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.
19th Century Oak Baroque Library Table with Two Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque oak library table with two drawers has heavily turned legs, scalloped skirt and lower "X" stretcher. The original brick red painted finish of the base is worn ...
Oak, Paint
Antique Florentine Marble and Carved Wood Oval Coffee Table 1880s
Located in Florence, IT
Antique Florentine table with a central leg in hand-carved red and gilded wood, featuring an oval top in pink and yellow marble with a beveled gold frame.
Marble
Italian Baroque st. Polychrome, Giltwood and marble coffee table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most decorative Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Polychrome, Giltwood and marble coffee table. This richly carved rectangular table is raised on two intricatel...
Marble
French Baroque Style Carved Mahogany and Green Marble Top Round Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Baroque Style Carved Mahogany and Green Marble Top Round Center Table. Item features shapely carved cabriole legs, wonderfully carved X-form center stretcher support, beautifu...
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
Pair of Italian 17th Century Sculptural Silver Mecca Gilding Console Tables
Located in Firenze, IT
An extraordinary pair of Italian Baroque console tables, dating from the 17th century, remarkable for their high sculptural quality and lavish decorative theatrical design. Each cons...
Marble, Silver Leaf
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
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
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
Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Lyre Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An Italian Baroque style walnut writing desk table with drawers and lyre shaped base legs and beautiful hand crafted wrought-iron stretchers. Created in Italy during the early years of the 19th century, this walnut writing desk or table features a curved hand carved rectangular top showcasing a raised shelf with two petite drawers...
Wrought Iron
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
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Giltwood Console Tables with Faux Marble Tops
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A spectacular pair of 18th Century Italian giltwood wall consoles. Carved in the exuberant Baroque/Rococo taste, each surmounted by a shaped faux-painted marble top (later 19th cent...
Wood
Baroque Wood and Iron Spanish Folding Traveling Table
Located in Leesburg, VA
Baroque Wood and Iron Spanish Folding Traveling Table Anonymous Spain; 18th century Wood, iron Approximate size: 27 (h) x 38 (w) x 19.5 (d) in. An 18th-century Spanish folding tab...
Iron
Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century Baroque style desk or table with single drawer. This antique Swedish desk features a rectangular-shaped top, a clean apron ...
Wood
A Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Walnut side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very decorative Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Walnut side table. This beautiful side table is raised by a scallop shaped mottled Giltwood base wit...
Walnut, Giltwood
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and carved edges
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and carved edges in top
Iron
Portuguese Style Ebonized Spinet Secretary Desk by Tommy Bahama
By Tommy Bahama
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome Portuguese style secretary writing table or desk by Tommy Bahama. The spinet or piano style case has a flip top opening to reveal a pull-out writing table with a leather sur...
Brass
19th Century Rococo Baroque Gilt Pedestal Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A 19th century Italian late Baroque elaborately carved giltwood pedestal stand from the estate of legendary American businessman, T. Boone Pickens. Exceptionally executed, exotic...
Upholstery, Giltwood
19th century Swedish baroque oak console/Demi lune
Located in London, GB
A handsome C18th swedish baroque oak console/demi lune. In a lovely light bleached oak retaining some traces of original paint it has three curved legs with a stretcher support sitti...
Oak
Mid Century French Bronzed Iron & Pink Rose Marble-Top Center Console Table
By André Arbus
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous textured iron table in a oval form created by French artisans. Sculptured, tapered legs and stretchers were constructed from heavy iron s...
Marble, 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
Fine Baroque Portuguese Rosewood Centre Table, Library Desk, 17th Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The design and ornamentation of this centre table is characteristic of Portuguese Baroque furniture dating from the second half of the 17t...
Rosewood
18th Century Swedish Genuine Baroque Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country baroque table from Hälsingland in Northern Sweden made during the late 1700s. The table is from a village called Roren and the last picture is of the house where it h...
Pine
Console English gaming table late 18th century
Located in Sant'Arsenio, Campania
Console English gaming table late 18th century This fine game table of late 18th-century English manufacture represents a specimen of exceptional cabinet-making quality. The flip-to...
Velvet, Mahogany
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
Spanish Early 19th Century Baroque Side Table with Lyre Legs and Marquetry Top
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 iro...
Rosewood, Walnut
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
$11,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French, 19th Century Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French, 19th century free-standing wrought iron wall console tables. The slender wrought iron bodies surmounted with leave and flower ornaments on an architectural frame wi...
Marble, Wrought Iron
18th Century Baroque Venetian Center Table Red Lacquered Painted
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Venetian center table red lacquered with painted gilt figures with one-drawer a very unusual and rare Venetian table with lovely ...
Wood
1650 Italy Giltwood Carved Console with Leaves and Bunches of Grapes
By Bernini
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an extraordinary console in gilded wood with stem shaped like a vine plant with leaves and bunches of grapes, supporting a carved wooden top painted in imitation of marble. T...
Giltwood
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 Italian Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian walnut trestle table. This stunning rustic Italian Baroque walnut trestle table, refectory table, library table, din...
Walnut
Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Gilt Wood Mirror and Matching Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very impressive ensemble including a large Gilt Wood Mirror and a Gilt Console with Marble Top. Provenance: the Dodge estate near Tuxedo Park, NY. Both in matching elaborate Baroqu...
Marble
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Baroque Walnut Centre Table
Located in Essex, MA
Two board top over a frieze with applied corbels , square legs tapered and block turned joined by an X-form stretcher.
Walnut
Baroque Style Glass-Top Dining Table With Ornately Carved Wood Base – Italian
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This stunning vintage dining table features an impressive Baroque-inspired carved wooden base, crafted with dramatic scrolls, acanthus leaves, and rich architectural detailing. The t...
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Italy Baroque Walnut Square Dining Table or Games Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1800s Italian table in solid walnut, restored and polished to wax. A wonderful table suitable for recreating in your own home a environment with antique flavors. In the warmth of ...
Walnut
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
19th Century Console Carved Table Renaissance with Beige Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
20th century console carved table Renaissance made of solid walnut wood It features carvings of mythological animals and plant motifs. Foot with turned rear columns and front colum...
Walnut
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
Antique 18th century baroque Dressing Table with Mirror
Located in Doha, QA
“MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL”? This ladies’ antique dressing table is elegant and playful. It decorated ...
Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine
17th Century Chestnut Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking 17th century chestnut console table, this antique piece showcases the bold craftsmanship and sculptural character that define early European furniture. The demi-lune top r...
Chestnut
A Long 17th Century Carved Oak Baluster Leg Table from Flanders
Located in Dallas, TX
At over nine feet long, this sumptuous oak baluster leg table was hand-carved with an H-stretcher in Flanders, circa 1680. Long tables such as these...
Oak
Swedish Period Baroque Carved-Wood Table, circa 1690-1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Baroque painted wood occasional table from the turn of the 17th and 18th century. This antique table from Sweden has a rectangular-shaped elm wood top with angular/c...
Wood
19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Design 19th French hand carved oak wood table desk with iron stretcher. This antique French hand carved oak wood desk features a bea...
Iron
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
Spanish 1880s Walnut Side Table or Lady Desk, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish walnut side table with single drawer, scalloped apron, carved legs and iron side stretcher from the late 19th century. This elegant Spanish table features a simple, rectan...
Iron
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian carved walnut table. Stunning 19th century Italian carved walnut table or center table. This versatile rustic hand car...
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque and Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish baroque and Folk Art table. The table is in untouched original condition with original paint. Natural wear after 250 years of use and a good rustic patina. ...
Pine
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
Important Write Table Louis XV 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Writing table in rosewood veneer, purple wood, Amaranto, Goodwood marquetry and gilded bronze of Louis XV era, With a table suite of the end of the 19th century. The tray with flo...
Wood
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
Spanish Baroque Walnut Desk Table Castilla (Madrid), Late 17th Century A Spanish Baroque desk table from Castilla (Madrid), dating to the late 17...
Walnut
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
19th Century Italian Walnut Lyre Leg Table with Baroque Style Wooden Stretchers
Located in Dallas, TX
The dynamic shapes and ornate detailing associated with Baroque-style furniture are unmistakable on this Italian lyre leg table. Hand-carved in the late 1800s from walnut wood, the o...
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Three Drawer Walnut Console Table, Portugal
Located in Round Top, TX
Dark walnut console table with three drawers resting on harp shaped legs and decorative turned stretcher. Elaborate hand carved details embellish the three drawers. The two outer dra...
Walnut
Italian Baroque Style Solid Bronze Lacquered Center Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent Italian solid bronze gueridon or center table made in the grand Baroque taste. The table features a lacquered parcel gilt finish with a desirable aged patina. Each side is ce...
Bronze
$18,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
18th C Style Italian Walnut BOCCI Trestle Extension Dining Table to order
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our 18th Century style Italian Old Walnut trestle table with end extensions is available to order as shown or in custom size with finish options. The sophisticated Mediterranean "Bo...
Walnut
19th Century Oak Baroque Library Table
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque oak library table with one drawer has heavily turned legs and an attractive X lower stretcher. Note the rich patina of the top, with stains and scratches the re...
Oak
Henredon Italian Baroque Carved Oak and Burl Wood Extension Dining Table
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Italian Baroque style extension dining table By Henredon USA, Late 20th Century Beautiful patchwork burl wood top, with carved solid oak apron and cabriole legs, an...
Oak, Burl
$6,350Sale Price / item|20% Off
18th C Style Italian CAPRETTA Solid Old Oak Bench with finish options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Bellini's Capretta bench style - a perfect seating companion for our table collection. Trestle style with carved cross stretchers. Handcrafted to order in aged solid European oak by our Master Craftsmen in Italy. Forged iron joinery. Available in custom size by quote and a variety of wood species & finish color. Measures as shown: 72" L x 20" W x 20" H, 1.5" thick bench...
Iron
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