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.
$3,013Sale 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
$1,960Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Italian Giltwood and Iron Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant and finely proportioned Italian chandelier dating to the late 19th century, carved in wood and gesso with original water-gilded details, suspended from a hand-forged iron ...
Iron
$8,500 / set
Large Baroque Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large 17th century Baroque bronze candlesticks, now as lamps, with deep drip pan over balustrade and ring turned body, now on custom turned wood bases having nicely patinated surface...
Bronze
Baroque Crystal Chandelier Solid Brass Grand Classic Pendant Light
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Crystal Chandelier Handcrafted in Our In-House Atelier Bring timeless elegance into your space with this exquisite crystal chandelier, meticulously handcrafted in our own...
Crystal, Brass
18th Century Swedish Baroque Lantern
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Swedish provincial Baroque tin lantern in it's original condition with faux paint and green glass. ca 1750 Sweden.
Sheet Metal
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.
Brass
21st Century Art Deco Low Plafonnier Crystal Chandelier in Gold Lustre Brass
Located in Berlin, DE
The brass Plafonnier chandelier is a testament to opulence and craftsmanship. We manufacture in-house and offer the flexibility of both smaller and larger sizes to ensure the perfect...
Crystal, Brass
Empire Brass Chandelier Crystal Lustre Ceiling Light Antique Classical
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier lovingly and expertly restored in Berlin. Electrical installations work in the USA. Rewired and ready to hang. None is missing. Wiring completely renewed. Crystal, han...
Crystal, Brass
Gilt Florentine Candle Snuffer Lamp
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Gilt Florentine Candle Snuffer Lamp from the 1960's. Designed as an electrified candle snuffer in gold leafed brass. Shade comes off cleaning with switch/plug in. 1960's Ita...
Brass
$4,340Sale Price|30% Off
Schonbek Milano 12 Light Antique Silver Chandelier Ceiling Light in Heritage 32"
By Schonbek
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful vintage Schonbek Milano 12 Light Chandelier. Features a Baroque style with reticulated rip pans, finished in Antique Silver with heritage hand cut crystals. MSRP $12,0...
Crystal, Metal
Art Nouveau Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier Drop Chandelier Brass Glass Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
For sale is a stunning antique chandelier that has been professionally restored in Berlin. The chandelier has been meticulously re-wired and is now ready to be hung. Not a single cry...
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Baroque Style Crème Brûlée with Honey Lattimo Murano Chandelier
By Giuseppe Briati
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite milk and honey-colored Murano glass chandelier showcases a mastery of Venetian glass craftsmanship. Features a bulbous center column with sprouting details, stylized h...
Murano Glass
Huge & Stunning 16 Light, Eight Arms Baroque Style Theatre Chandelier Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
This impressive hand carved wooden chandelier, from circa 1920 has a rare theme. This wonderfully carved and very ornamental chandelier is a true work of art. It displays the finest quality carving and the skills of it's maker. It is obvious to us that this chandelier was made for a theatre or it may have been commissioned by a theatre owner or a stage actor. The carved ornaments, such as the draped curtains...
Wood
Baroque-Style Silver wall Sconce by Sciolari, Italy 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
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
Fine Brass Crystal Chandelier Antique Ceiling Lamp Lustre Art Nouveau Lamp, 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
**Cherished Antique Chandelier - Lovingly Restored in Berlin** Introducing an exquisite antique chandelier that has been lovingly restored in Berlin. Its electrical wiring is compat...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Monumental Paavo Tynell Baroque Style Brass Ceiling Lamp, Taito 1950s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
This chandelier is monumental in size and has the details to match. Comissioned for the old Keski-Lahti "Wood Church", Tynell designed this lamp with the old baroque glamour and styl...
Metal, Brass
Imposing Italian Rezzonico Chandelier in blown Murano Glass with flowers 1960s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina Gallery
Located in Villaverla, IT
Imposing Italian Rezzonico Chandelier in blown Murano Glass with flowers 1960s Elegant, and imposing Italian Venetian, Ca Rezzonico Chand...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,871Sale Price / item|20% Off
Classical Lantern Brass Glass Gold Pendant Lighting Lanterne
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Louis XVI Style Lantern – A Handcrafted Masterpiece Immerse yourself in the charm of bygone eras with our exclusive Louis XVI style lantern. This new edition of our in-hou...
Brass
Florentine Baroque Style Polychrome Wood 3 Light Chandelier by Eglo Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful chandelier with three lights that was made in Austria, by Eglo Leuchten, circa 1980s. The chandelier is made in polychrome hand carved wood and metal, with glass shades....
Metal
Large Louis XV Meissen Style 9-Light Chandelier Porcelain Gilt, by PMP Germany
By Meissen Porcelain, Von Schierholz Porcelain
Located in Andernach, DE
Luxurious and magnificent vintage 9-light chandelier with putti playing music, flowers and tendrils. All in a beautiful Baroque/ Louis XI style. Everything is hand crafted and hand p...
Porcelain
$3,360Sale Price|30% Off
Grand Italian Painted and Giltwood Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular Italian painted and giltwood chandelier, early 20th century, in the Baroque and Rococo revival taste. This large twelve-light fixture features a carved and turned centr...
Iron
$1,871Sale Price / item|20% Off
Large Classical Lantern Brass Glass Gold Pendant Lighting Lantern
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Louis XVI-Style Lantern – Handcrafted Masterpiece Step into the charm of a bygone era with our exclusive Louis XVI-style lantern. This new edition of our in-house product ...
Brass
Eight Light Tole Chandelier Clear And Amber Crystal Drops
Located in Bradenton, FL
Eight Light tole Chandelier with gold gilt tole leaves. Finish. Features clear and amber crystal droplets and gold leaf accents. Uses 60 watt maximum chandelier bulbs. Includes 6ft. ...
Crystal, Metal
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
$1,960Sale Price|30% Off
Paul Ferrante Gilt and Iron Six-Light Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant and quietly dramatic six-light chandelier by Paul Ferrante, masterfully blending old-world European influence with the restrained sophistication for which the Los Angeles ...
Iron
Original Lobmeyr Maria Theresien Crystal Chandelier, Richly Decorated 28 Lights
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large Maria Theresa chandelier with 28 candles material metal frame with baluster decoration in the center, richly decorated with glass prism This chandlier is in perfect condit...
Crystal, Brass
Italien Baroque Period Torchière Floor Lamp
Located in Kastrup, DK
A decorative Italian 18th century Baroque period floor-standing torchière lamp. Wood carved rich in details and painted in green, giltwood an...
Wood
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
$7,022Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of antique wooden lamps, gilded by Pietro Cipriani
By 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...
Wood
$1,680Sale Price / set|30% Off
Italian Painted Column Lamps with Parchment Shades, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of custom lamps made with 19th century painted and parcel-gilt carved columns mounted into table lamps and crowned with hand painted parchment shades that coordinate perfectly...
Wood, Paint, Parchment Paper
$1,260Sale Price / item|31% Off
Gilt Iron Sunburst Ceiling Mount Light Fixture by Myanmar Home
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking gilt iron ceiling mount light fixture in the form of a radiant sunburst, designed by Miamar Home. This sculptural piece features a richly textured, hand-hammered central dom...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Antique Italian table lamp 1700's gilded wood
Located in Milano, IT
Evocative lamp made from a candelabra period of the 1700s Baroque (or Neo-Baroque), whose main feature is the presence of a putto - or cherub - with golden wings. The lamp is a candl...
Wood
Early 20th Century Bronze Knight Sculpture Electrified Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A solid bronze parcel brass knight sculpture candelabra later converted to electrified table lamp with large frosted glass torch flame shade. It takes on Edison E27 light bulb. Tot...
Brass, Bronze
Big Baroque Crystal Chandelier Solid Brass Grand Classic Pendant Light
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive crystal chandelier, handcrafted in our in-house workshop Add timeless elegance to your space with this exquisite crystal chandelier, carefully handcrafted in our in-house ...
Crystal, Brass
Empire Brass Chandelier Crystal Lustre Ceiling Light Antique Classical Art Deco
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier lovingly and expertly restored in Berlin. Electrical installations work in the USA. Rewired and ready to hang. None missing. Wiring completely renewed. Crystal, hand k...
Crystal, Brass
Italian Florentine Crystal Swags Aqua Blue Murano Drops Chandelier Darling
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights sitting in crystal bobeches, dripping with crystal balls. Will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and re...
Crystal
$3,360Sale Price|30% Off
Twelve Light Spanish Wrought Iron & Wood Painted Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(12) light Spanish Baroque style wrought iron & wood painted chandelier. This chandelier has a rustic antique design with a distressed patina finish that blends tones of aged go...
Wrought Iron
$7,958Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Italian Gold Giltwood Lamps Carved Neoclassal Vases Table Lamps a Pair
By Henredon, Haute Couture of Luxury Interiors, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Florentine, Frederick Cooper
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage tall ornamental Italian Giltwood Lamps hand carved Neoclassical table lamps with lampshades. Style: Vintage, Italian, French Country, French Provincial, Baroque, Antique, Mid Century, Neoclassical, Regency, Art deco Material: wood, gold leaf, fabric Description: Beautifully ornamental gold giltwood Neoclassical urn - vase table lamps. The lampshades are in new condition. The ornamental vases hand carved with flower swags, fluted neck in column form crowned with a ionic capital the lamps stand on a octogonal base. Origin Italy, 1930s - 1940s Cord color: bronze, socket E27 Color: The ornamental carved giltwood lamps are made in a gorgeous gold shade, due to its color easy to combine with other colours and styles. Condition: The lamps are gently used and in a very good condition. The lamps comes with the cream shades which are in new condition. The shades in other colours for illustration purposes only US compatible but an adapter for the plug is required. Create the right ambience, good well positioned lighting can make a room! All our lamps are fully working condition, however, we are shipping from Europe...
Pearwood, Giltwood, Fabric
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
French Dutch Baroque Style Brass 6-Light Chandelier, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
in four graduated spherical sections, the third issuing 6 scroll-form arms, rings at top and bottom
Brass
$3,464Sale Price|20% Off
Sunburst Crown Ceiling Ceiling Light Fixture in Carved Giltwood, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Crown sunburst flush mount, giltwood, gold leaf, Spain, 1930s-1940s. Gorgeous baroque style carved gold leaf giltwood crown sunburst light fixture with frosted glass dif...
Gold Leaf
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
Antique Baroque Chandelier from 1860 Fully Restored Masterpiece Red Crystal
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Baroque Chandelier from around 1860 – Fully Restored and Working For sale is a majestic chandelier from around 1860, crafted from high-quality brass and adorned with sparkl...
Crystal, Brass
French Baroque Style 1870s Carved, Painted and Parcel-Gilt Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Baroque style carved, painted and parcel-gilt wooden pricket candlestick from the third quarter of the 19th century, made into a table lamp, shade included. Born in the late...
Wood
18th-Century Baroque Giltwood Table Lamps from Italy
Located in Lincoln, GB
An 18th-Century Pair of Baroque Giltwood Candlestick Lamps A magnificent pair of 18th-century Baroque giltwood candlesticks, now sensitively converted to table lamps, radiating the ...
Giltwood
Antique Dutch Brass Baroque Chandelier, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Two-tiered Dutch brass chandelier made late in the 19th century and recently wired for electricity. Solid brass twelve - light frame with wonderful old patina. Rewired for US and i...
Brass
Antique Very Heavy Chandelier from a Old Candlestick, Gilded Bronze, Six Lights
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique 18th century very heavy electrified chandelier from a old candlestick, in gilded bronze with six lights. Measures cm: H 100, diam 65.
Bronze
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...
Glass
Antique Water Gilt Wood Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning 19th Century water gilded sunburst flush mount. Hand crafted wooden rays surround the single lamp holder to the centre, originally from a church in Germany this piece is i...
Pine
Handblown Murano Glass Candelabra Multicolored, circa 1940
By Murano 5
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Handblown Murano glass candelabra, multicolored, circa 1940, Baroque style, five-arm candelabra with multicolored applied decoration, materials...
Blown Glass
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
Large Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier Antique Classic Clear Glass
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-wired and ready to hang. not one missing. Cabling completely renewed. Crystal, h...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Fifties Vintage Table Lamp Onyx Marble Brass Acanthus
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful vintage table lamp with matching vintage lampshade with special shape, the lamp base is made of onyx marble from Pakistan, decorated with brass intermediate pieces and very...
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Impressive 18th Century Three Tier Brass Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine, rare and impressive 18th century brass chandelier with three tiers of eight scroll arms, for a total of 24 arms, all with original...
Brass
Antique Water Gilt Wood Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A fabulous 19th Century water gilded sunburst flush mount. Hand crafted wooden rays surround the single lamp holder to the centre, originally from a church in Germany this piece is i...
Pine
$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
$10,579Sale Price / item|20% Off
Baroque Brass Empire Chandelier Crystal Lustre Lamp Antique Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Introducing a stunning Brass Baroque Empire Chandelier, an exquisite piece adorned with captivating, reminiscent of the classical style of the Empire era. This is a new reproduction...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Maria Theresa Baroque Crystal Chandelier Antique Ceiling Luster Glass Vase Shape
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Maria Theresa Chandelier - Restored and Ready to Shine This magnificent Maria Theresa chandelier is a real highlight for any room. The frame is completely covered in glass...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Vintage Baroque Style Quilted Cristallo Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted Cristallo Murano chandelier has five undulating scroll arms and features a bulbous center column with sprouting natural details, stylized here with daffodils and lea...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Green chandelier in Venetian style
Located in Oostende, BE
New chandelier with 'old' Venetian style look
Glass