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.
$3,035Sale Price|34% Off
French 17th century Baroque Carved Gildwood Arm Wall Sconce Candle Holder
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely rare carved giltwood wall sconce candleholder in the form of an arm holding a candleholder. France circa 1650-1700. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. More photo's av...
Wood
Baroque-Style Silver wall Sconce by Sciolari, Italy 1960s
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Hannover, DE
This lovely Italian wall sconce from the renowned Italian manufacturer Sciolari is quite a rarity, with its Baroque design. The sconce has two E14 Edison sockets, and for our friends...
Metal
Vintage Italian Carved and Painted Two Branch Monkey Sconces, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Italian Carved and Painted Two Branch Sconces, Pair, Featuring Monkey Seated on a Ball Wearing gold Colored Jacket, Resting Under white Color Banana Tree with Banana Cluster...
Brass
Pair of Florentine 2 Light Tole Toleware Sconces by Eglo Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pair of sconces with 2 lights that was made in Austria, probably by Eglo Leuchten, circa 1980s. Each sconce is made in dark green and gilt metal. The color combination of...
Metal
Pair of Luxury Baroque Wall Lights Made of linden Wood
Located in Hannover, DE
This pair of baroque wall lights, made of linden wood, was made in Italy in the 1960s. The craftsmanship is truly exceptional, and it's not often you find pieces of this quality thes...
Softwood, Paint
Monumental Banci Firenze Gold Murano Crystal Wall Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A truly astounding wall light of enormous proportions by the leading Italian Design House Banci Firenze, dating to the late 1970’s, this incredibly beautiful light is crafted in gilt...
Iron
Pair Antique Bronze Patinated Putti Angel Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair antique bronze patinated angel putti sconces. Italian late 17th century bronze putti with exceptional modeling seated on scrolled arms each ex...
Bronze
$7,800 / set
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...
Metal
1960s Baroque Wall Lamp with Mirror, Hand-Carved Gold Leaf
Located in Hannover, DE
This stunning wall lamp, crafted in the elegant style of luxury baroque with a mirror, was lovingly made by a skilled artisan in the 1960s. It's a real gem! The lamp was lovingly han...
Gold Leaf
Rare Gold Spanish Ferro Wall Light Sconce of Large Scale
By Ferrocolor
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning 1950's huge Spanish wall light by the renowned Ferro company, boasting 7 e14 lampholders the iron light topped by a crown, with brutalist and florentine influences through...
Iron
1900s Baroque Hand-Carved Lacquered Wood and Iron Italian Wall Sconces
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of hand-carved wood wall sconces crafted in Italy in the Early 20th Century. They are in original conditions with normal signs of use and age and in working order. These 1900s...
Iron
$1,180Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Pair of One Light Murano Wall Sconces, Italy 1940.
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine set of two Venitian wall sconces in perfect vintage condition. No pieces missing.One light each. From Italy, 1940.
Murano Glass
Verochio Italian Giltwood Light Sconce by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Verochio Italian giltwood light sconce by Randy Esada Item #: 9001SC - Verochio sconce (1-arm) Finish: 23-karat distressed yellow gold Dimensions: 6 W x...
Giltwood
$1,168 / set
Pair Hand Carved Barque Wall Ligts
Located in Hannover, DE
This pair of hand-carved wall lights is a real beauty, and it's even more impressive when you learn about how rare it is to find a set in such great condition. You're going to love h...
Metal, Gold
1930’s French Plaster Shell Sconces with 2 interior light
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930’s French plaster sconces. Has shell shape. With 2 interior lights. Unusual Lights coming from top and bottom part of sconces. Available 3 pairs
Plaster
$1,151Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 3 Floral Tole Sconces Golden Finish Hollywood Regency Style, Italy, 1960s
By Herman Koegel, Banci Firenze
Located in Andernach, DE
1960s sconces – a sumptious Italian design, hand crafted and at the lower ends hand forged. Attributed to Banci, Firenze, Italy. The set of 3 wall lights consists of 2 two-flamed, 1 ...
Metal
French Green Prisms Loaded Macaroni Beads Beaded Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 5 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for country and ready to hang. Macaroni bead...
Crystal
1900 French Baroque Gold Gilt Three-Light Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing three-lights each, sitting in crystal bobeches on top of giltwood posts. These will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for ...
Crystal
Pair of Early 19th Century Hand Carved Italian Polychromed Candle Wall Sconces
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Special pair of hand carved wood and painted 19th century polychromed candle wall scinces, Italian. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear,...
Metal
Italian Pineapple Candle Wall Sconce 1950’s Gold Wrought Iron
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful Italian candle wall sconce, dating to the 1950’s, made from wrought iron, it is fully gilt covered, and is formed as a half pineapple, with top and base frond detailing. ...
Iron
19th C Italian Pair of Baroque Style Silver 2-Light Wall Sconces, Wired for US
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of Baroque style silver plated, two-light wall sconces from the 19th century. These antique wall lights from Italy each feature sha...
Silver Plate
Pair of Antique French Gilt Bronze Sconces in the Baroque Style
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French gilt bronze sconces in the Baroque style French, late 19th century Measures: Height 61cm, width 39cm, depth...
Ormolu
Pair Italian Baroque Girandoles or Mirrors
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very unusual pair of late 17th or early 18th century Italian Baroque Girandoles. The girandoles feature a finely executed carved gilt wood frame that is surmounted by a fin...
Gold Leaf
Italian 18th century Baroque Period patinated metal and wood sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A uniquely designed pair of Italian 18th century Baroque Period patinated metal and wood sconces. Each three light sconce is centered by an acanthus leaf decorated base plate that in...
Metal
Antique Gilded Bronze Angel Sconces Pair Cherub Wall Lights Facing, France
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique Gilded Bronze Angel Wall Sconces from France, 1920s Magnificent pair of antique angel wall sconces, crafted from beautifully gilded ...
Bronze
Large Pair Louis XIV Style Bronze Three Arm Sconces
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This large and impressive pair of bronze sconces are well cast and finely detailed. The patinated backs are accented with gilt bronze decorative mounts that feature Classical motifs....
Bronze
$2,187Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of French Empire Style Brass Carriage Lights, Wall Lights
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Empire Style Brass Carriage Lights, Wall Lights A pair of 19th Century Brass Carriage Lights these are very decorative pieces with swags and flames to the top they...
Brass
$2,850 / set
Pair 19th Century Italian Shield Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th-century painted wood and metal shield sconces hailing from Italy.
Metal
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Large Louis XIV Period Baroque Italian Carved Giltwood Wall Sconce
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Louis XIV Baroque Italian carved giltwood wall sconce Large early 18th century Italian hand carved and gilded 6-light wa...
Giltwood
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Baroque Style Large Brass Three-Light Swedish Wall Sconce
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is an impressively large and ornate antique repousse brass three-light sconce. The backplate is crest shaped with a convex center embossed with a shell and scroll design. The Du...
Brass
$560Sale Price / set|30% Off
2 Antique Baroque Revival Neoclassical Carved Two Light Candelabra Wall Sconces
Located in Dayton, OH
Baroque revival electrified wall sconces, circa 1910. A two arm candelabra shape with candlesticks decorated with leaves and flowers around a central flaming urn. Made from wood with...
Hardwood, Paint
$4,898 / set
Pair of Large 19th Century French Wall Lights
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pretty and elegant pair of 19th Century French iron wall lights. Unusual model with multiple flowers and basketweave urns at the bottom.
Wrought Iron
Pair Of Italian Appliques 1700 Large Curved Arms Copper and Silver Plated
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of monumental Italian candle holder arms made in the early 1700s of embossed copper with plant motifs and applied to a frame carved of poplar wood and silvered on the edge side ...
Copper
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...
Metal
Pair of Gilded Italian Appliques 1750 Cornucopia Intaglio with Flowers and Leaves
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of 18th-century Italian Gilt Wood Carved Appliques with elegant cornucopias and Foliate and Floral Intaglio. in good condition, are two very rare twisted cornucopias filled wit...
Gold Leaf
Italian Big Beaded Crystal Prisms Murano Drops Sconces Gold Gilt Metal c1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights each, sitting in crystal bobeches dripping with vintage crystal prisms. These will be wired and for the USA, certified UL US so...
Rock Crystal
$437Sale Price / set|25% Off
A Pair of Brass Wall Shields, With Two Candleholders. Decorated
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of charming wall applique in brass, baroque form, 19th century Denmark. 6 angular shield. With candle holders for two candles Hammered details. SOLD as a pair.
Brass
Pair of Italian Mid-18th Century, Mirrored Giltwood Baroque Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational monumental pair of Italian mid-18th century, five light, mirrored giltwood Baroque sconces from Venice. Each extremely decorative sconce has elegant scrolled bottom sup...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Early 20th Century French Rock Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Early 20th Century Rock Crystal Wall Sconces. Each with five candle arms in gilded iron. All elements are the original Rock Crystal including the central carved Fleur de Li...
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
$9,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Early 19thc French Antique Crystal Hurricane Shade Sconces attrib. Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Very Rare Pair of Mid 19thc Hurricane Shade Sconces Attributed to Baccarat France. Clear rop twist arms, White/ Gold Enamel Floral Accents. This whole set is all original. There are two heavy metal sconce arm holders, there is a crystal matching floral enamel basin...
Crystal
$353Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Italian Brass wall sconces, candelabra
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Pair of Italian Brass wall sconces, candelabra, ribbon bow with floral detail with two holders. H: 33 cm W: 23 cm D: 8cm
Brass
Early 18th Century Baroque Seven Lights Candelabra Andrea Brustolon Attributable
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Venetian Baroque seven lights candelabra, indicated for fireplace or credenza, in hand-carved walnut, gold leaf finish, proceeds from a candle holders of early 1700s The central heart carved, indicates its ecclesiastical origin. Measures cm: H 56 x W 102 x D 12 "Andrea Brustolon...
Walnut
Large Gold Water Gilded Wooden Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A very large and fabulous 1930s water gilded sunburst flush mount. Hand crafted wooden rays surround the single lamp holder to the centre, originally from a church in Germany this pi...
Wood
Vintage Pair Of Double Arm Wall Lights / Sconces French Bronze Wall Lights, 1960
Located in Bastogne, BE
Pair of Double Arm Wall Sconces, Lights, French, 1960. Beautiful fine detailed foliage wrapped around the arms. Candle-style sleeves. The decor consists of stylized acanthus scroll...
Bronze
Rare Pair of Late 17th-Early 18th Century Ship Sconces
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very rare pair of late 17th century bronze swivel arm sconces with parapet finials over balustrade bodies, the two pairs of arms of differing heights...
Bronze
Pair of Baroque Wood Gilt 17th Century Italian Hand Carved Arm Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of hand carved giltwood baroque Italian 17th century arm sconces. Intricately carved floral bases and folded sleeves with bold curved matching arms. The arms are...
Wood
$7,200 / set
French 19th Century Gilded Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
A large French pair of gilded bronze quintuple arm antique wall sconces, the ornate leaf scrolling arms with leaf bobeches drip pans, issuing from a decoratively cast elongated taper...
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Wall Candle Sconces Appliques Brass Moulded Hammered Cast
Located in Munich, DE
These fine wall candle sconces have been handcrafted in the first half of the 18th century out of brass. The appliques have been hammered and chased o...
Brass
Pair of Italian Baroque Giltwood Arm-Form Wall Lights
Located in Essex, MA
With shield form backs and arm and hand candleholder. Currently not electrified. Featured in an upcoming Stephen King movie.
Giltwood
$565Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of polychrome carved wood and metal wall lights by Chelini, Firenze, 1980
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful pair of carved wood and metal wall lights, made by Chelini, Firenze, Italy, in the 1980s. Nice baroque fruits and leaves decorations, with colorful shades. Two light source...
Metal
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
New Laudarte Srl Gilt Bronze, Crystal Wall Sconces, Pair
By Laudarte Srl
Located in Miami, FL
New Laudarte Srl Gilt Bronze, Crystal Wall Sconces, Pair Offered for sale is a fine quality pair of unused floor sample gilt bronze wall sconces made by Laudarte Srl of Italy. The ...
Crystal, Bronze
17th-C. French Baroque Lion’s Carved Giltwood Lion’s Paw Sconces - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a fantastic pair of 17th century carved Giltwood lion’s paw wall sconces. The writing is new. During the French Baroque period, a fascination with mythological figures and th...
Giltwood
Wonderful Pair Caldwell Silvered Bronze Nickel Tassel Regency Baroque Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of E.F Caldwell Style Silvered Bronze / Nickel With Tassel Bottom Regency / Baroque Design Two Rewired Candelabra Sconces
Silver Plate, Brass
Pair of Italian Painted and Parcel Giltwood Plume Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian painted and parcel giltwood plume sconces. This pair of Italian painted and parcel gilt plume sconces are 2925" H. These large Italian 5 light gilt wood sconces have been newly wired for U.S. Use with new sockets and candle sleeves.
Wood, Giltwood
Monumental Brass Wall Lights with Opaline Glass Globes, National Gallery Praque
Located in Almelo, NL
Monumental brass wall lights with opaline glass globes from the National Gallery Praque. Monumental and chic design set of 16 chandeliers with high quality brass fixture and luxur...
Brass
$4,850 / set
Pair of Louis XIV Bronze Dore Sconces
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of dore bronze, mirrored Louis XIV, 2-arm sconces.
Bronze
Hand-Carved Louis XIV Wall Sconces, Baroque Style, Italy, 1950s Pair
Located in Hannover, DE
These hand-carved Louis XIV wall sconces are the perfect example of craftsmanship and artistry. They're so beautiful, they're sure to inspire others to create something just as stunn...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Style Finials
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 18th Century Italian decorative wooden finials. Baroque style with original paint.
Wood, Paint
pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated Wood and Giltwood sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated Wood and Giltwood sconces. Each intricately detailed Bras de Lumière sconce is supported on a wonderfull...
Wood, Giltwood
4 floral sconces golden foliage style 50's Jansen
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of French sconces from the 50's in baroque style in the taste of Jansen's work. Gilded metal structure with a very decorative vegetal pattern. Very nice vintage condition, E14 L...
Metal