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
Regence Beechwood Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved frame and very sturdy with caning in excellent condition. Includes a loose cushion.
From a Fifth Ave New York estate.
Category
1730s French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Cane, Beech
A Swedish Baroque -Style Hand Carved Bench
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Baroque-style hand carved walnut bench. With mouton legs and arched stretcher having leaf motif ornaments on cabriole legs. The seat upholstered in hand embroidered crewel ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Textile, Walnut
Spanish Set of 8 Baroque Style Tooled Leather & Carved Wood Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish set of eight carved wood and tooled leather side chairs from the mid 20th century. These vintage chairs from Spain, designed with Baroque influences, each have high-arched ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
Elegant Late 17th Century French Os De Mouton Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A late 17th century French Os de Mouton armchair,
circa 1690. Completely stripped and reupholstered using a high quality stylish off whit...
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Henning Kjærnulf, Set of 4 "Razorblade" Chairs in Oak & Cowhide, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
An attractive and popular sculptural set of 4 classic dining chairs in oak, seats reupholstered in great quality brown cowhide with a lovely pattern. Made by Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Oak
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Cassapanca Polychrome Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale pair of Italian 18th century Baroque Cassapanca polychrome benches. Each beautiful and statement making bench is raised by elegant curved supports with ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Dark Oak and Leather Throne Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome pair of Italian mid-19th century Baroque st. dark oak and leather throne armchairs. Each chair is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below block reserves and unique ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Rustic Green Swedish Baroque Style Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic Baroque style chair from northern Sweden. The chair is a country furniture from the first half of the 19th century. The model itself is from...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Pine
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 ...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
Handsome 18th C Italian Baroque Arm Chair with Intricately Carved Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved-wood Baroque armchair from the 18th century, possibly older. This antique chair from Italy has meticulous hand-carvings throughout, with particular emphasis along i...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Bergère Lounge/ Armchair in Orange Mohair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage French bergère lounge/ armchair in orange mohair
Large, comfortable lounge chair with ornate gilted detailing throughout. Has buttons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Seating
Materials
Mohair
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Baroque Carved Wood Armchair Re-Upholstered
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful pair of Italian 19th century carved wood armchairs in Rococo Baroque style newly upholstered in white fabric with very elegant shape and great color of wood to highlight th...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
1900s Rare Antique Curved Armchair
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered in velvet fabric
- Wooden legs have been refurbished
- Height of seat 43 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Czech Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Armchair, Upholstered, Os-De Mouton, Walnut, French, 17th Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The outside and inside rectangular back and seat re-upholstered, during its last ownership, with an off-white and grey/blue cotton/linen mix fabric faced with close nailed brass stud...
Category
1680s French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century White Lions Paw Arras Orangery Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely stunning Arras Orangery chair, the highly decorative and detailed piece is in exceptional antique condition. This is the early original Arras model, bearing the Lions P...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Baroque Chairs, North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of baroque chairs made of solid oak with openwork backrests with an upholstered centre bar and carved vegetable décor with shell ornament on the curved frame. The chairs are covered with blue velvet. Shown in: Eller, Möbel des Klassizismus, Louis XVI and Empire, Munich 2002, p 204:301; and W. Schwarze, Antike deutsche Möbel...
Category
1780s German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
Italian Baroque Giltwood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Baroque style 20th century armchairs with gilt wood filigree frames & burgundy button-tufted upholstery with embroidered flowers and burgundy velvet seat cushions.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
New White Cast Aluminium Two Seats Garden or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
New white cast aluminium two seats garden bench.
Very comfortable and resistant.
Its finish makes it able to withstand the inclement weather. The paint is epoxy resin that is pas...
Category
2010s European Baroque Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Fantastic Pair of Newly Restored Italian Baroque Style Savaranola Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning pair of baroque style Savaranola chairs having rich ashwood frames and supple newly upholstered black leather seats with brass nailheads.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Ash
Large set of 10 Vintage French walnut carved Petrol velvet armchairs
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautifully crafted set of 10 armchairs made in France around the mid-20th century, circa 1950. These chairs feature solid walnut frames with turned legs and hand-...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Set of Six 18th C. Portuguese Rococo Dining Chairs, Jacaranda Wood, Fortuny F.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of six Portuguese dining chairs, comprised of five side chairs and one armchair. Mid-18th century. Also known as Jacaranda ch...
Category
1750s Portuguese Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Jacaranda
Pair of 18th Century Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 18th century Italian Renaissance lion carved walnut Sgabello hall chairs.
Pair of Flemish carved oak hall chairs, circa 1890.
Profusely c...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Walnut and Leather Spiral Twist Armchair with Scrolled Arms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our Custom Occasional chair in walnut with barley twist legs and stretchers. Beautifully carved scrolled arms. As shown in COL and nail heads. Can be made in any finish, in solid Wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Vintage Spanish Sgabello Carved Side Chair or Stool
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Spanish Sgabello carved side chair or stool depicting the "Valencia" shield
This chairs come from a Monte Picayo Casino, Valencia, Spain.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut, Paint
A Swedish Pair of Period Baroque Carved & Painted Wood Side Chairs, Circa 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish 18th century period Baroque painted wood side chairs with tall backs. This pair of Swedish chairs made of fir wood feature a ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Fir, Paint
Italian Baroque Walnut Armchair by Andrea Fantoni, c1690
By Andrea Fantoni
Located in valatie, NY
This early Baroque chair is made from rich Italian walnut. The broad antique frame was carved by the Italian sculptor and wood carver Andrea Fantoni, see accompanying photo. The arms...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
High Back Italian Baroque or Swedish Rococo Style Dining Armchairs Chairs a Pair
By Dods Murdick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of high back Italian Baroque / Swedish Rococo style dining armchairs by Dods Murdick. Item features tall shapely backs, stretcher base, Queen Anne style legs, solid wood const...
Category
1950s American Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Brass
Italian Baroque Giltwood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian baroque style 20th century armchairs with giltwood filigree frames, button-tufted burgundy and cream upholstery with embroidered flowers, and burgundy velvet seat cus...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Italian Baroque Walnut Stool with Fortuny Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine 18th century Italian Baroque walnut stool with cabriole legs joined by an X-form stretcher ending in hoof feet. With blue and green Fortuny upholstery...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Baroque Style Upholstered Armchair
Located in Marbella, ES
French baroque style hand carved fruitwood armchair with typical neoclassical rock and plant decorations, gold leaf gilded and painted over in additio...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Two Neoclassical Nickel-Plated Chiavari Chairs Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant set of two Baroque Chiavari nickel-plated chairs made in Italy in the 1950.
Measure: 33" H back, 18" H seat.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Nickel
Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 18th Century Franco-Flemish walnut armchair with arched upholstered back over shaped arms and upholstered seat over"horsebone" (os de mouton) shaped legs joined by similar...
Category
1710s French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Other
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 ...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Italian Rococo Style Gold Velvet Bench
Located in New York, NY
Italian Rococo style (19th Century) walnut square bench with scroll form legs connected with a replaced stretcher and a gold velvet upholstered seat.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Important 18th Century Portuguese Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bold 18th century Portuguese period side chair with scroll and stylized lion tail carving, the upholstered balloon seat over scrolled and outward rolled apron, standing on boldly car...
Category
1740s South American Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Rosewood
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.
Category
18th Century European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Beech
Italian Baroque Style Three-Piece Upholstery and Giltwood Seating Suite
Located in London, GB
Italian Baroque style three-piece upholstery and giltwood seating suite
Italian, 20th century
Measures: Settee: Height 164cm, width 261cm, depth 84cm
Armchairs: Height 151cm, widt...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood, Upholstery
High Back Italian Baroque or Swedish Rococo Style Dining Side Chairs Set of Four
By Dods Murdick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of four vintage high back Italian Baroque / Swedish Rococo style dining side chairs by Dods Murdick. Item features tall shapely backs, stretcher base, Queen Anne style legs, soli...
Category
1950s American Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Fabric, 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 lion shield 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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
17th Century English Child's Chair in Leather with Brass Studwork
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare low 17th century leather upholstered oak child's chair with brass studwork on turned legs joined by stretcher base, excellent color.
Category
Late 17th Century English Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Burgundy Tufted Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian Baroque style 20th century large settee with giltwood filigree frame & button-tufted burgundy & cream upholstery with embroidered flowers and burg...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Venetian Baroque Style Fancy Velvet Sofa and Two Armchairs by Silik, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This sofa with two armchairs was created by the artisans of the famous Cantù company, Silik, in the 1960s, in Venetian Baroque style, in velvet and embossed velvet, the structure is ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Tabouret Vincent Darré X Monoprix, Bleu, Noir, Doré, Francais Baroque Moderne
Located in London, England
Tabouret ou bout de canapé du célèbre designer Francais, Vincent Darré. Produit d'une collaboration éphémère, tout droit sortie de l'univers astral, en métal noir, avec une magnifiqu...
Category
2010s French Baroque Seating
Materials
Metal
Louis XIII Oak Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Square with Fortuny upholstered seat. Turned legs with box stretcher.
Category
1690s European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
8 Antique Swedish 18th Century Baroque French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Suite of 8 Swedish gilt and gesso Louis XV/Rococo side chairs, Circa mid 18th century. Features an ornately scalloped frame with shell carvings on the apron and crest. Upholstered in...
Category
18th Century Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Two Pairs of 20th Century French Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of 20th-century French armchairs exemplifies timeless design and craftsmanship. Constructed from solid walnut, the chairs feature beautifully styled carved frames w...
Category
20th Century French Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
New Green Cast Aluminum Three-Seat Garden or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
New green cast aluminum three-seat garden bench
Very confortable and resistant
Its finish makes it able to withstand the inclement weather. The paint is epoxy resin that is passe...
Category
2010s European Baroque Seating
Materials
Aluminum
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Romantic Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Romantic chairs
19th century
In carved oak wood, hollow back, cane seats. Decorated with plant motifs.
Signs of use.
Dimensions.: 101 x 47 x 42 cm.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
Chairs Italian 19th Baroque Style Black Leather Century Italy
Located in New York, NY
Chairs Italian 19th Black Leather Century Italy. A pair of side chairs made during the 19th century in Italy. Upholstered in a thick black leather with brass needle...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Danish Hexagonal Oak Stool, 1930s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Hexagonal Oak Stool, 1930s.
Traditional Danish footstool with spiralling carved legs i stained solid oak. Hexagonal seat with original upholstery. Made in Denmark by ...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
Spanish Baroque Style Carved Oak & Leather Armchair
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved Spanish Baroque style carved oak armchair with detailed scroll carved crest, decorative arms, carved corner figures, foliate carved front stretcher, Spanish feet, and...
Category
20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
18th century Italian giltwood armchairs.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Set of 10 Painted Baroque Dining Chairs, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique set of ten Swedish country baroque dining chairs with tall backs, eight side chairs and two arm chairs included.
Note the exceptional antique white painted and rubbed out fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak, Paint
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, building and garden elements 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 France 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, Henning Kjærnulf, and Europa. 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 $378 and tops out at $76,500 while the average work can sell for $4,480.
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