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 20th Century Indian Baroque Furniture
Wool
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Leather, Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool
1940s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
1950s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver
2010s Bolivian Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1670s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century American Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Mirror
2010s European Baroque Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Majolica
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass, Fruitwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Statuary Marble
1740s Swiss Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Oak
1920s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze
18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Baroque Furniture
Silver Plate
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint, Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron