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 French Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Iron
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Gesso, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Baroque Lighting
Brass
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Baroque Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Silver
1960s European Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Nickel, Metal
1930s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1920s Vintage Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Baroque Lighting
Copper
Early 20th Century British Baroque Lighting
Silver Plate, Bronze
Early 20th Century European Baroque Lighting
Plaster
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Silver Plate, Metal
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Gesso, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Lighting
Brass
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Beech
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
1950s Vintage Baroque Lighting
Crystal
1890s Antique Baroque Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century American Baroque Lighting
Silver Plate, Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Lighting
Oak
1910s French Vintage Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
Early 2000s American Baroque Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
1970s Vintage Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
19th Century German Antique Baroque Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting
Murano Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting
Wood
17th Century English Antique Baroque Lighting
Wrought Iron





