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.
Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Floral Scalloped Edge Chinoiserie Plates
By De Drie Astonne, De Porceleyne Fles, Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine matched pair of antique Delft Chinoiserie plates. In tin glazed blue and white Dutch Delft pottery. The center with blue underglaze floral decoration and the rim with white ...
Delft
$22,818Sale Price|50% Off
Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Meraviglioso Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700 provenienza villa reale lago maggiore produzione mice versailles anni 6...
Wood
Pair of Important Italian 17th Century Giltwood Baroque Mirrors, 1680
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional pair of carved giltwood mirrors refined with rectangular plate scrolled acanthus leaf cresting, architectural elements, winged putti and scrolled flower heads centered by...
Giltwood
$8,850 / set
Pair of 18th Century Italian Torchieres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian Torchères. This stunning pair of Italian Baroque Torchieres, candle stands, candlesticks, columns or pedestal...
Wood
Large Antique 18th Century Moustiers Style French Faience Soup Tureen
By Moustier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique Soupière et son Couvercle en Faience (French faience Tureen and Cover). Dating to the early 18th century, this very rare form is decorated in the Moustiers sty...
Faience
$10,360Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mediterranean Style AMALFI Italian Old Walnut Writing Table Size & Finish Option
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our "Amalfi" 3-drawer Mediterranean-style writing desk; simple sophisticated charm presented in fine Italian handcraft. Elegant yet casual. A stylized refectory table featured in age...
Iron
$19,960Sale Price / item|20% Off
17th C Refectory Style Italian Walnut Dining Table with End Extensions to order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our classic Lira Style dining table expands with extension leaves inserted in the table ends, offering an option for entertainment seating: Old Walnut Refectory table with lyre-shape...
Iron
Antique Spanish Oak Work Table, 1800s
Located in Miami, FL
Walnut dining table with carved legs and level top. Spanish, the legs are joined by an original wood frame, from the 19th century. It is perfect to use as a work table.
Walnut
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow Foliate Floral Motif
Located in Los Angeles, US
This 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow features a richly layered foliate floral composition characteristic of Flemish weaving during the Baroque period. The design is composed of...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Huge French Baroque Sunburst Foliage Chandelier Light Fixture in Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Baroque Triple Layered Sunburst Foliage Chandelier / Ceiling Pendant Light, Gilt Iron, Frosted Glass Hand-crafted in France, 1940s Massive 100 cm diameter (39.3 in) Baroqu...
Metal, Bronze, Iron, Gold Leaf
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand carved, polychromed wood with forged iron nails, mounted on later plaque. This rare antique religious work / object of art, circa 1750, most likely commissioned by the Catholic Church of Spain, destined to be prominently displayed as an altarpiece / retablo or as part of a much larger reredo, directly behind the main altar at a Spanish or Continental European Catholic Church (French, Italian, Iberian, Portuguese) The Crucified Christ, displayed mounted on a later faded red fabric upholstered shaped backboard plaque with textured gilt border. The exceptional hand sculpted, carved, gessoed, polychrome painted figure depicting bloodied Jesus, with crown of thorns atop his head, only wearing a undulating shaped cloth around his loin, arms extended and feet crossed, spear head form iron nails through both. The verso covered in an old paper printed backing with metal hook hardware at top for wall hanging. Dimensions (approx): Overall: 22" High, 14.5" Wide, 3.25" Deep Figure only: 16" High, 10" Wide, 3" Deep Historical background: Artist: (attrib) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708, Nava del Rey – 1767, Madrid) was a Spanish Baroque sculptor who came from a family of artists, including uncle of Manuel Salvador Carmona. He was sent to be trained in Madrid in the workshop of Juan Alonso...
Iron
BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century Old bust in statuary marble "white Carrara marble" Giuliano di Piero de' Medici (Florence, October 28...
Marble
$1,843Sale Price / set|35% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Silvered Wooden Baroque Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique Baroque silvered candleholders for in total 6 candles, Italy, circa 1750-1780. Weathered, repairs and losses. More pictures available on request. Measurement individual. H:40,...
Wood
$427Sale Price|49% Off
Small 18th Century French Baroque Carved Giltwood Angel Head on Wings
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered giltwood winged angel head, France, circa 1750 Weathered and small losses. Measurements include the wooden base. H:20cm W:17cm D:7cm
Wood
Golden Crown E & R Schumann Arzberg Germany Empress Dresden Flowers Candelabra
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisite, very hard to find, Golden Crown E & R Schumann Arzberg Bavaria "Empress Dresden Flowers" baroque two arm porcelain candelabra. This...
Porcelain
Italian, Toscana, Baroque Period Carved Walnut 4-Door Credenza, ca. 1600
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular two-board top with molded edge above a conforming case with a gadrooned upper edge, the four paneled doors with vertical rectangular panels with carved moldings,...
Walnut
Miamar Twelve-Light Wrought Iron Chandelier with Gilt Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking twelve-light chandelier, designed and made by Miamar Home in Los Angeles, captures the timeless charm of antique Italian wrought iron lighting while offering the reliab...
Metal
20th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Lyre Legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
A monumental 20th century Spanish trestle table, having a rectangular framed solid walnut inset board top, resting on hand carved, classical pedestal lyre legs joined by a beautifull...
Walnut
Antique Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut End Table or Stool
Located in Forney, TX
A charming rustic antique Spanish Baroque low table with beautifully aged dark rich patina. circa 1880 Versatile, today it would make for a great end table, chair side table, bedsid...
Walnut
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
c1870 French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Lantern / Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
French Antique 19thc Louis XV Gilt Bronze Lantern. Grand presence. Highly detailed. Rococo style and ultra high quality. Glass is being replaced.
Bronze
Set of 16 Blue and White Delft Tiles with Animals and Figures, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Germany Ansbach 18th century A set of 16 blue and white, with manganese tint, tiles with decorations of animals and figures. Very fine painting and much detail in the animals and fi...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Breche Violette Marble Bolection Fireplace, Baroque Style, England
Located in London, GB
A high quality Breche Violette marble bolection fireplace, featuring moulded jambs and frieze crafted from a striking marble with rich purple, yellow and green hues. Contemporary in ...
Marble
The Holy Family with Saint Anne Circle of Peter Paul Rubens Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
An intimate and beautifully composed devotional scene painted in the circle of the great Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, depicting The Holy Family with Saint Anne. The comp...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Portable Travel Altar, c. 1730 Walnut Baroque Cartapesta
Located in Epfach, DE
Italian portable travel altar, c. 1730. Walnut case with cartapesta, scagliola and carved wood, complete with original accessories. This rare and beautifully preserved altar dates t...
Scagliola, Walnut
19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century baroque oak secretary with a newer professionally applied black painted exterior finish, lightly distressed to reveal natural wood beneath. The interior is painted a con...
Brass
17th Century Verdure Tapestry X
Located in London, GB
This late 17th-century French verdure tapestry is an exceptional example of Baroque textile design woven in the prestigious workshops of Aubusson. The composition depicts a panoramic...
Wool, Silk
Wabi Sabi French Wooden Carved Tripod Chair, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural wooden tripod chair, made in the early 20th century in France. A beautiful brutalist object with a fine patina, well suited for the modern interior...
Wood, Pine
Large Antique 17th Century Brussels Religious Tapestry
By Flemish
Located in New York, NY
This is a large gorgeous Large Antique 17th Century Brussels Religious Tapestry depicting a scene with a bishop and attendants standing on the right, along with kneeling and standing...
Tapestry, Wool
Antique Italian Baroque Rococo Walnut Burr Curio Display Cabinet Glass Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional Antique Italian Rococo Revival three-door vitrine display cabinet, masterfully crafted with striking, highly figured burl wood veneers. This elegant statement piece se...
Glass, Walnut, Burl
Dutch Baroque Tortoiseshell Veneered & Ripple-Molded Ebonized Mirror, 17/18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form with varying moldings of ripple and cushion forms, the frame overall with ebonized ground and applied tortoiseshell veneers
Tortoise Shell
Hispano Moresque Lustreware Large Dish - ca 1700, Manises, Valencia
Located in DELFT, NL
17th century Hispano-Moresque lusterware bowl or charger with a central 'Pardelot' bird. This large dish is an example of the production of one of the most important ceramic centres...
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
20th Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Narrow Two Drawer Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing two drawers over two doors, the doors paneled with solid walnut,...
Iron
Vintage Reuge Italian Music Box, Handcrafted Fruitwood, Baroque Style
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant vintage footed wooden music box with top finely hand painted and inlaid with foliages floral decor. Vintage Italian wooden music box with marquetry inlay featuring a lute and flowers. Marquetry is the art of creating decorative designs using different materials, commonly thin pieces of wood. Handcrafted Jewelry music box, made in Italy with lacquered finish, wood Inlay, red felt lined with hinged lid. The music box has a Swiss Reuge music box...
Fruitwood
18th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Dining Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous 18th century Spanish Baroque library table or dining table crafted from walnut. The table features a desirable weathered and fad...
Iron
Early 18th Century Coconut and Silver Cup
Located in Brescia, IT
Cups in coconut such as this are especially uncommon and rarely appear on the world's art market. This is a very interesting piece for its fine and rich craftmenships metal silver de...
Silver
Antique Flemish Dutch Antwerp Red Tortoiseshell Box Cabinet Chest On Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional Baroque period Flemish or Dutch red tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ebony, and rosewood lift-top chest with drawer, circa 1725, mounted on a later stand. 17th/18...
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Rosewood, Horn, Wood, Ebony
Baroque Crystal Plafonnier Brass Ceiling Chandelier Restored Antique Silver
Located in Berlin, DE
This impressive ceiling light was meticulously and lovingly restored in our Berlin workshop. All the electrical components were replaced and meet current standards. Each crystal was...
Crystal, Brass
20th Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Tuscan Two Drawers Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing two drawers over two doors, the doors paneled with solid walnut,...
Iron
$1,855Sale Price|30% Off
18th Century Picher "Cantaro" from Calanda, Spain, Terracotta Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Pitcher ‘cantaros’ from Calanda, Aragon-Zaragoza area of Spain. A rare piece from a Private collection, circa 1750. Other examples can be seen in the Museo de Zaragoza. With gorgeou...
Terracotta
Pair Italian Baroque Girandoles or Mirrors
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very unusual pair of late 17th or early 18th century Italian Baroque Girandoles. The girandoles feature a finely executed carved gilt wood frame that is surmounted by a fin...
Gold Leaf
A Spanish Baroque Walnut Centre Table, 18th century
Located in London, GB
Boldly scaled 18th Century Spanish walnut centre table. The solid top on a carved scrolling trestle base of typical lyre form. Wonderful overall patina. Structurally sound with sev...
Walnut
Period Rectangular Giltwood Italian Salvator Rosa Style Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Salvator Rosa last 17th century giltwood frame. Internal measurements cm 24 x 32.5 Pure example of Italian Salvator Rosa gild wood frame of 17th century. "Salvator Rosa" is the famo...
Wood
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This authentic 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow is created from a rare Flemish tapestry fragment, reflecting the masterful weaving traditions of Baroque-era Europe. Brussels ate...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
$555Sale Price|46% Off
French 17/ 18th Century Carved Wooden Baroque Panel Depicting A Saint And Angels
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique panel depicting a saint figure and Angels. Wonderful layers of its original color, France, circa 1650-1750 . Weathered, small losses. Treated against woodworm. Measurements in...
Wood
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a VOC ship in the Storm
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 – 1660 A finely painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of a Dutch East India Trading Company (VOC) ship. This ship is sailing in very...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror
By Venini, Barovier&Toso, Salviati, Barovier, Archimede Seguso
Located in Houston, TX
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror. Offered is a glamorous etched and beveled Venetian mirror form the 1940's. This unusual rectangular Venetian mirror has a central beveled oval mir...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking and opulent Italian Baroque-style wall mirror, dating to the mid to late 19th century, featuring a richly carved giltwood frame with bold scrollwork, acanthus flourishes, ...
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Carved Oak Tabletop Tabernacle Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rustic antique French Baroque carved oak tabernacle curiosity cabinet, 18th century or earlier, having an architectural form with elaborate molded cornice, over central niche, surr...
Brass
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Presentation Cup with Interior Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English presentation cup. This impressive Edwardian presentation cup has a Campania form onto a knopped pedestal to a circular spreading foot...
Metal
Baroque Chest of Drawers, Switzerland 1750-60
Located in Belmont, MA
Baroque Chest of Drawers, 1750-60 Discover a remarkable Baroque Chest of Drawers, originating in Switzerland. This exceptional chest of drawers hails from the years 1750-60 and boast...
Walnut
Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup or Sugar Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant covered cup in Baroque style, is a piece hand made by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by two pieces: the cup and th...
Porcelain
18th Century Ottoman Ceramic Jar With Blue Green Glaze, Large Scale 17.5 inches
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century or earlier Ottoman glazed ceramic storage jar, large scale. What a great color, greenish blue, verging on turquoise. Just lovely. Withe beautiful crazing and craquelure ...
Ceramic, Pottery
18th/19th Century Tyrolean Eagle Giltwood Altar Stick
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive Tyrolean antique hand carved and painted floor-standing torchiere altar lamp with rich detail and beautiful warm, rustic, distre...
Gesso, Wood
Pair Beautiful Baroque Style Stucco Plaster Cherub Angel Heads, Antique Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
These beautiful Baroque plaster cherub angel heads are an antique from Italy. Made of plaster and hand painted, these cherub angel heads feature intrica...
Plaster, Stucco
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
16/1700s Primitive Antique Trunk / Treasure Chest, Rustic, Oak, Wabi Sabi
Located in Skien, NO
Lovely Size -- Transport yourself to the past with this extraordinary PRIMITIVE Norwegian antique wooden trunk, dating back to the 1600s or 1700s. Meticulously handcrafted from solid...
Iron, Brass
$8,500Sale Price / item|26% Off
17th C Style Solid Italian Walnut Refectory Writing Dentil Edge Table options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Old Walnut LIRA Scrivania writing table handcrafted in aged solid Italian walnut with a carved dentil edge under the top surface, lyre-shaped bases, and hand forged iron cross stretc...
Iron
Italy Early 18th Century Barocco Giltwood and Carved Fireplace Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent gilded, sculpted and carved wall mirrors. This elegant wall mirrors hails from the Early 18th Century, from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. The mirror showcases exquisit...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$15,600Sale Price / item|20% Off
17th C Style Italian LIRA Solid Walnut Refectory Table Forged Iron with options
Located in Encinitas, CA
The LIRA refectory table style is adapted from Italian Renaissance designs of the 15th to 19th Centuries. Handcrafted with aged Italian solid hardwoods & hand-forged iron elements an...
Iron
Large Louis XV Meissen Style 9-Light Chandelier Porcelain Gilt, by PMP Germany
By Meissen Porcelain, Von Schierholz Porcelain
Located in Andernach, DE
Luxurious and magnificent vintage 9-light chandelier with putti playing music, flowers and tendrils. All in a beautiful Baroque/ Louis XI style. Everything is hand crafted and hand p...
Porcelain
18th Century Dutch Baroque Style Pine Mule Blanket Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A handsome 18th century carved pine blanket chest in the Dutch baroque style with a paneled façade and storage space. Crafted in a rustic Baroque alpine Central European style, likel...
Iron