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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
Maria Thereza Style Six Arms Glass Chandelier, 20th Century
Maria Thereza Style Six Arms Glass Chandelier, 20th Century

Maria Thereza Style Six Arms Glass Chandelier, 20th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

Beautiful and stately chandelier with glass frame, molded glass structure, six arms, crystal and glass pendant, gilded metal armature and six light points in the style of Maria There...

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20th Century French Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Sconce Wall Brass Repousse Dutch Fruit Grapes Cresting
Sconce Wall Brass Repousse Dutch Fruit Grapes Cresting

Sconce Wall Brass Repousse Dutch Fruit Grapes Cresting

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Exceptionally rare museum piece retaining the upper cresting Lovely repousse in deep relief with fruit, grapes and berries suggesting this was made for a dining room The hand holdi...

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17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Eight-Arm Marie Thérèse Style Crystal Chandelier, Austria, circa 1910
Eight-Arm Marie Thérèse Style Crystal Chandelier, Austria, circa 1910

Eight-Arm Marie Thérèse Style Crystal Chandelier, Austria, circa 1910

Located in Berlin, DE

An eight-arm Marie The´re'se style crystal chandelier, Austria, circa 1910. The pear-shaped frame supports four arms that folk into two, holding altogether eight lights. The frame is...

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1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Italian Gilt Iron Three-Arm Chandelier
Italian Gilt Iron Three-Arm Chandelier

Italian Gilt Iron Three-Arm Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

20th century Italian chandelier made of gilded wrought iron having three wired arms with twisted and scrolling candelabras holding waxed candle sleeves enclosed by glass chimney hurr...

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20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

20th Century Italian Silver Floor-Table  Lamp. Embossed and ceased by hand
20th Century Italian Silver Floor-Table  Lamp. Embossed and ceased by hand

20th Century Italian Silver Floor-Table Lamp. Embossed and ceased by hand

Located in VALENZA, IT

Baroque floor/table lamp in solid 800 silver made in Milan - Italy in the prestigious silversmith's workshop of Virginio Pobbiati in the late 60s. The lamp has a triangular base and ...

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1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Silver

Mangani Porcelain Table Lamp with Sculpted Figurines, 20th-Century Italy
Mangani Porcelain Table Lamp with Sculpted Figurines, 20th-Century Italy

Mangani Porcelain Table Lamp with Sculpted Figurines, 20th-Century Italy

By Mangani Firenze

Located in Mortsel, BE

This exquisite table lamp is a remarkable piece crafted by Mangani in the 1980s in Italy. The lamp features a detailed ceramic sculpture with intricate high relief forms of biscuit p...

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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Lamp Floor Standing Torchere Gilded Italian Fleur De Lys
Lamp Floor Standing Torchere Gilded Italian Fleur De Lys

Lamp Floor Standing Torchere Gilded Italian Fleur De Lys

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Fine, 19th century, italian, carved & gilded pricket torchere upcycled into a floor standing lamp. Finely carved with classical turnings and ornamen...

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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wood

French Baroque Brass Chandelier
French Baroque Brass Chandelier

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

Materials

Brass

Early 20th c. Iron and Rock Crystal  Six Light Chandelier
Early 20th c. Iron and Rock Crystal  Six Light Chandelier

Early 20th c. Iron and Rock Crystal Six Light Chandelier

Located in Hudson, NY

This interesting and decorative light fixture made in the great decades of silent films and the first motor cars shows many fine features. The iron is forged and worked in the fashio...

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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Iron

Italian Harp Shaped Iron Sconces in Blackened Rust
Italian Harp Shaped Iron Sconces in Blackened Rust

Italian Harp Shaped Iron Sconces in Blackened Rust

Located in Doylestown, PA

Pair of gorgeous Italian hand wrought iron sconces with a blackened rust finish. Crafted in early 2000s but have never been used as they were floor samples in an upscale lighting bo...

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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Lighting

Materials

Iron

Large 19th Century Repoussé White Metal Altar Candlestick, Converted to a Lamp
Large 19th Century Repoussé White Metal Altar Candlestick, Converted to a Lamp

Large 19th Century Repoussé White Metal Altar Candlestick, Converted to a Lamp

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A striking large 19th Century French repoussé white metal candlestick. Originally an altar or ecclesiastical pricket, now converted to a lamp base. The tall baluster stem is richly ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Metal

20th Century French Giltwood Hand Carved Table Lamp with White Shade
20th Century French Giltwood Hand Carved Table Lamp with White Shade

20th Century French Giltwood Hand Carved Table Lamp with White Shade

Located in Sofia, BG

French table lamp standing on gilt wood hand carved base with wooden red marble imitation at the bottom. Lovely floral carved decoration and very elegant shape especially of the shad...

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Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wood

Rare Portuguese Pair of Bag Chandelier 18th Century
Rare Portuguese Pair of Bag Chandelier 18th Century

Rare Portuguese Pair of Bag Chandelier 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Amazing and rare pair of bag chandelier. Lighting Category. Portuguese from the end of the 18th century. in crystal with pendants. Structure in metal and glass painted in sha...

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Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Torciere Milan, c. 1750.
Pair of Torciere Milan, c. 1750.

Pair of Torciere Milan, c. 1750.

By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

Pair of carved white lacquered and partially gilded cirmol wood lamp stands, supported by a cylindrical rod. Composed of large opposing "C"-shaped volutes, they are carved with curls...

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1750s Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wood

19th C. Italian Neoclassical Polychrome and Giltwood Carved Torchere Floor Lamp
19th C. Italian Neoclassical Polychrome and Giltwood Carved Torchere Floor Lamp

19th C. Italian Neoclassical Polychrome and Giltwood Carved Torchere Floor Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

Standing at six feet tall, this elegant antique torchère was crafted in Italy circa 1860. The carved candleholder stands on a wide triangular plinth resting on bun feet, over a shape...

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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wood

Large French Chandelier in antique Barock Style for a Castle or Villa
Large French Chandelier in antique Barock Style for a Castle or Villa

Large French Chandelier in antique Barock Style for a Castle or Villa

Located in Berlin, DE

High pear-shaped body. Multi-curved Korbgestänge. In the center ascending, multiple articulated baluster-shaped glass shaft with multiple crowning. Brass, chased. Twelve outboard fla...

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20th Century French Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century
Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century

Vintage Crystal Candelabra Double Hurricane Lamp Baccarat style 20th century

Located in Sweden, SE

This exquisite desk (table) candelabra from the first half of the 20th century is a true work of art. Made of crystal glass, it has been expertly electrified to also serve as a stunn...

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Mid-20th Century European Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Parcel-Gilt Molded Plaster Table Lamps
Pair of Parcel-Gilt Molded Plaster Table Lamps

Pair of Parcel-Gilt Molded Plaster Table Lamps

Located in Vista, CA

In the Italian Baroque style, molded with standing putti alternating with putti masques and swags of fruit and scroll work, on Lucite bases.

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Early 20th Century European Baroque Lighting

Materials

Plaster

A Pair of Very Large Rococo Heavy Brass Twin Wall Lights
A Pair of Very Large Rococo Heavy Brass Twin Wall Lights

A Pair of Very Large Rococo Heavy Brass Twin Wall Lights

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A Pair of Very Large Rococo Heavy Brass Twin Wall Lights This is a very attractive pair of lights they are very heavy and decorative each of the light fittings has2 sconces The li...

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1890s Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

"Mild Steel Leaf Floor Lamp with Antique Gold Finish and Beige Linen Shade"
"Mild Steel Leaf Floor Lamp with Antique Gold Finish and Beige Linen Shade"

"Mild Steel Leaf Floor Lamp with Antique Gold Finish and Beige Linen Shade"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mild Steel Leaf Floor Lamp with Antique Gold Finish, Pull Chain Double Sockets, Recommend 60 Watts Light Bulb Each Socket, Beige Linen Shade Included

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Early 2000s American Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel, Wire

Bronze Lantern, French, XX th
Bronze Lantern, French, XX th

Bronze Lantern, French, XX th

Located in Nice, FR

Bronze lantern, 4 lights, period curved glass, French work dated 1920. It can be put in an entrance of a house or elsewhere. It is in working order, it works at the electricity level...

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1910s French Vintage Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Vintage English Baroque Style Antique Bronze Eight Light Chandelier
Vintage English Baroque Style Antique Bronze Eight Light Chandelier

Vintage English Baroque Style Antique Bronze Eight Light Chandelier

Located in North Salem, NY

Vintage English baroque style antique bronze eight light chandelier with wonderful color and patina. Circa 1920. Two (2) available. Quoted price is for one (1).

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20th Century Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Red wooden chandelier with gold carvings
Red wooden chandelier with gold carvings

Red wooden chandelier with gold carvings

Located in Milano, IT

The chandelier consists of a red wooden stem with relief gilded acanthus leaf carvings and six iron and sheet metal arms with gilded decorations, in the Baroque style. A derivation f...

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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lamp, Table, Sculpture, Oak, Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque
Lamp, Table, Sculpture, Oak, Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque

Lamp, Table, Sculpture, Oak, Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

A Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque, oak, sculpture, upcycled into a 25” high, table lamp - Unusual statement & conversation piece; introducing an enduring classic theme into the int...

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1680s English Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Oak

Fine Pair of 19th Century Cherub Candelabra on Porphyry Bases
Fine Pair of 19th Century Cherub Candelabra on Porphyry Bases

Fine Pair of 19th Century Cherub Candelabra on Porphyry Bases

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality pair of 19th century bronze and gilded ormolu three branch candelabra, one modeled as a bacchanalian satyr, the other a putto, out stretched arms holding three br...

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19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Brass Table Lamp, Baroque Style with Clawfoot Base, 1920
Antique Brass Table Lamp, Baroque Style with Clawfoot Base, 1920

Antique Brass Table Lamp, Baroque Style with Clawfoot Base, 1920

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Decorative chased brass table lamp This is good heavy brass piece, the lamp has a decorative central column set on a round base with with clawfeet Th...

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Early 20th Century Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Pair of French Brass Twin Wall Sconces
Early 19th Century Pair of French Brass Twin Wall Sconces

Early 19th Century Pair of French Brass Twin Wall Sconces

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

An early 19th century pair of french brass twin wall sconces A pair of large French gilded twin arm antique wall candle sconces, the ornate lea...

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Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

PAIR OF IMPORTANT 17th Century VENETIAN TORCHERS
PAIR OF IMPORTANT 17th Century VENETIAN TORCHERS

PAIR OF IMPORTANT 17th Century VENETIAN TORCHERS

Located in Madrid, ES

PAIR OF IMPORTANT 17th Century VENETIAN TORCHERS in painted iron, enriched with polychrome iron leaves and flowers by 17th century Venetian craftsme...

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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Iron

French Antique Cage Chandelier
French Antique Cage Chandelier

French Antique Cage Chandelier

Located in London, GB

An Elegant Antique French Cage Chandelier. Attractive four armed chandelier. Formed with a patinated wave frame with faceted lustres and...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Baroque Hand-Carved Giltwood Sconces with Gilt Bronze Arm
Pair of Italian Baroque Hand-Carved Giltwood Sconces with Gilt Bronze Arm

Pair of Italian Baroque Hand-Carved Giltwood Sconces with Gilt Bronze Arm

Located in Firenze, IT

A very beautiful pair of antique 17th century baroque period hand-carved giltwood Italian sconces made with gold leaves technique. The corner base is finely carved as acanthus leaves with a pine as final up and down. In the middle of each sconce there is a plain gilt wood band that covers a metal band with holes in which one can put the sconce’s arm. We have just one antique and original arm per sconce but on request we can realize more arms to put on. Each ormolu socket has a very sinuous and curvy shape emphasized by a curl on both sides and embellished by a richly stylized gilt wood leaf pattern. A fully decorative scrolled floral work gilt wood bobeches. Newly wired. The gold is in perfect condition with a beautiful original patina, the brightly gold of gilt bronze arm will made a scintillating sparkle atmosphere. These corner wall lights...

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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Very Fine and Elegant Baroque Style Iron Chandelier
Very Fine and Elegant Baroque Style Iron Chandelier

Very Fine and Elegant Baroque Style Iron Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A very fine and elegant Baroque style iron chandelier, France, circa 1900. Dimensions: Height 32" x Diameter 25" NI950.

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Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Iron

Large Cut Crystal Eighteen-Branch Early 20th Century Spanish Chandelier
Large Cut Crystal Eighteen-Branch Early 20th Century Spanish Chandelier

Large Cut Crystal Eighteen-Branch Early 20th Century Spanish Chandelier

Located in London, GB

An impressive large eighteen branch two-tier bronze and cut crystal chandelier, beautifully hung with large pendant and bead drops. Converted to electricity. Spanish, early 20th ...

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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

French Prisms Chandelier in the antique Louis Quinze Baroque Style Brass glazed
French Prisms Chandelier in the antique Louis Quinze Baroque Style Brass glazed

French Prisms Chandelier in the antique Louis Quinze Baroque Style Brass glazed

Located in Berlin, DE

Brass, chiselled. High baluster-shaped body. Beneath this, 18 passing braces are lit. In three further stepped planes bent struts and eight polished glass obelisks. In the center ris...

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18th Century French Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian 18th century Baroque Period Mecca and Iron chandelier
Italian 18th century Baroque Period Mecca and Iron chandelier

Italian 18th century Baroque Period Mecca and Iron chandelier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and most unique Italian 18th century Baroque Period Mecca and Iron chandelier. This wonderfully decorative chandelier is centered by an inverted hand carved Mecca ball fin...

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Iron

Set of Three Gilt Bronze Sconces in the Baroque Style
Set of Three Gilt Bronze Sconces in the Baroque Style

Set of Three Gilt Bronze Sconces in the Baroque Style

Located in London, GB

Set of three gilt bronze sconces in the Baroque style French, early 20th century Measures: Height 48cm, width 49cm, depth 26cm The sconces in this set are wrought from gilt bron...

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Early 20th Century French Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Brass Wall Sconces in the Baroque Style
Pair of Brass Wall Sconces in the Baroque Style

Pair of Brass Wall Sconces in the Baroque Style

Located in London, GB

Pair of brass wall sconces in the Baroque style Continental, early 20th Century Height 67cm, width 42cm, depth 91cm The sconces in this pair, which are crafted from moulded bras...

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Early 20th Century European Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Early 19th Italian Carved Polychrome and Gilt Sconces
Pair of Early 19th Italian Carved Polychrome and Gilt Sconces

Pair of Early 19th Italian Carved Polychrome and Gilt Sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome and monumentally scaled pair of Italian early 19th century Baroque st. polychrome and giltwood sconces. Each impressive sconce is centered by a richly carved pierced botto...

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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Giltwood

Crystal Chandelier with 12 Lights
Crystal Chandelier with 12 Lights

Crystal Chandelier with 12 Lights

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant gilded metal and crystal chandelier with 12 lights. 2 Designs of scrolled placards and dramatic bobeches with hanging pendants. Wire...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Pair of Italian 17th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Roman Mirrored Sconces
Pair of Italian 17th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Roman Mirrored Sconces

Pair of Italian 17th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Roman Mirrored Sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and rare pair of Italian 17th century Baroque period giltwood Roman mirrored sconces. Each two arm sconce retains its original mirror backplate...

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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century Patinated Bronze Figural Lamps, a Pair
19th Century Patinated Bronze Figural Lamps, a Pair

19th Century Patinated Bronze Figural Lamps, a Pair

Located in Sarasota, FL

An impressive pair of 19th Century patinated bronze figural lamps originally from a jewelry store in New York city. One sculpture is from the workshops of Saint Petersburg after the ...

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Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Lanterns
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Lanterns

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Lanterns

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and most decorative pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. giltwood lanterns. Each octagonal lantern is centered by a beautiful bottom foliate finial with a fine ball. A...

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Original Old Barock Style Chandelier, circa 1890
Original Old Barock Style Chandelier, circa 1890

Original Old Barock Style Chandelier, circa 1890

Located in Berlin, DE

Finely chiselled gilded bronze. Multi-sectioned, ornamental relief ball bearing stem. Outgoing nine curved luminaries, ending in vase-shaped spouts over s...

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19th Century German Antique Baroque Lighting

Materials

Brass

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.