Baroque Tapestries
BAROQUE STYLE
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.
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Style: Baroque
Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Masque Vase Exotic Flowers 4x5 122x 142cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Masquerade Vase Exotic Flowers 4x5 1920 4' x 4'8" 122cm x 142cm
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting an ornate vase full of flowers....
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
15th Century Ferronerie Silk Velvet
Located in Canterbury, GB
A panel of voided Olive Green silk velvet showing the Ferronerie pattern
Centre panel of a dismantled Chasuble
Florence or Venice dating from second half of the 15th Century
The s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Velvet
Antique French Tapestry Handmade Antique Tapestry 165cx 201cm Verdure 6x7 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Handmade Antique Tapestry Verdure 5'5" x 6'7" 165cx 201cm 6x7
1920
'Beautiful antique French tapestry depicting a scenic view including magnificent art ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique 17th Century Square Green Floral Flemish Verdure Tapestry with Nobility
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely Antique 17th Century Square Green Floral Flemish Verdure tapestry depicting a nobleman out for a stroll with two noblewomen on a beautiful summer day in the countrys...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
17th Century Flemish Tapestry, "Rescue of the Nymph Io from the Giant Argus"
Located in Atlanta, GA
The scene depicting a well-known Roman and Greek Myth: Hera, wife of Zeus has turned his lover, the nymph Io, into a cow and has cast her out of the heavens to earth and the garden of Nemea and ordered Argus, the all seeing Giant, to watch over her. Zeus sends Hermes...
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wool
Vintage Italian Wall Tapestry. Size: 11 ft x 19 ft
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian Tapestry, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Italian Rugs, Circa Date: Late 20th Century – Size: 11 ft x 19 ft (3.35 m x 5.79 m)
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Late 17th Century Flemish Landscape Tapestry, with an Archer in a Forest
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish Baroque landscape hunting tapestry from the late 17th or early 18th century, depicting a young Archer carrying a bow and arrow within a forest in a meadowland setting. Encl...
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Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Immense 17th Century Flemish Wool Verdure Tapestry
Located in London, GB
Immense 17th Century Flemish wool verdure tapestry
Flemish, 17th Century
Height 323cm, width 424cm
This very large and exquisite tapestry was crafted in wool in Flanders during the ...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Flemish 18th-19th Century Verdure Landscape Tapestry Panel Centered with a Tree
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine flemish 18th-19th century Verdure landscape tapestry, the wool and silk tapestry centered by a scene of a tall tree within a forest background and a foliage border. Circa: 180...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Impressive Scale Mid-17th Century Flemish Tapestry Depicting Alexander The Great
Located in Dubai, AE
Spectacular large scale mid-17th Century Flemish tapestry created after the 1630s design by Jacob Jordaens (d. 1678). Several tapestries of identical design were produced based on dr...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bedcover Hanging Curtains Italian Linen Green Ivory Damask Handwoven
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptionally rare, Italian, 17th century, green and ivory, damask, linen, woven bedcover
- Made as a luxury item in the mid-17th century, woven with a damask pattern characteristic...
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1640s English Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Antique 16th Century Brussels Baroque Mythological Tapestry with Angel
Located in New York, NY
Tapestries were ubiquitous in the castles and churches of the late medieval and Renaissance eras. At a practical level, they provided a form of insulation and decoration that could b...
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16th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Rare Tapestry Rug Wall Hanging Carpet, Rugs French Aubusson, Garden Sence
Located in Wembley, GB
A fabulous 19th-century handwoven tapestry in excellent condition. The scene of celebration among nature. A similar technique is used for making the tapestry, as in Aubusson and Needlepoint in the flat weave role. These decorative area rugs are sporadic luxury rugs for sale in any rug store. They can exist as designer rugs or interior design elements in antique rug galleries or be recommended as a design object by interior designers for home decor.
Rare Tapestry Rug Wall Hanging Carpet...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 18th Century Large Rare Venetian Valance/Wall Hanging of St. Peter
Located in Doha, QA
This incredible hand crafted Italian (Venetian ) 17th- 18th century Wall Hanging /Valance originated from a gorgeous Palazzo in Venice with i...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Gold, Silver
Spanish Embroidered Gold Silver Armorial Hanging Amphora Count 70'high 55"long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The embroidered appliques in fine silk and gold and silver threadwork with coloured glass, sequins and mirror simulating jewels in deep relief worked onto the original red velvet tex...
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1640s Spanish Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Gold, Silver
1890 Antique French Tapestry Arts & Crafts Ceremonial 8x9 239cm x 257cm
Located in New York, NY
1890 Antique French Tapestry Arts & Crafts Ceremonial 8x9
7'10" x 8'5" 239cm x 257cm
1890
"This is an outstanding very large antique French tapestry- This room size piece incorporat...
Category
1890s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
18th Century Antique French Tapestry Verdure Wool & Silk 7x11ft 213cm x 323cm
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Antique French Tapestry Verdure Wool & Silk 7x11ft 213cm x 323cm
"This is very fine antique Flemish tapestry made of wool & silk depicting noblemen beneath a large verd...
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1690s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Early 18th Century Large Rare Venetian Valance/Wall Hanging of St. Peter
Located in Doha, QA
This incredible hand crafted Italian (Venetian ) 17th- 18th century Wall Hanging /Valance originated from a gorgeous Palazzo in Venice with i...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Gold, Silver
Antique 17th Century Baroque Italian Silk, Metallic Thread Embroidery Panel
Located in New York, NY
Fine 17th century Baroque period silk and metallic thread embroidery panel.
Excellent vibrant colors of bold burgundy, pale cream and beautiful, elegant teal with a border of textur...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
Back of Altar-Italy-19 ° Century-Red Silk Velvet
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful 19th century Italian altar back in red silk velvet, probably Venetian
Very elegant altar back adorned with metal-gold braid and metal...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Velvet
17th Century Piedmont Embroidered Silk Satin Panel with Mythological Figures
Located in Milford, NH
A large exquisite silk satin panel embroidered in pastel colors with mythological figures, animals, foliage, and intertwined scrollwork from Piedmont Italy, circa 17th century. Prove...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Satin, Silk
Very Fine Late 17th Century Allegorical Flemish Brussels Baroque Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine late 17th century allegorical Flemish Brussels Baroque tapestry
Period: Late 17th century
Country: Brussels, Belgium
Measures: Depth 0.75"
Width 111"
Height 10...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
Antique Tapestry Verdure Tapestry Large Handmade French Tapestry, 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Rare Fountain and scenery Large Tapestry 5x7 1920
circa 1920
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scenic river including a fountain and a ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Flemish Baroque Tapestry
Located in New Orleans, LA
This larger than life tapestry is simply breathtaking. The baroque scene is depicted in woven hues of vibrant blue and soft neutrals. Standing at the grand height of eight feet eleve...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Antique 17th Century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry with Birds
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous and rare exquisite pair of antique 17th century Flemish Verdure landscape tapestries depicting a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees a...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
18th Century Antique French Beauvais Tapestry. 4 ft 4 in x 6 ft 9 in
Located in New York, NY
Breathtaking 18th Century Antique French Beauvais Tapestry, Country of Origin: France, Circa Date: 18th Century - Size: 4 ft 4 in x 6 ft 9 in (1.32 m x 2.06 m).
Category
18th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry Depicting Zeus and Hera
Located in New York, US
Our extraordinary 17th century tapestry from Brussels, in the manner of Jacques II Geubels (-1633), depicts Zeus and Hera being handed the world. 10 feet 8 inches by 13 feet 3 inches...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Hunt Scene Tapestry
Located in Houston, TX
17th Century French Hunt Scene Handwoven Tapestry with some wear spots as shown in the pictures
Category
17th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Tapestry Fragment with Fruits on Panel
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Delightful panel with an ancient fragment of tapestry representing fruits and beautiful colors. I thought of applying it on a panel covered with an ex...
Category
1620s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9ft 148x280cm 1900
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9 1900
4'10" x 9'2" 148cm x 280cm
"This is an outstanding antique French Aubusson t...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
1960 Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Abstract Fish Handwoven 2x4
Located in New York, NY
1960 Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Abstract Fish Handwoven 2x4
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Welcome to Antique Rug Collection. Your #1 Source for handmade Antique Rugs & Tapestries at great prices, cu...
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1950s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Fruits Noblemen 1890 Wool & Silk 6x7 183 x 206cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Arts & Crafts Noblemen 1890 Wool & Silk 6x7
183 x 206cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of noblemen dressed up amongst exotic fruit...
Category
1890s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Wallhanging, 2003 Recreating a 1850s Design by Jacques Dulud, Leather Embossed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The gilded, stylised scrolling foliage design is embossed into the grey leather enhancing the effect of the relief. The eighteen panels were pressed from moulding blocks which were m...
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Early 2000s English Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Leather
1920 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Rug Floral Vase Runner 3x10 1880 97x287cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Rug Floral Vase Runner 3x10 c.1880
3'2" x 9'5" 97cm x 287cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depict...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bargello Flamestitch Silk Embroidery Florence Spetchley Park Bed Curtains Pair
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Spetchley park, Bargello, silk, bed curtains adapted into wall hangings in the 19th century
• The use of silk, patterning and size suggests that these striking Bargello hangings were almost certainly conceived as bed curtains. In the Green Chamber at Parham House the State Bed is hung with Bargello curtains, pelmets and valences c1620. Like the Parham bed curtains, the Spetchley Park bed curtains have two horizontal pattern repeats in each drop. Needless to say, surviving bed curtains from this period are exceptionally rare as they had value as hangings and for upholstering domestic objects when removed from the bed.
• The Spetchley Park bed curtains are really beautiful and luxurious. They were made as elite objects and have not lost their gravitas or their character and charm.
• The Spetchley Park bed curtains were adapted into wall hangings in the 19th century. They are versatile and could easily be reinstated as curtains or panels within larger curtains.
• Bargello work has a classic timeless quality to it and blends with most decorative schemes whether period or contemporary
Each panel is made from two sections of bargello. The step (pattern) comprising two rows of short vertical stitches over two threads of graduating numbers of stitches up and down with two rows of long vertical stiches over six threads of graduating numbers of stitches up and down. Worked in graduating shades of blue, green, brown, red, tan and ivory silks on a hessian ground. The four edges of each hanging are faced with a 19th century, dusky pink fan...
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1620s Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Very Fine Late 17th Century Allegorical Flemish Renaissance Baroque Tapestry
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine late 17th century allegorical Flemish Renaissance Baroque tapestry. Cavaliers
Frame measurements: 1.5in.
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Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Antique French Tapestry Large Oversized Tapestry 1900 Wool & Silk 6x7 178x203cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Rare Fountain and scenery Large Tapestry 5x7 1920
Circa 1920
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scenic river including a fountain and a larg...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Aubusson Tapestry Remnant
Located in Houston, TX
A fragment of a 17th-century Aubusson tapestry depicts a man on his knee looking upward, visited by a radiant angel. Rich colors and intricate details capture the moment of divine en...
Category
17th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
1920 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Village Scene Framed 3x4 102cm x 122cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Village Scene Framed 3x4
"A magnificent antique wool & silk French tapestry depicting a village scene amongst verdure."-ARS
Size
3'4" x 4'...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9ft 148x280cm 1900
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9 1900
4'10" x 9'2" 148cm x 280cm
"This is an outstanding antique French Aubusson t...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Garden View from Mortlake Jacob Wauters Reproduction Tapestry, 05'03 x 05'07
By Flemish, Mortlake
Located in Dallas, TX
73698 Garden View Pergola Flemish Reproduction Tapestry Inspired by Jacob Wauters, 05'03 x 05'07. This handwoven wool Flemish-style tapestry, a stunning reproduction originating from...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Signed 1880 Wool & Silk 5x7 153cm x 201cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Signed 1880 Wool & Silk 5x7 153cm x 201cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a castle amongst a river, verdure, and exotic birds. Beauti...
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1880s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1920 Antique French Tapestry Scene Celebration Trees Handmade
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique French Tapestry Scene Celebration Trees
3'5" x 5'1" 104cm x 155cm
"This is a Antique French Tapestry depicting a celebration amongst...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1960 Vintage Art Nouveau Tapestry Abstract Fish Handwoven 2x4
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Tapestry Kelim Flatwoven Handwoven 2x4 1'10" x 4'3" 56cm x 130cm
About Us~
Welcome to Antique Rug Collection. Your #1 Source for handmade Antique Rugs & Tapestries at great...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Tapestries
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Wool
18th Century Continental Tapestry Fragment with Putti or Angels and Cartouche
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a Continental hand wrought tapestry decorated with putti or angels and cartouche, with foliate accents and subtle tan border with raised flowers. The tapestry has a...
Category
18th Century European Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
1750's Feuilles d'Aristoloche Flemish Tapestry
By Flemish
Located in LYON, FR
Mid-1700's “Feuilles d'Aristoloche” tapestry.
Very orgininal, esoteric feeling Flemish tapestry. Has been freshly cleaned and is in structurally good condition.
Interestingly, the...
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Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Late 20th Century Woolen Tapestry Wall Hanging 8'1" X 3'7"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
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Late 20th Century Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Signed 1880 Wool & Silk 5x7 153cm x 201cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Signed 1880 Wool & Silk 5x7 153cm x 201cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a castle amongst a river, verdure, and exotic birds. Beauti...
Category
1880s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1920 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Village Scene Framed 3x4 102cm x 122cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Village Scene Framed 3x4
"A magnificent antique wool & silk French tapestry depicting a village scene amongst verdure."-ARS
Size
3'4" x 4'...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Birds Wool & Silk 1920 6x7
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Birds Wool & Silk 1920 6x7
6' x 7'3" 221cm x 183cm
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting birds amongst a verdure setting. Beautiful colo...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Exquisite Italian Silkwork Picture
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Italian 18th century silkwork picture depicting Torquato Tasso, the great Italian Renaissance poet, finely wrought with hundreds of grey and w...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Early 17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel Depicting Mercury
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine tapestry panel, originally part of the top section of a border, depicting at its center the head of Mercury, the Roman God of Commerce. The winged head is flanked by a pa...
Category
Early 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
French Palace Scene Tapestry
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Brightly-coloured vintage French tapestry palace interior scene with fountains, arches and flowers etc.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Tapestry Verdure Tapestry Large Handmade French Tapestry, 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Rare Fountain and scenery Large Tapestry 5x7 1920
circa 1920
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scenic river including a fountain and a ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pair of 18th C. French Tapestry Panels with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th C. tapestry panels featuring intricate and richly detailed designs. They display classical motifs, including large architectural elements resembling columns adorned wit...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of noblemen amongst incredible, exotic verdur...
Category
1920s French Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Baroque tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque tapestries for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, rugs and carpets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque tapestries made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tapestries, popular names associated with this style include Aubusson Manufacture, Brussels Manufactory, and Flemish. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tapestries differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $888 and tops out at $495,000 while the average work can sell for $10,400.