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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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Siena Marble
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1930s American Vintage Baroque Tables
Stoneware, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century European Baroque Tables
Walnut, Pine, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Tables
Marble
1730s European Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
1940s Vintage Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Chestnut
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Stone
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1880s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Bronze
1940s French Vintage Baroque Tables
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Welsh Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
19th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Tables
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Late 17th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Blown Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
20th Century Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
2010s Dutch Baroque Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Steel
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Baroque Tables
Oak, Burl
Late 20th Century American Baroque Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut