Baroque Case Pieces and Storage 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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2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
19th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Softwood
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1740s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Tortoise Shell
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1760s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood, Maple
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1780s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut, Burl
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1750s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1660s English Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1620s Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1750s Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
1720s Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble
1780s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1750s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wrought Iron
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Nutwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Early 20th Century Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
1770s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
20th Century French Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Beech
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1680s Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Pearwood, Burl
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Fir
Mid-17th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Zinc
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century English Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1630s Belgian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Alabaster
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut