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
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$6,895 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Late 17th Century Brussels Tapestry after Teniers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautifully woven late 17th Century Brussels tapestry after the painter Teniers.
Depicting a domestic scene including a mother and infant.
Wonderf...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
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
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...
Category
1640s English Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Linen
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...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Velvet
17th Century Flemish Baroque Historical Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large palatial Flemish baroque historical tapestry depicting a battle scene, with soldiers to the foreground on land, the opposing army arriving by sea, with a city under siege to ...
Category
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
17th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful and well preserved 17th Century Flemish mythological tapestry, possibly Wauters Workshop, Flanders, Antwerp. Retaining good colour and backed in Belgium linen. With some be...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
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
Antique Embroidered Panel, English, Framed Silkwork, Baroque Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique embroidered panel. An English, framed silkwork after Margarethe Helm, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Delightful example of Baroque needlework, i...
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1890s British Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Pine
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
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
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
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
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...
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1890s 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 Aubusson Tapestry Hermes Mercury Wool & Silk Square 6x6 176x178cm
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 tapestry in a fantastic large square size- This wool & silk treasure incorporates impeccable attention to detail- Depicting a scene of Hermes and Mercury...
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Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Late 20th Century Angel Design Tapestry 7' X 5'8"
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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)
Category
Late 20th Century Italian 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...
Category
1690s French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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
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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century 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
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1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1920 Antique French Tapestry Scene Celebration Trees Handmade 4X5
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...
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1920s French Vintage 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...
Category
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$21,995 Sale Price
26% Off
Exceptional 17th Century Flemish Verdure and Mythological Tapestry
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A spectacular flemish 17 century combined verdure and mythological handwoven wool tapestry in a simple palette of beige, green, brown and blue, framed with a complete floral border and its original protective burlap backing .Combining romanticism, classicism and baroque artistry, this tapestry is a quintessential example of this highly evolved art form that flourished in Dutch-influenced Flanders throughout the 17th century. The exact mythological event represented by the tapestry is unfortunately not known and I urge viewers and readers of this write up who may recognize the scene to please contact us with the information, for which we would be greatly appreciative. The scene depicted by the tapestry revolves around three life-size classically draped figures with the leading protagonist consisting of a plumed helmeted and uniformed high ranking Roman official in the foreground taking up the entire left hand side of the tapestry. The official is holding the hand of a young woman and is pointing in the direction of a partially visible masted galleon suggesting a departure or a sea faring...
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1660s Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$24,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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 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...
Category
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
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
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...
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, 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...
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Early 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
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).
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Flemish Baroque Tapestry
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 17th Century Flemish Baroque tapestry with
Dramatic composition and movement –The central figure is in a dynamic pose with flowing draperies, and strong diagonals to convey action...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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
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
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...
Category
Early 2000s English Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Leather
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...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
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.
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