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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Mid-19th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Furniture
Velvet, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Gesso
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Stone
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Faux Leather
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine, Paint
1840s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver
1850s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
1880s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Giltwood
1880s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut, Burl
19th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass, Iron
1880s Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Concrete
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
1850s English Antique Baroque Furniture
Paper
1860s Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Baroque Furniture
Bronze
1870s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron