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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20th Century English Baroque Furniture
Metal, Brass
1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
1890s Hungarian Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
1850s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Plate, Copper
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
1780s Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Brass
19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Granite
1890s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass, Iron
1850s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Olive
1850s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
1870s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
2010s Northern Irish Baroque Furniture
Marble
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
1930s English Vintage Baroque Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Chinese Baroque Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
1930s Swedish Vintage Baroque Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Peruvian Baroque Furniture
Canvas
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Baroque Furniture
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Scagliola
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Linen, Silk
Late 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Linen, Silk
1860s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Birch, Padouk
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
1750s Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Tulipwood, Walnut
1890s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Furniture
Oak, Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Pine
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
17th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Fruitwood





