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.
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1940s French Vintage Baroque Tables
Art Glass, Wood
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Slate
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Paint, Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Limestone
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Tables
Porphyry
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Rosewood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
1660s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
1940s French Vintage Baroque Tables
Marble, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Oak, Pine
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Scagliola, Giltwood
Mid-17th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
1730s German Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Giltwood
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Marble, Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Pine
1930s Vintage Baroque Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
20th Century Swedish Baroque Tables
Wood
2010s Dutch Baroque Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Tables
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Tables
Resin
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Wood, Paint
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1770s Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry, Kingwood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Other, Iron
Mid-17th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century German Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1850s German Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Marble