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.
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Monumental Dauphine Harrison & Gil Carved Baroque Overmantel Mirror 64"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage ornate Dauphine Harrison & Gil mantel / vanity mirror featuring ornate high relief carvings of foliate and fruit. Dimensions: 44" x 64" x 5"
Glass, Mirror, Hardwood
$16,000 / set
Pair of 19th Century Dutch Frames with Mirrors
Located in Chicago, IL
Not decoration—declaration. This rare pair of 19th-century Dutch frames arrives with a sense of purpose that modern mirrors can only imitate. Carved in the classic Dutch manner, conf...
Wood
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Italian Baroque Rococo Style Acanthus Foliate Over Mantel Wall Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive Italian Baroque Mirror. Features beautiful flowing acanthus leaf foliate detail. Features a two tone gold finish. Marked made in Italy along the backside. ...
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique Italian Baroque Rococo Gilt Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful large wood-framed mirror with elegant scrollwork and finely carved details. The design prominently features acanthus leaf motifs and scrolled patterns, characteristic of 19...
Wood, Mirror
Flemish Baroque Ebonized and Faux Tortoiseshell Painted Mirror, circa 1650
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite mid-17th-century Dutch or Flemish baroque mirror or looking glass, the original ebonized and faux tortoiseshell painted frame having geometric design with beveled reentr...
Mirror, Fruitwood, Paint
Early 20th Spanish Black Forest Carved Mirror with Floral Motif
Located in Miami, FL
This 20th century French mirror is set within a rectangular carved Black Forest style crested wooden frame. The intricate decor is composed of beautifully detailed openwork intertwin...
Walnut
Spanish Baroque Carved Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror, Gold Leaf, Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Spanish Baroque carved giltwood sunburst miniature mirror with crest. Spain, 19th century- Early 20th century. This lovely collection mirror has a carved frame covered with g...
Gold Leaf
Italian Florentine Baroque Gold Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Italian Florentine baroque rococo style wall mirror Italy, Circa 1960s Gold gilt wood, with mirror. Measures: 5.75"W x 1.5"D x 8.5"H. Very good original vintage condit...
Mirror, Giltwood
19th century ebonized Italian mirror
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Classic Italian bollection mirror in the baroque style. Dating from the 19th century and finely crafted from ebonized softwood. The mirrorglass with nice patina and the mouldings in ...
Softwood
French Gold Leaf Gilded Crested Mirror Baroque Style Facet 84cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
French classic mirror, a gold-leaf, crested mirror in a Baroque style. This mirror features a beautiful faceted mirror plate and dates from around the mid-20th century. This high-qu...
Gold Leaf
Louis-Seize Palace Size 19th Century Italian Mirror Stucco / Facet Cut Baroque
Located in Landshut, BY
English description: Aristocratic Palace Size Italian Louis-Seize Wall Mirror around the turn of the century An amazing artwork made of individual facet cut mirrors which have...
Cut Glass, Stucco, Wood, Giltwood
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
$2,650Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Carved Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Triple Layered carved wood sunburst mirror, Spain, 1930s. The three layers of rays surounding the central round glass highlight its beauty. This wall mirror has a terrific aged pa...
Gold Leaf
Italian Hand Carved and Gold Leaf Gilded Baroque Style Mirror, 1890-1900
By VeniceM
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A late 19th century baroque revival wooden mirror from Italy. Refined hand carved from poplar wood. The frame is completely gold leaf gilt. The frame is deeply carved with scrolls and acanthus fronds...
Poplar
French Classical Gold Mirror Baroque Style Acanthus 76cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Classic gold mirror made of gold-colored resin, a very lightweight material, entirely in Baroque style, France, second half of the 20th century. This mirror has a beautiful weathere...
Mirror, Resin
A 19th Century French Tall Gold Gilt Antique Mirror
Located in London, GB
A tall and slim gold gilt mirror with delicately decorated frame and ribbon tied crest. Can be either wall mounted or floor standing. The foliate and laurel leaf carving is fine and ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Baroque Putti Gold Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque-Style Gilded Wall Mirror. Elegant carved wall mirror characterized by elaborate decorations including Italian putti's. This mirror is a very versati...
Wood, Paint, Mirror
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
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
Antique Italian Baroque Wall Mirror with Gilded Carved Frame, Early 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite antique wall mirror from Italy, dating to the early 20th century, is a stunning example of Baroque-inspired craftsmanship. The frame is richly carved and gilded, showc...
Wood
Baroque Style Venetian Mirror
By Barovier&Toso, Salviati, Ercole Barovier, Seguso, Archimede Seguso
Located in Houston, TX
Baroque Style Venetian Mirror. Offered is an outstanding rectangular Venetian mirror in the Baroque style comprised of a double perimeter of dark mirror surrounding a central mirrore...
Murano Glass, Mirror
19th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking and opulent Italian Baroque-style wall mirror, dating to the mid to late 19th century, featuring a richly carved giltwood frame with bold scrollwork, acanthus flourishes, ...
Mirror, Wood
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
$806Sale 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
$1,635Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Baroque Style Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Style Giltwood Sunburst Mirror , 1940s Stunning Baroque style carved giltwood sunburst mirror with gold leaf finish. This gorgeous starburst /sunburst mirror has a f...
Gold Leaf
French Oval Facet Cut Mirror with Bow Classic 51cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
French oval gold mirror with a bow and ribbon around it. The frame is made of wood and the mirror glass is faceted. Baroque style from the second half of the 20th century. This high...
Mirror, Wood
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
1940s Spanish Baroque Giltwood Sunburst Mirror with Convex Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Convex Sunburst Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf ___________________________________________________________ Mini sized carved giltwood convex sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s This lovely p...
Gold Leaf
Sainte Martin Mirror - Noir
By Tara Shaw, Century Furniture
Located in New Orleans, LA
The 19th-century inspired ebonized Dutch Baroque-style mirror frame, featuring multiple paneled mirrors, reflects the elaborate and ornate characteristics of the Baroque period, whic...
Mirror, Wood, Beech
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror
By Salviati, Barovier&Toso, Barovier, Archimede Seguso, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror. Offered is a glamorous etched and beveled Venetian mirror form the 1940's. This unusual rectangular Venetian mirror has a central beveled oval mir...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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
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
An Italian Pair of Ornate Gold Wall Mirrors w/Baroque Influenced Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of gold mirrors, with Baroque influences, from the mid 20th century. This pair of vintage mirrors from Italy, circa 1960's, have been designed with Baroque style feat...
Mirror, Wood
$4,049Sale Price / set|20% Off
Console and Mirror White and Gold Leaf Details Handcarved in Italy by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
Set including entrance console and wall mirror . The white console is manufactured by skilled craftsmen in carved wood with gold leaf details, and it has to be mounted suspended on wall. Consolle Size: cm. 75x35 H. 63 Inches: 29,53" x 13,78" H. 24,80" The matched entrance mirror...
Wood, Giltwood
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
18th c. Italian Venetian Baroque Mirror, Original Giltwood and Mirror Plates
Located in Wichita, KS
An exquisite 18th century Venetian mirror from the Baroque period with beautifully aged, original giltwood and mercury plates, circa 1740. Standing on two scrolled feet with finely c...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Northern Italian Hand-Carved Mirror in the Baroque Manner
Located in New York, NY
Baroque-style Northern Italian Hand-Carved Mirror
Wood, Glass, Mirror
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Neo Roccoco Wall Mirror from the 18th Century
Located in Søborg, DK
A large Neo Roccoco antique wall mirror from the 18th Century. In original solid condition with signs of age related wear and patina that just add to the look of this wonderful piec...
Wood, Mirror
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
$5,216Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Console Table with Mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
This highly decorative console table with an oval mirror was made in early-20th century Italy. The carved wood table and mirror frame were decorated with delicate flowers, acanthus, ...
