Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
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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1950s French Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1980s French Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Paint
Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold, Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Late 20th Century Danish Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Early 20th Century Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Tin
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Silver, Steel
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
20th Century Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
1950s German Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1950s Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1980s German Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Brass
1920s French Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Early 20th Century Austrian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
Early 20th Century Austrian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1950s French Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Blown Glass
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
1910s Dutch Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1960s French Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1870s Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Silver Plate, Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century European Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
17th Century German Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
20th Century Spanish Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
1920s French Vintage Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1880s Austrian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
1780s Austrian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass