Baroque Secretaires
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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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
19th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Glass, Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Softwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Glass, Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Nutwood, Walnut, Pine
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Secretaires
Oak, Yew
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Maple, Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut, Softwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Secretaires
Nutwood
1760s German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood, Nutwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood, Paint
1870s Swedish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
1730s German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
18th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Pine
1790s Dutch Antique Baroque Secretaires
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Secretaires
Maple, Olive
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Walnut, Mirror
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Nutwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Secretaires
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Precious Stone, Wood
1750s Swiss Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Pine
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Metal, Bronze
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Early 2000s American Baroque Secretaires
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Paint
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
18th Century European Antique Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Oak
Early 19th Century German Antique Baroque Secretaires
Hardwood, Maple, Pine, Oak
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Secretaires
Wood
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Secretaires
Oak
18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Secretaires
Brass