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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Baroque Style Carved Wood and Leather Seat Side Chair, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Baroque style carved wood and leather seat side chair with nail head trims. Newer upholstery in great condition. Good condition. Measures20" in width, 20 inches in depth and stand...
Metal
JNK Miami's Lounge Como Chair, Modern Design, Custom Choice
Located in Miami, FL
Discover the epitome of modern luxury with this high-end, architectural swivel armchair. Draped in rich, slate-blue velvet, its striking cylindrical silhouette features an elegantly ...
Metal
Armchair, Flemish Walnut Upholstered Bargello Scroll Arm Barley twist Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This open armchair is characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashionable uph...
Walnut
Pair of stools, Baroque ottomans, carved and polychrome wood, Baroque, Sweden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Spectacular pair of Swedish Baroque ottomans or footstools in carved and polychrome wood, original 18th century pieces. Both have a simple structure, with a circular profile and four...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Grotto Seahorse Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Venetian Silver Gilt Grotto Seahorse Bench. Chic and unusual Venetian Baroque silver gilt Grotto bench, settee, canapé or banquette with se...
Fabric, Wood
Luxury Italian 20th century silvered carved wood pouf purple color
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Luxury Italian 20th century silvered carved wood pouf purple color
Silver Leaf
High Back Italian Baroque or Swedish Rococo Style Dining Side Chairs Set of Four
By Dods Murdick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of four vintage high back Italian Baroque / Swedish Rococo style dining side chairs by Dods Murdick. Item features tall shapely backs, stretcher base, Queen Anne style legs, soli...
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Cherrywood Side Chair - Newly Upholstered, Austria ca. 1790
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional looking, fully restored 18th century side chair from the so-called "Josephinism" period, named after emperor Joseph II of Austria, the son of empress Maria Theresia. Artf...
Fabric, Cherry
Classic Baroque Style Armchair in Oak, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
This finely handcrafted armchair, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1930s, exemplifies the grandeur of the Baroque style. Constructed from solid oak, the chair features intricate ...
Fabric, Oak
Amazing FOUR ROMANTIC ROSEWOOD CHAIRS end 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
FOUR ROMANTIC ROSEWOOD CHAIRS end 19th Century Portuguese, carved rosewood, openwork backrest with straw seats. Dimensions: 96 x 43 x 40 cm Good condition
Wood
Antique Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of Six Antique Italian Baroque Carved Walnut French Style Dining Chairs. Item features solid carved walnut frames, finely carved top rail and lower rail, unique wooden rear backr...
Walnut
Armchair Walnut Leather Brown Spanish 17th Century Baroque Cordoba Ironwork
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Characterful open armchair injecting atmosphere into any interior - Pared down form with a contemporary feel - Tactile with original patina and thick modern leather. - Character...
Walnut
Period Italian Baroque Ebonized Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Period Italian Baroque carved panel incorporated into a bench or settee. Carving used as back is 17th century/seat and legs early 19th...
Elegant Inlaid Cherry Bedroom Armchair
Located in Manzano, IT
Gorgeous bedroom (or desk) armchair made in the 1980s, a perfect example of classic craftsmanship that combines solidity and refinement. The frame is made of fine cherry wood, embell...
Cherry
Vintage Spanish Sgabello Carved Side Chair or Stool
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Spanish Sgabello carved side chair or stool depicting the "Valencia" shield This chairs come from a Monte Picayo Casino, Valencia, Spain.
Walnut, Paint
Gruppo di dieci Poltroncine Barocche Laccate e Dorate Italia XVIII Secolo
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Gruppo di dieci poltroncine Barocche, laccate e dorate. Braccioli mossi culminanti a ricciolo, gambe anteriori tornite unite alla base da traversa con pennacchio centrale. Modanature...
Wood
Italy Mid-18th Century Wooden Pair of Dining Chairs Hand Carved
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very beautiful pair of elegant dining chairs hand carved in solid oak. Their shapes are gorgeous and the proportions makes them an important presence in a dining room. Dee...
Oak
Italy Mid-18th Century Set Six Dining Chairs Solid Oak Hand Carved
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very beautiful set of six elegant dining chairs hand-carved in solid oak. Their shapes are gorgeous and the proportions makes them an important presence in a dining room. D...
Oak
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Museum of Fine Arts Provenance: 18th Century Dutch Carved Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dutch School, 18th century. A deacquisition from the Museum of Fine Arts. With label affixed to underside of the chair. A very unique chair in the Baroque taste - featuring carve...
Fabric, Mahogany
Italian Baroque style armchair in carved wood and fabric 1940s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian Baroque style armchair in carved wood and fabric 1940s
Fabric, Wood
Antique Walnut Pouf with Upholstered Fabric Seat, Vintage Style, 1940
Located in Premariacco, IT
A pouf or footstool from the first half of the 20th century, made of wood with a seat upholstered in patterned and decorated fabric.
Fabric, Walnut
Italian, Emiliana, Baroque Large Carved & Shaped Walnut Open Armchair, ca. 1680
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, having an arched and shaped slightly reclining backrest and fitted seat, with curving carved open arms, raised on tall turned legs joined by ...
Walnut
Vintage Swedish Rococo Style Cream Distress Painted Side Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great set of 4 vintage distress painted dining chairs in the Swedish Rococo / French Louis XV Style. Chairs feature shapely cabriole legs, carvings throughout including the crest, lo...
Wood
Chairs Dining Room Chairs Swedish Baroque Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chairs dining room chairs Swedish Baroque black Sweden. An assembled set of six chairs made during the Baroque period in Sweden. Refinished in our Laserow Black and upholstered in a ...
Wood
$3,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Large Pair of Exuberantly Carved Italian Baroque Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th century large pair of Italian Armchairs. Each exuberantly carved example with a padded back surmounted by a pierced foliate and floral crest, joined by scrolling arms to t...
Textile, Fruitwood
Two Neoclassical Nickel-Plated Chiavari Chairs Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant set of two Baroque Chiavari nickel-plated chairs made in Italy in the 1950. Measure: 33" H back, 18" H seat.
Nickel
Pair of Giltwood Baroque Style Upholstered Arm Chairs with Figural Arms
Located in Milford, NH
A pair of fine quality Baroque style glltwood arm chairs with gold Damask upholstery adorned with nailwork, carved figural heads on each arm, decorative carved scrollwork legs termin...
Upholstery, Giltwood
BAROQUE Roman bench, France, late 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
BAROQUE Roman bench, France, late 18th century Carved and gilded wood, patterned fabric
Wood
$4,288Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Venetian carriage headrest or footrest
Located in Milano, IT
Antique Venetian footrest or headrest from the 1700s, an object of timeless charm that encapsulates the elegance of the Italian nobility of that era. This precious piece was placed i...
Fabric, Wood
Paire de chaises baroques Louis XIII, vers 1900 des restaurations anciennes.
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Paire de chaises baroques Louis XIII, vers 1900 des restaurations anciennes.
Oak
Noble carved and gilded drawing room, Charles X style - 19th century.
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant Emilian living room in the Charles X style, an authentic example of 19th-century aristocratic furniture, consisting of a sofa, two armchairs and a coffee table. The set is di...
Wool, Velvet, Wood
$11,436Sale Price|20% Off
Rocking Chair by Anton Fix and Micheal Thonet, 1850s
By Portois & Fix, Michael Thonet
Located in Milano, IT
Very rare rocking chair made and designed by Micheal Thonet and Anton Fix , circa 1860. The beautiful rocking chair was made with curved woodworking, a techn...
Velvet, Wood
Antique Rococo Armchair, Hand-Carved Wood, Silver Leaf, France, 1870
Located in Miami, FL
Customized antique armchair. Finely carved wood frame, typical of the Rococo style. Reupholstered in a modern fabric. Wood refinished in silver leaf. Very sophisticated carved wood. ...
Fabric, Wood
Classic Italian carved and gilded wooden stool, 20th century
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Classic Italian carved and gilded wooden stool, 20th century
Wood
Blue agate by Antonio Aricò - Handmade product Made in Italy
Located in Catania, IT
Designed by Antonio Aricò, Agata is an ornamental armchair that weaves together sacred quotations and pop references. Made entirely by hand by Sicilian master craftsmen through tradi...
Cotton, Beech
Flemish Baroque Walnut Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Newly upholstered in muslin. Turned legs and stretchers.
Walnut
French Baroque 17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
Of comfortable size, the four beautifully turned legs joined by conforming stretchers, scrolling, carved arms. Clean up and polish included. The chair needs to be re-upholstered and...
Walnut
Armchair Baroque 18th Century Oak Southern Europe
Located in New York, NY
An armchair in made during the late Baroque period 18th century in southern Europe most likely Spain. Frame from oak in original finish.
Oak
$4,479Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Baroque Silver Mecca Giltwood Throne Armchair, Rome 17th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
This antique Italian Rococo 17th century throne armchair sourced in a palazzo in Rome, features swirls, curls and foliate motif richly hand carved...
Silver Leaf
Regence Beechwood Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved frame and very sturdy with caning in excellent condition. Includes a loose cushion. From a Fifth Ave New York estate.
Cane, Beech
Italian Baroque Rococo Carved Wood Brown Reptile Print Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Baroque Rococo Style Carved Wood Brown Reptile Print Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Listing includes 4 side chairs with brown faux reptile printed upholstery, nail head trim, str...
Wood
Italian Rococo Walnut Bench with Gold Velvet Seat, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style (19th Century) walnut square bench with scroll form legs connected with a replaced stretcher and a gold velvet upholstered seat.
Velvet, Walnut
Sculptural ebony bench, unique model by Michel Kiriliuk, France, Circa 1990's
Located in LE PRÉ-SAINT-GERVAIS, FR
Sculptural Ebony Bench By Michel Kiriliuk France, Sculptural bench in carved ebony by French artist Michel Kiriliuk. The piece is composed of a thick, hand-shaped top resting on tw...
Ebony
19th C. Dutch Baroque Walnut Inlaid Dining Chairs with Leather Seats, Set of 10
Located in Dallas, TX
This impressive set of ten antique dining chairs was crafted in the Netherlands circa 1890 and exemplifies the exuberant decorative la...
Walnut, Leather
Baroque Walnut Chair, Probably Brunswick, circa 1750
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque chair in walnut with tall caned backrest. The back and frame are decorated with carved foliate motifs. In unrestored condition.
Walnut
$1,191 / set
Deux fauteuils Neo Baroque / Rcoco, circa 1930
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Deux fauteuils Neo Baroque / Rcoco, circa 1930 A restaurer
Upholstery
19th Century Swedish Late Baroque Style Upholstered Arm-Chair with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish late Baroque style arm-chair from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Charming unusually armchair with fantastic hand-carved upper part & colorful color. ...
Pine
Armchair Early 19th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Early 19th Century England. An armchair made during the early part of the 19th century in Enland. Frame made from walnut. Seat upholster...
Walnut
$4,175Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Italian Painted Canapes Sofa
Located in Faversham, GB
A stunning 19th century sofa or bench settee in a distressed grey painted finish. The sofa has a wide rectangular padded back with open padded arms and a generous rectangular padded...
Upholstery, Birch, Pine, Paint
Spanish 17th Century Baroque Armorial Armchair with Painted Accents
Located in Troy, NY
Spanish 17th Century Baroque Armorial Armchair with Painted Accents. Rare and special Spanish armchair, the back featuring a prominent coat of arms (not identified) carved and with p...
Walnut
19th century Swedish bleached oak carvers or side chairs
Located in London, GB
A versatile and useful pair of late c19th high backed bleached oak Swedish carvers or side chairs. They have scroll arms and decorative carving to the back of the seat and along the ...
Oak
Elegant Baroque Armchair with Hand-Painted Frame and Floral Upholstery
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant armchair in baroque style with curved wooden frame and floral upholstery in pastel shades. The frame has been given a new gray patina.
Wood
17th Century Italian Gold and Silver Leaf Armchairs from Naples, Italy
Located in Round Top, TX
Wood carved armchairs from Napes, Italy, circa 1680. Very rare and has the antique fabric in good condition. Some parts appear gold leaf and other...
Gold Leaf
High Back Italian Baroque or Swedish Rococo Style Dining Armchairs Chairs a Pair
By Dods Murdick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of high back Italian Baroque / Swedish Rococo style dining armchairs by Dods Murdick. Item features tall shapely backs, stretcher base, Queen Anne style legs, solid wood const...
Fabric, Wood
Pair Late 20th C. Modern Italian-Made Baroque Style Walnut and Velvet Armchairs
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th c., a custom made pair of Italian armchairs designed in a modern take on Baroque style. The red velvet padded back and seat add a wonderful punch of happy color. The seat a...
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Ribbon
Chairs Set of 4 18th Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Parcel-Gilt, Walnut, Bargello
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This elegant set of chairs relate to a set of twelve chairs and a settee from the collection of D. Joa~o V, King of Portugal. The parcel gilding gives...
Walnut
$15,000 / set
Pair of Carved Swedish Baroque-Style Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish Baroque-style armchairs with carved open backs and cabriole legs joined by stretcher. Newly painted with gilt trim and with seats newly upholstered in Cowtan & Tout...
Wood
Two Baroque Chairs, Prob. Butzbach, Germany, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two chairs with slightly different decors, carved of walnut or walnut and beech. Cf. stylistically: Bauer/Märker/Ohm: European Furniture from Gothic to Art Nouveau, Museum für Kunsth...
Walnut
$4,634
Venetian Style Armchair
Located in London, Park Royal
Re-edition of an 18th century Venetian armchair, hand-carved with beautifully crafted detailing. Hand finished in a gesso white patina...
Wood, Gesso
Baroque Walnut Chairs, Italy, Carved Oak-Leaf Décor, Circa 1750
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Baroque walnut chairs with carved oak-leaf décor, standing on curved legs with scrolled feet. Seat and backrest are reupholstered with a ...
Walnut