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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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Pine
1860s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1690s French Antique Baroque Center Tables
Boxwood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak, Ebony
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Scagliola, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
1690s Swiss Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wrought Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wrought Iron
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Granite
19th Century French Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble, Brass
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Leather, Fruitwood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Giltwood
Mid-17th Century French Antique Baroque Center Tables
Slate
19th Century German Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century North American Baroque Center Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Center Tables
Rosewood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Scagliola, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Center Tables
Giltwood, Glass
1650s English Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Center Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
1940s French Vintage Baroque Center Tables
Marble, Iron
1680s Belgian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
1650s Dutch Antique Baroque Center Tables
Oak
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Center Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Swedish Baroque Center Tables
Wood
1960s French Vintage Baroque Center Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
1750s German Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut, Yew
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Wood
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Center Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
17th Century German Antique Baroque Center Tables
Fruitwood, Oak
Early 18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Center Tables
Pine
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Center Tables
Walnut, Fruitwood