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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
18th Century Italian Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Bookcase with Glass Doors 18th Century Italian Painted And Gilt Bookcase. This 18th century Italian bookcase is painted and parcel gilt and has 3 glass cabinet doors above for display, 3 drawers below and 3 wood cabinet doors at the bottom for storage. The paint decoration on this outstanding Tuscan bookcase...
Wood
$6,920Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Carved Oak Vitrine Cabinet Bookcase Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French carved oak vitrine cabinet bookcase barley twist renaissance from France. A gorgeous antique French bookcase cabinet, unusually...
Bronze
$3,996Sale Price|20% Off
Rarer Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut and Satinwood Baroque China Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare Dutch marquetry inlaid walnut and satinwood Baroque china cabinet vitrine is an extraordinary example of 18th-century inspired craftsmanship, blending grandeur with exquisi...
Glass, Satinwood, Walnut
An early 18th century Florentine Ebonized Wood Aedicule Case
Located in Leesburg, VA
An early 18th century Florentine ebonized wood aedicule case with gilt metal embellishments Ambit of Leonard van der Vinne Possibly first decade of the 18th century; Florence, Italy Approximate size: 83.5 (h) x 69 (w) x 23 (d) cm The cabinet’s centralized glass door is flanked by thick spiraling Solomonic columns surmounting a lower drawer. To the rear of the cabinet, the motif repeats in an eloquent display of perspectival treatment. The overall work is supported by a tiered base, elegantly conceived, and the cabinet is topped by a handsome pediment flanked by square plinths crested by gilt metal finials and an openwork frieze. The cabinet’s tempered and moderate form suggests an origin probably during the first decade or quarter of the 18th century. Although utilitarian in concept, the reserved and sublime expressiveness of this cabinet is managed with a quality and care respective of the influence of Florentine ebony cabinetry work conceived in the Galleria dei lavori or Grand Ducal Workshops of the 18th century Medici dynasty. In particular, its base mouldings echo a remarkable Night Clock...
Brass
Antique Swedish Baroque Bookcase, Handcrafted Pinewood, Circa 1780
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique large Swedish Baroque two-part bookcase made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The upper part of the detailed Scandinavian library, showcase is composed with two doors featuring its original glass and two long arched shelves...
Metal, Chrome
Richly decorated baroque style display case in oak, Belgium ca. 1950
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1950 / display case / oak and glass / mid-century / baroque A rare to find baroque style carved display case, made in Belgium around 1950. This exquisite oak display case...
Glass, Wood, Oak
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
French Zinc and Glass Oeil De Boeuf Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This unusual round metal display cabinet is a late 19th century piece made in France. Originally referred to as an oeil de boeuf vitrine for the bull's eye circular windows...
Zinc
Antique Venetian 18th Century Gold Gilded Wall Vitrine/ Display Case
Located in Doha, QA
This stunning Antique 18th Century Baroque Wall Vitrine ( Tabernacle/ Display Case) has a gold gilded exterior and inside bottom part beeing upholstered with a baroque noble red velv...
Gold
Exceptional & Large Two Part Dutch Baroque Walnut Vitrine / China Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover a truly exceptional and generously sized two part vitrine / display cabinet, expertly crafted in the opulent Dutch Baroque style. Its beauty lies in the exquisite walnut ve...
Brass
Outstanding 18th Century Cabinet on Modern Steel Stand
Located in Langenfeld (Rheinland), DE
Scraped back to its original wood, this striking cabinet makes a bold statement in any setting. The antique body is mounted on a modern, hand-forged dark steel base, creating a refi...
Steel
Tuscan Baroque Walnut Display Sideboard with Brass Grilles, by Michele Bonciani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A refined walnut display sideboard in the Tuscan Barocchetto style, created by Michele Bonciani, a distinguished 20th-century cabinetmaker from Cascina. This elegant piece dates to ...
Brass
PORTUGUESE ORATORY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE ORATORY 18th Century in mahogany wood with gilding. Glass doors. Interior with apricot. Dim.: 155 x 120 x 47 cm. good conditions
Wood
$5,956
Painted Dutch Vitine
Located in Arundel, GB
A finely realised, painted, 19th century vitrine. Retaining its original painted finish and gilded moulded detail. Comprising a 2 units, the upper with a single glazed door and 2 she...
Oak
Italian 18th Century Giltwood, Polychrome and Marble Baroque Console Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 18th century giltwood, polychrome and white Carrara marble Baroque console vitrine from the Piedmont region. This unique and extremely decorative console is rai...
Carrara Marble
1930s Venetian Walnut Baroque Sideboard and Display Cabinet Richly Floral Inlaid
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Majestic walnut sideboard with showcase in mid-century Venetian Baroque style, with widespread floral inlays in maple and rosewood. This beautiful sideboard was created by the skille...
Walnut
18th century, Imposing Italian Veneered and Inlaid Wood Trumeau
Located in IT
18th century, Imposing Italian Veneered and Inlaid Wood Trumeau This imposing veneered and inlaid wooden trumeau was made in Genoa, Italy, in the 18th century. The Baroque structure ...
Wood
Fine 19th Century Italian Tabletop Walnut Vitrine with Glass Door
Located in Miami, FL
Nicely walnut religious vitrine with painted accents and dome top. Interior is painted in green, used as a tabernacle in a church or chapel.
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century Venetian Baroque Lacquered Display Cabinet Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Display Venetian baroque glazed cabinet finished with silver leaf inwardly, and two thick crystal shelves, circa 1930. The two sliding front doors in crystal for closing and the two ...
Crystal
Three-Sided Dutch Display Cabinet in the Baroque Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid softwood and beechwood, partly ebonized and polished gold-plated. Heavily scalloped, profile-framed, single-section frame base on strong claw feet. Upright rectangular, single-...
Wood
20th Century Baroque Style Dutch Vitrine Cupboard
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple root veneer on solid pine and beechwoods. Gilded. Strongly profile- framed, one-drawered pedestal on strongly claw feet. (O-Sam-48).
Pine, Maple
20th Century, Vitrine with Fine Inlay in the Dutch Baroque Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light mahogany and maple on solid wood. Very rich, Baroque inlaid work. High-corpuscular body. On balustrade-shaped legs connected with an X-shaped ridge. Above two-wise frame base with profiled cover plate. Three-sided sprout-glazed, single-door display case. Interior shelves, wall covered...
Mahogany
$2,290
H 86.62 in W 47.25 in D 13.78 in
20th Century, Vitrine with Fine Inlay in the Dutch Baroque Style Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Light mahogany and maple on solid wood. Very rich, Baroque inlaid work. High-corpuscular body. On balustrade-shaped legs connected with an X-shaped ridge. Above two-wise frame base with profiled cover plate. Three-sided sprout-glazed, single-door display case. Interior shelves, wall covered...
Mahogany
19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet Adjustable Shelves and original hardware with good form and colour. With original Key for top cabine...
Oak
Brass and Glass Table Display Case, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Table display case with brass frame, thick also used as a jewelry box or for display and store decorative objects. Features a rectangular, transparent design with brass edges. The ...
Brass
$3,722
H 40.95 in W 43.31 in D 12.6 in
Art Deco Rare Cathedral Display Vitrine Cabinet in Walnut, English, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rare and totally original 1930s Art Deco English walnut display cabinet. A gorgeous piece of furniture that's veneered in figured mid tone walnut with ...
Glass, Walnut
Antique Barley Twist Curio Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An unusual and very well crafted display case with an Architectural presentation. With glass panels, interior Olive velvet type material, a single shelf, with interior accessed from ...
Glass, Wood
$2,590
H 48.42 in W 46.45 in D 11.81 in
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Vitrine, Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut bookcase features an upper part topped by a cornice above two glazed doors opening u...
Walnut
$2,495
H 58 in W 29.75 in D 15 in
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 58 inches in height, this small scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding and a red marble top with white veining. Its corners feature fluting with inset bronze filets. Its single door is finished with a bronze border and key surround and opens to reveal an interior with three adjustable shelves. The cabinet rests on Classic finial...
Marble, Bronze
French Vitrine Cabinet, Glass Door Walnut, Rosewood with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Toronto, CA
A French vitrine cabinet with glass door and sides, in walnut with rosewood and tulipwood, top with a grey marble top. The ormolu mounts give the cabinet the Louis XV styling tha...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Display Armoire ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut display Armoire ~ Bookcase is a majestic example of fine craftsmanship, executed in what experts consider the finest indigenous wood ever availabl...
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Rosewood Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Rosewood Bookcase is the perfect choice for those with a special collection, prized family heirlooms, or for your library of books! Rosewood, some...
Rosewood
Art Deco Bookcase, 1920, French
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bookcase Year: 1920 Country: French Wood It is an elegant and sophisticated bookcase. You want to live in the golden years, this is the bookcase that your project needs. We have s...
Wood
Stunning 18th Century Italian Bookcase
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Dating from the 18th Century and of Italian origin, this fine grand scale bookcase has a molded frieze above a three-bay open bookcase. Each bay contains shelves flanked by Corinthia...
Wood
Italian Baroque Style Carved and Gilded Wood Elegant Vitrine
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present to you this fantastic Italian showcase, a perfect example of quality craftsmanship that combines functionality and aesthetic elegance. Made in the second half of the 20th...
Onyx
1820s Germany Wooden and Glass Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
Step back in time and behold the captivating allure of this German vitrine, made circa 1820. This extraordinary piece, massive yet elegantly poised, stands as a behemoth of exquisite craftsmanship, exuding a timeless charm that effortlessly enchants the eyes and beckons admiration. The vitrine's journey through the ages has bestowed upon it a unique character and allure. The dark paint that once embraced its surface has gracefully ebbed away over the years, unveiling the warm hardwood that lies beneath. This transformation has given rise to a delightful patina, an artistic play of textures that adds an enchanting depth to its appearance. Step closer, and you'll be captivated by a stunning revelation. Inside the vitrine, and a pastel blue interior awaits, a fresh and unexpected contrast to its outwardly weathered allure. This harmonious blend of rustic and refined aesthetics creates a mesmerizing effect, making each moment spent with this vitrine a journey of discovery and delight. Featuring eight display shelves and four lower storage drawers, this vitrine generously offers both a treasure trove of storage possibilities and a glimpse into the history it carries within. The intricate woodwork, skillfully crafted during a time when artistry met tradition, holds stories and secrets from an era long gone by. This piece of history stands as a testament to the artistry and innovation of its era, a symbol of grandeur and sophistication. Its imposing presence and striking design make it a true marvel, demanding attention and reverence in any space it graces. The 1820s German Wooden...
Glass, Wood
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H 75.6 in W 29.93 in D 9.85 in
Coppia Di Vetrinette in Legno Dorato E Intagliato Con Luce Interna, Primi '900
Located in Florence, IT
Coppia di vetrinette napoletane in legno dorato e intagliato con scaffali in vetro e luce interna. Il velluto interno è originale. L'impianto elettrico è stato rifatto.
Crystal
18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Showcase
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century Ecclesiastical showcase Italy In carved and gilded wood, upholstered background. Minor flaws and defects. Dim: 59x35x25 cm. good conditions.
Wood
1800s Dutch Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
The silhouette of this antique oak vitrine evokes the lavish beauty of the Baroque. Built in the Netherlands circa 1800, serpentine drawers are crowned by an arched cabinet...
Brass
Early 19th Century German Bleached Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak vitrine from Germany, produced circa 1800. A handsome antique cabinet, featuring an arched, double door, upper display case, two centrally located sliding drawers with...
Glass, Oak
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Bookshelf Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood bookshelf vitrine. The bookshelf is raised by fine mottled feet below fine floral designs. At the center and...
Giltwood
Antique French Parquetry Bronze Ormolu Display China Cabinet Breakfront
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent antique French two tiered display cabinet breakfront with marble top credenza and bronze ormolu mounts and supports. The piece consi...
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Baroque-Style Italian Giltwood Vitrine
Located in Paris, FR
This large exquisite vitrine crafted in Italy in the mid-19th century displays the opulence of Baroque style. The display cabinet is richly decorated by beautifully sculpted giltwood...
Giltwood
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H 83 in W 42.1 in D 21 in
18th Century Marquetry Vitrine Cabinet or Display Cabinet, Austria, circa 1760
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable Baroque vitrine/ display cabinet from the 18th century in Austria, circa 1760. This artfully handcrafted cabinet has been restored about 20 years ago and is in a real good ready-to-use condition. Fantastic marquetry works in burr walnut, nut wood, maple, bird's-eye maple and beautifully set nut wood veneer confers this 18th century vitrine...
Brass, Gold Leaf
18thSpanish Baroque Display Carved Gilded Wood and Blown Glass
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding Spanish Baroque display or vitrine in floral carved and gilded wood with a gold leaves and burnished with agate stone. It has a door with b...
Crystal
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H 79.75 in W 41.5 in D 23.63 in
18th Century Swedish Baroque Period Corner Vitrine Cabinet in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A late Baroque period corner vitrine cabinet from the 18th century in hand-scraped original paint with scalloped base and reeded sides and door...
Glass, Wood, Paint