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Baroque Delft and Faience

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
Color:  Blue
Blue and White Chinoiserie Lobed Dish, Delft, 1680-1700
Located in ROSSUM, GE
Blue and white chinoiserie lobed dish. Delft, 1680-1700 Dimensions: diameter 35 cm / 13.77 in. The blue and white lobed dish is composed of nine wide lobes around a nine-fold c...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Antique 18th Century Religious Dutch Delft Tile with Jesus Bearing His Cross
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. With a scene depicting Jesus Christ carrying a large cross under one of his arms. Simply a wonderful antique Delft pottery...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Pottery, Delft

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of Lovers or Man with Bare Breasted Woman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. With a chamber scene depicting a man and a woman with bare breasts together in a bedroom. Perhaps spouses or lovers. Simply a wonderful antique Dutch Delft tile...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Pottery

Large Blue and White Dish with a Flower Basket Delft, 1650-1680
Located in ROSSUM, GE
The blue and white dish has a wide-spreading flange. The centre is painted with a basket on a low square table, filled with flowers, fruits, a book scroll and insects. It is placed o...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Large blue and white chinoiserie dish Delft, 1675-1685 Chinese-style landscape
Located in ROSSUM, GE
The blue and white dish has a wide, spreading flange and is painted in the centre with a Chinese-style rocky landscape with plants, flowers and birds. The depiction is framed within a polygon shape. The well and flange are divided into eight wide and eight narrow panels...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Blue and White Chinoiserie Dish Delft, circa 1680 Oriental Garden Landscape
Located in ROSSUM, GE
The blue and white dish has a narrow, flat flange and is painted in the centre with a Chinese figure in an oriental garden landscape in a double circle. The brushwork is executed in blue within purple outlining on a light blue-coloured tin-glaze. The Chinese figure carries a guzheng, a Chinese zither, wrapped in a cover. On the well and flange are six different landscapes and terrace scenes, partly filled with Chinese men and women. The reverse is painted with four circles with a dot and four smaller circles.  The decoration is inspired by Chinese porcelain from the transitional period at the end of the Ming and the start of the Qing dynasty. The porcelain of the last Ming emperor Chongzhen (reigned 1628-1644), the first Qing emperor...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Large Blue and White Dish with Floral Still Life Delft, 1650-1680
Located in ROSSUM, GE
The dish has a wide-spreading flange and is painted in blue with a still life in a panelled border. A bottle vase with various flowers is in the foreground before a low rectangular container on feet, filled with a rocky landscape. To the left of the container is a tall, cylindrical vase with grassy plants. Two butterflies and an insect fly in the sky. The well and flange are divided into eight wide and eight narrow panels...
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1660s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Blue and White Chinoiserie Lobed Dish, Delft, 1650-1680
Located in ROSSUM, GE
Blue and white chinoiserie lobed dish. Delft, 1650-1680 Dimensions: diameter 33,5 cm / 13.18 in. The blue and white lobed dish is composed of twenty-s...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Large Blue and White Dish with Flower Vase, Delft, 1665-1675
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white dish with flower vase. Delft, 1665-1675 The blue and white dish has a wide, spreading rim and is painted in the centre with a vase ...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1720 - 1740 An unusually fine painted religious 'open air' tile with deep shades of blue and a shining glaze, decorated with the story of the lost sheep...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Dutch Delft Blue and White ceramic Chinoiserie Plaque 1740-1760 Delftware
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie plaque. Delft, 1740-1760. This octagonal plaque has a thin, straight, upright rim with indented accolade-shaped corner...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Delft, Large Blue and White Chinoiserie Dish, 1670
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie dish. Delft, circa 1670 Blue and white dish with a wide-spreading flange, the center painted with two conversin...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Blue and White Marriage Plate, Delft, Dated 1759
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white marriage plate. Delft, dated 1759 The marriage plate is painted in blue with a crowned shield between two laurel wreaths. The shield i...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Tin-Glazed Plaque in the Style of Old Dutch Delftware
Located in Verviers, BE
Tin-glazed plaque in the style of old Dutch Delftware, quatrefoil shape with raised rim, painted in blue with a chinoiserie decor of a pavilion in an oriental garden. Two figures are...
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience

Dutch Delft, 1740-1760, Biblical ceramic Plaque with Moses and the Bronze Snake
Located in Verviers, BE
Biblical plaque with Moses and the bronze snake in blue and white and yellow. Delft, 1740-1760. The lozenge-shaped plaque has a molded and raised rim made up of scalloped ribbons alternating with shells. The plaque is painted with the biblical theme of Moses and the bronze snake. The painting is executed in blue, with only the bronze snake on the pole and three poisonous snakes on the ground accentuated in yellow. In the foreground the Numbers bible book reference ‘Num. 21 Vs 9’ is reserved in a small cartouche. The biblical story is at both sides bordered on either side by floral ornamentation and shells. The scalloped ribbons are painted with foliate scrolls. Two holes for suspension are pierced just below the upper shell. The reverse is glazed. In the story of the Old Testament, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Wall Plaque Dutch, 18th Century, Delftware, Blue and White, Chinoiserie, Pottery
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cartouche-shaped with a lady standing beside a fence on a terrace amongst blossom sprays and peonies with an acrobatic bird and insect flying overhead. The border in moulded relief w...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

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Baroque delft and faience for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque delft and faience 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 Delft and faience created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque delft and faience made in a specific country, there are Europe, Netherlands, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original delft and faience, popular names associated with this style include Delft, Dutch Originals, De Porceleyne Fles, and Royal Delft. 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 delft and faience differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $320 and tops out at $16,800 while the average work can sell for $2,125.

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