Baroque Chairs
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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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Metal
Mid-17th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Pine
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Pine
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Damask, Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Rosewood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood, Rosewood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Pine
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Baroque Chairs
Straw, Wood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Chairs
Fabric, Cherry
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood, Walnut
Late 17th Century English Antique Baroque Chairs
Linen, Walnut
18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Gold
1760s Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Beech
18th Century French Antique Baroque Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood, Walnut
Early 1700s Spanish Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Pine
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Pine
1720s English Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
1680s European Antique Baroque Chairs
Faux Fur, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
1740s German Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1750s German Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
18th Century European Antique Baroque Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1690s Dutch Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
1750s European Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
1690s Spanish Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Silk, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
1780s German Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
1680s English Antique Baroque Chairs
Ebony
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chairs
Leather
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
Late 18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut
1740s South American Antique Baroque Chairs
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Antique Baroque Chairs
Walnut