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.
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow with Botanical Motif
Located in Los Angeles, US
A decorative 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow defined by its flowing botanical motif and grounded composition. The design is anchored by a central vertical form, with surroundin...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Vintage Baroque Pillow in Silk and Velvet, Abstract Motif, USA, New
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage textile pillow crafted from a beautifully aged decorative fabric featuring an abstract, organic motif in soft tones of sage green, pale gold, and muted rose. The surface show...
Silk, Velvet
17th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Pillow Floral Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
Beautiful 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow created from an authentic antique verdure tapestry fragment woven in rich earthy tones of moss green, olive, muted gold, beige, soft te...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Pair of Custom Pillows with 19th-Century French Metallic Appliqués
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of custom pillows by designer Melissa Levinson, created using a refined combination of antique French textiles and contemporary luxury materials. The central panels f...
Metallic Thread
$950 / set
Pair of Venetian Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These elegant pillows are crafted from luxurious Italian Fortuny fabric, showcasing a rich damask motif in various shades of blue against a soft silvery beige ground. The timeless pa...
Cotton, Velvet
17th Century Antique Flemish Floral Verdure Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow crafted from an authentic verdure style tapestry fragment with softly aged floral and foliate motifs woven in earthy natural tones. The d...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow Verdure Foliage Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
This authentic 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow is crafted from a verdure fragment, a style renowned for its lush, nature-inspired compositions that flourished in the weaving cen...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry Angel Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Created from an authentic 17th Century Brussels tapestry fragment, this one-of-a-kind pillow embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of Europe's most celebrated weaving tradition. Th...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Flemish Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An antique Flemish tapestry fragment transformed into a pillow, showcasing a symmetrical Baroque floral and fruit medallion flanked by scrolling foliage. The intricate weave and soft...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
$250 / set
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Fortuny pillows feature a striking and elegant design that draws on classical motifs with a sophisticated execution. The fabric showcases a cornucopia (horn of plenty) overflow...
Cotton, Silk, Down
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow Foliate Floral Motif
Located in Los Angeles, US
This 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow features a richly layered foliate floral composition characteristic of Flemish weaving during the Baroque period. The design is composed of...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow with Baroque Leaf Motif
Located in Los Angeles, US
This exceptional 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow is crafted from an authentic Flemish tapestry fragment, representing the refined textile artistry of Baroque Europe. Brussels w...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Custom Fortuny Decorative Pillow, Cotton & Silk, Baroque Style, USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant custom decorative pillow crafted with an authentic Fortuny printed cotton front, featuring a classic Venetian-inspired motif rendered in rich rose and soft coral tones on a m...
Cotton, Silk
Blue and White Fortuny Pillows, Italian Rococo Style, Linen Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined custom lumbar pillow featuring an elegant blue and white Baroque-inspired motif. The intricate symmetrical pattern, reminiscent of classical European ornamentation, showcas...
Cotton, Linen
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A rare and evocative 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow, created from an original Flemish Baroque textile fragment. This piece captures the elegance and movement characteristic of...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Custom Fortuny Pillows, Shell Pink & Driftwood, Baroque Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fortuny’s “Lucrezia” pattern in the “Shell Pink & Driftwood” colorway. The “Lucrezia” design is characterized by its intricate botanical motifs, and the “Shell Pink & Driftwo...
Cotton, Velvet
17th Century Antique Flemish Verdure Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A rare and evocative Flemish tapestry pillow incorporating a genuine 17th century verdure textile, originally woven for grand interiors in the Southern Netherlands. Verdure tapestrie...
Wool
Pair of Velvet Pillows with 19th Century Metallic & Silk Embroidered Crests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite pair of decorative pillows designed by Melissa Levinson for Miamar Home, showcasing rare 19th century European crests richly embroidered in metallic thread and silk. Eac...
Metallic Thread
17th Century Style Verdure Floral Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Elegant antique Flemish verdure tapestry pillow featuring a dense foliate and botanical composition woven in softly aged tones of olive green, muted gold, sage, beige, and deep blue....
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Tapestry Hand Embroidered Silk Pillow Cover – 20x20 in Regular price
Located in Conshohocken, PA
A luxurious Matka silk cushion cover finished with fine hand embroidery, delivering soft sheen texture and timeless elegance. Made in India. Color: Off white Fabric: 100% Matka Sil...
Silk
17th Century Florentine Velvet and Silk Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This custom decorative pillow features a rare 17th-century Baroque textile fragment appliquéd onto a rich cinnamon-toned velvet. The antique fragment, likely part of a European embro...
Silk, Velvet
17th Century Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow with Floral Woven Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
An antique Brussels tapestry pillow dating to the 17th century, designed in a Baroque style with a floral woven pattern. The composition features stylized blossoms and foliage arrang...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A rare and highly collectible 17th century Flemish verdure tapestry pillow crafted from an original hand woven wool tapestry fragment produced in Flanders during the Baroque era. Ver...
Wool
Pair of Authentic Fortuny Velvet Pillows in Soft Coral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of custom pillows crafted from authentic Fortuny textile, featuring one of the house’s iconic botanical patterns rendered in a soft coral against a muted taupe-gray ...
Cotton, Silk
17th Century Antique Brussels Verdure Tapestry Pillow with Pomegranates
Located in Los Angeles, US
An extraordinary example of antique Flemish textile artistry, this decorative pillow has been handcrafted from an original Brussels tapestry dating to the 17th Century. The finely wo...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Brussels Baroque Figural Tapestry Decorative Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional example of antique Flemish textile artistry, this decorative pillow has been created from an authentic Brussels tapestry dating to the 17th Century. The composition ca...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This authentic 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow is created from a rare Flemish tapestry fragment, reflecting the masterful weaving traditions of Baroque-era Europe. Brussels ate...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Pair of Authentic Fortuny “Vine & Grapes” Pattern Pillows in Coral and Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully tailored pair of authentic Fortuny pillows crafted from a classic vine-and-grape botanical pattern, rendered in Fortuny’s signature metallic pigment. The textile featur...
Cotton, Velvet
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Floral Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This exceptional 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow is crafted from an authentic fragment of an early Baroque wall tapestry woven in Flanders. The front displays richly detailed bo...
Wool
Pair of Fortuny Textile Pillows in Teal with Custom Velvet Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vibrant pair of custom pillows created by Melissa Levinson, featuring Fortuny style hand-printed textile fronts in a striking teal colorway. The bold damask-inspired pattern, with ...
Cotton, Velvet
Early 1620s English Needlepoint Pillow With Birds and Fruit Trees
Located in Los Angeles, US
This early 17th century English needlepoint pillow is worked in wool and silk and presents an intricate orchard scene characteristic of Engl...
Wool, Silk
Rare Early 17th Century English Silk and Wool Tapestry Fragment Decorative Pillo
Located in Los Angeles, US
Early 17th century English silk and wool tapestry fragment decorative pillow originating in England and dating to circa 1620. The textile displays a narrative composition with birds ...
Wool
Pair of Fortuny “Carnavalet” Pillows with Custom Linen Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A resplendent pair of custom-made pillows by Melissa Levinson, featuring the iconic Fortuny “Carnavalet” textile. The front displays a grand damask composition of garden urns, floral...
Cotton, Linen
17th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Pillow Botanical Motif
Located in Los Angeles, US
This elegant 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow is crafted from an antique verdure fragment, featuring a beautifully layered botanical composition that has aged into a soft, painte...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An authentic 17th century Flemish verdure tapestry fragment repurposed into a decorative lumbar pillow. The textile displays bold scrolling acanthus leaves, large stylized florals, a...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Fortuny Floral Pillows, Cotton and Velvet, Baroque Style, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of exquisite Fortuny floral pillows, where each is a testament to the luxurious interplay of color and pattern, set against a mesmerizing silver background. These pillows shi...
Cotton, Linen
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th century Flemish Brussels tapestry lumbar pillow crafted from an authentic verdure fragment, offering a rare combination of historical craft...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow Baroque Style
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th century Brussels tapestry pillow made from an authentic Flemish textile fragment. Brussels was a major center of tapestry production during the Baroque period, supplying finely ...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
$455Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Authentic Fortuny Pillows in Coral and Gold Geometric Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined pair of authentic Fortuny pillows crafted from a classic Fortuny geometric lattice pattern, featuring interlaced lines arranged in a rhythmic, architectural crisscross desi...
Cotton, Silk
17th Century Flemish Floral Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional 17th-century Flemish tapestry floral pillow, created from an original handwoven tapestry fragment originating in Flanders, Belgium. The front panel displays a finely r...
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Florentine Velvet and Silk Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A rare and exquisite fragment of 17th-century Florentine textile, showcasing the opulence of the Italian Baroque period. This piece features rich crimson velvet motifs—possibly silk ...
Silk, Velvet
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow features a graceful blue bird nestled among scrolling acanthus leaves, delicate florals, and vines—expertly handwoven in wool with traces o...
Wool, Feathers
Mariano Fortuny Decorative Pillows in Celadon Green Cotton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sophisticated pair of decorative pillows, newly made with authentic Fortuny cotton textile. The front features Fortuny’s iconic hand-printed pattern in a fresh celadon green agains...
Cotton, Linen
Pair of Aqua Blue Fortuny Damask Pillows, Baroque Style, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vibrant pair of decorative pillows made from authentic Fortuny textile, hand-printed in Venice using Mariano Fortuny’s legendary techniques. The pattern showcases scrolling acanthu...
Cotton, Linen
Late 18th Century Tapestry Pillow with Contemporary Velvet and Trim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully composed custom pillow by designer Melissa Levinson, created by combining an exceptional early 19th- to late 18th-century European tapestry fragment with rich contempor...
Wool, Mohair, Silk
Pair of Ederna Patterned Pillows by Mariano Fortuny, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom pillows made with Fortuny by Mariano Fortuny in the Edera pattern depicting twirling vines and grapes. The unique colorway is beautiful and vibrant and would add a gr...
Cotton, Velvet
Teal Baroque Decorative Pillows, Cotton and Linen, Italy, Pair of Two
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pair of pillows showcases a luxurious design in a rich teal blue hue. The front features a botanical and floral motif with a soft, almost time-washed texture that gives ...
Cotton, Linen
17th Century English Needlework Lion Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century English Needlework Lion Pillow 13" X 8", handmade 17th century piece
Wool, Feathers
16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional 16th Century Flemish Brussels tapestry pillow woven in wool and silk, featuring architectural and botanical motifs. Likely a fragment from a larger Renaissance wall ha...
Wool
17th Century Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow with Bird
Located in Los Angeles, US
This 17th century Brussels tapestry pillow fragment features a rare figural composition depicting a bird in motion set within a softly rendered landscape. Executed in the Baroque sty...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Rare 17th Century Brussels Silk and Wool Baroque Tapestry Fragment Decorative Pi
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th century Brussels Baroque silk and wool tapestry fragment decorative pillow originating in Brussels present day Belgium and dating to circa 1680. The textile displays a formal me...
Wool
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow, Baroque Wool Fragment, Antique
Located in Los Angeles, US
This decorative pillow incorporates a genuine 17th century Flemish tapestry fragment, hand woven in wool in the historic weaving centers of Flanders during the Baroque era. Flemish t...
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional 17th century Flemish tapestry pillow fashioned from an original Baroque period wool tapestry fragment, woven in Flanders during one of Europe’s most celebrated eras of...
Wool
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow with Figural Portrait Motif
Located in Los Angeles, US
This rare and highly decorative Brussels tapestry pillow dates back to the 17th century and features a striking figural composition, characteristic of Flemish weaving from this perio...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
17th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Pillow with Baroque Floral Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional example of 17th century Flemish verdure tapestry work, this antique pillow showcases a vibrant Baroque floral design rendered in handwoven wool. The surface presents l...
Wool, Cotton, Feathers
Mariano Fortuny Decorative Pillows, Hand-Printed Blue Velvet Textile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined pair of decorative pillows made with authentic Fortuny textile, hand-printed in Venice using the legendary techniques of Mariano Fortuny. The design features scrolling acan...
Velvet, Cotton
17th Century Antique Flemish Tapestry Floral Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A rare seventeenth century Flemish tapestry pillow created from an original antique wool wall tapestry fragment, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of early European weaving tr...
Wool
$1,299Sale Price / item|33% Off
Antique 17th Century Verdure Tapestry Pillow with Foliage and Petite Tassels
By Flemish
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 17th Century Verdure Tapestry pillow with foliage and petite tassels that will brighten up any sofa, canapé or settee! Tan velour backing and petit tassels. They each measur...
Tapestry
Pair of Custom Blue Fortuny Style Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Fortuny style pillows, each swathed in a captivating teal blue, a color that conjures the depth and mystery of ocean waters. These pillows are adorned with a floral and leaf...
Cotton, Velvet, Down
17th Century Brussels Verdure Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This antique pillow incorporates a genuine Flemish Brussels verdure tapestry fragment dating to the 17th century. Verdure tapestries were particularly popular in the Southern Netherl...
Wool, Feathers