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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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Copper
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Satin, Silk
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver
17th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Copper
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Crystal
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Pewter
1930s Swedish Vintage Baroque Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Earthenware
19th Century American Antique Baroque Furniture
Lucite, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Furniture
Brass
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century British Antique Baroque Furniture
Delft
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Metal, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Furniture
Brass
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1990s Italian Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
19th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Furniture
Tin
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Cotton, Linen
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal, Bronze
1920s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
1730s European Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Poplar, Walnut
Mid-17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Early 18th Century Norwegian Antique Baroque Furniture
Burl
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Ultrasuede, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Baroque Furniture
Oak
19th Century Irish Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
1660s Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool