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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Torcheres or Gueridon
Located in London, GB
Pair of 18th Century Ventian fruitwood torcheres or gueridon. Parcel-gilt, scrolling column on a tripod base with faux marble tops. Small losses, signs of old worm and traces of re...
Gesso, Fruitwood, Giltwood
French 19th Louis XV Wrought Iron Gilded Console with Marble top and Low Shelve
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XV st. wrought iron, gilt metal and Green marble console. The wall mounted console is raised by elegant scrolled wrought iron supports connected ...
Marble, Metal
Frame. Ebonized wood, metal. Dutch School, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Frame. Ebonized wood, metal. Dutch School, 17th century. It has faults. Slightly rectangular frame made of ebonized wood and decorated with a series of smooth moldings of varying w...
Other
18th Century Console Table with Two Carved Drawers, Portugal
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century chestnut console table with deep, dark patina developed over 200 years of use. The table features carved drawer fronts, turned legs, and a trestle-style base. The carvin...
Chestnut
Old Master Continental School 17th Century Saint Jerome Oil Painting
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A anonymous 17th-century Continental School oil on canvas depicting Saint Jerome in penitence. The saint is portrayed kneeling in prayer before a crucifix, dressed in the traditional...
Canvas, Paint
Antique French Baroque Carved Walnut Upholstered Throne Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French throne armchair. Made of walnut featuring carved serpentine design with reticulated floral and acanthus crown. Dimensions: 29" x 28" x 54"h, 21" seat height
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Italian Portable Travel Altar, c. 1730 Walnut Baroque Cartapesta
Located in Epfach, DE
Italian portable travel altar, c. 1730. Walnut case with cartapesta, scagliola and carved wood, complete with original accessories. This rare and beautifully preserved altar dates t...
Scagliola, Walnut
Antique Venetian Murano Art Glass Bowl Centerpiece Gold Enamelled Blue Baroque
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare, large and unique antique Venetian Murano art glass bowl or centerpeice hand blown from the finest rich royal blue murano glass and hand enamelled with 24k gold leaf. Scroll v...
Gold, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Albarello Italian Drug Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Italian, blue and white Albarello, Baluster form jar with crown over double eagle design.
Pottery
Antique 17th Century Green Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry with Birds
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous full color antique 17th century Flemish Verdure landscape tapestry depicting a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation, and...
Wool
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow Verdure Foliage Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
This authentic 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow is crafted from a verdure fragment, a style renowned for its lush, nature-inspired compositions that flourished in the weaving cen...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
$1,760Sale Price / item|20% Off
18th Century Style Italian BELLA Carved Solid Walnut Side Chair Leather to order
Located in Encinitas, CA
BELLA side chair - our exclusive 18th Century style antique reproduction side chair - handcrafted of solid Italian walnut with beautifully carved front legs and premium antique style...
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Italian Armchair with Zebra Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional early 19th century Italian armchair, newly reupholstered to dramatic effect while preserving its soulful, timeworn character. The generously proportioned frame is rich...
Animal Skin, Zebra Hide, Walnut
FRENCH SCHOOL "Portrait of a Girl with Flowers". 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH SCHOOL "Portrait of a Girl with Flowers". Oil on canvas from the 18th century. Relined. Dimensions: 80 x 64 cm Good condition
Paint
Pair of Late 17th C. Italian Tuscan Walnut Demi Lunes, Carved Decoration, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Late 17th C. Italian Tuscan Walnut Demi Lunes with Carved Decoration, Italy H: 29.25 D; 18.75-19 W: 43 in. (Table, Cabinet, and the Demi lunes are from the same house and h...
Walnut
19th Century Still Life Painting After Pieter Claesz Dutch
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century still life painting after Pieter Claesz (1597-1660) Dutch. This outstanding 19th century oil painting on copper shows an amazing intuitiv...
Copper
17th Century German Marquetry Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th Century German Marquetry Table Cabinet. Cabinet is finely crafted with marquetry featuring a floral design on single outer door. The interior is ...
Wood
Large Five Panel Dutch Leather Chinoiserie Screen
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Leather Screen. Screen has five panels painted with flowers in urns with nail head trim on wooden frame...
Leather
$455Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Authentic Fortuny Pillows in Coral and Gold Geometric Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined pair of authentic Fortuny pillows crafted from a classic Fortuny geometric lattice pattern, featuring interlaced lines arranged in a rhythmic, architectural crisscross desi...
Cotton, Silk
Portrait Traditionally Identified as Maria Theresa of Austria, c. 1720
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 17th Century Oil on canvas, European School, ca. 1660–1680, late 17th century Oil on canvas depicting Maria Theresa of...
Paint
French Baroque Walnut Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A French baroque single drawer side table in walnut having molded top above single drawer with triangular ring pull. Legs and stretcher retaining ebonized highlights and with particu...
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Cabinet with Original Paint Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish late Baroque cabinet with original paint from Gumbodahed Skelleftea, Northern Sweden. A magnificent late Baroque cabinet that is divisible into 2 parts. Scrape...
Pine
Italian 18th Century Carved Painted and Parcel Gilt Overdoor
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian 18th century (circa 1750) carved wood architectural pediment to complete a doorway or headboard, all hand-painted in a striking combination red and blue with parcel gilt acce...
Gold Leaf
I8th C Style Paul Ferrante Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
I8th C Style Paul Ferrante Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Solid Oak Spanish Kitchen Display Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful hand carved solid oak kitchen cabinet It has a recessed upper part for the display of plates and cups. The lower cabinet features a fixed shelf and the doors are decorated with geometric chip carving and rosettes. The cabinet has a rural appearance typical for this type of Spanish furniture. The cabinet has the original hand forged hinges...
Iron
$1,244Sale Price|35% Off
Gilded and decorated wooden wall mirror early xx century Baroque style
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Specchio da parete con cornice in legno intagliato e dorato, decorato nella parte superiore, stile barocco, inizi del XX secolo. CONDITION: In good condition, with signs of wear due...
Glass, Wood
$3,367Sale Price|37% Off
Antiqued Landscape Oil Painting After Watteau, Baroque Style, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A large antiqued reproduction oil painting after Antoine Watteau. Features an antiqued canvas. Frame: 75.5 cm (29.72 inches) x 66.5 cm (26.18 inches) Canvas: 55.5 cm (21.85 inches) ...
Canvas
19th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Garlic Neck Vase
Located in Troy, MI
This Dutch Delft vase follows the classic garlic neck form, its bulbous body rising through a slender fluted neck to a secondary globular knop and a flared, scallop-rimmed mouth. The...
Earthenware
Vintage Bavarian Baroque Style Hand Painted Table Writing Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian Baroque Style Hand Painted Table Writing Desk Early 20th century Bavarian hand painted writing table in Baroque style. The beautiful green-blue table is raised on f...
Pine
Palazzi of Sicily by Angheli Zalapi Hardcover Book, Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Palazzi of Sicily by Angheli Zalapi Hardcover. This book is the first to trace the evolution in style of the fabulous homes that have been built on the island of Sicily, from feudal...
Paper
Pair of Murano Glass Silver Flecked Rose Candelabra
Located in Riverdale, NY
Gorgeous pair of large antique Murano hand blown glass candlesticks with gorgeous swirls of silver flecks with pink opaline rose buds. Be...
Blown Glass
18th Century Spanish Glazed Ceramic Jar Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Very interesting 18th century Spanish ceramic wine or oil storage jar with wonderful olive green glaze with raised leaf and floral design ...
Ceramic, Pottery
Early 19th Century Tuscan Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Northern Italian sofa from Tuscany. Retaining its original paint and gilded decorative elements. Upholstered in Kravet Kashmira.
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Venetian Octagonal Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Venetian Octagonal Beveled Mirror. Stunning large antique octagon shaped beveled mirror. This cushion shaped Venetian mirror is in good antique condition with naturally...
Mirror
Early 18th Century, Danish Baroque Oak Sideboard, Carved Details, 1700s-1750s
Located in Odense, DK
A rare and characterful Danish Baroque piece dating from the 18th century, originally constructed as a traditional oak chest and later thoughtfully converted into a sideboard or cabi...
Oak
Venetian Sir & Lady Pair of engraved Murano Glass Mirrors Gold Finishes 1900s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Venetian Sir & Lady Pair of engraved Murano Glass Mirrors Gold Finishes 1900s This pair of Murano glass mirrors, entirely handcrafted by Venetian master glassmakers in the 1900s, is...
Gold
Russian Icon of the Virgin of Tenderness (Eleousa), 19th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Icon The Virgin of Tenderness or Eleousa / wood / Religious This poignant 19th-century Russian icon depicts The Virgin of Tenderness, also known as Eleousa, ...
Wood
Pair of Italian Period Baroque Walnut Demi-Lune Console Tables, circa 1680
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Period Baroque Walnut Demi-Lune Console Tables, circa 1680 With a sobriety and a serenity of line, these tables are perhaps the most authentic form of Italian Baroq...
Walnut
17th C. Sheet Music "Feria vi. Paschae" (page 191 and 192)
Located in Soquel, CA
17th C. Sheet Music "Feria vi. Paschae" (page 191 and 192) Excellent example of Latin sheet music for Catholic church services. Bold red title and notations, with red staff lines. N...
Paper
Baroque Style Wrought Iron Brazier Fire Pit or Chimnea
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic custom made wrought iron brazier fire pit or chimnea. The round pit features a decorative border on top of scrolled acanthus appearing l...
Iron
$3,180Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Spanish desk with lyre legs and carved edges on top An 20th century Spanish Baroque style desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wrou...
Wrought Iron
$512Sale Price|25% Off
Capodimonte Baroque Lady Figurine With Lace Dress, 1900s
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exquisite early 20th-century Capodimonte porcelain figurine depicting a Baroque lady dressed in layered lace with floral embellishments. Handcrafted in Italy around 1900, this tr...
Porcelain
17 century, oak, bone and ebonised chest of drawers with enclosed upper section
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally rare, mid-late-17th century, oak, bone and ebonized chest of drawers with enclosed upper section In two sections. The top section with two doors disguised as drawer...
Bone, Oak
Small late 18th Century Console or Side Table in Oak with three Drawers
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A simple but elegant small console or side table with three drawer in silky smooth oak. Beautiful dark patina. Provenance: château in the Haut-Var-region, South France This table w...
Oak
Baroque Style Black Lacquer Commode with Gilt Hardware, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant baroque style commode featuring a dramatic high-gloss black lacquer finish and ornate gilt bronze hardware. The piece presents a beautifully shaped serpentine front, cabriole...
Brass
Pair 18th Century Eleanora & M. Magdalena Medici Wax Portraits On Slate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Eleanora & M. Magdalena Dei Medici Wax Portraits on Slate Measures: 4.5" DA 18th Century or Earlier Wax Portraits of Eleonora de' Medici and Maria Magdalena de' Medici in Ormo...
Slate, Bronze
Black Swedish Cupboard or Kitchen Cabinet, Sweden Late 18th C.
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th-century Swedish Baroque cupboard or storage kitchen cabinet, showcasing timeless craftsmanship and practicality. This striking piece features dry-scraped historic black p...
Pine
The Treasures of Rembrandt Book by Michiel Roscam Abbing Art Gallery Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Treasures of Rembrandt Book by Michiel Roscam Abbing Art Gallery Book in slip case. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of one of the wo...
Paper
$7,232Sale Price|20% Off
Adoration of the Magi Oil on Canvas Painting, 18th Century, Baroque Religious
Located in Lisbon, PT
This 18th century Italian painting captures one of the most iconic biblical moments: the Adoration of the Magi. The mysterious travelers kneel in reverence before the Infant Jesus, ...
Canvas
Sunburst Crown Ceiling Ceiling Light Fixture in Carved Giltwood, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Crown sunburst flush mount, giltwood, gold leaf, Spain, 1930s-1940s. Gorgeous baroque style carved gold leaf giltwood crown sunburst light fixture with frosted glass dif...
Gold Leaf
Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful Late Baroque Box used for Chess/Backgammon and Nine Men’s Morris Game pieces. Rich interior and exterior decorated with different types of wood, including olive, walnut and birch. Late 17th Century/Early 18th Century. This charming games box features intarsia of wood veneer in several different types wood. The top of the box is a chess board decorated with three types of wood. The opposite side of the box is a board for Nine Men's Morris, an antique playing...
Birch, Olive, Walnut
IMPOSING ENGLISH ARMCHAIR early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPOSING ENGLISH ARMCHAIR early 20th Century Made of teak wood, early 20th century, profusely carved and openwork, decorated with vegetal motifs, with arms representing lion heads a...
Wood
Italy 19th Century Majestic Double Bed in Walnut Restored and Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Italian Baroque double bed in solid walnut and veneered walnut restored and wax-polished, circa 1850 Measures cm: H182\111 W183 D220 (internal 170 x 200). ABOUT Bassano's ...
Walnut
Large 18th Century French Painted Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Impressive 18th Century French painted cupboard. Shelved with a wonderful top interior. Comes in two parts, top and bottom, for ease of placement. Circa 1780.
Oak, Paint
Large Giltwood Tray Mirror with Engraved and Eglomisé Decoration, Italy, 1890s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A highly decorative and atmospheric large tray mirror dating to the late 19th century, crafted in Italy and conceived as a true statement piece. The mirror is set within an architect...
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Henredon Italian Baroque Carved Oak and Burl Wood Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Italian Baroque style extension dining table By Henredon USA, Late 20th Century Beautiful patchwork burl wood top, with carved solid oak apron and cabriole legs, an...
Oak, Burl
Pair of Venetian Hand Painted Armchairs in White Antique Painting and Giltwood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Venetian hand painted armchairs in white antique painting and giltwood Green Velvet in back and seats Beautiful hand paintings in both backs.
Walnut
$292Sale Price|30% Off
1970s Bacchus as Harvest Jester Ceramic Mask Majolica Ceramiche Artistice, Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely impressive Bacchus in the shape of a jester carrying a full bounty of the harvest on his head: there is fiery red pepperoni placed as horns, a juicy plum, lemons and plent...
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Tapestry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Baroque woven tapestry of a verdant scene and a couple observing a sleeping Putto. Mounted on a stretcher frame, with linen backing.
Fabric
Large Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Chargers, 20 Inches Diameter. C.1750
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly polished pewter chargers. Measure: (20.5 inches). English, mid 18th century. Most likely, London Some showing traces of the touchmarks similar to hallmarks on silv...
Pewter