Baroque Coffee and Cocktail 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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1940s French Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany, Maple, Nutwood
1940s Belgian Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
1940s European Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s French Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s American Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Art Glass, Walnut
20th Century French Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
1940s French Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century French Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror