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.
18th Dining or Console Table of Walnut with Lyre Legs and Heavy Top, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Dining table made of walnut with carved lyre legs and heavy top. The lyre legs are very thick. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 18th century.
Iron
Original Lobmeyr, Maria-Theresia Parlor Chandelier, circa 1920
By J. & L. Lobmeyr Company, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A classical form of the so called "Maria-Theresia-Chandelier," which were made in Austria since 1730 in a great variety. Very elegant with rich hanging in the best quality! The forge...
Iron
Vintage Italian Music Box by Reuge, Hand-Painted Floral Design, 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian large footed music box in light gold color with top finely hand painted and wood inlaid with foliages floral decor, brass hardware. Small Vintage Italian handcrafted ...
Fruitwood
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set ...
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
19th Century Mosaic Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box Sorrento Napoli, C1880
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing Marquetry and inlay on this Sorrento Napoli Box C1880. There is craftsmanship of the highest caliber all over this box. Box front drops down to reveal inside completely cover...
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Blue Painted Pine Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th century Swedish display cabinet, crafted in pine. The cabinet has a newer, layered professional blue painted finish with a softly d...
Brass
Painting inspired by 17 century museum piece artist Anthony van Dy
Located in Birmingham, AL
An original portrait painting inspired by a masterpiece” Signed by the artist J. Lorraine, this original portrait is inspired by Sir Anthony van Dyck's celebrated Portrait of Marches...
Canvas, Wood
Antique 17th Century Dutch Carved Ebonized Oak Credence Cabinet on Stand 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique late 17th Century carved ebonized oak cabinet on stand, circa 1680. Such cabinets are commonly referred to as credence or chalice ...
Oak
Baroque-Style 22K Gold Leaf Carved Coffee Table with Black Stone Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An opulent hand-carved coffee table finished in luminous 22-karat gold leaf, showcasing richly sculpted Baroque-style detailing and a dramatic black stone top. The base features exub...
Stone
Early 19th Century Danish Black Painted Oak Baroque Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th century tall Danish Baroque secretary, crafted in oak. A newer professionally applied black painted finish is distressed throughout, revealing areas of the natural wood an...
Brass
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo 2x1.25x.5
Metal
$2,632Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Drawers, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish bench or low console table with carved lye legs in two side of both legs. Original iron pull hardware and heavy and rare iron stretcher That back has the same ...
Iron
Portuguese 18th Century Painted and Gilt Wall Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A magnificent 18th century Portuguese wall console, also called a bracket, originally part of the architectural program of a cathedral altar. The shelf is painted in a muted palette ...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$46,834
Portuguese Canopy Bed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Canopy bed in mahogany, richly carved with palm leaves, foliage and plants. The headboard is decorated with a nice painting representing the Virgin sur...
Mahogany
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood with Carved Foliage Frame, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gold Leaf Giltwood Sunburst Convex Mirror with Mirror Inlays, Spain, 1930s-1940s. ___________________________________________________________ One of a Kind Hand Carved Giltwood Sunbu...
Gold Leaf
French Baroque Framed Mirror with Carved Foliate Frame (H 35 x W 25 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French rectangular mirror featuring a hand-carved wooden frame in the Baroque style surrounding the mirror glass plate. H 35 in x W 25 1/2 in x D 3/4 in
Glass, Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Wings on Iron Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and sculptural pair of hand-carved 22K gold leaf wooden angel wings, richly gilt and mounted on custom iron stands with square bases. Each wing is carved with deeply mode...
Iron
Monumental Pietre Dure Cabinet on Stand by Bernhard Ludwig
Located in London, GB
Monumental Pietre Dure Cabinet on Stand by Bernhard Ludwig By Bernhard, Ludwig (Austrian, 1834–1897) Height: 345cm, width: 240cm, depth: 70cm This monumental cabinet on stand, combi...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th century Flemish Brussels tapestry lumbar pillow crafted from an authentic verdure fragment, offering a rare combination of historical craft...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
18th century Swedish Baroque Carved Armchair
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Swedish Baroque carved wooden armchair. The tall back features a solid, flat central splat. The heavily ornamented crest rail is carved in deep relief, displaying a cent...
