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.
1760s Dutch Antique Baroque Tables
Pearwood, Walnut, Yew
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
1760s German Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Porcelain, Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
1980s Portuguese Vintage Baroque Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Porcelain, Wood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Metal
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1750s Belgian Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Rosewood
17th Century English Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Oak
1650s Dutch Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Scagliola
1880s Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Early 17th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1990s American Baroque Tables
Marble, Silver Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
1680s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1940s Vintage Baroque Tables
Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry, Maple, Nutwood, Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Glass, Giltwood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Baroque Tables
Pine
18th Century and Earlier Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1720s German Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
18th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Tables
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Siena Marble, Bronze
17th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood, Oak
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1930s British Vintage Baroque Tables
Marble
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Glass, Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Tables
Bronze
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Czech Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
18th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood