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Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

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
Pair Of Very Large Gilded Wood Sconces, 130cm, Early 20th Century
Pair Of Very Large Gilded Wood Sconces, 130cm, Early 20th Century

Pair Of Very Large Gilded Wood Sconces, 130cm, Early 20th Century

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Pair of large wall lights in gilded and carved wood, each with 4 iron light arms. 17th century wood, assembled at the beginning of the 20th century. Electricity to be reviewe...

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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

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Iron

2 Antique Baroque Revival Neoclassical Carved Two Light Candelabra Wall Sconces
2 Antique Baroque Revival Neoclassical Carved Two Light Candelabra Wall Sconces

2 Antique Baroque Revival Neoclassical Carved Two Light Candelabra Wall Sconces

Located in Dayton, OH

Circa 1910 Baroque Revival electric wall sconces in the shape of black and gold (Dore) wall mounted candlesticks decorated with leaves, flowers and a flaming urn.  

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1910s Vintage Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Italian Hand-Carved Wood and Iron Sconce
Italian Hand-Carved Wood and Iron Sconce

Italian Hand-Carved Wood and Iron Sconce

Located in Sheffield, MA

The antique Baroque style hand-carved and painted wood sconce has three wrought iron armatures wired electrically for US flame bulbs. The design is a layering of fruit and the wood i...

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19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

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Wrought Iron

Large Italian Baroque Style 3-Arm Giltwood and Iron Wall Sconce-Now Electrified
Large Italian Baroque Style 3-Arm Giltwood and Iron Wall Sconce-Now Electrified

Large Italian Baroque Style 3-Arm Giltwood and Iron Wall Sconce-Now Electrified

Located in San Francisco, CA

with ribbon crest above a circular backplate emanating 3 scrolled iron candlearms; all over a knotted ribbon ending in tassels.

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Pair Of Vintage Electrified Gilt Wood Sconces In Baroque Style #2
Pair Of Vintage Electrified Gilt Wood Sconces In Baroque Style #2

Pair Of Vintage Electrified Gilt Wood Sconces In Baroque Style #2

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A Pair of very decorative two-light Sconces with intricately carved gilt wood frames, likely Italian. The Sconces have an elaborately composed Leaf and Berry motif with Scrolled arm...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

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Other

Antique Italian Maria Theresa Baroque Style Cut Glass 3 Candle Sconce Pair, 1910
Antique Italian Maria Theresa Baroque Style Cut Glass 3 Candle Sconce Pair, 1910

Antique Italian Maria Theresa Baroque Style Cut Glass 3 Candle Sconce Pair, 1910

Located in Encinitas, CA

Antique Italian Maria Theresa Baroque style pair of delicate Venetian sconces with 3 candles on glass cups, burnished gold metal fixture, and cut glass pendants and beaded swags, cir...

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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Italian Pineapple Candle Wall Sconce 1950’s Gold Wrought Iron
Italian Pineapple Candle Wall Sconce 1950’s Gold Wrought Iron

Italian Pineapple Candle Wall Sconce 1950’s Gold Wrought Iron

Located in Hastings, GB

A beautiful Italian candle wall sconce, dating to the 1950’s, made from wrought iron, it is fully gilt covered, and is formed as a half pineapple, with top and base frond detailing. ...

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1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

1900's English Baroco Silver Plated Sconces
1900's English Baroco Silver Plated Sconces

1900's English Baroco Silver Plated Sconces

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1900's English baroque style silver plated sconces with a two woman and flowers. Unique and unusual design

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Early 20th Century British Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

Pair 19th Century South German Baroque Painted Tôle Flower Lamps Electrified
Pair 19th Century South German Baroque Painted Tôle Flower Lamps Electrified

Pair 19th Century South German Baroque Painted Tôle Flower Lamps Electrified

Located in Epfach, DE

A striking pair of 19th century South German flower lamps, elaborately worked in painted sheet metal (tôle), each rising from a fluted, painted wood base into a lush bouquet of hand-...

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19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Sheet Metal

19th Century Set of Four Wall Sconces Bronze Electrified France
19th Century Set of Four Wall Sconces Bronze Electrified France

19th Century Set of Four Wall Sconces Bronze Electrified France

Located in Epfach, DE

You can see an bautifully crafted set of four identical bronze sconces in an heavy quality. The candlesticks were electrified and were originally intended for candles, The glass cy...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

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 Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

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 Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

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 Wall Lights and Sconces

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Ormolu, Bronze

pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated Wood and Giltwood sconces
pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated Wood and Giltwood sconces

pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated Wood and Giltwood sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and large scale pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. patinated Wood and Giltwood sconces. Each intricately detailed Bras de Lumière sconce is supported on a wonderfull...

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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 Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu

20th Century French Baroque Style D'appliques Wall Lights, c.1900
20th Century French Baroque Style D'appliques Wall Lights, c.1900

20th Century French Baroque Style D'appliques Wall Lights, c.1900

By Maison Baguès

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 20th century French Baroque style ormolu bronze & rock crystal d'appliques wall lights. Attributed to Maison Baguès, France. CONDITION In Great Condition, wear ...

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20th Century French Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

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 Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Patinated and Giltwood Sconces
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Patinated and Giltwood Sconces

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Patinated and Giltwood Sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and most impressive true pair of Italian 18th century Baroque period patinated and giltwood sconces. Each sconce is centered by a beautiful and most decorative backplate w...

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Bras De Lumière Sconces
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Bras De Lumière Sconces

Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Bras De Lumière Sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An impressive and finely carved pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. Bras de Lumières. The pierced back plate is decorated with scrolled acanthus l...

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Giltwood

Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century
Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century

Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Extremely rare survival of a 17th century vernacular iron wall sconce Unusually incorporating a hood to protect against fire and reflect the heat back into the room so it does not r...

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17th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

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Wrought Iron

Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Style Ormolu Mirrored Sconces
Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Style Ormolu Mirrored Sconces

Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Style Ormolu Mirrored Sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant pair of French 19th century Baroque st. ormolu mirrored sconces. Each sconce is centered by a single finely scrolled arm adorned with a large acanthus leaf leading to the ...

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19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Italian Carved Wood Sconces, 19th Century
Antique Italian Carved Wood Sconces, 19th Century

Antique Italian Carved Wood Sconces, 19th Century

Located in palm beach, FL

Wood wall lamp has decorated with carved acanthus leaves with two arms of lights. The patina of time is superb, indeed the colors white, natural wood, golden and cracked gives a romantic and timeless tone to these Italian baroque lamps.

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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wood

Baroque wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Modenese Gastone, Banci Firenze, and Bradley & Hubbard. 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 wall lights and sconces 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 $68,500 while the average work can sell for $2,850.