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.
Very Large Mythological Meissen Group 'Apollo & Daphne' By J.J. Kaendler, C 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century: Apollo, clothed with a cloak, attempts to seize Daphne from behind as she flees from him and freezes into a lau...
Porcelain
Ancient Britain & Ireland with Roman and British Coins, Weigel, 1718
Located in Langweer, NL
Ancient Britain & Ireland with Roman and British Coins, Weigel, 1718 Description: A striking early 18th-century map of the British Isles as understood in antiquity, depicting Gr...
Paper
$1,672Sale Price|19% Off
French Carriage, Porter Gray armchair Louis XV style, washed wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding carriage or bonnet chair. The origins of this elegant piece date back to medieval England, although it was also widely used in France, inspired by royal carriages. Charac...
Fabric, Wood
Old Master Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic Italian late 17th century floral still life. Although the painting is not signed, it has all of the hallmarks of being created by a master painter. The painting and...
Gold Leaf
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo The tile painted in cobalt blue over wh...
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Fortuny Textile Pillows, Blue & Silver Damask, Luxurious Silk, New
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These exquisite pillows are crafted from luxurious Fortuny textile, renowned for its timeless elegance and artisanal craftsmanship. The fabric showcases a striking damask pattern in ...
Cotton, Silk
Gold Classic Baroque Style Frame Wood Plaster 56x46cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful gold-colored vintage pine frame with a lovely, characterful patina of age, entirely in the classic Baroque style, elaborately decorated with elegant and graceful acanthus l...
Gesso, Pine
Large-Format Boulle Clock, 17th/18th Century, Signed
Located in Berlin, DE
Dimensions: Height: (110 cm) Width: (45 cm) Depth: (25.5 cm) Large Boulle cartel clock with a matching pedestal. The ebonized wood case is decorated throughout with gilded bronze m...
Ebony
Pair of Luxury Baroque Wall Lights Made of linden Wood
Located in Hannover, DE
This pair of baroque wall lights, made of linden wood, was made in Italy in the 1960s. The craftsmanship is truly exceptional, and it's not often you find pieces of this quality thes...
Softwood, Paint
Rare large Antique Baroque or Rococo style hand carved oak mirror, France ca. 18
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1800 / mirror / oak / Antique / Baroque / Rococo / Mid-century Large monumental sculpted oak wall mirror, hand crafted around 1800 in France. This antique baroque style mi...
Mirror, Oak
Oil on canvas, Vase of Flowers by Francesco Caldei known as Francesco Mantovani
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Oil on canvas, Vase of Flowers by Francesco Caldei, known as Francesco Mantovani, Mantua 1584-Venice 1674. This is a painting created around 1600 by Francesco Caldei, known as Franc...
Canvas
Important Old Master Paintings, Christie's, January 29th, 1999
By Christie's
Located in Stamford, CT
Christie's Important Old Master Paintings catalog, New York January, 29 1999. This auction catalog consists of 206 lots, all color illustrations, with all lots described in detail. C...
Paper
Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup with Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant covered cup in Baroque style, is a piece hand made by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by two pieces: the cup and th...
Porcelain
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 18th Century Portuguese, from the 18th century in carved Brazilian rosewood. Decoration with interrupted pediments, volutes, floral motifs...
Silver
17th Century Brussels Hunting Scene Tapestry Pilllow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An extraordinary example of antique Flemish craftsmanship, this decorative pillow has been handcrafted from an original Brussels tapestry dating to the 17th Century. The woven scene ...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
19th Century Gilded and Painted Grey Italian Sofa Pale Orange Velvet Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
Italian sofa probably Piedmontese painted with a light grey patina (original color) on a walnut frame. Flowers and vegetal carvings all around the front part of the frame. Entirely ...
Velvet, Fruitwood, Walnut
First Half 18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Bench
Located in IT
First Half 18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Bench Dimensions: L 156 cm x H 138 cm x D 35.5 cm; Seat height without cushion 47 cm, with cushion 53 cm This elegant bench was made ...
Wood
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Polychrome and Gilt Rectangular Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fanciful Italian 19th century Baroque st. polychrome and gilt rectangular mirror. The mirror frame has a wonderfully decorative pierced convex design in a chocolate brown polychrom...
Mirror, Giltwood
Original Antique Print After Rembrandt, Labourers in the Vineyard, circa 1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rembrandt. Fine steel engraving. Published by Fisher, London. circa 1840 Unframed.
Paper
Pair of 18th Century Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 18th century Italian Renaissance lion carved walnut Sgabello hall chairs. Pair of Flemish carved oak hall chairs, circa 1890. Profusely c...
Walnut
17th century marble spiral architectural fragment
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century architectural fragment probably part of a sculpted colomn or doorway. With a spiraling bread between two straight angels carved out meticulous and skilfully. As a obje...
Carrara Marble
Antique Water Gilt Wood Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A fabulous 19th Century water gilded sunburst flush mount. Hand crafted wooden rays surround the single lamp holder to the centre, originally from a church in Germany this piece is i...
Pine
Italian Mid-Century Inlayed Sideboard or Trumeau by Cornelio Ferrandi, 1964
By Cornelio Ferrandi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Tall sideboard or Trumeau with Lift (May 1964): The beautiful inlaid decoration, crafted from various essences of natural polychrome woods, appears to be inspired by the Pre-Raphaeli...
Maple, Oak, Walnut
$1,984Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror represents the essence of the style born of the creative minds of Italian master artisans during the early 17th century, and which develo...
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century Italian parcel-gilt and green painted bench. Retains the original surface with wear and subtle craclure. Covered in a simple cream muslin with an old green fringe. Scrol...
Gesso, Giltwood, Muslin, Paint, Walnut
Baroque Chess Table, Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
This rare Baroque chess table from Germany, dating to around 1750, combines decorative artistry with timeless functionality. Crafted from solid and veneered walnut, the table showcas...
Walnut, Yew
Late 19th Century Spanish Walnut Bureau Bookcase ‘Secretaire’
Located in Miami, FL
A late 19th century Spanish Walnut Bureau bookcase ‘secretaire’ with fretwork open swan neck pediment, centred by a shaped finial, above a pair of doors, slant front enclosed writing...
Walnut
Vintage Regency Hand Carved Putti Bracket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming vintage wall bracket exemplifies the exuberant ornamentation of Baroque design, often seen in grand European homes. Expertly hand-carved from wood, the corbel structure...
Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Cabinet with Rich Carvings
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful, rare Large 17th Century Italian Baroque Cabinet, architectural in form, richly carved, and steeped in history. The rare two-part form features an upper and lower cabinet w...
Walnut
Baroque bronze mirror, 1930s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bronze Baroque mirror, Made in Italy, 1930s. Baroque style bronze wall mirror from the early 1900s. It is all ORIGINAL, both mirror and frame, and retains the patina of time. May s...
Bronze
Important 18th Century Spanish Baroque Pietà with Silver Crown and Glass Tears
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Spanish Baroque Pietà in Polychrome Wood with Silver Crown, 18th Century Impressive large-format Spanish Pietà, carved in wood and polychromed, datable to the late 18th cent...
Silver
Antique Polychrome Italian Credenza Buffet from Naples, 18th Century and Later
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the 1700s, the central cartouche of this credenza buffet was originally from an altar, in Naples, Italy. The cartouche is a fantastic relief carving of a highly scrolled co...
Wood, Pine, Paint
Striking Continental Glazed Earthenware Blue and Yellow Painted Urn, Talavera
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Spanish glazed earthenware two-handled blue and yellow painted urn or vase with molded handle, the body underglaze blue & yellow decorated, 19th century.
Ceramic
French BaroqueStyle settee in gilt gold and silver finish, hand carved
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is unique because the design is very special due to the fine carving And the combination of gold and silver finishes incorporated. The piece is not Only beautiful but fun...
Giltwood
Italien Baroque Period Torchière Floor Lamp
Located in Kastrup, DK
A decorative Italian 18th century Baroque period floor-standing torchière lamp. Wood carved rich in details and painted in green, giltwood an...
Wood
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Fragment Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional early Flemish tapestry fragment dating to the 17th century thoughtfully preserved and presented as a decorative pillow. Hand woven in wool the front panel reflects the...
Wool
$532Sale Price|49% Off
17/18th Century French Baroque Carved Oak Angel Head on Wings
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak winged angel head, France, circa 1650-1750 Weathered, small losses and old repair. Measurements include the wooden base. H:37,5cm W:37,5cm D:8,5cm
Oak
$3,628Sale Price|20% Off
Wooden baroque sculpture of a saint made around 1630
Located in Aachen, DE
Vollplastisch geschnitzte Heiligenfigur des frühen 17. Jahrhunderts, polychrome originale Farbfassung. Höhe 83cm, Farbe bereichsweise stark blättrig bzw. fehlend. Ausdrucksstarker G...
Wood
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Cupid or an Angel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a cupid or angel in profile. Simply a wonderful antique tile! Date: 18th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall fair, as-...
Delft
18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Vases"
Located in Madrid, ES
Largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world 18th century Portuguese "Vases" Measures: 312 cm x 210 cm Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. ...
Ceramic
Late 17th Century Brussels Tapestry after Teniers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautifully woven late 17th Century Brussels tapestry after the painter Teniers. Depicting a domestic scene including a mother and infant. Wonderf...
Tapestry
$5,900
Plank End Gateleg Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good late 17th century English or Welsh oak gateleg table, the oval top over balustrade silhouette slap ends, one with drawer, the swing legs of simple ...
Oak
19th Century Italian Painted Single Door Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, one-of-a-kind antique Italian painted marbleized parcel gilt cabinet with beautifully aged distressed patina. circa 1830 Hand-crafted in Italy in the mid-19th century, high-...
Wood, Pine, Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Cabinet Bar in Carved Walnut, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
19th Catalan Spanish Baroque carved walnut Tuscan two door cabinet. From the north of Spain, built in solid walnut, the rectangular top with a molded edge on a box that fits into tw...
Walnut
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted Rare Meissen porcelain salt cellar on three voluted feet accented in gold and polychromed. The tapered, circular b...
Porcelain
Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful inlaid dome top chest of the finest quality circa 1869. Inscribed on the front with the name 'gesche wulff' and dated 1869. Superbly inlaid in satinwood with urns, floral...
Oak, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Oak Dutch Baroque Cushion Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Dutch cushion cabinet with two doors. This cupboard takes its name from the pillow-shaped thickenings on the doors. The doors are fl...
Walnut
Large and Fine Italian Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elaborately carved and gilt wood and gesso framed mirror. With good size and having an airy pierced technique. Dimensions: 44" H x 37 5/8" W Condition: Please see detail photos. S...
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century English Needlepoint Orchard Scene Pillow With Birds Wool and Silk E
Located in Los Angeles, US
This 17th century English needlepoint pillow is finely worked in wool and silk and depicts an orchard scene populated with fruit laden trees, birds, and small animals rendered in a h...
Wool, Silk
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Meissen Porcelain Lady Figurine Watching a Bird
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain lady figurine that it is part of group of five that represents the five senses. She represents the sense of Touch. It depicts an 18th century lady in a chair beside a side table that has a large birdcage...
Porcelain
Spanish Baroque Side Table with Lyre Legs and Marquetry Top, 1850
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Baroque Spanish side table with marquetry top 19th century Spanish trestle table in walnut. This piece has a great scale, lovely lyre shaped legs with hand-forged iron ...
Walnut
Portuguese Ark of Large Dimensions from the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese ark of large dimensions from the 17th century in vignetting wood with a drawer and metal fittings. Bronze fittings. Defects of the age Dim...
Wood
18th C Engraving Jesús Nazareno by Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Engraving of Jesús Nazareno by Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona, dedicated to the Duke of Medina Celi, circa 1780–1795 A powerful and finely executed late 18th-century devotional engra...
Velvet, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
$18,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
18th C Style Italian Walnut BOCCI Trestle Extension Dining Table to order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our 18th Century style Italian Old Walnut trestle table with end extensions is available to order as shown or in custom size with finish options. The sophisticated Mediterranean "Bo...
Walnut
$5,580Sale Price|20% Off
19th Catalan Spanish Cabinet on Stand in Carved Walnut and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Catalan Spanish cabinet on stand in carved walnut with two doors in the cabinet.
Iron
$44,850Sale Price|30% Off
Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns, Mignard
By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 17th century oval oil on canvas "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns" Circle of Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within...
Canvas, Giltwood
Swedish Baroque Corner Cupboard, c.18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Swedish baroque corner cupboard, mid-18th century. Two pieces with smaller glazed upper cabinet and large lower cabinet. Scraped back to cream white paint. 81 ½ inches tall by 2...
Wood, Paint
Italy Venezia Mid-18th Century Baroque Wooden Sofa
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid-18th Century hand-carved 1750 Venetian Baroque walnut sofa, three-seat with armrests. Remarkable work by Venetian cabinetmakers. The 18th C...
Walnut, Silk
Swedish Baroque Blue-Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Architectural and decorative Swedish Baroque chest of drawers in pine with a shaped front and blue-painted surface with a fine patina. The chest has a profiled, shaped top and three...
Brass, Bronze
Italian jewelry box in solid 800 silver with hard stone
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian jewelry box in solid 800 silver with hard stone made entirely by hand. The body of the jewelry box is round and flower-shaped. The hinged lid has been subjected to different ...
Agate