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 β 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 β which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as AndrΓ©-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore β reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements β 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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1990s French Baroque Furniture
Bronze
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Furniture
Steel, TΓ΄le
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Chestnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Mirror
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Furniture
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
1770s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Furniture
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Silk
Mid-20th Century North American Baroque Furniture
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Marble
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Marble, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Furniture
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
Early 20th Century French Baroque Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Polish Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Furniture
Copper
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Baroque Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Glass, Walnut
1910s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Bronze
1740s German Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
1860s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Czech Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Marble
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Furniture
Canvas
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1690s French Antique Baroque Furniture
Wool, Silk
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Persian Baroque Furniture
Silk
1980s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Giltwood, Paint
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Silver Leaf
1870s European Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Furniture
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Baroque Furniture
Mahogany
1830s European Antique Baroque Furniture
Brass
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Furniture
Delft
1960s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Wood
1910s French Vintage Baroque Furniture
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Sicilian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
1880s Antique Baroque Furniture
Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Furniture
Crystal