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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20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Chairs
Oak
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Velvet, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1990s French Baroque Chairs
Metal, Bronze
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Wood
1960s American Vintage Baroque Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Leather, Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak, Bouclé
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Chairs
Velvet
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Chairs
Mohair, Giltwood
1920s American Vintage Baroque Chairs
Brass
Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s Maghreb Antique Baroque Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak
19th Century English Antique Baroque Chairs
Mahogany, Leather
2010s French Baroque Chairs
Oak
20th Century Baroque Chairs
Chrome
Early 20th Century European Baroque Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1990s French Baroque Chairs
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Baroque Chairs
Oak
20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Walnut, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Chairs
Brass
2010s Finnish Baroque Chairs
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Baroque Chairs
Oak
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Oak, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak, Sheepskin
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Chairs
Wood
20th Century German Baroque Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Chairs
Oak, Sheepskin, Wood, Lambskin
Early 20th Century Baroque Chairs
Wool, Oak
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Upholstery
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Chairs
Wood