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.
$5,348Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Pendant Light Fixture in Carved Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Ceiling Flush Mount, Giltwood, Gold Leaf. Spain, 1940s Large size Eye-catching carved giltwood sunburst chandelier or flush mount in the style ...
Gold Leaf, Iron
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
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
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
$1,859Sale 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
1920s Art Nouveau Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier lustre 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
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
$350 / item
Simple and Elegant Seashell Sconce
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have a nice collection of these sconces. They small and very elegant with a shade just large enough to shield the bulb. They are priced per lamp.
Brass
Italian Wrought Iron and Glass Circular Lantern, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unique lantern is supported by three scrolled arms, the globe with a framework of metal octagons trimmed with gilt metal rosettes and individual textured glass plates, the globe...
Wrought Iron
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
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
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
Spanish Baroque Painted Tole Hexagonal Ecclesiastical Lantern, 17th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of hexagonal form the sides with small perforations above and below the inset glass plates, with spire-like columns between sections, painted rosettes trimming the fixture throughout...
Tin
$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
Huge Sunburst Pendant Light Fixture in Carved Giltwood, Spain 1940s, 90 cm
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Ceiling Pendant, Carved Giltwood, Gold Leaf Gilding. Spain, 1940s Extra Large size: 35,43 in // 90 cm diameter One of a kind carved g...
Iron, Gold Leaf
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
Maria Theresia Crystal Chandelier Antique Ceiling Lamp Luster Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
This magnificent Maria Theresa chandelier is a real highlight for any room. The frame is completely covered in glass and lavishly decorated with cut crystal drops in different shapes...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
$312Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Brass Barn Portable Lantern Candlelight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Danish 18th Century Brass Barn Portable Lantern.
Brass
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
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
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
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
Huge French Baroque Sunburst Foliage Chandelier Light Fixture in Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Baroque Triple Layered Sunburst Foliage Chandelier / Ceiling Pendant Light, Gilt Iron, Frosted Glass Hand-crafted in France, 1940s Massive 100 cm diameter (39.3 in) Baroqu...
Metal, Bronze, Iron, Gold Leaf
$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
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
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
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
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
Rare Pink Opaline Drops, Beads and Bobeches Micro Beaded, Chandelier circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 6 lights. Will be wired with certified sockets appropriate for country and ready to hang. (UL US for the USA) Lights sitting in pink opaline bobeches on top of gilt wood pos...
Murano Glass, Giltwood
21st Century Art Deco Low Plafonnier Crystal Chandelier in Gold Lustre Brass XXL
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
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
c1870 French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Lantern / Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
French Antique 19thc Louis XV Gilt Bronze Lantern. Grand presence. Highly detailed. Rococo style and ultra high quality. Glass is being replaced.
Bronze
Italian Table Lamp 18th Century Silver Baroque Vase Lampshade Demilune
Located in Milano, MI
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...
Copper
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
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
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Ceiling Light, Silver & Gold Leaf Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Pendant Light, Carved Giltwood, Silver and Gold Leaf Gilding. Spain, 1930s-1940s. Eye-catching giltwood sunburst chandelier ceiling ...
Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
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
Pair of Baroque Style Hand-Carved Cherub Wall Sconces, European Alpine Spruce
Located in Hannover, DE
This exceptional pair of wall sconces in the Baroque style combines masterful craftsmanship with timeless elegance. Each piece has been meticulously hand-carved by a skilled wood art...
Wood, Spruce
$6,975Sale 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
Miamar Twelve-Light Wrought Iron Chandelier with Gilt Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking twelve-light chandelier, designed and made by Miamar Home in Los Angeles, captures the timeless charm of antique Italian wrought iron lighting while offering the reliab...
Metal
Smaller Scale Georgian Style Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Smaller scale Georgian style chandelier in brass. Eight arms with candelabra-size sockets. Newly wired for use within the USA. Includes chain and a canopy.
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
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
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
French Baroque Style Bronze 6-Light Chandelier, Mid to Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
French bronze six-light chandelier in the Louis XIV taste, having a baluster-form standard and central sphere issuing six scrolling candle arms with bobeches and decorative openwork ...
Bronze
Antique Style Wall Lamp Art Deco Art Nouveau Classic Decoration With Crystals
Located in Berlin, DE
Immerse yourself in the elegance of bygone times with our exclusive antique-style wall lamp. This wall lamp is not only a stunning lighting object, but also a real work of art that b...
Crystal, Metal
$2,360Sale Price|30% Off
20th Century Modern Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier "Ca'rezzonico" Style, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An elegant six-light chandelier in milk-colored Murano glass and sophisticated pink finishes. With a centered bulbous column that emits branches and flowers and finely cuts the Muran...
Murano Glass
Baroque Chandelier Crystal Empire Brass Bohemian Lustre Ceiling Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
We present to you an exquisite Baroque brass chandelier, a true rarity and an antique gem. This chandelier has been lovingly and expertly restored in Berlin, and its electrical wirin...
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Sterling Silver Pr. of Italian Barocco revival Candelabras
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pr. of Italian Barocco revival five light candelabras. These Candlesticks are the result of the excellence of Italian craftsmanship that cures to perfection details and design balan...
Sterling Silver
Baroque Crystal Plafonnier Brass Ceiling Chandelier Restored Antique Silver
Located in Berlin, DE
This impressive ceiling light was meticulously and lovingly restored in our Berlin workshop. All the electrical components were replaced and meet current standards. Each crystal was...
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Flemish 16 Light Brass Chandelier with Ducal Arms
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century Flemish Baroque Chandelier with Ducal Shield Crown. Incredible patina remains. Each of the Sixteen Arms detaches with pins. Baluster form. Note: Returned to Origin...
Brass
Large Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of 18th century Venetian silver gilt sconces. Monumental pair of Italian or Venetian silver Baroque gilt or silver leaf candle sconces from the 18th century. This outstanding pair of Venetian carved...
Wood
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
$4,575 / set
Set of 3 Gold Repousse Baroque Wall Sconces
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare set of 3 Brass Baroque repousse wall sconces Original late 17th/ early 18th century large detailed Repoussé back plates designed with high...
Brass
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
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
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
Spanish Baroque Wrought Iron Torchere Floor Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Baroque style wrought iron torchère floor lamp with black patina. Beautifully hand wrought and turned shaft supported by a tripod base. This date from the early 20th century, a time when Italian and Spanish Baroque furniture...
Wrought Iron
$2,850 / set
Pair of Italian Painted Urn Form Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian painted urn form lamps. Stunning pair of Italian painted or polychrome urn form lamps on faux marble bases that date to the 1920s. This lovely pair of Italian Baroque style lamps...
Wood
Vintage Baroque Style Opaline Murano Chandelier Manner of Giuseppe Briati
By Giuseppe Briati
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage baroque-style handcrafted gold-infused opaline Murano chandelier has five arms with leaf-trimmed bobeches. The milky opaline glass veers towards a light blue color with ...
Murano Glass