Baroque Seating
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 Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Velvet, Walnut
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Tapestry, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Seating
Fabric, Oak
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
1930s Danish Vintage Baroque Seating
Lambskin, Oak
1920s French Vintage Baroque Seating
Walnut
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Seating
Cowhide, Oak
1920s American Vintage Baroque Seating
Bouclé
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Velvet, Walnut
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Seating
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Metal
1680s French Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Seating
Leather, Wood, Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Seating
Fabric, Oak
19th Century Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Leather, Oak, Paint
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Upholstery, Beech
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Leather, Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Seating
Gold Leaf, Gold
20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Fabric, Mohair, Wood
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Seating
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Seating
Velvet, Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Wood, Walnut
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
1730s European Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Leather, Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating
Nickel
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
20th Century Baroque Seating
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Textile, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Seating
Upholstery, Velvet, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
1690s English Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
Early 1700s Spanish Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
1740s South American Antique Baroque Seating
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Fabric, Wood
17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Leather, Oak
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Gold
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century French Baroque Seating
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating
Oak, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut, Silk
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Baroque Seating
Oak, Walnut
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Baroque Seating
Brass