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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1980s Portuguese Vintage Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Philippine Baroque Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Limestone
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Tables
Cherry, Walnut
1760s German Antique Baroque Tables
Maple, Walnut
20th Century Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1780s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Philippine Baroque Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Tables
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak, Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
20th Century French Baroque Tables
Steel
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1880s Portuguese Antique Baroque Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
1720s Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Tables
Hardwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Blown Glass, Mirror, Wood
1920s Belgian Vintage Baroque Tables
Oak
18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Chestnut
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Iron
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tables
Oak
18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine
2010s Italian Baroque Tables
Walnut