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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$5,237Sale Price|50% Off
French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Important and beautiful 18th century Tavern sign depicting a rearing white horse with a crowned coat of arms on its back. Most likely from the Alsace, France due to the German influe...
Iron
18th Century Swedish Blue Painted Wooden Box with Ironwork
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish Baroque box with original ironwork, key and working lock dated (forged in iron) 1752. This pine wood box, bought in the region of "Dalsland" in Sweden, not far from from No...
Iron
Pair of Petite Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful petite hand carved cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Tyrollean Area in Austria, this area is well-known for their w...
Wood
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Wood
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Mermaid & Serpent
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a mermaid in the ocean wringing a snake with her hands. Simply a wonderful Dutch Delft tile! Date: 18th Cent...
Ceramic, Pottery
Two Hand Carved Musician Cherub Angel Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved pair of musician cherub angels, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We believe that this pieces are from the 1960s or older. A nice addition to any r...
Wood
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Carved Venetian Polychromed Gondola Figurerhead
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century carved Venetian polychromed gondola figurerhead, realistically carved and painted, raised on a 6.5" diameter base.
Wood
$296Sale Price|63% Off
1970s Bacchus as Harvest Jester Ceramic Mask Majolica Ceramiche Artistice, Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely impressive Bacchus in the shape of a jester carrying a full bounty of the harvest on his head: there is fiery red pepperoni placed as horns, a juicy plum, lemons and plent...
Ceramic
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
Silver
$24,540Sale Price|25% Off
Versace Collection Rug Petit Barocco Nero Black Gold, 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rug made in China designed and manufactured by Atelier Versace Petit Barocco Nero 200 x 300 In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use A vintage Gianni Versace...
Wool
Stunning Large Man in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a man in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a l...
Wood
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Metal Altar Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Italian Baroque style silvered metal gilded wood monstrance reliquary. circa 1770-1820 Handmade in Italy in the late 18th / early 19th century, commissioned by the church to display an important religious relic, sculptural painted wood form, mounted with decorative silver repousse metal facing, open oval window where the philatory relic was once housed, rising on a gold gilt painted shaped plinth base. Dimensions: (approx) 17" High, 8" Wide, 5" Deep, 1.25lbs History: Reliquaries (also referred to as a shrine or châsse in French), are containers used to protect and display relics. A portable reliquary may be called a fereter, and a chapel in which it is housed a feretory. A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary for the public display of relics of some saints. The use of reliquaries became an important part of Christian practices from at least the 4th century, initially in the Eastern Churches, which adopted the practice of moving and dividing the bodies of saints much earlier than the West, probably in part because the new capital of Constantinople, unlike Rome, lacked buried saints. Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying relics. While frequently taking the form of caskets, they range in size from simple pendants or rings to very elaborate ossuaries. The relics were enshrined in containers crafted of or covered with gold, silver, gems, and enamel. These objects constituted a important form of artistic production across Europe and Byzantium throughout the Middle Ages. Many were designed with portability in mind, often being exhibited in public or carried in procession on the saint's feast day or on other holy days. Pilgrimages often centered on the veneration of relics. The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it; those churches which observe the veneration of relics distinguish between the honor given to the saints and the worship that is due to God alone. Sixteenth-century reformers such as Martin Luther opposed the use of relics since many had no proof of historical authenticity and objected to a cult of saints. Many reliquaries, particularly in northern Europe, were destroyed by Calvinists or Calvinist sympathizers during the Reformation...
Metal
Protojournal 1788 Venice Bettinelli 18th Century Leather Binding
Located in Milano, IT
Protojournal for the Year 1788. Printed in Venice by Giuseppe Bettinelli. Small-format 18th century Venetian almanac issued for the leap year 1788, intended for administrative and c...
Other
$22,068Sale Price|25% Off
Gianni Versace Collection Rug Wild Barocco, Gold Leopard Animal Print, 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rug designed and manufactured by Atelier Versace Wild Barocco Measures: 220 x 220 In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use A vintage Gianni Versac...
Wool
Georg Wolfgang Wedel Aphorisms Aphorismorum 1695 Jena Medical
Located in Milano, IT
Georgius Wolfgangus Wedel, Aphorismi Aphorismorum, id est Aphorismi Hippocratis in Porismata resoluti. Jena (Ienae), Sumptibus Johannis Bielkii, 1695. Late 17th century medical work...
Other
Les Moeurs des Chrétiens 1700 Brussels Fleury Vellum Binding
Located in Milano, IT
Les Moeurs des Chrétiens by Claude Fleury. Brussels: Eugène Henri Fricx, 1700. Late 17th century theological work examining the moral life and practices of early Christians. Printed...
Other
18th Century One-Door Wardrobe, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
One-door wardrobe in fir from 1700 Measures: Height 185cm – Width 115cm (130 to the frames) – Depth 50cm (57 to the frames) Spruce wardrobe, with one door, in excellent conditi...
Fir
18th Century German Baroque Architectural Putti Bust Wall Shelf Carving
Located in Forney, TX
A finely carved Baroque period architectural element, now fashioned as a sculptural bracket shelf. Hand-crafted by a master-artisan in the 18th century, originally part of a corbel, likely from a church around the Black Forest region of Southern Germany. Exquisitely hand carved solid walnut, exceptionally executed and intricately detailed, featuring two protruding busts of cherub children with fine facial details and sculpted wavy hair, over pierced foliate floral decoration. circa 1750 Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the magnificent estate of the late T. Boone Pickens (1928 -2019). An American business magnate and financier. Acquired from the highly reputable auction house J. Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. September 2022 More of T. Boone Pickens Estate catalog J. Garrett Auctioneers had the pleasure of presenting this item from the iconic Texas and Oklahoma oil...
Walnut
$2,355Sale Price|50% Off
Column Vase/Bust Holder - 1980s Vintage Handicrafts
Located in Manzano, IT
elegant pedestal column in classical style, handcrafted production in the 1980s. The cabinet has a solid and imposing structure, with fine hand-carved details: floral-patterned panel...
Mahogany
$920Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Carved And Painted Wooden Crucifix From France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 18th Century antique hand carved and polychromed hand painted table crucifix from France with its original patina preserved. This crucifix could possible date back as early ...
Fruitwood
Hand Carved Angel Child Figurine Statue, 1960s German Oberstdorf
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Hand-Carved Cherub Angel Sculpture, Germany, Circa 1960s A beautifully hand-carved cherub angel, this charming sculpture exemplifies the fine craftsmanship and tradition of German w...
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725 Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
Iron
Tusculanes de Ciceron Volume III Amsterdam 1739
Located in Milano, IT
Tusculanes de Ciceron. Traduction par Messieurs Bouhier & d'Olivet. Tome Troisième. Amsterdam, 1739. 18th century French translation of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations, printed in Am...
Parchment Paper
17th Century Italian Polychrome Carved Wood Statue Of Saint Florian
Located in Bilzen, BE
A fine quality 17th century Italian polychrome carved wood Saint Florian Saint Florian (Latin: Florianus; 250 – c. 304 AD) was a Christian holy man a...
Wood
18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
Delft
$2,426Sale Price|46% Off
Danish 18th Century Painted Chest of Drawers With Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th century painted Baroque 3-drawer chest with later chinoiserie decorations, brass hardware and locks.
Wood
18th Century, Spanish Conquistador Carved Wood Figure
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Spanish Conquistador carved wood figure. 18th century Carved and painted wood Spanish Conquistador figure or sculpture. This beautif...
Wood
Bjorn Wiinblad Christmas Plate Angel with Harp 1978 Collectible Limited Ed 11 in
By Bjørn Wiinblad, Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bj0rn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1978 "Angel with Harp". limited edition 11 inches diameter. Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1978, produced by Rosenthal. Dimensions: 11.25 in....
Porcelain
Large 20th century baroque painting with gilded wooden frame, Belgium 1991
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1991 / painting / canvas, wood / Antique / Baroque / Rococo Baroque style signed painting with highly decorative gilded wooden frame from Belgium. Signed in the right co...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
St. John Santos Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A large Saint John the Baptist santos sculpture, 18th century. 17 ½ inches wide by 14 inches deep by 43 inches tall
Wood
Italy Sicily Late 19th Century Set of 4 Kitchen Wooden Tiles with Rural Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
This particular set of wooden tiles, was handmade with colorful rural scenes, to decorate the sides of the Sicilian carts used during popular folks. Thes...
Wood
Rare 18th Century Painted Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This magnificent 18th-century Brazilian shrine, originating from Minas Gerais, is a stunning example of Colonial baroque religious craftsmanship. Crafted from wood and adorned with h...
Wood
$12,950Sale Price|29% Off
Large 19th Century Patinated Bronze & Giltwood Carved Crucifix - Siegfried & Roy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive Continental 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Giltwood Carved Crucifix Former property of Siegfried & Roy, the renown German...
Bronze
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Late 17th/Early 18th Century carved and polychrome Italian angel figures. Now mounted in modern stands. Wonderful baroque carving and retain original paint
Wood
Oil On Canvas. Old Master, South-german Master App. 1780s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Oil on canvas. OLD MASTER, South-german master app. 1780s. Biblical scene titled "Die dienenden Engel", the servant angel. A museum´s quality work with fine details. Condition repor...
18th Century French Pair of Oils on Gold Leaf Panels
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century French pair of oils on gold leaf panels. One is depicting an angel playing the violin, and the other one is holding the music book.
Gold Leaf
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Wood
Pair of Baroque Style Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage Anri Italy, 1970s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the South Tyrollean area, this area is well-known for th...
Wood
Vintage Richters German Anchor Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Discover a piece of history with this vintage Richters German anchor blocks building toy, also known as Der Geschickte Baumeister. Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900, this set c...
Quartz
Norwegian Baroque Box, Carved Mythical Creatures + Figurative Scenes, Circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Very special Baroque box with carved decorations of mythical creatures and figurative scenes Carved monogrammed initials "HPP" + Family Crest, origin: Gudbrandsdal, Norway, circa 174...
Softwood
Pair of Period Canvas Oils on Canvas Eighteenth-Century Galant Scenes Signed
Located in Manzano, IT
Splendid pair of oil on canvas paintings from the mid-20th century, executed with refined technical mastery in the Neoclassical/Rococo style. The works depict classic "gallant scenes...
Canvas, Stucco, Wood
Oil on Canvas of Diana, Goddess of the Hunt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oil on canvas of the classical figure Diana holding a bow in a landscape setting with a putti and dogs in vivid colors. French School 18th century
Canvas
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Wood
18th Century Noblewoman Man Wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle Mold
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Classic 118th century wooden double sided gingerbread cookie or speculaas springerle mold (Noblewoman and Nobleman). Made of hand carved wood. Found...
Wood
Francesco Albergati Capecelatro - Novelle Veneziane, Venice 1779
Located in Milano, IT
Novelle by Francesco Albergati Capecelatro. Venice (Venezia), printed by Gaspare Storti, 1779 (MDCCLXXIX). Eighteenth-century Italian literary volume containing the short prose work...
Parchment Paper
Traité de Physiologie Tome II Lyon 1763 Dufieu
Located in Milano, IT
Traité de Physiologie. Tome Second. Par Mr. Jean Ferapie Dufieu. Lyon: Chez Claude Jacquenod fils, 1763. 18th century French medical treatise by Jean Ferapie Dufieu, Doctor of Medic...
Parchment Paper
Publii Ovidii Nasonis Venice 1773 Latin Edition
Located in Milano, IT
Publii Ovidii Nasonis. Fastorum Libri VI; Tristium Libri V; De Ponto Libri IV. Venetiis, 1773. 18th century Venetian Latin edition of selected works by Ovid, printed in 1773 with of...
Parchment Paper
Œuvres de Madame et de Mademoiselle Deshoulières - Two Volumes Paris, 1764
Located in Milano, IT
Two-volume 18th-century French edition of: Œuvres de Madame et de Mademoiselle Deshoulières Nouvelle Édition Paris: Chez les Libraires Associés, 1764 (With Royal approval and privil...
Parchment Paper
Le Théâtre de Mr. Quinault - Tome Second Amsterdam: Chez David Mortier, 1704
Located in Milano, IT
Original early 18th-century edition of Le Théâtre de Mr. Quinault, Tome Second, printed in Amsterdam in 1704 by David Mortier. This volume contains theatrical works by Philippe Qui...
Parchment Paper
18th-19th Century Italian Wood Carved Angel
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely angel, his right hand extended as if to touch something or hold something. He appears very calm and peaceful, clothed in a partial shroud which is draped over his shoulder...
Wood
Quinault - Le Théâtre de M. Quinault - Tome Second - Amsterdam, 1715 - Illustrat
Located in Milano, IT
Second volume of Le Théâtre de M. Quinault, printed in Amsterdam in 1715 by David Mortier. This edition is described on the title page as "Nouvelle édition augmentée, & enrichie de ...
Parchment Paper
Lodovico Ariosto - Works - Complete 4 Volume Set - Bassano, 1792
Located in Milano, IT
Works of Lodovico Ariosto, complete in four volumes. Printed in Bassano in 1792 (MDCCXCII), at the Remondini press. Italian-language edition containing the literary works of Lodovic...
Parchment Paper
Scribonius Largus De Compositione Medicamentorum Basel 1529
Located in Milano, IT
Scribonii Largi - De Compositione Medicamentorum. Basel (Basileae), apud Andream Cratandrum, 1529. Early 16th-century Latin medical volume printed in Basel by Andreas Cratander in 1...
Parchment Paper
Saint Eloi, religious Carved Boxwood Statue, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A statue carved from very high quality boxwood, monobloc carved The statue represents "Sint Eloi", patron saint of blacksmiths 19th Century Old patina Figure height 18.5 cm, total he...
Boxwood
Stunning Large Woman in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a woman in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a...
Wood
Pair of Baroque Style Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Wood
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Wood
Pair Beautiful Baroque Style Stucco Plaster Cherub Angel Heads, Antique Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
These beautiful Baroque plaster cherub angel heads are an antique from Italy. Made of plaster and hand painted, these cherub angel heads feature intrica...
Plaster, Stucco
French Antique Royal Wedding Quilt, Floral Design, Circa 1820-1850
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and outstanding French antique Royal Quilt with flower design and each square consisting of four Fleur-de-lis originally was used for ceremonial Royal weddings at the Roman Catholic Churches. The borders of the Quilt represent the typical Greek key design and the middle part is various flowers and leaves, some of them close to tulips images, which at that time were symbol of love and loyalty. Weddings Quilts...
Wool, Linen
Pair of 17th Century Engravings of Swedish Kings Karl X & Karl XI
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696. Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden. Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...
Paper