Baroque Cabinets
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 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Ormolu
20th Century American Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Nutwood, Oak
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Baroque Cabinets
Oak
19th Century English Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
1680s Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
20th Century European Baroque Cabinets
Glass, Wood
20th Century European Baroque Cabinets
Glass, Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut, Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Cabinets
Maple, Olive
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Poplar, Hardwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Marble
1840s Danish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Metal
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Chestnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Cabinets
Marble
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century American Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Late 17th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Chestnut
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Chestnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Steel
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood