Baroque Corner Cupboards
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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17th Century Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
1760s Dutch Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Brass
Late 18th Century Balkan Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Baroque Corner Cupboards
Walnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Pine
19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century English Baroque Corner Cupboards
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Pine
Late 18th Century English Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
1760s Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Oak
19th Century French Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Iron
Early 20th Century British Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Oak
1870s Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Oak
19th Century English Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Metal
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Glass, Oak, Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Oak
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Glass, Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Satinwood, Fruitwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Corner Cupboards
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wrought Iron
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Corner Cupboards
Wood