Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s European Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble
Mid-20th Century Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Composition
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century American Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
19th Century French Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Paint, Mirror
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
1860s Italian Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Cast Stone, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Walnut, Giltwood
1940s American Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
1830s English Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Metal, Brass
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Tin
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wrought Iron
1880s English Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1980s Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1960s American Vintage Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Bronze