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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Item Ships From: Madrid

Style: Baroque

Dutch style frame. Ebonized wood. 17th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

Dutch style curly frame. Ebonized wood. XVII century. Rectangular frame made of carved wood and decorated with a series of bands parallel to each other, of different widths and alte...

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17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture

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Other

Dutch style frame. Ebonized wood. 17th century.

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

Located in Madrid, ES

Sacrifice of the Mosaic Law. Oil on copper. 17th century, inspired by RUBENS, Pedro Pablo (Siegen, 1577-Antwerp, 1640). Oil on panel showing a figurative scene located in a building...

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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Materials

Copper, Other

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

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

Baroque Furniture

17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture

Dutch style frame. Ebonized wood. 17th 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

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

17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Beautiful Roman School of the 17th Century " Jesus among the Doctors "

17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture

Christ with angels. Possibly Flemish school, 17th century.

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

AMAZING PAIR OF ANCIENT WHITE CARRARA MARBLE TUBS WITH RINGS late 19th Century

17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Giacinti Brandi ( 1621-1691 ) " S. Giovannino " 17th Century with Video

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Important Pair of Italian School Paintings "Night and Day" 19th Century

17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

Announcement Italian School Oil on Canvas, of the 17th Century

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

YELLOW SIENA MARBLE ROUND OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AMMON late 19th Century VIDEO

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

ITALIAN SCHOOL "TOBIAS AND THE ARCHANGEL RAFAEL" 18th Century

19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture

PORTUGUESE COMMODE / SECRETARIAT from the 19th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Unicorn in Early 20th Century Terracotta

Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

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

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Baroque Furniture

Base for sculpture. Polychromed wood.

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

LATE 19th CENTURY ITALIAN STONE MORTAR

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Amazing Royal Yellow Marble Fountain Early 20th Century

Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

IMPORTANT CUT-OUT BOX, SÈVRES 18th Century

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 17th century.

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

High Relief Representing Battle 20th Century

17th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Furniture

Mirror with cabochon frame. Silver, enamel, wood, etc. Mexican school, 17th c.

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

High Relief Representing Battle Skull -""Memento""

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Impressive 19th Century Italian Walnut Wall Table

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Sculpture of a Faun's Head Made of Cleopatra Yellow Marble Early 20th Century

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Rare and Magnificent 19th Century SICILIAN Double Body Cabinet with VIDEO

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Ancient Malta Cross Marble Various Colors 19th Century Carrara Marble

20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Large Porcelain Figures 20th Century

19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture

JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED European, 19th century

19th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture

IMPOSING CANDELABRO With Arms Whytt Family of Bennochy-Whyte-Melville 1860 19thC

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture

Beautiful Italian " Torso " Early 20th Century Carrara Marble ( Restored )

19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

BEAUTIFUL SPANISH BARGUEÑO / CABINET CASTELLAN 19th Century

19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture

FRENCH FRUIT BOARD TABLE CENTER "Val St. Lambert" 19th Century

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

ITALIAN SCHOOL "Landscape" signed CORNICELLI 19th Century

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

IMPORTANT " ANNUNCIATION " TRIPTYCH Spanish School 17th Century

19th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture

BRITISH SCHOOL "Landscape with Figures and Animals" 19th Century

19th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture

BRITISH SCHOOL "Landscape with Figures" 19th Century

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Saint or Virgin to dress. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century.

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture

Italian Head of the Farnese Hercules in Terracotta End 19th Century

17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture

Virgin Mary (dress-up). Wood, etc. Spanish school, 17th century and later.

17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture