Baroque Chairs
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 18th Century Painted Louis XV Seating Chairs
Located in Lisboa, PT
A Louis XV chair refers to a style of chair that was popular during the reign of King Louis XV of France, which lasted from 1715 to 1774. This style of chair is characterized by its ...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Italian Grotto Silver Parcel Gilt Wood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
An iconic pair of 20th Century silver gold Italian giltwood grotto chairs with clamshell seat and back supported by beautifully carved conch legs.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Unusually Large Swedish Antique Brown Pine Baroque Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusually large baroque chair from Sweden made around 1770. The chair has a frame in solid pine with original faux paint. The painter has made a free interpretation of walnut. The pa...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of Italian Giltwood High Back Chiavari Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-century modern matching pair of Italian regency chiavari chairs featuring high backs. Crafted from giltwood with a lovely aged patina. The seats have been upholstered with opulen...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian Baroque style giltwood chairs.
Stunning pair of Roman Baroque style gilt wood chairs, circa 1920. These unusual chairs or side chairs ha...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Giltwood
Antique Spanish Leather and Wood Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Classic antique Baroque style dining chairs, in weathered wood, and leather. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, both show some cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. We ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
"Her" Venetian Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A richly carved walnut, Venetian arm chair. Covered in later velvet with antique fringe. This is the "hers" of "his and her" chairs (sold separate...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
"His" Venetian Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A richly carved walnut Venetian arm chair. This is the "His" version of a "His and Her" chairs. Sold separately. This is a slightly bigger versio...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set of Ten French Baroque Style Walnut Masked Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating set of ten 19th century hand-carved walnut dining chairs made in the French baroque or renaissance revival style. The chairs feature tall backs with intricately carved grotesque...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Cherrywood Side Chair Newly Upholstered, Austria, circa 1790
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unique 18th century cherrywood side chair from the period of emperor Joseph II. of Austria, the son of empress Maria Theresia, around 1790. Made of solid cherrywood, this decorative antique chair...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Baroque Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine and very rare pair of early 18th century Swedish Baroque chairs in their original finish, circa 1700 Sweden. Leather is original with some ...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Carved Eagle Chairs or Benches
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Venetian carved eagle Grotto chairs or benches.
These rare and stunning carved eagle chairs, also known as fantasy furniture ha...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Venetian Baroque Armchairs Hand Carved Walnut, Wax Polished, Straw
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th Century venetian baroque armchairs in hand carved walnut, wax polished with straw seat.
Canopy of the seat recently made in perfect condition
Excellent as head of the table, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Spanish Baroque Embossed Leather Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular leather back and seat with brass studs, square legs with carved stretcher. Brass finials. Provenance William Hodgins.
Category
Early 1700s Spanish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four 19th-Century Baroque Oakwood Side Chairs - Refined Craftsmanship
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into a world of historical elegance with our set of four Late 19th-century Baroque Side Chairs, showcasing the perfect fusion of artistic craftsmanship and practicality. These c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Iron
19th Century White Lions Paw Arras Orangery Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely stunning Arras Orangery chair, the highly decorative and detailed piece is in exceptional antique condition. This is the early original Arras model, bearing the Lions P...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Baroque Chairs, South German, 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
A set of two original Baroque chairs, South German, 18th century.
This unique set of Baroque chairs is made of walnut. The chairs have beautiful...
Category
1750s German Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Late Baroque Swedish Chairs, Origin, Sweden, Circa 1750-1760
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late Baroque Swedish chairs, origin: Sweden, circa 1750 -1760, reupholstered in linen sateen fabric from Rogers & Goffigon, the wood stained to resemble walnut.
The for...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
8 Antique Swedish 18th Century Baroque French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Suite of 8 Swedish gilt and gesso Louis XV/Rococo side chairs, Circa mid 18th century. Features an ornately scalloped frame with shell carvings on the apron and crest. Upholstered in...
Category
18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 17th century attributed to Andrea Brustolon hand carved Italian walnut armchair with Cherubs...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of 18th Century Antique Swedish Baroque Dining Room Chairs Pine Tall Backs
Located in Kramfors, SE
A pair of northern Swedish antique baroque chairs from the mid to late 1700s, around 1770. The chairs are provincial and have a stately appearanc...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Pine
Baroque Chair Finely Hand Carved, Gold Leaf Finished with Devorè Velvet
Located in Barlassina, IT
Refined baroque chair, hand carved in Italy. Wood frame gold leaf applied.
Upholstered with a precious devorè velvet in brown bronze and gold shades.
Unique piece ready to be deliv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Baroque Style Upholstered Armchair
Located in Marbella, ES
French Baroque style hand carved fruit wood armchair with typical neoclassical rock and plant decorations, gold leaf gilded and painted over in additi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Baroque Chairs, North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of baroque chairs made of solid oak with openwork backrests with an upholstered centre bar and carved vegetable décor with shell ornament on the curved frame. The chairs are covered with blue velvet. Shown in: Eller, Möbel des Klassizismus, Louis XVI and Empire, Munich 2002, p 204:301; and W. Schwarze, Antike deutsche Möbel...
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1780s German Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Baroque Chair for Desk or Vanity Hand-Carved Walnut, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century Baroque chair for desk or vanity hand-carved walnut, restored and finished to wax, suitable for writing desk or vanity. New uph...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Italy Mid-18th Century Wooden Pair of Dining Chairs Hand Carved
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very beautiful pair of elegant dining chairs hand carved in solid oak.
Their shapes are gorgeous and the proportions makes them an important presence in a dining room. Dee...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Oak
Monumental Ebonized Venetian Hand Carved Armchair, circa 1780 by Fratelli Mora
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important ebonized Baroque Venetian armchair, circa 1780 Fratelli Mora.
Produced by Fratelli Mora in Bergamo, factory established in 1778. At that time the main production was made ...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Venetian Style Armchair
Located in London, Park Royal
Re-edition of an 18th century Venetian armchair, hand-carved with beautifully crafted detailing. Hand finished in a gesso white patina...
Category
2010s British Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood, Gesso
19th Century Antique Italian Carved Walnut Bench by Valentino Besarel Ca 1870
Located in Encinitas, CA
Magnificent walnut hand-carved bench attributed to master artist Valentino Besarel (b. July 29 1829, d. Dec 11 1902) of Venice, Italy.
Renaissance Revival.
High quality; soft, fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Chairs, circa 1750
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Baroque walnut chairs with carved oak-leaf décor, standing on curved legs with scrolled feet. Seat and backrest are reupholstered with a ...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Baroque 18th Century Armchair with Original Brass Stamp, Sweden, circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Swedish Baroque 18th century armchair, circa 1740, origin: Sweden, with beautifully carved details such as shells, scrolls on...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of Six Baroque Chairs, France 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
This original set of 6 Baroque chairs comes from France and dates back to around 1760. These pretty 18th century chairs are made of hand carved oak. They are decorated with fine roca...
Category
1750s European Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set Of 4 Dutch Baroque Style Marquetry Side Chairs For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of four Dutch baroque style marquetry side chairs with black leather-like drop in seats. The chairs with shaped inlaid crests above a back splat encrusted with florals, birds, ur...
Category
19th Century European Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
21st Century modern baroque interpretation 'Frame' charcoal black armchair
Located in София, BG
The Frame Chair represents a lightweight construction, based on the Integrated Truss Structures.
Both sides of the chair possess a specific shape and stuck into the front and back le...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
21st Century modern baroque interpretation 'Frame' armchair
Located in София, BG
The Frame Chair represents a lightweight construction, based on the Integrated Truss Structures.
Both sides of the chair possess a specific shape and stuck into the front and back le...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Spanish Set of 8 Baroque Style Tooled Leather & Carved Wood Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish set of eight carved wood and tooled leather side chairs from the mid 20th century. These vintage chairs from Spain, designed with Baroque influences, each have high-arched ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Chairs with Wood Seat, 1890s, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 Spanish chairs with wooden seats on walnut and sycamore structure with hand-carved decoration. These chairs are faithful to the Spanish character and each one features carvi...
Category
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare 18th Century Hand-Crafted Metamorphic Savonarola Prayer Chair "Prie-Dieu"
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Interesting & rare 19th.c. Metamorphic prayer chair, sometimes known as ‘Prie-dieu‘. Hinging the chair back on the front of the arms transforms the chair into a raised kneeling stand...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
Venetian Grotto Chair, Late 18th or Early 19th Century Silvered Seahorse Back
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A whimsical fantasy hand carved chair by the great Venetian craftsman of the era. This lovely piece features an unique seahorse carved back and scallop shell seat retaining much of i...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique 19th century South German Honey color Fruitwood Rural Farmhouse chair
Located in Casteren, NL
Discover this exquisite antique primitive chair, crafted in the mountainous countryside of Southern Germany around 1850. Made from fruitwood, likely from an apple tree, its clean lin...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Venetian Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair w/ Leather Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Venetian 18th Century Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair with Brown Leather Upholstery
This stunning armchair showcases intricate...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Metal
19th Century Barokk bor szek szettet
Located in Kerepes, HU
A teljes szett 6 db barokk bor székből áll. Csak is egyben elado.
A korara kepés nagyon jól alapattal örvendezik , rögtön használható, élig különleges es mutatások.
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Other
19th Century Barokk szek
Located in Kerepes, HU
A szekek csak szetben elado ( 4 db.)
Fugetlenul hogy regi barokk stilusrol van szo es azert antik patinaval rendelkeznek, attol hogy teljesen uj karpit kaptak, az uj tulajdanosnak...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Fabric
18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Chair Umeå, Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 18th Century very genuine & rustic Late Baroque Chair from Umeå Västerbotten ,Northern Sweden.
The chair is scraped by hand to its original color.
The seat is reuphol...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Pine
Solid European Oak sculpted chair made by Piet Rombouts circa 1950 Netherlands
Located in Casteren, NL
The chair offered here was crafted by master furniture maker Piet Rombouts around 1950. The chair was made from the finest quarter-sawn summer oak available. The wood is very stable ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rare Portuguese Chair 18th Century Rosewood with VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare 18th Century Portuguese Chair in Walnut
High-backed armchair à la reine in walnut, molded and carved with acanthus leaves, leafy shells and foliage, front claw feet joined by an...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Carved Hall Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique pair of carved oak Baroque Italian hall chairs.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Oak
Baroque Red Damask Portuguese Chair, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A tall and imponent Baroque Períod chair with legs connected to each other by H-shaped crossbars, curved and counter-curved legs and high carved i...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Damask, Upholstery, Wood
Garouste Et Bonetti, Paire De Chaises "Jour Et Nuit", 1993
Located in PARIS, FR
Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti (Nés en 1949 & 1953)
Paire de chaises « Jour et Nuit » - 1993
Structure en métal laqué noir, ornements en bronze argenté, tissu de velours corail
Édition Galerie Avant...
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1990s French Baroque Chairs
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Six French Country Ladderback Painted Dining Chairs Early 19th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Six French country ladderback painted dining chairs early 19th century.
Superb quality set of 6 antique French Louis XV Baroque style carv...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Wabi Sabi French Wooden Carved Tripod Chair, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural wooden tripod chair, made in the early 20th century in France.
A beautiful brutalist object with a fine patina, well suited for the modern interior...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Walnut Folding Chair with Original Embossed Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant vintage fruitwood side chair was crafted in Spain, circa 1960. The versatile, folding walnut chair has a simple shape and features its original tooled brown leather seat...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rare Portuguese Sedan Chair 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sedan chair for 2 people
Portuguese 18th century
in carved, painted and gilded wood, fabric-lined interior, leather cover.
Restorations, failures and defe...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Portuguese Chairs 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of Two Portuguese Chairs
19th century ,
in black painted wood, gilded decoration.
Straw seats.
Small flaws.
Dim.: 85 x 41 x 38 cm.
good condition.
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Highback "Razorblade" Chairs in Oak & Bouclé, Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural classic set of 4 highback Razorblade dining chairs in light patinated oak, seats reupholstered in luxurious Bouclé, Storr 1501 (Eggshell) from BUTE fabric. Made by Henni...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak, Bouclé
Portuguese CANAPE, PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS and PAIR OF CHAIRS 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CANAPE PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS AND PAIR OF CHAIRS
Portuguese from the 19th century, in Brazilian rosewood with carvings. Seats and back in straw. Small defects.
Dim.: (canapé) 124 x 141 x...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wooden Carved Tripod Chair with Leather Seat, Wabi Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural wooden tripod chair, made in the early 20th century in France.
A beautiful brutalist object with a fine patina, well suited for the modern interior...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Pine
Portuguese "Savonarola" Chair 18th Century in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
"Savonarola" chair 18th century
Portuguese in Brazilian rosewood, backrest decorated with windings and plant elements on the neck. Center table cut out. Curved legs ending in claw an...
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Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Baroque chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque chairs 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 chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Modenese Gastone, Europa, and Franz Hohn. 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 chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $740 and tops out at $44,528 while the average work can sell for $3,852.
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