Baroque Center Tables
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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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
1650s Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Chestnut
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Rosewood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
1930s Vintage Baroque Center Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Stone, Marble
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century European Baroque Center Tables
Walnut, Pine, Hardwood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Stone
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Stone
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Rosewood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century German Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Center Tables
Wood, Paint
17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Metal
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Limestone
1880s Syrian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Lacquer, Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Center Tables
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Center Tables
Marble, Metal
19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
1650s English Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Center Tables
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Scagliola, Giltwood
17th Century German Antique Baroque Center Tables
Fruitwood, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak, Pine
1650s Dutch Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak