Baroque Dining Room 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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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Gold Leaf
19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Pine
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
18th Century European Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Nickel
1950s American Vintage Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Early 20th Century Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
18th Century French Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Paint, Giltwood, Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century Belgian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1990s American Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Pine