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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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Murano Glass
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Mid-17th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Mahogany
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1890s Hungarian Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Glass
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Baroque Furniture
Stone, Composition
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Earthenware, Faience, Luster, Maiolica
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Velvet, Trimming
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Furniture
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Furniture
Oak
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Paint
Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint, Gesso
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood
1750s Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Stucco
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak, Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1960s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Textile, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Furniture
Brass
1780s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Chestnut
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Earthenware, Delft
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 2000s Chinese Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Murano Glass
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Mirror
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
1690s Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze