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.
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
Antique 17th Century Baroque Carved Walnut Spanish Table Desk Navarre 1650
Located in Portland, OR
A period antique 17th century Baroque two drawer carved walnut desk or serving table, Navarre, Spain, circa 1650. A remarkable almost 400 year old Spanish table, the table is carved on all sides so it is able to float in a room, the substantial top having an overhang at each side. To the front are two large drawers that are deeply carved with diamond lozenges and fitted with the original hand-forged iron pulls. The table is carved on all the other sides with corresponding diamond lozenge carved designs. The table is raised on spiral turned baluster shaped legs and joined with a stretcher at each side, the table is raised on compressed circular bun feet. The table is in remarkable original condition for it's age, it is very robust and substantial with a warm rich patina developed over four centuries, this very attractive 17th century Spanish desk...
Walnut
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
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
$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
Small Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Draw-Leaf Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
The small Dutch Baroque draw-leaf or center table with a two-board framed top having conforming extension leaves on each end, above a plain frieze, supported by massive plaint turned...
Oak
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 Oak Drop-Leaf Table with Two Folding Leaves and Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Antique oak drop-leaf table with two folding leaves, crafted from solid oak wood with an elegant traditional design. It features turned legs and a stretcher base that provide stabili...
Oak
Pair of Italian Baroque Style ' 19th Century' Gilt-wood Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Baroque style (Roman, 19th century) giltwood pedestals carved with heavy acanthus leaves above an Apollo mask on lions paw feet.
Giltwood
17th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a thick single board top over two carved panelled drawers flanking a geometric form panel, the drawers with nicely wrought iron handles and escutcheons, panelled sides, raised o...
Walnut
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
LIRA Old Chestnut Coffee Table - 17th Century Italian Refectory Style in stock
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 ...
Wrought Iron
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 Style Walnut Console Table with Shaped Stretcher, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Crafted in Italy circa 1800, this walnut console table reflects the enduring influence of the Baroque style, with its sculptural silhouette, boldly scrolling legs, and shaped stretch...
Walnut
Italian Tuscan Baroque Console Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Eighteenth century Baroque walnut Tuscan console table.
Walnut
Italian Early 18th Century Carved Walnut Two Drawer Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Incredible 17th to 18th century single board top table with gorgeous carved drawers and character though-out this handsome piece. Even on the backside there is painted scroll work. ...
Iron
Baroque Side Table in Gray, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small, elegant 18th-century side table featuring tall, gracefully curved S-shaped legs and a scalloped apron and tabletop. The newly applied dark gray and light brown finish has been...
Wood
$16,143Sale 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
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
Roman Gilt Wood & Sienna Marble Topped Console Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This Roman table made in the Baroque taste is a fine example of the type of furniture made for stylish and demanding customers in the eternal city. Made in the late 17th century to e...
Marble
Antique Swedish Baroque Table With Black Jämtland Limestone Top
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish Baroque Table with Black Jämtland limestone Stone Top, c. 1750 This charming Baroque table originates from Sweden around the mid-18th century and is a fine example of rustic ...
Stone
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
Early 18th century German Baroque Walnut Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
Early 18th century German Baroque Walnut Center Table with unusual bold spiral turned legs, connected by flat box stretcher, standing on bun feet. Ou...
Walnut
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
A Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Side Table, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Side Table, 18th Century Description: A substantial single plank top over a moulded frieze comprising two panelled drawers, each with a pair of carved...
Walnut
Long Single-Board Top Walnut Italian Console Table
Located in Chireno, TX
Long single-board top walnut Italian console, hand-carved circa 1650-1689. Mortise and tenon joints, original forged iron trestle. Note: Original/early finish on antique and vintage...
Walnut
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
Italian 19th Century Bleached Oak Farm Table with Baroque Style Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian bleached oak farm table from the 19th century, with Baroque style base, incised carved floral and geometric décor and wrought iron s...
Iron
Pair of French Demi Lune Metal Base for Consoles or Dining Table — Bases Only
Located in Sheffield, MA
The two demi lune metal bases can be placed together to form a base for a round dining table, place them further apart to hold a rectangular or oval top, separate completely to use f...
Iron
Italian Walnut Three-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut Renaissance three-drawer chest with raised panels on the drawer fronts and 17th century brass drawer pulls and escutheons. We believe this piece to be a modified prie dieu as ...
Brass
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
Set of Italian Nesting Tables 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
DESCRIPTION Title: Set of Italian nesting tables Date/Period: XIX Century Dimension: 54 x 50 x 30 cm Materials: polychrome wood Additional Information: Italian nesting tables ...
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Wood Ebony Hand Carved Black Marble Console
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique black ebony wood console, is an example of the fine quality and capability in handcrafting of the Italian 17th Century masters. The top is in a rare black Italian marble...
Ebony
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period 18th Century Veneer Sweden. A stunning desk made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Veneered with elm and burl woo...
Wood
$5,760 / item
Italian Grotto Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a branching coral cast metal support and shell form cast metal base. Dimensions: 48" W x 17" D x 32" H.
Metal
Large Italian Baroque Style 18th Century Walnut Demilune Table with Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Italian Baroque style dark walnut demi lune console table from the 18th century, with semi-circular top, carved legs and cross stretcher. Created in Italy during the 18th cen...
Walnut
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
$1,647Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Victorian Faux Marble Column Shaped Pedestals
By Bonzanigo
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair Victorian Faux Marble column shaped Pedestals Each With: Circular Dished Tops :39cm diameter Tapering columns 10cm to 12cm diameter Square shaped stepped base Pine with Paintwork
Pine
French octagonal Rustic Baroque Oak Side Table, circa 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / Side Table / oak / Rustic / Baroque / Antique A captivating embodiment of mid-19th century French craftsmanship, this oak side table from circa 1850 marries rustic ...
Oak
Baroque Style Walnut Occasional Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian baroque style walnut occasional table, made from antique and later elements, assembled circa 1920's. With an octagonal top with molded...
Walnut
Important Italian Table 17th Century Marble Marquetry
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian Table 17th Century Marble Marquetry Italy Large TABLE with a top with floral scrolls on the spandrels, centered with a stylized floral motif Marble marquetry top...
Marble
Baroque Style Elm Wood Dining Room Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Baroque style elm wood dining room table, circa 1980's. With an oval plank style top, baluster style turned legs, joined by an H shaped stretcher bar. With intentional distressing to...
Elm
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
17th C Style Italian Refectory Old Walnut Coffee Table with single drawer
Located in Encinitas, CA
17th Century Style Italian SALOTTO Refectory Old Walnut Coffee Table with Single Drawer, available as shown, or in custom size with wood & finish options. Our "Salotto" coffee table...
Walnut
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
An Italian 18th century Giltwood, Mecca, and marble wall bracket/console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most unique Italian 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood, Mecca, and Breche D' Alep marble wall bracket/console. The wonderful wall mounted shelf/console has an intric...
Marble
Italian 18th Century Baroque Walnut Fratino Console Table with Carved Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut Fratino console table from the 18th century, with carved lyre-shaped trestle base, scrolling foliage motifs, dolp...
Walnut
Baroque-Style Wrought Iron Console Table or Server Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Baroque style wrought metal console or sofa table has a brushed 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
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
$12,804Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Carved Pedestal Gueridon, Black Lacquer Corinthian Style, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A highly ornamental classical pedestal / display stand designed to elevate and showcase a sculpture, bust, or decorative object. This exceptional Italian guéridon is expertly crafte...
Chestnut
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood console. The console is raised by exceptional paw feet below uniquely scrolled legs decorated with richly carved bearded satyrs, ...
Giltwood
17th-Early 18th Century Tuscan Baroque Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredible 17th-early 18th century Italian Baroque walnut trestle table from Tuscany. Hand carved throughout, this table features massive paw feet, scrolled knees and carved apron. E...
Walnut
Massive and Elaborate Grand Entry Pier Mirror And Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary and rarely seen antique console with dark stained and carved oak frame and very interesting sinuous form in a very interesting Grotto Style. The Mirror is large and ...
Oak
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
19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Oak Console with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring architectural scale and old world character to an interior with this impressive antique console table crafted in Spain, circa 1860. Built of solid oak, the long narrow console ...
Marble, Wrought Iron
A Rare 17/18 C. North Italian Scagliola Panel with Parrots, Peacocks, & Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare and Incredible 17/18 (1600-1700's) C. North Italian Scagliola Panel with Parrots, Peacocks, Flowers, Vines, and More. A central roundel depicting a kneeling monk present...
Scagliola
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
18th Century Swedish Baroque Center Table
Located in Bozeman, MT
Unusual 18th century Swedish Baroque centre table in it's original colour. Ca 1750 Sweden.
Pine
Italian 19th Century Walnut Baroque Style Fratino Table with Carved Lyre Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut Fratino console table from the 19th century, with carved lyre-shaped trestle base, scrolling foliage motifs, iron...
Iron
17th Century North Italian Ebonized Baroque Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An unusual late 17th century North Italian Baroque ebonized writing desk - of serpentine form. Featuring a knee-hole type design with a pull-out writing desk flanked by a pair of cup...
Pine
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