Baroque Furniture

BAROQUE STYLE

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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Style: Baroque

Ancient Malta Cross Marble Various Colors 19th Century Carrara Marble

Baroque Furniture

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Ancient Malta Cross Marble Various Colors 19th Century Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

RARE and SPECTACULAR 19th Century ITALIAN BED

20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

20th Century Italian White Statuario Carrara Marble Sink Body

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Rosso Di Verona Marble Shell-Shaped Sink Early 20th Century

17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

17th century Italian School "Holy Family with St. John the Baptist"

17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

17th century French School "Virgin and Child (Virgin of the Rosary)"

17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

Early 17th century French School "Virgin and Child "

17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

17th century French School, follower of Charles and Henri BEAUBRUN

17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

French School 17th Century"Portrait with Coat of Arms Margueritte de Boutteville

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Urbino Ceramic Plate end 18th Century

Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

FRENCH AUBUSSON TAPESTRY 17th/began 18th Century

Early 18th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture

ENGLISH SCHOOL "Sea Port" 18th Century

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Venetian School of the 18th century "Saint John"

17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture

Amazing Portuguese FLAPPED/CONSOLE TABLE 17th Century

Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

SPANISH TREMÓ REGENCY MARIA CRISTINA WITH PAIR OF BASES, CIRCA 1840 19th Century

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

AMAZING PAIR OF ITALIAN LARGE AMPHORAS 19th Century

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Beautiful Italian Holy Water Late 18th Century Marble

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 17th century.

Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Luigi Miradori circa 1600 - circa 1657 "Young Sleeping Child" 17th Century VIDE0

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Dining Table in Walnut and Wrought Iron Fasteners. Spain, 17th Century.

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Amazing Royal Yellow Marble Fountain Early 20th Century

17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture

Pair of Columns in Carved Wood, 17th Century

Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture

Dutch School, 19th Century "Landscape"

Early 20th Century German Baroque Furniture

Beautiful German Armchair, 20th Century

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Castilian table. Walnut wood, iron. Spain, 17th century.

19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture

CENTER TABLE Portuguese end 19th Century

17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture

Dutch style frame. Ebonized wood. 17th century.

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Beautiful and Unique 6 (Six) 19th Century Italian Armchairs

17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Italian School "Apostle" 17th Century

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

ITALIAN CENTER TABLE began 19th Century

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Sacrifice of the Mosaic Law. Oil on copper. 17th century, after RUBENS.

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

ELEGANT CENTER TABLE FROM SORRENTO (Sorrento-Naples -Italy) 19th Century

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Beautiful Italian Bronze Sculpture of Gladiators Marble Base 19th Century VIDEO

19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

"The Tears of Saint Peter" Follower Domenikos Theotokopoulos- El Greco 19th Cent

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

IMPORTANT SORRENTINO TABLE (Sorrento-Naples) 19th Century

18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

"Madonna With Sleeping Child, Follower Of Giovan Battista Salvi Il Sassoferrato

18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

IMPORTANT LARGE PAINTING Venetian School 18th Century H 275cm / 108.26 inches

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Mirror. Carved wood. 17th century.

19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture

SET OF SIX SPOONS AND LADLE IN PORTUGUESE SILVER 19th Century

18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture