Baroque Armchairs
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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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Silk, Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Baroque Armchairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Gold
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Armchairs
Iron
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
1680s European Antique Baroque Armchairs
Faux Fur, Oak
1680s French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1800s French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Rattan, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Armchairs
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Textile, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
1750s German Antique Baroque Armchairs
Oak
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Wood
19th Century European Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Armchairs
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Marble, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Marble, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
17th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
1690s Spanish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Gold Leaf
19th Century German Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Marble, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Armchairs
Wood
Late 17th Century German Antique Baroque Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Giltwood
19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Linen, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century German Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Armchairs
Oak, Walnut
18th Century European Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Oak
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Armchairs
Upholstery, Oak
1690s Dutch Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Cane, Cotton, Walnut
1690s English Antique Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Armchairs
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Armchairs
Wood
2010s British Baroque Armchairs
Wood, Gesso
Early 1900s Czech Antique Baroque Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Armchairs
Wood
1980s English Vintage Baroque Armchairs
Fabric