Baroque Lighting
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 German Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Early 2000s French Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Baroque Lighting
Brass
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass
1980s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
1930s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Baroque Lighting
Brass, Iron
2010s German Baroque Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century British Baroque Lighting
Bronze, Tôle
1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Lighting
Brass
1920s Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
2010s German Baroque Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Faux Leather
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Lighting
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
18th Century European Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
1790s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Parchment Paper, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass
1950s Finnish Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s European Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1980s German Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Crystal
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Metal
1820s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Glass, Wood
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
Early 20th Century Baroque Lighting
Wood
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1910s Dutch Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 1900s American Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Lighting
Ceramic, Pottery
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Paint, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Crystal
19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron