Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Siena Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Olive, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Copper
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 18th Century Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Olive
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 1700s Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
18th Century Central American Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Pine, Paint
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1810s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Sycamore, Walnut, Fruitwood, Oak
Early 20th Century Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
1760s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood, Maple
1790s Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1780s Scandinavian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1870s Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1650s Portuguese Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chestnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
16th Century American Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
1840s Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
2010s Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
1760s German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Mirror
1720s English Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood