Baroque Side 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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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Baroque Side Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century English Baroque Side Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Mirror
1930s European Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
Glass, Giltwood
1940s Belgian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
Iron
1940s Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Baroque Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Side Tables
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century English Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Baroque Side Tables
Marble, Brass
1970s American Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Baroque Side Tables
Brass
1950s North American Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Wood, Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s Syrian Antique Baroque Side Tables
Brass
1940s Swedish Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Birch
Mid-20th Century Baroque Side Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Side Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Baroque Side Tables
Pine
1960s Spanish Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Oak
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Mirror, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
Iron, Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Side Tables
Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Side Tables
Wood