Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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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1980s German Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1960s Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Faience
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Maiolica
Mid-17th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
19th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper, Silver, Silver Plate
1920s English Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Art Glass
Early 20th Century German Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1610s Spanish Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1730s German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Czech Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1890s German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
19th Century European Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1870s Italian Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
20th Century Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
20th Century German Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
1870s German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Early 20th Century American Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
1660s Dutch Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Faience
1620s Dutch Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Terracotta
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass