Baroque Candle Holders
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
Gilded Electrified Candlestick Lamps Signed by Sterling Bronze Co. Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ATL1836
A pair of single light gilt bronze electrified candlesticks having crystal bobeches dressed with spear and rosette prisms. Signed by t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Baroque Candelabra Lamps Signed by E. F. Caldwell in Aged Bronze, Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ATL1833
A pair of baroque candelabra lamps with grotto-esque detail, signed by the New York maker E. F. Caldwell.
Dimensions:
Overall: 12-1/2" h. x...
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Early 20th Century American Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
A Boldly-Scaled Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Candlestick
Located in San Francisco, CA
A boldly-scaled Italian baroque carved giltwood candlestick; with tole candlecup above a well-carved graduated support raised on a tripartite base
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Pair of Period Baroque Venetian Giltwood Sconces
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 18th century Venetian Baroque appliques in 'Legno Dorata'. Each with three curved wire arms clad in water gilt gesso, terminating in carved water giltwood candle cups. Very g...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Altar Sticks
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Set of wonderful four 18th Century individually hand carved Italian Silver Gilt Alar sticks.
The Altar sticks were traditional gilded more heavily to the side facing the front of the...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Silver Leaf
Bronze Candle Holders Pair, 20th Century, after Antique Models
Located in Madrid, ES
Two bronze candlesticks. Twentieth century.
Two practically equal bronze candlesticks with a triangular base on legs (these with vegetal elements finished in claws holding balls) ...
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20th Century European Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Unique 18th Century Carved Altar Candlestick Holder from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
hand carved from pine in the 1700s, this unique Italian altar candlestick holder features a lovely foliate rinceaux dotted with volute scrolls. The intricate weaving of curled leaves...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Vintage Venetian Gentleman Candleholder, Murano, Italy
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage Venetian gentleman candleholder, hand crafted in Murano, Italy. The maker is attributed to Barovier & Toso from probably the mid 1950's. The candleholder is in very good cond...
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1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Murano Glass
Candlestick Pair Pewter Early 20th century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A pair of candlesticks made from tin. Made in Sweden, Stockholm early 20th century. J.L. Hultman 1923-1957. Made in Baroque style with flattened ball feet and decorated with c-format...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Pewter
Italian Flat Back Candelabra - Circa 1700
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved with a central baluster issuing stylized leaf scrolls terminating in a candlecup , whole terminating in an urn flanked by two scroll handles on square plinth base
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Pair French Baroque Style Brass Candlesticks Candle Lamps, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of French Baroque style brass candlesticks with hand chasing.
These had been wired for boudoir lamps sometime in the 20th century and we can electrify again if desired (for a...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Church Wrought Iron Candlestick with 18 lights
Located in PARIS, FR
This grand 17th-century German wrought iron church candelabrum is a magnificent example of the era’s evolving ironwork techniques, where craftsmanship and artistic expression merged ...
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique Spanishs Carved Gitwood Torcheres
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of beautiful Spanish torcheros, probably the end of the 18th century, in gilt wood and silver wood, their base is triangular supported on legs in the shape of a lion's claw, t...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Giltwood
Lamps Table Pair Candlesticks Silver Gilt 17th Century Baroque Italian 29" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Fine pair of late 17th century, Italian, carved & gilded pricket candlesticks upcycled into table lamps, 29” high
Finely carved with classical turnings and ornamentation of the Baro...
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1690s Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Beech
Pair of French Forged Iron Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French forged iron two-arm candelabra with a painted and parcel gilded finish.
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Candle Holders
XXL Antique Baroque Wrought Iron 3-Arm Candelabra with Fresco of Saint Joseph
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a unique Baroque 3-arm candelabra done in wrought iron. It features a small fresco of Saint Joseph holding a white lily. The candelabra is rich in flora...
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1730s Austrian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of brazilian baroque candlesticks in wood polychrome circa 1800
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and original pair of brazilian candlesticks in wood polychomed circa 1800.
Category
Early 1800s Brazilian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Pair of Giltwood Italian Altar Sticks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very elegant pair of carved and gilded Italian altar candlesticks with circular scallop edge bobeches set on acanthus detailed stems with th...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century candelabra
Located in SE
Large candelabra, presumably made in Sweden in early 18th century.
Highly unusual, made in brass, with four candle holders.
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Italian Candel Holders Bronze 1940s circa
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian Candelabras 1940s circa. Decorated with Bacchus' faces and grapes and vine leaves.
Category
1940s European Vintage Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Antique Belgian, Cast Silver Louis XVI Candlesticks
Located in Torino, IT
An elegant pair of French silver candlesticks. They both feature Belgian silver hallmarks. Mons 1783. Weight: 846 grams.
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Candlestick Pair Brass Flemish Pricket Heart Initialled Love Token
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
FINE PAIR OF LATE 17TH CENTURY, PERSONALISED, FLEMISH, BRASS CANDLESTICKS WITH PRICKETS, POSSIBLY A LOVE TOKEN AS INSCRIBED WITH A HEART MOTIF AND INITIALS
- Personalised : The bot...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pair of Swedish Silver Candlesticks
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
A stunning pair of Swedish silver candlesticks, each featuring a round rubber base for added stability. The candlesticks are elegantly decorated with intricate floral and leaf motifs...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Silver
Pair of Torches in Gilded, Turned and Carved Wood
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
A stunning pair of Swedish silver candlesticks, each featuring a round rubber base for added stability. The candlesticks are elegantly decorated with intricate floral and leaf motifs...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Silver
A Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Dutch brass Hanukkah lamp made in a baroque style in the 18th century.
Openwork triangular backplate designed almost in a keyhole fashion supports eight deep rectangular oil receptacles with sharply pointed spouts.
The pinched rectangular drip pan...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Wood and Brass Pricket Candleholders
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of outstanding 18th century brass over wood (repousse) pricket candleholders. Wood is hand-carved and painted, with the fronts covered (repoussed) in brass. Candles are placed o...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Italian Giltwood and Polychrome Torchères, circa 1750
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved figures holding aloft a cornucopia form torchere. Dressed in flowing tunics slashed at the knees, shod in sandals strapped about the calves standing contra posto on square pli...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Walnut
Torchère 15 Candleholder Iron Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Striking Spanish wrought iron standing torchère in the Renaissance style
With fifteen rolled candle-sockets, and two decorative fleur-de-lys finials, on a knopped...
Category
1730s Spanish Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique 19th Century Angel Torch Holders
Located in Buxton, GB
This pair of fabulous antique 19th century angel torch holders are a stunning addition to any art collection. Crafted from polychromed wood and featuring i...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Baroque Dutch Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Baroque Dutch style in gilt bronze by Gherardo Degli Albizzi. As a faithful replica, it features different ball-shaped elements. The sconce ends with a...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 1920s William Suckling Ltd English Silver Plate Candelabras/Candlesticks
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
A pair of antique silver-plated candelabras/candlesticks crafted by the renowned English company William Suckling Ltd, dating back to the 1920s. For versatility, the arm of the cande...
Category
1920s Vintage Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Silver Plate
PAIR OF ITALIAN TWO-LUME APPLIQUES 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ITALIAN TWO-LUME APPLIQUES 18th Century
Italians, gilt carving
with metal applications.
Small defects.
Dim.: 35 x 32 cm
good conditions
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF ITALIAN TWO-LUME APPLIQUES 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ITALIAN TWO-LUME APPLIQUES 18th Century
Italians, gilt carving
with metal applications.
Small defects.
Dim.: 34 x 18 cm
good conditions
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Italian 17th century Baroque Tall and Painted Torchère
Located in Troy, NY
Italian painted and silvered torchère, turned stem on a carved tripod base.
Can be electrified.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Pic-Cierges, French
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Tall and elegant pair of repoussé copper baroque, Louis XV style pricket sticks.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Copper
Pair of South European Faux Marble Painted and Parcel-Gilt Wooden Torchères
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of South European carved parcel-giltwood and faux-marble painted torchères from the late 18th or early 19th century. Carved all-over with gilt acanthus foliage, each piece fea...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Italian Carved Gilt Candelabra
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of 18th century Italian carved figural, silver-gilt candelabra each with a four-candle arm.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Carved Wood Candelabra
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming 19th century carved wood four arm candleabra in the form of a putti with silver leaf finish.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
Spectacular Pair of 18th Century Italian Prickets, Great Old Worn Finish/Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Spectacular pair of 18th century Italian prickets, great old worn finish/patina. Great scale and proportions.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF ITALIAN TWO-LUME APPLIQUES 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ITALIAN TWO-LUME APPLIQUES 18th Century
Italians, gilt carving
with metal applications.
Small defects.
Dim.: 53 x 32 cm
good conditions
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Baroque candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque candle holders 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 candle holders created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque candle holders 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 candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, VG-VGnewtrend, Arval Argenti Valenza, and Cesani Virginio. 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 candle holders differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $182 and tops out at $145,000 while the average work can sell for $2,792.