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Baroque Lighting

BAROQUE STYLE

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.

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Style: Baroque
1920's Caldwell Silver Plated Sconces with Lions
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell doble light sconces with rampant lions on backplate
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1910s American Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

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...
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1930s German Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Wood

18th Century Italian Baroque Silver Gilt Carved Wood Urn
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian 18th century two handled urn with silver gilding. This beautifully carved late Baroque urn will make a unique side table, console table, or lamp. It has been modified with a ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Wood

Vintage Ca'Rezzonico Style Gold Infused and Opaline Murano Chandelier
By Giuseppe Briati
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisitely handcrafted gold-infused opaline Murano chandelier features six arms extending from the central bowl. The milky opaline glass leans towards a light blue hue with sub...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Murano Glass

Large 19th Century Italian Genovese Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Large 19th century Italian Genovese giltwood and crystal chandelier. This lovely antique Italian Genovese gilt wood and crystal Baroque style chandelier has been newly wired with new...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Crystal

Antique Viking Longboat Ship Cast Iron Chandelier with Horse Head and Shields
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and unusual cast iron eight light chandelier in the shape of a Viking longboat or ship with a horse head, horse tail, warrior shields, chain and anchor details. It is in wonderful antique condition. The cast iron has a natural patina that is simply splendid. The gilded shields too have their own great age patina consisting of missing gilding and dings. The candles are original but in great condition and can be replace if you wish. The fixture has been rewired and is ready to hang. Please see photos, circa 1930s-1950s. We have gone berserk over this Viking chandelier...
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Mid-20th Century Baroque Lighting

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Brass, Iron

Pair 18th Century Bronze Floor Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an iconic near pair of 18th century bronze altar sticks that are either Spanish or Italian in origin. Both altar sticks are in overall very good original condition without an...
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1790s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

French Aqua Blue Murano Drops Gold Gilt Crystal Prisms Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches. Will be newly re-wired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for other countries and ready to hang...
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1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Crystal

20th Century Pair of Italian Silver embossed with figures Lamps
By Liciano Sacco
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of "Cariatidi" lamps in 800 silver. Completely hand-carved and embossed with scrolls motifs. Each part of the lamp has been finely embossed and chiseled by hand. The central pa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Silver

Vintage Italian Gold Giltwood Lamps Carved Neoclassal Vases Table Lamps a Pair
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Pearwood, Giltwood, Fabric

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...
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2010s German Baroque Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

1950s Dorothy Draper Baroque Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large solid plaster lamps covered in a creamy white enamel. Wood base with off/on toggle switch. In original condition with no breaks or repairs, circa 1950s. Statement lamps for ...
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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Lighting

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Plaster

Pair of Italian Painted and Parcel Giltwood Plume Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian painted and parcel giltwood plume sconces. This pair of Italian painted and parcel gilt plume sconces are 2925" H. These large Italian 5 light gilt wood sconces have been newly wired for U.S. Use with new sockets and candle sleeves.
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1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Wood, Giltwood

20th Century Maria Theresia Style Cut Crystal Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass/cut crystal chandelier in Maria Theresia style made in the 1960s probably by Lobmeyr in Vienna. A beautiful form body. Eight flamed fitted with E14 sockets, rich hangings from...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Ceiling Lantern Antique in Bronze With Etched Glass
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique gilded bronze hall lantern with one lamp surrounded by sectional convex tapering glass panels and held within a foliated scrolling framework with decorative central pierced l...
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1920s Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

Antique Wall Sconces Gilt Brass Wall Lighting, Set 2, France, 1930s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Magnificent Single-Arm brass wall lamps from France imitate classic candleholder.

 Circa 1930s. The design of the lighting fixture contains elements of the Baroque style. 

Decora...
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1920s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Brass

A 24 Light 48 Inch Diameter Dutch Baroque Style 3 Tier Brass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Dutch Baroque brass chandelier that features twenty four lights arranged across three graduated tiers. The scrolling arms and turned components are finely cast. The warm patina of ...
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1850s Danish Antique Baroque Lighting

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Brass

19th Century Pair Italian White Porcelain Baroque Mirrors with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
Beautiful and fine pair of white Maiolica mirrors with elegant multi-color flowers drawings, in Baroque Style, handmade in Bassano by the well known Manufacturer Antonibon, coming fr...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Iron

19th Century Italian Giltwood Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian giltwood lamp. Stunning tall 19th century Italian gilt wood candlestick or pricket that was converted into a table lamp. Thi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Giltwood

Painted Metal Candlestick Lamp
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand painted cast white metal candlestick lamp with shell motif & decorative column which sit on three decorative feet, The lampshade is not inc...
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20th Century Baroque Lighting

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Metal

Painted Metal Candlestick Lamp
Painted Metal Candlestick Lamp
$486 Sale Price
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Flush Mount Glass Light Fixture with Bronze Trim, Vintage
Located in Bastogne, BE
Beautiful Vintage Ceiling Wall Lamp. Bronze And Glass Flush Mount Fixture
, Lighting Lamp. A lamp is a light source that should be in every home. This item of lighting is used in ...
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20th Century European Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

Large Beautiful Murano Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
Large beautiful Murano chandelier in clear and gilt glass. Eight arms.
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1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Blown Glass

Spectacular Pair of Baroque Wall Light by Venini Murano, Italy 1980.
Located in Brussels, BE
Two large Venitian sconces fron Murano-Italy with 5 light seach. Red fabric lampsades. Quite spectacular! By Venini ,Italy 1980.
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1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Metal

Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Monumental gilt and patinated bronze candelabra by Beurdeley French, late 19th century Measures: Height 273cm, width 90cm, depth...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Florentine Baroque Style Polychrome Wood 2 Light Sconces by Eglo Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pair of sconces with 2 lights that was made in Austria, by Eglo Leuchten, circa 1980s. Each sconce is made in polychrome hand carved wood and metal, with glass shades. T...
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1980s German Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Metal

Italian Cut-Glass Flush Mount Light, Circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century fine quality Italian flush mount light fixture with a heavy decorative brass base that holds a round glass dome that is cut into a starburst in the center and surr...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Traditional Floral Three-Arm 24k Gold Infused Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage handcrafted gold-infused cristallo Murano chandelier has three scroll arms with chalice cups, utilizing a rigaree trim. Featuring a bulbous center column with blooming d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Blown Glass

Unique Bronze Chandelier With Cherub Figurine 8 Arm Chandelier
Located in Bastogne, BE
The material of manufacture of this unique chandelier is a real 100% gilded BRONZE, which is valued all over the world and is characterized by increased strength, corrosion resistan...
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1950s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Baroque Style Floor Lamps, Venetian Candlestick Figures
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of baroque style floor lamps, Venetian candlestick figures, H 203 cm, 20th century. This stunning pair of 20th century floor standing lamps is a superb example of the ornate cr...
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20th Century Baroque Lighting

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Hardwood

Majestic Italian Villa Ceiling Lamp in 24kt Gold Plate with Transparent Crystals
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Traditional Italian design and modern production techniques makeup the decorative appearance of the Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors ceiling lamp. With its 24 kt gold plate...
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2010s Italian Baroque Lighting

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Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Pair of English Bronze Balustrade Lamps with Tole Shades, Early 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Baroque style lamps with Baluster Standard toped with two light Original Clusters, tole shades and finals. These Balustrade lamps ha...
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Early 20th Century British Baroque Lighting

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Bronze, Tôle

MidCentury Baroque Style Cristallo Murano Five Arm 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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Baroque Style Three Arm Cristallo Murano Chandelier With Rigaree Trim
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted cristallo Murano chandelier has three scroll arms and features a bulbous center column with sprouting natural details, stylized here with daffodils and leaves. The b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

19th Century Italian Carved and Painted Altar Floor Lamp on Tripod Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall antique wood floor lamp was carved in Italy, circa 1890. The elegant light stands a scrolled tripartite pedestal base ending with scr...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Wood

Antique 1940s Cherub Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare antique Cherub table lamp. Shade not included.   
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Other

A Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood, Iron, and Mecca chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood, Iron, and Mecca chandelier. This beautiful six arm chandelier is centered by a topie shaped Giltwood bott...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Iron

Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier, Austria, 1900s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Early 20th Century Maria Theresa style chandelier in perfect condition. Made in Austria, circa 1900 Carefully restored, disassembled, ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Baroque Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

Pair of Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Candlesticks Torchères Ivory Table Lamps
Located in Coimbra, PT
Pair of elegant Italian baroque carved giltwood candlesticks torchères turned into table lamps with ivory silk lampshades Measures: Height 24 in /60 cm Diameter 14 in /36 cm Weig...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Silk, Wood, Giltwood

Large Antique Bronze Lantern
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique bronze lantern, sourced from Soane, London. This impressive light fitting is suitable for indoor and outdoor use, this lantern is ...
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Early 20th Century English Baroque Lighting

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Metal, Bronze

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...
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1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Wood

Pair of 18th Century Gilt Wood and Gesso Girandoles
Located in Hastings, GB
Italian Gilt Gesso over carved wood Lion Paw Girandoles, 18th century mirrored frames with later light fittings, each with a triple lamp ho...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Gesso, Wood

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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Wood

Dutch Baroque Style 2-Tier Aged Brass 12-Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A chunky, heavy brass, Dutch Baroque style, 12-light chandelier, marvelously proportioned with huge center ball and smaller ball accents at the arms, center support, and bobeches. A ...
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Early 20th Century Baroque Lighting

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Brass

19th Century Italian Genovese Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Genovese Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier. Stunning antique Italian Genovese gilt wood and crystal six arm chandelier. This lovely crystal chandelier has unusual ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Crystal

Vintage Large Brass Sixteen-Arms Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier in the style of a Flemish shank chandelier, made in the middle of the 20th century in Sweden, brass, sixteen arms, S-shaped curved arms fitted with E14 sockets.  
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1950s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Brass

19th Century French Pair of Hand Carved Giltwood Baroque Style Sconces
Located in Sofia, BG
This antique French Louis XVI style hand carved and giltwood sconces is adjusted and wired for two bulbs each one. Authentic condition with no restorations ever made. France, circa ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

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Giltwood

Antique wall lighting flowers metal paint and gilt gold
Located in La xara, VC
Baroque wall lighting with paint and gilt gold , flower paint with 2 bulbs .
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1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Metal

IMPOSING CANDELABRO With Arms Whytt Family of Bennochy-Whyte-Melville 1860 19thC
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPOSING TABLE CENTER CANDELABRO With Arms of the Whytt family of Bennochy-Whyte-Melville 19th Century Victorian with three lights, in silver English shell, with marks by Thomas Bra...
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19th Century English Antique Baroque Lighting

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Silver

Gold Water Gilded Carved Wooden Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
Fabulous 1930's water gilded sunburst flush mount. Carved wooden rays surround the single lamp holder to the centre, originally from a church in Germany this piece is in absolutely g...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Lighting

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Wood

Italian Early 18th Century Giltwood Torchiere or Floor Lamp 1720
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian early 18th century giltwood torchiere on triform base carved on the front side, with seven scrolled gilt-metal candle arms. Measure...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Giltwood

Pair of Hand Painted Lamps w/ Parchment Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pair of Italian table lamps features carved wood bases in the form of classical urns, richly painted and gilded in warm tones of ochre, sienna, and antique gold. Decorat...
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20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Wood, Paint, Parchment Paper

Pair of French Walnut Baluster Form Lamps
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th Century French baluster form table lamps made of solid turned walnut with carved decorative details. Made from the legs of a table. New antique brass finished caps and...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

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Brass

Antique Bronze Sconce With White Glass Lampshade, France 1930s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Elegant and stylized Art Nouveau wall light in bronze with white glass lampshade in the shape of a flower. This antique wall lamp made circa 19...
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1930s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Bronze

Vintage Baroque Style Four Arm Opaline Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This small and dazzling handcrafted opaline Murano chandelier has four flexing arms with prominent tri-lobed cups. The opaline glass veers towards a light blue color with subtle chan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

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Blown Glass

19th Century Spanish Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Spanish wrought iron circular chandelier. Six lights in three pairs of two with drip wax candle covers held by scroll shaped arms...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Lighting

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Wrought Iron

A Striking Brass Baroque Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
Striking brass floor lamp, smart telescopic adjustment on tapered column with serpent detail above barqoue baluster and tripod feet.  Early Twentieth Century  H 129 - 174 x W 44 cms 
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Lighting

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Brass

Venetian Baroque Gilt, Tole, and Glass Lantern Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This Baroque lantern was made in Venice, Italy, and features a gilded tole body covered in scrolls and floral design. The frosted glass center contains Venetian blown glass rods and...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

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Iron, Tin

French Baroque Brass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Louis XVI French brass chandelier crowned by a robust cherub figure at the top. Ornately chased two-tier figural chandelier with detailed center column and eighteen 'S' scrolled acanthus arms. Baroque base...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

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Brass

Timeless 18-Light Floor Lamp with Amber Crystal and Gold Finishing Appliqué
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Have yourself be seduced by this stand floor lamp in crystal amber colour, a combination of timeless classic elements all customized by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors...
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2010s Italian Baroque Lighting

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Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate

Fine Pair of One Light Murano Wall Sconces, Italy 1940.
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine set of two Venitian wall sconces in perfect vintage condition. No pieces missing.One light each. From Italy, 1940.
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1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

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Murano Glass

Baroque lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Woka Lamps, and Europa Antiques. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $433,581 while the average work can sell for $3,500.

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