Baroque Sofa Tables
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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1720s Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Oak, Pine
1660s Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
1680s Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Hardwood
20th Century Baroque Sofa Tables
Marble
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Oak
19th Century North American Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Sofa Tables
Metal
19th Century North American Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Iron
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Pine
1730s European Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century British Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Baroque Sofa Tables
Elm, Mahogany, Maple, Burl
2010s Italian Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut, Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Sofa Tables
Wood, Walnut
20th Century American Baroque Sofa Tables
Stone
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Marble, Iron
20th Century European Baroque Sofa Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century Baroque Sofa Tables
Marble
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Iron
1690s Spanish Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Chestnut
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Pearwood, Walnut
20th Century European Baroque Sofa Tables
Marble
1840s Italian Antique Baroque Sofa Tables
Walnut