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.
Italian Baroque Period Walnut & Leather Upholstered Rotating Barber’s Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a slender and shaped leather upholstered backrest with raised arms and carved handles, the solid rotating seat with a leather upholstered cushion, the seat raised on a tripart...
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Pierced Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Round sterling silver centrepiece on feet with pierced by hand and finished with Baroque edge. 835 grams.
Sterling Silver
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
17th Century Venetian Old Master Floral Still Life Oil Painting Flowers
Located in Bradenton, FL
A beautiful Italian Still Life oil painting on old canvas of an urn holding a bouquet of assorted flowers set on a ledge. 17th century....
Paint
17th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful and well preserved 17th Century Flemish mythological tapestry, possibly Wauters Workshop, Flanders, Antwerp. Retaining good colour and backed in Belgium linen. With some be...
Tapestry
pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood Torchière floor lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood Torchière floor lamps. Each freestanding fifteen light torchière is raised by a square tapered base w...
Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Work Side Table , Restored
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish Baroque side or working table completely restored.
Walnut
Italian 18th century Baroque Period patinated metal and wood sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A uniquely designed pair of Italian 18th century Baroque Period patinated metal and wood sconces. Each three light sconce is centered by an acanthus leaf decorated base plate that in...
Metal
Italian, Bologna, Baroque Period Dark Walnut Three over Two Credenza, mid 18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a thick rectangular (removable) top secured by dowels atop a conforming case housing three paneled drawers, one large flanked by two smaller, and two paneled doors, the doors ...
Walnut
Armchairs, Pair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This pair of open armchairs are characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashi...
Walnut
Set of Ten Portugese Rococo Dining Chairs, 6 18th C / 4 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of six Portuguese dining chairs, comprised of five side chairs and one armchair. Mid-18th century together with four reproduc...
Jacaranda
17th Century Monumental Chimneypiece Royal Red and Carera Marble
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Monumental chimneypieces as these are quite rare to find. The house owners which could afford a mantel like this often preserved it through many generations. This Baroque inspired pi...
Carrara Marble, Marble
19th Century Italian Giltwood Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian giltwood mirror. This unusually shaped Italian Baroque style gilt wood beveled sunburst mirror has an almost gothic look to it. Perfect for an entrance hall abov...
Giltwood, Mirror
$2,240Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Fortuny Fabric Cushions in the Glicine Pattern
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Fortuny Fabric cushions with bias edging. The pattern is a 17th century Italian design with wisteria motif. Newly made using vintage Fortuny fabric, circa 1940. 50 down/50 ...
Fabric
Monumental Ebonized Venetian Hand Carved Armchair, circa 1780 by Fratelli Mora
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important ebonized Baroque Venetian armchair, circa 1780 Fratelli Mora. Produced by Fratelli Mora in Bergamo, factory established in 1778. At that time the main production was made ...
Walnut
$8,450Sale Price / set|55% Off
Rare Pair of Flemish 18th Century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare pair of Flemish 18th century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting riverfront scenes with figures, fishermen castles, co...
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
(12) Four Portuguese Tiles 17th Century (1630/1680) Very Rare Collectible
Located in Madrid, ES
(4) Four Portuguese Tiles 17th Century (1630/1680) Very Rare Collectible each tile 14cm x 14cm total: 28cm x 28cm Original, unrestored Ready to hang on the wall The old Portugue...
Ceramic
Antique Venetian 18th Century Gold Gilded Wall Vitrine/ Display Case
Located in Doha, QA
This stunning Antique 18th Century Baroque Wall Vitrine ( Tabernacle/ Display Case) has a gold gilded exterior and inside bottom part beeing upholstered with a baroque noble red velv...
Gold
Couple of torchero angels. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th c.
Located in Madrid, ES
Couple of torchero angels. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. They have faults. Pair of human-shaped carvings made of polychrome wood that show two angels ra...
Wood
18th Century Venetian Polychrome Tabernacle Element
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 18th Century Venetian polychrome tabernacle or altar cabinet element. The richly modelled form conceived in the Baroque taste and retaining an evocative, timeworn painted...
Marble
Gilt Austrian Zappler Miniature Cow's tail Pendulum Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
Gilt Austrian Zappler miniature owl's tail pendulum clock with gilt scrolls decorated with eagles, angel and turquoise stones and figural ottoman turk finial. Provenance Liliane M. ...
Metal
18th Century Baroque Secretaire/ Writing Cabinet, Germany ca. 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, museums quality late 18th century secrétaire or writing cabinet elaborately made in the baroque period in West Germany around 1770. Different kinds of fine nutwood/ walnu...
Brass
Framed German Hand Colored Stealing Engraving Portrait of a Noble Lady, 1840s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An extraordinary Original stealing engraving of the royal gallery in Munich and Schleissheim, hand-colored. Beautiful hand crafted gilded Frame. Dated at the backside with a label fr...
Glass, Wood
Early 18th/19th C. Spanish Italian Baroque Vargueno Table Cabinet On Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and highly refined European Baroque Period (1600-1750) parquetry inlaid papeleria cabinet - bargueño on later early 19th century stand. Dating to the early 18th century, Medi...
Wrought Iron
17th Century Antique Original Lampholder Candelabrum in Gilt Bronze
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Heavy and massive 17th century antique lampholder candelabrum in gilt bronze with tripod stand Tripod stand decorated with image of Christ, Madonna...
Bronze
2 Baroque 18th Century Carved Polychrome Decorated Wooden Continental Figurines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of 18th century carved wooden figurines Likely Central European originating somewhere in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or Northern Italy. Both figurines depict a gallant gentleman in period dress holding a basket replete with fruit or flowers. Each is mounted on an integral wooden base with a rocaille base. These figures are rare and are a fine addition to any period room...
Wood
18th Century Swedish Baroque Mirror
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Swedish late Baroque mirror in burl veneer and blackened wood on a pine frame with brass ornamentation. Ca 1750 Sweden.
Wood, Burl
$9,056 / set
A set of 6 French Baroque Chairs, 18th century
Located in Leimen, DE
This exquisite set of 6 Baroque chairs originates from France and dates back to around 1760. These 18th-century chairs embody the elegance and craftsmanship of the Baroque period, of...
Oak
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Baroque Chest
Located in Wilton, CT
This large domed 18th Century Baroque Chest is made with solid oak and mounted with decorative iron strapwork and handles. It is a handsome...
Iron
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
18th Century Italian Tuscan Painted Armoire
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Charming 18th Century Tuscan armoire from Florence, Italy. With its original paint, painted in subtle brown mottled shades. With central panels centered by the original brass door pu...
Wood, Paint
Hand or table brazier. Bronze. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand or table brazier. Bronze. Spanish school, 17th century. A small brazier for use on a desk or dais, with circular legs, a polygonal shape, curved lines, and vase-like finials, r...
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Ebonized Flemish and Cut-Glass Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A Flemish ebonized and carved Baroque style mirror. Mirror having cut-glass and gilt star mounts.
Wood
Pair of Venetian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood, Iron and etched Mirror scon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative pair of Venetian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood, Iron and etched Mirror sconces. Each stunning sconce displays its original etched mirror plate, wi...
Mirror, Giltwood
Baroque Secretaire in Ash Wood, North German c. 1720
Located in Greding, DE
A large Baroque top secretaire with a three-door lower section with a recessed footwell on spherical feet. A two-door top with a profiled and centrally raised cornice rises above the...
Ash
18th Century German Stripped Oak Baroque Display Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German provincial Baroque display cabinet or buffet. West German, 2nd half of the 18th century. Solidly made of oak and partially carved. Th...
Glass, Oak
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
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 Delft Trumpet Vases Blue and White a pair octagonal vases Delftware
By Delft, Boch Freres Keramis, Royal Delft, AK Dutch Delftware
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Pair of 19th-Century Boch Delft Blue & White Beaker Vases – Chinoiserie Design Offered for sale is a beautiful and highly decorative nearby pair of antique 19th-century D...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Delft
Pair Of Italian School Lions and Leopards Paintings
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of stunning 17th / 18th Century Italian School oil on canvas mounted on board paintings of Lions and Leopards. Italian artists incorporated ele...
Wood
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
A 1700s Norwegian Lion Tankard
Located in Skien, NO
A rare and exquisite primitive tankard from Norway, crafted from birch wood / hardwood with remarkable hand-carved details. This exceptional piece features a lion figurine elegantly ...
Birch, Nutwood, Wood
French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer
Located in Troy, NY
French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer. Decorative rare Coffer / Blanket Chest. Covered with the Original Leather and beautiful, Decorative Wrought Iron Work....
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Carved and Gilt Lectern or Book Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Place your Bible on this elegant antique book stand. Crafted in Italy in the late 19th century circa 1880, the sculptural lectern rests on bold scrolled back legs over a shaped and s...
Paint, Wood
Table, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
table with hairpin clips. Walnut wood, wrought iron. Spain, 17th century. table made of carved and turned walnut wood with four A-legs, two wrought iron hairpin clips and drawers on...
Wrought Iron, Other
$17,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
18th C Style Italian BOMBATA RADICA Handcrafted Walnut Burl Credenza to order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian Old Walnut Credenza with Olivewood Burl: 18th Century Style Extraordinary Italian handcraft as exhibited in this finely mastered Italian four-door and four-drawer credenza ...
Iron
Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, oil on canvas, European School, 18th century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, oil on canvas, European School, 18th century Oil on canvas depicting a noble lady, dressed in a low-cut red dress and blue cloak. The sobriety of ...
Paint
Vintage Italian Display Cabinet with Gold Leaf Accents, Baroque Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful authentic 1980s Italian display cabinet showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and timeless design. This piece is adorned with delicate gold leaf accents and intricate carved m...
Glass, Wood
$12,915Sale Price|30% Off
Russian 19th Century Polychromed & Gilt Religious Orthodox Christian Icon Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Rare Russian mid-19th century Baroque style polychromed and gilded Religious Orthodox Christian Icon on a wooden panel with fi...
Giltwood, Wood
20th Century Golden Gilded Age Mirror
Located in Saint Louis, US
This large oval-shaped mirror is a rare find in all of its grandeur. The shear size is of this mirror is something to behold and appreciate as the ornate c...
Glass
Devotional plaque, Saint Dominic de Guzmán. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th-18th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Dominic de Guzmán. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th-18th centuries. Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief f...
Bronze
France Late 19th Century Pair of Pottery Cache Pots with Flowers and Lions Heads
Located in Brescia, IT
France late 19th century pair of pottery cache pots with flowers and lions heads. This pair of beautiful vases, are a very decorative cache pot, with a couple of lions heads as h...
Pottery
Danish Modern, Serving Table With Bobbin Turned Legs & Colorful Tiles, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
This Danish Modern serving table / side table from the 1950s is a delightful fusion of form and color. Its standout feature lies in the bobbin turned legs, adding a touch of vintage ...
Ceramic, Oak
18th C. Baroque/Rococo English Goat-Riding Tailor Porcelain by Chelsea Pottery
By Chelsea Pottery, Meissen Porcelain
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century Baroque/Rococo english glazed painted porcelain of a goat-riding tailor by Chelsea Pottery By: Chelsea Pottery, Meissen Porcelain (in the style of) Material: porcelain,...
Enamel
$350Sale Price / set|29% Off
Pair of Drinking Game or Puzzle Vessels, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of drinking game or puzzle vessels both early 20th century, rare "Georg Schmider, Zell" fuddling cup formed by three small conjoined vessels linked by interwined handles, decorated with polychrome floral sprays on a plain white glaze and a Csakvar Pottery incised inscription and leaf decoration on green and brown glaze. The three part vessel measures 4 5/8" inches high x 6" inches in diameter and the green and brown vessel...
Pottery
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 1800s Neoclassical Walnut Side Table with Marble Top and Carved Decor
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish neoclassical period walnut side table from the early 19th century, with richly carved décor and pink marble top. Born in Spanish during the early years of the 19th century,...
Marble
Vargueno, Bargueno, Escritorio, Taquillon, Spanish, Baroque, Walnut, Velvet
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Spanish writing desks of this period are the most distinctive pieces of Spanish furniture conceived as visual displays of incredible virtuosity. The characteristic decoration of the ...
Walnut
18th Century French Cast Iron Fireback Bas Relief
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French cast iron fireback featuring a highly detailed biblical narrative bas relief. The central scene depicts the biblical s...
Iron
18th Century Italian Walnut Octogonal Mirror
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A late 18th century Italian walnut octagonal mirror. Apart from minor restorations this mirror is in pristine condition and can be hanged in two directions.
Walnut
Elegant English 19th Century Sheffield Silver Plate Embellished Mirrored Plateau
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful 19th century silver plate plateau has a rich floral embellishment with circular mirror. The beautiful patina adds to the look of this an...
Copper, Silver, Silver Plate
$5,520Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Cupboard or Cabinet, Walnut, Castillian Influence, Spain, Restored
Located in Miami, FL
Grand 19th century Spanish armario or wardrobe armoire constructed from walnut. Features a coffered case fronted by two doors. This massive cabinet made in Sp...
Pine