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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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Copper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
1750s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Elm, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Terracotta
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Furniture
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Maple, Olive
Early 1700s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak, Walnut
17th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Mid-20th Century German Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Crystal
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Wool
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
20th Century Baroque Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Alabaster
Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver, Gold Leaf
20th Century Persian Baroque Furniture
Wool
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Silk
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Murano Glass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Paper
Early 17th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Furniture
Nutwood
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Ceramic, Porcelain
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Plate