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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Lighting
Metal
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Lighting
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Lighting
Brass
1790s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1930s Canadian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1730s French Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century American Antique Baroque Lighting
Silver, Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Bronze, Brass, Copper
20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Plaster
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
1930s Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Silver Plate
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1930s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Brass
1960s European Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Brass
20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Metal
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Iron
1780s Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Wood
Early 20th Century Baroque Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Silver, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Czech Baroque Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Gesso, Wood
Early 20th Century European Baroque Lighting
Brass
1950s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood