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.
Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror with a Carved Grape & Vine Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Carved Giltwood, Original Mirror Style: Italian Baroque
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors, Hand-Carved Wood, Circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and enchanting pair of Bacchic mirrors, evoking the opulence of a Tuscan vineyard and the romance of 18th-century Venice. Each mirror is a tour-de-force of artisanal craftsma...
Mirror, Wood
Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror, c. 1800
Located in Savannah, GA
An Italian giltwood mirror, circa 1800, with a shaped frame carved with a shell and floral crest and rocaille scrollwork, retaining its original mirror plate. 14 1/4 in. wide x 21 3...
Giltwood
Small patinated mirror, gilded metal and wood, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small decorative mirror in gilt metal and wood, made in France in the 1970s. Its frame, richly decorated with raised floral and plant motifs, evokes a classic aesthetic reinterpreted...
Metal
Antique French Golden Louis Philippe Mirror, Late 19th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Antique Louis Philippe floor mirror made of gold-painted pine, featuring a charming floral cartouche at the top and a numbered back; late 19th century, France. This fantastic and im...
Gesso, Mirror, Pine
Pair of Giltwood Starburst Sunburst Mirrors, Small Scale, Spanish Baroque
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Spanish Baroque Style Giltwood Starburst / Sunburst Mirrors , 1940s-1950s Eye-catching Baroque style small sized giltwood sunburst mirrors with gold leaf finish. These gorge...
Gold Leaf
Large 19th c. Venetian Reverse Etched Mirror with Original Beveled Mirror Plate
Located in Wichita, KS
A classic Italian Venetian mirror in the Baroque style. Beautiful intricate beveled detail around the mirror plate with openwork pediment and reverse etched floral details surroundi...
Mirror
Impressive Ebonized Flemish Ripple Moulded Baroque Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Impressive ebonized Flemish Baroque period mirror with old glass in a ripple or flame moulded frame. Good quality piece that has a great visual impact. Perfect in a modern or tradit...
Softwood
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror. Offered is a lovely vintage beveled Venetian mirror with an interesting scalloped etched design of applied sections of mirror. Our Venetian mirror...
Mirror
18th Century Italian Baroque Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
This exceptionally carved Baroque period Italian mirrored mercury glass giltwood wall hanging / mantel mirror captures the reason why we love Eur...
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood with Carved Foliage Frame, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gold Leaf Giltwood Sunburst Convex Mirror with Mirror Inlays, Spain, 1930s-1940s. ___________________________________________________________ One of a Kind Hand Carved Giltwood Sunbu...
Gold Leaf
Oversized Gilt Sunburst Mirror in Carved Wood, 52 inches
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind large scale carved giltwood Spanish sunburst mirror, 1940s-1950s Unique large scale (52 in diameter / 132cm diameter) Baroque style carved wood gold leaf gilt double la...
Gold Leaf
19th Century Venetian Octagonal Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Venetian Octagonal Beveled Mirror. Stunning large antique octagon shaped beveled mirror. This cushion shaped Venetian mirror is in good antique condition with naturally...
Mirror
$14,202Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Antique French Silver Leaf Gilded Mirror with Console Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful mirror and console table are partially silver leaf gilt and also show the bone color of the gesso. It features rich carved ornaments around the frame and table, such as bay leaf...
Silver Leaf
Baroque Style Gilt Composite Falcon and Garland Crest Framed Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
Baroque Style Gilt Composite Framed Mirror, falcon and garland crest with scrollwork motif. Mirror plate: 35.5" H x 20.5" W; frame: 63.5" H x 32.5" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: An East ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Giltwood Tray Mirror with Engraved and Eglomisé Decoration, Italy, 1890s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A highly decorative and atmospheric large tray mirror dating to the late 19th century, crafted in Italy and conceived as a true statement piece. The mirror is set within an architect...
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Large Gold Wooden Mirror, France, Early 20th Century, 97 cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
A magnificent large mirror made of wood and plaster with green and gold accents; manufactured in France and bearing a maker's label on the back dated September 15, 1920. This impres...
Mirror, Pine
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror. Our outstanding antique Italian Baroque style gilt wood beveled mirror retains the original mercury mirror and really makes a stat...
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Vintage Deknudt Mirror, Hollywood Regency 1970s Design
By Deknudt
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage rectangular Deknudt mirror featuring beveled side panels and gold-tone acanthus accents throughout; a 1970s design piece made in Belgium in the Hollywood Regency style....
Mirror, Resin
French Neo-Baroque Cast Metal Wall Mirror, Modèle Déposé, circa 1900
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptionally decorative and finely cast wall mirror of remarkable presence, featuring an elaborate ornamental frame with richly sculptural foliate scrollwork and a striking shell...
Brass
Carved and gilded wooden mantelpiece – Northern Italy, late 17th / early 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
An important wooden mantelpiece, finely carved and gilded with gold leaf, made in northern Italy between the late 17th and early 18th centuries.The piece, with its striking decorativ...
Gold Leaf
Northern Italian Baroque Ebonized Frame Mirror, Hand-Carved, 1660-80
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with antiqued mirror glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Glass, Walnut
Large Antique Carved, Gessoed And Heavily Gilt Baroque Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The large mirror with a wide openwork leafy scrolled surround. The pediment shaped crest with a leaf with scrolled top and bell flower applique over an open palmette. Matching palmet...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Gilt Plaster Wall Mirror in Baroque Style, Mid-20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
This decorative wall mirror is crafted in molded plaster and finished with a gilt surface, designed in the Baroque style. The frame features richly sculpted scrolls, foliage, and she...
Gold Leaf
$1,059Sale Price|46% Off
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful Baroque style giltwood mirror, Italy, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Wood
Pair Italian Baroque Girandoles or Mirrors
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very unusual pair of late 17th or early 18th century Italian Baroque Girandoles. The girandoles feature a finely executed carved gilt wood frame that is surmounted by a fin...
Gold Leaf
$1,509Sale Price|40% Off
Baroque Carved Gilt Wood Standing Mirror, Italy, Circa 1750
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and unique carved gilt wood baroque standing mirror with a beautiful crumbly patina, Italy, circa 1750. Beautiful weathered, small losses and old repairs. Despite of its hi...
Wood
$7,840Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Venetian Murano Glass Wall Mirror, Beveled Octagonal, 1940s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Gorgeous one of a kind Antique Italian Venetian Murano Glass Antiqued Wall Mirror, beveled octagonal mirror, hand blown, antiqued mirror panels, smoky gold fleck Murano glass applica...
Glass
Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror, Carved Frame, 1750
Located in Lincoln, GB
Exquisite Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror is a stunning representation of the opulence and artistry characteristic of the Baroque period. Dating back to 1750, thi...
Giltwood
17th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Framed Mirror
Located in London, GB
Wonderful 17th Century Italian ebonised Guilloché mirror with carved ripple moulding. Luigi XIV, Piedmont. The rectangular plate within a cushion frame of convex and carved ripple m...
Walnut
Antique 18th century Wall Mirror France
Located in Doha, QA
..“Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?”.. A truly wonderful and very intricate mirror with the original wood panel to hold the mirror in place in the back. The g...
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Baroque Oval Mirror with Ornate Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian Baroque style mirror with an oval shape. The mirrors features an ornate frame made of wood with intricate carvings of scrollwork and floral motifs. The design inclu...
Wood, Paint
19th Century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19 century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror. English, circa 1840. In classic ‘Baroque’ style with scrolling acanthu...
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique Mirror with Gilded Frame in Baroque Style - Elegance and Refinement
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique mirror in Baroque style is a true masterpiece of elegance and refinement. The gilded frame, decorated with floral details and fine finishes, frames the reflection with a touc...
Glass, Wood
$804Sale Price|31% Off
Early 20th Century Baroque Style, Century Style Giltwood Carved Mirror
Located in Vienna, AT
Made in early 20th in Baroque style giltwood carved mirror, the shaped frame carved with floral motifs, leaves, flowers. Water gilding of polished and matte quality, with some bleedi...
Mirror, Hardwood
$1,864Sale Price|51% Off
18th Century French Baroque Hand-Carved Oak Wall Mirror with Angels
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing 18th century hand carved oak mirror with 3 angels. France circa 1750, weathered, small losses . Old mirror glass but to my opinion once replaced which is not strange for a mi...
Oak
Simple but elegant 18th century Italian molded mirror with mercury glass
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A very charming 18th century Italian molded mirror with old, possibly original, spotty mercury glass. Beautiful patina and character. Due to their timeless appeal, these mirrors wo...
Nutwood
Sunburst Starburst Mirror in Giltwood, Small Scale, Spanish Baroque
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Style Giltwood Sunburst Mirror , 1940s-1950s Lovely Baroque style small sized giltwood sunburst mirror with gold leaf finish. This gorgeous mini size sunburst mirror...
Gold Leaf
Spectacular Palatial 19th Century Italian Carved Gilt Wood Mirror.
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Palatial 19th Century Italian carved gilt leafed mirror. The scale of the mirror with the Exquisitely carved Floral swags and birds in Florentine gold with the red bleed...
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Baroque Handmade Bronze Mirror with Reliefs
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French handmade bronze mirror with reliefs.
Bronze
Antique Ornate Mirror Cast Bronze Picture Frame, France 1900
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very rare luxurious table mirror, France, 1900. Produced using traditional bronze casting technology. Fits perfectly into any classic or vintage interior. It will be a good gift for all bronze lovers. The magnificent design of the table mirror will be a delightful decoration for a cosmetic table...
Bronze
French Rococo or Baroque style facet-cut crest mirror in gilded carved wood
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1960 / Mirror / wood / Baroque / Vintage / Mid-century Rococo style mirror in carved and gilded wood with nice crest. This elegant mirror has subtle carved decorations and...
Mirror, Wood
A French Baroque style black silver leaf mirror frame, C. 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This elegant frame with projecting corners surrounding a rectangular mirror will be a perfect accent on your entry wall.
Silver Leaf
$207Sale Price|30% Off
French Classic Brass Table Mirror Gold Baroque Style 34cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
French classic tilting table mirror, vanity mirror made of brass or yellow copper, entirely in Baroque style, France, circa mid-20th century. The mirror glass is decoratively staine...
Brass
Tiffany green and gold carved wood framed mirror
Located in Palermo, IT
Green and gold carved wood framed mirror The mirror has a carved wooden frame with a two-tone, dark green and gold finish. The carvings are visible throughout the frame, forming a ki...
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque Style Wall Mirror Danby Of New York
By Danby
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Italian carved giltwood baroque revival wall mirror distributed by Danby out of Manhattan. This company was highly regarded for its quality pieces and commissio...
Mirror, Giltwood
French Baroque Framed Mirror with Carved Foliate Frame (H 35 x W 25 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French rectangular mirror featuring a hand-carved wooden frame in the Baroque style surrounding the mirror glass plate. H 35 in x W 25 1/2 in x D 3/4 in
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Silver Gilt Carved Wood Italian Wall Mirror 18th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
An 18th century Italian Baroque silver gilt wall mirror, the carved wooden frame with floral and foliate decoration, lion paw feet, overlaid in gesso then silver gilded, there is a b...
Gesso, Wood
Large Italian Baroque Overmantel Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 18th century Italian gessoed and painted baroque overmantel mirror, possibly Florentine, the foliate and fruit carved frame with central cartouche depicting a rampant...
Wood
Sculptural Fantasy Gold Gilt Wall Mirror, Angels, Centaur, Finesse Originals
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large sculptural fiberglass and resin fantasy wall mirror made by Finesse Originals featuring angels, centaur and dog motif. Large-scale, minor damage to angel ear.
Fiberglass, Glass, Resin
Italian Baroque Style Carved and Scrolled Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Italian Baroque Hollywood Regency Style Carved Wood Mirror. Mirror frame features an ornate three-dimensional scroll design that exudes opulence, while the deep relief c...
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Handmade Triptych Mirror Baroque revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
This Italian Baroque style Sterling Silver mirror is fully hand embossed and chiselled on silver sheet by hand. The two side mirrors are attached by silver hinges. 4.600 grams. Ita...
Sterling Silver
$2,048Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Venetian Murano Bronzed Tinted Glass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and unique small venetian wall mirror. Great for entryway, small powder room, etc. Diamond shape with bronzed tinted mirror with gold gilt veining. The back of the mirro...
Mirror
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror. Offered is a large shapely Italian Baroque style or Rococco style mirror with a beautifully designed perimeter surrounding a ce...
Mirror, Giltwood
Decorative Italian 1920's Antique Venetian Mirror
Located in Southampton, GB
Antique Venetian Mirror. A pointed top with elaborate cartouche. The frame sections have long, bevel cut edges and a central design of flowers and leaves. Each piece of the frame is...
Glass, Mirror
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Mirror with Distressed Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian Baroque style painted arched shaped mirror. The mirror has a heavily distressed reflective surface, possibly due to oxidation and silvering loss over time. The mirr...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Baroque Style Giltwood Sunburst Mirror, France, 1940s Eye-catching sunburst / starburst wall mirror handcrafted in giltwood. This sunburst mirror was made in carved wood, covered wit...
Gold Leaf
19th Century Pair Italian White Porcelain Baroque Mirrors with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
Beautiful and fine pair of white Maiolica mirrors with elegant multi-color flowers drawings, in Baroque Style, handmade in Bassano by the well known Manufacturer Antonibon, coming fr...
Iron
19th Century Italian Sorrento Triptych Folding Inlaid Travel Mirror Easel Stand
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is an absolutely stunning, antique 19th century Italian Sorrento Triptych folding inlaid travel mirror Easel stand. Item beautiful olive wood and walnut inlay, remarkable car...
Wood
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Giltwood Mirror in Small Scale, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Sunburst Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf ___________________________________________________________ Mini sized carved giltwood sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s This lovely petite g...
Gold Leaf