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Baroque Seating

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
Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Miami, FL
A set of 6 Spanish chairs with walnut structure, hand carved decoration and red velvet seat. The pieces have a bronze details in the top. These chairs are true to the Spanish charact...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Pair of Therien Studio Workshops for Dessin Fournir Volute Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Therien Studio Workshops for Dessin Fournir Volute Arm Chairs.
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1990s American Baroque Seating

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Chenille, Walnut

Baroque dark stained oak wood side chair circa 19th Century Sweden
Located in Milano, IT
A Baroque dark stained oak wood side chair circa 19th Century, Sweden. Reminds me of a chair that Picasso owned. Wonderful time worn patina.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Oak

Set of Four Venetian Parcel Gilt Painted Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary set of four Italian artisan painted dining chairs decorated in the Venetian taste. The chairs feature a shield back or cartouche shaped back. The painted frames are emb...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Antique Late 18th Century Pair of Italian Tabouret/ Stools
Located in Doha, QA
This beautiful elegant Antique Stools (Tabouret) are hand crafted and made out of walnut wood ca in 1790-1810. They have an extremely exquisite elegant curved legs and very comfortab...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Wood

Spanish Baroque Style Bench in Light Roble Wood, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
In a primitive style this bench was originally built for a hallway or perhaps even a private chapel, having two trestle form supports with stylized finial tops supporting plank seats...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Oak

Pair of Baroque or Rococo Style Pierce Carved Silvered Ottomans
Located in Milford, NH
A decorative pair of Baroque or Rococo style wooden pierce carved silvered ottomans with foliate and scrollwork cabriole legs and tufted light gray upholstered cushions, dating to th...
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20th Century European Baroque Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Antique 18th Century French Walnut Cardinal Armchairs
Located in Doha, QA
Magnificent pair of walnut hand carved cardinal armchairs with royal antique red velvet with golden metal threats upholstery. These extraordinary la...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Italian Baroque Style Upholstered Benches with Cabriole Legs C. 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian baroque style upholstered benches with flanking carved serpentine skirts, and resting on the original cabriole legs with pad feet. Late 19th century.
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1880s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Upholstery, Pine

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, ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Baroque Style Carved Solid Beech Bench, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. This bench is made in carved and polished with shellac beech. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating

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Beech

Early 18th Century Leather and Linnen French Wingchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A early 18th century walnut French wingback armchair. This Louis XIV model is also known as Os de Mouton or 'Sheepclaw feet'. The shape of the feet were a provincial take on the gild...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Leather, Walnut

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Tooled Leather Savonarola Bench or Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Italian hand carved walnut Savonarolas chairs, circa 1880. Having wonderfully carved frame with scrolling arms, aged black tooled leather...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut, Leather

Flemish Baroque Walnut Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular upholstered seat raised on turned legs joined by turned H form stretchers.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Baroque Golden Leather Swivel Chair with Walnut Finishes by Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Bespoke Italian office swivel chair for presidential offices. Modenese Gastone Interiors designed and produced this item for a VIP client office in Mont...
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2010s Italian Baroque Seating

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Gold Leaf

Flemish Baroque Walnut Side Chair
Located in Essex, MA
A wonderful whimsical chair with nicely carved details and needlepoint drop in seat. Cabriole legs and shaped H form stretchers.
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1720s Dutch Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Set of 8 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of eight finely carved and gilt dining chairs, all finely distress paint decorative with original horsehair seats. Each alternating chair measures 18 in W, 43 in H, 15 in D. wi...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood, Giltwood

European Hand Painted Arm Chair w/ Cariole Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century European hand painted arm chair w/ Cabriole legs.
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20th Century Baroque Seating

Materials

Fabric, Paint, Wood

Italian Baroque Iron and Brass Faldistorio
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian Baroque period folding bench (faldistorio), the "X" frame with scroll etched iron supports with notched corners, joined by rosettes, topped by superstructure with suppressed ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Louis XVI Style Spanish Pair of Carved Walnut Armchairs, 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style pair of carved armchairs, Spain, 1900s Good antique condition with some minor marks from used and age. Beautiful Solomonic c...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Armchairs Pair Large Baroque Swedish 1650-1750 Gray Velvet Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs Pair Baroque Swedish 1650-1750 Gray Velvet Sweden. A pair of large armchairs made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Upholstered in a dark grey cotton velvet with brass n...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Oak

18th Century Pair of Painted Wooden Chairs, Plant Motifs
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of painted wooden chairs. Plant motifs. upholstered in horsehair and lined with blue silk.  
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Oak

Baroque Chair with Armrest in Natural Wood Walnut and Gold Leaf Finish
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Elegant baroque chair with armrest in walnut natural wood and patinated gold leaf finishes. Our artisans used here a premium damascus ivory fabric and curated the model in every deta...
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2010s Italian Baroque Seating

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Gold Leaf

Sculptural Side Chairs in Carved Dark Stained Oak by Scandinavian Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
Amazing pair of side chairs in modern baroque style by a Scandinavian cabinetmaker in the early 20th. century. The dark stained oak are masterfully carved and decorated with abstract...
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1920s Danish Vintage Baroque Seating

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Oak

Louis XVI Style Italian Pair of Carved Walnut Armchairs, 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style pair of carved armchairs, Italy, 1900s Good antique condition with some minor marks from used and age. A set of two antique baroque side chairs hand-crafted out of walnut wood in a good condition. This set of dining chairs features a walnut color with a beautiful patina finish, hand-carved details through the entire frame, and intricated engraving leather...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Baroque Green Leather Swivel Chair with Walnut and Gold Leaf Finishes, Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
This Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors item has been precisely conceived for CEOs and presidential offices. Its unique class and sense of power represent the perfect solution for lea...
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2010s Italian Baroque Seating

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Style Italian BELLA Carved Solid Walnut Side Chair Leather to order
Located in Encinitas, CA
BELLA side chair - our exclusive 18th Century style antique reproduction side chair - handcrafted of solid Italian walnut with beautifully carved front legs and premium antique style...
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2010s Italian Baroque Seating

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Leather, Walnut

19th Century Swedish Late Baroque Style Upholstered Arm-Chair with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish late Baroque style arm-chair from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Charming unusually armchair with fantastic hand-carved upper part & colorful color. ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Pine

Three Baroque Style Inlaid Side Chair, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
Three Baroque style inlaid Mahogany Veneered beechwood side chairs, Dutch, 19th century. Sold singly @ $1500 each.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Seating

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Mahogany

19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Settee or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French bench made from oak. The back is exquisitely hand carved with two differents motifs, surrounded by decorative carvings. The sides are made up of matching decorati...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Oak

Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Carved Drawers and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish bench or low console table with three carved drawers you can open in both sides Original iron pull hardware and iron stretcher That back has the same picture t...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Iron

Italian Baroque Stool with Velvet Upholstery
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian Baroque Stool with Velvet Upholstery and Gilded Scrolled Legs and Paw Feet 18 1/2″H x 19″W x 18″D 19th Century, sturdy antique condition
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19th Century Antique Baroque Seating

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Upholstery, Velvet

19th Pair of Carved Walnut Leather Savonarola Bench or Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Italian hand carved walnut Savonarola chair, circa 1880. Having wonderfully carved frame with scrolling arms, aged black leather seat and back, accented with brass roset...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Spanish Polychromed Hand Carved Oak Settee or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish bench made from oak. The back is exquisitely hand carved with two differents motifs, surrounded by decorative ca...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating

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Oak

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 Seating

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Iron

Set of Four 19th Century Large, Hand-Carved Wood High Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of four 19th century large hand-carved wood high back armchairs. Wonderful quality carvings, standing on curved legs which are attached by a stretcher.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Tooled Leather Savonarola Bench or Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Italian hand carved walnut Savonarolas chairs, circa 1880. Having wonderfully carved frame with scrolling arms, aged black tooled leather seat and back, accented with br...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Leather, Walnut

Baroque Dining Room Chairs, Saxony / Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of baroque chairs with carved backs with pinnacles, balustraded columns and shell decoration and H-shaped bracing between the curved legs.   
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Seating

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Beech

Pair of Venetian Hand Painted Armchairs in White Antique Painting and Giltwood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Venetian hand painted armchairs in white antique painting and giltwood Green Velvet in back and seats Beautiful hand paintings in both backs.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Antique French Baroque Carved Mahogany Fireside Throne Chair Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Baroque Carved Mahogany Fireside Throne Chair Newly Upholstered in Metallic Rose Gold Brazilian Cowhide Antique rare French Mahogany Baroque...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Cowhide

20th Century Pair of Spanish Polychromed Sgabello Carved Side Chair or Stool
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Sgabello carved side chair or stool depicting shields from Spain. Original polychrome It has a large crest featuring a crown.  
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Canape or Sofa, 18th Century
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and turquoise painted caned canapé with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood

18th Century Italian Baroque Salon Suite Composed of Two Armchairs and a Sofa
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique and very unusual Italian Baroque furniture suite composed of two armchairs and one sofa. Exquisitely carved poplar wood with typical Baroque motifs including scrolls, flowers and leaves. The suite will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to Boston are included. This suite came from the private collection of the daughter of the owner of the “Heinrich Lanz AG” in Mannheim, Germany, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, founded in 1859. In 1956 Lanz merged with John Deere...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Poplar

Sicilian Sculpted Armchair Baroque Rococo Italy Throne Shell Walnut Linen Velvet
Located in Ettlingen, DE
Authentic Southern Italian, Sicilian throne, as it has been traditionally used in the large rural estates for the padrone, for the noble chief. Seating height would be perfect for a modern writing desk. The seating upholstery is quite firm, giving a good support. The carvings depicting the rising sun on top, the sea, and acanthus for a long life. The armchair can be dated around 1715. Carefully restored. All the carvings are complete, and fully original. Upholstered with an exclusive linen velvet by Maison Charles Burger...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Linen, Walnut

Pair of Italian Baroque Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good pair of early 18th century Italian Baroque hall chairs. The chairs are in overall good condition considering their three hundred years of use. The appropriate upholste...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Brass

Baroque Style Carved Wood and Leather Seat Side Chair, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Baroque style carved wood and leather seat side chair with nail head trims. Newer upholstery in great condition. Good condition. Measures20" in width, 20 inches in depth and stand...
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Early 20th Century American Baroque Seating

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Metal

Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Canape or Sofa, 18th Century
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and turquoise painted caned canapé with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood

Pair of Italian Walnut Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 18th century style Italian walnut armchairs. Good carved details with pegged joinery. Hand caned seats with older custom fit cotton wea...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Seating

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Cane, Cotton, Walnut

Rare antique dresden baroque sofa / couch bronzed massive walnut veneer 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
rare antique baroque sofa from around 1880 with bronze fittings. Solid wood with walnut veneer. Beautiful curved shape with gilded bronze fittings
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a gentleman in the back. Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine backs (no shows in the picture) . This pair created in the 19th century, most likely 1840s-1850s, are in perfect condition. The Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X frame when viewed from the front or back. It was designed to fold so it was portable and used during campaigns or other outdoor pursuits. The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this interestingly beautiful chair you must first remove the back rail which simply slides upward out of slots in the arms, then push the arms together to fold. This pair would make perfect hallway or entryway chairs...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Spanish Colonial Style Carved Armchairs with Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Spanish colonial style armchairs, having leather both seats and backs, and brass nailheads. Measure: height to the arm: 25.59 in.
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Leather, Walnut

19th Century Gilded and Painted Grey Italian Sofa Pale Orange Velvet Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
Italian sofa probably Piedmontese painted with a light grey patina (original color) on a walnut frame. Flowers and vegetal carvings all around the front part of the frame. Entirely ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Fruitwood, Walnut

18th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Bench from The Pyrenees
Located in Dallas, TX
Add extra seating to a hallway, den or living room with this elegant antique bench with back and religious motifs. Crafted in northern Spain ci...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Henning Kjærnulf, Set of 10 "Razorblade" Chairs in Oak & Cowhide, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
An attractive and popular sculptural set of 10 classic dining chairs in oak, seats reupholstered in great quality brown cowhide. Made by Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf for Nyrup Møbelfabri...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Seating

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Oak, Cowhide

Upholstered Baroque-style Bench, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small upholstered bench in baroque style with a multiple curved frame on elegant s-legs. This bench seats two people and has been reupholstered...
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19th Century Antique Baroque Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Swedish Baroque 17th Century Leather-Covered Wing Back Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
Oversized, stately armchair of comfortable proportions, leather covering with beautiful patina and accentuated with brass studs, turned legs and stretchers.
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17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Leather, Oak

Pair of 19th Century Spanish Walnut & Leather Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century walnut & leather Spanish armchairs. Both the leather and walnut have developed a beautiful patina. The original gold tooling still exists.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Leather, Walnut

Seating Set of Baroque Sofa and Two Armchairs, Budapest, 1870s
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful baroque seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the ti...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Wood

Baroque seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Europa Antiques, Europa, and Henning Kjærnulf. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $400 and tops out at $76,500 while the average work can sell for $4,500.

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