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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Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver, Brass
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint, Parchment Paper
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror
Early 20th Century German Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1880s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Metal
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood, Paper
17th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Stone, Limestone, Metal
1930s Belgian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Copper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
2010s Italian Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1770s Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Travertine
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Walnut
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
1910s English Vintage Baroque Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
1950s Danish Vintage Baroque Furniture
Lead
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver, Enamel
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Baroque Furniture
Nutwood
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Pottery
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
2010s French Baroque Furniture
Cotton
1750s Portuguese Antique Baroque Furniture
Jacaranda
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Crystal, Brass, Wire
18th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Early 20th Century Baroque Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl





