Baroque Tabernacle
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Picture Frames
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Marble
Antique 18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Antique 1820s Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Elm, Fruitwood, Ebony
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Cabinets
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Vitrines
Gold
Antique 1730s German Baroque Secretaires
Bronze
Antique 1870s German Baroque Secretaires
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1790s German Baroque Desks
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Religious Items
Walnut, Giltwood
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique 17th Century Italian Religious Items
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Oak
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century German Louis XV Secretaires
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Mounted Objects
Marble
Antique 18th Century Austrian Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Maple, Walnut
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Secretaires
Walnut
Antique 1650s Italian Baroque Religious Items
Poplar
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Copper
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Walnut
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Oak
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Religious Items
Wood, Giltwood, Pine
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique 1880s Italian Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Late 20th Century American Baroque Nautical Objects
Shell, Wood
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Mounted Objects
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Mounted Objects
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Religious Items
Gold Leaf
Antique 1850s Belgian Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Religious Items
Oak
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Secretaires
Brass
Antique 1720s German Baroque Secretaires
Cherry, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
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A Close Look at 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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