Baroque Textiles
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
Pair of Custom Pillows in Fortuny Cotton with Linen Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sophisticated pair of decorative pillows, newly made with authentic Fortuny cotton textile. The front features Fortuny’s iconic hand-printed pattern in a fresh celadon green agains...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Linen
17th Century English Needlework Lion Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century English Needlework Lion Pillow 13" X 8", handmade 17th century piece
Category
17th Century English Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Gold Stenciled Green Velvet Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This luxurious decorative pillow by Nomi Textiles features a richly stenciled velvet design that exudes opulence and old-world charm. The base fabric is a deep, jewel-toned green vel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Blue
Gold Fortuny Textile Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pillow features a luxurious Fortuny textile front in a rich golden-bronze hue, adorned with an intricate and bold blue damask pattern. The design is distinctly classical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Pair of Fortuny-Style Textiles Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A graceful pair of custom pillows designed by Melissa Levinson, crafted from a Fortuny-like printed textile featuring a stylized damask motif. The design showcases bold, scrolling fo...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Linen
$750 / set
Pair of Stenciled Velvet Nomi Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pair of pillows is crafted from luxurious stenciled velvet by Nomi Textiles, a studio known for its richly patterned and artisanal fabric...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Silk, Velvet
$450 Sale Price
23% Off
Pair of Custom Gold Metallic Appliqued Pillows by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom petite pillows made with 19th century metallic appliques of swirling acanthus leaves on a navy velvet background. Finished with down filled inserts and hidden zipper ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Custom Pillows in Nomi Stenciled Velvet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of custom-designed pillows crafted from Nomi stenciled velvet, known for its rich texture and artisanal, hand-applied patterning. The velvet front features a deep cho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Pair of Petite Red Velvet Pillows with 19th-Century Metallic Appliqués
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming pair of petite custom pillows designed using rich red velvet and embellished with 19th-century metallic embroidered appliqués. The antique motifs, rendered in gold metalli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Authentic Fortuny “Vine
Grapes” Pattern Pillows in Coral and Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully tailored pair of authentic Fortuny pillows crafted from a classic vine-and-grape botanical pattern, rendered in Fortuny’s signature metallic pigment. The textile featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pair of Custom Navy Velvet Pillows with 19th-Century Gold Metallic Appliqués
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined and beautifully detailed pair of custom pillows by Melissa Levinson, featuring genuine 19th-century gold metallic appliqués mounted on luxurious contemporary navy velvet. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Metallic Appliqued Velvet Pillows by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with 19th century metallic embroidered pieces applied to rich, brown velvet fronts and silk backs. Each pillow is adorned with intricate gold metallic emb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Metallic Thread Burgundy Textured Velvet Large Baroque Style Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Large, luxurious feather-down filled antique Baroque style metallic thread burgundy velvet pillow. Scrolled, floral, foliate elemets of fine me...
Category
19th Century European Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Antique Embroidered Textile Pillows by Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These elegant pillows beautifully merge historical textile artistry with contemporary luxury. The centerpiece of each pillow is a 19th-century embroidered French panel, featuring an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Stenciled Linen Nomi Textile Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This eye-catching pillow is made from a richly textured Nomi textile, featuring a gold stenciled pattern on a deep brick red linen background. The swirling, abstract botanical and or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Linen
$245 Sale Price
45% Off
17th Century English Needlework Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century English Needlework Pillow 15" X 9", handmade 17th century piece
Category
17th Century English Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Fortuny Textile DeMedici Patterned Lime Green
Beige Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Fortuny textile pillows adorned with the illustrious De Medici pattern, a design that pays homage to the legacy of the Medici family. This pattern is not merely deco...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Linen
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Stenciled Green Velvet Pillows by Nomi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Nomi stenciled velvet pillows showcase an opulent and luxurious aesthetic, featuring a deep emerald green velvet fabric as the primary material. The surface is adorned with an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Silk, Velvet
$245 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Custom Blue
Metallic Gold Fortuny Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of pillows made with rare Mariano Fortuny printed cotton. They feature acanthus leaves and plumes throughout. There are coordinating velvet backs and down filled inser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
16th Century Flemish Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A superb example of a 16th Century Flemish Brussels tapestry fragment repurposed as a decorative pillow. The panel features a masterfully woven still life of grapes and fruit against...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exquisite 16th-century Brussels tapestry fragment transformed into a refined decorative pillow. Woven in wool and silk, this piece features classical Baroque foliage with soft blu...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pair of Custom Applique Petite Pillows by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom petite embossed silk velvet pillows with 19th century metallic Italian appliques affixed to the fronts. The backs are a coordinating silk. Down inserts, zipper closu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Appliquéd Soft Yellow Velvet Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with 18th century metallic and silk velvet appliqués on cream velvet with silk backs. Handmade metallic tape detail. Down inserts, zipper closures.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metallic Thread
$195 Sale Price / set
56% Off
Fortuny Textile DeMedici Patterned Lime Green
Beige Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Fortuny textile pillows adorned with the illustrious De Medici pattern, a design that pays homage to the legacy of the Medici family. This pattern is not merely dec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Antique french Royal Wedding Quilt
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and outstanding French antique Royal Quilt with flower design and each square consisting of four Fleur-de-lis originally was used for ceremonial Royal weddings at the Roman Catholic Churches. The borders of the Quilt represent the typical Greek key design and the middle part is various flowers and leaves, some of them close to tulips images, which at that time were symbol of love and loyalty. Weddings Quilts...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Wool, Linen
Rare Vintage Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Brown Irish Linen
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Brown Irish Linen Pillow
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pi...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Textiles
Materials
Linen, Silk
Mid-19th Century Italian Metallic Embroidered Velvet Pillows Metallic Fringe
Located in Dallas, TX
77186-87 pair of mid-19th century antique Italian metallic embroidered velvet pillows with metallic fringe. This pair of antique Italian pillows...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
$4,500 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Fortuny Fabric Cushions in the Mazzarino Print in Tan and Rust
By Fortuny
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Fortuny fabric cushions in the Mazzarino print, rust and tan colorway with striped bias edging and tan backing. The Mazzarino the pattern is a 17th century French design named after Cardinal...
Category
2010s American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Down, Feathers
$2,240 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Irish Linen
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Silk Scarf Brown Irish Linen Pillow
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Textiles
Materials
Linen, Silk
Antique 19th Century Pair of Drapery French Tassels
Located in Doha, QA
A wonderful pair of antique french tassels/ curtain tiebacks. Beautiful colors of red and gold are very inviting and make these tassels look lux...
Category
19th Century French Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Wool, Velvet
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 Textiles
Materials
Linen
Fortuny Fabric Cushion in the Ucceli Pattern
Located in New York, NY
A Fortuny fabric lumbar cushion in the Uccelli pattern, antique yellow and monotones, silk blend backing material and silk bias edging, the pattern, a 17th century French design with...
Category
2010s American Baroque Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Tie-Backs Set of Four Gilded for Curtains
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Set of four large tie-backs, gilded with galvanic process. Very elegant for your courtains, or belts or scarfs.
ref.O/6771-3
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Textiles
Materials
Bronze
$1,501 / set
Baroque textiles for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque textiles 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 textiles created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, cotton and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque textiles made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original textiles, popular names associated with this style include Mariano Fortuny, antique textiles galleries, Cartier, and DD Dimore. 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 textiles differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $19,262 while the average work can sell for $760.
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