Baroque Home Accents
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 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Wrought Iron
1770s German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Oak
18th Century European Antique Baroque Home Accents
Wood
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
1960s American Vintage Baroque Home Accents
Metal, Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Other
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Oak, Paint
Early 20th Century English Baroque Home Accents
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
1780s German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
1780s Scandinavian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Pine
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Baroque Home Accents
Crystal, Metal
19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Fruitwood
1970s French Vintage Baroque Home Accents
Iron
1970s French Vintage Baroque Home Accents
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Home Accents
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Home Accents
Bronze
2010s Czech Baroque Home Accents
Brass
18th Century European Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
Mid-17th Century German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
18th Century Antique Baroque Home Accents
Brass
1920s Spanish Vintage Baroque Home Accents
Bronze
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Iron
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
Metal
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Home Accents
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Home Accents
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Home Accents
18th Century German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Paint, Canvas
19th Century French Antique Baroque Home Accents
Giltwood
19th Century German Antique Baroque Home Accents
Wood
Early 1700s Swiss Antique Baroque Home Accents
Oak