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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Style: Baroque
18th Century Carved Wood INRI Scroll Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews
Located in Hastings, GB
Intricately carved and rare late 18th Century carved wooded scroll, bearing the letters INRI - Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews).
A magnificent ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Textile
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Pair C19th Carved Walnut Italian Lamp Tables
By Valadier
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair C19th Carved Walnut Italian Lamp Tables
Circular dish tops with carved detail around edge,
Carved Pedestal Column,
Tripod Carved Legs with Carved Paw Feet,
Good quality Ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
18th Century Swedish Baroque Style Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque sofa.
Scraped back to original blue/grey shades of paint and upholstered seat in neutral linen.
Seat height: 50cm.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
17th Century Venetian Silk Velvet Cover
Located in Canterbury, GB
A huge Venetian Silk Velvet Cover
I am in awe of the size and quality of this textile
The largest and most beautiful I have had
The silk velvet is late 17th century as is the wide ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Fischer Vilmos Floral Decorated Porcelain Eggcup, circa 1890
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and finely made antique Hungarian porcelain eggcup hand decorated with a raised carnation like flower set against a white ground within a very busy and detailed floral surround on a swirl pattern base with gilded highlights. This finely made eggcup has a further swirl pattern in gilding on a chocolate ground applied around the inside edge and is signed Fischer Vilmos...
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1890s Hungarian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Mirror
18th Century French Languedoc Marble Sink
Located in London, GB
A stunning 18th century French sink carved out of red
Languedoc marble from the
Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Red Languedoc marble was widely prized for its use in creating exquis...
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
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...
Category
1910s English Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Oak
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 ...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Antique Bleached Serpentine Fronted Chest of Drawers, English C.1780
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful commode or chest of drawers.
Bleached and lime washed tropical hardwood.
Lovely shaped serpentine front
Veneered drawer fronts. Some historical small patches on the draw...
Category
1780s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japy Freres Louis XV Baroque Gilt Bronze Antique French Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French clock by Japy Frères. It is beautifully made in gilded bronze in the Louis XV style. Waisted case with a fretted front to allow a glimpse of the pe...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Steel
Savona Italian Tin Glazed Polychrome Painted Pottery Syrup Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Italian hand painted Savona tin glazed syrup jar inscribed AQUA DE PIANTAGNE dating from the early 18th century, the rounded earthenware jar stand...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pottery
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
Antique Italian Statuary White Marble Baroque Style Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large Baroque style mid 19th century Italian fireplace executed in Statuary white marble. Every element of this surround decadently carved from solid pieces of marble. The jambs with cantered console shaped brackets, scrolled acanthus, swags of floral drapery and a sculptured figural winged putto supported on large plinth...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Statuary Marble
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...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
Antique Silver Metallic Embroidered Silk Velvet Cushions
Located in Canterbury, GB
TWO bespoke hand made cushions
Incorporating blue velvet panels embroidered in the most intricate raised and padded Silver metal embroidery of the highest standard
Spanish and datin...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
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 Coat of Arms Velvet Pillow
Located in Canterbury, GB
Exquisite Antique Pillow
A very impressive Baroque Coat of Arms Depicting Family Crest
Spanish or Italian.
Late 17th early 18th century
Upon very fine quality Magenta antique Sil...
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
18th Century Carved Wooden Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows) Statue Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Mater Dolorosa Sculpture, Our Lady of Sorrows Sculpture, Religious Antique Sculpture, Church Antique Statue, Gothic Antique, Antique Mater Dolorosa,
...
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Early 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine
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...
Category
2010s Northern Irish Baroque Furniture
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ryan & Smith Large Stone Bolection Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A limestone bolection fireplace of large-scale, the frame measuring 12" (300 mm) wide. This simple and timeless style of fireplace was used by architect Sir Christopher Wren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Baroque Furniture
Materials
Limestone
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
Pair of Wrought Iron Gold Spanish Church Altar Gates
Located in Hastings, GB
A glorious pair of large, hand forged wrought iron Church Altar Gates, Spain circa 1900. These gates would have stood at the entrance to the altar in a chu...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Coat of Arms Pillow
Located in Canterbury, GB
Hand Made Bespoke Pillow
Antique Magenta silk velvet.
Appliqued 18th Century Embroidered Coat of Arms.
Finished with 18th century metallic braid and tassel trim. Backed with ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
18th Century Baroque Polychrome Wood Candle Sticks
Located in Hastings, GB
Outstanding pair of 18th century polychrome painted, hand carved wooden pricket candlesticks, from a South German church, late 1700's.
Remnants of historic wax drips, could be eas...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Large White Shell Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
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England, modern. Made to order.
A very fine white shell mirror of large scale with cresting and scrolled sides and apron. The mirror plate b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Baroque Furniture
Materials
Shell
Ryan & Smith Italian Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The fireplace has a molded bolection frame on plain plinths, above the frame rests a barrel shaped frieze and stepped cornice shelf. A classic design fas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Baroque Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Catholic Processional Crown
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and very rare early 19th century Catholic processional Crown, hand crafted in wood with applied gesso and gilt, with rich, dark jewel adornments, (some missing) in wonder...
Category
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
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...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Silk, Velvet
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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 Processional Cross with Embroidered IHS
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious 18th century water gilded baroque processional cross, with embroidered IHS panels inset.
Time worn patina, gesso over wood.
Height 61 cm, Width 37 cm, Depth 13 cm
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
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
Late-17th Century, Dutch Oak Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
Dutch oak cabinet on stand
An exceptional late 17th-century Dutch oak cabinet-on-stand with an ornately carved interior, depicted in the Baroque man...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Metal
18th Century Gold Processional Religious Church Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
Wonderfully ornate gilt gesso over carved wood processional cross, probably northern Italy late 18th century. The large floral wreath with carved gilt ribbons, a small cross to the c...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Iron
17th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Framed Mirror
Located in London, GB
Wonderful 17th Century Italian ebonised Guilloché mirror with carved ripple moulding. Luigi XIV, Piedmont.
The rectangular plate within a cushion frame of convex and carved ripple m...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
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
18th C Italian Hand Painted Orange Cassapanca Bench
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderful 18th century Italian Cassapanca, the tall back is carved as Florentine fleur de lis, and the seat and back have hand painted decora...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase in Rose Silver
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt rose silver finish.
Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint commensurate with the age of...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
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...
Category
1930s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Lincoln, GB
Exquisite Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror is a stunning representation of the opulence and artistry characteristic of the Baroque period. Dating back to 1750, thi...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Mid century small mulberry bombe chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1950's small mulberry bombe shaped commode chest of drawers circa 1960.
Rococo revival chest of small proportions.
Petit scandinavian commode circa 1960. Made in beautiful mulberry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Baroque Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th century Scandinavian pine baroque cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rustic Swedish 2 part baroque cupboard circa 1790.
Stained pine baroque cupboard, a real piece of Scandinavian rustic made furniture. Shaped cornice below and double door cupboard ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Materials
Pine
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...
Category
2010s British Baroque Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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.
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