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.
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Refectory Spanish Table with Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Catalonian dining table with Baroque style lyre legs This Spanish 18th century table features a rectangular top over an exquisite trestle type base with lyre shaped l...
Iron
Early 19th Century Carved Chestnut Console Table with Two Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th century Portuguese carved console table, crafted in chestnut. The table features two beautifully carved drawers with wood knobs, each flanked by floral carving, and is rai...
Chestnut
Antique Oak Side Table with Turned Legs and Stretcher Base, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A robust and characterful example of early Spanish craftsmanship, this 17th-century side table in solid oak embodies the rustic elegance and architectural sensibility of Iberian furn...
Oak
1940s Antique Vanity Baroque Spanish, Dressing Table, Hand Carved Walnut & Burl
Located in Miami, FL
Signed by Mariano Garcia. Early 20th century, antique vanity or entrance console, available entry mirror on a hand carved walnut frame, with a gold leaf surface finish. Venetian Baro...
Wood
Small late 18th Century Console or Side Table in Oak with three Drawers
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A simple but elegant small console or side table with three drawer in silky smooth oak. Beautiful dark patina. Provenance: château in the Haut-Var-region, South France This table w...
Oak
Italian Baroque Walnut Demi-Lune Console Tables, Pair, Circa 1680
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Period Baroque Walnut Demi-Lune Console Tables, circa 1680 With a sobriety and a serenity of line, these tables are perhaps the most authentic form of Italian Baroq...
Walnut
19th Century Danish Blue and Black Baroque Writing Table Console
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque library table with one drawer has handsome turned legs and traditional stretchers between the legs. The lack of a front stretcher allows one to place a chair in...
Wood, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Console Table with Two drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century carved Spanish console with two drawers. This table with character is of rare narrow depth. It is characteristic of Spanish Baroque furniture with a thick one-piec...
Walnut
Pair of English Side Tables / Pedestals, Nutwood, Mid-Century, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A remarkable pair of British mid-20th-century side or drinks tables, meticulously crafted from nutwood with octagonal-shaped tabletops. The design has a balanced geometry that is bot...
Nutwood
19th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Table in Solid Oak and Iron
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A multipurpose Spanish fratino table from the 19th century in handsome oak construction with stretchers of wrought-iron for dining, as a center table, or writing desk. Thick top plan...
Iron
19th Century Philippine Baroque Style Long Table in Narra, Molave and Balayong
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant and refined long table crafted to an exceptional standard from rare tropical hardwoods, including narra, molave, and balayong—among the most prized timber species of the Philippines...
Hardwood
Spanish Castilian Refectory Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Coffee Table, Early 20th
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish Castilian Refectory Style Walnut & Wrought Iron Coffee Table, Early 20th Century Dimensions: 18" D x 39" W x 17" H This refined Spanish coffee table is executed in the ...
Wrought Iron
Round Folding Center Oak Table with Carved Top and Solomonic Legs, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Round Folding oak side table with Solomonic legs and carved top and carved edges. The table has six legs when its opened with stretchers between the legs to reinforce the stability ....
Walnut
Antique Iron Garden Gate Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish antique iron gate coffee table with a 3/8" thick flush-mounted tempered glass top. Classical in styling, with rustic and Industrial infl...
Iron
$8,750Sale Price / item|50% Off
18th C Style BOCCI Solid Italian Walnut Trestle Dining Table In-Stock
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our Mediterranean "Bocci" deluxe 2-pedestal trestle dining table features a 2.0” thick flat edge top with full length solid planks of premium aged Italian walnut in Classic Renaissan...
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
$2,480Sale Price|20% Off
French Baroque Style German Brass Tray Top Yale Burge Coffee Table
By Yale Burge
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Baroque Style German brass tray top yale burge coffee table. Elegant French Country Baroque style walnut coffee table with solid brass removable two handled tray top. The well crafted wood...
Brass
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Side Table with cared turned legs and wood stretcher and also an iron stretcher The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grai...
Walnut
Antique Spanish Carved Wood Console Table with Low Shelve
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful antique console table of Spanish origin, crafted from solid wood with an elegant dark walnut finish. Its design features gracefully curved legs and finely hand-carved detai...
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut & Iron Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Spanish, circa 1780, work-table or writing desk which is a modestly scaled Fratino, a distinctive style of refectory table commonly found in monasteries. It features a rectangular to...
Iron
Italian Wrought Iron and Stone Top Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 20th-century Italian hand-wrought iron table is a sculptural beauty, marrying classical form with artisan craftsmanship. The iron base is hand-hammered and forged, showcasi...
Granite, Wrought Iron
English Rustic 17th century Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
English Rustic 17th Century Trestle Table. Thick three-plank elm top with narrow breadboard ends, supported by a solid, simple trestle base, Beautiful wear and character. What more i...
Elm, Oak
Italian, Tuscan, Baroque Walnut 2-Drawer Trestle Writing Table, 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing two drawers, the case with gadroon molding on all sides, raised on shaped trestle form legs joined by an elaborately shaped s...
Walnut
19th Century Baroque Spanish Side Table with Marquetry Top & Turned Legs
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Baroque Spanish side table with marquetry geometricals figures 19th century Spanish trestle table in walnut. This...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Ilana Goor Brutalist Console Table with Bronze Cat and Bird, Signed, 1980s
By Ilana Goor
Located in Hamburg, PA
A console table by renowned Israeli artist Ilana Goor (b. 1936), embodying her signature brutalist-organic modern style. Constructed from concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) with a nat...
Bronze, Steel
19th Century Philippine Refectory / Long Table Baroque style
Located in Kastrup, DK
Long table crafted in a refined combination of light molave wood and dark narra hardwood, two of the most highly regarded tropical timbers of the Philippines. The contrast between th...
Hardwood
17th Century Danish Baroque Gateleg Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional 17th century Danish Baroque oak oval gateleg table with four skilfully turned legs, two of them being cut in half vertically allow th...
Oak
19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers & Strong Legs, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk or console table with two drawers and strong turning legs and stretcher.
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Giltwood Console with Original Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A robust 18th century Italian console table with an exquisite giltwood base supporting its original, thick slab of white marble. The monochromatic stone features delicate gray veinin...
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Painted Side Table Labelled Harrods
By Harrods
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
20th-Century Italian Baroque Carved and Painted Coffee Table, Labelled Harrods A decorative Italian Baroque style coffee or side table, beautifully carved and painted, and bearing...
Other
$4,912Sale Price|25% Off
Late 19th Spanish Walnut Dining Fratino Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish Fratino dining table with hand made wrought-iron stretcher from the late 19th century. This Spanish wooden table features a sturdy recta...
Iron
Beautiful medium size Artempo Coffee Table Made from 17th Century Oak
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful Artempo coffee table made from 18th century oak. The top one solid heavy board of 17th century oak. Perfect patina. This is a mto article. After you have placed the order...
Oak
Baroque-Style 22K Gold Leaf Carved Coffee Table with Black Stone Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An opulent hand-carved coffee table finished in luminous 22-karat gold leaf, showcasing richly sculpted Baroque-style detailing and a dramatic black stone top. The base features exub...
Stone
Baroque Style Elm Wood Dining Room Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Baroque style elm wood dining room table, circa 1980's. With an oval plank style top, baluster style turned legs, joined by an H shaped stretcher bar. With intentional distressing to...
Elm
Late 17th-Early 18th Century Italian Table with One Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian baroque single drawer table with turned legs, all in walnut. This table is a wonderful example of an Italian entry or library or bedside tables...
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Work Side Table , Restored
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish Baroque side or working table completely restored.
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Baroque Trestle Table in Solid Walnut & Iron
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spanish Baroque Trestle Table. Table is crafted from solid hardwood with a richly worn surface and features a thick rectangular plank top support...
Wrought Iron
Barley Twist Octagonal Side Table, Early 20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant octagonal side table crafted in solid wood, featuring five richly carved barley twist legs united by a cross-shaped stretcher base. The faceted tabletop displays a warm, natu...
Hardwood, Oak
Baroque Spanish Walnut long, narrow Center or Console Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary long and narrow walnut table, with a massive one-plank top, over a frieze containing four drawers with typical wrought iron pulls, conforming carved decoration on all f...
Wrought Iron
Side Table of Walnut with Carved Lyre Legs and Top, Spanish, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Side table of walnut with carved lyre legs with carved top with horse and cavaliers and so carved edges in top. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Walnut
Antique Spanish Brutalist Table in Solid Oak & Wrought Iron, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This antique brutalist dining table/desk, crafted in the 19th century by a skilled Spanish cabinetmaker, is a striking example of robust...
Iron
Refined, finely decorated ruby marble sink from Venice, early 20th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Refined, finely decorated ruby marble sink from Venice, early 20th century. Accompanied by its own mask in the same marble. Magnificent decorations. Excellently crafted, refined,...
Marble
Side Table of Walnut with Carved Lyre Legs and Top, Spanish, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Side table of walnut with carved lyre legs with carved edges in top. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Walnut
$3,738
Refectory Dining Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Table crafted from the rare tropical hardwood narra, one of the Philippines’ most sought-after precious woods due to its deep, warm tone and exceptional durability. The tabletop is c...
Wood
17th Century Spanish (Castilla) Walnut Side Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming all original Spanish provincial low side table or console. The table shows centuries of use with its heavily patinated top surface with, as shown in photos, an age...
Wrought Iron
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Giltwood and Ebonized Marble Coffee Table by Brustlin Workshop, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A highly sculptural Baroque Revival coffee table by Brustlin Workshop of Los Angeles, renowned for their fine artisan craftsmanship in the mid-20th century. The table features an ela...
Marble
19th Century Solid Oak Baroque Fluted Legs Desk Writing Table or Console
Located in Miami, FL
Height from the floor to the bottom drawer: 23.42in An 19th century Spanish baroque desk, or writing table made of solid oak with fluted shaped legs joined by solid wood stretched. ...
Iron
Antique Baroque Oak Gateleg Drop-Leaf Dining Table with Barley Twist Legs, 1920s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming antique gateleg table crafted in solid oak, featuring beautifully turned barley-twist legs and a richly shaped drop-leaf top. Made in England in the early 20th century. T...
Oak
Vintage Bavarian Baroque Style Hand Painted Table Writing Desk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian Baroque Style Hand Painted Table Writing Desk Early 20th century Bavarian hand painted writing table in Baroque style. The beautiful green-blue table is raised on f...
Pine
Italian Walnut Burl Wood Deco Baroque Style Lyre-Leg Trestle Side Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Italian Deco Baroque style side table or console table in beautiful wlnut burl veneer wood, greatly shaped top with black glass, central drawer and standing on lyre shaped legs with ...
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Faux-Sienna Marble Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Faux-Sienna Marble Console hails from Florence, whose rich history in art and architecture spans centuries. Some of the world's most famous figure...
Walnut, Paint
$4,936Sale Price|35% Off
French Walnut Oversized Jacobean Dining Table in the works!
Located in Malibu, CA
Stunning oversized handmade Jacobean dining table in darkest brown. The top is removable & sits on a base of walnut & pine. The base has inverted legs joined by a box stretc...
Hardwood, Walnut, Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Carved Coffee table with Wood Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish church table or altar from the 19th century with wooden columns and top with a fine line of hand carved marquetry. An unusual shape with a nice shiny patina. Good size for...
Walnut
Antique Venetian Style Silver Giltwood Designer Center or Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Louis XV Style Silver Giltwood designer center or side table - Valencia Spain Additional information: Materials: Giltwood, Silver Color: Silver Period: Mid 20th Century Place ...
Giltwood, Glass
$129,024Sale Price|29% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Table with Silver Vase and Matching Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Exceptional table with vase and plate in solid silver composed of: 20th century Italian silver table. Top is in brown Slab Fossil American Sequ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Spanish Console Table with 2 Drawers and Turned Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design This characterful table is of rare narrow depth of 11in. It is characteristic of Spanish Baroque furniture with a thick single piece top, simple bold chip carved ornam...
Walnut
Rare 17th Century Spanish Colonial Trestle Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare 17th century Spanish Colonial trestle table, the single plank mahogany top with dovetailed cleats fastened to splayed trestle supports wi...
Mahogany
18th Century Console Table with Two Carved Drawers, Portugal
Located in Round Top, TX
18th-century chestnut console table with deep, dark patina developed over 200 years of use. The table features carved drawer fronts, turned legs, and a trestle-style base. The carvin...
Chestnut
Grande 19th Century Italian Marble-Top Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A grand 19th century Italian marble-top console table with an apron carved of wood to mimic a swaged cloth and large classical face in the centre, all painted a wonderful museum oliv...
Marble
Northern European Baroque Giltwood Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine giltwood console table, the deep frieze carved with intricate fine scale ornament, the cartouche shaped apron centered with a rondel, surrounded by a diaper pattern, swags of ...
Marble