Baroque Furniture
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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Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Masonite, Paint
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Steel
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1920s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Cotton, Silk
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
1740s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal, Iron
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Baroque Furniture
Stone, Marble
Early 2000s Chinese Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
1820s Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Elm, Fruitwood, Ebony
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Crystal, Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Cotton, Linen
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Crystal
1690s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Poplar, Satinwood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
20th Century German Baroque Furniture
Metal
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold
1730s Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Blown Glass, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Resin, Wood
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Baroque Furniture
Wool, Velvet, Trimming
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint
18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Glass, Mirror
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Nutwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Carrara Marble
18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal, Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Rattan, Mirror, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Baroque Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Brass