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 โ 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 โ which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as Andrรฉ-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore โ reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements โ 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
Set Of 4 Straw And Leather Dining Chairs, (20th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
Meticulously maintained solid dining chair set with natural straw upholstery and soft leather upper, double layer system, linear marquetry.
Classic Portuguese style set of 4 chairs, ...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Straw, Wood
Flemish Baroque Walnut Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top upholstered in old needlepoint that needs replacement. Turned legs and stretchers.
Category
Early 1700s French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut Stool
Located in Essex, MA
In original well used condition being a piece steadily in use for hundreds of years.Cut out on top for lifting with a shaped apron and four shaped and reeded legs with box stretcher....
Category
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
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 cracked in...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Pine
$18,500 / set
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 canapรฉ 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
$8,666 Sale Price
20% Off
Armchair Early 19th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Early 19th Century England. An armchair made during the early part of the 19th century in Enland. Frame made from walnut. Seat upholster...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Chairs Set of 4 18th Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Parcel-Gilt, Walnut, Bargello
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This elegant set of chairs relate to a set of twelve chairs and a settee from the collection of D. Joa~o V, King of Portugal. The parcel gilding gives...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Carved Walnut Wood Baroque Style Armchairs
By Custom Furniture Builders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom made hand carved walnut armchairs. Ivory and Light Blue patterned upholstery.
Baroque architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries was known for its highly decorat...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$4,656 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Six 18th Century Italian Baroque Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Each with moulded cartouche-shaped padded back and seat covered in monochrome chinoiserie silk, the wavy seat rail with foliage, on cabriole legs and scroll ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of six Original Baroque Chairs, Germany 1750-60
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of six original Baroque chairs dates back to around 1750-60 and comes from southern Germany. These original antique Baroque chairs are ...
Category
1750s German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
$15,000 / set
Chairs Swedish Baroque Oak Brown Gilt Leather Light Blue Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chairs Swedish Baroque oak brown gilt leather light blue Sweden. Pair of side chairs Baroque Sweden. A pair of side chairs made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Frame in stained ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$17,500 / set
Straw And Leather Chair, Portugal, (20th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
Meticulously maintained solid dining chair with natural straw upholstery and soft leather upper, double layer system, linear marquetry.
Classic Portuguese chair, refinished by a carp...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Straw, Wood
$1,387 / item
Important Set of 5 Portuguese Armchairs 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of 5 armchairs
Portuguese
18th Century, in kingwood with carvings.
Fabric seats.
Dim.: 108 x 61 x 51 cm
Very good condition.
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
$10,712 / set
Two Baroque Chairs, Prob. Butzbach, Germany, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two chairs with slightly different decors, carved of walnut or walnut and beech. Cf. stylistically: Bauer/Mรคrker/Ohm: European Furniture from Gothic to Art Nouveau, Museum fรผr Kunsth...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Armchair Baroque 18th Century Oak Southern Europe
Located in New York, NY
An armchair in made during the late Baroque period 18th century in southern Europe most likely Spain. Frame from oak in original finish.
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
Italian Rococo Style Gold Velvet Bench
Located in Queens, 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
Italian Baroque Style Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Baroque Style Armchair, 19th century, with upholstered back and scrolling volute arms above upholstered seat with turned legs. 52" H x 25" W x 27 " D; seat: 19" H.
Category
19th Century Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$550 Sale Price
35% Off
Baroque Style Straw Chair, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A carefully maintained solid dining chair with natural straw upholstery, inlaid linear marquetry, a classic hand crafted portuguese style chair, revised by a carpenter and in excelle...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
$1,541 / item
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Friar armchair (frailero). Walnut wood, textile. Spain, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Walnut wood, textile. Spain, 17th century.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as โfraileroโ, which has a textile upholstery with studs on the seat an...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Metal, Other
1 Original Armchair from the 1900 Period in Oak
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1 original chairs from the 1900 period in oak
These armchair is very well made, very light and nevertheless very solid, because although not restored there is no lack or broken bar...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
"Break" armchair by William Mulas
Located in Modugno, BA
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The BREAK armchair by WM is inspired by the soft classic lines.
An intense and fluid relat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Steel, Tรดle
Set Of 6 Leather Baroque Chairs, (20th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
Meticulously maintained solid dining chair set with natural straw upholstery and soft leather upper, double layer system, linear marquetry.
Classic Portuguese style set of six chairs...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Straw, Wood
$8,322 / set
Pair Of Baroque Chairs, 20th Century, Portugal
Located in Lisbon, PT
A carefully maintained pair of solid dining chairs with natural straw upholstery, inlaid linear marquetry and hand crafted . Revised by a carpenter and in excellent conditions. It ha...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
$3,083 / set
20th Century, Venetian Baroque Stile Carved and Laquered Giltwood Bench
Located in IT
20th Century, Venetian Baroque style carved and laquered giltwood bench.
This small center bench was made in the Venetian baroque style around the early twentieth century. The struc...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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...
Category
18th Century European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
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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Category
18th Century European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Beech
$3,610 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Set Of 4 Baroque Chairs, Straw Seating, 20th Century, Portugal
Located in Lisbon, PT
A carefully maintained solid dining room set of 4 chairs with natural straw upholstery, inlaid linear marquetry, a classic set of six Portuguese hand-built style chairs, revised by a...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
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.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Baroque Chairs, Straw And Leather, (20th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
Meticulously maintained solid dining chairS with natural straw upholstery and soft leather upper, double layer system, linear marquetry.
Classic Portuguese chair pair, refinished by...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Straw, Wood
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 dรฉcor with shell ornament on the curved frame. The chairs are covered with blue velvet. Shown in: Eller, Mรถbel des Klassizismus, Louis XVI and Empire, Munich 2002, p 204:301; and W. Schwarze, Antike deutsche Mรถbel...
Category
1780s German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Baroque Saxony Seat Group, 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Four chairs with a sofa in Dresden baroque style. Walnut freed and felted. Rich gilded bronze appliquรฉs, on the backs with perimeter bar contours. Saxony, circa 1880-1890.
Dimensi...
Category
19th Century German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Bronze
$10,586 / set
4 Original Chairs from the 1900 Period in Oak
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 original chairs from the 1900 period in oak
these chairs are very well made, very light and nevertheless very solid, because although not restored there is no lack or broken bars...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
$1,444 / item
19th Century Italian Red Leather Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair was made sometime in the 1800s in Italy. Has beautiful hand carved ornamental carvings throughout the frame of the chair; hand scalloped arms on a sea-scroll with the pati...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Metal
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Armchair and Pair of Ecclesiastical Chairs 19th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair and pair of Ecclesiastical chairs
19th Century
Portuguese
in carved brown.
Leather seat and back.
Dim.: 111 x 57 x 50 cm.
THE PRICE IS F...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
Baroque Armchair, South Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
Antique Baroque Armchair โ Hand-Carved Oak Chair from 1750s Southern Germany
Discover a rare and original Baroque armchair crafted between 1750-1760 in Southern Germany. Made from d...
Category
1750s German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of 17th century Italian baroque Walnut Benches
Located in Troy, NY
A sleek, sturdy pair of long, narrow benches, the thick, reeded top supported by turned legs on simple shoe-feet.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
$12,000 / set
Reproduction of a Baroque Style Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
From the Hollis Collection, a custom Baroque style armchair in an ebonized finish. Side Chair also available. 1 yard customerโs own material.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,750 / set
Armchair Commemorative Walnut Folk Initialed JFP dFP French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare late-17th century French walnut, commemorative, open, vernacular, naive, folk armchair with incised initials 'JFP' on the left hand side block and 'dFP' on the right hand side...
Category
1680s French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Armchair Walnut Leather Brown Spanish 17th Century Baroque Cordoba Ironwork
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Characterful open armchair injecting atmosphere into any interior
- Pared down form with a contemporary feel
- Tactile with original patina and thick modern leather.
- Character...
Category
1690s Spanish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Hendrix Allardyce Italian Baroque Style Leather Library Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand hardwood and leather library armchair designed by Hendrix Allardyce in the Italian Baroque taste. The monumental chair features a hand-carved hardwood frame with large molded a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Side Chairs in Carved Dark Stained Oak by Scandinavian Cabinetmaker
By Martin Nyrop
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...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
Baroque โStyleโ Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
From the Susanne Hollis collection, a Baroque โStyleโ splat back armchair in an ebonized finish. Side chair also available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating
$1,850 / set
18th Century Late baroque armchair in original color
Located in SE
Armchair made in Sweden about 1740. The armchair has an unusual high back, that could suggest that it were made for a Government. The original color is well preserved with much of in...
Category
1740s Swedish Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Birch
Three Original Antique Baroque Chairs, circa 1740 Solid Walnut Wood hand carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Three original museum Baroque Solid Walnut Chairs, circa 1740
Solid walnut. On the curled legs, strongly cambered frame. Curved, medial-shaped backrest. Seat and backrest from the g...
Category
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
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 ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of Four Baroque Chairs, Germany 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Set of Four Baroque Style Chairs โ Hand-Carved Flower and Rocaille Dรฉcor (19th Century)
Enhance your space with this stunning set of four Baroque style chairs, crafted circa 1860-18...
Category
1860s German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
$6,012 / set
17th Century Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century Italian parcel-gilt and green painted bench. Retains the original surface with wear and subtle craclure. Covered in a simple cream muslin with an old green fringe. Scrol...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Muslin, Paint, Walnut
19th Century 2 Armchairs Antique Baroque Style Scissor Chair Lion Heads walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century 2 armchairs solid walnut, all-round carved with historicism ornaments, backrest each side crowned by lion's heads with wide open mouth, scissor legs with baluster crossb...
Category
19th Century German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Armchair, Germany 19th century, Finely carved Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
This stunning Baroque armchair from 19th-century South Germany showcases exceptional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Crafted from finely carved walnut and upholstered with a bea...
Category
1840s German Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Walnut
$4,011 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Miniature Chairs
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Miniature Chairs
CHAIRS POSSIBLY MADE FOR DOLLS OR SAMPLES FOR SALE. THEY ARE FROM THE XIX CENTURY MADE IN MAHOGANY. VERY GOOD STATE. MEA...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
$829 / set
19th Century antique Oriental Chair with Inlaid Marakesh, 1900 beech carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood with various inlays. Beautifully turned.
This type of furniture was very popular in Europe in the 19th century.
Category
Early 1900s Maghreb Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Beech
Salon Set Neo Baroque / Rococo circa 1930 to Fully Restore
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Salon set neo baroque / rococo, circa 1930
to fully restore.
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Category
1930s French Vintage Baroque Seating
Materials
Upholstery
French Canape Set, 4 Chairs and 2 Armchairs Late 19th Century Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
French canape set, 4 chairs and 2 armchairs.
Late 19th century, early 20th century.
in carved and gilded wood.
Upholstered seats.
Dim.: (armchair) 97 x 88 x 52 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood
1 Original Bench from the 1900 Period in Oak
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1 original bench from the 1900 period in oak
These bench is very well made, very light and nevertheless very solid, because although not restored there is no lack or broken bars.
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Oak
ROCOCO Hand Carved Gray Baroque Chair or Throne in Solid Wood - Hand Carved
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
The Rococo throne by Ferruccio Laviani is a regal masterpiece meticulously handcrafted in Italy that transcends the ordinary to become a luxurious statem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
Italian Pair of 2 Baroque Armchairs, 1600s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Italian pair of two Baroque armchairs, designed by Carlo X, showcases a striking and opulent aesthetic. These armchairs feature a seat without a backrest, allowing for a unique a...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Chairs with Original Black Patina - Set of 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 2 French Chairs with Casters
Category
1880s French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Portuguese Canape
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Portuguese Canape XVIII,
in Brazilian rosewood with carvings and cane seat.
Dim.: 98 x 174 x 54 cm.
Very good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Seating
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
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 youโre 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 youโre 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 Kjรฆrnulf, and Europa. Itโs 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.