Baroque Table Lamps
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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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood, Faux Leather
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century European Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper, Paint
19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Lucite, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Softwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Marble
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Paint, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Gesso, Wood, Linen
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
1970s German Vintage Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Gold Plate
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century French Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Breccia Marble, Bronze
1990s Unknown Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Wood, Paint, Parchment Paper
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Marble
19th Century European Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood, Lucite
19th Century French Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood, Parchment Paper
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Table Lamps
Walnut, Lucite