Baroque Sideboards
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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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Bone, Wood
1960s American Vintage Baroque Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Italian Baroque Sideboards
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Porphyry
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Sideboards
Glass, Walnut, Burl
Early 20th Century American Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Sideboards
Poplar
18th Century Central American Antique Baroque Sideboards
Wood, Pine, Paint
2010s Italian Baroque Sideboards
Iron
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Siena Marble
2010s Italian Baroque Sideboards
Iron
1770s Swiss Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Baroque Sideboards
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century European Antique Baroque Sideboards
Wood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Sideboards
Wood
19th Century English Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
1930s Austrian Vintage Baroque Sideboards
Pearwood
20th Century American Baroque Sideboards
20th Century American Baroque Sideboards
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Baroque Sideboards
Bronze
19th Century Indian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Baroque Sideboards
Pine
19th Century English Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
Early 19th Century English Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sideboards
Oak
Early 20th Century American Baroque Sideboards
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Baroque Sideboards
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Baroque Sideboards
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sideboards
Walnut
1950s European Vintage Baroque Sideboards
Beech, Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Sideboards
Wood