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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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
17th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Olive
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Paint, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Giltwood
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Nutwood
1830s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fir
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1890s Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint
1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1840s Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1860s Spanish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1770s Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Walnut
18th Century German Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 1700s Swiss Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Softwood
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut