Baroque Pillows and Throws
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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Style: Baroque
Pair of Unique Fortuny Pillows w/ Sphinxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with unique Fortuny cotton fronts depicting Sphinxes and soft brown linen backs. Self cording, down inserts.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
17th Century Embroidered Velvet Panel Hand Made Bespoke Pillow
Located in Canterbury, GB
Hand Made Bespoke Pillow
An exceptional Silk Velvet Panel
Dating from late 16th early 17th Century . Italian or Spanish
The magenta silk velvet embroidered in metallic and silk th...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Custom Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fortuny’s “Lucrezia” pattern in the “Shell Pink & Driftwood” colorway. The “Lucrezia” design is characterized by its intricate botanical motifs, and the “Shell Pink & Driftwood” colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pair of Custom Blue & Metallic Gold Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of pillows made with rare Mariano Fortuny printed cotton. They feature acanthus leaves and plumes throughout. There are coordinating velvet backs and down filled inser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Petite Italian Fortuny Textile Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This petite decorative pillow features an authentic Fortuny textile in a rich golden ochre and taupe palette, showcasing a classic damask motif with intricate floral and foliate elem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pair of Linen Embroidered Pillows
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These charming petite pillows are crafted from soft sage-toned linen and feature detailed embroidery by Embroidery Palace. The front showcases an elegant scrolling floral and foliate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen
Stenciled Nomi Blue Velvet Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sumptuous pillow by Nomi Textiles is made from soft, blue-green velvet and features a refined hand-stenciled design that brings an air of timeless elegance. The decorative stenc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Mezzianno Patterned Fortuny Pillows w/ Linen Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows with Fortuny's Mezzianno patterned bittersweet on ivory on the front and a solid rich rust linen on the backs. The pattern interpreted from designs of Jean Be...
Category
20th Century Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Pair of Pink & White Fortuny Style Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with pink & white Fortuny patterned pillow fronts and soft colored pink backs. Down inserts, zipper closures.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Antique Renaissance Metallic Embroidered Panel circa 1600 Now A Pillow
By Soft Baroque
Located in Canterbury, GB
Hand Made Bespoke Pillow
An exceptional Silk Velvet Panel
Dating from late 16th early 17th Century . Italian or Spanish
The magenta silk velvet embroidered in metallic and silk th...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Silk
Fortuny Textile DeMedici Patterned Lime Green & Beige Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Fortuny textile pillows adorned with the illustrious De Medici pattern, a design that pays homage to the legacy of the Medici family. This pattern is not merely dec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pair of Yellow & White De Medici Patterned Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Fortuny textile pillows adorned with the illustrious De Medici pattern, a design that pays homage to the legacy of the Medici family. This pattern is not merely dec...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pillow Made with 19th C. Gold Embroidered Silk by Melissa Levinson
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A regal red silk velvet pillow incorporating a 19th-century embroidered gold metallic ecclesiastical cream silk textile, featuring the letters I-H-S, fleur-de-lis, scrolled acanthus ...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Italian Brocade Pillows
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These exquisite pillows are crafted from antique Italian brocade, featuring a richly textured design woven in a luxurious ruby red and gold palette. The brocade pattern highlights an...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Antique Coat of Arms 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 a beautiful 18th century French Silk L...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Petite Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful pair of pillows is made from authentic Fortuny textile, showcasing a large-scale, flowing floral and foliate motif rendered in warm terracotta and golden ochre tones a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
19th C. Metallic Applique Linen Pillow
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This distinctive pillow is centered around a remarkable 19th-century metallic embroidered appliqué, carefully hand-stitched in a symmetrical floral medallion pattern. The golden embr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Fortuny pillows feature a striking and elegant design that draws on classical motifs with a sophisticated execution. The fabric showcases a cornucopia (horn of plenty) overflow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Down
19th C. Italian Velvet Pillow w/ Tassel Fringe
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This richly detailed rectangular pillow is a luxurious composition blending historical and contemporary textile artistry. The centerpiece features a stunning 19th-century cut velvet ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Trimming
Set of Eight Tapestry Pillows Cushions Mid-17th Century Flemish Baroque Verdure
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
These pillows or cushions are made from two complete borders of a 17th century verdure tapestry so they are in aesthetic harmony. They depict profuse floral sprays and each cushion h...
Category
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Tapestry
Pair of Fortuny Fabric Lumbar Cushions in the Lucrezia Pattern
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mitered Fortuny fabric lumbar cushions in the Lucrezia pattern, green and beige color way with silk bias edging, the border in the Jupon pattern.
50 down/50 feather insert....
Category
2010s American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Fortuny pillows feature an elegant botanical design in a soft, earthy palette. The fabric showcases a large-scale, floral and foliage motif in shades of gold, bronze, olive, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Petite Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking pair of Fortuny pillows features a bold and elegant classical motif in a rich golden ochre stenciled over a warm silvery taupe ground. The cotton Fortuny textile front ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Stenciled Linen Nomi Textile Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This eye-catching pillow is made from a richly textured Nomi textile, featuring a gold stenciled pattern on a deep brick red linen background. The swirling, abstract botanical and or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Fortuny pillows feature a bold and ornate damask-style pattern, classic to the brand’s Venetian heritage. The fabric displays a velvety green motif in a soft lime or celadon to...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pair of Gold Embroidered Pillows
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows featuring an elegant, embroidered linen by The Embroidery Palace. The embroidery showcases floral patterns in antique gold metallic embroidery on a natural co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen
Pair of Custom Nomi Brown & Gold Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of brown velvet NOMI textile pillows. The fronts are stenciled with metallic gold & silver design. Soft butter colored linen backs. Down filled inserts.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Velvet, Down
Pair of Fortuny Fabric Cushions in the Glicine Pattern
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Fortuny Fabric cushions with bias edging. The pattern is a 17th century Italian design with wisteria motif. Newly made using vintage Fortuny fabric, circa 1940.
50 down/50 ...
Category
2010s American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Fortuny Fabric Cushions in the Glicine Pattern
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Fortuny Fabric cushions with bias edging. The pattern is a 17th century Italian design with wisteria motif. Newly made using vintage Fortuny fabric, circa 1940.
50 down/50 ...
Category
2010s American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Fabric, Feathers
Pair of Fortuny Fabric Cushions in the Mazzarino Print in Tan and Rust
By Fortuny
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Fortuny fabric cushions in the Mazzarino print, rust and tan colorway with striped bias edging and tan backing. The Mazzarino the pattern is a 17th century French design named after Cardinal...
Category
2010s American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Feathers, Down, Silk
19th C. French Tapestry Pillow
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sophisticated pillow harmoniously blends antique charm with modern luxury. The centerpiece features an authentic 19th century European tapestry panel, richly woven with a floral...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Linen, Velvet
Pair of Stenciled Velvet Nomi Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pair of pillows is crafted from luxurious stenciled velvet by Nomi Textiles, a studio known for its richly patterned and artisanal fabric...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Gold Stenciled Green Velvet Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This luxurious decorative pillow by Nomi Textiles features a richly stenciled velvet design that exudes opulence and old-world charm. The base fabric is a deep, jewel-toned green vel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Pair of Stenciled Green Velvet Pillows by Nomi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Nomi stenciled velvet pillows showcase an opulent and luxurious aesthetic, featuring a deep emerald green velvet fabric as the primary material. The surface is adorned with an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Pair of Appliquéd Soft Yellow Velvet Pillows
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with 18th century metallic and silk velvet appliqués on cream velvet with silk backs. Handmade metallic tape detail. Down inserts, zipper closures.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Irish Linen
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Brown Irish Linen Pillow
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Silk
Pair of Metallic Appliqued Velvet Pillows by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with 19th century metallic embroidered pieces applied to rich, brown velvet fronts and silk backs. Each pillow is adorned with intricate gold metallic emb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
Rare Vintage Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Brown Irish Linen
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Brown Irish Linen Pillow
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pi...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Silk
16th Century Antique Brusslls Baroque Tapestry Pillow - 17'' X 16''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Brusslls Baroque tapestry pillow depicting a lion foot and a tassel in gold and stone tones 17'' x 16'' Made in the late 16th century. less
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Pair of Custom Blue & White Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with blue & white cotton Fortuny fronts and blue linen backs. Down inserts, zipper closures for easy cleaning.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Baroque pillows and throws for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque pillows and throws 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 pillows and throws created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, rugs and carpets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, cotton and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque pillows and throws 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 pillows and throws, popular names associated with this style include Mariano Fortuny, antique textiles galleries, Cartier, and Flemish. 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 pillows and throws 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 $19,262 while the average work can sell for $750.