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
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
19th Century Italian Baroque Mirror, Giltwood Frame, Distressed Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian Baroque mirror dating to the early 19th century, featuring a richly carved wooden frame with deep scrolling acanthus and foliate motifs. The bold, sculptural carving gives...
Mirror, Giltwood
A Dutch style brass repouse mirror circa 1880. Top crest is removeable
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Dutch style brass repouse mirror circa 1880. The top crest is removeable for a more simple design.
Brass
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
Antique French Baroque Giltwood Mirror with Putti or Cherubs in Crest
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful Baroque golden mirror is made in France, circa 1850. The frame has an arched top and is enriched with intricate decorations. The mirror has an ornate crest with a ce...
Gold Leaf
$1,916Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Baroque-Style Mirror with Beveled Glass and Chased Gilt Brass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative French mirror with beveled central glass. Adorned with finely chased and ingraved with richly detailed gilt brass featuring floral and foliate motifs. Framed by ebonized w...
Brass
Baroque Palace Mirror, 1750-1770
Located in Greding, DE
Large palace mirror, 1750 - 1770. The gilding was restored in the 19th century.
Mirror, Giltwood
$1,607Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Sunburst Giltwood Mirror in Baroque Style, Small Size
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small sized carved giltwood convex sunburst mirror, Spain, 1950s This carved giltwood sunburst mirror has a frame has a terrific patina showing it original gold leaf gilding in dark...
Gold Leaf
$5,103Sale Price|25% Off
Baroque Golden wood Mirror made with fragments of an altarpiece, Baroque
By Spainhour Furniture Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
Mirror made from fragments of a Baroque altarpiece, 18th century – Spain One of a kind and a Exceptional mirror made from fragments of a Baroque altarpiece. It is a quadrangular mir...
Gold Leaf
An Italian Late 19th Century Ebonized And Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
An Italian 19th century mirror from and earlier 18th century style, with cushion moulding and Ripple design. Lightly distressed mirror pla...
Mirror
Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Gilt Wood Mirror and Matching Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very impressive ensemble including a large Gilt Wood Mirror and a Gilt Console with Marble Top. Provenance: the Dodge estate near Tuxedo Park, NY. Both in matching elaborate Baroqu...
Marble
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Silver and Gold Leaf Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding Baroque style silver and gold leaf giltwood carved sunburst mirror, Spain, 1930s-1940s. The carved wood frame is finished with gesso and gold leaf gilding in bronze tone....
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Gilt Wood Mirror, Germany 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Discover the Beauty of a Hand-Carved Gilt Wood Wall Mirror with Acanthus Leaf Decor which dates back to the mid 19th century and comes from Germany. Experience the allure of this e...
Giltwood
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
$980Sale Price|30% Off
Maitland Smith Victorian Revival Baroque Rococo Style Over Mantel Wall Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
A stately Baroque Rococo style wall hanging mirror by Maitland Smith, circa last quarter 20th century. Made from walnut with a rattan backing and ornate low relief painted embellish...
Rattan, Mirror, Walnut
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
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
$2,845Sale Price|20% Off
Grande specchio da parete inizio xx secolo in legno dorato in stile Barocco
Located in None, IT
Grande specchiera da parete con doppia cornice, in legno dorato e intagliato, stile barocco, inizi del XX secolo. CONDIZIONE: In buone condizioni, con segni di usura dovuti al tempo...
Glass, Wood
$4,800
Ebonized Flemish Mirror
Located in Chireno, TX
Ebonized Flemish mirror dated to early-to-mid-18th century. Hand-carved ebonized frame surrounding old mirror glass (not original glass).
Mirror, 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
Vintage Venetian Italian Etched Wall Mirror
Located in Oakwood, GA
Vintage Venetian Italian Wall Mirror, Etched, 48.5"H Stunning vintage mirror, a statement piece! Octaganol design Ornamental mirrored pieces at top and bottom Oval center Etching all...
Glass, Mirror