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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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Furniture
Fabric, Oak
1940s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Velvet
Early 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood, Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1790s Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror
19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood, Paint
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Marble, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Stone, Cast Stone, Composition
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble, Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Poplar
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Paper
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint
17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Tapestry
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Fabric, Velvet
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
1760s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Terracotta, Silk, Glass, Wood
18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century British Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Hardwood
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Brass, Bronze, Iron
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Metallic Thread
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Crystal, Brass