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.
Canterbury Reclaimed Elm Dining Table – Rich Walnut Finish
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Crafted from solid reclaimed elm wood, the Canterbury Dining Table showcases the natural beauty and character of aged timber. Finished in a rich walnut stain, it highlights the uniqu...
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
$5,400Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Baroque Scagliola-Style Painted Marble Top Dining or Refectory Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Italian Baroque Scagliola-Style Painted Marble Top Dining or Refectory Table.
Marble
19th C. Spanish Baroque Bleached Oak Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A grand 19th century trestle dining table hand-crafted out of bleached oak in a Spanish Baroque style measuring over 8.5 feet long. The table features a thick, broad plank board top ...
Oak
Italian Baroque Revival Carved Wood Round Dining or Center Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and impressive Mid-Century wooden center table. This round table is beautifully decorated with a rich variety of carved elements and the top is inlaid with stunning burr...
Wood
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
Italian Tuscan Revival Extendable Dining Table in Solid Wood & Iron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent statement of Old World craftsmanship meets monumental scale. This substantial extendable dining table showcases the warm, organic beauty of solid wood, hand-carved int...
Iron
$3,093Sale Price|31% Off
Baroque Style Walnut Dining / Library Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian baroque style walnut dining room table, made from antique elements, probably assembled circa 1920's. With a rectangular 111" long walnut two board top, a dental molded apron,...
Walnut
19th Century Philippine Refectory / Long Table Baroque style
Located in Kastrup, DK
Long table crafted in a refined combination of light molave wood and dark narra hardwood, two of the most highly regarded tropical timbers of the Philippines. The contrast between th...
Hardwood
1650 Italy Solid Baroque Walnut Dining Table or Console
Located in Brescia, IT
This magnificent dining table showcases the exquisite craftmanship in its remarekable and intricate details of the lyre-shaped legs. This large dining table or console was created i...
Walnut
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
Large Spanish Dining or Desk Table with Carved Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish refectory desk table with solomonic legs and iron stretcher Original perfect condition Top table in perfect shape. Very heavy piece Between legs 81.10 in
Iron
19th Century Philippine Refectory / Dinning Table, Spanish Col. Baroque style
Located in Kastrup, DK
Long table crafted from the rare tropical hardwood narra, one of the most highly prized timbers of the Philippines, valued for its deep, warm colour and exceptional durability. The ...
Hardwood
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
$4,028Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th century dark brown chestnut baroque dining table with lyre legs
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Spanish dining table made from solid chestnut. The table originates in rural Spain and dates from approximately 1870. The table features a beautiful 1,5 ...
Steel
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Dining Table
Located in Houston, TX
Late 18th-Early 19th century Italian Walnut Dining Table. We offer a magnificent antique Tuscan walnut dining table which can be used as an entrance table, trestle table, refectory t...
Walnut
$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
$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
19th Century French Oak Refectory Table, Baroque Style, Carved Details
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive 19th century French oak trestle table in the Refectory style, with whimsical details in the base. Impossibly heavy, the top planks are 3 ⅜” thick to create a solid surface ...
Oak
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Refectory Spanish Table with Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
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
17th C Style Italian Walnut Refectory Dining Table Dark shellac finish to Order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our classic Lira style Old Walnut refectory dining table with sculpted edge top, lyre-shaped bases, handcrafted in aged Italian walnut, featured in our dramatic Espresso Dark stain s...
Iron
$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
$21,461Sale Price|25% Off
17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Refectory Table, Rustic Design
Located in Firenze, IT
Monumental 17th Century Tuscan Walnut Refectory Table, Italian Baroque Period This monumental 17th-century rectangular refectory table is a magnificent and rare example of rustic Tus...
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Sicilian Transitional Baroque–Neoclassical Center-Dining Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional late eighteenth-century Sicilian center table that beautifully captures the transition from the exuberance of the Baroque to the refined symmetry of the Neoclassical p...
Wood
Formations Iron and Glass Baroque-Style Dining Center Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A substantial wrought iron and oval glass-top dining or center table crafted in a stately Baroque style by California artisans at Formations, Hollywood, CA. The square iron base is c...
Wrought Iron
Small Antique Limed Oak Dining Table with Barley Twist Supports, English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely limed oak dining or kitchen table with barley twist supports. It is a draw leaf table so it gives you the option of having the leaves pushed under the top to make a smaller...
Oak
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
19th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Table in Solid Oak and Iron
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A multipurpose Spanish fratino table from the 19th century in handsome oak construction with stretchers of wrought-iron for dining, as a center table, or writing desk. Thick top plan...
Iron
Antique Spanish Baroque Style Refectory Table with Carved Legs & Iron Stretcher
Located in Almelo, NL
Antique Spanish Baroque Style Refectory Table with Carved Legs and Iron Stretcher, 1900s This exquisite Spanish Baroque-style refectory table, crafted circa 1900, showcases a bold a...
Iron
17th Century Danish Baroque Gateleg Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional 17th century Danish Baroque oak oval gateleg table with four skilfully turned legs, two of them being cut in half vertically allow th...
Oak
Henredon Italian Baroque Carved Oak and Burl Wood Extension Dining Table
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Italian Baroque style extension dining table By Henredon USA, Late 20th Century Beautiful patchwork burl wood top, with carved solid oak apron and cabriole legs, an...
Oak, Burl
18th Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut & Iron Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Spanish, circa 1780, work-table or writing desk which is a modestly scaled Fratino, a distinctive style of refectory table commonly found in monasteries. It features a rectangular to...
Iron
Italian Wrought Iron and Stone Top Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 20th-century Italian hand-wrought iron table is a sculptural beauty, marrying classical form with artisan craftsmanship. The iron base is hand-hammered and forged, showcasi...
Granite, Wrought Iron
English Rustic 17th century Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
English Rustic 17th Century Trestle Table. Thick three-plank elm top with narrow breadboard ends, supported by a solid, simple trestle base, Beautiful wear and character. What more i...
Elm, Oak
$4,912Sale Price|25% Off
Late 19th Spanish Walnut Dining Fratino Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish Fratino dining table with hand made wrought-iron stretcher from the late 19th century. This Spanish wooden table features a sturdy recta...
Iron
Antique Baroque Oak Gateleg Drop-Leaf Dining Table with Barley Twist Legs, 1920s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming antique gateleg table crafted in solid oak, featuring beautifully turned barley-twist legs and a richly shaped drop-leaf top. Made in England in the early 20th century. T...
Oak
Round Starburst Design Bleached Oak Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stunning round bleached oak tabletop with starburst design and French Baroque style metal base dining table. Top and base can be sold separately. See detail photo to appreciate table...
Iron
1940s Italy Tuscany Renaissance Extendable Round Table by Michele Bonciani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s Italy Tuscan Baroque Renaissance extendable round table by Michele Bonciani in blond walnut, veneered the top and solid carved the stem with...
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Style Refectory Table with Carved Legs & Iron Stretcher
Located in Southampton, NJ
An impressive Spanish Baroque style dining table custom made in Spain with meticulous old world styling in the substantial 1.5" thick banded Oak top, hand chiseled and carved leg bas...
Iron
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Baroque drop-leaf table or wall table from Sweden. The table unusual with the leaf and curved legs as well as the profiled rim. Made circa 1760 from pine. Untouched original conditio...
Pine
Weathered Oak Dining Table in French Baroque Style, 20th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A table whose natural weathered oak gives it real character at first glance. The piece dates to 20th Century, sourced from France, and carries the hallmarks of period craftsmanship. ...
Metal
Italy 18th Century Baroque Walnut Organic Shape Table Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This walnut rectangular Tuscany table, has been hand made in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy) in 1760 circa. Its elegant shape, with the black border, makes this ...
Walnut
French Louis XIII Style Oval Walnut Dining Table
Located in Zhongzheng Dist., TW
This French Louis XIII–style oval dining table is crafted from solid walnut wood. The tabletop preserves its natural wood grain and traces of age, while the legs feature the characte...
Walnut
Antique Spanish Brutalist Table in Solid Oak & Wrought Iron, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This antique brutalist dining table/desk, crafted in the 19th century by a skilled Spanish cabinetmaker, is a striking example of robust...
Iron
$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
Henredon Italian Baroque Carved Oak and Burl Wood Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Italian Baroque style extension dining table By Henredon USA, Late 20th Century Beautiful patchwork burl wood top, with carved solid oak apron and cabriole legs, an...
Oak, Burl
Baroque oak table, crafted in Italy in 1760
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Baroque oak Table, Italy 1760 This exceptional baroque table, crafted in Italy in 1760, represents the finest example of traditional craftsmanship....
Oak
Early 20th Spanish Large Side Table with two drawers or Large Nightstands
Located in Miami, FL
Side table or nightstand made of walnut with turned legs and heavy top. Two functional drawers that works perfectly
Walnut
Baroque Style Elm Wood Dining Room Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Baroque style elm wood dining room table, circa 1980's. With an oval plank style top, baluster style turned legs, joined by an H shaped stretcher bar. With intentional distressing to...
Elm
$8,750Sale Price / item|50% Off
18th C Style BOCCI Solid Italian Walnut Trestle Dining Table In-Stock
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our Mediterranean "Bocci" deluxe 2-pedestal trestle dining table features a 2.0” thick flat edge top with full length solid planks of premium aged Italian walnut in Classic Renaissan...
Walnut
Spanish Colonial Dinning Table In Baroque Style
Located in Kastrup, DK
Long dining table (242 cm x 94 cm) made of Molave hardwood. Rectangular one-piece board top with "floating" panel frame, which allows the panel frame to work after changes in humidi...
Hardwood
18th c, Norwegian Trestle Table
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century provincial Norwegian trestle table from the Baroque period in it's original finish. Ca 1750 Norway.
Pine
Extraordinary Italian Baroque Gilt Wood Table Supports Early 18th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A extraordinary pair of table supports, in wood with layers of gold, and with deeply carved foliate leaves, on a ( later) base , with original wooden scrolls, also deeply carved and with the same layers of gold. Both pieces were part of an important staircase, from a noble house...
Wood, Giltwood
$19,500Sale Price / item|40% Off
18th C Style Italian BOCCI Solid Natural Walnut Trestle Table Made to Order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our Mediterranean "Bocci" deluxe 2-pedestal dining table features a framed 2” thick single slab top of premium aged Italian walnut in Natural light stain shellac finish. Single slabs...
Walnut
Refined, finely decorated ruby marble sink from Venice, early 20th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Refined, finely decorated ruby marble sink from Venice, early 20th century. Accompanied by its own mask in the same marble. Magnificent decorations. Excellently crafted, refined,...
Marble
Spanish Chestnut Dining Table in Baroque Style with Wrought-Iron Supports, 1900s
Located in Casteren, NL
This characterful Spanish dining table was crafted around 1900 from solid chestnut. It is a reproduction of a considerably earlier Spanish table design originating in the late Renais...
Steel
17th C Style Italian LIRA Solid Walnut Refectory Table Framed Edge 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
20th Century Spanish Cyprees 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 lyre legs joined by four beautifully iron...
Iron
19th C. Spanish Baroque Walnut Refectory Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional antique Spanish refectory table was crafted in walnut circa 1850 and reflects the robust elegance, architectural presence, and honest utility associated with Spanish...
Wrought Iron
Early 20th century oak extending dining table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century oak extending dining table circa 1900. Baroque revival table, with oak veneered top standing on a substantial base of barley twist legs united by a stretcher deco...
Oak
$10,900Sale Price / item|29% Off
17th C Style Italian Walnut 84" Table extends to 126" with end extension pair
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our classic Lira Style dining table expands with extension leaves- offering an option for entertainment seating: Old Walnut Refectory table with lyre-shaped bases, handcrafted in ag...
Wrought Iron