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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
Italian 18th Century Painted Baroque Hall Bench
Located in Troy, NY
Very decorative painted bench with a serpentine shaped high back, decorated with a scenic landscape and framed by leafy scrolls, foliate seat rail and remains of polychrome on the se...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Pine, Walnut

Two Neoclassical Nickel-Plated Chiavari Chairs Italy
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.
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1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating

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Nickel

Baroque Bench, France, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Bench on a carved wooden frame with six scrolled legs and curved braces. The bench is covered with an old tapestry that is riveted all around.
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Wood, Walnut

French Carriage, Porter Gray armchair Louis XV style, washed wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding carriage or bonnet chair. The origins of this elegant piece date back to medieval England, although it was also widely used in France, inspired by royal carriages. Charac...
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Early 2000s French Baroque Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating

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Oak, 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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Seating

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Wood

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

Baroque Swedish Armchair, Hand-Carved from Beechwood and Ash
Located in Houston, TX
Baroque Swedish armchair hand-carved from beechwood and ash (circa 1670-1699), with traces of early ruddy-color paint. Well-worn prominent, almost-serpentine shaped, claw arms, origi...
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Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Rope, Ash, Beech

17th Century French Ratchet Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and remarkable example of 17th-century French Baroque design, this ratchet chair is both sculptural and functional. Crafted from rich walnut, its turned legs and stretchers sh...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Iron

Antique Italian Wrought Iron & Brass Savonarola Curule Chair Folding Stool
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Savonarola Curule Chair. Features a wrought iron X folding frame with twisted accents, brass cup feet and cannonball finials. Originally fit with ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Seating

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Iron

Chair side Baroque Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A side chair made during the early Baroque period in the 17th century. Frame made from oak wood. Upholstered in guild leather.
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Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Italian Baroque "Queen Anne" Side Chair in Original Painted Decoration '1700s'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Italian Baroque “Queen Anne” side chair in original painted decoration with a bone colored ultrasuede upholstered slip seat. The painted surfaces have been cleaned and stabilized. Ar...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Ultrasuede, Wood, Paint

17th Century Venetian Painted and Parcel Gilt Gondola Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
17th century Venetian painted and parcel gilt gondola sofa. This gorgeous antique venetian sofa or canape has been newly upholstered in a plush w...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Mohair, 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

Monumental Ebonized Venetian Hand Carved Armchair, circa 1780 by Fratelli Mora
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important ebonized Baroque Venetian armchair, circa 1780 Fratelli Mora. Produced by Fratelli Mora in Bergamo, factory established in 1778. At that time the main production was made ...
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Late 18th Century Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Vintage 1960s Danish Brutalist Oak High back Chairs style of Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Set of 6 carved oiled oak ladder-back chairs, familiar to the "Razorblade" model, designed by Henning Kjærnulf. Crafted with solid oak frames, these chairs are both elegant and sturd...
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1960s Danish Vintage Baroque Seating

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Fabric, Oak

Antique Carved Italian Walnut Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Carved Italian Walnut Arm Chair
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1880s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Walnut

Italian Baroque Style Sculpted Walnut Figural Upholstered Bench, Circa 18th
Located in Germantown, MD
A very unusual Italian Baroque Style Sculpted Walnut Figural Upholstered Bench, Circa late 18th Century- Early 19th Century. Measures 20" in width, 18" in depth and stands 20" tall.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Italian Silver Gilt Wrought Iron Scrolled Base Double Stool White Linen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a very unusual Italian Silver and Gilt Wrought Iron Scrolled Base Double Stool with new upholstery in French White Linen. This pair of attached stools is also called also a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Seating

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Wrought Iron

In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Settee
By Andrea Brustolon, Valentino Panciera Besarel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare Italian 19th century Baroque style carved walnut figural settee (Sofa-Loveseat), attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Stool, Baroque, Upholstered, Oak, Ebonised, X Stretcher, Tapestry, Verdure Bird
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late 17th century. ‘X’ stretchered, ebonised, oak stool upholstered in 17th century verdure tapestry Unusual simulating ebony which was phenomenally expensive and only found in Royal and aristocratic collections at this time This stool is sophisticated, elegant and refined and the flying bird on the tapestry is a charming and unusual feature. The fine turnings, and x-stretcher evolved into the design of late-17th century English furniture in response to Continental fashions. At the same time, cabinet makers responded to the fashion for expensive Oriental laquered furniture by ebonising or black-japanning...
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1690s British Antique Baroque Seating

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Oak

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

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Five Portuguese Chairs and Armchairs 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Five chairs and armchairs Portuguese, 19th century in chestnut and vinasse wood, in leather and nailing. Turned and carved wood legs and crossbars. Some defects of the age Dim.: 117...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood

Wooden Carved Tripod Chair with Leather Seat, Wabi Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural wooden tripod chair, made in the early 20th century in France. A beautiful brutalist object with a fine patina, well suited for the modern interior...
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood, Pine

Louis XV Style Sofa in White Italian Boucle
Located in Saint Louis, US
This Louis XV style sofa is a testament to the opulence and creativity of the dynastic French monarchy. The fully restored sofa is covered with an equally luxurious seashell white It...
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1920s American Vintage Baroque Seating

Materials

Bouclé

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-...
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Mid-20th Century French Baroque Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Italy Venezia Mid-18th Century Baroque Wooden Sofa
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid-18th Century hand-carved 1750 Venetian Baroque walnut sofa, three-seat with armrests. Remarkable work by Venetian cabinetmakers. The 18th C...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut, Silk

Armchair Walnut Embossed Leather Dutch Colonial
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
just purchased more information to follow
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1690s Dutch Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Baroque Style Solid Carved 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

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.
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1730s French Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Bench Italian Style with Cabriole Legs
Located in Ballard, CA
A reproduction Italian bench, hand-crafted with traditional joinery, with an antiqued paint finish and patina on the hand-carved cabriole legs. Cu...
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2010s American Baroque Seating

Materials

Wood

Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee 18th century or older, some later support added A quietly stunning figural Italian Baroque Bench/ Sett...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Set, Pair, Armchairs, Armchair, Stool, Ebonised, Baroque, Baroque-Revival
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, matched pair of ebonised armchairs from The Baroque & Baroque-Revival Periods & An Antiquarian, Baroque stool - From a private, furniture collection, acquired to represent three different periods of European manufacture & collecting of ebonised furniture...
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1680s English Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Ebony

Long French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
an impressively long bench ideal for a hallway or bedroom, in the Baroque taste with rectangular upholstered tight seat above an ornate and symmetrically carved openwork apron with s...
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1920s French Vintage Baroque Seating

Materials

Walnut

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...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century English Oak Joint Stool / Bench
Located in Miami, FL
19th century English oak joint stool / bench Jacobean style stool / bench Hand crafted English oak The oak shows some distress from the past 300+ years The images here show...
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1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Oak

Early Italian Baroque Painted Hall Bench
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Italian Baroque style hand-painted wooden hall bench. Born in Italy in the early 20th century, hand-crafted solid wood construc...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Original 18th Century Louis XV Salon Gold Gilded Chairs
Located in Doha, QA
Extraordinary and exquisite set of original Louis XV salon gold gilded chairs with curved wood edges, intricately carved surfaces and Grey Green Pat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Gold

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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Wingback Chair by Tom Dixon
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the stunning Wingback Chair by renowned designer Tom Dixon. Crafted with the utmost attention to detail, this chair features a sleek and modern design that will elevate a...
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17th Century British Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Wingback Chair by Tom Dixon
Wingback Chair by Tom Dixon
$4,267 Sale Price
30% Off
18th C Italian Hand Painted Orange Cassapanca Bench
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderful 18th century Italian Cassapanca, the tall back is carved as Florentine fleur de lis, and the seat and back have hand painted decora...
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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood

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...
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2010s European Baroque Seating

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Aluminum

Late 19th Century Antique Dutch Oak Hall Bench
Located in Duxbury, MA
Beautiful carved oak bench with hidden storage under the seat. c. late 19th or early 20th century. Unmarked.
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Seating

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Oak

Flemish Baroque Walnut Footstool
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular seat in need of reupholstery with barley twist legs and stretcher. Bun feet.
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1690s European Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Italian Baroque 17th century walnut Bench
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual form with strong, conical turned legs joined by conforming stretchers.
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Early Bobbin Turned Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Late 17th century Italian walnut square back armchair with bobbin turned arms, legs and stretchers, the whole possessing good rich color and crisp t...
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1680s Italian Antique Baroque Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

