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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Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1750s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm, Walnut
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
18th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony, Fruitwood, Palisander, Walnut
1960s Danish Vintage Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1890s American Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1750s French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine
1770s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1790s Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1950s Belgian Vintage Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Oak
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1650s Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1760s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1850s Austrian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
18th Century Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Softwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mirror, Pine
1750s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Boxwood
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint
1750s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Paint
Early 1700s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Pine
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1760s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood, Maple
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Zinc
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Wood
18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1840s Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
1750s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
18th Century European Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine, Walnut
17th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fir
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wrought Iron