Baroque Delft and Faience
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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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Faience
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Faience, Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery, Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century French Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Pottery
18th Century British Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century German Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Pewter
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Faience
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Earthenware, Delft, Pottery
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Faience
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Oak
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Faience
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Faience
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Faience
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Faience, Pottery
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
1630s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Earthenware
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience
Silver
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Ceramic
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Maiolica
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Delft and Faience
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft
1980s Dutch Vintage Baroque Delft and Faience
Delft, Pottery