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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1980s French Vintage Baroque Cabinets
Wrought Iron
20th Century German Baroque Cabinets
Oak
1920s European Vintage Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 1900s Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
20th Century American Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
1990s American Baroque Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Baroque Cabinets
Oak
20th Century European Baroque Cabinets
Glass, Wood
20th Century European Baroque Cabinets
Glass, Wood
20th Century Baroque Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
20th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets
Maple, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Porphyry
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
1970s American Vintage Baroque Cabinets
Brass
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Baroque Cabinets
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Cabinets
Brass
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Cabinets
Mirror, Walnut
1970s American Vintage Baroque Cabinets
Chrome
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Bronze
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Cabinets
Pine
20th Century French Baroque Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
20th Century Baroque Cabinets
Oak
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Baroque Cabinets
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Cabinets
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinets
Birch
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Cabinets
Nutwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinets
Oak
Early 1900s European Antique Baroque Cabinets
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Pine