Baroque Altar
Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Candle Holders
Giltwood
A large finely carved wood ‘Holy Trinity’ gilded and painted; French 18thC;
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Religious Items
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Indian Architectural Elements
Teak
Antique 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Candle Holders
Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mi...
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Candle Holders
Metal
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Czech Decorative Objects
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Candle Holders
Giltwood
Antique 1790s Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Antique 1790s Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Candle Holders
Tin
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Candle Holders
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks
Wood, Giltwood
20th Century American Table Lamps
Metal
Antique 1750s Spanish Baroque Candlesticks
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks
Wood
Antique 18th Century Austrian Baroque Candlesticks
Silver Leaf
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candle Holders
Antique Mid-18th Century English Baroque Candlesticks
Brass
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks
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A Close Look at Baroque Furniture
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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