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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Slate
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Carrara Marble
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Baroque Tables
Hardwood, Walnut, Pine
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Paint, Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 2000s American Baroque Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Onyx
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Scagliola, Giltwood
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Tables
Porphyry
1940s Spanish Vintage Baroque Tables
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
1750s German Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Chestnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
2010s Dutch Baroque Tables
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Siena Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1650s English Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut, Wood
Late 20th Century American Baroque Tables
Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
1650s Dutch Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
1690s French Antique Baroque Tables
Boxwood
16th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Other, Iron
1750s German Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut





