Baroque Furniture
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.
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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Style: Baroque
18th Century Silk Brocade Altar Frontals PAIR
Located in Canterbury, GB
A pair of antique Altar Frontals
Dating from 18th Century
Gold silk ground brocaded with a Crown above Eight Point Stars , Cross, and stylized Pomegranates
Lined in crimson silk
...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Silk
Large 16th-17th Century Flemish tapestry
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
An important LARGE Flemish tapestry
16th-17th century
Old Testament subject of King Solomon, standing before his tent in armour and receiving a gift of two peacocks, from an old m...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Textile
An Italian Late 19th Century Ebonized And Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
An Italian 19th century mirror from and earlier 18th century style, with cushion moulding and Ripple design. Lightly distressed mirror pla...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Vintage Cartier Silk Scarf backed in Linen Pillow Sapphire Blue Antique Gold
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking.
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Vintage Cartier Silk Scarf...
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Late 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque commode.
With three drawers on a scalloped base. In original paint with one working key for all drawers.
Circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large 18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Swedish Baroque cabinet.
With a deeply carved pediment and decorative detailing on the doors. Below sit two drawers with their original loose pear-shaped feet.
R...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Walnut Sofa from Tuscany
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Elegant early 19th Century Italian, Northern Tuscan, sofa.
With gently curved back and gilded scroll details to each arm.
Of walnut construction with hand carved details to each leg,...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Small Antique Limed Oak Dining Table with Barley Twist Supports, English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely limed oak dining or kitchen table with barley twist supports.
It is a draw leaf table so it gives you the option of having the leaves pushed under the top to make a smaller...
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1910s English Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of 18th Century Italian Landscape Paintings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 18th Century framed Italian landscape oil on canvas paintings.
With well observed depictions of pastoral life and well framed in period gilt frames.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$10,778 / set
Antique Painting Grape and Melon Eaters After Bartolome' Murillo 18th Century
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful antique Spanish oil on canvas painting after Bartolome' Esteban Murillo, depicting two peasant boys eating grapes and melon, Circa 1780 in date.
It features a ...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Processional Painted Sunburst on a Baroque Silver Gilt Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare and exquisite 18th century iron processional sunburst with a painted central image of Holy Mother Mary presenting the rosary to Saint Dominic to one side and Ave Maria to the ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Iron
A 19th Century French Tall Gold Gilt Antique Mirror
Located in London, GB
A tall and slim gold gilt mirror with delicately decorated frame and ribbon tied crest. Can be either wall mounted or floor standing. The foliate and laurel leaf carving is fine and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century North Italian Ebonized Baroque Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An unusual late 17th century North Italian Baroque ebonized writing desk - of serpentine form. Featuring a knee-hole type design with a pull-out writing desk flanked by a pair of cup...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pine
Fine Flemish Baroque Late 17th Century Tortoiseshell Cabinet on Stand
Located in Kent, Dover
A rare and of fine quality, late XVII Century Flemish European ormolu mounted ebony and red tortoiseshell cabinet on stand, of architectural form, crowned with an architectural, gall...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine
17th Century Italian Velvet Table Runner
Located in Canterbury, GB
An antique table runner
17th century Italian voided velvet panels
Finished with 19th century gold metallic braids and tassel trim
Lovely time worn appeal with general signs of wea...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Decorative Giltwood Church Sunburst early 20th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
A circa 1920 highly decorative water gilded Italian sunburst, hand carved wooden rays with a brass sun face to the centre.
Original hanging hook to the rear.
Width 55cm, Depth 5cm.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Brass
Spanish Ferro Art Gold Leaf and Flower Wall Light
By Ferro Art
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderful wall light by the Spanish maker Ferro Art, the gilt gold metal in the form of 7 wide leaves, the 3 lamp holders sit within the flower head decorations. As can be seen in ...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Steel
Swedish Baroque Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period Rococo cabinet with decorative carved pediment. Two doors with carved decorative detailing open to shelved storage, and below, two short and two long drawers. This piece is ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,396
Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original antique French clock, modelled in the Baroque style in gilt bronze. It is of architectural form with an applied motif of flowers, scrolls and cornucopia. Scrolli...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Venetian Cut Velvet Panel 135 inches long
Located in Canterbury, GB
A magnificent panel of antique velvet
Venetian and dating from circa 1900
The crimson velvet voided in a 17th century design onto an oyster cream silk ground
Later professionally ...
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1890s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Velvet
18th C Peruvian Cuzco School Oil on Canvas of Archangel Michael defeating Satan
Located in Hastings, GB
Peruvian Cuzco School Oil on Canvas of the Archangel Michael defeating Satan 18th Century.
Later Frame.
Wear commensurate with age.
The Cuzco or Cusco school was a Roman Catho...
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Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Late 18th Century Northern Italian Serpentine Commode Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine late 18th Century Northern Italian commode chest of drawers.
Kingwood, rosewood and boxwood lines. With two short and two long drawers, on cabriole legs.
Circa 1800.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood
19th Century Cuzco School Oil On Canvas Holy Mother and Infant Jesus
Located in Hastings, GB
19th Century Peruvian Cuzo School Oil on Canvas of the Holy Mother holding the Infant Jesus. Painting has been newly framed.
The Cuzco or Cusco school was a Roman Catholic artisti...
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Mid-19th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas
A arabescato marble bolection mantel by Ryan & Smith
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A medium sized bolection style fire surround made from Italian Arabescato marble by Ryan & Smith.
A classic bolection style fireplace with a gently moulded frame on plain square pli...
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2010s Northern Irish Baroque Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century Italian Walnut Fratino Console Table
Located in London, GB
18th Century Italian Fratino table with lyre shaped legs and scrolling stretchers.
Solid construction with lovely overall patina.
Category
18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique 17th Century Embroidery Pillow
Located in Canterbury, GB
Hand Made Bespoke Pillow
The Italian embroidered panel , most likely Genoa dates from late 17th century (circa 1680)
Depicting an abundance of flowers worked in pastel coloured si...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk
18th Century Giltwood All Seeing Eye of God Devotional Gold Sunburst
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible and very rare late 18th century Italian giltwood sunburst, with the All Seeing Eye of God to the centre surrounded by a formation of clouds, in beautiful time worn cond...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinets on Stands
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional and rare pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque gilt bronze and metal mounted ebonised and tortoiseshell cabine...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
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1720s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedcover, sold with new custom made box-spring mattress base...
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1730s European Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Paint
A monumental Italian part gilded sterling silver aquarium.
By Mazzucato
Located in London, GB
Unlike any piece that we have ever offered before, this monumental & heavy quality sterling silver aquarium is formed with an oval base mounted with two silver half-shells mounted with fish sea-foliage and crustaceans and fish, the central column and tank surround formed as a massive coral and foliate reef similarly adorned with part-gilded silver fish, crabs, lobsters, sea-snails, seahorses, octopus etc. With removable cuboid glass tank & two specimen-hard-stone and silver aquatic sculptures...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Baroque Console Table, Carved and Painted with the Faces of Angels
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Baroque console table, carved and painted with the faces of angels
This is a very attractive piece, the table is hand carved with bo...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Paint
18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Church Pulpit Table
Located in Hastings, GB
18th century hand forged wrought iron church pulpit
Originally from a church in Western France, dating circa 1770
The pulpit and original flooring has b...
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Baroque cabinet.
With a decorative carved pediment that sits below two doors, opening to shelf storage space.
It was repainted in soft grey.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Large Italian Carved GiltWood Arm Chairs These are large arm chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Large Italian Carved GiltWood Arm Chairs
These large arm chairs are very comfortable the arms legs and back are carved with Acanthus Leaves in the Baroque style. The upho...
Category
19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18Th Century Water Gilded Sunburst Around Clouds
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible and very rare late 18th century Italian water gilded sunburst, with a formation of clouds surrounded by sunrays, in beautiful time worn condition, one ray has been lost...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of 18th Century Italian Wrought Iron Daybed ends.
Located in London, GB
A pair of sculptural wrought iron daybed ends with scrolling arms, terminating in hand beaten hoof decoration. Ligura, 18th Century.
The antique metalwork has developed a wonderful ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Baroque Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Tray, Incredible Cast Border, 1871
By Mackay & Chisholm
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1871 by Mackay & Chisholm, this wonderful, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tray, is Baroque in style, featur...
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1870s Scottish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 17th Century Italian Baroque Parcel-Gilt Walnut Leather Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine pair of walnut Baroque Italian armchairs dating to the middle part of the 17th century retaining parts of extremely old leather seating.
Italian circa 1650-70.
T...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wood and Gilded Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful late 17th Century or early 18th Century Baroque carved wood and gilded mirror.
Circa 1700.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Chargers, 20 Inches Diameter. C.1750
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly polished pewter chargers. Measure: (20.5 inches).
English, mid 18th century. Most likely, London
Some showing traces of the touchmarks similar to hallmarks on silv...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Delft Blue and White Tiered Flower Vase / Tulipiere
By Delft
Located in Basildon, GB
A Dutch Delft tulip vase or flower pyramid, 19th century, the octagonal base raised on three recumbent lions and painted in blue with a continuous sc...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Delft
A matched pair of 19th Century Italian alters love Angels
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of 19th Century Italian alters love Angels
A stunning pair of hand carved Italian 19th Century angels of love (as they face each other holding their hearts). These art...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pine
17th Century Needlework Armorial Table Carpet
Located in Canterbury, GB
A RARE HERALDIC TABLE CARPET 17TH CENTURY
Circa 1650 Probably Netherlands
Entirely hand worked in gross and petit point silk and wool needlework. Central oval petit point cartou...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Dutch Delft Blue and White Swan Handled Vase
By Delft
Located in Hastings, GB
19th century Dutch Delft blue and white vase with stylised swan handles and decorated to either side with rural country scenes. A beautiful and decorative piece.
There are areas o...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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 Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 17th Century Italian School, Head Of A Young Man
By Guido Reni
Located in Kent, Dover
A late XVII Century Italian School head of a young man (Circle of Guido Reni). A sensitively rendered portrait figure in profile, echoing soft modelling and restrained elegance chara...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Fruitwood
Immense 17th Century Flemish Wool Verdure Tapestry
Located in London, GB
Immense 17th Century Flemish wool verdure tapestry
Flemish, 17th Century
Height 323cm, width 424cm
This very large and exquisite tapestry was crafted in wool in Flanders during the ...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wool
Imari Plate Lobed Japan Iron Red Blue Green Bonsai Trellis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Striking Imari lobed plate with simple, bold ornamentation indicating it is an early piece. The centre with three stylised bonsai evoking the quality of reflection surrounded by a tr...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Tuscan Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Northern Italian sofa from Tuscany.
Retaining its original paint and gilded decorative elements.
Upholstered in Kravet Kashmira.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique German Porcelain Tureen with Cover by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain tureen with cover by Meissen
German, Late 19th Century
Height 20cm, width 25cm, depth 18cm
This remarkable porcelain tureen, produced by Meissen in the la...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Shield ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning 18th century carved wooden religious shield, Italian early 1700’s, in gilt and green with the words ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS (This is the Day of Salvation) to the centre.
Hist...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Early 18th Century Venetian Silk Lampas Cover
Located in Canterbury, GB
A rare and exquisite Venetian Silk Lampas Cover
in the most glorious colourway of opulent shimmering Green and Gold
Changes colour depending on position and light
Dating from circ...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Silk
Court Cupboard Dated 1731 Initialled RR KL Inlaid Oak Fruitwood Masks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, inlaid Court cupboard bearing the initials RR & KL and the date 1731 suggesting this is a commemorative piece celebrating marriage or the birth of a child
just purchased mor...
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18th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak, Sycamore, Walnut
Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou
Located in Markington, GB
Guillaume Coustou is best known for his two pieces of marble sculpture, each called Horse restrained by a Groom (1739-45, Louvre Museum, Paris), known jointly as the Marly Horses.
...
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1890s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Asante (Ashanti) 'Akonkromfi' Chief's Throne Chair, Ghana, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE WEST AFRICAN CHAIR
Made from hand-carved hardwood with a leather seat and embellished profusely with brass sheets and studs culminating in decorative brass finials. The carv...
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19th Century Ghanaian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Gold Water Gilded Wooden Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A very large and fabulous 1930s water gilded sunburst flush mount. Hand crafted wooden rays surround the single lamp holder to the centre, originally from a church in Germany this pi...
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1930s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bed, 19th Century, Italian, Baroque, Carved, Painted, Gilded, Armorial Cartouche
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The headboard is surmounted with a carved cresting and turned finials at each end, and the frame painted with scrollwork. The centre of the headboard has a cartouche containing a pai...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Beech
Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
Located in London, Park Royal
A unique design of master carving from La Maison London. A hand carved Four Poster bed frame, in the Rococo style, which also doubles as bunk bed. The top sec...
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2010s British Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Baroque Style Austrian Ormolu Mounted Musical Clock
Located in London, GB
Large Baroque style Austrian ormolu mounted musical clock
Austrian, early 19th Century
Total height: 211cm
Clock: Height 135cm, width 86cm, depth 52
Stand: Height 76cm, width 81c...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Baroque furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Modenese Gastone, Delft, and Meissen Porcelain. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $737,181 while the average work can sell for $4,396.