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.
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Style Sofa in White Italian Boucle
By Soft Baroque
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...
Bouclé
18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Chair Umeå, Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 18th Century very genuine & rustic Late Baroque Chair from Umeå Västerbotten ,Northern Sweden. The chair is scraped by hand to its original color. The seat is reuphol...
Pine
$13,151Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Baroque Style Black Lacquer Walnut Canapé Sofa, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare 19th-century Baroque style canapé sofa, crafted in walnut and refinished in an elegant black lacquer finish. This distinctive antique piece features a richly carved frame with...
Walnut
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 ...
Leather, Oak
Chair, 19th century, Italian, Baroque, walnut, upholstered, Missoni
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The tapering back and rectangular seat re-upholstered in a Missoni fabric. Characteristic boldly turned legs and blocks, the back legs straight. Good colour and patina. Back hei...
Walnut
$17,500 / set
Italian Baroque Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Baroque-style (20th Century) Armchairs with gilt wood filigree frames, button-tufted burgundy and cream upholstery with embroidered flowers. (PRICED AS Pair) (Related...
Upholstery, Giltwood
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Fabric, Mahogany
Large throne lion king Italian style dark armchair royal 20th century
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Large throne lion king Italian style dark armchair royal 20th century - Private collection Domenico Rugiano
Wood
$4,734Sale Price / item|50% Off
Designer Sofa - Fine Silk from San Leucio
Located in Manzano, IT
exclusive handcrafted sofas made in the late 1980s and early 1990s, true masterpieces of Campania's manufacturing excellence. The sofas are upholstered in the original San Leucio Si...
Silk, Wood
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...
Walnut, Silk
Armchairs, Pair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This pair of open armchairs are characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashi...
Walnut
Late 19th Century Pair of French Baroque Style Armchairs Newly Upholstered
Located in London, GB
This is a rare elegant model of a late 19th-century pair of armchairs in the Baroque style. These armchairs are very comfortable and generous in size. The walnut legs are of two diff...
Fabric, Walnut
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 ...
Velvet, Beech
Golden Baroque Style "Golden Queen" Throne Chair
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Splendida sedia in stile barocco, caratterizzata da una struttura in legno intagliato a mano e finitura dorata a foglia oro. Lo schienale alto e sinuoso, impreziosito da dettagli orn...
Gold Leaf
18th Century Cherrywood Side Chair - Newly Upholstered, Austria ca. 1790
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional looking, fully restored 18th century side chair from the so-called "Josephinism" period, named after emperor Joseph II of Austria, the son of empress Maria Theresia. Artf...
Fabric, Cherry
19th Century Nutwood Armchair With Cushion, Handcarved, AT ca. 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unique late 19th century armchair, from the so-called "Historism" period in Austria around 1880. Artfully hand carved out of solid nut wood, this decorative baroque style armchair im...
Fabric, Nutwood
Rare Set Of 4 Painted Wooden Castle Entrance Benches/chests, Italy, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Rare set of 4 benches with chest-shaped seats in painted chestwood (chestnut tree ). Typical of Italian craftsmanship, these "cassapanche" benches were found in the entrance hall...
Chestnut
Italian Baroque Queen Anne Side Chair with 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...
Ultrasuede, Wood, Paint
Pair of Large Venetian-Style Walnut Armchairs by Therien Studio Workshops
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a pair of Venetian-style accent chairs. Four such pairs are currently available. They are made of carved Italian walnut with a distressed chestnut brown finish and uphols...
Leather, Walnut
Antique Gilt Venetian Side Chair, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ITALIAN ARMCHAIR An elegant chair with carved scrolling arms, a carved, shaped back with decorative fret carved splats on reeded tapered front legs and slightly outswept ba...
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
$1,440Sale Price|34% Off
Antique Carved Italian Walnut Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Carved Italian Walnut Arm Chair
Walnut
Pair 18th Century Italian Chestnut Hall Chairs Carved With Lion Crests
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome pair of 18th century Italian Baroque chestnut side or hall chairs with circular open work backs holding a shield with beautifully carved lions in the centers. From northern ...
Chestnut
18th Century Baroque Chair for Desk or Vanity Hand-Carved Walnut, Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century Baroque chair for desk or vanity hand-carved walnut, restored and finished to wax, suitable for writing desk or vanity. New uph...
Walnut
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...
Metal
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, ...
Walnut
$3,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Large Pair of Exuberantly Carved Italian Baroque Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th century large pair of Italian Armchairs. Each exuberantly carved example with a padded back surmounted by a pierced foliate and floral crest, joined by scrolling arms to t...
Textile, Fruitwood
Swedish 19th Century Baroque Leather Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A 19th Century Baroque armchair with original leather clothing from Sweden in dark wood.
Leather, Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Stool with Fortuny Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
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...
Walnut, Textile
Antique Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut End Table or Stool
Located in Forney, TX
A charming rustic antique Spanish Baroque low table with beautifully aged dark rich patina. circa 1880 Versatile, today it would make for a great end table, chair side table, bedsid...
Walnut
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...
Velvet, Walnut
$3,967Sale Price / set|25% Off
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...
Leather, Walnut
$1,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
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.
Mahogany
French Baroque or Regence Style Wingback in Blue Mohair with Bronze Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional Wingback Chair with large curved wings and arm rests inside the framework trimmed in Bronze nail heads. The chair is in the French Baroque Regence Style, although it ...
Bronze
Elegant Baroque Armchair with Hand-Painted Frame and Floral Upholstery
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant armchair in baroque style with curved wooden frame and floral upholstery in pastel shades. The frame has been given a new gray patina.
Wood
18th Century Flemish Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-century Elmwood Flemish armchair epitomizes both resilience and refinement. Its commanding presence is underscored by a broad crest rail intricately adorned with a delicate...
Elm
Spanish Baroque 17th century walnut Flip-Bench or Low Table
Located in Troy, NY
The multifunctional bench can be used open or closed for seating or as a low table. Of bold stature with strong beautifully shaped lyre-legs joined by wrought iron stretchers and a l...
Wrought Iron
19th C. Dutch Baroque Walnut Inlaid Dining Chairs with Leather Seats, Set of 10
Located in Dallas, TX
This impressive set of ten antique dining chairs was crafted in the Netherlands circa 1890 and exemplifies the exuberant decorative la...
Walnut, Leather
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...
Aluminum
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.
Walnut, Paint
$4,099Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Italian Painted Canapes Sofa
Located in Faversham, GB
A stunning 19th century sofa or bench settee in a distressed grey painted finish. The sofa has a wide rectangular padded back with open padded arms and a generous rectangular padded...
Upholstery, Birch, Pine, Paint
Pair of Vintage 1970s Armchairs in Mahogany and Fine Silk from San Leucio
Located in Manzano, IT
Fine pair of original bedroom armchairs from the 1970s. A piece of Italian design that combines the solidity of mahogany wood with the sophistication of San Leucio silk, world-renown...
Mahogany
Spanish Damask Velvet Bench with Back and Walnut Carved Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Damasq Velvet Bench with Back and Walnut Carved Legs
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Baroque Side Chairs, Upholstered Walnut Frames
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Louis XV period side chairs with curvilinear walnut frames. The rounded, intricately shaped backrests emphasize the graceful silhouette. Upholstered in black ground fabric.
Fabric, Walnut
Elegant Vintage Room Stool
Located in Manzano, IT
Gorgeous and stylish bedroom storage stool dating from the 1980s, a piece of furniture that combines classic elegance with practicality. The cabinet is made of fine, finely carved b...
Beech
Classic Baroque Style Armchair in Oak, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
This finely handcrafted armchair, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1930s, exemplifies the grandeur of the Baroque style. Constructed from solid oak, the chair features intricate ...
Fabric, Oak
Italian Baroque style armchair in carved wood and fabric 1940s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian Baroque style armchair in carved wood and fabric 1940s
Fabric, Wood
Elegant Inlaid Cherry Bedroom Armchair
Located in Manzano, IT
Gorgeous bedroom (or desk) armchair made in the 1980s, a perfect example of classic craftsmanship that combines solidity and refinement. The frame is made of fine cherry wood, embell...
Cherry
Original Baroque Rococo Re-Looked Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Customized antique armchair. Finely carved wood frame, typical of the Rococo style. Reupholstered in a modern fabric. Wood refinished in silver leaf. Very sophisticated carved wood. ...
Fabric, Wood
Italy 18th Century Master Lombard Cabinetmakers Carved Walnut Bench
Located in Brescia, IT
This refined bench showcases the excellent taste in form and material use, featuring solid walnut wood with beautiful grain and a warm tone that give it an elegant appearance. The ca...
Silk, Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style Baroque Chairs in Velvet Upholstery, France 1920's
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th century Louis XV style French fauteuils, each with padded back surmounted by carved cresting rail out swept arms with velvet upholstery and gilt details. Pair ava...
Upholstery, Velvet, Giltwood
$6,825 / item
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...
Wood
Italian royal throne made of wood carved in gold leaf 20th century
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian royal throne made of wood carved in gold leaf 20th century
Gold Leaf
Italian Baroque Period 17th Century Walnut Armchair with Carved X-Form Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque period walnut armchair from the 17th century, with slanted back, large scrolling arms, turned legs and carved X-Form cross-stretcher. This Italian Baroque period w...
Upholstery, Wood
$35,000 / set
Pair of Anglo-Dutch Carved Walnut Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare and unusual pair of walnut Anglo-Dutch side chairs with a saddle chest top rail over a veneered back splat, the stiles carved with bell flowers, having a molded, balloon-shape...
Walnut
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...
Velvet, Walnut
$18,500 / set
Pair of Continental Baroque Pine Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Continental Baroque style stained pine side chairs with Hapsburg double eagle carved back & armorial embossed leather upholstery (late 19th/20th Cent) Leather is cracke...
Leather, Pine
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oak
Large Late 19th Early / 20th Century Italian Ottoman
Located in Hudson, NY
This tall substantial ottoman was made in Italy in the late 19th to early 20th century. Carved from walnut entirely and showing design elements of the late baroque the stool is painted and the finish is distressed consistent with age and use but is strong and sturdy with a new simple decorative upholstery completed with decorative tape to the top and brass tacks to round out the architectural styling. The carved fruit basket...
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Baroque Giltwood & Mohair Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, early to mid 19th century. A very attractive antique Spanish side chair with gilt wood finials, carved skirt rail and upholstered ...
Mohair, Giltwood
Classic Italian carved and gilded wooden stool, 20th century
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Classic Italian carved and gilded wooden stool, 20th century
Wood