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

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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Leather, Oak, Paint

Swedish Period Baroque Carved Wood Three-Chair Back Bench with Upholstered Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Baroque three-chair back carved-wood sofa, with upholstered seat, from the 18th century. This fabulous hand carved wood bench features three carved back splats for resting, flanked within wood arm rests at each far end. The top rail is adorn with four finials...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Linen, Wood

Antique Original Louis XVI Set of Four Period Chairs by J.B. Lelarge Paris 1775
Located in Doha, QA
An absolutely fantastic set of four original Louis XVI French armchairs made by Jean Baptiste Lelarge. All four chairs have Lelarge stamp on them . He was one of the most famous furn...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Tapestry, Silk, Wood, Giltwood

Set of Four Baroque Style Carved Giltwood and Velvet Throne Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Set of four Baroque style carved giltwood and velvet throne armchairs Italian, 20th Century Height 170cm, width 93cm, depth 73cm This magnificent set of four throne armchairs was crafted in Italy during the 20th century. Their design is inspired by the Baroque style, popular in Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Each armchair is adorned with an intricately carved giltwood frame, featuring pierced backs lavishly decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves. The top rail of each backrest is carved with two putti perched atop grape vines, likely a nod to Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine and celebration. These figures flank a central cartouche filled with additional ornate scrollwork. At the centre of the backrests is a coat of arms surrounded by more detailed acanthus carvings. Upholstered in sumptuous maroon velvet, the seats and armrests offer both luxury and comfort. The armrests culminate in striking carved winged busts, supported by scrolling elements that further enhance the armchairs' regal presence. Each throne stands on four legs, with the front two carved into lion paws—a popular symbol of strength and majesty. The cabriole-style legs are embellished with acanthus leaves at the knees, while the stretchers and aprons are decorated with more acanthus detailing, some parts complemented by delicate floral motifs. Embodying the decorative richness of the Baroque period, this set of thrones...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Seating

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Velvet, Giltwood

19th Century Baroque Thron Chair in Colonial Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique body, solid rosewood. Initials on the frame. Trapezoidal, profile-trimmed frame on strongly curved legs with applied Akkanthus, ending in plastically carved claw feet. High, b...
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19th Century English Antique Baroque Seating

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Bentwood

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Carved Thrones Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French 19th-20th century Baroque style carved walnut and needlepoint upholstered hall throne armchairs with raised carved armrests and fluted conjoint legs. The tapestries ...
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1890s French Antique Baroque Seating

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Wool, Walnut

Italian Antique Walnut Wood Bench with Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
It's an old , nice and sturdy chest. It has a single internal space with one door to open it . The backrest is also comfortable so as not to lean against the wall: You can put a few ...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Stool, Walnut, Venetian, Putti, Cherub, Amorini, Grotto, Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This unusual stool has a fine sculptural quality, combining functionality with artistic merit. The kneeling cherub is in service, holding the elaborate ...
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1730s European Antique Baroque Seating

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Walnut

Baroque Armchairs, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of baroque armchairs with black frames, featuring gilded carved decorations in the form of shells and rocailles. The chairs stand on elegant capriole legs that seamlessly merg...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Museum of Fine Arts Provenance: 18th Century Dutch Carved Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dutch School, 18th century. A deacquisition from the Museum of Fine Arts. With label affixed to underside of the chair. A very unique chair in the Baroque taste - featuring carve...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Seating

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Fabric, Mahogany

Important French Set Sofa, (2) Armchairs and a Table end 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Two Magnificent French Armchairs with respective Stools early 19th Century armchair measurements: H: 96cm x 76cm c 75cm stool measures: 45cm x 45cm x 50cm Hight wood and italian silk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating

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Silk, Wood

Armchair Swedish Early Baroque Period Gilt Leather Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish Early Baroque period gilt leather Sweden. An armchair in a generous size made during the Carolean Baroque Era 1650-1720 period in Swede...
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Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Wood

Unusually Large Swedish Antique Brown Pine Baroque Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusually large baroque chair from Sweden made around 1770. The chair has a frame in solid pine with original faux paint. The painter has made a free interpretation of walnut. The pa...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating

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Pine

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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