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.
Jan Abel WASSENBERGH (1689-1750) "The Continence of Scipio" Signed
Located in Madrid, ES
Jan Abel WASSENBERGH (1689-1750) "The Continence of Scipio" Oil on canvas, signed below center 92 x 107 cm unframed 99cm x 114cm framed (small old restorations) Jan Abel Wassenbergh (18 January 1689, Groningen – ca. 20 July 1750, Groningen), was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic. According to Jan van Gool...
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Attribution to Francesco Solimena "Resurrection of Christ" 18th Century
By Francesco Solimena
Located in Madrid, ES
Attribution to Francesco Solimena "Resurrection of Christ" 18th Century oil on canvas (129x77 cm.) framed good condition for the period Francesco Solimena, also called l'Abate C...
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Pair of 19th Century French Cherub Wallpaper Panels
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
19th century French cherub wallpaper panels. In this collection, Irish, English, and French wallpaper have been applied to the frame. The coordinating frame is decorated with 18th and 19th-century Irish reproduction moldings taken from original castings. They have been gold leafed and painted to and assimilate the specific wallpaper pattern. These pieces are representations of how the great rooms in Europe were decorated through the 18th and 19th century. Interi transforms European artifacts...
Gold Leaf
18th Century French School, after I. de Moucheron "Landscape with a Fountain"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century French School, after I. de Moucheron, Landscape with a Fountain, canvas, monogrammed lower right «JBF», with restorations 67 x 55 CM - 26,4 x 21,7 IN. good condition
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H 0.04 in W 29.53 in D 0.04 in
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper Wall Decor, Ninfee
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. A perfect combina...
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Carolina Tree of Life in Forest Tropical Botanical Wallpaper
Located in Kent, GB
Collection: Carolina Tree of Life with Parakeets Product Code: 25C Colors: Forest Roll dimensions: 70cm x 10m (27.6in x 10.9yards) Area: 7sq.m (8...
Paper
$1,744Sale Price|35% Off
H 24.02 in W 0.02 in D 0.04 in
19th Century French Hand Painted Wallpaper Frieze Second Empire Era
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century roll of wallpaper frieze in trompe-l'oeil ribbon on an 8-way roll. About 61 m/0.05 cm. useful. Second Empire era, polychrome printing. ...
Paper
$4,236Sale Price|20% Off
H 233.08 in W 19.57 in D 0.02 in
France 18th Century Wallpaper with Landscape Scenes in Turquoise Color
Located in Brescia, IT
It is not easy to find this kind of hand drawed and hand-made French wallpaper in good conditions. The shining turquoise and the scenes of the games of the characters and jugglers i...
Paper
$4,799Sale Price|20% Off
H 117 in W 54 in D 0.5 in
19th Century Aubusson Tapestry, Handmade, Ivory, Taupe, Cream
Located in Port Washington, NY
Aubusson tapestry is tapestry manufactured at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France. The term often covers the similar products made in the nearby town of Felletin, whose products are often treated as "Aubusson". The industry had probably developed since soon after 1300 in looms in family workshops, perhaps already run by the Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century. Aubusson tapestry of the 19th century managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry, although generally regarded as not their equal. As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...
Wool
Mid-19th Century Hand Painted Asian Wallpaper Panels
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three mounted hand painted wallpaper panels in simple wood frames. Beautifully and elaborate painted scenes with birds, flowers,...
Paper
Unavailable|$514 / item
H 0.04 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Fabscarte Handmade and Hand Painted Wallpaper, Batik
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. As the name sugge...
Paper
Unavailable|$541 / item
H 0.04 in W 28.75 in D 0.04 in
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper, Bosco
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. The absolute prot...
Paper, Paint
$141
H 0.01 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
The Grandma's Garden Multicolor Contemporary Floral Wall Coverings
Located in MILAN, IT
The Grandma's Garden wall covering is realized on a soft touch tnt base and it is a contemporary reinterpretation of a classic ornamental design. Characterized by light and bright co...
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Carolina Tree of Life in Prunus Tropical Botanical Wallpaper
Located in Kent, GB
Collection: Carolina Tree of Life with Parakeets Product Code: 25B Colors: Prunus Roll dimensions: 70cm x 10m (27.6in x 10.9yards) Area: 7sq.m (...
Paper
$2,372Sale Price|30% Off
H 1.78 in W 0.2 in D 0.01 in
19th Century French Hand Painted Wallpaper, Second Empire Era, E. Muller Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century roll of wallpaper, second Empire era, polychrome printing in the style of E. Muller enhanced with gold decorating cartridges with a floral cut of poppies and daisies. M...
Paper
$23,536Sale Price|20% Off
H 70.08 in W 99.61 in D 1.58 in
18th Century, Venetian School Italian Landscape Oversize Painting
Located in Milano, MI
Early 18th century Italian Venetian inland painting, a large size oil on canvas Baroque mountain landscape with stream, bridge, waterfall, wayfarers and a village in the background. The woodland is animated by figures, a caravan with horsemen fishermen. This monumental Italian Baroque landscape painting has a strong impact and an excellent composition balance, as it depicts in the center the luminous perspective of a fortified village, whose side wings consist of two mountain rocks with dark wooded vegetation crowded by characters, horsemen, paths, streams.On the left side, with respect to the observer, there is a path that runs alongside a stream that flows into a waterfall in the center of the composition. from a caravan of travelers on foot and on horseback traveling along it in both directions: going up the slope on the mountainous coast you can see a church and a village near the top. The right part of the painting depicts a more sparse and dry vegetation, painted in the chromatic tones of ocher, inside of which there are dead plant, dry branches and a smaller number of figures on the rugged mountain. The iconographic inspiration of this wooded representation seems to be in the large trunk of the withered conifer in a central position, which represents a dead tree, as a? reminder of the transience of everything in life, whose phases are summarized in the two mountainous coasts. In the background a village painted in light and soft blue colors, in stark contrast to the previous scene, seems to reassure and project us into a future season. With a suggestive theatrical effect, more than 250 cm wide, this Baroque Italian painting comes from a private collection of Milan, the canvas has been lined and shows minor painting retouches at a horizontal seam of the canvas. It is unframed, it has just a wooden profile covering the canvas edge. It is an antique Italian landscape, the perfect opportunity to make a statement. Get the perfect size painting for a great living room, to create that eye-catching focal point. You can make an impact with a single large work by hanging this early 18th century Italian Baroque painting...
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Important Italian School 17th Century "The Healing of Tobias".
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian school; second third of the 17th century. "The Healing of Tobias". Oil on canvas. Relined. very good condition Dimensions: 117.5 x 107 cm; 130 x 118 cm (frame). This canvas ...
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H 34.26 in W 27.96 in D 2.37 in
Beautiful FRENCH SCHOOL of the 18th century. "Virgin Mary and Child Blessing"
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH SCHOOL of the 18th century. "Virgin Mary and Child Blessing". Oil on canvas in a gilded wooden frame. H.77 L.61cm 87cm x 71cm with frame good condition
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H 27.56 in W 21.46 in D 2.37 in
Venetian School "Hagar and Ishmael pursued by Abraham" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Venetian School "Hagar and Ishmael pursued by Abraham" 18th century, canvas, 18th century Italian frame (gilt) 60 x 44.5 CM unframed 70cm x 54.5cm with frame good condition
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Pair of Paintings Italian School 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Paintings Italian School 17th Century "The Farewell and Return of the Lost Son" oil on canvas on carved and gilded wood Vintage frames. 38 x ...
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Italian School of the 17th century. "San Juan Evangelista"
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian School of the 17th century. "San Juan Evangelista" oil on canvas without frame 35cm x 24 John (Bethsaida, about 10 – Ephesus, 98 or immediately following years) was an apost...
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H 37.41 in W 25.79 in D 2.76 in
Italian School according to Domenichino 18th century "Martyrdom of St Peter"
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian school according to Domenichino from the 18th century. "Martyrdom of St. Peter of Verona" oil on canvas (90x60.5cm) in frame 95cm x 65.5cm good condition
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Amazing 17th Century ITALIAN SCHOOL " The Virgin and the Child "
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian School approx. 1640 "Virgin and Child", canvas, unframed, with restorations 86 x 65 CM - 33.9 x 25.6 IN. good condition
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H 12.21 in W 22.05 in D 2.76 in
17th Century ITALIAN SCHOOL "PORTRAIT SAINT JEROME" School Jose de Ribera
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century NORTHERN ITALIAN SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED MAN, SAINT JEROME (?) School Jose de Ribera Canvas Inscribed on the back of the stretcher “Ribera ...” and a label on th...
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Around Giambattista Pittone "Alms of a Saint" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Around Giambattista Pittone "Alms of a Saint" 18th Century oil on canvas (cm 52.5x38) 62.5cm x 48cm frame Rear label "G. Pittoni" in frame good condizioni Giovanni Battista Pi...
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H 24.41 in W 17.92 in D 2.76 in
Important Italian School Andrea Solario 18th century " Christ with Reed "
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian School Andrea Solario 18th century " Christ with Reed " canvas, with restorations 62 x 45.5 CM - 24.4 x 17.9 IN. very good condition Andrea Solario Milan, ca. 1465-1524 And...
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Set of Late 18th to Early 19th Century Four English Wall Hangings
Located in Essex, MA
Set of four early wall hangings of 18th century aristocratic life. From French engravings by Nicolas de Larmessin (1684-1756) and after paintings by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1745). Similar to those removed from the Van Rensselaer Hall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Provenance: These Four Panels each bear a label which reads, "Panels from set of painted hangings formerly in the Octagonal Room of the Beekman Mansion, 1st Ave and 51st Street, New York City. Lent by the Beekman Family Association, 1938" This references the former "Mount Pleasant" also known as The Beekman Mansion which was built by John Beekman on the East River in 1763. The Mansion served as the British Headquarters during the Revolutionary War and was the site of the Trial of Nathan Hale.
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Late 17th c. Leather Screen Panels
Located in Houston, TX
This is a set of 4 folding leather panels made from the wall coverings of a chateau in Pernes les Fontaines, France. The leather originally covered the walls of the grand salon. To...
Leather