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.
Swedish Period Baroque Carved-Wood Table, circa 1690-1720
Located in East Point, 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
Extremely Rare 17th Century Italian Long Table Composed of Three Units
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extremely Rare 17th Century Italian Long Table . Made in Southern Italy. Circa 1680. Composed of three units - Two Demi-Lune Console Tables and A Rectangular table. These can be...
Poplar, Walnut
Italian 18th century Scagliola and Wrought Iron coffee table, circa 1723
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative Italian 18th century Scagliola and Wrought Iron coffee table, circa 1723. This artistic and most interesting rectangular coffee table is raised by a Wrou...
Wrought Iron
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
pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Glazed Patinated wood consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly decorated and most elegant pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Glazed Patinated wood consoles. Each wonderfully detailed console is raised on six uniquely decorated leg...
Wood
Fabulous, Finely Carved Botticino Marble Sink with a Central Inlay in red Verona
Located in Madrid, ES
Fabulous, finely carved Botticino marble sink with a central inlay in red Verona marble, 20th century. From Venice, Private collection. Magnificent decorations and the detail of t...
Marble
1850s Italian Venetian Burl Walnut Extending Dining Table with Leaves
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (early 19th Century) burl walnut dining table standing on turned tapered legs, in circular form which extends to an oval with two additional diamond design veneered ...
Wood
18th Century German Baroque Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique baroque table made in Southern Germany around 1750-60. The top, the apron and the foot of the table are decorated with an exquisite walnut and yew tree marquetry. The table is...
Walnut, Yew
Table, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
table with hairpin clips. Walnut wood, wrought iron. Spain, 17th century. table made of carved and turned walnut wood with four A-legs, two wrought iron hairpin clips and drawers on...
Wrought Iron, Other
Desk Swedish Early 18th Century Baroque Period Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Desk Swedish Baroque Period Sweden. A rare Swedish Baroque desk in a stunning condition and patina from the Swedish King Fredrik I period. Structu...
Oak, Walnut
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved Silver Gilt Wooden Pedestal
Located in Buisson, FR
A rare and highly elegant 18th-century Italian wooden pedestal, dating to circa 1720–1750. This hand-carved piece stands as a beautiful testament to early Italian craftsmanship, orig...
Wood
$2,250Sale Price|25% Off
Antique Baroque Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique baroque style walnut chest of drawers, early 19th century. This chest has great original color / patina. The top lifts up, the bottom two drawers work.
Iron
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
Vintage Bleached and Washed Baroque Style Console Tables with Quartz Tops, Pair
Located in Wichita, KS
Striking pair of Baroque-style console tables. Each 54-inch piece features a hand-carved frame showcasing classic acanthus leaves and central shell motifs. The traditional aesthetic ...
Carrara Marble
Bespoke Solid Aged French Oak Castle Dining Table With Matte Finish
By Rombouts Bespoke Oak Furniture
Located in Casteren, NB
Presenting our Castle Table, inspired by the furniture gracing the halls of ancient castles and monasteries, where gatherings for meals and drinks were a tradition. Crafted by our hi...
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
$2,826 / item
Marble Top Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Marble top dining table, a wonderful piece that is sure to elevate any dining room. This table boasts a smooth and gleaming 40-inch round whit...
Marble, Metal
A Rare 19th Century Inlaid Table by Ferdinando Pogliani
By Ferdinando Pogliani
Located in GB
A truly stunning Italian inlaid table with intricately drawn pen work to the sides and top by renown Cabinetmaker Ferdinando Pogliani. It has a st...
Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
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
Italian (Bolognese) 17th Century Baroque Walnut Dining Table
Located in Troy, NY
Italian (Bolognese) 17th Century Baroque Walnut Dining Table. Magnificent, large Bolognese Table, having a beautiful thick top, supported by typical bold turned legs, joined by H-str...
Walnut
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
Rare Late 18th Century Brazil Colonial Dining room Table
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This remarkable dining table is a true example of late 18th-century Brazilian craftsmanship from the region of Minas Gerais, showcasing the influence of colonial design combined with...
Wood
$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 Table, South German, 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful baroque table or desk, made in Southern Germany or northern Switzerland 1760, cherry veneer with marquetry in plum wood and elm. The table is in very good refinished condit...
Cherry
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
Baroque-Style Dining Table with Marquetry Scene, late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Walnut dining table with inlaid strapwork and an inlaid figural scene on the top. The legs are curved in a volute shape and connected by an X-shaped strut.
Walnut
Italian Walnut Library Table, Console Table With Carvings
Located in Viterbo, VT
Small table hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut. This table is an absolutely stunning antique piece with typical Italian lines and decorations. The top is made of a s...
Walnut
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
Spanish Baroque Table, circa 1720
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular top over two geometrical carved drawers raised on chamfered legs joined by a conforming H-form stretcher.
Walnut
Spanish 18th Century Walnut Fratino Table with Carved Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Baroque style walnut Fratino table from the 18th century with wrought-iron stretchers. A striking example of Spanish Baroque craftsmanship, this 18th-century walnut Fratino table c...
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
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
Rare Palatial Pair French 19th Century Baroque Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Style Free-Standing Serpentine Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables with marble top. The slender bowed wrought iron bodies surmounted with ...
Wrought Iron
Baroque Style Oak Work Table With Single Frieze Drawer
Located in Astoria, NY
Baroque Style Oak Work Table, with single frieze drawer above turned wood legs conjoined by box stretcher. 27.25" H x 28" W x 19" D. Provenance: An Upper East Side Townhouse.
Oak
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
Italian Florentine Neoclassical Nesting Tables in Giltwood, 1960s, Set of 3
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Italian Florentine neoclassical midcentury patinated nesting tables- set of three 1960s Lovely graphics ornate figural design scalloped trim. Original preowned unrestored...
Walnut
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
Table Rent Low High Low Sofa Side Italian Bologna Sliding Top Walnut Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small, low 24" high Bologna rent table with sliding top - Stunning, finely figured 1.5inch, 4cm thick, original sliding top - Characteristic Bologna turnings and ornamentat...
Walnut
Franco-Flemish 17th Century Oak and Ebonized Console Table
Located in Troy, NY
Highly unusual ebonized side / console table. A tour-de-force of bobbin-turned legs and stretchers supporting a two-board top. The black ebonizing beautifully worn off at the more ex...
Oak
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
Early 18th Century Italian 9' Inlaid Walnut Dining Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Fabulous early 18th century 9' Italian inlaid walnut table on plinth bases with paw feet. Beautiful, with over 300 years of patina. Great scale and color. Breaks down into 4 pieces.
Walnut
Late Gothic 16th century North European Oak Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
Danish or North German oak trestle table of interesting design. The table can be easily dismantled for shipping, by taking the two-plank top off, then the two stretchers, held in by ...
Oak
Danish Langeland Late 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Southern Danish Baroque style oak center table from the 19th century, with single drawer, carved apron and turned legs. Created on the Danish island of Langeland during the later y...
Oak
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood and Marble Console from Rome
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian 18th century Baroque st. giltwood, Brèche de Sicile, and Sienna marble console from Rome. The freestanding console is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine...
Marble
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Hollywood Regency Carved Giltwood Coffee Table, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Baroque giltwood carved Regency style coffee table. Glass top with brass details, made in Belgium, the 1940s. Would look good in an eclectic interior.
Brass
Italian Baroque Oval Fruitwood Veneered and Inlaid Desk, Late 17th/18th Century
Located in Troy, NY
Very unusual and rare Italian Baroque Desk, late 17th/18th century The oval, dark veneered top within an intricate border made of various woods, c...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Portuguese Buffet Table 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese buffet table 17th century Shivered friezes, in rosewood wood with two drawers. Sits on toned legs. Dimension: 82 x 130 x 84 cm. good condition.
Wood
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table. Superb model the two-plank top above a deeply paneled frieze with geometric fruitwood inlay, containing three drawers...
Wrought Iron
Dutch 17th Century Painted Large Oval Gate-Leg Dining Table
Located in Troy, NY
Dutch 17th Century Painted Large Oval Gate-Leg Dining Table. A charming Dutch painted Gate-Leg Table in original condition. The painted surfaces beautifully worn, the top with typica...
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut Desk with Drawer and Turned Legs
Located in New York, NY
18th century Italian single drawer writing desk handcrafted from solid walnut. It features a classic rectangular top, integrated drawer, making it ideal for use as a desk, library ...
Walnut
$27,248Sale Price|20% Off
SUPER RARE METAL ANTiQUE BAROQUE RAMS & MAIDEN HEAD MARBLE TOPPED CONSOLE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, antique metal framed Baroque / Rococo French co...
Marble, Metal
Swedish 19th Century Baroque Style Desk or Table with Single Drawer
Located in East Point, 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
Charming round table in red Verona marble with a square base, early 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Charming round table in red Verona marble with a square base, early 19th century From Venice, private collection, 19th century. Generously proportioned but not overly so. Suitable...
Marble
17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza or Desk
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza or Desk. A rare, multi-functional piece, the doors opening to reveal a fitted interior with eight drawers and a small middle door, the slanted top with a fall front desk compartment...
Walnut
18th C. Continental Baroque Carved Oak Table with Storage and Iron Hardware
Located in Morristown, NJ
18th c., possibly Spanish, solid oak table, wrought iron hardware, the rectangular three board plank top over two hinged panel doors opening to storage, raised on octagonal legs join...
Wrought Iron
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
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
Portuguese Tab Table from the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Tab table Portuguese from the 17th century, in mahogany wood. Circular-shaped top, waist with two drawers, turned legs, two of which are gates. Missing drawers. Dim.: (open) 81 x 11...
Wood
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
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
Late 19th Century Neo-Baroque Handcarved Giltwood Wall Brackets, a Pair
Located in LA CELLERA DE TER, ES
Amazing pair of handcrafted carved brackets made from birch wood and finishided with a polish of gold leaf. Bracket dimension: 21,26 in/54 cm height x 3,93 in/10 cm width x 8,85 in...
Gold Leaf