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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17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Plaster, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Metallic Thread
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bone, Ebony, Rosewood
1920s British Vintage Baroque Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Velvet
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque Furniture
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Metallic Thread
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
18th Century Indian Antique Baroque Furniture
Rosewood
1750s Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Tulipwood, Walnut
1680s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Tapestry
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
1730s European Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Delft, Earthenware
1980s Vintage Baroque Furniture
Marble
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Wood
1850s Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver
1630s Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Alabaster
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Tortoise Shell
Early 20th Century German Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Baroque Furniture
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Velvet
18th Century Japanese Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Baroque Furniture
Limestone
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
19th Century British Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Copper, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Linen, Silk
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Paint
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1870s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Burl
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
1850s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Wood
1680s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Ebony
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Velvet
Early 20th Century English Baroque Furniture
Metal, Bronze
1870s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Birch, Pine, Paint
1620s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century Baroque Furniture
Concrete
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal
1640s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold, Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint