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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Early 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Canvas
2010s German Baroque Furniture
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
20th Century Baroque Furniture
Wood
1730s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Furniture
Metallic Thread
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century British Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Travertine, Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Leather, Oak, Paint
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Paint
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Baroque Furniture
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Cotton, Silk, Down
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Baroque Furniture
Brass
17th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Faux Leather
1950s Ecuadorean Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Cherry, Ebony, Fruitwood, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
19th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass, Bronze
2010s British Baroque Furniture
Wood
20th Century German Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Statuary Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Faience
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Metal
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood
1750s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Murano Glass
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Faience
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
1690s Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Portuguese Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Russian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Copper
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass, Giltwood