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.
French Baroque Carved Giltwood Marble Top Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Baroque or Rococo style console or entry table Late 20th Century Carved giltwood, with tan marble top. Measures: 67.25"W x 24.25"D x 33.5"H. Excellent o...
Marble
A Long 17th Century Carved Oak Baluster Leg Table from Flanders
Located in Dallas, TX
At over nine feet long, this sumptuous oak baluster leg table was hand-carved with an H-stretcher in Flanders, circa 1680. Long tables such as these...
Oak
$1,680Sale Price|30% Off
Side Table of Chestnut with Carved Lyre Legs, Spanish, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Side table of chestnut with carved lyre base and carved ebonized details in the legs, Spanish, 19th century.
Wood
Custom Baroque-Style Wrought Iron Console Table or Server Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
The long baroque style metal console or sofa table has a brushed gold gilt finish and is handcrafted with elegant scroll-work and detailing. The feet have flat iron pads. The console is newly made from antique fencing...
Iron
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque and Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish baroque and Folk Art table. The table is in untouched original condition with original paint. Natural wear after 250 years of use and a good rustic patina. ...
Pine
$5,760 / item
Italian Grotto Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a branching coral cast metal support and shell form cast metal base. Dimensions: 48" W x 17" D x 32" H.
Metal
Baroque-Style Wrought Iron Console Table or Server Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Baroque style wrought metal console or sofa table has a brushed gilt finish and is handcrafted with elegant scroll-work and detailing. The feet have flat iron pads. The console is newly made from antique fencing...
Iron
Grotto, Table, Oak, 19 Century, Serpent, Carved, Scroll, Medullary Ray
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lovely, carved detailing the the edge of the top and rococo scrollwork stem and feet which incorporate shell detailing inside the scrolls This table is crisply carved with characteristic grotto ornamentation creating the form with the scrollwork stem and legs carved with shell and other motifs. The top has an unusual 4cm carved acanthus leaf edge. The use of oak shows that, unlike much grotto furniture...
Oak
Italian Walnut Inlaid Center Table / Console Table With Turned Legs
Located in Viterbo, VT
Stunning Italian console table hand-crafted in norther Italy in the late 1600s using walnut and decorated with walnut inlay. The table has six hand-turned legs sitting on a block joi...
Wrought Iron
Italian Low Side Table with 1700 Gilded Baroque Friezes and Scagliola Top
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Coffee Table In Gilded And Lacquered Wood With Rectangular Scagliola Top Masterfully crafted on Lake Como with gilded friezes from the 1700s. From northern Italy comes this e...
Scagliola, Harewood, Giltwood
$4,780Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Console Table in Walnut with Three Carved Drawers and Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Spanish Baroque console table in walnut with three carved drawers and stretcher.
Iron
$6,320Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Walnut Console Table with Four Carved Drawers Signed by Valentí
Located in Miami, FL
20th century walnut console table with four carved drawers signed by Valentí.
Iron
Stool, Walnut, Venetian, Putti, Cherub, Amorini, Grotto, Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This unusual stool has a fine sculptural quality, combining functionality with artistic merit. The kneeling cherub is in service, holding the elaborate ...
Walnut
Chest Coffer Spanish Chip Carved Folk 18th Century Pine Ironwork Small 3ft long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small size, would work as a sofa or low table with the advantage of storage space - Characterful chip carving, ironwork and figuring injecting atmosphere into any interior - W...
Pine
Table Low Side Walnut Spanish Carved Flowerhead Seville Folk 19.5" high 79" long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small size, perfect height for sofa's and modern armchairs - The thick single plank walnut top and crisp, stylised carving are characteristic of Spanish furniture - This table...
Walnut
Table Rent Low High Low Sofa Side Italian Bologna Sliding Top Walnut Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small, low 24" high Bologna rent table with sliding top - Stunning, finely figured 1.5inch, 4cm thick, original sliding top - Characteristic Bologna turnings and ornamentat...
Walnut
Table Low Walnut Small Spanish Baroque Ball Bobbin 24.5" long, 20" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small size, perfect height for sofa's and modern armchairs - The thick single plank walnut top and bold turnings are characteristic of Spanish furniture - This table exudes ve...
Walnut
'Esquisse' Wrought Iron and Parchment Console by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Understated 'Esquisse' wrought iron and parchment console by Design Frères. Chic parchment top fitted onto a slender matte black wrought iron base.
Wrought Iron
Dos Gallos Custom Rustic Modern Walnut Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom console table. Can be made in any size, in Oak, Walnut or Mahogany in a variety of finishes. Shown here in Walnut with a light distress and dark finish. Made in Los Angeles by...
Walnut, Oak
'Esquisse' Wrought Iron and Parchment Console by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Understated 'Esquisse' wrought iron and parchment console by Design Frères. Chic parchment top fitted onto a slender matte black wrought iron base.
Wrought Iron
$15,470 / item
H 34.5 in W 139.5 in D 11 in
Dos Gallos Custom Long Skinny Wood Console Table with Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom console that can be made in Douglas fir, walnut or oak. Built up top to approximately 3 inches thick. Can be made in different sizes, and different finishes. Made in Los Ange...
Iron
$4,850 / item
H 34 in W 36 in D 12 in
Chic 'Etude' Wrought Iron and Parchment Console by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contrasting grained cream parchment top over slender blackened steel base. Beautiful, simple, understated design.
Steel
$2,300
H 29 in W 42 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Gray Marble Console Table or Sofa Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and simple modern console table from Italy circa 1970's. It consists of heavy grey solid marble. Beautiful veining in marble.
Marble
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Console Table
Located in North York, ON
Louis XVI Style marble top console table. This 1940’s American piece is fully restored in a light bubble gum lacquer finish with ori...
Marble
Sculptural Side Table Solid Mango Wood, Carved Detailing
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderfully sculptural round side table with a wonderful hand-carved design on its exterior. Its neutral pigment and subtle wood texture makes it perfect for any space. A uniquely ...
Wood, Fruitwood
17th Century Oak Dutch Side Table
Located in Huntington, NY
17th century oak Dutch side table, turned.
Wood, Oak
Mid-Century Neoclassical Style Lacquered Marble Top Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Mid-Century Modern lacquered console table featuring a Carrara marble top. Made in France in the neoclassical taste having a parcel gilt decorated case. Fronted by two stora...
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century Carved Oak Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak console table from England with a wonderfully detailed hand carved backsplash over the top of the table, which has a beveled and car...
Oak
Contemporary Uccello Wood Sabre-Leg Side Table from Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Uccello occasional table features a solid wood sabre leg that slightly rises above the surface of the top, that can be made in any species wood. Also available as a console or di...
Wood
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H 33.75 in W 53 in D 22.5 in
Italian, Tuscan, Louis XIV Period Carved Walnut 1-Drawer Console Table, 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian walnut sofa, hall or console table. The rectangular plank top sits above one drawer fitted with simple round pulls and a central key escutcheon. A shaped apron with scallope...
Walnut
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H 31.5 in W 28.35 in D 20.87 in
French gilt wood coffee table, Louis XVI style, late 19th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant French side table in the Louis XVI style, made in the second half of the 19th century. The finely carved wooden frame is decorated with pure gold leaf gilding, which enhances...
Marble
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H 31.375 in W 65.5 in D 27 in
19th Century Italian Walnut Lyre Leg Table with Baroque Style Wooden Stretchers
Located in Dallas, TX
The dynamic shapes and ornate detailing associated with Baroque-style furniture are unmistakable on this Italian lyre leg table. Hand-carved in the late 1800s from walnut wood, the o...
Wood, Walnut
Mid Century Spanish Baroque Carved Pine & Oak Three-Drawer Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique console table behind a sofa or against a wall. Crafted in Spain circa 1970 and built of oak and pine, the Baroque sofa table sits on square legs connected ...
Oak, Pine
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H 32 in W 66 in D 19 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Pine & Oak Three-Drawer Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique console table behind a sofa or against a wall. Crafted in Spain circa 1920 and built of oak and pine, the Baroque sofa table sits on square legs connected ...
Oak, Pine
Baroque Style Coffee Table with Marble and Golden Brass, 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful and elegant round table of living room of the middle of the 20th century of Baroque style. Composed of a white marble top supported by golden brass putti sculptures....
Marble, Brass
Baroque Style Carved And Gilt Marble Top Tiered Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The elaborately carved, shaped and overall gilt console with deep curved sides and a wide openwork foliate scrolled frieze over floral swags with tassels on the front. The tall Corin...
Marble
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H 32 in W 64 in D 25.5 in
Italian, Tuscany, Baroque Walnut 2-Drawer Writing or Center Table, 17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, Tuscany, baroque walnut 2-drawer writing or center table, 17th century
Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Console
Located in Chireno, TX
18th century Italian walnut console with beautifully shaped trestle (circa 1735-1754). Almost identical to second walnut console (ref. 951) - would make excellent near-pair.
Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Console
Located in Chireno, TX
18th Century Italian walnut console with beautifully shaped trestle (circa 1735-1754). Almost identical to second walnut console (ref. 968)...
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Console Table
Located in Chireno, TX
18th century walnut console table circa 1780-1799. Italian walnut console hand-carved with trestle base, beautiful color and nice pa...
Walnut
Fine 17th Century Chestnut Console Table
Located in Chireno, TX
Fine 17th century chestnut console table from Spain. Wonderfully intact and sturdy post-renaissance, or mannerist style, Spanish console table hand-car...
Iron