Baroque Religious Items
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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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gesso, Glass, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gold
Late 17th Century German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Enamel
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Scagliola, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Brass
18th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Alabaster
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Carrara Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Copper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Glass, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver, Enamel
17th Century Indian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century South American Antique Baroque Religious Items
Terracotta
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
1840s Dutch Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
1820s German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Plaster, Pine
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Pine
18th Century Central American Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood, Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Cedar
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Bronze
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Metal
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Fruitwood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver
19th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Religious Items
Tin
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gesso, Wood
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Rock Crystal, Silver
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Marble
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Copper, Silver Leaf
16th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Iron





