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.
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Giltwood and Faux Painted Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of Italian 18th century Baroque giltwood, faux painted marble and polychrome freestanding consoles. Each console is raised by an elegant square faux painted green mar...
Giltwood
pair of Roman mid 18th century Mecca and faux painted marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of Roman mid 18th century late Baroque Period Mecca and faux painted marble consoles. Each stunning freestanding console is raised on four scrolle...
Giltwood, Paint
1930s Venetian Cream Lacquered and Gilded Dressing Table by Fratelli Testolini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
An elegant and highly decorative Venetian dressing table by Fratelli Testolini, dating from the 1930s, featuring an imposing, sculpted mirror and a refined combination of black lacqu...
Nutwood, Giltwood
Spanish Console Table of Hand Carved Oak from the Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Spanish table or Fratino table of oak, in the Baroque style, featuring a rectangular plank top over turned wood supports. The Fratino table is a type of refectory or co...
Wood, Oak
19th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Trestle Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Italy circa 1880, this elegant antique walnut dining table showcases the bold architectural lines and elaborate carving characteristic of the Italian Baroque style. Measur...
Walnut
Italian 19th Century Painted and Parcel Gilt Marble Top Console Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A dramatic 19th century Italian console table with an exquisite rococo giltwood base supporting its original, thick slab of Bardiglio marble. The monochromatic gray stone features de...
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Baroque-Style Giltwood Low Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an elegant Italian Baroque-style low table featuring a shaped rectangular top with a molded gilt border surrounding a deep green lacquered surface, richly decorated with subt...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Painted Bedside Table in Baroque Style, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque style nightstand on four curved legs with a shaped apron. The open upper section features a shelf and side panels with decorative cutouts and a shaped crest. The cream-white ...
Wood
17th century wood and black marble table - North of Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Walnut and marble table North of Italy, 17th century Wood and black marble H 80,5 x L 114 x P 58 cm This elegant table features a one single solid marble top directly mounted on f...
Marble
Italian 19th Century Scagliola and Mecca Dining/Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality Italian 19th century Baroque st. Scagliola and Mecca dining/center table. This palatally scaled table is raised on opulently carved scrolled Mecca supp...
Marble
$3,890Sale Price / set|20% Off
Console and Mirror White and Gold Leaf Details Handcarved in Italy by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
Set including entrance console and wall mirror . The white console is manufactured by skilled craftsmen in carved wood with gold leaf details, and it has to be mounted suspended on wall. Consolle Size: cm. 75x35 H. 63 Inches: 29,53" x 13,78" H. 24,80" The matched entrance mirror...
Wood, Giltwood
18th century Baroque st. patinated wood and Mecca side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and wonderfully decorative Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated wood and Mecca side table. This charming table is raised on a grotto designed tripod shaped Mecca base ...
Wood
Italian 19th century Baroque st. Carrara, Sienna, Rosso Antico marble side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative Italian 19th century Baroque st. Carrara, Sienna, Rosso Antico and Black Belgian marble side table. This intricately detailed carved marble table is ra...
Marble
17th Century Shaped and Carved Walnut 5-Drawer Commodino
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional 17th Century Italian Walnut Commodino. Crafted with remarkable attention to detail, this rare antique features five generously sized drawers, all adorned with original pe...
Walnut
Patinated Silver Black Marble Eclectic Console Baroque, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Black marble and silver wood console by Lam Lee, 1990s. Legs have been repaired (see photos). Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is n...
Marble, Silver Leaf
Italian 19th Century Inset Marble-Top Oak Trestle Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian late 19th century oak trestle table with two large inset marble tiles in the surface as a decorative and yet durable feature that becomes part of the tablescape. The captivat...
Marble, Iron
An Italian 18th century Baroque Giltwood and Alabastro Rosso marble console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive Italian 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood and Alabastro Rosso marble console. This most exceptional freestanding console is raised by a trio of carved acanthus leaf ...
Alabaster
A Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Walnut side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very decorative Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Walnut side table. This beautiful side table is raised by a scallop shaped mottled Giltwood base wit...
Walnut, Giltwood
1950s, Spanish Wrought Iron and Pink Marble Side Tables
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Baroque pair of side tables with wrought-iron bases, painted glossy black and pinky-yellow marble tops.
Marble, Wrought Iron
Spanish Baroque Style Carved Wooden Console Table with Wrought Iron Stretcher
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Beautiful Spanish console table from the 20th century, crafted in wood and inspired by traditional Spanish Baroque furniture. The piece features a long rectangular tabletop with a wa...
Wrought Iron
pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. glazed wood wall brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly decorated and most elegant pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Glazed Patinated wood and Vert de Patricia marble consoles. Each wonderfully detailed console is raised o...
Wood
William And Mary Oak Tavern Table
Located in Essex, MA
William and Mary oak tavern table. With a rectangular top with molded edge. Below with a drawer with brass bail handle. Turned legs and stretchers. Bun feet.
Brass
Italian 18th Century Walnut Side Table with Drawer and Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut side table dating to the 18th century, with a compact Baroque form and richly aged country character. Its rectangular plank top displays warm honey-brown coloring, ...
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Style Dining, Writing or Sofa Table, Great Color And Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Italian 18th century style dining, writing or sofa table. Great Color And Patination.
Iron
Summer Side Folding Oak Table with Square Top, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Square Folding oak side table with Carved legs and carved top and edges. It´´s a typical summer table of the Spany´s countrys. The table has four legs and you can easily open the to...
Walnut
Spanish 18th Century Single Plank Top Walnut & Iron Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A multi-purpose Spanish fratino table dating to the 18th century, made of walnut construction with a single plank on top and stretchers of wrought-iron. The broad, rectangular surfac...
Iron
Italian, Bologna, Baroque Dark Walnut 2-Drawer Table, last quarter 17th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the late Baroque period, having a removable rectangular top secured by dowels, the case housing two drawers with brass pulls, the case raised on baluster and block legs joined b...
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood and Brèche D’Alep Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive Italian 18th century Baroque St. giltwood and Brèche d'Alep marble console. The console is raised by striking elegantly scrolled legs with topie shaped feet and a s...
Marble
Elegant Italian 18th Century Giltwood Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Nord Italian 18th century carved and giltwood console table with a painted faux marble top. The table with original gilding will be fully restored before delivery. Provenienc...
Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Console and Matching Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood console and matching mirror. The freestanding console is raised by striking cabriole legs with elegant scrolled feet. Each leg is...
Marble
18th Century Silver Gilt Baroque Cherub Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful 18th Century Italian Baroque giltwood and polychrome cherub center table with starfire glass tabletop. To view more of our listings from Moxie Interiors, scroll down and...
Iron
Nordiska Kompaniet, sofa table, Made in England for NK, mid-1900s.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful stained wood coffee table in baroque style, made in England for Swedish luxury warehouse Nordiska Kompaniet / NK, Stockholm. Mid-1900s, labeled. Normal signs of age and...
Wood
Romweber Spanish Baroque Carved Pine Writing Desk
By Jim Peed, Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Spanish Baroque style writing desk By Jim Peed for Romweber USA, Circa 1990s Carved pine, with original brass hardware. Middl...
Brass
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood & Patinated Wood Coffee/Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood and patinated wood coffee/cocktail table. The rectangular table is raised by a beautiful giltwood base with lovely most elegant s...
Scagliola, Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Baroque Giltwood and Marble Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational Italian 19th century Baroque giltwood and marble coffee table. The table is raised by impressive and most decorative scr...
Marble
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood and Sarrancolin Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 18th century Baroque st. giltwood and Sarrancolin marble console. The freestanding console is raised by elegant cabriole legs with graceful fluted feet and rich...
Marble
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Wall Mounted Giltwood Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and exceptionally decorative pair of Italian early 19th century Baroque st. giltwood and Portoro marble consoles/planters. Each wall mounted console is raised by a stri...
Marble
Rare Genuine Swedish Pine Baroque Centre Table Dated 1758
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare genuine baroque table from Sweden dated 1758. The table is made by hand from solid pine. There is a very thin layer of the original grey blue paint where the pine underneath shi...
Pine
Spanish Solid Wood Side Table with Hand-Forged Iron Details – Traditional Baroqu
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent Spanish-inspired side table crafted from solid wood and distinguished by its elegant architectural design and exceptional craftsmanship. This piece combines the understat...
Walnut
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood console. The console is raised by exceptional paw feet below uniquely scrolled legs decorated with richly carved bearded satyrs, ...
Giltwood
$18,222Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Baroque Italian Carved Giltwood Torcheres
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This impressive pair of 19th century Italian torches are a sublime work of European Baroque art. Carved in golden wood, it gives us an exquisite decoration of angels among fruits and...
Giltwood
$14,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century Spanish Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
These are the kinds of tables designers spend years looking for and never find. Nineteenth century Spanish furniture occupies a category all its own. Less concerned with ornament th...
Wrought Iron
Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Gilt Wood Mirror and Matching Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very impressive ensemble including a large Gilt Wood Mirror and a Gilt Console with Marble Top. Provenance: the Dodge estate near Tuxedo Park, NY. Both in matching elaborate Baroqu...
Marble
Spanish Baroque Rosewood and Tortoishell Inlaid Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Spanish Baroque low side table with rosewood and tortoiseshell inlaid top, with wrought iron stretchers.
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish 1880s Walnut Side Table or Lady Desk, Carved Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish walnut side table with single drawer, scalloped apron, carved legs and iron side stretcher from the late 19th century. The front it´s the same that the back, you can see ...
Iron
18th century Swedish Baroque Stone-top Table
Located in Bozeman, MT
Remarkable 18th century Swedish Baroque stone-top table with one drawer containing different compartments. Ca 1700 - 1730 Sweden.
Brass
LIRA Old Chestnut Coffee Table - 17th Century Italian Refectory Style
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size. This LIRA table style is made to order & custom built by quote - to your pre...
Wrought Iron
Antique Oak Drop-Leaf Table with Two Folding Leaves and Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Antique oak drop-leaf table with two folding leaves, crafted from solid oak wood with an elegant traditional design. It features turned legs and a stretcher base that provide stabili...
Oak
18th Century Italian Louis XV Carved Painted Gilt Wood Corner Console Table Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of large antique Italian Baroque carved faux marble painted parcel gilt corner console tables. circa 1740 Hand-crafted in Italy in the 18th century, styled in luxuri...
Wood, Pine, Giltwood, Paint
Late 18th Century Spanish Walnut Table with Carved Drawer Fronts, Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Spanish Baroque style table dates to the late 18th century and is crafted in solid walnut, combining restrained architectural form with bold, vernacular detailing. The rectangul...
Wrought 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
Rare Early 18th Century Welsh Oval Bird Cage Tilt Top Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare and quirky early 18th Century Welsh oval tilt top table with birdcage mechanism, the richly patinated two plank top over, balustrade ...
Oak
19th Century Rococo Baroque Gilt Pedestal Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A 19th century Italian late Baroque elaborately carved giltwood pedestal stand from the estate of legendary American businessman, T. Boone Pickens. Exceptionally executed, exotic...
Upholstery, Giltwood
18th Century Baroque Silver Gilt Putti Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful 18th Century Italian Baroque silver giltwood and polychrome putti center table with Starphire glass tabletop. Condition: Giltwood table...
Glass, Giltwood
17th C Refectory Style Old Italian Solid Walnut 50x30 Coffee Table with options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size. This LIRA table style is made to order & custom built by quote - to your preference in size, stain, and level of distress.“Lira” Premium Old Walnut coffee table with lyre shaped bases and forged iron elements. Measures: 50”L x 30”W x 20”H x 1.5” thick top Available in: rustic poplar old walnut chestnut Standard wood/color finishes include: - Classic shellac (as shown) - Dark Espresso shellac - natural blonde shellac - moro blackened shellac Suggested Lira coffee table...
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
19th Century Italian Inlaid Wood Side Table with Tortoiseshell Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly decorative 19th century Italian side table, distinguished by an intricately inlaid top combining fine pale wood stringing with richly mottled tortoiseshell accents. Delicate...
Iron
19th Century Console Carved Table Renaissance with Beige Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
20th century console carved table Renaissance made of solid walnut wood It features carvings of mythological animals and plant motifs. Foot with turned rear columns and front colum...
Walnut
17th C Refectory Style Old Italian Walnut 42x26 Coffee Table with finish options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size. This LIRA table style is made to order & custom built by quote - to your preference in size, stain, and level of distress.“Lira” Premium Old Walnut coffee table with lyre shaped bases and forged iron elements. Measures: 50”L x 30”W x 20”H x 1.5” thick top Available in: rustic poplar old walnut chestnut Standard wood/color finishes include: - Classic shellac (as shown) - Dark Espresso shellac - natural blonde shellac - moro blackened shellac Suggested Lira coffee table...
Iron
Danish Modern Oak Coffee Table / Console with Tiled Top, Frits Henningsen, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
A rare and characterful sculptural coffee table in solid oak, attributed to Danish master cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen, dating from the 1940s. The tabletop features twelve beautiful...
Ceramic, Oak