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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
Antique Royal Tichelaar Makkum Delft Faience Fruit Strainer Blue & White 2Pc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Holland, circa late 19th to early 20th century. This exquisite 2-piece set from Royal Tichelaar Makkum showcases the timeless beauty of Delft faience craftsmanship. Crafted with met...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Carnation, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1660 – 1680 A blue and white Dutch tile with the decoration of two carnations. One in the bud and one in bloom. With small oxheads as corner decoration. The t...
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1660s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Tulips
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 – 1660 A finely painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of two tulips. With so-called oxheads as corner decoration. The tile is in a ...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile in Chinese Wanli Style with bird
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1620 – 1640 A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Chinese garden with a bird on a rock. Influenced by the Chinese porcelain from the Wanli Period....
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1620s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with decoration of a Goat
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1625 – 1650 A blue and white so-called candelabra or baluster tile with the decoration of a goat. It looks like a heavy rain cloud is on its way! Thi...
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1630s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Vase with flowers, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1620 – 1640 A blue and white Dutch tile with the decoration of a vase with flowers. The scene is painted within a cartouche with a Wanli corner design, inspire...
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1630s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: The supper at Emmaus, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1725 – 1775 A fine manganese Dutch tile with a New Testament biblical decoration of the Supper at Emmaus, Luke 24 v 30: ”When he was at the table wit...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: The Carrying of the Cross, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Utrecht Circa 1775 – 1800 A fine manganese Dutch tile with a New Testament biblical decoration of the Carrying of the Cross, Luke 23 v 25: ”As the soldiers led him a...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Stil life with vase and fruit, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1700 A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a still life painting of a vase with leaves and grapes and an apple on the sides. The scene is painted without corn...
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1690s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: John 9 v 1, Jesus cures blindness, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Amsterdam Circa 1725 – 1775 A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a New Testament biblical decoration of Jesus healing a blind born man, John 9 v 1. These series of ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

17th Century Dutch hand painted delft tile
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This 17th Century Dutch delft tile features a hand painted figure  of a man carrying a basket, done in blue, to the centre and creeper leaf motifs to the corners. The figure could be...
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1630s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

17th Century Dutch hand painted delft tile
Located in East Geelong, VIC
Enclosed in a circle and painted in purple or puce, the central decoration of this Dutch hand painted delft tile features a ship moored next to a fortified building where two men are...
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1660s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

17th Century Dutch hand painted delft tile
Located in East Geelong, VIC
In the centre of this Dutch hand painted delft tile is a portrait of a well dressed man of the 17th Century carrying a staff or stick. To the corners are creeper leaf motifs, and int...
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1630s Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Dutch hand painted tile
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The central decoration on this Dutch tile is a hand painted scene of a large house with three ships in the background, all done in blue on the white tile. The octagonal cartouche is ...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Earthenware

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dutch Delft plate. Depicting a man and fence in the foreground and a background with a house, a tree, an island with a build...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Delft

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Plate with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Kastrup, DK
Antique 18th century Dutch Delft plate. Dia: 36 cm. Blue and white chinoiserie decoration depicting a oriental garden landscape scene. The flange is decorated with flowers and fol...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Delft

Antique 18th Century Religious Manganese Dutch Delft Tile of Abraham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile in manganese. With a scene depicting the Binding of Isaac - the famous Biblical story from the book of Genesis in which Abraham is ca...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Delft

Antique 18th Century Religious Dutch Delft Manganese Tile of Matthew 19:14
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. With the Biblical scene of Christ with a group of children from Matthew 19:14 in manganese decoration. The scene depicts the story from Matthew in which the disciples of Jesus attempt to stop small children from approaching him for a prayer. He rebukes them, and says "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these". Simply a wonderful religious antique Delft pottery...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Pottery

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Bird, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 - 1660 A fine painted blue and white tile with a decoration of a bird on a piece of fruit. With so-called oxheads as corner decoration. A genuine c...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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 19C Manganese Dutch Delft Tile of Tugboat Towing a 2-Mast Tall Ship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a tugboat towing a large two-mast sailboat behind it set in a harbor scene. Simply a wonderful antique Dutch Delft tile...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Pottery

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Hare, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Hoorn Circa 1625 - 1650 A beautiful Wanli style tile with a painting of a blue hare on a green hill. A genuine collectible of approximately 400 years old.
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

18th Century Italian Waisted Albarello
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian Baroque Castelli albarllo, also known as a pharmacy or drug jar. It held 'Benedict Laxat' listed as far back as Aristotle as a medication used in by midwives. Beautifully decorated with buildings in landscapes in the free, almost impressionistic style typical of Castelli Maiolica...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic

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Pair of Mid-20th Century Dutch Painted Blue and White Faience Delft Ginger Jars
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Set of 5 Circa 1900 Blue and White Delft Vases from Holland
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18th Century Delft Tiles Oak Framed Blue and White Mermaid Dutch Delftware Tiles
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Located in Wommelgem, VAN
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Mid-Century Dutch Faience Blue and White Painted Delft Ginger Jar with Lid
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19th Century French Blue and White Delft Faience Vase with Windmill Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
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Set of Eight Dutch delft tiles, 18th century, Mounted for Hanging
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 8 metal mounted Dutch delft tiles, 18th century. 5.25” h.
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Five Piece Garniture Hand Painted 18th Century C-1760
Located in Katonah, NY
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Delft, Blue and White Chinoiserie Altar Vase, circa 1685
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie altar vase. Delft, circa 1685 The ovoid altar vase stands on a high-waisted foot. The flaring cylindrical neck ends in an outward sloping mouth rim. The two blue coloured lion-shaped handles have suspending rings in their jaws. The body is painted with a continuous oriental landscape with banana and pine trees, Chinese figures and houses, while the neck is painted with three bands of different ornaments. The mouth rim is decorated with rectangular ornaments, the foot with leaves under a band around the ankle. Altar vases are also called vases à chimères. The oldest faience examples were made in the sixteen-twenties in Nevers, France and are attributed to the Conrade potters family, who originated from Italy. The shape is based on metal vases used during the services in Catholic churches. Therefore it is no wonder that many altar vases are painted with the Christogram IHS. Altar vases were made in Delft from about 1675 onwards and production continued well into the eighteenth century. Marked examples are known from multiple manufacturers, such as The Greek A and The Moor’s Head potteries (Aronson 2011, pp. 14-15). A pair of eighteenth century vases was made between 1700 and 1716 at The Three Porcelain Ash Barrells pottery. They are marked with PK for the owner Pieter Kam or, after 1705, by his widow (Blazy & Boyazoglu 1983, p. 110). The pair is painted with a dense parsley decor. A miniature example was excavated from a cesspit in the grounds of the former Porcelain Bottle pottery in Delft. At the same location a larger fragment was also found, decorated with a triple-tulip design in blue and yellow (Eliëns, Schledorn, Van Aken-Fehmers, pp. 31 , 36, 45). Three altar vases with similar tulip and flower decoration in blue and yellow are in the collection of the Dutch Open Air Museum in Arnhem and can also be attributed to the Porcelain Bottle pottery (Klein, p. 152). Official Catholic services were not allowed in the seventeenth century in the Dutch republic, however Catholic conventicles were tolerated. At first sight it might be surprising that a Catholic object...
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18th Century Delft Tiles Blue White Sea Creatures Monsters Delft Tiles set of 4
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile with a Landscape Canal & Farm Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a landscapre with sheep & pigs in the foreground, a central farm along a canal, and a windmill in the background. Simply a wonderful antique Dutch Delft tile...
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Pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft Tiles with Landscape & Canal Scenes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. Each with landscapes depicting houses and canal scenes. Simply a wonderful pair of Dutch Delft tile! Date: 18t...
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Ceramic, Pottery

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Cupid or an Angel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a cupid or angel in profile. Simply a wonderful tile! Date: 18th Century Overall Condition: It is in ov...
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Antique 18c Religious Dutch Delft Tile with a Scene of Abraham Offering Isaac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 18th Century Polychrome Dutch Delft Bowl
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Plate, Delftware, Mid-18th Century, Dutch, Blue and White
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Antique Late 1800's Hand Painted Italian Plates / Bowls, Set of 4
Located in Ross, CA
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Dutch Lion with Globe, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Owl, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1640 - 1670 A nice tile with a decoration of an owl, a quite rare image. With oxheads as corner decoration. A genuine collectible of approximately 400 ...
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Owl, Mid 17th Century
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Owl, Mid 17th Century
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Bird, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 - 1660 A beautiful and clear blue and white tile with a bird on a branch. With oxheads as corner decoration. A genuine collectible of approximately...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Bird, Mid 17th Century
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Bird, Mid 17th Century
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Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Panther, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Rotterdam or Gorinchem Circa 1630 - 1650 A nice thick tile with a decoration of a panther, unusual decoration! ?With oxheads as corner decoration. A genuine ...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Delft and Faience

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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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