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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19th Century European Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
20th Century European Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1930s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Baroque Lighting
Marble
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Baroque Lighting
Metal, Bronze
1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Hardwood
1740s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Glass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
1870s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal
18th Century European Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Wire
1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Brass, Spelter
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1940s Dutch Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
20th Century Baroque Lighting
Crystal
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1910s American Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Silver
Early 20th Century European Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wood
1980s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Gold
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Marble, Metal





