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Baroque Lighting

BAROQUE STYLE

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.

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Style: Baroque
Six-Light Rock Crystal Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century handwrought iron six light chandelier adorned with rock crystal pendulum shaped drops and garlands of crystal beads throughout. Center crystal finial. This fixture is ne...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron

Antique Tall 3-Tier Patinated Brass Dutch Chandelier with 18 Lights
Located in Casteren, NL
An exceptional tall three-tier Dutch chandelier in patinated brass. The chandelier originates in The Netherlands and was made in the early 1900s. It has the typical shape that Dutch ...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Baroque Style Silver Chandelier Made in Italy, circa 1950
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A beautiful and very high quality chandelier in silver metal with eight arms with each holding a candle light. The lamp can be used either as shown in the pictures or with small lampshades...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Silver Plate, Iron

19th Century Venetian Silvered Brass Lantern Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Venetian Silvered Brass Lantern Chandelier was originally designed for a large pillar candle. We have now converted it to electric lightin...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Polished Brass Dutch Baroque 12-Light Chandelier
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Stunning twelve-light polished brass chandelier in the style of Baroque. Socket: 12 x e 14 for standard screw bulbs.  
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1950s German Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venetian Handblown Vibrant Colored Opaline Murano Chandelier, Circa 1920
Located in Hollywood, SC
Venetian hand blown Opaline Murano six-light chandelier with vibrant pink and blue floral colors, crown canopy, centered bulbous column, scrolled arms with the original crown bobeche...
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1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Paint

Early 20th c. Iron and Rock Crystal Six Light Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
This interesting and decorative light fixture made in the great decades of silent films and the first motor cars shows many fine features. The iron is forged and worked in the fashio...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Iron

Crystal Chandelier Maria Theresa Style with 12 Lights , Mid-20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant large Crystal Chandelier Maria Theresa style with 12 lights. The frame is covered in crystal glass with hanging crystal pendants. The c...
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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Murano Glass and brass Lantern
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oriental lantern entirely made of glass and brass.
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2010s Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass and brass Lantern
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Four oriental lanterns entirely made of glass and brass.
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2010s Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of antique wooden lamps, gilded by Pietro Cipriani
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite pair of antique wooden lamps, masterfully gilded by the renowned 19th-century artisan Pietro Cipriani, embodies the quintessence of classical elegance. Crafted entirel...
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1860s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wood

Antique Mazarin bronze chandelier
Located in Salisbury, GB
Bronze Mazarin chandelier This Bronze Mazarin chandelier Was made circa 1910 in France. These chandeliers are incredible, finely cast in bronze. Having the pineapple finial at the...
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1910s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century
Located in Sweden, SE
This exquisite desk (table) candelabra from the first half of the 20th century is a true work of art. Made of crystal glass, it has been expertly electrified to also serve as a stunn...
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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Dutch or French Patinated Brass 2-Tier 12-Light Chandelier, 2nd half 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having two tiers connected by spheres, original patina
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1870s European Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

French Dutch Style Cast Brass 6 Light Chandelier, 1st half 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of brass, the upper tier with scrolling ornamentation the lower tier issuing six arms, the tiers connected by spheres, with a shaped terminal, outwired
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1830s European Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Murano glass chandelier decorated with leaves
Located in Santa Margherita Ligure, IT
Important six-arm chandelier finely worked in Murano glass, with acanthus leaf motifs and arms with striped canes Murano (Venice) glass colored with shades from purple/pink to burnt ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair Of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of XVIII Century Italian carved and gilded candlestick lamps, with brown silk cord and switches.
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1790s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Baroque Style Gold Infused Cristallo Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted gold-infused cristallo Murano chandelier has six scroll arms holding bobeches with petal-shaped trim. Featuring a bulbous center column stylized here with daffodils ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

19th Century Barokk bronz csillar
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez egy hihetetlen impozáns barokk stílusban bronz csillár. Mindent üveg részét/ lámpaernyő megvan. Újra volt vezetékévé.
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Other

12-Light Baroque Style Carved Gilt Wood Chandelier, Denmark, Circa:1935
Located in Alexandria, VA
This striking chandelier is hand carved wood and hand gilded. The 12 lights have poly-beeswax candle covers. The fixture takes candelabra-base bulbs of up to 40 watts each. Hanging h...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage French Table Lamp Baroque Faux Rosewood and Silver Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage French table lamps Baroque style Faux rosewood and silver plated wooden bouillotte lamps. Style: Louis XVI, Empire, Regency, Neoclassical, Antique, Vintage, classic table lam...
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20th Century French Baroque Lighting

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Marble

Italian 19th century Baroque st. Faux marble, Giltwood, and Iron chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scale and elegantly detailed Italian 19th century Baroque st. Faux Painted marble, Giltwood, and Wrought Iron chandelier. This stately sixteen arm sixteen light chandelier is...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Baroque Style Floral Amber Six Arm Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite two-toned Murano glass chandelier showcases a mastery of Venetian glass craftsmanship. Featuring a bulbous center column with sprouting details, stylized here with daf...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Modern Baroque Style Cristallino Bullicante and Blue Trim Murano
Located in Chicago, IL
Experience the historical grandeur of this Baroque-inspired modern interpretation Murano chandelier, featuring six gracefully scrolling arms, each adorned with generously sized cups ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Belgian Rococo Style Brass & Copper Octagonal Lantern, 19th/20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hanging from a ring above a framework of brass scrolls, the body of this lantern is constructed of brass and copper and it houses individual panes of beveled glass, retaining its ori...
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1890s Belgian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Baroque Style Floral Gold Inflused Three Arm Cristallo Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite, small handcrafted Murano chandelier features gold-infused cristallo glass, adding a touch of elegance to any space. It boasts three gracefully curved scroll arms, eac...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Vintage Baroque Style Gold Infused Opaline Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous handcrafted gold-infused opaline Murano chandelier demonstrates a delicate Baroque-style design still loved by many. This piece has four flexing arms holding bobeches w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Early 20th Century Baroque Style Cristallo and Azure Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted cristallo Murano chandelier has three scroll arms and features a bulbous center column with sprouting natural details, stylized here with leaves and acorn-shaped orn...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Antique Bronze Lantern
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique bronze lantern, sourced from Soane, London. This impressive light fitting is suitable for indoor and outdoor use, this lantern is of a grand scale and exquisite desig...
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Early 20th Century English Baroque Lighting

Materials

Metal, Bronze

c 1900 French Beaded Extremely Rare Cranberry Pink Murano Drops Loaded Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing a rare 3 lights each, sitting in crystal bobeches, dripping with murano drops. These will be newly wired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for...
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Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Baroque Style Gold Infused Opaline Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisitely handcrafted gold-infused opaline Murano chandelier has three flexing arms with petal trimmed cups. The milky opaline glass veers towards a light blue color with subt...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of French Crystal & Beaded Chandeliers C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French 8-light crystal chandeliers featuring star-etched crystals and garlands of macaroni beads, giving them a unique and opulent look. The use of a crystal finial in the c...
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1930s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Pair of orange polychrome carved wood sconces from Italy, 1920s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful pair of hand-carved wood sconces made in Italy in the early 20th century, depicting bunches / baskets of flowers, leaves and fruits, in the style of Maison Jansen. Hand-pai...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Baroque Style Floral Opaline Three Arm Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This Baroque-style floral opaline with gold-infused Murano glass has three lovely scroll arms holding tulip-shaded bobeches having red rigaree trim. Rigaree trim is made by crimping...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Glass

Vintage Baroque Style Five Arm Gold Infused Cristallo Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted gold-infused cristallo Murano chandelier has five arms holding bobeches with petal-shaped trim and a bulbous center column with rigaree trim. The golden details are ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Glass

Lantern Pendant Antique in Bronze With Etched Glass Panels, France, 1930s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Amazing gilded bronze antique hall lantern with one lamp surrounded by sectional convex tapering glass panels and held within a foliated scrolling framework with decorative central p...
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1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of polychrome carved wood sconces from Italy, 1920s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful pair of hand-carved wood sconces made in Italy in the early 20th century, depicting bunches / baskets of flowers, leaves and fruits, in the style of Maison Jansen. Hand-pai...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair Of Italian Lamps 1800 Lacquered in Grey Green and Ochre Shield Fan
Located in Milan, IT
Pair Of Italian Bedside Lamps 1800 urns carved and lacquered in the tones of Gray, Green and Ochre with shield shade, using as bases two antique palm holders lacquered in the tones o...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wood, Faux Leather

Elegant 1940s Pair of Italian Mirrored Girandoles oil gilded hand carved wood
Located in London, GB
We are presenting for sales a stunning pair of Italian 1940s hand carved, oil gilded mirror Girandole wall sconces in the Baroque style. These beautiful deep carved sconces have a ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Original Austro, Hungary Baroque Glass Chandelier, 18th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Baroque chandelier from the 18th century - or older. Handwrought silvered iron, possibly tinned - covered with glass-stripes. The drop is just the chandelier without the passeme...
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1780s Austrian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Carved Italian Gilt Wood Floor Lamp with Grapes and Leaves, c1850
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Very decorative Italian gilt wood standing floor lamp, adorned with intricate grape and leaf motifs, making it exceptionally decorative. Mid 19th Century, 1850s The lamp stands as a...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Maitland Smith Italian Baroque Style Carved Mahogany Tessellated Marble Lamp 32"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque inspired table or buffet lamp by Maitland Smith. Features a carved mahogany acanthus scrolled urn over a tessellated marble base. Fixture is brass w...
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Late 20th Century Baroque Lighting

Materials

Marble

c 1900 French Beaded Extremely Rare Sea foam Green Murano Drops Mirrors Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing a rare 3 lights each, sitting in crystal bobeches. One of a kind sconces! Completely beaded. Swags of crystals throughout. Each adorning extremely rare sea foam green Mur...
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Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Large Antique Italian Giltwood 19th Century 8 Arm Chandelier
Located in Ware, GB
This large mid-19th-century chandelier is composed of 8 ornate giltwood S shape arms. The intricate detailing throughout this carved piece provides an opulent light feature. Decora...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Spanish Baroque Wrought Iron Floor Candelabra
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large Spanish Baroque style wrought iron seven-light floor torchère, or candelabra with hand forged scrolling iron work and tôle acanthus leaves. Heavy base and thick center post w...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Lighting

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Swedish Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Canton, MA
A dazzling crystal chandelier typical of 18th Century Sweden.  The chandelier has a delicate brass frame likely made in france then imported to Sweden for crystals.  The crystals are...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Austro-Hungarian Baroque Bronze Chandelier Original of the time
Located in Vienna, AT
Late 18th -early 19th century, wired for 18 lights, 3 rows, baluster-form patinated shaft with, end with double-headed eagle, Measures: height c. 98cm, diameter c. 70cm Suitable for US.
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze

pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood Torchière floor lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood Torchière floor lamps. Each freestanding fifteen light torchière is raised by a square tapered base w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Coppia Di Lampade da Comodino Italiane Urne Dorate e Seta Beige Inizio 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Coppia Di Lampade Dorate Antiche 1800 realizzate utilizzando due vasi biansati, portapalme in legno di tiglio intagliato e dorato a mecca, solo frontalmente. I vasi a corpo circolare...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Silver Leaf

Chandelier Antique French Lighting Baroque style Early 20th Century
Located in Bastogne, BE
Gilt bronze chandelier with four arms of light holding crystal pendants. Circa 1910-1920s Baroque Style Chandelier with four light bulbs.

 Manufactured in France.

 Richly fecora...
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1910s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Italian Table Lamp 18th Century Baroque Vase Silver Beige Lampshade
Located in Milan, IT
Silver-plated 1700s table lamp with fan shade, demi-lune of Italian provenance. This is a baroque palm vase made of silvered copper foil, embossed only on the front side this artifac...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Copper

French Baroque Style Wrought Iron 3-Light Chandelier, 1st half 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
With three strands of original chain hanging from a large wring, the circular frame of twisted iron issuing three serpentine form arms
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1940s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Dutch Baroque Style Figural Bronze Chandelier from the 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Seemingly retaining all of its original parts, the wonderfully shaped canopy issuing four sets of shaped rods joined by rings to a urn-shaped bowl issuing ten arms in the shape of de...
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1840s Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

Pair Of Brown Wrought Iron Table Lamps With Shades
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of brown patinated wrought iron table lamp with acanthus leaf decorated scrolls, covered in linen hard back shades. The lamps have good weight and deep brown patinated finish an...
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20th Century Baroque Lighting

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Large Gilt and Green Color Metal and Wood Sconces, Italy, ca. 1960s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of large gilt and green color metal and wood sconces, Italy, ca. the 1960s. This impressive pair of Baroque-style sconces features gilt and green-colored metal frames and wood...
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1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Metal

Pair Of Early C20th Italian Giltwood Wall Lights (1 of 2 pairs available)
Located in London, GB
Pair of early C20th Italian giltwood wall lights (1 of 2 pairs available). Exceptional and unique carved sconces with eight decorative fl...
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1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Vintage Maria Theresa Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This type of chandelier is identified and named after the 18th century Empress of Austria, who in the late 18th Century had her palace filled with these Bohemian crystal chandeliers....
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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Lighting

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Crystal

Pair of, 8ft French baroque standing lamps, with bronze decorated marble plinths
Located in Worthing, GB
Here we have a matching pair of marble based, French baroque standing lamps. Beautiful bronze ormolu decoration on the bases, the tops made from solid bronze with floral decorations ...
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20th Century French Baroque Lighting

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Baroque lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Woka Lamps, and Europa Antiques. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $433,581 while the average work can sell for $3,500.

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