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.
Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Demi Lune Consoles With Lyre Legs
Located in Carmine, TX
Demi-lune consoles hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using pegged construction. The pair of tables has gorgeous lines and beautiful color, and can be used as console tables agains...
Walnut
$16,269Sale 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
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
Baroque st. patinated Wood, Giltwood and white Carrara marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. patinated Wood, Giltwood and white Carrara marble consoles. This stunning pair of freestanding consoles, wi...
Carrara Marble
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
Baroque oak table, crafted in Italy in 1760
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Baroque oak Table, Italy 1760 This exceptional baroque table, crafted in Italy in 1760, represents the finest example of traditional craftsmanship....
Oak
Spanish Chestnut Centre Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over inverted legs joining a box stretcher with serrated edge, scroll feet.
Wood
Black Lacquer Side Table with Svarowski Stones
Located in Berlin, DE
Nice side table with two drawers, on the sides and front ornamented with svarowski stones, crystals.
Beech
Italian Walnut 19th Century Baroque Style Fratino Console Table with Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut Fratino console table from the 19th century with carved lyre shaped legs and iron stretchers. Add a touch of opulence t...
Iron
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood, Faux Painted Marble Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very unique Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood, faux painted marble, and glass coffee table. The table is raised by an exceptional and most decorative scalloped...
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Baroque Oval Fruitwood Veneered and Inlaid Desk, Late 17th Century
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare Italian Baroque Desk, late 17th century The oval, dark veneered top within an intricate border made of various woods, contra...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood Mirror and Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A palatially scaled and high quality Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Gris St. Anne marble matching console and mirror. The stately oval shaped mirror with its original ...
Marble
Italian Walnut Console Table With Lyre Legs
Located in Viterbo, VT
Console table hand-made in Italy in the early 1700s using walnut. This table comes from an estate in the area of Frascati, on the hills east of Rome, where well-to-do Roman families ...
Walnut
Italian Carved Gilt & Porphyry Side Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This Italian Carved Gilt & Faux Porphyry Side Table, crafted in the mid-20th century, features intricate carvings and a luxurious faux porphyry top. The gilded wood base adds an eleg...
Porphyry
$16,269Sale 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
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
$1,659Sale 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
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
Baroque, Continental, Oak, Rustic Side Table, 17th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque, Continental, Oak, Rustic Side Table, 17th C. Primitive 17th century side or small console in oak table having turned legs and an H-form stretcher base. Good patina througho...
Oak
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
Large 20th Century Wooden Architectural Pedestal Stand Centerpiece
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic European wood pedestal with layered gold paint. This substantial table pedestal stand is certainly a versatile piece with many uses including on a kitchen counter, or the c...
Wood, Paint
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
19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Oak Console with Marble Top and Iron Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring rustic refinement and classical detail to an interior with this striking antique console table. Crafted in Spain circa 1860, the piece features a richly carved oak base topped ...
Marble, Wrought Iron
Very Fine Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Baroque Consoles
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine pair of consoles are made in the Tuscan manner and come from Italy. Crafted in the late 18th century from walnut that has by now attained a great color and surface patina o...
Walnut
$17,500Sale Price|20% Off
An Unusual “Specimen Petra Dura” Marble Top Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
An unusual “Specimen Petra Dura” marble top table Resting on very rare shell form support bases Possibly Florence, Italy 19th century Measures: Height...
Marble
French Baroque Console Table, Carved and Painted with the Faces of Angels
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Baroque console table, carved and painted with the faces of angels This is a very attractive piece, the table is hand carved with bo...
Paint
William and Mary Oak Writing Table, c. 1690-1700
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful small period William and Mary Oak Writing Table that dates to c. 1690 - 1700. The table features solid oak construction, retaining its original square pegs. The c...
Brass
Italian Baroque Style 1880s Walnut Desk with Inlaid Top and Carved Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut desk table from the late 19th century, with inlaid top, two drawers, lyre-shaped legs and iron stretchers. Created in Italy during the last quarter of the 19th century, this walnut table features an unusual top inlaid with contrasting geometric motifs, sitting above two carved dovetailed drawers adorned with additional geometric motifs surrounding iron pulls. The table is raised on carved Baroque style lyre-shaped legs connected to the table's underside through scrolling iron stretchers. With its graceful lines, beautifully inlaid top and Baroque base...
Walnut
Italian Baroque Style Walnut Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with old crack over a trestle base with wrought iron stretchers. Old elements.
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Ormolu and Brèche De Medicis Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive Italian 18th century Baroque period polychrome, ormolu, and Brèche de Medicis marble console. The console is raised by...
Marble, Ormolu
$7,578 / item
White Painted 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 white hand painted finish. Dimensions: 108" W x 40" D x 30" H
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Demi-Lune 'Fratino' Console Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Fratino Demi-Lune Tables. Made to a very useful scale, working equally well as as centre table when placed together, or a pair of demi-lune conso...
Walnut
Baroque, Oak, Console or Center Table, France, 18th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque, Oak, Console or Center Table, France, 18th C. An 18th century oak console table presenting with gorgeous heavy patina throughout, a removable wood top and singular drawer, ...
Oak
$13,500 / set
Good Pair Of Italian Baroque Walnut Console Tables
Located in Essex, MA
Each of thick sturdy construction with rich brown patina. The straight front top with angled sides with square section legs joined by shaped stretchers,
Walnut
Set of 8 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of eight finely carved and gilt dining chairs, all finely distress paint decorative with original horsehair seats. Each alternating chair measures 18 in W, 43 in H, 15 in D. wi...
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Baroque Freestanding “D’ Shaped Giltwood Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of early 19th century Italian Baroque freestanding "D' shaped giltwood consoles. Each console is raised by three carved supports below a mottled bordered shelf...
Giltwood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Giltwood and Marble Four Legged Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational true pair of Italian 18th century Baroque giltwood and marble four legged consoles. Each console is raised by handsome paw feet with richly carved foliate movements. Th...
Marble
Antique Baroque Console Table, Marble Top, Solid Wood, Italy, 1860
Located in Buxton, GB
This Huge Antique Baroque Console Table with a stunning Marble Top is a magnificent piece of furniture that will complement any room. Th...
Marble
Table, Side Table, Console, 17th Century, Spanish, Baroque, Walnut, Chip Carving
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This characterful table is of rare narrow depth of 39cm. It is characteristic of Spanish Baroque furniture with a thick single piece top, simple bold chip carved ornament and bold turnings. It has a rich lustrous patina. The thick single plank walnut top with fine figuring. The front fitted with two short drawers decorated with chip carving...
Walnut
Italian 19th Century Baroque Giltwood and Marble Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational Italian 19th century Baroque giltwood and marble coffee table. The table is raised by impressive and most decorative scr...
Marble
Classicism Dressing Table, Poudruese, Ladies Vanites Table, German, circa 1790
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique classic dressing table made of different fruit trees. Inlaid thread edge. Rectangular panel 5 front drawers, on four-cornered, down-tapering legs. Dressing table, so-called Poudreuse, southern Germany, circa 1790, 5 drawers, hinged at the top, central compartment with adjustable mirror...
Fruitwood
Pair Of Italian Baroque Period Patinated Wood Consoles/Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elaborately decorated pair of Italian early 18th century Baroque Period patinated wood consoles/center table. The freestanding consoles/center table are raised by f...
Wood
20th Spanish Console Table with Two Drawers, Solomonic Legs and Low Shelve
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish console table with two hand carved drawers and solomonic or hand carved twist legs. Very practice low shelve
Walnut
pair of Roman mid 18th century Mecca and faux painted marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of Roman mid 18th century late Baroque Period Mecca and faux painted marble consoles. Each stunning freestanding console is raised on four scrolle...
Giltwood, Paint
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
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
Grotto, Table, Oak, 19 Century, Serpent, Carved, Scroll, Medullary Ray
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lovely, carved detailing the the edge of the top and rococo scrollwork stem and feet which incorporate shell detailing inside the scrolls This table is crisply carved with characteristic grotto ornamentation creating the form with the scrollwork stem and legs carved with shell and other motifs. The top has an unusual 4cm carved acanthus leaf edge. The use of oak shows that, unlike much grotto furniture...
Oak
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
$2,876Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Console in Wood and White Marble
Located in Milano, IT
Antique Italian console from the late 1800s. The Italian console table is a very precious and elegant decorative element. It is made of white marble as a base, while its structure is...
Marble
Portuguese Buffet Table 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese, in Brazilian rosewood, turned legs and beams. gilt copper hardware and applications. With one drawer simulating two. Small defects. Dimension: 47 x 68 x 43...
Wood
Large Italian Bronze Pedestal Table, Tray Painted in Imitation of Porphyry
Located in Paris, FR
Large Italian bronze pedestal table, top painted in imitation of porphyry. The neoclassical bronze tripod base features three caryatids with th...
Bronze
Vintage Regency Gilt Tipped Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite pedestal table is a lavish interpretation of Baroque Revival design, blending rich traditional materials with opulent Hollywood Regency accents. The central tripod bas...
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Italian 19th c. Baroque St. Ebonized Fruitwood And Portoro Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and uniquely detailed Italian 19th century Baroque st. ebonized Fruitwood, Giltwood, Portoro marble, faux Porphyr, and Semi Precious Stone center table. This exquisite rec...
Marble
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Console and Matching Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood console and matching mirror. The freestanding console is raised by striking cabriole legs with elegant scrolled feet. Each leg is...
Marble
18th Century Swiss Hand Carved Pine Dowry Chest Trunk
Located in Fort Collins, CO
We were fortunate enough to get our hands on this remarkable late Baroque Swiss hand-carved dowry chest. Featuring high-relief filigree carvings and beautiful blacksmith forged iron ...
Iron
Italian Gilt Bronze Table with Ebonized Top and Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Italian gilt bronze table with an ebonized top and mother of pearl inlay. Beveled glass.
Bronze
Rustic 17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Baroque Walnut Desk / Writing or Library Table, with a thick walnut one-plank top above a frieze containing four drawers with molded,...
Wrought Iron
1970s French Baroque Style Globe Bar Cart With Wheels
Located in High Point, NC
This 1970s French Baroque style globe bar cart combines decorative flair with playful functionality, serving as both a statement piece and a conversatio...
Metal
Lombard Baroque writing desk second quarter 18th century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk resting on wavy legs with goat's feet, drawer in the under-shelf band, top and riser with carved cimasa depicting phytomorphic motifs and central star. At the bottom, t...
Maple, Nutwood
Antique Italian Baroque Style Carved Mahogany Octagonal Center/Library Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Baroque Style Finely Carved Ornate Mahogany Octagonal Center/Library Table This exquisite antique Italian Baroque style octagonal center/library table showcases fine...
Mahogany