Wood
Grand Baroque Sterling Silver Flatware by Wallace - 32 Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grand Baroque sterling silver flatware by Wallace. 32 pieces consisting of 8 dinner forks, 8 dinner knives, 8 large spoons for soup or dessert, and 8 butter knifes. Perfect to use im...
Sterling Silver
Russian Icon “Intercession of the Theotokos”, Russia ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 1900 / Icon Intercession of the Theotokos / Paleg Tohrof / Wood Panel / Polychrome Tempera / Religious / Antique This exquisite early-20th-century Russian icon presents a f...
Wood
Therien Studio for Dessin Fournir Walnut Volute Dining Table
By Dessin Fournir, Therien Studio Workshops
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental round walnut dining table crafted in the baroque taste. Designed by Therien Studio workshop for Dessin Fournir, Hollywood, CA. The rare volute dining table crafted from so...
Walnut
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Refectory Spanish Table with Lyre Legs and Iron Stretch
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Catalonian dining table with Baroque style lyre legs This Spanish 18th century table features a rectangular top over an exquisite trestle type base with lyre shaped l...
Iron
$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
Pair Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Stone Top Demilune Console Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of early 19th century Swedish Baroque demilune console tables. Each table features a Baroque-style base with a three-leg configuration and a curved skirt decorated with simple c...
Stone
Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Mixed Wood Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
An extraordinary early 19th-century Spanish Baroque writing desk sourced from Provence, France. The table features exquisite and intricate hand-carved floral motifs throughout the en...
Wrought Iron
$4,320Sale Price|20% Off
19th Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers and Solomonic Turning Legs
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk with two drawers and solomonic turning legs and solomonic stretcher it is carved in four sides It has a central lock for...
Iron
Antique 17th Century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique square 17th century flemish Verdure landscape tapestry without figures in a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation...
Tapestry, Wool
Beautiful Buffet Table Portuguese, 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Buffet Table Portuguese, 19th century, made of twisted and trembling mahogany wood. Rectangular top, framed by a trembling frieze, waist with two drawers, simulating four legs and t...
Wood
$263Sale Price|43% Off
Italian, 18th Century, Baroque Painted Metal Procession Cross
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely baroque painted metal procession cross with a great patina. Italy circa 1750. weathered and small losses. Measurements include the wooden base. H:42cm W:28,5cm D:9cm
Metal
Lampade Fatte a Mano in Rame Argentato Sbalzato, Design Italiano, 1980, Set di 2
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di lampade uniche, in rame argentato realizzate a mano con la tecnica dello sbalzo da un maestro artigiano del centro Italia seguendo dei modelli della fine 1700. Le portapalm...
Copper
Highly Important and Rare 17th Century Italian Pietra Dura Hardstone Inlaid Box
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important, Early, and Quite Rare 17th Century Italian Pietra Dura Hardstone Inlaid Box, Most Probably from the Grand Ducal Workshop. This rectangular Italian casket is con...
Stone
$6,920Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Carved Oak Vitrine Cabinet Bookcase Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French carved oak vitrine cabinet bookcase barley twist renaissance from France. A gorgeous antique French bookcase cabinet, unusually...
Bronze
$4,624Sale Price|41% Off
Carved Wooden Reliquary Bust of A Madonna, Italian, Circa 1650-1750
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large carved wooden reliquary bust of a Madonna. Beautiful traces of color. Small losses and without the relics. Silver/silvered central piece ...
Wood
Large 8-Arm Ca’ Rezzonico Style Gold-Infused Opaline Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This large and spectacular eight-arm Ca’ Rezzonico style Murano chandelier is a defining statement piece of lighting art, crafted in the definitive manner of legendary master Giusepp...
Murano Glass
Castilian Mid-Century Console in Walnut with Two Front Drawers in Gold Leaf
Located in Miami, FL
Castilian mid century console table in walnut with two front drawers in gold leaf. Beautiful console in walnut and gold leaf, with an original mid-century style from the 40s. It ha...
Iron
20th Large Catalan Spanish Baroque Light Walnut Tuscan Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid light walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing four drawers over four doors, the doors paneled with solid...
Iron
Stunning Large Woman in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a woman in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a...
Wood
$4,917Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 18th Century Solid Oak Spanish Kitchen Display Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful hand carved solid oak kitchen cabinet It has a recessed upper part for the display of plates and cups. The lower cabinet features a fixed shelf and the doors are decorated with geometric chip carving and rosettes. The cabinet has a rural appearance typical for this type of Spanish furniture. The cabinet has the original hand forged hinges...
Iron
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo This tile painted in blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set the...
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Italian Baroque Painted Trestle Dining Table, Wood, Distressed, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved wood painted trestle dining table with leaves. The table has a vintage, weathered look. It is made of wood with a large rectangular top. The table has a trestle-sty...
Wood, Paint
Northern Italian Baroque Ebonized Frame Mirror, Hand-Carved, 1660-80
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with antiqued mirror glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Glass, Walnut
French Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Bracket with Putti and Foliage, 1800s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Baroque style French walnut bracket with hand-carved putti, circa 1800. Born during the tumultuous years of the early 19th century, this French bracket features a semi-circular sha...
Walnut
Pair of Custom Venetian Mariano Fortuny Damask Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite and exceedingly chic pair of custom-made designer throw pillows using original Fortuny fabric, executed in the most opulent Venetian tradition. Each pillow is a study i...
Cotton, Velvet, Down
$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
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set ...
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Large Giltwood Tray Mirror with Engraved and Eglomisé Decoration, Italy, 1890s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A highly decorative and atmospheric large tray mirror dating to the late 19th century, crafted in Italy and conceived as a true statement piece. The mirror is set within an architect...
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Large Console Table with two drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Dining table made of walnut with carved lyre legs and heavy top. The lyre legs are very thick. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 18th century.
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Oak Chest of Drawers, Late 19th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant Spanish chest of drawers crafted in solid oak with strong architectural lines and a richly aged patina. The piece features seven drawers arranged across four levels, with pa...
Wrought Iron
Unusual and versatile minimal 18th century Italian sideboard
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A sculptural and highly unusual 18th century Italian sideboard with simple lines and a beautiful patina. This great piece works as well in a modern as in a traditional interior. Idea...
Walnut
Danish 18th Ctr. Baroque Manor House Kast or Armoire in Walnut & Oak
Located in Kastrup, DK
Impressive two-door baroque cabinet or armoire in oak and walnut. From a Danish manor house, c. 1730-1750. This large-sized cabinet features an architecturally architecture includi...
Oak, Walnut
$327Sale Price|20% Off
Single Candlestick with Angel in Gilded Bronze France 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Single candlestick with gilt bronze angel sculpture, made in France in the 20th century Ø cm 8.5 Ø cm 7 h cm 24
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Period Baroque Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Mid-18th Century Swedish Period Baroque cabinet. With decorative carved pediment with two large doors below. Super crisp carved decorative detailing, opening to shelved storage and ...
Wood
$2,812Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Console in Wood and White Marble
Located in Milano, IT
Antique Italian console from the late 1800s. The Italian console table is a very precious and elegant decorative element. It is made of white marble as a base, while its structure is...
Marble
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Dutch baroque box composed of padauk wood with original red lacquer finish, decorated with ivory lacquer with gold outline. Richly adorned with heavy brass (or bronze) decorativ...
Brass
Midcentury Maison Bagues Style Cristal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
very unic and elegant French Maison Bagues style bronze and glass Chandelier. Glass Fruits, flowers and geometric cristal on a gilded bronze frame. Six lights which give a sumptuous ...
Glass, Cut Glass
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
Simple but elegant 18th century Italian molded mirror with mercury glass
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A very charming 18th century Italian molded mirror with old, possibly original, spotty mercury glass. Beautiful patina and character. Due to their timeless appeal, these mirrors wo...
Nutwood
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Baroque Coffee Table Book, 2001
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi large coffee table book. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Hardcover with jacket. Title: Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi Publisher: Metropolitan Mus...
Paper