Baroque Dry Bars
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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1940s French Vintage Baroque Dry Bars
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Dry Bars
Crystal
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Vintage Baroque Dry Bars
Teak
1930s Slovak Vintage Baroque Dry Bars
Macassar, Walnut
2010s Baroque Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Iron
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Dry Bars
Crystal
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Oak
Early 20th Century English Baroque Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
19th Century English Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Baroque Dry Bars
Suede, Tapestry, Mahogany
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Stone, Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Dry Bars
Metal, Wrought Iron