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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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Hardwood
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Baroque Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1780s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Marble, Metal
20th Century French Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1930s European Vintage Baroque Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Baroque Tables
Steel
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
1860s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Scagliola
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Tables
Walnut
1880s Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1750s German Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
2010s Philippine Baroque Tables
Limestone
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
1650s English Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
1720s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Siena Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Mirror, Wood