Baroque Furniture
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 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Enamel
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
1890s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
19th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Stucco, Wood
1890s American Antique Baroque Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Faux Leather, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Stucco, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
1880s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
1890s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Poplar
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Steel
1880s European Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
1870s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
1890s Japanese Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood