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.
Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque ca. 1760 walnut and burl
Located in Münster, DE
Top-mounted secretary desk with slanted flap Baroque, circa 1760, walnut and burl veneer, lower section with 2 hinged doors and a slanted flap, 2-door top section with arched pedime...
Wood, Nutwood, Burl
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Painted Walnut Iron Coffer Chest Trunk 1784
Located in Portland, OR
Antique German Baroque dome top painted walnut sea chest, dated 1784. The chest having a hinged dome top with iron strapping, the interior of the lid having hand-forged strap hinges and original hand-forged iron lock...
Iron
Hand-painted Corner Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rare hand-painted corner cabinet from the 18th century with a single door. The geometrically decorated panels on the front create a striking contrast against the light-painted surfac...
Wood, Softwood
Late 20th Century Angel Design Tapestry 7' X 5'8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Wool
Baroque Wood and Iron Spanish Folding Traveling Table
Located in Leesburg, VA
Baroque Wood and Iron Spanish Folding Traveling Table Anonymous Spain; 18th century Wood, iron Approximate size: 27 (h) x 38 (w) x 19.5 (d) in. An 18th-century Spanish folding tab...
Iron
Jacques Garcia Decorating In The French Style Book by Franck Ferrand 1999
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Jacques Garcia Decorating In The French Style Hardcover Book by Franck Ferrand 1999. Jacques Garcia Decorating In The French Style, is a reference in term of French Decoration Style.Pubished in 2005, this version is the Original publication which was later modified.After designing private interiors for distinguished clients worldwide, Jacques Garcia subsequently set about decorating some of the most popar establishments in Paris - from the Hotel Costes, the Laduree tearoom on the Champs Elysees and the new Fouquet's, to the brasserie La Grande Armee and L'Avenue. But his masterpiece is the Norman chateau Le Champ de Bataille, in which every detail contributes to the formation of a new style: the Garcia style.Jacques Garcia is one of the most fashionable interior designers in France today. Parisians flock to the tables of the exclusive Hotel Costes he designed near the place Vendome, and the famous tea room Laduree on the Champs Elysees to dine and be seen in his elegant and atmospheric fin-de-siecle salons. Garcia counts among his private clients royalty, actors, piticians and businessmen from New York to Beirut, but he is just as much at home refurbishing museums (musee Carnavalet, musee de la Vie Romantique) and palace hotels and casinos in Deauville or Baden-Baden. Neoclassicism, Orientalism and Empire Revival are his decorative landmarks. In deliberate opposition to the post-modern spaces designed by wunderkind Philippe Starck in the early 90s, Garcia is passionate about the past, but his is not a dry historicism. He is a master at mixing texture, pattern and cor. His re-created rooms seem to bear the traces of generations, but are in fact the product of his inspired and irreverent imagination and attention to detail. The magnificent, ongoing restauration and decoration of his Normandy chateau, Champs de Bataille, attracts visitors from the world over and is a monument to his art and creativity.Stunningly illustrated, this sumptuous vume will appeal to anyone interested in interior decoration and provides a privileged look into the exclusive world of French elegance and style.In mid-career, Jacques Garcia invites us to explore an oeuvre in continuous development in which the marvels of the past have been revisited with an eye to the present. A magician of mood, Garcia is expert at keeping spectators spellbound.Here, extensively illustrated, is the first work entirely devoted to this outstanding interior designer. In it we share the joys to be derived from a certain art of living a la francaise, in the timeless tradition of the "grand style". A thirty-year career has made Jacques Garcia a worldwide name in interior design in the French tradition. In Paris, chic crowds flock to his celebrated Hétel Costes and Ladurée tearoom, and to his many fin de siécle brasseries. Garcia's designs also grace the interiors of the Musée Carnavalet and the Musée de la Vie Romantique and his most recent tour de force is the restoration of Paris Hotel Mansart. Garcia's most ambitious project to date, the refurbishment of the Chateau du Champ...
Paper
Italian Baroque Style Painted And Gilt Wall Bracket
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian Baroque Style Painted And Gilt Wall Bracket. This stunning Italian Baroque style carved wood has a beautiful painted and parcel gilt finish and a large top surface area...
Wood
Antique Hand-Carved & Painted Wooden Mounted Architectural or Nautical Fragment
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-carved and polychrome painted architectural or nautical fragment shows no sign of where is may have originated from, but is quite early dating between approximately...
Oak
Late 19th Century Brass Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass chandelier made in the 1880s in Vienna. A beautiful form body. Six flamed fitted with E14 sockets and an baroque cherub in the middle. Original condition.
Brass
17th Century Polychrome Carved Wooden Cherub
Located in NANTES, FR
**17th Century Polychrome Carved Wooden Cherub – M3516** This 17th-century cherub is made of carved wood with a beautiful polychrome finish. We note ge...
Wood
17th Century French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady
By Jean Nocret
Located in London, GB
17th Century French School Portrait of an aristocratic lady as the Magdalene Oil on canvas, framed 57.75 x 48.5 cm. /22 ¾ by 19 ins The frame 79 by 71 cm. / 31 by 28 ins PROVENANCE:...
Canvas
Small nave. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio. Valladolid, Spain, 18th cent
By Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco
Located in Madrid, ES
Small nave. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio. Valladolid, Spain, 18th century. With contrasting marks. It has repairs at the base and flaws in the cresting. Small nave with a...
Silver
$4,024
Gilded wooden mirror
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large 20th-century French mirror. Carved and gilded wooden frame in a Baroque style with beautiful craftsmanship details throughout the decoration. Good vintage condition with a beau...
Wood
17th century Antique Aubusson/Gobelin tapestry, France Architectural land, silk
Located in Berlin, DE
17th century Antique Aubusson/Gobelin tapestry, France Architectural landscape, silk Antique Museal Aubosson tapestry made of silk and partly wool. Very fine and antique design. Dep...
Wool, Silk
Antique Fireplace in Baroque Style of Statuario Marble from the 20th Century
Located in Made, NL
This beautifully crafted antique marble fireplace dates from the Baroque era. Baroque time is characterized by an abundance of form and decorations. Especially decorations such as cu...
Statuary Marble
Penitent Magdalene oil painting, late 17th century, Italian baroque style
Located in Sant'Arsenio, Campania
Oil on canvas. Late 17th century, early 18th century. Andrea Vaccaro School, Naples. According to classic iconography, the penitent Magdalene is depicted with tears in her eyes, he...
Paint
Large Plaster Architectural Ionic Capital Element, Austria, 1880
Located in Almelo, NL
Decorative large cast plaster capital of Iconic order, Austria, 1870-1880. The capital is formed by two volutes on the flanks connected with decorative...
Plaster
20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver Engraved Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important sterling silver tea and coffee service. The service was entirely handmade in the Baroque style. The body of the coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl is round and h...
Sterling Silver
Casket with Inlays. Baroque Early 18th Ctr. Walnut and Ebonised Oak
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Baroque casket crafted in oak, richly veneered with hand-cut walnut and finished with ebonised mouldings. The lid features pronounced Baroque-s...
Iron
$3,400Sale Price|38% Off
Early 19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Style Gold Gilt Oval Vertical Mirror
Located in Encinitas, CA
Early 19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Style Gold Gilt Oval Vertical Mirror. Lovely oval niche shape gold mirror with hand carved detail. "Bolo" gold leaf process. Original mer...
Giltwood
$6,154Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Sofa, Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
18th Century Baroque Sofa, Germany This exquisite Baroque sofa from Germany, circa 1750, features a finely hand-carved walnut frame with intricate details typical of the 18th century...
Walnut
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
17th Century Baroque Painting on Copper, Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Miami, FL
Old Master Baroque Painting on Copper, Circle of Rubens, 17th Century “Sabine Women”, 17th Century Flemish Baroque Oil on Copper, Attributed to the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens A superb 17th-Century Baroque oil painting on copper, attributed to the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens...
Copper
Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On A Tree Trunk Eating, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent lifelike depiction of an exotic bird sitting on a sturdy tree trunk, eating with the help of its claw, below crawling insects: Cockchafer, caterpillar and snail, and leaf t...
Porcelain
Set of Italian Nesting Tables 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
DESCRIPTION Title: Set of Italian nesting tables Date/Period: XIX Century Dimension: 54 x 50 x 30 cm Materials: polychrome wood Additional Information: Italian nesting tables ...
Wood
Huge Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Altar Candelabra
Located in Houston, TX
Magnificent pair of 18th century Italian Baroque giltwood altar candelabra. This stunning huge pair of Italian Baroque gilt wood pricket altar sticks, candlesticks or candleholders will be the focal point of a mantel, console table, credenza or commode. The antique gilt wood candlesticks...
Giltwood
Italian 17th Century Walnut Credenza
Located in Troy, NY
Mid-size Italian credenza with a deep warm patina, the molded top with a dentil-decorated edge above two drawers with brass knobs, separated by decorative acanthus scrolls, two doors...
Walnut
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Baroque Coffee Table Book, 2001
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi large coffee table book. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Hardcover with jacket. Title: Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi Publisher: Metropolitan Mus...
Paper
Italian Wood Carved Casket Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian wooden carved casket box in the baroque style. Features gothic faces and lions paw feet. Can be used as a jewelry or trinket box or ...
Wood
17th Century English Child's Chair in Leather with Brass Studwork
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare low 17th century leather upholstered oak child's chair with brass studwork on turned legs joined by stretcher base, excellent color.
Brass
Vintage Baroque Style Floral Gold Infused Cristallo Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This spectacular gold-infused Cristallo Murano chandelier features four scroll arms with tri-lobed cups, elegantly styled with tiers of daffodils and leaves. The glasshouses on the i...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Amazing Bartolomeo Ligozzi, 1630-1695 "Still Life" 17th Century
By Central School of Arts & Crafts
Located in Madrid, ES
Bartolomeo Ligozzi, 1630-1695 Still life, flowers in a vase with putti in relief, oil/litho/wood, restored approx. 66x52cm, frame: 73cm x 59cm good conditions Bartolommeo Ligozzi wa...
Paint
18th Century Italian Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian walnut trestle table. This stunning rustic Italian Baroque walnut trestle table, refectory table, library table, din...
Walnut
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Crystal Lamps with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of crystal table lamps, giltwood element wired for electricity, and fitted with two new sockets each. Rope-twist motif complete with cut crystal reservoir mounted in finely c...
Crystal, Bronze
Early 18th Century Gilt Wood Italian Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional split plate Italian mirror Dating to circa 1730, Genoa, Italy. This astonishing mirror is of exceptional proportions, the split mercury plate foxed and worn to perfe...
Gesso, Wood
$9,500 / set
Pair Large Italian Gilt-Carved Brackets
Located in New York, NY
Pair large Italian gilt-carved brackets. Pair of gilt-carved brackets with rich silvered-gold patina and faux marble tops, Italy, circa 1770s Dimens...
Wood
17th Century Flemish Tapestry, "Rescue of the Nymph Io from the Giant Argus"
Located in Atlanta, GA
The scene depicting a well-known Roman and Greek Myth: Hera, wife of Zeus has turned his lover, the nymph Io, into a cow and has cast her out of the heavens to earth and the garden of Nemea and ordered Argus, the all seeing Giant, to watch over her. Zeus sends Hermes...
Silk, Wool
English Oak and Inlaid Walnut Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William and Mary period English oak side table, the thumb molded top with ogee shaped under molding, the single drawer having line inlaid panels and half round molded facade, ov...
Oak
Meissen Coffee Set For 6 Persons Rich Dragon Black, Red & Gold, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Coffee Set for 6 Persons, Decor number 321010 - Rich Dragon in black, shaded red and gold, gold rim 21 parts: 1 coffee pot with lid - height = 24,0 cm / 9.44 in 1 cre...
Porcelain
$18,937Sale Price|50% Off
Dutch 17th Century Rosewood Ebony Baroque Cupboard Kussenkast, 1670
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a unique and monumental Dutch Baroque cupboard called “Kussenkast" from the late 17th century, probably circa 1670-1680. Made of rosewoo...
Ebony, Rosewood
$1,295
Pine Trunk or Mule Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
A trunk or blanket chest with a drawer at the bottom is known as a mule chest, probably because it is a cross between a blanket chest and a chest of drawers. This is a handsome one ...
Pine
$8,500 / set
Near Pair of Florentine Baroque Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Montreal, QC
These Florentine mirrors are well-carved and gilt with scrolling acanthus and foliate motifs which create a lively background for the arched mirror plates. They are substantially, th...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$1,570Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Antique Danish Solid mahogany Wood Cabinet, 1890s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This finely carved wooden cabinet is a distinguished Danish antique dating from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Originating from the countryside, it carries a war...
Brass
Sacred Heart of Jesus Bust Christian Luxury White Sculpture Gold Luster - Floral
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
A masterpiece of Catholic devotional art, this hand-crafted luxury porcelain bust of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ stands as one of the most refined interpretations of this enduri...
Porcelain
Pair of Italian 17th Century Sculptural Silver Mecca Gilding Console Tables
Located in Firenze, IT
An extraordinary pair of Italian Baroque console tables, dating from the 17th century, remarkable for their high sculptural quality and lavish decorative theatrical design. Each cons...
Marble, Silver Leaf
Antique Italian Baroque Style Crystal Chandelier Brass Basket Form Restored
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant crystal chandelier has been fully restored in our Berlin workshop with great care and attention to detail. The entire electrical system has been renewed to meet modern ...
Crystal, Brass
$128,500 / set
Pair of Italian Baroque Carved Wood Floor Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Baroque-style (19th Century) stripped pine, beech & poplar 24 arm floor torchiere with 3 scrolling legs on horses (in the style of PIRANESI)
Beech, Poplar, Pine
18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Saint Antony"
Located in Madrid, ES
Largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world 18th Century Portuguese "Saint Antony" Measures: 252 cm x 294 cm Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th ce...
Ceramic
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 or azulejo This tile painted in blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set the...
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
$9,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Early 19thc French Antique Crystal Hurricane Shade Sconces attrib. Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Very Rare Pair of Mid 19thc Hurricane Shade Sconces Attributed to Baccarat France. Clear rop twist arms, White/ Gold Enamel Floral Accents. This whole set is all original. There are two heavy metal sconce arm holders, there is a crystal matching floral enamel basin...
Crystal
Portuguese Eighteenth Century Decorative Wall Shelf
Located in Ballard, CA
Unique Baroque wall shelve from Portugal, adorned with beautiful gilt and faux marble, Having arrived in Portugal later than it did in the rest of Europe, baroque art was to take on ...
Fruitwood
Vintage Italian Baroque Style EPNS Silver & Gold Plated Serving Spoon and Fork S
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Baroque Style EPNS Silver & Gold Plated Serving Spoon and Fork Set. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 1" H x 10" L x 2...
Silver Plate
Our Lady of El Rocío, dressed in robes, with Child and Peruvian Alpaca Crown
Located in Madrid, ES
Our Lady of El Rocío, dressed in robes, with Child and Peruvian alpaca crown, Spanish school, 20th century This image of Our Lady of El Rocío is a polychrome wooden sculpture of the ...
Silver
Flemish Baroque Walnut Side Chair
Located in Essex, MA
A wonderful whimsical chair with nicely carved details and needlepoint drop in seat. Cabriole legs and shaped H form stretchers.
Walnut
Spanish Early 19th Century Baroque Side Table with Lyre Legs and Marquetry Top
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 iro...
Rosewood, Walnut
19th c. French Baroque Wrought Iron & Bronze Andirons With Gothic Tudor Arch
Located in Litchfield, CT
Monumental antique 19th century French baroque wrought iron and bronze andirons with gothic tudor arch for a limestone fireplace hearth. Measure 32 1/4" tall x 26" front to back x 1...
Iron
1820s French Baroque Oak Buffet With Brass Details
Located in High Point, NC
This early 19th-century French Baroque oak buffet is a richly detailed example of period craftsmanship, blending robust construction with decorative refinement. Crafted from solid oa...
Brass
$2,130Sale Price|55% Off
Column Vase/Bust Holder - 1980s Vintage Handicrafts
Located in Manzano, IT
elegant pedestal column in classical style, handcrafted production in the 1980s. The cabinet has a solid and imposing structure, with fine hand-carved details: floral-patterned panel...
Mahogany
$712Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Candle Holder, Baroque Style, 1850
Located in Lincoln, GB
Description Exquisite Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Candle Holder is a remarkable testament to 18th-century craftsmanship, showcasing intricate ...
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent oval shaped gold mirror, which has a mirror in perfect condition for use. Its beautifully carved gilt wood frame with beads and gadro...
Giltwood
Italy Richard Ginori Late 18th Century Porcelain Tray Underplate
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant and glamorous porcelain tray ispainted with one of the most iconic decor of Richard Ginori in red and blue. This kind of decor inspired by Oriental thought is called ...
Porcelain