits. Fully hand-crafted and painted Design in the style of: Joseph Saissi, Menton, Palissy ware, Long...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Majolica, Pottery

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Italian Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style centerpiece in solid 800 silver, completely handmade and subsequently embossed and chiseled. The edge of the centerpiece was embossed with fruit motifs and masks, typi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

Large Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Centrepiece Candelabrum by Barnards 1854
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1854 by Barnards, this stunning, Victorian, antique sterling silver Centrepiece, features a central glass bowl and 5 spaces for candles. The centrepiece is ri...
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1850s English Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Stering Silver Baroque revival round Tureen plus dish
By L'artigiano dell' Argento
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling Silver Baroque style tureen with handles and base. The round shape is embellished with chisels, typical of the Baroque style. The tureen is placed on a round waved plate wh...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Sterling Silver

Spectacular Set of Porcelain Table Decorations by Volkstedt
Located in Litchfield, CT
Porzellanfabrik, Thuringen, Germany, circa 1920s, by Aelteste Volkstedter. To set a breathtaking table, first give each guest their own unique porcelain sculpture …. This dramatic co...
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1920s German Vintage Baroque Centerpieces

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Porcelain

Elegant English 19th Century Sheffield Silver Plate Embellished Mirrored Plateau
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful 19th century silver plate plateau has a rich floral embellishment with circular mirror. The beautiful patina adds to the look of this an...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Copper, Silver, Silver Plate

XXI Century Italian Solid Silver 800 Shell Centerpiece with Angel
Located in VALENZA, IT
"Shell" centerpiece in solid 800 silver completely handmade with angel. The object was made from a silver plate, shaped and embossed in the shape of a shell. On the outer edge, a des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Red Blue Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a beautiful piece made in Italy by Richard Ginori in the late 18th Century. The elegant and iconic handmade decor in red and blue is called ‘Co...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Porcelain

France Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Flowers and Fruits Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an antique porcelain piece made in Strasburgo, France in the mid-18th century. The beauty of the drawings let understand the high level of the French manufacture. It was lo...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Porcelain

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Baroque Jatte Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
This type of centerpiece was very much in vogue in the prestigious and aristocratic houses of the 1700s. It was used to contain fruit or be decorated with floral compositions and po...
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1990s Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Sterling Silver

Silver Plate Bowl
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant large silver plate bowl for Your table: for desserts or fruit, to prepare a table center piece for Christmas. It's very beautiful ! with a g...
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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver Plate

19th Century French Terracotta Fruit Basket Centerpiece Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century French Terracotta Fruit Basket Centerpiece Sculpture Handmade, large, refined terracotta basket centerpiece features intricately...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Terracotta

Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori 1750 porcelain bowl with floral orange and blue decor handmade This amazing Richard Ginori porcelain bowl is painted with a floral decor in orange and blue. A beautif...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Porcelain

Italian Solid 800 Silver Rectangular Centerpiece in Baroque Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular baroque centerpiece in solid 800 silver, completely handmade. The centerpiece was made starting from a raw sheet of silver, padded and shaped to give it a rectangular sha...
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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

XXI Century Italian Sterling Silver Centerpiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
Round pierced centerpiece on feet made entirely by hand. The outline of the centerpiece was hand-pierced with a scroll pattern and finished with a border made with the casting techni...
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2010s Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver 800 Internally Gilded Centerpiece - Jatte
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oval centerpiece completely handmade and with 24kt golden internal finish. The piece was modeled by hand from a flat slab of solid 800 silver, padded and embossed with ashlar motif ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

Italian Solid Silver Centerpiece Baroque revival style on feet
Located in VALENZA, IT
Centerpiece in solid 800 silver in Baroque style. The dish is shaped on which a border made with the fusion technique with shell motifs and spirals typical of the Baroque style has b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

XXI Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Centerpiece Queen Ann Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver centerpiece in Baroque style - Queen Anne, made entirely by hand starting from a raw sheet of silver and then padded and shaped. On the raised part, grooves have been em...
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2010s Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Glasses Cooler Centerpiece Tulip Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an unusual tableware piece: it is a glasses cooler. It can adorn a table as a centerpiece or a flower vase. The glasses cooler shows the original Richard Ginori tulip decorat...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Porcelain

Pair Hand Carved Wood Finials Vase Shape Centerpiece Urns Antiques Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Hand Carved Wood Finials Vase Shape Centerpiece Urns Antiques Los Angeles. Beautiful Pair of late 18th century Italian Baroque style carved wood finials urns . Worn distressed d...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Wood, Fruitwood

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Italian Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style centerpiece in 800 solid silver, completely handmade and subsequently embossed and chiseled. The edge of the centerpiece was embossed with fruit motifs and masks, typical of the Baroque period. The outer edge and the part of the centerpiece are smooth. The centerpiece rests on three feet made with the fusion and chisel technique that lift it from the support surface. Italian...
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1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Centerpieces

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Silver

18th Century Italian Maiolica Centerpiece Bassano Venice, circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica centerpiece Pasquale Antonibon factory Nove di Bassano, Venice, 1740-1770. Measures: 1.85 in x 19.21 in x 15.27 in 4.7 cm X 48.8 cm X 38.8 cm. lb 5.29 (kg 2.4) State of conservation: thin passing fêlure with covered chipping and a glued foot The Antonibon were an important family of Venetian...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Maiolica

Late 18th Century Terre De Namur Core Piece, Coffee Tee & Milk, Belgium
Located in Vienna, AT
3-part core piece consisting of coffee pot, teapot and milk jug made of Terre de Namur ceramics. Terre de Namur The fine black faience is a particular product of Namur, Belgium, lat...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Porcelain

Dutch Patinated Copper Jardiniere in the Baroque Style
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Dutch patinated copper jardiniere in the Baroque style.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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Copper

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Elkington & Co Victorian Silver Plated Mirror Plateau, Made in 1845
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English Sheffield Cut Crystal Acanthus & Berry Epergne, Circa 1830
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English Sheffield Silver-Plated Footed Mirror Plateau
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Neoclassical Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Centrepiece or Epergne, 1892
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1892 by D. & J. Wellby, this impressive, nine basket, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Epergne, is a fine example of Adam style design, featuring pierced work throughout, neoclassical decoration, four round baskets, four oval baskets and a larger oval basket...
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Milanese Sterling Silver 20th Century Fountain Centrepiece
Located in London, GB
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Pair Antique German Porcelain Birds Parakeets Cockrels Cockatoo Parrots Karl Ens
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Italian Majolica Trompe l’Oeil Garden Stools
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Italian majolica trompe l’oeil garden stools, mid-20th century. 13 inches wide by 13 inches deep by 15 ½ inches tall
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19th Century Georgian, Sheffield Silver Plate Candlesticks, Pair
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Charming Large Porcelain Centre Piece of the Four Seasons
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Style Brass Jardiniere with Lion Heads and Paw Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
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18th Century Italian Huge Party Brass Copper Champagne Wine Cooler Ice Holder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful, elegant and unique ice holder champagne wine cooler with its large bellied oval copper body fitted with rivet-mounted cast brass decors, figures & handles, and raised upon...
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Rare 19th Century French Baroque Style Brass Centerpiece.
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Rare 19th Century French Baroque Style Brass Centerpiece. This rare and unusually detailed centerpiece features a goblet or chalice shape balanced by two shell serving plates on ei...
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Baroque Silver Centerpiece
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
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19th Century French Silvered Bronze-Mounted Shell Centerpiece Tazza
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Silver-Plated and Parcel-Gilt Candelabra and Comport Suite
Located in London, GB
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German Silver Jardinière, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Large oval silver jardinière in a highly decorative baroque style. The body is hand-chased with attractive scrolling decoration and has a scalloped edge with cast leaf-and-scroll han...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Centerpieces

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German Silver Jardinière, circa 1880
German Silver Jardinière, circa 1880
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20th Century Italian Barocco Sterling Silver Centerpiece with Handles
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style centerpiece with shaped oblong shape. The edges are shaped and welded to the body of the centerpiece. The processing and the folding of the silver sheet have been compl...
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Large Antique Victorian Silver Plate Centerpiece and Matching Plateau, Elkington
Located in London, London
Made in 1848 by Elkington, Mason & Co., this spectacular, Victorian, antique silver plated centerpiece and matching mirror plateau (made by Elkington, circa 1870), has a central glas...
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Monumental KPM Presentation Hand Painted German Berlin Centerpiece Oval Platter
Located in Roslyn, NY
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Baroque centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque centerpieces 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 centerpieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque centerpieces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original centerpieces, popular names associated with this style include Arval Argenti Valenza, Dutch Originals, Richard Ginori, and Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur. 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 centerpieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $475 and tops out at $45,526 while the average work can sell for $5,157.

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