Baroque Side 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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1710s European Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
1890s French Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Pine
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Mohair, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood, Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Side Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut, Leather
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Oak
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
1920s Danish Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Leather, Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Nickel
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Oak
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Fir, Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Metal
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Side Chairs
Wicker, Rattan
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Leather, Giltwood
1890s English Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Brass
Early 18th Century English Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
20th Century Baroque Side Chairs
Wood, Giltwood
1960s Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
1870s Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
1780s German Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Giltwood, Wicker
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Baroque Side Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Leather, Pine
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut
1910s English Vintage Baroque Side Chairs
Walnut, Burl
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Side Chairs
Brass