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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Early 17th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Welsh Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
1960s French Vintage Baroque Tables
Wood, Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Tables
Bronze
1880s Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Baroque Tables
Nutwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Alabaster, Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Tables
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Cherry, Maple, Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Wood
1710s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Tables
1750s German Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut, Yew
1650s Dutch Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Tables
Pine
19th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1770s German Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
1760s German Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Oak, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Baroque Tables
Metal
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Carrara Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Scagliola
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Porcelain, Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Slate
Early 18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut, Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut, Fruitwood
17th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood, Oak
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood