Baroque 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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1870s Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood, Mirror
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Poplar
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Cut Glass, Giltwood, Wood, Stucco
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
18th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Burl
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Baroque Mirrors
Shell
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Glass, Mirror
1760s Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
1840s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1630s Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Paint
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Canvas, Mirror, Wood
1820s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Murano Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Copper
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1990s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood