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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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1780s Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood, Gesso
1880s English Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Oak
1870s Swedish Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror
1880s English Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Oak
20th Century Italian Baroque More Mirrors
Glass, Wood
20th Century Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century Baroque More Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Gesso, Glass, Wood
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Hardwood
1890s Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
1920s English Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Pine, Paint
17th Century English Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
17th Century German Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
1980s French Vintage Baroque More Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Brass
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Copper
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque More Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
18th Century European Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Copper, Silver Plate
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Giltwood
17th Century European Antique Baroque More Mirrors
Gold Leaf