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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1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wood
20th Century Baroque Lighting
Crystal
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1980s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Gold
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Pearwood, Giltwood, Fabric
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Marble, Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1730s French Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Late 18th Century European Antique Baroque Lighting
Fabric, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
1930s German Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Baroque Lighting
Hardwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
1940s Czech Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
20th Century Baroque Lighting
Silver Plate, Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Iron
Early 20th Century Czech Baroque Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Metal
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Baroque Lighting
Sheet Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Blown Glass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Metal, Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Brass
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Pine
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Lighting
Metal, Silver Leaf
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Iron





