Baroque 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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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Scagliola, Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Tables
Wood, Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Onyx, Marble, Gold Leaf
20th Century Unknown Baroque Tables
Silver, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Griotte Marble, Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Baroque Tables
Marble, Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Baroque Tables
Metal
1920s Spanish Vintage Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Stone
1710s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
1760s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 2000s American Baroque Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
1860s Belgian Antique Baroque Tables
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
1930s French Vintage Baroque Tables
Onyx, Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut