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.
Late 17th-Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut Trestle Table with Wrought Iron Stret
Located in SEDLEC-PRČICE, CZ
This antique Spanish Baroque chestnut trestle table, circa 1690–1710, features an exceptional solid chestnut top and original hand-forged wrought iron stretchers. To someone who has...
Iron
19th Spanish Walnut Side Table with Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Side table of walnut with turned legs and beleveled top. Spanish, the legs are connected by an original iron stretcher, 19th century. The frontal legs are embellished with a gold me...
Iron
$28,396
Matthias Lock Table
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important architectural side table after a design by Matthias Lock, the Hercules mask draped with the pelt of the Nemean Lion hung through carved rings, with an architectural desi...
Marble
Spanish, late Baroque, 18th Century Desk or Writing Table or console table
Located in Troy, NY
Rustic, Spanish late Baroque Writing Table, made of Chestnut, with a wonderful deep warm patina and restrained decoration to the front drawer panels. The table, with a one-plank top,...
Wrought Iron
Antique Swedish Baroque Center Table, Pine Frame with Drawer, Solid Wood, 1700s
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unique Swedish Baroque table made by hand during the mid 1700s. The table is a very rare example of early Swedish furniture and has a frame in pine with heavy, solid lathed legs. The...
Pine
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
$2,632Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Drawers, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish bench or low console table with carved lye legs in two side of both legs. Original iron pull hardware and heavy and rare iron stretcher That back has the same ...
Iron
$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
$5,414Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Walnut Square Table from Bassano del Grappa, A&MYART Collections
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1800s Italian table in solid walnut, polished to wax. Elegant antique Italian square table entirely crafted in walnut, originating from Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, and part of A&am...
Walnut
German Walnut Baroque Desk or Dressing table Mid-18th Century
Located in London, GB
Baroque Desk, middle/end of the 18th century. Elaborately inlaid with walnut burl wood, among other things. See other German baroque pieces from same period pieces to complete a su...
Walnut
Antique Danish Console Table, Solid Oak, Carved Lion Feets, Baroque Style, 1890s
Located in Odense, DK
This exquisite antique Danish console table is a magnificent representation of the Baroque style, meticulously crafted in the late 19th century ...
Oak
Pair of Antique Spanish Ebony Demilune Tables, Consoles or Side Tables
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An exceptional pair of 19th century Spanish Baroque demilune tables or consoles in ebony painted walnut wood with elaborated design and carved figural...
Walnut
18th Century Venetian Baroque Étagère, Massive Walnut , Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very elegant 18th century Italian Baroque étagère in massive walnut, polished with shellac and wax. Measures in cm: H 135, W 97, D 35.
Walnut
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
Early 20th Century Spanish Console Table with One Drawer, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish Console Table with One Drawer. Early 20th Spanish console table with two pedestal legs joined by a carved bar stretcher.
Walnut
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
$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
French Baroque Carved Giltwood Marble Top Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Baroque or Rococo style console or entry table Late 20th Century Carved giltwood, with tan marble top. Measures: 67.25"W x 24.25"D x 33.5"H. Excellent o...
Marble
Spanish Baroque Walnut Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a drawer with wrought iron handle, raised on turned legs with box stretchers.
Walnut
Set of two Spanish Baroque Side Tables with Wood Stretcher and rectangular top
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish Baroque ebonized side or working table with wood stretcher and top in walnut. We have a matching smaller coffee table, you can see it in the last picture.
Walnut
Antiqued Gold Finish Baroque Style Dining Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Glam up your dining experience with this antiqued gold "gilt" toned Baroque Hollywood Regency styled metal and glass dining table. Be it ...
Iron
Italian 1800s Neoclassical Walnut Side Table with Marble Top and Carved Decor
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish neoclassical period walnut side table from the early 19th century, with richly carved décor and pink marble top. Born in Spanish during the early years of the 19th century,...
Marble
Pair of Italian Baroque Style Painted Faux Marble Top Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of lacquer painted console tables having angular demilune tops. The tables feature an Italian baroque style with lyre shaped legs and a faux marble lacquer painted top...
Wood
Spanish Fir and Walnut Octogonal Table Special Design Restored Wax Polished
Located in Miami, FL
Original antique table, octagonal in shape, very rare in design and color. It has two drawers wood hardware.
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Card Table
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique card table dates back to the second half of the 18th century and comes from the Netherlands. The card table has a gorgeous marquetry on the top. Flowers and birds decorat...
Pearwood, Walnut, Yew
Italian 19th century Baroque st. Pietra Dura marble and Mecca coffee table
By PIETRA DURA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and intricately detailed Italian 19th century Baroque st. Pietra Dura marble and Mecca coffee table. This remarkable rectangular coffee table is raised on four 'S' scroll...
Marble
Late 1700s Swedish Rustic Baroque Centre Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish baroque centre table from the late 1700s. The table is a work table and rustic and primitive in its construction. The detached table top i...
Pine
BALAUSTRA - 120" 18th Century Style Italian Ancient Solid Walnut 2-Pedestal Tres
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our "Balaustra" one-of-a-kind 2-pedestal table features a majestic, 2.25" thick sculpted edge, solid slab boards of heavy Old European Walnut of exceptional character and beauty. The...
Walnut
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
Contemporary Murano Mirrored Console Table with Blue Hand Blown Flowers
Located in Toronto, ON
This remarkable Murano mirrored glass console with hand blown blue flowers is one of the most elegant and regal styles available. This extravaga...
Blown Glass, Mirror, Wood
18th Century Swedish Baroque Drop Leaf Table
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish Baroque drop leaf table with leg support on each side- extending table to 55" wide when fully open with both leaves. One leaf dropped to 38.50" wide and both le...
Iron
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. Th...
Iron
Italian 19th Century Inset Marble-Top Oak Trestle Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian late 19th century oak trestle table with two large inset marble tiles in the surface as a decorative and yet durable feature that becomes part of the tablescape. The captivat...
Marble, Iron
Spanish Baroque Rosewood and Tortoishell Inlaid Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Spanish Baroque low side table with rosewood and tortoiseshell inlaid top, with wrought iron stretchers.
19th C Style Italian Walnut COPPE 2-Slab Trestle Table available custom size
Located in Encinitas, CA
THIS ANTIQUE TABLE HAS SOLD, INQUIRE FOR A CUSTOM ORDER COPPE - Tuscan Trestle Table, Old World Style for Modern Living. This majestic antique Italian trestle style table with solid...
Walnut
Antique table, Western Europe, early 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table from around 1920. Oak wood. Very good condition. After renovation. Dimensions: height 81 cm / dia. 100 cm
Oak
French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer
Located in Troy, NY
French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer. Decorative rare Coffer / Blanket Chest. Covered with the Original Leather and beautiful, Decorative Wrought Iron Work....
Wrought Iron
17th Century Style Rustic Italian 2 Pedestal Old Chestnut Table Line Custom Size
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “BALAUSTRA” table line: Hand-crafted with aged Italian walnut and artfully finished in the classic Italian shellac manner by our Master Craftsmen in Italy, this Balaustra coffee...
Chestnut
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
19th Century Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher, 1850
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.
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
17th C Refectory Style Old Italian Walnut 42x26 Coffee Table with finish options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size. This LIRA table style is made to order & custom built by quote - to your preference in size, stain, and level of distress.“Lira” Premium Old Walnut coffee table with lyre shaped bases and forged iron elements. Measures: 50”L x 30”W x 20”H x 1.5” thick top Available in: rustic poplar old walnut chestnut Standard wood/color finishes include: - Classic shellac (as shown) - Dark Espresso shellac - natural blonde shellac - moro blackened shellac Suggested Lira coffee table...
Iron
$1,840Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Spanish Baroque Side Table with Carved Top & Legs & Iron Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish Baroque side table with carved top and carved edgeds Beautiful carved lyre legs and iron stretcher.
Iron
Console Table, probably Italian, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque-style wall console with a richly decorated and gold-patinated frame with s-shaped legs and rocailles as well as shell decoration on the curved frame. The ochre-coloured table...
Scagliola, Giltwood
Custom Baroque-Style Wrought Iron Console Table or Server Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
The long baroque style metal console or sofa table has a brushed gold gilt finish and is handcrafted with elegant scroll-work and detailing. The feet have flat iron pads. The console is newly made from antique fencing...
Iron
Baroque-Style Dining Table with Marquetry Scene, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Walnut dining table with inlaid strapwork and an inlaid figural scene on the top. The legs are curved in a volute shape and connected by an X-shaped strut.
Walnut
19th French Bistro Table with Iron Lyre Legs & Wood Top with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French bistro table with iron lyre legs & wood top with drawer Really chic and beautiful Original patina Restored top.
Iron
18th Century Venetian Polychrome Tabernacle Element
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 18th Century Venetian polychrome tabernacle or altar cabinet element. The richly modelled form conceived in the Baroque taste and retaining an evocative, timeworn painted...
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. The lyre legs are carved inside and outside. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Side Table with Wood Stretcher and Rectangular Top in Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish Baroque ebonized side or working table with wood stretcher and top in walnut. We have a matching smaller coffee table, you can see it in the last picture.
Walnut
$127,882Sale 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
Spanish Baroque Bleached Side Table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish Baroque side or working table with drawer Height from the floor to the bottom drawer: 58cm
Walnut
19th Century Baroque Spanish Side Table with Marquetry Top and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Baroque Spanish side table with marquetry top and iron stretcher 19th century Spanish trestle table in walnut. This piece has a great scale, lovely turned legs and be...
Wood
Italian Baroque Style Walnut Turned Leg Console Table, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Italian Baroque style walnut console with turned legs & 2 drawers.
Walnut
Mid century vintage reversed painted mirrored side table.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an Italian reversed painted mirrored side table. This mid century table has a hand carved baroque inspired base with a floral painted mirrored...
Mirror
Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Faux marble console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and uniquely proportioned Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Faux marble console. This handsome and rare narrow depth console is raised on mottled Giltwood ...
Giltwood, Paint
17th C Style Italian LIRA Solid Walnut Refectory Table Framed Edge 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
Early 19th Century Italian Extending Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (early 19th Century) burl walnut dining table standing on turned tapered legs, in circular form which extends to an oval with two additional diamond design veneered ...
Wood
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
18th Century Spanish Baroque Writing Table/Console
Located in Round Top, TX
18th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Oak Writing Table / Console An exceptional and authentic 18th-century Spanish Baroque writing table, masterfully hand-carved in solid oak and ret...
Wood