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.
Italian Baroque Walnut Fall Front Desk, 18th Century, Carved Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian fall front desk with burl wood inlay. With six drawers and two hidden storage areas. The top of this desk is 18th century, while the base, beau...
Walnut
Italian 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood, patinated Wood and marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most elegant true pair of Italian 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood, patinated Wood, and Sienna marble consoles. Each truly stunning freestanding console is rais...
Siena Marble
$10,900Sale Price / item|29% Off
17th C Style Italian Walnut 84" Table extends to 126" with end extension pair
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our classic Lira Style dining table expands with extension leaves- offering an option for entertainment seating: Old Walnut Refectory table with lyre-shaped bases, handcrafted in ag...
Wrought Iron
19th Spanish Sturdy Side Table with Carved Turned Legs and Double Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with turned legs and double stretcher, one in solid iron and one in the lower part leg to leg in wood. The top has a beautiful grain and patina
Iron
Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood & black Belgian marble center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and uniquely scaled Italian mid 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood and black Belgian marble center table. This impressive table is raised by a crossed and mottled Gi...
Belgian Black Marble
Flemish Baroque Tavern Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 17th century Flemish oak oval hunt or tavern table having unusual hook ends over turned legs joined by shoe feet, the whole possessing mellow silvery brown patina. Width listed...
Iron
$2,501Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th Century Austrian Bankers or Merchants Table in Warm Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful bankers table or merchants table originates in Austria and dates circa 1780. The table was completely made of fruitwood. It has slightly tapered legs that are joined b...
Fruitwood
18th Century Spanish Baroque Single Plank Table with Wrought Iron Stretchers
Located in Dallas, TX
This single plank table with wrought iron stretchers is a wonderful example of Spanish Baroque furniture from the 1700s. The rich, chocolate patina of the wood accentuates the hand-c...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
$5,900
Plank End Gateleg Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good late 17th century English or Welsh oak gateleg table, the oval top over balustrade silhouette slap ends, one with drawer, the swing legs of simple ...
Oak
Spanish Baroque Occassional Side Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Lomita, CA
This Spanish Baroque rectangular occasional table is elegant with architectural dimensions. It is unusual, with its ebonized iron touches on the stretcher. This Spanish Baroque style...
Iron
1950s Italian Venetian Glass Mirrored Vanity Tray with Bronze Handles
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (1950s) glass mirrored vanity tray in rounded rectangular form featuring an etched courtship scene with gilt bronze scroll relief handles, rope-form striped glass fr...
Brass
Italian Baroque Walnut and Chestnut Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome single drawer side table with beautifully carved and turned walnut base and a chestnut top. Late 17th or early 18th century Italian with a rich and deep honey patina.
Walnut
1940s Italy Tuscany Renaissance Extendable Round Table by Michele Bonciani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s Italy Tuscan Baroque Renaissance extendable round table by Michele Bonciani in blond walnut, veneered the top and solid carved the stem with...
Walnut
$15,462Sale Price|20% Off
Italian 18th Century Giltwood Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Nord Italian 18th century carved and giltwood console table with a painted faux marble top. The table with original gilding we be fully restored before delivery. Provenienc...
Giltwood
$5,684Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th century French Gold Baroque Console Table, Bianca Rosa Marble Top
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful late 19th century French hand-carved Rococo console table with a Bianca Rosa marble top. This console table has an elegantly hand-carved skirt with a centered St Jacobs s...
Marble
Danish Modern, Serving Table With Bobbin Turned Legs & Colorful Tiles, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
This Danish Modern serving table / side table from the 1950s is a delightful fusion of form and color. Its standout feature lies in the bobbin turned legs, adding a touch of vintage ...
Ceramic, Oak
19th Century English Demilune Table with Solomonic Legs and Fringes
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish demilune table made from walnut. The top has a beleveled merge The table is supported on hand-turned Solomonic shaped legs ...
Bronze
20th Century Italian Silver Table. Top is in brown Slab Fossil American Sequoia
Located in VALENZA, IT
The table base is in solid silver 925°°/°°° gr. 6.000 in Italian Baroque style bearing the typical embossed and chiseled shells, with three layers of leaves and ovules. The central s...
Silver
Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Oak Console Table with Black Painted Base
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th century Danish Baroque table, crafted in oak. This console table features a single drawer along the front skirt and rests on heavy carved Baroque legs that give the piece s...
Oak, Paint
French Wrought Iron Wall Mount Console Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rococo style console table made with wrought iron, gilt metal leaf decoration and green serpentine marble top on ornate metal base. Entry hallway table.
Metal, Iron
18th C. French Walnut Table with Beautifully Executed Stretcher and Patina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
18th C. French Walnut Table, possibly Flemish Glowing patina H: 28.75 D: 22 W: 36 in.
Walnut
Classicism Dressing Table, Poudruese, Ladies Vanites Table, German, circa 1790
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique classic dressing table made of different fruit trees. Inlaid thread edge. Rectangular panel 5 front drawers, on four-cornered, down-tapering legs. Dressing table, so-called Poudreuse, southern Germany, circa 1790, 5 drawers, hinged at the top, central compartment with adjustable mirror...
Fruitwood
A Generously Sized Stone Sink of Great Quality and Craftsmanship 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A generously sized stone sink of great quality and craftsmanship. From Venice, a private collection. The patina is beautiful, particularly due to its decorations. Perfect for both...
Stone
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically a Spanish table and dates from 19th Century. The upper part was added in the 20th century in England and dates from the Arts a...
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
$27,500Sale Price|21% Off
Large 20th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Table With Lion Bases After Fanzago
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large 20th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Table With Lion Bases After Fanzago Italian, in the style of Cosimo Fanzago, the fine, colorful, pietra dura top with lapis lazuli, Sien...
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Siena Marble
Danish Side Table / Pedestal with Finely Carved Legs, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Such an elegant and decadent side table in nutwood. Finely handcrafted in the early 20th century by a Danish cabinetmaker. The general impression is good. This fine decorative side ...
Nutwood
Italy 18th Century Baroque Walnut Organic Shape Table Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This walnut rectangular Tuscany table, has been hand made in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy) in 1760 circa. Its elegant shape, with the black border, makes this ...
Walnut
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
Iron
Very Early and Rare Large Baroque Farm Table from Northern Sweden, Circa 1750
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very early and rare large table from the Swedish baroque period. This very rare table is an early antique from around 1750 in Northern Sweden. Made during the baroque period with cha...
Pine
18th Century Carved Oak Gateleg Oval Table with Drawers and Lyre Legs
Located in Miami, FL
18th century carved oak gateleg from Spain. The top has a rounded edge and the Lyre legs are wonderfully hand-carved all-over. The base has a carved apron which contains two carved d...
Oak
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 . The top is finely carved edges. Beautiful and original iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Walnut
French Louis XIII Style Oval Walnut Dining Table
Located in Zhongzheng Dist., TW
This French Louis XIII–style oval dining table is crafted from solid walnut wood. The tabletop preserves its natural wood grain and traces of age, while the legs feature the characte...
Walnut
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
19th Century Danish Painted Baroque Library Writing Table Console
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque oak library table with one central drawer has handsome legs and an attractive back stretcher allowing for a chair if desired in the front. The base has been giv...
Oak, Paint
18th Century Rustic Desk Table, Country Table, Original Pinewood Laquered Waxed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century rustic desk table or country table, original pine wood laquered, restored the top and finished to wax. Drawer with functional lock, burnish...
Pine
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
18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Drop Leaf Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish late baroque drop leaf table from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Fantastic genuine condition. Wonderful Baroque shape on the front edge of the disc. Easy ...
Pine
Beautiful Buffet Table Portuguese, 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Buffet Table Portuguese, 19th century, made of twisted and trembling mahogany wood. Rectangular top, framed by a trembling frieze, waist with two drawers, simulating four legs and t...
Wood
$15,462Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Italian 18th Century Giltwood Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Nord Italian 18th century carved and giltwood console table with a painted faux marble top. The table with original gilding will be fully restored before delivery. Provenienc...
Giltwood
Table Refectory Reversible Top Patinated & Unpatinated Oak 6 Turned Legs
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- In wonderful original condition from a West Country farmhouse where it has reputedly been all its life - The top is rare because it reversible with a patinated surface on one side...
Oak
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
18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Church Pulpit Table
Located in Hastings, GB
18th century hand forged wrought iron church pulpit Originally from a church in Western France, dating circa 1770 The pulpit and original flooring has b...
Wrought Iron
18th late Italian half Round console
Located in Ballard, CA
Italian Baroque style walnut demi lune console table from the 18th century, with semi-circular top, carved legs and cross stretcher. this Baroque table or console is in excellent...
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made around 1750 in South Germany. Exquisite marquetry in cherrywood, kingwood, walnut and elm. The marquetry depicts presentations of roman weapons and armor...
Wood
$15,600Sale Price / item|20% Off
17th C Style Italian LIRA Solid Walnut Refectory Table Forged Iron with options
Located in Encinitas, CA
The LIRA refectory table style is adapted from Italian Renaissance designs of the 15th to 19th Centuries. Handcrafted with aged Italian solid hardwoods & hand-forged iron elements an...
Iron
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Baroque Game Table from 1770 - Southern Germany
Located in Belmont, MA
This exceptional Baroque Game Table originates from Southern Germany and dates back to approximately 1770. It showcases a stunning walnut veneer that adds to its visual appeal. The t...
Maple, Walnut
$7,810 / item
Baroque Style Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dining Table with a Calacatta porcelain inlaid top, on a turned baluster form double pedestal base with a hand rubbed and antiqued grey painted finish. Dimensions: 108" W x 40" D x ...
Porcelain, Wood
18th Century Swedish Baroque Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Swedish Baroque drop-leaf table with preserved decorative painting. When the leaf is dropped, the table displays a striking half-moon profile, acting as a stunning conso...
Wood
17th Century French Oak Trestle Table, Refectory Dining Table with X-Legs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
17th century French oak trestle table, a long and narrow refectory dining table of about 240 cm on two sculptural X-shaped trestle legs. The legs are joined by a long stretcher that ...
Oak
Silik Style Italian Baroque Rococo Dining Room Set by John Turano & Sons - 7 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Silik Style Italian Baroque Rococo Dining Room Set by John Turano & Sons. Listing includes (2) 15" leaves, (4) side chairs, (2) armchairs with hand painted...
Wood
18th Spanish Console Table with Carved Drawers and Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
This Spanish 19th century features a beautiful one plank rectangular top over a carved drawer featuring slightly different hardware, is adorned with geometrical motifs and their ori...
Iron
Early 20th Century, Baroque Style Writing Desk, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
An early 20th-century Danish centre table, defined by a beautifully figured tabletop where the wood grain forms its own quiet "landscape". The surface reads almost like a natural dra...
Brass
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
Italian Baroque Walnut Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 17th Century Italian walnut stretcher base table, the single walnut plank top with dovetailed cleats over single drawer having turned knob and standing on boldly turned legs joi...
Poplar, Walnut
Baroque Chess Table, Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
This rare Baroque chess table from Germany, dating to around 1750, combines decorative artistry with timeless functionality. Crafted from solid and veneered walnut, the table showcas...
Walnut, Yew
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
Spanish Baroque Side Table with Lyre Legs and Marquetry Top, 1850
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Baroque Spanish side table with marquetry top 19th century Spanish trestle table in walnut. This piece has a great scale, lovely lyre shaped legs with hand-forged iron ...
Walnut
Beautiful 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, we will contact you and select the antique wooden boards...
Oak
Table Gateleg Oval Oak Flemish Split Leg 5ft Original Ironwork Architetural
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
AN UNUSUAL, FLEMISH, BAROQUE, OAK, SPLIT, GATELEG, OVAL TABLE WITH ORIGINAL IRONWORK & SINGLE DRAWER, 5ft - The turnings are architecturally inspired and the split leg creates a par...
Oak