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.
19th Century Oak Baroque Library Table with Two Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque oak library table with two drawers has heavily turned legs, scalloped skirt and lower "X" stretcher. The original brick red painted finish of the base is worn ...
Oak, Paint
Antique Gilded Wood Frieze, Baroque Style, France, Late 17th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant 17th century frieze in gilded wood, very rich, mounted on a simple plexiglass base: to be admired. ref. O/3325 .
Fruitwood
$4,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Rococo Style Landscapes After Francois Boucher Oils on Canvas
Located in Nashville, TN
Early to Mid-19th century. Very colorful. The Bridge The Mill Craquelure throughout as visible in photos. Later frames. Later frames (mid-20th century), typical wear Sight of ca...
Canvas
19th Spanish Walnut Side Table with Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Side table of walnut with turned legs and beleveled top. Spanish, the legs are connected by an original iron stretcher, 19th century. The frontal legs are embellished with a gold me...
Iron
Italian solid 800 Silver Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular shaped baroque tray in 800 silver completely handmade. Rectangular tray made from a "pulled" and hammered sheet. The baroque edge lake has been completely engraved by han...
Silver
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 white in typ...
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Antique 18th Century Religious Dutch Delft Manganese Tile of Matthew 19:14
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. With the Biblical scene of Christ with a group of children from Matthew 19:14 in manganese decoration. The scene depicts the story from Matthew in which the disciples of Jesus attempt to stop small children from approaching him for a prayer. He rebukes them, and says "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these". Simply a wonderful religious antique Delft pottery...
Ceramic, Pottery
A Fine Pair of Royal Vienna Gilt Porcelain Covered vases
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of highly decorated Royal Vienna Gilt Porcelain covered vases. Scenes of neoclassical beauties on all four sides with large paintings on the front and back, and sm...
Gold Leaf
$10,850
18th Century Tuscan Credenza
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Tuscan Credenza This handsome antique Tuscan credenza, cabinet or buffet has two drawers above two cabinet doors below with great original brass hardware and paw feet. O...
Brass
Maiolica Pitcher Antonio Maria Coppellotti Manufacture, Lodi, Circa 1735
By Antonio Maria Coppellotti
Located in Milano, IT
Majolica pitcher Antonio Maria Coppellotti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1735 Majolica decorated in cobalt blue monochrome It measures 7.36 in hight x 8.07 x 4.52 (h 18.7 cm x 20.5 x 11.5...
Maiolica
19th century Swedish baroque oak console/Demi lune
Located in London, GB
A handsome C18th swedish baroque oak console/demi lune. In a lovely light bleached oak retaining some traces of original paint it has three curved legs with a stretcher support sitti...
Oak
Our Lady of the Rosary with Child, polychrome wood carving, 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Our Lady of the Rosary with Child, polychrome wood carving, 18th century This 18th-century Baroque sculpture depicts Our Lady of the Rosary with the Child. Carved in wood and polychr...
Silver
Pair of Italian Late 17th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Torchières
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and monumentally scaled true pair of Italian late 17th century Baroque period giltwood Torchières. Each torchière is raised by a squa...
Giltwood
Rare Pair of Palatial Italian Carved Wood Walnut Torchieres
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare pair of 17th-18th palatial Italian highly carved walnut torcheres with traces of gilt paint , Italy circa 1700
Walnut
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Stil life with vase and fruit, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1700 A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a still life painting of a vase with leaves and grapes and an apple on the sides. The scene is painted without corn...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large 18th Century Italian Still Life Oil Painting with Parrot and Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very large, impressive, and beautifully painted Baroque era still life with a colorful parrot and flowers. Oil on canvas in giltwood frame. Italy, late 17th century-early 18th cent...
Canvas
$8,900 / set
Antique French Baroque Fireplace Mantel
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare decorative gilt-wood hand carved painted Baroque style 19th century French fireplace mantel -- finely carved detailed shell...
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque and Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish baroque and Folk Art table. The table is in untouched original condition with original paint. Natural wear after 250 years of use and a good rustic patina. ...
Pine
19th Century Giltwood Baroque Church Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A deep carved large giltwood altar vase, probably German, in the baroque style, but dating to the latter half of the 19th century. The vase is carved with a flat back, so would have ...
Wood
Baroque Louis XV Wall Mirror with Putt Sculptures, France
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Baroque Louis XV Wall Mirror, France. elaborate plaster decoration.
Plaster
$236Sale Price|47% Off
18th-19th Century Watercolor Coat of Arms of Company of Merchant Taylors
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
18th to 19th century framed watercolor Coat of Arms of the Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York. A guild of freemen since 1273, Charles II granted them a royal charter Apr...
Maple, Paint
Italian Baroque Style Walnut Turned Leg Console Table, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Italian Baroque style walnut console with turned legs & 2 drawers.
Walnut
18th Century Italian Wood and Copper Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A large hand-crafted wood and copper altar vase, late 18th century with stunning patina. Wear commensurate with the age of the piece. The antique fan coral will only be supplied ...
Copper
Giustiniani Athena Head in Patinated Terracotta, Early 21th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Giustiniani athena head in patinated terracotta 21th century. The Athena-Minerva Giustiniani is a Roman copy of the Antonine period of a Greek original depicting Pallas Athena exec...
Terracotta
$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
Italian Baroque Style Walnut Console Table with Shaped Stretcher, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Crafted in Italy circa 1800, this walnut console table reflects the enduring influence of the Baroque style, with its sculptural silhouette, boldly scrolling legs, and shaped stretch...
Walnut
$41,755Sale Price|30% Off
A Impressive Italian Baroque Polychrome and Giltwood Open Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Impressive Italian Baroque Polychrome and Giltwood Open Bookcase, 19th Century The broken pediment comprised of three downturned C scrolls, the two flanking with rocailles interio...
Wood
A Rare 17/18 C. North Italian Scagliola Panel with Parrots, Peacocks, & Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare and Incredible 17/18 (1600-1700's) C. North Italian Scagliola Panel with Parrots, Peacocks, Flowers, Vines, and More. A central roundel depicting a kneeling monk present...
Scagliola
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase
Located in Troy, NY
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase with beautiful, thick walnut radica veneer, wonderful color, ebonized moldings, most likely retaining the original mirror plates. The two upper doors open to reveal a fitted interior, the lower part has a fitted desk compartment...
Walnut, Mirror
$748Sale Price / item|20% Off
21st Century Sterling Silver Baroque Style "Cartagloria" Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver frame in Baroque style called Cartagloria. The Cartagloria was used starting from the sixteenth century. The Cartegloria was placed on the altar, usually inside a wooden or silver frame, which shows some Latin formulas of the Roman Missal...
Sterling Silver
$12,450Sale Price|32% Off
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Patinated bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton and the Lion" after the marble sculpture of Milon de Crotone by renown French...
Marble, Bronze
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
Pill Box Baroque shaped with pastoral miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Baroque shaped with pastoral miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni .Baroque shaped pill-box with hand engravings and green fire enamel, with hand painted enameled miniature of...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Reliquary Set: Recumbent Christ (17th Century) and Our Lady of Sorrows (19th Cen
Located in Madrid, ES
Reliquary Set: Recumbent Christ (17th Century) and Our Lady of Sorrows (19th Century) A devotional reliquary with a damask lining and glass houses a 17th-century Baroque Christ and a...
Silver
Round 800 silver vegetable dish with handles, torchon lid and "artichoke" knob
Located in VALENZA, IT
The lower part of the vegetable bowl is smooth and round, with a 24K gold-plated interior. Two cast handles, depicting scrolls and flowers, are welded to the sides. The lid is emboss...
Silver
Antique Lambeth 18th Century English Delft Pottery Plate with Chinese Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, antique English delft plate. Likely Lambeth with deep blue chinoiserie decoration and a sawtooth border. A fine early example with stro...
Delft
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Side Table with cared turned legs and wood stretcher and also an iron stretcher The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grai...
Walnut
Miniature Baroque Cabinet, Southern Germany, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small baroque cabinet with multiple curved top and frame and volute decorations on the corners. The two-door body is veneered in walnut and shows...
Wood
18th Century Wood Hand Carved Angel Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful weathered 18th century Italian carved wood angel fragment.
Wood
$16,400Sale Price|48% Off
Early 18th century Flemish antique tapestry 10x13 Verdure Wool & Silk 297x384cm
Located in New York, NY
Early 18th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry Fine Verdure Wool & Silk "This is a very fine Authentic Antique Flemish wool & silk Tapestry with an intricate verdure and bird...
Wool, Silk
$13,161Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Baroque Style Black Lacquer Walnut Canapé Sofa, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare 19th-century Baroque style canapé sofa, crafted in walnut and refinished in an elegant black lacquer finish. This distinctive antique piece features a richly carved frame with...
Walnut
Baroque Flat-Lid Chest in Fir Wood, Hand-Carved, Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large rural flat-lid chest in fir wood, featuring a shaped apron, profiled front panels, and a flat hinged top. The front retains traces of its original polychrome decoration, likely...
Fir
Table Box Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This awesome Table Box Baroque style is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a Rectangular shape with hand-engraved intricate design Black and Green color fire enameled. Table Box Bar...
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
$1,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
Three Baroque Style Inlaid Side Chair, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
Three Baroque style inlaid Mahogany Veneered beechwood side chairs, Dutch, 19th century. Sold singly @ $1500 each.
Mahogany
19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design 19th French hand carved oak wood table desk with iron stretcher. This antique French hand carved oak wood desk features a bea...
Iron
$3,316Sale Price|20% Off
Spectacular Murano "Stalactite" Chandelier Attributed to Barovier - Italy 1940.
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and spectacular Murano " Stalactite" six light chandelier. Attributed to Barovier- Murano. Circa 1940.
Murano Glass
$3,995 / set
Pair of Carved Painted Console Tables
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of carved painted console tables. The finish is painted in soft cream muted colors. There is fine carving throughout depicting flowers and acanthus leaves. We had the painted to...
Wood
Our Lady of Sorrows, dressed in robes, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Our Lady of Sorrows, dressed in robes, 19th century. This polychrome and gilded wooden sculpture features a delicately executed face, crystal tears, and glass eyes that accentuate ...
Silver
Antique Gilded Wooden Frieze, Baroque Style, France, Late 17th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Ancient gilded wooden frieze carved with leaves and flowers. Another example of the rich French woodwork of the 18th century. ref. O/7347.
Fruitwood
Spanish 1880s Walnut Side Table or Lady Desk, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish walnut side table with single drawer, scalloped apron, carved legs and iron side stretcher from the late 19th century. This elegant Spanish table features a simple, rectan...
Iron
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
Antique Florentine Marble and Carved Wood Oval Coffee Table 1880s
Located in Florence, IT
Antique Florentine table with a central leg in hand-carved red and gilded wood, featuring an oval top in pink and yellow marble with a beveled gold frame.
Marble
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED OUR LADY OF Sorrows 17th Cent. Indo-Portuguese Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED OUR LADY OF Sorrows 17th Century Indo-Portuguese Sculptures in ivor... Cross in rosewood wood with gilding. Plaque "INRI", and "...
Wood
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Crinoline Group of ‘The Queen's Jewler’ By JJ. Kandler
By J.J. Kändler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Meissen Porcelain Crinoline Group “Jeweler Selling to the Queen”, Model by Johann Joachim Kändler This Meissen porcelain group depicts a detailed courtly scene arranged around a sea...
Enamel
Italian Early 18th Century Carved Walnut Two Drawer Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Incredible 17th to 18th century single board top table with gorgeous carved drawers and character though-out this handsome piece. Even on the backside there is painted scroll work. ...
Iron
$691Sale Price|20% Off
Oscar Bach Style Brass Table Mirror
Located in Lugo, IT
Oscar Bach Style Brass Table Mirror Good condition. Thanks
Brass
Vintage French Renaissance Brass Rococo Gold Figural Cherub Putti Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Brass Rococo Gold Figural Cherub Putti Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 37.5" H (to finial) x 27" H (to light s...
Brass
Traditional Vintage Indian Rug with Baroque Damask Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77554 traditional vintage Indian rug with Baroque Damask style. Sure to captivate the most discerning aesthete, this hand knotted wool vintage Indi...
Wool
1750 Italy Pair of Carved and Engraved Giltwood Male Figures Sculptures
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an extraordinary pair of warriors sculpted and engraved in gilted wood. These pieces hail from the Mid-18th Century, by a Master cabinetmaker from Lucca, Tuscany, that sho...
Giltwood
pair of Italian Baroque Period patinated wood and Carrara marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive pair of Italian 18th century Baroque Period patinated wood and Carrara marble consoles. This wonderful pair of demi lune shaped consoles is raised by scrolled patinated...
Marble