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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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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Copper
18th Century European Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Silver Plate, Copper
1790s French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Walnut
1880s English Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
1880s English Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
1890s Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1780s Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Pine, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Bronze
1870s Swedish Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1920s English Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
17th Century German Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
1980s French Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Bronze
17th Century English Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque More Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf