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 Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
1760s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1880s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Burl
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Sheet Metal
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Other, Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Rope, Ash, Beech
1990s Italian Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Leather
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Norwegian Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
1990s Italian Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Ribbon
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Leather
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Leather
Mid-19th Century British Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
1750s Czech Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Fir
1750s Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
1940s German Vintage Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Late 17th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Pewter
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Ebony
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Plaster, Wood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Stone
Early 1900s Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Plate
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Maiolica
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood, Canvas
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
1860s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
16th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal