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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18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
18th Century Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
1880s French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Poplar, Hardwood
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Iron
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
1720s Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak, Wood
1750s German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Paint, Pine
18th Century French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak, Paint
1760s German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Marble
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Cabinets
Chestnut
Late 17th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
1650s Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
1730s German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Cabinets
Tortoise Shell
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
1630s Belgian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Alabaster
18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Marble
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Maple, Nutwood, Poplar, Walnut
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Early 1700s Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
1770s Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
1680s Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Paint, Wood
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
1770s Swiss Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Nutwood, Oak
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Cabinets
Mirror, Nutwood, Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Iron
20th Century Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 1700s French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Walnut, Softwood